Wednesday June 24, 2009
Council convened at 2:00 p.m., Mayor Mallory Presiding. Present were Councilmembers Berding, Bortz, Cole, Crowley, Ghiz Harris, Monzel, Qualls and Thomas (9)
Also in attendance were City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and John Curp, City Solicitor and Clerk of Council Melissa Autry
Council observed a moment of silent prayer and recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
There being no objection, Minutes of the previous session Council were ordered Filed.
Items on the Council Calendar and items presented by-leave were disposed of as follows:
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Item #: 200900934APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mr. David Altman to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mr. Altman, a resident of Cincinnati has volunteered on a number of initiatives in Cincinnati to further environmental progress including being a member of the working group to establish the Office of Environmental Quality and a member of the Climate Protection Task Force which developed the Climate Protection Plan. Mr. Altman is an Attorney specializing in environmental issues. His term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900935APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Ms. Elizabeth Blume to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Ms. Blume was a member of the Climate Protection Task Force which developed the Climate Protection Plan and Chaired the Land Use Committee. Ms. Blume, a resident of Cincinnati is currently the Executive Director for the Community Building Institute at Xavier University. Prior to her work with CBI, Ms. Blume was the Director of the Department of Planning and Community Development for the City of Cincinnati. Her term will expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900936APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mrs. Cathy Crain to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mrs. Crain a resident of Cincinnati was a member of the Climate Protection Task Force which developed the Climate Protection Plan. Her term will expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900937APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Ms. Tonia Edwards to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Ms. Edwards is the current President of the Cincinnati branch of the American Institute of Architects and is the Building Commissioner for Hamilton County. She resides in Hamilton County in Dry Run. Her term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900938APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mr. Lawrence Feist to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mr. Feist served on the Climate Protection Task Force as Chairman of the Energy, Conservation an Alternatives Team. Mr. Feist is currently a Program Chair and Tenured Faculty member at Cincinnati State where he developed the Renewable Energy Major and Certificate. He is a resident of Cincinnati and his term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900939APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mr. Ned Ford to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mr. Ford, a resident of Cincinnati, served on the Climate Protection Task Force which developed the Climate Protection Plan. Mr. Ford is currently a member of the Sierra Club's National Global Warming and Energy Policy Advisory Committee and is the Chair of the Ohio Sierra Chapter Energy Committee. His term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900940APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mr. Allan Harris to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mr. Harris served on the Climate Protection Task Force which developed the Climate Protection Plan. Mr. Harris is currently the CEO of Harris-Brown & Associates which specializes in GIS and remote sensing technology. His is an Adjunct Professor at Union Institute & at the University of Cincinnati providing Environmental and Earth Science Internet based coursework. He is a resident of Hamilton County in Montgomery and his term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900941APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Dr. Reid Hartmann to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Dr. Hartmann, a resident of the City, is currently a Physician at the Christ Hospital. As Chair of the Health and Environment Committee for the Mayor's Young Professional Kitchen Cabinet, Dr. Hartmann led an effort to expand curbside recycling in the City. His term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900942APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mr. Shawn Hesse to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mr. Hesse served on the Climate Protection Task Force which developed the Climate Protection Plan as a member of the Energy Efficiency Committee. Mr. Hesse is currently an Architect and serves as the Regional Council Representative for the US Green Building Council. He is a resident of Cincinnati and his term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900943APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion 200800768, I hereby appoint Mr. Richard Hoekzema to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mr. Hoekzema is currently the Vice President, Property Manager for US Bank of Greater Cincinnati. He has also served one term as President of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). As a member of the BOMA chapter in Cincinnati, Mr. Hoekzema is working on an initiative that challenges commercial real estate professionals to improve energy efficiency by 30 percent by 2012. He is a resident of Hamilton County in Turpin Hills and his term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900944APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mrs. Donna Baker to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mrs. Baker a resident of Cincinnati is the President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati. Her term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900945APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mr. Thane Maynard to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mr. Maynard is currently the Director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Margo Marsh Biodiversity Foundation in Washington, DC and serves on the Field Conservation Committee for the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums. He is a resident of Hamilton County in Newton and his term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900946APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Dr. Dan Oerther to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Dr. Oerther, a