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March 6, 2024 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 98 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 3:28 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. 4 Vice Mayor Kearney arrived at 3:47 P.M.
  8. 1. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint John Neyer to the Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners for a term of six years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White) 202400665 Confirmed Pass
  9. 5 Council had a late start due to the large attendance for public comment.
  10. 6 MR. HARRIS
  11. 2. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Harris, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Rev. Nelson Pierce as a 2024 City of Cincinnati Black History Month honoree and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for his lifetime of work uplifting his community through preaching, activism, and service. 202400481 Passed Pass
  12. 8 MR. JOHNSON
  13. 3. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Johnson, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Leon Locke and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and Council for the profound contributions he made to his family, his community, and the Greater Cincinnati area. 202400735 Passed Pass
  14. 10 MS. KEARNEY
  15. 4. RESOLUTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Joseph Robinson Patterson as a 2024 City of Cincinnati Black History Month honoree and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for his contributions as an inspiration and strong supporter of Civil Rights in the City of Cincinnati. 202400714 Passed Pass
  16. 5. RESOLUTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Dr. L. Venchael Booth, Sr. as a 2024 City of Cincinnati Black History Month honoree and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for his faithful service and innumerable contributions to civil rights in Cincinnati and throughout the United States. . 202400720 Passed Pass
  17. 6. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the Department of Planning and Community Engagement convene the Naming Committee to begin the process of changing the permanent name of Bank Street in the West End to Rep. William L. Mallory Street. (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202400761 Referred to Healthy Neighborhoods Committee
  18. 14 MS. KEARNEY
  19. 15 MR. WALSH
  20. 7. RESOLUTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmember Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING Fr. Albert J. Bischoff, S.J., and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for his years of dedication and service to the Xavier University community and the positive impact he has had on students’ lives for decades. 202400707 Passed Pass
  21. 17 MS. ALBI
  22. 18 MR. HARRIS
  23. 19 MR. JEFFREYS
  24. 20 MS. PARKS
  25. 21 MR. WALSH
  26. 8. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmembers Albi, Harris, Jeffreys, Parks and Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, EXPRESSING Cincinnati City Council’s sympathy for the ongoing human suffering caused by the current conflict in the Middle East; CONDEMNING violence against civilians of any kind; AFFIRMING Cincinnati’s status as a welcoming community for those of the Jewish and Islamic religions, and all other religions; SUPPORTING the right of Palestinian and Israeli civilians to live in safety and peace; and ENCOURAGING Cincinnati residents to offer support and sincere empathy to members of our community affected by the ongoing violence and loss of life. 202400786 Passed Pass
  27. 23 MS. OWENS
  28. 9. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, EXPRESSING the request of the Council of the City of Cincinnati for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel/Hamas War so that humanitarian aid can reach Gazans, Israeli hostages can be released, and additional innocent lives can be spared. 202400792 Filed
  29. 25 MS. KEARNEY
  30. 26 MR. JOHNSON
  31. 10. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmember Johnson, Individuals who already are struggling financially can be further harmed by old, low-level misdemeanor crimes that can prevent them from obtaining employment and/or housing, and sometimes result in the loss of custody of their children. According to the Center for Community Change, two-thirds of people detained in jails report an income of less than $12,000. We request a report within 90 days on the feasibility and next steps for City Council to take the following actions: 1. Unilaterally, automatically and annually purge and dismiss capiases and warrants that are seven years old for low-lying, non-violent misdemeanor crimes. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202400694 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  32. 28 MR. JEFFREYS
  33. 11. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that a task force be created to make short, medium and long-term policy recommendations on how the City can provide relief to residents that are tax burdened by the recent spike in property taxes. WE FURTHER MOVE that this task force include members from HOME, LISC, the Realtists, Legal Aid, the Urban League, the National Appraiser Bias Task Force, the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Apartment Association, Community Action Agency, the City of Cincinnati, and the Hamilton County Auditor & Treasurer as well as effected homeowners and other subject matter experts. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202400736 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  34. 30 MR. HARRIS
  35. 31 MR. JOHNSON
  36. 32 MR. WALSH
  37. 33 MR. JEFFREYS
  38. 34 MR. CRAMERDING
  39. 12. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Harris, Johnson, Walsh, Jeffreys and Cramerding, WE MOVE that the administration create and execute a plan for parking “blitzes’ where resources are dedicated towards ticketing and informing offenders in high impact areas. This should focus on issues related to quality of life, including blocking the sidewalk or other public right-of-way, fire hydrants, bus stops or lanes, accessible ramps or other accessible infrastructure, bike lanes, fire lanes, and street cleaning dates. This should be accompanied by periodic updates on the effectiveness of the blitzes. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED). 202400688 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee
