APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2008 submitted by Mayor Mark Mallory, subject to the consent of Council, I hereby appoint Ms. Dawn Denno to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission. Ms. Denno will fill the unexpired term of Ms. Denise Driehaus who has recently resigned from the Board. Ms. Denno will serve until January 31, 2012. Ms. Denno, currently a resident of the City of Cincinnati is the Director of the Child Care Department at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

APPOINTMENT, dated 6/25/2008 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to Section 3 of the Board of Hamilton County Commissioners' Resolution Creating the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, I appoint Mr. Shawn Rugless to the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors (SORTA). Mr. Rugless will serve a term of 3 years set to expire June 30, 2011. Mr. Rugless who resides in Hamilton County is currently the President and CEO of the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce.

APPOINTMENT, dated 6/25/2008 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority granted by Cincinnati Municipal Code-Section 205-1, subject to the consent of Council, I hereby recommend the appointment of Timothy Riordan to the Southern Railway Board of Trustees, which will become effective immediately. He will serve a full 5 year term which begin July 25, 2008 and will expire July 25, 2013. Mr. Riordan a resident of the City of Cincinnati has a background in management and finance having served as Assistant City Manager and Acting City Manager for the City of Cincinnati, Deputy Director and Acting Director for the Dayton International Airport and the Acting City Manager for the City of Dayton, Ohio.

APPOINTMENT, dated 6/25/2008 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority granted by Article V, Section II of the Cincinnati Municipal Code and subject to the consent of Council, I hereby recommend the appointment of Mr. Jeff Lange to the Cincinnati Board of Health. Mr. Lange will replace Steven Baines and will serve a full three year term set to expire June 2011. Mr. Lange a City of Cincinnati resident is currently a Senior Epidemiologist at Procter & Gamble.

APPOINTMENT, dated 6/25/2008 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority granted by Article V, Section II of the Cincinnati Municipal Code and subject to the consent of Council, I hereby recommend the appointment of Mr. Mark Dato to the Cincinnati Board of Health. Mr. Dato will repalce Dr. Thomas Dryer whose term expired December of 2007. This will be Mr. Dato's first term and it will expire June 2011. Mr. Dato, a City of Cincinnati resident is currently a Clinical Pharmacologist at Procter and Gamble. He holds certifications with the National Board of Medical Examiners and with the American Board of Pediatrics.

ORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY) submitted by Mayor Mallory, AUTHORIZING the transfer of sum of $6,000.00 from the General Fund 050 personnel services account no. 050x030x7100 to the General Fund 050 non-personnel account no. 050x030x7200 for the purpose of adjusting the Mayor's Office budget.

REAPPOINTMENT, dated 6/25/2008 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority granted by Cincinnati Municipal Code-Section 205-1, subject to the consent of Council, I hereby recommend the re-appointment of Thomas B. McOwen to the Southern Railway Board of Trustees, which will become effective on July 26, 2008. His term is said term to expire July 25, 2013. Mr. McOwen, a resident of the City of Cincinnati, has served as a Board of Trustess for three years and has served as a Commissioner on the Ohio Rail Development Commission, the state agency that oversees all railroad issues in the state. Mr. McOwen has a long history of involvement and understanding of rail issues having served as President and Owner of the Indiana & Ohio Railroad, a freight railroad that was sold in 1996.

REAPPOINTMENT, dated 6/25/2008 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority granted by a Special Act of the Ohio Legislature in 1831, and subject to the consent of Council, I hereby recommend the re-appointment of Charles Downton as Trustee to the Woodward High School Trust. Mr. Downton will serve a term said to expire on March 31, 2010. Mr. Downton, a resident of the City of Cincinnati has served as the President for the Woodward Trust since 2002.

REAPPOINTMENT, dated 6/25/2008 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority granted by a Special Act of the Ohio Legislative in 1831, and subject to the consent of Council, I hereby recommend the re-appointment of Sandra Mosley as Trustee to the Woodward Hight School Trust. Ms. Mosley's first term expired on March 31,2008 and she has dutifully continued serving as a Trustee. Her second term will expire on March 31, 2011. Ms. Mosley a resident of the City of Cincinnati is a graduate and 34 year employee of Cincinnati Public Schools. She also holds membership with the National Association of School Counselors, the National Board American Federation of Teachers.

ORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY) dated 6/24/2008 submitted by Councilmember Crowley, from Patricia M. King, Interim City Solicitor, NOTWITHSTANDING the provisions of Section 1405-03(a), Schedule 1405-05, Schedule 1405-07, Schedule 1409-07, Schedule 1409-09, Section 1409-21, Section 1409-23, Section 1421-33, Section 1425-15 and Section 1425-27 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, the Chief Building Official is authorized to issue any and all necessary permits for the construction of a 75 unit multi-family housing development on the west side of Woodburn Avenue between Chapel Street and Lincoln Avenue in the East Walnut Hills neighborhood.

COMMUNICATION, dated 6/12/2008 submitted by Councilmember Berding, from Renee K. Tyree, 4941 Relleum Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, regarding reinstalling the banners with the neighborhood logo that were displayed along Covedale Avenue between Cleves-Warsaw and Sidney Roads.

ORDINANCE, submitted by Councilmember Bortz, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Hale Justis, LLC for the sale of surplus City-owned property located at 20-24 E. Central Parkway, 1114, 1122-28 Jackson Street and 25 E. Twelfth Street, more commonly known as the Hale Justis Project, which real property is no longer needed for any municipal purpose.

RESOLUTION, submitted by Councilmember Bortz, DIRECTING the City Administration to adhere to the policy that social service agencies and programming shall not be concentrated in a single geographic area and shall not locate in an area that is deemed impacted; and further DIRECTING the City Manager to use his authority, to the extent permitted by law, to carry out any actions necessary to adhere to such policy.

ORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY) submitted by Councilmember Cole, Authorizing the sale of 4017 Reading Road to the Cincinnati African American Firefighters Association, which real property is no longer needed for any municipal purpose.

COMMUNICATION, dated 6/17/2008 submitted by Councilmember Qualls, from Richard Harwood [rharwood@zoomtown.com] regarding Vicious Dog Task Force.

ORDINANCE, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/25/2008, authorizing the Cincinnati Police Department to accept the donation of two (2) M-Vision covert wireless camera systems from The Uptown Consortium for the purpose of assisting the Police Department to enhance surveillance to maximize the gathering of evidence leading to arrests, asset recoveries and case closures.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/25/2008, authorizing the payment of $20,000.00 as a moral obligation to the University of Cincinnati for the provision of planning services for the City Hall Gateway Planning Design Project.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/25/2008, authorizing the transfer of the sum of $5,000.00 from the General Fund 050 personnel services account no. 050x029x7100 to the General Fund 050 non-personnel account no. 050x029x7200 for the purpose of adjusting the office budget of Councilmember Qualls.

REPORT, dated 6/25/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding Neighborhood Business District Support Fund (NBDSF) funding requests.

REPORT, dated 6/25/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding the Hale Justis property-proposed conditions to sale. (SEE DOCUMENT #200800623 FOR ORDINANCE)

ORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY) submitted by Charles C. Graves, III, Director of City Planning, TO REZONE certain property at 3000 Vine Street in the Corryville neighborhood from the RMX Residential Mixed to Planned Development District (PD-54) (CITY PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THIS ITEM ON 6/6/2008) (PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2008 AT 12:00 P.M.)

ORDINANCE, submitted by Charles C. Graves, III, Director, Department of City Planning, MODIFYING the provisions of Chapter 1437, Development Restrictions in Urban Design Overlay Districts, of the Cincinnati Zoning Code by amending Schedule 1437-09 of Section 1437-09, to provide urban design district standards for Urban Design District #12, Mt. Lookout Square. (CITY PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THIS ITEM 6/6/2008) (PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 8/5/2008 AT 12:00 P.M.)

ORDINANCE, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 5/21/2008, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Hale Justis, LLC for the sale of surplus City-owned property located at 20-24 E. Central Parkway, 1114, 1122-28 Jackson Street and 25 E. Twelfth Street, more commonly known as the Hale Justis Project, which real property is no longer needed for any municipal purpose. (THIS ITEM WAS APPROVED BY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON 6/6/2008)

COMMUNICATION, dated 6/17/2008 submitted by the Clerk of Council from James P. Bally, Attorney, Legal Section, Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Liquor Control, 6606 Tussing Road, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-9005 regarding 2008-2009 Renewal Application, Permit #1886167, Class D-5-6, D L. Lack Corp. dba Don's Glenway Gate, 5077 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238. The meeting will be held on July 28, 2008, at 1:30 p.m in Room B.

COMMUNICATION, dated 6/17/2008 submitted by the Clerk of Council from James P. Bally, Attorney, Legal Section, Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Liquor Control, 6606 Tussing Road, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-9005 regarding 2008-2009 Renewal Application, Permit #0346757, Class C-1-2, D-6, Azzouzi Enterprises LLC dba Overlook Express, 811 Overlook Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238. Hearing will be held on July 28, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Room B.

