City Council

Council Chambers

Agenda — 59 items

1. 1 Cleveland City Council Meeting Notice for April 7, 2025 Item-1026
2. 2 CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL
3. 3 MOMENT OF REFLECTION
4. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5. 5 DISPENSE WITH THE JOURNAL approved Pass
6. 6 PUBLIC COMMENT
7. 7 REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
8. 8 •Communications
9. 9 From Jaden Baxter, Office of the Mayor, City of Cleveland. Notice of grant acceptance from The George Gund Foundation of $5,000 for support expenses for the Junior Mayor’s Association. 459-2025 received and filed
10. 10 From Director Calley Mersmann, City Planning Commission, City of Cleveland. Notice of gift acceptance valued at approximately $170,000 from Cuyahoga County of installed bicycle racks and signs for shared mobility parking hubs across the city. 460-2025 received and filed
11. 11 From Michael Deemer and Board of Directors of Downtown Cleveland Improvement Corporation. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1710, in connection with proposed expansion of the Downtown Cleveland Special Improvement District, amended articles of incorporation, new services plan, and executed petitions of property owners. 467-2025 received and filed
12. 12 •The Ohio Division of Liquor Control
13. 13 #26312758210. New License Application, C2. Family Dollar Stores of Ohio LLC [Store 25742], 7415 Superior Ave. (Ward 7). 461-2025 received and filed
14. 14 #8246630. Transfer of Ownership Application, D1 D2 D3 D3A D6. SM Pub LLC, 1306 West 65th St. (Ward 15). 462-2025 received and filed
15. 15 SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
16. 16 •Condolence; Moment of Silence
17. 17 Condolence Resolution for Francis McGarry 470-2025 read into the record
18. 18 Condolence Resolution for Dawud Ali 471-2025 read into the record
19. 19 Condolence Resolution for James Edward Williams 472-2025 read into the record
20. 20 Condolence Resolution for Melvia Watson 473-2025 read into the record
21. 21 Condolence Resolution for Anita France 474-2025 read into the record
22. 22 Condolence Resolution for Mattie L. Adams 482-2025 read into the record
23. 23 Condolence Resolution for George Edwards 483-2025 read into the record
24. 24 •Congratulations/Recognition/Appreciation/Commendation/Commemoration/Welcome
25. 25 Congratulations Resolution for Edward Eckart. Jr. 475-2025 read into the record
26. 26 Congratulations Resolution for Virginia Bynum - 100th Birthday 476-2025 read into the record
27. 27 Congratulations Resolution for Village of Joy Birthing Beautiful Communities 477-2025 read into the record
28. 28 Recognition Resolution for Elaine Gohlstin 478-2025 read into the record
29. 29 Recognition Resolution for Tyler Matthew Sowden 479-2025 read into the record
30. 30 Recognition Resolution for National Drinking Water Week 480-2025 read into the record
31. 31 Recognition Resolution for National Public Works Week 481-2025 read into the record
32. 32 PRESENTATIONS
33. 33 FIRST READING LEGISLATION
34. 34 •Emergency Ordinances Referred
35. 35 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. 463-2025 read and referred to administrative review
36. 36 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to exercise the first option to renew Contract No. CT 2002 PS 2024-23 with Partners Environmental Consulting, Inc. to provide environmental, health, safety, and engineering services for the Divisions of Water, Water Pollution Control, and Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities. 464-2025 read and referred to administrative review
37. 37 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into an agreement with The Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation to co-sponsor the 2025 One World Day. 465-2025 read and referred to administrative review
38. 38 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Health to enter into a lease of certain space located at the Northern Ohio Blanket Mills building at 3466 St. Rocco’s Court, Cleveland, Ohio, with Blanket Mills Prime Tenant, LLC, or its designee, for a term of ten (10) years, for the public purpose of establishing and operating a health care clinic. 468-2025 read and referred to administrative review
39. 39 •Emergency Ordinances Read in Full and Passed
40. 40 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the Pigskin Classic 5K on November 29, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 466-2025 approved Pass
41. 41 •Emergency Resolutions Referred
42. 42 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Recognizing National Black Maternal Health Week April 11 - April 17, 2025, and declaring this week Black Maternal Health Week in the City of Cleveland; and honoring the efforts of Black-led organizations driving systemic change in maternal health, and committing to supporting initiatives that promote equity, healing, and thriving communities. 469-2025 read and referred to administrative review
43. 43 SECOND READING LEGISLATION
44. 44 •Emergency Ordinances Passed
45. 45 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to exercise the first option to renew Contract No. RC 2023-075 with Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP for inspection, testing and service of proprietary fire protections, life safety systems and replacement parts for the various divisions of the Department of Public Utilities. 230-2025 approved Pass
46. 46 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Health to enter into an amendment to Contract No. CT 5001 PS 2024-364 with the Ohio Public Health Association, to provide additional temporary staffing and to change the term of the contract. 237-2025 approved Pass
47. 47 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of materials, equipment, supplies, and services needed to repair, replace, and maintain the high-voltage static transmission pipe-type cable system components and for emergency oil spill cleanup, including labor and installation, if necessary, for the Division of Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years, with two one-year options to renew, the first of which is exercisable through additional legislative authority. 293-2025 amended Pass
48. 48 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of labor and materials necessary to maintain, test, evaluate, repair, or replace roofs and appurtenances, including but not limited to roofing systems, for the various divisions of the Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years. 294-2025 approved Pass
49. 49 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Office of Prevention, Intervention, and Opportunity, to enter into an amendment to Contract No. PS 2024-86 with Youth Opportunities Unlimited, to increase contract funds to recruit up to an additional 150 youth applicants and to hire four additional job coaches for 2025 and to exercise the renewal option. 383-2025 approved Pass
50. 50 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into an amendment to Contract No. CT 1506 PS 2023-287 with the Diligent Canada Inc., for Audit Management Software as a Service, or audit management software, and other services for the Department of Finance, to extend the term of the contract for a period of three years. 422-2025 approved Pass
51. 51 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Health to enter into contract with the Ohio Department of Health to perform environmental lead investigations of residences of Medicaid-eligible and non-Medicaid-eligible children; and to enter into one or more contracts with various agencies, entities, or individuals to provide services necessary to implement this ordinance. 425-2025 approved as amended Pass
52. 52 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To supplement the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio 1976 by amending Section 127.49, as amended by Ordinance No. 151-2025, passed January 27, 2025, relating to funding for certain items for the Cleveland Commission on Black Women and Girls. 435-2025 approved Pass
53. 53 •Emergency Resolutions Adopted
54. 54 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Recognizing April 2025 as Reentry Awareness Month 431-2025 adopted Pass
55. 55 INTRODUCTIONS
56. 56 ANNOUNCEMENTS
57. 57 MISCELLANEOUS
58. 58 MOTION TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES
59. 59 ADJOURN