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December 18, 2024 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 74 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 2:13 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 Assistant City Manager Natasha Hampton, City Solicitor Emily Smart Woerner and Clerk of Council Melissa Autry.
  6. 4 MAYOR AFTAB
  7. 5 Cincinnati Planning Commission
  8. 1. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Darrick Dansby to the Cincinnati Planning Commission for a term of 5 years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA). 202402515 Confirmed Pass
  9. 7 Cincinnati Southern Railway Board of Trustees
  10. 2. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Liz Keating to the Cincinnati Southern Railway Board of Trustees for a term of 5 years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White). 202402516 Confirmed Pass
  11. 9 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens Board of Trustees
  12. 3. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Daniel Rajaiah to the Board of Trustees for the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens for a term expiring on Dec 31, 2027. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/Indian American). 202402583 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  13. 11 Cincinnati Accessibility Board of Advisors
  14. 4. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Tonia Smith to the Cincinnati Accessibility Board of Advisors for a term expiring December 31st, 2026. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advise & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202402584 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  15. 5. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Sgt. Deon Mack to the Cincinnati Accessibility Board of Advisors as the First Responder representative, for a term expiring December 31st, 2026. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA). 202402585 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  16. 6. RESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Byron Stallworth and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for the profound contributions he has made as a member of the City Planning Commission. 202402586 Passed Pass
  17. 15 MS. KEARNEY
  18. 7. RESOLUTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING participants in the Do Right! Campaign Walking Challenge and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for the participants’ dedication to their personal health. 202402564 Held
  19. 17 CITY MANAGER
  20. 8. REPORT, dated 12/18/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding moving the Bomb Squad Out of the Mill Creek Corridor. (Reference Document # 202401577) 202402565 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  21. 9. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/18/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $32,046.46 to PowerDMS, Inc. (Innovative Data Solutions, Inc.) from Cincinnati Recreation Commission non-personnel operating account no. 323x199x1910x7418 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to software subscription services. 202402566 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  22. 10. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/18/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant of in-kind services valued at up to $46,800 from the Ohio Community Development Corporation Association AmeriCorps VISTA Project through the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide one full-time contracted position to carry out key portions of the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan. 202402569 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  23. 11. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/18/2024, ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement project account no. 758x164x251631, “West Fork Incinerator Demolition - GF,” to provide resources to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority (“the Port”) to remediate the West Fork Incinerator site; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $1,000,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x251029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF,” to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $562,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x251623, “Property Development Improvements - GF,” to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,562,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to newly established permanent improvement project account no. 758x164x251631, “West Fork Incinerator Demolition - GF,” to provide resources to the Port to remediate the West Fork Incinerator site. 202402572 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  24. 12. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/18/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $10,816.14 from Department of Economic Inclusion Special Events Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 314x281x0000x7299 as a moral obligation to Xavier University for outstanding charges related to the 2024 Business Enterprise Expo. 202402574 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  25. 13. RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/18/2024, DECLARING the intent to appropriate to public use certain real-property interests necessary to restructure a portion of Yoast Avenue and Saffer Street with a new horizontal and vertical alignment, to construct a mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall along said roadways, and replace portions of the water main and storm sewer system in order to alleviate periodic flooding and erosion concerns in or near said roadways, and to replace and upgrade resident access to the roadway and upgrade traffic control signage in conjunction with the aforementioned flooding and erosion control work. 202402576 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  26. 14. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/18/2024, APPROPRIATING to public use certain real property interests necessary to restructure a portion of Yoast Avenue and Saffer Street with a new horizontal and vertical alignment, to construct a mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall along said roadways, and replace portions of the water main and storm sewer system in order to alleviate periodic flooding and erosion concerns in or near said roadways, and to replace and upgrade resident access to the roadway and upgrade traffic control signage in conjunction with the aforementioned flooding and erosion control work. 202402577 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  27. 25 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
  28. 15. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Walsh and Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the Administration provide a report within 60 days on potential grants, loan funding programs, and possible funding sources for businesses impacted by City construction projects. (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202402527 Adopted Pass
  29. 16. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Cramerding, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $150,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x232023, “MLK Jr. Park,” to source Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” to realign sources with uses; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” to Department of City Planning and Engagement General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x171x7200 to provide one-time resources for the Price Hill Landing engagement process. 202402499 Passed Emergency Pass
