MOTION, dated 3/5/2008 submitted by Councilmembers Berding, Monzel and Bortz that the City Solicitor provide City Council with an opinion on the obligations of the current owner of Fay Apartments based on the original Contract of Sale and Purchase from the City of Cincinnati along with the recourse in the event of default on any of those terms; the likelihood of HUD ordering that the property be closed down; the City's legal responsibility should HUD order the property to be rehabilitated or closed; and any other relevant liabilities or legal issues. WE FURTHER MOVE that the City Solicitor report to Council on legal actions necessary to keep the Fay Apartments open while issues related to the sale and request for City subsidy are resolved. WE FURTHER MOVE that the City Administration determine what renovations, if any, may be required to come into compliance with HUD and city codes. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

COMMUNICATION, dated 3/2/2008 submitted by Councilmember Cole, from Diane Sparks, 3780 Aikenside Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45213, her neighbors at 3784 Aikenside Avenue appears to be operating a business and there is liter on the property.

COMMUNICATION, dated 2/29/2008 submitted by Councilmembers Cole and Qualls, from Maureen Mello, Committee on Special Projects, Paddock Hills Assembly, 1301 Westminister Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, concerning the possible certification of the Talbert House center at 4531 Reading Road as a minimum security facility or jail.

MOTION, dated 2/6/2008 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Ghiz, Berding, Bortz, Monzel, Thomas, Cole and Vice Mayor Crowley that the Administration use up to $250,000 from the Hazard Abatement fund to acquire and demolish as many of the following buildings as possible, or any other multi-family buildings designated by the Westwood Civic Association, so long as they are currently vacant: 2614 Harrison Avenue, 2897, 2901 Harrison Avenue, 2551 Harrison Avenue, 2487 Harrison Avenue, 2497 Harrison, 3025 Westwood Northern Boulevard, 2111 Harrison Avenue, 2232 Harrison Avenue, 2841 Harrison Avenue, 3231 Daytona Avenue, 3100 McHenry Avenue. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

MOTION, dated 2/21/2008 submitted by Councilmembers Qualls, Cranley, Monzel, Thomas, Cole and Vice Mayor Crowley that the City of Cincinnati will construct the first phase of a streetcar system that would connect downtown Cincinnati to Uptown, an area that includes the University of Cincinnati, the hospital complex, Clifton and Mt. Auburn. The city administration will proceed to plan for a larger streetcar system that serves the neighborhoods of the City of Cincinnati. Such a system will be integrated into an expanded bus system as outlined in the SORTA Metro Moves plan and be consistent with any plans for future Light Rail Transit (LRT). Prior to final approval of the Phase I plan and undertaking any construction for Phase I, the city administration will complete the following analysis and upon completion of each study, the administration will present its findings to the Mayor and the City Council for approval. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

MEMO, dated 3/12/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, advising that the Board of Trustees of the Retirement System, as provided in Article XV, Paragraph 1 of the Administrative Code, has recommended re-appointment of V. Daniel Radford, as a Citizen Trustee to the Board of Trustees, for a term expiring January 1, 2010, and requesting consent of Council to this appointment.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, dated 3/12/2008, authorizing the Cincinnati Police Department to accept a cash award from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann's Law Conference 2007 in a maximum amount of $1,500.00 for the purpose of providing funds to the Cincinnati Police Department in order to further proper law enforcement initiatives and training.

ORDINANCE authorizing the City Manager to enter into and execute a Tower Lease Agreement with Kenton County, Kentucky, for space on the City's communication tower located in Mt. Echo Park for the placement and operation of an emergency communication antenna.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 3/12/2008, authorizing the City Manager to execute a consent form allowing the Cincinnati Development Fund ("CDF") to make a development grant of $350,000 from the Initial Restricted Purpose Grant of the Cincinnati Housing Development Fund to further capitalize the CDF's Regional Predevelopment Fund for the purpose of funding market-rate residential development within the City of Cincinnati; and declaring an emergency.

ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 3/12/2008, authorizing the sale of Bendrew Investments, LLC of parts of two parcels of real estate along Eastern Avenue, which are no longer needed for any municipal purpose, and accepting as partial consideration for said sale the conveyance by Bendrew Investments, LLC of 2025.9 square fee of real estate along the south side of Columbia Parkway.

