City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 176 items
- 1 Council Meeting Tentative Agenda Notice 8/19/2026
- 2 CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL
- 3 MOMENT OF REFLECTION
- 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 5 DISPENSE WITH THE JOURNAL
- 6 REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
- 7 From Director Martin Keane, Director of Public Utilities. City of Cleveland. In accordance with C.O. Section 129.295. Notice of the acceptance of five loans from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account for the Division of Water. (Ord. No. 532-2025).
- 8 From Larry Jones II, Commissioner of Innovation and Technology Services, City of Cleveland. Notification of Utilization of the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Dell Technology for the purchase of equipment.
- 9 Oath of Office for Brandon Brown, Esq., Member, Civilian Police Review Board, City of Cleveland.
- 10 Oath of Office for Eric Turk, Commissioner of Division of Property Management, City of Cleveland.
- 11 Oath of Office for Tiffany Scruggs, Chief of Community Services, City of Cleveland.
- 12 From Director Barrett, Director of Finance Department. City of Cleveland. Notice of Cleveland Debt Policy - 2026 Summary.
- 13 •Plat
- 14 Dedication Plat for W.41st & Burton Subdivision Project, located south of Burton Court between W.41st & W. 40th Place. (Ward 7). Approved by Committees on Municipal Services and Properties and Development Planning and Sustainability. Without objection. Plat approved.
- 15 •From Ohio Division of Liquor Control
- 16 #10010896-1. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C1. W. Quickstop LLC., 6206 Woodland Ave. (Ward 5).
- 17 #10010271-1. New License Application, D4. Rail Station Cigars and Wines, 6608 Cedar Ave. (Ward 5).
- 18 #10018254-1. Transfer of Ownership Application, D2 D3 D3A D2X. Odeon, 1295 Old River Rd. (Ward 7).
- 19 #10005762-1. Transfer of Ownership Application, C1. Ashbury Food LLC., 11025 Ashbury Ave. (Ward 9).
- 20 #10013691-1. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2. Brother Food Mart, 15521 St. Clair Ave. (Ward 10).
- 21 #10016893-1. Transfer of Ownership Application, D5 D6. Pizza Whirl Bar 1822 W. 25th St. (Ward 7).
- 22 #10018654-2. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C2X. Sheliga Drug, 6025 St. Clair Ave. (Ward 8).
- 23 #10019143-1. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2X C2. Gurnoor Inc., 4525 Turney Rd., (Ward 2).
- 24 #10014095-1. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2X C2. Joseph V. Cerer, 2701 Lorain Ave., (Ward 7).
- 25 #10017963-1. Transfer of Ownership Application. D1 D3A D3 D2. The Corner Alley, 402 Euclid Ave., (Ward 5).
- 26 #10018173-1. Transfer of Ownership Application, D4. St. Clair’s, 15435 St. Clair Ave., (Ward 10).
- 27 SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
- 28 •Condolence; Moment of Silence
- 29 Condolence Resolution for Steven “Dead-E” Thomas Sr.
- 30 Condolences Resolution for Michael Lee Hare Jr.
- 31 Condolence Resolution for Reverend Robert J. “Bob” Kropac
- 32 Condolence Resolution for Joeann Patton
- 33 Condolence Resolution for Jeanette D. Edinburgh
- 34 Condolence Resolution for Hope King
- 35 Condolence Resolution for Louise Boddie
- 36 Condolence Resolution for Guillermina Robles
- 37 Condolence Resolution for Robert Samuel Grant Jr.
- 38 Condolence Resolution for Robert F. Rose Sr.
