Cincinnati City Council
Council Chambers, Room 300
Agenda — 109 items
- 1 ROLL CALL
- 1 Council convened at 2:27 P.M., Mayor Aftab Pureval, Presiding.
- 2 Council observed a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
- 3 There being no objection, the Minutes of the previous session of council were ordered Approved and Filed.
- 3 In attendance were City Manager Sheryl Long, City Solicitor Emily Smart Woerner and Clerk of Council Melissa Autry.
- 4 MAYOR AFTAB
- 5 Human Services Advisory Committee
- 1. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Karlyn Wade-Richardson to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA)
- 7 Cincinnati Accessibility Board of Advisors
- 2. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Key Beck to the Cincinnati Accessibility Board of Advisors for a term of two years expiring on December 31, 2025. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Non-Binary/AA)
- 9 CITY MANAGER
- 3. APPOINTMENT, dated 2/7/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the appointment of Berteena Rollins to the Urban Forestry Advisory Board under the business representative qualifications. (Female/African American)
- 4. APPOINTMENT, dated 2/7/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the appointment of Crystal Russell to the Urban Forestry Advisory Board under the “community at large” qualifications. (Female/African American)
- 5. REPORT, dated 1/31/2024 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, C1 C2) [OBJECTIONS: Yes]
- 6. REPORT, dated 2/7/2024 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 6ENTERPRISES LLC, 1535 Madison Road. (#8199855, TFOL, D2 D2X D3 D3A D6) [Objections: None]
- 7. REPORT, dated 2/7/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Finance and Budget Monitoring Report for the Period Ending November 30, 2023.
- 8. REPORT, dated 2/7/2024, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding supplemental report on the Department of Buildings and Inspections code enforcement process and chronic offenders. (Ref. Doc. #202301979).
- 9. REPORT, dated 2/7/2024 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 LL Spirits LLC, 739 E. McMillan. (#4973815, New, D5J) [ Objections: None]
- 10. REPORT, dated 2/8/2024 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 SETE LLC, DBA Feys Supermarket, 3441 Beekman Street 1st floor. (#8007021, TRFO, C1 C2 D6) [ Objections: Yes]
- 11. REPORT, dated 2/7/2024 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 Shiva Petroleum LLC, DBA Riverside Shell, 55 Kibby Lane & gas pumps. (#8093989, Stock, C1 C2 D6) [Objections: None]
- 12. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/7/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $1,875,000 from the General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3422, “Deferred Appropriations,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,875,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the City Manager’s General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to provide one-time funds for the following Financial Freedom Initiatives: Medical Debt Forgiveness ($1,500,000) and Child Savings Accounts ($375,000).
- 13. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/7/2024, AMENDING the official zoning map of the City of Cincinnati to rezone certain real property in the area generally located at 1048 Considine Avenue in the East Price Hill neighborhood from the SF-2, “Single-family,” zoning district to Planned Development District No. 101, “Santa Maria Community Services.” (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>).
- 14. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/7/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources of up to $615,000 from the Ohio Department of Development through the Hamilton County Land Reutilization Corporation to the Department of Buildings and Inspections Hazard Abatement Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 347x212x7600 to reimburse the Department of Buildings and Inspections for building demolition and site revitalization projects; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into Hazard Abatement Fund 347 revenue account no. 347x8538.
- 15. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/7/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 182-2023 to add a schedule of water main and private lead service line branch-only replacement projects to be funded by Water Supply Revolving Loan Account loan funding from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water Development Authority, including the Fairview, Graham, Probasco water main project.
- 16. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/7/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 181-2023 to add a schedule of water main projects to be funded by Water Supply Revolving Loan Account loan funding from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water Development Authority, including the Fairview, Graham, Probasco water main project.
- 17. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/7/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept donations of in-kind contributions from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources valued individually at up to $5,000 to support City of Cincinnati programming and services.
