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Meeting Name: Budget, Finance & Governance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/19/2017 Minutes status: Final  
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201700843 1 CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Seelbach, from Jennifer A. Russell, P.E., P.S., APECS President (2016-2017), regarding Non-Represented Employee COLA's and Salaries.Filed  Action details Not available
201700945 1 MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Flynn, We move that the proposed capital budget additions in the Mayor's adjustment to the City Manager's capital budget of $750,000 for the Villages at Roll Hill Boy's and Girl's Club and the Wasson Way additional funding of $200,000 be eliminated and the alterations to the City Manager's proposed capital budget amended by the Mayor's proposed changes to restored by restoring $903,707 for IT efficiency and Enterprise Networks Security Enhancements restoration of $21,000 to be funded at the requested amount of $125,000. The remaining $25,293 shall be placed in a fund for neighborhood capital projects which may include, but not be limited to, potential funding for the acquisition of the property located near the southeast corner of N. Bend Rd. and Colerain Avenue. The projects to be selected by the Community & Economic Development Department, taking into consideration funding already allocated to neighborhoods with specific callouts in past or present capital budgets, including Focus 52 funds, Core 4 strategic funding, neighborhood market rate housinFiled  Action details Not available
201700944 1 MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Flynn, We move that the City Manager's capital budget be amended to eliminate or reduce: 1. The Wasson Way Trail capital allocation by $300,000 in FY18; 2. Allocation of $93,200 for trash receptacles in each of the FY18 and FY 19; 3. Allocation of $510,000 in FY18 and $498,000 in FY19 for neighborhood transportation strategies; 4. Allocation of $100,000 in Fy18 for street calming program be reduced to $50,000. We further move that the resulting Capital savings of $1,003,200 be reallocated as follows: 1. Cincinnati Recreation Commission capital budget for compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act be restored from $9,000 to $100,000. 2. $400,000 to the fund for redevelopment of neighborhoods which have not received significant funding through other past or current Capital programs in the City. 3. $512,200 be appropriated for the Central Parkway - Music Hall pedestrian bridge replacement, upon receipt of matching funds in the amount of $1,000,000 from the private non-governmental sources.Filed  Action details Not available
201700942 1 MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Flynn, We move that the City Manager's capital budget be amended to eliminate or reduce. That $120,000 from the Hampton Inn garage capital reserve, $50,000 from U Square capital reserve and $20,000 from the V3 garage capital reserve for FY18 be reallocated for the Central Parkway - Music Hall pedestrian bridge replacement, upon receipt of matching funds in the amount of $1,000,000 from private, non-governmental sources.Filed  Action details Not available
201700938 1 MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Flynn, We move that the City encourage the existing Special Improvement District in downtown Cincinnati be expanded to include Over-the Rhine and that special programming provided in downtown and Over-the-Rhine parks' facilities including Fountain Square, Washington Park, and Ziegler Parks be provided for by the Special Improvement District and that the existing funding allocated in the City Manager's recommended operating budget for such special programming be reallocated for a Competitive grant process for urban agriculture, hydroponic, and aquaponic projects, with special emphasis on programs that provide fresh fruits and vegetables in communities identified as food deserts for free or greatly reduced, below market price.Filed  Action details Not available
201700935 1 MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Flynn, We move that the funding proposed for the operating costs of the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, contained in both the City Manager's budget and the Mayor's proposed changes to the City Manager's budget be reduced by the net amount generated by the operation of the Fountain Square South garage. The operation of the garage was turned over to the Port in a prior budget year to provide the operating support promised by the City, up to the total amount of operating support of $700,000.Filed  Action details Not available
201700929 1 MotionMOTION, dated 06/16/2017, submitted by Councilmember Simpson, Young and Seelbach, WE MOVE that the City Administration include the following adjustments in the official city budget ordinances which implement the Mayor and Manager's FY2018-2019 Budget Update: Capital Budget Additions, Establishment of Affordable Housing Trust Fund: $400,000; Rec Center Improvements to be used as follows: $750,000, * $91,000 to be used to bring recreation facilities into ADA compliance, * Renovate Millvale Recreation Center and provide shuttles from Roll Hill to Millvale Recreation Center. IT Efficiency Initiatives: $903,707; Parks deferred maintenance: $1,000,000; NBDIP: $500,000, Health Department Anti-Heroin Efforts: $100,000. Total: $3,653,707. Capital Budget Reductions: Transfer Mayor's Low Income Owner Occupied Program to Affordable Housing Trust Fund: $400,000; Transfer New Roll Hill Boys and Girls Club funds to Rec Center Improvements: $750,000; Urban Redevelopment TIF (total: $3.2 Million): $1,600,000; DOTE Street Rehabilitation - Capital Acceleration: $903,707 (app. 4 fewer lane miles) TotalFiled  Action details Not available
201700928 1 MotionMOTION, dated 06/13/2017, submitted by Councilmember Seelbach, and Young, WE MOVE that the Administration draft appropriate budget ordinances to implement the following Council approved changes to the Mayor & Manager's FY2018 Budget Update.Filed  Action details Not available
201700922 1 MotionMOTION, dated 06/19/2017, submitted by Vice Mayor Mann, WE MOVE that Invest in Neighborhoods receive a $40,000 grant in FY 2018 and a $40,000 grant in FY 2019 to support the cost of hiring an executive director, and that the City administration identify an appropriate fund source. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Filed  Action details Not available
201700921 1 MotionMOTION, dated 06/16/2017, submitted by Vice Mayor Mann, WE MOVE that the City Administration transfer $250,000 from Miscellaneous Permanent Improvement Fund 757 to First Step Home for the purpose of rehabbing its direct service facility. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Filed  Action details Not available
201700791 1 MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Flynn, WE hereby move that prior to the expenditure of any more operating, special fund, or capital monies of the City on the Wasson Way Bike Trail Project (the "Project"), that funding commitments from private donations, not other governmental funding, be secured in an amount equal to 1/2 of the total amount that the City has spent on the Project ("Private Funding"). WE further move that as part of the Private Funding of the Project, an endowment be created to pay for the cost of transportation and supervision of youth from across the city, on a weekly basis during the summer months, to the completed Project, to enjoy this Public Private Partnership city amenity. WE further move that, in consideration of prior grants given to Red Bike by the City, Red Bike shall provide bicycles to the Project at such times that the city youth have been brought to the Project, free of charge. WE further move that a component of the Private Funding may include in-kind donations from restaurants located in the immediate vicinity of the Project, to be used to provide Filed  Action details Not available
201700934 1 MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Flynn, We move that the proposed parking ticket increase from $45 to $60 included in the City Manager's FY 18 Proposed Budget and eliminated in the Mayor's FY 18 Budget changes at a cost to the General Fund of $900,000 be restored, and offsetting reductions to the General Fund Budget of 1. requiring increased vacant nonpublic safety positions within the General Fund totaling $500,000; and 2. Reducing General Fund Non-personnel Expenditures from a proposed $581,655 to a reduction of $181,655 be restored. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Filed  Action details Not available
201700832 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Harry Black, City Manager, on 6/7/2017, authorizing the transfer of the sum of $2,150 from the General Fund contractual services account no. 050x021x7200 to the General Fund personnel services account no. 050x021x7100 for the purpose of adjusting the office budget of Councilmember Yvette Simpson.Filed  Action details Not available