Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/30/2024 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202401458 11.AppointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Jeanne Golliher to the Woodward Trust for a term expiring on March 31, 2027. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to the authority granted by a Special Act of the Ohio Legislature in 1831. (Female/White)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202401497 12.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, EXPRESSING the desire of the Council of the City of Cincinnati to guarantee that every child in the City of Cincinnati has accessible pathways to experience and interact with nature throughout their childhood; and SUPPORTING policies and decisions that consider and implement the Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights.PassedPass Action details Not available
202401440 13.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval and Councilmember Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING University of Cincinnati President Neville G. Pinto, PhD, as a 2024 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month honoree, and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for his innovative leadership and service as the President of the University of Cincinnati.PassedPass Action details Not available
202401498 14.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, Vice Mayor Kearney, Councilmember Walsh and Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Asianati as a 2024 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month honoree and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for highlighting the richness and diversity of Asian American culture in Cincinnati.PassedPass Action details Not available
202401508 1 ResolutionRESOLUTION (C VERSION), submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING May 11th as World Keffiyah Day.PassedPass Action details Not available
202401499 15.ResolutionRESOLUTION (B VERSION), submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING May 11th as World Keffiyah Day.Filed  Action details Not available
202401442 16.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING May 11, 2024 as World Keffiyeh Day.Filed  Action details Not available
202401366 17.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Sheryl. M.M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Tanner Yess to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of two years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (MALE, BIPOC)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401374 18.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Sheryl. M.M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Nathan Alley to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (MALE, WHITE)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401377 19.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Andrew Musgrave to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Male, White)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401379 110.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Ashlee Dingler to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (FEMALE,BIPOC)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401380 111.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Ashlee Young to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (FEMALE,BIPOC)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401381 112.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Chad Day to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of one year from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Male/White)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401382 113.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Dave Schmitt to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of one year from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Male/White)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401383 114.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Dianna Hodge to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of two years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/BIPOC)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401403 115.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Ericka Copeland to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of one year from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/BIPOC)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401404 116.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Julie Shifman to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of one year from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401405 117.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Kylie J. Johnson to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of two years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401407 118.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Rico Blackman to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of two years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Male/BIPOC)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401408 119.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Savannah Sullivan to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of one year from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401409 120.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Susan Sprigg to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401446 121.ReportREPORT, dated 5/30/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Sunflower Rev It Up for Parkinsons 2024.Filed  Action details Not available
202401448 122.ReportREPORT, dated 5/30/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for 2024 Bengal Block Parties.Filed  Action details Not available
202401465 123.ReportREPORT, dated 5/30/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Ault Park Fireworks.Filed  Action details Not available
202401466 124.ReportREPORT, dated 5/30/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for EWH Farmers Market.Filed  Action details Not available
202401467 125.ReportREPORT, dated 5/30/2024 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 LaMonarca Supermercado, LLC, DBA LaMonarca Supermercado, 2444 Harrison Avenue. (#4957217, New, C1 C2) [Objections: None]Filed  Action details Not available
202401474 226.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $190,000, effective FY 2025, from the State of Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office, FY 2025 Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Program (ALN 20.600), to provide resources for a Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor to provide training, education, and technical support to traffic crimes prosecutors and law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Ohio and to develop a coordinated statewide, multidisciplinary planned approach to the prosecution of impaired driving and other traffic crimes in Ohio; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25TSRP.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401475 127.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024,. AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute an Operations Agreement with Build Cincinnati Development Fund LLC and Cincinnati Housing Development Fund LLC; ESTABLISHING a new Cincinnati Access to Capital Fund for the purpose of receiving and disbursing resources to provide a loan loss reserve for the Cincinnati Access to Capital program; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to redirect and appropriate $3,000,000 from the Build Cincinnati Development Fund to the newly established Cincinnati Access to Capital Fund; and further DECLARING expenditures from the Build Cincinnati Development Fund and the Cincinnati Access to Capital Fund to be for a public purpose.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401476 128.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, APPROVING an application to expand an existing designated outdoor refreshment area in the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, established under Ordinance No. 183-2022, known as the “College Hill DORA,” pursuant to Chapter 838 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, “Outdoor Refreshment Areas”; and AMENDING Ordinance No. 183-2022 to modify the specific boundaries of the existing College Hill DORA.Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee  Action details Not available