- 18. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/7/2024, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x236x242385, “Streetcar Track 5 Extension - OTP2 Grant,” to provide resources for additional streetcar vehicle parking; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept a grant of up to $975,000 from the Ohio Department of Transportation Ohio Transit Partnership Program (“OTP2”) (ALN 20.205) to provide resources for preventative maintenance, equipment, and facility and technology upgrades for the streetcar system; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of up to $900,000 in OTP2 grant resources to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x236x242385, “Streetcar Track 5 Extension - OTP2 Grant”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $900,000 in OTP2 grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x236x242385, “Streetcar Track 5 Extension - OTP2 Grant”; AUTHORIZING the appropriation of up to $75,000 in OTP2 grant resources to Streetcar Operations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 455x236x7200 to provide streetcar preventative maintenance support; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $75,000 in OTP2 grant resources into Streetcar Operations Fund 455 revenue account no. 455x8554; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate grant resources of up to $272,136 from the Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Funding (“FTA UAFF”) program (49 U.S.C. 5307) (ALN 20.507) to Streetcar Operations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 455x236x7200 to provide resources for streetcar preventative maintenance support; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $272,136 in FTA UAFF grant resources into Streetcar Operations Fund 455 revenue account no. 455x8554; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources.
- 19. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/7/2024, AMENDING Ordinance No. 72-1994, which established Vacant Building Maintenance Fund 347 and identified revenue sources and permissible uses of the fund’s resources, as subsequently amended by Ordinance Nos. 294-2007, 273-2012, 102-2017, and 436-2019, which cumulatively changed the name of the fund to Hazard Abatement Fund 347 and expanded the fund’s revenue sources and permissible uses, to further expand the permissible revenue sources for Hazard Abatement Fund 347 to include federal, state, local, and private grant resources.
- 20. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/7/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a donation of $70,190 from the Cincinnati Recreation Foundation to fund scholarships for participants enrolled in the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s summer day camp between June 5, 2023, and August 11, 2023; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into Recreation Special Activities Fund 323 revenue account no. 323x8571.
- 21. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/7/2024, AUTHORIZING the establishment of capital improvement program project account nos. 980x162x241603, “Strategic Housing Initiatives Program SHPIF,” to provide resources for property acquisition in support of future housing construction, the rehabilitation or new construction of market rate, workforce, and affordable rental and home ownership units, as well as permanent supportive housing; 980x164x241619, “Wellington Place & Glencoe ROW Improvements,” to provide resources for right of way improvements at the former Inwood/Glencoe Village complex; 980x203x242005, “Piatt Park Improvements,” to provide resources for improvements to lighting, pavers, water fountains, and other assets necessary to stabilize infrastructure located at Piatt Park; and 980x203x242006, “Sawyer Point Park Gateway,” to provide resources to design the restoration of the Sawyer Point Gateway and entrance area and to improve accessibility; AUTHORIZING the establishment of permanent improvement project account nos. 758x101x241046, “Conf. Room Furniture, Fixtures, & Equipment,” to provide resources for furniture, fixtures, and equipment necessary for technical improvements to conference room space including, but not limited to, Room 115 of City Hall; and 758x239x242353, “Renaissance Lot Adjacent Lighting,” to provide resources for the acquisition and installation of lighting adjacent to the Renaissance Parking Lot; AUTHORIZING the redirection of the total of $100,181.03 in Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners Private Endowment Funds from the various capital improvement program project accounts to the unappropriated surplus of Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund 430 as follows: $7,154.83 from 980x203x172010, “Ault Park Improvements”; $574.03 from 980x203x182014, “Hauck Garden Improvements”; $6,809.50 from 980x203x182010, “Mt. Airy Forest Improvements”; $4,868.75 from 980x203x182012, “Mt. Echo Improvements”; and $80,773.92 from 980x203x182013, “Piatt Park Improvements,” to close out or decrease certain existing capital improvement program project accounts; AUTHORIZING the redirection of the sum of $85,040.29 in State of Ohio Capital Budget resources from capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x182019, “Stanbery Park Pavilion - State of Ohio Capital,” to capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x202009, “Kyle Plush Pavilion,” to close out or decrease capital improvement program project account no. 980x203x182019, “Stanbery Park Pavilion - State of Ohio Capital”; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $6,582,448.71 from various General Capital Budget capital improvement program project accounts to close out or decrease certain existing capital improvement program project accounts according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,586,325.30 from the unappropriated surplus of various General Capital