Meeting Name: Cincinnati City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/3/2021 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202102078 11.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Goodin, WE MOVE the section of Ezzard Charles Drive between Central Parkway and Central Avenue shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Police Memorial Way.”Referred to Neighborhoods Committee  Action details Not available
202102083 12.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Kearney, WE MOVE that the City of Cincinnati Administration provide a report on existing notice resources and practices for zoning changes, building issues, developments, notwithstanding ordinances, liquor licenses, and any other matter requiring notice to community councils, property owners and residents. WE FURTHER MOVE to request information on options for providing notice to residents in addition to the neighborhood community councils and property owners.Referred to Major Projects & Smart Government Committee  Action details Not available
202102098 13.MotionMOTION (AMENDED), dated 06-08-2021, submitted by Councilmember Kearney, WE MOVE for a REPORT on the establishment of the Cincinnati Property Tax and Mortgage Delinquency Program for low to moderate income families to prevent loss of homeownership by homeowners who are delinquent in property tax payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused financial hardships for Cincinnati homeowners, putting many in danger of foreclosure due to delinquent property taxes. Hamilton County Treasurer Charlie Winburn reported in May 2021 that owners of 106 Cincinnati Homestead properties, and 636 Cincinnati owner-occupied homes are delinquent in property taxes, for a total of 742 delinquent Cincinnati property owners. Therefore, the Treasurer has requested that the City of Cincinnati partner with Hamilton County to provide funds to homeowners who are delinquent in property taxes due to the effects of the pandemic so that they will not lose their homes. The Treasurer estimates that the average delinquency is $5,000 for a total of $3,710,000 in delinquent property taxes. The agenReferred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102077 14.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Landsman, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept in-kind donation of a Juneteenth flag in order to fly it from the flagpole at City Hall during the month of June as a recognition of Juneteenth as National Freedom Day.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102096 15.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Mann, I MOVE that the fiscal year 2022 budget include $1 million for preservation of the First Lutheran Church Bell Tower in Over the Rhine immediately adjacent to Washington Park. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102075 16.ResolutionRESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Seelbach, RECOGNIZING and honoring Kristin Shrimplin for her advocacy and support of the LGBTQI+ community as the president and chief executive officer of Women Helping Women.PassedPass Action details Not available
202102079 17.MotionMOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmembers Sundermann and Goodin, WE MOVE that the City prepare an ordinance to designate as a secondary honorary name for the one-block portion of Ezzard Charles Drive in front of the Cincinnati Police Memorial between Central Avenue and West Central Parkway as “Police Memorial *Way.” (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Referred to Neighborhoods Committee  Action details Not available
202102085 18.OrdinanceORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Sundermann from Andrew Garth, City Solicitor, ESTBALISHING certain policies and conditions regarding the application of residential Community Reinvestment Area real property tax abatements for homes in The Sanctuary at River Green subdivision in the California neighborhood of Cincinnati, notwithstanding Ordinance No. 370-2020.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102060 19.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Mann, Kearney, Seelbach and Sundermann, The recent neighborhood boundaries discussion involving Clifton, CUF and Corryville underscores the necessity to review how the City notified neighborhoods for issues happening in adjacent communities. I MOVE that the City Administration, in collaboration with Invest in Neighborhoods and Community Councils leadership, come up with a set of new recommendations to codify how the City engages citizens on issues of development that affect their neighborhoods.Referred to Economic, Growth & Zoning Committee  Action details Not available
202101927 110.ReportREPORT, dated 6/3/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding MARIJUANA-ONLY WARNINGS/CITATIONS/ARRESTS MONTHLY REPORT APRIL 2021.Referred to Law & Public Safety Committee  Action details Not available
202102061 111.ReportREPORT, dated 6/3/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding Department of Finance Report for the Month Ended April 30, 2021.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102062 112.ReportREPORT, dated 6/3/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding Use of ARP Funds for Small Businesses and Neighborhood Business Districts. (See Doc. #202101124)Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102063 113.ReportREPORT, dated 6/3/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding Greenspace Maintenance Budget. (See Doc. #202100742)Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102066 114.ReportREPORT, dated 6/3/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for MAKE-A-WISH HOPE IS ESSENTIAL GALA.Filed  Action details Not available
202102067 115.ReportREPORT, dated 6/3/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for HYDE PARK BLAST.Filed  Action details Not available
202102102 116.ReportREPORT, dated 6/3/2021 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 CINCINNATI PARK BOARD, DBA BURNET WOODS, 3251 Brookline Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230. (#1514087, F8, NEW) [Objections: NONE]Filed  Action details Not available
