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February 26, 2025 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 79 items

  1. 1 REVISED
  2. 2 ROLL CALL
  3. 2 Council convened at 2:16 P.M., Mayor Aftab Pureval, Presiding.
  4. 3 Council observed a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
  5. 4 There being no objection, the Minutes of the previous session of Council were Approved and Filed.
  6. 4 In attendance were City Manager Sheryl Long, City Solicitor Emily Smart Woener and Clerk of Council Melissa Autry.
  7. 5 MAYOR AFTAB
  8. 1. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Chaka Powell to the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio Board of Directors for a term of two years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA). 202500257 Confirmed Pass
  9. 2. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Pradeep Bekal to the board of the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/ A) 202500258 Confirmed Pass
  10. 3. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Ashlee Young, MPH to the Cincinnati Board of Health for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202500259 Confirmed Pass
  11. 8 Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio Board of Directors
  12. 4. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Jennifer W. Forrester, MD to the Cincinnati Board of Health for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White) 202500260 Confirmed Pass
  13. 5. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Greg Long as the City’s representative to the Hamilton County Transportation Improvement District. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White) 202500261 Confirmed Pass
  14. 10 Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
  15. 11 MS. KEARNEY
  16. 6. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that the intersection of Race Street and Liberty Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Jim Scott Way” in honor of Jim Scott, and in recognition of his many years of volunteer service to the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade and his legacy of giving, volunteering, and spreading joy. 202500328 Referred to Healthy Neighborhoods Committee
  17. 12 Cincinnati Board of Health
  18. 13 MS. KEARNEY
  19. 14 MS. PARKS
  20. 15 MS. ALBI
  21. 15 Hamilton County Transportation Improvement District
  22. 16 MR. CRAMERDING
  23. 17 MR. JEFFREYS
  24. 18 MR. JOHNSON
  25. 19 MS. OWENS
  26. 20 MR. WALSH
  27. 7. RESOLUTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmembers Parks, Albi, Cramerding, Jeffreys, Johnson, Owens, and Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Annie Ruth Napier as a 2025 Black History Month honoree and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for her years of dedication and service to the Black Community and to the City of Cincinnati. 202500351 Passed Pass
  28. 22 MS. OWENS
  29. 8. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr. as a 2025 Black History Month honoree and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and Council for her bold unapologetic activism and support of the Black community. 202500334 Passed Pass
  30. 24 MR. WALSH
  31. 9. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Miles Robinson as a 2025 Black History Month honoree and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for his leadership and commitment to using his platform for positive impact both on and off the field. 202500344 Passed Pass
  32. 26 MR. JEFFREYS
  33. 10. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Chapter 723, “Streets and Sidewalks, Use Regulations,” by ORDAINING new Section 723-77, “Trespass in a Designated Bus Rapid Transit Zone,” and by AMENDING Section 723-26, “Designated Streetcar Transit Zone,” to promote the safe and efficient operation of a bus rapid transit system in the public right-of-way. 202500335 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  34. 28 MS. OWENS
  35. 29 MR. NOLAN
  36. 30 MR. WALSH
  37. 11. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Owens, Nolan, and Walsh, WE MOVE that the Administration prepare a report within the next 30 days to devise a strategy for protecting native plant/pollinator gardens in the City of Cincinnati. (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202500354 Referred to Climate, Environment & Infrastructure Committee
  38. 32 CITY MANAGER
  39. 33 Environmental Advisory Board
  40. 12. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/20/2025, recommending the appointment of Douglas Walton to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2025. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (MALE, BIPOC) 202500266 Confirmed Pass
  41. 13. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/20/2025, recommending the appointment of Monica Perdomo to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2025. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (FEMALE, BIPOC) 202500271 Confirmed Pass
  42. 14. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/20/2025, recommending the appointment of Nayana Shah to the Environmental Advisory Board to complete the current term ending in December 2026. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (FEMALE, BIPOC) 202500272 Confirmed Pass
  43. 15. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/20/2025, recommending the appointment of Dave Schmitt to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2025. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (MALE, WHITE) 202500273 Confirmed Pass
  44. 16. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/20/2025, recommending the appointment of Ericka Copeland to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2025. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (FEMALE, BIPOC) 202500276 Confirmed Pass
  45. 17. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/20/2025, recommending the appointment of Van Sullivan to the Environmental Advisory Board to complete the current term ending in December 2025. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (TRANS NONBINARY, WHITE) 202500278 Confirmed Pass
  46. 18. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/20/2025, recommending the appointment of Emmy Schroder to the Environmental Advisory Board to complete a three year term from January 1, 2025. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female, White) 202500315 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  47. 19. REPORT, dated 2/26/2025 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 Sete LLC, DBA Feys Supermarket, 3441 Beekman Street 1st fl. (#8007021, C1 C2 D6, Stck) [Objections: None] 202500298 Filed
  48. 20. REPORT, dated 2/26/2025 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 Good Wares Design LLC, DBA High St, 1401 Reading Road. (#3306614, TFOL, D1 D2 D3) [Objections: Yes] 202500299 Filed
  49. 21. REPORT, dated 2/26/2025 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 Drunken Amigos LLC, DBA Drunken Tacos, 200 W McMillan. (#2317524, TRFO, D5 D6) [Objections: None] 202500300 Filed
