Meeting Name: Budget and Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/12/2023 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202301599 11.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) dated 6/7/2023, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the establishment of capital improvement program project account no. 980x255x242545, “Regional Target Gun Range - GF,” to provide resources for the City’s contribution to a regional target gun range; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 050 of $8,715,000 from various existing General Capital Budget capital improvement program project accounts in accordance with Schedule A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $4,000,000 to an existing General Capital Budget capital improvement program project account in accordance with Schedule B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $6,900,000 to various General Capital Budget capital improvement program project accounts in accordance with Schedule C of the attached Schedule of Transfer; Authorizing the transfer and appropriation of $3,815,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to various operating budgRecommend Passage EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301570 12.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING for the appropriation of funds and authorization of expenditures from General Fund 050 in the amount of $502,140,750 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024, reflecting a portion of the Recommended FY 2024 General Fund Operating Budget totaling $502,490,750, per the attached Schedule of Appropriation, to provide for the current expenses and other expenses of the City of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $3,522,800 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Bond Retirement Fund 151 to pay the City’s FY 2024 General Fund debt service obligations of $2,340,530 related to the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund and of $1,182,270 related to the Early Retirement Incentive Program (“ERIP”); AUTHORIZING the transfer of $20,467,640 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Cincinnati Health District Fund 416 to provide for the FY 2024 General Fund Operating Budget portion of the expenses Recommend Passage EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301569 13.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING for the appropriation of funds and authorization of expenditures of $350,000 from General Fund 050 as leveraged support for the African American Chamber of Commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024, reflecting a portion of the Recommended FY 2024 General Fund Operating Budget totaling $502,490,750, per the attached Schedule of Appropriation, Schedule 1, to provide for the current expenses and other expenses of the City of Cincinnati. (VICE MAYOR KEARNEY RECUSED FROM THIS ITEM)Recommend Passage EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301581 14.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING for the appropriation for the current expenses and other expenditures of the Restricted Revenue Funds of the City of Cincinnati in the total amount of $507,906,990, specifically from the Water Works Fund; the Parking System Facilities Fund; the Convention Center Fund; the General Aviation Fund; the Municipal Golf Fund; the Stormwater Management Fund; the Bond Retirement Fund; the Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund; the Income Tax-Infrastructure Fund; the Parking Meter Fund; the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund; the Sawyer Point Fund; the Recreation Special Activities Fund; the Cincinnati Riverfront Park Fund; the Hazard Abatement Fund; the 9-1-1 Cell Phone Fees Fund; the Safe and Clean Fund; the Community Health Center Activities Fund; the Cincinnati Health District Fund; the Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System (CAGIS) Fund; the Streetcar Operations Fund; and the County Law Enforcement Applied Regionally (CLEAR) Fund, for operating requirements, capital outlay, Recommend Passage EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301583 15.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, APPROVING AND ADOPTING a Capital Improvement Program and Budget for Fiscal Year 2024, transferring and appropriating taxes and other revenue and existing funds for the purpose of carrying out certain parts of the Capital Improvement Program, and providing for the transfer and appropriation of Cincinnati Southern Railway lease-supported note proceeds to other parts of said Capital Improvement Program; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return of $1,500,000 to source the General Fund 050 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x101x231034, “Community Budget Requests - GFCO,” to provide resources for the FY 2024 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program; and further DECLARING certain projects to be for a public purpose, all for the purpose of carrying out the Capital Improvement Program.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301582 16.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, APPROVING AND ADOPTING a Capital Improvement Program and Budget for Fiscal Year 2024, transferring and appropriating revenue and existing funds to carry out certain parts of the Capital Improvement Program; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,223,000 from various restricted and special revenue funds to various capital improvement project accounts in Capital Projects Fund 980 according to Schedule A attached hereto, and by this reference made a part hereof, to continue and complete certain capital improvement projects listed in Schedule A; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $25,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Water Works Fund 101 to Water Works Capital Improvement Fund 756 to continue funding for the current Capital Improvement Program, which includes new water mains, water main replacements, treatment plant improvements, system development, tanks, pumping stations, and private development; AUTHORIZING the use and expenditure of $75,000,000 for Greater Cincinnati Water WRecommend Passage EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301598 17.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return of $4,418,931 to source the General Fund unappropriated surplus in accordance with attached Schedule of Transfer Part A; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $4,418,931 from the General Fund unappropriated surplus to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3422, “Deferred Appropriations,” to preserve resources for commitments made during Fiscal Year 2023; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $4,418,931 from balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3422, “Deferred Appropriations,” to the General Fund unappropriated surplus effective July 1, 2023; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $4,418,931 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to various operating budget accounts according to the attached Schedule of Transfer Part B, effective July 1, 2023, to provide resources for leveraged support commitments, the Housing Solutions Summit, the Department of Public Services bonus and retention pilot program, the Emergency Communications Center 311 service lRecommend Passage EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301596 18.