  40. 36 CITY MANAGER
  41. 13. REPORT, dated 3/6/2024, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Oakley Celebration of Community. 202400664 Filed
  42. 14. REPORT, dated 3/6/2024 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 I HMC CH LLC, DBA I Heart Mac & Cheese & More, 1620 W North Bend Road (#4103037, New, D1) [Objections: None] 202400666 Filed
  43. 15. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/6/2024, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the grant of a public utility easement in favor of the City of Cincinnati for water mains and related fixtures, equipment, and appurtenances through certain real property in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati in accordance with the plat entitled CIN 334, 20 Garden Place Watermain Easement E-1104, as recorded in Plat Book 493, Page 73, Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office. 202400678 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  44. 16. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/6/2024, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the grant of a public utility easement in favor of the City of Cincinnati for water mains and related fixtures, equipment, and appurtenances through certain real property in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled Easement WSL 3689 Old Stone Ridge Easement No. E-1100, as recorded in Plat Book 493, Page 6, Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office. 202400679 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  45. 17. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/6/2024, ACCEPTING AND CONFIRMING the grant of a public utility easements in favor of the City of Cincinnati for water mains and related fixtures, equipment, and appurtenances through certain real property in Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled Spencer Avenue Water Main Easement E-1111 (WSL 3539), as recorded in Plat Book 498, Page 90, Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office. 202400680 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  46. 18. REPORT, dated 3/6/2024 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 Further Concepts & Investors LLC, 1207 Main Street. (#2971333, New, D5J) [Objections: None] 202400696 Filed
  47. 19. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/6/2024, DECLARING improvements to certain real property located at 221 E. Fourth Street in the Central Business District of Cincinnati, to be a public purpose and exempt from real property taxation for a period of thirty years pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.41; and AMENDING Ordinance No. 412-2002, passed on December 18, 2002, 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>). 202400698 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  48. 20. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/6/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $135,030.86 from the FY 2023 Ohio Drug Law Enforcement Fund through the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services to provide resources for personnel costs related to investigations conducted pursuant to Title III of the Federal Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, Project Account No. 24ODLE. 202400699 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  49. 21. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/6/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute an Amended and Restated Lease Agreement with Host Cincinnati Hotel LLC, the lessee under an existing lease concerning property commonly known as the Westin Hotel Cincinnati located at the southeast corner of Vine and Fifth Streets in the Central Business District, to extend the lease term, reallocate real property tax liabilities, modify certain rent obligations, and to grant the lessee a right of first offer to purchase the City’s interest in the real property. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>) 202400729 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee
  50. 22. REPORT, dated 3/6/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding 2023 Street Rehabilitation Program Report with Addendum. 202400741 Referred to Climate, Environment & Infrastructure Committee
  51. 23. REPORT, dated 3/6/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Accessible Pedestrian Audible Signals with Addendum. 202400742 Referred to Climate, Environment & Infrastructure Committee
  52. 48 CLERK OF COUNCIL
  53. 24. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt, III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (BIRKLA INVESTMENT GROUP) 202400689 Filed
  54. 25. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Douglas Moormann, Government Strategies Group, Consultant, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (BIRKLA INVESTMENT GROUP) 202400690 Filed
  55. 26. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt, III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (METRO) 202400737 Filed
  56. 27. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt, III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (LADD) 202400738 Filed
  57. 28. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt, III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (HOLOCAUST & HUMANITY CENTER) 202400739 Filed
  58. 29. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt, III, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (MORTAR) 202400740 Filed
  59. 30. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Douglas Moormann, Development Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (O’ROURKE WRECKING COMPANY) 202400743 Filed
  60. 31. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Douglas Moormann, Development Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (RIVER METALS RECYCLING) 202400744 Filed
  61. 32. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES) 202400745 Filed
  62. 33. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anna Sesler, Government Strategies Group, Director of Public Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (BETHANY HOUSE SERVICES) 202400746 Filed
  63. 34. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anna Sesler, Government Strategies Group, Director of Public Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (MORTAR) 202400762 Filed
  64. 35. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (MORTAR) 202400763 Filed
  65. 36. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (HOLOCAUST & HUMANITY CENTER) 202400764 Filed
