Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

Council Chambers, Room 300

Agenda — 21 items

1. 1 ROLL CALL
2. 3 The meeting began at 1:03 p.m.. and ended at 3:36 p.m. Also in attendance were Erica Faaborg from Law, Dr Andrew Dudas from Budget & Evaluation and Director Karen Alder from Finance.
3. 4 REVISED
4. 6 DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS
5. 7 CITIZEN COMPLAINT AUTHORITY, Dena Brown, Interim Director CINCINNATI PARKS DEPARTMENT, Jason Barron, Director METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT, Diana Christy, Director CINCINNATI HEALTH DEPARTMENT, Dr. Grant Mussman, Health Commissioner ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, Sean Ware, Director DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, Latisha Hazell, Director
6. 9 AGENDA
7. 11 GRANTS AND DONATIONS
8. 1. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/27/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $1,814,329 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FY 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (ALN 97.044) to provide resources for the purchase of a heavy rescue apparatus and for professional development training for career firefighters; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Fire Grants and Donations Fund 472, revenue account no. 472x8542. 202400934 Recommend Passage
9. 2. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/27/2024 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of $150,000 from the Talent for Tomorrow Digital Equity Challenge through the United States Conference of Mayors in collaboration with Comcast’s Project UP to establish a paid cooperative program for information technology (IT) positions within the City’s Enterprise Technology Solutions (ETS) and Office of Performance and Data Analytics (OPDA); and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Citizens Jobs Fund revenue account no. 308x8571. 202400935 Recommend Passage
10. 3. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/27/2024, AUTHORIZING the establishment of capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x241916, “Ohio River Trail - ODNR RTP Grant,” to provide grant resources for the construction of a foot trail connecting a segment of the Ohio River Trail into a complete loop; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $150,000 from the State of Ohio, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Recreation Trails Program (ALN 20.219) to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x241916, “Ohio River Trail - ODNR RTP Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit the grant resources of up to $150,000 into newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x241916, “Ohio River Trail - ODNR RTP Grant.” 202400938 Recommend Passage Emergency
11. 4. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/27/2024, ESTABLISHING capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242347, “River Rd Crossings Safety Imprvmnts - CRISI,” for the purpose of rebuilding existing traffic signals with railroad pre-emption, making equipment improvements at grade crossings, and increasing storage capacity for vehicles exiting the Anderson Ferry onto River Road; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources of up to $6,067,200 awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program (ALN 20.325) to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242347, “River Rd Crossings Safety Imprvmnts - CRISI”; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x242347, “River Rd Crossings Safety Imprvmnts - CRISI.” 202400940 Recommend Passage
12. 5. 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, individual benefactors, and other available sources to host Human Services Day; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit funds donated to the City for Human Services Day into Fund No. 314, “Special Events.” 202400967 Recommend Passage Emergency
13. 6. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, Mayor Aftab Pureval and Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that Cincinnati City Council reallocate and approve the transfer of one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the Housing Stability Capital Account to the General Fund to provide payment assistance to eligible Cincinnati homeowners for the past due property taxes for owner-occupied 1-4 family residences. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202400924 Adopt
14. 19 PRESENTATIONS
15. 7. PRESENTATION, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 4/1/2024, regarding the Citizen Complaint Authority’s Department Budget Presentation. 202401007 Filed
16. 8. PRESENTATION, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 4/1/2024, regarding the Cincinnati Parks’ Department Budget. 202400998 Filed
17. 9. PRESENTATION, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 4/1/2024, regarding the Metropolitan Sewer District’s Department Budget. 202400999 Filed
18. 10. PRESENTATION, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 4/1/2024, regarding Cincinnati Health Department’s Department Budget Presentation for the Budget and Finance Committee Meeting. 202400992 Filed
19. 11. PRESENTATION, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 4/1/2024, regarding the Enterprise Technology Solutions’ Department Budget. 202401000 Filed
20. 12. PRESENTATION, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 4/1/2024, regarding the Department of Human Resources’ Department Budget. 202401008 Filed
21. 28 ADJOURNMENT