Heat. Heat. Hey. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Hello. Hey. Good afternoon. Welcome to today's public comment. We have quite a few speakers and I believe quite a few of our uh speakers are new. So I'll run down the protocols for public comment. So hopefully everyone is on the same page. Uh as I call your name, um please come to the uh podium here at the front. I'll call three names at a time um to try and make sure everyone gets uh heard efficiently. Um when I call your name, please come and take a seat at the dis. Uh when you begin speaking, your time will begin and again you have two minutes. Um at the beginning of your two minutes, you'll see a green light. At the one minute mark or the halfway mark, you'll see a yellow light and you'll hear a ding. That does not mean that your time is up. It's just an indication that you're halfway through. Please keep speaking. Uh when you see the red light illuminate, you'll also hear a ding. And at that point, uh, your time is up and we'll have to move to the next speaker. Um, if you screw it up, no worries. No pressure. We're excited to have you here and excited to hear, uh, your comments. Our first three speakers are Ryan, Ryan, Sud, and I apologize ahead of time if I mispronounce any names. Please correct me as you come up. Marvin Barnes, please come to the dis. And Miranda Herd, please come to the DIS. Ryan, Marvin, and Miranda. Miranda here. Okay. Um, could I have Stanford Pool please come to the DAS? Ryan, you're first. Uh, in January, I was here to speak about Tim, who is a teenager arrested for false accusations of carrying a warrant. So, he was going to be arrested for jaywalking by the police. Yesterday, following a meeting with Vice Mayor Kernney and Councilman Johnson, I returned back to East McMicken to help educate the youth on why it is important to keep our streets clean and safe. Not all of 5 minutes after we had together picked up trash off of the street, not CPT, but two state patrol vehicles came in wheel screeching to do what officers do, harass and intimidate because they can. I watched as a local community member did nothing but watch the interaction as police officer Quillis badge number 737 decided it was an appropriate use of force to threaten to arrest the gentleman standing next to me for being a public observer on a sidewalk because there was an active investigation ongoing. Another local who was at his limit with this type of harassment beame began shouting at the officers as he crossed the street was then threatened to be arrested for jaywalking again on a public crosswalk. What I would like to make the main focus point here is that the officers finally requested to search the parked vehicle to which they were told no. The officers got back in their cars and drove off as this was just another day for these people. You would think with state patrol there there was an AR-15 or kilos of cocaine in the uh trunk of this car, but no, this is just how these people live their life every day. Um I feel hopeless and powerless to try to want to be engaged with my community when I understand that this is what the norm is. >> Thank you. Uh if I could have Michael Moore please come to the dis. Marvin Barnes, welcome. Cara who works for CHA and Touchstone did an absolutely great job handling the reertifications. But this focus is on CEO for CHA who continues to comment on an open investigation over the radio but has no transparency with the tenants. He's the top man in this pyramid. He condones unlawful entries and supports wrongdoings. He think it's justified when a maintenance worker enters your unit unauthorized and uses your cooking knife that was in a drawer to complete his job. The CEO finally suspended this rogue employee for one week. I was told he did not have enough time to go back to his truck and get his utility knife because it was almost quitting time. Veral Moore and Christy Stucky were aware of the incident. If you want facts, the residents of Rutland implore you to send surveys to everyone regarding management and maintenance as people are afraid to speak up in fear of harassment, retaliation, and intimidation, which I've already experienced from two previous managers. If you want the facts and the proofs, it's in the phones. Thank you, Marvin. Paul Bean, please come to the DIS. Stanford Pool, welcome. >> Well, Cincinnati is no different than what Trump doing. Everything that Donald Trump and his gang doing, this crew is doing except the new guys. He haven't got started yet. But you guys fired people. Uh, a lot of people Trump did it. You know, fired black people on a regular basis. You got Abby fired the black lady. You got u u Wash. You got city manager. Then all of y'all fired the fire chief without no justification. He got nothing in his file. Then you did it to the assistant chief black. You fired him and then you turn around that same chief came down here on a Wednesday, got a award from y'all for a fire and a couple days later you fire him. That's a slap in the face. So what Trump doing? This city council doing? You're stealing money from the poor people in the neighborhood, that black property owner. Trump is stealing oil and gas and uranium. And y'all stealing. People that came down here to ask you for help. Every one of you. And you didn't. You're running for city council. And I will in front at every meeting you were at. And every one of you they ask you what you going to do. I'mma I'mma be I'mma I'mma I'mma do better. I'mma ask questions. I'mma do something. Every one of you all the way around. And all you do is get back in there just like Trump lied to everybody about what he going to do. Every one of you should put a Trump face on because that's what you're doing. You ain't worth nothing if you ain't going to help good people. You're helping all these rich guys and $8 million down there. The port authority giving them a million dollars every every year for nothing. What that money for liquor and and and drugs? They they got money already. And mayor, you know better. You know better. >> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Pool. Aiko Camuro, please come to the dis. Michael Moore, welcome. >> Got to give mom a drug test. You got to give a drug test to see if they pass it, you know. >> Good afternoon everyone. My name is Michael Moore. Um, I came here to complain, but once I seen that sign said the city west, I was thinking to myself, my problems aren't important. So, mayor, that's the that's the first request is take care of my peoples. Cuz you know what? I didn't come up here but to complain, but now I come up here because I care. Uh, this is my real reason for being here. Uh, I got a food truck removal request um at 1029 Bake Street. It's citizens and residents uh at our um at this newly used spot for uh for a food truck which is causing a list of problems. One, it's um got amplified speaker boxes. Two, unmindful customers pulling up. three, uh, just traffic and litter and trash that that's accumulating that we've had to deal with from the city like months before he even came. So, he's right in front of my door and the store the store is like, you know, so the traffic, it's like now we got people double parking and I can't even get into my parking spot no more. creating a I won't I don't have I'm requesting that this guy move far enough away to where we do not hear his music, his traffic, and anything else the problems that's going on because we got problems going on already with our store. I say 1,000 ft. That's that's what I told everybody that's a store owner around there. I say if if I get them to sign it, would that be like a step in towards getting this truck moved a thousand feet away from my doorstep of my um residents? Sir, >> are you are you finished, sir? >> Yes. >> So, if you could um share your contact information with my colleague Chaka in the back there, uh we'll do everything we can to help. Thanks so much for coming in. >> Thank you. >> Rafael Profit, please come to the DAS. Welcome, Paul Bean. >> Last time I was down here, hold your head up, Scotty. Scotty, why you try to send me to jail? I come down here try to defend myself on this accident. And y'all said I didn't jump the curve. And then you put a a eight $8 million project over here where I had this accident and you watch the development come up and you and you and you say you didn't see this accident. You y'all seen this accident? If I seen it laying on my sick bed almost dying. I ain't even had investigations since I've been coming down here and that's been 2 and 1/2 years. This is disgusting. I didn't put kids through college. I didn't pay my taxes. I didn't pay my child support. I come down here. This ain't about a accident. This is about attempted murder. And you looking over me like I'm I I can't see justice. Then you tell me. I give you a project. You tell me. And you you too manager. YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T SEE IT. IF HE TALKED about it, he told me it cost too much money. We out here trying to save lives and you said you ain't seen it. He said IT COST TOO MUCH MONEY. HE SAID HE AIN'T GOING TO USE IT. WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON around here? This project will work and it'll work because it cost too much money. But you can put up a [ __ ] stadium down in the West End in the ghetto. Who made that up? But you can't put up cameras to take it certified to to focus on lies in this city. But when you do put up a camera, you say, "Oh, we didn't see that." That's why I got this new life program. It says it puts somebody behind the camera so they can see everything. But you don't want to bring it out. See how silent your ass is now? You look like duh. Thank you very much. I would uh remind future speakers. >> Thanks very much. I'd remind future speakers uh to not use profanity and and please maintain decorum. Uh Miranda Herd, I understand you're in the audience. Uh welcome Miranda if you could come to the dis please. Uh our next speaker is Aiko Camura. Welcome. >> Hello. There are a lot of people here who have come to ask you to save their homes. So I am going to yield my time so you have more time to listen to them. Stop the sale of Cincy West divest from Israeli genocide and colonization in Palestine and Lebanon. Thank you. >> Thank you. I uh if Matthew Smeiel could please come up to the dis. Matthew Smeal. Welcome uh Rafael. >> So good afternoon. My name is Rafael Profett. I am president of the MLK coalition. Today I want to honor the legacy of Ohio State Representative Helen Rankin and her connection to the creation of the Martin Luther King holiday here in Ohio. Before Helen Rankin took up this cause, her late husband James Rankin was among the first legislators in Ohio to push for the holiday honoring Dr. King. At that time when many states had not yet formally recognized his legacy, James Rankin stood for justice and equality. His efforts helped lead to Ohio establishing and observing MLK Day as a holiday in 1976, well before it was observed as a federal holiday in 1986. After his passing, Helen Rankin carried this legacy forward. As the first black woman elected to Ohio State Legislator, she bought both she brought both personal commitment and public leadership to the work. She understood that this holiday was not symbolic. It was a way to ensure ensure the values Dr. King stood for and would be remembered, taught, and lived out in communities in Ohio. Helen