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APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Ligaya West to the Cincinnati Elections Commission for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA)
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Katie Westbrook to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Rita Seith to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)
REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Sister Sally Duffy to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)
REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint James Watkins to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)
$5,420,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding and Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $5,420,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Related Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,420,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to various General Fund personnel and non-personnel operating budget accounts according to the attached Schedule of Transfer to fund police public safety measures and deter violent crime in the Central Business District and other crime hot spots in the City.
$1,700,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with OTR Historical Development, LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 43 E. Clifton Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of existing buildings into approximately 10,933 square feet of residential space, consisting of 16 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,700,000.
$1,700,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with OTR Historical Development, LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 43 E. Clifton Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of existing buildings into approximately 10,933 square feet of residential space, consisting of 16 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,700,000.
$1,700,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with OTR Historical Development, LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 43 E. Clifton Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of existing buildings into approximately 10,933 square feet of residential space, consisting of 16 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,700,000.
$679,483.94 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $679,483.94 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts, according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $679,483.94 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to various Strategic Housing Initiatives Program project accounts, according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer, to provide funding that will be spent in a timely manner to support vital City programs.
$679,483.94 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $679,483.94 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts, according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $679,483.94 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to various Strategic Housing Initiatives Program project accounts, according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer, to provide funding that will be spent in a timely manner to support vital City programs.
$679,483.94 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $679,483.94 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts, according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $679,483.94 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to various Strategic Housing Initiatives Program project accounts, according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer, to provide funding that will be spent in a timely manner to support vital City programs.
$150,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $150,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x231600, “Economic Development Initiatives - GF,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 to provide resources for operating support for Represent Cincy to retain and attract small businesses primarily to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood; and DECLARING that the operating support for Represent Cincy serves a public purpose because the small business support will foster local improvements and investment and increase neighborhood vitality.
$150,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $150,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x231600, “Economic Development Initiatives - GF,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 to provide resources for operating support for Represent Cincy to retain and attract small businesses primarily to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood; and DECLARING that the operating support for Represent Cincy serves a public purpose because the small business support will foster local improvements and investment and increase neighborhood vitality.
$150,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $150,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x231600, “Economic Development Initiatives - GF,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 to provide resources for operating support for Represent Cincy to retain and attract small businesses primarily to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood; and DECLARING that the operating support for Represent Cincy serves a public purpose because the small business support will foster local improvements and investment and increase neighborhood vitality.
$75,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $75,000 from the Office of the City Manager non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $75,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252312, “Wall Stab. & Landslide Correction,” to provide resources to stabilize a landslide and inspect, rehabilitate, and replace the retaining wall and appurtenances at 1769 Carll Street; and DECLARING such expenditures to be for a public purpose.
$75,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $75,000 from the Office of the City Manager non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $75,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252312, “Wall Stab. & Landslide Correction,” to provide resources to stabilize a landslide and inspect, rehabilitate, and replace the retaining wall and appurtenances at 1769 Carll Street; and DECLARING such expenditures to be for a public purpose.
$75,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $75,000 from the Office of the City Manager non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $75,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252312, “Wall Stab. & Landslide Correction,” to provide resources to stabilize a landslide and inspect, rehabilitate, and replace the retaining wall and appurtenances at 1769 Carll Street; and DECLARING such expenditures to be for a public purpose.
$61,725.90 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate up to $61,725.90 from the Village of St. Bernard to capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252383, “Pedestrian Safety Improvements/Major Street Calming,” to install traffic calming infrastructure along sections of East Mitchell Avenue, a portion of which is located within the Village of St. Bernard; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252383, “Pedestrian Safety Improvements/Major Street Calming.”
$46,080 · ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $46,080 from the Murray & Agnes Seasongood Good Government Foundation to administer an internship program for temporary placement of up to eight interns; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Citizens Jobs Fund revenue account No. 308x8571.