  30. 17. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,310 within the General Fund from Vice Mayor Kearney’s General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x029x7100 to Vice Mayor Kearney’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x029x7200 to realign the office budget for Vice Mayor Kearney. 202402502 Passed Emergency Pass
  31. 18. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant of up to $200,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Recycling Community and Litter program to provide interior recycling bins to residents of two- to four-unit multi-family dwellings located primarily in the Rising 15 Neighborhoods. 202402501 Passed Pass
  32. 19. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant of up to $5,000,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant program (ALN 66.920) to replace the City’s aging original recycling cart fleet. 202402504 Passed Pass
  33. 30 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Cramerding, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $150,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x232023, “MLK Jr. Park,” to source Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” to realign sources with uses; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” to Department of City Planning and Engagement General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x171x7200 to provide one-time resources for the Price Hill Landing engagement process. 202402499 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  34. 20. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252346, “Landslide Mitigation PROTECT Grant,” to provide landslide and retaining wall failure mitigation throughout the City; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Promoting Resilient Operations for Cost-Saving Transportation (“PROTECT”) grant (ALN 20.205) of up to $10,079,824 from the U.S. Department of Transportation and administered by the Federal Highway Administration to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252346, “Landslide Mitigation PROTECT Grant”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources into the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252346, “Landslide Mitigation PROTECT Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202402505 Passed Pass
  35. 31 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Cramerding, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $150,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x232023, “MLK Jr. Park,” to source Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” to realign sources with uses; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” to Department of City Planning and Engagement General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x171x7200 to provide one-time resources for the Price Hill Landing engagement process. 202402499 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  36. 21. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $1,000 from the Rotary Foundation of Cincinnati to provide resources for Cincinnati Fire Department team building and promotional events; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into General Fund 050 revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x272x7300 for Cincinnati Fire Department team building and promotional events. 202402513 Passed Emergency Pass
  37. 22. ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/16/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit a donation of $446,511.22 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation through the Cincinnati Park Board Commissioners’ Fund, as detailed in Attachment A, into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $260,163.22 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to various operating budget accounts according to the attached Schedule A to provide resources for various operating needs of the Parks Department; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $185,692.82 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to existing capital improvement program project accounts according to the attached Schedule B to provide resources for Parks Department capital improvement program projects. 202402573 Passed Emergency Pass
  38. 33 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,310 within the General Fund from Vice Mayor Kearney’s General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x029x7100 to Vice Mayor Kearney’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x029x7200 to realign the office budget for Vice Mayor Kearney. 202402502 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  39. 23. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $280 from Cincinnati Recreation Commission Recreation Special Activities Fund operating budget account no. 323x197x2720x7289 as a moral obligation to Rick Adams for outstanding charges related to officiating games; and AUTHORIZING the payment of $1,610 from Cincinnati Recreation Commission Recreation Special Activities Fund operating budget account no. 323x197x2720x7289 as a moral obligation to George Burnett for outstanding charges related to officiating games. 202402503 Passed Emergency Pass
  40. 34 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,310 within the General Fund from Vice Mayor Kearney’s General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x029x7100 to Vice Mayor Kearney’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x029x7200 to realign the office budget for Vice Mayor Kearney. 202402502 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  41. 24. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Water Service Agreement with the Village of Cleves, Ohio, for the purpose of providing standby emergency surplus water service through December 31, 2050. 202402519 Passed Emergency Pass
  42. 25. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/16/2024, AUTHORIZING the Department of City Planning and Engagement (“DCPE”) to adjust fees charged for certain services for planning-related functions and in administering the Cincinnati Zoning Code to allow the DCPE to recover a higher portion of its true cost of the services provided. 202402562 Held
  43. 36 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant of up to $200,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Recycling Community and Litter program to provide interior recycling bins to residents of two- to four-unit multi-family dwellings located primarily in the Rising 15 Neighborhoods. 202402501 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  44. 26. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/16/2024, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Grammers Place, LLC or another affiliate of Urban Sites acceptable to the City Manager, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing buildings and construction of a new structure connecting the existing buildings to create, in aggregate, approximately 4,522 square feet of commercial space and approximately 103,931 square feet of residential space, consisting of 116 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $26,000,000. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). (COUNCILMEMBER NOLAN IS EXCUSED FROM THIS ITEM). 202402567 Passed Emergency Pass
