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Cincinnati City Council

April 10, 2024 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

Agenda — 77 items

  1. 1 REVISED
  2. 1 Council convened at 2:03 P.M., Mayor Aftab Pureval, Presiding.
  3. 2 ROLL CALL
  4. 3 Council observed a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
  5. 4 There being no objection, the Minutes of the previous session of council were Approved and Filed.
  6. 4 In attendance were City Manager Sheryl Long, City Solicitor Emily Smart Woerner and Clerk of Council Melissa Autry.
  7. 5 MAYOR AFTAB
  8. 6 MS. KEARNEY
  9. 7 MR. JEFFREYS
  10. 8 MS. PARKS
  11. 9 MR. JOHNSON
  12. 10 MS. ALBI
  13. 11 MS. OWENS
  14. 12 MR. CRAMERDING
  15. 13 MR. WALSH
  16. 14 MR. HARRIS
  17. 1. MOTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, Vice Mayor Kearney, and Councilmembers Jeffreys, Parks, Johnson, Albi, Owens, Cramerding, Walsh, and Harris, WE MOVE that the Clerk of Council be registered with the State of Ohio Office of the Attorney General as the public records training designee representing the Mayor and Members of Council for the term ending January, 2026. (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202401102 Adopted Pass
  18. 16 MR. WALSH
  19. 17 MS. KEARNEY
  20. 18 MR. JOHNSON
  21. 19 MS. OWENS
  22. 2. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Walsh, Vice Mayor Kearney, Councilmember Johnson and Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Dr. Emmanuel “Manny” Ayanjoke and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for making healthcare more accessible for a historically underserved community. 202401064 Passed Emergency Pass
  23. 21 MS. PARKS
  24. 3. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Parks, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Rosemary Eison-Tanks as a 2024 National Women’s History Month honoree and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and this Council for her contributions to and passion for the youth of Cincinnati. 202401030 Passed Pass
  25. 23 MR. HARRIS
  26. 4. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Harris, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Darin Hall and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for his dedication to improving our City, and his investments of time, energy, and treasure into the City of Cincinnati. 202401066 Passed Pass
  27. 5. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Harris, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Samir Kulkarni and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for his true commitment to building up Cincinnati, specifically the Walnut Hills community, as well as his dedication to “Conscientious Development,” his philosophy that promotes equitable investment rooted in community. 202401108 Passed Pass
  28. 26 MR. HARRIS
  29. 27 MR. WALSH
  30. 28 MR. JEFFREYS
  31. 29 MS. OWENS
  32. 6. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Harris, Walsh, Jeffreys and Owens WE MOVE that the administration partner with METRO to engage in their METRO Pass program to provide interested City of Cincinnati Employees with discounted monthly passes. This should be promoted through the annual employee survey with eventual consideration of further subsidizing the passes to help recruit and retain talent. 202401111 Referred to Climate, Environment & Infrastructure Committee
  33. 31 MR. JEFFREYS
  34. 7. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the Cincinnati Country Day School InvenTeam and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for their innovative work advancing cyclist safety. 202401069 Passed Pass
  35. 8. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant of $3,765 from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to create a historical marker in Cincinnati’s historic Dunbar Community. 202401062 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  36. 34 CITY MANAGER
  37. 9. APPOINTMENT, dated 4/10/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the appointment of Scott Beuerlein to the Urban Forestry Advisory Board under the Green Industry representative qualifications. (White/Male) 202401002 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  38. 10. REPORT, dated 4/10/2024 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 GP Avondale LLC, DBA Evanston Marathon, 3601 Montgomery Road. (#3304132, TRFO, C1 C2) [Objections: None] 202401032 Filed
  39. 11. REPORT, dated 4/10/2024 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 GP Montgomery LLC, DBA Pleasant Ridge Marathon, 5567 Montgomery Road (#3307314, TRFO, C1 C2 D6) [Objections: None] 202401033 Filed
  40. 12. REPORT, dated 4/10/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Paddock Hills Block Party. 202401034 Filed
  41. 13. REPORT, dated 4/10/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Longest Table 2024. 202401035 Filed
  42. 14. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2024, ESTABLISHING the 2025 Urban Forestry Program Assessment Equalization Board, appointing three members thereto, and setting the time and place for hearings. 202401047 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  43. 15. REPORT, dated 4/10/2024 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 Primo Restaurant Group LLC, DBA Unexpected Burgers & Bourbon, 37 W. 7th Street & Patio. (#70828120005/7082812, TRFO/New, D5A D6) [Objections: None] 202401050 Filed
  44. 16. REPORT, dated 4/10/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for G Force Rally at The Banks. 202401054 Filed
  45. 17. REPORT, dated 4/10/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Holy Grail Block Party. 202401055 Filed
  46. 18. REPORT, dated 4/10/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Dewey’s Run to Raise Dough 5K. 202401056 Filed
