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The motion, introduced on behalf of Council Members Evan Nolan, Walsh, Owens, Jeffreys, Krammerding and Vice Mayor Jan Michelle Kearney, directs the administration to provide a brief (roughly two‑week) history and assessment of the Camp Washington skate park project and three arts projects so council members may decide whether to move forward with funding recommendations.

The reports were requested because the committee created a capital project reserve during the most recent closeout process with roughly $1.4 million available and rules restricting direct allocations until after Jan. 1, 2025, Council Member Walsh said. \"Any direct asks of this cannot come until after 01/01/2025,\" Walsh told the committee, adding the administration should review past city funding, remaining gaps and provide a recommendation.

Why it matters: The reserve represents one-time funds that council members say they want to use for catalytic neighborhood investments. Committee discussion focused on speeding administrative review while ensuring the administration has adequate time to prepare accurate histories and recommendations before council votes on any allocations.

Council Member Evan Nolan, a sponsor of the skate‑park request, said the Camp Washington project already has partial funding commitments and that city spending would be on city property managed by the Cincinnati Recreation Commission (CRC). \"The council allocated $250,000 in the FY 24 budget to show our commitment to the project,\" Nolan said, and he reported outside commitments that, taken together with the city allocation, bring total commitments to $650,000: $300,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and $50,000 each from the DeVu Good Foundation and the Hale Foundation.

Nolan and other members said the administrative report will let councilors decide whether to fund the project in a single phase to avoid higher costs from multi‑phase construction.

Committee members debated the requested two‑week turnaround for the administration. Walsh said the intent is a short, focused report; administration official Dr. Dutis said the administration would prefer more time but that reports for projects already in progress \"probably could be done\" in the requested period. \"My concern would be adding additional [items] — once we hit a quantity — that turnaround time may become problematic,\" Dr. Dutis said.

Vice Mayor Jan Michelle Kearney asked for advance notice of deadlines so council members and the public have time to submit ideas for the fund. Another member urged colleagues to file possible projects promptly so the capital reserve is not allocated before others can compete for it.

The four requests that the committee moved forward as administrative report requests are:
- Camp Washington skate park (motion filed by Council Members Nolan, Walsh, Owens, Jeffreys, Krammerding and the Vice Mayor)
- ArtWorks Creative Campus Art Park (motion filed by Council Member Walsh)
- Clifton Cultural Arts Center headquarters (motion filed by Council Member Walsh)
- Cincinnati Art Museum expanded ADA connection project (motion filed by Council Member Walsh)

Each motion asks the administration for a concise summary of project history, past city funding, outstanding funding needs and a recommendation about whether the capital reserve is an appropriate funding source. The motions do not allocate dollar amounts; any future allocation would require a separate council vote.

Ending: Committee members moved all four report requests to pass; the committee did not take final funding votes. The administration agreed to attempt the requested turnarounds and to notify the committee if more time is needed.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Cincinnati OH, Budget & Finance Committee (January 21, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Vice Chair Scotty Johnson said the Budget & Finance Committee asked the city administration to prepare short reports on four cultural and recreation projects so council members can consider using a newly created capital project reserve for funding.","taxTitle","Cincinnati Board & Committees, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio","taxId",75954,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6329284,"Committee approves up to $30,000 for water‑line separations at Saint Leo Place condominiums",81,1221775,1303005,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2316310-fffc5ee7ae4b927a499a1776833383f9&start=1221&end=1303","/articles/6329284/Ohio/Committee-approves-up-to-30000-for-waterline-separations-at-Saint-Leo-Place-condominiums","The Cincinnati City Council Budget & Finance Committee authorized the Greater Cincinnati Water Works to spend up to $30,000 from existing Water Works funds to separate shared water service lines serving condominiums on Saint Leo Place, a measure proponents said will improve billing accuracy and public‑health response.

City administration staff described the ordinance as an authorization to use existing Water Works funds for the work and to declare the expenditure a public purpose. \"This authorization of expenditure would allow Waterworks to separate those water service lines, so that each condo has its own individual water line, which will aid with billing,\" an administration presenter said on the record.

Committee members moved the ordinance for passage during the meeting; no detailed vote tally or individual votes were recorded in the transcript. The committee advanced the ordinance as presented.

Why it matters: Separating shared water lines is intended to let Water Works shut off service or address individual unit issues without affecting the entire building and to simplify billing for condominium units. The ordinance uses existing Water Works funds; the transcript does not specify which accounts or whether residents will bear any direct cost.

Ending: The committee moved the ordinance for passage; the transcript records the item as moved forward with no additional public discussion recorded.","The Budget & Finance Committee approved an ordinance authorizing Greater Cincinnati Water Works to spend up to $30,000 to separate shared water service lines serving condominiums on Saint Leo Place so that each unit can be billed and shut off individually.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee asks administration to review four cultural and recreation projects for capital reserve funding

Committee approves up to $30,000 for water‑line separations at Saint Leo Place condominiums