Mayor's motion to create a standalone Stormwater Management Utility prompts council follow-up requests

The committee placed the mayor's motion on the agenda to begin administrative steps for a Stormwater Management Utility (SMU) as a standalone city agency separate from Greater Cincinnati Water Works. Doctor Dudes read the motion, asking the city manager to commence necessary actions for establishment.

Council Member Walsh asked that the motion be accompanied by more detailed information and flagged difficulty in scheduling a briefing from the stormwater management team. He asked for the 2025 stormwater master plan, historical context on where SMU had been housed, clearer delineation of responsibilities between the proposed SMU and MSD, and a comprehensive stormwater capital-improvement and rehabilitation plan with timelines.

Administration did not provide those details in the committee meeting and council members requested written follow-up; Doctor Dudes and staff indicated that those materials would be provided on request and that council would receive further briefings as the motion proceeds.