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[2:10] >> welcome everyone to budget
[2:11] and finance committee, we'll get
[3:14] started in about 2 minutes.
[3:14] >> Councilmember Cramerding:
[3:15] let's get tarted here in budget
[3:17] and finance committee is in
[3:19] session. I'm jeff cramerding
[3:21] vice chair of committee standing
[3:22] in for councilmember reggie
[3:25] harris who is excused on my left
[3:26] is councilmember scotty johnson
[3:27] and councilmember meeka owens,
[3:30] on my right is councilmember
[3:33] anna albi and councilmember mark
[3:34] jeffreys. Councilmember seth
[3:36] walsh is here with us as well.
[3:38] And I think a few others will be
[3:42] joining us shortly. Robert is
[3:43] our clerk keeping us in order.
[3:48] From the administration is DR.
[3:51] Dudas, karen alleged are ander
[3:52] today faaborg from law. With
[3:54] that I'm going to have DR. Dudas
[3:56] take us away and walk us through
[4:00] the agenda started with item
[4:01] number 1.
[4:03] >> DR. Dudas: to the chair, item
[4:05] number 1 is a ordinance this is
[4:09] related to the convention center
[4:11] development project. This would
[4:15] authorizes the vacating of
[4:17] public right of way. It is
[4:20] total of.7968 acres and these
[4:23] are more commonly known as right
[4:27] of way on elm street, convention
[4:29] way, oprah, hatters alley,
[4:32] thorpe alley and sixth street in
[4:35] the central business district.
[4:37] These properties are proximate
[4:41] to the convention center so this
[4:43] would authorizes vacating the
[4:51] right of way and it would also
[4:51] authorizes the release and
[4:52] quit-claim of walkway ease
[4:53] easements that have been in
[4:53] place related to the millennial
[4:55] hotel. All their property will
[4:59] be needed for the public plaza
[5:00] that's part of the convention
[5:02] center redevelopment. The city
[5:06] will maintain ownership of the
[5:12] parcels.
[5:13] >> Councilmember Cramerding: any
[5:15] questions from any colleagues?
[5:16] >> Councilmember Jeffreys: no
[5:17] questions, just comments,
[5:19] between this one and the next
[5:21] one eliminating the sky walks
[5:23] which originally were supposed
[5:26] to benefit businesses had a
[5:27] detrimental affect between this
[5:28] one and the next one it is about
[5:30] getting people out on the
[5:33] street, more people out in the
[5:34] more their frequenting
[5:35] businesses and more vibrancy we
[5:37] have downtown so I think this
[5:39] one and the next one are both a
[5:43] good thing.
[5:44] >> Councilmember Cramerding:
[5:45] seeing no other questions or
[5:47] comments we'll put item 1 on for
[5:49] passage. DR. Dudas, item number 2.
[5:51] >> DR. Dudas: to the vice chair,
[5:52] item number 2 this is a
[5:54] ordinance that would authorizes
[5:57] a funding agreement with the
[6:01] model group inc. This is funds
[6:03] from the city for two things.
[6:07] One is removal of the elevated
[6:09] pedestrian sky walk bridge above
[6:11] walnut street. This connects
[6:13] it's america tile building and
[6:15] U.S. Bank tower. It would
[6:18] provide funding for rests toker
[6:18] ration of the public right of
[6:21] way along walnut street and
[6:23] exterior facade and limited
[6:27] interior portions of those
[6:28] buildings. The ordinance
[6:31] includes the release acknowledge
[6:34] quit-claim of public walkway
[6:36] easements over the library
[6:38] building and it additionally
[6:41] authorizes the transfer and
[6:46] appropriation of $1,753,737 from
[6:48] the downtown south refer front
[6:50] fund to the department of
[6:51] community and economic
[6:52] development to be utilized for
[6:54] this purpose for the model group
[6:58] and finally the ordinance does
[7:00] declare these expenditures to
[7:02] serve a public purpose.
[7:03] >> Councilmember Cramerding:
[7:03] thank you, DR. Dudas. So we're
[7:04] all clear this was already
[7:06] approved by council. This the
[7:07] actual transfer of the funds
[7:10] along the lines what we already
[7:12] approved?
[7:19] >> DR. Dudas: that's correct.
[7:20] >> Councilmember Cramerding: any
[7:21] other questions from my
[7:22] colleagues?