REPORT, dated 3/12/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on a motion, dated 1/4/2008 submitted by Councilmember Monzel, that the administration prepare a report for Council regarding the implementation and deployment of "corner" garbage cans across the city. The report should include the following items: 1. An inventory of all "corner cans." a. The number of cans currently in use b. The number of cans not in use, and their storage location c. A map showing the location of all deployed cans with a corresponding neighborhood breakdown 2. Implementation, usage & replacement procedures a. How often are the cans and their liners replaced? b. How much do they cost? c. How are they purchased? d. How many are deployed each year, and how often? Is there a plan? e. What is the procedure for emptying the cans? f. How often are they emptied? g. How are they distributed? Is it need-based or ad hoc? (ATTACHED STATEMENT)

REPORT, dated 3/12/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on a communication from the State of Ohio, Division of Liquor Control, advising of a permit application for Jack W. Martz DBA (None listed), 4597 Kellogg Avenue. (#5592650, Transfer of Ownership, C1, C2, D6) [Objections: None]

ORDINANCE, submitted by Charles C. Graves, III, Director, City Planning, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 1437, Urban Design Overlay District, of the Cincinnati Zoning Code by amending Section 1437-09, Development Standards in UD Overlay Districts to provide for the Kennedy Heights Business District. (PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008, AT 12:00 P.M.)(THIS ITEM WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON 10/19/2007)

ORDINANCE, submitted by Charles C. Graves, III, Director, Department of City Planning, TO REZONE certain property at 1612 and 1620 Dana Avenue and 3700-3756 Ledgewood Drive in the Evanston neighborhood from the RM 2.0, Residential Multi-family District and MG, Manufacturing General District, to the IR, Institutional-Residential District. (PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD BEFORE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008, AT 12:00 P.M.) (CITY PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THIS ITEM ON 2/1/2008).

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/21/2008, authorizing the sale of Broughton Street and a portion of Butterfield Alley, which real property is no longer needed for any municipal purpose. (APPROVED BY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON 03/07/2008)

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/27/2008, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Lease Agreement and Sublease Agreement with the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio for property on Woodrow Street, which property is not needed for any municipal purpose during the term of the sublease. (APPROVED BY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON 03/07/2008)

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/27/2008, authorizing the sale of surplus City-owned property located at 1000 Evans Street, 1027-1030 Summer Street, which real property is no longer needed for any municipal purpose to the Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners in exchange for certain real property located at 800 Evans Street and 1611 W. 8th Street from the Board of Commissioners, for inclusion in the MetroWest Project Site and authorizing the acceptance and confirmation of the deed for the County-owned property. (APPROVED BY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON 03/07/2008)

MOTION, dated 2/15/2008 submitted by Councilmembers Berding, Cranley, Ghiz, Cole, Qualls and Bortz, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST that the Ohio General Assembly approve a constitutional amendment for placement on the 2008 General Election ballot that would permit full casino gaming in any Ohio county that borders a State that approves any form of casino gaming on or after the effective date of this amendment. The proposed amendment shall trigger the creation of the Ohio Gaming Commission, who shall be authorized to issue no more than two casino gaming licenses in any such County, one of which shall be located in the county seat of government and the second shall be located outside the county seat of government, provided that the voters of that County approve casino gaming at a primary or general election.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 3/5/2008, authorizing the Administration to do all things necessary to cooperate with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) in order to complete the HAM-50-22.89 pavement rehabilitation project to be included in ODOT's 2008 Urban Paving Program.

ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 3/5/2008, modifying the provisions of Cincinnati Municipal Code Chapter 517, "Commercial and Heavy Vehicles" by amending existing Section 517-37, "Excess Load; Moving Permit," in order to establish an annual excess load permit for businesses in Cincinnati that regularly engage in the operation of excess load vehicles on local streets immediately adjacent to their business.

RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Bortz, URGING the Internal Revenue Service and the General Services Administration to allow the Internal Revenue Service Center located in Covington, Kentucky, to remain at its current location.

