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May 15, 2024 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 80 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 2:43 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. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Louis Arnold 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 its Rules. (AA/Male) 202401318 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  9. 7 MS. ALBI
  10. 2. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the girls’ varsity soccer team at The Summit Country Day School as the OHSAA Division II state soccer champions and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for their extraordinary achievements. 202401356 Passed Pass
  11. 9 MS. PARKS
  12. 3. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Parks, WE MOVE that the administration prepare a report within sixty (60) days on how to increase access to accessible toilets at public events, with one possible avenue being requiring a certain number of wheelchair accessible porta potties at large events. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE). 202401373 Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee
  13. 11 CITY MANAGER
  14. 4. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Laconia Ave 35th Block Party. 202401313 Filed
  15. 5. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Pride Party. 202401314 Filed
  16. 6. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Corpus Christi 2024. 202401316 Filed
  17. 7. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for DangerWheel 2024. 202401317 Filed
  18. 8. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Holy Name Procession. 202401319 Filed
  19. 9. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for The West End MAZ-Low Food Fest. 202401320 Filed
  20. 10. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Cincinnati Official Juneteenth Parade. 202401321 Filed
  21. 11. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Hall of Fame Rockdale Academy. 202401322 Filed
  22. 12. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Sayler Park 4th of July Bike Parade. 202401323 Filed
  23. 13. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Upstander 5k. 202401324 Filed
  24. 14. REPORT, dated 5/8/2024 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 Four Bros Petroleum Inc., DBA Schwarz Food Market, 2311 Baltimore Avenue. (#28476050005, TRFO, C1 C2 D6) [Objections: None] 202401328 Filed
  25. 15. REPORT, dated 5/8/2024 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 Out the Gate Café LLC, 3389 Glenmore Avenue. (#6607526, New, D5) [Objections: Yes] 202401329 Filed
  26. 16. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024 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 HD Park LLC, DBA The Park, 161 E. Freedom Way Ste 170. (#3805674, New, D5J) [ Objections: No] 202401345 Filed
  27. 17. REPORT, dated 5/15/2024 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 300 Main Club LLC, DBA 300 Main Club, 300 Main Street. (#8981270, TREX, D5) [Objections: No] 202401346 Filed
  28. 18. REPORT, dated 5/22/2024 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 Triple CJ LLC, DBA Shoreline Social, 4855 Kellogg Avenue. (#9052903, TRFO, D1 D2 D3 D3A D6) [Objections: None] 202401347 Filed
  29. 19. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/15/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take any and all steps as may be necessary in order to vacate as public right-of-way and retain approximately 0.7968 acres, being portions of public rights-of-way known as Elm Street, Convention Way, Opera Alley, Hatters Alley, Thorp Alley, and Sixth Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, and to release and quitclaim certain public walkway easements over and across the site of the former Millennium Hotel, all to facilitate the Duke Energy Convention Center renovation project. 202401349 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  30. 20. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/15/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with The Model Group, Inc., providing for a grant from the City to fund (i) the removal of the elevated pedestrian skywalk bridge above Walnut Street that connects the Mercantile Library Building to the US Bank Tower, and (ii) the restoration of the public right-of-way along Walnut Street, and the exterior, façade, and limited interior portions of those buildings; AUTHORIZING the removal of said skywalk bridge and the release and quitclaim of certain public walkway easements over and through the Mercantile Library Building; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $1,753,337 from the unappropriated surplus of Downtown South/Riverfront Equivalent Fund 481 (Downtown South/Riverfront TIF District) to the Department of Community and Economic Development non-personnel operating budget account no. 481x164x7200 to provide resources for the demolition and removal of the elevated pedestrian skywalk bridge above Walnut Street that connects the Mercantile Library Building to the US Bank Tower, restoration of the façades of such buildings, and other public improvements in support of such project; and further DECLARING expenditures from such account related to the demolition of the skywalk bridge, the façade restoration activities, and the other public improvements in support of such project to be a public purpose and constitute a “Public Infrastructure Improvement” (as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(8)) that will benefit and/or serve the District 2-Downtown South/Riverfront District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). 202401351 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  31. 21. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/15/2024, AUTHORIZING a payment of $37,336.16 from Community Health Center Activities Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 395x265x1110x7288 as a moral obligation to Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., dba Zayo Group, LLC, for wide-area network connectivity services provided to the Cincinnati Health Department. 202401357 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  32. 22. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/15/2024, MODIFYING the Cincinnati Municipal Code by REPEALING Chapter 745, “Abortion,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code in its entirety to ensure conformity with Ohio Constitution Article I, Section 22, “The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety.” 202401358 Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee
  33. 23. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/15/2024, AUTHORIZING the payment of $2,325.05 from the Parks Department, Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430, non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x3000x7361, to General Factory Supply pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance, for outstanding charges related to cables, adapters, and graffiti removal used by the Parks Department in December 2023. 202401359 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  34. 24. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/15/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of goods and professional services from Playground Equipment Services valued at up to $150,000 for the installation of a turf infield at the Bond Hill Recreation Area. 202401360 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  35. 25. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/15/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of goods from Activities Beyond the Classroom valued at up to $35,000 for equipment to create a public technology lab at Hartwell Recreation Center. 202401361 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  36. 34 CLERK OF COUNCIL
  37. 26. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Anna Albi/Councilmember. (ETHICS) 202401337 Filed
  38. 27. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Scotty Johnson/Councilmember. (ETHICS) 202401343 Filed
  39. 28. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Victoria Parks/Councilmember. (ETHICS) 202401389 Filed
  40. 29. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Meeka Owens/Councilmember. (ETHICS) 202401395 Filed
  41. 30. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Jan-Michele Kearney/Vice Mayor. (ETHICS) 202401401 Filed
  42. 40 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
  43. 31. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Harris and Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 723, “Streets and Sidewalks, Use Regulations,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Sections 723-1-S4, “Skating or Coasting Device,” and 723-34, “Skateboards and Other Coasting Devices, Regulation,” MODIFYING the provisions of Title 15, “Code and Compliance Hearings,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 1501-3, “Class A Civil Offenses;” and MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 506, “Operation and Right of Way,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by REPEALING Section 506-3, “Skateboards, Regulation.” 202401288 Passed Pass
  44. 32. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, ESTABLISHING new Fund 404, “General Government Grants,” to account for revenue from various grant sources to be used in support of City of Cincinnati programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the expenditure of resources from General Government Grants Fund 404 in accordance with the specific grant’s purpose. 202401284 Passed Emergency Pass
  45. 33. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $25,000, effective FY 2025, from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Fund (ALN 15.904) through the Ohio History Connection’s Certified Local Government Grant Program to provide resources for the development of a Multiple Property Documentation Form for the historic designation of Cincinnati’s brewery resources; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into the General Government Grants Fund 404x8548, Department of City Planning and Engagement project account no. 25OHCG, effective July 1, 2024. 202401285 Passed Pass
  46. 34. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and the employees of the Office of Councilmember Owens to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, and other things of value from the Cincinnati business community, individuals benefactors, and other available sources to host the MINDING Your Business Mental Health Summit; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit funds donated to the City for the MINDING Your Business Mental Health Summit into Fund No. 314, “Special Events.” 202401331 Passed Emergency Pass
  47. 44 ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Harris and Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 723, “Streets and Sidewalks, Use Regulations,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Sections 723-1-S4, “Skating or Coasting Device,” and 723-34, “Skateboards and Other Coasting Devices, Regulation,” MODIFYING the provisions of Title 15, “Code and Compliance Hearings,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 1501-3, “Class A Civil Offenses;” and MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 506, “Operation and Right of Way,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by REPEALING Section 506-3, “Skateboards, Regulation.” 202401288 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  48. 35. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitior, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $500 within the General Fund from Councilmember Anna Albi’s General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x016x7100 to Councilmember Anna Albi’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x016x7200 to realign the office budget for Councilmember Anna Albi. 202401287 Passed Emergency Pass
  49. 36. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $20,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the City Manager’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time funds for hosting the MINDING Your Business Mental Health Summit to combat stigma and promote mental health resources and programs offered in the community; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $20,000 from the City Manager’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 effective June 15, 2024; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” effective June 15, 2024 202401348 Passed Emergency Pass
  50. 46 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, ESTABLISHING new Fund 404, “General Government Grants,” to account for revenue from various grant sources to be used in support of City of Cincinnati programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the expenditure of resources from General Government Grants Fund 404 in accordance with the specific grant’s purpose. 202401284 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  51. 37. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,169,563 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $591,000 from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $591,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the unappropriated surplus of Fire Grants and Donations Fund 472 to provide resources for a health caseworker and other expenses associated with the social services outreach program; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $200,000 from non-departmental Lump Sum Payments General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x924x7100 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $200,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the unappropriated surplus of Special Events Fund 314 to provide resources for Summer in Cincy programming to reduce youth violence in the City; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $410,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to capital improvement program project account no. 980x101x231038, “Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument,” to provide additional resources for the monument to honor the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 202401294 Passed Emergency Pass
