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APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Christy Samad to the Bicentennial Commons Board of Advisors for a term of one year. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White).
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Karen Jackson to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA).
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Kelsi Goins to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years, replacing Lauren Merten. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA).
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Gladys Pope to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years, replacing Antoninette Perkins. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA).
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $18,940 from Cincinnati Police Department Asset Forfeiture Funds to operate the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s National Football League F.L.A.G. (Future Leaders Achieving Greatness) Football program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into Fund 319, “Contributions for Recreation Purposes,” revenue account no. 319x8571.
$24,000,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/12/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with AAA Club Alliance Inc., or an affiliate of the company acceptable to the City Manager, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 15 W. Central Parkway in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 55,000 square feet of commercial office space and approximately 4,000 square feet of commercial retail space, at a total construction cost of approximately $24,000,000. (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).>
$24,000,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/12/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with AAA Club Alliance Inc., or an affiliate of the company acceptable to the City Manager, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 15 W. Central Parkway in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 55,000 square feet of commercial office space and approximately 4,000 square feet of commercial retail space, at a total construction cost of approximately $24,000,000. (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).>
$24,000,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/12/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with AAA Club Alliance Inc., or an affiliate of the company acceptable to the City Manager, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 15 W. Central Parkway in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 55,000 square feet of commercial office space and approximately 4,000 square feet of commercial retail space, at a total construction cost of approximately $24,000,000. (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).>
$14,606,828 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $14,606,828 existing within certain Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments.
$14,606,828 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $14,606,828 existing within certain Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments.
$14,606,828 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $14,606,828 existing within certain Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments.
$12,069,949 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $12,069,949 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,389 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3421, “Income Tax Reserve for Refunds,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $52,210,792 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the redesignation of an advance of $600,000 from General Fund 050 to Parking Meter Fund No. 303, pursuant to Ordinance No. 0122-2025 as a permanent transfer; AUTHORIZING the fund advance and transfer of $400,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $360,000 from Cincinnati Police Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x7300 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $360,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to permanent improvement program project account no. 758x222x262215, “Fixed License Plate Reader Cameras,” to realign sources with uses for additional license plate reader cameras; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $131,624 from the Office of Environment and Sustainability non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $131,624 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF,” to realign sources with uses for additional sustainability projects.
$12,069,949 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $12,069,949 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,389 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3421, “Income Tax Reserve for Refunds,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $52,210,792 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the redesignation of an advance of $600,000 from General Fund 050 to Parking Meter Fund No. 303, pursuant to Ordinance No. 0122-2025 as a permanent transfer; AUTHORIZING the fund advance and transfer of $400,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $360,000 from Cincinnati Police Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x7300 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $360,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to permanent improvement program project account no. 758x222x262215, “Fixed License Plate Reader Cameras,” to realign sources with uses for additional license plate reader cameras; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $131,624 from the Office of Environment and Sustainability non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $131,624 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF,” to realign sources with uses for additional sustainability projects.
$12,069,949 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $12,069,949 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,389 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3421, “Income Tax Reserve for Refunds,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $52,210,792 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the redesignation of an advance of $600,000 from General Fund 050 to Parking Meter Fund No. 303, pursuant to Ordinance No. 0122-2025 as a permanent transfer; AUTHORIZING the fund advance and transfer of $400,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $360,000 from Cincinnati Police Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x7300 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $360,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to permanent improvement program project account no. 758x222x262215, “Fixed License Plate Reader Cameras,” to realign sources with uses for additional license plate reader cameras; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $131,624 from the Office of Environment and Sustainability non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $131,624 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF,” to realign sources with uses for additional sustainability projects.
$6,000,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for various grants of up to $6,000,000 per application from the Metro Transit Infrastructure Fund (“MTIF”) program as awarded by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (“SORTA”), the Municipal Road Fund (“MRF”) program awarded by Hamilton County, the State Capital Improvement Program (“SCIP”), Local Transportation Improvement Program (“LTIP”), and Revolving Loan Program (“RLP”) grants awarded by the Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”), and the Surface Transportation Block Grants (“STBG”), Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (“CMAQ”) grants, Transportation Alternatives (“TA”) grants, and STBG Repaving program grants awarded by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (“OKI”) (ALN 20.205), to fund various City road, bridge, pedestrian, and bicycle construction projects identified in Attachment A.
$4,999,557 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant (ALN 66.920) of $4,999,557 to fund the replacement of the City’s recycling cart fleet; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543, Office of Environment and Sustainability project account no. 26SWIFR1, “FY 2026 EPA SWIFR Grant.
$4,999,557 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant (ALN 66.920) of $4,999,557 to fund the replacement of the City’s recycling cart fleet; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543, Office of Environment and Sustainability project account no. 26SWIFR1, “FY 2026 EPA SWIFR Grant.
$4,999,557 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant (ALN 66.920) of $4,999,557 to fund the replacement of the City’s recycling cart fleet; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543, Office of Environment and Sustainability project account no. 26SWIFR1, “FY 2026 EPA SWIFR Grant.
$4,000,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Purchase, Funding, and Development Agreement with Whex Garage LLC, (a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3CDC), pursuant to which the City will: (i) purchase certain property located on the southwest corner of W. 5th Street and Elm Street in Cincinnati, (ii) then lease such property to Whex Garage LLC, and (iii) provide a grant in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 to Whex Garage LLC to renovate the existing garage, commonly known as the Whex Garage, located on such property; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x105x261021, “Convention Center District Whex Garage TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the Whex Garage and related infrastructure improvements; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $4,000,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x241620, “Convention Center District Urban Renewal TIF,” to the unappropriated surplus of Urban Renewal - Tax Increment Bond Fund 852; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $4,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Urban Renewal - Tax Increment Bond Fund 852 to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x105x261021, “Convention Center District Whex Garage TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the Whex Garage and related infrastructure improvements; and DECLARING that (i) the improvement of the Whex Garage to be an urban renewal project located in an urban renewal area, each as defined in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 725, and (ii) expenditures from the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x105x261021, “Convention Center District Whex Garage TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the Whex Garage and related infrastructure improvements serve a public purpose because the project will foster additional redevelopment and reinvestment in the Convention Center District in support of the City-owned Convention Center. (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).>
$3,762,000 · ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 87-2022 to increase, from $3,762,000 to $4,138,200, the amount of grant funding the City Manager is authorized to accept and appropriate from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (ALN 20.205), awarded through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x222363, “Wasson Way Federal STBG 2024.”
