Housing & Growth
Council Chambers, Room 300
Agenda — 12 items
- 1 AGENDA
- 3 PRESENTATIONS
- 5 Experience Mill Creek
- 6 Gus Ricksecker, Capacity Development Manager, HomeBase Cincinnati
- 7 Daniella Beltran, Planning Team Lead, Yard & Company
- 8 Rev. Saundra Davis, Working In Neighborhoods Board Member, South Cumminsville Resident
- 9 Derrick Feagin, President of the South Cumminsville Community Council
- 1. PRESENTATION submitted by Councilmember Mark Jeffreys regarding Experience Mill Creek.
- 2. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/14/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a First Amendment to Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with E.M.A. Freeman L.L.C., amending an agreement previously authorized by Council for a 100 percent tax exemption of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2022-2024 Freeman Avenue in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati, removing the obligation for the company to obtain certification of compliance with LEED standards.
- 3. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Jeffreys, Owens, Nolan, Albi and James, WE MOVE that the administration report back within 90 days to identify opportunities to build income restricted housing atop new city facilities in the next several years. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)
- 4. MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the administration work with City Council to create *a report within 60 days on* a “Buy the Building (BTB)” program to assist small businesses in obtaining ownership of a building in which they will house their business. The City of Cincinnati’s Office of Opportunity would track the progress of the program, including participants’ demographics and report to Council on a quarterly basis. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)
- 16 ADJOURNMENT