Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/10/2023 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202301390 11.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Kaitlyn Geiger to the Banks Community Authority for a term of two years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202301391 12.ReappointmentREAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Markiea Carter to the Banks Community Authority for a term of two years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/African American)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202301392 13.AppointmentAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Jason Barron to the Banks Community Authority for a term of two years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White)Held one week pursuant to rule of council  Action details Not available
202301372 14.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the month of May 2023 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Cincinnati.PassedPass Action details Not available
202301387 15.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval and Councilmember Keating, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the City’s childcare providers and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for their essential role in providing for the future of Cincinnati.PassedPass Action details Not available
202301344 16.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that Glenwood Avenue, between Vine Street and Harvey Avenue, be given the honorary, secondary street name of “Lincoln Ware Way” in honor of his 50 years in radio broadcasting, and in honor of “The Lincoln Ware Show” that began at WCIN Radio on Glenwood Avenue. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Referred to Healthy Neighborhoods Committee  Action details Not available
202301367 17.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Title XIV, “Zoning Code of the City of Cincinnati,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, by REPEALING AND REORDAINING the provisions of Section 1437-07, “Applications Subject to Review,” and Section 1437-09, “Development Standards in Urban Design Overlay Districts,” to allow the placement of sandwich board signs in Urban Design Overlay Districts in the College Hill, Hyde Park, and Mt. Airy neighborhoods.Referred to City Planning Commission  Action details Not available
202301379 18.MotionMOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that Cincinnati City Council add an additional $25,000.00 to the Safe & Clean Program, managed by Keep Cincinnati Beautiful, from the FY23 Council Contingency Fund in order to provide an avenue to support gun violence reduction initiatives led by community-based organizations during the summer of 2023 and beyond. Priority should be given to those organizations or programs serving neighborhoods experiencing the most gun violence (shootings). The City should contract with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful to manage the Safe & Clean Fund with the understanding that the application process should be expedited so that funds are available by June 1, 2023.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301322 19.ReportREPORT, dated 5/10/2023, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Drug Court Beyond the Courthouse.Filed  Action details Not available
202301345 110.ReportREPORT, dated 5/10/2023, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for CSO Pride Concert - ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park.Filed  Action details Not available
202301352 111.ReportREPORT, dated 5/10/2023 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 3100 Vandercar Way Inc., DBA Mi Cozumel, 3100 Vandercar Way & Patio. (#8869601, D5, Transfer) [Objections: No]Filed  Action details Not available
202301353 112.ReportREPORT, dated 5/10/2023, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Danger Wheel 2023.Filed  Action details Not available
202301354 113.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in the amount of up to $175,000 in FY 2023 Microgrants - Community Policing Development funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (ALN 16.710), to aid in piloting the Cincinnati Police Department’s Workforce Development Program to recruit and retain cadets; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, project account no. 23WDEV.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301355 114.ResolutionRESOLUTION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, APPROVING Do You Live CT? as the planning guide for the Columbia Tusculum neighborhood.Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee  Action details Not available
202301357 115.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, AMENDING the official zoning map of the City of Cincinnati to rezone certain real property located at 3701 President Drive in the Villages at Roll Hill neighborhood from the SF-2, “Single-family,” zoning district to the RM-2.0, “Residential Multi-family,” zoning district to facilitate the construction of a community service facility. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee  Action details Not available
202301358 116.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Fair Oaks Enterprises, Ltd., thereby authorizing an eleven-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 3005 Vandercar Way in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of a new hotel consisting of approximately 117 rooms, containing approximately 71,000 square feet of commercial space in aggregate, 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 $15,500,000. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301359 117.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Lot 3 Local Oakley, LLC, thereby authorizing an eleven-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2910 Disney Street in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of a new hotel, consisting of approximately 116 rooms, containing approximately 73,621 square feet of commercial space in aggregate, 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 $11,400,000. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301360 118.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Pleasant Cake LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for one hundred percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1527-1531 Pleasant Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of a mixed-use building consisting of approximately 959 square feet of commercial office space and approximately 7,208 square feet of residential space, comprised of approximately five residential rental units, 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 $3,158,393. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301361 119.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, AUTHORIZING a payment of $5,184 from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x5000x7276 to Specific Waste Industries, LLC as a moral obligation of the City of Cincinnati for pharmaceutical waste removal services provided to the Cincinnati Fire Department.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301362 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $6,250,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, FY 2023 COPS Hiring Program (ALN 16.710) to hire up to fifty entry-level police officers; and further AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, Project Account No. 23COPS.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301363 121.