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Meeting Name: Budget, Finance & Governance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/19/2017 Minutes status: Final  
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201500136 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Harry Black, City Manager, on 2/4/2015, authorizing the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $500,000.00 from the unappropriated surplus of the Evanston Equivalent Fund 490 to the capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x141619, "Evanston Commercial Acquisition & Redevelopment," for the purpose of acquiring and redeveloping strategically important commercial and mixed-use properties on priority corridors and business districts in Evanston as identified by City stakeholders; and further DECLARING expenditures from the capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x141619, "Evanston Commercial Acquisition & Redevelopment," to be for a public purpose.Filed  Action details Not available
201500862 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Harry Black, City Manager, on 6/17/2015, approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 3GB Holdings, LLC, thereby authorizing an 8-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of the improvements made to real property located at 3050 Mickey Avenue in the East Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati in connection with the remodeling of a 45-unit apartment building located on such real property, which remodeling shall be completed at a total construction cost of approximately $360,000.Filed  Action details Not available
201400416 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Scott C. Stiles, Interim City Manager, on 4/9/2014, authorizing the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriater a grant in the amount of $1,187,162 from the Federal Health and Human Services Administration for the purpose of funding a Cincinnati Healthy Start Program to achieve infant vitality (infant mortality rate reduction) and improve perinatal outcomes, which factors will be assessed by indicators of health, access, well-being, morbidity and mortality.Filed  Action details Not available
201701582 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Harry Black, City Manager, on 11/29/2017, authorizing the establishment of capital improvement program project account nos. 980x311x184138, "Maximo"; 980x311x184170, "Flood Mitigation Program"; 980x164x181688, "King Records Public Memorial"; and 980x162x181653, "Strategic Housing Initiative Program"; AUTHORIZING the transfer of and return to source Funds 488, 490, 757, 758, 817, 852, 858, 861, and 870 the sum of $2,791,515.56 from various General Capital Budget capital improvement program project accounts to close out or decrease certain existing capital improvement program project accounts and provide resources for the FY 2019 Capital Improvement Program, according to Section 1 of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer of and return to source Funds 107 and 847 the sum of $749,932.30 from various Restricted Funds capital improvement program project accounts to close out or decrease certain existing capital improvement program project accounts and provide resources for the FY 2019 Capital Improvement Program, according to SectionFiled  Action details Not available
201401121 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY) submitted by Councilmember Yvette Simpson, from Terry Nestor, Interim City Solicitor, on September 8, 2014, ESTABLISHING Fund 376, "Anti Prostitution Fund," for the purpose of receiving fines, fees, and revenue collected pursuant to Chapter 759, "Use of a Motor Vehicle to Facilitate a Prostitution or Drug Related Crime," of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, and for the purpose of disbursing funds to cover expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution of prostitution and sex trafficking-related offenses, reverse stings, or programs aimed at reducing or discouraging prostitution and sex trafficking-related crimes.Filed  Action details Not available
201400210 1 MotionMOTION, dated 02/18/2014, submitted by Councilmember Smitherman, WE MOVE that the following changes be implemented by an Ordinance to help strengthen and preserve the financial health of the Cincinnati Retirement System, and to provide the same form of cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to all current and future pension benefit recipients. WE FURTHER MOVE that the 3% compounded COLA that is provided to pension benefit recipients of the Cincinnati Retirement System be changed to a simple COLA indexed to the CPI-U not to exceed 2% per year, as is currently provided to all other pension benefit recipients, so that all current and future pension benefit recipients receive the same form of COLA. WE FURTHER MOVE that the COLA adjustments will be suspended for a period of three years upon the effective date of this Ordinance for members who are retired on or before the effective date of this Ordinance. WE FURTHER MOVE that for all members who retire after the effective date of this Ordinance, the COLA will commence three years after the initial receipt of benefits. WE FURTHER MOVE that thFiled  Action details Not available
201501264 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY), dated 09/03/2015, submitted by Mayor Cranley, from Paula Boggs Muething, City Solicitor, AMENDING Article XV, "Retirement System," of the Administrative Code of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by modifying Section 1, "Board of Trustees," to expand the criteria of financial expertise which qualifies an individual to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Retirement System.Filed  Action details Not available
201501268 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Harry Black, City Manager, on 9/16/2015, authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate a monetary donation from Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater Cincinnati in a maximum amount of $10,800.00 for the purpose of providing funding for the H3 Cincy program this fall.Filed  Action details Not available