  47. 19. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of a therapy dog, related equipment and supplies, and training services from K9s for Warriors, valued at up to $8,093, to be used by the Cincinnati Police Department’s Peer Support Team. 202401063 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  48. 20. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $54,600 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office, Drive to Succeed 2024 Grant, to provide community-based scholarships to eligible students for driver education training; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, project account no. 24DTS. 202401068 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  49. 21. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $191,362 from the Hamilton County Digital Divide Public Wi-Fi grant program (ALN 21.027) to install public Wi-Fi infrastructure at various Cincinnati Recreation Commission (CRC) park locations; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Recreation Federal Grant Projects Fund 324x8551. 202401070 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  50. 22. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $5,000,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3425, “Affordable Housing,” to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Community and Economic Development non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 to provide resources for the Cincinnati Development Fund (CDF) to use for affordable housing initiatives; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $280,000 from the balance sheet reserve account no. 102x3443, “Hampton Inn Garage - Reserve for Capital Projects,” to the unappropriated surplus of Parking System Facilities Fund 102; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $280,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Parking System Facilities Fund 102 to the Division of Parking Facilities non-personnel operating budget account no. 102x248x7200 to provide resources to fulfill contractual obligations to 3000 Vine, LLC. 202401073 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  51. 23. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a scholarship donation valued at up to $3,300 from the National Association for City Transportation Officials (“NACTO”) for one Department of Transportation and Engineering employee to attend the NACTO Designing Cities 2024 Conference on May 7 - 10, 2024 in Miami, Florida. 202401076 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  52. 24. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $349,136 from the Ohio Department of Health’s Community and Faith Based Infant and Maternal Health Support Services program to improve maternal health and birth outcomes by increasing prenatal and postpartum doctors’ visits and supporting nutrition of mothers; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536. 202401078 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  53. 25. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/10/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to take all necessary and proper actions to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to facilitate the replacement of pedestrian bridges with a new shared-use path bridge over Interstate 71, Interstate 471, and U.S. Route 22 from Van Meter Street, in the Mount Adams neighborhood, to East Court Street in connection with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s bridge construction and maintenance project in the City of Cincinnati. 202401081 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  54. 52 CLERK OF COUNCIL
  55. 26. APPOINTMENT (TERMINATION), submitted by the Clerk of Council, I hereby recommend the termination of Kaci Lomax as a Deputy Clerk in the Office of the Clerk of Council pursuant to Article II, Section 5a of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati effective Wednesday, April 10, 2024. 202401109 Filed
  56. 54 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
  57. 27. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval and Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $197,197.76 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x222390, “Red Bike Program Expansion,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $197,197.76 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Transportation and Engineering FY 2024 non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x232x7200 to provide one-time recourses for operating support to allow Red Bike d/b/a Cincy Bike Share, Inc. to continue to operate in the City. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). 202400993 Passed Emergency Pass
  58. 28. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Compost & Food Waste Reduction Grant (ALN 10.935) of up to $400,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (the “USDA Grant”) to support diverting food loss and waste from landfills, increasing food recovery and transformation, and creating compost; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the USDA Grant resources into Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 revenue account no. 436x8543; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund of $100,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF”; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $100,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 to provide matching resources for the USDA Grant. 202400994 Passed Emergency Pass
