Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

Council Chambers, Room 300

Agenda — 31 items

1. 1 ROLL CALL
2. 3 The meeting began at 1:05 p.m. and ended at 2:35 p.m. Also in attendance were Dr. Andrew Dudas from Budget & Evaluation, Monica Morton from Finance and Erica Faaborg from the Law Dept.
3. 5 PRESENTATIONS
4. 6 CINCINNATI RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CRS) UPDATE- CRS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
5. 7 Jon Salstrom, Director
6. 8 Bill Moller, Chair
7. 9 FORBES 30 UNDER 30 SUMMIT
8. 11 Leann Bonanno, Senior Vice President, ForbesLive and Marketing
9. 12 Brett Cohen, Executive Director, Production and Partner Experience & Executive Producer of the 2024 Forbes Under 30 Summit
10. 13 Jack Jacobs, Manager, ForbesLive
11. 14 JobsOhio - Phillip Greenberg, Darnita Bradley, Victoria Boczkowski Senior Vice President, ForbesLive and Marketing Brett Cohen Executive Director, Production and Partner Experience Executive Producer of the 2024 Forbes Under 30 Summit Jack Jacobs Manager, ForbesLive JobsOhio - Phillip Greenberg, Darnita Bradley, Victoria Boczkowski
12. 15 AGENDA
13. 17 PRESENTATIONS
14. 1. PRESENTATION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 9/3/2024, regarding the Cincinnati Retirement System (CRS): 2023 Annual Report. 202401932 Filed
15. 19 DONATIONS
16. 2. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/3/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of $4,000 from Huntington Bank to provide resources for the City’s Fiscal Year 2025 Business Financial Open House events; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Special Events Fund 314 revenue account no. 314x8571. 202401936 Recommend Passage
17. 22 PAYMENTS AND APPROPRIATIONS
18. 3. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/3/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $11,552.32 from Cincinnati Police Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x4700x7418 as a moral obligation to Vigilant Solutions, Inc. for outstanding charges related to camera installation services and subscription fees provided in Fiscal Year 2024. 202401935 Recommend Passage Emergency
19. 4. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/3/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252304, “Oakley Pedestrian Safety Improvements TIF,” to provide resources for the installation of a raised crosswalk and three speed cushions along Madison Road and Brotherton Road as part of the City’s Vision Zero/Traffic Calming Program; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $425,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Oakley Equivalent Fund 499 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252304, “Oakley Pedestrian Safety Improvements TIF,” to provide resources for the installation of a raised crosswalk and three speed cushions along Madison Road and Brotherton Road; and DECLARING that the described installation of pedestrian safety and traffic calming infrastructure along Madison Road and Brotherton Road constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined by Section 5709.40(A)(8) of the Ohio Revised Code), that will benefit and/or serve District 20 - Oakley Incentive District in the neighborhood of Oakley, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. 202401934 Recommend Passage
20. 5. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/3/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x195x251920, “Golf Facilities Improvements,” to provide resources for building improvements, pavement installation, and irrigation enhancements; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x195x251921, “Golf Equipment,” to provide resources for equipment acquisition related to the operation and maintenance of golf facilities including, but not limited to, agronomic equipment; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x195x251922, “Neumann Clubhouse Replacement,” to provide resources for the replacement of the Neumann Clubhouse including related equipment and furniture replacement; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,065,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Municipal Golf Activities Fund 105 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x195x251920, “Golf Facilities Improvements,” to provide resources for building improvements, pavement installation, and irrigation enhancements; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $500,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Municipal Golf Activities Fund 105 to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x195x251921, “Golf Equipment,” to provide resources for equipment acquisition related to the operation and maintenance of golf facilities, including, but not limited to, agronomic equipment; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $4,200,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Park and Recreation Improvement Bond Fund 860 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x195x251922, “Neumann Clubhouse Replacement,” to provide resources for the replacement of the Neumann Clubhouse including related equipment and furniture replacement. 202401933 Recommend Passage Emergency
21. 6. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/5/2024, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF SUCH BONDS, BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $4,200,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. 202401938 Recommend Passage Emergency
22. 30 REPORTS
23. 7. REPORT, dated 6/12/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Cincinnati Retirement System CY2023 Annual Report. 202401608 Approve & File
24. 8. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding pros and cons on Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for City construction projects. (Ref. Doc. #202401150) 202401826 Approve & File
25. 34 MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGES
26. 9. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/7/2024, MODIFYING Chapter 304, “Surety Bonds,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 304-1, “Contractor’s Bond,” to remove language requiring approval as to form of personal and surety bonds, policies of insurance, and securities by the City Solicitor. 202401807 Recommend Passage
27. 10. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/7/2024, MODIFYING Chapters 714, “Littering,” and 731, “Weed Control,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Sections 714-99, “Penalties - Civil and Criminal,” and 731-99, “Penalties - Civil and Criminal,” to remove the requirement that civil fines collected under Chapters 714 and 731 be deposited into a private lot abatement fund and to require that such revenue be deposited into Stormwater Management Fund 107. 202401853 Recommend Passage
28. 11. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/7/2024, MODIFYING Chapter 723, “Streets and Sidewalks, Use Regulations,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 723-16, “Sidewalk Vending,” to establish a new vending district in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. 202401867 Recommend Passage Emergency
29. 39 PRESENTATION
30. 12. PRESENTATION submitted by Councilmember Harris dated 9/3/2024 titled, Forbes Under 30 Summit. 202401973 Filed
31. 42 ADJOURNMENT