201400790 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Scott C. Stiles, Interim City Manager, on 6/18/2014, authorizing execution of a Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with Brewery X, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company and tenant under an existing 40-year lease with the City of Cincinnati for redevelopment of the Eden Park Pump Station located at 1430 Martin Drive in Eden Park, to amend the terms of the City's financing to the tenant under the lease.Filed  Action details Not available
201701032 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Harry Black, City Manager, on 6/26/2017, authorizing the City Manager to apply for, accept and appropriate a grant of up to $1,875,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, FY 2017 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.710), for the purpose of creating and filling up to fifteen sworn Police Officer positions within the Cincinnati Police Department over a thirty-six month grant period to provide an opportunity for the Police Department to increase its sworn strength levels.Filed  Action details Not available
201700999 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Winburn, from Christopher Bingham, Director of Budget and Evaluation, AUTHORIZING the transfer of and return to source, Income Tax Permanent Improvement Fund 758, the amount of $352,800.00 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x162x181602, ?Core 4 Strategic Housing Notice of Funding Availability?; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $352,800.00 from the unappropriated surplus of the Urban Redevelopment Tax Increment Equivalent Fund 762 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x162x181602, ?Core 4 Strategic Housing Notice of Funding Availability?; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $352,800.00 from the unappropriated surplus of Income Tax Permanent Improvement Fund 758 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x091x180911, "Information Tech. Efficiency Initiatives" to provide resources for Information Technology Efficiency Initiatives, including the CHRIS Enhancement/KRONOS/NeoGov Interface timekeeping system upgrade.Filed  Action details Not available
201700992 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Winburn, from Christopher Bingham, Director of Budget and Evaluation, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x162x181634, "First Step Home," for the purpose of providing resources for the renovation of First Step Home's direct service facility, a treatment center located at 2211 Fulton Avenue in the neighborhood of Walnut Hills; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x162x171636, "Strategic Housing Initiatives Program 2017," for the purpose of providing resources for strategic investments in housing projects throughout the City?s neighborhoods to make housing available through stabilization and development, including ownership and rental opportunities as well as workforce housing; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to a total of $420,500, which represents any remaining proceeds from the City's sale of vacant lots at 1512, 1514, 1516, 1518 and 1520 Republic Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, net of real estate service fees, from the unappropriFiled  Action details Not available
201700972 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), dated 06/19/2017, submitted by Councilmember Flynn, APPROVING a $4,393,389 operations and maintenance budget for the Cincinnati Bell Connector for FY 2018 AUTHORIIZING the appropriation of $2,919,000 from Fund 455, "Streetcar Operations," for streetcar requirements including, for FY 2018, the City of Cincinnati's direct contribution toward the streetcar operating shortfall.Filed  Action details Not available
201401431 1 MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Sittenfeld, Young, Seelbach, Simpson and Winburn, WE MOVE that the City Administration immediately apply the one percent (1%) raise previously committed-but not yet provided-to AFSCME employees in Locals 190, 223, 240, 250, 1543 and 3119 for August 2014 through August 2016.Filed  Action details Not available
201600553 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), dated 04/22/2016, submitted by Councilmember Young, from Paula Boggs Muething, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the payment of $2,668.87 as a moral obligation to Denmark Court Reporting Agency, LLC for services rendered to the City of Cincinnati related to court reporting services.Filed  Action details Not available
201401279 1 MotionMOTION, dated 10/14/2014 submitted by Councilmember Flynn, WE MOVE that the City Administration prepare a report on the status of all fund balances including restricted fund balances for which the purpose of the original fund has been completed. The report should contain not only the current balance but also the balance of each fund at each fiscal quarter over the last five years. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Filed  Action details Not available
201401278 1 MotionMOTION, dated 10/14/2014 submitted by Councilmembers Flynn and Seelbach, WE MOVE that the City Administration, prior to entering into any new contracts related to human services funding as identified in motion no. 200900794, which identified the City's human services priorities or any future motions that reprioritize human services focus areas, undergo a structured application, award and review process as specified in motion no. 201000078. In order to preserve actual human services funding. WE FURTHER MOVE that City Administration, in consultation with the Human Services Advisory Committee, relocate the amount spend on unclassified human services funding to the United Way for upcoming Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Biennial budget process. Any affected organization may thereafter submit an application through the United Way. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Filed  Action details Not available
201501077 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Harry Black, City Manager, on 8/5/2015, approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with SoLi Interests LLC, thereby authorizing an 8-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of the improvements made to real property located at 527 E. 13th Street in the Pendleton neighborhood of Cincinnati in connection with the remodeling of the building on the property into a 7-unit mixed-use apartment building, which remodeling shall be completed at a total construction cost of approximately $406,000.Filed  Action details Not available