resident of Cincinnati is currently a Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. His term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900947APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint the President of the Hamilton County Commission David Pepper to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Commissioner Pepper was a member of the Climate Protection Task Force which developed the Climate Protection Plan. The Commissioner is a resident of Cincinnati and his term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900948APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mr. Jock Pitts to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mr. Pitts is currently the President of People Working Cooperatively where he spearheaded the weatherization program. He is a resident of the City of Cincinnati and his term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900949APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Ms. Michelle Ramsey to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Ms. Ramsey is currently the Environmental Air Quality Leader for the General Electric Aviation Business. She also coordinates the carbon footprint reduction of GE facilities with the implementation of GE's Ecomagination Program. She is a resident of Maineville, Ohio and her term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900950APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Ms. Mary Ronan to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Ms. Ronan is currently the Superintendent for Cincinnati Public Schools. She is a resident of Hamilton County in Newtown and her term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900951APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Ms. Marilyn Shazor to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Ms. Shazor is currently the CEO of METRO transit system in Greater Cincinnati. Her predecessor at METRO was a member of the Climate Protection Task Force which developed the Climate Protection Plan. She is a resident of Hamilton, Ohio and her term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900952APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mr. Charles Tassell to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mr. Tassell is the Former Director of Government Affairs for the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Apartment Association. He is a resident of Hamilton County Deer Park and his term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200900953APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Mr. Carl Evert to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Mr. Evert is a Professor Emertius at the University of Cincinnati and is the Co-Founder of Citizen's Concerned About Hilton-Davis. He was a member of the Title-X Task Force to review the effectiveness of the Cincinnati Clean Air Ordinance. He is a resident of Cincinnati and his term will expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901003APPOINTMENT, dated 6/22/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800847, I hereby appoint Brian Garry, to the Human Services Advisory Committee. Mr. Garry a resident of Cincinnati, is a teacher at both Sands and North Avondale Montessori Schools. Mr. Garry will serve a term of three years set to expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HOLD ONE WEEK PURSUANT TO RULE OF COUNCIL *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901004APPOINTMENT, dated 6/22/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800847, I hereby appoint Lea Eriksen, to the Human Services Advisory Committee. Ms. Eriksen, a resident of Cincinnati is the Budget Director for the City of Cincinnati. Ms. Eriksen will serve a term of three years set to expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HOLD ONE WEEK PURSUANT TO RULE OF COUNCIL *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901005APPOINTMENT, dated 6/22/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800847, I hereby appoint Cindy M. Combs, to the Human Services Advisory Committee. Ms. Combs, a resident of Cincinnati is the Assistant Police Chief and Lieutenant Colonel of the Cincinnati Police Department. Ms. Combs will serve a term of three years set to expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HOLD ONE WEEK PURSUANT TO RULE OF COUNCIL *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901006APPOINTMENT, dated 6/22/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800847, I hereby appoint Mary Burke Rivers to the Human Services Advisory Committee. Mrs. Rivers, a resident of Cincinnati is the Executive Director of the Over-the-Rhine Community Housing. Mrs. Rivers will serve a term of three years set to expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HOLD ONE WEEK PURSUANT TO RULE OF COUNCIL *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901007APPOINTMENT, dated 6/22/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800847, I hereby appoint Angela Pearl, to the Human Services Advisory Committee. Ms. Pearl, a resident of Hamilton County in Forest Park, is a retired Property Manager with a 30 year career working at Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority. Ms. Pearl will serve a term of three years to expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HOLD ONE WEEK PURSUANT TO RULE OF COUNCIL *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901008APPOINTMENT, dated 6/22/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800847, I hereby appoint Sean Rugless, to the Human Services Advisory Committee. Mr. Rugless, a resident of Hamilton County, is the CEO/President of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Rugless will serve a term of three years set to expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HOLD ONE WEEK PURSUANT TO RULE OF COUNCIL *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901009APPOINTMENT, dated 6/22/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800847, I hereby appoint Dwendolyn Chester, to the Human Services Advisory Committee. Ms. Chester, a resident of Cincinnati, is the Deputy Director of the Department of Community Development for the City of Cincinnati. Ms. Chester will serve a term of three years set to expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HOLD ONE WEEK PURSUANT TO RULE OF COUNCIL *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901010APPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800768, I hereby appoint Ms. Julie Janson to the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Ms. Janson, a resident of Northern Kentucky, is the president of Duke Energy Ohio and Duke Energy Kentucky. Ms. Janson will serve a term set to