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April 16, 2025 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 97 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 2:12 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 MAYOR AFTAB
  7. 5 Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
  8. 1. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appointment Manuel Chavez to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority for a term of four years beginning April 2025. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/H) 202500781 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  9. 7 Bicentennial Commons Board of Visitors
  10. 2. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Alex Munoz to the Bicentennial Commons Board of Visitors for a term of three years beginning April 2025. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/) 202500782 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  11. 9 Citizen Complaint Authority
  12. 3. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Dr. Sam Burbanks IV to the Citizen Complaint Authority for a term of two years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA) 202500783 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  13. 4. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint John J. Williams to the Citizen Complaint Authority for a term of two years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA) 202500784 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  14. 12 Woodward Trust
  15. 5. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Darielle Daniels to the Woodward Trust for a term of expiring on March 31, 2028. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202500785 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  16. 14 MS. ALBI
  17. 6. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Cradle Cincinnati and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for Cradle Cincinnati’s unwavering commitment to improving the birthing and parenting experiences for all mothers, and for working to ensure that every baby has the opportunity to celebrate their first birthday and beyond. 202500792 Passed Pass
  18. 16 MR. WALSH
  19. 7. MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmember Walsh, WE MOVE that the Administration *provides a report on creating a standing policy to create a dedicated funding system for special events as a part of the annual budget process. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202500771 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  20. 18 CITY MANAGER
  21. 8. REPORT, dated 4/16/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Hate Crime Incident Procedures. (Reference Document #’s 202402433, 202500166, & 202500171) 202500743 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  22. 9. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/16/2025, AMENDING the official zoning map of the City of Cincinnati to rezone the real property located at 198 E. McMillan Street and 237 William H. Taft Road in the Mt. Auburn neighborhood from the OG-T, “Office General-Transportation,” zoning district to Planned Development District No. 104, “Chick-fil-A.” 202500754 Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee
  23. 10. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/16/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the execution of a Second Amendment to Job Creation Tax Credit Agreement with Core Specialty Insurance Services, Inc., pursuant to which the company agrees to an increased investment in the City of Cincinnati, including creation of fifty additional new jobs and an additional $1.5 million investment in the property located at 201 E. Fifth Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, and the City agrees to extend the tax credit term from four years to seven years and increase the job creation tax credit from 35 percent to 45 percent. 202500755 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  24. 11. RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/16/2025, DECLARING the necessity of assessing properties in Lighting Group 3 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, 2024. 202500756 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  25. 12. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/16/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $31,524 from the unappropriated surplus of Revolving Energy Loan Fund 883 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x255x222534, “City Facility Lighting and Solar Improvements,” to provide additional resources to install solar arrays on City facilities. 202500757 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  26. 13. RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/16/2025, 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. 202500758 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  27. 14. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/16/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into a funding agreement with the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments to fund a joint Advanced Air Mobility Electrical Infrastructure Plan for the Southwest Ohio General Aviation Airports Project. 202500759 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  28. 15. REPORT, dated 4/16/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Hyde Park Blast. 202500760 Filed
  29. 16. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/16/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a scholarship donation valued at up to $4,000 from the National Association for City Transportation Officials (“NACTO”) for one Department of Transportation and Engineering (“DOTE”) employee to attend the NACTO Designing Cities 2025 Conference on May 28 - 31, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (the “Conference”); and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a scholarship donation valued at up to $4,000 from the Devou Good Project, Inc. for one additional DOTE employee to attend the Conference. 202500761 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  30. 17. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/16/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $97,430 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, FY 2025 State of Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program to aid in reducing violent juvenile crime in Cincinnati; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, project account no. 25SVCR. 202500762 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  31. 18. REPORT, dated 4/16/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding TIF District Policies Audit. (Reference Document # 20240200505) 202500763 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  32. 19. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/16/2025AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute an Eighth Amendment to the Warren County Water Area Contract between the City of Cincinnati and the Board of County Commissioners of Warren County, Ohio to modify the area in the original agreement to be served by the City. 202500764 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  33. 31 CLERK OF COUNCIL
  34. 20. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Markiea Linnea Carter/Director of Community and Economic Development. 202500772 Filed
  35. 21. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Jason A Fleming/Water Works/Deputy Director. 202500773 Filed
  36. 22. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Joel Daily Gross/Parks/Division Manager of Planning and Design. 202500774 Filed