202102069 117.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in an amount not to exceed $34,560 from the Murray & Agnes Seasongood Good Government Foundation for the purpose of administering an Internship Program; and AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit the grant funds into Citizens Summer Jobs Fund 308.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102080 118.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, AUTHORIZING the establishment of new capital improvement program project account no. 980x162x211629, “Blair Lofts I Residential Development - TIF,” for the purpose of providing resources for Phase I of the Blair Lofts residential development for the creation of affordable housing in the Avondale neighborhood; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $300,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the Avondale Equivalent Fund 468 to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x162x211629, “Blair Lofts I Residential Development - TIF,” to provide resources for acquisition and development costs associated with Phase I of the Blair Lofts residential development in the Avondale neighborhood; and further DECLARING that expenditures from capital improvement program project account no. 980x162x211629, “Blair Lofts I Residential Development - TIF,” will serve a public purpose because the project will provide affordable housing to the Avondale neighborhood.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102081 119.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $150,000 from the General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Related Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to City Manager’s Office non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 for the purpose of providing funds for an audit of City Council ordinances that passed related to economic development deals between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102082 120.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate grant resources in an amount up to $125,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, FY21 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Grant Program (CFDA #16.710), for the purpose of providing assistance with expansion of the Cincinnati Police Department’s current law enforcement mental health and wellness efforts; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, Project Account No. 21LEMH.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102087 121.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with LPH Thrives, LLC, an affiliate of Over-the-Rhine Community Housing, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2113-2117 W. 8th Street, 2122 St. Michael Street, 2130 St. Michael Street, 2131 St. Michael Street, and 642-646 Neave Street in the Lower Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of ten existing buildings and construction of one new building on the property to create approximately 1,789 square feet of commercial space and approximately 67,505 square feet of residential space, consisting of 47 rental units, with the construction of the new building to 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 approximatelReferred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102088 122.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, Establishing fund no. 335, “Schmidlapp Endowments,” for the purpose of receiving interest from Schmidlapp Trust Fund 708 to stage music events in parks.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102089 123.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with 1410 Vine LLC, an affiliate of 3CDC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1410 Vine Street in the Over-The-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 6,572 square feet of commercial space, 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 $3,630,000.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102090 124.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, TO APPROPRIATE to public use property required for the construction of a retaining wall, tiebacks, and drainage system as part of the Riverside Drive Hillside Stabilization Project.Referred to Major Projects & Smart Government Committee  Action details Not available
202102091 125.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grants awarded by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Transit Infrastructure Fund for the purpose of ensuring the timely completion of various road and bridge construction projects throughout the City.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102092 126.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 60 East LLC, thereby authorizing a 12-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 60 E. McMicken Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing buildings into approximately 5,220 square feet of residential space, consisting of 5 two-bedroom residential units, and 1,800 square feet of commercial space, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,178,160.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102093 127.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Broadway Square IV, LLC, an affiliate of The Model Group, Inc., and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 418-424 E. 12th Street, 555 E. 13th Street, and 1409 Main Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, connection with the remodeling of the existing buildings into approximately 4,272 square feet of commercial retail and office space and approximately 15,539 square feet of residential space consisting of 31 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $5,178,022.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102094 128.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 1623 Pleasant Street, LLC, thereby authorizing an 8-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1623 Pleasant Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing building to create approximately 3,530 square feet of residential space consisting of 8 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $602,544.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102095 129.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Blair Lofts I, LTD. and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 3401 Reading Road and 609 Maple Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of a new building comprised of approximately 71,057 square feet of residential space, consisting of 64 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 $10,022,542.Referred to Budget & Finance Committee  Action details Not available
202102101 130.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/3/2021, MODIFYING the provisions of Title V, “Traffic Code,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 501-1-E3, “e-Scooter,” of Chapter 501, “Definitions,” Section 506-4, “Operation of Bicycle, Motorized Bicycles, e-Scooters, and Motorcycles,” of Chapter 506, “Operation and Right of Way,” and Section 505-13, “Protective Equipment,” of Chapter 505, “Loads and Passengers,” and by ORDAINING new Section 501-1-L2, “Low Speed Micromobility Device,” of Chapter 501, “Definitions,” for the purpose of modifying regulations governing the operation of e-scooters on City sidewalks, rights-of-way, and streets.Referred to Major Projects & Smart Government Committee  Action details Not available
