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October 2, 2024 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 48 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 2:05 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 The 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 MR. HARRIS
  7. 1. RESIGNATION, submitted by Councilmember Harris, I hereby submit my resignation as a Member of Council for the City of Cincinnati effective Thursday, October 3rd 2024 at 5pm. I am honored to have served the City of Cincinnati, and will continue to serve Cincinnati and all Americans in my next role as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Economic Development in the office of Community Planning and Development at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 202402107 Filed
  8. 6 CITY MANAGER
  9. 2. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/2/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to donate the historic Fort Washington Flag to the Cincinnati Museum Center, notwithstanding the requirements of Cincinnati Municipal Code Section 321-143 governing the disposal of City-owned personal property. 202402108 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  10. 3. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/2/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $4,890 from Department of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 account no. 430x202x1059x7299 as a moral obligation to Central Parking System of Ohio, Inc. for outstanding charges related to parking costs for City owned vehicles to park at the Riverfront employee reporting location from March 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024. 202402109 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  11. 4. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/2/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $654.48 to W.W. Grainger, Inc. from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x5000x7369 for the purchase of reciprocating saw blades invoiced on July 18, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202402110 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  12. 5. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/2/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $10,072 to Howell Rescue Systems, Inc. from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x5000x7259 for charges related to preventative maintenance and repair services for hydraulic rescue tools used by the Cincinnati Fire Department from August 26, 2024 through August 28, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202402111 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  13. 6. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/2/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $8,357 from Parks Department capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x0000x7671x242000, “Park Infrastructure Rehabilitation,” as a moral obligation to Overhead Door of Greater Cincinnati for outstanding charges pertaining to work performed at the Parks Department Warder facility. 202402112 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  14. 7. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/2/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $4,800 from the Department of Parks General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x203x2000x7316 to Dell Marketing L.P. pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance, for outstanding charges related to the purchase of computer hardware used by the Parks Department. 202402113 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  15. 8. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/2/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant of in-kind services from Public Allies AmeriCorps valued at up to $120,000 to provide two full-time contracted positions to carry out key portions of the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan. 202402114 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  16. 9. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 10/2/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 508, “Stopping and Parking,” by AMENDING section 508-6 “No-Standing, No-Stopping, and No-Parking Zones” to provide for a specific prohibition of parking in special parking permit and residential parking permit parking spaces. 202402115 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  17. 15 CLERK OF COUNCIL
  18. 10. SUCCESSOR (UPDATED) submitted by the Clerk of Council that the Successor Designation Certificate for Councilmember Meeka Owens was received. 202402127 Filed
  19. 11. SUCCESSOR (UPDATED) submitted by the Clerk of Council that the Successor Designation Certificate for Councilmember Seth Walsh was received. 202402128 Filed
  20. 18 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
  21. 12. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return of $197,650 to source Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” from capital improvement program project account no. 980x091x230927, “Highspeed/Broadband Access - GF”; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $197,650 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7400 to provide resources for the Urban League’s Building Futures Program. 202402087 Passed Pass
  22. 13. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $235,000 from the unappropriated surplus of West End Equivalent Fund 522 to Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7200 to fund the portion of the Affordable Homeownership by Habitat project consisting of the new construction of four single-family homes in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati (the “West End Project”), of which $225,000 will be paid directly to Habitat for Humanity and $10,000 will be used to pay for third party construction oversight costs; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of West End Equivalent Fund 522 to DCED personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7100 to provide staffing resources to support the West End Project; and DECLARING that expenditures from DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7200 and DCED personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7100 associated with the West End Project are for a public purpose and constitute a “Housing Renovation” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(3) of the Ohio Revised Code) that is located within the District 22 - West End 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>). 202402085 Passed Emergency Pass
  23. 14. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $24,707.83 to Big Ticket Sports, LLC from Other City Obligations General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x959x0000x7289 for outstanding charges related to the Queen City Slam basketball tournament held on August 10, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202402082 Passed Emergency Pass
  24. 15. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $158,120.61 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x0000x7449 as a moral obligation to The Center for Closing the Health Gap in Greater Cincinnati for outstanding reimbursements related to leveraged funding services provided in Fiscal Year 2024. 202402116 Passed Emergency Pass