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, AMENDING Ordinance No. 317-2022 to authorize the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in an amount up to $35,000 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 (ALN 66.034) and to authorize the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Environmental Studies Fund revenue account no. 436x8543.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301364 122.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, AUTHORIZING the establishment of capital improvement program project account nos. 980x233x232324, “WHV - CEAO LBR 2018 Grant,” 980x233x232325, “WHV - CEAO LBR 2018 HC Match,” 980x233x232326, “WHV - OKI STBG 2019 Grant,” and 980x233x232327, “WHV - OKI STBG 2019 HC Match,” for the purpose of providing resources for the design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of the Western Hills Viaduct project; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to appropriate grant and matching resources in an amount up to $12,375,000 according to the attached Schedule of Appropriation.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301365 123.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grants from the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (ALN 20.205) grant programs in an amount of up to $8,000,000, and to apply for a grant in an amount of up to $1,000,000 from the Transportation Alternatives Grant (ALN 20.205) awarded by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, all for the timely completion of several transportation projects managed by the City’s Department of Transportation & Engineering.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301366 124.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $4,395,307 within the Restricted Funds, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the respective Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; and further AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of the sum of $10,009,632 to the unappropriated surplus of various Restricted Funds in accordance with the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign funds for City departments.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301380 125.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/10/2023, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $12,806,912 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, for the purpose of realigning and providing funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of the sum of $70,000 from the Department of Human Resources General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x121x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of the sum of $26,000 from the non-departmental Lump Sum Payments personnel operating budget account no. 050x924x7100 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $96,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x232505, “Fleet Replacements,” for the purpose of providing resources for automotive and motoriReferred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202301351 126.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for David Mann/Former Councilmember. (ETHICS)Filed  Action details Not available
202301375 127.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Reginald Harris/Councilmember. (ETHICS)Filed  Action details Not available
202301235 128.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/26/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with MCA Center, LLC, an affiliate of Model Group, Inc., thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 414 Walnut Street and 115 Fifth Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of two existing buildings into mixed-use space containing, in aggregate, approximately 47,103 square feet of commercial space, approximately 27,826 square feet of office space, and approximately 124,302 square feet of residential space, consisting of approximately 156 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $52,700,523. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301235 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/26/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with MCA Center, LLC, an affiliate of Model Group, Inc., thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 414 Walnut Street and 115 Fifth Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of two existing buildings into mixed-use space containing, in aggregate, approximately 47,103 square feet of commercial space, approximately 27,826 square feet of office space, and approximately 124,302 square feet of residential space, consisting of approximately 156 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $52,700,523. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202301235 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/26/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with MCA Center, LLC, an affiliate of Model Group, Inc., thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 414 Walnut Street and 115 Fifth Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of two existing buildings into mixed-use space containing, in aggregate, approximately 47,103 square feet of commercial space, approximately 27,826 square feet of office space, and approximately 124,302 square feet of residential space, consisting of approximately 156 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $52,700,523. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List )Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301246 129.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/26/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Findlay Parkside, LLC, an affiliate of The Model Group, Inc., thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1804 Vine Street, 31 E. McMicken Avenue, 1812-1816 Vine Street, 1822 Vine Street, 29 E. McMicken Avenue, 118 Findlay Street, 1720 Elm Street, and 116 W. Elder Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of existing buildings into a mixed-use development consisting of, in aggregate, approximately 16,456 square feet of commercial space and approximately 31,403 square feet of residential space, comprised of approximately 51 residential rental units, which remodeling shall be completed in compliance with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver, Gold or Platinum standards or Living Building Challenge standards, at a tPassed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301246 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/26/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Findlay Parkside, LLC, an affiliate of The Model Group, Inc., thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1804 Vine Street, 31 E. McMicken Avenue, 1812-1816 Vine Street, 1822 Vine Street, 29 E. McMicken Avenue, 118 Findlay Street, 1720 Elm Street, and 116 W. Elder Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of existing buildings into a mixed-use development consisting of, in aggregate, approximately 16,456 square feet of commercial space and approximately 31,403 square feet of residential space, comprised of approximately 51 residential rental units, which remodeling shall be completed in compliance with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver, Gold or Platinum standards or Living Building Challenge standards, at a tEmergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202301246 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/26/2023, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Findlay Parkside, LLC, an affiliate of The Model Group, Inc., thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1804 Vine Street, 31 E. McMicken Avenue, 1812-1816 Vine Street, 1822 Vine Street, 29 E. McMicken Avenue, 118 Findlay Street, 1720 Elm Street, and 116 W. Elder Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of existing buildings into a mixed-use development consisting of, in aggregate, approximately 16,456 square feet of commercial space and approximately 31,403 square feet of residential space, comprised of approximately 51 residential rental units, which remodeling shall be completed in compliance with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver, Gold or Platinum standards or Living Building Challenge standards, at a tSuspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301291 130.