expire June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HOLD ONE WEEK PURSUANT TO RULE OF COUNCIL *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901022APPOINTMENT, dated 6/22/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200800847, I hereby appoint Kathy Helmbock to the Human Services Advisory Committee. Ms. Helmbock, a resident of Cincinnati is a volunteer for Women's City Club, Ohio and Cincinnati NOW and the Hamilton County League of Women Voters. Ms. Helmbock will serve a term of three years set to expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRMED *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901026APPOINTMENT, dated 6/24/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200900873, I hereby appoint Mr. Sean Rugless to the SBE Leadership Committee. Mr. Rugless is a resident of Hamilton County and co-chaired the OPEN Cincinnati Task Force. He is the current CEO/President of the Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce which advocates on behalf of more than 7,000 African American businesses in the Cincinnati tri-state region. Mr. Rugless will serve a term of three years set to expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRMED *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901027APPOINTMENT, dated 6/24/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, pursuant to the authority invested in me by Motion #200900873, I hereby appoint Ms. Rea Waldon to the SBE Leadership Committee. Ms. Waldon, a resident of Cincinnati, Co-chaired the OPEN Cincinnati Task Force. She is the current Senior Vice President of Empowerment & Entrepreneurship at the Greater Cincinnati Urban League. Ms. Waldon will serve a term of three years set to expire on June 30, 2012.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRMED *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901021ORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY) submitted by Mayor Mallory, on 6/24/2009, NOTWITHSTANDING the provisions of Section 1427-07, Section 1427-17, Section 1427-19, Section 1435-13, Section 1435-15 of the Cincinnati Zoning Code, and Section 111-5, Section 895-5, Section 895-13, Section 895-15 and Section 895-19 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, authorizing the Chief Building Official to issue any and all necessary permits for the installation of a mural with words at 2392 Wheeler Street, 3841 Spring Grove Avenue, 3564 Montgomery Road, 2114 Madison Road, 1733 Dirr Street and SORTA Bridge #3.92.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HELD ON COUNCIL CALENDAR *** HELD ON CALENDAR | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200901023ORDINANCE, submitted by Mayor Mallory, on 6/24/2009, AMENDING Sections 323-1-S, 323-15 and 323-17 of Chapter 323 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, Small Business Enterprise ("SBE") Program", to modify the definition of personal net worth in relation to the owner of a small business which is eligible to participate in the City's SBE program and to establish additional SBE outreach duties for the Office of Contract Compliance and to provide for more frequent reporting by the Office of Contract Compliance and to provide for more frequent reporting by the Office of Contract Compliance to City Council regarding its responsibilities pursuant to Chapter 323 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASSED *** PASSED 0214-2009
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Item #: 200900933REAPPOINTMENT, dated 6/17/2009 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 Jeanne Golliher as Trustee to the Woodward High School Trust. Mrs. Golliher will enter her third term as a Trustee set to expire on March 31, 2012. Mrs. Golliher, currently the Executive Director of the Cincinnati Development Fund, is a resident of the City of Cincinnati.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CONFIRM *** CONFIRMED
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Item #: 200901012RESOLUTION, dated 6/18/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, EXPRESSING City Council's support for the use of the SuperJobs Center as the one stop for posting job openings on projects funded by the City of Cincinnati and/or Hamilton County.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS *** FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200901018RESOLUTION, dated 6/24/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, EXPRESSING City Council's support for the use of the SuperJobs Center as the one stop for posting job openings on projects funded by the City of Cincinnati and/or Hamilton County.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASSED *** PASSED 0038-2009
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Item #: 200901030RESOLUTION, dated 6/24/2009 submitted by Mayor Mallory, EXPRESSING the support of the Council of the City of Cincinnati for The Procter & Gamble Company's proposed move of approximately 650 jobs to downtown Cincinnati and Council's support of the Administration's best efforts in assisting this move.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASSED *** PASSED 0039-2009
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Item #: 200901028MOTION, dated 6/24/2009, submitted by Mayor Mallory, Vice Mayor Crowley, Councilmembers Cole, Berding, Bortz, Harris, Qualls and Thomas, WE MOVE that per the recommendations of the OPEN Cincinnati Task Force, the City of Cincinnati establish a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Leadership Committee in order to focus on the consistent and successful performance of the City's SBE program. WE FURTHER MOVE that the roles of the committee will include: oversight of the OPEN Cincinnati SBE recommendations; annual evaluation of the effectiveness of the SBE program; regular monitoring of the SBE program performance; review of the Office of Contract Compliance plans for achieving scorecard goals; and recommendation of improvement strategies to the Mayor and Council. WE FURTHER MOVE that the SBE Leadership Committee consist of seven members, appointed by the Mayor and approved by Council, serving three year terms. Members will be appointed based on their expertise and experience in the areas of small business development, minority and female inclusion, and business-government relations. The committee will also consist of two non-voting advisors from City administration who will act as informed resources to the committee.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: ADOPTED *** ADOPTED
