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Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/4/2025 2:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202501169 11.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Conner Sherman and EXPRESSING the congratulations of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for his outstanding athletic achievement and exemplary character.   Not available Not available
202501142 12.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Parks, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, REPEALING Ordinance No. 352-2023, passed by Council on October 25, 2023, pertaining to the expenditure of $29,000 from Special Events Fund 314 to provide resources for Girls in Government programming.   Not available Not available
202501137 13.ReportREPORT, dated 6/4/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for 2025 Ride for Peace.   Not available Not available
202501139 14.ReportREPORT, dated 6/4/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding City Support for Immigrant Communities. (Reference Document # 202500171)   Not available Not available
202501143 15.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $400,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Emergency Remediation of Defects in Rental Housing Fund 346 to provide resources for a private sewer line replacement; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $750,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7200 to provide resources for necessary fleet repairs before the end of FY 2025.   Not available Not available
202501144 16.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation of up to $60,000 from the Cincinnati Blue Line Foundation, Inc. to support the Children in Trauma Intervention Camp; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Public Safety Special Projects Fund revenue account 456x8571.   Not available Not available
202501145 17.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $20,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to Water Works non-personnel operating budget account no. 101x301x7200 for supplies, services, and costs associated with Greater Cincinnati Water Works Source Water Protection Program to educate the public on water quality at events such as Greater Cincinnati Water University; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to receive and deposit grant funds into Water Works Fund revenue account no. 101x8527.   Not available Not available
202501146 18.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $81,280.30 from the unappropriated surplus of Miscellaneous Permanent Improvement Fund 757 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x232522, “Fleet Replacements - Obsolete,” to acquire automotive and motorized equipment funded by the sale and subrogation proceeds of obsolete automotive and motorized equipment.   Not available Not available
202501147 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of up to $5,000 from the Trust for Public Land to reimburse the City for expenses incurred to support events and activities related to the 2024 National Walk to a Park Day held between October 3 and October 13, 2024; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into W.M. AMPT Free Concerts Fund revenue account no. 8572, “Donations - General Purpose”.   Not available Not available
202501148 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, AMENDING Ordinance No. 11-2025, which authorized the Greater Cincinnati Water Works to expend up to $30,000 for the installation of separate private water service lines for 2112, 2114, 2116, 2118, and 2122 St. Leo Place in the North Fairmount neighborhood, to correctly identify the GCWW non-personnel operating budget account no. as 101x301x1000x7266.   Not available Not available
202501149 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, DETERMINING to proceed with special street lighting assessments in Lighting Group 3 for three years beginning August 1, 2024, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 727.23, on the streets or portions of the streets described in Attachment A hereto.   Not available Not available
202501150 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, TO LEVY special assessments to pay for a portion of the cost of special street lighting in Lighting Group 3, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 727.25, for the three-year period beginning on August 1, 2024.   Not available Not available
202501151 113.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the establishment of new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252047, “CROWN ORT Safety Grant”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate State of Ohio Capital Budget grant resources of up to $140,000, to be distributed by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management and as authorized by House Bill 2 for Fiscal Years 2025-2026, to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252047, “CROWN ORT Safety Grant,” to provide resources for the removal of railroad tracks and ties and repaving a portion of the Ohio River Trail/Oasis Trail; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit State of Ohio Capital Budget grant funds into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252047, “CROWN ORT Safety Grant”; and AUTHORZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources.   Not available Not available
202501152 114.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, MODIFYING Article II, “City Manager,” of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by ORDAINING new Section 24, “Office of Opportunity,” to establish the new Office of Opportunity, and REPEALING existing Section 24, “Office of Human Relations.”   Not available Not available
202501153 115.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, AUTHORIZING a payment of $5,679.13 from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5100x7278 as a moral obligation to Mad Scientist Associates, LLC for invasive species removal in Burnet Woods for the service period of December 2024.   Not available Not available
202501154 116.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, MODIFYING Chapter 307, "Classified Compensation Schedules," of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 819 to move the classification of and new salary schedule plan for Alternative Response Community Service Officer from Division 0 to Division D1.   Not available Not available
202501155 117.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $7,741 within the General Fund, from and to various City Council operating budget accounts, according to the attached Schedule of Transfer, to realign the office budgets of various Councilmembers; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $8,700 from Councilmember Nolan’s General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x014x7100 and $1,250 from Councilmember Nolan’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x014x7200, for a total of $9,950, to City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide resources for short-term emergency rental assistance initiatives; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,200 from Councilmember Owens’ General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7100 and $500 from Councilmember Owens’ General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7200, for a total of $2,700, to City Manager’s Office non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide resources for Acces   Not available Not available