  37. 23. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Curtis Allen Hines/DOTE/Division Manager. 202500775 Filed
  38. 24. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Maurice A Robinson/Police Department/Executive Assistant Chief. 202500776 Filed
  39. 25. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Robert Vickery/Transportation and Engineering/Deputy Director. 202500777 Filed
  40. 26. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Anna Marie Albi/Cincinnati City Councilmember. (CITY) 202500778 Filed
  41. 27. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney/City Council/Vice Mayor. (CITY) 202500779 Filed
  42. 28. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Mark Stefan Jeffreys/Cincinnati City Council. (CITY) 202500793 Filed
  43. 29. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Seth Timothy Walsh/Cincinnati Councilmember. (CITY) 202500794 Filed
  44. 30. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Arthur D. Dahlberg/Buildings and Inspections Director. 202500795 Filed
  45. 31. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Scotty Johnson/City Council. (CITY) 202500796 Filed
  46. 32. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for James J McCord /ETS/Deputy Director. (CITY) 202500797 Filed
  47. 33. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Jeffrey M. Cramerding/City Councilmember. (CITY) 202500798 Filed
  48. 34. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Candace Sabers, Vice President, Government & Community Relations, 3200 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. (TERMINATION) 202500799 Filed
  49. 35. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Meeka D. Owens/City Councilmember. (CITY) 202500800 Filed
  50. 36. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council, Recommending the reappointment of Rebecca Lutkenhoff as Deputy Clerk in the Office of the Clerk of Council pursuant to Article II, Section 5a of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati. 202500806 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  51. 49 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
  52. 37. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, DETERMINING to proceed with a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2026, for the control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees in the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District. 202500634 Passed Emergency Pass
  53. 38. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, LEVYING a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2026, for control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees within the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District. 202500638 Passed Pass
  54. 39. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant of $1,000 from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Harry F. and Mary Ann Fry Fund into City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide resources for the operation of the City’s Office of Human Relations; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8572. 202500721 Passed Emergency Pass
  55. 40. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $15,000 from Hamilton County ReSource’s Waste Reduction Innovation grant program to purchase and install community freezers and associated supplies in the Hartwell and Winton Hills Recreation Centers; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571. 202500689 Passed Emergency Pass
  56. 53 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, DETERMINING to proceed with a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2026, for the control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees in the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District. 202500634 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  57. 41. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $12,000 from UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc. to fund an on-site retinal screening program at the Bobbie Sterne Health Center; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571. 202500690 Passed Emergency Pass
  58. 54 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, DETERMINING to proceed with a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2026, for the control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees in the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District. 202500634 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  59. 42. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252348, “West Fork Road OPWC Grant,” to provide resources for an emergency repair due to a landslide occurring along a section of West Fork Road, approximately one-quarter mile west of Montana Avenue; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $562,120 from the State of Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”) Emergency Funds Program; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit OPWC grant resources of up to $562,120 into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252348, “West Fork Road OPWC Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of the OPWC grant resources. 202500733 Passed Emergency Pass
  60. 43. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $500,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to assist with the cost of replacing public and private lead service lines at licensed childcare facilities in the Greater Cincinnati Water Works service area; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to receive and deposit grant funds for public lead service line replacement into Water Works Capital Permanent Improvement Fund revenue account no. 756x8527, and to receive and deposit grant funds for private lead service line replacement into Water Works Private Lead Service Line Replacement Special Revenue Fund revenue account number 312x8527. 202500742 Passed Emergency Pass
  61. 56 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, LEVYING a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2026, for control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees within the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District. 202500638 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  62. 44. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Department of Economic Inclusion (“Department”) to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, participation fees, and other things of value from the business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources for the City’s 2025 Business Enterprise Expo; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Special Events Fund 314; and AUTHORIZING the Department to hold resources donated pursuant to this ordinance, which exceed the total 2025 Business Enterprise Expo expenses, in Special Events Fund 314 to be utilized for future business development events hosted by the Department. 202500688 Passed Emergency Pass
  63. 45. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of up to $3,500,000 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation to provide resources for permanent improvements to Lot 23 at Smale Riverfront Park; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252039, “Lot 23 Improvements,” to provide resources for permanent improvements to Lot 23 at Smale Riverfront Park; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $3,500,000 from Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252039, “Lot 23 Improvements,” to provide resources for permanent improvements to Lot 23 at Smale Riverfront Park. 202500734 Passed Emergency Pass
