Council convened in Council Chamber at 2:00 p.m., Mayor Mallory Presiding. Present were Councilmembers Berding, Bortz, Cole, Cranley, Crowley, Ghiz, Monzel, Qualls and Thomas (9)

Also in attendance were City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Solicitor J. Rita McNeil,Clerk of Council Melissa Autry

Council observed a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

There being no objection, Minutes of the previous session Council were ordered Filed.

Items on the Council Calendar and items presented by-leave were disposed of as follows:

RESOLUTION, dated 10/30/2007 submitted by Mayor Mallory, Vice Mayor Crowley, Councilmembers Cole, Berding, Bortz, Cranley, Ghiz, Monzel, Qualls and Thomas, CELEBRATING the fortieth anniversary of the election of Carl B. Stokes as the first African American mayor of a major American city.

ORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY) submitted by Councilmember Cole AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $1,700 within General Fund 050 for the purpose of adjusting the office budget of Councilmember Y. Laketa Cole.

ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 10/31/2007, authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $8,000.00 from the National Emergency Medicine Association for the purpose of funding the purchase of training equipment for the Fire Department's Emergency Medical Services Bureau.

ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 10/31/2007, authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $10,000.00 from the FM Global Foundation for the purpose of funding the purchase of education materials and audiovisual equipment for the Fire Department's Fire Prevention & Safety Bureau.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 10/31/2007, authorizing the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $45,000,000.00 from the unappropriated surplus of the Bond Retirement Fund 151 to account no. 151x134x7700 for the purpose of retiring debt service associated with bond sales during 2007.

ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 10/31/2007, authorizing the City Manager to execute a plat to quit-claim and release part of a City of Cincinnati owned water main easement on proeprty located adjacent to I-75 in the Village of Arlington Heights, as shown on a plat entitled "Elliot Avenue, Misc 50", which easement is no longer needed for any public purpose.

ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 10/31/2007, to accept and confirm the dedication of permanent easements to public use for construction, maintenance, repair and replacement of water mains and water main appurtenances in accordance with the plats designated "WSL #3538, E#846, Whispering Pines Subdivision, Blue Rock Road", "CIN 197, E#845, Honeysuckle Drive, Honeysuckle Lane" and "CIN 199, E#834, 3148 Columbia Parkway."

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 10/31/2007, authorizing the members of the Cincinnati Police Department to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, and other things of value, for use in providing hospitality and entertainment for the attendees of the 2008 International Police Executive Symposium ("IPES") "Police Without Borders: The Fading Distinction Between Local and Global", to be held in Cincinnati from May 11, 2008 through May 16, 2008.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 10/31/2007, authorizing the establishment of capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x03382 (Evanston - Tax Incentive District #11 Streetscape) and further AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $750,000.00 from the Urban Renewal - Tax Increment Fund 852 to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x03382 (Evanston - Tax Incentive District #11 Streetscape) for the purpose of providing resources for streetscape improvements along Dana Avenue in Evanston.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 10/31/2007, authorizing the transfer of the sum of $3,400 from within the General Fund 050 for the purpose of adjusting the office budget of Councilmember Crowley.

MOTION, dated 10/10/2007, submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Bortz, Thomas, Berding, Qualls, Monzel, Cole and Vice Mayor Crowley, That within 90 days City Council be presented with the implementation steps and all associated costs necessary to approve CincyCare, a voluntary healthcare plan available to anyone who works in Cincinnati; and that CincyCare be designed to provide better benefits at a lower cost than any other limited medical plan on the market because it will contain three distinct attributes; namely CincyCare will; 1. Provide unlimited access to preventive and primary healthcare through the Cincinnati Health Department Centers for a cost that is 80% cheaper than the market rate; 2. Couple this affordable primary care with a private insurance coverage that covers the first $25,000 of annual healthcare needs, which studies show covers 98% of all annual health care claims, and 3. Provide a $500 per subscription (with a maximum of 5000 subscriptions) tax credit for Cincinnati businesses who proved CincyCare to their employees, which is redeemable solely for the purpose of reducing the subscriber?s health insurance premium and must leverage at least twice as much private investment; and that the Administration design and implement a competitive bid process for the process for the private insurance part of CincyCare to ensure that the best primary and preventive healthcare benefits are purchased; that the Administration consult with the CincyCare Advisory Panel in designing CincyCare to insure that the goal of CincyCare is met: namely, using the city?s health centers and a tax credit to help as many working Cincinnatians as possible be able to obtain affordable primary healthcare; that the report to Council include, with consultation of CincyCare Advisory Panel, the following information: 1. The design and structure of CincyCare, including, but not limited to, the recommendation to Council of a private health care insurance carrier and a plan to provide access to the city?s health centers for subscribers; 2. A recommendation to Council as to how to market the distribute CincyCare; 3. An analysis of the possibility of forming a consortium and hiring a third party administrator to provide even more health care value than what is offered by existing private health insurance companies.

COMMUNICATION, dated 10/22/2007 submitted by Councilmember Qualls from Troy Jackson (ttjackson@yahoo.com) regarding predatory towing regulation.