202501156 118.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $600,000, effective FY 2026, from the Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection Public Health Lead Safe Housing Program to provide resources to the Cincinnati Health Department to assist in the control of lead paint, dust, and soil hazards in residential properties, and to provide lead prevention education and training in local high-risk communities; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536.   Not available Not available
202501157 119.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Traction Partners, LLC, amending an agreement previously authorized by Council for a 100 percent tax exemption of the value of improvements made to real property located at 432 Walnut Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, removing the obligation for the company to obtain certification of compliance with LEED standards. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List ).   Not available Not available
202501159 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the grant of a public utility easement in favor of the City of Cincinnati (the “City”) for water mains and related fixtures, equipment, and appurtenances through certain real property in the Mt. Auburn neighborhood of the City of Cincinnati in accordance with the plat entitled CIN 321 - Bigelow St. Phase 3 GCWW Easement No. 1075, as recorded in Plat Book 490, Page 81 of the Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office.   Not available Not available
202501160 121.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the grant of a public utility easement in favor of the City of Cincinnati for water mains and related fixtures, equipment, and appurtenances through certain real property in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled Skytop Redevelopment 5218 Beechmont Avenue WSL 3684 - Skytop Redevelopment E-1092 as recorded in Plat Book 491, Page 53 of the Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office.   Not available Not available
202501161 122.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, ORDAINING new Section 401-84, “Affordability Customer Assistance Program” of Chapter 401, “Water Works” of Division H, “Water Rates” of Title IV, “Public Utilities,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code for the purpose of implementing a modified water rate structure for qualifying low-income senior citizens and disabled veteran customers reflecting a 25 percent reduction from the generally applicable water rates.   Not available Not available
202501162 123.ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/4/2025, APPROVING the petition for the 2026-2029 Services Plan that was submitted by property owners within the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District; APPROVING the 2026-2029 Services Plan adopted by Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District, Inc.; and DECLARING the necessity of assessing the real property within the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District in order to raise funds for the implementation of the 2026-2029 Services Plan in accordance with Chapters 727 and 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code.   Not available Not available
202501163 124.ReportREPORT, dated 6/4/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for The Head and the Heart - ICON Festival Stage.   Not available Not available
202501164 125.ReportREPORT, dated 6/4/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for 2025 FCC3 5K.   Not available Not available
202501166 126.ReportREPORT, dated 6/4/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Black Art Speaks 5th Year Anniversary.   Not available Not available
202501170 127.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Sherry L. Poland, Director of Elections, Hamilton County, Ohio verifying 13,434 valid signatures on a Referendum Petition for Submission to the Electors of the City of Cincinnati, regarding Ordinance 0097-2025.   Not available Not available
202501171 128.PetitionPETITION, submitted by the Clerk of Council, from Jonathan Sutton, from Groundswell Contact LLC, regarding the Referendum Petition on City of Cincinnati Ordinance No. 0097-2025.   Not available Not available
202501089 129.Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, DECLARING the intent to appropriate to public use certain real-property interests necessary to construct, maintain, repair, and replace a 48-inch storm sewer, as well as for the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of a stormwater detention facility in order to alleviate periodic flooding that occurs along Reading Road and adjacent private properties.   Not available Not available
202501089 1 Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, DECLARING the intent to appropriate to public use certain real-property interests necessary to construct, maintain, repair, and replace a 48-inch storm sewer, as well as for the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of a stormwater detention facility in order to alleviate periodic flooding that occurs along Reading Road and adjacent private properties.   Not available Not available
202501089 1 Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, DECLARING the intent to appropriate to public use certain real-property interests necessary to construct, maintain, repair, and replace a 48-inch storm sewer, as well as for the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of a stormwater detention facility in order to alleviate periodic flooding that occurs along Reading Road and adjacent private properties.   Not available Not available
202501090 130.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, LEVYING assessments for unpaid costs incurred by the City of Cincinnati in making emergency repairs to sidewalks, sidewalk areas, curbs, and gutters at various locations in the City through the City of Cincinnati’s Sidewalk Safety Program, in accordance with Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 721-149 through 721-169.   Not available Not available
202501090 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, LEVYING assessments for unpaid costs incurred by the City of Cincinnati in making emergency repairs to sidewalks, sidewalk areas, curbs, and gutters at various locations in the City through the City of Cincinnati’s Sidewalk Safety Program, in accordance with Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 721-149 through 721-169.   Not available Not available