$35,000 · MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the administration allocate $35,000 from the reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergencies, and One Time Needs to support Build Cincy, the annual conference that focuses on increasing the number of women and minority developers in Cincinnati and providing informational tools to scale the capacity of existing development companies. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE)
$14,845 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an award of $14,845 in American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) resources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (“HOME”) (ALN 14.239) to a newly established Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project account in accordance with Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $1,011,994.51 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts in accordance with Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,011,994.51 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to realign resources with needs to ensure that funding is available to support administering, planning, monitoring, and reporting the use of HOME ARP resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2021 Annual Action Plan Amendment.
$14,845 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an award of $14,845 in American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) resources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (“HOME”) (ALN 14.239) to a newly established Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project account in accordance with Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $1,011,994.51 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts in accordance with Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,011,994.51 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to realign resources with needs to ensure that funding is available to support administering, planning, monitoring, and reporting the use of HOME ARP resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2021 Annual Action Plan Amendment.
$14,845 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an award of $14,845 in American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) resources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (“HOME”) (ALN 14.239) to a newly established Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project account in accordance with Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $1,011,994.51 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts in accordance with Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,011,994.51 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to realign resources with needs to ensure that funding is available to support administering, planning, monitoring, and reporting the use of HOME ARP resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2021 Annual Action Plan Amendment.
$12,130 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING a payment of $12,130 from Cincinnati Police Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x4053x7289 as a moral obligation to ForPsych Corporation for outstanding charges related to services rendered for fitness-for-duty evaluations completed in Fiscal Year 2025.
$8,660 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate program income of $8,660 from the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (ALN 14.905) to Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927 to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible, privately owned housing for low-income residents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant program income into Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927.
$8,660 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate program income of $8,660 from the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (ALN 14.905) to Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927 to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible, privately owned housing for low-income residents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant program income into Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927.
$8,660 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate program income of $8,660 from the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (ALN 14.905) to Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927 to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible, privately owned housing for low-income residents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant program income into Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927.
$3,366.14 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING a payment of $3,366.14 from County Law Enforcement Applied Regionally CLEAR Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 457x093x7100x7212 as a moral obligation to T-Mobile USA for wireless air card services in mobile data computers used by police patrol cars throughout Hamilton County law enforcement agencies.
$2 · MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding ,Owens and Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the $2 million allocated to public safety in Motion #202501522 and an additional ** $3.42 million from the General Fund Contingency Account be used for the following items: Category Item Amount Police Public Visibility Overtime for CPD* $1,200,000.00 Police PIVOT Specialized Training $30,000.00 Police CPD Recruitment Efforts $100,000.00 Police Bond and Sentencing Project $250,000.00 Police Towing $50,000.00 Outreach 3CDC Expanded Ambassador Program $880,000.00 Outreach 3CDC Outreach Workers and FUSUS $100,000.00 Outreach Youth Outreach Workers $200,000.00 Outreach Curfew Center - Lighthouse $195,000.00 Outreach Curfew Center - Seven Hills $185,000.00 Technology DOTE/CPD Streetlighting and Cameras $1,200,000.00 Technology License Plate Readers $360,000.00 Technology CPD West End Camera Expansion $150,000.00 Technology Findlay Market Safety Improvements $180,000.00 Technology CGIC/PIVOT Drones $40,000.00 Technology Drone Expansion $100,000.00 Technology FUSUS Expansion $100,000.00 Technology Mobile Safety Camera Trailers $100,000.00 Total $5,420,000.00** *Funds may be used by the city for other public safety needs if not spent by December 31st, 2025. **Council is to be notified if any of these funds are still outstanding by June 1st, 2026, with the administration either providing a plan to allocate these funds or recommendations to reallocate them for other public safety investments. (BALANCE OF MOTION ON FILE IN THE CLERKS OFFICE)