$3,762,000 · ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 87-2022 to increase, from $3,762,000 to $4,138,200, the amount of grant funding the City Manager is authorized to accept and appropriate from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (ALN 20.205), awarded through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x222363, “Wasson Way Federal STBG 2024.”
$2,800,152 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 23 W Court Holdings LLC, an affiliate of YOLO Investments LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 21 West Court Street in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 4,800 square feet of commercial space and approximately 19,568 square feet of residential space consisting of twelve residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,800,152.
$2,800,152 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 23 W Court Holdings LLC, an affiliate of YOLO Investments LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 21 West Court Street in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 4,800 square feet of commercial space and approximately 19,568 square feet of residential space consisting of twelve residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,800,152.
$2,800,152 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 23 W Court Holdings LLC, an affiliate of YOLO Investments LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 21 West Court Street in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 4,800 square feet of commercial space and approximately 19,568 square feet of residential space consisting of twelve residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,800,152.
$2,407,500 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Harrison Avenue Townhomes LLC, an affiliate of Kaiker Development LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2280 Harrison Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of five buildings, each containing two units, with a total of approximately 16,950 square feet of residential space, consisting of a total of ten residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,407,500.
$2,407,500 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Harrison Avenue Townhomes LLC, an affiliate of Kaiker Development LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2280 Harrison Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of five buildings, each containing two units, with a total of approximately 16,950 square feet of residential space, consisting of a total of ten residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,407,500.
$2,407,500 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Harrison Avenue Townhomes LLC, an affiliate of Kaiker Development LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2280 Harrison Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of five buildings, each containing two units, with a total of approximately 16,950 square feet of residential space, consisting of a total of ten residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,407,500.
$300,000 · ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $300,000 from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2025 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative (ALN 16.738) to support expansion of the Cincinnati Police Department Crime Gun Intelligence Center; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25CGIC.
$200,910 · ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $200,910 from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth’s Cribs for Kids program to decrease infant mortality by ensuring a safe sleep environment for infants through promotion of safe sleep practices and distribution of cribs throughout Hamilton County; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536.
$200,910 · ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $200,910 from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth’s Cribs for Kids program to decrease infant mortality by ensuring a safe sleep environment for infants through promotion of safe sleep practices and distribution of cribs throughout Hamilton County; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536.
$133,200.79 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $133,200.79 from General Fund Enterprise Software and Licenses Non-Departmental non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x952x0000x7418 to AskReply, Inc. dba B2Gnow for the annual subscription fee for the B2Gnow and LCPtracker compliance management tracking system for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the end of the license term, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance.
$100,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $100,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x231915. “Recreation Facilities Renovation - GFCO,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $100,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to newly established permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities.
$100,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $100,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x231915. “Recreation Facilities Renovation - GFCO,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $100,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to newly established permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities.
$100,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $100,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x231915. “Recreation Facilities Renovation - GFCO,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $100,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to newly established permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities.
$50,000 · MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that City Council approve the allocation of $50,000 from the Carryover FY’25 Special Events Fund to support the OwnCincy Workshop series that promotes homeownership through 12 workshops, a wealth marketplace (financial institutions), vendors, a youth financial education series, and home repair how-to segments at Xavier University’s Cintas Center on Saturday, June 27th, 2026, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE)
$50,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $50,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund to continue supporting the Cincinnati Youth Climate Action Fund; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant revenues into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8571.
$50,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $50,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund to continue supporting the Cincinnati Youth Climate Action Fund; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant revenues into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8571.
$50,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $50,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund to continue supporting the Cincinnati Youth Climate Action Fund; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant revenues into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8571.
$18,940 · ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $18,940 from Cincinnati Police Department Asset Forfeiture Funds to operate the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s National Football League F.L.A.G. (Future Leaders Achieving Greatness) Football program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into Fund 319, “Contributions for Recreation Purposes,” revenue account no. 319x8571.
$18,940 · ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $18,940 from Cincinnati Police Department Asset Forfeiture Funds to operate the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s National Football League F.L.A.G. (Future Leaders Achieving Greatness) Football program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into Fund 319, “Contributions for Recreation Purposes,” revenue account no. 319x8571.
$5,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Cincinnati Park Board to accept donations of money from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources valued individually at up to $5,000 to support Cincinnati Park Board programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds into Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 revenue account no. 326x8572.
$5,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Cincinnati Park Board to accept donations of money from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources valued individually at up to $5,000 to support Cincinnati Park Board programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds into Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 revenue account no. 326x8572.
$5,000 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Cincinnati Park Board to accept donations of money from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources valued individually at up to $5,000 to support Cincinnati Park Board programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds into Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 revenue account no. 326x8572.
$614.25 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $614.25 to First Student, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 326x203x4000x7219 for chartered busing services provided to the City in October 2025, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance.
