City Council

Council Chambers

Agenda — 118 items

1. 1 Cleveland City Council Meeting Notice for January 6, 2025 Item-966
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 Mayor Justin M. Bibb. Appointing Hazel Gutierrez Remesch to the Fair Housing Board, term ending December 31, 2028. 23-2025 received and filed
10. 10 From Council President Blaine A. Griffin. Designating, without objection by Council, Allan Dreyer to serve as Clerk of Council Pro Tempore for matters requiring the Clerk’s signature between December 3 - 6, 2024. 24-2025 received and filed
11. 11 Oath of Office for Marka Felds, Interim Director, City Planning Commission, City of Cleveland. 25-2025 received and filed
12. 12 From Council President Blaine A. Griffin. Designating, without objection by Council, Allan Dreyer to serve as Clerk of Council Pro Tempore for matters requiring the Clerk’s signature between December 17, 2024, and January 5, 2025. 26-2025 received and filed
13. 13 •The Ohio Division of Liquor Control
14. 14 #6904577. Stock Transfer Application, C2 C2X D6. Peer Rangi Ram, Inc., 4127 East 131st St. (Ward 1). 27-2025 received and filed
15. 15 #18219360050. Transfer of Ownership Application, D5A D6. Crescent Hotels & Resorts LLC, 24 Public Square (Ward 3). 28-2025 received and filed
16. 16 #46878540001. Transfer of Location Application, D5. Kizella LLC, 14201 Harvard Ave. (Ward 1). 29-2025 received and filed
17. 17 #6402027. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C2X. 1930 Gas, Inc., 1930 East 79th St. (Ward 7). 30-2025 received and filed
18. 18 #6564264. New License Application, D1. 12400 Crossburn Ave LLC, 12400 Crossburn Ave. (Ward 16). 31-2025 received and filed
19. 19 #7128721. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C2X. QIF Full Stop LLC, 3590 Bosworth Rd. (Ward 11). 32-2025 received and filed
20. 20 #9393716. Transfer of Ownership Application, C1 C2. W and W LLC, 15428 Lakeshore Blvd. (Ward 8). 33-2025 received and filed
21. 21 #8473585. Transfer of Ownership Application, C1 C2 D6. Speedy West Park LLC, 13960 Lorain Ave. (Ward 16). 34-2025 received and filed
22. 22 #8114356. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C2X. Shiv Shakti 3892 LLC, 3892 West 130th St. (Ward 16). 35-2025 received and filed
23. 23 #0574880. New License Application, C1. Beet Jar LLC, 2600 Detroit Ave. (Ward 3). 36-2025 received and filed
24. 24 #1821930055. New License Application, D5A. Crescent Hotels & Resorts LLC, 24 Public Sq. (Ward 3). 37-2025 received and filed
25. 25 #6546747. Transfer of Ownership Application, C1 C2. Om Lakshmi, Inc., 15239 Triskett Rd. (Ward 17). 38-2025 received and filed
26. 26 #5241102. Economic Development Transfer Application, D1 D2 D3 D3A. 17004 Lorain Ave LLC, 17004 Lorain Ave. (Ward 17). 39-2025 received and filed
27. 27 SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
28. 28 •Condolence; Moment of Silence
29. 29 Condolence Resolution for President Jimmy Carter 41-2025 read into the record
30. 30 Condolence Resolution for Annie R. Beddell 48-2025 read into the record
31. 31 Condolence Resolution for Mary Ann Faught 49-2025 read into the record
32. 32 Condolence Resolution for Quinton Theron Rucker 50-2025 read into the record
33. 33 Condolence Resolution for Robert David Sopko 51-2025 read into the record
34. 34 Condolence Resolution for Ian William Haggerty 52-2025 read into the record
35. 35 Condolence Resolution for David M. Leneghan 53-2025 read into the record
36. 36 Condolence Resolution for Sharon Lynne Hogue 54-2025 read into the record
37. 37 Condolence Resolution for Carrie Randall 55-2025 read into the record
38. 38 Condolence Resolution for Inez "BC" Thompson 56-2025 read into the record
39. 39 Condolence Resolution for Anthony Van Norfleet 57-2025 read into the record
40. 40 Condolence Resolution for Joyce Muhammad Logan-Cross 58-2025 read into the record
41. 41 Condolence Resolution for Margaret Foxhall Davis 59-2025 read into the record
42. 42 Condolence Resolution for Dr. Sharon Fields 60-2025 read into the record
43. 43 Condolence Resolution for James C. Barnwell, Jr. 61-2025 read into the record
44. 44 Condolence Resolution for David Trent 86-2025 read into the record
45. 45 Condolence Resolution for Chancé Devon Williams 87-2025 read into the record
46. 46 Condolence Resolution for Lady Shirley Frances Smith Hilton 88-2025 read into the record
47. 47 Condolence Resolution for Greg Lawrence, Sr. 89-2025 read into the record
48. 48 Condolence Resolution for Niles McKinney 90-2025 read into the record
49. 49 Condolence Resolution for Randy Newby 91-2025 read into the record
50. 50 Condolence Resolution for Timothy Rutledge 92-2025 read into the record
51. 51 Condolence Resolution for Richard "Richey" Piiparinen 93-2025 read into the record
52. 52 •Congratulations/Recognition/Appreciation/Commendation/Commemoration/Welcome
53. 53 Congratulations Resolution for Reverend B.W. Bennett 62-2025 read into the record
54. 54 Congratulations Resolution for Thomas Einhouse 63-2025 read into the record
55. 55 Congratulations Resolution for LaJean Ray 64-2025 read into the record
56. 56 Recognition Resolution for Everlena McNezer 65-2025 read into the record
57. 57 Recognition Resolution for Juan Molina Crespo 66-2025 read into the record
58. 58 Appreciation Resolution for Detective Nathaniel Asp 67-2025 received and filed
59. 59 Appreciation Resolution for Sergeant Patrick Becka 68-2025 read into the record
60. 60 Appreciation Resolution for Detective Tyler Poff 69-2025 read into the record
61. 61 Appreciation Resolution for Patrol Officer Ricardo Holt-Santiago 70-2025 read into the record
