Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/31/2021 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202101249 11.OrdinanceORDINANCE (B VERSION), submitted by Mayor John Cranley, from Andrew W. Garth, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Title VII, “General Regulations,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by amending Section 723-42, “Mobile Food Vending; Definitions,” and Section 723-44, “Mobile Food Vending; Operating Restrictions,” of Chapter 723, “Streets and Sidewalk, Use Regulations,” to establish a new designated zone for mobile food vending on Harrison Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202101223 12.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Goodin, In 1911, a 6.4 acre property was purchased by the City of Cincinnati to establish a park in the suburb of Evanston. As the neighborhood grew, a pool, tennis and basketball courts, a baseball diamond and bleachers were added to Evanston Park, making it a fun-filled gathering place for the generations of families who lived in the area. In 1917, the Evanston Field House was built, which contained boys/girls restrooms and locker rooms, lifeguard quarters and an equipment room, and was also used for picnics and parties. Evanston Park is part of the Cincinnati Recreation Commission and, unfortunately, over the past 20 years, the Field House has fallen into disrepair. It is estimated a complete renovation of the Field House would cost between $275,000-$396,000. WE MOVE that funds from the American Rescue Plan Act be allocated to pay for renovation of the Evanston Field House.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202101225 13.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Kearney, WE MOVE to appoint Anthony Johnson to the Salary History Working Group.Referred to Equity, Inclusion, Youth & The Arts Committee  Action details Not available
202101248 14.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Landsman and Keating, RECOGNIZING April 4-10, 2021 as National Library Week in the City of Cincinnati, and ENCOURAGING all residents to visit a Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library branch in person or online during this week.PassedPass Action details Not available
202101247 15.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Smitherman and Councilmember Goodin, WE MOVE that funds from the American Rescue Plan Act be allocated to construct a new Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) District 5 headquarters. This cost is estimated to be between $20 - $25 million dollars.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202100985 16.ReportREPORT, dated 3/31/2021 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 WARD EMPIRE LLC, DBA ALABAMA QUE, 2733 Short Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. (#9398120, D5J, NEW) [Objections: NONE]Filed  Action details Not available
202101216 17.ReportREPORT, dated 3/31/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding MARIJUANA-ONLY WARNINGS/CITATIONS/ARRESTS MONTHLY REPORT, FEBRUARY 2021.Filed  Action details Not available
202101227 18.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/31/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant in an amount up to $150,000,000 from the Transportation Review Advisory Council (CFDA 20.205), awarded by and through the Ohio Department of Transportation, to provide resources for the construction associated with replacement of the Western Hills Viaduct; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into the necessary agreements with Hamilton County to jointly apply for these grant resources.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202101228 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/31/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept with gratitude a donation of artwork by artists Ellen Kochansky and Jamie Davis from the commercial real estate firm CBRE.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202101229 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/31/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in an amount of $10,000 from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for the purpose of supporting COVID-19 vaccinations and health equity in vulnerable Cincinnati communities; and AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund 350.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202101230 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/31/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Grant of Encroachment Easements in favor of 2445 Gilbert, LLC, pursuant to which the City of Cincinnati will grant encroachment easements for existing projections encroaching upon the Gilbert Avenue public right-of-way in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202101231 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/31/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to vacate and sell to Uptown Transportation Authority, LLC approximately 0.1749 acres of the public right-of-way known as Bartle Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202101232 113.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/31/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 17E-Fifteen LLC, thereby authorizing an 8-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 17 E. 15th Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 3,576 square feet of residential space, consisting of 6 residential rental units, at a total construction cost of approximately $300,000.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202101233 114.Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/31/2021, DECLARING the necessity of assessing properties in Lighting Group 1 that benefit from special street lighting within the City of Cincinnati for the cost of such lighting for the three-year period beginning August 1, 2020.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202101224 115.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Betsy Sundermann/Councilmember. (ETHICS)Filed  Action details Not available
202101250 116.RegistrationREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent J. Douglas Moormann, Vice President, Development Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (CINCINNATI USA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU)Filed  Action details Not available
202101251 117.RegistrationREGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt, III, President & CEO, Development Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45202. (CINCINNATI USA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU)Filed  Action details Not available
202101252 118.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Cathy Bernardino Bailey/Greater Cincinnati Water Works/Director.Filed  Action details Not available
202101253 119.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Robert Bertsch/Community and Economic Development/Division Manager.Filed  Action details Not available