$136.40 · ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $136.40 to Rumpke from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x1000x7276 as a moral obligation for trash collection services rendered in February 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $775 to Irvine Wood Recovery, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x3000x7373 as a moral obligation for providing playground turf to the Sinton facility in April 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $119.12 to the Cincinnati Color Company from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7335 as a moral obligation for paint supplies provided in May 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,562.02 to Professional Awards Service, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7364 as a moral obligation for Cincinnati Parks Department uniforms provided in September 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $119.99 to S&S Worldwide from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7381 as a moral obligation for providing a teen and adult balance ball chair in September 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,300.50 to HercRentals from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7413 as a moral obligation for light tower trailer and surveillance camera unit rentals for Burnet Woods in July 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,785 to Power Equipment Solutions from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7413 as a moral obligation for golf cart rentals provided in November 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $730 to Tree Care, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 326x202x5100x7278 as a moral obligation for tree care services provided in August 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,366.50 to Forevergreen from Cincinnati Parks Department Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 326x202x5200x7373 as a moral obligation for bridge planter maintenance on Fort Washington Way provided in June 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $6,564.95 to CINCYTICKET from Cincinnati Parks Department Krohn Conservatory Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 332x202x3100x7289 as a moral obligation for online ticketing services provided for Krohn Conservatory between August and October 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,958 to General Factory Supply from Cincinnati Parks Department Krohn Conservatory Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 332x202x3100x7362 as a moral obligation for horticulture supplies provided for Krohn Conservatory in February 2023; AUTHORIZING a payment of $4,535.16 to Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Krohn Conservatory Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 332x202x3100x7373 as a moral obligation for horticulture supplies provided for Krohn Conservatory in May 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $3,800 to Tree Care, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Urban Forestry Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 428x202x5100x7278 as a moral obligation for tree care services provided in April 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $295 to Nelbud from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5000x7258 as a moral obligation for sprinkler inspections and an air/water gauge provided in June 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $2,216.67 to Winstel Controls from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5000x7258 as a moral obligation for equipment maintenance supplies provided in June 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $607.06 to GBEX from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5000x7335 as a moral obligation for plumbing supplies provided in May 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $18,062.65 to Wm. A. Natorp Co. from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5200x7373 as a moral obligation for horticulture supplies provided in August 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,004.75 to Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x203x2000x7281 as a moral obligation for title insurance related to a land purchase in February 2026; AUTHORIZING a payment of $6,898.50 to Graf Coyne from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x203x2000x7281 as a moral obligation for outside legal counsel provided in December 2022; and AUTHORIZING a payment of $770 to First Student, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x203x4000x7219 as a moral obligation for busing services provided in April 2025 and March 2026.
No recording or transcript is held for this meeting.
801 Plum Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202City of Cincinnati Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes 2:00 PM Council Chambers, Room 300Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Council convened at 2:10 P.M., Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney, Presiding. ROLL CALL Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney, President Pro Tempore Scotty Johnson, Councilmember Ryan James, Councilmember Meeka Owens, Councilmember Seth Walsh, Councilmember Anna Albi, Councilmember Jeff Cramerding, Councilmember Mark Jeffreys, and Councilmember Evan Nolan In attendance were City Manager Sheryl Long, City Solicitor Emily Smart Woerner, and Clerk of Council Anthony Covington. Councilmember Nolan was absent from today's Council meeting. 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. EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G)(3) MAYOR AFTAB Bicentennial Commons Board of Advisors 1. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Christy Samad to the Bicentennial Commons Board of Advisors for a term of one year. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White). 202601526 Confirmed Page 1 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Human Services Advisory Committee 2. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Karen Jackson to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA). 202601527 Confirmed Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: 3. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Kelsi Goins to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years, replacing Lauren Merten. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA). 202601528 Confirmed Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Page 2 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 4. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Gladys Pope to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years, replacing Antoninette Perkins. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA). 202601529 Confirmed Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: 5. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Courtney Morabito to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White). 202601568 Held one week pursuant to rule of council 6. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Dari Daniels to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA). 202601569 Held one week pursuant to rule of council 7. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Carla Ann Belcher to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA). 202601570 Held one week pursuant to rule of council 8. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Dr. Randi Burlew to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA). 202601571 Held one week pursuant to rule of council 9. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Elisha Scott to the Human Services Advisory Committee for the remainder of the term ending September 13th 2026. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA). 202601572 Held one week pursuant to rule of council Convention Facilities Authority Page 3 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 10. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Keizayla Fambro to the Convention Facilities Authority for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA). 202601573 Held one week pursuant to rule of council 11. REAPPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby reappoint Nidhi Bambino Bedi to the Convention Facilities Authority for a term of four years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/Indian American). 202601574 Held one week pursuant to rule of council Citizen Complaint Authority 12. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Gilbert Stowers to the Citizen Complaint Authority for a term of two years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Male/AA). 202601575 Held one week pursuant to rule of council Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority 13. APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Jill Meyer to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority for the remainder of a term ending January 6th, 2029. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White). 202601576 Held one week pursuant to rule of council MR. JEFFREYS 14. MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that City Council approve the allocation of $50,000 from the Carryover FY’25 Special Events Fund to support the OwnCincy Workshop series that promotes homeownership through 12 workshops, a wealth marketplace (financial institutions), vendors, a youth financial education series, and home repair how-to segments at Xavier University’s Cintas Center on Saturday, June 27th, 2026, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) 202601566 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee MR. JAMES MS. KEARNEY MS. ALBI MR. JEFFREYS 15. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers James, Albi, Jeffreys and Vice Mayor Kearney, WE MOVE that the Clerk of Council and city 202601547 Page 4 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 administration review safety procedures for City Hall and submit a report via presentation within 15 days regarding potential improvements to current policy to ensure a safe workplace for all city employees. (STATEMENT ATTACHED) Referred to Public Safety & Quality of Life Committee MR. NOLAN MR. CRAMERDING MR. WALSH MS. OWENS MS. ALBI 16. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Nolan, Cramerding, Walsh, Owens and Albi, WE MOVE that the City Administration assess the efficacy of the City’s current housing and economic development tools, programs, and funding sources utilized to incentivize and invest in housing development and economic development generally across the City of Cincinnati. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE) 202601565 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee CITY MANAGER 17. REPORT, dated 5/13/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding LEED tax abatements. (Reference Document # 202600150) 202601530 Referred to Housing & Growth Committee 18. REPORT, dated 5/13/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Hyde Park Blast. 202601535 Filed 19. REPORT, dated 5/13/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Savanah Bananas Block Party. 202601536 Filed 20. REPORT, dated 5/13/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Dewey’s Run to Raise Dough 5K. 202601537 Filed 21. REPORT, dated 5/13/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Fourth of July. 202601538 Filed 22. REPORT, dated 5/13/2026, submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding Special Event Permit Application for Northside Rock N Roll Carnival. 202601539 Page 5 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Filed 23. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Purchase, Funding, and Development Agreement with Whex Garage LLC, (a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3CDC), pursuant to which the City will: (i) purchase certain property located on the southwest corner of W. 5th Street and Elm Street in Cincinnati, (ii) then lease such property to Whex Garage LLC, and (iii) provide a grant in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 to Whex Garage LLC to renovate the existing garage, commonly known as the Whex Garage, located on such property; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x105x261021, “Convention Center District Whex Garage TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the Whex Garage and related infrastructure improvements; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $4,000,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x241620, “Convention Center District Urban Renewal TIF,” to the unappropriated surplus of Urban Renewal - Tax Increment Bond Fund 852; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $4,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Urban Renewal - Tax Increment Bond Fund 852 to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x105x261021, “Convention Center District Whex Garage TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the Whex Garage and related infrastructure improvements; and DECLARING that (i) the improvement of the Whex Garage to be an urban renewal project located in an urban renewal area, each as defined in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 725, and (ii) expenditures from the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x105x261021, “Convention Center District Whex Garage TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the Whex Garage and related infrastructure improvements serve a public purpose because the project will foster additional redevelopment and reinvestment in the Convention Center District in support of the City-owned Convention Center. (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).> 202601549 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee 24. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a plat entitled Waterline Easement Vacation Plat Quitclaim E127-Q for Easement E127-WSL 1729 to release and quitclaim a portion of a public utility easement held by the City of Cincinnati for the use and benefit of Greater Cincinnati Water Works for a water main and associated appurtenances located in an upon certain real property located in Section 13, Town 4, E.R. 1 M.P. and Section 18, Town 4, F.R. 2, in the Village of Silverton, Hamilton County, Ohio. (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).> 202601550 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee 25. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for 202601551 Page 6 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 various grants of up to $6,000,000 per application from the Metro Transit Infrastructure Fund (“MTIF”) program as awarded by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (“SORTA”), the Municipal Road Fund (“MRF”) program awarded by Hamilton County, the State Capital Improvement Program (“SCIP”), Local Transportation Improvement Program (“LTIP”), and Revolving Loan Program (“RLP”) grants awarded by the Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”), and the Surface Transportation Block Grants (“STBG”), Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (“CMAQ”) grants, Transportation Alternatives (“TA”) grants, and STBG Repaving program grants awarded by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (“OKI”) (ALN 20.205), to fund various City road, bridge, pedestrian, and bicycle construction projects identified in Attachment A. Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee 26. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $133,200.79 from General Fund Enterprise Software and Licenses Non-Departmental non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x952x0000x7418 to AskReply, Inc. dba B2Gnow for the annual subscription fee for the B2Gnow and LCPtracker compliance management tracking system for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the end of the license term, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202601552 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee 27. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $300,000 from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2025 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative (ALN 16.738) to support expansion of the Cincinnati Police Department Crime Gun Intelligence Center; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25CGIC. 202601553 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee 28. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, 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 the Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio as designated on the plat entitled Water Main Easement E-1158, The Views at Coldstream, as recorded in Plat Book 513, Page 9, Hamilton County, Ohio Recorder’s Office, and a grant of easement in favor of the City of Cincinnati for ingress and egress, to access the aforementioned water mains and related fixtures, over certain real property in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio as designated in the Grant of Easement as recorded at Official Record Volume 15397, Page 00001, Hamilton 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).> 202601554 Page 7 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee 29. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $614.25 to First Student, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 326x203x4000x7219 for chartered busing services provided to the City in October 2025, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance. 202601555 Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee 30. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $136.40 to Rumpke from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x1000x7276 as a moral obligation for trash collection services rendered in February 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $775 to Irvine Wood Recovery, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x3000x7373 as a moral obligation for providing playground turf to the Sinton facility in April 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $119.12 to the Cincinnati Color Company from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7335 as a moral obligation for paint supplies provided in May 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,562.02 to Professional Awards Service, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7364 as a moral obligation for Cincinnati Parks Department uniforms provided in September 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $119.99 to S&S Worldwide from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7381 as a moral obligation for providing a teen and adult balance ball chair in September 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,300.50 to HercRentals from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7413 as a moral obligation for light tower trailer and surveillance camera unit rentals for Burnet Woods in July 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,785 to Power Equipment Solutions from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7413 as a moral obligation for golf cart rentals provided in November 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $730 to Tree Care, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 326x202x5100x7278 as a moral obligation for tree care services provided in August 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,366.50 to Forevergreen from Cincinnati Parks Department Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 326x202x5200x7373 as a moral obligation for bridge planter maintenance on Fort Washington Way provided in June 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $6,564.95 to CINCYTICKET from Cincinnati Parks Department Krohn Conservatory Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 332x202x3100x7289 as a moral obligation for online ticketing services provided for Krohn Conservatory between August and October 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,958 to General Factory Supply 202601559 Page 8 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 from Cincinnati Parks Department Krohn Conservatory Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 332x202x3100x7362 as a moral obligation for horticulture supplies provided for Krohn Conservatory in February 2023; AUTHORIZING a payment of $4,535.16 to Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Krohn Conservatory Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 332x202x3100x7373 as a moral obligation for horticulture supplies provided for Krohn Conservatory in May 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $3,800 to Tree Care, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Urban Forestry Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 428x202x5100x7278 as a moral obligation for tree care services provided in April 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $295 to Nelbud from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5000x7258 as a moral obligation for sprinkler inspections and an air/water gauge provided in June 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $2,216.67 to Winstel Controls from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5000x7258 as a moral obligation for equipment maintenance supplies provided in June 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $607.06 to GBEX from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5000x7335 as a moral obligation for plumbing supplies provided in May 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $18,062.65 to Wm. A. Natorp Co. from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5200x7373 as a moral obligation for horticulture supplies provided in August 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,004.75 to Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x203x2000x7281 as a moral obligation for title insurance related to a land purchase in February 2026; AUTHORIZING a payment of $6,898.50 to Graf Coyne from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x203x2000x7281 as a moral obligation for outside legal counsel provided in December 2022; and AUTHORIZING a payment of $770 to First Student, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x203x4000x7219 as a moral obligation for busing services provided in April 2025 and March 2026. Referred to Budget, Finance & Governance Committee CLERK OF COUNCIL 31. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Emily Graeter, Cincinnati Regional Chamber, Director of Government Affairs & Advocacy, 3 E 4th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. (CINCINNATI REGIONAL CHAMBERS) 202601544 Filed Page 9 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 32. REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent Victoria Parks, Parks Consulting, Consultant, 6401 Aspen Way #1, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224. (KINGSLEY & CO). 202601546 Filed 33. STATEMENT, submitted by the Clerk of Council formally filing a copy of the Financial Disclosure Statement for Scotty Johnson/Councilmember. (CITY) 202601567 Filed BUDGET, FINANCE & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE 34. ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Article II of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by AMENDING Section 26, “Tenant Information Webpage - City Website,” to increase the amount of quality of information available to renters on the City Website. 