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Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/30/2025 2:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202500911 11.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, RECOGNIZING the Summit County Day Boys Basketball Program and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for the Program’s outstanding achievements during the 2024-2025 Season.   Not available Not available
202500917 12.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the Urban Appalachian Council and its successor organization the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and Council for the Coalition’s fifty years of advocacy and service for the citizens of Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202500850 13.ReportREPORT, dated 4/30/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Kroger Hatch Chile Event.   Not available Not available
202500889 14.ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/30/2025, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2026, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to R.C. Section 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to R.C. Section 321.34.   Not available Not available
202500891 15.ReportREPORT, dated 4/30/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Slice Night 2025.   Not available Not available
202500904 16.OrdinanceREPORT, dated 4/30/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance Reports for the Month Ended March 31, 2025.   Not available Not available
202500918 17.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/30/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $13,298.48 from Emergency Communications Center General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x103x0000x7289 as a moral obligation to Voiance Language Services, LLC (Cyracom International Inc.) for outstanding charges related to over-the-phone interpretation services.   Not available Not available
202500919 18.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/30/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $7,985.21 from the capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x6000x7671x231901, “Recreation Facilities Renovation,” as a moral obligation to Perkins Carmack Construction, Inc. for outstanding charges related to the construction of the Eastside Recreation Center.   Not available Not available
202500920 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/30/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Cincinnati Recreation Commission to solicit and accept donations of money, sponsorships, in-kind contributions, team registration fees, vendor fees, and other things of value from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources to provide resources to support the Queen City Slam Basketball Tournament; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the resources donated to or generated by the event into Fund No. 319, “Contributions for Recreation Purposes.”   Not available Not available
202500921 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/30/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $175,000 through the FY 2025 Police Reform and Equitable Justice Grant Program from the United States Conference of Mayors and the Target Corporation to support and promote police policies and practices shown to be effective in advancing equitable treatment of all residents of Cincinnati; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, project account no. 25TUSM.   Not available Not available
202500922 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/30/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $194,990 from the Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”) Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program to acquire approximately one-third of an acre of property located at the corner of Parkside Place and Martin Drive in Mt. Adams (Parcel ID 007200020288) (the “Property”) for permanent public access and greenspace preservation and to fund improvements to the Property, including but not limited to trails, trees, and benches (the “Improvements”); ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252043, “Mt. Adams Greenspace Acquisition - OPWC,” to provide resources for the acquisition of the Property and for the Improvements; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $194,990 of the OPWC Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program grant resources into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252043, “Mt. Adams Greenspace Acquisition - OPWC”; AUTHORIZING the C   Not available Not available
202500923 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/30/2025, AUTHORIZING the establishment of capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252042, “Glenway Park Improvement - ODNR,” to provide grant resources for improvements to Glenway Park; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $50,082 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources NatureWorks grant program to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252042, “Glenway Park Improvement - ODNR,” to provide grant resources for improvements to Glenway Park; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252042, “Glenway Park Improvement - ODNR.”   Not available Not available
202500924 113.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/30/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the execution of a Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement with Waites Sensor Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to which the company agrees to create 48 new jobs at 1045 W. 8th Street in the Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati and, for a period of seven years, the City agrees to provide an income tax credit equal to forty percent of City income tax revenue from such new jobs.   Not available Not available
202500926 114.ReportREPORT, dated 4/30/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Taste of Boujie LLC, 5841 Hamilton Avenue. (#8805741, New, D5) [Objections: Yes]   Not available Not available
202500927 115.ReportREPORT, dated 4/30/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Delightmore LLC, 115 E. 5th Street & Basement Storage Room. (#20298070025, D1 D2 D3 D3A D6, TRF0) [Objections: Yes]   Not available Not available
202500928 116.ReportREPORT, dated 4/30/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for SSA Group LLC, AKA SSA Ohio LLC, DBA Cincinnati Zoo, 3400 Vine Street. (#76432140020, D1 D2 D3 D6, TRFO) [Objections: None]   Not available Not available
202500929 117.ReportREPORT, dated 4/30/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Mass Grill Restaurant & Sports Bar Inc., 5548 Colerain Avenue. (#5628680, D5 D6, TREX) [Objections: None]   Not available Not available
202500815 118.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant valued at up to $280,000 from The Recycling Partnership, which includes a monetary grant of up to $155,000 and a grant of in-kind services valued at up to $125,000; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to appropriate up to $155,000 of the grant resources to provide recycling collection, education, and supplies to residents at large, multifamily properties in Cincinnati; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $155,000 of the grant resources into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8571, Office of Environment and Sustainability project account no. 25RPGrant, “2025 Recycling Partnership Grant.”   Not available Not available
202500815 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant valued at up to $280,000 from The Recycling Partnership, which includes a monetary grant of up to $155,000 and a grant of in-kind services valued at up to $125,000; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to appropriate up to $155,000 of the grant resources to provide recycling collection, education, and supplies to residents at large, multifamily properties in Cincinnati; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $155,000 of the grant resources into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8571, Office of Environment and Sustainability project account no. 25RPGrant, “2025 Recycling Partnership Grant.”   Not available Not available
202500821 119.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $3,388 from the State of Ohio Department of Development’s TechCred Credential Reimbursement Program to reimburse Cincinnati Police Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x72000 for eligible costs incurred by the Cincinnati Police Department in providing its employees with technology-focused credentials; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8533.   Not available Not available
202500821 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $3,388 from the State of Ohio Department of Development’s TechCred Credential Reimbursement Program to reimburse Cincinnati Police Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x72000 for eligible costs incurred by the Cincinnati Police Department in providing its employees with technology-focused credentials; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8533.   Not available Not available