202101254 120.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Pamela S. Chandler/Deputy Director Chief Financial Officer/Greater Cincinnati Water Works.Filed  Action details Not available
202101255 121.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Jarrod Keythe Bolden/Public Services/Superintendent.Filed  Action details Not available
202101256 122.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Steven Paul Goodin/City Councilmember. (CITY)Filed  Action details Not available
202101257 123.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Roy Jeffrey Hackworth/Community and Economic Development.Filed  Action details Not available
202101258 124.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Curtis Allen Hines/DOTE/Interim Division Manager.Filed  Action details Not available
202101259 125.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Alice Marie Hoctor/Police/Division Manager.Filed  Action details Not available
202101260 126.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for James J McCord/ETS Deputy DirectorFiled  Action details Not available
202101261 127.StatementSTATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Christopher Edward Charles Smitherman/City Council/Vice Mayor of Cincinnati. (CITY)Filed  Action details Not available
202101138 128.MotionMOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Smitherman and Councilmember Keating and Goodin, WE MOVE that a subcommittee of Economic Growth and Zoning be established to address matters related to small business in the City of Cincinnati.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202101183 129.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept and appropriate a grant in the amount of $303,230 from the Get Vaccinated OHIO Public Health Initiative, funded by the Ohio Department of Health, to support activities that will increase immunization rates in children under two years of age, school aged children and adolescents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund 350.PassedPass Action details Not available
202101183 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept and appropriate a grant in the amount of $303,230 from the Get Vaccinated OHIO Public Health Initiative, funded by the Ohio Department of Health, to support activities that will increase immunization rates in children under two years of age, school aged children and adolescents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund 350.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101184 130.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in the amount of $20,000 from the Delta Dental Foundation’s COVID-19 Dental Equipment Fund, to provide funds for the Cincinnati Health Department’s purchase of COVID-19 related dental supplies and equipment, including personal protective equipment (“PPE”), air purifiers, teledentistry equipment, and other necessary resources; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to receive and deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund 350.PassedPass Action details Not available
202101184 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in the amount of $20,000 from the Delta Dental Foundation’s COVID-19 Dental Equipment Fund, to provide funds for the Cincinnati Health Department’s purchase of COVID-19 related dental supplies and equipment, including personal protective equipment (“PPE”), air purifiers, teledentistry equipment, and other necessary resources; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to receive and deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund 350.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101188 131.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $60,850 within the General Fund from and to various operating budget accounts for the purpose of providing funds for the ongoing needs of City departments in accordance with the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $1,744,743 within the Restricted Funds from and to various operating accounts for the purpose of providing funds for the ongoing needs of City departments in accordance with the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $300,000 from the unappropriated surplus of 9-1-1 Cell Phone Fees Fund 364 for the purpose of realigning and providing funds for the ongoing needs of City departments in accordance with the attached Schedule of Transfer.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202101188 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $60,850 within the General Fund from and to various operating budget accounts for the purpose of providing funds for the ongoing needs of City departments in accordance with the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $1,744,743 within the Restricted Funds from and to various operating accounts for the purpose of providing funds for the ongoing needs of City departments in accordance with the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $300,000 from the unappropriated surplus of 9-1-1 Cell Phone Fees Fund 364 for the purpose of realigning and providing funds for the ongoing needs of City departments in accordance with the attached Schedule of Transfer.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202101188 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $60,850 within the General Fund from and to various operating budget accounts for the purpose of providing funds for the ongoing needs of City departments in accordance with the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $1,744,743 within the Restricted Funds from and to various operating accounts for the purpose of providing funds for the ongoing needs of City departments in accordance with the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $300,000 from the unappropriated surplus of 9-1-1 Cell Phone Fees Fund 364 for the purpose of realigning and providing funds for the ongoing needs of City departments in accordance with the attached Schedule of Transfer.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101189 132.MotionMOTION, dated 03/18/2021, submitted by Councilmember Mann, Budget Policy Direction to City Administration for Recommended FY 2022 General Fund Operating Budget. WE MOVE that the City administration prepare a Fiscal Year 2022 Recommended General Fund Operating Budget which respects the following policy guidelines and priorities: 1. The Fiscal Year 2022 General Fund Operating Budget must be balanced. While continuing to strive to have a structurally balanced budget, the fiscal impacts of the pandemic may necessitate the use of one-time sources to balance in Fiscal Year 2022. 2. Given the projected $30.0 million gap between General Fund revenues and expenditures, federal stimulus funds should be used to offset the projected FY 2022 operating budget deficit based on the eligible uses of funds for pandemic related expenditures and/or loss of revenue. (BALANCE OF MOTION ON FILE IN CLERKS OFFICE)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202101190 133.