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Name: Cincinnati Cincinnati City Council
Start: 2024-08-07
Location: Council Chambers, Room 300

August 7, 2024 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 202 items

1 ROLL CALL
1 Council convened at 2:34 P.M., Vice Mayor Kearney, Presiding.
2 Council observed a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
3 There being no objection, the Minutes of the previous session of Council were Approved and Filed.
3 In attendance were City Manager Sheryl Long, Assistant City Solicitor Erica Faaborg and Clerk of Council Melissa Autry.
4 MAYOR AFTAB
1. STATEMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, concerning the Mayor’s response to City Administration’s report on the Cincinnati Futures Commission recommendations. 202401884 Filed
6 Economic Inclusion Advocacy & Accountability Board
2. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Eric Kearney to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/African American) 202401785 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
3. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Shelly Sherman to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Female/African American) 202401786 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
4. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Sean Rugless to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/African American) 202401787 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
5. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Darrin Redus to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/African American) 202401788 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
6. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Mike Cappel to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/White) 202401789 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
7. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Chris Habel to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/White) 202401790 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
8. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Bob Keppler to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/White) 202401791 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
9. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Alfonso Cornejo to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/Hispanic) 202401792 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
10. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Gregory Forte to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/African American) 202401793 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
11. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Pastor KZ Smith to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/African American) 202401794 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
12. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Gregory Johnson to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/African American) 202401795 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
13. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Melissa Widemann to the Economic Inclusion Advocacy and Accountability Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Female/White) 202401796 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
19 Human Service Advisory Committee
14. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Tammy West-Gilmore to the Human Service Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Female/African American) 202401798 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
15. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Antoinette Perkins to the Human Service Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Female/African American) 202401799 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
16. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Shawnise Lewis to the Human Service Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Female/African American) 202401800 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
17. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Isaias Gamboa to the Human Service Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/African Amerian/Latino) 202401801 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
24 Cincinnati Retirement System
18. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Sonya Morris to the Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Retirement System for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Female/White) 202401802 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
26 Cincinnati Board of Health
19. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Raynal Morris to the Cincinnati Board of Health for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Female/African American) 202401803 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
28 Cincinnati Art Museum Board of Trustees
20. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby re-appoint Eric Kearney to the Cincinnati Art Museum Board of Trustees for a term of six years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/African American) 202401804 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
30 Citizen Complaint Authority
21. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Rosa L. Cama to the Citizen Complaint Authority for a term of two years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Female/White) 202401805 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
22. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Bill Berwinkel to the Citizen Complaint Authority for a term of two years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its rules. (Male/White) 202401809 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
33 MS. PARKS
23. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Parks, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Mamie Leslie Truesdale and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for her work and contributions to the City of Cincinnati. 202401850 Passed Pass
35 MS. KEARNEY
24. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE for the City Administration to create a parking amnesty period from September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024 for unpaid parking tickets incurred within the City of Cincinnati through July 31, 2024. The amount owed during this amnesty period will include only the original parking ticket cost and no additional penalties or fees. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) 202401714 Referred to Healthy Neighborhoods Committee
37 MR. WALSH
25. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Article XV, “Retirement System,” of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by AMENDING Section 1, “Board of Trustees,” to remove the limitation on the terms of board members. 202401852 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
39 MR. HARRIS
40 MR. CRAMERDING
26. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Harris and Cramerding, WE MOVE that the Administration, in conjunction with their work on the Neighborhood Quality of Life dashboard and supplemental to the “Housing Unit Activity’ dashboard, utilize CincyInsights to track development activity at the neighborhood level. The intent of this information is to track the impacts of the Connected Communities Zoning reform passed by Council in June 2024. (BALANCE ON FILE IN CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202401650 Adopted Pass
