Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 10/21/2020 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202002020 11.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Cranley, EXPRESSING the support of the Mayor and Cincinnati City Council for the City Administration to proceed without delay to establish a program to provide financial relief to qualified low-income residential customers experiencing COVID-19-related economic hardship by forgiving delinquent water service and City of Cincinnati stormwater charges accumulated during the COVID-19 crisis between March 1 to September 30, 2020.Referred to Major Projects & Smart Government Committee  Action details Not available
202001880 12.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), dated 09/25/2020, submitted by Councilmember Landsman, from Andrew W. Garth, Interim City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the return of the sum of $339,245 from the Cincinnati Health Department’s Cincinnati Health District Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 416x263x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of Cincinnati Health District Fund 416; AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $339,245 from the unappropriated surplus of Cincinnati Health District Fund 416 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 for the purpose of returning funds to source; AUTHORIZING the return of the sum of $95,000 from the Department of Recreation’s General Fund 050 non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x199x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 for the purpose of providing leveraged support funding to The Dragonfly Foundation to provide support for families affected by pediatric cancer; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of the sum Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202001991 13.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Landsman, Kearney, Young, Seelbach and Sittenfeld, WE MOVE that the Administration work with Kingsley and Co. and the Mt. Auburn community to ensure that project - and community-based commitments are ultimately met, including an attempt by the developer to resolve remaining tenant issues.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202002010 14.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Mann, WE MOVE that the City administration, in light of a recent fatality on Langdon Farm Road, immediately work with Pleasant Ridge Neighborhood representatives to develop a plan to remedy the documented safety issues along this heavily travelled road. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Referred to Neighborhoods Committee  Action details Not available
202001974 15.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by Vice Mayor Smitherman, from Andy Wilson, Senior Advisor for Criminal Justice Policy, Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, regarding the Ohio Revised Code Section that governs law enforcement’s ability to obtain a “no knock” warrant.Referred to Law & Public Safety Committee  Action details Not available
202001872 16.ReportREPORT, dated 10/21/2020 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 TTV CINCI INC, DBA VIV MARKET, 2505 Fairview Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219. (#9078272, C1, C2, Transfer) [Objections: None]Filed  Action details Not available
202001973 17.ReportREPORT, dated 10/21/2020 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 HSLV INC, DBA BANA MARKET, 220 W. McMillan Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. (#3469780, C1, C2, D6, Transfer) [Objections: NONE]Filed  Action details Not available
202002015 18.MemoMEMO, submitted by Andrew Garth, Interim City Solicitor and Kate Burroughs, Sr. Assistant City Solicitor, from Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on October 12, 2020, regarding Solicitor’s opinion concerning No Knock Warrants.Referred to Law & Public Safety Committee  Action details Not available
202001887 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 10/21/2020, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Quitclaim Deed in favor of the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation, to convey land adjacent to Interstate 75 in the Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati in connection with transportation improvement project HAM 75-00.22.Referred to Major Projects & Smart Government Committee  Action details Not available
202001992 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 10/21/2020, ACCEPTING and CONFIRMING the dedication of permanent easements to public use for the construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of storm sewers and appurtenances over and across the property owned by Children’s Hospital Medical Center, an Ohio non-profit corporation, located at 5642 Hamilton Avenue in College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, in accordance with the plat entitled “Easement for storm sewer-Kings Run Watershed.”Referred to Major Projects & Smart Government Committee  Action details Not available
202001993 211.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 10/21/2020, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Care Resource Coordination Support Grant (RC 21) in the amount of $275,583 from the Ohio Department of Health, to support vulnerable populations facing social and economic instability related to COVID-19 testing and diagnosis that results in isolation and quarantine.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202001994 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 10/21/2020, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit a donation in an amount up to $110,000 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation in Fund No. 430, “Parks Private Endowment,” for the purpose of providing resources to reimburse capital improvement program project accounts for the implementation of a landscaping renovation plan completed at Hyde Park Square; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x212003, “Hyde Park Square Renovation,” for the purpose of providing resources for the implementation of a landscaping renovation plan at Hyde Park Square; and further AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $110,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund No. 430, “Parks Private Endowment,” to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x212003, “Hyde Park Square Renovation.”Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202001996 113.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 10/21/2020, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Release of Easement to release public pedestrian ingress and egress easements across certain real property located at 525 Vine Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati to facilitate the redevelopment of Fountain Square West.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202001998 114.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 10/21/2020, DECLARING, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B), improvements to certain parcels of real property at the former Cast-Fab site, located west of Disney Street in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati to be a public purpose and exempt from real property taxation for a period of 30 years.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202001999 115.