  45. 27. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/16/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding and Development Agreement with Grammers Place, LLC or another affiliate of Urban Sites acceptable to the City Manager, to facilitate renovation and construction of a mixed-use development on the real property located at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,900,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Downtown/OTR East Equivalent Fund 483 (Downtown/OTR East TIF District) to the Department of Community and Economic Development non-personnel operating budget account no. 483x164x7200 to provide resources for the renovation and construction activities of the residential component of the mixed-use development project at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati; and further DECLARING expenditures from such project account related to the renovation and construction activities associated with the residential component of the mixed-use development project at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood to be a public purpose and constitute a “Housing Renovation” (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(3)) that is located within the District 4 - Downtown-OTR East District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). (COUNCILMEMBER NOLAN IS EXCUSED FROM THIS ITEM). 202402575 Passed Emergency Pass
  46. 38 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant of up to $5,000,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant program (ALN 66.920) to replace the City’s aging original recycling cart fleet. 202402504 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  47. 39 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  48. 40 CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
  49. 40 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252346, “Landslide Mitigation PROTECT Grant,” to provide landslide and retaining wall failure mitigation throughout the City; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Promoting Resilient Operations for Cost-Saving Transportation (“PROTECT”) grant (ALN 20.205) of up to $10,079,824 from the U.S. Department of Transportation and administered by the Federal Highway Administration to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252346, “Landslide Mitigation PROTECT Grant”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources into the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252346, “Landslide Mitigation PROTECT Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202402505 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  50. 28. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, WE MOVE that the administration prepare a report within 60 days to address the following concerns that are related to reconnecting Queensgate to Downtown during the design build process of the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor. WE FURTHER MOVE that the administration compare the current proposed local one-way street system across I-75 in Queensgate with the Signature Street Concept attached. (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202402548 Adopted Pass
  51. 29. MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmembers Nolan, Walsh and Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the Administration work with the Department of Transportation and Engineering, Cincinnati Police, along with the appropriate state agencies and neighboring jurisdictions on both sides of the river, to identify and implement temporary measures to mitigate significant traffic delays due to the closure of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202402558 Adopted Pass
  52. 42 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $1,000 from the Rotary Foundation of Cincinnati to provide resources for Cincinnati Fire Department team building and promotional events; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into General Fund 050 revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x272x7300 for Cincinnati Fire Department team building and promotional events. 202402513 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  53. 43 EQUITABLE GROWTH & HOUSINGS COMMITTEE
  54. 43 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $1,000 from the Rotary Foundation of Cincinnati to provide resources for Cincinnati Fire Department team building and promotional events; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into General Fund 050 revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x272x7300 for Cincinnati Fire Department team building and promotional events. 202402513 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  55. 30. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/20/2024, AMENDING the official zoning map of the City of Cincinnati to rezone the real property located at 4710-4722 Madison Road in the Madisonville neighborhood from the MG-T, “Manufacturing General - Transportation Corridor,” zoning district to the CG-A-T, “Commercial General-Auto Oriented - Transportation Corridor,” zoning district to facilitate the construction of three new commercial buildings for day care center, retail, and restaurant uses. 202402411 Passed Pass
  56. 31. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the Administration issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a modular or manufactured commercial apartment housing development to be piloted on a city-owned surface parking lot in Downtown. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202402534 Adopted Pass
  57. 45 ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/16/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit a donation of $446,511.22 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation through the Cincinnati Park Board Commissioners’ Fund, as detailed in Attachment A, into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $260,163.22 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to various operating budget accounts according to the attached Schedule A to provide resources for various operating needs of the Parks Department; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $185,692.82 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to existing capital improvement program project accounts according to the attached Schedule B to provide resources for Parks Department capital improvement program projects. 202402573 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  58. 32. MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmember Owen, WE MOVE that the administration review the recently completed zoning diagnostic report prepared for the Camp Washington Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CWURC) to identify the best course of action for the revitalization of the Camp Washington neighborhood. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202402541 Adopted Pass
  59. 46 ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/16/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit a donation of $446,511.22 from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation through the Cincinnati Park Board Commissioners’ Fund, as detailed in Attachment A, into Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 for use by the Parks Department; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $260,163.22 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to various operating budget accounts according to the attached Schedule A to provide resources for various operating needs of the Parks Department; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $185,692.82 from the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 to existing capital improvement program project accounts according to the attached Schedule B to provide resources for Parks Department capital improvement program projects. 202402573 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  60. 33. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding, Jeffreys and Owens, WE MOVE that the administration provide a report on homeless encampments in Cincinnati. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) 202402557 Adopted Pass
  61. 48 No announcements at this time.
