Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/27/2023 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202302012 11.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Sgt. Deon Mack to the Cincinnati Accessibility Board of Advisors as the First Responder representative, for a term expiring December 31st, 2024. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/African American)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202302055 12.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, Councilmember Harris, Vice Mayor Kearney, and Councilmembers Cramerding, Jeffreys, Johnson, Keating, Owens, Parks and Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING our local letter carriers and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and Council for the dedication, courage, and resilience that letter carriers display in the course of their duties each day.PassedPass Action details Not available
202302061 13.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the inscription of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks as a 2023 United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (“UNESCO”) World Heritage Site; and CELEBRATING the history, culture, and contributions of the Indigenous peoples of our region.PassedPass Action details Not available
202302062 14.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Borden Street at Elmore Street in the South Cumminsville neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Dave Parker Way” in honor of Dave Parker and in recognition of his contributions to the Cincinnati community along with his lasting impact on the sport of baseball.Referred to Healthy Neighborhoods Committee  Action details Not available
202302068 15.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmembers Jeffreys and Cramerding, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, EXPRESSING the support of the Mayor and Council of the City of Cincinnati for the Western Wildlife Corridor’s application for a grant from the 2023 Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program, NRAC 2, to create a permanent nature preserve within the City by purchasing approximately twelve acres of land in the Sayler Park neighborhood.PassedPass Action details Not available
202302075 16.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the Administration provide a Report within thirty (30) days on the status of the City’s partnership with the Step Up Housing First program. Step Up acquires hotels and motels, renovates them to create apartments, and uses the properties to provide affordable housing for those experiencing chronic homelessness. The report should include the City’s proposed funding responsibility, status of acquisitions, and other pertinent matters. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee  Action details Not available
202302039 17.ReportREPORT, dated 9/27/2023 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 MVB 4101 LLC, 4101 Airport Road. (#5385933, D5, New) [Objections: Yes]Filed  Action details Not available
202302041 18.ReportREPORT, dated 9/27/2023, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for 17th Annual Hats Off Luncheon.Filed  Action details Not available
202302042 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/27/2023, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $323,014 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, located at 1012 Ludlow Avenue.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202302043 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/27/2023, ESTABLISHING capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x241050, “West Fork Garage Solar Improvements,” to provide resources for a new transformer and other electrical upgrades needed to connect the solar panel system being installed on the West Fork Garage to the electrical grid; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $211,094 from the unappropriated surplus of Revolving Energy Loan Fund 883 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x241050, “West Fork Garage Solar Improvements,” to provide the resources necessary to cover the cost of these improvements.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202302044 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/27/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $50,000 from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Summer Jobs Connection Academy to develop and implement a plan to integrate banking access and financial education into summer youth employment programming; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Citizens Jobs Fund 308x8571.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202302049 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/27/2023, AMENDING Ordinance 230-2022 to include additional locations for the traffic control box artwork to be donated to the City as identified in Exhibit A to the ordinance.Referred to Climate, Environment & Infrastructure Committee  Action details Not available
202302077 113.RegistrationREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent J. Douglas Moormann, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (ACABAY)Filed  Action details Not available
202302078 114.RegistrationREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt, III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (ACABAY)Filed  Action details Not available
202302079 115.RegistrationREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anne C. Sesler, Government Strategies Group, Director of Public Affairs and Strategy, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (ACABAY)Filed  Action details Not available
202302004 116.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/20/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Property Sale Agreement with The Sawyer Place Company, pursuant to which the City will vacate and convey a portion of an unnamed alley designated as public right-of-way in the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati.PassedPass Action details Not available
202302004 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/20/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Property Sale Agreement with The Sawyer Place Company, pursuant to which the City will vacate and convey a portion of an unnamed alley designated as public right-of-way in the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202302005 217.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/20/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation of $400,000 from the Cincinnati Park Board Commissioners’ Fund to provide resources for horticultural supplies, maintenance contracts, salary reimbursements, Krohn Conservatory’s gift shop inventory, and other vital costs associated with running the City’s parks; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the funds into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430.PassedPass Action details Not available
202302005 2 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/20/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation of $400,000 from the Cincinnati Park Board Commissioners’ Fund to provide resources for horticultural supplies, maintenance contracts, salary reimbursements, Krohn Conservatory’s gift shop inventory, and other vital costs associated with running the City’s parks; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the funds into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202302011 118.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/20/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into the attached transfer agreements with the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio and the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio to comply with Ohio Revised Code Sections 3307.762, 3307.763, 3307.764, 3309.74, 3309.75, and 3309.76.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202302011 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/20/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into the attached transfer agreements with the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio and the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio to comply with Ohio Revised Code Sections 3307.762, 3307.763, 3307.764, 3309.74, 3309.75, and 3309.76.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202302011 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/20/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into the attached transfer agreements with the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio and the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio to comply with Ohio Revised Code Sections 3307.762, 3307.763, 3307.764, 3309.74, 3309.75, and 3309.76.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202302037 119.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens and Vice Mayor Kearney, WE HEREBY MOVE for the City Administration to prepare a report within the next thirty (30) days on the guidelines around the implementation of green infrastructure and climate adaptive elements to existing infrastructure projects done from the proceeds of the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway to Norfolk Southern, pending approval from the voters of Cincinnati on November 7th, 2023. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED).AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202301928 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/7/2023, AMENDING the official zoning map of the City of Cincinnati to rezone certain real properties located in and around the Lick Run Greenway Corridor. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )PassedPass Action details Not available
202301928 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/7/2023, AMENDING the official zoning map of the City of Cincinnati to rezone certain real properties located in and around the Lick Run Greenway Corridor. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301917 121.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/7/2023, ESTABLISHING Urban Parking Overlay District #4, “Oakley,” in the Oakley neighborhood as an urban parking overlay district to eliminate off-street parking requirements in certain designated areas. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )PassedPass Action details Not available
202301917 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/7/2023, ESTABLISHING Urban Parking Overlay District #4, “Oakley,” in the Oakley neighborhood as an urban parking overlay district to eliminate off-street parking requirements in certain designated areas. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202302026 122.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding, Walsh and Harris, WE MOVE that the Administration provide a report about the process and historic timeline of creating, vetting, and sending out Contracts with entities who are receiving financial support from the City. Support includes but is not limited to NBDIP, NOFA, TIF funding, tax abatements, and leverage funding support. This report should detail a typical timeline from when these contracts are first brought to the administration to when they are executed. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)AdoptedPass Action details Not available