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May 30, 2024 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 103 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 2:19 P.M., Mayor Aftab Pureval, Presiding.
  3. 2 Council observed a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
  4. 3 There being no objection, the Minutes of the previous session of council were Approved and Filed.
  5. 3 In attendance were City Manager Sheryl Long, City Solicitor Emily Smart Woerner and Clerk of Council Melissa Autry.
  6. 4 MAYOR AFTAB
  7. 5 Woodward Trust
  8. 1. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Jeanne Golliher to the Woodward Trust for a term expiring on March 31, 2027. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to the authority granted by a Special Act of the Ohio Legislature in 1831. (Female/White) 202401458 Confirmed Pass
  9. 7 MS. OWENS
  10. 2. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, EXPRESSING the desire of the Council of the City of Cincinnati to guarantee that every child in the City of Cincinnati has accessible pathways to experience and interact with nature throughout their childhood; and SUPPORTING policies and decisions that consider and implement the Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights. 202401497 Passed Pass
  11. 9 MAYOR AFTAB
  12. 10 MR. WALSH
  13. 3. RESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval and Councilmember Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING University of Cincinnati President Neville G. Pinto, PhD, as a 2024 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month honoree, and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for his innovative leadership and service as the President of the University of Cincinnati. 202401440 Passed Pass
  14. 12 MAYOR AFTAB
  15. 13 MS. KEARNEY
  16. 14 MR. WALSH
  17. 15 MS. ALBI
  18. 4. RESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, Vice Mayor Kearney, Councilmember Walsh and Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Asianati as a 2024 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month honoree and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for highlighting the richness and diversity of Asian American culture in Cincinnati. 202401498 Passed Pass
  19. 17 MR. JOHNSON
  20. 5. RESOLUTION (B VERSION), submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING May 11th as World Keffiyah Day. 202401499 Filed
  21. 6. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING May 11, 2024 as World Keffiyeh Day. 202401442 Filed
  22. 20 CITY MANAGER
  23. 20 A motion was called on the floor of council by Councilmember Jeffreys, seconded by Councilmember Harris, to remove the word "occupation" and replace with "plight." The C Version was the item voted on.
  24. 21 Environmental Advisory Board
  25. 21 RESOLUTION (C VERSION), submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING May 11th as World Keffiyah Day. 202401508 Passed Pass
  26. 7. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Sheryl. M.M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Tanner Yess to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of two years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (MALE, BIPOC) 202401366 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  27. 8. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Sheryl. M.M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Nathan Alley to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (MALE, WHITE) 202401374 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  28. 9. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Andrew Musgrave to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Male, White) 202401377 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  29. 10. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Ashlee Dingler to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (FEMALE,BIPOC) 202401379 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  30. 11. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Ashlee Young to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (FEMALE,BIPOC) 202401380 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  31. 12. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Chad Day to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of one year from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Male/White) 202401381 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  32. 13. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Dave Schmitt to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of one year from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Male/White) 202401382 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  33. 14. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Dianna Hodge to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of two years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/BIPOC) 202401383 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  34. 15. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Ericka Copeland to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of one year from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/BIPOC) 202401403 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  35. 16. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Julie Shifman to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of one year from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White) 202401404 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  36. 17. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Kylie J. Johnson to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of two years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White) 202401405 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  37. 18. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Rico Blackman to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of two years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Male/BIPOC) 202401407 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  38. 19. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Savannah Sullivan to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of one year from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White) 202401408 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  39. 20. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, recommending the appointment of Susan Sprigg to the Environmental Advisory Board for a term of three years from January 1, 2024. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White) 202401409 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  40. 21. REPORT, dated 5/30/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Sunflower Rev It Up for Parkinsons 2024. 202401446 Filed
  41. 22. REPORT, dated 5/30/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for 2024 Bengal Block Parties. 202401448 Filed
  42. 23. REPORT, dated 5/30/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Ault Park Fireworks. 202401465 Filed
  43. 24. REPORT, dated 5/30/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for EWH Farmers Market. 202401466 Filed
  44. 25. REPORT, dated 5/30/2024 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 LaMonarca Supermercado, LLC, DBA LaMonarca Supermercado, 2444 Harrison Avenue. (#4957217, New, C1 C2) [Objections: None] 202401467 Filed
