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May 14, 2025 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 69 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 2:00 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 Melissa Autry.
  6. 4 MS. OWENS
  7. 1. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the Purcell Marian High School Girls Basketball Team as the 2025 Division III state champions and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and Council for the team as a leading force in girls basketball and overall athletics in the City of Cincinnati, the State of Ohio, the Midwest Region, and across the county. 202500991 Passed Pass
  8. 6 MR. JOHNSON
  9. 2. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the Summit Country Day School Boys Soccer Team for their outstanding 2024 season and fifth state championship title and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for the team’s achievements. 202501019 Filed
  10. 8 CITY MANAGER
  11. 3. REPORT, dated 5/14/2025 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 Supermarket La Providencia Inc, DBA Supermarket La Providencia, 5259 Glenway Avenue. (#8693535, New, C1) [OBJECTIONS: None] 202500971 Filed
  12. 4. REPORT, dated 5/14/2025 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 Short Vine Spirits Inc DBA Staggerlees Carryout, 2020 Elm Street. (#81055090001, TRFL, C2 C2X D6) [Objections: Yes] 202500972 Filed
  13. 5. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful (“KCB”) to provide one-time operational support for the Don’t Dump the Nati program; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to expend existing resources of up to $79,000 from Office of Environment and Sustainability General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to provide one-time operational support to KCB for the Don’t Dump the Nati program; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose. 202500976 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  14. 6. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a funding agreement with Green Umbrella to provide one-time operational support for green workforce development; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to expend up to $500,000 of existing resources from Office of Environment and Sustainability General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to provide one-time operational support to Green Umbrella for green workforce development; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose by encouraging green workforce development in Cincinnati. 202500977 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  15. 7. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Water Works Fund 101 to Water Works Capital Improvement Fund 756 to continue funding for the current capital improvement program, which includes new water mains, water main replacements, treatment plant improvements, system development, tanks, pumping stations, private development, equipment, and other water system improvements; and AUTHORIZING the use and expenditure of $15,000,000 for Greater Cincinnati Water Works capital improvements. 202500978 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  16. 8. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of ten Saris Infrastructure Deluxe Public Work Stands and ten Saris Infrastructure Outdoor Bike Pumps valued at up to $25,000 from the Devou Good Foundation to facilitate bicycle transportation within Cincinnati. 202500979 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  17. 9. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $150,013.26 from Stormwater Management Fund Stormwater Management Utility non-personnel operating budget account no. 107x311x4000x7264 to Rack & Ballauer Excavating Company, Inc. for outstanding charges related to stormwater infrastructure repair services for the period of May 10, 2024 to April 9, 2025, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202500980 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  18. 10. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252046, “Historic Park Signs - Grant,” to provide resources for the restoration and installation of historic park signs; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $14,051 from the Ohio History Connection’s Ohio History Fund Program; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources of up to $14,051 into capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252046, “Historic Park Signs - Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of the Ohio History Fund grant resources. 202500981 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  19. 11. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252045, “Biochar Facility Equipment - Ohio EPA,” to provide resources for the purchase of equipment necessary to process wood waste into biochar within the City’s biochar processing facility; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $97,085 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Innovation to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252045, “Biochar Facility Equipment - Ohio EPA”; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252045, “Biochar Facility Equipment - Ohio EPA.” 202500982 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  20. 12. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, ESTABLISHING capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252376, “Hillside Stairway Rehabilitation” to provide resources for the inspection, rehabilitation, replacement, and/or removal of City-owned hillside stairways; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Funds 758 and 858 of $436,000 from various permanent improvement program project accounts to decrease certain existing permanent improvement program project accounts and better align sources with uses, according to Schedule A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $436,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Funds 758 and 858 to new and existing capital and permanent improvement program project accounts to better align sources with uses for certain capital and permanent improvement program project accounts, according to Schedule B of the attached Schedule of Transfer, all to carry out the FY 2025 capital improvement program. 202500983 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  21. 13. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept in-kind donations of various plants to benefit and improve City parks and restoration services for the Black Brigade monument valued at approximately $77,845.75. 202500984 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  22. 14. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, MODIFYING Chapter 307, “Classified Compensation Schedules,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Sections 040, 155, 985, 993, 114 and 074 of Division D5 to ensure that the salary ranges of Budget Director, Human Resources Director, Director of Community and Economic Development, Director of Procurement, Director of Economic Inclusion, and the Citizen Complaint Authority Director are consistent with internal equity and each position’s level of responsibility. 202500985 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  23. 15. ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/14/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant of up to $194,990 from the Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”) Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program to acquire approximately one-third of an acre of property located at the corner of Parkside Place and Martin Drive in Mt. Adams (Parcel ID 007200020288) (the “Property”) for permanent public access and greenspace preservation and to fund improvements to the Property, including but not limited to trails, trees, and benches (the “Improvements”); ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252043, “Mt. Adams Greenspace Acquisition - OPWC,” to provide resources for the acquisition of the Property and for the Improvements; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $194,990 of the OPWC Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program grant resources into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252043, “Mt. Adams Greenspace Acquisition - OPWC”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of up to $107,835 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation to acquire the Property for permanent public access and greenspace preservation and to fund the Improvements; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to accept and deposit up to $107,835 of the donated funds into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252044, “Mt. Adams Greenspace Acquisition - Donation,” to provide resources for the acquisition the Property for permanent public access and greenspace preservation and for the Improvements; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $107,835 in donated funds from Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252044, “Mt. Adams Greenspace Acquisition - Donation”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation valued at up to $35,000 from the owner of the Property in the form of a bargain sale for the Property’s acquisition. 202500988 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  24. 22 CLERK OF COUNCIL
  25. 16. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Aftab Pureval/Mayor. (ETHICS) 202500993 Filed
  26. 17. APPOINTMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council, I hereby recommend the appointment of Jeremy Barnes as a Deputy Clerk in the Office of the Clerk of Council pursuant to Article II, Section 5a of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati. 202500994 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  27. 18. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Hector Soliman-Valdez, Director of Local Government Affairs, Government Affairs, 28 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 2815, Sausalito, CA 94965. (Flock Safety) 202500998 Filed
  28. 19. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Vaughn Roland, Government & Public Affairs Professional, Government Affairs, 28 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 2815, Sausalito, CA 94965. (Flock Safety) 202500999 Filed
  29. 20. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Victoria Parks/Councilmember. (ETHICS) 202501000 Filed
  30. 21. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Elizabeth Keating/Former Councilmember. (ETHICS) 202501001 Filed
  31. 22. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Jan-Michele Kearney/Vice Mayor/Councilmember. (ETHICS) 202501007 Filed
  32. 23. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Evan Nolan/Councilmember. (ETHICS) 202501013 Filed
  33. 31 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
  34. 32 Item was held at the Council meeting on 5/7/2025
  35. 24. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/30/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $194,990 from the Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”) Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program to acquire approximately one-third of an acre of property located at the corner of Parkside Place and Martin Drive in Mt. Adams (Parcel ID 007200020288) (the “Property”) for permanent public access and greenspace preservation and to fund improvements to the Property, including but not limited to trails, trees, and benches (the “Improvements”); ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252043, “Mt. Adams Greenspace Acquisition - OPWC,” to provide resources for the acquisition of the Property and for the Improvements; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $194,990 of the OPWC Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program grant resources into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252043, “Mt. Adams Greenspace Acquisition - OPWC”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of up to $107,835 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation to acquire the Property for permanent public access and greenspace preservation and to fund the Improvements; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to accept and deposit up to $107,835 of the donated funds into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252044, “Mt. Adams Greenspace Acquisition - Donation,” to provide resources for the acquisition the Property for permanent public access and greenspace preservation and for the Improvements; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $107,835 in donated funds from Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252044, “Mt. Adams Greenspace Acquisition - Donation.” 202500922 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee Pass
  36. 25. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $14,057 from General Fund Audit and Examiners Fees Non-Departmental non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x941x0000x7418 as a moral obligation to CCH Incorporated for outstanding charges related to software licenses and maintenance services from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. 202500940 Passed Emergency Pass
  37. 26. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a funding agreement with Adopt A Class to provide one-time operational support to the program; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to expend existing resources of up to $20,000 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time operational support to Adopt A Class; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose. 202500941 Passed Emergency Pass
  38. 27. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x251928, “Walnut Hills Recreation Improvements RCF,” for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $150,000 from the Reds Community Fund for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit $150,000 from the Reds Community Fund into Fund 319x8571, “Contributions For Recreation Purposes,” for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to transfer and appropriate $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 319, “Contributions For Recreation Purposes,” into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x251928, “Walnut Hills Recreation Improvements RCF,” for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of goods and professional services from the Reds Community Fund valued at up to $850,000 for the installation of a synthetic baseball infield and various improvements that include Bush Recreation Center, Ashland Recreation Area, and improvements to the Avondale T-ball field. 202500942 Passed Emergency Pass
