What the Budget & Finance Committee passed: quick guide to key votes and grants
September 28, 2026 | Cincinnati City Council, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Key committee actions from the Sept. 28 meeting:
- Parking ordinances: Item 12 (c-version) passed on a 5–4 roll call; the committee then adopted an amendment inserting tandem-parking language into item 13 and passed the amended item 13 by roll call (8–1). The amended item 13 will supersede item 12 where overlap exists. The amendment language requires that tandem spaces exit and enter at designated curb cuts or approved entrances and preserves existing tandem arrangements where appropriate.
- PLAP-related ordinances (items 10 and 11) tied to the litter/abatement presentation were moved on for passage without objection.
- Grants and financial items: The committee put on for passage a COPS microgrant ($199,987) to enhance CPD's pivot unit; county municipal road fund grants for Ridge Avenue and Wetzel Avenue (approx. $200,000 and $180,000 respectively); an FHWA/ODOT urban saving grant of $1,066,148.80 for Beechmont Avenue rehabilitation; a $500 donation to the emergency communications center; and a moral-obligation payment of $76,261.80 for paramedic training services.
- Motions: The mayor's motion directing the city manager to commence steps to establish a standalone Stormwater Management Utility (SMU) was placed on for passage; council members requested follow-up on SMU responsibilities and the stormwater master plan.
Vote tallies and next steps are recorded in the meeting minutes; administration will return with implementation and budget details for items requiring capital or staffing commitments.
- Parking ordinances: Item 12 (c-version) passed on a 5–4 roll call; the committee then adopted an amendment inserting tandem-parking language into item 13 and passed the amended item 13 by roll call (8–1). The amended item 13 will supersede item 12 where overlap exists. The amendment language requires that tandem spaces exit and enter at designated curb cuts or approved entrances and preserves existing tandem arrangements where appropriate.
- PLAP-related ordinances (items 10 and 11) tied to the litter/abatement presentation were moved on for passage without objection.
- Grants and financial items: The committee put on for passage a COPS microgrant ($199,987) to enhance CPD's pivot unit; county municipal road fund grants for Ridge Avenue and Wetzel Avenue (approx. $200,000 and $180,000 respectively); an FHWA/ODOT urban saving grant of $1,066,148.80 for Beechmont Avenue rehabilitation; a $500 donation to the emergency communications center; and a moral-obligation payment of $76,261.80 for paramedic training services.
- Motions: The mayor's motion directing the city manager to commence steps to establish a standalone Stormwater Management Utility (SMU) was placed on for passage; council members requested follow-up on SMU responsibilities and the stormwater master plan.
Vote tallies and next steps are recorded in the meeting minutes; administration will return with implementation and budget details for items requiring capital or staffing commitments.
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