COMMUNICATION, dated 6/17/2008 submitted by the Clerk of Council from James P. Bally, Attorney, Legal Section, Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Liquor Control, 6606 Tussing Road, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-9005, regarding 2008-2009 Renewal Application, Permit #6277277, Class C-1-2, N&M Mini Mart & Beer & Wine, Inc., 823 Elm Street, 1st Floor Only, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Hearing will be held on July 28, 2008 at 11:15 a.m. in Room B.

REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council for Legislative Agent George T. Glover, Managing Director, Focus Capital Solutions LLC, 425 Walnut Street Suite #1800, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council for Legislative Agent for W. Stuart Dourette, Attorney, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, 425 Walnut Street-Suite 1800, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

MOTION, dated 05/15/08 submitted by Councilmembers Bortz, Berding and Cole, that when a motion gets referred for a report that the report be given a separate number in the clerk's system and that Council take action on each item individually.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/18/2008, granting Carol Dolphin, an employee of Greater Cincinnati Water Works, an exemption from the City of Cincinnati's residency requirements, notwithstanding Section 308-83 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, for a period six (6) months.

REPORT, dated 4/16/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on a motion, dated 3/24/2008 submitted by Councilmember Qualls, that the administration report to Council on the activity of the City's State Lobbyist regarding the Governor's "Building Ohio Jobs" proposal. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

REPORT, dated 6/24/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding HB 431.

RESOLUTION, dated 1/11/2008, submitted by Councilmember Thomas, EXPRESSING the support of the Council of the City of Cincinnati for the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act by Congress, which will safeguard employees' ability to make their own decisions about forming a union, provide for first contract mediation and arbitration and establish meaningful penalties when employers violate workers' rights.

ORDINANCE, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/11/2008, modifying the provisions of Chapter 414, Valet Parking, of the Cincinnati Municipal Code.

REPORT, dated 6/11/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding City Link.

RESOLUTION submitted by Councilmember Chris Bortz on 4-8-2008, Directing the City Administration to adhere to the policy that social service agencies and programming shall not be concentrated in a single geographic area and shall not locate in an area that is deemed impacted; and further DIRECTING the City Manager to use his authority, to the extent permitted by law, to carry out any actions necessary to adhere to such policy. (SEE DOCUMENT #200800743 FOR REPORT)

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities of fiscal responsibility to bring forward a budget that is fiscally sound and structurally balanced, and that increases the City's needed reserves towards 10% of General Fund revenue; provides the needed Reserve for Contingencies; secures the City's ability to meet and maintain long-term obligations; continues policies that secure the City's bond rating; increases revenue to capital enhancements which will provide better public services such as fixing sidewalks, filling potholes and maintaining streets; prioritizes the provision of basic services over less essential services; measures the impact of programs and directs resources where we will achieve needed results, and seeks reforms that produce meaningful cost-savings while maintaining delivery of services.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities of fiscal responsibility to participate as an active partner with other local jurisdictions in the Government Cooperation and Efficiency Project (GCEP) to increase revenue and decrease costs through shared opportunities with local jurisdictions.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for safety as a reflection that reducing crime is the number one priority of the city, fully fund the CIRV Initiative, including $200,000 for additional streetworkers, and the Operation Take Back Our Streets neighborhood walking patrols in 2009 and 2010.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for safety to continue to achieve the fire staffing level of 841 firefighters, adding recruit classes as needed throughout the biennium. (Statement Attached)

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for environment to increase the City's commitment to recycling by fully implementing the recommendations recently passed by Council including, but not limited to, providing recycling bins to apartment and condo dwellers, changing the Rumpke contract to make it performance-based, and reporting back to council about the costs of making these enhancements and a few options for phasing and paying for these enhancements over a five year period.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for Human Services consistent with item #200600630, adopted unanimously by City Council in June of 2006, restore the City's policy of allocating 1.5% of the general fund each year for Human Services programs.

MOTION, dated 06/25/08 by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for Human Services to continue funding for the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission at the current level.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding, and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for Neighborhood Development to commit to pay general liability insurance coverage annually to neighborhood community councils.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for Neighborhood Development to increase the number of building inspectors.