62. 62 Appreciation Resolution for Sergeant Frank Woyma 71-2025 read into the record
63. 63 Appreciation Resolution for Detective Vasile Nan 72-2025 read into the record
64. 64 Appreciation Resolution for Detective Matthew Randolph 73-2025 read into the record
65. 65 Appreciation Resolution for Detective Scott Sistek 74-2025 read into the record
66. 66 Appreciation Resolution for Detective Prebhkiran Singh 75-2025 read into the record
67. 67 Appreciation Resolution for Patrol Officer Besjon Domnori 76-2025 read into the record
68. 68 Appreciation Resolution for Patrol Officer David Kelly 77-2025 read into the record
69. 69 Appreciation Resolution for Patrol Officer Christopher Lozniak 78-2025 read into the record
70. 70 Appreciation Resolution for Patrol Officer Robert Wagner 79-2025 read into the record
71. 71 Appreciation Resolution for Detective Mark Jelenich 80-2025 read into the record
72. 72 PRESENTATIONS
73. 73 FIRST READING LEGISLATION
74. 74 •Emergency Ordinances Referred
75. 75 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 and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County for the Addiction Treatment Program - Admin Fee SFY 25 Program. 19-2025 read and referred to administrative review
76. 76 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into an agreement with the Holland & Knight LLP for federal lobbying services for the City of Cleveland, for a period of one year, with one option to renew for an additional one-year period, exercisable by the Director of Finance. 20-2025 read and referred to administrative review
77. 77 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Works to employ one or more professional consultants to provide education and training for employees; and to enter into contract with the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), for a period of one year, with a one-year option to renew, exercisable by the Director of Public Works. 21-2025 read and referred to administrative review
78. 78 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Works, Parks and Recreation and/or Finance, as appropriate, to employ one or more professional consultants to assess, recommend, and/or procure property insurance for the Huntington Bank Field located at 100 Alfred Lerner Way, and other related services, for a period of one year. 22-2025 read and referred to administrative review
79. 79 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Directors of Public Works and Economic Development to enter into a ground lease with Rust Belt Riders Composting, LLC for the use and occupancy of property located at 3270 East 79th Street to consolidate its composting facility operations and to install a retail operation at the location, for a period of ten years with two ten-year options to renew, exercisable by the Directors of Public Works and Economic Development. 40-2025 read and referred to administrative review
80. 80 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Health to transfer property located at 4242 Lorain Avenue to the control, possession, and use of the Department of Community Development or Economic Development; authorizing the sale or lease of the property to Pennrose Holdings, or its designee, for future redevelopment; and authorizing the Directors of Public Health, Community Development, and Economic Development and Pennrose Holdings to enter into a development agreement relating to this ordinance. 42-2025 read and referred to administrative review
81. 81 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Office of Prevention, Intervention and Opportunity for Youth and Young Adults, to employ one or more professional consultants to design and implement projects to support the transformation of City recreation centers into trauma-informed neighborhood resource and recreation centers; to develop and provide programs and activities for youth and their families to serve as tools to prevent violence, develop skills and knowledge to overcome challenges associated with trauma and toxic stress, and to create opportunities for youth and their families to live quality lives, for a period up to eighteen months, with one option to renew for a period up to eighteen months, exercisable by the Director of Finance. 43-2025 read and referred to administrative review
82. 82 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Upon vacation of old West Boulevard, to revoke the existing encroachment permit to the Tamir Rice Foundation for the Tamir Rice Memorial; authorizing the Mayor and the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to execute a deed of easement over the revoked encroachment permit property granting to the Tamir Rice Foundation certain easement rights to improve and maintain the Tamir Rice Memorial; granting easements to utility providers for any existing facility through or under the right-of-way of vacated old West Boulevard; and declaring that the easement rights granted are not needed for the City’s public use. 44-2025 read and referred to administrative review
83. 83 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To supplement Ordinance No. 746-2024, passed August 7, 2024, relating to the Bedrock .41 TIF District by adding three new whereas clauses and Sections 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, and 9f; to repeal Section 9 and to amend Section 10, relating to authorizing the Director of Economic Development to enter into a tax increment financing agreement and the Director of Capital Projects to enter into one or more construction-management agreements with Cleveland LD, LLC for various public improvements; and authorizing other agreements and documents. 45-2025 read and referred to administrative review