  64. 58 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant of $1,000 from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Harry F. and Mary Ann Fry Fund into City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide resources for the operation of the City’s Office of Human Relations; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8572. 202500721 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  65. 46. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with The Children’s Home of Cincinnati, Ohio dba Best Point Education & Behavioral Health (“Best Point”) to provide one-time operational support for its youth mental health urgent care program; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $250,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Cincinnati Health District Fund 416 to the Cincinnati Health Department’s Cincinnati Health District Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 416x261x7200 to provide one-time operational support to Best Point for its youth mental health urgent care program; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose. 202500691 Passed Emergency Pass
  66. 59 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant of $1,000 from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Harry F. and Mary Ann Fry Fund into City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide resources for the operation of the City’s Office of Human Relations; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8572. 202500721 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  67. 47. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $145,786.02 from the unappropriated surplus of Miscellaneous Permanent Improvement Fund 757 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x232522 “Fleet Replacements - Obsolete,” to acquire automotive and motorized equipment funded by the sale and subrogation proceeds of obsolete automotive and motorized equipment. 202500722 Passed Emergency Pass
  68. 48. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 33 W. Fourth St, LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 33 W. Fourth Street in the Downtown neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 41,737 square feet of commercial space including a boutique hotel with approximately 44 guest rooms, at a total construction cost of approximately $12,400,000. 202500732 Passed Emergency Pass
  69. 61 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $15,000 from Hamilton County ReSource’s Waste Reduction Innovation grant program to purchase and install community freezers and associated supplies in the Hartwell and Winton Hills Recreation Centers; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571. 202500689 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  70. 49. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $197,899.95 from General Fund Enterprise Software and Licenses Non-Departmental non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x952x0000x7418 to CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. for software licenses and maintenance services for the period of March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202500741 Passed Emergency Pass
  71. 62 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $15,000 from Hamilton County ReSource’s Waste Reduction Innovation grant program to purchase and install community freezers and associated supplies in the Hartwell and Winton Hills Recreation Centers; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571. 202500689 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  72. 50. REPORT, dated 4/9/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance Reports for the Month Ended February 28, 2025. 202500692 Approved & Filed
  73. 51. REPORT, dated 4/9/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the City of Cincinnati Fiscal Year 2024 Audit Overview/Results. 202500720 Approved & Filed
  74. 64 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $12,000 from UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc. to fund an on-site retinal screening program at the Bobbie Sterne Health Center; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571. 202500690 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  75. 65 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  76. 66 PUBLIC SAFETY & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
  77. 66 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252348, “West Fork Road OPWC Grant,” to provide resources for an emergency repair due to a landslide occurring along a section of West Fork Road, approximately one-quarter mile west of Montana Avenue; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $562,120 from the State of Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”) Emergency Funds Program; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit OPWC grant resources of up to $562,120 into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252348, “West Fork Road OPWC Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of the OPWC grant resources. 202500733 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  78. 52. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, MODIFYING Article XV, “Retirement System,” of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by AMENDING Section 1, “Board of Trustees,” to revise the limitation on the terms of board members and to harmonize the Administrative Code with the provisions of the Collaborative Settlement Agreement reached in Sunyak, et. Al. v. City of Cincinnati, et. Al., Case Number 1:11-cv-445 in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division. 202500705 Passed Pass
  79. 67 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252348, “West Fork Road OPWC Grant,” to provide resources for an emergency repair due to a landslide occurring along a section of West Fork Road, approximately one-quarter mile west of Montana Avenue; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $562,120 from the State of Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”) Emergency Funds Program; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit OPWC grant resources of up to $562,120 into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252348, “West Fork Road OPWC Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of the OPWC grant resources. 202500733 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  80. 53. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, MODIFYING the provisions of Title XVI, “ Neighborhood Quality of Life Uniform Code,” and Title XV, “Code Compliance and Hearings,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Section 1601-95, “Cost of Abating a Public Nuisance,” and AMENDING Section 1501-27, “Civil Proceedings,” to provide additional remedies to recover costs of abating public nuisances or enforcement. 202500719 Passed Pass
  81. 69 No announcements at this time.
  82. 69 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $500,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to assist with the cost of replacing public and private lead service lines at licensed childcare facilities in the Greater Cincinnati Water Works service area; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to receive and deposit grant funds for public lead service line replacement into Water Works Capital Permanent Improvement Fund revenue account no. 756x8527, and to receive and deposit grant funds for private lead service line replacement into Water Works Private Lead Service Line Replacement Special Revenue Fund revenue account number 312x8527. 202500742 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  83. 70 Council adjourned at 3:04 P.M.