  59. 29. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account nos. 980x233x242372, “WHV OKI STBG 2020 HC Match,” 980x233x242373, “WHV OKI STBG 2021 HC Match,” 980x233x242374, “WHV TRAC 2021 HC Match,” and 980x233x242375, “WHV Earmark 2022 HC Match”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate contributions from Hamilton County up to $3,500,000 to be used as fifty percent of the required local match for federal grants, in accordance with the attached Schedule of Appropriation; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $3,500,000 from Hamilton County to the various newly established capital improvement program project accounts set forth in the attached Schedule of Appropriation; AMENDING Ordinance 8-2022 to reconcile a difference between Ordinance 8-2022 and the project grant agreement for the scheduled payment of funds awarded to the Western Hills Viaduct project; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to transfer and appropriate up to $8,200,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund No. 401, “Transit Infrastructure Fund Grants,” to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x222392, “Western Hills Viaduct Transit Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to do all things necessary and enter into any agreements necessary to accept these grant and matching resources. 202400995 Passed Emergency Pass
  60. 30. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242378, “Hopple St Viaduct Preventative Maint - LMB,” to provide resources for the design, construction, and right-of-way acquisition associated with the major preventative maintenance work on the Hopple Street Viaduct; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant up to $9,040,000 from the Ohio Department of Transportation Local Major Bridge program (ALN 20.205) to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242378, “Hopple St Viaduct Preventative Maint - LMB”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242378, “Hopple St Viaduct Preventative Maint - LMB”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202400996 Passed Emergency Pass
  61. 58 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval and Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $197,197.76 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x222390, “Red Bike Program Expansion,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $197,197.76 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Transportation and Engineering FY 2024 non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x232x7200 to provide one-time recourses for operating support to allow Red Bike d/b/a Cincy Bike Share, Inc. to continue to operate in the City. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). 202400993 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  62. 31. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $35,395 from the Ohio Urban Transit Program awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to the Streetcar Operations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 455x236x7200 to provide funds for preventative maintenance on the streetcar system; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Streetcar Operations Fund 455 revenue account no. 455x8534. 202400997 Passed Emergency Pass
  63. 59 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval and Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $197,197.76 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x222390, “Red Bike Program Expansion,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $197,197.76 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Transportation and Engineering FY 2024 non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x232x7200 to provide one-time recourses for operating support to allow Red Bike d/b/a Cincy Bike Share, Inc. to continue to operate in the City. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). 202400993 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  64. 32. MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, Councilmembers Albi, Harris, and Johnson WE MOVE that the City Administration apply for FEMA funding for a geotechnical study for the ravine behind Hewitt Crescent Circle through their Building Resilient Infrastructure in Communities grant. If awarded, this grant would require a 25% match in funding from the City. (Amended on the floor of committee 4-8-24). 202401024 Adopted Pass
  65. 61 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Compost & Food Waste Reduction Grant (ALN 10.935) of up to $400,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (the “USDA Grant”) to support diverting food loss and waste from landfills, increasing food recovery and transformation, and creating compost; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the USDA Grant resources into Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 revenue account no. 436x8543; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund of $100,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF”; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $100,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 to provide matching resources for the USDA Grant. 202400994 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  66. 62 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  67. 62 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a Compost & Food Waste Reduction Grant (ALN 10.935) of up to $400,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (the “USDA Grant”) to support diverting food loss and waste from landfills, increasing food recovery and transformation, and creating compost; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the USDA Grant resources into Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 revenue account no. 436x8543; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund of $100,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF”; and AUTHORIZING the transfer of $100,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the unappropriated surplus of the Environment and Sustainability Fund 436 to provide matching resources for the USDA Grant. 202400994 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  68. 63 CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