Funds to new or existing capital improvement program project accounts to provide resources for certain capital improvement program project accounts according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $829,820.53 from the unappropriated surplus of Income Tax Permanent Improvement Fund 758 to new or existing permanent improvement project accounts to provide resources for certain permanent improvement project accounts according to Section C of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $1,669,752.39 from various Restricted and Special Revenue Funds capital improvement program project accounts to close out or decrease certain existing capital improvement program project accounts according to Section D of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $771,955.26 from the unappropriated surplus of various Restricted and Special Revenue Funds to new or existing capital improvement program project accounts to provide resources for certain capital improvement program project accounts according to Section E of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Funds 107 and 846 of $5,778,675.77 from various Restricted Funds capital improvement program project accounts to close out or decrease certain existing capital improvement program project accounts according to Section F of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,572,817.19 from the unappropriated surplus of Restricted Capital Funds 107 and 846 to existing capital improvement program project accounts to provide resources for certain capital improvement program project accounts according to Section G of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $17,302.88 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x199x7300 for equipment needed to facilitate credit card transactions; and further DECLARING certain projects to be for a public purpose, all for the purpose of carrying out the Capital Improvement Program.
- 29 CLERK OF COUNCIL
- 22. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Anna Marie Albi/Member of City Council.
- 23. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Laura Veronica-Gloria Castillo/Economic Inclusion/Director.
- 24. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Matthew Stuart Hulme/DOTE/Division Manager.
- 25. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Katherine Erinn Keough-Jurs/Department of City Planning and Engagement/Director.
- 26. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Richard Joseph Merz III/Parks/Division Manager.
- 27. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Anthony Vaughn Searls/GCWW/Commercial Services Superintendent.
- 28. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Morgan Danielle Sutter/Director of Grant Administration & Government Affairs.
- 29. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Angela Jean Wright/City Manager’s Office/Chief of Staff.
- 30. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Edward Philip Cunningham/Deputy Director/Buildings & Inspections.
- 31. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Katherine Ott Zehnder, Civil Engineer, 28 Liberty Ship Wau, Suite 2815, Sausalito, CA 94965.
- 32. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Lauren Diaz, Lobbyist, Director of Government Affairs, 41 S. High St, Suite 2400, Columbus, OH 43215. (CINCINNATI & HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY).
- 33. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Derrick Clay, Lobbyist, Senior Vice President, 41 S. High St, Suite 2400, Columbus, OH 43215. (CINCINNATI & HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY).
- 34. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Meghan Elizabeth Cummings, VP, Civic Advancement, Greater Cincinnati Fdn, 720 East Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
- 35. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Holly Bowen Nagel Hankinson, Advocacy Director, Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Fdn., 720 East Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
- 36. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Matt Davis, Government Affairs, 225 E 5th Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
- 37. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Colleen Marie Reynolds, Government Affairs, 225 E 5th Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
- 38. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Annalese Marie Cahill, Government Affairs, 225 E 5th Street, Suite 1900, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
- 39. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Alana M. Tucker, Senior Director of Government Affairs, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
- 40. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent James T. Benefict, Consultant/Vice President, Government Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
- 41. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Charles H. Gerhardt III, President & CEO, Government Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
- 42. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent J. Douglas Moormann, Vice President, Government Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
- 43. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Anne C. Sesler, Director of Public Affairs, Government Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
- 44. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Nicole Ware, Government Relations, 41 S. High Street, Suite 3550, Columbus, OH 43215.
- 45. REGISTRATION (UPDATED), submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Zachary McCune, Government Relations, 41 S. High Street, Suite 3550, Columbus, OH 43215.
- 46. MEMO, submitted by Clerk of Council, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, regarding the review of a certified copy of a petition submitted by Margaret Waller to the Clerk of Council on January 22, 2024.