[7:23] >> as he my colleague said
[7:24] another exciting project for
[7:26] those at home and my colleagues
[7:28] if anybody is interested in
[7:30] reading cincinnati's plan 2000
[7:31] which I just did it was very
[7:33] interesting. It was written in
[7:37] 1992 and the emphasis on both
[7:39] sky walks and department stores
[7:41] being critical from downtown.
[7:43] And the downtown has come a long
[7:46] way as well. We survived the
[7:47] closure of the elder beerman
[7:48] department store which this
[7:49] report which we said we could
[7:55] not do. Cued toes us.
[7:57] >> DR. Dudas: to the vice chair,
[7:59] item number 3 this is a moral
[8:01] obligation ordinance for the
[8:05] cincinnati health department it
[8:09] would authorizes the payment
[8:11] there are existing funds in the
[8:13] community health center
[8:15] activities fund to make this
[8:17] payment. The payment will go to
[8:19] group holdings, doing business
[8:22] as say owe group llc. They have
[8:24] been providing.
[8:26] Wide area network connectivity
[8:28] services essentially internet
[8:29] services for the health
[8:32] department and this will make
[8:38] that payment. Great, womb put
[8:40] item 3 on for passage.
[8:41] >> DR. Dudas: to the vice chair,
[8:42] item number 4 this is a
[8:47] ordinance that would authorizes
[8:50] payment of 2325 to the
[8:51] cincinnati parks department
[8:53] parks private endowment and
[8:54] donations fund which has
[8:56] existing funds to make the
[8:59] payment this is classified as a
[9:01] then and now payment to general
[9:05] factory supply. And out
[9:06] standings charges related to
[9:10] cables, adapters, and graffiti
[9:11] removal supplies purchased by
[9:16] the parks department.
[9:16] >> Councilmember Cramerding: I
[9:17] have a nice nut from gus that
[9:20] says this item is for tables,
[9:22] cables and graffiti removal.
[9:24] All important things. Thank you
[9:27] gus for these notes. We'll put
[9:29] item 4 on for passage. Welcome
[9:31] vice mayor kearney and DR.
[9:33] Dudas, item number 5.
[9:35] >> item number 5 is a donation
[9:37] ordinance this would authorizes
[9:42] the acceptance of an in-kind
[9:43] donation of goods from
[9:44] activities beyond the classroom.
[9:46] Valued at up to 30 $35,000 for
[9:49] the cincinnati recreation
[9:50] commission, the equipment and
[9:52] goods would be utilized at the
[9:54] hartwell recreation center to
[10:00] create a public technology lab.
[10:00] >> Councilmember Cramerding:
[10:01] thank you to activities beyond
[10:03] the classroom for your generous
[10:04] contribution to the hartwell
[10:08] wreck center. We'll put item
[10:09] number 5 or for passage.
[10:11] >> DR. Dudas: to the chair, item
[10:13] number 6 is a donation ordinance
[10:15] also for the cincinnati
[10:16] recreation commission, we would
[10:19] ask that this item be indefinite
[10:20] postponed. It has been replaced
[10:27] with a b version which is number 7 on the agenda.
[10:28] >> Councilmember Cramerding:
[10:30] great, we'll see no objection
[10:31] we'll indefinite postpone item
[10:34] number 6 and turn to item number 7.
[10:35] >> DR. Dudas: to the chair, item
[10:36] number 7 is a donation ordinance
[10:38] for the cincinnati recreation
[10:40] commission. The original
[10:43] version had identified the
[10:47] donation as $150,000 of in kind
[10:48] goods and servicesment the
[10:51] structure of the donation has
[10:53] changed slightly which
[10:55] necessitates the b version. So
[10:58] the b version still is a total
[11:02] of $150,000, but there is
[11:03] $61,000 of in-kind donations
[11:07] being provided to the city by
[11:10] playground equipment services,
[11:12] there is $89,000 of a monetary
[11:14] donation that is coming to the
[11:16] city from the reds community
[11:19] fund, the funds from the reds
[11:22] community fund will be deposited
[11:24] into a capital improvement
[11:27] project account to be utilized
[11:29] for the installation of a turf
[11:30] in fieldity bond hill correct
[11:35] craigs center.