84. 84 •Emergency Ordinances Read in Full and Passed
85. 85 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 103.002 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, as amended by Ordinance No. 474-13, passed March 26, 2013; to repeal Sections 103.01 to 103.17 of the Codified Ordinances as enacted or amended by various ordinances; and to supplement the Codified Ordinances by enacting new Sections 103.01 to 103.15, relating to boundaries and wards. 1-2025 approved Pass
86. 86 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 1 of Ordinance 1318-2024, passed November 25, 2024, relating to the agreement with Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. 2-2025 approved Pass
87. 87 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the Cleveland 10-Miler on April 26, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 3-2025 approved Pass
88. 88 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for OROC event on August 2, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 4-2025 approved Pass
89. 89 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the Parrot Head Run on July 19, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 5-2025 approved Pass
90. 90 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the Towpath Marathon on October 4, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 6-2025 approved Pass
91. 91 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the annual Cleveland Turkey Trot, on November 27, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 7-2025 approved Pass
92. 92 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the UCP of Greater Cleveland 5K on May 4, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 8-2025 approved Pass
93. 93 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the Diversity Center’s Walk, Rock, Roll & Run, on May 10, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 9-2025 amended Pass
94. 94 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the Westside Catholic Center Pancake Run event, on June 7, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 10-2025 approved Pass
95. 95 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the Will Run for Tacos 5K event, on May 3, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 11-2025 approved Pass
96. 96 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 11 of Ordinance No. 194-2021, passed March 29, 2021, as amended, relating to salaries for various classifications. 46-2025 approved Pass
97. 97 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend various Sections of Ordinance No. 194-2021, passed March 29, 2021, as amended, relating to salaries for various classifications. 47-2025 approved Pass
98. 98 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the Homeward Bound 5k on June 21, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 81-2025 approved Pass
99. 99 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the annual Hermes Dead Sprint event, on October 25, 2025, managed by Hermes Sports & Events. 85-2025 approved Pass
100. 100 •Emergency Resolutions Read in Full and Adopted
101. 101 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Appointing two members to the Local Board of Tax Review. 12-2025 adopted Pass
102. 102 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to a New D1 Liquor Permit at 4034 St. Clair Avenue. 13-2025 adopted Pass
103. 103 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to a New D1 Liquor Permit at 4680 Lee Road. 14-2025 adopted Pass
104. 104 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the transfer of stock of a C2, C2X, and D6 Liquor Permit to 4127 East 131st Street. 15-2025 adopted Pass
105. 105 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the transfer of location of a D5 Liquor Permit to 14201 Harvard Avenue. 16-2025 adopted Pass
106. 106 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the transfer of ownership of a C1 and C2 Liquor Permit to 13710-12 Lorain Avenue. 17-2025 adopted Pass
107. 107 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Withdrawing objection to a Stock C1 and C2 Liquor Permit at 13920 St. Clair Avenue, and repealing Resolution No. 799-2024 objecting to said permit. 18-2025 adopted Pass
108. 108 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the transfer of ownership of a C2 and C2X Liquor Permit to 3892 West 130th Street. 82-2025 adopted Pass
109. 109 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Withdrawing objection to the transfer of ownership of a D5 Liquor 768 East 200th Street and repealing Resolution No. 1332-2024 objecting to said permit. 83-2025 adopted Pass
110. 110 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the transfer of ownership of a C1 and C2 Liquor Permit to 15428 Lakeshore Blvd. 84-2025 adopted Pass
111. 111 SECOND READING LEGISLATION
112. 112 •Emergency Ordinances Passed
113. 113 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend the title and Section 1 of Ordinance No. 531-2023, passed May 31, 2023, as amended by Ordinance No. 564-2024, passed May 13, 2024, relating to authorizing the Director of Capital Projects and/or Port Control, as appropriate, to enter into one or more contracts for the detailed design and/or construction of the Early Implementation Phase of the Cleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience Strategy project. 1320-2024 approved Pass
114. 114 INTRODUCTIONS
115. 115 ANNOUNCEMENTS
116. 116 MISCELLANEOUS
117. 117 MOTION TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES approved
118. 118 ADJOURN