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Item #: 200901029MOTION, dated 6/24/2009 submitted by Councilmember Berding that the provisions of the May 27, 2009 ordinance that create a local environmental permitting function be delayed for a period of one year from the date of passage of this motion in order for an independent cost-benefit analysis to be performed, the costs to be paid by a private foundation at no cost to City taxpayers. The analysis would include a review of the potential economic impacts (positive and negative) related to job creation and business attraction and the impact on the income tax revenue paid to the City of Cincinnati. WE FURTHER MOVE that the study be completed and delivered to the City of Cincinnati no later than June 24, 2010. WE FURTHER MOVE that the City Manager use the one-year period to determine what expenses will be required to implement the permitting function based on an analysis of the number of EJ reviews and permits which would have been required under the May 27, 2009 ordinance and to include such information in a comprehensive report detailing all potential costs to the City of Cincinnati for administration of the Environmental Justice Ordinance through what is a major expansion of the Office of Environmental Quality. WE FURTHER MOVE that the City Solicitor provide, during the one-year holding period, a legal analysis of the ordinance and its conflicts with State and Federal law and other conflicts associated with the City Charter and the legal liability associated with the implementation of the ordinance. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HEALTH,ENVIRONMENT & EDUCATION *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200901011COMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Cole, from Dixon Huiet, Living Well Health Solutions, 1625 South Boulevard, Suite 203, Charlotte, NC 28203, regarding reducing cost and saving the City of Cincinnati tax dollars in regards to health care dollars.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CITY MANAGER FOR REPORT;FINANCE COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900990COMMUNICATION, dated 6/15/2009 submitted by Councilmember Qualls, from Jack Degano, Ph.D, President, Lower Price Hill Community Council, 656 Neave Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45204, regarding U.C.'s Applied Economic Research Institute and Economic Center for Education & Research (UCAERI & ECER) projections being wrong regarding income tax revenues this year.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CITY MANAGER FOR REPORT;FINANCE COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900991COMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Qualls, from Jim and Mary Nordlund, 1156 Riverside Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, regarding the 3C railroad.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CITY MANAGER FOR REPORT;ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900992COMMUNICATION, dated 6/14/2009 submitted by Councilmember Qualls, from Tom Wilson [tewilson@fuse.net] regarding the location of the 3C train station.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CITY MANAGER FOR REPORT;ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900993COMMUNICATION, dated 6/16/2009 submitted by Betsy Urban [burban@cincr.rr.com] regarding 3-C Train Terminal in Cincinnati.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CITY MANAGER FOR REPORT;ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900994COMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Qualls, from Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Coith, Jr., 1452 Riverside Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, regarding 3C Railroad Plan.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CITY MANAGER FOR REPORT;ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900995COMMUNICATION, dated 6/19/2009 submitted by Councilmember Qualls, from Connie Greene [conniejogreene@yahoo.com] regarding the proposed train depot in the East End.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CITY MANAGER FOR REPORT;ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900996COMMUNICATION, dated 6/20/2009 submitted by Councilmember Qualls, from Tom Herman, 1168 Riverside Drive [tjherman14er@man.com], regarding 3C Railroad Plan.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CITY MANAGER FOR REPORT;ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900997COMMUNICATION, dated 6/19/2009 submitted by Councilmember Qualls, from Rick Greiwe [rgreiwe@fuse.net] regarding 3c railroad.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CITY MANAGER FOR REPORT;ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200901031MOTION, dated 6/24/2009 submitted by Councilmembers Qualls, Cole, Bortz, Berding and Vice Mayor Crowley, that before disbursing any funds for the Jimmy Heath House, the City Manager must submit to Council a recommended service plan for Jimmy Heath House for Council's approval.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: HELD ON COUNCIL CALENDAR *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900998MOTION, dated 6/22/2009 submitted by Councilmember Thomas, Cole, Qualls, Harris, Ghiz and Vice Mayor Crowley, that the City Administration contact the Hamilton County Administration for the purpose of discussing the prospect of a joint collaboration with the goal of reinstating the Private Complaint Program. WE FURTHER MOVE that the City Administration report back to the Law and Public Safety Committee, at the August 4, 2009 meeting, on the outcome of that discussion. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200901025COMMUNICATION, dated 6/24/2009 submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding Open Cincinnati Task Force Recommendations-After Action (Document 200900873)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FILED *** FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900958ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/24/2009, authorizing the City Manager to apply for, accept and appropriate a grant of up to $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, for the purpose of providing funding for the Cincinnati Police Department to develop and demonstrate a predictive policing model.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FINANCE COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900962ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/24/2009, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Contract For Right of Entry with the State of Ohio to allow the Ohio Department of Transportation ("ODOT") to take possession of portions of City property in the Camp Washington neighborhood pending completion of their purchase of reconstruction of Interstate 75.