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April 29, 2026 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 66 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 2:20 P.M., Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney, 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 MS. OWENS
  7. 1. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Article II of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by AMENDING Section 26, “Tenant Information Webpage - City Website,” to increase the amount of quality of information available to renters on the City Website. 202601473 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  8. 6 MR. CRAMERDING
  9. 7 MR. JEFFREYS
  10. 8 MS. ALBI
  11. 2. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding, Jeffreys and Albi, WE MOVE that the Administration work with the Department of Transportation and Engineering, CPD, ODOT, and other appropriate agencies and jurisdictions to identify and implement temporary measures to mitigate traffic delays due to the construction on the Brent Spence Bridge. WE FURTHER MOVE that the Administration provides regular updates on such mitigation efforts, their success or need for adjustments, planned additional mitigation efforts, and any funding needs to implement these efforts on a rolling basis until the construction is completed. 202601467 Referred to Climate, City Service & Infrastructure Committee
  12. 10 MS. ALBI
  13. 11 MR. JEFFREYS
  14. 12 MR. CRAMERDING
  15. 13 MR. NOLAN
  16. 14 MS. OWENS
  17. 3. MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmembers Albi, Jeffreys, Cramerding, Nolan and Owens, WE MOVE the City Administration provide an update to the Department of Buildings & Inspections Code report 202400403, specifically providing an update on the statistical information on complaints, cases and chronic offenders. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE). 202601490 Referred to Youth & Human Services Committee
  18. 16 CITY MANAGER
  19. 4. REPORT, dated 4/29/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Proctor and Gamble General Offices Run Walk. 202601444 Filed
  20. 5. REPORT, dated 4/29/2026 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 KSIX Group, LLC, DBA, 1686 Blue Rock. (#10014737-1, TRFO, D-5) [ Objections: None] 202601445 Filed
  21. 6. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 23 W Court Holdings LLC, an affiliate of YOLO Investments LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 21 West Court Street in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 4,800 square feet of commercial space and approximately 19,568 square feet of residential space consisting of twelve residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,800,152. 202601460 Referred to Housing & Growth Committee
  22. 7. RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2027, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C. § 321.34. 202601472 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  23. 8. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant (ALN 66.920) of $4,999,557 to fund the replacement of the City’s recycling cart fleet; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543, Office of Environment and Sustainability project account no. 26SWIFR1, “FY 2026 EPA SWIFR Grant. 202601475 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  24. 9. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Cincinnati Park Board to accept donations of money from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources valued individually at up to $5,000 to support Cincinnati Park Board programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds into Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 revenue account no. 326x8572. 202601477 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  25. 10. RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, DECLARING the necessity of assessing properties in Lighting Group 2 that benefit from special street lighting within the City of Cincinnati for the cost of such lighting for the three-year period beginning August 1, 2025. 202601482 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  26. 11. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Harrison Avenue Townhomes LLC, an affiliate of Kaiker Development LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2280 Harrison Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of five buildings, each containing two units, with a total of approximately 16,950 square feet of residential space, consisting of a total of ten residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,407,500. 202601483 Referred to Housing & Growth Committee
  27. 25 CLERK OF COUNCIL
  28. 12. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Stanley Gates II, Shumaker Advisors, Director of Government Affairs, 41 S. High St, Suite 2400, Columbus, Cincinnati, Ohio 43215. (TIAA/NUVEEN/PATHS CONSTRUCTION) 202601443 Filed
  29. 13. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Anna Marie Albi/Councilmember. (CITY) 202601458 Filed
  30. 14. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Seth T. Walsh/Councilmember. (ETHICS) 202601468 Filed
  31. 15. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt III, Government Strategies, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45202. (STRATEGIES TO END HOMELESSNESS) 202601469 Filed
  32. 16. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anne Sesler, Government Strategies, Director of Public Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45202. (STRATEGIES TO END HOMELESSNESS) 202601470 Filed
  33. 17. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James Benedict, Government Strategies, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45202. (VALLEY ASPHALT CORP) 202601471 Filed
  34. 18. REGISTRATION (TERMINATION), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Annalese Cahill, Government Relations Manager, Government Affairs, 255 E Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Learning Grove) 202601478 Filed
  35. 19. REGISTRATION (TERMINATION), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Annalese Cahill, Government Relations Manager, Government Affairs, 255 E Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Cincinnati Arts Association) 202601479 Filed
  36. 20. REGISTRATION (TERMINATION), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Annalese Cahill, Government Relations Manager, Government Affairs, 255 E Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Cincinnati Art Museum) 202601480 Filed
  37. 21. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Anna Albi/Councilmember. (ETHICS) 202601488 Filed
  38. 22. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney/Vice Mayor. (CITY) 202601489 Filed
  39. 37 BUDGET, FINANCE & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
