Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/1/2024 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202401283 11.MotionMOTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, WE MOVE that the Administration provide a report in 60 days regarding the “Cincinnati Futures Commission, A Vision for the Future Cincinnati” recommendations. This report will allow the Mayor and Council to be intentional around the recommendations that require policy guidance. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee  Action details Not available
202401282 12.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Kiana R. Trabue to the Cincinnati Board of Health for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (African American/Female)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401281 13.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Ken Patel to the Cincinnati Board of Health for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (AAPI/Male)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202401265 14.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the Administration maintain the Office of Human Relations which currently functions with a two-person staff. The original Motion #202302162, passed by Council on November 1, 2023, moved that the Administration rename The Office of Human Relations to The Office of Equity and repurpose its mission to prioritize, though not exclusively focus on closing the racial wealth gap in Cincinnati. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Referred to Healthy Neighborhoods Committee  Action details Not available
202401274 15.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return of $1,000,000 to source Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” from capital improvement program project account no. 980x162x231606, “Housing Stability - GF”; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development FY 2024 non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x162x7400 to provide one-time resources for the Homecare Tax Relief Program that will aid and assist in the payment of delinquent property taxes for low-to-moderate income single family homeowners within the City of Cincinnati.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401273 16.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,000 within the General Fund from Councilmember Meeka Owens’ General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7100 to Councilmember Meeka Owens’ General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7200 to realign the office budget for Councilmember Meeka Owens.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401257 17.ReportREPORT, dated 5/1/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Hyde Park Square Art Show.Filed  Action details Not available
202401258 18.ReportREPORT, dated 5/1/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Juneteenth Block Party 2024.Filed  Action details Not available
202401266 19.ReportREPORT, dated 5/1/2024 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 ETC Produce Walnut Hills LLC, 954 McMillan Avenue. (#2530349, New, D1) [Objections: None]Filed  Action details Not available
202401268 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $490,930 from the Energy Futures Grant program (ALN 81.041) awarded by the United States Department of Energy to Environment and Sustainability Fund 436; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401269 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x241049, “Spinney Field Energy Efficiency Grant,” to provide resources for the installation of energy efficiency upgrades to the Police Training Academy at Spinney Field; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant up to $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program (ALN 81.041) awarded by the Ohio Department of Development Energy Efficiency Program to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x241049, “Spinney Field Energy Efficiency Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x241049, “Spinney Field Energy Efficiency Grant.”Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401270 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grant resources from the Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant program to be awarded by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in an amount up to $500,000 for the purpose of providing resources for the Little Miami Scenic Trail, Elstun to Ranchvale, Shared Use Path (PID 115291).Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401271 113.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grants of up to $8,000,000 from the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (ALN 20.205) grant programs; for a grant of up to $1,000,000 from the Transportation Alternatives Grant (ALN 20.205) awarded by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments; for Metro Transit Infrastructure Fund grants awarded by Cincinnati Metro; for grants awarded by the Ohio Public Works Commission; and for Municipal Road Fund grants awarded by Hamilton County, all to fund various Department of Transportation and Engineering transportation projects.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401275 114.ReportREPORT, dated 5/1/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the 115 Trust Funding Policy.Approved & Filed  Action details Not available
202401276 115.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding and Development Agreement with RBM Development Company, LLC, for the redevelopment of property located near the intersection of Red Bank Expressway and Madison Road in the Madisonville neighborhood of Cincinnati, pursuant to which the City will assign service payments in lieu of real property taxes imposed in connection with a proposed thirty-year property tax exemption for improvements pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B), subject to the passage by Council of a separate ordinance authorizing such exemption, to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority to facilitate the redevelopment of the property. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List ).Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401277 116.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, DECLARING improvements to certain parcels of real property located near the intersection of Red Bank Expressway and Madison Road in the Madisonville neighborhood of Cincinnati, which improvements are to be constructed pursuant to a Funding and Development Agreement between the City of Cincinnati and RBM Development Company, LLC, to be a public purpose and exempt from real property taxation for a period of thirty years pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B); and AMENDING Ordinance No. 414-2005, passed on November 2, 2005, as amended, to remove such real property from the operation of that ordinance. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List ).Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401279 117.ReportREPORT, dated 5/1/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance Reports for the Month Ended February 29, 2024.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202401225 118.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Department of Economic Inclusion to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, participation fees, and other things of value from the business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources for the City’s 2024 Business Enterprise Expo; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Special Events Fund 314.PassedPass Action details Not available