202501091 131.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate energy credit proceeds from energy projects totaling up to $3,500,000 in FY 2025 to Revolving Energy Loan Fund 883 so that the resources may be reinvested into other City energy projects; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the energy credit proceeds into Revolving Energy Loan Fund 883 revenue account no. 883x8569.   Not available Not available
202501091 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate energy credit proceeds from energy projects totaling up to $3,500,000 in FY 2025 to Revolving Energy Loan Fund 883 so that the resources may be reinvested into other City energy projects; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the energy credit proceeds into Revolving Energy Loan Fund 883 revenue account no. 883x8569.   Not available Not available
202501091 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate energy credit proceeds from energy projects totaling up to $3,500,000 in FY 2025 to Revolving Energy Loan Fund 883 so that the resources may be reinvested into other City energy projects; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the energy credit proceeds into Revolving Energy Loan Fund 883 revenue account no. 883x8569.   Not available Not available
202501094 132.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $60,000 from the National Association of County and City Health Officials Regional Emergency Preparedness Program to provide resources for the Cincinnati Health Department and the Metropolitan Sewer District to expand wastewater surveillance of infectious disease transmission in the community; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571.   Not available Not available
202501094 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $60,000 from the National Association of County and City Health Officials Regional Emergency Preparedness Program to provide resources for the Cincinnati Health Department and the Metropolitan Sewer District to expand wastewater surveillance of infectious disease transmission in the community; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571.   Not available Not available
202501093 133.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $1,500,200, effective in FY 2026, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) through the Technology and Equipment Program for Congressionally Directed Spending (ALN 16.710) to support the Cincinnati Police Department and Emergency Communications Center’s adoption of enhanced technology to improve differential response to calls for service; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 26MCDS.   Not available Not available
202501093 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $1,500,200, effective in FY 2026, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) through the Technology and Equipment Program for Congressionally Directed Spending (ALN 16.710) to support the Cincinnati Police Department and Emergency Communications Center’s adoption of enhanced technology to improve differential response to calls for service; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 26MCDS.   Not available Not available
202501096 134.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $1,756,864, effective in FY 2026, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) through the Technology and Equipment Program for Congressionally Directed Spending (ALN 16.710) to support the Cincinnati Police Department and the Emergency Communications Center’s adoption of enhanced technology to improve differential response to calls for service; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 26HCDS.   Not available Not available
202501096 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $1,756,864, effective in FY 2026, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) through the Technology and Equipment Program for Congressionally Directed Spending (ALN 16.710) to support the Cincinnati Police Department and the Emergency Communications Center’s adoption of enhanced technology to improve differential response to calls for service; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 26HCDS.   Not available Not available
202501092 135.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation of up to $135,000 from the United Way of Greater Cincinnati, operating on behalf of the Cincinnati Bengals, into existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x251900, “Outdoor Facilities Renovation,” to reimburse the Cincinnati Recreation Commission for the purchase of playground structures, equipment, materials, and signage for improvements to the Ryan Park Complex; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x251900; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these donated funds.   Not available Not available
202501092 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation of up to $135,000 from the United Way of Greater Cincinnati, operating on behalf of the Cincinnati Bengals, into existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x251900, “Outdoor Facilities Renovation,” to reimburse the Cincinnati Recreation Commission for the purchase of playground structures, equipment, materials, and signage for improvements to the Ryan Park Complex; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x251900; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these donated funds.   Not available Not available
202501095 136.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $6,000 from Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System (CAGIS) Fund operating budget account no. 449x108x1300x7288 to Kucera International, Inc. for outstanding charges related to major data updates and digitization services pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance.   Not available Not available
202501095 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $6,000 from Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System (CAGIS) Fund operating budget account no. 449x108x1300x7288 to Kucera International, Inc. for outstanding charges related to major data updates and digitization services pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance.   Not available Not available
202501095 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $6,000 from Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System (CAGIS) Fund operating budget account no. 449x108x1300x7288 to Kucera International, Inc. for outstanding charges related to major data updates and digitization services pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance.   Not available Not available
202501082 137.ReportREPORT, dated 5/29/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Modular / Manufactured Housing. (Reference Document # 202402534)   Not available Not available
202500992 138.ResolutionRESOLUTION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/29/2025, APPROVING the Westwood Neighborhood Plan as the planning guide for the Westwood neighborhood.   Not available Not available