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: CITY PLANNING COMMISSION;FINANCE COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900963ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/24/2009, authorizing the City Manager to apply for, and appropriate a grant from the United States Department of Justice, Bulletproof Vest Partnership, in the amount of up to $62,280.00, for partial reimbursement of the Cincinnati Police Department's 2009 expenditure for body armor.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FINANCE COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900964ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/24/2009, approving an agreement with Advantage IQ, Inc., a Washington Corporation, allowing a nonrefundable credit against the tax imposed on the company's net profits under Chapter 311 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, in the amount of 45 percent of new income tax revenues from new jobs created by the company at 600 Vine Street, Suite 1600, Cincinnati, for a six-year term.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FINANCE COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200901013ORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager on 6/24/2009 authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Hamilton County, the City of Norwood, and Springfield Township agreeing that the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, the City of Norwood and Springfield Township will jointly apply for and accept a grant in the total amount of $669,329.00 from the 2009 byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program, which grant will be divided among the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, the City of Norwood and Springfield Township according to the attached schedule; and further AUTHORIZING the City Manager to jointly apply for and accept with Hamilton County, the City of Norwood and Springfield Township the total amount of $669,329.00 from the 2009 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. 365, "Justice Assistance Grant 2009 Fund," an interest bearing fund, for the receipt of the total grant and distribution of the grant funds to Hamilton County, the City of Norwood and Springfield Township according to the attached schedule and in accordance with the terms of the grant; and REPEALING Ordinance No. 179-2009.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FINANCE COMMITTEE *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0190-2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200901019ORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager on 6/24/2009 AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for accept and appropriate a grant totaling $321,221 from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Metropolitan Medical Response System ("MMRS") Program, related to fiscal year 2008, for the purpose of funding the purchase of regional/Fire/EMS equipment and necessary equipment to be used for the Radcliff Emergency Operations Center as well as to fund the salary of the Fire Department's MMRS Planner for the department's Homeland Security Unit.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASSED EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0212-2009
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Item #: 200901020ORDINANCE, (EMERGENCY) dated 6/24/2009 submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for, accept and appropriate a grant of up to $112,000 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which grant would be used for the purchase and installation of vehicle exhaust systems at six firehouses and will supplement existing capital dollars for the purchase of additional systems for various firehouses.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASSED EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0213-2009
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Item #: 200900927REPORT, dated 6/24/2009, 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 Righteous Room LLC DBA The Righteous Room, 641 Walnut Street. (#7377439, Transfer of Ownership & Location, D1, D2, D3, D3A) [Objections: None]Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FILE *** FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900965REPORT, dated 6/24/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FINANCE COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900966REPORT, dated 6/24/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding use of Water Works funds for Subway Tunnel Maintenance. (SEE DOCUMENT #200900717 FOR COMMUNICATION)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900976REPORT, dated 6/24/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding fire station emergency backup generators. (SEE DOCUMENT #200900324 FOR PREVIOUS REPORT)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FINANCE COMMITTEE *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900978REPORT, dated 6/24/2009, 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 Manga 1 Inc. DBA (Not listed), 511 Walnut Street. (#5478076, New, D3A) [Objections: None]Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FILE *** FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900979REPORT, dated 6/24/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding property at Harrison and Talbott Avenues. (SEE DOCUMENT #200900748 FOR COMMUNICATION)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS,RECREATION,PARK & PUB SERV *** | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200901024REPORT, dated 6/24/2009 submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding Open Cincinnati Task Force Recommendations-After Action (Document #200900852).Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FILED *** FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900917ORDINANCE, dated 6/5/2009 submitted by Charles C. Graves III, Director, City Planning, TO REZONE property at 6819 Vine Street in the community of Carthage from the SF-2 Single-Family District to the CN-M Commercial Neighborhood-Mixed District. (APPROVED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON 6/5/2009) (HEARING WAS HELD BEFORE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009 AT 12:00 P.M.)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS *** PASSED 0208-2009
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Item #: 200900898ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/17/2009 to appropriate to public use all right, title, and interest in certain parcels of real property for the road project known as Hamilton Avenue Improvement from Ashtree Drive to Southridge Drive. (APPROVED BY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON 06/19/2009)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS *** PASSED 0191-2009
