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Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/6/2024 2:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202402280 11.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Jagdish K. Bhati to the Cincinnati Board of Health for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AI).   Not available Not available
202402289 12.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Pete Metz to the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White)   Not available Not available
202402356 13.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the United Way of Greater Cincinnati as a 2024 Digital Inclusion Month Honoree and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for its work in advancing digital equity throughout the City.   Not available Not available
202402360 14.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the $1,782,421 returned to the City of Cincinnati from the Hamilton County Auditor and the Real Estate Assessment Fund be directed towards relief for individuals with delinquent property taxes. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)   Not available Not available
202402287 15.ReportREPORT, dated 11/6/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Pour Candle Co., DBA Pour Candle Bar, 5852 Hamilton Avenue. (#7035408, New, D1) [Objections: None]   Not available Not available
202402248 16.ReportREPORT, dated 10/23/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Its Something to Wine About LLC, 136 W. 4th Street. (#4151561, New, D5J) [Objections: No]   Not available Not available
202402318 17.ReportREPORT, dated 11/6/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance Investment Policy update.   Not available Not available
202402319 18.ReportREPORT, dated 11/6/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding residential sidewalk repair assistance. (See Doc. #202401457)   Not available Not available
202402332 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $2,257.14 from Parks Department capital improvement program project account 980x203x242000, “Park Infrastructure Rehabilitation,” as a moral obligation to W. W. Grainger, Inc. for charges related to the purchase of shop supplies for the Parks Department Division of Natural Resources building.   Not available Not available
202402333 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $4,999 from Paul M. Jurgensen to be used for Cincinnati Police Department members’ special weapons and tactics (SWAT) training; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donation into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $4,999 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to Cincinnati Police Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x222x7200.   Not available Not available
202402334 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $5,487.50 from Parks Department Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x3137x7373 to Forevergreen Complete Ground Care for charges related to the clearing of the Fort Washington Way planter irrigation systems, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance.   Not available Not available
202402335 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate up to $25,000 from the City of Norwood to capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242308, “Street Rehabilitation,” to rehabilitate the section of Edwards Road from Wasson Road to Madison Road, a portion of which is located within the City of Norwood; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242308, “Street Rehabilitation.”   Not available Not available
202402336 113.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x251056, “Public Access EV Charging Ports - Grant,” to provide grant resources for public-facing electric vehicle charging infrastructure at City-owned properties that are in or adjacent to disadvantaged communities; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $854,547 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (ALN 20.205) to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x251056, “Public Access EV Charging Ports - Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x251056, “Public Access EV Charging Ports - Grant.”   Not available Not available
202402337 114.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $3,000 from Parks Department capital improvement program project account 980x203x242000, “Park Infrastructure Rehabilitation,” to Southwestern Ohio Services pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance to repair the pickleball courts at Sawyer Point.   Not available Not available
202402338 115.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate up to $180,000 from Hamilton County to capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242308, “Street Rehabilitation,” to provide resources for rehabilitating the section of West Galbraith Road from Vine Street to the corporation line, a portion of which is located in Springfield Township; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the resources from Hamilton County into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242308, “Street Rehabilitation.”   Not available Not available
202402339 116.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Cincinnati Police Department to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, and other things of value from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, entertainment industries, and other available sources for the Victims Assistance Liaison Unit/Cincinnati Citizens Respect Our Witnesses to provide food and gift cards to the surviving families of homicide victims during the upcoming holiday season; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit funds donated to the City of Cincinnati into Public Safety Special Projects Fund 456.   Not available Not available
202402340 117.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252321, “Columbia Parkway Landslide OPWC Grant,” to provide Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”) grant resources for landslide stabilization work along Columbia Parkway and new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252322, “Warsaw Avenue OPWC Grant,” to provide OPWC grant resources for the Warsaw Avenue rehabilitation project; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources of up to $2,438,518 from OPWC Funding Round 38 to provide OPWC grant resources of up to $1,166,000 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252321, “Columbia Parkway Landslide OPWC Grant,” for landslide stabilization work along Columbia Parkway and up to $1,272,518 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252322, “Warsaw Avenue OPWC Grant,” for the Warsaw Avenue rehabilitation project; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit OPWC grant resources of up to    Not available Not available
202402341 118.Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, DECLARING the intent to appropriate to public use certain real-property interests necessary to secure, stabilize, repair, improve, and protect a portion of the public roadway known as Harrison Avenue, and the sidewalk and retaining wall adjacent thereto.   Not available Not available
202402342 119.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, APPROPRIATING to public use certain real property interests necessary to secure, stabilize, repair, improve, and protect a portion of the public roadway known as Harrison Avenue, and the sidewalk and retaining wall adjacent thereto.   Not available Not available
202402344 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, MODIFYING Chapter 503, “Vehicular Construction and Equipment,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code (“CMC”) by AMENDING Section 503-52, “Unauthorized License Plates,” to align the CMC with R.C. 4503.21, which the General Assembly amended to remove a requirement that motor vehicles display front license plates; and MODIFYING Chapter 506, “Operation and Right of Way,” of the CMC by AMENDING Section 506-66, “Vehicle Restrictions-Street Usage,” to reflect the removal of the entrance ramp to northbound Interstate 75 from Central Parkway.   Not available Not available
202402345 121.ReportREPORT, dated 11/6/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Red Tree Community LLC, DBA Redtree Coffee and Art, 3210 Madison Road 1st flr & Patio (#72260280001, TRFL, D1 D3) [Objections: Yes]   Not available Not available
