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Meeting Name: Budget and Finance Committee Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 9/13/2021 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, Room 300
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202102643 11.OrdinanceORDINANCE, dated 8/26/2021, submitted by Councilmember Goodin, from Andrew W. Garth, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Title I, “Council and Corporation Miscellany,” by enacting new Chapter 119, “Prohibition on the Solicitation or Acceptance of Campaign Contributions from Persons with a Financial Interest in City Business,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code to restore public trust in elected officials by prohibiting the solicitation or acceptance of campaign contributions from persons having a financial interest in City business while it is pending before Council; and MODIFYING Section 1501-8, “Class C-1 Civil Offenses,” of Title XV, “Code Compliance and Hearings,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code to establish penalties for certain violations of Chapter 119.   Not available Not available
202102726 12.ReportREPORT, dated 9/8/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding FY 2021 Carryover to FY 2022 Report   Not available Not available
202102757 13.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 9/9/2021, PROVIDING for potential income tax refund claims for calendar year 2021 based on state legislation authorizing such refund claims for taxpayers whose employers withheld municipal income tax for the City of Cincinnati even though the underlying income may not be taxable by the City of Cincinnati due to work location during calendar year 2021 by notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2, 14, 15, and 16 of Ordinance No. 0213-2019, which amended the policy of managing the Stabilization Funds for the City of Cincinnati and established the Waterfall Funding Mechanism for funding the Stabilization Funds, to establish a new balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3421, “Income Tax Reserve for Refunds,” within the General Fund 050 as one of the City’s Stabilization Funds and to authorize the transfer of funds to the newly established “Income Tax Reserve for Refunds” balance sheet reserve account; AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $50,015,389 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance    Not available Not available
202102708 14.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Sundermann, WE MOVE the Administration use available closeout dollars to first prioritize the funding of additional recruits for Fire Recruit Class #118 scheduled to start in September, 2021 and Fire Recruit Class #119 scheduled to start in April, 2022 to ensure that each of the class sizes reach the maximum of 60 recruits. WE FURTHER MOVE that the Administration continue to pursue SAFER grant funding opportunities when available to assist in offsetting the cost of those recruit classes. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)   Not available Not available
202102469 15.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Kearney and Keating, WE MOVE that City Council allocate to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati $2,250,000 for the creation of a Boys and Girls Club in the community of Roll Hill from the Carryover Budget of fiscal year 2021, or from another source immediately identified by City Administration, including reserve funds. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).   Not available Not available
202102269 26.ReportREPORT, dated 6/23/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding Motion for spin bicycles and Red Bike program expansion. (See Doc. #202101653)   Not available Not available
202102715 17.MotionMOTION, submitted by Councilmember Landsman, Investing in Community-Driven Safety Plans to Reduce Crime & Violence. In addition to expanded efforts to get illegal guns off our streets and other safety measures the City is pursuing, WE HEREBY MOVE the Administration, working with its many capable and diverse partners, establish a renewed effort to support community-led violence reduction efforts. (BALANCE ON FILE IN CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)   Not available Not available
202102698 18.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 9/9/2021, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 OF JUDGMENT BONDS, OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION THEREOF, OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, COUNTY OF HAMILTON, STATE OF OHIO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING A FINAL JUDGMENT AND COSTS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH; AUTHORIZING A PLEDGE OF THE CITY'S FAITH AND CREDIT OR A PLEDGE OF AND LIEN ON CERTAIN REVENUES AND OTHER CITY RESOURCES, AS APPROPRIATE, TO SECURE SUCH BONDS OR NOTES; AND AUTHORIZING NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO SECURE SUCH BONDS OR NOTES.   Not available Not available
202102699 19.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 9/9/2021, AUTHORIZING the receipt of judgment bond proceeds in the amount of $500,000 into Judgment Bond Fund 815; and AUTHORIZING the expenditure of the sum of $500,000 from Judgment Bond Fund 815 for the purpose of making payments for settlements and judgments against the City.   Not available Not available
202102700 110.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 9/9/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in the amount of up to $180,000 in FY 2022 Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment funds from the State of Ohio, Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, for the purpose of developing the police recruiting process, specifically the College to Law Enforcement Pathway Program (Cadet Program), to enhance the recruitment of women and minorities.   Not available Not available
202102712 111.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 9/9/2021, TO LEVY special assessments to pay for the costs of implementing the 2022-2025 Services Plan for the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District in accordance with Chapters 727 and Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code.   Not available Not available
202102713 112.OrdinanceORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 9/9/2021, DETERMINING to proceed with the assessment of properties in the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District to implement the 2022-2025 Services Plan for the district in accordance with Chapters 727 and Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code.   Not available Not available
202102716 113.CommunicationCOMMUNICATION, dated 7/30/2021, submitted by Clerk of Council, from Various Citizens objecting and withdrawing objection to the 2022-2025 Services Plan for the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District in accordance with Chapters 727 and Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code.   Not available Not available
202102758 114.MotionMOTION, dated 09/07/2021, submitted by Councilmember Keating, As the Administration moves forward with traffic calming measures and infrastructure updates within the city, WE MOVE for the administration to investigate new sustainable infrastructure innovations that provide storm water management through absorption and flow control including (but not limited to) the utilization and implementation of soil cells, urban watersheds, urban rain gardens, bioretention, and permeable pavement. As we continue to see heavy rains and continuous flooding, impacting our residents and businesses, we need to find ways to take the pressure off our storm sewers. WE FURTHER MOVE for the administration to provide a cost analysis with these options to show if a bigger investment in green infrastructure now may save more money than the money spent on aftermath of storms including cleanup efforts, claims and settlements and the utilization of other city resources that are needed in response to flooding/backup after heavy rainfalls.   Not available Not available
202102725 115.ReportREPORT, dated 9/10/2021, submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, regarding Department of Finance Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited)   Not available Not available
202102701 116.OrdinanceORDINANCE submitted by Paula Boggs Muething, City Manager, on 9/9/2021, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Office of Human Relations 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 for the purpose of completing the Black Is Excellence Project; and AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit the donated funds into Special Revenue Fund No. 435, “Human Relations.”   Not available Not available