Rankin's leadership reflected perseverance and purpose. She honored her husband's vision while strengthening it through her own voice and advocacy. In doing so, she helped ensure that the recognition of Dr. King's contributions would endure and continue to inspire future generations. Today we're we observe MLK day. We not only celebrate a great American and a national leader. We also recognize great American local leaders. Helen Rankin's story reminds us that progress is built across generations and that continuing someone else's work can be one of most powerful forms of leadership today. >> Thank you, Raphael. Mr. Prophet, that's two minutes. I appreciate it and her legacy by >> Mr. Prophet. We have quite a few folks and I don't want to set a bad precedent. I apologize for interrupting you and of course we want to celebrate Helen Ranken. Thank you very much. Stefan Prior, if you could please come to the Das. Miranda Herd. >> Yes. >> Welcome. >> Thank you. I'm Miranda Herd. I live on Vine Street and I'm handicapped. I'm a senior citizen. Okay. So, I have to park my car in front of my house in order for me to survive, right? So, by doing that, I keep getting tickets. I'm not understanding. If I live on Vine, I pay my rent. We supposed to buy these parking passes, which I have, >> but there's nowhere to park because anybody can park in those spots. Okay? And then I got to pay 15 to $20 just to park in the public parking. Okay? It's not fair to me. It's It's not. And I'm speaking for myself today because I think the city ought to do something about this parking uh spot. Uh wait, cuz my mind racing cuz I want to say something and I'mma say it at the end. I don't understand what y'all was thinking when y'all made those apartments down there, but not considering the people that live near there do have cars. Where's the parking lots for us? And like I said, and I tell people, I'm not paying for those tickets. I say, do what you got to do. If you got to take my car in order to get that money, you do that. But I'm not paying the city nothing because it's not fair. I'm gonna pay you rent, gas, and electric, and parking. It It's not fair. >> Thank you very much. Judith Jones, if you could please come to the dis. Welcome Matthew Smeal. >> Sure. Yeah. >> I just wanted to leave some suggestions about long-term planning and the budget deficit. Um there's a couple things that I think are kind of short-term that we've we've done or solutions. The railroad sale was one of them. The 8 million for a music venue was another and you know discussions about arenas and stadiums. Um I think if the city really wants to be viable long term, I suggest that we focus more on livability. Um over the rine I think proves that there's a demand for traditional cities and especially with younger people. Uh and uh one of the articles I've shared with your your clerk, there's a document she'll drop off um proves that as well, especially for younger generations. I myself just moved from Reading outside of the city uh to Walnut Hills to be able to drive less. So it it's in demand. Um and if you want to get a better tax base, you should try and draw those people in. Um Essen, Germany and Kigan, Netherlands are two European examples I think that you as a city should look for uh for policy examples. There's a video link on that document I've shared that shows how again, which is only 230,000 people and now the third happiest in the European Union, um revived itself in the 1970s by making their downtown a lot more walkable uh than it is drivable. Um I provided the website for you for their government, their city government. Um and the the mayor who was in charge of that, Alderman Max Vanderberg or something, he's probably still alive. You can probably ask him for advice about our downtown. Um secondly, I also have some resources from a group called Urban 3 and Strongtowns. Um I would reach out to Urban 3. I provided their contact info. They do a parcel by parcel tax value study uh and show you where some of the liabilities are with infrastructure and and where your money makers are, which obviously would be downtown. Um so just read through the resources if you have time. I know that you're busy. Um but we should invest in livability and in the actual core of the city. That's the best way to fix our balance sheet. We can focus on the vanity projects and the stadiums after, but we got to get the the bones of this city, the transit, um, and the people taken care of first. Um, thank you for your time. >> Thank you, Matthew. Thank you for, um, thoughtful comments. Two quick points. Um, I'd encourage you to to do some research around bus rapid transit and the work that we're doing on that. And also, Strong Towns actually lifts up Cincinnati um, and the work of connected communities as a national model for the rest of the country. Um, Rachel Anderson, please come to the dis. Welcome, Stefan. Oh, I'm sorry. Is Judith Jones here? Judith Jones. Oh, Judith Jones, if you could come to the dis. Um, Rachel Anderson, if you could also please come to the DAS. Stefon Prior, welcome. >> Good afternoon. Good afternoon. I'm here to support the Save the West End. Uh y'all should save the West End by keeping y'all word. Some of y'all was there when that happened when they talking about they going to redevelop and you know and they can come back to the to their location if they like to. We just hope that's a good stamp on it that they were is they bond. But if I remember in 2023 when Kenya Bar apology rooted in it was rooted in the wa racism in the lower west end and something should come out of that that apology that y'all did when y'all all stood together in 2023 in June that making SURE THAT SOME OF THE CITIZENS do and the residents do have a a a chance AND OPPORTUNITY TO COME back to the West End for real cuz sometime they did this back in the days. Uh they lied to the people. When the people left, they couldn't come back. So how can you trust a liar sometime? You can't. You can't. NOT AT ALL. I KNOW WHY Y'ALL IN DEBT BECAUSE y'all keep giving y'all money to the port authority taxpayer dollars and 3CDC. That's why y'all in debt. If y'all cut that out, y'all can save a a lot of money. The police even came down here. The chief even came down here and said, "If you cut our budget, guess what? It's going to be more crime. But if you keep giving y'all money to 3CDC AND PORT AUTHORITY TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND THEY MAKING A PROFIT ALREADY, SO THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN FUND. Y'ALL JUST FRONTING THEM MONEY TO make money. Make that make sense. And the PVC, my fault, PWC people working cooperatively. THEY GO AROUND HELPING people stay in their homes by fixing their homes up. And it's ironic that y'all got the city solicitors and and the and the uh building inspectors taking people homes by taking them TO COURT, PUTTING THEIR PROPERTY IN RECEIVERHIP AND THEY TAKE THE PROPERTY AND MAKE A PROFIT. OTR DOC, Y'ALL KNOW ABOUT THAT. Y'ALL NEED TO END THAT. Taking black people's property, too. I approve that message. Thank you, >> Mr. Prior. If we could have if we could have Marjorie and the last name is DO Y. I'm sorry I can't make out the last two letters. Marjorie from Paddock Hills. Oh, there she is. Uh, welcome Judith Jones. >> Good afternoon. My name is Judith Jones. I'm the community coordinator of Neighborhood United. I also work closely with City West to try to resolve this problem about housing. It is too late in the game for these senior citizens that are living in City West that will have to move due to somebody else's mistakes. Let's clean this back up and get City West back on track because as a community coordinator, I would like to see City West stay the streets that are there uh that they're going to sell that they don't sell them at all. And if they do find us a buyer that will accept the people that are in the community already that would like to make a difference in City West. And a lot of people think that TQL has a lot to do with this because the parking only time you see cars is at the game. And if we was to park over there off streetet parking, we would get tickets. But they can park anywhere they want to when there's a game. So as a community coordinator, I hope the city council will work together with City West and CHMA to protect our housing. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Judith. >> Rachel Rachel Anderson, are you here? Rachel Anderson. >> Yes. Do you need >> Rachel Anderson? >> Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't Miss Anderson, go ahead. >> Yes. And uh I am a resident of City West and my rent is $384 a month due before the 5th of the month. And I'm here to request that that $384 be paid before the 5th of the month since you were able to do that for management for metropolitan housing. The $384 is a small amount compared to what you are helping Metropolitan Housing with. Have a great day. >> Thank you. Uh if we could have Leslie Hall, Leslie Hall please come to the dis as well as Jason Windbush please come to the dis. Uh welcome Marjorie. >> Good afternoon. My name is Marjorie Doen. I'm the campus administrator from New Vision United Methodist Church. Today we gather not only to remember a mark remarkable woman but to honor a life that's helped shape the city, this state and lives and countless of individuals. a woman whose legacy lives on in public policy and stronger communities and in the ongoing pursuit of justice. I'm honored to stand here before you to recognize one of Cincinnati true trailblazers, Helen Ranken. Helen Ranken was a woman of quiet strength, but her impact was profound. She made history as the first African-American woman to serve in the House of Representatives, serving from 1978 to 1994. Yet, her legacy is not defined by being first. is defined by how faithfully and effectively she served. Her journey into public service was rooted in compassion and commitment. And an intake supervisor, she worked directly with individuals and family, gaining a deep understanding of the challenges people faced every day. When she stepped into public office, she carried those experiences with her, and she never lost sight of the people she represented. Following the passing of her husband, she stepped forward to complete this term. But followed was not but what followed was not simply continuation. It was leadership. For 16 years, she served with integrity, determination, and purpose. She was often described as a legislator, but worked and spoke but her work spoke in volume. She she lived by principle to plan purposely, prepare prayerfully, proceed hopefully, pursue persistently, and that persistence led to real lasting change. So, in closing, I am currently having I currently have the privilege of working in an office dedicated by Helen Ranken. Each day I walk into that space, I'm reminded that her legacy is not a com is not confined to history. It's alive. It continues to inspire purpose, particularly an ongoing advancement of women's health and well-being. I'm proud to be a part of a space that reflects her vision. A vision where equity healthc care is not an aspiration but a responsibility. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Patricia Garry. Patricia Garry, please come to the dis. Welcome Leslie Hall. My name is Lesley Hall and on behalf of the New Vision United Methodist Church congregation, Pastor Peter E. Matthews, we honored the memory of El Helen Ranken and express our sincere gratitude for her many contributions to both the church and the wider community. Throughout her long life, Mrs. Rankin exemplified unwavering faith and devotion to God, serving the Lord and the church with great distinction. She regularly attended services, participated in numerous church ministries, and consistently demonstrated a steadfast commitment to her faith. First Peter 4:10, Common English Bible, and serve each other according to the gift each person has received as good managers of God's diverse gifts. Mrs. Ranken used her gifts to serve others, encouraging active participation in community service. She was dedicated to numerous leadership roles within the United Methodist Women at both the local and district levels. Additionally, she contributed to the senior ministry, facilitated New Visions involvement in the Shalom Habitat for Humanity project, attended uh Tuesday Bible study, and volunteered countless hours to the New Vision track ministry. Mrs. Ranken's life is a testimony to the love of Christ uplifting fellow church members, her close family, and the community at large. During this time of loss, we offer our prayers for her immediate family and stand together as a church family and mourning. Thank you very much. >> Thank you very much, Denanishia Campbell. Denanishia Campbell, please come to the DAS. Welcome, Jason Winbush. >> Good afternoon, everyone. Uh last week I believe I was the only one to speak about the opening day festivities uh as basically uh a warning in itself because opening day has become an activity for the halves and not the have nots. So I gave some statistics of the Yankees being $130 for a seat. The New York Yankees $130. The LA dollars is $180. Cincinnati Red standing room seats or standing room only $180. Standing room. The average seats was $2 to $700. So most of the people who can't go to the game stay outside, which is the majority of the people who can't afford that. Cheese conies on the square was $5, right? One cheese coney. But Gold Star, you get 10 of them for 20 right now as in open a day. So that's 60% higher on the square. So people can't go to the game. Some of the people who come down there can't afford to eat on the square. So with all that being said, I would like to talk about the door. So when we have issues with bars and restaurants outside of the banks, they get hit with nuisance and everything and we try to close them. But when something happened on the banks, we blame all the people. So we say it's youth, we say it's drunk people, we say it's black, say it's white, but it's all under economics. So why do they get a pass to overs serve at the banks? I don't understand it. Like, how do we make that make sense? How do we regulate that? How do people just drink all day long, but it ain't the bar's fault in over serving people? Then the city has to deal with their behavior. Calling in 84 sheriffs is a economic problem. So, we just got that information yesterday from Sheriff McGuff that. So, all of this is economics. Thank you. >> Thank you, Jason. Mary, no last name. Mary, no last name. Um, from Lincoln Heights, please come to the DAS. Mary, uh, welcome, Patricia Gary. >> Hi, everybody. It's just fun to be back here. It's been a while, but I have such a history in this building. I love this building. What I'm here for today, though, is in in City West. There is a lot of turmoil. People are worried. They're scared. This is where most of them have lived for years and years and years, and now they don't know what's going to happen. They're all torn up. They're all scared. Some of them are trying to move. I would just like you guys to decide that City West is it is a it is a wonderful neighborhood. I mean, people do talk to each other. They are friends. They like each other. They help each other. All these good things are happening. It's a true neighborhood. And now they feel like they're all going to be tossed out of their homes for profit for other people for other people to have things. I mean, it would be great if you guys maybe just dropped in, maybe just drove around down there, just saw that it is a real community. Not people with a lot of money, but people with a lot of love for each other and a lot of care for each other. I think it's important to keep it together. I think that's how we make the city a better place. is to keep all of us together where we want to be. That's why I've lived in neighborhood. I've never lived in Cincinnati. I've always lived in neighborhoods and have always found that this all works so well. It joins. People love. They come together. It's all good. If we can keep those seniors in City West in their homes, it will be better for all of us. Thank you. Thank you very much. Curtis Jones, please come to the DAS. Welcome, Denanisha. >> Hello. How you doing? My name is Denanishia Campbell. I am a resident of City West. I've been down there for 10 plus years. I'm a resident of Cincinnati for 40 plus years. I am here because I have four children. That is our home. We migrated. A lot of us come down here from generation to generation. So if you're taking these people out of their home, you're taking them out of their habitat. We all live here. This is our home. We need to stay here. Anything that's debt going on, that's not our problem. We're taxpayers. We pay our money. My rent ledger said $20,000. I lost my voucher with the company previous before. I was on the verge of getting put out for something that I didn't do. We didn't do this. This is our home. We need to stay there. And like I had told the vice mayor earlier, I was in that rapture when they told us they was rebuilding the Laurel homes and we was going to be able to move back. As a little girl, I end up growing up in Springdale when I was taken from our home in the Laurel homes. So, this is another thing. It's traumatic. It's a stress disorder. You take these old people out of their living conditions. How do you think they're going to feel? Most of them not going to make it. They used to. That's our home. And I work for you. A tab on the poll. I canvas for you. I walk streets for you. I voted for you. I rode for you. Rap for us. >> Raph for us. It's our homes. We live here. We do our work here. We take uh we get our medication from here. our doctors from here. Everything we have historical y'all taking this down from us. I don't even recognize these streets no more. Change is good. Change is good. But it has to include everybody. We all need to be welcomed. I live I sit up there and I watch the stadium be built. I was pregnant with my daughter in 2018. Y'all start building it. I watched it from the gravel up. Not one person I got four kids have come to my door. Thank you very much. >> Ask me, do you need >> Thank you, Denanisha. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, >> Brian. Brian Gary, please come to the DAS. Welcome, Mary. >> Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Mary and I'm a resident of City West. Laura Holmes and Lincoln Courts have been a great establishment here. It has a rich history. Rich, rich history. and for individuals to come from outside of the area where we call home and want to demolish it is very it's a telling on the spirit and the soul that is not there. We are human. We are not to be displaced in this way. This is not a time of being enslaved and thrown around this way. There has to be a change for people who have a good mindset to make a difference. We deserve better. And those who have may not have what they think they have because if your spirit is not right in truth and doing for the people then what are you? You're a being but you're not human. So you have to make a difference where you want to be and how you serve the people because this placing is almost destroying and killing people in general. Greed, greed, greed. We can't take it with us. So why not help individuals where they are do better and allow those who have so much of money but they have no spirit, soul, and mind to do right. Someone has to let them know this cannot be done. It's not human. It's not humane. >> Thank you very much. Thank you, Stacy Smith. Stacy Smith, please come to the Das. Welcome, Curtis. >> Hello. Um, I'm here on the behalf to save City West. Um, hopefully we can do what we can to stop the sale. Um, I've been working with Mr. Brian here. Um, I'm trying to organize a nominating committee to try to um get a city west council started just for the city, just for that community by itself. Um, it's going to be kind of hard to get a nominating committee started before we can get started to stop this sale. Um, I feel that the residents are being penalized on a debt that they have no idea what's going on. We don't know what's going on. So, um, we want to know like where like how was that the debt happened? Like why is it being sold? Why do residents have to move because of CHA's problem? if they if if they you know they bought it, why do why is it like how do you how you in debt for something that you bought? You bought it, now you're in debt. And I feel like there's a lot of elderly people. It's people that got children here that have to move and they don't even have the funds or maybe even paycheck to paycheck. And I feel like, you know, the city, you know, can you forgive the debt or could they be forgiven for that debt so people can keep their homes? Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Tara Williams. Tara Williams, please come to the DAS. Welcome, Brian Gary. >> Okay, I need your help, guys. Forgive the debt. >> Forgive the debt. >> Save City West. >> Save City West. >> Forgive the debt. >> Forgive the debt. >> Save City West. Save City West. >> Forgive the debt. >> Forgive the debt. >> Save City West. >> Save City West. >> So, we do have the power to save City West. I know at least one council member is from or lives in currently in City West. The debt that they're talking about is a $4 million debt. Okay. City West is a minimally uh worth $200 million. We're talking about uh a 2% 2% of uh of $200 million. So, we're not really talking about a lot of money. And the city comes up with $8 million for a music venue. Certainly, they can come up with $4 million for the seniors in the West End. >> This is a this is a this is a very simple ask. You're talking about entertainment for rich people out in not barely in Cincinnati on the east side. We're talking about human beings that need that $4 million so that they can exist and live where they have been planted. They need to bloom and continue to live where they have been planted. It is a fact of federal law uh federal law 24 CFR 964.7 that that property must be offered to the residents before it is sold on the open market. They want you talk about you want to have increased home ownership. Here you are future homeowners right here behind me. Okay. They want to become owners and they have the right by federal law to become owners. It can be cooperatively owned. It can be a beautiful thing. You guys can forgive the debt because you have a very close relationship with Cincinnati Development Fund. In fact, you fund the development fund and so you can work with them and be the hero and ha help the seniors of City West. Save City West. >> Save City West. >> Thank you, Erin. Aaron Lawrence Aaron Lawrence. Excuse me. Excuse me, sir. We have >> We have Have you signed up to speak, sir? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I will call I will call your name when it's your turn. If we could have Aaron Lawrence, senior please come to the dis. >> There he is. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> I I did >> I asked the question because you said a name and the sea stayed empty and I couldn't understand the name. >> I'm sorry, sir. Uh are you Aaron Lawrence Senior? >> Yes. >> Okay, perfect. Thank you so much. Um is uh Stacy Smith and Tara Williams here? >> Stacy Smith. >> You're Stacy Smith. Is Tara Williams here? >> Yes. >> Perfect. Please come to the DAS. Our next speaker is Stacy Smith. Welcome. >> Thank you, Mayor. Greetings to all. But before I get into my speech, I would like to thank Mr. Brian Garary for helping put this event on for us. I'd like to thank Vice Mayor for coming out and supporting us. >> Yes. I'd like to thank all of you for adhering to our needs and concerns. My name again is Stacy Smith. I'm a resident of City West for 16 to maybe 17 years. What I would like to say is we must do better. We have a lot of problems at City West. Yeah, that's true. But it's not due to the citizens, the residents. It's due to the workers. >> It don't make sense for a person's gas to be leaking for 15 months and the city and Metropolitan and the city west don't know anything about it. I'm speaking of this because I'm that person that it happened to. I lost over 30 lbs being sick. I suspected it, but everybody, oh, it's all right, Miss Smith. They come in, do a semifix, and it was never really completely fixed. So, these are issues that we need fixed. And I don't mean tomorrow. I mean today. And to be frank with you, I'm not quite so sure that TQL and others deserve the property due to the tactics that are being used on the public. It's out of order. It's not cool. And that's my speech for today. >> Thank you, Stacy. >> Alexis Steed. Alexis Steed, please come to the DA. Welcome, Tara Williams. I'm here for um City West and for the um I'm kind of choked up because last night I walked up the street and it was dark and a car came up and I thought somebody was going to have a gun coming past cuz you can't see. And that's not how I moved in. It was safe. And it's normally the people that come from other areas that do the shooting and the killings. Um, and I say that because the ones that had got busted from shooting and killing people downtown. Um, >> okay. >> And then when my granddaughter got killed, it was another situation and I haven't been able to grieve because I'm still dealing with the Mo situation. And then they supposed to move me into an apartment and the apartment was just as hideous as that. And I'm like, how y'all GOING TO MOVE ME somewhere where I have to sit on the toilet and it's filthy in there? I never sat in an environment like that. But since I have to be in low income right now, then I'm not able to do it to be able to move like I like to move or be wherever I like to be. They just treat you any kind of way. The manager of the property don't fix it. She don't come into the apartments to see the apartments. It's nasty. It's it the toilet's not clean. The the the stove not clean. They give you um scratch and dent pro um >> appliances and it's just you know it it's it I never lived like that. You know I had got a new refrigerator and the freezer did not seal. You could see like the opening and feel the air coming out of it. And then they want to say it's us. It's not us. It's the property managers. They're not doing their job. Cincinnati need to be accountable for their situation. >> Thank you. And I'm so so very sorry your loss. Thank you for coming in and sharing your your thoughts. >> Thank you. >> Linda Kenned Kennedy Ca Oh, welcome Linda. Um our next speaker is Aaron Lawrence, senior. >> How y'all doing today? I'm ask for forgiveness. I can't sit down. Um, my basic questions are why and how how did we not know a $240 million complex got over $8 million in debt and nobody knows how. Mismanagement is real and we act like we don't know it. you know, mismanaging companies, mismanaging maintenance, mismanaging the money. While all this going on, we can disposition. And and to me, I'm going ask for forgiveness. It's not it's not repositioning. It's reentrification under a government level. When is it gonna stop? You know, I listen to a lot of this mess on the internet. A lot of it I don't pay attention to. From part of what I learned, I live in the red district and I don't understand how is a red district when it's full of Democrats. As council members, y'all weren't supposed to let $240 million be played with. Right now, that's how I see this. It's being played with. And while it's being played with, we getting pushed around. I'm gonna keep repeating that. We getting pushed around. Nobody's doing nothing. Nobody's paying attention. And quote unquote, all we really care about is this repositioning of City West, which is really the reunification of City West. >> What about us? >> What about us? How long are we going to have to form these organizations, get together, sit around and talk and come in here and talk and hear and see the same thing? >> Thank you, sir. Thank you for your time. Donald H. Posey Newman, please come to the dis. Our >> next speaker is Alexis Steed. Welcome. >> Yes. An honorable member of the council and the people of City West, I stand before you today not just as a voice, but as a witness and spirit to the community. They look at City West and see it as a blueprint in a and a redrawn. But we look at it the streets and our ancestors and our children and our very lives. The heart behind us born and bred right here in this neighborhood. We aren't outsiders looking for contractors. We are family members looking to protect our home. You tell us that progress is required us to leave. I ask you how can you call it progress when you are deleting the very people that get it city to soul. The world has seen enough greed. That price luxury over luxury over lux h that price luxury over legacy and profit over people. We do not need a a a rivalization. We need force that shadows. We need the seat at the table to help build. Our mission goes far beyond this. City west is not one is not one that replaced. We are human beings, not obstacles. We are clear for new development. We demand the right to grow and thrive in our land. We are already worked and sacrificed. Let us fight for our new world, a decent world that give us every family security and every child a future. Do not give yourself to those who see our community as a blank slate for their own gain. We are standing our ground. We are a unity, not mandated, can't be broken. Look up. The clouds lifting. We're moving forward toward our future where we rise above the greed and the brutality of displacement. We are bringing the good back to these streets with our hands and our own vision. And this is our home. This is our business. We shall not be moved. >> Thank you. >> Holly Norman. Holly Norman, please come to the das. Welcome, Linda. >> Hey, good good morning, guys. Good afternoon. My name is Linda Kennedy. Um, I work for the city for like 30 years. Um, I worked at Lincoln Center for 15, then I went to swim pools for 12. I took off and became an activity director for the seniors. I do have a proclamation. I do have a key to the city. I'm from Lur Homes, the West End. I would love to stay there. Like I said, our family's been there. You know, we walk outside, we um they have the FFC games. It's really lit up. It's really pretty. It's loud. It's okay. We don't mind that. We have no parking. So, when we do park, we get tickets. So, if I come downtown to park, I have to pay a meter. Them guys down there that park in front of our house, they have to pay nothing. You know, it's a shame that we get mistreated like this. We just one family trying to stay together. We ask that you guys take consideration like if it was for your family members, what would you do? And we thank you so much. We appreciate y'all time and y'all have a great afternoon. >> Thank you, Linda. Um, if I could have looks like it's um is it >> one second? >> Okay. I think it I think it might be Millie Shelton. Is there a Millie Shel? Oh, welcome Millie. >> Dr. Millie. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Doctor. That's a doctor. I apologize. Doctor. >> Doesn't matter. >> You worked hard for that. I I should say doctor. Um and Jonathan. Oh, I'm sorry. Yep. Dr. Millie Shelton. Okay. Um Donald, welcome. >> Okay, then. Good morning. Save City West. This is all from city west and these meetings and this is our fourth time around but yet we are not getting no feedback and seems like the uh situation continues. When are we ever going to hear ever see any type of feedback about saving city west? I mean I've been in the west end ever since cold ice and buggies. That's a long time. It's been built through generation to generation. So now why is it that you keep using debt and uh such information that you trying to use residents when you got a management who owned this company who hired all this mismanagement but yet you want to leave a debt for the residents. This don't make no sense. The debt do not have nothing to do with the resident. It's the ownership. the ownership and who they are hiring to manage this city west. And this has continued to go on and on and on. I didn't heard it too many times. I didn't been moved around twice from over the rind to winding hills to the west end to the east end. I didn't seen this go on and on and on. When is this going to come to an end? I think it sound like a bunch of greed, you know, falsifying, barbarian, and just a combination of a power of mess. This is supposed to be humanity, civilization, but yet this constantly goes on. We losing kids, babies, getting shot, getting killed for grabbing land to take over for money and grief. This is not right. At some point in time, we need to, you know, come to our senses and realize it's a plenty and it's enough for everyone equally. Equally. >> Thank you, sir. If we could have Jonathan Norman please come to the dis as well as Linda Davis, please. >> Good luck to you. Good to be seated. >> Yeah. >> Dr. um Millie Schaefer, welcome. Excuse me, sir. If you could take your sign. >> Oh, I got it. I got it. >> Okay, perfect. >> Okay. So, >> ready. >> Thank you. Go ahead, doctor. >> Okay. I am Dr. Millie Schaefer, the head of Cincinnati Urban Deer Advocates, and we support humane deer management control methods and city ordinances, which make it illegal to discharge deadly weapons in our city. Mr. Mayor, you have stated repeatedly, quote, "Too many Candians don't feel safe in our city." Our organization has been raising safety concerns to city and park officials for years, and we have documentations to prove those concerns are real. Surely you and your council would agree that safety means quote freedom from whatever exposes one to danger, potential harm, emotional trauma, etc. A divided city council in 2009 approved one exception to discharging deadly weapons and over a 100 amateur recreational bow hunters sharing the same space as park users even deliberately intimidating some of the park users roam our city parks and elsewhere for four months every year safety issues were detected early on despite hundreds of complaints all this activity is exploded in other neighborhoods and unauthorized parks. Safety issues are numerous. People don't feel safe. A woman told me her daughter was still traumatized. A wounded deer ran in their backyard. A park