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Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/1/2025 2:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202501783 11.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Ron Stubblefield to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)   Not available Not available
202501784 12.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Kai Lewars to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)   Not available Not available
202501786 13.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Gregory Johnson to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)   Not available Not available
202501810 14.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the 2025-2026 University of Cincinnati Portman Center Undergraduate Fellows and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for their participation in the Portman Center for Policy Solutions fellowship program.   Not available Not available
202501820 15.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, WE MOVE that the City Administration prepare a report within the next 30 days to provide updates on all projects that were recommended funding as part of the FY26/27 biennium budget. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED).   Not available Not available
202501604 16.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/1/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of the use of office space, valued at up to $50,000 per year, located in the Central Business District and/or Over-the-Rhine neighborhoods, from the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation and Urban Sites to provide resources to support connecting community members with City services and violence reduction efforts.   Not available Not available
202501737 17.ReportREPORT, dated 10/1/2025 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 Solids and Stripes Billiard Club LLC, DBA Solids and Stripes Billiard Club, 602 Burns Street. (#10004485-1, New, D3) [Objections: None]   Not available Not available
202501794 18.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/1/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $4,200,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (ALN 14.900) to provide resources for remediating lead-based paint hazards in eligible homes throughout Cincinnati and addressing other health risks through the City’s Healthy Homes program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $3,960,000 into Lead Hazard Research Control Fund revenue account no. 387x8556 for lead hazard control and up to $240,000 into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8556 for Healthy Homes initiatives.   Not available Not available
202501795 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/1/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $49,750 from the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to Enterprise Services Parking Meter Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 303x248x7200 to provide resources to maintain and repair the outdoor dining areas located within the public right-of-way.   Not available Not available
202501796 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/1/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept Cannabis Tax revenue from the State of Ohio; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the revenue into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8506.   Not available Not available
202501797 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/1/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept grant resources of $57,000 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation to fund construction of a comfort station at Lytle Park; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x262048, “Lytle Park Comfort Station,” to provide resources to construct a comfort station at Lytle Park; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $57,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x262048, “Lytle Park Comfort Station,” to provide resources for a comfort station at Lytle Park.   Not available Not available
202501802 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/1/2025, DEDICATING, ACCEPTING, AND CONFIRMING the dedication to public use of an approximately 0.081-acre tract of real property as Langston Street, a public right-of-way for street purposes in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202501822 113.RegistrationREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Matt Davis, Government Affairs, Founder, 225 E Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (ENERGY ALLIANCES)   Not available Not available
202501823 114.RegistrationREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Colleen Reynolds, Government Affairs, Partner, 225 E Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (ENERGY ALLIANCES)   Not available Not available
202501824 115.RegistrationREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Annalese Cahill, Government Affairs, Government Relations Manager, 225 E Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (ENERGY ALLIANCES)   Not available Not available
202501761 116.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/24/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant of in-kind services from Public Allies AmeriCorps valued at up to $60,000 to provide one full-time contracted position to carry out key portions of the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan.   Not available Not available
202501762 117.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/24/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,800,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Convention Center Fund 103 to Enterprise Services Convention Center Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 103x243x7200 to provide resources for contractual service obligations and the termination of the current naming rights agreement for the Convention Center.   Not available Not available
202501775 118.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/24/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit a grant of up to $17,347.50 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to reimburse the Cincinnati Parks Department for litter removal expenses for Jackson Hill Park that were incurred and paid for during FY 2025.   Not available Not available
202501778 119.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/24/2025, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x239x262321, “Cin APS FY27 Safety Grant PID 121949,” to provide resources for making pedestrian safety improvements in the Downtown area known as “The Banks,” through the construction of Accessible Pedestrian Signals (“APS”) and ADA-compliant curb ramps (“PID 121949 project”); AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, appropriate, and deposit a Highway Safety Improvement Program (ALN 20.205) Systemic Safety grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) of up to $693,000 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x239x262321, “Cin APS FY27 Safety Grant PID 121949”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x239x262321, “Cin APS FY27 Safety Grant PID 121949”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to do all things necessary to cooperate with the Director of ODOT to complete the PID 121949 project.   Not available Not available
202501779 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/24/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $225,406 from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Health Preparedness (ALN 93.069) to plan and implement emergency preparedness activities in response to public health threats such as bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, and health-related emergencies at the county and regional public health level; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8556.   Not available Not available
202501780 121.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant of up to $142,500 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation to Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 program account no. 2025CPF, “French Park Conservation Grant,” to provide resources for trail improvements and invasive species removal at French Park; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 program account no. 2025CPF, “French Park Conservation Grant.”   Not available Not available
202501781 122.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/24/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant of up to $1,500,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (ALN 15.622), as administered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft, to construct a boat dock for transient vessels at the Public Landing in Downtown Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202501782 123.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/24/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 209 Limited, a subsidiary of Urban Sites, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1425 Main Street, 209 Woodward Street and 1227 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of three existing buildings to into approximately 16,498 square feet of residential space, consisting of seventeen residential units, and approximately 2,680 square feet of commercial space, consisting of two commercial units, at a total remodeling cost of approximately $4,200,000.   Not available Not available
202501789 124.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council, from Rachel Hastings, Chair, Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District Assessment Equalization Board, regarding the Board’s recommendations regarding objections.   Not available Not available
202501793 125.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/1/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with Corryville Community Development Corporation to facilitate acquisition of real property located in the Corryville neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,350,903 from the unappropriated surplus of Corryville Equivalent Fund 488 (Corryville TIF District) to the Department of Community and Economic Development non-personnel operating budget account no. 488x164x7200 to provide resources for the acquisition of real property; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $120,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Corryville Equivalent Fund 488 (Corryville TIF District) to the Department of Community and Economic Development personnel operating budget account no. 488x164x7100 to provide staffing resources in support of the acquisition of real property in the Corryville neighborhood of Cincinnati; and further DECLARING expenditures from such project account related to the acquisition of real property to be a    Not available Not available
202501800 126.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/29/2025, APPROVING the report of the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District Assessment Equalization Board dated September 22, 2025.   Not available Not available
202501799 127.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/29/2025, DETERMINING to proceed with the assessment of properties in the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District to implement the 2026-2029 services plan for the district in accordance with Section 727.23 and Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code.   Not available Not available
202501798 128.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/29/2025, TO LEVY special assessments to pay for the costs of implementing the 2026-2029 services plan for the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District in accordance with Section 727.25 and Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code.   Not available Not available
202501776 129.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, MODIFYING Chapter 723, “Streets and Sidewalks, Use Regulations,” by ORDAINING new Section 723-91, “Trespass in a Transit Center Zone,” and by AMENDING Section 723-26, “Designated Transit Zone,” to promote the safe and efficient operation of the regional transit system in the public right-of-way.   Not available Not available