Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/21/2021 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202002310 11.StatementSTATEMENT, (DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY) submitted by Mayor John Cranley, City Manager Paula Boggs Muething, and Commissioner Melba Moore, In response to the public danger arising from verified cases of contagion of SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic, and based in part upon the declaration of a statewide emergency in Ohio by Governor DeWine, I declared a public emergency pursuant to Article III of the Cincinnati Charter and Article XVIII of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati in March 2020. The March 2020 Declaration of Emergency was followed by emergency orders addressing public health concerns and related City operational needs that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. After declaring a state of emergency and instituting severe measures to “flatten the curve” - including a broad stay-at-home order - rates of infection dropped. The State of Ohio began to reopen Ohio’s economy, sector by sector, in accordance with good hygiene and social distancing measures. In consultation with the City Manager and the Health Commissioner, I replaced the March 2020 declaration withFiled  Action details Not available
202100171 12.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, I hereby appoint Henry Daniels to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board (EIAAB) for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advise and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202100170 13.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, I hereby appoint Gregory Forte to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board (EIAAB) for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advise and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202100167 14.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, I hereby appoint Shelly Sherman Greene to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board (EIAAB) for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advise and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202100158 15.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, I hereby reappoint Melissa Wideman to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board (EIAAB) for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advise and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202100152 16.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, I hereby reappoint Sean Rugless to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board (EIAAB) for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202100146 17.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, I hereby reappoint Darrin Redus to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board (EIAAB) for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202100140 18.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, I hereby reappoint Mike Cappel to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board (EIAAB) for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202100174 19.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, I hereby reappoint Chris Habel to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board (EIAAB) for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advise and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202100173 110.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, I hereby reappoint Bob Keppler to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board (EIAAB) for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advise and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202100172 111.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, I hereby reappoint Molly North to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board (EIAAB) for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advise and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202100203 112.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Kearney, WE MOVE that Councilmember Betsy Sundermann be appointed Vice Chair of the Neighborhoods Committee.Referred to Major Projects & Smart Government Committee  Action details Not available
202100217 113.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Kearney, WE MOVE for the city administration to encourage city department leadership and city administration officials to participate in the Groundwater Training provided by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation’s All in Cincinnati coalition. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation is providing the training to the City at no cost and can accommodate up to 50 participants. WE FURTHER MOVE for the city administration to urge all department heads to participate and to select a designee(s) to attend along with them. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Referred to Education, Innovation & Growth Committee  Action details Not available
202100218 114.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Seelbach from Andrew W. Garth, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Cincinnati Municipal Code Charter 908, “Crimes Against the Person,” by amending Section 908-3, “Criminal Intimidation,” for the purpose of adding “gender identity” and “gender expression” to the list of people protected by this Section.Referred to Law & Public Safety Committee  Action details Not available
202100210 115.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Smitherman, WE MOVE that the city administration solicit a quote for the total cost of a forensic audit on all development deals that have come before Cincinnati City Council over the past three years.Referred to Law & Public Safety Committee  Action details Not available
0023-2021 116.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Kearney and Councilmember Landsman, WE MOVE for the Department of City Planning to work with the Clifton, CUF and Corryville neighborhoods to update all official overlay district maps to reflect accurate neighborhood boundaries.Referred to Economic, Growth & Zoning Committee  Action details Not available
202100099 117.ReportREPORT, dated 1/21/2021 submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for YMBR LLC, DBA FERGUSON EXPRESS FOOD MARKET, 2376 Ferguson Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238. (#9836175, C1, C2, D6, TRANSFER) [Objections: NONE]Filed  Action details Not available
202100100 118.ReportREPORT, dated 1/21/2021 submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for PERFECT TASTE ENTERTAINMENT LLC, 6819 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45216. (#70719980005, D1, D2, D3, TRANSFER) [Objections: NONE]Filed  Action details Not available
202100101 119.ReportREPORT, dated 1/21/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding Feasibility of a Two-Way Protected Bike Lane on Clifton Avenue. (SEE REFERENCE DOC #202001464)Referred to Major Projects & Smart Government Committee  Action details Not available
202100102 120.ReportREPORT, dated 1/21/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding Parking Analysis of Madisonville NBD. (SEE REFERENCE DOC #202001320)Referred to Major Projects & Smart Government Committee  Action details Not available