MOTION, dated 03/06/2008, submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Thomas, Monzel, Berding and Ghiz, that the Administration use up to $250,000 from the Hazard Abatement fund to acquire and demolish as many of the following buildings possible, so long as they are currently vacant: 2614 Harrison Avenue; 2897, 2901 Harrison Avenue; 2551 Harrison Avenue; 2487 Harrison Avenue; 2497 Harrison Avenue; 3025 Westwood Northern Boulevard; 2111 Harrison Avenue; 2232 Harrison Avenue; 2841 Harrison Avenue; 3231 Daytona Avenue; 3100 McHenry Avenue. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

MOTION, dated 03/10/2008, submitted by Councilmembers Bortz, Berding, Crowley, Thomas and Ghiz, that the administration is authorized to spend up to $800,000 to advance the studies necessary to complete a downtown/uptown streetcar, in particular the Alternative Analysis/Environmental Clearance study to ensure compliance with all requirements for federal funding.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/21/2008, establishing the employment classifications of Senior Crime Analyst and Crime Analyst in the Cincinnati Police Department and fixing the compensation schedules therefore, by ordaining supplementary Sections 372 and 373, Division OC, Chapter 307 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/21/2008, establishing the employment classification of Therapeutic Recreation Program Coordinator in the Recreation Department and fixing the compensation schedule therefore, by ordaining supplementary Section 269, Division OC, Chapter 307 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/27/2008, authorizing the appropriation and transfer of $160,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Cable Communications Fund 424 to operating account 424x101x7200 for the purpose of providing funds for legal expenses incurred in 2007, and anticipated in 2008, related to the 2005 Cable Franchise Fee Audit of Time Warner Cable (Doc. #200600578) conducted by the City's Internal Audit Division.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/27/2008, providing for the issuance, sale and delivery of not to exceed $15,000,000 of public building improvement bonds (MSD Office Building Project), or notes in anticipation thereof, of the City of Cincinnati, County of Hamilton, State of Ohio, for the purpose of financing building improvements; authorizing a pledge of the City's faith and credit or a pledge of and lien on certain revenues and other city resources, as appropriate, to secure such bonds or notes; and authorizing necessary documents to secure such bonds or notes; and declaring an emergency.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 3/5/2008, authorizing the Board of Health to apply for and accept a grant of $5,000.00 from the Ohio Commission on Minority Health for the purpose of providing funding to coordinate the activities of the six local funded agencies for 2008 Minority Health Month.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 3/5/2008, authorizing the Board of Health to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $146,500.00 from the Ohio Department of Health - Safety Net Dental Care for the purpose of funding to renovate the Millvale Clinic relocation site at Hopple Street to meet the needs of dental patients.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 3/10/2008, consolidating bond issues of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio for purposes of providing for the issuance, sale and delivery of an amount not to exceed $45,000,000 of various purpose general obligation bonds, authorizing distribution of an official statement, authorizing book-entry-only bond delivery in connection therewith and declaring an emergency.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), dated 3/10/2008, submitted by Councilmember Bortz, AUTHORIZING the transfer of and return to source Funds 050, 638, 757, 758, 759, 761, 804, 826, 852, 858, 861, 864, 870 and 871 the sum of $1,273,820.27 from various General Capital Budget capital improvement program project accounts for the purpose of closing out or decreasing certain existing capital improvement program project accounts according to Section 1 of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer of and return to source Funds 104, 336, 360, and 424 the sum of $453,181.63 from various Restricted Funds capital improvement program project accounts for the purpose of closing our or decreasing certain existing capital improvement program project accounts, according to Section 2 of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $400,000 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 858 to existing capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x03231 (Vine Street to Erkenbrecher '06) for the purpose of providing funding to improve the flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic on Vine Street from Nixon to Erkenbrecher; AUTHORIZING the establishment of new capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x03493, "Uptown Streetcar Alternative Analysis and Study"; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of $800,000 from the unappropriated surplus of various funds according to Section 3 of the attached Schedule of Transfer, to the newly established capital improvement program project account no. 980x232x03493, for the purpose of conducting an alternative analysis to study and preliminarily select alignments and facility locations for the Uptown Streetcar System, consistent with the Federal Transit Administration requirements and other applicable federal processes.

REPORT (SUPPLEMENTAL), dated 3/10/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, dated 2/11/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance 2007 year-end close report. (REPORT ON FILE IN CLERK'S OFFICE)

REPORT, dated 3/5/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance report for the month ended January 31, 2008. (REPORT ON FILE IN CLERK'S OFFICE)

RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmembers Monzel and Berding, EXPRESSING City Council's support for the funding of bike trails in the City of Cincinnati and for the funding being appropriated in the state budget for the Ohio River Bike Trail.