MOTION, dated 06/25/08 by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding, and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for healthcare to fund the Center for Closing the Health Gap at current levels.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for arts to allocate a minimum of .14% of the City's General Fund annually to the City's Arts Grants Programs.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08, submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for economic development to present the initiatives and findings outlined in GO Cincinnati with costs and a proposed schedule in order to expand in order jobs growth and resulting tax revenues in the City.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under the Capital Budget for economic development to contract with 3CDC to manage the development of the 5th and Race site to maximize all possible development opportunities for this site in our Central Business District and to leverage current and future investments in neighboring properties. (MR. BORTZ IS EXCUSED FROM VOTING ON THIS ITEM)

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under Capital Budget for Economic Development that working with County Administration, bring forward a ten-year plan to build the four decks over Fort Washington Way so that the new green space will be brought on-line simultaneous to The Banks development.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under Capital Budget for transportation to support the work of the Department of Transportation and Engineering to bring the Riverfront Bike Trail online as quickly as possible, starting first with the Kellogg Bridge expansion to connect the Loveland Bike Trail to downtown, and complete a City-wide bike plan that takes into account a variety of options for bicycle travel including bike lanes, widened curb lanes, and bike paths as appropriate, while identifying elements and locations for biking support facilities.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under Capital Budget for Neighborhood Development: 1)Support development of the Glencoe Hotel and Condominiums Project with funding from the following sources: a) $300,000 from Mt. Auburn Place Condos Project in 2008, with the Mt. Auburn Condos Project being repaid in 2009 suing Blue Ash Airport Fund as the source; and b)$5.1m of the Blue Ash Airport Fund in 2009 2)Develop a Comprehensive Plan, funded with proceeds form the Blue Ash Airport sale, that provides long-term guidance for physical development of the city and its neighborhoods, including a)incorporation of implementation mechanisms........b)integration of approved neighborhood plans, GO Cincinnati, and Great Streets policies and described in Attachment A; and 3)Maintain the current level of funding for the Street Calming program.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under Capital Budget for arts to continue the City's commitment to establish a Special Events Fund that will enable the new special events policy to be implemented.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmember Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under CDBG for Healthcare to dedicate $980,000 to the Cincycare Phase One Pilot Program as described in Attachment B. (See Attached)

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under CDBG for healthcare to increase the amount of HOME funds used for lead abatement.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding, and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under CDBG for human services to continue funding to the Blue Print for Success program at current levels.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under CDBG for human resources continue funding youth jobs at the $1m level of 2008.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities for housing to stabilize neighborhood homeownership by supporting efforts to minimize the rising costs of foreclosure, including an increase in the City's emergency rescue funds to $200,000.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08 submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under Restricted Funds for transportation to add the four new intra-city bus routes described in Attachment C that will significantly increase options for people to move around the City without having to pay $4 gasoline prices, and report back to Council with a few options to add these routes over a period of three years, adding at least one route next year, with at least three recommended funding options, including as one option the dedication of the planned growth in the city's parking meter fund. (See Attached)

MOTION, dated 06/23/08, submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas, Berding and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration submit to Council a budget that reflects the following priorities under Budget-Neutral for arts to work with members of the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation to identify ways the City can partner with Cincinnati institutions, groups and citizens to celebrate and preserve Cincinnati's rich music legacies.