202401477 129.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 184-2022 to modify the hours of operation of the existing designated outdoor refreshment area in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, known as the “Hyde Park DORA,” pursuant to Chapter 838 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, “Outdoor Refreshment Areas.”Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee  Action details Not available
202401478 130.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of up to $25,000 from various Cincinnati Recreation Commission General Fund accounts, as provided in Attachment A, as a moral obligation to the Cintas Corporation for cleaning chemicals and chemical mixing station services previously provided.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401479 131.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of up to $850,000 from CinciVTICA, LLC to support the operations and maintenance of the Cincinnati streetcar; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donation into Streetcar Operations Fund revenue account no. 455x8645.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401480 132.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,281,534.68 from the unappropriated surplus of College Hill Equivalent Fund 527 to the Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 527x164x7200 to provide resources for the acquisition of the improvements located at College Hill Plaza at 5819-5851 Hamilton Avenue and 1613-1617 Cedar Avenue; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $468,465.32 from the unappropriated surplus of Municipal Public Improvement Equivalent Fund 491 to the DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 491x164x7200 to provide resources for the acquisition of the improvements located at College Hill Plaza at 5819-5851 Hamilton Avenue and 1613-1617 Cedar Avenue; and DECLARING that expenditures from the DCED non-personnel operating budget account nos. 527x164x7200 and 491x164x7200 for the acquisition of the improvements located at College Hill Plaza at 5819-5851 Hamilton Avenue and 1613-1617 Cedar Avenue are for a publicReferred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401481 133.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $65,000, effective FY 2025, from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office’s FY25 Impaired Driving Enforcement Program (ALN 20.608), to aid in reducing death and injuries resulting from vehicular accidents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 24IDEP.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401482 134.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (“STEP”) grant of up to $70,000, effective FY 2025, from the State of Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office (ALN 20.600), to aid in reducing deaths and injuries resulting from vehicular accidents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the STEP grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 24STEP.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401483 135.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $350,000, effective FY 2025, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2024 Smart Prosecution - Innovative Prosecution Solutions Program (ALN 16.825), to create a criminal case management screening program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into General Government Grants Fund 404x8544, Department of Law project account no. 25IPSP.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401487 136.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, MODIFYING Chapter 413, “Parking Garages and Parking Lots,” and Title XV, Code Compliance and Hearings,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Sections 413-1-D, “Director,”, 413-5, “Application for License,” 413-9, “License Fees,” 413-11, “Issuance of License,” 413-13, “Renewal of License,” 413-15, “Changes After Issue of License,” 413-21, “Parking Tickets,” 413-31, “Inspections by Department of Public Utilities,” 413-33, “Liability Insurance,” 413-37, “Bond in Lieu of Insurance,” 413-45, “Revocation or Suspension Procedure,” 413-99, “Penalties,” and 1501-14, “Class E1 Civil Offenses,” and REPEALING Section 413-35, “Extent of Insurance Coverage,” to establish a clear and effective framework for ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of persons using parking lots and parking garages so as to prevent fraud and neglect and further authorize the City Manager to establish fees to recoup costs associated with licenses issued for the operation of parking lots and garages.Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee  Action details Not available
202401489 137.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/28/2024, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Indybear, LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 604-608 Crown Street in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building to include approximately 3,304 square feet of residential space, consisting of five residential units, which remodeling shall be completed in compliance with Leadership Energy and Environmental Design Silver standards, at a total construction cost of approximately $926,954.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401492 138.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, ESTABLISHING the classification and salary range schedule for the new employment classification of Alternative Response Program Manager; and ORDAINING Section 820 of Division 8, Chapter 307, “Classified Compensation Schedules,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code to reflect this new employment classification.Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee  Action details Not available
202401493 139.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, ESTABLISHING the classification and salary range schedule for the new employment classification of Alternative Response Community Service Officer; and ORDAINING Section 819 of Division 0, Chapter 307, “Classified Compensation Schedules,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code.Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee  Action details Not available
202401494 140.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, DECLARING the intent of Council to waive the provisions of R.C. Section 4117.14(G)(11) during the current collective bargaining negotiations with Cincinnati Fire Fighters Union, IAFF Local 48, and Cincinnati Assistant Fire Chiefs Union, IAFF Local 48, to allow increases in rates of compensation or any other issues with cost implications to be retroactive to January 1, 2024; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager and City Solicitor negotiating the collective bargaining agreements to negotiate retroactive provisions that involve compensation increases or have cost implications.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401495 141.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, DECLARING the intent of Council to waive the provisions of R.C. Section 4117.14(G)(11) during the current collective bargaining negotiations with Queen City Lodge No. 69 Fraternal Order of Police and City of Cincinnati Non-Supervisors and Queen City Lodge No. 69 Fraternal Order of Police and City of Cincinnati Supervisors, to allow increases in rates of compensation or any other issues with cost implications to be retroactive to May 1, 2024; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager and City Solicitor negotiating the collective bargaining agreements to negotiate retroactive provisions that involve compensation increases or have cost implications.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401425 142.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant, effective FY 2025, of up to $120,000 from the State of Ohio Department of Health Creating Healthy Communities program to reimburse existing staff for their work on the Healthy Communities program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536, effective FY 2025.PassedPass Action details Not available
202401425 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant, effective FY 2025, of up to $120,000 from the State of Ohio Department of Health Creating Healthy Communities program to reimburse existing staff for their work on the Healthy Communities program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536, effective FY 2025.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401427 143.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant, effective FY 2025, of up to $225,406 from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Health Preparedness (ALN 93.069) for the planning and implementation of 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, effective FY 2025.PassedPass Action details Not available