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801 Plum Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202City of Cincinnati Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes 2:00 PM Council Chambers, Room 300Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Council convened at 2:25 P.M., Mayor Aftab Pureval, Presiding. ROLL CALL Councilmember Anna Albi, President Pro Tempore Victoria Parks, Councilmember Seth Walsh, Councilmember Scotty Johnson, Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney, Councilmember Jeff Cramerding, Councilmember Mark Jeffreys, Councilmember Meeka Owens, and Councilmember Evan Nolan In attendance were City Manager Sheryl Long, City Solicitor Emily Smart Woerner and Clerk of Council Melissa Autry. Council observed a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. There being no objection, the Minutes of the previous session of council were Approved and Filed. MAYOR AFTAB Cincinnati Elections Commission 1. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Ligaya West to the Cincinnati Elections Commission for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202501635 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Page 1 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Housing Advisory Board 2. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Katie Westbrook to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White) 202501636 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 3. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Rita Seith to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White) 202501637 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 4. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Sister Sally Duffy to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White) 202501638 Confirmed Page 2 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 5. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint James Watkins to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA) 202501639 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 6. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Gregory Johnson to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA) 202501640 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 7. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Bobby Maly to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White) 202501641 Page 3 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Community Development Advisory Board 8. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Marcus Parrish to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA) 202501642 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 9. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Tierra Turnage to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202501643 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 10. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Ebony Pratt to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of 202501644 Page 4 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 11. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Yasmin Chilton to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202501645 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 12. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Stephanie Collins to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White) 202501646 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 13. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint 202501647 Page 5 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Roy Hackworth to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA) Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 14. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Gina Marsh to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White) 202501648 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 15. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Markiea Carter to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA) 202501649 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Page 6 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 16. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Jennifer McEvilley to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White) 202501650 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Citizen Complaint Authority 17. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Dr. Sarah Ghee to the Citizen Complaint Authority for a term of two years ending in September 2026. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White) 202501652 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: MS. ALBI 18. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the Hamilton County Suicide Prevention Coalition and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for the Coalition’s compassionate and dedicated service to the community. 202501692 Passed Page 7 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0053-2025 19. RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the Association of Film Cinema International (“AFCI”), and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for the AFCI’s 50th anniversary. 202501698 Passed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0054-2025 MS. KEARNEY Approved & Filed 20. MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the administration allocate $35,000 from the reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergencies, and One Time Needs to support Build Cincy, the annual conference that focuses on increasing the number of women and minority developers in Cincinnati and providing informational tools to scale the capacity of existing development companies. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) 202501653 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee MS. OWENS 21. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Owens, WE MOVE the City Administration to take all needed action to trim, maintain, or remove items of city owned landscaping to improve sightlines for public safety infrastructure. WE FURTHER MOVE that the city administration ensures that the trimming, maintenance, or removal does not affect the goal of the 202501662 Page 8 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Green Cincinnati Plan of maintaining 40% urban tree canopy. Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee MR. JEFFREYS 22. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING the provisions of Title VIII, “Business Regulations,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by ORDAINING new Chapter 487, “Hookah and Other Smoking Establishments,” to regulate the operating hours of hookah and other smoking establishments and to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of Cincinnati residents and visitors. 