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Public Safety & Quality of Life

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Aug 21, 2026

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Council Approves $2 Million Safety Plan

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Aug 3, 2026

Committee Advances Chronic Nuisance Changes

The committee recommended emergency passage of ordinance amendments creating new tools to address crime at commercial and multifamily properties and allowing enforcement against businesses as well as property owners.

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Briefing

Jun 16, 2026

Cincinnati Adopts Graffiti Victim Amnesty Motion

The committee adopted a motion directing the administration to establish a Graffiti Victim Amnesty Program for property owners whose buildings are tagged and to report within 60 days on alternatives that do not penalize victims.

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Briefing

Jun 2, 2026

Committee Recommends Street Racing Penalties

The committee recommended emergency passage of an ordinance that would make street racing, stunt driving, and street takeovers first-degree misdemeanors, create related civil offenses, and allow police to impound vehicles used in them. The recommendation was sent to Cincinnati City Council for consideration on June 3, 2026.

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Briefing

May 19, 2026

City Hall Safety Review Ordered

The committee adopted a motion directing the Clerk of Council and city administration to review City Hall safety procedures and present potential improvements within 15 days.

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Briefing

May 5, 2026

Report Ordered on School-Zone Safety

The committee adopted a motion directing the administration to produce a report within 60 days listing crashes in Cincinnati school zones during 2023, 2024, and 2025, and asked the Department of Transportation & Engineering to measure current vehicle speeds in school zones before the end of the 2025/26 school year.

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Briefing

Apr 7, 2026

Council Orders Street Takeover Policy Report

The committee adopted a motion directing the administration to deliver a report within 30 days on stronger measures against street takeovers, including a proposed civil fine, vehicle impoundment for at least six months, recovery of impoundment costs, enforcement under the 2024 Ohio street takeover law, and other policy options.

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Briefing

Mar 24, 2026

Street Takeover Policy Motion Held

The committee held a motion seeking a report within 30 days on ways to stop street takeovers, including a proposed civil fine and vehicle impoundment for up to six months. No policy change was approved in the minutes.

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Briefing

Feb 24, 2026

Fire Fatalities Review Presented

The committee received and filed a presentation on year-to-date fire fatalities, operational review, and a community prevention plan.

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Briefing

Jan 27, 2026

Traffic and Youth Football Reports Requested

Two motions called for reports within 60 days: one on 2025 traffic citations by neighborhood with comparable data for the prior four years, and another identifying two to three sites for youth football practices and games, possible funding, and potential use of the Cincinnati Police Department Training Academy field.

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Briefing

Dec 9, 2025

Committee Advances Alternative Response Jobs

The committee recommended emergency passage of an ordinance creating the Alternative Response Behavioral Health Specialist and Alternate Response Supervisor classifications, including salary ranges. It also recommended emergency passage of an ordinance authorizing a settlement agreement in the Kenney class-action lawsuit.

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Briefing

Nov 12, 2025

Short Vine curfew ordinance advances

The committee recommended emergency passage of an ordinance creating a special extended curfew district for minors in the Short Vine area of Corryville. The committee also considered changes to mobile food vending rules, but the available minutes do not show final adoption of those changes.

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Briefing

Oct 28, 2025

Mobile Food Vending Ordinance Held

The committee held an ordinance that would amend Cincinnati’s rules for mobile food vending in public rights-of-way. No final action was recorded.

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Briefing

Oct 14, 2025

Surplus Water Agreement Advances

The committee recommended passage of an emergency ordinance authorizing a retail surplus water service agreement through December 31, 2065.

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Briefing

Sep 30, 2025

Transit Center Trespass Ordinance Advances

The committee recommended passage of an ordinance creating a trespass offense in designated transit center zones and updating the rules for those zones. The ordinance was sent to Cincinnati City Council for consideration by October 1, 2025.

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Briefing

Sep 16, 2025

Hookah Establishment Rules Advance

The committee recommended passage of an ordinance creating rules for hookah and other smoking establishments, including operating-hour regulations. It also filed a motion directing maintenance of city-owned landscaping to improve public-safety sightlines while preserving Cincinnati’s 40% urban tree-canopy goal.

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Briefing

Aug 5, 2025

Council Approves $2 Million Safety Plan

The committee adopted an amended motion to use $2 million from the General Fund Contingency Account for police recruitment, overtime, patrols, technology upgrades, lighting, cameras, and other measures targeting crime hot spots. It also approved pursuing violence-reduction strategies through available PIVOT and ACT for Cincy funding.

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