  45. 26. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $190,000, effective FY 2025, from the State of Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office, FY 2025 Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Program (ALN 20.600), to provide resources for a Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor to provide training, education, and technical support to traffic crimes prosecutors and law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Ohio and to develop a coordinated statewide, multidisciplinary planned approach to the prosecution of impaired driving and other traffic crimes in Ohio; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25TSRP. 202401474 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  46. 27. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024,. AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute an Operations Agreement with Build Cincinnati Development Fund LLC and Cincinnati Housing Development Fund LLC; ESTABLISHING a new Cincinnati Access to Capital Fund for the purpose of receiving and disbursing resources to provide a loan loss reserve for the Cincinnati Access to Capital program; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to redirect and appropriate $3,000,000 from the Build Cincinnati Development Fund to the newly established Cincinnati Access to Capital Fund; and further DECLARING expenditures from the Build Cincinnati Development Fund and the Cincinnati Access to Capital Fund to be for a public purpose. 202401475 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  47. 28. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, APPROVING an application to expand an existing designated outdoor refreshment area in the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, established under Ordinance No. 183-2022, known as the “College Hill DORA,” pursuant to Chapter 838 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, “Outdoor Refreshment Areas”; and AMENDING Ordinance No. 183-2022 to modify the specific boundaries of the existing College Hill DORA. 202401476 Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee
  48. 29. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 184-2022 to modify the hours of operation of the existing designated outdoor refreshment area in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, known as the “Hyde Park DORA,” pursuant to Chapter 838 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, “Outdoor Refreshment Areas.” 202401477 Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee
  49. 30. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of up to $25,000 from various Cincinnati Recreation Commission General Fund accounts, as provided in Attachment A, as a moral obligation to the Cintas Corporation for cleaning chemicals and chemical mixing station services previously provided. 202401478 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  50. 31. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a donation of up to $850,000 from CinciVTICA, LLC to support the operations and maintenance of the Cincinnati streetcar; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donation into Streetcar Operations Fund revenue account no. 455x8645. 202401479 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  51. 32. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,281,534.68 from the unappropriated surplus of College Hill Equivalent Fund 527 to the Department of Community and Economic Development (“DCED”) non-personnel operating budget account no. 527x164x7200 to provide resources for the acquisition of the improvements located at College Hill Plaza at 5819-5851 Hamilton Avenue and 1613-1617 Cedar Avenue; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $468,465.32 from the unappropriated surplus of Municipal Public Improvement Equivalent Fund 491 to the DCED non-personnel operating budget account no. 491x164x7200 to provide resources for the acquisition of the improvements located at College Hill Plaza at 5819-5851 Hamilton Avenue and 1613-1617 Cedar Avenue; and DECLARING that expenditures from the DCED non-personnel operating budget account nos. 527x164x7200 and 491x164x7200 for the acquisition of the improvements located at College Hill Plaza at 5819-5851 Hamilton Avenue and 1613-1617 Cedar Avenue are for a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Section 5709.40(A)(8) of the Ohio Revised Code), that will benefit and/or serve the District 27-College Hill District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. 202401480 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  52. 33. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $65,000, effective FY 2025, from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office’s FY25 Impaired Driving Enforcement Program (ALN 20.608), to aid in reducing death and injuries resulting from vehicular accidents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 24IDEP. 202401481 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  53. 34. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (“STEP”) grant of up to $70,000, effective FY 2025, from the State of Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office (ALN 20.600), to aid in reducing deaths and injuries resulting from vehicular accidents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the STEP grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 24STEP. 202401482 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  54. 35. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $350,000, effective FY 2025, from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2024 Smart Prosecution - Innovative Prosecution Solutions Program (ALN 16.825), to create a criminal case management screening program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into General Government Grants Fund 404x8544, Department of Law project account no. 25IPSP. 202401483 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  55. 36. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, MODIFYING Chapter 413, “Parking Garages and Parking Lots,” and Title XV, Code Compliance and Hearings,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Sections 413-1-D, “Director,”, 413-5, “Application for License,” 413-9, “License Fees,” 413-11, “Issuance of License,” 413-13, “Renewal of License,” 413-15, “Changes After Issue of License,” 413-21, “Parking Tickets,” 413-31, “Inspections by Department of Public Utilities,” 413-33, “Liability Insurance,” 413-37, “Bond in Lieu of Insurance,” 413-45, “Revocation or Suspension Procedure,” 413-99, “Penalties,” and 1501-14, “Class E1 Civil Offenses,” and REPEALING Section 413-35, “Extent of Insurance Coverage,” to establish a clear and effective framework for ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of persons using parking lots and parking garages so as to prevent fraud and neglect and further authorize the City Manager to establish fees to recoup costs associated with licenses issued for the operation of parking lots and garages. 202401487 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  56. 37. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/28/2024, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Indybear, LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 604-608 Crown Street in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building to include approximately 3,304 square feet of residential space, consisting of five residential units, which remodeling shall be completed in compliance with Leadership Energy and Environmental Design Silver standards, at a total construction cost of approximately $926,954. 