202100136 121.ReportREPORT, dated 1/21/2021 submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for KROGER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ILP, 3760 Paxton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209. (#48888880625, D2, NEW) [Objections: NONE]Filed  Action details Not available
202100169 122.ReportREPORT, dated 1/21/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding Finance and Budget Monitoring Report for the Period Ending November 30, 2020.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202100176 123.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/21/2021, NAMING a new street located in the Sayler Park neighborhood as “Trison Drive.”Referred to Neighborhoods Committee  Action details Not available
202100180 124.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/21/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation totaling $600,000 from the Cincinnati Park Board Commissioner’s Fund for the purpose of purchasing horticultural supplies, executing maintenance contracts, providing salary reimbursements, reimbursing the City for Inwood Park playground equipment, providing for Krohn Conservatory’s gift shop inventory, and providing resources for other vital costs associated with running the City’s parks; and AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit the funds into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202100186 125.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/21/2021, DESIGNATING the Mercantile Library Building located at 414 Walnut Street in the Central Business District as a historic landmark. (COUNCILMEMBER GOODIN EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Referred to Economic, Growth & Zoning Committee  Action details Not available
202100248 126.Registration-UpdateREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Candace Leigh Novak Sabers, Health Care Administration, Government Relations, 3200 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.Filed  Action details Not available
202100255 127.Registration-UpdateREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Robert Kellman, Government Relations, 3200 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.Filed  Action details Not available
202002354 128.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/4/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in an amount of up to $20,000 from the Devou Good Foundation to the Department of Transportation and Engineering Transportation Planning and Urban Design General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x232x7200 for the purpose of providing resources to implement a citywide billboard campaign for Vision Zero; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into the Department of Transportation and Engineering General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202002354 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/4/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in an amount of up to $20,000 from the Devou Good Foundation to the Department of Transportation and Engineering Transportation Planning and Urban Design General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x232x7200 for the purpose of providing resources to implement a citywide billboard campaign for Vision Zero; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into the Department of Transportation and Engineering General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202002354 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/4/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in an amount of up to $20,000 from the Devou Good Foundation to the Department of Transportation and Engineering Transportation Planning and Urban Design General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x232x7200 for the purpose of providing resources to implement a citywide billboard campaign for Vision Zero; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into the Department of Transportation and Engineering General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202002355 229.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/6/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit a donation from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation in an amount of up to $20,000 into the General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Fire Department’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7300 for the purpose of purchasing equipment and training for the expansion of the Cincinnati Fire Department’s EMS Mountain Bike Unit.PassedPass Action details Not available
202002355 2 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/6/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit a donation from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation in an amount of up to $20,000 into the General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Fire Department’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7300 for the purpose of purchasing equipment and training for the expansion of the Cincinnati Fire Department’s EMS Mountain Bike Unit.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202002356 130.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/6/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant in the amount of up to $1,000 from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Harry F. and Mary Ann Fry Fund to the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 for the purpose of providing resources for the operation of the Office of Human Relations; and further AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202002356 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/6/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant in the amount of up to $1,000 from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Harry F. and Mary Ann Fry Fund to the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 for the purpose of providing resources for the operation of the Office of Human Relations; and further AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202002356 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/6/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant in the amount of up to $1,000 from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Harry F. and Mary Ann Fry Fund to the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 for the purpose of providing resources for the operation of the Office of Human Relations; and further AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202002357 131.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/6/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in the amount of up to $160,000 from the State of Ohio, Office of Criminal Justice Services for the purpose of funding personnel costs and equipment for Title III investigations; and AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, Project Account No. 21ODLE.PassedPass Action details Not available
