Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
Council Chambers, Room 300
Agenda — 14 items
- 1 AGENDA
- 1 ROLL CALL
- 3 MOTIONS
- 1. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding, Johnson, Parks, Jeffreys and Nolan, WE MOVE that the remaining $1,294,008 in the Capital Project Fund be disbursed as follows: $300,000 for the Camp Washington Skatepark Project and $994,008 for DPS, Fire, and Police Fleet needs. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).
- 6 REPORTS
- 6 A motion was submitted on the floor by Vice Mayor Kearney, seconded by Councilmember Walsh to hold the Motion.
- 2. REPORT, dated 3/5/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Finance and Budget Monitoring Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2024.
- 7 MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding, Johnson, Parks, Jeffreys and Nolan, WE MOVE that the remaining $1,294,008 in the Capital Project Fund be disbursed as follows: $300,000 for the Camp Washington Skatepark Project and $994,008 for DPS, Fire, and Police Fleet needs. (STATEMENT ATTACHED).
- 9 GRANTS AND DONATIONS
- 3. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/5/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $3,300 from the State of Ohio Department of Development’s TechCred Credential Reimbursement Program to reimburse Cincinnati Police Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x225x72000 for eligible costs incurred by the Cincinnati Police Department in providing its employees with technology-focused credentials; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8533.
- 4. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/5/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grants of up to $3,000,000 on a quarterly basis from the Ohio Department of Transportation for pedestrian and bicycle related projects that make walking and biking throughout the City a safe, convenient, and accessible transportation option for all Ohioans.
- 5. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/5/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for Highway Safety Improvement Program (“HSIP”) Systemic Safety grants awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) of up to $2,000,000 to provide resources for pedestrian safety improvements; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for HSIP Abbreviated Safety grants awarded by ODOT of up to $500,000 for traffic safety countermeasures, such as safety signage, high-visibility pavement markings, centerline hardening, temporary bump-outs, and other safety improvements; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for HSIP Formal Safety Process grants awarded by ODOT of up to $5,000,000 to reduce serious injury and traffic deaths on all public roads.
- 6. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/5/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation of $500 from Carol A. McQueary to support the Cincinnati Police Department Honor Guard; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donation into Public Safety Special Projects Fund 456.
- 15 ADJOURNMENT