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Reappointments: The council reappointed Daniel Rozaya to the board of trustees for the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens and reappointed Tanya Smith and Sergeant Dion Mac to the Cincinnati Accessibility Board of Advisors. Each reappointment was approved by roll call.

Records-training designee: Council member Nolan introduced a motion that the clerk of council be registered with the State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, as Nolan’s public-records training designee (term ending January 2026). City staff explained that elected and appointed officials are required to attend three hours of records training with the State of Ohio when they are appointed or elected. The council adopted the motion by roll call.

Holding an item: An item that had been held on Dec. 18, 2024, at the request of Council Member Walsh was again held at this meeting after a motion by Council Member Walsh and a second; the roll-call vote to hold the item carried.

Votes at a glance:
- Reappointment — Daniel Rozaya, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens board of trustees: adopted by roll-call vote (answering recorded: Nolan, Owens, Parks, Walsh, Albee, Grama Ding, Jeffries, Johnson, Vice Mayor Kearney).
- Reappointment — Tanya Smith, Cincinnati Accessibility Board of Advisors: adopted by roll-call vote (same recorded affirmative responses).
- Reappointment — Sergeant Dion Mac, Cincinnati Accessibility Board of Advisors: adopted by roll-call vote (same recorded affirmative responses).
- Motion — Register clerk with State of Ohio as Council Member Nolan’s records-training designee (term to Jan. 2026): adopted by roll-call vote (affirmative recorded by council members present).
- Motion — Hold item previously calendared Dec. 18, 2024 (requested by Council Member Walsh): adopted by roll-call vote.

Why it matters: The reappointments maintain membership on advisory boards that inform city policy for accessibility and for the zoo’s governing board. The records-training designee motion fulfills a State of Ohio training requirement for newly appointed elected officials. The held item will remain on the calendar for future consideration.

The meeting concluded after announcements; no ordinances or budget items were adopted during the business portion recorded in this transcript.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Cincinnati OH, City Council Meeting (January 8, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Cincinnati City Council reappointed trustees and advisors to city boards, approved a motion to register the clerk of council as a state records-training designee for Council Member Nolan, and voted to hold a previously scheduled item on the calendar.","taxTitle","Cincinnati City Council, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio","taxId",72652,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6390533,"Rock Bar and Grill says Beckman Avenue reconstruction has cut foot traffic; council staff ask owner to provide information",137,960000,1097000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2112317-6160c07a1aa46bdd258794da4b760906&start=960&end=1097","/articles/6390533/Ohio/Rock-Bar-and-Grill-says-Beckman-Avenue-reconstruction-has-cut-foot-traffic-council-staff-ask-owner-to-provide-information","The owner and a lead bartender from the Rock Bar and Grill told the Cincinnati City Council during the citizens forum that street reconstruction on Beckman Avenue has hurt their business and asked the city for assistance.

Terel Franklin, who identified himself as representing a small business at the corner of 3411 Biggeman (Beckman) Street, said the reconstruction project has lasted “around a year or so” and has reduced customer access and parking. “It's put a big bearing on the business as far as like our revenue into the bar,” Franklin said.

Sonia Jones, the Rock Bar and Grill's head bartender and a decade-long employee, told the council she and co-workers are “grateful” the reconstruction is needed but confirmed it is causing a financial hardship and that business has fallen sharply.

City staff and the presiding officer asked Franklin and Jones to provide contact information so staff could follow up. The presiding officer said staff in the back of the chamber could assist and invited the speakers to share details after the meeting.

Why it matters: Small businesses on reconstructed corridors often face short-term losses from access disruptions. The witnesses asked only for city follow-up; they did not identify a specific remedy the council should vote on at the meeting.

Council did not make a formal directive during the meeting beyond asking staff to collect the business’s contact information and investigate potential assistance.","An owner and a longtime employee of the Rock Bar and Grill told the council the monthslong reconstruction on Beckman Avenue (referred to in testimony as Beckman/Biggeman Street) has reduced customers and threatens the business; staff and council asked the owners to provide contact information for follow-up.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6390539,"Mayor, city manager praise crews after historic snowfall; city reports 33,000 lane miles plowed",169,1693000,1862000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2112317-6160c07a1aa46bdd258794da4b760906&start=1693&end=1862","/articles/6390539/Ohio/Mayor-city-manager-praise-crews-after-historic-snowfall-city-reports-33000-lane-miles-plowed","Mayor Aftab Pureval and City Manager Long opened the business portion of the Cincinnati City Council meeting by thanking public-safety and public-service employees for their response to a historic winter storm and describing ongoing recovery operations.