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- 47. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $410,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x221616, “King Records Building Restoration,” to unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $410,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development FY 2024 non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 to provide resources for professional services and operating support to allow King Records Legacy, Inc. d/b/a King Records Legacy Foundation to undertake pre-development activities related to the eventual renovation of the former King Records building; and DECLARING that the King Records Legacy, Inc. d/b/a King Records Legacy Foundation’s pre-development activities related to the eventual renovation of the former King Records building serve a public purpose because the eventual renovation of the former King Records building will foster local improvements and investment and increase neighborhood vitality.
- 48. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, Authorizing the payment of $17,324.59 from the Department of Public Services Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 301x252x6000x7399 to Neenah Foundry Company, pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance, for outstanding charges for foundry materials used by the Traffic and Road Operations Division to replace stormwater inlet grates in October 2023. ..recommendation PASS EMERGENCY
- 49. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, Authorizing the payment of $90,000 from the Cincinnati Police Department Criminal Activities Forfeiture State Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 369x227x4010x7299 as a moral obligation to Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation, Inc. dba Camp Joy, for outstanding charges related to services rendered for two camps, in June 2023 and November 2023, funded by the Cincinnati Police Department Community Preventive Education Grant.
- 58 A motion was made by Councilmember Cramerding, seconded by Councilmember Harris, to refer the Ordinance back to Committee.
- 50. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a technical assistance grant valued at up to $2,500,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Sustainable Cities Grant program to assist with green workforce development, minority-owned business support, energy poverty reduction via energy efficiency upgrades and community-owned renewable energy projects, and climate resilience adaptations.
- 51. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $2,000,000 from the Ohio Department of Development Lead Safe Ohio Program (ALN 21.027) to provide resources to the Cincinnati Health Department to assist with lead-free building certification, screening and testing for lead poisoning, education and outreach, and early intervention for children and families impacted by lead; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8556.
- 60 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/24/2024, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $410,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x221616, “King Records Building Restoration,” to unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $410,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development FY 2024 non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 to provide resources for professional services and operating support to allow King Records Legacy, Inc. d/b/a King Records Legacy Foundation to undertake pre-development activities related to the eventual renovation of the former King Records building; and DECLARING that the King Records Legacy, Inc. d/b/a King Records Legacy Foundation’s pre-development activities related to the eventual renovation of the former King Records building serve a public purpose because the eventual renovation of the former King Records building will foster local improvements and investment and increase neighborhood vitality.
- 52. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $96,717.12 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, FY 2024 State of Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant, to enhance targeted enforcement for the existing Crime Gun Intelligence Center; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, project account no. 24SVCR.
- 53. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of catering services valued at $1,104.95 from Union Savings Bank and Guardian Savings Bank to support the homeownership workshop held at the Price Hill Recreation Center on January 27, 2024.
- 62 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, Authorizing the payment of $17,324.59 from the Department of Public Services Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 301x252x6000x7399 to Neenah Foundry Company, pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance, for outstanding charges for foundry materials used by the Traffic and Road Operations Division to replace stormwater inlet grates in October 2023. ..recommendation PASS EMERGENCY
- 54. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of banners valued at $600 from TriHealth to promote pedestrian safety in the City of Cincinnati.
- 63 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, Authorizing the payment of $17,324.59 from the Department of Public Services Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 301x252x6000x7399 to Neenah Foundry Company, pursuant to the attached certificate from the Director of Finance, for outstanding charges for foundry materials used by the Traffic and Road Operations Division to replace stormwater inlet grates in October 2023. ..recommendation PASS EMERGENCY
- 55. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of radio advertising from Superior Credit Union, valued at approximately $800, to inform the public of the Mayor’s Youth Job Exposition to be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center on February 24, 2024.