202401225 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Department of Economic Inclusion to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, participation fees, and other things of value from the business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources for the City’s 2024 Business Enterprise Expo; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Special Events Fund 314.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401227 119.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of children’s bicycle helmets valued at $9,300 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation and Cincinnati Parks Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit’s Community Safety Initiative; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a monetary donation of $25,000 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into General Fund 050 revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $25,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7300 to provide resources to support Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401227 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of children’s bicycle helmets valued at $9,300 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation and Cincinnati Parks Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit’s Community Safety Initiative; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a monetary donation of $25,000 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into General Fund 050 revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $25,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7300 to provide resources to support Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401227 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of children’s bicycle helmets valued at $9,300 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation and Cincinnati Parks Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit’s Community Safety Initiative; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a monetary donation of $25,000 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into General Fund 050 revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $25,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7300 to provide resources to support Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401222 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 321, “Procurement and Disposal of Supplies, Services and Construction,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Sections 321-1-P, “Professional Services,” 321-1-S, “Service,” 321-13, “Procurement; Supplies, Services and Construction in Excess of $5,000.00 but not Greater Than $50,000.00,” 321-15, “Procurement; Supplies, Services and Construction in Excess of $50,000.00 but not Greater Than $250,000.00,” 321-17, “Procurement; Supplies, Services and Construction in Excess of $250,000.00,” 321-19 “Procurement; Professional Services,” 321-31, “Bid; Opening of Bids,” 321-61, “Proposal; Opening of Proposal,” and 321-97, “Contracts; Joint and Cooperative Purchasing Options.”HeldPass Action details Not available
202401229 121.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Sixth Amendment to the Warren County Water Area Contract between the City of Cincinnati and the Board of County Commissioners of Warren County, Ohio to modify the area in the original agreement to be served by the City.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401229 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Sixth Amendment to the Warren County Water Area Contract between the City of Cincinnati and the Board of County Commissioners of Warren County, Ohio to modify the area in the original agreement to be served by the City.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401229 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Sixth Amendment to the Warren County Water Area Contract between the City of Cincinnati and the Board of County Commissioners of Warren County, Ohio to modify the area in the original agreement to be served by the City.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401230 122.Legislative ResolutionLEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2025, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C § 321.34.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401230 1 Legislative ResolutionLEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2025, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C § 321.34.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401230 1 Legislative ResolutionLEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2025, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C § 321.34.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401248 123.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to dispose of personal property from the Duke Energy Convention Center in advance of the closure and renovation of the center, notwithstanding the prohibitions in Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 321-141 and 321-143 governing the disposal of City-owned personal property.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401248 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to dispose of personal property from the Duke Energy Convention Center in advance of the closure and renovation of the center, notwithstanding the prohibitions in Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 321-141 and 321-143 governing the disposal of City-owned personal property.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401248 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to dispose of personal property from the Duke Energy Convention Center in advance of the closure and renovation of the center, notwithstanding the prohibitions in Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 321-141 and 321-143 governing the disposal of City-owned personal property.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401272 124.ReportREPORT, dated 4/29/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Finance and Budget Monitoring Report for the Period Ending January 31, 2024.Approved & Filed  Action details Not available
202401206 125.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Owens, Albi and Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the administration prepare a report within thirty (30) days on the feasibility of the formation/construction of a permanent memorial for victims of gun violence in Cincinnati. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202401131 126.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Linn Street at Clark Street in the West End neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Robert O’Neal Way” in honor of Robert O’Neal, long-time resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, revered activist, influential grassroots leader, and esteemed visual artist, that has positively impacted the City of Cincinnati through his artist works and civic legacy.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202401131 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Linn Street at Clark Street in the West End neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Robert O’Neal Way” in honor of Robert O’Neal, long-time resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, revered activist, influential grassroots leader, and esteemed visual artist, that has positively impacted the City of Cincinnati through his artist works and civic legacy.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202401131 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Linn Street at Clark Street in the West End neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Robert O’Neal Way” in honor of Robert O’Neal, long-time resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, revered activist, influential grassroots leader, and esteemed visual artist, that has positively impacted the City of Cincinnati through his artist works and civic legacy.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202401245 127.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi and Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the City Administration prepare a report within 60 days to assess the feasibility of leveraging opt-intext messaging as a technology to better communicate with residents. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED).AdoptedPass Action details Not available