City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 72 items
- 1 Cleveland City Council Meeting Notice for March 25, 2024
- 2 CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL
- 3 MOMENT OF REFLECTION
- 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 5 DISPENSE WITH THE JOURNAL
- 6 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 7 REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
- 8 •Communications
- 9 From Dr. Gina Merritt, Principal, Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures. Notice of intent to apply to Ohio Housing Finance Agency for multifamily funding programs for the development known as MLK Plaza Phase 1 at 9300 Wade Park Avenue (Ward 7), Cleveland, Ohio.
- 10 From Derrick Tillman, CEO & President, Bridging the Gap, LLC. Notice of intent to apply to Ohio Housing Finance Agency for multifamily funding programs for the development known as Watterson Lake at about 1422 West 74th Street (Ward 15), Cleveland, Ohio.
- 11 From Council President Blaine A. Griffin. Designating Allan Dreyer, without objection of Cleveland City Council, to serve as Clerk of Council Pro Tempore for the purposes of the March 25, 2024, Council Meeting, as well as for all matters requiring the Clerk's signature on March 25, 2024.
- 12 •The Ohio Division of Liquor Control
- 13 #8520039. New License Application, D1. Steel Lo Restaurants LLC, 55 Erieview Plaza. (Ward 3).
- 14 #1071211. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C2X D6. Buckeye Fuel LLC, 13009 Buckeye Rd. (Ward 6).
- 15 #3453143. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C2X. Guru Sahib LC, 4380 State Rd. (Ward 13).
- 16 #6232556. Stock Application, C2 C2X. Muniz, Inc., 2127 Fulton Rd. (Ward 3).
- 17 SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
- 18 •Condolence; Moment of Silence
- 19 Condolence Resolution for Mozell Gibson
- 20 Condolence Resolution for Sandra M. Taylor
- 21 Condolence Resolution for Wilbert Wiggins II
- 22 Condolence Resolution for Mamie L. Mitchell
- 23 Condolence Resolution for Adrianna Paulette Parra
- 24 Condolence Resolution for Michelle Wong
- 25 •Congratulations/Recognition/Appreciation/Commendation/Commemoration/Welcome
- 26 Congratulations Resolution for Rev. Dr. Gerald D. West-Phipps
- 27 Congratulations Resolution for National United Church Ushers Association - Central Regional Ushers
- 28 Congratulations Resolution for Rev. Dan Smith
- 29 Congratulations Resolution for John Hairston
- 30 Congratulations Resolution for Rev. Maurice and First Lady Latease Robinson
- 31 Appreciation Resolution for Rev. Charles Payne Lucas, Jr.
- 32 Appreciation Resolution for Dav Pilkey - Dog Man Little Library
- 33 Welcome Resolution for Enbridge, Inc.
- 34 PRESENTATIONS
- 35 FIRST READING LEGISLATION
- 36 •Emergency Ordinances Referred
- 37 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 9 of Ordinance No. 692-2021, passed October 11, 2021, relating to contracts and licenses necessary for ongoing mandatory environmental compliance for the Department of Port Control.
- 38 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter into an agreement with the Neighborhood Leadership Institute to implement educational, recreational, and cultural programs in various school buildings and other facilities during evening hours, provide leadership training, and supervise the summer tennis program.
- 39 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Works to employ one or more professional consultants to provide security services at various indoor and outdoor recreation facilities, including but not limited to, recreation centers, outdoor pools, and various surrounding play areas, for a period not to exceed one year.
- 40 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with OPEX Corporation to provide proprietary hardware and software support and on-call maintenance for mail extractors, scanners, and ID assist towers, for the Division of Fiscal Control, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years.
- 41 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Capital Projects, on behalf of the Office of Sustainability, to apply for and accept a grant from the United States Department of Energy for the Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program; determining the method of making the public improvement of designing and constructing various types of energy efficiency improvements on up to six neighborhood resource and recreation centers; and authorizing the Director to enter into one or more contracts for the making of the improvement.
- 42 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Capital Projects to issue a permit to UC City Center LLC to encroach into the public right-of-way of Chester Avenue by installing, using and maintaining a parking monument sign.