- 56. ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/5/2024, PLEDGING a portion of the City’s transient occupancy tax (the “City TOT”) to secure obligations of the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority (the “Port Authority”) to be issued to refinance existing obligations and to finance the costs to renovate, expand, improve, and develop the City-owned Duke Energy Convention Center and related properties; ESTABLISHING the priority of the City’s pledge of the City TOT relative to other authorized pledges and uses of the City TOT; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into and execute a Cooperative Agreement with Hamilton County, Ohio (the “County”), the Port Authority, and, for limited purposes, the Convention Facilities Authority for Hamilton County, Ohio (the “CFA”), and the Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. (the “GCCVB”); and a Residual TOT Fund Cooperative Agreement with the County, and, for limited purposes, the CFA and the GCCVB; and authorizing and approving related matters.
- 65 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, Authorizing the payment of $90,000 from the Cincinnati Police Department Criminal Activities Forfeiture State Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 369x227x4010x7299 as a moral obligation to Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation, Inc. dba Camp Joy, for outstanding charges related to services rendered for two camps, in June 2023 and November 2023, funded by the Cincinnati Police Department Community Preventive Education Grant.
- 57. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF NOT TO EXCEED $23,000,000 OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS (CONVENTION CENTER RENOVATION URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT), OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION THEREOF, OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, COUNTY OF HAMILTON, STATE OF OHIO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES; AUTHORIZING A PLEDGE AND LIEN ON CERTAIN REVENUES AND OTHER CITY RESOURCES, AS APPROPRIATE, TO SECURE SUCH BONDS OR NOTES; AND AUTHORIZING NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO SECURE SUCH BONDS OR NOTES.
- 66 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, Authorizing the payment of $90,000 from the Cincinnati Police Department Criminal Activities Forfeiture State Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 369x227x4010x7299 as a moral obligation to Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation, Inc. dba Camp Joy, for outstanding charges related to services rendered for two camps, in June 2023 and November 2023, funded by the Cincinnati Police Department Community Preventive Education Grant.
- 58. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with 3CDC Development Manager LLC and the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio, acting for and on behalf of Hamilton County, Ohio, pertaining to the major renovation and expansion of the City-owned property known as Duke Energy Convention Center (the “DECC”), and other adjacent properties, all in the Central Business District; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x241620, “Convention Center District Urban Renewal TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the DECC and other adjacent properties; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $23,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Urban Renewal - Tax Increment Bond Fund 852 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x241620, “Convention Center District Urban Renewal TIF,” to provide resources for the improvements to the DECC and other adjacent properties as required by the Development Agreement between the City of Cincinnati, 3CDC Development Manager LLC, and the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio, acting for and on behalf of Hamilton County, Ohio; and DECLARING this capital improvement project an urban renewal project located in an urban renewal area, each as defined in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 725.
- 59. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a plat entitled WSL No. 3462 Watermain Easement Vacation Plat, Springdale Commerce Park, E-718Q to release and quitclaim a portion of a public utility easement held by the City of Cincinnati for the use and benefit of Greater Cincinnati Water Works for a water main and associated appurtenances located in and upon certain real property located in the City of Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio.
- 68 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept a technical assistance grant valued at up to $2,500,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Sustainable Cities Grant program to assist with green workforce development, minority-owned business support, energy poverty reduction via energy efficiency upgrades and community-owned renewable energy projects, and climate resilience adaptations.
- 60. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a plat entitled WSL No. 3462 Watermain Easement Vacation Plat, Springdale Commerce Park, E-710Q to release and quitclaim a portion of a public utility easement held by the City of Cincinnati for the use and benefit of Greater Cincinnati Water Works for a water main and associated appurtenances located in and upon certain real property located in the City of Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio.
- 61. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a plat entitled Water Main Easement Vacation Plat E1107-Q to release and quitclaim a portion of a public utility easement held by the City of Cincinnati for the use and benefit of Greater Cincinnati Water Works for a water main and associated appurtenances located in and upon certain real property located in the J. Eggleston Military Survey No. 609, Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio.
- 70 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $2,000,000 from the Ohio Department of Development Lead Safe Ohio Program (ALN 21.027) to provide resources to the Cincinnati Health Department to assist with lead-free building certification, screening and testing for lead poisoning, education and outreach, and early intervention for children and families impacted by lead; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8556.