hunter with a police officer entered the private property and shot more arrows until the day deer died. Quote, "It's illegal to chase deer and recover them from private property without written permission of ODNR." So again, there's potential liability and public safety concerns. That's why other cities don't do this. and you are not immune from liability. This deer kill program was primarily created by a park employee hunter who did not even live in our city. You have a duty and responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of city residents. If you can't fix this, how can we possibly think you can address the human onhuman >> violence in our urban core? >> Thank you. Um, if we could have Mrs. Carol Cunningham, please come to the dis. >> And our next speaker is actually on Zoom. Uh Mike Ulhorn, can you hear me? >> Yes. Can you hear me? >> Yes. Go ahead, sir. >> Go ahead, Mike. Oh, you're uh you went back on mute. Okay, you hear me? >> There we go. Yes. Go ahead, sir. >> I'm back. >> Yeah. So, uh I appreciated Sanford Pool's comments earlier. Uh going very nicely was calling you all a bunch of thieves. Sometimes if the shoe fits, well, I don't think anybody should ever be calling public servants thieves. But maybe that's just my opinion. I want to wish happy f April Fool's Day to everybody. And like uh Mr. T used to say, I pity the fool. So what I'm talking about here is I like the public participation a little earlier. I would like to get a little public participation. I can't see it, but if someone was making you pay money every single month to them and they were providing absolutely nothing to you in return because you didn't want anything from them, would you consider them to be a thief? If everybody could just raise their hand who thinks that that would be a thief that would be stealing money from you when they're providing nothing for the money that they're taking. Ohio Revised Code 2913 states that it is fraud for someone to take money. They don't tell you they're going to take money. You don't agree to it, but they take money anyway and they receive it and they're providing nothing. Well, unfortunately, that's exactly what happens not only in the city of Cincinnati, but all the surrounding areas that the waterworks, the Greater Cincinnati Waterworks Company serves. If you have if they have the water turned off at the meter, they're going to send a bill every month for providing absolutely nothing. just because at some point in the future you might want something from them, they're going to charge you. Now, I would think that everybody would agree that the city council who think >> Thank you, Mike. Our next speaker is Jonathan Norton. Welcome. >> Yesterday when speaking of Iran, Marco Rubio said, "Imagine if instead of spending billions supporting terrorists or weapons, they had spent that money helping their people." But our politicians can't apply that critical lens to our own spending habits here. There is no other nation spending as much on weapons and no other nation that can match our investment in terrorism. In just the last month, the war on Iran has cost us more than $35 billion. All spent for more than 85,000 civilian buildings bombed in Iran, over 600 educational facilities, 282 medical facilities, a major pharmaceutical facility bombed. People reliant on medication for their cancer now waiting to see if their illness or our air strikes kill them first. The same scenes that made us say never forget are being replicated over and over again in Iran, Lebanon, and Palestine. This prior prioritization of violence over the needs of US citizens trickles from a national level all the way down to our local politics. Our state of Ohio pays more than six 460 million for Israel's weapons. And our treasurer, Robert Sprag, invests over 360 million in Israel bonds. Meanwhile, what our state can do for us is assault our freedom by penalizing criticism of Israel. Instead of protecting trans people and giving them the visibility they deserve, they will target them for existing in public with HB249. Our nation and our state don't care about our freedom, where we find housing, or who we are. They only care about how they can weaponize our taxes. When 1,200 people were killed in Israel, this council didn't hesitate to speak out. When Ukraine was invaded and a land illegally seized, this council didn't wait to do what was what was right. But now, when 1200 people have been killed in Lebanon, when the same percentage of land seized to that of Ukraine, where is your moral consistency? A million Lebanese displaced, thousands killed in Iran, people still being starved and killed in Palestine. What makes these crimes more demanding of your voice is that it's our dollars that make them possible. We've seen apartheid, weapons, and violence as red lines for you in the past. We're asking for the same in the present. We can't bring the companies of genocide and aparttheid into our city. We can't hold investments that are only profitable if all this violence continues. And we can't sell out our communities here while continue to bombing communities elsewhere. Stop the sale of City West and join us in actually working for a better tomorrow. >> Thank you. Lind. Welcome, Linda Davis. >> My name is Linda Davis and I'm representing City West. I live downtown all my life and I enjoy living down here. City West was Lincoln Court. I was there today. They moved me to um where I'm at now. I feel like if they when they built uh Park Town, they had a right to be part of Port Town and they what they called um rent to own. Why can't we have that in City West? Well, we can rent to own as well cuz a lot of us seniors been down here and been raised down here all our lives. And now all of a sudden y'all bring in these outsiders to buy up everything. I don't understand that. When the city was all tore up downtown, then nobody want it. But now all of a sudden here all these people come in saying that hey everything is up for sale when we didn't even know nothing about it. Just like they put that uh see whatever stadium over there. They didn't ask us did did we want it in there. They didn't come and asked us nothing about did we want to live around all that noise and all what they got going on over there. They just put it over there. I voted for a lot of y'all on this panel. I'm a registered voter. I thought that when you said affordable housing that meant everybody be be able to afford where they at or be like I said a rent to own like they did in Pointtown. That's the only spot down here that I know that can do that. So, I need to know if y'all put all of us out. I'm getting the word that y'all want everybody from downtown to move so that y'all can build expressway. We don't need no more expressways and no more >> parking lots. We need house. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> We could have uh Janette King please come to the dice. Welcome. >> This is Carol Cunningham. >> Good afternoon. Housing is a very important issue, food housing to exist. And this is a shame. It's too many companies, big companies coming in, reloading, relocating people. Some people have lived in apartments. And they do uh they should be able to purchase housing there if they so choose. No, everyone doesn't want it. This eviction complaint enclosed. Another power crazed property manager. I'm almost 80 years of age and I have been assaulted four times. I'm still in shock. Last week I had tremors because if you go to a doctor and they treat you, if they don't give it a name and give you medicine, they don't get paid. So they don't give a damn what they give you. And then the doctor when I went to the hospital, go back and tell them give you something else. I said, I'm staying away from all doctors who give medicines and all hospitals. Now, uh, I will need to be speaking because I have so many days. I have requested uh, an extension. I have sent emails to you, Mayor AFTAB, and you, Vice Mayor Michelle, um, Kernney, and I'd like to speak with someone today because I knowingly, willingly, and deliberately withheld winter pay, uh, rental payments for lawful reasons, failure of safety requirements, no cameras, no securities. I've been robbed blind. I'm so sick of this. And I'm not going to sleep on the street. And I think this is the greatest council. If you're getting these monies, use them for the people. We deserve it. >> Thank you. Our final speaker is Janette King. Welcome. >> I wasn't finished. And also uh I was without a phone. I've purchased one, but I need um >> the BVM I mean Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Who may ask? >> Thank you very much. Janette King. >> My name is Janette King. I'm in the city West End as also and me and my family just moved down here. But I feel like if y'all can like help us out, why is we getting penal penalated for a debt that we did not cost? We did not cost this debt. So why does we getting penalized for it? Why is we getting relocated? Why are we getting put out of our homes? It is not fair to us. It's not fair to the elderly. Everybody been there. People been down here for years and years and y'all just up and built a big stadium that did not even ask the resident was it okay to build it here cuz y'all putting us out of our homes. People don't have nowhere else to go. We can't afford to go anywhere else. So I need to know what y'all going to do about this cuz we can't afford to move anywhere. We don't want to move leave our homes. We been here too long and it's not fair that we getting penalized for a debt that should have been take been taken care of by y'all by the city. Why is we getting penalized for it? I don't think that's fair. That is not fair to any other residents or the elderly cuz we didn't caused this debt. Why is we getting penalized for it? Can anybody explain that to me? Why is we getting penalized for a debt that we did not cost? And that's what I have to say because I don't think it's right that we get got to get put out of our home, get relocated because y'all got a dad that y'all five 105 of our our land is getting sold for something that we did not agree to or witness. So why is we getting penalized for it? That's all I have to say. >> Thank you, Janette. That concludes Mr. Mayor. >> President Johnson. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, I I want to know if it's in order to ask for a response from the city administration based on the uh what we witnessed here over the last hour or so to hear what exactly is going on from the city's perspective when it comes to City West. If I can, if it's okay with you, may I ask the manager? >> Thank you, President Johnson. I think that's that's appropriate. Um, I will also um suggest um a more wholesome and comprehensive conversation should take place um in one of the appropriate council committees um so that it's it's more uh educational and more clear about u this very challenging issue. >> City manager mayor, appreciate it. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you, mayor. to the chair and to the council. Um, I have spoken to director Johnson as early as this morning. We have been in continuous communication with him with the expectations when he was entertaining any type of sale of City West. And we are aligned that anyone who wants to remain at City West will remain at City West. They will not entertain any organizations who are who are trying to do any type of displacement. That is the core. That is the goal and that is what the city is aligned with. So I just want to make it clear again that anyone who wants to remain in city west will remain in city west. That has been what the city administration has been communicating with director Greg Johnson and no organization that is wanting to displace any residents will be entertained. Thank you. >> Thank you city manager long. I do I do think given the um the understandable emotion and the um uh and the challenges uh associated with this with this issue uh that council take up in the appropriate committee a full hearing so that we can articulate the facts to our community. Um that concludes the public comment. Um it is now 2:39 and we will immediately begin today's business portion of Cincinnati City Council and the clerk will please call the role. Vice Mayor Kernney >> here. >> Council member Nolan >> here. >> Council member Owens >> here. >> Council member Walsh >> here. >> Council member Albby >> here. >> Council member Kramering >> here. >> Council member James >> here. >> Council member Jeff >> here. >> Council member Johnson >> here. >> Please stand for a moment of silence. And now the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> The minutes from the previous meeting will be approved without objection. will be approved and filed without objection. Hearing none, they'll be approved and filed. Before we move to our agenda, um given the troubling arguments in front of the United States Supreme Court today and its own personal impact on myself, my family, and millions of other Americans today and into the future, I have a brief personal statement. I am a birthright citizen. My citizenship and the citizenship of millions of Americans is no more and no less than Americans who can trace their lineage to the Mayflower. That simple, inaliable right has been true since the founding of our country, and it has been affirmed over and over again by previous presidents, the Supreme Court, and by Congress. Today's cruel and cynical attempt to change a foundational principle of what it is and what it means to be an American will deny citizenship to countless future Americans and cast doubt on the citizenship of Americans like me. My immigrant parents loved our country. They loved it before they arrived. They loved it before they themselves were naturalized as citizens. They loved it because of the promise of the United States and the promise that it held for them and our family. And time and time again, their belief in the promise of America has been affirmed. My public service is an extension of that love. and in their name and in the names of generations of immigrants who have contributed to the American dream. I ask the Supreme Court to uphold the birthright citizenship guaranteed by our Constitution in the 14th Amendment. Moving to our agenda, item one. Thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Item one is the appointment of Tammy Scott to the Cincinnati Arts Association. Roll call on confirmation of the appointment, please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Item two is the appointment of Derry Daniels to the Convention Facilities Authority. >> Roll call on confirmation of the appointment, please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney. Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Item number three is the reappoint of Sandra D. Mosley to the Woodward Trust. Roll call confirmation of the appointment, please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. Council member Albi, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Item four, uh, will be, uh, we will hold item four at this time. Item five, we will now recognize Vice Mayor Kernney for the presentation of a resolution recognizing Helen Ranken and expressing the appreciation of the mayor and the council of the city of Cincinnati for representative Rankin's lifetime of accomplishment and representation of the city of Cincinnati and the Ohio State House. >> Vice Mayor, >> thank you very much. Um, I'm really um pleased that uh vice vice mayor that mayor Abtab Puraval and I were able to visit New Vision United Methodist Church what two months ago? >> MLK day >> or less. Okay. >> Or MLK weekend. >> Okay. So, back in January. Um and uh part of it was was honoring Representative Rankin who was there and so that's the last time I saw her actually. So, uh and she was doing great. uh you know we lost her um not too long ago two weeks ago um and uh she was actually when she fell ill she was coming from book club meeting at new vision I mean she was active until the end everything that happened in Evston she was there u someone mentioned the Habitat homes and I remember her sitting there when the homes were being dedicated um she's just fantastic and so we have the Evston uh family and the new vision family here as well as the rank Franken family who's part of both families and so uh we'd like to honor your mom. Uh she was just an icon. I think all of us are really lucky that we grew up at um at Mount Zion United Methodist with with Mayor Ted Barry with with Reverend Ross Wright um with with Marian Spencer and with uh Representative James Ranken and Representative Helen Ranken. So, um, just just a great, uh, a great experience growing up and just, you know, trying to trying to live up to the standards that they set for us. On a personal note, before I read the resolution, I'll just say, you know, I'm so thankful to your mom and I'm glad she was there to to hear me say it at church when the mayor and I were there that, you know, as a cancer survivor, um, you know, mammograms save lives. And she's the one who made it mandatory for insurance companies to pay for women's mammograms. And a lot of people just don't know that. you know, we all go and get these annual mammograms and insurance pays for them and we just, you know, we kind of take it for granted. She fought for that and at least twice her her legislation was turned down. She had to keep fighting. Three times, four times. Thank you, Connie. Four times it was turned down and she kept fighting for that. And so because of that, just think of all the countless lives that are saved. So, we're just really grateful to her. We're going to let a few people make comments real quickly. I know we we're we're running late, but um just I'm going to read the resolution. We also have the president of the Evson Community Council, the esteemed Mr. James Stalworth is here as well. And so I I think as well as the family, I'd love for you to say a few words about Representative Rankin if that's okay. Okay. All right. Let me read the uh resolution. Recognizing Helen Rankin and expressing the appreciation of the mayor and the council of the city of Cincinnati for her lifetime of accomplishments and representation of the city of Cincinnati in the Ohio State House. Whereas Helen Ranken was born on September 12th, 1936 and made history as the first AfricanAmerican woman to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives. And whereas she was appointed in 1978 to fill the seat of her late husband, Representative James W. Rankin, and subsequently earned the confidence of her constituents through election and re-election, serving with distinction until 1994. I think she was elected at least seven times. At least seven times. That's a lot. It's a lot of campaigning. Wow. Whereas during her tenure, Representative Rankin was a dedicated public servant known for her commitment to constituent service, often making herself personally accessible to those she represented. And whereas she championed critical issues affecting women, children, and families, including landmark legislation, legislation requiring insurance coverage for mammograms and cervical cancer screenings, advancing access to lifesaving health care, and whereas Representative Rankin overcame barriers as a trailblazer in public service, navigating challenges as the only black woman in the legislature at the time and helping helping to pave the way for future generations of leaders. And whereas her legacy reflects perseverance, compassion, and a steadfast dedication to equity, justice, and public service. Now therefore, be it resolved by the council of the city of Cincinnati, state of Ohio, that the mayor and this council hereby recognize Helen Ranken for her lifetime of accomplishment and representation of the city of Cincinnati in the Ohio State House. Thank you, Noah. Thank you so much. Okay, we'll give this to Sharon to hold. Is that okay? Sharon Moon, may may President Stalworth make remarks first and then >> Okay. >> Okay. To the family, I was only able to meet Mrs. Ranking once in person. Heard of her a lot. Uh during my time, I was out of the on the road working when she was being a trail blazer in Everston. And I just want to give this token to the family. >> Oh, thank you. We'll let Connie hold that one. Thank you so much. Okay. So, who's speaking for the family? >> Okay. Okay. >> So, this is Sharon Rank and Moon. I was hoping um the rest of them would have something to say, but I do want to say a very special thank you, especially to um Vice Mayor Karnney and and Mayor um Purevall and the church family, her her best buds at Bible study and and lunchon and um all those that are participating in this. And also thank you city council for allowing this to happen. This is her second time being honored by city council. She was um once um represented um years ago as um one of the black history um month um victors. So, >> we we really appreciate this and we thank you and we're hopefully we will continue the the legacy that she has um put forth. So, thank you. >> Thank you so much, Mayor. >> Thank you so much, Vice Mayor, and and to the family and friends and supporters. We're just so grateful that you're here and giving us an opportunity to to honor Representative Rankin. Um, comments from council. Mr. Mayor, >> President Johnson, >> thank you. Uh, allow me to say thank you for loaning your amazing mom uh to us, to the city, to the state, and the nation. Uh, Godspeed and God bless you and and for that. Um, and allow me to recognize, excuse me, Miss Calamise. That's uh Iris Roly's mother-in-law. Uh, good Jesse Rolley, his mom. Uh, 91 years young. You look amazing. You really do. So, thank you and congratulations for the love that you showed your friend Helen Ranken. Thank you. And thank you, Vice Mayor. >> Thank you, President. Thank you, President Johnson. Uh, Miss Albby, >> thank you. This is a great opportunity to recognize uh Helen Rankin's work. she is was such an icon. Um, and just I'm so grateful for everything she did. Vice Mayor rattled off a few things and thank you vice mayor for doing this. I when I was kind of preparing for this I found online an amazing quote that described uh repen style u as a legislator as someone who planned purposefully prepared prayerfully proceeded hopefully and pursued persistently. And that's just such a remarkable way to summarize her work and the way she approached her work. and I'm grateful for her service. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Owens. >> Thank you. First of all, so sorry for this loss. Uh but certainly, uh the woman that she was, she left a legacy as a champion, as an advocate, as a trailblazer, uh as someone who has left an impression on me. And uh it is because of women like her uh giants uh that I am able to be here today. and so I hope to continue the legacy that she has left and thank you for allowing us to know her. >> Thank you. Um I'll add my congratulations and my deep sorrow. Um I share your grief and I'm so sorry for your loss. Two weeks is just such a short time ago. Um and as the vice mayor mentioned, we were we were just with her. Um and I I misspoke earlier. It was MLK weekend, but we were there um to honor her um and the sacrifices, the public service uh in pursuit of MLK's dream. You know, following on Miss Owen's comments, uh as the first black legislator, female legislator in the state, it could not have been easy at that time. When you're the first through the door, you often get bloody. and being first is wonderful, but it's important not to be the last. And the legacy that she blazed for so many folks um is represented on this dis is represented in the county and really is represented statewide and we have her to thank for that. Thank you so much for sharing her with us. >> Since this is a posumous honor, we will take roll call by a rising vote. >> Vice Mayor Kernney. >> Yes. Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member King, >> Council Member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, it passes. >> Congratulations. >> And thank you, Vice Mayor. Items 6 through 24 are as indicated. Item 25, we are in budget, finance, and governance. First reading, please. An emergency ordinance authorizing the city manager to accept and appropriate a donation of up to $2,185,000 from Tri-State Trails to assist the city in expediting the progress on several trail projects. >> Roll call and suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albi, >> yes. >> Council member Crarmerding, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Mr. Kramer, >> I'll defer to my colleague, Council Member Jeff. >> Mr. Jeff, >> yes. So, this is a donation uh from Tri-State Trails, $2.185 million. Really substantial. Uh it is to um help fund some of the trail network. Uh as you as you know that we've applied for a lot of federal uh grants and in fact some of the agenda items uh here um that we'll be voting on uh part of this money is used for the match for those federal grants. >> Thank you. Further comments? Brief pause. You guys look great. Thank you. Roll call on passage of item 25, please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Roll call on emergency. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Item 26, first reading, please. >> An emergency ordinance amending ordinance number 5-2026 to authorize the city manager to accept a monetary donation of $33,700 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation. >> Roll call on suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney. Yes. >> Council member Nolan. >> Yes. >> Council member Owens. >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh. >> Yes. >> Council member Albby. >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering. >> Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kramerang. >> Mayor, this is a donation from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation. Uh this is for the purchase of uh electric mountain bikes. And as a runner, I find this important. It's also a towable stretcher. >> Thank you. Further comments? >> Roll call on passage. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens? >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh? >> Yes. >> Council member Albby? >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering? >> Yes. >> Council member James? >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff? >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson? >> Yes. >> Roll call on emergency. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens? >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh? >> Yes. >> Council member Albi? >> Yes. Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Item 27, first reading, please. >> An emergency ordinance authorizing a payment of $86,17.70 from the Cincinnati Health Department Health Network Fund Non-personnel Operating Budget Account. >> Roll call on suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Mr. Kramering, this is a moral obligation out of health for dental supplies. >> Further comments. >> Roll call on passage. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens? >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh? >> Yes. >> Council member Albi? >> Yes. Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Roll call on emergency. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramer, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Item 28, first reading, please. An emergency ordinance authorizing the city manager to apply for a grant of up to $150,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Recreational Trails Program. >> Roll call and suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens. >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh. >> Yes. >> Council member Albi. >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering. >> Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Crading. >> Yeah, this project's been on our agenda a number of times as we seek full funding as park seeks full funding. This is for the removal of trails and other safety improvements for the bike trail at Sawyer Point. And that is it. Further comments. Roll call and passage, please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Roll call on emergency. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Item 29, first reading, please. An emergency ordinance authorizing the city manager to apply for grant resources of up to $25 million awarded by the US Department of Transportation. >> Roll call and suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens. >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh. >> Yes. >> Council member Albby. >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering. >> Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kramering. Mayor, these next three items are all grant to grant applications out of OKI. So I will have a council member Jeff, our OKI representative, introduce them. >> Thank you, Mr. Jeff. >> Thank you, Mr. Cermining, and Mr. Mayor. So, the first item is 25 million for the Western Hills Vioaduct. As we all know, this is a a really critical project uh for our community to replace the current Western Hills vioaduct. So, super important. The next two, 30 and 31, are both for the Oasis Trail. combined, it's $15.4 million. Uh and uh those will link downtown to Lan Airport as a part of the crown network, an important uh phase of that work. And again uh for item number whatever it was too uh that we accepted uh the tri-state trails money, a lot of that money uh you is used to match these types of projects. >> Thank you. Further comments? >> Roll call and passage. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan. Yes. >> Council member Owens. >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh. >> Yes. >> Council member Albby. >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering. >> Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson. >> Yes. >> Roll call on emergency. >> Vice Mayor Kernney. >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan. >> Yes. >> Council member Owens. >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh. >> Yes. >> Council member Albby. >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering. >> Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson. >> Yes. Item 30, first reading, please. >> An emergency ordinance establishing a new capital improvement program project account, ORT Oasis, phase one, to provide resources for the Ohio River Trails Oasis Corridor. >> Roll call and suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Mr. Mr. Kramer, >> I I'll think uh council member Jeff introduction was sufficient. >> You mentioned uh earlier. I apologize, Mr. Jeff. >> I think I explained this in the item number 30 and 31 earlier. So, >> great. Thank you. >> Roll call and passage. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens? >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh? >> Yes. >> Council member Albby? >> Yes. >> Council member Kramer? >> Yes. >> Council member James? >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff? >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson? >> Yes. Roll call in emergency. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Item 31, first reading, please. >> An emergency ordinance establishing new capital improvement program project account or Oasis phase 2 to provide resources for the Ohio River Trails Oasis Corridor. >> Roll call and suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney. >> Yes. Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Roll call on passage. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramerding, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> We'll call an emergency. Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Item 32, first reading, please. An emergency ordinance establishing a new capital improvement program project account reading and summit improvements to improve pedestrian safy safety at the intersection of Reading Road and Summit Road in the neighborhood of Roselon. >> Roll call and suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albi, >> yes. >> Council member Kbering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Mr. Mr. Kramering >> Mayor in 2020 the voters in their wisdom passed a levy issue number seven which uh provided uh for a capital fund for a number of possible improvements capital improvements. Uh this uh particular project as the clerk said is pedestrian safety improvements at reading and summit critically important intersection as well as in cuff. >> Thank you. Further comments roll call and passage. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan. >> Yes. >> Council member Owens. Yes. >> Council member Walsh. >> Yes. >> Council member Albby. >> Yes. >> Council member Kramer. >> Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson. >> Yes. >> Roll call on emergency. >> Vice Mayor Kernney. >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan. >> Yes. >> Council member Owens. >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh. >> Yes. >> Council member Albby. >> Council member Kramering. >> Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson. >> Yes. >> Item 33. First reading, please. An emergency ordinance establishing a new capital improvement program project account rehabilitation MTIF grant 2. >> Roll call and suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney. >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan. >> Council member Owens. >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh. >> Yes. >> Council member Albby. >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering. >> Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kramering. This is a another uh grant uh allocation from the previously described sort of levy. I mean just so you understand so viewers understand the magnitude of these grants and how it's helping the city a few of the projects. $4.6 million for the Ridge Avenue uh pavement rehabilitation and another uh $1 million for the Hel Street vioideuct project. >> Further comments, Mr. Jeff. Mayor. Yeah, just to uh uh put a finer point on the the the ridge road project. This will basically repave from Marberg to the edge of the city. And for anyone who rides it now, it's kind of bumpy. It's definitely in need. So, uh super excited for that. And for the people who have commented, what about the west side? For people to know, Montana is being repaved as well. So, the city is getting to the major uh big intersections. Um and the sort of grant is a big enabler of that. Thank you. >> Thank you. Further comments. Roll call on passage, please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Roll call on emergency, please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens? >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh? >> Yes. >> Council member Albby? >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering? Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson. >> Yes. >> Item 34, first reading, please. >> An ordinance amending ordinance number 40-1989, which authorized the establishment of fund number 384, sewers activity fund. >> Roll call and suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens? >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh? >> Yes. >> Council member Albi? >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering. >> Yes. Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. Council member Johnson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kramer. >> Yes. The sewers activity fund is one of the city's restricted funds. This just increases the permissible uses for that fund to include training and development for employees and some other employee related programs. >> Further comments. Roll call and passage. >> Vice Mayor Kernney. >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan. >> Yes. >> Council member Owens. >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh? >> Yes. Council member Albi, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Item 35, first reading, please. >> An emergency ordinance modifying article two of the administrative code of the city of Cincinnati by ordaining new section 27, amending section 11, repealing section 24, and ordaining new article 24. >> Roll call and suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> Mr. Kramering, >> I'll defer to my colleague, Council Member Nolan. >> Mr. Nolan. >> Thank you, Mr. Karing. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, this is the next step in transforming the way that our city approaches economic development and hopefully accelerates growth of our city. Uh structural and cultural change is never easy. I appreciate the administration working quickly to make this happen and look forward to the next steps. >> Thank you. Further comments. >> Roll call on passage, please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. >> Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. Roll call on emergency. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens? >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh? >> Yes. >> Council member Albby? >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering? >> Yes. >> Council member James? >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff? >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson? >> Yes. >> Moving to CCI. Item 36 is a motion from Council Member Walsh that the city of Cincinnati prepare and deliver within 60 days a comprehensive report evaluating the city's ability through the Cincinnati Parks Department or other appropriate agency to acquire and maintain the Paul Clock bell tower. Miss Owens, uh, may I have Mr. Walsh introduce item 36? >> Yes. Thank you, >> Mr. Walsh. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, this is very simple, very high level, similar to how we started the Alt Park fireworks several years ago. Uh the Paul clock bell tower is this bell tower that is located right as you're entering over the rine. It was one of the first gateways created in the city for a neighborhood. Um they are under some the original agreement is having some struggles right now with them maintaining the gateway and so it's just a simple question to the administration about ways to possibly preserve it that doesn't have a leading answer to it and we just look forward to response from the administration. >> Thank you. Further comments? >> Seeing none. Roll call on adoption of the motion please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney. >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan. Yes. >> Council member Owens. >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh. >> Yes. >> Council member Albi. >> Yes. >> Council member Kramerine. >> Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson. >> Yes. >> Thank you. We are now in housing and growth. Item 37. First reading, please. An ordinance extending interim development control overlay district number 89 data centers as an interim development control district for an additional nine months pursuant to chapter 1431 interim development control overlay district regulations of the Cincinnati zoning code. >> Roll call and suspension. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan. >> Yes. >> Council member Owens. >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh. >> Yes. >> Council member Albby. >> Yes. >> Council member Kramering. >> Yes. >> Council member James. >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff. >> Yes. Council member Johnson. >> Yes, >> Mr. Jeff. >> Yeah, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, a little bit of context for this. As we all know, data centers growing like crazy. Uh, they use a lot of energy, use a lot of, uh, of water. Uh, currently, uh, we don't have any definition of data centers in the city of Cincinnati. Um, and we clearly also need them. A lot of our big companies that are located downtown need them. All of us who use the internet need data centers. Uh and so what we're doing here is uh we established about a month ago what's called an IDC interim development control overlay district. Basically it's not really a pause on data centers but it is a pause on their ability to build them by right and so they can come and still petition the city for it. Uh and this extends it for another nine months to make sure that in the meantime we're able to do a zoning study and come back with a more thoughtful zoning approach for data centers. Thank you. Further comments. Roll call on passage. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens? >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh? >> Yes. >> Council member Albi? >> Yes. >> Council member Kering? >> Yes. >> Council member James? >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff? >> Yes. >> Council member Johnson? >> Yes. >> Item 38 is a resolution submitted by the city manager approving uh plan Hyde Park as the planning guide for the Hide Park neighborhood. Mr. Jeff. >> Yeah. So, we had a great presentation from the steering team and the administration uh that worked for several years actually on the high park plan. Uh many of these have come before our council before. This one I think was last done in 1986. Uh hopefully thank thanks to my colleague Mr. Nolan. These will be updated every decade or so. Um, you know, but thanks to the all the people in the administration who worked on this and thank you to all the residents who put in countless hours to shape a plan for their neighborhood. >> Further comments. Roll call on passage of the resolution, please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney? >> Yes. >> Council member Nolan? >> Yes. >> Council member Owens? >> Yes. >> Council member Walsh? >> Yes. >> Council member Albby? >> Yes. >> Council member Kering? >> Yes. >> Council member James? >> Yes. >> Council member Jeff? >> Yes. Council member Johnson. >> Yes. Item 39 is a motion from council members Jeff, Albi, Nolan, Cranaring, and Owens. Establishing the bus rapid transit or BRT on Reading Road and Hamilton Avenue will create quote opportunity corridors, areas ripe for private sector development of new housing and jobs. To prepare for these opportunity corridors, we move that the administration produce a report in the 60 days on the following. Identify vacant public land/buildings city, county, portowned, locally, excuse me, located directly along the proposed BRT opportunity corridors and within 1/8 of a mile of it, including the total acreage. Mr. Jeff. >> Yes. So, my colleague, Mr. Kramer, mentioned issue seven that was passed several years ago. Uh, that's really the basis for building bus rapid transit. Uh, the first route will be Reading Road. It'll be early 2028. Hamilton Avenue will follow uh in the following year. Uh we know from several other cities and part of the rationale in addition to faster uh uh public transit use uh is the development that can occur along there. In Cleveland, for example, they added in their first 10 years of the BRT uh 9.5 billion in private economic development and that included 88 uh 8,800 new housing units. Uh similarly, Kansas City added 2 billion in private development. So, this is a big opportunity for us, especially given that it's a little bit more than uh you know, roughly two years away. Uh this motion basically asks for us to dimensionalize the vacant land and vacant property where we can then help organize, make sure we're organized to uh be building the housing units uh where there's so much opportunity. >> Further comments? Roll call on adoption of the motion, please. >> Vice Mayor Kernney, >> yes. >> Council member Nolan, >> yes. >> Council member Owens, >> yes. >> Council member Walsh, >> yes. >> Council member Albby, >> yes. Council member Kramering, >> yes. >> Council member James, >> yes. >> Council member Jeff, >> yes. >> Council member Johnson, >> yes. >> That concludes the business portion of our agenda. City Manager Long, do you have any announcements? >> I have no announcements, Mayor. Thank you. >> Council members, any announcements? See, Miss Albby, go ahead. >> Uh, thank you. First, I want to start by thanking you, Mr. Mayor, for your comments earlier around uh birthright citizenship and in the Supreme Court. Um, I also want to thank Council Member Jeff for organizing yesterday's trans day of visibility flag raising and just highlight that we in Cincinnati were celebrating that. At the same time, practically that in the Ohio State House uh the House legislature passed a bill that would ban uh drag performances and furthermore just as yet another attack on the trans community in Ohio. Also uh this week the Supreme Court ruled against the Colorado law banning conversion therapy. So just highlighting again uh you know members of our vulnerable members of our community are under attack um at the state and federal level. And I'm so proud that here in city of Cincinnati we continue to stay stand uh firm in our beliefs that everyone is welcome here and continue to do things like raising the trans flag above city hall. So thank you to everyone for that. >> Thank you Miss Alvie. Further announcements. >> Oh, Mr. Walsh, I apologize. I forgot. >> It's all right. Um, I just want to raise up that before we come back, uh, two of our colleagues will be celebrating their birthday on the same day, and they conveniently sit next to each other. So, Vice Mayor Karnney and, uh, Council Member Certney will be celebrating their birthday on Monday. I also want to raise up that I am very excited for the Artemis 2 launch that will hopefully, fingers crossed, happen before we all return. So, our man is returning to the moon uh, hopefully this week. Absolutely. Okay, who's older? Just kidding. Just kidding, guys. Further announcements. All right, meeting a journ. Thanks everyone.