[11:36] >> Councilmember Owens: thank
[11:37] you, MR. CHAIRMAN, I want to say
[11:38] that right where this is
[11:41] happening I had the opportunity
[11:44] to tour the jesuit academy that
[11:46] will be coming. It is an
[11:48] amazing collaboration of as the
[11:53] principal said like all of the
[11:54] great titans of the city who are
[11:55] helping to provide education,
[11:56] quality education for young
[11:58] people who might not necessarily
[12:01] have it. And so I'm excited
[12:02] about the partnerships and how
[12:04] that area is just, transformed
[12:06] and the school is going to be a
[12:07] mainly or success for young boys
[12:09] in the city.
[12:10] >> Councilmember Cramerding:
[12:12] thank you, well said.
[12:13] Councilmember anna albi?
[12:14] >> Councilmember Albi: I want to
[12:15] highlight with this item and the
[12:16] previous item the importance of
[12:17] our rec centers being gateways
[12:19] into our community and I'm very
[12:20] grateful for activities beyond
[12:23] the classroom and the reds
[12:24] community fund of looking about
[12:26] how they can help improve these
[12:29] vital resources right in the
[12:31] case of technology lab, we know
[12:32] from covid how important it is
[12:35] to have access to internet, to
[12:36] support our kids learning and
[12:38] development, for adults work
[12:40] force being able to apply for
[12:42] jobs or whatever needs they
[12:44] have. And then for the baseball
[12:46] field, in field giving kids a
[12:48] fun, safe place to go, ride?
[12:49] Social security so important to
[12:51] have these resources, these
[12:52] activities and opportunities and
[12:54] I'm very grateful for both of
[12:55] these items and what it means
[13:00] for the city.
[13:00] >> Councilmember Cramerding:
[13:02] thank you both, well said, and
[13:04] thank you to our tremendous
[13:05] community partners and there is
[13:06] nothing we do as a city that
[13:09] makes us feel better than being
[13:12] proactive and giving kids
[13:14] engaged in a productive way
[13:16] instead of being reactive which
[13:18] we have to be sometimes. Great.
[13:20] Seeing no objection we'll put
[13:22] item number 7 on for passage.
[13:23] >> DR. Dudas: to the vice chair,
[13:25] item number 8 this is a
[13:27] ordinance from community and
[13:29] economic development this would
[13:31] execute a property sale
[13:34] agreement with 101 west fifth
[13:39] llc. This is related to the
[13:42] saks fifth avenue development.
[13:44] This specific ordinance would
[13:48] vacate and con say.0382 acres
[13:49] of public right of way which is
[13:52] a portion of west fifth street
[13:54] in the central business
[13:56] district. This would be a sale
[14:00] of that public right of way to
[14:03] allow for out door dining at the
[14:06] new development. Secondly, this
[14:08] ordinance executes a grant of
[14:12] easement in favor of 101 west
[14:13] fifth vote which would allow an
[14:14] even very muchment easement over
[14:17] a portion of race street in the
[14:19] central business district, the
[14:21] fair market value of the
[14:24] property is $92,000, fair market
[14:28] value of the easement is $2,900.
[14:31] The property sale is for 1
[14:33] dollar due to the economic and
[14:35] non economic benefits the city
[14:39] expects to derive from the
[14:44] development.
[14:45] .
[14:45] >> Carolyn Jones: last week
[14:47] there were about a than the city
[14:50] and the feedback was just
[14:52] overwhelm, on line and talking
[14:53] to people about.
[14:54] How great they thought our city
[14:57] was and the vibrancy of downtown
[14:59] and this is just another way to
[15:04] continue some of that vibrancy.
[15:06] Outdoor dining near the
[15:06] convention center and creates a
[15:09] live low hood in downtown and
[15:15] another mechanism to do that.
[15:16] >> Councilmember Cramerding:
[15:17] thank you, councilmember
[15:20] jeffreys. Well said. Any other
[15:21] announcements or business for
[15:25] the committee?
[15:28] Seeing none I will --
[15:28] >> Councilmember Owens: yes,
[15:30] well since I won't be here this
[15:33] week headed off to cleveland for
[15:35] climate conference I want to say
[15:37] thank you to everyone who came
[15:39] out for social services day.
[15:40] Again to the city manager, all
[15:41] of the city departments that
[15:43] were there and our external
[15:44] departments. So real excited
[15:48] for the next one in SEPTEMBER.
[15:49] >> Councilmember Cramerding:
[15:52] thank you for your work. Great,
[15:54] seeing -- let's see I will thank
[15:55] gus for his help supporting me
[15:58] in the absence the chair. Thank
[16:01] you, gus. Seeing no other
[16:03] business the finance committee
[16:04] is adjourned.
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