202102084 131.ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/1/2021, APPROVING the petition for the 2022-2025 Services Plan that was submitted by property owners within the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District; APPROVING the 2022-2025 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 2022-2025 Services Plan, in accordance with Chapters 727 and 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202102084 1 ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/1/2021, APPROVING the petition for the 2022-2025 Services Plan that was submitted by property owners within the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District; APPROVING the 2022-2025 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 2022-2025 Services Plan, in accordance with Chapters 727 and 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202102084 1 ResolutionRESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/1/2021, APPROVING the petition for the 2022-2025 Services Plan that was submitted by property owners within the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District; APPROVING the 2022-2025 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 2022-2025 Services Plan, in accordance with Chapters 727 and 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102076 132.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/2/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation in an amount up to $505,000 from CinciVTICA, LLC for the purpose of supporting the operations and maintenance of the Cincinnati streetcar; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donation into Streetcar Operations Fund revenue account no. 455x8645; and further AUTHORIZING the transfer of service payments received in lieu of taxes for streetcar operations in accordance with agreements with third-party developers from Urban Redevelopment Tax Increment Equivalent II Fund 763 to Streetcar Operations Fund 455.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202102076 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/2/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation in an amount up to $505,000 from CinciVTICA, LLC for the purpose of supporting the operations and maintenance of the Cincinnati streetcar; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donation into Streetcar Operations Fund revenue account no. 455x8645; and further AUTHORIZING the transfer of service payments received in lieu of taxes for streetcar operations in accordance with agreements with third-party developers from Urban Redevelopment Tax Increment Equivalent II Fund 763 to Streetcar Operations Fund 455.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202102076 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 6/2/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation in an amount up to $505,000 from CinciVTICA, LLC for the purpose of supporting the operations and maintenance of the Cincinnati streetcar; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donation into Streetcar Operations Fund revenue account no. 455x8645; and further AUTHORIZING the transfer of service payments received in lieu of taxes for streetcar operations in accordance with agreements with third-party developers from Urban Redevelopment Tax Increment Equivalent II Fund 763 to Streetcar Operations Fund 455.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102013 133.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit an amount up to $500,000 into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation for the purpose of providing resources for the design required for completion of Smale Riverfront Park; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x212005, “Smale Riverfront Design,” for the purpose of providing resources for the design required for the completion of Smale Riverfront Park; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment Fund 430 to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x212005, “Smale Riverfront Design,” for the purpose of providing resources for the Lot 23 and Lot 28 phase 2 design services required for the completion of Smale Riverfront Park; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to transfer and appropriate $202,215 from the Cincinnati Riverfront Park Fund 329 to capital improvement progPassed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202102013 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit an amount up to $500,000 into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation for the purpose of providing resources for the design required for completion of Smale Riverfront Park; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x212005, “Smale Riverfront Design,” for the purpose of providing resources for the design required for the completion of Smale Riverfront Park; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment Fund 430 to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x212005, “Smale Riverfront Design,” for the purpose of providing resources for the Lot 23 and Lot 28 phase 2 design services required for the completion of Smale Riverfront Park; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to transfer and appropriate $202,215 from the Cincinnati Riverfront Park Fund 329 to capital improvement progEmergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202102013 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit an amount up to $500,000 into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation for the purpose of providing resources for the design required for completion of Smale Riverfront Park; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x212005, “Smale Riverfront Design,” for the purpose of providing resources for the design required for the completion of Smale Riverfront Park; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment Fund 430 to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x212005, “Smale Riverfront Design,” for the purpose of providing resources for the Lot 23 and Lot 28 phase 2 design services required for the completion of Smale Riverfront Park; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to transfer and appropriate $202,215 from the Cincinnati Riverfront Park Fund 329 to capital improvement progSuspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102015 134.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, ESTABLISHING three new capital improvement program project accounts: no. 980x233x212324, “Auburn Avenue Phase 2 OPWC Grant,” for the purpose of providing Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”) grant resources for the second phase of improvements on Auburn Avenue, no. 980x233x212339, “Fairbanks and Delhi Avenues Safety OPWC Grant,” for the purpose of providing OPWC grant resources for safety improvements on Fairbanks and Delhi Avenues, and no. 980x233x212346, “River Rd & Thornton Av Safety OPWC Grant,” for the purpose of providing OPWC grant resources for safety improvements to River Road and Thornton Avenue; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in an amount up to $3,706,540 from OPWC Funding Round 35 to provide resources in an amount up to $1,700,000 for newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x212324, “Auburn Avenue Phase 2 OPWC Grant,” in an amount up to $1,680,000 for newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x212PassedPass Action details Not available