202501682 Referred to Public Safety & Governance Committee MR. CRAMERDING MS. OWENS 23. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding and Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $5,420,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Related Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,420,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to various General Fund personnel and non-personnel operating budget accounts according to the attached Schedule of Transfer to fund police public safety measures and deter violent crime in the Central Business District and other crime hot spots in the City. 202501699 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee CITY MANAGER 24. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025 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 SPH FC NA 11 LLC, DBA 125 W 5th St, 125 W 5th Street. (#10005323-1, TFOL, D5 D6) [Objections: No] 202501582 Filed 25. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Preventative Road Maintenance to Minimize Potholes. (Reference Document # 202500125) 202501584 Referred to Climate, Environment & Infrastructure Committee 26. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, recommending the appointment of Amira Beer to the Sidewalk Board of Appeals for a term of three years from September 4, 2025. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/ White) 202501592 Confirmed Page 9 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 27. APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, recommending the appointment of Kerry Rundle McIver to the Sidewalk Board of Appeals for a term of three years from September 4, 2025. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White) 202501593 Confirmed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 28. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for UC’s CCE Community Partner Fair. 202501626 Filed 29. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025 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 J B Schmitt Garage LLC, DBA 1432 Main St, 1432 Main St. (#10005816-1, TRFO, D5) [OBJECTIONS: None] 202501628 Filed 30. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025 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 Wunder Corner Store LLC, DBA Wunder Corner Store, 3323 Wunder Avenue. (#9796604, New, C1 C2) [OBJECTIONS:Yes] 202501629 Filed 31. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Hudepohl 14K. 202501630 Page 10 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Filed 32. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025 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 Applebees Restaurants Mid-Atlantic, DBA 3222 Geier Dr, 3222 Geier Drive. (#10005382-1, TFOL, D1 D2 D3) [OBJECTIONS: None] 202501631 Filed 33. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025 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 Cincy Bartique LLC, DBA 3935 & 3937 Spring Grove Ave, 3935 & 3937 Spring Grove Avenue. (#10003867-1, TRFO, D5J) [OBJECTIONS: Yes] 202501632 Filed 34. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025 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 2801 Price Ave LLC, DBA Reds Deli, 2801-2803 Price Avenue. (#10006109-1, TRFO, C1 C2) [Objections: None] 202501633 Filed 35. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025 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 Sharkz LLC, DBA 2010 Elm St, 2010 Elm Street. (#10004198-1, New, D5J D6) [Objections: None] 202501634 Filed 36. REPORT, dated 9/10/2025, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding the Protections for Native Plant/Pollinator Gardens. (Reference Document # 202500354) 202501655 Filed 37. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING a payment of $12,130 from Cincinnati Police Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x4053x7289 as a moral obligation to ForPsych Corporation for outstanding charges related to services rendered for fitness-for-duty evaluations completed in Fiscal Year 2025. 202501663 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee 38. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $46,080 from the Murray & Agnes Seasongood Good Government Foundation to administer an internship program for temporary placement of up to eight interns; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Citizens Jobs Fund revenue account No. 308x8571. 202501664 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee Page 11 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 39. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING a payment of $3,366.14 from County Law Enforcement Applied Regionally CLEAR Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 457x093x7100x7212 as a moral obligation to T-Mobile USA for wireless air card services in mobile data computers used by police patrol cars throughout Hamilton County law enforcement agencies. 202501667 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee 40. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate up to $61,725.90 from the Village of St. Bernard to capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252383, “Pedestrian Safety Improvements/Major Street Calming,” to install traffic calming infrastructure along sections of East Mitchell Avenue, a portion of which is located within the Village of St. Bernard; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252383, “Pedestrian Safety Improvements/Major Street Calming.” 202501668 Referred to Budget & Finance Committee 41. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, APPROVING a major amendment to the concept plan and development program statement governing a portion of Planned Development District No. 79, "Uptown Gateway," to permit additional uses within the planned development to allow office, research and development, laboratory, hotel, multi-family residential, retail, restaurant, entertainment, school, and all other uses permitted within the CC-A, "Commercial Community Auto," RM-0.7, "Residential MultiFamily," OG, "Office General," ML, "Manufacturing Limited," and IR, "Institutional Residential," zoning districts in the area located at 3020-3090 Exploration Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood. (Subject to the Temporary Prohibition List <<https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/law/ethics/city-business>>). 202501681 Referred to Economic, Growth & Zoning Committee BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE 42. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, WE MOVE that the City Administration provide a report within 30 days to evaluate the potential for reviving the Capital Arts Grant Program. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202501623 Adopted Page 12 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: 43. MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding ,Owens and Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the $2 million allocated to public safety in Motion #202501522 and an additional ** $3.42 million from the General Fund Contingency Account be used for the following items: Category Item Amount Police Public Visibility Overtime for CPD* $1,200,000.00 Police PIVOT Specialized Training $30,000.00 Police CPD Recruitment Efforts $100,000.00 Police Bond and Sentencing Project $250,000.00 Police Towing$50,000.00 Outreach 3CDC Expanded Ambassador Program $880,000.00 Outreach 3CDC Outreach Workers and FUSUS $100,000.00 Outreach Youth Outreach Workers $200,000.00 Outreach Curfew Center - Lighthouse $195,000.00 Outreach Curfew Center - Seven Hills $185,000.00 Technology DOTE/CPD Streetlighting and Cameras $1,200,000.00 Technology License Plate Readers $360,000.00 Technology CPD West End Camera Expansion $150,000.00 Technology Findlay Market Safety Improvements $180,000.00 Technology CGIC/PIVOT Drones $40,000.00 Technology Drone Expansion $100,000.00 Technology FUSUS Expansion $100,000.00 Technology Mobile Safety Camera Trailers $100,000.00 Total $5,420,000.00** *Funds may be used by the city for other public safety needs if not spent by December 31st, 2025. **Council is to be notified if any of these funds are still outstanding by June 1st, 2026, with the administration either providing a plan to allocate these funds or recommendations to reallocate them for other public safety 202501684 Page 13 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 investments. (BALANCE OF MOTION ON FILE IN THE CLERKS OFFICE) Adopted Councilmember Albi Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney No: 44. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an award of $14,845 in American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) resources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (“HOME”) (ALN 14.239) to a newly established Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project account in accordance with Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $1,011,994.51 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts in accordance with Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,011,994.51 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to realign resources with needs to ensure that funding is available to support administering, planning, monitoring, and reporting the use of HOME ARP resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2021 Annual Action Plan Amendment. 202501607 Passed Emergency President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Councilmember AlbiAbsent: Enactment No: 0282-2025 Emergency clause to remain Page 14 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Councilmember AlbiAbsent: Enactment No: 0282-2025 Suspension of the three readings President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Councilmember AlbiAbsent: Enactment No: 0282-2025 45. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $679,483.94 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts, according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $679,483.94 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to various Strategic Housing Initiatives Program project accounts, according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer, to provide funding that will be spent in a timely manner to support vital City programs. 202501608 Passed Emergency Page 15 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0283-2025 Emergency clause to remain Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0283-2025 Suspension of the three readings Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0283-2025 46. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate program income of $8,660 from the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (ALN 14.905) to Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927 to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible, privately owned housing for low-income residents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant program income into Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927. 202501609 Page 16 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Passed Emergency Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0284-2025 Emergency clause to remain Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0284-2025 Suspension of the three readings Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0284-2025 47. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $75,000 from the Office of the City Manager non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $75,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252312, “Wall Stab. & Landslide Correction,” to provide resources to stabilize a landslide 202501611 Page 17 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 and inspect, rehabilitate, and replace the retaining wall and appurtenances at 1769 Carll Street; and DECLARING such expenditures to be for a public purpose. Passed Emergency Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0285-2025 Emergency clause to remain Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0285-2025 Suspension of the three readings Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0285-2025 48. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $150,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x231600, “Economic Development Initiatives - GF,” to the 202501665 Page 18 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 to provide resources for operating support for Represent Cincy to retain and attract small businesses primarily to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood; and DECLARING that the operating support for Represent Cincy serves a public purpose because the small business support will foster local improvements and investment and increase neighborhood vitality. Passed Emergency Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0286-2025 Emergency clause to remain Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0286-2025 Suspension of the three readings Page 19 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0286-2025 49. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with OTR Historical Development, LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 43 E. Clifton Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of existing buildings into approximately 10,933 square feet of residential space, consisting of 16 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,700,000. 