[{"_1":2,"_95":-5,"_96":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,85],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":59,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":65,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6329213,"mediaKeyId","2316419-2cdca9230a577d85f052c84182f7f480","parentId",2316419,"title","Council approves appointments, donations, TIF and event funding; suspends and passes multiple emergency items","audioSeconds",2900,"startMs",1988000,"endMs",4888000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2316419-2cdca9230a577d85f052c84182f7f480&start=1988&end=4888","thumbnailUrl","https://d352y6ypj4mjo3.cloudfront.net/AudioPlaceholder.png","articleUrl","/articles/6329213/Ohio/Council-approves-appointments-donations-TIF-and-event-funding-suspends-and-passes-multiple-emergency-items","mediaUrl","author","City Council of Cincinnati OH","date","2025-01-29T00:00:00Z","article","Cincinnati City Council approved a series of routine and emergency items during the business portion of the meeting, including confirmations, donor-funded reallocations and capital awards.

Key votes and outcomes at a glance:
- Item 1: Appointment of Tracy Artis to the Cincinnati Arts Association ' Confirmed by roll call (unanimous as recorded).
- Items 2' 4: Reappointments to the Internal Audit Committee (Norman C. Buoy, Valerie Boykins, Tricia Williams) ' Confirmed (unanimous as recorded).
- Item 5: Appointment of Rhiannon Howler to the Cincinnati Zoological Society board ' Confirmed (roll call recorded as yes).
- Item 6: Reappointment of the Vice Mayor to the City Planning Commission ' Confirmed.
- Item 17 (filed): Special event permit referenced for Allpark fireworks (discussion; permit filed).
- Item 29: Emergency ordinance authorizing reallocation of a $5,000 donation from the Joseph family to the Cincinnati Police Department Community Relations Squad ' Passed (roll call recorded as yes; emergency suspension adopted).
- Item 30: Acceptance of in-kind donations (Sundance Film Festival and Film Cincinnati) to send the mayor, city manager, and one staffer to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah ' Passed on emergency suspension; council members praised the trip as part of a recruitment effort for Sundance.
- Item 31: Emergency ordinance authorizing a $1.1 million TIF grant to the Coryville Community Development Corporation for streetscape and rights-of-way improvements in the Coryville neighborhood ' Passed on suspension and emergency readings.
- Item 32: Emergency disbursement of $250,000 of major events funding to support the Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission (identified in meeting as a newly formed nonprofit effort to attract events) ' Passed on suspension and emergency readings.
- Items 34 and 35: Motions directing the Department of Transportation and Engineering and Department of Public Services to study and report within 30 days on (34) feasibility of a residential sidewalk repair pilot using Cinci OnTrack funding, and (35) preventative road maintenance and seal-coating strategies using Cinci OnTrack funding ' Both motions adopted.

The meeting also included roll-call suspension and emergency votes for items 29' 32; those votes were recorded in the transcript as passed with the listed yea/nay counts. Council members and the administration also discussed next steps for public engagement and committee oversight where appropriate.

Ending: The administration will process appointments and execute the accepted donations and funding agreements; departments will prepare the requested feasibility and planning reports where council directed.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Cincinnati OH, City Council Meeting (January 29, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","At the meeting council confirmed multiple appointments and approved several ordinance and emergency items including reallocations to police community relations, an in-kind Sundance trip donation, a Coryville TIF award, $250,000 for the regional sports commission and three infrastructure/administration pilot/report motions.","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},6329218,"Council asks administration for after-action report on week of Jan. 6 snow response; members praise city crews but call for fixes",1030,5538000,6568000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2316419-2cdca9230a577d85f052c84182f7f480&start=5538&end=6568","/articles/6329218/Ohio/Council-asks-administration-for-after-action-report-on-week-of-Jan-6-snow-response-members-praise-city-crews-but-call-for-fixes","Cincinnati City Council voted to request an after-action report on the city's snow-removal response during the January 6 snow events, asking the administration to identify failures and costed solutions to prevent a repeat.

The motion, introduced as a Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Committee item, asks the Department of Public Services and related agencies to present findings to council and recommend improvements within the established committee process. \"We blew it,\" Council member Johnson said during debate, urging both accountability and recognition of employee efforts.

Nut graf: Council members emphasized two dual points: public praise for public works employees who worked in sub-freezing, hazardous conditions, and a recognition that system-level shortcomings (aging equipment, parts shortages, process gaps) produced unacceptable service results in some neighborhoods. Members asked for concrete metrics and standards for future snow events.