- 39 Condolence Resolution for Irene M. Morrow
- 40 Condolence Resolution for Michael J. “Tucker” Curilovic
- 41 Condolence Resolution for Beverly Claudine Burns
- 42 Condolence Resolution for Baba Afi-Nur Nkrumah
- 43 Condolence Resolution for Ella Holt Thomas
- 44 Condolence Resolution for Thomas Joseph Kaiser
- 45 Condolence Resolution for Minnie Olia “MuDear” Doaty
- 46 Condolence Resolution for Charles W. “Doby” Barbour
- 47 Condolence Resolution for Frances J. Williams
- 48 •Congratulations
- 49 Congratulations Resolution for The Sally-bration 2026
- 50 Congratulations Resolution for Reverend Dr. Rebecca Stitt
- 51 Congratulations Resolution for The Dazz Band
- 52 Congratulations Resolution for Alumni of Collinwood High School 100th Anniversary
- 53 Congratulations Resolution for Reverend Earnest Stewart
- 54 Congratulations Resolution for Greater Cleveland Works
- 55 Congratulations Resolution for Forward Weight & Wellness Grand Opening
- 56 Congratulations Resolution for Western Reserve Fire Museum 100th Anniversary
- 57 Congratulations Resolution for Diane Dever
- 58 Congratulations Resolution for Dr. Ronnie A. Dun
- 59 Congratulations Resolution for Premier Hair Replacement-Grand Opening
- 60 Congratulations Resolution for Greater Harvard Church Of God in Christ - 40th Anniversary
- 61 Congratulations Resolution for Sergeant Tim Caine - Retirement
- 62 Congratulations Resolution for Laila Voss - Retirement
- 63 Congratulations Resolution for Harry Boomer
- 64 Congratulations Resolution for Chief Wayne F. Naida Jr. - Retirement
- 65 Congratulations Resolution for J.F.K. Class of 1969 Reunion
- 66 •Recognition
- 67 Recognition Resolution for Sue Krosel
- 68 Recognition Resolution for Damper’s Automative
- 69 Recognition Resolution for Timothy Donovan, 2026 Clay Herrick Memorial Awards Honoree
- 70 PRESENTATIONS
- 71 FIRST READING LEGISLATION
- 72 •Emergency Ordinances Referred
- 73 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Port Control to exercise the second option to renew Contract No. PS 2023-0298 with PMG Executive Program Management, LLC to provide executive airport development programming, financing, planning, design and related services.
- 74 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with BissNuss Inc. for the purchase of various proprietary equipment and services to maintain and replace existing components of various drinking water systems, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, for a term of two years.
- 75 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE An emergency ordinance to make additional appropriations of One Million Sixty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Dollars ($1,064,980) to the General Fund and One Million Sixty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Dollars ($1,064,980) to the Special Revenue Fund.
- 76 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Sections 241.05 and 241.35 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, as amended by Ordinance No. 1143-2024, passed October 28, 2024, relating to food shop licenses fees and categories.
- 77 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To authorize an amendment to the agreement entered into with Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, under Ordinance No. 624-2025, passed June 2, 2025, relating to conduct of the PASS Program.
- 78 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Safety to apply for and accept a grant from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY26 Byrne Discretionary Community Projects Fund, for the Cleveland Public Safety Radio Program.
- 79 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Health to apply for and accept a grant from Ohio Department of Health for the Local Tobacco Prevention and Control grant; and to enter into one or more contracts with various agencies, entities, or individuals to implement the grant.
- 80 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Safety to apply for and accept a grant from the Ohio Attorney General for the FY26 Shine a Light on Dumpers grant program; and authorizing the Director to enter into one or more contracts with various agencies or entities to implement the grant.
- 81 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to apply for and accept a grant from the Cleveland Guardians Charities for the Baseball and Softball Summer Youth Program.
- 82 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into one or more concession agreements for the operation of a first-class food and beverage service in the Public Auditorium, for a period not to exceed three years, with two one-year options to renew, exercisable by the Director of Parks and Recreation.
- 83 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To correct the co-numbering of Section 129.296 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, by retaining Section No. 129.296 as the section number for the Department of Public Utilities’ Suburban Water Main Renewal Program enacted under Ordinance No. 1985-2017, passed December 4, 2017, and renumbering the section relating to the Department of Public Utilities’ accepting gifts or awards enacted under Ordinance No. 812-2024, passed October 24, 2024 to new Section 129.297 and re-affirming the expiration date for that section to be December 31, 2029.
- 84 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Human Resources to enter into one or more contracts with Personnel Research & Development Corp. dba PRADCO, on the same terms as Contract No. CT-0108-PS2026*0091, for professional specialized business consulting and assessment services necessary to fill critical job positions.
- 85 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Sections 457.02, 457.03, 457.10, and 457.99 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, as amended by various ordinances, relating to public garages and parking lots.
- 86 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $2,885,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETIRING OUTSTANDING BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES THAT WERE ISSUED TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO ACQUIRE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY’S DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.