202501615 Passed Emergency Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0287-2025 Emergency clause to remain Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Page 20 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Enactment No: 0287-2025 Suspension of the three readings Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0287-2025 50. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, ESTABLISHING the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District Assessment Equalization Board, appointing three members thereto, and setting the time and place for hearings in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio Revised Code. 202501669 Passed Emergency Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0288-2025 Emergency clause to remain Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0288-2025 Page 21 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Suspension of the three readings Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0288-2025 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS EQUITABLE GROWTH & HOUSINGS COMMITTEE 51. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Chapter 871, “Landlord-Tenant Relations,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 871-3, “Definitions,” and ORDAINING new Section 871-17, “Retaliation Prohibited,” to protect tenants and tenant organizations against retaliation for reporting hazardous or substandard living conditions and advocating regarding their tenancy. 202501568 Passed Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0289-2025 Suspension of the three readings Page 22 of 23
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes September 10, 2025 Councilmember Albi President Pro Tempore Parks Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Johnson Vice Mayor Kearney Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Councilmember Owens Councilmember Nolan Yes: Enactment No: 0289-2025 No announcements at this time. Council adjourned at 3:17 P.M. Page 23 of 23
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APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Ligaya West to the Cincinnati Elections Commission for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA)
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Katie Westbrook to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Rita Seith to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)
REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Sister Sally Duffy to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)
REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint James Watkins to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)
REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Gregory Johnson to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)
REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Bobby Maly to the Housing Advisory Board for a term of four years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/White)
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Tierra Turnage to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA)
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Ebony Pratt to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA)
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Yasmin Chilton to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA)
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Stephanie Collins to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)
REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Roy Hackworth to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)
REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Gina Marsh to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)
REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Markiea Carter to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA)
REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Jennifer McEvilley to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This reappointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Dr. Sarah Ghee to the Citizen Complaint Authority for a term of two years ending in September 2026. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White)
MOTION, submitted by Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the administration allocate $35,000 from the reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergencies, and One Time Needs to support Build Cincy, the annual conference that focuses on increasing the number of women and minority developers in Cincinnati and providing informational tools to scale the capacity of existing development companies. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE)
$35,000
APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, recommending the appointment of Amira Beer to the Sidewalk Board of Appeals for a term of three years from September 4, 2025. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/ White)
APPOINTMENT submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, recommending the appointment of Kerry Rundle McIver to the Sidewalk Board of Appeals for a term of three years from September 4, 2025. This appointment is submitted to the City Council for its approval. (Female/White)
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING a payment of $12,130 from Cincinnati Police Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x4053x7289 as a moral obligation to ForPsych Corporation for outstanding charges related to services rendered for fitness-for-duty evaluations completed in Fiscal Year 2025.
$12,130
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $46,080 from the Murray & Agnes Seasongood Good Government Foundation to administer an internship program for temporary placement of up to eight interns; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Citizens Jobs Fund revenue account No. 308x8571.
$46,080
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING a payment of $3,366.14 from County Law Enforcement Applied Regionally CLEAR Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 457x093x7100x7212 as a moral obligation to T-Mobile USA for wireless air card services in mobile data computers used by police patrol cars throughout Hamilton County law enforcement agencies.
$3,366.14
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/10/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate up to $61,725.90 from the Village of St. Bernard to capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252383, “Pedestrian Safety Improvements/Major Street Calming,” to install traffic calming infrastructure along sections of East Mitchell Avenue, a portion of which is located within the Village of St. Bernard; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the resources into capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x252383, “Pedestrian Safety Improvements/Major Street Calming.”