  66. 37. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anna Sesler, Government Strategies Group, Director of Public Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (HOLOCAUST & HUMANITY CENTER) 202400765 Filed
  67. 38. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anna Sesler, Government Strategies Group, Director of Public Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (LADD) 202400766 Filed
  68. 39. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anna Sesler, Government Strategies Group, Director of Public Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (METRO) 202400767 Filed
  69. 40. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (METRO) 202400768 Filed
  70. 41. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James Benedict, Government Strategies Group, Vice President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (BETHANY HOUSE SERVICES) 202400769 Filed
  71. 42. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles Gerhardt, Government Strategies Group, President & CEO, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (BETHANY HOUSE SERVICES) 202400770 Filed
  72. 43. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anna Sesler, Government Strategies Group, Director of Public Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES) 202400771 Filed
  73. 44. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H., Gerhardt III, Government Strategies Group, President, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES) 202400778 Filed
  74. 70 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
  75. 45. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 2/28/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $306,761 from the Ohio Department of Health Get Vaccinated OHIO Public Health Initiative grant to support activities that will increase immunization rates in children under two years of age, school-aged children, and adolescents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536. 202400620 Passed Pass
  76. 46. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 2/28/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $1,500 from the League of American Bicyclists Community Spark program to support the Cincinnati Health Department’s outreach to students on pedestrian and bicycle safety and to provide students with bicycle safety lights; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571. 202400623 Passed Pass
  77. 47. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 2/28/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $11,770 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Mosquito Control Grant Program to provide funds for investigating the prevalence of mosquito vectors and the incidence of infection in the mosquito populations, identifying density locations for mosquito vector species, and educating communities in the immediate area on how to reduce the mosquito populations; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund 350x8536. 202400626 Passed Pass
  78. 48. ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M.M. Long, City Manager, dated 2/28/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $2,000 from the Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training to provide staff with leadership and research training and assistance to develop and improve a health program through the Cincinnati Health Department Healthy Communities program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571. 202400637 Passed Pass
  79. 49. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/28/2024, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Cincinnati Capital Partners 578, LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1628 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building to approximately 3,304 square feet of residential space, consisting of five residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $926,954. 202400650 Passed Emergency Pass
  80. 50. ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/4/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x242370, “Central Parkway Streetscape Phase-II TIF,” to provide resources to complete the final design plans of the Central Parkway Streetscape project for the segment of Central Parkway from Ezzard Charles Drive to Liberty Street; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,600,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Downtown/OTR West Equivalent Fund 482 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x242370, “Central Parkway Streetscape Phase-II TIF,” to complete the final design plans of the Central Parkway Streetscape project for the segment of Central Parkway from Ezzard Charles Drive to Liberty Street; and DECLARING that expenditures from the newly created capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x242370, “Central Parkway Streetscape Phase-II TIF,” to be 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 3-Downtown/OTR West District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. 202400700 Passed Emergency Pass
  81. 76 ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 2/28/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $306,761 from the Ohio Department of Health Get Vaccinated OHIO Public Health Initiative grant to support activities that will increase immunization rates in children under two years of age, school-aged children, and adolescents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536. 202400620 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  82. 77 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
  83. 78 HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
  84. 78 ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 2/28/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $1,500 from the League of American Bicyclists Community Spark program to support the Cincinnati Health Department’s outreach to students on pedestrian and bicycle safety and to provide students with bicycle safety lights; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571. 202400623 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  85. 51. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Court Street at Mound Street in the West End neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Wilbert Longmire Way” in honor of Wilbert Longmire and in recognition of his contributions to the City of Cincinnati as a nationally recognized jazz musician. 202400640 Passed Emergency Pass
  86. 80 No announcements at this time.