  39. 28. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $23,971,572 within the General Fund from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $5,800,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $120,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x255x232520, “Centennial II Office Renovation,” to provide resources for the renovation of Department of Economic Inclusion office space; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $180,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x252505, “Fleet Replacements,” to provide resources for the partial replacement of a Public Services vehicle damaged in service; AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $30,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Citizen Job Fund 308 to provide resources for future targeted recruitment initiatives in the Department of Human Resources; AUTHORIZING a fund advance and transfer of $600,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; and DECLARING that the expenditures within the Schedules of Transfer serve a public purpose. 202500945 Passed Emergency Pass
  40. 37 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $14,057 from General Fund Audit and Examiners Fees Non-Departmental non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x941x0000x7418 as a moral obligation to CCH Incorporated for outstanding charges related to software licenses and maintenance services from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. 202500940 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  41. 29. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $10,676,473 existing within certain Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments through the end of FY 2025; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x252534, “Fleet Replacements - Pharmacy Vehicle,” to provide resources for the Cincinnati Health Department to acquire or replace automotive or motorized equipment necessary to facilitate pharmacy delivery services; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $40,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Cincinnati Health District Fund 416 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x252534, “Fleet Replacements - Pharmacy Vehicle,” to provide resources for a pharmacy delivery vehicle. 202500943 Passed Emergency Pass
  42. 38 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $14,057 from General Fund Audit and Examiners Fees Non-Departmental non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x941x0000x7418 as a moral obligation to CCH Incorporated for outstanding charges related to software licenses and maintenance services from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. 202500940 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  43. 30. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the dedication to public use of Lots 1-14 of Erkenbrecher Avenue Subdivision and Dedication Plat as a portion of Erkenbrecher Avenue, a public right-of-way for street purposes in the Avondale and Corryville neighborhoods of Cincinnati. 202500944 Passed Pass
  44. 31. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with 441 Vine Street Owner LLC, an affiliate of Victrix Investments LLC, pertaining to the mixed-use redevelopment of an existing structure located at Units 2 and 3, W. Fifth Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, which is property commonly known as the Carew Tower, 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>). 202500938 Passed Emergency Pass
  45. 40 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a funding agreement with Adopt A Class to provide one-time operational support to the program; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to expend existing resources of up to $20,000 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time operational support to Adopt A Class; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose. 202500941 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  46. 32. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a First Amendment to Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Rhinegeist Properties, LLC, authorizing a five-year extension to an existing tax exemption previously authorized by Council for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1910 Elm Street, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202500939 Passed Emergency Pass
  47. 41 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a funding agreement with Adopt A Class to provide one-time operational support to the program; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to expend existing resources of up to $20,000 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time operational support to Adopt A Class; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose. 202500941 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  48. 33. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AMENDING Attachment A to Ordinance No. 340-2020 to remove the School for Creative and Performing Arts from the special assessment for the Over-the-Rhine South Special Improvement District for service plan years 2023 and 2024; and AUTHORIZING the Hamilton County Auditor to remove the special assessment for plan years 2023 and 2024 levied upon the property of the School for Creative and Performing Arts, Parcel No. 076-0001-0166-00. 202500967 Passed Pass
  49. 43 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  50. 43 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x251928, “Walnut Hills Recreation Improvements RCF,” for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $150,000 from the Reds Community Fund for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit $150,000 from the Reds Community Fund into Fund 319x8571, “Contributions For Recreation Purposes,” for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to transfer and appropriate $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 319, “Contributions For Recreation Purposes,” into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x251928, “Walnut Hills Recreation Improvements RCF,” for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of goods and professional services from the Reds Community Fund valued at up to $850,000 for the installation of a synthetic baseball infield and various improvements that include Bush Recreation Center, Ashland Recreation Area, and improvements to the Avondale T-ball field. 202500942 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  51. 44 PUBLIC SAFETY & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
  52. 44 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x251928, “Walnut Hills Recreation Improvements RCF,” for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $150,000 from the Reds Community Fund for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit $150,000 from the Reds Community Fund into Fund 319x8571, “Contributions For Recreation Purposes,” for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to transfer and appropriate $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 319, “Contributions For Recreation Purposes,” into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x251928, “Walnut Hills Recreation Improvements RCF,” for the installation of a turf infield at Owls Nest and various improvements at the Ashland Recreation Area; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of goods and professional services from the Reds Community Fund valued at up to $850,000 for the installation of a synthetic baseball infield and various improvements that include Bush Recreation Center, Ashland Recreation Area, and improvements to the Avondale T-ball field. 202500942 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  53. 34. RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, APPROVING the Hamilton County 9-1-1 final plan for implementing and operating a countywide 9-1-1 system. 202500946 Passed Pass
  54. 46 No announcements at this time.