$61,725.90
MOTION (AMENDED), submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding ,Owens and Jeffreys, WE MOVE that the $2 million allocated to public safety in Motion #202501522 and an additional ** $3.42 million from the General Fund Contingency Account be used for the following items: Category Item Amount Police Public Visibility Overtime for CPD* $1,200,000.00 Police PIVOT Specialized Training $30,000.00 Police CPD Recruitment Efforts $100,000.00 Police Bond and Sentencing Project $250,000.00 Police Towing $50,000.00 Outreach 3CDC Expanded Ambassador Program $880,000.00 Outreach 3CDC Outreach Workers and FUSUS $100,000.00 Outreach Youth Outreach Workers $200,000.00 Outreach Curfew Center - Lighthouse $195,000.00 Outreach Curfew Center - Seven Hills $185,000.00 Technology DOTE/CPD Streetlighting and Cameras $1,200,000.00 Technology License Plate Readers $360,000.00 Technology CPD West End Camera Expansion $150,000.00 Technology Findlay Market Safety Improvements $180,000.00 Technology CGIC/PIVOT Drones $40,000.00 Technology Drone Expansion $100,000.00 Technology FUSUS Expansion $100,000.00 Technology Mobile Safety Camera Trailers $100,000.00 Total $5,420,000.00** *Funds may be used by the city for other public safety needs if not spent by December 31st, 2025. **Council is to be notified if any of these funds are still outstanding by June 1st, 2026, with the administration either providing a plan to allocate these funds or recommendations to reallocate them for other public safety investments. (BALANCE OF MOTION ON FILE IN THE CLERKS OFFICE)
$2
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an award of $14,845 in American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) resources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (“HOME”) (ALN 14.239) to a newly established Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project account in accordance with Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $1,011,994.51 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts in accordance with Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,011,994.51 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to realign resources with needs to ensure that funding is available to support administering, planning, monitoring, and reporting the use of HOME ARP resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2021 Annual Action Plan Amendment.
$14,845
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $679,483.94 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts, according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $679,483.94 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to various Strategic Housing Initiatives Program project accounts, according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer, to provide funding that will be spent in a timely manner to support vital City programs.
$679,483.94
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate program income of $8,660 from the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (ALN 14.905) to Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927 to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible, privately owned housing for low-income residents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant program income into Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927.
$8,660
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $75,000 from the Office of the City Manager non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $75,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252312, “Wall Stab. & Landslide Correction,” to provide resources to stabilize a landslide and inspect, rehabilitate, and replace the retaining wall and appurtenances at 1769 Carll Street; and DECLARING such expenditures to be for a public purpose.
$75,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with OTR Historical Development, LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 43 E. Clifton Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of existing buildings into approximately 10,933 square feet of residential space, consisting of 16 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,700,000.
$1,700,000
MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, WE MOVE that the City Administration provide a report within 30 days to evaluate the potential for reviving the Capital Arts Grant Program. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $150,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x231600, “Economic Development Initiatives - GF,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 to provide resources for operating support for Represent Cincy to retain and attract small businesses primarily to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood; and DECLARING that the operating support for Represent Cincy serves a public purpose because the small business support will foster local improvements and investment and increase neighborhood vitality.
$150,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, ESTABLISHING the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District Assessment Equalization Board, appointing three members thereto, and setting the time and place for hearings in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio Revised Code.
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Marcus Parrish to the Community Development Advisory Board for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice & consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA)
RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the Hamilton County Suicide Prevention Coalition and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for the Coalition’s compassionate and dedicated service to the community.
RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Albi, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, RECOGNIZING the Association of Film Cinema International (“AFCI”), and EXPRESSING the appreciation of the Mayor and the Council of the City of Cincinnati for the AFCI’s 50th anniversary.
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmembers Cramerding and Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $5,420,000 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Related Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $5,420,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to various General Fund personnel and non-personnel operating budget accounts according to the attached Schedule of Transfer to fund police public safety measures and deter violent crime in the Central Business District and other crime hot spots in the City.
$5,420,000
ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Chapter 871, “Landlord-Tenant Relations,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 871-3, “Definitions,” and ORDAINING new Section 871-17, “Retaliation Prohibited,” to protect tenants and tenant organizations against retaliation for reporting hazardous or substandard living conditions and advocating regarding their tenancy.
