Cincinnati City Council

Council Chambers, Room 300

Agenda — 85 items

1. 1 ROLL CALL
2. 1 Council convened at 2:17 P.M., Mayor Aftab Pureval, Presiding.
3. 2 Council observed a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
4. 3 There being no objection, the Minutes of the previous session of council were Approved and Filed.
5. 3 In attendance were City Manager Sheryl Long, City Solicitor Emily Smart Woerner, and Clerk of Council Anthony Covington.
6. 4 MAYOR AFTAB
7. 5 Human Service Advisory Committee
8. 1. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Kevin Kushman to the Human Service Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White) 202602844 Confirmed Pass
9. 2. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Alesia Smith to the Human Service Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202602845 Confirmed Pass
10. 3. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Florence Malone to the Human Service Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202602860 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
11. 9 Cincinnati Southern Railway Board of Trustees
12. 4. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Mark Mallory to the Cincinnati Southern Railway Board of Trustees for a term of five years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA) 202602846 Confirmed Pass
13. 5. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Paul Muething to the Cincinnati Southern Railway Board of Trustees for a term of five years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White) 202602847 Confirmed Pass
14. 12 Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
15. 6. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Roxanne Qualls to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White) 202602848 Confirmed Pass
16. 14 Convention Facilities Authority
17. 7. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Dari Daniels to the Convention Facilities Authority for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202602849 Confirmed Pass
18. 16 Board of Housing Appeals
19. 8. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Gaibriele Givens to the Board of Housing Appeals for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202602850 Confirmed Pass
20. 18 MR. JOHNSON
21. 9. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Ronald J. Twitty and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for Mr. Twitty’s distinguished service, leadership, and contributions to the Cincinnati Police Department and the Cincinnati community. 202602868 Passed Pass
22. 20 MR. JOHNSON
23. 21 MS. KEARNEY
24. 10. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson and Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that City Council allocate $225,000 to the Cincinnati Fire Department, from the Fiscal Year 2026 Infrastructure and Capital Project Carryover Budget - for the purchase of thermal imaging equipment. 202602887 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
25. 23 CITY MANAGER
26. 11. REPORT, dated 10/14/2026 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Annette Todd LLC, DBA Frank Neighborhood Deli & Grill, 900 State Ave. ( #10011964-1, NEW, D-5) [ Objections: None] 202602827 Filed
27. 12. REPORT, dated 10/14/2026 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for The Empanada’s Box Findlay Market LLC, DBA The Empanada’s Box, 1819 Elm St. ( #10018800-1, TFOL, D-5J) [ Objections: None] 202602843 Filed
28. 13. REPORT, dated 10/14/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the FY 2026 Carryover to FY 2027 Report. 202602857 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
29. 14. REPORT, dated 10/14/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited). 202602858 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
30. 15. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $268,282 from various capital improvement program project accounts to close out or decrease certain existing capital improvement program project accounts, according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $268,282 from the unappropriated surplus of various funds to capital improvement program project accounts to provide resources for those capital improvement program project accounts, according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer. 202602873 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
31. 16. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $274,735 from the U.S. Department of Justice, FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program - Local Formula (ALN 16.738) to support additional Police Visibility Overtime and the Sexual Assault Advocate program contract with Women Helping Women; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Justice Assistance Grant Fund 478x8553, project account no. 26JAG. 202602875 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
32. 17. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,914,217 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to provide resources for emergencies, including those caused by unplanned for weather events, to increase the City’s reserve for weather events and other emergency and one-time needs; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Department of Opportunity and Resident Services non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x161x7200 to provide resources for the Cincinnati Development Fund to use for affordable housing initiatives; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to City Manager’s Office fringe benefits operating budget account no. 050x101x7500 to provide a one-time contribution to address the City’s pension obligation to the Cincinnati Retirement System; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for one-time operating needs that may arise during the remainder of the current fiscal year; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2581, “Reserve for Special Events Support,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for identified one-time support for special events during the current fiscal year or as part of the next annual budget cycle; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $1,540,603 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3440, “Infrastructure and Capital Project Reserve,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for identified one-time infrastructure and capital projects during the current fiscal year or as part of the next annual budget cycle; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $1,540,603 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2582, “Housing and Economic Development Capital Project Reserve,” to provide resources for subsequent appropriation for identified one-time infrastructure and capital projects supporting housing and economic development during the current fiscal year or as part of the next annual budget cycle. 202602876 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
