Economic and Cultural Opportunity

Council Chambers, Room 300

Agenda — 16 items

1. 1 ROLL CALL
2. 2 PRESENTATIONS
3. 3 The meeting began at 10:00 A.M. and ended at 11:09 A.M. In attendance from the Administration - Laura Castillo, Director of Economic Inclusion & Procurement & from the Law Department, Jon Ford. Items #1-3 were held from voting until the next ECO meeting on October 5, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. due to Quorum not being met for item voting purposes.
4. 4 WORKFORCE COUNCIL OF SOUTHWEST OHIO
5. 5 Beth Yoke, Executive Director
6. 7 ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI
7. 8 Joe Girandola, President & CEO of the Art Academy of Cincinnati
8. 10 BUY THE BUILDING: SMALL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL OWNERSHIP
9. 11 Tiffany Brown, Deputy Director, Department of Opportunity & Resident Services
10. 13 AGENDA
11. 15 PRESENTATIONS
12. 1. PRESENTATION, submitted by Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney regarding the Workforce Council of Southwest Ohio. 202602775 Held
13. 2. PRESENTATION, submitted by Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney regarding the Art Academy of Cincinnati - OVER-THE-RHINE: Legacy and Impact. 202602776 Held
14. 3. PRESENTATION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 9/21/2026, regarding Buy the Building: Small Business Commercial Ownership. (Reference Document# 202600091) 202602782 Held
15. 21 ADJOURNMENT
16. 26 The meeting adjourned at 11:09 A.M.

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