  40. 23. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a grant of up to $2,500 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation to cover expenses incurred during the production of the annual Let’s Grow Local event held on October 28, 2025; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Parks Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund revenue account no. 326x8571. 202601392 Passed Emergency Pass
  41. 24. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262388, “HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP PID 124949,” to provide resources to rehabilitate Eggleston Avenue from Pete Rose Way to Court Street; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a Federal Highway Administration Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant of up to $800,000 awarded through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) (ALN 20.205), Metropolitan Planning Organization, administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”), to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262388, “HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP PID 124949”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262388, “HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP PID 124949”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into a Local Public Agency agreement with ODOT to complete the HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP (PID 124949) project; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to do all things necessary to cooperate with the Director of ODOT to complete this project. 202601414 Passed Emergency Pass
  42. 25. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 321, “Procurement and Disposal of Supplies, Services and Construction,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code (“CMC”) by AMENDING Section 321-118, “Applicability of Prevailing Wage Rates to City Development Agreements”; MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 414, “Valet Parking,” of the CMC by AMENDING Section 414-7, “Valet Parking Board”; MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 834, “Entertainment Districts,” of the CMC by AMENDING Section 834-01, “Definitions,” and Section 834-02, “Application for Designation of Community Entertainment District”; MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 1101, “Administration,” of the CMC by AMENDING Section 1101-57, “Demolition or Repair of Buildings”; and DESIGNATING a Housing Officer for the City of Cincinnati Community Reinvestment Area. 202601433 Passed Emergency Pass
  43. 26. RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, DECLARING the need for emergency repairs that have been made to sidewalks, sidewalk areas, curbs, and/or gutters at a variety of locations in the City and the need for levying assessments for the cost of such repairs on the abutting properties in accordance with Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 721-149 to 721-169. 202601423 Passed Pass
  44. 41 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a grant of up to $2,500 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation to cover expenses incurred during the production of the annual Let’s Grow Local event held on October 28, 2025; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Parks Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund revenue account no. 326x8571. 202601392 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  45. 27. REPORT, dated 4/22/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the status of the City's Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 financial and operating budget conditions as of January 31, 2026, to note any significant variances, identify potential budget issues, and provide recommendations. The report is divided into two sections: revenues and expenditures. Various supplemental reports are attached to reflect forecasted revenue, actual revenue, expenditures, and commitments through January 31, 2026. 202601384 Approved & Filed
  46. 42 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a grant of up to $2,500 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation to cover expenses incurred during the production of the annual Let’s Grow Local event held on October 28, 2025; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Parks Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund revenue account no. 326x8571. 202601392 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  47. 28. REPORT, dated 4/22/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Lift Assistance Fee. (Reference Document # 202502009) 202601440 Approved & Filed
  48. 44 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  49. 44 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262388, “HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP PID 124949,” to provide resources to rehabilitate Eggleston Avenue from Pete Rose Way to Court Street; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a Federal Highway Administration Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant of up to $800,000 awarded through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) (ALN 20.205), Metropolitan Planning Organization, administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”), to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262388, “HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP PID 124949”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262388, “HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP PID 124949”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into a Local Public Agency agreement with ODOT to complete the HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP (PID 124949) project; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to do all things necessary to cooperate with the Director of ODOT to complete this project. 202601414 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  50. 45 CLIMATE, CITY SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
  51. 45 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262388, “HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP PID 124949,” to provide resources to rehabilitate Eggleston Avenue from Pete Rose Way to Court Street; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a Federal Highway Administration Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant of up to $800,000 awarded through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) (ALN 20.205), Metropolitan Planning Organization, administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”), to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262388, “HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP PID 124949”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x262388, “HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP PID 124949”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into a Local Public Agency agreement with ODOT to complete the HAM-Cincy Eggleston RPP (PID 124949) project; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to do all things necessary to cooperate with the Director of ODOT to complete this project. 202601414 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  52. 29. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Owens, Jeffreys, James and Walsh, WE MOVE that the City Administration work to ensure that the Climate Equity Indicator Report is updated prior to passage of the 2028 Green Cincinnati Plan. FURTHER WE MOVE that the City Administration identify the funding needed to complete the revised Climate Equity Indicator Report. 202601437 Adopted Pass