42 CITY MANAGER
27. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Hamilton County Employee Appreciation Lunch. 202401673 Filed
28. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2024. 202401674 Filed
29. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Walk to End Alzheimer’s Cincinnati Tri-State. 202401675 Filed
30. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for BLINK 2024. 202401676 Filed
31. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Pumpkin Chuck 2024. 202401677 Filed
32. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Northside Football Center LLC, 4111 Spring Grove Avenue. (#6441888, New,D1) [ Objections: None] 202401686 Filed
33. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Westwood 2nd Saturday Revive Event. 202401687 Filed
34. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Queen Bee Half Marathon and 4-Miler. 202401688 Filed
35. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Litter Operations Working Group. (See Doc. #202400529) 202401707 Referred to Climate, Environment & Infrastructure Committee
36. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for 2024 Western & Southern WEBN Fireworks. 202401716 Filed
37. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Kroger Wellness Festival. 202401717 Filed
38. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for ICON Concerts 2024 20240922-23-24. 202401718 Filed
39. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for ICON Concerts 2024 20240910. 202401719 Filed
40. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Oaktoberfest. 202401720 Filed
41. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for East Clifton Block Party. 202401721 Filed
42. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Mt. Lookout Fall Festival. 202401722 Filed
43. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Oktoberfest on the Banks. 202401723 Filed
44. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Westwood 2nd Saturday Art Show & Wine Festival. 202401728 Filed
45. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Westwood 2nd Saturday Feast. 202401729 Filed
46. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Bacchanalian Society of Ohio Wine Tasting. 202401730 Filed
47. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for 18th Annual Hats Off Luncheon. 202401731 Filed
48. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Flavors N Spices LLC, 628 Vine Street. (#2771810, TFOL, D5 D6) [OBJECTIONS: Yes] 202401740 Filed
49. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Black Rose Café LLC, 4. (#0730123, TRFO, D5J D6) [OBJECTIONS: Yes] 202401742 Filed
50. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Red Rose Lounge LLC, 4034 Hamilton Avenue 1st floor & basement & patio. (# 7247129, TRFO, D5 D6) [OBJECTIONS: Yes] 202401743 Filed
51. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Dinner En Blanc. 202401745 Filed
52. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Dash Drive Thru LLC, 2608 Harrison Avenue. (#1936701, TRFO, C1 C2 D6) [OBJECTIONS: None] 202401747 Filed
53. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Ziegler Park Management Group LLC, 213 Woodward Street. (#9905906, TRFO, D1 D2 D3 D3A D6) [OBJECTIONS: None] 202401748 Filed
54. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for CH Clifton Hotel LLC, 310 Straight Street. (#1175219, New, D5A) [OBJECTIONS: None] 202401749 Filed
55. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Metropolitan Planning Organization Legal/Financial Implications. 202401753 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
56. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024 submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Indus LLC, 3672-74 Erie Avenue & Patio. (#4133672, Stock, D5 D6) [OBJECTIONS: None] 202401759 Filed
57. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Forbes Under 30 Summit Closing Block Party. 202401760 Filed
58. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding leveraging text messaging to improve resident communication. (See Doc. #202401245) 202401774 Referred to Healthy Neighborhoods Committee
59. 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 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
60. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/7/2024, MODIFYING Chapter 112, “Council Lobbying,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, by ORDAINING Sections 112-1-C, “Clerk,” 112-1-C2, “Client,” and 112-1-R, “Regulated Official”; AMENDING Sections 112-1-A, “Actively Advocate,” 112-1-C, “Compensation,” 112-1-E1, “Engage,” 112-1-F, “Financial Transaction,” 112-1-L, “Legislation,” 112-1-L1, “Legislative Agent,” 112-1-P, “Person,” 112-1-S, “Staff,” 112-3, “Prohibitions,” 112-5, “Registration of Legislative Agent and Employer,” 112-7, “Statements of Financial Transactions,” 112-11, “Exceptions,” 112-15, “Lobbying Duties of the Clerk of Council,” 112-17, “Powers of Office of Contract Compliance and Investigations,” and 112-99, “Penalty”; and REPEALING Sections 112-1-E, “Employer,” and 112-9, “Complaints; Liability for False Statement,” all to streamline, update, and modernize the City’s process for registering lobbyists. 202401808 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
61. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Slice Night 2024. 202401811 Filed
62. 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 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
63. 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 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
64. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Cincinnati Futures Commission - response and next steps. (See Doc. #20240183) 202401865 Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee
65. 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 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
66. REPORT, dated 8/7/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding partnering with METRO for discounted monthly passes for City of Cincinnati employees. (See Doc. #202401111) 202401871 Referred to Climate, Environment & Infrastructure Committee
83 CLERK OF COUNCIL
67. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Activities Beyond the Classroom) 202401689 Filed
68. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Arena Management Holdings LLC) 202401690 Filed
69. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (BI3) 202401691 Filed
70. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Cincinnati Works) 202401692 Filed
71. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Film Cincinnati) 202401693 Filed
72. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Hamilton County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board) 202401694 Filed
73. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Produce Perks Midwest) 202401695 Filed
74. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (The Literacy Lab/ Leading Men Fellowship) 202401696 Filed
75. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Arena Management Holdings LLC) 202401697 Filed
76. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (bi3) 202401698 Filed
77. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Cincinnati Works) 202401699 Filed
78. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Alana M. Tucker, Government Strategies Group, Senior Director of Government Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (The Literacy Lab / Leading Men Fellowship) 202401700 Filed
79. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Alana M. Tucker, Government Strategies Group, Senior Director of Government Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Produce Perks Midwest) 202401701 Filed
80. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Alana M. Tucker, Government Strategies Group, Senior Director of Government Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (bi3) 202401702 Filed
81. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Alana M. Tucker, Government Strategies Group, Senior Director of Government Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Activities Beyond the Classroom) 202401703 Filed
82. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anna C. Sesler, Government Strategies Group, Director of Public Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Activities Beyond the Classroom) 202401704 Filed
83. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anne C. Sesler, Government Strategies Group, Director of Public Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (bi3) 202401705 Filed
84. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anne C. Sesler, Government Strategies Group, Director of Public Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Cincinnati Works) 202401706 Filed
85. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent George T. Glover, Managing Director, Focused Capitol Solutions, 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (ASM GLOBAL). 202401724 Filed
86. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent George T. Glover, Managing Director, Focused Capitol Solutions, 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (PEOPLE WORKING COOPERATIVELY). 202401725 Filed
87. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent George T. Glover, Managing Director, Focused Capitol Solutions, 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES). 202401726 Filed
88. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Holly Bowen Nagel Hankinson, Advocacy Director, Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Fdn, 720 E Pete Rose Way, Suite 120, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401754 Filed
89. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Cincinnati Bulk Terminals) 202401761 Filed
90. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Cincinnati Bulk Terminals) 202401762 Filed
91. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Duke Energy) 202401763 Filed
92. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Duke Energy) 202401764 Filed
93. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati) 202401765 Filed
94. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Alana M. Tucker, Government Strategies Group, Sr. Dir. Of Government Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati) 202401766 Filed
95. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Cincinnati Museum Center) 202401767 Filed
96. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Cincinnati Museum Center) 202401768 Filed
97. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Alana M. Tucker, Government Strategies Group, Sr. Dir. Of Government Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (Cincinnati Museum Center) 202401769 Filed
98. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Freddi Goldstein, Government Relations, 1725 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94158. 202401771 Filed
99. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Nicole Ware, Government Relations, 41 S. High Street, Suite 3550, Columbus, OH 43215. 202401772 Filed
100. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Lisa S. Cooper, Government Relations, Senior Analyst, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2049, Cincinnati, OH 45229. (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center) 202401773 Filed
101. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Mary Kenah, Policy Counsel, PO Box 4184, New York, New York 10163. 202401775 Filed
102. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Ted Heckmann, Senior Director, Government Affairs, 221 East 4th St, Suite 103/1080, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401776 Filed
103. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benedict, Vice President, Government Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401777 Filed
104. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anne C. Sesler, Director of Public Affairs, Government Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401778 Filed
105. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Alana M. Tucker, Senior Director, Government Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401779 Filed
106. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent J. Douglas Moormann, Vice President, Government Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401780 Filed
107. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt III, President, Government Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401781 Filed
108. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Colleen Marie Reynolds, Government Affairs, 255 E 5th Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401782 Filed
109. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Matt Davis, Government Affairs, 255 E 5th Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401783 Filed
110. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Annalese Marie Cahill, Government Affairs, 255 E 5th Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401784 Filed
111. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Mary Kenah, Policy Counsel, PO Box 4184, New York, New York 10163. 202401797 Filed
112. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Kylie Jane Johnson, Policy Advocate, 1145 Chesapeake Ave, Suite I, Columbus, Ohio 43212. 202401824 Filed
113. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Derrick R. Clay, Lobbyist, 41 S. High St. Suite 2400, Columbus, Ohio 43215. 202401825 Filed
114. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Lauren N. Diaz, Lobbyist, 41 S. High St., Suite 2400, Columbus, Ohio 43215. 202401827 Filed
115. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Ashley Marie Ward, Attorney & Justice for All Fellow at the Ohio Justice & Policy Center, 215 East 9th St, Suite 601, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 202401828 Filed
116. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Kevin Ralph Werner, Policy Director at the Ohio Justice & Policy Center, 341 South 3rd St., Suite 11, Columbus, Ohio 43215. 202401829 Filed
117. PETITION, submitted by the Clerk of Council, I hereby confirm that the Clerk’s office has received 579 petitions from J. P. Burleigh, on July 25, 2024, for an amendment to the Charter of the City of Cincinnati regarding Article XVII - Membership in a Metropolitan Planning Organization (“MPO”) (1) The City may commence or maintain membership in a MPO only when both of the following conditions are met: (a) a voting power of the governing board of the MPO is apportioned proportionally based on population, and (b) members that present local governments have at least 90% of the total votes on the governing board. (2) In the event that an MPO does not comply with section (1) of the Article, the City shall withdraw its membership from the body if the voting system is not corrected within 60 days of the effective date of this Article. 202401832 Filed