33. 18. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 985x195x271929, “Neumann Clubhouse Replacement,” to provide resources for the replacement of the Neumann Clubhouse, including related equipment and furniture and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Park and Recreation Improvement Bond Fund 860 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 985x195x271929, “Neumann Clubhouse Replacement,” to provide resources for the replacement of the Neumann Clubhouse, including related equipment and furniture. 202602877 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
34. 19. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/14/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a technical assistance grant valued at up to $21,000 from the Ohio Department of Development Energy Efficiency Program for Ohio Communities Audit Support to conduct energy audits of City facilities. 202602878 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
35. 20. REPORT, dated 10/14/2026 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Frontera Cuisine LTD, DBA Frontera Cuisine, 28 W Court Street. ( #10018798-1, Transfer, D-5J) [ Objections: None] 202602880 Filed
36. 21. REPORT, dated 10/14/2026 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Compass Group USA Inc, DBA Compass Group USA Inc, 1 Proctor and Gamble Plaza. ( #01667928-12, New, D1,D2,D3) [ Objections: Yes] 202602881 Filed
37. 22. REPORT, dated 10/14/2026 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for City View Tavern Inc, DBA City View Tavern, 403 Oregon Street. ( #10020169-1-1, Transfer, D-1,D-2,D3,D6 [ Objections: None] 202602882 Filed
38. 23. REPORT, dated 10/14/2026 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for ATE Forth Street LLC, DBA Sleepy Bee Café Downtown, 8 East Forth Street. (#10011871-1, New, D-5J) [ Objections:Yes] 202602883 Filed
39. 37 BUDGET, FINANCE & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
40. 24. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ESTABLISHING a Council policy relating to expenditure of payments in lieu of taxes received by the City of Cincinnati from tax increment financing districts established pursuant to Section 5709.40 ( C ) of the Ohio Revised Code (the “TIF Districts”), relating to all payments in lieu of taxes currently in City of Cincinnati accounts and any future amounts received by the City of Cincinnati for TIF Districts 1 and 5-36, each after existing obligations are met and paid from the TIF Districts, with fifty percent of such net revenues being set aside for expenditures in alignment with the eligible uses of the Neighborhood Development Fund and/or the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and the other fifty percent of such net revenues being set aside for eligible uses proposed in collaboration with community-based organizations; and REPEALING Ordinance Nos. 206-2020 and 301-2020 and any other policies relating to the expenditure of TIF District revenues, including without limitation, those policies adopted by the Administration in response to prior Council requests or actions, with the intent being that the policy adopted pursuant to this ordinance will exclusively control the use of TIF District revenues by the City of Cincinnati. 202602831 Held
41. 25. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, PROVIDING for the issuance of securities by the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the purpose of making recreational facilities improvements in the principal amount determined in accordance with this Ordinance. 202602830 Passed Emergency Pass
42. 26. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2026, AUTHORIZING the expenditure of up to $1,100 from Special Events Fund 314 to provide resources for upcoming Girls in Government programming, including purchasing a table at the Cincinnati National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Annual Freedom Fund Dinner on October 3, 2026, to allow up to ten school-age girls from Cincinnati Public Schools to attend; and DECLARING such expenditure to be for a public purpose. 202602823 Passed Emergency Pass
43. 27. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with 530 Walnut LLC, an affiliate of Urban Sites Capital Advisors, LLC (Urban Sites), to facilitate the renovation of an existing building on the real property located at 530 Walnut Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati into a new mixed-use development, including, in aggregate, approximately 63,117 square feet of residential space, consisting of approximately 67 residential rental units, and approximately 3,150 square feet of commercial space; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,900,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Downtown/OTR East Equivalent Fund 483 (Downtown/OTR East TIF District) to the Office of Strategic Growth non-personnel operating budget account no. 483x105x7400 to provide resources for the renovation and construction activities associated with the residential component of the project located at 530 Walnut Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati; and further DECLARING expenditures from such project account related to the renovation and construction activities associated with the residential portion of the mixed-use development located at 530 Walnut Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati to be a public purpose and constitute a “Housing Renovation” (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(3)) that is located within the District 4-Downtown/OTR East District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602833 Passed Emergency Pass
44. 28. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation to facilitate acquisition and demolition on real property located at 2260 Vine Street in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $310,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Mount Auburn Equivalent Fund 524 (Mount Auburn TIF District) to the Office of Strategic Growth non-personnel operating budget account no. 524x105x7400 to provide resources for the acquisition of real property located at 2260 Vine Street in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati and demolition associated with the real property; and further DECLARING expenditures from such project account related to the acquisition of real property located at 2260 Vine Street in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati and demolition associated with the real property to be a public purpose and constitute a "Public Infrastructure Improvement" (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(8)) that will benefit and/or serve the District 24-Mount Auburn Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>) <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602835