  53. 47 HOUSING & GROWTH COMMITTEE
  54. 47 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 321, “Procurement and Disposal of Supplies, Services and Construction,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code (“CMC”) by AMENDING Section 321-118, “Applicability of Prevailing Wage Rates to City Development Agreements”; MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 414, “Valet Parking,” of the CMC by AMENDING Section 414-7, “Valet Parking Board”; MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 834, “Entertainment Districts,” of the CMC by AMENDING Section 834-01, “Definitions,” and Section 834-02, “Application for Designation of Community Entertainment District”; MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 1101, “Administration,” of the CMC by AMENDING Section 1101-57, “Demolition or Repair of Buildings”; and DESIGNATING a Housing Officer for the City of Cincinnati Community Reinvestment Area. 202601433 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  55. 30. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Albi, Walsh, Jeffreys and Nolan, WE MOVE that the Administration provide a report within 120 days to Council regarding the impact of the 2023 Residential Tax Abatement Reform, as council indicated its intent to review the program every three years. 202601442 Adopted Pass
  56. 48 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 321, “Procurement and Disposal of Supplies, Services and Construction,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code (“CMC”) by AMENDING Section 321-118, “Applicability of Prevailing Wage Rates to City Development Agreements”; MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 414, “Valet Parking,” of the CMC by AMENDING Section 414-7, “Valet Parking Board”; MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 834, “Entertainment Districts,” of the CMC by AMENDING Section 834-01, “Definitions,” and Section 834-02, “Application for Designation of Community Entertainment District”; MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 1101, “Administration,” of the CMC by AMENDING Section 1101-57, “Demolition or Repair of Buildings”; and DESIGNATING a Housing Officer for the City of Cincinnati Community Reinvestment Area. 202601433 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  57. 31. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Lease with Findlay Ops LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, pursuant to which the City will lease for a term of 55 years, with two optional renewal periods of ten years each, the City owned property known as 1720 Race Street, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202601438 Passed Emergency Pass
  58. 32. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Lease with Corryville Community Development Corporation, an Ohio not for profit corporation, pursuant to which the City will lease for a term of five years, with three optional renewal terms of an additional five years each, the City owned properties located at 10 W Charlton Street and 12 W Corry Street, both in the Corryville neighborhood of Cincinnati. (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).> 202601424 Passed Pass
  59. 50 RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, DECLARING the need for emergency repairs that have been made to sidewalks, sidewalk areas, curbs, and/or gutters at a variety of locations in the City and the need for levying assessments for the cost of such repairs on the abutting properties in accordance with Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 721-149 to 721-169. 202601423 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  60. 33. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/15/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Lease with Oskamp Flats Limited Partnership, an Ohio limited partnership, pursuant to which the City will lease for a term of thirty years, the City owned property being a public right-of-way known as Egan Alley in the Downtown neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202601354 Passed Pass
  61. 52 No announcements at this time.
  62. 53 Council adjourned at 2:38 P.M.
  63. 59 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Lease with Findlay Ops LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, pursuant to which the City will lease for a term of 55 years, with two optional renewal periods of ten years each, the City owned property known as 1720 Race Street, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202601438 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  64. 60 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Lease with Findlay Ops LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, pursuant to which the City will lease for a term of 55 years, with two optional renewal periods of ten years each, the City owned property known as 1720 Race Street, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202601438 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  65. 62 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/22/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Lease with Corryville Community Development Corporation, an Ohio not for profit corporation, pursuant to which the City will lease for a term of five years, with three optional renewal terms of an additional five years each, the City owned properties located at 10 W Charlton Street and 12 W Corry Street, both in the Corryville neighborhood of Cincinnati. (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).> 202601424 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  66. 64 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/15/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Lease with Oskamp Flats Limited Partnership, an Ohio limited partnership, pursuant to which the City will lease for a term of thirty years, the City owned property being a public right-of-way known as Egan Alley in the Downtown neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202601354 Suspension of the three readings Pass