  50. 22. REPORT, dated 2/26/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Pumpkin Chuck 2025. 202500301 Filed
  51. 23. REPORT, dated 2/26/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Taking Drug Court Beyond the Steps of the Courthouse. 202500302 Filed
  52. 24. REPORT, dated 2/26/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Heart Mini Marathon 2025. 202500305 Filed
  53. 25. REPORT, dated 2/26/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Capital Projects Funding Request. (Reference Document #202500204) 202500314 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  54. 26. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/26/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $298,869 from the Ohio Department of Health Get Vaccinated OHIO Public Health Initiative (ALN 93.268) to support activities that will increase immunization rates in children under two years of age, school-aged children, and adolescents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to receive and deposit the grant resources into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8556. 202500316 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  55. 27. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/26/2025, ESTABLISHING the salary schedules and classification titles for the classifications of Behavioral Health Specialist and Supervising Behavioral Health Specialist by enacting Sections 297 and 298 of Division 0C, Chapter 307 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, consistent with the organizational changes described herein. 202500317 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  56. 28. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/26/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept up to $250,000 from the Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”), through the Areas of Persistent Poverty Grant Program (ALN 20.505), to provide resources for improvements and upgrades to Streetcar technology, station displays, and transit management software; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to appropriate up to $250,000 from the FTA, through the Areas of Persistent Poverty Grant Program, to General Government Grants Fund 404, effective FY 2026; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into General Government Grants Fund 404 revenue account no. 404x8554, Department of Transportation and Engineering project account no. AOPP, “Areas of Persistent Poverty Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to transfer and appropriate of $27,778 from the unappropriated surplus of Streetcar Operations Fund 455 to Streetcar Operations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 455x236x7200 to provide local matching resources for the FTA Areas of Persistent Poverty Grant, effective FY 2026. 202500319 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  57. 29. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/26/2025, APPROVING the revised Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan for the Connector as recommended by the streetcar’s Accountable Executive and Chief Safety Officer. 202500321 Referred to Climate, Environment & Infrastructure Committee
  58. 30. REPORT, dated 2/26/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding traffic enforcement. (Reference Document #202402419) 202500353 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  59. 53 CLERK OF COUNCIL
  60. 31. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Bobbi Dillon, Procter & Gamble Company, Senior Manager, 1 P&G Plaza, C9-247, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) 202500352 Filed
  61. 55 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
  62. 32. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the Administration share a plan within 60 days for benchmarking Development Performance Measures or other regional peer cities (e.g. Blue Ash, Florence, Norwood). (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202500287 Adopted Pass
  63. 33. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ESTABLISHING the City’s human services funding priorities for the first year of the biennial budget, beginning with FY 2026, the second year of the biennial budget (budget update), beginning with FY 2027, and subsequent budgets and fiscal years; ESTABLISHING a human services funding Impact Award for one large-scale social innovation project to be awarded only in the first year of the biennial budget, and a revised multi-year funding cycle for all human services funding; ADVISING the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (“United Way”) and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that Council’s priorities for FY 2026 and FY 2027 are to allocate up to ten percent of appropriated human services funding for the Impact Award; 26 percent for Comprehensive Workforce Development Support; 26 percent for Youth Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction; 26 percent for Supporting, Securing, and Stabilizing Housing for High-Risk Populations; ten percent for Emergency Wrap-Around Services through Project LIFT; and two percent for overhead; ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that applications that have previously applied directly to the City for Leveraged Support funding in the categories of Homelessness and Eviction Prevention, Human Services and Violence Prevention, or Workforce Programming and Poverty Reduction, should instead apply for human services funding; and ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that future Impact Awards categories will be determined by Council for the first year of each biennial budget. 202500267 Passed Emergency Pass
  64. 34. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ADVISING the United Way of Greater Cincinnati and any other organization tasked with evaluating applications for the City’s human services funding in FY 2026 to include an Impact Award that addresses food insecurity as part of the City’s broader gun violence prevention priority. 202500269 Passed Emergency Pass
  65. 35. ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $10,000 within the General Fund from Councilmember Owens’ General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7100 to Councilmember Owens’ General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7200 to realign the office budget for Councilmember Owens. 202500318 Passed Emergency Pass
  66. 60 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  67. 61 EQUITABLE GROWTH & HOUSINGS COMMITTEE
  68. 36. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING the provisions of Title XI, “Cincinnati Building Code,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Chapter 1125, “Vacant Building Registration,” to provide a system for the registration of vacant buildings in the City, and MODIFYING Chapter 1501, “Code Compliance and Hearings,” by AMENDING Section 1501-3, “Class A Civil Offenses” and Section 1501-9(b), “Class D Civil Offenses” to correct a clerical error and add violations of Section 1125-17 to Section 1501-3 and Section 1501-9(b). 202500200 Passed Pass
  69. 63 No announcements at this time.