202401427 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant, effective FY 2025, of up to $225,406 from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Health Preparedness (ALN 93.069) for the planning and implementation of 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, effective FY 2025.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401428 144.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Drivers and Environmental Impacts of Energy Transition in Underserved Communities Grant of up to $47,288 from Green Umbrella awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results program (ALN 66.509) to Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 to complete the “Evaluating the Environmental, Behavioral, and Financial Benefits of Electrification and Energy Efficiency for Underserved Communities” grant project; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401428 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Drivers and Environmental Impacts of Energy Transition in Underserved Communities Grant of up to $47,288 from Green Umbrella awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results program (ALN 66.509) to Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 to complete the “Evaluating the Environmental, Behavioral, and Financial Benefits of Electrification and Energy Efficiency for Underserved Communities” grant project; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401428 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Drivers and Environmental Impacts of Energy Transition in Underserved Communities Grant of up to $47,288 from Green Umbrella awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results program (ALN 66.509) to Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 to complete the “Evaluating the Environmental, Behavioral, and Financial Benefits of Electrification and Energy Efficiency for Underserved Communities” grant project; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401429 145.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $113,509.61 from the Department of Transportation and Engineering capital improvement program project account no. 980x239x0000x7671x242345, “Traffic Signals Infrastructure,” to Capital Electric pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance for outstanding charges related to traffic signals infrastructure labor, materials, and equipment services provided to the City.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401429 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $113,509.61 from the Department of Transportation and Engineering capital improvement program project account no. 980x239x0000x7671x242345, “Traffic Signals Infrastructure,” to Capital Electric pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance for outstanding charges related to traffic signals infrastructure labor, materials, and equipment services provided to the City.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401429 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $113,509.61 from the Department of Transportation and Engineering capital improvement program project account no. 980x239x0000x7671x242345, “Traffic Signals Infrastructure,” to Capital Electric pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance for outstanding charges related to traffic signals infrastructure labor, materials, and equipment services provided to the City.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401430 146.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $27,663.65 to ATC Group Services LLC dba Atlas Technical Consultants LLC from the Office of Environment and Sustainability (“OES”) General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x5000x7289 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to consultation services provided to OES for additional food and yard waste services and request for proposal (RFP) preparation for curbside cart containers in March and April 2024.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401430 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $27,663.65 to ATC Group Services LLC dba Atlas Technical Consultants LLC from the Office of Environment and Sustainability (“OES”) General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x5000x7289 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to consultation services provided to OES for additional food and yard waste services and request for proposal (RFP) preparation for curbside cart containers in March and April 2024.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401430 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $27,663.65 to ATC Group Services LLC dba Atlas Technical Consultants LLC from the Office of Environment and Sustainability (“OES”) General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x5000x7289 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to consultation services provided to OES for additional food and yard waste services and request for proposal (RFP) preparation for curbside cart containers in March and April 2024.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401436 147.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, DETERMINING to proceed with special street lighting assessments in Lighting Group 1 for three years beginning August 1, 2023, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (“R.C.”) Section 727.23, on the streets or portions of the streets described in Attachment A hereto.PassedPass Action details Not available
202401436 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, DETERMINING to proceed with special street lighting assessments in Lighting Group 1 for three years beginning August 1, 2023, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (“R.C.”) Section 727.23, on the streets or portions of the streets described in Attachment A hereto.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401437 148.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, TO LEVY special assessments to pay for a portion of the cost of special street lighting in Lighting Group 1, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (“R.C.”) Section 727.25, for the three-year period beginning on August 1, 2023.PassedPass Action details Not available
202401437 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, TO LEVY special assessments to pay for a portion of the cost of special street lighting in Lighting Group 1, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (“R.C.”) Section 727.25, for the three-year period beginning on August 1, 2023.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401431 149.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $11,172,581 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts in accordance with Section A of the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $355,979.50 in program income in accordance with Section B of the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; AUTHORIZING the return to source of $436,419.35 from various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts to the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 to realign available grant resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Appropriation Schedule; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $436,419.35 from the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 toPassed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401431 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $11,172,581 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts in accordance with Section A of the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $355,979.50 in program income in accordance with Section B of the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; AUTHORIZING the return to source of $436,419.35 from various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts to the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 to realign available grant resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Appropriation Schedule; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $436,419.35 from the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 toEmergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401431 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $11,172,581 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts in accordance with Section A of the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $355,979.50 in program income in accordance with Section B of the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; AUTHORIZING the return to source of $436,419.35 from various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts to the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 to realign available grant resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Appropriation Schedule; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $436,419.35 from the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 toSuspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401432 150.