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Key outcomes at a glance

- Resolution recognizing the Summit Country Day boys basketball program (Item 1). Presented by Council member Johnson; approved by unanimous roll call.

- Resolution recognizing the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition on its 50th anniversary (Item 2). Presented by Council member Jeffries; approved by unanimous roll call.

- Ordinance authorizing the city manager to apply for and accept a grant valued up to $280,000 from The Recycling Partnership to support multifamily recycling (Item 18). Council approved suspension and passage by unanimous roll call.

- Emergency ordinance authorizing the city manager to apply for, accept and appropriate up to $33,388 from the Ohio Department of Development’s TechCred credential reimbursement program to reimburse the Cincinnati Police Department general fund (Item 19). Approved unanimously.

- Emergency ordinance accepting a donation of $3,243,210.67 from the Cincinnati Park Board Commissioners Fund for use by the Parks Department (Item 20). Approved unanimously including emergency suspension.

- Emergency ordinance authorizing a funding agreement with the Abercrombie Group for one‑time operational support for signature events (Item 21). The manager described this as enabling approximately $100,000 in support for three events; approved unanimously.

- Ordinance authorizing the city manager to expend up to $100,000 from the city manager’s office to provide one‑time operational support to the Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion (Item 22). Approved unanimously.

- Emergency ordinance approving a job creation tax credit agreement with Prosperity Incorporated to create 120 new jobs at 7108 Shawna Drive in the Roselawn neighborhood (Item 23). Council members described the average salary for the new positions as roughly $94,000; approved unanimously.

- Ordinance assessing and confirming a permanent easement for a public sidewalk across a portion of Dana Avenue in the Evanston neighborhood for Cincinnati Public Radio (Item 24). Approved unanimously.

- Item 25: report from the city manager was received and filed.

The council also noted that items 3 through 17 were “as indicated” on the agenda and were treated as listed; the clerk recorded their approval without separate roll‑call discussion during the meeting. All recorded votes for the items listed above were unanimous yes votes from present council members.

Votes and record: The roll calls recorded the following council members voting yes: Council member Jeffries; Council member Johnson; Vice Mayor Kearney; Council member Nolan; Council member Owens; Council member Parks; Council member Walsh; Council member Albee; Council member Kramer Ding. No no votes, abstentions or recusals were recorded for the items presented.

No amendments were recorded on the floor for the listed items.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Cincinnati City Council Meeting (April 30, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Cincinnati City Council unanimously approved multiple resolutions and ordinances, including grant applications, a parks donation and a job‑creation tax credit, during the meeting’s business session.","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},6017139,"Residents decry rehiring of employee who spat at Palestinian educator, demand city divest from weapons makers",210,470000,680000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778371-aa880df560aae6bebb1f2b77741be85a&start=470&end=680","/articles/6017139/Ohio/Residents-decry-rehiring-of-employee-who-spat-at-Palestinian-educator-demand-city-divest-from-weapons-makers","Dozens of residents used the public‑comment portion of Cincinnati City Council to condemn the recent rehiring of a city employee who, they say, spat at a Palestinian educator last August, and to demand the city divest from companies and contracts tied to weapons production.

Jonathan Nortman, a community member who addressed council with images he said show civilian suffering in Gaza, said the city’s ongoing business ties to weapons makers amount to complicity. “Children in the street forced to watch what remains of their blood and lives pouring out of them,” Nortman said. “Silence, while we continue to pay for a genocide, while we continue to invest in apartheid, tells everyone of your constituents that it is deserved.”

Michael Madanat, who identified himself as a speaker during public comment, called the spitting incident “violent” and “dehumanizing” and said the employee’s return to public‑facing work in the same building undermines community safety: “You fired that employee. Good on you. And now we’ve learned he’s been rehired, brought back into this building with keys and a badge, able to roam these halls on his own while we walk through here feeling unsafe,” Madanat said.

Lina Zarew told council members that the city’s refusal to explicitly name Palestinians when condemning anti‑Palestinian incidents is tantamount to complicity. “When Palestinian speak, we don’t need our voices balanced with those of our oppressors,” she said. “That’s not neutrality, that’s complicity.”

Speakers also pressed the council to consider economic steps, including divestment from corporations they said profit from U.S. military sales. At one point a speaker cited a $5,000,000,000 contract described in public comments as related to General Electric and F‑16 engines; speakers framed such contracts as part of the reason for calls to divest.

Council members did not take a formal vote or introduce a motion on rehiring or on divestment during the meeting. Multiple speakers urged the council to act; none of the public comments resulted in immediate council direction recorded in the minutes.

The remarks took place during the council’s public‑comment period; speakers were permitted two minutes each. The council returned to its planned agenda after public comment.","Dozens of residents used the public‑comment portion of Cincinnati City Council to condemn the rehiring of a city employee who spat at a Palestinian educator and to demand divestment from companies tied to weapons production.",{"_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},6017135,"Tenants at Kirby Apartments report sewage, mold and no hot water; tenants union asks city to intervene",211,875000,1086000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778371-aa880df560aae6bebb1f2b77741be85a&start=875&end=1086","/articles/6017135/Ohio/Tenants-at-Kirby-Apartments-report-sewage-mold-and-no-hot-water-tenants-union-asks-city-to-intervene","A volunteer organizer with the Cincinnati Tenants Union told Cincinnati City Council that multiple units in the Kirby Apartments, managed by Prodigy Properties and formerly owned by Vision and Beyond, are experiencing recurring sewage backups, flooding and lack of hot water.

“Water coming up through the floor, regular flooding, not just when it rains or snows,” volunteer organizer Reginald Dike said. He read city documentation he said was filed in response to previous calls that described inadequate hot water caused by mechanical failures and raw sewage backing up into dwelling units. Dike told council a tenant reported skin conditions the tenant attributed to sewage exposure and said roaches and mold were recurring problems.

Dike asked the city to intervene using appropriate departments and tools so that tenants “who are paying rent to Prodigy, ... can live in a proper place.” He said tenants across roughly six to nine buildings have reported similar problems and that more calls arrived after recent rains.

A council member asked Dike to leave contact information with staff referred to in the meeting as “Chaka” and noted that a legislative package passed two terms ago strengthened the city’s ability to hold corporate landlords accountable for basic services such as heat and water. The council member expressed optimism that those tools could be used to assist tenants.

No formal motion or vote on immediate enforcement was recorded during the meeting; speakers requested follow‑up and provided contact information to council staff.","A volunteer organizer with the Cincinnati Tenants Union urged Cincinnati City Council to use recently strengthened municipal tools to hold Prodigy Properties accountable at the Kirby Apartments after tenants reported sewage backups, regular flooding, mold and lack of hot water.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves series of resolutions and ordinances including recycling grant, TechCred award, parks donation and 120‑job tax credit

Residents decry rehiring of employee who spat at Palestinian educator, demand city divest from weapons makers

Tenants at Kirby Apartments report sewage, mold and no hot water; tenants union asks city to intervene