MOTION, dated 06/23/08, submitted by Councilmembers Cranley, Qualls, Cole, Thomas and Vice-Mayor Crowley, that the budget provide adequate resources to the Office of Environmental Quality and to other City Department budgets as needed for implementation of Cincinnati's Environmental Justice Ordinance, Climate Protection Action Plan, and the Scenic View Study Recommendations and for the development of an Internal Environmental Compliance Program.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/11/2008, establishing a new HOME Investment Trust project account, 411x162x89600 "Tenant Based Rental Assistance 2008" and further AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $1,500,000 from various HOME Investment Trust project accounts to the newly established HOME Investment Trust project account, 411x162x89600, "Tenant Based Rental Assistance 2008" according to the attached schedule of transfer to provide funding for a tenant based rental assistance program for eligible households through a contract with Hamilton County Department of Community Development.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/18/2008, authorizing the City Manager to apply for accept a grant totaling approximately $150,000 from the Ohio Attorney General's Drug Abuse Resistance Education ("DARE") Program, for the purpose of helping to defray the cost of DARE officers' salaries within the Cincinnati Police Department.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/18/2008, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Hamilton County agreeing that the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County will jointly apply for and accept a grant in the total amount of $195,550.00 from the 2008 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program, which grant will be divided equally between the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County; and further AUTHORIZING the City Manager to jointly apply for and accept with Hamilton County the total amount of $195,550.00 from the 2008 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program to be used to fund the Sexual Assault Advocate Program for 2010 and the Police Visibility Overtime Program for 2010; and RE-ESTABLISHING Fund No. 345, "Justice Assistance Grant," an interest bearing fund, for the receipt of the total grant and distribution of one-half of the grant funds to Hamilton County in accordance with the terms of the grant.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/18/2008, authorizing the City Manager to solicit and accept donations of money, in-kind contributions, and other things of value, for use in hosting the 2008 Large Cities Executive Forum, to be held in Cincinnati from July 10, 2008 through July 12, 2008.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/18/2008, authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute a Tentative Agreement on wages between the City of Cincinnati and the Teamsters Local 100 union ("Teamsters"), covering part-time customers relations representatives in the Water Works Department.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/18/2008, authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $2,000,000.00 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary Grants Program FY 2008, to be used for funding the City's Crime Surveillance Camera Project which involves the purchase, installation, and monitoring of up to 120 surveillance cameras.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/18/2008, accepting the conveyance of real parcels between Vine Street, Walnut Street, Thirteenth Street and Fourteenth Street from The Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Cincinnati as a part of the plan for the development of the Mercer Commons Project: AUTHORIZING the reconveyance of that real property by the City; and declaring an emergency. (CITY PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THIS ITEM ON 6/6/2008)

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager on 6/23/2008, AUTHORIZING the transfer of and return to source Funds 757, 758, 852, 858, 861, 864, and 870 the sum of $1,058,027.98 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 and providing resources for the 2009 Capital Improvement Program, according to Section 1 of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer of and return to source Funds 102, 103, 104, 107, 336, 704, 752, 756, 759, 868 and 892 the sum of $1,437,982.47 from various Restricted Funds capital improvement program project accounts for the purpose of closing out or decreasing certain existing capital improvement program project accounts and providing resources for the 2009 Capital Improvement Program, according to Section 2 of the attached Schedule of Transfer; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $700,000.00 from the unappropriated surplus of Funds 758, 858, and 870 to existing capital improvement program project accounts for the purpose of providing additional resources for certain capital improvement program project accounts, according to Section 3 of the attached Schedule of Transfer; and AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $625,340.49 from the unappropriated surplus of Fund 104 to existing capital improvement program project accounts for the purpose of consolidating resources from various capital improvement program project accounts with the same purpose into one capital improvement program project account, according to Section 3 of the attached Schedule of Transfer.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/23/2008, AUTHORIZING the transfer of and return to source Anthem Stock Sales Fund 638 the sum of $379,521.25 from various capital improvement program project accounts; and further AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the same amount to two capital improvement program project accounts according to the attached Schedule of Transfer.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/23/2008 AMENDING Ordinance No. 168-2008 that established funding for the 2007 Shelter Plus Care Program and the respective project accounts, and appropriated an amount of $3,850,056.00 from Fund 410 to four (4) existing Shelter Plus Care project accounts, for the purpose of correcting the project account numbers.

ORDINANCE, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/23/2008, ESTABLISHING a new balance sheet reserve account 050x2535 within the General Fund 050, "Emergency Reserve," and further AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $2,415,000.00 from the unappropriated surplus of General Fund No. 050 to the Emergency Reserve account 050x2535 within the General Fund No. 050, in accordance with the Council approved 2008 Budget motion dated December 17, 2007, directing that revenues collected in 2007 in excess of the updated budget be committed to the working capital reserve.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/23/2008, ESTABLISHING the 2009 Urban Forestry Program Assessment Equalization Board, appointing three members thereto, and setting the time and place for hearings.

ORDINANCE, dated 05/27/2008, submitted by Councilmember Cole, AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $22,811.00 from Health Department operating account number 050x263x7200 to City Manager's Office operating account number 050x101x7200 for the purpose of recapturing from the Health Department's budget the amount equal to the grant received by the Health Department from the Ohio Commission on Minority Health.

ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), dated 06/23/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for and accept grants in individual amounts not to exceed $80,000.00 from the State of Ohio Department of Development Local Government Services and Regional Collaboration Grant Program for the purpose of funding study work associated with investigating the possibility of combining the provision of local government services with those of other local governments; and ESTABLISHING Fund 431, "Local Government Services Grants" for the purpose of receiving the depositing said grant funds.

REPORT, dated 6/18/2008, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding Hale Justis sale. (SEE DOCUMENT #200800623 FOR ORDINANCE)