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Council approves trail, grant and transportation measures, adopts several emergency ordinances
Summary
Cincinnati City Council voted to accept multiple donations and grant applications, including $2.185 million from Tri State Trails for trail projects, a $33,700 donation from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation and motioned forward a $25 million USDOT grant application for the Western Hills Viaduct; several first-reading emergency ordinances passed on roll calls recorded during the meeting.
Cincinnati City Council approved a package of first-reading and emergency ordinances and accepted several donations and grant applications during the business portion of the meeting.
Key votes and actions:
- Tri State Trails donation (item 25): Council voted to accept and appropriate up to $2,185,000 from Tri State Trails to assist trail projects, including match funding for federal grants. Council recorded affirmative roll-call votes and discussion noted some of the money will be used to match federal grant applications.
- Cincinnati Fire Foundation donation (item 26): Council approved an emergency ordinance to accept $33,700 from the Cincinnati Fire Foundation for equipment including electric mountain bikes and a towable stretcher.
- Grant applications and capital accounts (items 28, 29, 30, 31 and related items): Council authorized applications for an Ohio Department of Natural Resources recreational trails grant (up to $150,000), a $25,000,000 U.S. Department of Transportation grant application for the Western Hills Viaduct, and established new capital improvement accounts for the Ohio River Trails Oasis corridor and other infrastructure projects. Council discussion linked the Tri State Trails donation to match funding for those federal grants.
- Interim development control overlay (item 37): Council extended an interim development control overlay district for data centers for an additional nine months while staff completes a zoning study.
Most items were passed on roll-call votes recorded in the transcript as "yes;" when further context was given, councilmembers explained how grant matches would enable repaving, trail safety improvements, and the first phase of bus rapid transit (BRT) planning on Reading Road.
What happens next: the administration will proceed with grant applications and capital-program setup; some projects will require subsequent funding matches and implementation steps reported to council committees.