202002357 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/6/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in the amount of up to $160,000 from the State of Ohio, Office of Criminal Justice Services for the purpose of funding personnel costs and equipment for Title III investigations; and AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, Project Account No. 21ODLE.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202002358 132.OrdinanceORDINANCE, dated 12/30/2020, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, from Andrew W. Garth, Interim City Solicitor, MODIFYING the provisions of Title III, Chapter 324, “Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 324-49, “Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board,” to permit renewal of board members’ terms for two additional three-year terms.PassedPass Action details Not available
202002358 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE, dated 12/30/2020, submitted by Mayor John Cranley, from Andrew W. Garth, Interim City Solicitor, MODIFYING the provisions of Title III, Chapter 324, “Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 324-49, “Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board,” to permit renewal of board members’ terms for two additional three-year terms.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202002362 133.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) VERSION B submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/6/2021, MODIFYING Article XV, "Retirement System," of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by amending Section 1, "Board of Trustees," Section 3, "Organization of Board," Section 7, "Actuary," and Section 9, "Actuarial Investigations," to harmonize the Administrative Code with the provisions of the Collaborative Settlement Agreement reached in Sunyak, et al. v. City of Cincinnati, et al., Case Number 1:11-cv-445 in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202002362 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) VERSION B submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/6/2021, MODIFYING Article XV, "Retirement System," of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by amending Section 1, "Board of Trustees," Section 3, "Organization of Board," Section 7, "Actuary," and Section 9, "Actuarial Investigations," to harmonize the Administrative Code with the provisions of the Collaborative Settlement Agreement reached in Sunyak, et al. v. City of Cincinnati, et al., Case Number 1:11-cv-445 in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202002362 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) VERSION B submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/6/2021, MODIFYING Article XV, "Retirement System," of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by amending Section 1, "Board of Trustees," Section 3, "Organization of Board," Section 7, "Actuary," and Section 9, "Actuarial Investigations," to harmonize the Administrative Code with the provisions of the Collaborative Settlement Agreement reached in Sunyak, et al. v. City of Cincinnati, et al., Case Number 1:11-cv-445 in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100002 134.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Landsman, Due to a dramatic decrease in attendance at sports events and concerts, arena vendors are making significantly less than they would in a regular season unaffected by the pandemic. To better understand how we can help, WE MOVE that the Administration provide a report on the impact of a vending lease fee freeze until the arenas resume to full capacity.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202100047 135.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Smitherman, WE MOVE that the City Manager provide a report identifying any city department that may need additional staff hires and/or resources to meet the current workload.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202100077 136.Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/13/2021, DECLARING the necessity of assessing for the control of blight and disease of shade trees along the streets and the public right-of-way, and for planting, care, maintenance, trimming, and removing of shade trees in and along the streets within the City of Cincinnati’s Urban Forestry Maintenance District for the year 2022.PassedPass Action details Not available
202100077 1 Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/13/2021, DECLARING the necessity of assessing for the control of blight and disease of shade trees along the streets and the public right-of-way, and for planting, care, maintenance, trimming, and removing of shade trees in and along the streets within the City of Cincinnati’s Urban Forestry Maintenance District for the year 2022.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100096 137.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/13/2021, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the dedication to public use for right of way purposes the street known as Sanctuary Place and a portion of the street known as Renslar Avenue located in California neighborhood of Cincinnati, in accordance with the plat entitled “The Sanctuary at River Green Right of Way Dedication Plat.”Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202100096 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/13/2021, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the dedication to public use for right of way purposes the street known as Sanctuary Place and a portion of the street known as Renslar Avenue located in California neighborhood of Cincinnati, in accordance with the plat entitled “The Sanctuary at River Green Right of Way Dedication Plat.”Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202100096 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/13/2021, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the dedication to public use for right of way purposes the street known as Sanctuary Place and a portion of the street known as Renslar Avenue located in California neighborhood of Cincinnati, in accordance with the plat entitled “The Sanctuary at River Green Right of Way Dedication Plat.”Suspension of the three readings  Action details Not available
202100097 138.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/13/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Grant of Easement in favor of RGW Development, LLC pursuant to which the City of Cincinnati will grant driveway encroachment easement to construct and maintain paved driveways upon portions of the Columbus Avenue public right-of-way in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati.PassedPass Action details Not available
202100097 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/13/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Grant of Easement in favor of RGW Development, LLC pursuant to which the City of Cincinnati will grant driveway encroachment easement to construct and maintain paved driveways upon portions of the Columbus Avenue public right-of-way in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100098 139.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/13/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Grant of Encroachment Easement in favor of the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority and NAP 8 & Main LLC pursuant to which the City of Cincinnati will grant an aerial encroachment for a projecting canopy located in 721 Main Street that encroaches upon a portion of the Main Street public right-of-way in the Central Business District of Cincinnati.PassedPass Action details Not available