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Item #: 200901001COMMUNICATION, dated 6/19/2009 submitted by the Clerk of Council, from Samuel M. Scoggins, Attorney for the Mercantile Center, Frost Brown Todd, Attorneys, 2200 PNC Center, 201 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4182, regarding Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District Assessment.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FILE *** FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200901002COMMUNICATION, dated 6/10/2009, submitted by the Clerk of Council from K. Alamin, M.D., 5725 Drewry Farm Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243, regarding the petition for adoption of the assessment of the 2010-2013 downtown service plan.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FILE *** FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900999REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent George T. Glover, Consultant, Focused Capitol Solutions LLC, 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FILE *** FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200901000REGISTRATION, submitted by the Clerk of Council from Legislative Agent George T. Glover, Consultant, Cincinnati Bulk Terminals, LLC, 895 Mehring Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203-1827.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: FILE *** FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900923MOTION, dated 6/16/2009, submitted by Councilmembers David Crowley, Jeff Berding, Leslie Ghiz, Greg Harris, and Chris Bortz, WE MOVE that the City Manager is authorized to request from the Ohio General Assembly an amendment to the Ohio Revised Code that recognizes the Cincinnati Retirement System as the retirement system for potential Water District employees;Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: ADOPT *** HELD ON CALENDAR | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900921ORDINANCE, submitted by John P. Curp, City Solicitor, on 6/16/2009, Authorizing the City Manager to do all things required to prepare, sign, and file a Petition to organize a regional water District to be known as the "Greater Cincinnati Regional Water District" pursuant to Section 6119.10 of the Ohio Revised Code, which proposed District shall initially consist of and be coterminous with the incorporated territory of the City of Cincinnati.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS *** HELD ON CALENDAR | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900960ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/23/2009, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Project Partnership Agreement with the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers ("Corps") for the construction of the Cincinnati Riverfront Park.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0209-2009
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Item #: 200900735REPORT, dated 5/19/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding Water District Proposal.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: APPROVE & FILE *** HELD ON CALENDAR | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900929REPORT, dated 6/23/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding rezoning of property at 6819 Vine Street. (SEE DOCUMENT #200900918 FOR COMMUNICATION)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: APPROVE & FILE *** APPROVED & FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900930REPORT, dated 6/23/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding petition to contest changing the zoning for 6819 Vine Street. (SEE DOCUMENT #200900858 FOR PREVIOUS REPORT)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: APPROVE & FILE *** APPROVED & FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900513MOTION, dated 04/07/2009, submitted by Mayor Mark Mallory and Councilmembers Qualls, Thomas, Cole, Monzel and Harris, that the City administration take the following actions regarding Human Services Funding: Appropriate and spend the $2.6 Million for Human Services that City Council approved as part of the 2009 budget, and not cut human services funding by 25% (over $600,000) as a result of an administrative decision to use the $2.6 million over 15 months instead of 12 months in 2009. Following through with council's commitment to fund Human Services at $2.6 million in 2009 means that there is $2 million of the 2009 appropriation remaining after deducting the first quarter 2009 contract extensions for 2008 Human Services program to do the following: Extend the 2008 Human Services contracts at the 2008 funding levels through January 14, 2010 (the term of the last contract was January 15, 2008 through January 14, 2009). (BALANCE OF MOTION ON FILE IN CLERKS OFFICE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: ADOPT *** FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900970MOTION, dated 06/22/2009, submitted by Councilmembers Cole Thomas, Qualls, Harris and Vice Mayor Crowley, WE MOVE adoption of the Administration's 2009 Budget gap plan "A" with following changes: (BALANCE OF MOTION ON FILE) (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: ADOPT *** ADOPTED
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Item #: 200900767ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 5/28/2009, authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate an Economic Development Initiative ("EDI") grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") in the approximate amount of $475,000 to be used in order to complete soil and groundwater remediation, infrastructure improvements, environmental consultant work, environmental assessments, cleanup, and site preparation at the MetroWest Commerce Park site; and further AUTHORIZING the establishment of capital improvement program project account no. 980x164x03668, "MetroWest HUD EDI."Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0195-2009
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Item #: 200900821ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/10/2009, approving and authorizing the execution of Community Reinvestment Area LEED Tax Exemption Agreement with Fay Limited Partnership, thereby authorizing a real property tax exemption for a period of twelve years in connection with the renovation of an 893-unit HUD subsidized apartment community reducing the community to 703 units and bringing them to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certified Silver, Gold or Platinum standards, as defined by the U.S. Green Building Council located at 3710 President Drive, 2164 Faraday Road, and parcels on Nottingham Road and Williamsburg Drive, Cincinnati Ohio 45225, at an estimated cost of $21,334,150.00 in the City of Cincinnati Community Reinvestment Area.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0196-2009