202601473 Passed Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0126-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0126-2026 35. RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2027, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County 202601472 Page 10 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C. § 321.34. Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0022-2026 Emergency clause to remain Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0022-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0022-2026 36. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and 202601475 Page 11 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 appropriate a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant (ALN 66.920) of $4,999,557 to fund the replacement of the City’s recycling cart fleet; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543, Office of Environment and Sustainability project account no. 26SWIFR1, “FY 2026 EPA SWIFR Grant. Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0127-2026 Emergency clause to remain Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0127-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Page 12 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Enactment No: 0127-2026 37. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $50,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund to continue supporting the Cincinnati Youth Climate Action Fund; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant revenues into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8571. 202601523 Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0128-2026 Emergency clause to remain Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0128-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Page 13 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0128-2026 38. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $200,910 from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth’s Cribs for Kids program to decrease infant mortality by ensuring a safe sleep environment for infants through promotion of safe sleep practices and distribution of cribs throughout Hamilton County; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536. 202601522 Passed Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0129-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0129-2026 39. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $18,940 from Cincinnati Police Department Asset Forfeiture Funds to operate the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s National Football League F.L.A.G. (Future Leaders Achieving Greatness) Football program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into Fund 319, “Contributions for Recreation Purposes,” revenue account no. 319x8571. 202601519 Passed Page 14 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0130-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0130-2026 40. ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 87-2022 to increase, from $3,762,000 to $4,138,200, the amount of grant funding the City Manager is authorized to accept and appropriate from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (ALN 20.205), awarded through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x222363, “Wasson Way Federal STBG 2024.” 202601520 Passed Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Page 15 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Enactment No: 0131-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0131-2026 41. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Cincinnati Park Board to accept donations of money from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources valued individually at up to $5,000 to support Cincinnati Park Board programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds into Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 revenue account no. 326x8572. 202601477 Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0132-2026 Emergency clause to remain Page 16 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0132-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0132-2026 42. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/11/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the City Manager’s Office to solicit and accept monetary and in-kind donations from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument unveiling ceremony; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the funds donated to the City for this purpose into Special Events Fund 314 revenue account no. 314x8571. 202601556 Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Page 17 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Enactment No: 0133-2026 Emergency clause to remain Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0133-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0133-2026 43. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $100,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x231915. “Recreation Facilities Renovation - GFCO,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $100,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to newly established permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities. 202601521 Passed Emergency Page 18 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0134-2026 Emergency clause to remain Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0134-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0134-2026 44. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $14,606,828 existing within certain Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments. 202601524 Page 19 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0135-2026 Emergency clause to remain Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0135-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0135-2026 45. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $12,069,949 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,389 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 202601525 Page 20 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 050x3421, “Income Tax Reserve for Refunds,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $52,210,792 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the redesignation of an advance of $600,000 from General Fund 050 to Parking Meter Fund No. 303, pursuant to Ordinance No. 0122-2025 as a permanent transfer; AUTHORIZING the fund advance and transfer of $400,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $360,000 from Cincinnati Police Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x7300 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $360,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to permanent improvement program project account no. 758x222x262215, “Fixed License Plate Reader Cameras,” to realign sources with uses for additional license plate reader cameras; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $131,624 from the Office of Environment and Sustainability non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $131,624 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF,” to realign sources with uses for additional sustainability projects. Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0136-2026 Emergency clause to remain Page 21 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0136-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0136-2026 SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS CLIMATE, CITY SERVICE & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 46. MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Owens and James, WE MOVE that the City Administration be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to pursue the Certified Welcoming designation from Welcoming America on behalf of the City of Cincinnati. (STATEMENT ATTACHED) 202601511 Adopted Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Page 22 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 HOUSING & GROWTH COMMITTEE 47. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 23 W Court Holdings LLC, an affiliate of YOLO Investments LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 21 West Court Street in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 4,800 square feet of commercial space and approximately 19,568 square feet of residential space consisting of twelve residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,800,152. 202601460 Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0137-2026 Emergency clause to remain Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0137-2026 Suspension of the three readings Page 23 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0137-2026 48. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Harrison Avenue Townhomes LLC, an affiliate of Kaiker Development LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2280 Harrison Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of five buildings, each containing two units, with a total of approximately 16,950 square feet of residential space, consisting of a total of ten residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,407,500. 202601483 Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0138-2026 Emergency clause to remain Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Page 24 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0138-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0138-2026 49. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive West at Burnet Woods Drive in the Corryville neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Deputy Larry Henderson Jr Way” in honor of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Henderson Jr., a beloved husband, father, and Sheriff Deputy, who dedicated his life to the citizens of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, and the United States of America as a United States Marine. 202601515 Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0139-2026 Suspension of the three readings Page 25 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0139-2026 50. ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/12/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with AAA Club Alliance Inc., or an affiliate of the company acceptable to the City Manager, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 15 W. Central Parkway in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 55,000 square feet of commercial office space and approximately 4,000 square feet of commercial retail space, at a total construction cost of approximately $24,000,000. (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).> 202601560 Passed Emergency Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0140-2026 Emergency clause to remain Page 26 of 27
Cincinnati City Council Meeting Minutes May 13, 2026 Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0140-2026 Suspension of the three readings Vice Mayor Kearney President Pro Tempore Johnson Councilmember James Councilmember Owens Councilmember Walsh Councilmember Albi Councilmember Cramerding Councilmember Jeffreys Yes: Councilmember NolanAbsent: Enactment No: 0140-2026 A motion was made by Vice Mayor Kearney, seconded by Councilmember Albi for Council to move to Executive Session. No announcements at this time. Council adjourned at 3:21 P.M. Page 27 of 27
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APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Christy Samad to the Bicentennial Commons Board of Advisors for a term of one year. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/White).