45. 42 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, PROVIDING for the issuance of securities by the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the purpose of making recreational facilities improvements in the principal amount determined in accordance with this Ordinance. 202602830 Emergency clause to remain Pass
46. 29. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the dedication to public use of an approximately 0.016-acre tract of real property as a portion of Reading Road, a public right-of-way for street purposes, in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202602836
47. 43 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, PROVIDING for the issuance of securities by the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the purpose of making recreational facilities improvements in the principal amount determined in accordance with this Ordinance. 202602830 Suspension of the three readings Pass
48. 30. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper actions to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to facilitate the performance of various construction and bridge maintenance activities for the intersection of United States Route 42 and Interstate 71 ramps and Elsinore Place and for bridges over Interstate 71, in connection with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s project in the City of Cincinnati. 202602837
49. 31. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $9,886.80 to A & S Play Zone LLC dba A & S Party Rental from Special Events Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 314x101x0000x7299 as a moral obligation for event equipment rentals in support of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Unveiling and Community Celebration held on August 22, 2026 (the “MLK Memorial Celebration”); AUTHORIZING the payment of $5,395.60 to Magnetic Marketing Solutions, LLC, dba Decal Impressions, from Special Events Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 314x101x0000x7232 as a moral obligation for printing services in support of the MLK Memorial Celebration; and AUTHORIZING the payment of $5,000.00 to Easley Blessed Photography LLC from Special Events Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 314x101x0000x7299 as a moral obligation for photography services in support of the MLK Memorial Celebration. 202602842
50. 45 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2026, AUTHORIZING the expenditure of up to $1,100 from Special Events Fund 314 to provide resources for upcoming Girls in Government programming, including purchasing a table at the Cincinnati National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Annual Freedom Fund Dinner on October 3, 2026, to allow up to ten school-age girls from Cincinnati Public Schools to attend; and DECLARING such expenditure to be for a public purpose. 202602823 Emergency clause to remain Pass
51. 32. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $12.54 to Business Information Solutions, Inc., dba Access Company (“Contractor”), from Internal Audit General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x109x0000x7299 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to document storage services received in March 2023; and AUTHORIZING the payment of $4.93 to Contractor from Internal Audit General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x109x0000x7299, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance, for outstanding charges related to document storage services received in April 2026. 202602840
52. 46 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2026, AUTHORIZING the expenditure of up to $1,100 from Special Events Fund 314 to provide resources for upcoming Girls in Government programming, including purchasing a table at the Cincinnati National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Annual Freedom Fund Dinner on October 3, 2026, to allow up to ten school-age girls from Cincinnati Public Schools to attend; and DECLARING such expenditure to be for a public purpose. 202602823 Suspension of the three readings Pass
53. 33. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $12,725.19 to AssetWorks, Inc. from Enterprise Software and Licenses Non-Departmental General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x952x0000x7418 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to the assessment of current asset management and maintenance capabilities for the Department of Transportation and Engineering, the Department of Public Services’ City Facility Management Division, and the Enterprise Services Parking Facilities Division; and AUTHORIZING a payment of $12,500 to the Ohio Mayors Alliance from Other City Obligations Non-Departmental General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x959x0000x7452 as a moral obligation for 2026 membership dues. 202602815
54. 34. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a technical assistance award of up to sixty hours valued at up to $15,000 from ICLEI - Local Government for Sustainability USA (ALN 66.957) to support predevelopment work on clean energy and energy efficiency projects. 202602838
55. 48 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with 530 Walnut LLC, an affiliate of Urban Sites Capital Advisors, LLC (Urban Sites), to facilitate the renovation of an existing building on the real property located at 530 Walnut Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati into a new mixed-use development, including, in aggregate, approximately 63,117 square feet of residential space, consisting of approximately 67 residential rental units, and approximately 3,150 square feet of commercial space; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,900,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Downtown/OTR East Equivalent Fund 483 (Downtown/OTR East TIF District) to the Office of Strategic Growth non-personnel operating budget account no. 483x105x7400 to provide resources for the renovation and construction activities associated with the residential component of the project located at 530 Walnut Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati; and further DECLARING expenditures from such project account related to the renovation and construction activities associated with the residential portion of the mixed-use development located at 530 Walnut Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati to be a public purpose and constitute a “Housing Renovation” (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(3)) that is located within the District 4-Downtown/OTR East District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602833 Emergency clause to remain Pass