- 43 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Community Development to terminate Housing Trust Fund HOME Contract No. RH65559 with Emerald Development and Economic Network, Inc. and to forgive the principal balance on the loan and to cancel the promissory note.
- 44 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Economic Development to enter into a grant agreement with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, or its designee, to provide economic development assistance to partially finance the purchase of equipment, the lease or acquisition of warehouse space, and the construction of pilot houses, related to the development and implementation of an affordable housing program for low income or homeless people using 3D printing technology.
- 45 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Community Development to enter into one or more agreements with United Way of Greater Cleveland, as the lead partner organization, to implement a program to provide access to legal services for covered individuals in eviction proceedings under Section 375.12 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, Legal Representation in Housing Court.
- 46 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of City Planning to accept a grant from the Project for Public Spaces for the West 29th Street Open Street Program; determining the method of making the public improvement of installing one or more pedestrian plazas along West 29th Street; authorizing the Director of City Planning, or appropriate Director, to enter into one or more public improvement contracts; authorizing other contracts; and applying for and accepting gifts, grants, or services from public and private entities, needed to implement the grant.
- 47 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Port Control to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with Runway Safe, Inc. for proprietary services of labor, training, and materials needed to inspect, maintain and repair the Engineered Materials Arresting Systems, for the Department of Port Control, for a period of four years.
- 48 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Economic Development to enter into a grant agreement with the United Way of Greater Cleveland, or its designee, to act as the City’s agent to partially finance costs for the development, administration and the providing of small business and participant support associated with development of a Universal Basic Employment and Opportunity pilot program.
- 49 •Emergency Ordinances Read in Full and Passed
- 50 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Consenting and approving the issuance of a permit for the Walk to End Colon Cancer event, on August 25, 2024, managed by Hermes Sports & Events.
- 51 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 2 of Ordinance 1281-2023, passed November 13, 2023, relating to the agreement with Union Miles Development Corporation for the UMDC Litter Campaign.
- 52 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Community Development to enter into agreement with Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. for the public purpose of providing the Community Beautification and Youth Job Training Program through the use of Ward 4 Casino Revenue Funds.
- 53 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Community Development to enter into agreement with Friendly Inn Settlement, Inc. for a Senior Meal Program through the use of Ward 5 Casino Revenue Funds.
- 54 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend various Sections in Ordinance No. 194-2021, passed March 29, 2021, as amended, relating to salaries for various classifications.
- 55 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Economic Development to enter into agreement with Cavotta’s Garden Center for restaurant equipment project through the use of Ward 10 Casino Revenue Funds.
- 56 •Ordinances Referred
- 57 AN ORDINANCE To supplement the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, by enacting new Title VIIA, Cleveland Neighborhood Form-Based Code, which consists of Chapters 3001 through 3007; and to amend Section 327.01 of the codified ordinances, as enacted by Ordinance No. 546-93, passed June 14, 1993, to reference the new Title VIIA, Cleveland Neighborhood Form-Based Code.
- 58 •Emergency Resolutions Referred
- 59 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Recognizing March 2024 as National Women’s History Month.
- 60 •Emergency Resolutions Read in Full and Adopted
- 61 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Condemning all forms of hate and discrimination in this City and around the world, and supporting the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a halt to the fighting in Gaza.
- 62 SECOND READING LEGISLATION
- 63 •Emergency Ordinances Passed
- 64 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Establishing the Shore-to-Core-to-Shore TIF District, declaring improvements to certain parcels of real property within that district to be a public purpose and exempt from taxation, 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.
- 65 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Safety to accept a grant from the United States Department of Justice, COPS Office, for the FY23 COPS Hiring Program for Violent Crime Reduction.
- 66 •Emergency Resolutions Adopted
- 67 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Recognizing that colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States and encouraging people to begin colon cancer screening at age 45 as recommended by the American Cancer Society.
- 68 INTRODUCTIONS
- 69 ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 70 MISCELLANEOUS
- 71 MOTION TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES
- 72 ADJOURN