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF SUCH BONDS, BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $14,860,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING STREET IMPROVEMENTS.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301574 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF SUCH BONDS, BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,920,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PUBLIC BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301586 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF SUCH BONDS, BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $10,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENTS.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301587 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOTES IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $16,452,000 BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301588 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOTES IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $3,210,000 BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301589 113.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOTES IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $2,653,000 BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301590 114.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOTES IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $3,785,000 BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR PUBLIC BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301591 115.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR (I) THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF WATER SYSTEM REFUNDING REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2023A (THE “2023A BONDS”) OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, COUNTY OF HAMILTON, STATE OF OHIO, IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $198,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FOR THE REFUNDING AND/OR (II) THE CASH DEFEASANCE (WITH MONIES AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PURCHASE), OF ALL OR A PORTION OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING BONDS OF THE CITY; (III) AUTHORIZING A PLEDGE OF AND LIEN ON WATER SYSTEM REVENUES TO SECURE ANY 2023A BONDS; (IV) AUTHORIZING A SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST AGREEMENT; AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO SECURE ANY 2023A BONDS; AND (V) AUTHORIZING ANY DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO EFFECTUATE ANY DEFEASANCE.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301592 116.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000,000 BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, COUNTY OF HAMILTON, STATE OF OHIO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING ALL OR A PORTION OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE OUTSTANDING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A HERETO, AND PROVIDING FOR A REFUNDING SAVINGS THRESHOLD IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301593 117.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $70,000,000 BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, COUNTY OF HAMILTON, STATE OF OHIO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING ALL OR A PORTION OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE OUTSTANDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A HERETO, AND PROVIDING FOR A REFUNDING SAVINGS THRESHOLD IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301595 118.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF SUCH BONDS, BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,020,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PARKS AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301594 119.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOTES IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $6,000,000 BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301515 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/1/2023, APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Cincinnati Northside Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 4024 Hamilton Avenue in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 5,100 square feet of commercial space, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,202,560.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301584 121.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with West End Empire, LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2151 Colerain Avenue in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 4,500 square feet of residential space consisting of six rental units, at a total construction cost of $752,844.Held  Action details Not available
202301585 122.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 700 Chalfonte Holdings LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 700 Chalfonte Place in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into 23 rental units containing approximately 20,080 square feet of residential space, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,346,861.Held  Action details Not available
202301609 123.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/12/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 8K Glenway, LLC and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, thereby authorizing a ten-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 4022-4028 Glenway Avenue and 1211-1213 Iliff Avenue in the West Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 2,205 square feet of commercial space and approximately 1,692 square feet of residential space consisting of two residential rental units, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,179,802.Held  Action details Not available
202301524 124.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval and Vice Mayor Jan Michele Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $10,000 from the balance sheet reserve account 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $10,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund 050 to the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 for the purpose of providing The Mercantile Library with the City’s portion of the two-year stipend for the City of Cincinnati’s Poet Laureate.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301566 125.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $126,986 from the unappropriated surplus of Park Board Permanent Improvement Fund 752 to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x232032, “DNR Team HQ Renovation,” to provide resources for improvements to the former District 5 police station site, including on-site stormwater drainage and widening the driveway, located at 1012 Ludlow Avenue.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301571 126.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $75,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Oakley Equivalent Fund 499 to the Department of Community and Economic Development non-personnel operating budget account no. 499x164x7200 to provide resources for remediation of the coal boiler at MadTree Brewing Co. and public parking improvements; and DECLARING expenditures related to the remediation of the coal boiler to be a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(8) of the Ohio Revised Code) that will benefit and/or serve the District 20-Oakley Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301562 127.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for in FY 2023, and accept and appropriate a grant of up to $60,000, effective FY 2024 pending award timing, from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, FY 2023 Violence Against Women Act Grant Program (ALN 16.588) to support the Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Advocate Project, in collaboration with Women Helping Women; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, Project Account No. 23VAWA, effective FY 2024 pending award timing.Recommend Passage  Action details Not available