  52. 47 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, ESTABLISHING new Fund 404, “General Government Grants,” to account for revenue from various grant sources to be used in support of City of Cincinnati programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the expenditure of resources from General Government Grants Fund 404 in accordance with the specific grant’s purpose. 202401284 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  53. 38. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $8,793,088 within various Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of various Restricted Funds to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments. 202401286 Passed Emergency Pass
  54. 39. RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, DECLARING the need for emergency repairs that have been made to sidewalks, sidewalk areas, curbs, and/or gutters at a variety of locations in the City and the need for levying assessments for the cost of such repairs on the abutting properties in accordance with Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 721-149 to 721-169. 202401289 Passed Pass
  55. 49 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $25,000, effective FY 2025, from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Fund (ALN 15.904) through the Ohio History Connection’s Certified Local Government Grant Program to provide resources for the development of a Multiple Property Documentation Form for the historic designation of Cincinnati’s brewery resources; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into the General Government Grants Fund 404x8548, Department of City Planning and Engagement project account no. 25OHCG, effective July 1, 2024. 202401285 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  56. 40. REPORT, dated 5/8/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Urban Forestry Program Assessment Equalization Board Recommendations. (Ref. Doc. 202000677). 202401315 Approved & Filed
  57. 41. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, DETERMINING to proceed with a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2025, for the control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees in the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District. 202401295 Passed Emergency Pass
  58. 51 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and the employees of the Office of Councilmember Owens to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, and other things of value from the Cincinnati business community, individuals benefactors, and other available sources to host the MINDING Your Business Mental Health Summit; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit funds donated to the City for the MINDING Your Business Mental Health Summit into Fund No. 314, “Special Events.” 202401331 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  59. 42. REPORT, dated 5/8/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Feasibility of Ault Park 4th of July Fireworks Continuity. (Ref. Doc. #202400916) 202401302 Approved & Filed
  60. 52 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and the employees of the Office of Councilmember Owens to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, and other things of value from the Cincinnati business community, individuals benefactors, and other available sources to host the MINDING Your Business Mental Health Summit; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit funds donated to the City for the MINDING Your Business Mental Health Summit into Fund No. 314, “Special Events.” 202401331 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  61. 43. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Jeffreys, Parks, Walsh and Albi, To understand the make-up of the “boots on the ground” workforce in City projects, WE MOVE that, the Administration use aggregated certified payroll data over the past few years to report back to Council within sixty (60) days. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202401327 Adopted Pass
  62. 44. ORDINANCE, dated 5/8/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, LEVYING a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2025, for control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees within the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District. 202401297 Passed Emergency Pass
  63. 54 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitior, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $500 within the General Fund from Councilmember Anna Albi’s General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x016x7100 to Councilmember Anna Albi’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x016x7200 to realign the office budget for Councilmember Anna Albi. 202401287 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  64. 55 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  65. 55 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitior, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $500 within the General Fund from Councilmember Anna Albi’s General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x016x7100 to Councilmember Anna Albi’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x016x7200 to realign the office budget for Councilmember Anna Albi. 202401287 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  66. 56 PUBLIC SAFETY & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
  67. 45. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, ORDAINING new Chapter 751, “Graffiti Abatement,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, and REPEALING existing Chapter 751, “Graffiti Abatement,” to update the City’s updated Graffiti abatement program to align with existing abatement programs, including by providing for significant prior notice to a property owner in advance of City-led abatement efforts and identifying cost recovery mechanisms. 202401298 Passed Pass
  68. 57 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $20,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the City Manager’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time funds for hosting the MINDING Your Business Mental Health Summit to combat stigma and promote mental health resources and programs offered in the community; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $20,000 from the City Manager’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 effective June 15, 2024; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” effective June 15, 2024 202401348 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  69. 58 No announcements at this time.