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project no. 980x199x211921, “Riverside Boat Ramp Improvements”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in an amount of up to $200,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Waterways Safety Fund for the purpose of providing funding for the design and construction of the improved boat ramp, boat dock, and restrooms at the Riverside boat ramp.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202101190 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project no. 980x199x211921, “Riverside Boat Ramp Improvements”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in an amount of up to $200,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Waterways Safety Fund for the purpose of providing funding for the design and construction of the improved boat ramp, boat dock, and restrooms at the Riverside boat ramp.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202101190 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project no. 980x199x211921, “Riverside Boat Ramp Improvements”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in an amount of up to $200,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Waterways Safety Fund for the purpose of providing funding for the design and construction of the improved boat ramp, boat dock, and restrooms at the Riverside boat ramp.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101191 134.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, DETERMINING to proceed with improving Walworth Avenue in the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati 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. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202101191 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, DETERMINING to proceed with improving Walworth Avenue in the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati 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. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202101191 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, DETERMINING to proceed with improving Walworth Avenue in the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati 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. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101192 135.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 64 E McMicken LLC, an affiliate of Northcrown Property LLC thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 64 E. McMicken Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing building into approximately 1,370 square feet of commercial space and approximately 4,003 square feet of residential space, consisting of 6 apartments, at a total construction cost of approximately $919,178. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202101192 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 64 E McMicken LLC, an affiliate of Northcrown Property LLC thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 64 E. McMicken Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing building into approximately 1,370 square feet of commercial space and approximately 4,003 square feet of residential space, consisting of 6 apartments, at a total construction cost of approximately $919,178. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202101192 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 64 E McMicken LLC, an affiliate of Northcrown Property LLC thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 64 E. McMicken Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing building into approximately 1,370 square feet of commercial space and approximately 4,003 square feet of residential space, consisting of 6 apartments, at a total construction cost of approximately $919,178. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101193 136.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, LEVYING special assessments to pay for the costs of improving Walworth Avenue in the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati 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 any financing and administrative expenses in connection therewith. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202101193 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, LEVYING special assessments to pay for the costs of improving Walworth Avenue in the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati 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 any financing and administrative expenses in connection therewith. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202101193 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, LEVYING special assessments to pay for the costs of improving Walworth Avenue in the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati 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 any financing and administrative expenses in connection therewith. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101194 137.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 116 E McMicken LLC, an affiliate of Northcrown Property LLC thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 116 E. McMicken Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing building into approximately 549 square feet of commercial space and approximately 5,183 square feet of residential space, consisting of 10 residential rental units, at a total construction cost of approximately $869,325. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202101194 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 116 E McMicken LLC, an affiliate of Northcrown Property LLC thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 116 E. McMicken Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing building into approximately 549 square feet of commercial space and approximately 5,183 square feet of residential space, consisting of 10 residential rental units, at a total construction cost of approximately $869,325. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202101194 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 116 E McMicken LLC, an affiliate of Northcrown Property LLC thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 116 E. McMicken Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing building into approximately 549 square feet of commercial space and approximately 5,183 square feet of residential space, consisting of 10 residential rental units, at a total construction cost of approximately $869,325. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101195 138.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the execution of a Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement with Luma Financial Technologies, LLC, pursuant to which the company agrees to create 58 new jobs at 425 Walnut Street, Suite 2410 in the Central Business District of Cincinnati and, for a period of 4 years, the City agrees to provide an income tax credit equal to 35% of City income tax revenue from such new jobs.