202102015 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, ESTABLISHING three new capital improvement program project accounts: no. 980x233x212324, “Auburn Avenue Phase 2 OPWC Grant,” for the purpose of providing Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”) grant resources for the second phase of improvements on Auburn Avenue, no. 980x233x212339, “Fairbanks and Delhi Avenues Safety OPWC Grant,” for the purpose of providing OPWC grant resources for safety improvements on Fairbanks and Delhi Avenues, and no. 980x233x212346, “River Rd & Thornton Av Safety OPWC Grant,” for the purpose of providing OPWC grant resources for safety improvements to River Road and Thornton Avenue; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in an amount up to $3,706,540 from OPWC Funding Round 35 to provide resources in an amount up to $1,700,000 for newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x212324, “Auburn Avenue Phase 2 OPWC Grant,” in an amount up to $1,680,000 for newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x212Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102016 135.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Apple Street Senior LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 4145 Apple Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of a new building comprised of approximately 49,475 square feet of residential space, consisting of 57 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 $8,759,328.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202102016 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Apple Street Senior LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 4145 Apple Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of a new building comprised of approximately 49,475 square feet of residential space, consisting of 57 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 $8,759,328.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202102016 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement (LEED or Living Building Challenge) with Apple Street Senior LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 4145 Apple Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of a new building comprised of approximately 49,475 square feet of residential space, consisting of 57 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 $8,759,328.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102017 136.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grants from the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality programs, in an amount of up to $6,000,000, and to apply for the Transportation Alternatives Grant from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments in an amount of up to $750,000, all for the timely completion of several transportation projects managed by the City’s Department of Transportation & Engineering.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202102017 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grants from the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality programs, in an amount of up to $6,000,000, and to apply for the Transportation Alternatives Grant from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments in an amount of up to $750,000, all for the timely completion of several transportation projects managed by the City’s Department of Transportation & Engineering.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202102017 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grants from the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality programs, in an amount of up to $6,000,000, and to apply for the Transportation Alternatives Grant from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments in an amount of up to $750,000, all for the timely completion of several transportation projects managed by the City’s Department of Transportation & Engineering.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102018 137.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the establishment of capital improvement program project accounts nos. 980x233x212304, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG 2020 Grant,” and 980x233x212317, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG HC Match,” for the purpose of providing resources for the construction of the Western Hills Viaduct project; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in the amount of up to $1,000,000 from the Surface Transportation Block Grants (STBG) Program (CFDA 20.205) through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana (OKI) Regional Council of Governments to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x212304, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG 2020 Grant”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an amount up to $125,000 from Hamilton County to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x212317, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG HC Match”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an amount up to $1,328,938.76 from the Ohio DepartmenPassed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202102018 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the establishment of capital improvement program project accounts nos. 980x233x212304, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG 2020 Grant,” and 980x233x212317, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG HC Match,” for the purpose of providing resources for the construction of the Western Hills Viaduct project; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in the amount of up to $1,000,000 from the Surface Transportation Block Grants (STBG) Program (CFDA 20.205) through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana (OKI) Regional Council of Governments to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x212304, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG 2020 Grant”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an amount up to $125,000 from Hamilton County to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x212317, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG HC Match”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an amount up to $1,328,938.76 from the Ohio DepartmenEmergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202102018 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the establishment of capital improvement program project accounts nos. 980x233x212304, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG 2020 Grant,” and 980x233x212317, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG HC Match,” for the purpose of providing resources for the construction of the Western Hills Viaduct project; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources in the amount of up to $1,000,000 from the Surface Transportation Block Grants (STBG) Program (CFDA 20.205) through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana (OKI) Regional Council of Governments to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x212304, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG 2020 Grant”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an amount up to $125,000 from Hamilton County to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x212317, “Western Hills Viaduct - STBG HC Match”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an amount up to $1,328,938.76 from the Ohio DepartmenSuspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102019 138.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation from the 2021 Community Makeover Program valued at approximately $600,000 in the form of improvements to the Avondale Recreation Area and the Rockdale Recreation Area.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202102019 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation from the 2021 Community Makeover Program valued at approximately $600,000 in the form of improvements to the Avondale Recreation Area and the Rockdale Recreation Area.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202102019 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation from the 2021 Community Makeover Program valued at approximately $600,000 in the form of improvements to the Avondale Recreation Area and the Rockdale Recreation Area.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102022 139.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in an amount up to $60,000 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, FY21 Violence Against Women Act Grant Program, to support two domestic violence advocates from Women Helping Women.PassedPass Action details Not available