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Karen Jackson to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA).
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Kelsi Goins to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years, replacing Lauren Merten. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA).
APPOINTMENT, submitted by Mayor Aftab Pureval, I hereby appoint Gladys Pope to the Human Services Advisory Committee for a term of three years, replacing Antoninette Perkins. This appointment is submitted to City Council for its advice and consent pursuant to its Rules. (Female/AA).
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $18,940 from Cincinnati Police Department Asset Forfeiture Funds to operate the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s National Football League F.L.A.G. (Future Leaders Achieving Greatness) Football program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into Fund 319, “Contributions for Recreation Purposes,” revenue account no. 319x8571.
$18,940
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 87-2022 to increase, from $3,762,000 to $4,138,200, the amount of grant funding the City Manager is authorized to accept and appropriate from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (ALN 20.205), awarded through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x222363, “Wasson Way Federal STBG 2024.”
$3,762,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Purchase, Funding, and Development Agreement with Whex Garage LLC, (a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3CDC), pursuant to which the City will: (i) purchase certain property located on the southwest corner of W. 5th Street and Elm Street in Cincinnati, (ii) then lease such property to Whex Garage LLC, and (iii) provide a grant in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 to Whex Garage LLC to renovate the existing garage, commonly known as the Whex Garage, located on such property; ESTABLISHING new capital improvement program project account no. 980x105x261021, “Convention Center District Whex Garage TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the Whex Garage and related infrastructure improvements; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $4,000,000 from capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x241620, “Convention Center District Urban Renewal TIF,” to the unappropriated surplus of Urban Renewal - Tax Increment Bond Fund 852; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $4,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Urban Renewal - Tax Increment Bond Fund 852 to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x105x261021, “Convention Center District Whex Garage TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the Whex Garage and related infrastructure improvements; and DECLARING that (i) the improvement of the Whex Garage to be an urban renewal project located in an urban renewal area, each as defined in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 725, and (ii) expenditures from the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x105x261021, “Convention Center District Whex Garage TIF,” to provide resources for improvements to the Whex Garage and related infrastructure improvements serve a public purpose because the project will foster additional redevelopment and reinvestment in the Convention Center District in support of the City-owned Convention Center. (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).>
$4,000,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for various grants of up to $6,000,000 per application from the Metro Transit Infrastructure Fund (“MTIF”) program as awarded by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (“SORTA”), the Municipal Road Fund (“MRF”) program awarded by Hamilton County, the State Capital Improvement Program (“SCIP”), Local Transportation Improvement Program (“LTIP”), and Revolving Loan Program (“RLP”) grants awarded by the Ohio Public Works Commission (“OPWC”), and the Surface Transportation Block Grants (“STBG”), Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (“CMAQ”) grants, Transportation Alternatives (“TA”) grants, and STBG Repaving program grants awarded by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (“OKI”) (ALN 20.205), to fund various City road, bridge, pedestrian, and bicycle construction projects identified in Attachment A.
$6,000,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $133,200.79 from General Fund Enterprise Software and Licenses Non-Departmental non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x952x0000x7418 to AskReply, Inc. dba B2Gnow for the annual subscription fee for the B2Gnow and LCPtracker compliance management tracking system for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the end of the license term, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance.
$133,200.79
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $300,000 from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2025 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative (ALN 16.738) to support expansion of the Cincinnati Police Department Crime Gun Intelligence Center; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Law Enforcement Grant Fund 368x8553, project account no. 25CGIC.
$300,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING the payment of $614.25 to First Student, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 326x203x4000x7219 for chartered busing services provided to the City in October 2025, pursuant to the attached then and now certificate from the Director of Finance.
$614.25
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/13/2026, AUTHORIZING a payment of $136.40 to Rumpke from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x1000x7276 as a moral obligation for trash collection services rendered in February 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $775 to Irvine Wood Recovery, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x3000x7373 as a moral obligation for providing playground turf to the Sinton facility in April 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $119.12 to the Cincinnati Color Company from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7335 as a moral obligation for paint supplies provided in May 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,562.02 to Professional Awards Service, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7364 as a moral obligation for Cincinnati Parks Department uniforms provided in September 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $119.99 to S&S Worldwide from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7381 as a moral obligation for providing a teen and adult balance ball chair in September 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,300.50 to HercRentals from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7413 as a moral obligation for light tower trailer and surveillance camera unit rentals for Burnet Woods in July 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,785 to Power Equipment Solutions from Cincinnati Parks Department General Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x202x5000x7413 as a moral obligation for golf cart rentals provided in November 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $730 to Tree Care, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 326x202x5100x7278 as a moral obligation for tree care services provided in August 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,366.50 to Forevergreen from Cincinnati Parks Department Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 326x202x5200x7373 as a moral obligation for bridge planter maintenance on Fort Washington Way provided in June 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $6,564.95 to CINCYTICKET from Cincinnati Parks Department Krohn Conservatory Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 332x202x3100x7289 as a moral obligation for online ticketing services provided for Krohn Conservatory between August and October 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,958 to General Factory Supply from Cincinnati Parks Department Krohn Conservatory Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 332x202x3100x7362 as a moral obligation for horticulture supplies provided for Krohn Conservatory in February 2023; AUTHORIZING a payment of $4,535.16 to Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Krohn Conservatory Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 332x202x3100x7373 as a moral obligation for horticulture supplies provided for Krohn Conservatory in May 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $3,800 to Tree Care, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Urban Forestry Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 428x202x5100x7278 as a moral obligation for tree care services provided in April 2024; AUTHORIZING a payment of $295 to Nelbud from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5000x7258 as a moral obligation for sprinkler inspections and an air/water gauge provided in June 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $2,216.67 to Winstel Controls from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5000x7258 as a moral obligation for equipment maintenance supplies provided in June 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $607.06 to GBEX from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5000x7335 as a moral obligation for plumbing supplies provided in May 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $18,062.65 to Wm. A. Natorp Co. from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x202x5200x7373 as a moral obligation for horticulture supplies provided in August 2025; AUTHORIZING a payment of $1,004.75 to Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x203x2000x7281 as a moral obligation for title insurance related to a land purchase in February 2026; AUTHORIZING a payment of $6,898.50 to Graf Coyne from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x203x2000x7281 as a moral obligation for outside legal counsel provided in December 2022; and AUTHORIZING a payment of $770 to First Student, Inc. from Cincinnati Parks Department Parks Private Endowment and Donations Fund non-personnel operating budget account no. 430x203x4000x7219 as a moral obligation for busing services provided in April 2025 and March 2026.