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118. REPORT, dated 8/5/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance Reports for the Month Ended May 31, 2024. 202401727 Approved & Filed
119. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/12/2024, LEVYING assessments for unpaid costs incurred by the City of Cincinnati in making emergency repairs to sidewalks, sidewalk areas, curbs, and gutters at various locations in the City through the City of Cincinnati’s Sidewalk Safety Program, in accordance with Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 721-149 through 721-169. 202401610 Passed Pass
120. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859,” to implement pedestrian safety and street calming measures at various locations on Clifton Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, and Martin Luther King Drive around the University of Cincinnati campus (the “UC Traffic Calming project”); AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Highway Safety Improvement Program (“HSIP”) Abbreviated Safety Fund grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) of up to $335,005 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a grant of in-kind materials valued at up to $75,000 from the HSIP Abbreviated Safety Fund through ODOT to install quick-build curb-extensions around the University of Cincinnati campus (“HAM Cincinnati Ped PO-UC project”); AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into a Local Public Agency agreement with ODOT to complete the UC Traffic Calming PID 121859 project and the HAM Cincinnati Ped PO-UC PID 121857 project; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to do all things necessary to cooperate with the Director of ODOT to complete the UC Traffic Calming project and the HAM Cincinnati Ped PO-UC project. 202401862 Passed Emergency Pass
121. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252301, “EV Charging Infrastructure Grant PID 121831,” to provide grant resources for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the Mt. Washington neighborhood; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $196,000 from the Carbon Reduction Program funds awarded from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, as administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) (ALN 20.205), to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252301, “EV Charging Infrastructure Grant PID 121831”; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252301, “EV Charging Infrastructure Grant PID 121831.” 202401843 Passed Pass
122. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grant resources of up to $1,000,000 from the Federal Transit Administration Transit-Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program Grant (ALN 20.500) to provide resources to study the planned Reading Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor from Downtown to the Roselawn neighborhood and provide recommendations for transit-oriented development, including strategies to retain and create affordable housing, encourage multimodal connectivity, and support local and minority businesses. 202401861 Passed Pass
140 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 6/12/2024, LEVYING assessments for unpaid costs incurred by the City of Cincinnati in making emergency repairs to sidewalks, sidewalk areas, curbs, and gutters at various locations in the City through the City of Cincinnati’s Sidewalk Safety Program, in accordance with Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 721-149 through 721-169. 202401610 Suspension of the three readings Pass
123. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the establishment of new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252329, “Gilbert Avenue Transit Grant PID 115756,” to provide resources for right-sizing and rehabilitation on Gilbert Avenue (PID 115756); AUTHORIZING the establishment of new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252350, “Harrison Avenue Transit Grant PID 118053,” to provide resources for safety improvements on Harrison Avenue (PID 118053); AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept grants of up to $6,756,136 from the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Metro Transit Infrastructure Fund; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to appropriate up to $4,900,000 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252329, “Gilbert Avenue Transit Grant PID 115756”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to appropriate up to $1,856,136 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252350, “Harrison Avenue Transit Grant PID 118053”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources of up to $4,900,000 into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252329, “Gilbert Avenue Transit Grant PID 115756”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources of up to $1,856,136 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252350, “Harrison Avenue Transit Grant PID 118053”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202401841 Passed Pass
124. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a Workforce Mobility Partnership Program grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation of up to $1,524,000 for improvements and upgrades to the City’s streetcar technology, station information displays, and streetcar transit management software. 202401842 Passed Pass
142 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859,” to implement pedestrian safety and street calming measures at various locations on Clifton Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, and Martin Luther King Drive around the University of Cincinnati campus (the “UC Traffic Calming project”); AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Highway Safety Improvement Program (“HSIP”) Abbreviated Safety Fund grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) of up to $335,005 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a grant of in-kind materials valued at up to $75,000 from the HSIP Abbreviated Safety Fund through ODOT to install quick-build curb-extensions around the University of Cincinnati campus (“HAM Cincinnati Ped PO-UC project”); AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into a Local Public Agency agreement with ODOT to complete the UC Traffic Calming PID 121859 project and the HAM Cincinnati Ped PO-UC PID 121857 project; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to do all things necessary to cooperate with the Director of ODOT to complete the UC Traffic Calming project and the HAM Cincinnati Ped PO-UC project. 202401862 Emergency clause to remain Pass
125. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant of in-kind services from Fuse Corps valued at up to $375,000 to provide up to three full-time fellows to carry out key portions of the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan. 202401840 Passed Emergency Pass
