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Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/1/2026 2:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202601152 11.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Tammie Scott to the Cincinnati Arts Association for a term of three years expiring January 31, 2028. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA)   Not available Not available
202601153 12.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Dari Daniels to the Convention Facilities Authority for a term ending June 22, 2026. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA)   Not available Not available
202601155 13.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Sandra D. Mosley to the Woodward Trust for a term expiring on March 31, 2029. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) CONFIRM   Not available Not available
202601190 14.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Nolan, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Vicki Graves-Hill and Arnice Smith and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for Principal Graves-Hill and Ms. Smith’s dedication to the education and enrichment of our Cincinnati youth.   Not available Not available
202601167 15.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Helen Rankin and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for Representative Rankin’s lifetime of accomplishment and representation of the city of Cincinnati in the Ohio State House.   Not available Not available
202601178 16.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Fernside Place at Blair Avenue in the Evanston neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Anzora Adkins Way” in honor of Anzora Adkins and in recognition of her countless hours of diligent volunteer service in the Evanston neighborhood and in the city of Cincinnati, including her efforts as a community leader, advocate, and organizer.   Not available Not available
202601179 17.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Montgomery Road at the intersection with Blair Street in the Evanston neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Darnell Mansoor Way” in honor of Cincinnati Police Officer Darnell Mansoor and in recognition of his service to the City of Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202601180 18.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Mathis Street at Madison Road in the Madisonville neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Barnes Brothers Way” in honor of the Barnes Brothers Barbershops, and their lasting impact and dedication of service to the Cincinnati community for over sixty years   Not available Not available
202600990 19.ReportREPORT, dated 4/1/2026 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 Posh Street Operations, LLC, DBA Posh Street Operatins, 1211 Broadway Unit 1. ( #10012386-1, TFOL, D-5) [ Objections:No]   Not available Not available
202601123 110.ReportREPORT, dated 4/1/2026 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 120 Ventures LLC, DBA Mad Anthony’s, 120 East 8th Street. ( #10013363-1, New, D-5J) [ Objections: Yes]   Not available Not available
202601124 111.ReportREPORT, dated 4/1/2026 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 Whiskey On The River, 36 Freedom Way W.. ( #10013211-1, New, D-5J) [ Objections: Yes]   Not available Not available
202601160 112.ReportREPORT, dated 4/1/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for EWH Farmers Market.   Not available Not available
202601168 113.ReportREPORT, dated 4/1/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Hyde Park Square Art Show.   Not available Not available
202601169 114.ReportREPORT, dated 4/1/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Community Day OTR.   Not available Not available
202601181 115.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, DETERMINING to proceed with a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2027, for the control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees in the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District.   Not available Not available
202601191 116.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, LEVYING a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for calendar year 2027 for control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees within the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District.   Not available Not available
202601192 117.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a funding agreement with Groundwork Ohio River Valley to provide one-time operational funding for Green Cincinnati Plan climate resilience programming in Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to expend up to $50,000 of existing resources from Office of Environment and Sustainability General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7400 to provide one-time operational funding to Groundwork Ohio River Valley for Green Cincinnati Plan climate resilience programming in Cincinnati; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose by supporting Green Cincinnati Plan implementation in Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202601193 118.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation from Taking Root and the University of Cincinnati, valued at up to $40,000, consisting of land improvements on City-owned property in the Camp Washington neighborhood of Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202601194 119.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $565,000 from various capital improvement program project accounts to decrease the funding allocated to those accounts in accordance with Schedule A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Railway Trust Infrastructure Fund 712 to an existing capital improvement program project account to provide resources for a certain capital improvement program project account in accordance with Schedule B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $65,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to an Enterprise Services General Fund non-personnel operating budget account in accordance with Schedule C of the attached Schedule of Transfer.   Not available Not available
202601195 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant of $2,000 from the American Heart Association to support the Cincinnati Health Department’s participation in the Ambulatory Quality Improvement Program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571.   Not available Not available
202601197 121.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept up to $11,056.91 from the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Unclaimed Funds to reimburse the City for unclaimed funds owed to the City; and AUTHORZING the Director of Finance to deposit unclaimed funds as follows (i) up to $81.92 in the unappropriated surplus of Parking System Facilities Fund 102, (ii) up to $639.72 in the unappropriated surplus of Community Health Center Activities Fund 395, and (iii) up to $10,335.27 in unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050.   Not available Not available
202601198 122.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Steven R. Webb/Finance Director.   Not available Not available
202601200 123.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Anthony Jordan Covington/Clerk of Council.   Not available Not available
202601128 124.ReportREPORT, dated 3/25/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Finance and Budget Monitoring Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2025.   Not available Not available
202601089 125.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/18/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation of up to $2,185,000 from Tri-State Trails to assist the City in expediting the progress on several trail projects; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into City Trails Fund revenue account no. 437x8571.   Not available Not available
202601126 126.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/25/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 5-2026 to authorize the City Manager to accept a monetary donation of $33,700 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation to purchase six Trek Service Electric mountain bikes and one bicycle towable REX-1 stretcher and towing accessories to be used by the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Bike Unit; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Fund 472, “Fire Grants and Donations,” revenue account no. 472x8571.   Not available Not available