  25. 22 ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return of $197,650 to source Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” from capital improvement program project account no. 980x091x230927, “Highspeed/Broadband Access - GF”; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $197,650 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7400 to provide resources for the Urban League’s Building Futures Program. 202402087 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  26. 16. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority pertaining to the acquisition of real property located at 3924 Cherry Street and 1670 Cooper Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,598,598 from the unappropriated surplus of Northside Equivalent Fund 525 to Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 525x162x7200 to facilitate the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority’s financing to acquire certain real property located at 3924 Cherry Street and 1670 Cooper Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati; and DECLARING that expenditures from DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 525x162x7200 to facilitate the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority’s financing to acquire certain real property located at 3924 Cherry Street and 1670 Cooper Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati are for a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(8) of the Ohio Revised Code), that will benefit and/or serve District 25 - Northside 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>). 202402093 Passed Emergency Pass
  27. 17. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, WE MOVE that the administration identify the feasibility of integrating art into Cincinnati City Hall. We ask that there be pieces of art in every area of the building. These pieces should be comprised of works done by Cincinnati artists or about Cincinnati. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202402103 Adopted Pass
  28. 24 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $235,000 from the unappropriated surplus of West End Equivalent Fund 522 to Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7200 to fund the portion of the Affordable Homeownership by Habitat project consisting of the new construction of four single-family homes in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati (the “West End Project”), of which $225,000 will be paid directly to Habitat for Humanity and $10,000 will be used to pay for third party construction oversight costs; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of West End Equivalent Fund 522 to DCED personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7100 to provide staffing resources to support the West End Project; and DECLARING that expenditures from DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7200 and DCED personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7100 associated with the West End Project are for a public purpose and constitute a “Housing Renovation” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(3) of the Ohio Revised Code) that is located within the District 22 - West End 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>). 202402085 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  29. 18. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Walsh, WE MOVE that the Administration provide a report within 30 days on contract status for all FY2025 NBDIP recipients and all FY2025 Leveraged Support recipients. WE FURTHER MOVE that this report by updated monthly until all recipients are under contract. (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202402105 Adopted Pass
  30. 25 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $235,000 from the unappropriated surplus of West End Equivalent Fund 522 to Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7200 to fund the portion of the Affordable Homeownership by Habitat project consisting of the new construction of four single-family homes in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati (the “West End Project”), of which $225,000 will be paid directly to Habitat for Humanity and $10,000 will be used to pay for third party construction oversight costs; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of West End Equivalent Fund 522 to DCED personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7100 to provide staffing resources to support the West End Project; and DECLARING that expenditures from DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7200 and DCED personnel operating budget account no. 522x162x7100 associated with the West End Project are for a public purpose and constitute a “Housing Renovation” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(3) of the Ohio Revised Code) that is located within the District 22 - West End 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>). 202402085 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  31. 19. REPORT, dated 9/25/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Tax Incentive Review Council (TIRC) Status of Property Tax Exemptions for Year End 2023. 202402071 Approved & Filed
  32. 20. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 301, “Public Moneys,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 301-15, “Distribution of Gains and Losses of Treasury investment Accounts,” to update the funds allowed to receive interest from the investment accounts. 202402094 Passed Emergency Pass
  33. 27 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $24,707.83 to Big Ticket Sports, LLC from Other City Obligations General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x959x0000x7289 for outstanding charges related to the Queen City Slam basketball tournament held on August 10, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202402082 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  34. 21. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute and implement the Non-Supervisors and Supervisors labor management agreements between the City of Cincinnati and the Fraternal Order of Police, Local 69, the updated terms of which are reflected in the attached summary. 202402086 Passed Emergency Pass
  35. 28 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $24,707.83 to Big Ticket Sports, LLC from Other City Obligations General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x959x0000x7289 for outstanding charges related to the Queen City Slam basketball tournament held on August 10, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202402082 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  36. 22. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the establishment of new capital improvement program project account no. 980x243x252400, “Convention Center District Development Grant”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate State of Ohio Capital Budget grant resources of up to $46,000,000, to be distributed by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management and as authorized by House Bill 2 for Fiscal Years 2025-2026, to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x243x252400, “Convention Center District Development Grant,” to provide resources for the redevelopment of the Convention Center District; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit State of Ohio Capital Budget grant funds into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x243x252400, “Convention Center District Development Grant”; AUTHORIZING that the disbursed funds acquired through this grant agreement be fully bonded and any interest earned on resources in this newly established capital project be credited to said capital project; and AUTHORZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202402117 Passed Emergency Pass
  37. 30 No announcements at this time.