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FY 2023 Port Security Grant Program (ALN 97.056), in an amount of up to $134,983 to support the Cincinnati Police Department’s Marine Unit Emergency Response and the Port of Cincinnati Ohio River Surveillance Camera Network and up to $262,500 to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Fire Boat Refurbishment Project; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds in an amount up to $134,983 for the Police Department into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, Project Account No. 23PORT, and to deposit the grant funds in an amount up to $262,500 for the Fire Department into Fire Grant Fund 472x8542.PassedPass Action details Not available
202301291 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FY 2023 Port Security Grant Program (ALN 97.056), in an amount of up to $134,983 to support the Cincinnati Police Department’s Marine Unit Emergency Response and the Port of Cincinnati Ohio River Surveillance Camera Network and up to $262,500 to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Fire Boat Refurbishment Project; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds in an amount up to $134,983 for the Police Department into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, Project Account No. 23PORT, and to deposit the grant funds in an amount up to $262,500 for the Fire Department into Fire Grant Fund 472x8542.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301297 131.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x232311, “Transportation Safety Action Plan Grant,” to provide grant resources to conduct a transportation safety action plan (“TSAP”) to prevent deaths and serious injuries on City of Cincinnati roadways; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant in an amount of up to $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program (ALN 20.939) to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x232311, “Transportation Safety Action Plan Grant,” to conduct a TSAP to prevent deaths and serious injuries on City of Cincinnati roadways; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301297 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x232311, “Transportation Safety Action Plan Grant,” to provide grant resources to conduct a transportation safety action plan (“TSAP”) to prevent deaths and serious injuries on City of Cincinnati roadways; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant in an amount of up to $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program (ALN 20.939) to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x232311, “Transportation Safety Action Plan Grant,” to conduct a TSAP to prevent deaths and serious injuries on City of Cincinnati roadways; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202301297 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x232311, “Transportation Safety Action Plan Grant,” to provide grant resources to conduct a transportation safety action plan (“TSAP”) to prevent deaths and serious injuries on City of Cincinnati roadways; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant in an amount of up to $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program (ALN 20.939) to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x232311, “Transportation Safety Action Plan Grant,” to conduct a TSAP to prevent deaths and serious injuries on City of Cincinnati roadways; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301304 132.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and the employees of the Office of Councilmember Owens to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, and other things of value from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other available sources to host Social Service Day; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit funds donated to the City of Cincinnati for Social Service Day into Fund No. 314, “Special Events.”Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301304 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and the employees of the Office of Councilmember Owens to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, and other things of value from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other available sources to host Social Service Day; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit funds donated to the City of Cincinnati for Social Service Day into Fund No. 314, “Special Events.”Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202301304 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and the employees of the Office of Councilmember Owens to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, and other things of value from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other available sources to host Social Service Day; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit funds donated to the City of Cincinnati for Social Service Day into Fund No. 314, “Special Events.”Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301292 133.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, Authorizing the payment of $5,200 from the Cincinnati Police Department Law Enforcement Grant Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 368x227x4200x7289x22WELL as a moral obligation to E-S Press, Inc. for outstanding charges for a guest speaker at the Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement as a part of the Mental Health America training course in January 2023.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301292 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, Authorizing the payment of $5,200 from the Cincinnati Police Department Law Enforcement Grant Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 368x227x4200x7289x22WELL as a moral obligation to E-S Press, Inc. for outstanding charges for a guest speaker at the Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement as a part of the Mental Health America training course in January 2023.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202301292 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, Authorizing the payment of $5,200 from the Cincinnati Police Department Law Enforcement Grant Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 368x227x4200x7289x22WELL as a moral obligation to E-S Press, Inc. for outstanding charges for a guest speaker at the Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement as a part of the Mental Health America training course in January 2023.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301293 134.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, LEVYING assessments for unpaid costs incurred by the City 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.PassedPass Action details Not available
202301293 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, LEVYING assessments for unpaid costs incurred by the City 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.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301285 135.ReportREPORT, dated 5/3/2023, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance Reports for the Month Ended March 31, 2023.Approved & Filed  Action details Not available