ORDINANCE, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/27/2008, authorizing the City Manager and the Public Recreation Commission, City of Cincinnati to establish terms and conditions for the presentation of the All American Birthday Party, by the Public Recreation Commission, City of Cincinnati, from 12:01 A.M. on July 1, 2008 to 12:00 Midnight on July 8, 2008, for the event area; and further authorizing and directing the City Manger and the Public Recreation Commission to take such actions as are deemed necessary and proper to implement the presentation of the All American Birthday Party at the Central Riverfront.

ORDINANCE, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/27/2008, authorizing the City Manager and the Public Recreation Commission, City of Cincinnati to establish terms and conditions for the presentation of Riverfest U.S.A. by the Public Recreation Commission, City of Cincinnati in cooperation with Citicasters Licenses, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, Inc., from 12:00 A.M. on August 28, 2008 to 12:00 Midnight on September 3, 2008 for the event area; and further authorizing and directing the City Manager and the Public Recreation Commission to take such actions as are deemed necessary and proper to implement the presentation of Riverfest U.S.A. at the Central Riverfront.

ORDINANCE, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/27/2008, authorizing the City Manager and the Public Recreation Commission, City of Cincinnati to establish terms and conditions for the presentation of Kids' Fest, by the Public Recreation Commission, City of Cincinnati in cooperation with Citicasters Licenses, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, Inc., from 12:01 a.m. on June 4, 2008 to 12:00 Midnight on June 10, 2008 for the event area; and further authorizing and directing the City Manager and the Public Recreation Commission to take such actions as are deemed necessary and proper to implement the presentation of Kids' Fest at the Central Riverfront.

ORDINANCE, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 2/27/2008, authorizing the City Manager and the Public Recreation Commission, City of Cincinnati to establish terms and conditions for the presentation of the Black Family Reunion by the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., and Blue Chip Broadcast Foundation, Inc., from 12:01 A.M. on August 11, 2008 to 12:00 Midnight on August 21, 2008 for the event area; and further authorizing and directing the City Manager and the Public Recreation Commission to take such actions as are deemed necessary and proper to implement the presentation of the Black Family Reunion at the Central Riverfront.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Berding, AUTHORIZING and directing the City Manager to establish terms and conditions for the presentation of the sixth annual "Opening Day Rally on the Square," a Cincinnati Reds opening day celebration to be held on Fountain Square on March 31, 2008.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Patricia M. King, Interim City Solicitor, dated 3/4/08, authorizing and directing the City Manager to establish terms and conditions for the presentation of the "St. Patrick's Day Parade" by the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, beginning at Eighth Street and Broadway, Eighth Street from Broadway to Vine Street, Vine Street to Fifth Street, and Fifth Street to Sentinel Street where the parade demarcates, beginning on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m.; authorizing and directing the City Manager to take such actions as are necessary and proper to implement the presentation of "St. Patrick's Day Parade," notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 713, Chapter 723 Sections 1 and 11, Chapter 839, Chapter 845, Section 506-91, Chapter 321, and other purchasing related ordinances and any other provisions of the Cincinnati Municipal Code which would prohibit programs deemed proper by the City Manager in the presentation of "St. Patrick's Day Parade"; prohibiting the solicitation of monies; prohibiting the sale of wares by peddlers and itinerant vendors except by persons associated with and as authorized by the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee in the area designated as the official parade route bounded by the east curb line of Eggleston Avenue, between the north curb line of East Third Street to the south curb line of Broadway to west curb line of Culvert Street, Eighth Street between the east curb line of Broadway to the west curb line of Garfield Place and Vine Street intersection, the south curb line of Ninth Street to the north curb line of Seventh Street, Vine Street between the south curb line of Ninth Street to the north curb line of Fourth Street, the east curb line of Race Street to the west curb line of Walnut Street, Fifth Street between the east curb line of Race Street to the east curb line of Sentinel Avenue, and the north curb line of Fourth Street to the south curb line of Sixth Street, for the period of time beginning on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m.

REPORT, dated 2/21/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on a communication, dated 1/15/2008, submitted by Councilmember Thomas, from Robert Mlinar, 721 Betula Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, regarding Mlinar Family Police Experiences.