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 10/21/2020, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Graphite Oakley, LLC, thereby authorizing a 12-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2980 Disney Street in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of five new building into enclosed parking on the first floor, consisting of approximately 564 parking spaces, and approximately 360,828 square feet of residential rental space on the upper floors, consisting of approximately 316 apartments, which construction shall be completed in compliance with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver, Gold or Platinum standards or Living Building Challenge standards, at a total construction cost of approximately $35.569.369.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202002000 116.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 10/21/2020, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in the amount of $56,000 from the Oregon Community Health Information Network COVID-19 Telehealth Funding Program to support telehealth innovation for underserved communities.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202001997 117.RegistrationREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Rachael Mains, Associate, Bricker and Eckler, LLP., 100 S. Third Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-4214 (TWENTY LABS, LLC. ALSO KNOWN AS HEALTHY TOGETHER)Filed  Action details Not available
202001907 118.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Edith Thrower, representing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of two years. (Female/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001915 119.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Denisa Porter, representing the All In Coalition, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of two years. (Female/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001923 120.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Renee Mahaffey Harris, representing the Center for Closing the Health Gap, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of two years. WE FURTHER MOVE that Renee Mahaffey Harris shall serve as Co-Chair of the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force during her term. (Female/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001930 121.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Commissioner Melba Moore, representing the Cincinnati Health Department, with the consent of the Board of Health, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of two years. WE FURTHER MOVE that Commissioner Melba Moore shall serve as Co-Chair of the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force during her term. (Female/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001938 122.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld, WE MOVE that Eric Kearney, representing the African American Chamber of Commerce, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of two years. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001945 123.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Reverend Damon Lynch, III, representing the Community Economic Advancement Initiative, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of two years. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001953 124.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that William West, representing the Cincinnati African American Firefighters Association, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of one year. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001961 125.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Eddie Koen, representing the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of one year. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001962 126.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Joe Mallory, representing the Cincinnati NAACP, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of one year. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001963 127.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Louis Arnold, representing the Sentinel Police Association, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of one year. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001964 128.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Dr. Roosevelt Walker, representing the Cincinnati Medical Association, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of one year. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001965 129.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Bishop Bobby Hilton, representing the National Action Network, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of two years. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001966 130.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld, WE MOVE that Ali Kathman, representing Hamilton County Public Health, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of one year. (Female/White)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202002016 131.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld, WE MOVE that Rev. Mark Bomar, representing the Baptist Ministers Conference, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of one year. (Male/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202002021 132.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Councilmember Sittenfeld and Kearney, WE MOVE that Dr. Lisa Wilson, representing the Black Nurses Association, be appointed to the Racial Equity in Policy Task Force for a term of one year. (Female/AA)ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
202001852 133.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Seelbach, Landsman, Mann, Kearney, Pastor, Sittenfeld and Mayor Cranley, WE MOVE that the Administration coordinate with the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts and the Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners to create a searchable database of individuals convicted of animal abuse to be provided to animal shelters, adoption agencies, and foster agencies.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202002026 134.ResolutionRESOLUTION submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 10/21/2020, DECLARING by legislative resolution the necessity of improving Walworth Avenue by constructing an extension thereto, together with curbs, street lighting, streetscaping, sidewalks, water mains, and storm and sanitary sewer; necessary remediation of soil in the related right-of-way; installing retaining walls; acquiring land necessary to construct and install the foregoing; and acquiring, constructing, and installing other related improvements, and of assessing certain lots adjacent to Walworth Avenue, as extended, for costs of those improvements, in accordance with Chapter 727 of the Ohio Revised Code.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202002027 135.FYI MemoFYI MEMO, dated 10/20/2020, submitted by Councilmember Mann from Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, “Update on Coronavirus Relief Fund Allocation”, The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Mayor and the City Council with an update on funding received by the City from the State of Ohio and Hamilton County under the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), established by the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available