202100261 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/21/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with OTR Project Partners, LLC, pertaining to the development and construction of residential rental units and commercial space at 1617 Elm Street and 1621 Logan Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, and providing for City assistance to the project in the form of a rebate of a portion of the service payments in lieu of taxes imposed in connection with a proposed 30-year property tax exemption for improvements pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.41, subject to the passage by this Council of a separate ordinance authorizing such tax exemption.   Action details Not available
202100098 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/13/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Grant of Encroachment Easement in favor of the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority and NAP 8 & Main LLC pursuant to which the City of Cincinnati will grant an aerial encroachment for a projecting canopy located in 721 Main Street that encroaches upon a portion of the Main Street public right-of-way in the Central Business District of Cincinnati.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100179 140.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation in the amount of up to $2,000 from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to the Office of Environment and Sustainability’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 for the purpose of providing support for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Beyond 34 Initiative; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into the General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202100179 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation in the amount of up to $2,000 from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to the Office of Environment and Sustainability’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 for the purpose of providing support for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Beyond 34 Initiative; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into the General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202100179 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation in the amount of up to $2,000 from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to the Office of Environment and Sustainability’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 for the purpose of providing support for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Beyond 34 Initiative; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into the General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100181 141.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in an amount of up to $391,950 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Mitigation Trust Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x212505, “Fleet Replacements,” for the purpose of replacing a select number of diesel vehicles within the City fleet.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202100181 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in an amount of up to $391,950 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Mitigation Trust Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x212505, “Fleet Replacements,” for the purpose of replacing a select number of diesel vehicles within the City fleet.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202100181 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in an amount of up to $391,950 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Mitigation Trust Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x212505, “Fleet Replacements,” for the purpose of replacing a select number of diesel vehicles within the City fleet.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100182 142.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, LEVYING special assessments for the purpose of the special assessment project at 2347 Reading Road in the City of Cincinnati involving the City of Cincinnati, Ohio Energy Special Improvement District; and further REPEALING Ordinance No. 443-2019, in order to correspondingly amend and restate the levying of special assessments associated with the project.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202100182 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, LEVYING special assessments for the purpose of the special assessment project at 2347 Reading Road in the City of Cincinnati involving the City of Cincinnati, Ohio Energy Special Improvement District; and further REPEALING Ordinance No. 443-2019, in order to correspondingly amend and restate the levying of special assessments associated with the project.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202100182 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, LEVYING special assessments for the purpose of the special assessment project at 2347 Reading Road in the City of Cincinnati involving the City of Cincinnati, Ohio Energy Special Improvement District; and further REPEALING Ordinance No. 443-2019, in order to correspondingly amend and restate the levying of special assessments associated with the project.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100183 143.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, DETERMINING to proceed with the special assessment project at 2347 Reading Road in the City of Cincinnati involving the City of Cincinnati, Ohio Energy Special Improvement District; and further REPEALING Ordinance No. 442-2019, in order to correspondingly amend and restate the determination to proceed with the assessment project.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202100183 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, DETERMINING to proceed with the special assessment project at 2347 Reading Road in the City of Cincinnati involving the City of Cincinnati, Ohio Energy Special Improvement District; and further REPEALING Ordinance No. 442-2019, in order to correspondingly amend and restate the determination to proceed with the assessment project.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202100183 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, DETERMINING to proceed with the special assessment project at 2347 Reading Road in the City of Cincinnati involving the City of Cincinnati, Ohio Energy Special Improvement District; and further REPEALING Ordinance No. 442-2019, in order to correspondingly amend and restate the determination to proceed with the assessment project.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100184 144.Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, DECLARING by legislative resolution the necessity of the special assessment project at 2347 Reading Road in the City of Cincinnati, Ohio involving the City of Cincinnati, Ohio Energy Special Improvement District.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202100184 1 Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, DECLARING by legislative resolution the necessity of the special assessment project at 2347 Reading Road in the City of Cincinnati, Ohio involving the City of Cincinnati, Ohio Energy Special Improvement District.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202100184 1 Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/19/2021, DECLARING by legislative resolution the necessity of the special assessment project at 2347 Reading Road in the City of Cincinnati, Ohio involving the City of Cincinnati, Ohio Energy Special Improvement District.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202002335 145.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/7/2021, NAMING a new street located in the Oakley neighborhood as “Jared Ellis Drive.”PassedPass Action details Not available