  70. 58 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $20,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the City Manager’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to provide one-time funds for hosting the MINDING Your Business Mental Health Summit to combat stigma and promote mental health resources and programs offered in the community; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $20,000 from the City Manager’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 effective June 15, 2024; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2535, “Reserve for Operating Budget Contingencies,” effective June 15, 2024 202401348 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  71. 59 Council adjourned at 3:20 P.M.
  72. 60 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,169,563 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $591,000 from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $591,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the unappropriated surplus of Fire Grants and Donations Fund 472 to provide resources for a health caseworker and other expenses associated with the social services outreach program; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $200,000 from non-departmental Lump Sum Payments General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x924x7100 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $200,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the unappropriated surplus of Special Events Fund 314 to provide resources for Summer in Cincy programming to reduce youth violence in the City; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $410,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to capital improvement program project account no. 980x101x231038, “Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument,” to provide additional resources for the monument to honor the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 202401294 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  73. 61 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,169,563 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $591,000 from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $591,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the unappropriated surplus of Fire Grants and Donations Fund 472 to provide resources for a health caseworker and other expenses associated with the social services outreach program; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $200,000 from non-departmental Lump Sum Payments General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x924x7100 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $200,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the unappropriated surplus of Special Events Fund 314 to provide resources for Summer in Cincy programming to reduce youth violence in the City; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $410,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to capital improvement program project account no. 980x101x231038, “Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument,” to provide additional resources for the monument to honor the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 202401294 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  74. 63 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $8,793,088 within various Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of various Restricted Funds to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments. 202401286 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  75. 64 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $8,793,088 within various Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of various Restricted Funds to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments. 202401286 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  76. 66 RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, DECLARING the need for emergency repairs that have been made to sidewalks, sidewalk areas, curbs, and/or gutters at a variety of locations in the City and the need for levying assessments for the cost of such repairs on the abutting properties in accordance with Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 721-149 to 721-169. 202401289 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  77. 69 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, DETERMINING to proceed with a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2025, for the control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees in the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District. 202401295 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  78. 70 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, DETERMINING to proceed with a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2025, for the control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees in the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District. 202401295 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  79. 74 ORDINANCE, dated 5/8/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, LEVYING a special assessment for the Urban Forestry Program for the calendar year 2025, for control of blight and disease of shade trees and for planting, maintaining, trimming, and removing shade trees within the public right-of-way in the City of Cincinnati's Urban Forestry Maintenance District. 202401297 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  80. 78 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/8/2024, ORDAINING new Chapter 751, “Graffiti Abatement,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, and REPEALING existing Chapter 751, “Graffiti Abatement,” to update the City’s updated Graffiti abatement program to align with existing abatement programs, including by providing for significant prior notice to a property owner in advance of City-led abatement efforts and identifying cost recovery mechanisms. 202401298 Suspension of the three readings Pass