56. 35. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate additional grant resources of up to $23,240.20 from the Highway Safety Improvement Program Abbreviated Safety Fund Grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859,” to implement pedestrian safety and street calming measures at various locations around the University of Cincinnati campus; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the additional grant resources into existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859.” 202602839
57. 49 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with 530 Walnut LLC, an affiliate of Urban Sites Capital Advisors, LLC (Urban Sites), to facilitate the renovation of an existing building on the real property located at 530 Walnut Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati into a new mixed-use development, including, in aggregate, approximately 63,117 square feet of residential space, consisting of approximately 67 residential rental units, and approximately 3,150 square feet of commercial space; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,900,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Downtown/OTR East Equivalent Fund 483 (Downtown/OTR East TIF District) to the Office of Strategic Growth non-personnel operating budget account no. 483x105x7400 to provide resources for the renovation and construction activities associated with the residential component of the project located at 530 Walnut Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati; and further DECLARING expenditures from such project account related to the renovation and construction activities associated with the residential portion of the mixed-use development located at 530 Walnut Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati to be a public purpose and constitute a “Housing Renovation” (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(3)) that is located within the District 4-Downtown/OTR East District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602833 Suspension of the three readings Pass
58. 36. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of third-party professional services from FC Cincinnati valued at up to $178,293 for the renovation of the mini-pitch soccer facility at Lincoln Recreation Center. 202602841
59. 51 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
60. 51 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation to facilitate acquisition and demolition on real property located at 2260 Vine Street in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $310,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Mount Auburn Equivalent Fund 524 (Mount Auburn TIF District) to the Office of Strategic Growth non-personnel operating budget account no. 524x105x7400 to provide resources for the acquisition of real property located at 2260 Vine Street in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati and demolition associated with the real property; and further DECLARING expenditures from such project account related to the acquisition of real property located at 2260 Vine Street in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati and demolition associated with the real property to be a public purpose and constitute a "Public Infrastructure Improvement" (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(8)) that will benefit and/or serve the District 24-Mount Auburn Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>) <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602835 Emergency clause to remain Pass
61. 52 HOUSING & GROWTH COMMITTEE
62. 52 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation to facilitate acquisition and demolition on real property located at 2260 Vine Street in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $310,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Mount Auburn Equivalent Fund 524 (Mount Auburn TIF District) to the Office of Strategic Growth non-personnel operating budget account no. 524x105x7400 to provide resources for the acquisition of real property located at 2260 Vine Street in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati and demolition associated with the real property; and further DECLARING expenditures from such project account related to the acquisition of real property located at 2260 Vine Street in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati and demolition associated with the real property to be a public purpose and constitute a "Public Infrastructure Improvement" (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(8)) that will benefit and/or serve the District 24-Mount Auburn Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>) <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602835 Suspension of the three readings Pass
63. 37. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with OH Cincinnati Estecreek, LLC, pertaining to the development of real property located at 5051 Estecreek Road in the Winton Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati into an 131,631 square foot Class A cold storage industrial facility, and providing for City assistance to the project in the form of a rebate of a portion of the service payments in lieu of taxes imposed in connection with a proposed thirty-year property tax exemption for improvements pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.41, subject to the passage by Council of a separate ordinance authorizing such tax exemption. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>) <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602871
64. 38. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Reading Road at Asmann Avenue in the Paddock Hills neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Ronald J. Twitty Way” in honor of Ronald J. Twitty, and his lifelong commitment to justice, public service, and mentorship and his enduring impact to the Cincinnati community. 202602869
65. 54 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the dedication to public use of an approximately 0.016-acre tract of real property as a portion of Reading Road, a public right-of-way for street purposes, in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202602836 Suspension of the three readings Pass
66. 55 No announcements at this time.