202002335 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/7/2021, NAMING a new street located in the Oakley neighborhood as “Jared Ellis Drive.”Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100128 146.MotionMOTION, submitted by Mayor John Cranley and Councilmember Mann, WE MOVE that the Budget and Finance Committee return to weekly meetings every Monday at 1:00 p.m.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202100090 147.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Sundermann, WE MOVE that the Administration modernize the Lobbyist Registration process by developing a simple webpage on the City’s website that will allow registrants to file and pay their registration fees through a web portal. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202100093 148.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Sundermann, I MOVE that Councilmember Jan-Michele Kearney be appointed the Vice Chair of the Education, Innovation, & Growth Committee.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202100022 149.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/20/2021, APPROVING a major amendment to the concept plan and development program statement governing Planned Development District No. 76 to amend and restate the existing concept plan and development program statement governing Planned Development District No. 76 and to incorporate certain adjacent property, thereby approving the rezoning of that property from the CC-A, “Commercial Community-Auto,” zoning district to Planned Development District No. 76, in order to facilitate the construction of a new mixed-used development at the northwest corner of W. Liberty Street and Elm Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood.Referred to Economic, Growth & Zoning CommitteePass Action details Not available
202100022 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/20/2021, APPROVING a major amendment to the concept plan and development program statement governing Planned Development District No. 76 to amend and restate the existing concept plan and development program statement governing Planned Development District No. 76 and to incorporate certain adjacent property, thereby approving the rezoning of that property from the CC-A, “Commercial Community-Auto,” zoning district to Planned Development District No. 76, in order to facilitate the construction of a new mixed-used development at the northwest corner of W. Liberty Street and Elm Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202002309 250.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 12/16/2020, APPROVING an application for the creation of a designated outdoor refreshment area to be known as “DORA at The Banks,” pursuant to Chapter 838 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, “Outdoor Refreshment Areas,” and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper steps to provide for the operation and maintenance of the designated outdoor refreshment area.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202002309 2 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 12/16/2020, APPROVING an application for the creation of a designated outdoor refreshment area to be known as “DORA at The Banks,” pursuant to Chapter 838 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, “Outdoor Refreshment Areas,” and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper steps to provide for the operation and maintenance of the designated outdoor refreshment area.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202002309 2 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 12/16/2020, APPROVING an application for the creation of a designated outdoor refreshment area to be known as “DORA at The Banks,” pursuant to Chapter 838 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, “Outdoor Refreshment Areas,” and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper steps to provide for the operation and maintenance of the designated outdoor refreshment area.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100185 151.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/20/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with OTR Project Partners, LLC, pertaining to the development and construction of residential rental units and commercial space at 1617 Elm Street and 1621 Logan Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, and providing for City assistance to the project in the form of a rebate of a portion of the service payments in lieu of taxes imposed in connection with a proposed 30-year property tax exemption for improvements pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.41, subject to the passage by this Council of a separate ordinance authorizing such tax exemption.Referred to Economic, Growth & Zoning CommitteePass Action details Not available
202100185 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/20/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with OTR Project Partners, LLC, pertaining to the development and construction of residential rental units and commercial space at 1617 Elm Street and 1621 Logan Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, and providing for City assistance to the project in the form of a rebate of a portion of the service payments in lieu of taxes imposed in connection with a proposed 30-year property tax exemption for improvements pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.41, subject to the passage by this Council of a separate ordinance authorizing such tax exemption.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202100261 152.OrdinanceORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 1/21/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with OTR Project Partners, LLC, pertaining to the development and construction of residential rental units and commercial space at 1617 Elm Street and 1621 Logan Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, and providing for City assistance to the project in the form of a rebate of a portion of the service payments in lieu of taxes imposed in connection with a proposed 30-year property tax exemption for improvements pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.41, subject to the passage by this Council of a separate ordinance authorizing such tax exemption.Referred to Economic, Growth & Zoning Committee  Action details Not available