- 87 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,385,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETIRING OUTSTANDING BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES THAT WERE ISSUED TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO ACQUIRE HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING THE DIVISION OF FIRE, AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.
- 88 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $6,730,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETIRING OUTSTANDING BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES THAT WERE ISSUED TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO IMPROVE MUNICIPAL PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.
- 89 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $13,650,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETIRING OUTSTANDING BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES THAT WERE ISSUED TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO IMPROVE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND PROVIDING FOR THE DISCHARGE OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES OTHERWISE BENEFITING THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AND FOR THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, APPURTENANCES, UTILITIES, AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.
- 90 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $13,975,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETIRING OUTSTANDING BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES THAT WERE ISSUED TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE MUNICIPAL STREET SYSTEM AND RELATED FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.
- 91 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To vacate a portion of each of the following streets: Forestwood Avenue S.W., Midvale Avenue S.W., West 185th Street, West 188th Street and West 190th Street.
- 92 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Directors of Parks and Recreation and/or Finance, as appropriate, to enter into one or more contracts with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to conduct recreational, cultural, and extracurricular programs for the benefit of school children during the 2025-26 school year.
- 93 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Directors of Development and/or Finance to apply for and accept a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Regional Infrastructure Accelerator program and authorizing the Director to enter into one or more professional services contracts to implement the grant.
- 94 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of designing and constructing an upgrade and improvement to the in-line baggage system at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport; authorizing the director of Port Control to enter into one or more contracts with Cleveland Terminal & Equipment Company for that purpose; authorizing the purchase of materials, equipment, supplies and services if not provided under the public improvement; and authorizing one or more agreements to implement the improvement.
- 95 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Directors of Capital Projects and/or City Planning to apply for and accept grants from the Ohio Department of Transportation for the 2024 Pedestrian Safety Improvement Program to implement safety improvements at various sites throughout the City; to apply for and accept any gifts or grants from any public or private entity; giving consent of the City of Cleveland to the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio to construct the safety improvements; authorizing the Director of Capital Projects to enter into any relative agreements; and causing payment to the State for the City’s share of the improvement.
- 96 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Directors of Public Health, Development and/or Public Safety, to enter into one or more agreements with the Board of Education of the Cleveland Municipal School District for the exchange of lands for future redevelopment and the mutual benefit of the parties; and authorizing the Mayor and the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to acquire and convey the properties.
- 97 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To appropriate property for the public purpose of constructing the new City of Cleveland Fire Station 23 located at 10022 Madison Avenue.
- 98 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more contracts with the Cleveland Water Alliance for professional services necessary to provide state-of-the-art water quality detection equipment and to deploy, maintain, and retrieve data from four buoys in Lake Erie, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, for a period up to four years.
- 99 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Clerk of the Cleveland Municipal Court and the Director of Finance, to employ one or more professional consultants to process and collect parking infraction tickets and other civil tickets, for a term not to exceed three years with one two-year option to renew, exercisable by the Clerk of the Cleveland Municipal Court or the Director of Finance, as appropriate.
- 100 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Directors of Parks and Recreation and/or Capital Projects to enter into an agreement with the Cleveland Browns Stadium Company LLC to reimburse the Cleveland Browns for the emergency repairs made to Huntington Bank Field performed by the Cleveland Browns Stadium Company LLC.
- 101 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of materials, equipment, supplies and services needed to install, maintain, repair, or replace components of electrical, transmission and distribution systems, including labor, for the Division of Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities, for a period up to two years.
- 102 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of labor and materials necessary to maintain control systems of the SCADA and PCCS systems, for the various divisions of the Department of Public Utilities; and authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with various companies to provide critical proprietary components for the SCADA and PCCS equipment, for the Divisions of Water and Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities, for a period up to two years
- 103 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of underwater diving, inspection, cleaning, debris removal and occasional repair of submerged and water-filled facilities, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years.
- 104 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To supplement the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, by enacting new Sections 144A.01 to 144A.05, relating to Northeast Ohio Advanced Energy District Projects.
- 105 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Amending the Title and Section 2 of Ordinance No. 715-2025, passed July 9, 2025, relating to Cleveland Casino Revenues for use by Cleveland City Council.