$136.40
MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, WE MOVE that City Council approve the allocation of $50,000 from the Carryover FY’25 Special Events Fund to support the OwnCincy Workshop series that promotes homeownership through 12 workshops, a wealth marketplace (financial institutions), vendors, a youth financial education series, and home repair how-to segments at Xavier University’s Cintas Center on Saturday, June 27th, 2026, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. (BALANCE ON FILE IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE)
$50,000
ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Article II of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by AMENDING Section 26, “Tenant Information Webpage - City Website,” to increase the amount of quality of information available to renters on the City Website.
RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2027, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C. § 321.34.
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant (ALN 66.920) of $4,999,557 to fund the replacement of the City’s recycling cart fleet; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543, Office of Environment and Sustainability project account no. 26SWIFR1, “FY 2026 EPA SWIFR Grant.
$4,999,557
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $50,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund to continue supporting the Cincinnati Youth Climate Action Fund; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant revenues into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8571.
$50,000
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $200,910 from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth’s Cribs for Kids program to decrease infant mortality by ensuring a safe sleep environment for infants through promotion of safe sleep practices and distribution of cribs throughout Hamilton County; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536.
$200,910
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Cincinnati Park Board to accept donations of money from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources valued individually at up to $5,000 to support Cincinnati Park Board programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds into Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 revenue account no. 326x8572.
$5,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/11/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the City Manager’s Office to solicit and accept monetary and in-kind donations from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument unveiling ceremony; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the funds donated to the City for this purpose into Special Events Fund 314 revenue account no. 314x8571.
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $100,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x231915. “Recreation Facilities Renovation - GFCO,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $100,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to newly established permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities.
$100,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $14,606,828 existing within certain Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments.
$14,606,828
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $12,069,949 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,389 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3421, “Income Tax Reserve for Refunds,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $52,210,792 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the redesignation of an advance of $600,000 from General Fund 050 to Parking Meter Fund No. 303, pursuant to Ordinance No. 0122-2025 as a permanent transfer; AUTHORIZING the fund advance and transfer of $400,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $360,000 from Cincinnati Police Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x7300 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $360,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to permanent improvement program project account no. 758x222x262215, “Fixed License Plate Reader Cameras,” to realign sources with uses for additional license plate reader cameras; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $131,624 from the Office of Environment and Sustainability non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $131,624 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF,” to realign sources with uses for additional sustainability projects.
$12,069,949
MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Owens and James, WE MOVE that the City Administration be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to pursue the Certified Welcoming designation from Welcoming America on behalf of the City of Cincinnati. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 23 W Court Holdings LLC, an affiliate of YOLO Investments LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 21 West Court Street in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 4,800 square feet of commercial space and approximately 19,568 square feet of residential space consisting of twelve residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,800,152.
$2,800,152
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Harrison Avenue Townhomes LLC, an affiliate of Kaiker Development LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2280 Harrison Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of five buildings, each containing two units, with a total of approximately 16,950 square feet of residential space, consisting of a total of ten residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,407,500.
$2,407,500
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive West at Burnet Woods Drive in the Corryville neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Deputy Larry Henderson Jr Way” in honor of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Henderson Jr., a beloved husband, father, and Sheriff Deputy, who dedicated his life to the citizens of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, and the United States of America as a United States Marine.
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/12/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with AAA Club Alliance Inc., or an affiliate of the company acceptable to the City Manager, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 15 W. Central Parkway in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 55,000 square feet of commercial office space and approximately 4,000 square feet of commercial retail space, at a total construction cost of approximately $24,000,000. (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).>
$24,000,000
ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Owens, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, MODIFYING Article II of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati by AMENDING Section 26, “Tenant Information Webpage - City Website,” to increase the amount of quality of information available to renters on the City Website.
RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2027, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C. § 321.34.
RESOLUTION (LEGISLATIVE) (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING tax levies for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2027, certifying them to the Hamilton County Auditor pursuant to O.R.C. § 5705.34, and requesting the County Auditor and County Treasurer to pay monies that may be in the County Treasury and are lawfully applicable to the purpose of this calendar year to the City Treasurer pursuant to O.R.C. § 321.34.
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant (ALN 66.920) of $4,999,557 to fund the replacement of the City’s recycling cart fleet; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543, Office of Environment and Sustainability project account no. 26SWIFR1, “FY 2026 EPA SWIFR Grant.
$4,999,557
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to accept and appropriate a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant (ALN 66.920) of $4,999,557 to fund the replacement of the City’s recycling cart fleet; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8543, Office of Environment and Sustainability project account no. 26SWIFR1, “FY 2026 EPA SWIFR Grant.
$4,999,557
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $50,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund to continue supporting the Cincinnati Youth Climate Action Fund; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant revenues into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8571.
$50,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $50,000 from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund to continue supporting the Cincinnati Youth Climate Action Fund; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit grant revenues into Environment and Sustainability Fund revenue account no. 436x8571.
$50,000
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $200,910 from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth’s Cribs for Kids program to decrease infant mortality by ensuring a safe sleep environment for infants through promotion of safe sleep practices and distribution of cribs throughout Hamilton County; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the grant funds into Public Health Research Fund revenue account no. 350x8536.
$200,910
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant of up to $18,940 from Cincinnati Police Department Asset Forfeiture Funds to operate the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s National Football League F.L.A.G. (Future Leaders Achieving Greatness) Football program; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the donated resources into Fund 319, “Contributions for Recreation Purposes,” revenue account no. 319x8571.