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $1,916,748 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (“HOPWA”) Fund 465, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, to provide funding to projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program; announcing the City’s intent to use said sum for projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401432 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $1,916,748 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (“HOPWA”) Fund 465, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, to provide funding to projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program; announcing the City’s intent to use said sum for projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401432 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $1,916,748 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (“HOPWA”) Fund 465, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, to provide funding to projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program; announcing the City’s intent to use said sum for projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401433 151.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $2,436,819.50 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the HOME Investment Partnerships (“HOME”) Program (ALN 14.239), to various Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $60,577.86 in program income to Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use said sums for projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program according to the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401433 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $2,436,819.50 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the HOME Investment Partnerships (“HOME”) Program (ALN 14.239), to various Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $60,577.86 in program income to Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use said sums for projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program according to the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401433 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $2,436,819.50 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the HOME Investment Partnerships (“HOME”) Program (ALN 14.239), to various Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $60,577.86 in program income to Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use said sums for projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program according to the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401434 152.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $989,627 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) Program to Emergency Shelter Grant Fund 445 project accounts in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use this sum for projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401434 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $989,627 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) Program to Emergency Shelter Grant Fund 445 project accounts in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use this sum for projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401434 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $989,627 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) Program to Emergency Shelter Grant Fund 445 project accounts in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use this sum for projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401435 153.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, DETERMINING that satisfactory provision has been made for the public improvement needs of parcels within certain project tax increment financing exemptions previously established by the City pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B); APPROVING the use of excess service payments collected pursuant to such exemptions on additional public infrastructure improvements made, to be made, or in the process of being made, all in support of urban redevelopment within the City; and AMENDING Ordinance Nos. 18-2016, 232-2003, 540-2019, 13-2008, 32-2014, 9-2016, 222-2016, 336-2001, 361-2014, 363-2020, and 229-2012 to reflect such determination and use of such excess service payments.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401435 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, DETERMINING that satisfactory provision has been made for the public improvement needs of parcels within certain project tax increment financing exemptions previously established by the City pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B); APPROVING the use of excess service payments collected pursuant to such exemptions on additional public infrastructure improvements made, to be made, or in the process of being made, all in support of urban redevelopment within the City; and AMENDING Ordinance Nos. 18-2016, 232-2003, 540-2019, 13-2008, 32-2014, 9-2016, 222-2016, 336-2001, 361-2014, 363-2020, and 229-2012 to reflect such determination and use of such excess service payments.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401435 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, DETERMINING that satisfactory provision has been made for the public improvement needs of parcels within certain project tax increment financing exemptions previously established by the City pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B); APPROVING the use of excess service payments collected pursuant to such exemptions on additional public infrastructure improvements made, to be made, or in the process of being made, all in support of urban redevelopment within the City; and AMENDING Ordinance Nos. 18-2016, 232-2003, 540-2019, 13-2008, 32-2014, 9-2016, 222-2016, 336-2001, 361-2014, 363-2020, and 229-2012 to reflect such determination and use of such excess service payments.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401457 154.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmembers Jeffreys, Walsh, Johnson, and Owens, WE MOVE that the City Administration provide a report within ninety (90) days on the feasibility of setting up a fund to support residential sidewalk repair. This report should include the current financial burden that homeowners face with repairing their sidewalks and potential sources of funding, including from the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, that could support residents. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202401415 155.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the Administration report back to Council in 60 days on the legal and financial implications of the proposed Charter amendment submitted on January 22, 2024 pertaining to Cincinnati’s participation in its Metropolitan Planning Organization.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202401438 156.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Seventh Street between Walnut Street and Main Street shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Stanley J. Aronoff Way” in honor of Stanley J. Aronoff and in recognition of his contributions and dedication to the arts and his public service to the City of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401438 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Seventh Street between Walnut Street and Main Street shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Stanley J. Aronoff Way” in honor of Stanley J. Aronoff and in recognition of his contributions and dedication to the arts and his public service to the City of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401438 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Seventh Street between Walnut Street and Main Street shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Stanley J. Aronoff Way” in honor of Stanley J. Aronoff and in recognition of his contributions and dedication to the arts and his public service to the City of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available