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Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/28/2026 2:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202602952 11.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint John Willingham to the Downtown Special Improvement District (SID) Board for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White)   Not available Not available
202602918 12.MotionMOTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab, WE MOVE that the City of Cincinnati cancel the Council Session scheduled for November 4, 2026.   Not available Not available
202602940 13.ReportRESOLUTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the UC Health Mobile Crisis Team and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for forty years of compassionate service and commitment to the people of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.   Not available Not available
202602919 14.ReportREPORT, dated 10/28/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for EWH Winterfest Market.   Not available Not available
202602927 15.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/28/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $29,416 from Cincinnati Police Department Asset Forfeiture Funds to operate the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s Queen City Safety While Integrating Skills and Hoops (SWISH) Program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Fund 319, “Contributions for Recreation Purposes,” revenue account no. 319x8571.   Not available Not available
202602928 16.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/28/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $47,985.18 from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x5200x7364 to Galls, LLC, as a moral obligation for Fire Department wearing apparel purchases made in FY 2026.   Not available Not available
202602929 17.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/28/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $95,504 in Shine a Light on Dumpers grant funds through the Ohio Attorney General into the Department of Public Services General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x253x7200 to provide resources for cleanup of open-dumping sites and to purchase equipment to deter future dumping; and AUTHORIZING Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8535.   Not available Not available
202602930 18.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/28/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $30,000 from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation to provide resources for fire rescue safety tools and equipment; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Fire Grants and Donations Fund 472, revenue account no. 472x8571.   Not available Not available
202602932 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/28/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $402,500 from the unappropriated surplus of College Hill Equivalent Fund 527 to the Office of Strategic Growth non-personnel operating budget account no. 527x105x7400 to provide resources to the College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation for the acquisition of real property located at 5911 Hamilton Avenue; and DECLARING that expenditures from Office of Strategic Growth non-personnel operating budget account no. 527x105x7400 related to the acquisition of 5911 Hamilton Avenue serve a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in R.C. Section 5709.40(A)(8)) that will benefit and/or serve the District 27 - College Hill Incentive District, subject to compliance with R.C. Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43.   Not available Not available
202602933 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/28/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant up to $64,500 from the Ohio Department of Health, Local Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program, to provide resources for efforts to prevent tobacco use and to promote tobacco cessation in the community; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536.   Not available Not available
202602942 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/28/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a First Amendment to Lease Agreement with 530 Walnut LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, pursuant to which the City will extend the term of an existing lease of City-owned property to 530 Walnut LLC, the City-owned property being a public right-of-way known as Government Place in the Central Business District of Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202602943 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/28/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Lease with Bloc Ministries, Inc., an Ohio not for profit corporation, pursuant to which the City will lease for a term of five years, with two optional renewal terms of an additional five years each, the City owned property located at 719 State Avenue, in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202602944 113.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/28/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Grant of Easement in favor of 616 Race, LLC, pursuant to which the City will grant an easement over a portion of the public right-of-way known as Roots Alley, and adjacent, vacant land owned by the City abutting College Street, in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, in order to allow 616 Race, LLC to construct and install encroachments over the easement area, namely a patio, pergola, trash storage area and fencing.   Not available Not available
202602948 114.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/28/2026, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 307, "Classified Compensation Schedules," of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Sections 417, 418, and 419 of Division 1 to establish the classifications and salary range schedules for the three new employment classifications of Elevator Inspector 1, Elevator Inspector 2, and Elevator Inspector 3.   Not available Not available
202602920 115.MotionMOTION submitted by Councilmembers Nolan, Cramerding, Albi, Owens, and Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the City Administration, in a continuing effort to improve the efficiency, transparency, and consistency of our community grant programs, take the necessary measures to reconstitute the Leveraged Support process as follows: (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE).   Not available Not available