202401489 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  57. 38. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, ESTABLISHING the classification and salary range schedule for the new employment classification of Alternative Response Program Manager; and ORDAINING Section 820 of Division 8, Chapter 307, “Classified Compensation Schedules,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code to reflect this new employment classification. 202401492 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  58. 39. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, ESTABLISHING the classification and salary range schedule for the new employment classification of Alternative Response Community Service Officer; and ORDAINING Section 819 of Division 0, Chapter 307, “Classified Compensation Schedules,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code. 202401493 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  59. 40. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, DECLARING the intent of Council to waive the provisions of R.C. Section 4117.14(G)(11) during the current collective bargaining negotiations with Cincinnati Fire Fighters Union, IAFF Local 48, and Cincinnati Assistant Fire Chiefs Union, IAFF Local 48, to allow increases in rates of compensation or any other issues with cost implications to be retroactive to January 1, 2024; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager and City Solicitor negotiating the collective bargaining agreements to negotiate retroactive provisions that involve compensation increases or have cost implications. 202401494 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  60. 41. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/30/2024, DECLARING the intent of Council to waive the provisions of R.C. Section 4117.14(G)(11) during the current collective bargaining negotiations with Queen City Lodge No. 69 Fraternal Order of Police and City of Cincinnati Non-Supervisors and Queen City Lodge No. 69 Fraternal Order of Police and City of Cincinnati Supervisors, to allow increases in rates of compensation or any other issues with cost implications to be retroactive to May 1, 2024; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager and City Solicitor negotiating the collective bargaining agreements to negotiate retroactive provisions that involve compensation increases or have cost implications. 202401495 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  61. 57 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
  62. 42. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant, effective FY 2025, of up to $120,000 from the State of Ohio Department of Health Creating Healthy Communities program to reimburse existing staff for their work on the Healthy Communities program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536, effective FY 2025. 202401425 Passed Pass
  63. 43. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant, effective FY 2025, of up to $225,406 from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Health Preparedness (ALN 93.069) for the planning and implementation of emergency preparedness activities in response to public health threats such as bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, and health-related emergencies at the county and regional public health level; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8556, effective FY 2025. 202401427 Passed Pass
  64. 44. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Drivers and Environmental Impacts of Energy Transition in Underserved Communities Grant of up to $47,288 from Green Umbrella awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results program (ALN 66.509) to Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 to complete the “Evaluating the Environmental, Behavioral, and Financial Benefits of Electrification and Energy Efficiency for Underserved Communities” grant project; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543. 202401428 Passed Emergency Pass
  65. 45. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $113,509.61 from the Department of Transportation and Engineering capital improvement program project account no. 980x239x0000x7671x242345, “Traffic Signals Infrastructure,” to Capital Electric pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance for outstanding charges related to traffic signals infrastructure labor, materials, and equipment services provided to the City. 202401429 Passed Emergency Pass
  66. 46. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $27,663.65 to ATC Group Services LLC dba Atlas Technical Consultants LLC from the Office of Environment and Sustainability (“OES”) General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x5000x7289 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to consultation services provided to OES for additional food and yard waste services and request for proposal (RFP) preparation for curbside cart containers in March and April 2024. 202401430 Passed Emergency Pass
  67. 47. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, DETERMINING to proceed with special street lighting assessments in Lighting Group 1 for three years beginning August 1, 2023, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (“R.C.”) Section 727.23, on the streets or portions of the streets described in Attachment A hereto. 202401436 Passed Pass
  68. 63 ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant, effective FY 2025, of up to $120,000 from the State of Ohio Department of Health Creating Healthy Communities program to reimburse existing staff for their work on the Healthy Communities program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536, effective FY 2025. 202401425 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  69. 48. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, TO LEVY special assessments to pay for a portion of the cost of special street lighting in Lighting Group 1, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (“R.C.”) Section 727.25, for the three-year period beginning on August 1, 2023. 202401437 Passed Pass
  70. 49. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $11,172,581 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts in accordance with Section A of the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $355,979.50 in program income in accordance with Section B of the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; AUTHORIZING the return to source of $436,419.35 from various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts to the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 to realign available grant resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Appropriation Schedule; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $436,419.35 from the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 to realign resources with program needs in accordance with Section D of the attached Appropriation Schedule; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use this sum for projects and operating allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program according to Section A of the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401431 Passed Emergency Pass
