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May 1, 2024 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 55 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 2:29 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. 1. MOTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, WE MOVE that the Administration provide a report in 60 days regarding the “Cincinnati Futures Commission, A Vision for the Future Cincinnati” recommendations. This report will allow the Mayor and Council to be intentional around the recommendations that require policy guidance. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202401283 Referred to Equitable Growth & Housing Committee
  8. 6 Cincinnati Board of Health
  9. 2. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Kiana R. Trabue to the Cincinnati Board of Health for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (African American/Female) 202401282 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  10. 3. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Ken Patel to the Cincinnati Board of Health for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (AAPI/Male) 202401281 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  11. 9 MS. KEARNEY
  12. 4. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the Administration maintain the Office of Human Relations which currently functions with a two-person staff. The original Motion #202302162, passed by Council on November 1, 2023, moved that the Administration rename The Office of Human Relations to The Office of Equity and repurpose its mission to prioritize, though not exclusively focus on closing the racial wealth gap in Cincinnati. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202401265 Referred to Healthy Neighborhoods Committee
  13. 5. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return of $1,000,000 to source Fund No. 050, “General Fund,” from capital improvement program project account no. 980x162x231606, “Housing Stability - GF”; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development FY 2024 non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x162x7400 to provide one-time resources for the Homecare Tax Relief Program that will aid and assist in the payment of delinquent property taxes for low-to-moderate income single family homeowners within the City of Cincinnati. 202401274 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  14. 12 MS. OWENS
  15. 6. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $2,000 within the General Fund from Councilmember Meeka Owens’ General Fund personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7100 to Councilmember Meeka Owens’ General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x025x7200 to realign the office budget for Councilmember Meeka Owens. 202401273 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  16. 14 CITY MANAGER
  17. 7. REPORT, dated 5/1/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Hyde Park Square Art Show. 202401257 Filed
  18. 8. REPORT, dated 5/1/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Juneteenth Block Party 2024. 202401258 Filed
  19. 9. REPORT, dated 5/1/2024 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 ETC Produce Walnut Hills LLC, 954 McMillan Avenue. (#2530349, New, D1) [Objections: None] 202401266 Filed
  20. 10. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $490,930 from the Energy Futures Grant program (ALN 81.041) awarded by the United States Department of Energy to Environment and Sustainability Fund 436; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant resources into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543. 202401268 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  21. 11. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x241049, “Spinney Field Energy Efficiency Grant,” to provide resources for the installation of energy efficiency upgrades to the Police Training Academy at Spinney Field; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant up to $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program (ALN 81.041) awarded by the Ohio Department of Development Energy Efficiency Program to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x241049, “Spinney Field Energy Efficiency Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x241049, “Spinney Field Energy Efficiency Grant.” 202401269 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  22. 12. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grant resources from the Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant program to be awarded by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in an amount up to $500,000 for the purpose of providing resources for the Little Miami Scenic Trail, Elstun to Ranchvale, Shared Use Path (PID 115291). 202401270 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  23. 13. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for grants of up to $8,000,000 from the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (ALN 20.205) grant programs; for a grant of up to $1,000,000 from the Transportation Alternatives Grant (ALN 20.205) awarded by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments; for Metro Transit Infrastructure Fund grants awarded by Cincinnati Metro; for grants awarded by the Ohio Public Works Commission; and for Municipal Road Fund grants awarded by Hamilton County, all to fund various Department of Transportation and Engineering transportation projects. 202401271 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  24. 14. REPORT, dated 5/1/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the 115 Trust Funding Policy. 202401275 Approved & Filed
  25. 15. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Funding and Development Agreement with RBM Development Company, LLC, for the redevelopment of property located near the intersection of Red Bank Expressway and Madison Road in the Madisonville neighborhood of Cincinnati, pursuant to which the City will assign service payments in lieu of real property taxes imposed in connection with a proposed thirty-year property tax exemption for improvements pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B), subject to the passage by Council of a separate ordinance authorizing such exemption, to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority to facilitate the redevelopment of the property. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). 202401276 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  26. 16. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/1/2024, DECLARING improvements to certain parcels of real property located near the intersection of Red Bank Expressway and Madison Road in the Madisonville neighborhood of Cincinnati, which improvements are to be constructed pursuant to a Funding and Development Agreement between the City of Cincinnati and RBM Development Company, LLC, to be a public purpose and exempt from real property taxation for a period of thirty years pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(B); and AMENDING Ordinance No. 414-2005, passed on November 2, 2005, as amended, to remove such real property from the operation of that ordinance. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). 202401277 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  27. 17. REPORT, dated 5/1/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance Reports for the Month Ended February 29, 2024. 202401279 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  28. 26 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
  29. 18. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Department of Economic Inclusion to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, participation fees, and other things of value from the business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources for the City’s 2024 Business Enterprise Expo; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Special Events Fund 314. 202401225 Passed Pass
  30. 19. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of children’s bicycle helmets valued at $9,300 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation and Cincinnati Parks Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit’s Community Safety Initiative; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a monetary donation of $25,000 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into General Fund 050 revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $25,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7300 to provide resources to support Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit. 202401227 Passed Emergency Pass
