Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

Council Chambers, Room 300

Agenda — 24 items

1. 1 The meeting began at 1:04 p.m. and ended at 2:31 p.m. Also in attendance were Dr Andrew Dudas from Budget & Evaluation, Dir. Karen Alder from Finance and Erica Faaborg from Law.
2. 1 Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G)(4)
3. 3 ROLL CALL
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5. 11 AGENDA
6. 13 DISBURSEMENTS
7. 1. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Harris, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the disbursement of $400,000 of Major Events Funding included in the Approved FY 2025 General Fund Operating Budget Update for the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit. 202401988 Recommend Passage
8. 15 GRANTS
9. 2. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $15,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF,” to source Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” to realign sources with uses; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $15,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” to Office of Environment and Sustainability General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to provide local matching resources to Co-op Cincy for a United States Department of Labor grant awarded to Co-op Cincy. 202401990 Recommend Passage Emergency
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11. 17 EASEMENTS
12. 3. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/11/2024, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the grant of a public utility easement in favor of the City of Cincinnati for water mains and related fixtures, equipment, and appurtenances through certain real property in the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled Waterline Easement Plat Cin 341 Dix St Easement E-1127, as recorded in Plat Book 503, Pages 100 and 101, Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office. 202401992 Recommend Passage
13. 19 LEASE AGREEMENTS
14. 4. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/11/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Lease Agreement with The East Walnut Hills Assembly, Inc., pursuant to which the City will lease a portion of certain real property located between Madison Road on the north and Myrtle Avenue on the south in the East Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, for continued use as a public parking lot for the benefit of the general public. 202402013 Recommend Passage
15. 21 TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS
16. 5. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $450,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Avondale Equivalent Fund 468 to Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 468x162x7200 to provide resources to finance the acquisition of real property located at 803 Windham Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati and associated acquisition-related costs; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $25,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Avondale Equivalent Fund 468 to DCED personnel operating budget account no. 468x162x7100 to provide staffing resources to support the acquisition of real property located at 803 Windham Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood; and DECLARING that expenditures from DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 468x162x7200 and from DCED personnel operating account no. 468x162x7100 related to the acquisition of real property located at 803 Windham Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati and associated acquisition-related costs to be for a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(8)) that will benefit and/or serve the District 21-Avondale 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>). 202402053 Recommend Passage Emergency
17. 23 MOTIONS
18. 6. MOTION, (AMENDED) submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding, Harris, Jeffreys and Albi, WE MOVE that the funds from the potential tax credit refund from the Mercy Health Bon Secours office building in Bond Hill be redirected to housing, economic development, and other Capital projects. These funds should be allocated to projects in the neighborhoods who were affected by the closure of this and other Mercy Health facilities, ***with priority going to Bond Hill first, followed by Mt Airy, and Westwood. (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202402000
19. 26 LABOR AGREEMENTS
20. 7. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute and implement the Fire Fighters and Assistant Chiefs labor management agreements between the City of Cincinnati and the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 48, the updated terms of which are reflected in the attached summary. 202401941 Recommend Passage Emergency Pass
21. 28 CM Harris put forth a motion at 1:29 p.m. for executive session to be held and to meet in committee room B at 1:33 p.m regarding Police & Fire Labor agreements. The motion was seconded by CM Cramerding.
22. 6. MOTION, (AMENDED) submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding, Harris, Jeffreys and Albi, WE MOVE that the funds from the potential tax credit refund from the Mercy Health Bon Secours office building in Bond Hill be redirected to housing, economic development, and other Capital projects. These funds should be allocated to projects in the neighborhoods who were affected by the closure of this and other Mercy Health facilities, ***with priority going to Bond Hill first, followed by Mt Airy, and Westwood. (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202402000 Adopted as Amended Pass
23. 32 ADJOURNMENT
24. 32 VM Kearney put forth a friendly amendment on the floor, seconded by CM Parks.