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Item #: 200900829ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/10/2009, establishing new Department of Transportation and Engineering Capital Improvement Program project account no. 980x233x03667, "Maintenance Fund for Bridges;" AUTHORIZING the Finance Director to deposit Municipal Road Fund (MRF) allocations from the Board of Hamilton County Commissioners for program years 2007 through 2011 into the newly established Capital Improvement Program project account no. 980x233x03667, "Maintenance Fund for Bridges;" AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $2,000,000 from MRF allocations from the Board of Hamilton County Commissioners for program years 2007 and 2008 into the unappropriated surplus of the Capital Projects Fund 980; and further AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $2,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the Capital Projects Fund 980 to the newly established Capital Improvement Program project account no. 980x233x03667, "Maintenance Fund for Bridges," for the purpose of maintaining and repairing Hamilton County bridges and viaducts located within the City of Cincinnati in accordance with the Bridge Maintenance Agreement between the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS *** PASSED 0192-2009
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Item #: 200900836ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/10/2009, authorizing the City Manager to execute any necessary and appropriate documents to extend a loan from federal HOME funds to Fay Limited Partnership, in the amount of Three Million One Hundred Ninety Eight Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Nine and 00/100 Dollars ($3,198,469.00) for the repair and rehabilitation of 3710 President Drive for rental to low-income households.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0197-2009
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Item #: 200900838ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/10/2009, amending Chapter 203-48, "Health Insurance Benefits for Eligible Dependent Family Members", in order to incorporate appropriate criteria established under federal and state law regarding the eligibility of dependent family members in relation to health insurance benefits provided by the Cincinnati Retirement System.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS *** PASSED 0193-2009
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Item #: 200900842ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/10/2009, establishing nine new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 "("ARRA") Grant project accounts in ARRA Grant Fund 502 in accordance with the schedule attached hereto; and further AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of approximately $3,520,600 to the newly created ARRA Grant project accounts for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant ("EECBG") Program Activities in accordance with the schedule of transfer attached hereto.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0198-2009
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Item #: 200900856ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/10/2009, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an loan agreement with Over-the-Rhine Community Housing for the Odeon Permanent Supportive Housing Project, pursuant to which the City shall provide $1,450,000 in HOME funds for the construction of 25 permanent supportive housing units for chronically homeless individuals at 209-219 Odeon Street; ESTABLISHING HOME Investment Trust project account no. 411x162x99009, "Odeon Permanent Supportive Housing Project"; AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $1,233,000 from HOME Investment Trust project account no. 411x162x49040, "Mixed Income Housing Development Public Infrastructure," the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $154,180.90 from HOME Investment Trust project account no. 411x162x69040, "Strategic Housing Initiatives '06," and the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $62,819.10 from HOME Investment Trust project account no. 411x162x79010, "McMicken Transitional," to the newly established HOME Investment Trust project account no. 411x162x99009, "Odeon Permanent Supportive Housing Project."Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0199-2009
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Item #: 200900892ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/15/2009, authorizing the implementation of the 2009 to 2012 labor agreement between the City of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Building Trades Council; and further AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute the terms of the labor agreement attached hereto.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0200-2009
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Item #: 200900894ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/17/2009, approving and authorizing execution of a "Property Investment Reimbursement Agreement 1st Amendment" with FirstGroup America.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0201-0200
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Item #: 200900928ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/22/2009, authorizing the payment of $1,610.02 from account no. 050x162x7289 as a moral obligation to various Cincinnati community councils for payment of six Neighborhood Support Program contract for the time period of January 1, 2009 through February 5, 2009.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS *** PASSED 0194-2009
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Item #: 200900932ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY) submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/22/2009, establishing the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District 2010-2013 Services Plan Assessment Equalization Board, appointing three members thereto, and setting the time and place for hearings.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0202-2009
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Item #: 200900961ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), dated 6/22/09, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, PROVIDING for the issuance of bonds or notes in anticipation of such bonds, by the City of Cincinnati, Ohio in the principal amount of $1,250,000 for the purpose of stormwater management improvements, and declaring an emergency.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0203-2009