  31. 20. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 321, “Procurement and Disposal of Supplies, Services and Construction,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Sections 321-1-P, “Professional Services,” 321-1-S, “Service,” 321-13, “Procurement; Supplies, Services and Construction in Excess of $5,000.00 but not Greater Than $50,000.00,” 321-15, “Procurement; Supplies, Services and Construction in Excess of $50,000.00 but not Greater Than $250,000.00,” 321-17, “Procurement; Supplies, Services and Construction in Excess of $250,000.00,” 321-19 “Procurement; Professional Services,” 321-31, “Bid; Opening of Bids,” 321-61, “Proposal; Opening of Proposal,” and 321-97, “Contracts; Joint and Cooperative Purchasing Options.” 202401222 Held Pass
  32. 21. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Sixth Amendment to the Warren County Water Area Contract between the City of Cincinnati and the Board of County Commissioners of Warren County, Ohio to modify the area in the original agreement to be served by the City. 202401229 Passed Emergency Pass
  33. 30 ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Department of Economic Inclusion to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, participation fees, and other things of value from the business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources for the City’s 2024 Business Enterprise Expo; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into Special Events Fund 314. 202401225 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  34. 22. LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2025, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C § 321.34. 202401230 Passed Emergency Pass
  35. 23. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to dispose of personal property from the Duke Energy Convention Center in advance of the closure and renovation of the center, notwithstanding the prohibitions in Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 321-141 and 321-143 governing the disposal of City-owned personal property. 202401248 Passed Emergency Pass
  36. 32 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of children’s bicycle helmets valued at $9,300 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation and Cincinnati Parks Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit’s Community Safety Initiative; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a monetary donation of $25,000 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into General Fund 050 revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $25,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7300 to provide resources to support Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit. 202401227 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  37. 24. REPORT, dated 4/29/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Finance and Budget Monitoring Report for the Period Ending January 31, 2024. 202401272 Approved & Filed
  38. 33 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of children’s bicycle helmets valued at $9,300 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation and Cincinnati Parks Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit’s Community Safety Initiative; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a monetary donation of $25,000 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation to support the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into General Fund 050 revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $25,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to Cincinnati Fire Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x7300 to provide resources to support Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Mountain Bike Unit. 202401227 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  39. 34 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  40. 34 A motion was brought forth on the floor by Councilmember Parks and seconded by Councilmember Harris to hold item #20.
  41. 35 PUBLIC SAFETY & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
  42. 25. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Owens, Albi and Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the administration prepare a report within thirty (30) days on the feasibility of the formation/construction of a permanent memorial for victims of gun violence in Cincinnati. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202401206 Adopted Pass
  43. 37 HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
  44. 37 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Sixth Amendment to the Warren County Water Area Contract between the City of Cincinnati and the Board of County Commissioners of Warren County, Ohio to modify the area in the original agreement to be served by the City. 202401229 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  45. 26. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Linn Street at Clark Street in the West End neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Robert O’Neal Way” in honor of Robert O’Neal, long-time resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, revered activist, influential grassroots leader, and esteemed visual artist, that has positively impacted the City of Cincinnati through his artist works and civic legacy. 202401131 Passed Emergency Pass
  46. 38 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Sixth Amendment to the Warren County Water Area Contract between the City of Cincinnati and the Board of County Commissioners of Warren County, Ohio to modify the area in the original agreement to be served by the City. 202401229 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  47. 27. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi and Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the City Administration prepare a report within 60 days to assess the feasibility of leveraging opt-intext messaging as a technology to better communicate with residents. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202401245 Adopted Pass
  48. 40 No announcements at this time
  49. 40 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2025, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C § 321.34. 202401230 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  50. 41 Council adjourned at 3:15 P.M.
  51. 41 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2025, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C § 321.34. 202401230 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  52. 43 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to dispose of personal property from the Duke Energy Convention Center in advance of the closure and renovation of the center, notwithstanding the prohibitions in Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 321-141 and 321-143 governing the disposal of City-owned personal property. 202401248 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  53. 44 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to dispose of personal property from the Duke Energy Convention Center in advance of the closure and renovation of the center, notwithstanding the prohibitions in Cincinnati Municipal Code Sections 321-141 and 321-143 governing the disposal of City-owned personal property. 202401248 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  54. 51 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Linn Street at Clark Street in the West End neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Robert O’Neal Way” in honor of Robert O’Neal, long-time resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, revered activist, influential grassroots leader, and esteemed visual artist, that has positively impacted the City of Cincinnati through his artist works and civic legacy. 202401131 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  55. 52 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Linn Street at Clark Street in the West End neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Robert O’Neal Way” in honor of Robert O’Neal, long-time resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, revered activist, influential grassroots leader, and esteemed visual artist, that has positively impacted the City of Cincinnati through his artist works and civic legacy. 202401131 Suspension of the three readings Pass