202500821 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $3,388 from the State of Ohio Department of Development’s TechCred Credential Reimbursement Program to reimburse Cincinnati Police Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x72000 for eligible costs incurred by the Cincinnati Police Department in providing its employees with technology-focused credentials; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8533.   Not available Not available
202500824 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $3,243,210.67 from the Cincinnati Park Board Commissioners’ Fund for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds of $3,242,210.67 into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 revenue account no. 430x8571 for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds of $1,000 into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 revenue account no. 430x8572 for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,856,333.46 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to various operating budget accounts to provide resources for horticultural supplies, maintenance contracts, salary reimbursements, acquiring Krohn Conservatory’s gift shop inventory, and other vital costs associated with running the City’s parks; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $206,266.69 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment a   Not available Not available
202500824 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $3,243,210.67 from the Cincinnati Park Board Commissioners’ Fund for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds of $3,242,210.67 into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 revenue account no. 430x8571 for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds of $1,000 into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 revenue account no. 430x8572 for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,856,333.46 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to various operating budget accounts to provide resources for horticultural supplies, maintenance contracts, salary reimbursements, acquiring Krohn Conservatory’s gift shop inventory, and other vital costs associated with running the City’s parks; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $206,266.69 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment a   Not available Not available
202500824 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $3,243,210.67 from the Cincinnati Park Board Commissioners’ Fund for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds of $3,242,210.67 into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 revenue account no. 430x8571 for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds of $1,000 into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 revenue account no. 430x8572 for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,856,333.46 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to various operating budget accounts to provide resources for horticultural supplies, maintenance contracts, salary reimbursements, acquiring Krohn Conservatory’s gift shop inventory, and other vital costs associated with running the City’s parks; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $206,266.69 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment a   Not available Not available
202500817 121.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with the Abercrumbie Group to provide one-time operational support for upcoming signature events; AUTHORIZING the City Manager’s Office to expend resources of up to $100,000 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time operational support to the Abercrumbie Group for upcoming signature events; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose.   Not available Not available
202500817 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with the Abercrumbie Group to provide one-time operational support for upcoming signature events; AUTHORIZING the City Manager’s Office to expend resources of up to $100,000 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time operational support to the Abercrumbie Group for upcoming signature events; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose.   Not available Not available
202500817 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with the Abercrumbie Group to provide one-time operational support for upcoming signature events; AUTHORIZING the City Manager’s Office to expend resources of up to $100,000 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time operational support to the Abercrumbie Group for upcoming signature events; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose.   Not available Not available
202500822 122.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to expend existing resources of up to $100,000 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time operational support to the Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion to support its production of the 2025 Black Family Reunion in Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion to provide one-time operational support for its production of the 2025 Black Family Reunion; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose.   Not available Not available
202500822 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to expend existing resources of up to $100,000 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time operational support to the Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion to support its production of the 2025 Black Family Reunion in Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion to provide one-time operational support for its production of the 2025 Black Family Reunion; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose.   Not available Not available
202500826 123.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the execution of a Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement with Prospiant, Inc., pursuant to which the company agrees to create 120 new jobs at 7108 Shona Drive in the Roselawn neighborhood of Cincinnati and, for a period of eight years, the City agrees to provide an income tax credit equal to forty percent of City income tax revenue from such new jobs.   Not available Not available
202500826 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the execution of a Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement with Prospiant, Inc., pursuant to which the company agrees to create 120 new jobs at 7108 Shona Drive in the Roselawn neighborhood of Cincinnati and, for a period of eight years, the City agrees to provide an income tax credit equal to forty percent of City income tax revenue from such new jobs.   Not available Not available
202500826 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the execution of a Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement with Prospiant, Inc., pursuant to which the company agrees to create 120 new jobs at 7108 Shona Drive in the Roselawn neighborhood of Cincinnati and, for a period of eight years, the City agrees to provide an income tax credit equal to forty percent of City income tax revenue from such new jobs.   Not available Not available
202500827 124.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the grant of a permanent easement in favor of the City of Cincinnati for a sidewalk on behalf of the pedestrian public through and across certain real property in the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio in accordance with the easement as recorded in Official Record 15371, Pages 1317, Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office, and the dedication to public use of an approximately 0.0468 acre tract of real property as a portion of Dana Avenue, a public right-of-way, in the Evanston neighborhood of Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202500827 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/23/2025, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the grant of a permanent easement in favor of the City of Cincinnati for a sidewalk on behalf of the pedestrian public through and across certain real property in the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio in accordance with the easement as recorded in Official Record 15371, Pages 1317, Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office, and the dedication to public use of an approximately 0.0468 acre tract of real property as a portion of Dana Avenue, a public right-of-way, in the Evanston neighborhood of Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202500743 125.ReportREPORT, dated 4/16/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Hate Crime Incident Procedures. (Reference Document #’s 202402433, 202500166, & 202500171)   Not available Not available