  87. 80 ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 2/28/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $11,770 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Mosquito Control Grant Program to provide funds for investigating the prevalence of mosquito vectors and the incidence of infection in the mosquito populations, identifying density locations for mosquito vector species, and educating communities in the immediate area on how to reduce the mosquito populations; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund 350x8536. 202400626 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  88. 81 Council adjourned at 4:12 P.M.
  89. 82 ORDINANCE, submitted by Sheryl M.M. Long, City Manager, dated 2/28/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $2,000 from the Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training to provide staff with leadership and research training and assistance to develop and improve a health program through the Cincinnati Health Department Healthy Communities program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8571. 202400637 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  90. 84 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/28/2024, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Cincinnati Capital Partners 578, LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1628 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building to approximately 3,304 square feet of residential space, consisting of five residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $926,954. 202400650 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  91. 85 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/28/2024, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Cincinnati Capital Partners 578, LLC, thereby authorizing a 15-year tax exemption for 100% of the value of improvements made to real property located at 1628 Walnut Street in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building to approximately 3,304 square feet of residential space, consisting of five residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $926,954. 202400650 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  92. 87 ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/4/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x242370, “Central Parkway Streetscape Phase-II TIF,” to provide resources to complete the final design plans of the Central Parkway Streetscape project for the segment of Central Parkway from Ezzard Charles Drive to Liberty Street; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,600,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Downtown/OTR West Equivalent Fund 482 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x242370, “Central Parkway Streetscape Phase-II TIF,” to complete the final design plans of the Central Parkway Streetscape project for the segment of Central Parkway from Ezzard Charles Drive to Liberty Street; and DECLARING that expenditures from the newly created capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x242370, “Central Parkway Streetscape Phase-II TIF,” to be 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 3-Downtown/OTR West District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. 202400700 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  93. 88 ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 3/4/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x242370, “Central Parkway Streetscape Phase-II TIF,” to provide resources to complete the final design plans of the Central Parkway Streetscape project for the segment of Central Parkway from Ezzard Charles Drive to Liberty Street; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,600,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Downtown/OTR West Equivalent Fund 482 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x242370, “Central Parkway Streetscape Phase-II TIF,” to complete the final design plans of the Central Parkway Streetscape project for the segment of Central Parkway from Ezzard Charles Drive to Liberty Street; and DECLARING that expenditures from the newly created capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x242370, “Central Parkway Streetscape Phase-II TIF,” to be 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 3-Downtown/OTR West District Incentive District, subject to compliance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.40 through 5709.43. 202400700 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  94. 92 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Court Street at Mound Street in the West End neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Wilbert Longmire Way” in honor of Wilbert Longmire and in recognition of his contributions to the City of Cincinnati as a nationally recognized jazz musician. 202400640 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  95. 93 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Court Street at Mound Street in the West End neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Wilbert Longmire Way” in honor of Wilbert Longmire and in recognition of his contributions to the City of Cincinnati as a nationally recognized jazz musician. 202400640 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  96. 94 NEW BUSINESS
  97. 52. RESOLUTION (B VERSION), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, EXPRESSING the request of the Council of the City of Cincinnati for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel/Hamas War so that humanitarian aid can reach Gazans, Israeli hostages can be released, and additional innocent lives can be spared. 202400800 Failed of Adoption Pass
  98. 53. COMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Rabbi Irwin M. Wise, regarding a call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza. 202400813 Filed