202301568 128.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant of up to $2,000,000 from the FY 2023 Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative through the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (ALN 16.045) to provide resources to plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-informed community violence intervention strategies within a neighborhood experiencing chronic and disproportionate levels of violent crime.Recommend Passage  Action details Not available
202301563 129.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grant resources of up to $4,291,000 from the Ohio Transit Partnership Program, awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation, to provide resources for preventative maintenance, equipment, and facility and technology upgrades for the streetcar system.Recommend Passage  Action details Not available
202301564 130.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of 85 cases of water valued at $808.35 from the Heidelberg Distributing Company to be used by the Cincinnati Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics Team.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301565 131.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation of $1,000 from the Rotary Club of Cincinnati to be used for operation of the Cincinnati Police Department Public Safety Cadet Program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donation into Public Safety Special Projects Fund 456.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301575 132.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to design, install, and maintain artwork on a retaining wall located along Dandridge Street in the Pendleton neighborhood, notwithstanding any conflicting Department of Transportation and Engineering rules and regulations or any provision of the Cincinnati Municipal Code that would prohibit the installation and maintenance of the artwork; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept in-kind donations from one or more persons in order to offset the cost and expense associated with the design, installation, and maintenance of artwork on a retaining wall located along Dandridge Street in the Pendleton neighborhood.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301567 133.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/7/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Property Sale and Development Agreement with Airecon Properties, LLC, for the sale of City-owned real property located at 4036-4046 Erie Court and 5299-5307 Brotherton Court in the Madisonville neighborhood of Cincinnati, for construction of a 5,000 square foot expansion of the manufacturing facility located on the adjoining property.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301666 134.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/12/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the execution of a Job Creation and Retention Tax Credit Agreement with Medpace, Inc., pursuant to which the company agrees to create 1,500 new jobs and retain 2,099 existing jobs at Medpace, Inc.’s campus located at the southeast corner of Madison Road and Red Bank Expressway in Madisonville neighborhood of Cincinnati, and the City of Cincinnati agrees to provide an income tax credit equal to 55 percent of City income tax revenue from (i) 1,500 new jobs and 1,255 retained jobs for a period of fourteen years, and (ii) 844 retained jobs for a period of four years. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202301601 135.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Harris, Cramerding, Owens and Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the FY24 and future budgets reallocate $2,500 within each Council Office’s General Fund Budget from the non-personnel operating budget to the personnel operating budget. This is a budget neutral reallocation in the General Fund. (STATEMENT ATTACHED.)Adopt  Action details Not available
202301602 136.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Keating, WE MOVE for $250,000 to be allocated towards increasing staffing, recruiting, and retention for childcare programs within Cincinnati Recreation Commission (CRC)- including, but not limited to signing bonuses, retention bonuses, and training/licensing fees and tuition. This program would replace the proposed Guaranteed Income Pilot. This alternative allocation would immediately impact one of most vulnerable industries-childcare- which is the gateway to employment for Cincinnati families while supporting financial stability and revenue generation for the City. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Failed of AdoptionFail Action details Not available
202301604 137.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Harris, Johnson, Owens, Jeffreys and Walsh, WE MOVE that the following adjustments be made in for the FY24/25 Budget in accordance with the listed budgetary offset sources and an ordinance be produced to reflect these changes before the Council Session on June 14, 2023. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).AdoptPass Action details Not available
202301680 138.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Keating, WE MOVE for the City Administration to publicly release leveraged support applications for any organizations that is in the City Manager’s budget proposal, the mayor’s budget proposal, and Councilmember’s budget motions prior to any City Council budget votes to ensure public transparency and City Council due diligence. WE FURTHER MOVE that the leveraged support application and review process timeline be adjusted to allow for enough time for all applications submitted to be released publicly prior to the passage of future City budgets. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).AdoptPass Action details Not available
202301681 139.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Keating, WE MOVE that the Mayor’s proposed office budget be adjusted to a 2.4% increase from Fiscal Year 2023 to Fiscal Year 2024, matching the proposed budget increase for City Council. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Failed of AdoptionFail Action details Not available
202301682 ADOP40.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Keating, WE MOVE for the City Administration to set aside the $2,125,000 proposed for Financial Freedom, but not allocate to specific programs until after City Council has the opportunity to review the final Financial Freedom Blueprint with over 40 policy and intervention ideas from OPDA’s Policy Lab. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)AdoptPass Action details Not available
202301683 141.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Keating, WE MOVE that City Administration holds $2.25 million of the $4.5 million proposed for the TTB Policy Package until the second half of Fiscal Year 2024. At that time, City Administration and City Council can assess the latest financial report and determine whether or not there is room in the budget to spend the remaining half towards the TTB Policy Package. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Failed of AdoptionFail Action details Not available