202402346 122.ReportREPORT, dated 11/6/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for OCharleys LLC, DBA OCharleys 253, 5075 Crookshank Road. (#65031850030, STCK, D1 D2 D3 D3A D6) [Objections: None]   Not available Not available
202402347 123.ReportREPORT, dated 11/6/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for T4N LLC, 1200 Broadway & Patio. (#8773052, TRFO, D5 D6) [Objections: None]   Not available Not available
202402349 124.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/6/2024, APPROVING a major amendment to the concept plan and development program statement governing a portion of Planned Development No. 67, “University Station,” to change the uses permitted within the planned development to facilitate the construction of a new College of Osteopathic Medicine at Xavier University in the area located at 1720 Dana Avenue in the Evanston neighborhood.   Not available Not available
202402359 125.ReportREPORT, dated 11/6/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding 2022 and 2023 infrastructure condition reports.   Not available Not available
202402362 126.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Councilmember Evan Nolan. (ETHICS)   Not available Not available
202402363 127.Registration-UpdateREGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent John J Cranley, Lawyer, 1 East 4th Street, Suite 1400, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Termination - Fischer Homes)   Not available Not available
202402276 128.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/30/2024, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with ACG Garfield LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 9 Garfield Place in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 55,084 square feet of residential space, including approximately 52 residential rental units, at a total construction cost of approximately $5,400,000.   Not available Not available
202402277 129.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/30/2024, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement 607 Main Holdings, LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 607 Main Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 3,060 square feet of commercial space on the first floor and approximately 10,750 square feet of residential space on the upper floors, consisting of thirteen residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $3,098,578.   Not available Not available
202402281 130.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $46,080 from the Murray & Agnes Seasongood Good Government Foundation to administer an internship program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Citizens Jobs Fund revenue account no. 308x8571.   Not available Not available
202402282 131.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept in-kind donations and contributions of skating rink design services, a CVG model for the Krohn Holiday Show, and an event panel from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, valued at approximately $169,363.43, to benefit various City parks.   Not available Not available
202402328 132.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation valued at up at $3,600 from the Strong Cities Network and the National League of Cities for Councilmember Albi and one Council Assistant to attend the four-day 2024 City Summit Conference beginning on November 13, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.   Not available Not available
202402283 133.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/30/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252309, “Madisonville Pedestrian Safety - TIF,” to provide resources for the installation of traffic calming infrastructure in the Madisonville neighborhood (the “Madisonville Traffic Calming Project”); AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $500,000 from Madisonville Equivalent Fund 498 to newly created capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252309, “Madisonville Pedestrian Safety - TIF,” to provide resources for the Madisonville Traffic Calming Project; and DECLARING that expenditures from capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252309, “Madisonville Pedestrian Safety - TIF,” are for a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(8) of the Ohio Revised Code (“ORC”)) that will benefit and/or serve the District 19 - Madisonville Incentive District, subject to compliance with ORC Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43.   Not available Not available
202402284 134.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $7,037,174 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus to General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3422, “Deferred Appropriations,” to preserve resources the City received from Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc. pursuant to a Property Investment Reimbursement Agreement repayment to be used to support projects benefitting neighborhoods affected by the closure of the Bon Secours Mercy Health facility in the Bond Hill neighborhood.   Not available Not available
202402329 135.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $325,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operation Budget Contingencies,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $275,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to City Manager’s Office non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to provide one-time leveraged support resources to Advance Peace Gun Violence prevention program; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $50,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the City Manager’s Office non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time resources for Government Square safety initiatives including food and other resources needed for youth.   Not available Not available
202402330 136.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $65,000 from balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3440, “Infrastructure and Capital Project Reserve,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement program project account no. 758x164x251619, “West End Sports Bar and Grill - GFCO,” to provide one-time resources and appropriation of $65,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to newly established permanent improvement program project account no. 758x164x251619, “West End Sports Bar and Grill - GFCO,” to provide one-time resources to complete the West End Sports Bar and Grill project.   Not available Not available
202402331 137.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, Councilmembers Albi, Cramerding, Jeffreys, Johnson, Nolan, Owens, Parks and Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ESTABLISHING permanent improvement program project account nos. 758x101x251057, “Sundance Film Festival - GFCO”; 758x104x251058, “Green Project Home Repairs - GFCO”; 758x164x251629, “MORTAR - GFCO”; and 758X164X251630, “Country Meat Market Place - GFCO”; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $13,500,000 from balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3440, “Infrastructure and Capital Project Reserve,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $13,500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to various capital and permanent improvement program project accounts according to the attached Scheduled A of the Capital Budget Schedule of Transfer to provide resources for identified one-time infrastructure and capital projects for identified urgent needs; and DECLARING the newly established permanent improvement program projects to be for a public purpose, all    Not available Not available
202402343 138.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/4/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Property Sale Agreement with the Hamilton County Land Reutilization Corporation pursuant to which the City of Cincinnati will sell, for $1.00, certain real property located in the City of Cincinnati, County of Hamilton Ohio, consisting of approximately 1.05 acres, and identified as a portion of Hamilton County Auditor’s Parcel No. 192-0069-0008 in the South Cumminsville neighborhood of Cincinnati, in order to facilitate the remediation of the property.   Not available Not available