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an award of $14,845 in American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) resources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (“HOME”) (ALN 14.239) to a newly established Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project account in accordance with Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $1,011,994.51 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts in accordance with Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,011,994.51 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to realign resources with needs to ensure that funding is available to support administering, planning, monitoring, and reporting the use of HOME ARP resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2021 Annual Action Plan Amendment.
$14,845
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate an award of $14,845 in American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) resources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (“HOME”) (ALN 14.239) to a newly established Home Investment Trust Fund 411 project account in accordance with Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $1,011,994.51 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts in accordance with Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $1,011,994.51 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to realign resources with needs to ensure that funding is available to support administering, planning, monitoring, and reporting the use of HOME ARP resources in accordance with Section C of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the City Manager to file the 2021 Annual Action Plan Amendment.
$14,845
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $679,483.94 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts, according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $679,483.94 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to various Strategic Housing Initiatives Program project accounts, according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer, to provide funding that will be spent in a timely manner to support vital City programs.
$679,483.94
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” of $679,483.94 to close out or decrease certain existing project accounts, according to Section A of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $679,483.94 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 411, “Home Investment Trust,” to various Strategic Housing Initiatives Program project accounts, according to Section B of the attached Schedule of Transfer, to provide funding that will be spent in a timely manner to support vital City programs.
$679,483.94
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate program income of $8,660 from the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (ALN 14.905) to Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927 to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible, privately owned housing for low-income residents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant program income into Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927.
$8,660
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate program income of $8,660 from the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (ALN 14.905) to Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927 to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible, privately owned housing for low-income residents; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant program income into Lead Hazard Control Research Grant Fund revenue account no. 387x162x0000x8927.
$8,660
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $75,000 from the Office of the City Manager non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $75,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252312, “Wall Stab. & Landslide Correction,” to provide resources to stabilize a landslide and inspect, rehabilitate, and replace the retaining wall and appurtenances at 1769 Carll Street; and DECLARING such expenditures to be for a public purpose.
$75,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $75,000 from the Office of the City Manager non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x101x7400 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $75,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x233x252312, “Wall Stab. & Landslide Correction,” to provide resources to stabilize a landslide and inspect, rehabilitate, and replace the retaining wall and appurtenances at 1769 Carll Street; and DECLARING such expenditures to be for a public purpose.
$75,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $150,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x231600, “Economic Development Initiatives - GF,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 to provide resources for operating support for Represent Cincy to retain and attract small businesses primarily to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood; and DECLARING that the operating support for Represent Cincy serves a public purpose because the small business support will foster local improvements and investment and increase neighborhood vitality.
$150,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $150,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x231600, “Economic Development Initiatives - GF,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $150,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the Department of Community and Economic Development General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x164x7200 to provide resources for operating support for Represent Cincy to retain and attract small businesses primarily to the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood; and DECLARING that the operating support for Represent Cincy serves a public purpose because the small business support will foster local improvements and investment and increase neighborhood vitality.
$150,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with OTR Historical Development, LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 43 E. Clifton Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of existing buildings into approximately 10,933 square feet of residential space, consisting of 16 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,700,000.
$1,700,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/4/2025, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with OTR Historical Development, LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 43 E. Clifton Avenue in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of existing buildings into approximately 10,933 square feet of residential space, consisting of 16 residential units, at a total construction cost of approximately $1,700,000.
$1,700,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, ESTABLISHING the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District Assessment Equalization Board, appointing three members thereto, and setting the time and place for hearings in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio Revised Code.
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 9/8/2025, ESTABLISHING the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District Assessment Equalization Board, appointing three members thereto, and setting the time and place for hearings in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio Revised Code.
ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Chapter 871, “Landlord-Tenant Relations,” of the Cincinnati Municipal Code by AMENDING Section 871-3, “Definitions,” and ORDAINING new Section 871-17, “Retaliation Prohibited,” to protect tenants and tenant organizations against retaliation for reporting hazardous or substandard living conditions and advocating regarding their tenancy.
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