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202101195 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the execution of a Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement with Luma Financial Technologies, LLC, pursuant to which the company agrees to create 58 new jobs at 425 Walnut Street, Suite 2410 in the Central Business District of Cincinnati and, for a period of 4 years, the City agrees to provide an income tax credit equal to 35% of City income tax revenue from such new jobs.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202101195 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the execution of a Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement with Luma Financial Technologies, LLC, pursuant to which the company agrees to create 58 new jobs at 425 Walnut Street, Suite 2410 in the Central Business District of Cincinnati and, for a period of 4 years, the City agrees to provide an income tax credit equal to 35% of City income tax revenue from such new jobs.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101196 139.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Robel 1 LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 18 W. Elder Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 500 square feet of commercial space and approximately 3,300 square feet of residential space, consisting of 7 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 total remodeling cost of approximately $300,000.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202101196 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Robel 1 LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 18 W. Elder Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 500 square feet of commercial space and approximately 3,300 square feet of residential space, consisting of 7 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 total remodeling cost of approximately $300,000.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202101196 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Robel 1 LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 18 W. Elder Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 500 square feet of commercial space and approximately 3,300 square feet of residential space, consisting of 7 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 total remodeling cost of approximately $300,000.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101197 140.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Northcrown 56 McMicken LLC, an affiliate of Northcrown Property LLC thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 56 E. McMicken Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing building into approximately 1,081 square feet of commercial space and approximately 6,829 square feet of residential space, consisting of 13 apartments, at a total remodeling cost of approximately $1,501,184. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202101197 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Northcrown 56 McMicken LLC, an affiliate of Northcrown Property LLC thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 56 E. McMicken Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing building into approximately 1,081 square feet of commercial space and approximately 6,829 square feet of residential space, consisting of 13 apartments, at a total remodeling cost of approximately $1,501,184. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202101197 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/24/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Northcrown 56 McMicken LLC, an affiliate of Northcrown Property LLC thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 56 E. McMicken Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing building into approximately 1,081 square feet of commercial space and approximately 6,829 square feet of residential space, consisting of 13 apartments, at a total remodeling cost of approximately $1,501,184. (COUNCILMEMBER KEATING IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101220 141.Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/29/2021, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2022, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C. § 321.34.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202101220 1 Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/29/2021, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2022, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C. § 321.34.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202101220 1 Legislative ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 3/29/2021, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2022, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C. § 321.34.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202101104 142.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Landsman, WE HEREBY MOVE that the Administration provide a brief, high-level report on what it would take in terms of additional crews and funding to achieve optimum level of public services functioning as it relates to sanitation, road treatment, snow removal, and street paving and maintenance. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202101209 143.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Goodin, While Cincinnati continues to grapple with long-term, systemic fixes to its affordable housing shortage, it has become apparent that the location of such units remains an issue for many homeowners. A concentration of subsidized units in one neighborhood can artificially lower property values and deter market-rate and commercial development. Accordingly, WE MOVE that the Administration advise as to whether Council may limit the development of new subsidized housing units in neighborhoods which already contain 50 percent of more of such units in their existing housing stock.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
202101268 144.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Mann, I MOVE for a report from the city administration evaluating the compliance with basic COVID precautions by this past weekend’s attendees at the Banks DORA and what additional enforcement or education may be appropriate to minimize the risk that the DORA will become a major source of new COVID cases. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202101271 145.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Mann, WE MOVE that the administration review the circumstances of yesterday’s death of a seven year old pedestrian hit by a vehicle near 3600 Vine Street in Avondale and develop recommendations for improving traffic and pedestrian safety in this part of Vine Street. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Referred to Neighborhoods Committee  Action details Not available