  71. 65 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant, effective FY 2025, of up to $225,406 from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Health Preparedness (ALN 93.069) for the planning and implementation of emergency preparedness activities in response to public health threats such as bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, and health-related emergencies at the county and regional public health level; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8556, effective FY 2025. 202401427 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  72. 50. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $1,916,748 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (“HOPWA”) Fund 465, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, to provide funding to projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program; announcing the City’s intent to use said sum for projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401432 Passed Emergency Pass
  73. 51. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $2,436,819.50 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the HOME Investment Partnerships (“HOME”) Program (ALN 14.239), to various Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $60,577.86 in program income to Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use said sums for projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program according to the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401433 Passed Emergency Pass
  74. 67 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Drivers and Environmental Impacts of Energy Transition in Underserved Communities Grant of up to $47,288 from Green Umbrella awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results program (ALN 66.509) to Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 to complete the “Evaluating the Environmental, Behavioral, and Financial Benefits of Electrification and Energy Efficiency for Underserved Communities” grant project; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543. 202401428 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  75. 52. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $989,627 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) Program to Emergency Shelter Grant Fund 445 project accounts in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use this sum for projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401434 Passed Emergency Pass
  76. 68 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Drivers and Environmental Impacts of Energy Transition in Underserved Communities Grant of up to $47,288 from Green Umbrella awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results program (ALN 66.509) to Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 to complete the “Evaluating the Environmental, Behavioral, and Financial Benefits of Electrification and Energy Efficiency for Underserved Communities” grant project; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543. 202401428 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  77. 53. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, DETERMINING that satisfactory provision has been made for the public improvement needs of parcels within certain project tax increment financing exemptions previously established by the City pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B); APPROVING the use of excess service payments collected pursuant to such exemptions on additional public infrastructure improvements made, to be made, or in the process of being made, all in support of urban redevelopment within the City; and AMENDING Ordinance Nos. 18-2016, 232-2003, 540-2019, 13-2008, 32-2014, 9-2016, 222-2016, 336-2001, 361-2014, 363-2020, and 229-2012 to reflect such determination and use of such excess service payments. 202401435 Passed Emergency Pass
  78. 54. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmembers Jeffreys, Walsh, Johnson, and Owens, WE MOVE that the City Administration provide a report within ninety (90) days on the feasibility of setting up a fund to support residential sidewalk repair. This report should include the current financial burden that homeowners face with repairing their sidewalks and potential sources of funding, including from the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, that could support residents. (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202401457 Adopted Pass
  79. 70 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $113,509.61 from the Department of Transportation and Engineering capital improvement program project account no. 980x239x0000x7671x242345, “Traffic Signals Infrastructure,” to Capital Electric pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance for outstanding charges related to traffic signals infrastructure labor, materials, and equipment services provided to the City. 202401429 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  80. 71 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  81. 71 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $113,509.61 from the Department of Transportation and Engineering capital improvement program project account no. 980x239x0000x7671x242345, “Traffic Signals Infrastructure,” to Capital Electric pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance for outstanding charges related to traffic signals infrastructure labor, materials, and equipment services provided to the City. 202401429 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  82. 72 PUBLIC SAFETY & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
  83. 55. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the Administration report back to Council in 60 days on the legal and financial implications of the proposed Charter amendment submitted on January 22, 2024 pertaining to Cincinnati’s participation in its Metropolitan Planning Organization. 202401415 Adopted Pass
  84. 73 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $27,663.65 to ATC Group Services LLC dba Atlas Technical Consultants LLC from the Office of Environment and Sustainability (“OES”) General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x5000x7289 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to consultation services provided to OES for additional food and yard waste services and request for proposal (RFP) preparation for curbside cart containers in March and April 2024. 202401430 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  85. 74 HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
  86. 74 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $27,663.65 to ATC Group Services LLC dba Atlas Technical Consultants LLC from the Office of Environment and Sustainability (“OES”) General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x5000x7289 as a moral obligation for outstanding charges related to consultation services provided to OES for additional food and yard waste services and request for proposal (RFP) preparation for curbside cart containers in March and April 2024. 202401430 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  87. 56. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Seventh Street between Walnut Street and Main Street shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Stanley J. Aronoff Way” in honor of Stanley J. Aronoff and in recognition of his contributions and dedication to the arts and his public service to the City of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio. 202401438 Passed Emergency Pass
  88. 76 No announcements at this time.