143 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859,” to implement pedestrian safety and street calming measures at various locations on Clifton Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, and Martin Luther King Drive around the University of Cincinnati campus (the “UC Traffic Calming project”); AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Highway Safety Improvement Program (“HSIP”) Abbreviated Safety Fund grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) of up to $335,005 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252365, “UC Area Pedestrian Safety Grant PID 121859”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a grant of in-kind materials valued at up to $75,000 from the HSIP Abbreviated Safety Fund through ODOT to install quick-build curb-extensions around the University of Cincinnati campus (“HAM Cincinnati Ped PO-UC project”); AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into a Local Public Agency agreement with ODOT to complete the UC Traffic Calming PID 121859 project and the HAM Cincinnati Ped PO-UC PID 121857 project; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to do all things necessary to cooperate with the Director of ODOT to complete the UC Traffic Calming project and the HAM Cincinnati Ped PO-UC project. 202401862 Suspension of the three readings Pass
126. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, FY 2024 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program (ALN 16.607), to provide the Cincinnati Police Department with reimbursement of up to $298,014 for bulletproof vest body armor expenditures for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026, which are estimated at $596,028; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25VEST. 202401833 Passed Pass
127. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $42,000 from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, State Victims Assistance Act and the federal Victims of Crime Act grant programs (ALN 16.575) to provide funds for the Cincinnati Police Department Homicide Unit’s Victim Advocate; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25VALU. 202401835 Passed Pass
145 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252301, “EV Charging Infrastructure Grant PID 121831,” to provide grant resources for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the Mt. Washington neighborhood; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $196,000 from the Carbon Reduction Program funds awarded from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, as administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) (ALN 20.205), to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252301, “EV Charging Infrastructure Grant PID 121831”; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252301, “EV Charging Infrastructure Grant PID 121831.” 202401843 Suspension of the three readings
128. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $60,000 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, FY 2024 Violence Against Women Act Grant Program (ALN 16.588) to support the Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Advocate Project in collaboration with Women Helping Women; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 24VAWA. 202401834 Passed Pass
129. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager or her designee to apply for and accept a Water Supply Revolving Loan Account loan funding in the amount of up to $300,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water Development Authority to reimburse costs incurred by the Greater Cincinnati Water Works in evaluating treatment and compliance options for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit any such loan funds received into Fund No. 101 “Water Works,” revenue account no. 101x8527. 202401856 Passed Emergency Pass
147 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grant resources of up to $1,000,000 from the Federal Transit Administration Transit-Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program Grant (ALN 20.500) to provide resources to study the planned Reading Road Bus Rapid Transit Corridor from Downtown to the Roselawn neighborhood and provide recommendations for transit-oriented development, including strategies to retain and create affordable housing, encourage multimodal connectivity, and support local and minority businesses. 202401861 Suspension of the three readings Pass
130. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept in-kind donations and contributions of miscellaneous supplies from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, valued at approximately $225.13, to benefit various City parks. 202401837 Passed Pass
131. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept in-kind donations and contributions of horticultural supplies, fireworks, signs, and posters from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, valued at approximately $15,350.50, to benefit various City parks. 202401838 Passed Pass
149 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the establishment of new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252329, “Gilbert Avenue Transit Grant PID 115756,” to provide resources for right-sizing and rehabilitation on Gilbert Avenue (PID 115756); AUTHORIZING the establishment of new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252350, “Harrison Avenue Transit Grant PID 118053,” to provide resources for safety improvements on Harrison Avenue (PID 118053); AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept grants of up to $6,756,136 from the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Metro Transit Infrastructure Fund; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to appropriate up to $4,900,000 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252329, “Gilbert Avenue Transit Grant PID 115756”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to appropriate up to $1,856,136 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252350, “Harrison Avenue Transit Grant PID 118053”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources of up to $4,900,000 into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252329, “Gilbert Avenue Transit Grant PID 115756”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources of up to $1,856,136 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252350, “Harrison Avenue Transit Grant PID 118053”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202401841 Suspension of the three readings Pass
132. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of third-party professional services from Nancy Lieberman Charities, valued at up to $150,000, for the installation of an outdoor Dream Court basketball court at the Price Hill Recreation Center. 202401844 Passed Emergency Pass
133. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,000,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3423, “West End Community Development Initiatives,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7400 to provide resources for community development initiatives in the West End; and DECLARING that expenditures from DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7400 to support health and safety initiatives, strategic property acquisition, and redevelopment projects that will contribute to the sustainable development and revitalization of the West End are for a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(8) of the Ohio Revised Code). 202401863 Passed Emergency Pass
151 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for a Workforce Mobility Partnership Program grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation of up to $1,524,000 for improvements and upgrades to the City’s streetcar technology, station information displays, and streetcar transit management software. 202401842 Suspension of the three readings Pass
134. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $60,000 from the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x0000x7289 as a moral obligation to McCormack Baron Salazar for consulting services provided to the City regarding the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant application process. 202401857 Passed Emergency Pass
135. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $29,264.58 to TargetSolutions Learning LLC, dba Vector Solutions, from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x272x4000x7289 as a moral obligation for learning management system software. 202401836 Passed Emergency Pass
153 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant of in-kind services from Fuse Corps valued at up to $375,000 to provide up to three full-time fellows to carry out key portions of the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan. 202401840 Emergency clause to remain Pass
136. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $27,306.26 from Parks Department Cincinnati Riverfront Park Fund 329 non-personnel operating budget account no. 329x202x8000x7286 to Vets Securing America for charges related to security services provided in Cincinnati parks from April 1, 2024, through May 31, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202401858 Passed Emergency Pass
154 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant of in-kind services from Fuse Corps valued at up to $375,000 to provide up to three full-time fellows to carry out key portions of the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan. 202401840 Suspension of the three readings Pass
137. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ESTABLISHING the City of Cincinnati’s human services funding priorities for the first year of the biennial budget, beginning with FY 2026, the second year of the biennial budget (budget update), beginning with FY 2025, and subsequent budgets and fiscal social innovation project to be awarded only in the first year of the biennial budget, and a revised multi-year funding cycle for all human services funding; ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that Council’s priorities for the first year of the biennial budget, beginning with FY 2026, are to allocate up to 33 percent of appropriated human services funding for the Impact Award with any balance, if less than 33 percent is allocated to the large-scale social innovation project, allocated to organizations that further the work of the category selected for the Impact Award; 25 percent for Comprehensive Workforce Development Support; twenty percent for Youth Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction; ten percent for Supporting, Securing, and Stabilizing Housing for High-Risk Populations; ten percent for Emergency Wrap-Around Services through Project LIFT; and two percent for evaluating human services funding applications that Council’s priorities for the second year of biennial budget (budget update), beginning with FY 2025, are to allocate 33 percent of appropriated human services funding for organizations that further the work of the category selected for the Impact Award in the first year of the biennial budget; 25 percent for Comprehensive Workforce Development Support; twenty percent for Youth Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction; ten percent for Supporting, Securing and Stabilizing Housing for High-Risk Populations; ten percent for Emergency Wrap-Around Services through Project Lift; and two percent for overhead; and ADVSING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that future Impact Awards categories will be determined by Council for the first year of each biennial budget. 202401851 Passed Emergency Pass
138. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 179-2024 to change project account no. 304x162x30423431, “Strategic Housing Initiatives Program ‘23” to project account no. 304x162x30422431, “Strategic Housing Initiatives Program ’22”, as indicated in Section D of the attached Appropriation Schedule (AMENDED). 202401839 Passed Emergency Pass
156 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, FY 2024 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program (ALN 16.607), to provide the Cincinnati Police Department with reimbursement of up to $298,014 for bulletproof vest body armor expenditures for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026, which are estimated at $596,028; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25VEST. 202401833 Suspension of the three readings Pass
139. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 203, “Employees’ Retirement System,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 203-49, “Survivor Benefits,” to implement survivor benefit changes recommended by the Cincinnati Retirement System Board. 202401806 Passed Emergency Pass
140. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 228-2012 passed by City Council on June 20, 2012, as previously amended by Ordinance No. 246-2013, Ordinance No. 179-2014, Ordinance No. 272-2015, Ordinance No. 268-2016, Ordinance No. 213-2017, Ordinance No. 244-2018, Ordinance No. 321-2019, Ordinance No. 270-2020, Ordinance No. 311-2021, Ordinance No. 237-2022, and Ordinance No. 306-2023, for the purpose of reducing those special assessments levied and to be collected in 2025 (with tax year 2024 property taxes) based upon a report of the administrator for bonds issued by the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority related to the Oakley Station development project. 202401860 Passed Emergency Pass
158 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $42,000 from the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, State Victims Assistance Act and the federal Victims of Crime Act grant programs (ALN 16.575) to provide funds for the Cincinnati Police Department Homicide Unit’s Victim Advocate; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25VALU. 202401835 Suspension of the three readings Pass
141. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $10,250 to Power Equipment Solutions, Inc. from the Department of Parks Cincinnati Riverfront Park Fund 329 non-personnel operating budget account no. 329x202x8000x7413 for charges related to golf cart rentals used by the Cincinnati Parks Department from April 1, 2024, through May 12, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202401859 Passed Emergency Pass
142. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 203, “Employees’ Retirement System,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 203-0, “Legislative Finding,” and Section 203-44, “Health Care Benefits for Membership Dates On and After January 9, 1997,” to clarify that subsequent court orders in the case of Sunyak, et al. v. City of Cincinnati, et al. Case: 1:11-cv-00445-MRB, in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division supersede the provision of Chapter 203 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code and to implement the new points system agreed to by the parties to the collaborative settlement agreement. 202401715 Passed Emergency Pass
160 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $60,000 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, FY 2024 Violence Against Women Act Grant Program (ALN 16.588) to support the Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Advocate Project in collaboration with Women Helping Women; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 24VAWA. 202401834 Suspension of the three readings Pass
