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Hamilton County approves wide consent agenda, including Loveland annexation and enterprise zone deal
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a large consent agenda Dec. 10 that included an annexation petition for 21.619 acres to the city of Loveland, a low bid award for the Old Kellogg Road bridge, an enterprise zone agreement with Givaudan Flavors and community revitalization grants to four municipalities.
The Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners approved a broad consent agenda at its Dec. 10 legislative meeting that included an annexation petition from Sims Township to the city of Loveland, a low bid award for a county bridge project, an enterprise zone agreement with a flavor manufacturer and several community revitalization grants.
Chair Denise Treehouse moved the package of items and commissioners present voted to approve them. The board approved the report on the Polk Run Sewer Plat annexation, a 21.619-acre petition the county had reviewed and found to have accurate legal descriptions and ownership.
County Engineer Eric Beck presented multiple engineering resolutions on the record, including the award for the Old Kellogg Road Bridge B-0087 (Project #502118 in Anderson Township). Beck said the engineer's estimate was $1,023,000 and the low bid of $757,222 — from five bidders — was roughly 26% below the estimate; funding will come from the permissive auto fund and the project is expected to be complete by May 2025.
Chair Treehouse highlighted item 20, an enterprise zone agreement with Givaudan Flavors, calling the project “great for the community” and saying Redding will see job and economic-development benefits. Administrator Jeff Alito introduced multiple consent items and listed community revitalization grants approved as part of the consent package: the Village of Addison ($140,000), the Village of Newtown ($50,000), the City of Blue Ash ($412,136) and the City of Madeira ($250,000). Alito said these partnership grants are intended to gap-finance catalytic neighborhood projects.
The board also approved routine administrative resolutions listed on the consent agenda, including vehicle and equipment purchases, credit-card authorizations for county offices, and contract awards for building and mechanical work at county-owned facilities. Several social-service and juvenile-services contract renewals and amendments were included in the omnibus vote.
The motion to approve the consent agenda was moved by Chair Denise Treehouse and seconded; commissioners present recorded affirmative votes and the motions carried. Commissioner Reese was formally excused from the meeting earlier in the session.
The board paused the consent agenda briefly to host a presentation from a youth publishing program before continuing to the by-leave and budget items later on the agenda.
What happens next: The resolutions and agreements approved on the consent agenda will appear in the county’s regular administrative files and be implemented by the responsible county departments and partner entities.
