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September 23, 2026 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chambers, Room 300

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Agenda — 57 items

  1. 1 ROLL CALL
  2. 1 Council convened at 2:00 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 Anthony Covington.
  6. 4 MAYOR AFTAB
  7. 1. MOTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, WE MOVE that the City Manager immediately commence the necessary administrative, organizational, legal, and budgetary actions to establish the Stormwater Management Utility (“SMU”) as a standalone agency of the City of Cincinnati, separate and distinct from Greater Cincinnati Water Works, with responsibility for leading, coordinating, and executing the City’s stormwater management, stormwater infrastructure, flood protection, stormwater compliance, and stormwater resilience functions. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) 202602809 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  8. 6 Lunken Airport Oversight & Advisory Board
  9. 2. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Trent Cook to the Lunken Airport Oversight & Advisory Board for a term expiring February 15th 2027. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White) 202602800 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  10. 8 MAYOR AFTAB
  11. 9 MS. KEARNEY
  12. 10 MR. JOHNSON
  13. 11 MS. OWENS
  14. 12 MS. ALBI
  15. 13 MR. CRAMERDING
  16. 14 MR. JAMES
  17. 15 MR. JEFFREYS
  18. 16 MR. NOLAN
  19. 17 MR. WALSH
  20. 3. RESOLUTION, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, Vice Mayor Kearney and Councilmembers Johnson, Owens, Albi, Cramerding, James, Jeffreys, Nolan and Walsh, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING September 25th as “9 to 5 Day” in honor of Dolly Parton and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for Ms. Parton’s generous philanthropy through the services of her Imagination Library across the state of Ohio and the city of Cincinnati. 202602799 Passed Pass
  21. 19 MR. JEFFREYS
  22. 20 MS. KEARNEY
  23. 21 MS. ALBI
  24. 22 MR. NOLAN
  25. 23 MR. WALSH
  26. 4. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, Vice Mayor Kearney, and Councilmembers Albi, Nolan and Walsh, RECOGNIZING the Union Baptist Church and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for the Union Baptist Church’s nearly two centuries of leadership and service to African American history and community. 202602793 Passed Pass
  27. 25 MR. CRAMERDING
  28. 5. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Cramerding, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Sixth Street at Vine Street in the Downtown neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Gus Miller Way” in honor of Gus Miller and in recognition of his contributions to the Cincinnati community and the business community in downtown Cincinnati with his Batsakes Hat Shop. 202602785 Referred to Housing & Growth Committee
  29. 27 CITY MANAGER
  30. 6. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2026, MODIFYING the provisions of Title VII, "General Regulations," of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Sections 714-1-P5, "Presumable curb"; 714-1-T, "Tree lawn"; 731-1-L, "Lots or Lands"; 731-1-P1, "Presumable curb"; and 731-1-T1, "Tree lawn"; and AMENDING Sections 714-1-P3, "Private Property or Private Place"; Sec. 714-1-S, "Subsequent Violation"; 714-41, "Notice to Owners and Persons in Control - Initial and Subsequent Violations"; Sec. 714-45, "Abatement by Public Officers"; Sec. 714-46, "Abatement by City's Authorized Designee"; Sec. 731-1-S, "Subsequent Violation"; 731-1-W, "Weeds," 731-3, "Height Restrictions"; 731-4, "Managed Natural Landscaping"; 731-5, "Notice of Owners and Persons in Control for Initial and Subsequent Violations"; Sec. 731-7, "Receipt of Notice by the Person Charged"; Sec. 731-9, "Abatement by Public Officer"; 731-10, "Abatement by City's Authorized Designee"; 731-11, "Cost as a Lien on the Land and Personal Judgment Against Owners and Persons in Control"; and 731-99, "Penalties-Civil and Criminal," to allow more flexibility and efficiency for the correction of tall grass, litter, and vegetation obstructions appearing in the right of way. 202601707 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  31. 7. REPORT, dated 9/23/2026 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 Nomiya LLC, DBA Nomiya, 1034 Delta Avenue. ( #10018415-2, TFOL, D-5) [ Objections: Yes] 202602587 Filed
  32. 8. REPORT, dated 9/23/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding labor involvement in Cincy on Track projects. (Reference Document #202600893) 202602758 Referred to Climate, City Service & Infrastructure Committee
  33. 9. REPORT, dated 9/23/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance Reports for the Month Ended July 31, 2026. 202602769 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  34. 10. REPORT, dated 9/23/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding impact of the 2023 Residential Tax Abatement Reform. (Reference Document #202601442) 202602771 Referred to Housing & Growth Committee
  35. 11. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2026, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 758, “Junk Motor Vehicles,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Sections 758-4, “Notice;” 758-5, “Appeal;” 758-6, “Conclusive Presumption of Junk Motor Vehicle as a Public Nuisance”; 758-7, “Removal and Disposal of Junk Motor Vehicles;” and 758-8, “Removal of Abandoned Automobiles and Automobile Wreckage,” to allow more flexibility and efficiency for the removal of derelict vehicles from public right of way. 202602772 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  36. 12. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2026, recommending the appointment of Morgan Noel Smith to the Historic Conservation Board for a three year appointment. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White) 202602773 Held one week pursuant to rule of council
  37. 13. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x272321, “Ridge Avenue Rehabilitation MRF Grant,” to provide Hamilton County Municipal Road Fund (“MRF”) grant resources to rehabilitate deteriorated pavement along Ridge Avenue in the Oakley and Pleasant Ridge neighborhoods; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x272322, “Whetsel Avenue MRF Grant,” to provide Hamilton County MRF grant resources to rehabilitate deteriorated pavement along Whetsel Avenue in the Madisonville neighborhood; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate up to $200,000 in Hamilton County MRF grant resources to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x272321, “Ridge Avenue Rehabilitation MRF Grant”; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate up to $180,000 in Hamilton County MRF grant resources to newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x272322, “Whetsel Avenue MRF Grant”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $200,000 in Hamilton County MRF grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x272321, “Ridge Avenue Rehabilitation MRF Grant”; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit up to $180,000 in Hamilton County MRF grant resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x272322, “Whetsel Avenue MRF Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into any agreements necessary for the receipt and administration of these grant resources. 202602777 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  38. 14. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $199,987 in FY 2026 Community Policing Development Microgrants funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (ALN 16.710), to enhance the Place-Based Investigations of Violent Offender Territories (PIVOT) Unit’s effectiveness to reduce violent crime and improve public safety through proactive, data-driven enforcement and enhanced investigative capabilities; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 26CPDM. 202602778 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  39. 15. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $76,261.80 from Cincinnati Fire Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x271x5300x7289 to University of Cincinnati Physicians Company, LLC as a moral obligation for paramedic training services provided to the Cincinnati Fire Department in FY 2026. 202602779 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  40. 16. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2026, ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x272319, “HAM-SR 125-1.85 (PID 121004) Grant,” to provide resources for rehabilitating a portion of Beechmont Avenue (State Route 125) in the Mt. Washington neighborhood from the south corporation line to Elstun Road, also known as the HAM-SR 125-1.85 Urban Paving Project; AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a grant of up to $1,066,148.80 from the Federal Highway Administration (ALN 20.205), administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”), to newly created capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x272319, “HAM-SR 125-1.85 (PID 121004) Grant,” to provide grant resources for the HAM-SR 125-1.85 Urban Paving Project (PID 121004); AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant resources into newly created capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x272319, “HAM-SR 125-1.85 (PID 121004) Grant”; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into a Local Public Agency agreement with ODOT and to do all things necessary and proper to cooperate with the Director of ODOT to complete the HAM-SR 125-1.85 Urban Paving Project (PID 121004). 202602780 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  41. 17. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and deposit a donation of $500 from the Hamilton County Police Association for the 2026 National Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week to fund the purchase of kitchen items for the Emergency Communications Center employee breakroom; AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated funds into General Fund revenue account no. 050x8571; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to transfer and appropriate $500 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to Emergency Communications Center General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x103x7300. 202602781 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  42. 18. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/23/2026, 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 Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled GCWW Easement Plat Reserves of Anderson 660 Four Mile Road WSL 3685 Reserves of Anderson E-1116, as recorded in Plat Book 497, Page 21-22 of Hamilton, County, Ohio, Ohio Recorder’s Office. 202602801 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee
  43. 41 CLERK OF COUNCIL
  44. 19. REGISTRATION (TERMINATION), submitted by Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Doug Moormann, Vice President, Government Strategies Group, 700 Walnut Street Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (CORE SPACES) 202602774 Filed
  45. 43 BUDGET, FINANCE & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
  46. 20. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the administration make a recommendation to City Council for additional funding for employees who choose to be organ and tissue donors. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) 202602768 Adopted
  47. 21. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for an Innovator Grant of up to $300,000 from the World Wildlife Fund, Inc. under the National Household Wasted Food Prevention Project to prevent household food waste. 202602749 Passed Pass
  48. 22. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, 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 West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled Public Water Main Easement E- 1144 Misc 143 Schumacher Park Drive, as recorded in Official Record 15240, Page 1010, Butler County, Ohio Recorder’s Office. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602750 Passed Pass
  49. 23. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, 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 Trailside Village 5709 Harrison Avenue WSL 3696 P1C-A-Trailside Village - E-1149, as recorded in Plat Book 504, Page 75, Hamilton, County, Ohio, Ohio Recorder’s Office. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602751 Passed Pass
  50. 24. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 236-2026 to authorize the City to enter into a loan or loans with the Ohio Water Development Authority or to pursue another funding source for the refunding of prior issued water system revenue bonds of the City. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602752 Passed Emergency Pass
  51. 48 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for an Innovator Grant of up to $300,000 from the World Wildlife Fund, Inc. under the National Household Wasted Food Prevention Project to prevent household food waste. 202602749 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  52. 49 No announcements at this time.
  53. 50 Council adjourned at 2:59 P.M.
  54. 50 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, 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 West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio in accordance with the plat entitled Public Water Main Easement E- 1144 Misc 143 Schumacher Park Drive, as recorded in Official Record 15240, Page 1010, Butler County, Ohio Recorder’s Office. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602750 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  55. 52 ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, 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 Trailside Village 5709 Harrison Avenue WSL 3696 P1C-A-Trailside Village - E-1149, as recorded in Plat Book 504, Page 75, Hamilton, County, Ohio, Ohio Recorder’s Office. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602751 Suspension of the three readings Pass
  56. 54 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 236-2026 to authorize the City to enter into a loan or loans with the Ohio Water Development Authority or to pursue another funding source for the refunding of prior issued water system revenue bonds of the City. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602752 Emergency clause to remain Pass
  57. 55 ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/16/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 236-2026 to authorize the City to enter into a loan or loans with the Ohio Water Development Authority or to pursue another funding source for the refunding of prior issued water system revenue bonds of the City. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>). <https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business%3e).> 202602752 Suspension of the three readings Pass

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