202301276 136.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, WE MOVE that the Administration, in coordination with Motion #2022-00108, provide a strategic report within forty-five days on how City services, facilities, and resources can incorporate nonpartisan voter engagement, registration and identification assistance, and voting law education. The report should, at a minimum, identify which City departments are appropriate for providing such services and outline how each department can use its specific footprint and ongoing interaction with the public to do such voter-engagement work. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED).AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202301316 137.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, Councilmember Owens, Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmembers Cramerding, Harris and Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, EXPRESSING the desire of the Mayor and Council that the City of Cincinnati continue advocating for improvements throughout the progressive design-build process that encourage the shared priorities of minimizing the urban footprint of the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project through further design enhancements.Filed  Action details Not available
202301389 238.ResolutionRESOLUTION (B VERSION), submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, Councilmember Owens, Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmembers Cramerding, Harris and Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, EXPRESSING the desire of the Mayor and Council that the City of Cincinnati continue advocating for improvements throughout the progressive design-build process that encourage the shared priorities of minimizing the urban footprint of the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project through further design enhancements.PassedPass Action details Not available
202301313 139.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper actions to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to facilitate the performance of construction activities for Interstate 75 from Findlay Street to south of Marshall Avenue including interchanges to the new Western Hills Viaduct in connection with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project in the City of Cincinnati.PassedPass Action details Not available
202301313 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper actions to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to facilitate the performance of construction activities for Interstate 75 from Findlay Street to south of Marshall Avenue including interchanges to the new Western Hills Viaduct in connection with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project in the City of Cincinnati.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301314 140.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper actions to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to facilitate the performance of construction activities for Interstate 75 from Linn Street to Findlay Street in connection with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project in the City of Cincinnati.PassedPass Action details Not available
202301314 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper actions to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to facilitate the performance of construction activities for Interstate 75 from Linn Street to Findlay Street in connection with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project in the City of Cincinnati.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301315 141.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper actions to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to facilitate the performance of construction activities for Interstate 75 and the Brent Spence Bridge and companion bridge over the Ohio River to Linn Street in connection with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project in the City of Cincinnati.PassedPass Action details Not available
202301315 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/3/2023, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper actions to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to facilitate the performance of construction activities for Interstate 75 and the Brent Spence Bridge and companion bridge over the Ohio River to Linn Street in connection with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project in the City of Cincinnati.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301277 142.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, WE MOVE for the City Administration to submit an application to the Federal Highway Administration and / or Ohio Department of Transportation to have the City of Cincinnati formalized as a participating agency. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202301262 143.MotionMOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the Administration report within *ninety (90) days on the status of the updates the City is making to its hillside regulations. This update should include, but is not limited to, an update on: Funding sources to cover construction mishaps associated with construction within the hillside district. Regulations associated with stormwater runoff. Work that is being done to update CAGIS’ Hillside Overlay District Map.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202301269 144.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Jeffreys and Cramerding, WE MOVE, that the Administration report back to Council within ninety (90) days on the cost and feasibility of design alternatives that prevent drivers from using a shared, bi-directional, center turn lane as a passing lane. Specifically, the Administration should take into consideration improvements that include, but are not limited to, implementing rumble strips in the center turn lane, using reflective pylons or concrete to create “islands” in portions of the turn lane, or paving the center turn lane with alternative materials like cobble stone. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202301201 145.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/19/2023, AMENDING certain provisions of the Over-the-Rhine Local Historic District Conservation Guidelines governing the conservation and development of the Over-the-Rhine Local Historic District in the Over-the-Rhine, Pendleton, and Mt. Auburn neighborhoods.PassedPass Action details Not available
202301201 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/19/2023, AMENDING certain provisions of the Over-the-Rhine Local Historic District Conservation Guidelines governing the conservation and development of the Over-the-Rhine Local Historic District in the Over-the-Rhine, Pendleton, and Mt. Auburn neighborhoods.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202301243 146.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/26/2023, AMENDING Ordinance 07-2021 to depict the actual artwork to be donated to the City in Exhibit A to the ordinance.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202301243 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/26/2023, AMENDING Ordinance 07-2021 to depict the actual artwork to be donated to the City in Exhibit A to the ordinance.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202301243 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/26/2023, AMENDING Ordinance 07-2021 to depict the actual artwork to be donated to the City in Exhibit A to the ordinance.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available