- 62. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, 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 Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled Watermain Easement Dedication Plat, WSL #3688, E1096, Rybolt Run Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 492, Page 37, Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office.
- 71 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $2,000,000 from the Ohio Department of Development Lead Safe Ohio Program (ALN 21.027) to provide resources to the Cincinnati Health Department to assist with lead-free building certification, screening and testing for lead poisoning, education and outreach, and early intervention for children and families impacted by lead; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8556.
- 72 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
- 73 PUBLIC SAFETY & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
- 73 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $96,717.12 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, FY 2024 State of Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant, to enhance targeted enforcement for the existing Crime Gun Intelligence Center; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, project account no. 24SVCR.
- 63. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, ADOPTING a Council Code of Conduct pursuant to Section 101-45, “Code of Conduct,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code to govern conduct by Councilmembers and their staff.
- 74 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $96,717.12 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, FY 2024 State of Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant, to enhance targeted enforcement for the existing Crime Gun Intelligence Center; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368, project account no. 24SVCR.
- 75 HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
- 64. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmember Johnson, WE MOVE that City Council establish a Childcare Task Force to report to the Healthy Neighborhoods Committee. WE FURTHER suggest that the City Manager appoint Liz Keating as the Chair of the Childcare Task Force after her term on Council has expired. WE FURTHER MOVE that the Chair of the Childcare Taskforce recommend members to the City Manager for appointment to the taskforce, and for City Council’s confirmation.
- 76 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of catering services valued at $1,104.95 from Union Savings Bank and Guardian Savings Bank to support the homeownership workshop held at the Price Hill Recreation Center on January 27, 2024.
- 77 No announcements at this time.
- 77 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of catering services valued at $1,104.95 from Union Savings Bank and Guardian Savings Bank to support the homeownership workshop held at the Price Hill Recreation Center on January 27, 2024.
- 78 Council adjourned at 3:58 P.M.
- 79 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of banners valued at $600 from TriHealth to promote pedestrian safety in the City of Cincinnati.
- 80 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of banners valued at $600 from TriHealth to promote pedestrian safety in the City of Cincinnati.
- 82 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of radio advertising from Superior Credit Union, valued at approximately $800, to inform the public of the Mayor’s Youth Job Exposition to be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center on February 24, 2024.
- 83 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/5/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept an in-kind donation of radio advertising from Superior Credit Union, valued at approximately $800, to inform the public of the Mayor’s Youth Job Exposition to be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center on February 24, 2024.
- 85 ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/5/2024, PLEDGING a portion of the City’s transient occupancy tax (the “City TOT”) to secure obligations of the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority (the “Port Authority”) to be issued to refinance existing obligations and to finance the costs to renovate, expand, improve, and develop the City-owned Duke Energy Convention Center and related properties; ESTABLISHING the priority of the City’s pledge of the City TOT relative to other authorized pledges and uses of the City TOT; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into and execute a Cooperative Agreement with Hamilton County, Ohio (the “County”), the Port Authority, and, for limited purposes, the Convention Facilities Authority for Hamilton County, Ohio (the “CFA”), and the Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. (the “GCCVB”); and a Residual TOT Fund Cooperative Agreement with the County, and, for limited purposes, the CFA and the GCCVB; and authorizing and approving related matters.
- 86 ORDINANCE (B VERSION) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 2/5/2024, PLEDGING a portion of the City’s transient occupancy tax (the “City TOT”) to secure obligations of the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority (the “Port Authority”) to be issued to refinance existing obligations and to finance the costs to renovate, expand, improve, and develop the City-owned Duke Energy Convention Center and related properties; ESTABLISHING the priority of the City’s pledge of the City TOT relative to other authorized pledges and uses of the City TOT; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into and execute a Cooperative Agreement with Hamilton County, Ohio (the “County”), the Port Authority, and, for limited purposes, the Convention Facilities Authority for Hamilton County, Ohio (the “CFA”), and the Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. (the “GCCVB”); and a Residual TOT Fund Cooperative Agreement with the County, and, for limited purposes, the CFA and the GCCVB; and authorizing and approving related matters.