- 106 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 133.07, Special Event Permits, of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio 1976, as enacted by Ordinance No. 521-2024, passed July 10, 2024, and Section 411.011, Street and Sidewalk Obstruction Permits, as enacted by Ordinance No. 1141-2023, passed February 3, 2025, to exempt permit applicants for block parties and small neighborhood-based community events from obtaining an additional street obstruction permit.
- 107 •Emergency Ordinances Read in Full and Passed
- 108 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the American Heart Association's Greater Cleveland Heart Walk 1 Mile & 3 Mile on September 26, 2026, managed by Palmer Event Solutions.
- 109 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 1 of Ordinance No. 556-2023, passed July 12, 2023, authorizing a grant agreement to partially finance construction of homes for veterans experiencing homelessness.
- 110 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1156-2023, passed November 13, 2023, authorizing economic development assistance to partially finance renovation of a health and wellness facility known as “The Oasis in the City”.
- 111 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Aging to enter into agreement with Community Housing Solutions for the Slavic Village Home Repair Project providing essential home repair activities increasing independence and safe housing through the use of Closed Ward 12 Casino Revenue Funds.
- 112 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Development to enter into agreement with Eternal Housing Fund or its designee for the Oasis Hyacinth Project providing affordable housing for Cleveland residents through the use of Ward 5 Neighborhood Equity Funds.
- 113 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Development to enter into agreement with Nupoint Community Development Corporation for the Walter Collins Veterans Homes project providing affordable rental housing for unhoused veterans through the use of Ward 2 Neighborhood Equity Funds.
- 114 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of City Planning to enter into agreement with Tremont West Development Corporation for the Lincoln Park Mural Restoration Project through the use of Ward 7 Casino Revenue Funds.
- 115 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into agreement with the Ginger Ridge MHA or its designee for the public purpose of providing the E. 105 Safety and Security Program through the use of Ward 9 Neighborhood Equity Funds.
- 116 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Community Development to enter into agreement with Brite Cleveland for Brite Winer Festival 2026 providing opportunities fostering community through music and cultural arts programming through the use of Wards 10 Casino Revenue Funds.
- 117 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 2 of Ordinance No. 664-2022, passed August 10, 2022, amended, relating to the Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative as part of the Cleveland Thrive Project program.
- 118 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Sections 3(k), 3(l), 4, 5, and 10 of Ordinance No. 482-2022, passed May 25, 2022, as amended, relating to the CRA residential tax abatement program, to replace the Department of Community Development with the Department of Development.
- 119 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend the title, and Sections 1, 2, 2a, 2b, and 2c of Ordinance No. 565-17, passed June 5, 2017, as amended, relating to conducting a program to make loans or grants for down payment assistance, appraisal gap funding, and construction gap funding for single family homes to add the Department of Development.
- 120 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 2 of Ordinance No. 906-2020, passed December 2, 2020, relating to a Tax Increment Financing Agreement with Library Lofts LLC and/or UC City Center LLC, and/or designees for a development project, to remove the term “not to extend beyond 2052” and to provide a summary of supplemental project phases and authorizing amendments to existing TIF agreements and supplemental TIF escrow agreements.
- 121 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 27 of Ordinance No. 194-2021, passed March 29, 2021, as amended, relating to salaries for various classifications.
- 122 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 31 of Ordinance No. 194-2021, passed March 29, 2021, as amended by various ordinances, relating to salaries for various classifications.
- 123 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Cleveland Municipal Court, to apply for and accept a grant from the Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County to expand access to evidence-based supervision and treatment services for defendants of the four Specialized Dockets; and authorizing the Director to enter into one or more contracts with various agencies, entities, or individuals to implement the grant.
- 124 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Approving the report of the Assessment Equalization Board on objections concerning estimated assessments with respect to the Cleveland Superior Arts Improvement District; determining to proceed with the plan to provide public services within the District; adopting the assessments; levying the assessments; and authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with the Cleveland Superior Arts Improvement Corporation; and declaring an emergency.
- 125 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of purchasing, installing, disposing, designing and constructing up to twelve passenger boarding bridges and appurtenances; and authorizing the Director of Port Control to enter into one or more contracts for the making of the improvement.