67. 56 Council adjourned at 2:47 P.M.
68. 56 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper actions to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to facilitate the performance of various construction and bridge maintenance activities for the intersection of United States Route 42 and Interstate 71 ramps and Elsinore Place and for bridges over Interstate 71, in connection with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s project in the City of Cincinnati. 202602837 Emergency clause to remain Pass
69. 57 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper actions to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to facilitate the performance of various construction and bridge maintenance activities for the intersection of United States Route 42 and Interstate 71 ramps and Elsinore Place and for bridges over Interstate 71, in connection with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s project in the City of Cincinnati. 202602837 Suspension of the three readings Pass
70. 59 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $9,886.80 to A & S Play Zone LLC dba A & S Party Rental from Special Events Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 314x101x0000x7299 as a moral obligation for event equipment rentals in support of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Unveiling and Community Celebration held on August 22, 2026 (the “MLK Memorial Celebration”); AUTHORIZING the payment of $5,395.60 to Magnetic Marketing Solutions, LLC, dba Decal Impressions, from Special Events Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 314x101x0000x7232 as a moral obligation for printing services in support of the MLK Memorial Celebration; and AUTHORIZING the payment of $5,000.00 to Easley Blessed Photography LLC from Special Events Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 314x101x0000x7299 as a moral obligation for photography services in support of the MLK Memorial Celebration. 202602842 Emergency clause to remain Pass
71. 60 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $9,886.80 to A & S Play Zone LLC dba A & S Party Rental from Special Events Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 314x101x0000x7299 as a moral obligation for event equipment rentals in support of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Unveiling and Community Celebration held on August 22, 2026 (the “MLK Memorial Celebration”); AUTHORIZING the payment of $5,395.60 to Magnetic Marketing Solutions, LLC, dba Decal Impressions, from Special Events Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 314x101x0000x7232 as a moral obligation for printing services in support of the MLK Memorial Celebration; and AUTHORIZING the payment of $5,000.00 to Easley Blessed Photography LLC from Special Events Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 314x101x0000x7299 as a moral obligation for photography services in support of the MLK Memorial Celebration. 202602842 Suspension of the three readings Pass
72. 62 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $12.54 to Business Information Solutions, Inc., dba Access Company (“Contractor”), from Internal Audit General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x109x0000x7299 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to document storage services received in March 2023; and AUTHORIZING the payment of $4.93 to Contractor from Internal Audit General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x109x0000x7299, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance, for outstanding charges related to document storage services received in April 2026. 202602840 Emergency clause to remain Pass
73. 63 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $12.54 to Business Information Solutions, Inc., dba Access Company (“Contractor”), from Internal Audit General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x109x0000x7299 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to document storage services received in March 2023; and AUTHORIZING the payment of $4.93 to Contractor from Internal Audit General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x109x0000x7299, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance, for outstanding charges related to document storage services received in April 2026. 202602840 Suspension of the three readings Pass
74. 65 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $12,725.19 to AssetWorks, Inc. from Enterprise Software and Licenses Non-Departmental General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x952x0000x7418 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to the assessment of current asset management and maintenance capabilities for the Department of Transportation and Engineering, the Department of Public Services’ City Facility Management Division, and the Enterprise Services Parking Facilities Division; and AUTHORIZING a payment of $12,500 to the Ohio Mayors Alliance from Other City Obligations Non-Departmental General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x959x0000x7452 as a moral obligation for 2026 membership dues. 202602815 Emergency clause to remain Pass