  38. 30 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $158,120.61 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x0000x7449 as a moral obligation to The Center for Closing the Health Gap in Greater Cincinnati for outstanding reimbursements related to leveraged funding services provided in Fiscal Year 2024. 202402116 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  39. 31 Council adjourned at 3:31 P.M.
  40. 31 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $158,120.61 from the City Manager’s Office General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x0000x7449 as a moral obligation to The Center for Closing the Health Gap in Greater Cincinnati for outstanding reimbursements related to leveraged funding services provided in Fiscal Year 2024. 202402116 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  41. 33 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority pertaining to the acquisition of real property located at 3924 Cherry Street and 1670 Cooper Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,598,598 from the unappropriated surplus of Northside Equivalent Fund 525 to Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 525x162x7200 to facilitate the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority’s financing to acquire certain real property located at 3924 Cherry Street and 1670 Cooper Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati; and DECLARING that expenditures from DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 525x162x7200 to facilitate the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority’s financing to acquire certain real property located at 3924 Cherry Street and 1670 Cooper Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati are for a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(8) of the Ohio Revised Code), that will benefit and/or serve District 25 - Northside 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>). 202402093 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  42. 34 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority pertaining to the acquisition of real property located at 3924 Cherry Street and 1670 Cooper Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,598,598 from the unappropriated surplus of Northside Equivalent Fund 525 to Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 525x162x7200 to facilitate the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority’s financing to acquire certain real property located at 3924 Cherry Street and 1670 Cooper Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati; and DECLARING that expenditures from DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 525x162x7200 to facilitate the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority’s financing to acquire certain real property located at 3924 Cherry Street and 1670 Cooper Street in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati are for a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(8) of the Ohio Revised Code), that will benefit and/or serve District 25 - Northside 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>). 202402093 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  43. 39 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 301, “Public Moneys,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 301-15, “Distribution of Gains and Losses of Treasury investment Accounts,” to update the funds allowed to receive interest from the investment accounts. 202402094 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  44. 40 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 301, “Public Moneys,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 301-15, “Distribution of Gains and Losses of Treasury investment Accounts,” to update the funds allowed to receive interest from the investment accounts. 202402094 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  45. 42 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute and implement the Non-Supervisors and Supervisors labor management agreements between the City of Cincinnati and the Fraternal Order of Police, Local 69, the updated terms of which are reflected in the attached summary. 202402086 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  46. 43 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/25/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute and implement the Non-Supervisors and Supervisors labor management agreements between the City of Cincinnati and the Fraternal Order of Police, Local 69, the updated terms of which are reflected in the attached summary. 202402086 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  47. 45 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the establishment of new capital improvement program project account no. 980x243x252400, “Convention Center District Development Grant”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate State of Ohio Capital Budget grant resources of up to $46,000,000, to be distributed by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management and as authorized by House Bill 2 for Fiscal Years 2025-2026, to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x243x252400, “Convention Center District Development Grant,” to provide resources for the redevelopment of the Convention Center District; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit State of Ohio Capital Budget grant funds into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x243x252400, “Convention Center District Development Grant”; AUTHORIZING that the disbursed funds acquired through this grant agreement be fully bonded and any interest earned on resources in this newly established capital project be credited to said capital project; and AUTHORZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202402117 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  48. 46 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the establishment of new capital improvement program project account no. 980x243x252400, “Convention Center District Development Grant”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate State of Ohio Capital Budget grant resources of up to $46,000,000, to be distributed by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management and as authorized by House Bill 2 for Fiscal Years 2025-2026, to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x243x252400, “Convention Center District Development Grant,” to provide resources for the redevelopment of the Convention Center District; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit State of Ohio Capital Budget grant funds into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x243x252400, “Convention Center District Development Grant”; AUTHORIZING that the disbursed funds acquired through this grant agreement be fully bonded and any interest earned on resources in this newly established capital project be credited to said capital project; and AUTHORZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202402117 Suspension of the three readings Pass