- 126 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance to transfer Neighborhood Equity Funds to the Office of Prevention, Intervention and Opportunity to support youth engagement programs sponsored by the Office of Prevention, Intervention and Opportunity.
- 127 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Repealing Ordinance 469-2026, passed May 18, 2026, and supplementing the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio 1976 by amending Section 195.01, as amended by Ordinance No. 1955-07, passed December 3, 2007, Section 195.02, as amended by Ordinance No. 595-13, passed April 29, 2013, and Section 195.03, as amended by Ordinance No. 305-17 passed April 24, 2017, related to admissions tax exemptions.
- 128 •Ordinances Referred
- 129 AN ORDINANCE Changing the Use, Height and Area Districts of parcels of land east of East 89th Street between Beckman Avenue and Capitol Avenue; and subjecting an area titled the Site Development Boundary to Section 333.02 of the Cleveland Zoning Code; and attaching the Approved Site Development Plan (Map change 2701).
- 130 AN ORDINANCE Changing Zoning Districts of parcels of land north of Meyer between West 31st Street and West 30th Street as shown on the attached map (Map Change 2699).
- 131 AN ORDINANCE Changing the zoning districts of parcels of land South of Saint Clair Avenue between Lakeview Road and Thornhill Drive (Map Change 2698).
- 132 •Emergency Resolutions Read in Full and Adopted
- 132 •Emergency Resolution Referred
- 133 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the renewal of a D1. D2. D3, D3A, and D6 Liquor Permit at 5517 Memphis Avenue.
- 134 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Withdrawing objection to the renewal of a D1, D2, D3, D3A and D6 Liquor Permit at 4896 Pearl Road, and repealing Resolution No. 792-2025 objecting to said renewal.
- 135 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Supporting the application from the Great Lakes Towing Company to the Ohio Department of Development for a Brownfield Remediation grant for remediation of the former Cuyahoga River Old Channel Graving Dock Property located in the City at 4500 Division Avenue.
- 136 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Withdrawing objection to the renewal of a D1, D2, D3, D3A and D6 Liquor Permit at 4818-22 Memphis Avenue, and repealing Resolution No. 945-2025 objecting to said renewal.
- 137 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the renewal of a D5 and D6 Liquor Permit at 1938 Euclid Avenue.
- 138 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the transfer of ownership of a C2 and C2X Liquor Permit to 4525 Turney Road.
- 139 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the transfer of ownership of a C1 and C2 Liquor Permit to 11921 Miles Avenue.
- 140 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the transfer of ownership of a D5 Liquor Permit to 11917-19 Miles Avenue.
- 141 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Supporting the application from the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation to the Ohio Department of Development for a Brownfield Remediation grant for remediation of the property located at 836 Broadway Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, in Ward 5.
- 142 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Opposing the proposal from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation that would weaken protections provided by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act by making it easier for the federal government to approve projects affecting historic places without giving local communities a meaningful voice.
- 143 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Honoring TV20 and celebrating the fortieth anniversary of first going on the air.
- 144 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Urging the United States Postal Service (USPS) to establish an Age-Friendly Mail Access Initiative working committee in partnership with Cleveland City Council, the Administration’s Department of Aging, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), senior and affordable housing providers, and property owners to provide secure and accessible outgoing mail collection services for residents living in senior high-rise and senior residential buildings throughout the City of Cleveland.
- 145 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Urging the Mayor and the Administration to convene a coordinated Downtown and citywide food access and grocery stability meeting; calling for the development of a Cleveland Grocery Access and Neighborhood Market Initiative; and expressing Council’s support for a comprehensive strategy to attract, retain, stabilize, and hold accountable full-service grocery operators serving Cleveland neighborhoods.
- 146 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Supporting Cleveland Public Library workers and strongly urging Cleveland Public Library leadership to reach an agreement with SEIU District 1199 that supports library employees while ensuring sustainable, high-quality services for Cleveland residents.
- 147 SECOND READING LEGISLATION
- 148 •Emergency Ordinances Read in Full and Passed
- 148 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the renewal of a D1, D2, D3, D3A and D6 Liquor Permit at 1909 & 1917 West 25th Street .
- 149 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Development to transfer various Permanent Parcels to the control, possession, and use of the Departments of Parks and Recreation, Public Safety and Public Utilities for the future development of parks, recreation centers, trails, and public facilities.