161 No announcements at this time.
162 Council adjourned at 3:43 P.M.
162 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager or her designee to apply for and accept a Water Supply Revolving Loan Account loan funding in the amount of up to $300,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water Development Authority to reimburse costs incurred by the Greater Cincinnati Water Works in evaluating treatment and compliance options for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit any such loan funds received into Fund No. 101 “Water Works,” revenue account no. 101x8527. 202401856 Emergency clause to remain Pass
163 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager or her designee to apply for and accept a Water Supply Revolving Loan Account loan funding in the amount of up to $300,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water Development Authority to reimburse costs incurred by the Greater Cincinnati Water Works in evaluating treatment and compliance options for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit any such loan funds received into Fund No. 101 “Water Works,” revenue account no. 101x8527. 202401856 Suspension of the three readings Pass
165 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept in-kind donations and contributions of miscellaneous supplies from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, valued at approximately $225.13, to benefit various City parks. 202401837 Suspension of the three readings Pass
167 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept in-kind donations and contributions of horticultural supplies, fireworks, signs, and posters from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, valued at approximately $15,350.50, to benefit various City parks. 202401838 Suspension of the three readings Pass
169 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of third-party professional services from Nancy Lieberman Charities, valued at up to $150,000, for the installation of an outdoor Dream Court basketball court at the Price Hill Recreation Center. 202401844 Emergency clause to remain Pass
170 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of third-party professional services from Nancy Lieberman Charities, valued at up to $150,000, for the installation of an outdoor Dream Court basketball court at the Price Hill Recreation Center. 202401844 Suspension of the three readings Pass
172 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,000,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3423, “West End Community Development Initiatives,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7400 to provide resources for community development initiatives in the West End; and DECLARING that expenditures from DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7400 to support health and safety initiatives, strategic property acquisition, and redevelopment projects that will contribute to the sustainable development and revitalization of the West End are for a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(8) of the Ohio Revised Code). 202401863 Emergency clause to remain Pass
173 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,000,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3423, “West End Community Development Initiatives,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $2,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7400 to provide resources for community development initiatives in the West End; and DECLARING that expenditures from DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7400 to support health and safety initiatives, strategic property acquisition, and redevelopment projects that will contribute to the sustainable development and revitalization of the West End are for a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(8) of the Ohio Revised Code). 202401863 Suspension of the three readings Pass
175 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $60,000 from the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x0000x7289 as a moral obligation to McCormack Baron Salazar for consulting services provided to the City regarding the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant application process. 202401857 Emergency clause to remain Pass
176 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $60,000 from the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x0000x7289 as a moral obligation to McCormack Baron Salazar for consulting services provided to the City regarding the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant application process. 202401857 Suspension of the three readings Pass
178 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $29,264.58 to TargetSolutions Learning LLC, dba Vector Solutions, from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x272x4000x7289 as a moral obligation for learning management system software. 202401836 Emergency clause to remain Pass
179 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $29,264.58 to TargetSolutions Learning LLC, dba Vector Solutions, from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x272x4000x7289 as a moral obligation for learning management system software. 202401836 Suspension of the three readings Pass
181 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $27,306.26 from Parks Department Cincinnati Riverfront Park Fund 329 non-personnel operating budget account no. 329x202x8000x7286 to Vets Securing America for charges related to security services provided in Cincinnati parks from April 1, 2024, through May 31, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202401858 Emergency clause to remain Pass
182 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $27,306.26 from Parks Department Cincinnati Riverfront Park Fund 329 non-personnel operating budget account no. 329x202x8000x7286 to Vets Securing America for charges related to security services provided in Cincinnati parks from April 1, 2024, through May 31, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202401858 Suspension of the three readings Pass
184 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ESTABLISHING the City of Cincinnati’s human services funding priorities for the first year of the biennial budget, beginning with FY 2026, the second year of the biennial budget (budget update), beginning with FY 2025, and subsequent budgets and fiscal social innovation project to be awarded only in the first year of the biennial budget, and a revised multi-year funding cycle for all human services funding; ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that Council’s priorities for the first year of the biennial budget, beginning with FY 2026, are to allocate up to 33 percent of appropriated human services funding for the Impact Award with any balance, if less than 33 percent is allocated to the large-scale social innovation project, allocated to organizations that further the work of the category selected for the Impact Award; 25 percent for Comprehensive Workforce Development Support; twenty percent for Youth Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction; ten percent for Supporting, Securing, and Stabilizing Housing for High-Risk Populations; ten percent for Emergency Wrap-Around Services through Project LIFT; and two percent for evaluating human services funding applications that Council’s priorities for the second year of biennial budget (budget update), beginning with FY 2025, are to allocate 33 percent of appropriated human services funding for organizations that further the work of the category selected for the Impact Award in the first year of the biennial budget; 25 percent for Comprehensive Workforce Development Support; twenty percent for Youth Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction; ten percent for Supporting, Securing and Stabilizing Housing for High-Risk Populations; ten percent for Emergency Wrap-Around Services through Project Lift; and two percent for overhead; and ADVSING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that future Impact Awards categories will be determined by Council for the first year of each biennial budget. 202401851 Emergency clause to remain Pass
