ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for various grants of up to $6,000,000 per application from the Metro Transit Infrastructure Fund (“MTIF”) program as awarded by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (“SORTA”), the Municipal Road Fund (“MRF”) program awarded by Hamilton County, the State Capital Improvement Program (“SCIP”), Local Transportation Improvement Program (“LTIP”), and Revolving Loan Program (“RLP”) grants awarded by the Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”), and the Surface Transportation Block Grants (“STBG”), Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (“CMAQ”) grants, Transportation Alternatives (“TA”) grants, and STBG Repaving program grants awarded by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (“OKI”) (ALN 20.205), to fund various City road, bridge, pedestrian, and bicycle construction projects identified in Attachment A.

Committee

Cincinnati City Council

Requested by

Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

Introduced

May 8, 2026

On agenda

May 20, 2026

Passed

May 20, 2026

Enacted

May 20, 2026

Enactment no.

0145-2026

Where it was heard

Cincinnati City Council May 20, 2026 Passed Emergency Pass Cincinnati City Council May 20, 2026 Emergency clause to remain Pass Cincinnati City Council May 20, 2026 Suspension of the three readings Pass Budget, Finance & Governance Committee May 18, 2026 Recommend Passage Emergency Cincinnati City Council May 13, 2026 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

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