  84. 70 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $500,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to assist with the cost of replacing public and private lead service lines at licensed childcare facilities in the Greater Cincinnati Water Works service area; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to receive and deposit grant funds for public lead service line replacement into Water Works Capital Permanent Improvement Fund revenue account no. 756x8527, and to receive and deposit grant funds for private lead service line replacement into Water Works Private Lead Service Line Replacement Special Revenue Fund revenue account number 312x8527. 202500742 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  85. 72 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Department of Economic Inclusion (“Department”) to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, participation fees, and other things of value from the business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources for the City’s 2025 Business Enterprise Expo; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Special Events Fund 314; and AUTHORIZING the Department to hold resources donated pursuant to this ordinance, which exceed the total 2025 Business Enterprise Expo expenses, in Special Events Fund 314 to be utilized for future business development events hosted by the Department. 202500688 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  86. 74 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of up to $3,500,000 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation to provide resources for permanent improvements to Lot 23 at Smale Riverfront Park; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252039, “Lot 23 Improvements,” to provide resources for permanent improvements to Lot 23 at Smale Riverfront Park; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $3,500,000 from Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252039, “Lot 23 Improvements,” to provide resources for permanent improvements to Lot 23 at Smale Riverfront Park. 202500734 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  87. 75 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of up to $3,500,000 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation to provide resources for permanent improvements to Lot 23 at Smale Riverfront Park; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252039, “Lot 23 Improvements,” to provide resources for permanent improvements to Lot 23 at Smale Riverfront Park; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of up to $3,500,000 from Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x252039, “Lot 23 Improvements,” to provide resources for permanent improvements to Lot 23 at Smale Riverfront Park. 202500734 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  88. 77 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with The Children’s Home of Cincinnati, Ohio dba Best Point Education & Behavioral Health (“Best Point”) to provide one-time operational support for its youth mental health urgent care program; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $250,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Cincinnati Health District Fund 416 to the Cincinnati Health Department’s Cincinnati Health District Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 416x261x7200 to provide one-time operational support to Best Point for its youth mental health urgent care program; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose. 202500691 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  89. 78 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with The Children’s Home of Cincinnati, Ohio dba Best Point Education & Behavioral Health (“Best Point”) to provide one-time operational support for its youth mental health urgent care program; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $250,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Cincinnati Health District Fund 416 to the Cincinnati Health Department’s Cincinnati Health District Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 416x261x7200 to provide one-time operational support to Best Point for its youth mental health urgent care program; and DECLARING such expenditure to serve a public purpose. 202500691 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  90. 80 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $145,786.02 from the unappropriated surplus of Miscellaneous Permanent Improvement Fund 757 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x232522 “Fleet Replacements - Obsolete,” to acquire automotive and motorized equipment funded by the sale and subrogation proceeds of obsolete automotive and motorized equipment. 202500722 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  91. 81 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $145,786.02 from the unappropriated surplus of Miscellaneous Permanent Improvement Fund 757 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x981x232522 “Fleet Replacements - Obsolete,” to acquire automotive and motorized equipment funded by the sale and subrogation proceeds of obsolete automotive and motorized equipment. 202500722 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  92. 83 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 33 W. Fourth St, LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 33 W. Fourth Street in the Downtown neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 41,737 square feet of commercial space including a boutique hotel with approximately 44 guest rooms, at a total construction cost of approximately $12,400,000. 202500732 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  93. 84 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 33 W. Fourth St, LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 33 W. Fourth Street in the Downtown neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 41,737 square feet of commercial space including a boutique hotel with approximately 44 guest rooms, at a total construction cost of approximately $12,400,000. 202500732 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  94. 86 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $197,899.95 from General Fund Enterprise Software and Licenses Non-Departmental non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x952x0000x7418 to CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. for software licenses and maintenance services for the period of March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202500741 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  95. 87 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, AUTHORIZING the payment of $197,899.95 from General Fund Enterprise Software and Licenses Non-Departmental non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x952x0000x7418 to CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. for software licenses and maintenance services for the period of March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202500741 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  96. 93 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, MODIFYING Article XV, “Retirement System,” of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by AMENDING Section 1, “Board of Trustees,” to revise the limitation on the terms of board members and to harmonize the Administrative Code with the provisions of the Collaborative Settlement Agreement reached in Sunyak, et. Al. v. City of Cincinnati, et. Al., Case Number 1:11-cv-445 in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division. 202500705 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  97. 95 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/9/2025, MODIFYING the provisions of Title XVI, “ Neighborhood Quality of Life Uniform Code,” and Title XV, “Code Compliance and Hearings,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Section 1601-95, “Cost of Abating a Public Nuisance,” and AMENDING Section 1501-27, “Civil Proceedings,” to provide additional remedies to recover costs of abating public nuisances or enforcement. 202500719 Suspension of the three readings Pass