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Meeting Name: Budget, Finance & Governance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/6/2026 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202601181 11.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, DETERMINING to proceed with a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2027, for the control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees in the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District.   Not available Not available
202601191 12.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, LEVYING a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for calendar year 2027 for control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees within the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District.   Not available Not available
202601192 13.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a funding agreement with Groundwork Ohio River Valley to provide one-time operational funding for Green Cincinnati Plan climate resilience programming in Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to expend up to $50,000 of existing resources from Office of Environment and Sustainability General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7400 to provide one-time operational funding to Groundwork Ohio River Valley for Green Cincinnati Plan climate resilience programming in Cincinnati; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose by supporting Green Cincinnati Plan implementation in Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202601194 14.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $565,000 from various capital improvement program project accounts to decrease the funding allocated to those accounts in accordance with Schedule A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Railway Trust Infrastructure Fund 712 to an existing capital improvement program project account to provide resources for a certain capital improvement program project account in accordance with Schedule B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $65,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to an Enterprise Services General Fund non-personnel operating budget account in accordance with Schedule C of the attached Schedule of Transfer.   Not available Not available
202601195 15.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant of $2,000 from the American Heart Association to support the Cincinnati Health Department’s participation in the Ambulatory Quality Improvement Program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571.   Not available Not available
202601193 16.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation from Taking Root and the University of Cincinnati, valued at up to $40,000, consisting of land improvements on City-owned property in the Camp Washington neighborhood of Cincinnati.   Not available Not available
202601197 17.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/1/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept up to $11,056.91 from the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Unclaimed Funds to reimburse the City for unclaimed funds owed to the City; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit unclaimed funds as follows (i) up to $81.92 in the unappropriated surplus of Parking System Facilities Fund 102, (ii) up to $639.72 in the unappropriated surplus of Community Health Center Activities Fund 395, and (iii) up to $10,335.27 in unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050.   Not available Not available
202601206 18.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Walsh regarding Budget Priorities for FY27 Recommended Budget.   Not available Not available
202601207 19.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson regarding Budget Priorities for FY27 Recommended Budget.   Not available Not available
202601208 110.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Owens regarding Budget Priorities for FY27 Recommended Budget.   Not available Not available
202601209 111.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys regarding Budget Priorities for FY27 Recommended Budget.   Not available Not available
202601226 112.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Nolan regarding Budget Priorities for FY27 Recommended Budget.   Not available Not available
202601227 113.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney regarding Budget Priorities for FY27 Recommended Budget.   Not available Not available
202601232 114.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Albi regarding Budget Priorities for FY27 Recommended Budget.   Not available Not available
202601230 115.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember James regarding Budget Priorities for FY27 Recommended Budget.   Not available Not available
202601204 116.PresentationPRESENTATION, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 4/6/2026, regarding Department of City Planning and Engagement (CPE) Budget Presentation.   Not available Not available
202601203 117.PresentationPRESENTATION, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 4/6/2026, regarding Office of Environment and Sustainability (OES) Budget Presentation.   Not available Not available
202601231 118.PresentationPRESENTATION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 4/6/2026, regarding Capital Planning, Debt Capacity, and Debt Affordability.   Not available Not available