  69. 33. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, WE MOVE that the administration prepare a report within sixty (60) days on how Report #202400403 entitled Supplemental Report on the Department of Building and Inspections Code Enforcement Process and Chronic Offenders and the correlation between rental and utility assistance dollars that are granted to the residents of those properties from Jan. 1, 2020, to December 6th, 2023. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202400983 Adopted Pass
  70. 64 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account nos. 980x233x242372, “WHV OKI STBG 2020 HC Match,” 980x233x242373, “WHV OKI STBG 2021 HC Match,” 980x233x242374, “WHV TRAC 2021 HC Match,” and 980x233x242375, “WHV Earmark 2022 HC Match”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate contributions from Hamilton County up to $3,500,000 to be used as fifty percent of the required local match for federal grants, in accordance with the attached Schedule of Appropriation; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $3,500,000 from Hamilton County to the various newly established capital improvement program project accounts set forth in the attached Schedule of Appropriation; AMENDING Ordinance 8-2022 to reconcile a difference between Ordinance 8-2022 and the project grant agreement for the scheduled payment of funds awarded to the Western Hills Viaduct project; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to transfer and appropriate up to $8,200,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund No. 401, “Transit Infrastructure Fund Grants,” to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x222392, “Western Hills Viaduct Transit Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to do all things necessary and enter into any agreements necessary to accept these grant and matching resources. 202400995 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  71. 65 No announcements at this time.
  72. 65 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account nos. 980x233x242372, “WHV OKI STBG 2020 HC Match,” 980x233x242373, “WHV OKI STBG 2021 HC Match,” 980x233x242374, “WHV TRAC 2021 HC Match,” and 980x233x242375, “WHV Earmark 2022 HC Match”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate contributions from Hamilton County up to $3,500,000 to be used as fifty percent of the required local match for federal grants, in accordance with the attached Schedule of Appropriation; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $3,500,000 from Hamilton County to the various newly established capital improvement program project accounts set forth in the attached Schedule of Appropriation; AMENDING Ordinance 8-2022 to reconcile a difference between Ordinance 8-2022 and the project grant agreement for the scheduled payment of funds awarded to the Western Hills Viaduct project; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to transfer and appropriate up to $8,200,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund No. 401, “Transit Infrastructure Fund Grants,” to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x222392, “Western Hills Viaduct Transit Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to do all things necessary and enter into any agreements necessary to accept these grant and matching resources. 202400995 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  73. 66 Council adjourned at 3:13 P.M.
  74. 67 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242378, “Hopple St Viaduct Preventative Maint - LMB,” to provide resources for the design, construction, and right-of-way acquisition associated with the major preventative maintenance work on the Hopple Street Viaduct; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant up to $9,040,000 from the Ohio Department of Transportation Local Major Bridge program (ALN 20.205) to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242378, “Hopple St Viaduct Preventative Maint - LMB”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242378, “Hopple St Viaduct Preventative Maint - LMB”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202400996 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  75. 68 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242378, “Hopple St Viaduct Preventative Maint - LMB,” to provide resources for the design, construction, and right-of-way acquisition associated with the major preventative maintenance work on the Hopple Street Viaduct; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant up to $9,040,000 from the Ohio Department of Transportation Local Major Bridge program (ALN 20.205) to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242378, “Hopple St Viaduct Preventative Maint - LMB”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242378, “Hopple St Viaduct Preventative Maint - LMB”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202400996 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  76. 70 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $35,395 from the Ohio Urban Transit Program awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to the Streetcar Operations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 455x236x7200 to provide funds for preventative maintenance on the streetcar system; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Streetcar Operations Fund 455 revenue account no. 455x8534. 202400997 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  77. 71 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/3/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $35,395 from the Ohio Urban Transit Program awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to the Streetcar Operations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 455x236x7200 to provide funds for preventative maintenance on the streetcar system; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Streetcar Operations Fund 455 revenue account no. 455x8534. 202400997 Suspension of the three readings Pass