202602925 116.MotionMOTION (AMENDED) submitted by Councilmembers Albi, Nolan, Walsh, Cramerding, Jeffreys, and Owens WE MOVE that the Cincinnati City Council amend Ord. 36-2025 and adopt the following Human Service Fund priorities for the Fiscal Year 2028-2029 funding cycle. The categories and allocations for FY 2028-2029 Human Services Funding are as follows: (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE).   Not available Not available
202602924 117.MotionMOTION submitted by Councilmembers Owens, Nolan, Walsh, James, Albi, and Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the City Administration prepare an ordinance that reflects the following: (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE).   Not available Not available
202602926 118.MotionMOTION submitted by Councilmembers Albi, Nolan, and Cramerding, WE MOVE that the City of Cincinnati establish a Vibrancy Art Fund in the City's Operating Budget to be administered with one or more third-party arts agencies to promote, enhance, and expand access to art and cultural activities in neighborhoods and communities that have historically been underserved by public and private investments. WE FURTHER MOVE that the fund guidance include the following provisions: (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE).   Not available Not available
202602851 119.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmembers Johnson, James and Nolan, WE MOVE that the administration write an ordinance that codifies the following uses for a Cannabis Revenues Restricted Fund previously approved by City Council with the following percentage allocation: Home Repair Fund 25%, New Home Ownership Fund 20%, Ending Childhood Lead Paint Poisoning 25%, Child Savings Accounts 15%, and Youth to Work 15%.   Not available Not available
202602931 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/26/2026, ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement program project account no. 980x105x271046, “Midpointe Crossing REDD Grant,” to provide resources for the Midpointe Crossing Development in the Bond Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $2,000,000 from the Ohio Department of Development’s FY27 State of Ohio Residential Economic Development District Program, to provide resources to advance the development of the Midpointe Crossing Development in the Bond Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into newly established permanent improvement program project account no. 980x105x271046, “Midpointe Crossing REDD Grant,” to provide resources for the Midpointe Crossing Development; 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
202602893 121.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/21/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $359.37 from Cincinnati Police Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x4700x7288 to Amazon Web Services, Inc. for cloud computing platform services, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance.   Not available Not available
202602895 122.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/21/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Property Sale Agreement with East Main Design, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, which provides for the sale of the City-owned property being 0.1544 acres along Ridge Avenue, in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati, which property the City has determined is not needed for a municipal purpose.   Not available Not available
202602879 123.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/27/2026, AMENDING the official zoning map of the City of Cincinnati to rezone the real property located at 5707 and 5711 Madison Road in the Madisonville neighborhood from the T5N.SS-O, “T5 Neighborhood Small Setback-Open,” and T4N.MF, “T4 Neighborhood Medium Footprint,” zoning districts to Planned Development District No. 107, “Veterans Village.” (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List ).    Not available Not available
202602901 124.ResolutionRESOLUTION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/21/2026, APPROVING the Clifton Neighborhood Plan as the planning guide for the Clifton neighborhood.   Not available Not available
202602936 125.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/27/2026, DECLARING improvements to certain real property located at 5051 Estecreek Road in the Winton Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, to be constructed pursuant to a Development Agreement between the City of Cincinnati and OH Cincinnati Estecreek, LLC, to be a public purpose and exempt from real property taxation for a period of thirty years pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.41. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )    Not available Not available
202602892 126.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/21/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x272324, “Pleasant Ridge Pedestrian Safety - TIF,” to provide resources for pedestrian safety and traffic calming infrastructure improvements in the Pleasant Ridge neighborhood along Montgomery Road, Losantiville Avenue, Ridge Avenue, and other streets in and near the Pleasant Ridge Business District; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,000,000 from Pleasant Ridge Equivalent Fund 523 to newly created capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x272324, “Pleasant Ridge Pedestrian Safety - TIF”; and DECLARING expenditures from such project account for pedestrian safety and traffic calming infrastructure improvements, including initial design and predevelopment costs, in and near the Pleasant Ridge Business District to be a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined by Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(8)) that will benefit and/or serve District 23 - Pleasant Ridge Incentive District   Not available Not available
202602894 127.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/21/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement with AMEND Consulting, LLC, pursuant to which the company will agree to create a minimum of eighty new jobs at 312 Plum Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, and the City will agree to provide an income tax credit to the company equal to 45 percent of City income tax revenue created by such new jobs.   Not available Not available