202601090 127.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/18/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $86,017.70 from Cincinnati Health Department Health Network Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 446x265x1110x7341 to Henry Schein, Inc. as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to dental supplies provided between September 2, 2024, and October 8, 2025; and AUTHORIZING a payment of $191,442.19 from Cincinnati Health Department Health Network Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 446x265x1110x7285 to Labcorp Corporation of America Holdings as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to clinical and anatomic laboratory testing services provided between May 1, 2025, and June 30, 2025.   Not available Not available
202601127 128.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/25/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant of up to $150,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Recreational Trails Program, which is federally funded by the Federal Highway Administration (ALN 20.219), to implement safety improvements through the Ohio River Trail Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove Bike Trail project.   Not available Not available
202601091 129.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/18/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grant resources of up to $25,000,000 awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (ALN 20.933) through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development transportation discretionary grant program to provide resources for demolition and construction of portions of the Western Hills Viaduct.   Not available Not available
202601095 130.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/18/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262348, “ORT Oasis Phase 1 CMAQ PID 122971,” to provide resources for the Ohio River Trail Oasis Corridor; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Grant of up to $8,800,000 awarded through the Ohio-KentuckyIndiana Regional Council of Governments (ALN 20.205) to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262348, “ORT Oasis Phase 1 CMAQ PID 122971” to provide resources for the Ohio River Trail Oasis Corridor; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the funds into the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262348, “ORT Oasis Phase 1 CMAQ PID 122971”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute any agreements and do all things necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources.   Not available Not available
202601094 131.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/18/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262349, “ORT Oasis Phase 2 CMAQ PID 122971,” to provide resources for the Ohio River Trail Oasis Corridor; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a Congestion Mitigation Air Quality grant of up to $6,600,000 awarded through the Ohio-KentuckyIndiana Regional Council of Governments (ALN 20.205) to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262349, “ORT Oasis Phase 2 CMAQ PID 122971,” to provide resources for the Ohio River Trail Oasis Corridor; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the funds into the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262349, “ORT Oasis Phase 2 CMAQ PID 122971”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute any agreements and do all things necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources.   Not available Not available
202601093 132.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/18/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x262391, “Reading and Summit Improvements PID 119753,” to improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Reading Road and Summit Road in the neighborhood of Roselawn; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x262395, “HAM Cincinnati Crossings PID 121898,” to install up to six raised crosswalks in the neighborhood of CUF; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept up to $260,000 in Metro Transit Infrastructure Fund (“MTIF”) grant resources awarded by Cincinnati Metro to support these pedestrian safety projects; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to appropriate SORTA MTIF grant resources as follows: (1) up to $120,000 allocated to capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x262391, “Reading and Summit Improvements PID 119753,” and (2) up to $140,000 allocated to capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x262395, “HAM Cincinnati Crossings PID 121898”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance t   Not available Not available
202601092 133.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/18/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262350, “Ridge Avenue Rehabilitation MTIF Grant 2,” to provide resources to restore deteriorating pavement along Ridge Avenue in the Oakley and Pleasant Ridge neighborhoods; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262352, “Elm and Main Street MTIF Grant,” to provide resources to construct replacement track drains along the streetcar alignment in the Central Business District and Over-the-Rhine neighborhoods; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262355, “Hopple Street Viaduct PID 121735 MTIF Grant,” to provide resources to replace expansion joints and wearing surface along the Hopple Street viaduct in the Camp Washington, North Fairmount, and Millvale neighborhoods; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a grant of up to $4,559,000 from the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (“SORTA”) Metro Transit Infrastructure Fund (“MTIF”); AUTHORIZING the City Manager t   Not available Not available
202601125 134.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/25/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 40-1989, which authorized the establishment of Fund No. 384, “Sewers Activity Fund,” to expand the permissible sources for the fund to include employee fundraising activities, and the permissible uses of the fund to include the costs of employee events, recognition activities, awards, providing equipment, supplies and maintenance for lunchroom facilities, educational opportunities, and training and development programs for sewer district employees.   Not available Not available
202601129 135.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/25/2026, MODIFYING Article II of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by ORDAINING new Section 27, “Office of Strategic Growth,” AMENDING Section 11, “Assistant and Acting City Manager, and REPEALING Section 24, “Office of Opportunity”; ORDAINING new Article XXIV, “Department of Opportunity and Resident Services,” of the Administrative Code; and REPEALING Article XXIV, “Department of Community and Economic Development,” of the Administrative Code.   Not available Not available
202601151 136.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Walsh, WE MOVE that the City of Cincinnati prepare and deliver, within 60 days, a comprehensive report evaluating the City’s ability through the Cincinnati Parks Department or other appropriate agency to acquire and maintain the Paul Clock Bell Tower. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)   Not available Not available
202601064 137.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/11/2026, EXTENDING Interim Development Control Overlay District No. 89, “Data Centers” as an interim development control district for an additional nine months, pursuant to Chapter 1431, “Interim Development Control Overlay District Regulations,” of the Cincinnati Zoning Code.   Not available Not available
202601075 138.ResolutionRESOLUTION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/18/2026, APPROVING Plan Hyde Park as the planning guide for the Hyde Park neighborhood.   Not available Not available
202601159 139.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Jeffreys, Albi, Nolan, Cramerding and Owens, The establishment of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Reading Road and Hamilton Avenue will create “Opportunity Corridors” - areas ripe for private sector development of new housing and jobs. To prepare for these Opportunity Corridors, WE MOVE that the administration produce a report in the 60 days on the following: Identify vacant public land/buildings (City, Port, County owned) located directly along the proposed BRT Opportunity Corridors and within 1/8 mile of it, including the total acreage. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)   Not available Not available