Climate, City Services & Infrastructure

Council Chambers, Room 300

Agenda — 24 items

1. 1 PRESENTATIONS
2. 1 ROLL CALL
3. 3 JULY FLOODING IMPACTS
4. 3 The meeting began at 10:00 A.M. and ended at 11:55 A.M.. In attendance from the Administration - Assistant City Manager, Cathy Bailey. Director Oliver Kroner, Office of Environment & Sustainability and from the Law Department - Jeremy Seebohm. Also in attendance, Vice Mayor Kearney until 10:34, Councilmember Anna Albi until 10:35 A.M. Councilmember Evan Nolan. Item #1 was filed. Items #2 & #3 were held. Items #4 & #5 were passed to the City Council Calendar for Passage. Item #6 was Amended on the floor and passed to the City Council Calendar for passage.
5. 4 Assistant Chief Matthew Flagler, Cincinnati Fire Department
6. 5 Director Oliver Kroner, Office of Environment & Sustainability
7. 6 Director Diana Christy, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater CIncinnati
8. 7 Deputy Director Jason Fleming, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
9. 8 Assistant City Manager Cathy Bailey, City Manager's Office
10. 10 BUILDING ENERGY BENCHMARKING OVERVIEW
11. 11 Director Oliver Kroner, Office of Environment & Sustainabilty
12. 12 Energy Manager, Rob McCracken, Office of Environment & Sustainability
13. 14 AGENDA
14. 16 PRESENTATIONS
15. 1. PRESENTATION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 8/4/2026, regarding the July 2026 Flash Flood Response. 202602556 Filed
16. 2. PRESENTATION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 8/4/2026, regarding Building Energy Benchmarking Overview. 202602545 Held
17. 22 ORDINANCE
18. 3. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ORDAINING new Chapter 1051, “Building Energy Benchmarking,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code to require annual energy benchmarking and reporting for certain large publicly and privately owned buildings and to provide for the administration and enforcement of a building energy benchmarking program. 202602517 Held
19. 25 MOTIONS
20. 4. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Albi, Walsh, Cramerding and Owens, WE MOVE that the Administration provide a report within 60 days to City Council regarding the costs, timelines, and best practices associated with roadway resurfacing and reconstruction throughout the City of Cincinnati. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202602491 Adopt
21. 5. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, WE MOVE that the City Administration take into all needed steps to establish a technical committee to identify the components of future building energy policies, as in alignment with Report #202601935. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202602494 Adopt
22. 6. MOTION (AMENDED) submitted by Councilmembers Walsh, Owens, Cramerding, James and Albi, WE MOVE that the Administration, in coordination with the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD), evaluate the feasibility of implementing: 1. Expanded green infrastructure solutions to reduce stormwater runoff. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) 202602473 Adopted as Amended Pass
23. 31 ADJOURNMENT
24. 36 The meeting adjourned at 11:55 A.M.,