- 88 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF NOT TO EXCEED $23,000,000 OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS (CONVENTION CENTER RENOVATION URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT), OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION THEREOF, OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, COUNTY OF HAMILTON, STATE OF OHIO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES; AUTHORIZING A PLEDGE AND LIEN ON CERTAIN REVENUES AND OTHER CITY RESOURCES, AS APPROPRIATE, TO SECURE SUCH BONDS OR NOTES; AND AUTHORIZING NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO SECURE SUCH BONDS OR NOTES.
- 89 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF NOT TO EXCEED $23,000,000 OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS (CONVENTION CENTER RENOVATION URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT), OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION THEREOF, OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, COUNTY OF HAMILTON, STATE OF OHIO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES; AUTHORIZING A PLEDGE AND LIEN ON CERTAIN REVENUES AND OTHER CITY RESOURCES, AS APPROPRIATE, TO SECURE SUCH BONDS OR NOTES; AND AUTHORIZING NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO SECURE SUCH BONDS OR NOTES.
- 91 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with 3CDC Development Manager LLC and the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio, acting for and on behalf of Hamilton County, Ohio, pertaining to the major renovation and expansion of the City-owned property known as Duke Energy Convention Center (the “DECC”), and other adjacent properties, all in the Central Business District; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x241620, “Convention Center District Urban Renewal TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the DECC and other adjacent properties; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $23,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Urban Renewal - Tax Increment Bond Fund 852 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x241620, “Convention Center District Urban Renewal TIF,” to provide resources for the improvements to the DECC and other adjacent properties as required by the Development Agreement between the City of Cincinnati, 3CDC Development Manager LLC, and the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio, acting for and on behalf of Hamilton County, Ohio; and DECLARING this capital improvement project an urban renewal project located in an urban renewal area, each as defined in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 725.
- 92 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with 3CDC Development Manager LLC and the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio, acting for and on behalf of Hamilton County, Ohio, pertaining to the major renovation and expansion of the City-owned property known as Duke Energy Convention Center (the “DECC”), and other adjacent properties, all in the Central Business District; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x241620, “Convention Center District Urban Renewal TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the DECC and other adjacent properties; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $23,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Urban Renewal - Tax Increment Bond Fund 852 to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x241620, “Convention Center District Urban Renewal TIF,” to provide resources for the improvements to the DECC and other adjacent properties as required by the Development Agreement between the City of Cincinnati, 3CDC Development Manager LLC, and the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio, acting for and on behalf of Hamilton County, Ohio; and DECLARING this capital improvement project an urban renewal project located in an urban renewal area, each as defined in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 725.
- 94 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a plat entitled WSL No. 3462 Watermain Easement Vacation Plat, Springdale Commerce Park, E-718Q to release and quitclaim a portion of a public utility easement held by the City of Cincinnati for the use and benefit of Greater Cincinnati Water Works for a water main and associated appurtenances located in and upon certain real property located in the City of Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio.
- 96 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a plat entitled WSL No. 3462 Watermain Easement Vacation Plat, Springdale Commerce Park, E-710Q to release and quitclaim a portion of a public utility easement held by the City of Cincinnati for the use and benefit of Greater Cincinnati Water Works for a water main and associated appurtenances located in and upon certain real property located in the City of Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio.
- 98 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a plat entitled Water Main Easement Vacation Plat E1107-Q to release and quitclaim a portion of a public utility easement held by the City of Cincinnati for the use and benefit of Greater Cincinnati Water Works for a water main and associated appurtenances located in and upon certain real property located in the J. Eggleston Military Survey No. 609, Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio.
- 100 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 1/31/2024, 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 Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled Watermain Easement Dedication Plat, WSL #3688, E1096, Rybolt Run Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 492, Page 37, Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office.
- 104 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, ADOPTING a Council Code of Conduct pursuant to Section 101-45, “Code of Conduct,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code to govern conduct by Councilmembers and their staff.
- 105 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, ADOPTING a Council Code of Conduct pursuant to Section 101-45, “Code of Conduct,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code to govern conduct by Councilmembers and their staff.