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Meeting Name: Budget, Finance & Governance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/20/2026 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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202600078 11.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Jeffreys, Albi and James, WE MOVE that the administration work with Cincinnati Recreation Commission (CRC) to report back within 60 days to identify which specific CRC locations are not eligible for being childcare facilities today. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Adopt  Action details Not available
202600080 12.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that City Council allocate to Habitat for Humanity $350,000 from the FY’25 Carryover Budget to help to meet Cincinnati’s urgent need for affordable housing, and affordable homeownership in particular. The funds will support the acquisition of nine (9) properties in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE)Held  Action details Not available
202600085 13.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that City Council allocate $69,000 from the Carryover Budget for ‘FY25 for completion of the West End Sports Bar and Grill, to be located at 1776 Linn Street in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE)Held  Action details Not available
202600095 14.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that City Council allocate to the Center for Closing the Health Gap $100,000 from the Special Events portion of the FY’25 Carryover Budget to support the organization’s Health Expo on April 18, 2026 as well as its numerous other impactful initiatives across the City throughout the year to empower residents in improving their health, and support the important work of tackling health disparities. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Held  Action details Not available
202600102 15.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that City Council allocate to the Art Academy of Cincinnati $250,0000 from the FY’25 Carryover Budget to support increased safety measures and infrastructure of the college. The AAC is committed to community safety, accessibility, and the well-being of students in the five block radius immediately surrounding our AAC college campus in OTR. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Held  Action details Not available
202600073 16.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Owens, Vice Mayor Kearney, and Councilmembers Jeffreys, Cramerding, Nolan, Walsh, Albi and James, WE MOVE that the City Administration and the Cincinnati Police Department provide an update on all $5.42 million allocated in Motion #202501648 “Cincinnati’s Increased Investment in Public Safety” approved on September 10, 2025. FURTHER WE MOVE that the Administration provide the update to the committee on Budget, Finance and Governance on January 26, 2026.Adopt  Action details Not available
202600081 17.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmember Johnson, WE MOVE that the City Council allocate to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission the amount of $700,000 from the $5.42 million allocated for public safety by Ordinance No. 290-2025 to help in funding the expansion of the Youth2Work program to year-round jobs, including afterschool jobs. Youth2Jobs includes not only preparation for the world of work through the development of soft skills, but sessions on setting and reaching goals, career exposure and exploration, financial literacy, post-high school plans, and more. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Held  Action details Not available
202600058 18.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/14/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 2-2025 to provide funding to the Hamilton County Land Reutilization Corporation for remediation services at the West Fork Incinerator site.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202600059 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/14/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $136,586.53 from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x5300x7289 to University of Cincinnati Physicians Company, LLC for paramedic training and related services provided to the Cincinnati Fire Department in the final months of FY 2025, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202600060 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/14/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $16,032.96 to Mike Albert Leasing, Inc. from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x5300x7419 as a moral obligation for passenger van rentals in July 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $5,911.36 to T-Mobile USA from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x5200x7212 as a moral obligation for cellular services provided between March 2025 and August 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $4,805.67 to Hamilton County from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x5100x7289 as a moral obligation for services provided at the Emergency Operations Center in July 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $4,020.82 to ESO Solutions, Inc. from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x5300x7418 as a moral obligation for electronic health record data extraction performed in May 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $3,850.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202600072 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/14/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $857.06 to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) from Cincinnati Recreation Commission General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x199x1910x7452 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to music licensing services.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202600061 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/14/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 231-2025 to include the purchase or construction of solar facilities related to the installation of a solar photovoltaic array at the former Center Hill Landfill as authorized uses of bond issuance.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202600062 113.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/14/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x261012, “Center Hill Solar Power Array,” to provide for the installation of a solar photovoltaic array at the site of the former Center Hill Landfill; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $475,400 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x261029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives,” to Income Tax Permanent Improvement Fund 758 to realign sources with uses; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $6,325,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x101x261055, “Strategic Property Acquisition: Health,” to Public Building Improvement Bond Fund 861 to realign sources with uses; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $12,100,400 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x261012, “Center Hill Solar Power Array,” according to the attached Schedule of Appropriation; and DECLARING expenditures for the Center Hill Solar Power Array serveRecommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202600063 114.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/14/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $1,000 from the Rotary Foundation of Cincinnati to provide resources for team building and promotional events in the Cincinnati Fire Department; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7200 for Cincinnati Fire Department team building and promotional events.Recommend Passage Emergency  Action details Not available
202600074 115.ReportREPORT, dated 1/14/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of City Planning and Engagement Zone Change process time. (Reference Document # 202501273)Approve & File  Action details Not available