  55. 46 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $23,971,572 within the General Fund from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $5,800,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $120,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x255x232520, “Centennial II Office Renovation,” to provide resources for the renovation of Department of Economic Inclusion office space; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $180,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x252505, “Fleet Replacements,” to provide resources for the partial replacement of a Public Services vehicle damaged in service; AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $30,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Citizen Job Fund 308 to provide resources for future targeted recruitment initiatives in the Department of Human Resources; AUTHORIZING a fund advance and transfer of $600,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; and DECLARING that the expenditures within the Schedules of Transfer serve a public purpose. 202500945 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  56. 47 Council adjourned at 2:35 P.M.
  57. 47 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $23,971,572 within the General Fund from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $5,800,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $120,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x255x232520, “Centennial II Office Renovation,” to provide resources for the renovation of Department of Economic Inclusion office space; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $180,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x252505, “Fleet Replacements,” to provide resources for the partial replacement of a Public Services vehicle damaged in service; AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $30,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Citizen Job Fund 308 to provide resources for future targeted recruitment initiatives in the Department of Human Resources; AUTHORIZING a fund advance and transfer of $600,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; and DECLARING that the expenditures within the Schedules of Transfer serve a public purpose. 202500945 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  58. 49 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $10,676,473 existing within certain Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments through the end of FY 2025; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x252534, “Fleet Replacements - Pharmacy Vehicle,” to provide resources for the Cincinnati Health Department to acquire or replace automotive or motorized equipment necessary to facilitate pharmacy delivery services; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $40,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Cincinnati Health District Fund 416 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x252534, “Fleet Replacements - Pharmacy Vehicle,” to provide resources for a pharmacy delivery vehicle. 202500943 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  59. 50 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $10,676,473 existing within certain Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments through the end of FY 2025; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x252534, “Fleet Replacements - Pharmacy Vehicle,” to provide resources for the Cincinnati Health Department to acquire or replace automotive or motorized equipment necessary to facilitate pharmacy delivery services; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $40,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Cincinnati Health District Fund 416 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x252534, “Fleet Replacements - Pharmacy Vehicle,” to provide resources for a pharmacy delivery vehicle. 202500943 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  60. 52 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the dedication to public use of Lots 1-14 of Erkenbrecher Avenue Subdivision and Dedication Plat as a portion of Erkenbrecher Avenue, a public right-of-way for street purposes in the Avondale and Corryville neighborhoods of Cincinnati. 202500944 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  61. 54 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with 441 Vine Street Owner LLC, an affiliate of Victrix Investments LLC, pertaining to the mixed-use redevelopment of an existing structure located at Units 2 and 3, W. Fifth Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, which is property commonly known as the Carew Tower, 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>). 202500938 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  62. 55 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with 441 Vine Street Owner LLC, an affiliate of Victrix Investments LLC, pertaining to the mixed-use redevelopment of an existing structure located at Units 2 and 3, W. Fifth Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, which is property commonly known as the Carew Tower, 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>). 202500938 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  63. 57 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a First Amendment to Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Rhinegeist Properties, LLC, authorizing a five-year extension to an existing tax exemption previously authorized by Council for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1910 Elm Street, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202500939 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  64. 58 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a First Amendment to Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Rhinegeist Properties, LLC, authorizing a five-year extension to an existing tax exemption previously authorized by Council for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1910 Elm Street, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. 202500939 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  65. 60 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, AMENDING Attachment A to Ordinance No. 340-2020 to remove the School for Creative and Performing Arts from the special assessment for the Over-the-Rhine South Special Improvement District for service plan years 2023 and 2024; and AUTHORIZING the Hamilton County Auditor to remove the special assessment for plan years 2023 and 2024 levied upon the property of the School for Creative and Performing Arts, Parcel No. 076-0001-0166-00. 202500967 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  66. 64 RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, APPROVING the Hamilton County 9-1-1 final plan for implementing and operating a countywide 9-1-1 system. 202500946 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  67. 65 RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/7/2025, APPROVING the Hamilton County 9-1-1 final plan for implementing and operating a countywide 9-1-1 system. 202500946 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  68. 66 NEW BUSINESS
  69. 35. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, HONORING Lisa Metz for her outstanding service to Cincinnati and CONGRATULATING Ms. Metz on her graduation as valedictorian from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law. 202500990 Passed Pass