  70. 63 A motion was made by Vice Mayor Kearney, seconded by Councilmember Parks to make amendment to item # 33.
  71. 64 Council adjourned at 3:51 P.M.
  72. 65 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ESTABLISHING the City’s human services funding priorities for the first year of the biennial budget, beginning with FY 2026, the second year of the biennial budget (budget update), beginning with FY 2027, and subsequent budgets and fiscal years; ESTABLISHING a human services funding Impact Award for one large-scale social innovation project to be awarded only in the first year of the biennial budget, and a revised multi-year funding cycle for all human services funding; ADVISING the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (“United Way”) and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that Council’s priorities for FY 2026 and FY 2027 are to allocate up to ten percent of appropriated human services funding for the Impact Award; 26 percent for Comprehensive Workforce Development Support; 26 percent for Youth Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction; 26 percent for Supporting, Securing, and Stabilizing Housing for High-Risk Populations; ten percent for Emergency Wrap-Around Services through Project LIFT; and two percent for overhead; ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that applications that have previously applied directly to the City for Leveraged Support funding in the categories of Homelessness and Eviction Prevention, Human Services and Violence Prevention, or Workforce Programming and Poverty Reduction, should instead apply for human services funding; and ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that future Impact Awards categories will be determined by Council for the first year of each biennial budget. 202500267 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  73. 66 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ESTABLISHING the City’s human services funding priorities for the first year of the biennial budget, beginning with FY 2026, the second year of the biennial budget (budget update), beginning with FY 2027, and subsequent budgets and fiscal years; ESTABLISHING a human services funding Impact Award for one large-scale social innovation project to be awarded only in the first year of the biennial budget, and a revised multi-year funding cycle for all human services funding; ADVISING the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (“United Way”) and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that Council’s priorities for FY 2026 and FY 2027 are to allocate up to ten percent of appropriated human services funding for the Impact Award; 26 percent for Comprehensive Workforce Development Support; 26 percent for Youth Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction; 26 percent for Supporting, Securing, and Stabilizing Housing for High-Risk Populations; ten percent for Emergency Wrap-Around Services through Project LIFT; and two percent for overhead; ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that applications that have previously applied directly to the City for Leveraged Support funding in the categories of Homelessness and Eviction Prevention, Human Services and Violence Prevention, or Workforce Programming and Poverty Reduction, should instead apply for human services funding; and ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that future Impact Awards categories will be determined by Council for the first year of each biennial budget. 202500267 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  74. 67 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ESTABLISHING the City’s human services funding priorities for the first year of the biennial budget, beginning with FY 2026, the second year of the biennial budget (budget update), beginning with FY 2027, and subsequent budgets and fiscal years; ESTABLISHING a human services funding Impact Award for one large-scale social innovation project to be awarded only in the first year of the biennial budget, and a revised multi-year funding cycle for all human services funding; ADVISING the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (“United Way”) and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that Council’s priorities for FY 2026 and FY 2027 are to allocate up to ten percent of appropriated human services funding for the Impact Award; 26 percent for Comprehensive Workforce Development Support; 26 percent for Youth Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction; 26 percent for Supporting, Securing, and Stabilizing Housing for High-Risk Populations; ten percent for Emergency Wrap-Around Services through Project LIFT; and two percent for overhead; ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that applications that have previously applied directly to the City for Leveraged Support funding in the categories of Homelessness and Eviction Prevention, Human Services and Violence Prevention, or Workforce Programming and Poverty Reduction, should instead apply for human services funding; and ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that future Impact Awards categories will be determined by Council for the first year of each biennial budget. 202500267 Failed of Adoption Fail
  75. 69 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ADVISING the United Way of Greater Cincinnati and any other organization tasked with evaluating applications for the City’s human services funding in FY 2026 to include an Impact Award that addresses food insecurity as part of the City’s broader gun violence prevention priority. 202500269 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  76. 70 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ADVISING the United Way of Greater Cincinnati and any other organization tasked with evaluating applications for the City’s human services funding in FY 2026 to include an Impact Award that addresses food insecurity as part of the City’s broader gun violence prevention priority. 202500269 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  77. 72 ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $10,000 within the General Fund from Councilmember Owens’ General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7100 to Councilmember Owens’ General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7200 to realign the office budget for Councilmember Owens. 202500318 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  78. 73 ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $10,000 within the General Fund from Councilmember Owens’ General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7100 to Councilmember Owens’ General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7200 to realign the office budget for Councilmember Owens. 202500318 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  79. 77 ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING the provisions of Title XI, “Cincinnati Building Code,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Chapter 1125, “Vacant Building Registration,” to provide a system for the registration of vacant buildings in the City, and MODIFYING Chapter 1501, “Code Compliance and Hearings,” by AMENDING Section 1501-3, “Class A Civil Offenses” and Section 1501-9(b), “Class D Civil Offenses” to correct a clerical error and add violations of Section 1125-17 to Section 1501-3 and Section 1501-9(b). 202500200 Suspension of the three readings Pass