“This was the largest 2 day snowfall we've seen since 2008 and 1 of the heaviest accumulations in our entire history,” Mayor Aftab Pureval said, adding that crews and emergency responders had worked around the clock.

City Manager Long said the emergency operation center had been activated Sunday and described progress on clearing streets: “As of 1 PM crews have plowed 33,000 lane miles. That's equivalent to plowing this city 10 times,” Long said. She said crews were working 12-hour shifts and that Parks and the Department of Public Service were coordinating in neighborhoods with plow obstacles, such as Mount Adams.

Officials described services for residents during the storm: rec centers are open as warming shelters, the city is providing meals and clothing items through shelter partners, and the streetcar remained operational as a warm transit option downtown and over-the-Rhine. Trash, recycling and bulk-collection services are operating on a one-day delay, officials said.

Council members also thanked city crews. Council Member Owens said she appreciated “the quick work of DPS and all of the employees who are the essential workers during times like this.” Council Member Walsh and others echoed the mayor and city manager in praising first responders and municipal staff.

For residents: city officials urged use of the Cincy 311 app for service requests and asked residents to be patient as the city completes multi-day recovery operations.","Mayor Aftab Pureval and City Manager Long thanked crews for snow-response work, described warming-center and shelter operations, and reported crews had plowed 33,000 lane miles and were operating on multi-day recovery and delayed trash schedules.",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":98,"_43":99,"_45":100,"_47":101,"_49":50,"_51":102,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6390543,"Speakers at Cincinnati City Council citizens forum press council on Gaza, call for arms-embargo action",1101,288000,1389000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2112317-6160c07a1aa46bdd258794da4b760906&start=288&end=1389","/articles/6390543/Ohio/Speakers-at-Cincinnati-City-Council-citizens-forum-press-council-on-Gaza-call-for-arms-embargo-action","Several speakers during the Cincinnati City Council citizens forum urged the council to take action in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, criticized recent revisions that they said softened local resolutions, and called for a municipal arms embargo against Israel.

The most pointed remarks came from Stefan Prior, who said, “The revisions to the resolution last week were disheartening to say the least,” and argued the council’s version lumped Palestinians and Israelis together without meaningful relief for Palestinians.

Why it matters: Speakers tied local municipal behavior and symbolic resolutions to larger national and international decisions, arguing that silence or inaction by local officials contributes to what they described as ongoing human rights abuses. They urged the council to consider formal measures and public statements recognizing the humanitarian situation.

In a later comment, Lena Zareub said the city’s decision to block presentation of an arms-embargo resolution was “a betrayal” and accused council members of being “more concerned with how your sponsors feel.” She also described personal experiences in the West Bank and framed those experiences as evidence of military control and humanitarian harm.

Alexander Witty and other commenters cited international human-rights organizations and global divestment actions while urging Cincinnati to take a stance. Witty referenced recent large proposed U.S. arms packages and said, “While numerous other cities across the country are taking action, Cincy Council chooses to remain complicit.”

Speakers also asked for symbolic and substantive steps, including public statements, divestment, and legal or administrative steps the council could authorize. Speakers who raised those proposals did not describe a specific city ordinance or pending council motion to implement an arms embargo.

Council did not respond with any formal motion to adopt an embargo or to present the blocked resolution during the business portion of the meeting. The citizens forum concluded before the council’s business meeting began.

The citizens forum also included other public comments on unrelated topics, including local business impacts from street reconstruction and neighborhood safety concerns.","Multiple public-comment speakers urged Cincinnati City Council to take formal action on Gaza, criticized council for blocking an arms-embargo resolution and for what speakers described as municipal complicity; speakers linked local policy choices to federal arms sales and humanitarian concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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