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Item #: 200900971ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), dated 06/22/2009, submitted by Councilmember Cole, IMPLEMENTING "Cost Savings Days" for all nonrepresented City employees in Division 0, 5, 7 and 8, excluding any such employees within the Greater Cincinnati Water Works, Department of Sewers, General Aviation Division and Parking Facilities Division, based on the significant budget deficit projected for the remainder of calendar year 2009, which "Cost Savings Days" shall be effective on six designated dates in 2009 which would otherwise have been provided and observed as paid holidays by the City of Cincinnati, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 308-9 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, and further AUTHORIZING the City Manager to establish a separate "Unpaid Holiday" leave balance account of 48 hours for all City employees in Division 0, 5, 7 and 8, excluding any such employees within the Greater Cincinnati Water Works, Department of Sewers, General Aviation Division and Parking Facilities Division, which shall be available for use by such employees for periods of personal leave with pay, upon appropriate supervisory approval, which leave balance account shall have no cash value upon retirement or other departure from City service and which shall not be used to calculate lump sums owed to City employees upon retirement and which leave hours shall not be calculated lump sums owed to City employees upon retirement and which leave hours shall be required to be used no later than December 31, 2010.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0204-2009
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Item #: 200900972ORDINANCE (EMEGENCY), dated 06/22/2009, submitted by Councilmember Cole, AUTHORIZING the transfer and appropriation of the sum of $9,705,090.00 within the General Fund, from and to various operating accounts and the unappropriated surplus according to the attached schedules of transfer for the purpose of realigning and providing funds for the on-going needs of City departments.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0205-2009
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Item #: 200900973ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), dated 06/22/2009, submitted by Councilmember Cole, AUTHORIZING the transfer of the sum of $938,390.00 from various restricted fund accounts to other restricted fund accounts for the purpose of realigning and providing funds for the continuation of City services and appropriating certain amounts from the unappropriated surplus for current year operating expenses.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0206-2009
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Item #: 200900974ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), dated 06/22/2009, submitted by Councilmember Cole, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to apply for accept and appropriate a grant of up to $80,608.00 from the Ohio Attorney General's Special Drug Use Prevention Grant program, for the purpose of providing funding for drug abuse resistance education.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS EMERGENCY *** PASSED EMERGENCY 0207-2009
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Item #: 200900886REPORT, dated 6/15/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding the Department of Finance reports for the month ended May 31, 2009. (REPORT ON FILE IN CLERK'S OFFICE)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: APPROVE & FILE *** APPROVED & FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900786MOTION, dated 05/27/2009, submitted by Vice Mayor Crowley, that City Council approve the May 27, 2009 version of the Environmental Justice Ordinance; and that the Administration work with City Council to identify sources of funding to support this Ordinance which could include using a portion of the FEMA Windstorm reimbursement and fees from the EJ Permit. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: ADOPT *** ADOPTED
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Item #: 200900785ORDINANCE, dated 05/27/2009, submitted by Vice Mayor Crowley, from John P. Curp, City Solicitor, AMENDING the provisions of Title X, Environmental Code, of the Cincinnati Municipal Code, by enacting Chapter 1041, Environmental Justice.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS *** PASSED 0210-2009
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Item #: 200900955REPORT, dated 6/23/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding Human Services Concept Paper. (SEE DOCUMENT #200900866 FOR MOTION)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: APPROVE & FILE *** APPROVED & FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900956REPORT, dated 6/23/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding Human Services Scoring Criteria. (SEE DOCUMENT #200900867 FOR MOTION)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: APPROVE & FILE *** APPROVED & FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900957REPORT, dated 6/23/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding Cincinnati Health Department Maternal-Child Nursing Program. (SEE DOCUMENT #200900804 FOR ADOPTED MOTION)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: APPROVE & FILE *** APPROVED & FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900959REPORT, dated 6/23/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding recycling contract recommendations. (SEE DOCUMENT #200801027 FOR PREVIOUS REPORT)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: APPROVE & FILE *** APPROVED & FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900895ORDINANCE submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, on 6/17/2009, dedicating, accepting and confirming the dedication of a parcel of City-owned land (part of Auditor's parcel 101-1-2) to public use for the relocation of Dixmyth Avenue and the relocation of part of Whitfield Avenue.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: PASS *** PASSED 0211-2009
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Item #: 200900820REPORT, dated 6/10/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding motion to use demolition funds for deconstruction. (SEE DOCUMENT #200900757 FOR MOTION)Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: APPROVE & FILE *** APPROVED & FILED | ||||||||||||||||||
Item #: 200900896REPORT, dated 6/17/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City Manager, regarding street calming for Principio Avenue.Item Status/Referral/Recommendations: APPROVE & FILE *** APPROVED & FILED |