$18,940
ORDINANCE submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AMENDING Ordinance No. 87-2022 to increase, from $3,762,000 to $4,138,200, the amount of grant funding the City Manager is authorized to accept and appropriate from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (ALN 20.205), awarded through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x222363, “Wasson Way Federal STBG 2024.”
$3,762,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Cincinnati Park Board to accept donations of money from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources valued individually at up to $5,000 to support Cincinnati Park Board programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds into Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 revenue account no. 326x8572.
$5,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the Cincinnati Park Board to accept donations of money from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources valued individually at up to $5,000 to support Cincinnati Park Board programming and services; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit donated funds into Park Miscellaneous Revenue and Special Activity Fund 326 revenue account no. 326x8572.
$5,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/11/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the City Manager’s Office to solicit and accept monetary and in-kind donations from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument unveiling ceremony; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the funds donated to the City for this purpose into Special Events Fund 314 revenue account no. 314x8571.
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/11/2026, AUTHORIZING the City Manager and employees of the City Manager’s Office to solicit and accept monetary and in-kind donations from the Cincinnati business community, individual benefactors, and other appropriate sources for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument unveiling ceremony; and AUTHORIZING the Director of Finance to deposit the funds donated to the City for this purpose into Special Events Fund 314 revenue account no. 314x8571.
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $100,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x231915. “Recreation Facilities Renovation - GFCO,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $100,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to newly established permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities.
$100,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, ESTABLISHING new permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $100,000 from existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x199x231915. “Recreation Facilities Renovation - GFCO,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $100,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to newly established permanent improvement program project account no. 980x199x261949, “Aquatics Furniture and Equipment - GF,” to provide resources for the acquisition of pool furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and including but not limited to tables, seating, umbrellas, and other shade structures, needed for City pool facilities.
$100,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $14,606,828 existing within certain Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments.
$14,606,828
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $14,606,828 existing within certain Restricted Funds and the unappropriated surplus of certain Restricted Funds according to the attached Schedules of Transfer to realign and provide resources for the ongoing needs of City departments.
$14,606,828
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $12,069,949 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,389 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3421, “Income Tax Reserve for Refunds,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $52,210,792 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the redesignation of an advance of $600,000 from General Fund 050 to Parking Meter Fund No. 303, pursuant to Ordinance No. 0122-2025 as a permanent transfer; AUTHORIZING the fund advance and transfer of $400,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $360,000 from Cincinnati Police Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x7300 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $360,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to permanent improvement program project account no. 758x222x262215, “Fixed License Plate Reader Cameras,” to realign sources with uses for additional license plate reader cameras; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $131,624 from the Office of Environment and Sustainability non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $131,624 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF,” to realign sources with uses for additional sustainability projects.
$12,069,949
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/6/2026, AUTHORIZING the transfer of $12,069,949 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x2580, “Reserve for Weather Events, Other Emergency and One-Time Needs,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $15,389 from General Fund balance sheet reserve account no. 050x3421, “Income Tax Reserve for Refunds,” to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer of $52,210,792 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund according to the attached Schedules of Transfer, to realign and provide funds for the ongoing needs of City departments; AUTHORIZING the redesignation of an advance of $600,000 from General Fund 050 to Parking Meter Fund No. 303, pursuant to Ordinance No. 0122-2025 as a permanent transfer; AUTHORIZING the fund advance and transfer of $400,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to the unappropriated surplus of Parking Meter Fund 303 to be used for operations and to be repaid with future parking meter revenue; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $360,000 from Cincinnati Police Department non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x227x7300 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $360,000 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to permanent improvement program project account no. 758x222x262215, “Fixed License Plate Reader Cameras,” to realign sources with uses for additional license plate reader cameras; AUTHORIZING the transfer and return to source of $131,624 from the Office of Environment and Sustainability non-personnel operating budget account no. 050x104x7200 to the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $131,624 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund 050 to capital improvement program project account no. 980x104x231029, “Green Cincinnati Sustainability Initiatives - GF,” to realign sources with uses for additional sustainability projects.
$12,069,949
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 23 W Court Holdings LLC, an affiliate of YOLO Investments LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 21 West Court Street in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 4,800 square feet of commercial space and approximately 19,568 square feet of residential space consisting of twelve residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,800,152.
$2,800,152
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with 23 W Court Holdings LLC, an affiliate of YOLO Investments LLC, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 21 West Court Street in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 4,800 square feet of commercial space and approximately 19,568 square feet of residential space consisting of twelve residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,800,152.
$2,800,152
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Harrison Avenue Townhomes LLC, an affiliate of Kaiker Development LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2280 Harrison Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of five buildings, each containing two units, with a total of approximately 16,950 square feet of residential space, consisting of a total of ten residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,407,500.
$2,407,500
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 4/29/2026, APPROVING, AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with Harrison Avenue Townhomes LLC, an affiliate of Kaiker Development LLC, thereby authorizing a twelve-year tax exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 2280 Harrison Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, in connection with the construction of five buildings, each containing two units, with a total of approximately 16,950 square feet of residential space, consisting of a total of ten residential rental dwelling units, at a total construction cost of approximately $2,407,500.
$2,407,500
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Jeffreys, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, DECLARING that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive West at Burnet Woods Drive in the Corryville neighborhood shall hereby receive the honorary, secondary name of “Deputy Larry Henderson Jr Way” in honor of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Henderson Jr., a beloved husband, father, and Sheriff Deputy, who dedicated his life to the citizens of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, and the United States of America as a United States Marine.
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/12/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with AAA Club Alliance Inc., or an affiliate of the company acceptable to the City Manager, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 15 W. Central Parkway in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 55,000 square feet of commercial office space and approximately 4,000 square feet of commercial retail space, at a total construction cost of approximately $24,000,000. (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).>
$24,000,000
ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, on 5/12/2026, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption Agreement with AAA Club Alliance Inc., or an affiliate of the company acceptable to the City Manager, thereby authorizing a fifteen-year exemption for 100 percent of the value of improvements made to real property located at 15 W. Central Parkway in Downtown Cincinnati, in connection with the remodeling of an existing building into approximately 55,000 square feet of commercial office space and approximately 4,000 square feet of commercial retail space, at a total construction cost of approximately $24,000,000. (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).>
$24,000,000
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