Discussion highlights: Several council members thanked frontline crews and said the administration must identify equipment and staffing needs. Council member Walsh asked for specific funding and procurement recommendations; Council member Krammerding asked the administration to propose measurable service standards (for example, clearance time for defined snowfall thresholds) so the council can budget accordingly. City Manager Long and department directors said they would produce solutions and noted some equipment failures involved parts that are no longer manufactured.

Action: The council adopted the motion (roll call recorded as unanimous yes in the transcript) requesting a written feasibility and after-action report and ongoing committee briefings.

Ending: Council members said they expect follow-up committee presentations and cost estimates, and several members urged that the city's capital and operating priorities be adjusted to ensure winter response capacity.","Council directed the Department of Transportation and Engineering (via a motion) to report on the city's snow-removal operations during the storm week of Jan. 6, citing equipment failures and resource shortfalls while several members publicly commended frontline workers.",{"_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},6329223,"Cincinnati council narrowly approves targeting Impact Award to food insecurity after weeklong referral fight",2242,2094000,4336000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2316419-2cdca9230a577d85f052c84182f7f480&start=2094&end=4336","/articles/6329223/Ohio/Cincinnati-council-narrowly-approves-targeting-Impact-Award-to-food-insecurity-after-weeklong-referral-fight","Cincinnati City Council voted to direct the fiscal year 2026 human services Impact Award to address food insecurity and adopted a revision to the city's human services funding priorities after an extended debate about timing and community input.

Council members clashed over whether to delay action while federal grant rules were in flux. Council member Albee, sponsor of the motion that the Impact Award be spent on food insecurity, said the city should act now so nonprofit partners can apply for funds on a predictable schedule. \"We know 1 in 5 kids in our city are going hungry,\" Council member Albee said, arguing the Impact Award fills a gap not covered by other human services buckets.

Nut graf: The votes came after competing arguments about urgency and process. Some council members urged a short delay to gather more input from nonprofit providers and to assess potential federal funding changes; others warned that delaying would imperil the schedule for issuing RFPs and awarding funds in June.

Supporters said local spending could blunt immediate food needs if federal programs were interrupted. Opponents said the Impact Award should instead target longer-term solutions (workforce development, housing stabilization) that reduce poverty rather than funding one-time food distribution. Council member Owens, a sponsor of the updated ordinance, said the city must \"focus on the things that are in our control\" and keep commitments to nonprofits that rely on predictable local funding.

Procedural fights: Council member Johnson moved to refer items 27 and 28 back to the Budget and Finance Committee for one week; the amendment to refer both failed. The body then voted separately: the motion to refer item 27 back to committee failed; the motion to refer item 28 back to committee also failed. The council then voted on the substance of each item.

Final votes: Item 27 (Impact Award to food insecurity as part of the gun-violence prevention bucket) passed on a 5-4 roll call (Yes: Council members Walsh, Albee, Grama Dean, Nolan, Owens; No: Council members Jeffries, Johnson, Vice Mayor Kearney, President Parks). Item 28 (administration to prepare an updated human services ordinance reallocating percentages across human services categories) passed on a 6-3 roll call (Yes: Walsh, Albee, Krammerding, Jeffries, Nolan, Owens; No: Johnson, Kearney, Parks).

Key details and context: Council members repeatedly referenced an existing ordinance committing 1.5% of the city budget to human services; sponsors said the Impact Award is meant to allow an innovative, upstream response to a specific market failure (food insecurity). The updated ordinance reallocates several category percentages (examples discussed by sponsors: Impact Award at 10%; comprehensive workforce development increased to 25' 26%; youth gun violence prevention increased toward 26%; housing stabilization and eviction prevention percentages were also adjusted). Sponsors said the RFP timeline depends on adopting the ordinance so nonprofits can apply; opponents asked for more time to gather provider input.

Council and administration next steps: The administration will prepare the updated ordinance and issue related RFPs under the revised priorities; council members who sought a brief pause said they want additional committee-level discussion and community input on implementation details.

Ending: With the two votes, the council set the human services funding priorities for the coming budget cycle but left open follow-up oversight at committee level about implementation and outreach to nonprofit partners.","After a partisan debate and failed procedural attempts to delay, Cincinnati City Council voted to direct the fiscal year 2026 human services Impact Award toward food insecurity and approved an updated human services ordinance reallocating program percentages.","actionData","errors"]

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