- 150 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Establishing the East Side TIF District, declaring improvements to certain parcels of real property within that district to be a public purpose and exempt from taxation, pursuant to ORC 5709.40, describing the public infrastructure improvements to be made to directly benefit the district, requiring the owners of the improvements on such parcels to make service payments in lieu of taxes, providing for the distribution of those service payments to the Cleveland Municipal School District and to one or more funds established by the City to hold those service payments, determining that satisfactory provision has been made for the public improvement needs of the District and specifying other public improvements that are in support of urban redevelopment within the City.
- 151 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Development to enter into a Tax Increment Financing Agreement with East9th Scarlet, LLC, and/or its designee, to assist with the financing of the East9th Scarlet, LLC Project to be located at 2060 East 9th Street; to provide for payments to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District; and to declare certain improvements to real property to be a public purpose.
- 152 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Port Control to enter into one or more requirement contracts with Siemens Industry, Inc. for software, labor, and materials necessary to maintain, repair, upgrade, and expand the existing Apogee Building Automation system, for the Division of Airports, Department of Port Control, for a period of one year, with three one-year options to renew, exercisable by the Director of Port Control.
- 153 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Health to apply for and accept a grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security for the BioWatch Program; and authorizing the Director to enter into various written standard purchase and requirement contracts for courier services needed to transport BioWatch samples to the Ohio Department of Health for testing.
- 154 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To change the name of a portion of Scranton Road to Eagle Avenue.
- 155 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance to pay as Moral Claims the sum opposite the name of the claimant.
- 156 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To vacate a portion of an unnamed alley south of Train Avenue, between West 56th Street and Cantor Avenue.
- 157 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To vacate all of the unnamed alley, south of Abbey Avenue.
- 158 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To vacate a portion of East 81st Street.
- 159 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To vacate a portion of Mount Carmel Road
- 160 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend the title and Sections 1, 2, and 4 of Ordinance No. 671-2023, passed June 5, 2023, as amended, relating to various contracts to provide financial assistance to projects providing housing in the City of Cleveland to add the Department of Development.
- 161 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Mayor and the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to sell certain City-owned property no longer needed for the City’s public use located at the southeast corner of Train Avenue and West 44th Street to the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 8, for purposes of property consolidation and greenspace maintenance.
- 162 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Capital Projects to issue a permit to UC City Center LLC to encroach into the public rights-of-way of Chester Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Stokes Boulevard.
- 163 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Capital Projects to issue a permit to The Cleveland Public Theatre, to encroach into the public right-of-way of Detroit Avenue by installing and maintaining a new blade sign.
- 164 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Capital Projects to enter into a maintenance, inspection and repair agreement with and to issue a permit to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation to encroach onto, over and within the public right-of-way of Lorain Avenue by constructing, installing, using, and maintaining an overhead pedestrian bridge.
- 165 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Giving consent to the Norfolk Southern Corporation to proceed with the improvement of replacing the Superior Avenue Railroad Bridge and railroad track and replacing and repositioning support columns under the bridge on Superior Avenue located north of Central Avenue S.E. to East 26th Street at no cost to the City; and authorizing the Director of Capital Projects to enter into any agreements relative to the improvement.
- 166 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Clerk of Council to enter into an agreement with American Legal Publishing for the professional services necessary to provide on-line access and webhosting services for the Charter and the Codified Ordinances, to edit and post all new amendatory ordinances on-line, update the Code online regularly, edit and print replacement pages with updates to the Code, and other services as may be necessary for Code supplementation, and to authorize any amendments to the contract that may be necessary for additional printings of the Codified Ordinances during the term.
- 167 •Legislation to be Tabled
- 168 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Executive Director of the Community Police Commission or the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Community Police Commission, to enter into one or more grant agreements with various entities for purposes of facilitating community-based violence-prevention, restorative justice, and mediation programs for the Community Police Commission, for a period not to exceed two years.
- 169 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to employ one or more professional consultants to provide climbing safety training and mentorship to support development for the Division of Urban Forestry, Department of Parks and Recreation, for a period of one year, with two one-year options to renew, exercisable by the Director of Parks and Recreation.
- 170 INTRODUCTIONS
- 171 ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 172 MISCELLANEOUS
- 173 MOTION TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES
- 174 ADJOURN