75. 66 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $12,725.19 to AssetWorks, Inc. from Enterprise Software and Licenses Non-Departmental General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x952x0000x7418 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to the assessment of current asset management and maintenance capabilities for the Department of Transportation and Engineering, the Department of Public Services’ City Facility Management Division, and the Enterprise Services Parking Facilities Division; and AUTHORIZING a payment of $12,500 to the Ohio Mayors Alliance from Other City Obligations Non-Departmental General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x959x0000x7452 as a moral obligation for 2026 membership dues. 202602815 Suspension of the three readings Pass
76. 68 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a technical assistance award of up to sixty hours valued at up to $15,000 from ICLEI - Local Government for Sustainability USA (ALN 66.957) to support predevelopment work on clean energy and energy efficiency projects. 202602838 Emergency clause to remain Pass
77. 69 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a technical assistance award of up to sixty hours valued at up to $15,000 from ICLEI - Local Government for Sustainability USA (ALN 66.957) to support predevelopment work on clean energy and energy efficiency projects. 202602838 Suspension of the three readings Pass
78. 71 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate additional grant resources of up to $23,240.20 from the Highway Safety Improvement Program Abbreviated Safety Fund Grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859,” to implement pedestrian safety and street calming measures at various locations around the University of Cincinnati campus; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the additional grant resources into existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859.” 202602839 Emergency clause to remain Pass
79. 72 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate additional grant resources of up to $23,240.20 from the Highway Safety Improvement Program Abbreviated Safety Fund Grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859,” to implement pedestrian safety and street calming measures at various locations around the University of Cincinnati campus; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the additional grant resources into existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859.” 202602839 Suspension of the three readings Pass
80. 74 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of third-party professional services from FC Cincinnati valued at up to $178,293 for the renovation of the mini-pitch soccer facility at Lincoln Recreation Center. 202602841 Emergency clause to remain Pass
81. 75 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/7/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of third-party professional services from FC Cincinnati valued at up to $178,293 for the renovation of the mini-pitch soccer facility at Lincoln Recreation Center. 202602841 Suspension of the three readings Pass
82. 79 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with OH Cincinnati Estecreek, LLC, pertaining to the development of real property located at 5051 Estecreek Road in the Winton Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati into an 131,631 square foot Class A cold storage industrial facility, and providing for City assistance to the project in the form of a rebate of a portion of the service payments in lieu of taxes imposed in connection with a proposed thirty-year property tax exemption for improvements pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.41, subject to the passage by Council of a separate ordinance authorizing such tax exemption. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>) <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602871 Emergency clause to remain Pass
83. 80 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with OH Cincinnati Estecreek, LLC, pertaining to the development of real property located at 5051 Estecreek Road in the Winton Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati into an 131,631 square foot Class A cold storage industrial facility, and providing for City assistance to the project in the form of a rebate of a portion of the service payments in lieu of taxes imposed in connection with a proposed thirty-year property tax exemption for improvements pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.41, subject to the passage by Council of a separate ordinance authorizing such tax exemption. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>) <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602871 Suspension of the three readings Pass
84. 82 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Reading Road at Asmann Avenue in the Paddock Hills neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Ronald J. Twitty Way” in honor of Ronald J. Twitty, and his lifelong commitment to justice, public service, and mentorship and his enduring impact to the Cincinnati community. 202602869 Emergency clause to remain Pass
85. 83 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Reading Road at Asmann Avenue in the Paddock Hills neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Ronald J. Twitty Way” in honor of Ronald J. Twitty, and his lifelong commitment to justice, public service, and mentorship and his enduring impact to the Cincinnati community. 202602869 Suspension of the three readings Pass

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