  89. 76 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, DETERMINING to proceed with special street lighting assessments in Lighting Group 1 for three years beginning August 1, 2023, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (“R.C.”) Section 727.23, on the streets or portions of the streets described in Attachment A hereto. 202401436 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  90. 77 Council adjourned at 3:42 P.M.
  91. 78 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, TO LEVY special assessments to pay for a portion of the cost of special street lighting in Lighting Group 1, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (“R.C.”) Section 727.25, for the three-year period beginning on August 1, 2023. 202401437 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  92. 80 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $11,172,581 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts in accordance with Section A of the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $355,979.50 in program income in accordance with Section B of the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; AUTHORIZING the return to source of $436,419.35 from various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts to the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 to realign available grant resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Appropriation Schedule; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $436,419.35 from the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 to realign resources with program needs in accordance with Section D of the attached Appropriation Schedule; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use this sum for projects and operating allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program according to Section A of the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401431 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  93. 81 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $11,172,581 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts in accordance with Section A of the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $355,979.50 in program income in accordance with Section B of the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; AUTHORIZING the return to source of $436,419.35 from various Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 project accounts to the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 to realign available grant resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Appropriation Schedule; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $436,419.35 from the unappropriated surplus of Community Development Block Grant Fund 304 to realign resources with program needs in accordance with Section D of the attached Appropriation Schedule; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use this sum for projects and operating allocations for the Community Development Block Grant Program according to Section A of the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401431 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  94. 83 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $1,916,748 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (“HOPWA”) Fund 465, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, to provide funding to projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program; announcing the City’s intent to use said sum for projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401432 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  95. 84 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $1,916,748 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (“HOPWA”) Fund 465, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, to provide funding to projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program; announcing the City’s intent to use said sum for projects and operating allocations for the HOPWA Grant Program, in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule, and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401432 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  96. 86 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $2,436,819.50 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the HOME Investment Partnerships (“HOME”) Program (ALN 14.239), to various Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $60,577.86 in program income to Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use said sums for projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program according to the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401433 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  97. 87 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $2,436,819.50 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the HOME Investment Partnerships (“HOME”) Program (ALN 14.239), to various Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule and in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan to fund projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of $60,577.86 in program income to Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project accounts in accordance with the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund the continuation of vital City programs; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use said sums for projects and operating allocations for the HOME Program according to the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401433 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  98. 89 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $989,627 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) Program to Emergency Shelter Grant Fund 445 project accounts in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use this sum for projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401434 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  99. 90 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate $989,627 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) Program to Emergency Shelter Grant Fund 445 project accounts in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule to fund projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program; ANNOUNCING the City’s intention to use this sum for projects and operating allocations for the ESG Program in accordance with the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the attached Appropriation Schedule and to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2024 Annual Action Plan. 202401434 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  100. 92 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, DETERMINING that satisfactory provision has been made for the public improvement needs of parcels within certain project tax increment financing exemptions previously established by the City pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B); APPROVING the use of excess service payments collected pursuant to such exemptions on additional public infrastructure improvements made, to be made, or in the process of being made, all in support of urban redevelopment within the City; and AMENDING Ordinance Nos. 18-2016, 232-2003, 540-2019, 13-2008, 32-2014, 9-2016, 222-2016, 336-2001, 361-2014, 363-2020, and 229-2012 to reflect such determination and use of such excess service payments. 202401435 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  101. 93 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/22/2024, DETERMINING that satisfactory provision has been made for the public improvement needs of parcels within certain project tax increment financing exemptions previously established by the City pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B); APPROVING the use of excess service payments collected pursuant to such exemptions on additional public infrastructure improvements made, to be made, or in the process of being made, all in support of urban redevelopment within the City; and AMENDING Ordinance Nos. 18-2016, 232-2003, 540-2019, 13-2008, 32-2014, 9-2016, 222-2016, 336-2001, 361-2014, 363-2020, and 229-2012 to reflect such determination and use of such excess service payments. 202401435 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  102. 100 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Seventh Street between Walnut Street and Main Street shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Stanley J. Aronoff Way” in honor of Stanley J. Aronoff and in recognition of his contributions and dedication to the arts and his public service to the City of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio. 202401438 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  103. 101 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Seventh Street between Walnut Street and Main Street shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Stanley J. Aronoff Way” in honor of Stanley J. Aronoff and in recognition of his contributions and dedication to the arts and his public service to the City of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio. 202401438 Suspension of the three readings Pass