  62. 48 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $280 from Cincinnati Recreation Commission Recreation Special Activities Fund operating budget account no. 323x197x2720x7289 as a moral obligation to Rick Adams for outstanding charges related to officiating games; and AUTHORIZING the payment of $1,610 from Cincinnati Recreation Commission Recreation Special Activities Fund operating budget account no. 323x197x2720x7289 as a moral obligation to George Burnett for outstanding charges related to officiating games. 202402503 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  63. 49 Council adjourned at 3:34 P.M.
  64. 49 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $280 from Cincinnati Recreation Commission Recreation Special Activities Fund operating budget account no. 323x197x2720x7289 as a moral obligation to Rick Adams for outstanding charges related to officiating games; and AUTHORIZING the payment of $1,610 from Cincinnati Recreation Commission Recreation Special Activities Fund operating budget account no. 323x197x2720x7289 as a moral obligation to George Burnett for outstanding charges related to officiating games. 202402503 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  65. 51 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Water Service Agreement with the Village of Cleves, Ohio, for the purpose of providing standby emergency surplus water service through December 31, 2050. 202402519 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  66. 52 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Water Service Agreement with the Village of Cleves, Ohio, for the purpose of providing standby emergency surplus water service through December 31, 2050. 202402519 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  67. 53 A motion was made by Councilmember Walsh, seconded by Councilmember Parks, to hold the Ordinance until the next Council meeting.
  68. 56 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/16/2024, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Grammers Place, LLC or another affiliate of Urban Sites acceptable to the City Manager, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing buildings and construction of a new structure connecting the existing buildings to create, in aggregate, approximately 4,522 square feet of commercial space and approximately 103,931 square feet of residential space, consisting of 116 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $26,000,000. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). (COUNCILMEMBER NOLAN IS EXCUSED FROM THIS ITEM). 202402567 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  69. 57 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/16/2024, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Grammers Place, LLC or another affiliate of Urban Sites acceptable to the City Manager, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of the existing buildings and construction of a new structure connecting the existing buildings to create, in aggregate, approximately 4,522 square feet of commercial space and approximately 103,931 square feet of residential space, consisting of 116 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $26,000,000. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). (COUNCILMEMBER NOLAN IS EXCUSED FROM THIS ITEM). 202402567 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  70. 59 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/16/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding and Development Agreement with Grammers Place, LLC or another affiliate of Urban Sites acceptable to the City Manager, to facilitate renovation and construction of a mixed-use development on the real property located at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,900,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Downtown/OTR East Equivalent Fund 483 (Downtown/OTR East TIF District) to the Department of Community and Economic Development non-personnel operating budget account no. 483x164x7200 to provide resources for the renovation and construction activities of the residential component of the mixed-use development project at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati; and further DECLARING expenditures from such project account related to the renovation and construction activities associated with the residential component of the mixed-use development project at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood to be a public purpose and constitute a “Housing Renovation” (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(3)) that is located within the District 4 - Downtown-OTR East District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). (COUNCILMEMBER NOLAN IS EXCUSED FROM THIS ITEM). 202402575 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  71. 60 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 12/16/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding and Development Agreement with Grammers Place, LLC or another affiliate of Urban Sites acceptable to the City Manager, to facilitate renovation and construction of a mixed-use development on the real property located at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,900,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Downtown/OTR East Equivalent Fund 483 (Downtown/OTR East TIF District) to the Department of Community and Economic Development non-personnel operating budget account no. 483x164x7200 to provide resources for the renovation and construction activities of the residential component of the mixed-use development project at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati; and further DECLARING expenditures from such project account related to the renovation and construction activities associated with the residential component of the mixed-use development project at 1422-1450 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood to be a public purpose and constitute a “Housing Renovation” (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(3)) that is located within the District 4 - Downtown-OTR East District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). (COUNCILMEMBER NOLAN IS EXCUSED FROM THIS ITEM). 202402575 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  72. 67 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 11/20/2024, AMENDING the official zoning map of the City of Cincinnati to rezone the real property located at 4710-4722 Madison Road in the Madisonville neighborhood from the MG-T, “Manufacturing General - Transportation Corridor,” zoning district to the CG-A-T, “Commercial General-Auto Oriented - Transportation Corridor,” zoning district to facilitate the construction of three new commercial buildings for day care center, retail, and restaurant uses. 202402411 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  73. 69 A motion was made by Councilmember Jeffreys, seconded by Councilmember Parks, to make an amended to the Motion
  74. 71 MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmember Owen, WE MOVE that the administration review the recently completed zoning diagnostic report prepared for the Camp Washington Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CWURC) to identify the best course of action for the revitalization of the Camp Washington neighborhood. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202402541 Motion to Consider Pass