202102022 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in an amount up to $60,000 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, FY21 Violence Against Women Act Grant Program, to support two domestic violence advocates from Women Helping Women.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102023 140.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept funds in an amount up to $7,178,997.50 from the United States Department of the Treasury as provided by the American Rescue Plan Act for the purpose of providing resources for an Emergency Rental Assistance (“ERA2”) program to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic; AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit the funds in Local Fiscal Recovery Fund 469 revenue account no. 469x8543; AUTHORIZING the establishment of American Rescue Plan grant project account no. 469x101xARP101, “ERA2,” for the purpose of providing resources for the ERA2 program to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of the sum of $7,178,997.50 from the unappropriated surplus of Local Fiscal Recovery Fund 469 to newly established American Rescue Plan grant project account no. 469x101xARP101, “ERA2,” for the purpose of providing resources for the ERA2 program; AUTHORIPassed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202102023 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept funds in an amount up to $7,178,997.50 from the United States Department of the Treasury as provided by the American Rescue Plan Act for the purpose of providing resources for an Emergency Rental Assistance (“ERA2”) program to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic; AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit the funds in Local Fiscal Recovery Fund 469 revenue account no. 469x8543; AUTHORIZING the establishment of American Rescue Plan grant project account no. 469x101xARP101, “ERA2,” for the purpose of providing resources for the ERA2 program to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of the sum of $7,178,997.50 from the unappropriated surplus of Local Fiscal Recovery Fund 469 to newly established American Rescue Plan grant project account no. 469x101xARP101, “ERA2,” for the purpose of providing resources for the ERA2 program; AUTHORIEmergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202102023 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept funds in an amount up to $7,178,997.50 from the United States Department of the Treasury as provided by the American Rescue Plan Act for the purpose of providing resources for an Emergency Rental Assistance (“ERA2”) program to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic; AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit the funds in Local Fiscal Recovery Fund 469 revenue account no. 469x8543; AUTHORIZING the establishment of American Rescue Plan grant project account no. 469x101xARP101, “ERA2,” for the purpose of providing resources for the ERA2 program to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of the sum of $7,178,997.50 from the unappropriated surplus of Local Fiscal Recovery Fund 469 to newly established American Rescue Plan grant project account no. 469x101xARP101, “ERA2,” for the purpose of providing resources for the ERA2 program; AUTHORISuspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102026 141.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021 DETERMINING to proceed with special street lighting assessments in Lighting Group 1 for three years beginning August 1, 2020, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 727.23, on the streets or portions of the streets described in Exhibit A hereto.PassedPass Action details Not available
202102026 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021 DETERMINING to proceed with special street lighting assessments in Lighting Group 1 for three years beginning August 1, 2020, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 727.23, on the streets or portions of the streets described in Exhibit A hereto.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102027 142.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, TO LEVY special assessments to pay for a portion of the cost of special street lighting in Lighting Group 1, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 727.25, for the three-year period beginning on August 1, 2020.PassedPass Action details Not available
202102027 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, TO LEVY special assessments to pay for a portion of the cost of special street lighting in Lighting Group 1, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 727.25, for the three-year period beginning on August 1, 2020.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available
202102049 143.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AMENDING Ordinance 313-2020 to increase the amount of loan funding the City Manager or her designee is authorized to apply for, accept, and appropriate from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Water Supply Revolving Loan Account from the previously authorized amount of $8,000,000 to approximately the approximate amount of $10,000,000.Passed EmergencyPass Action details Not available
202102049 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AMENDING Ordinance 313-2020 to increase the amount of loan funding the City Manager or her designee is authorized to apply for, accept, and appropriate from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Water Supply Revolving Loan Account from the previously authorized amount of $8,000,000 to approximately the approximate amount of $10,000,000.Emergency clause to remainPass Action details Not available
202102049 1 OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 5/26/2021, AMENDING Ordinance 313-2020 to increase the amount of loan funding the City Manager or her designee is authorized to apply for, accept, and appropriate from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Water Supply Revolving Loan Account from the previously authorized amount of $8,000,000 to approximately the approximate amount of $10,000,000.Suspension of the three readingsPass Action details Not available