185 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, ESTABLISHING the City of Cincinnati’s human services funding priorities for the first year of the biennial budget, beginning with FY 2026, the second year of the biennial budget (budget update), beginning with FY 2025, and subsequent budgets and fiscal social innovation project to be awarded only in the first year of the biennial budget, and a revised multi-year funding cycle for all human services funding; ADVISING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that Council’s priorities for the first year of the biennial budget, beginning with FY 2026, are to allocate up to 33 percent of appropriated human services funding for the Impact Award with any balance, if less than 33 percent is allocated to the large-scale social innovation project, allocated to organizations that further the work of the category selected for the Impact Award; 25 percent for Comprehensive Workforce Development Support; twenty percent for Youth Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction; ten percent for Supporting, Securing, and Stabilizing Housing for High-Risk Populations; ten percent for Emergency Wrap-Around Services through Project LIFT; and two percent for evaluating human services funding applications that Council’s priorities for the second year of biennial budget (budget update), beginning with FY 2025, are to allocate 33 percent of appropriated human services funding for organizations that further the work of the category selected for the Impact Award in the first year of the biennial budget; 25 percent for Comprehensive Workforce Development Support; twenty percent for Youth Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction; ten percent for Supporting, Securing and Stabilizing Housing for High-Risk Populations; ten percent for Emergency Wrap-Around Services through Project Lift; and two percent for overhead; and ADVSING the United Way and any organization assisting the City with evaluating human services funding applications that future Impact Awards categories will be determined by Council for the first year of each biennial budget. 202401851 Suspension of the three readings Pass
187 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 179-2024 to change project account no. 304x162x30423431, “Strategic Housing Initiatives Program ‘23” to project account no. 304x162x30422431, “Strategic Housing Initiatives Program ’22”, as indicated in Section D of the attached Appropriation Schedule (AMENDED). 202401839 Emergency clause to remain Pass
188 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 179-2024 to change project account no. 304x162x30423431, “Strategic Housing Initiatives Program ‘23” to project account no. 304x162x30422431, “Strategic Housing Initiatives Program ’22”, as indicated in Section D of the attached Appropriation Schedule (AMENDED). 202401839 Suspension of the three readings Pass
190 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 203, “Employees’ Retirement System,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 203-49, “Survivor Benefits,” to implement survivor benefit changes recommended by the Cincinnati Retirement System Board. 202401806 Emergency clause to remain Pass
191 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 203, “Employees’ Retirement System,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 203-49, “Survivor Benefits,” to implement survivor benefit changes recommended by the Cincinnati Retirement System Board. 202401806 Suspension of the three readings Pass
193 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 228-2012 passed by City Council on June 20, 2012, as previously amended by Ordinance No. 246-2013, Ordinance No. 179-2014, Ordinance No. 272-2015, Ordinance No. 268-2016, Ordinance No. 213-2017, Ordinance No. 244-2018, Ordinance No. 321-2019, Ordinance No. 270-2020, Ordinance No. 311-2021, Ordinance No. 237-2022, and Ordinance No. 306-2023, for the purpose of reducing those special assessments levied and to be collected in 2025 (with tax year 2024 property taxes) based upon a report of the administrator for bonds issued by the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority related to the Oakley Station development project. 202401860 Emergency clause to remain Pass
194 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 228-2012 passed by City Council on June 20, 2012, as previously amended by Ordinance No. 246-2013, Ordinance No. 179-2014, Ordinance No. 272-2015, Ordinance No. 268-2016, Ordinance No. 213-2017, Ordinance No. 244-2018, Ordinance No. 321-2019, Ordinance No. 270-2020, Ordinance No. 311-2021, Ordinance No. 237-2022, and Ordinance No. 306-2023, for the purpose of reducing those special assessments levied and to be collected in 2025 (with tax year 2024 property taxes) based upon a report of the administrator for bonds issued by the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority related to the Oakley Station development project. 202401860 Suspension of the three readings Pass
196 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $10,250 to Power Equipment Solutions, Inc. from the Department of Parks Cincinnati Riverfront Park Fund 329 non-personnel operating budget account no. 329x202x8000x7413 for charges related to golf cart rentals used by the Cincinnati Parks Department from April 1, 2024, through May 12, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202401859 Emergency clause to remain Pass
197 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $10,250 to Power Equipment Solutions, Inc. from the Department of Parks Cincinnati Riverfront Park Fund 329 non-personnel operating budget account no. 329x202x8000x7413 for charges related to golf cart rentals used by the Cincinnati Parks Department from April 1, 2024, through May 12, 2024, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202401859 Suspension of the three readings Pass
199 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 203, “Employees’ Retirement System,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 203-0, “Legislative Finding,” and Section 203-44, “Health Care Benefits for Membership Dates On and After January 9, 1997,” to clarify that subsequent court orders in the case of Sunyak, et al. v. City of Cincinnati, et al. Case: 1:11-cv-00445-MRB, in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division supersede the provision of Chapter 203 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code and to implement the new points system agreed to by the parties to the collaborative settlement agreement. 202401715 Emergency clause to remain Pass
200 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 8/5/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 203, “Employees’ Retirement System,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 203-0, “Legislative Finding,” and Section 203-44, “Health Care Benefits for Membership Dates On and After January 9, 1997,” to clarify that subsequent court orders in the case of Sunyak, et al. v. City of Cincinnati, et al. Case: 1:11-cv-00445-MRB, in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division supersede the provision of Chapter 203 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code and to implement the new points system agreed to by the parties to the collaborative settlement agreement. 202401715 Suspension of the three readings Pass