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Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

September 23, 2024 ·1:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 25 items

  1. 1 The meeting began at 1:04 p.m. and ended at 1:53pm. Also in attendance were Dr Dudas from Budget & Evaluation, Erica Faaborg from Law and Karen Alder from Finance. VM Kearney arrived at 1:08 p.m. and CM Parks at 1:11 p.m.
  2. 2 ROLL CALL
  3. 6 PRESENTATION
  4. 7 America's River Roots
  5. 8 Susan Fisher, Executive Director
  6. 9 Rick Greiwe, Chairman, Executive Committee
  7. 11 AGENDA
  8. 13 PRESENTATION
  9. 1. PRESENTATION, submitted by Councilmember Harris from River Roots. 202402080 Filed
  10. 15 GRANTS AND DONATIONS
  11. 2. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/18/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a grant of up to $300,000 from the Ohio Public Works Commission Clean Ohio Fund Green Space Conservation Program to provide resources for the Mt. Adams Greenspace Land Acquisition Project. 202402055 Recommend Passage Emergency
  12. 3. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/18/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Office of the City Manager to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, and other things of value from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other available sources to support the Large Cities Executive Forum (“LCEF”) to be held from October 17, 2024 to October 19, 2024; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit any funds donated to the City of Cincinnati for the LCEF into Fund No. 314x8571, “Special Events Fund.” 202402054 Recommend Passage Emergency
  13. 4. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/18/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of fire safety educational supplies, food, and drink from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation, valued at approximately $10,000, to be used by the Cincinnati Fire Department during National Fire Prevention Week. 202402052 Recommend Passage Emergency
  14. 19 LOANS
  15. 5. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/18/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager or her designee to apply for, accept, and appropriate Water Supply Revolving Loan Account loan funding in the amount of up to $30,000,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water Development Authority to reimburse costs incurred by the Greater Cincinnati Water Works to replace aging water mains and service lines; and AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to receive and deposit loan funds into Fund No. 756x8569. 202402057 Recommend Passage Emergency
  16. 6. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/18/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager or her designee to apply for, accept, and appropriate Water Supply Revolving Loan Account loan funding in the amount of up to $15,000,000, comprised of $7,950,000 in principal forgiveness and $7,050,000 in zero-interest loan funding, from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water Development Authority to assist with the cost of replacing all public and private lead service lines within the utility’s service area; and AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to receive and deposit loan funds into Fund Numbers 756x8569, 756x8527, 312x8569, and 312x8527. 202402058 Recommend Passage Emergency
  17. 22 PAYMENTS
  18. 7. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/18/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $331,050.79 to Kronos (US) Inc. for outstanding charges related to Telestaff maintenance and support services provided to the City from January 2021 through June 2024, to be paid from General Fund Enterprise Software and Licenses non-departmental account non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x952x0000x7418 pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance. 202402056 Recommend Passage Emergency
  19. 8. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/18/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $9,158 to Bound Tree Medical, LLC, of which $8,778 is to be paid from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x272x2000x7418 for outstanding licensing fees and $380 is to be paid from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x272x2000x7215 for training services, for the time period of April 2023 through March 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202402046 Recommend Passage Emergency
  20. 25 REPORTS
  21. 9. REPORT, dated 9/18/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Communication response re Councilmember motion for report on the composition of the workforce engaged in City projects. (See Doc. #202401327). 202402034 Approve & File
  22. 27 SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
  23. 10. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2024, DETERMINING to proceed with the assessment of properties in the Over-the-Rhine South Special Improvement District of Cincinnati to implement the 2025-2028 services plan for the district in accordance with Section 727.23 and Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code. 202402092 Recommend Passage Emergency
  24. 11. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2024, TO LEVY special assessments to pay for the costs of implementing the 2025-2028 services plan for the Over-the-Rhine South Special Improvement District of Cincinnati in accordance with Section 727.25 and Chapter 1710 of the Ohio Revised Code. 202402089 Recommend Passage Emergency
  25. 30 ADJOURNMENT