City Council - Regular Meeting

From Council Member Stephanie Howse-Jones, Chair of Mayor's Appointment Committee of Cleveland City Council. Recommending the appointment of J. Stephan Holmes to Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, for a two-year term, term ending January 31, 2028.

Without objection, the appointment is approved.

From Council Member Stephanie Howse-Jones, Chair of Mayor's Appointment Committee of Cleveland City Council. Recommending the appointment of Teleange' Thomas to Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, for a four-year term, term ending January 31, 2030.

Without objection, the appointment is approved.

From Council Member Stephanie Howse-Jones, Chair of Mayor's Appointment Committee of Cleveland City Council. Recommending the appointment Anne E. Nelson to Cleveland Commission on Black Women and Girls.

Without objection the appointment is approved.

Transfer of License Application, D5. Ethos on the River LLC, 1048 Old River Rd. (Ward 7).

Transfer of Ownership Application, C1. 5505 Saint Clair Gas Inc., 5505 St. Clair Ave., (Ward 8).

Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C1. 7 Eleven Inc., 1035 E. 185th St. (Ward 10).

New License Application, C2. Tony's Beverage LLC., 831 E. 140 St. (Ward 10).

New License Application, C2. Clarks Beverage LLC., 3315 Clark Ave. (Ward 14).

Condolence Resolution for Ethal Mae Dowdley-Smith

Condolence Resolution for Leatrice D. Thomas

Condolence Resolution for Mila Chatman

Condolence Resolution for Amor Wilson

Condolence Resolution for William Samuel "Chil" Childress

Condolence Resolution for Alondra G. Serrano (nee Reyes)

Condolence Resolution for Christine Bates Mansour

Congratulations Resolution for Wings Over Jordan Alumni & Friends, Inc. Tallerworks Honoree

Congratulations Resolution for Mayor Sandra Morgan Tallworks Honoree

Congratulations Resolution for Dale Heyink

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Office of Sustainability, to apply for and accept one or more grants from various public or private entities to establish and operate a climate resilience pilot program, for a period of up to two years.

Attachments: 400-2026 Ap Ac Grant for Cleveland Climate Resilience Corp program 400-2026-A File-Ap Ac Grant for Cleveland Climate Resilience Corp program

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To designate certain parcels located within the Midline Development Area as a Priority Investment Area pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 122.161; to declare said parcels as brownfield sites requiring environmental remediation suitable for redevelopment; and to authorize a five-year tax exemption for improvements to such property pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5727.76.

Attachments: 401-2026 Designate priority investment area for site readiness- Brownfield 401-2026-A File -Designate priority investment area for site readiness- Brownfie

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Designating the Sapirstein Garage and House as a Cleveland Landmark.

Attachments: 403-2026 Landmark - Sapirstein Garage & House

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of designing and constructing a portion of Phase 2 improvements to the African-American Cultural Garden and authorizing one or more contracts with the Association of African American Cultural Gardens, Inc.

Attachments: 405-2026 Design build African American Cultural Gardens(107713.1)

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the City of Cleveland to participate in the Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council electric aggregation program to serve residential and small commercial customers; and authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Office of Sustainability, to enter into one or more contracts with the Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council to implement the electrical aggregation program for a period of up to 36 months, beginning with the August 2026 meter read cycle.

Attachments: 406-2026 Participate in SOPEC electric aggregation program

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of constructing the Archwood Avenue and West 39th Street, Bradgate Avenue, Clybourne Avenue, East 58th Street and Luther Avenue area sewer replacement projects; authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more public improvement contracts; authorizing the Director to employ one or more professional consultants necessary to design the improvement; and authorizing the Director to apply for and accept any loans or grants from any public or private entity.

Attachments: 407-2026 Prof Serv PIK sewers grants gifts stormwater funding Archwood, W 39

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of plumbing services and backflow testing and inspection, including labor and materials necessary to repair, replace, and install existing and new equipment and appurtenances, and the purchase of the necessary equipment and appurtenances, for the various divisions of the Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years.

Attachments: 408-2026 Req K plumbing including water sewer and gas lines equipment and

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of various sized PVC and FRE ductline materials, for the Division of Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years.

Attachments: 409-2026 Req K PVC and FRE conduit

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of labor and materials necessary to maintain and repair substations, including roofs and landscaping, and to evaluate, test, maintain, repair, or replace substation equipment, including but not limited to, transformers, switchgears, circuit breakers, batteries, fiber optic splicing, and training if necessary, for the Division of Cleveland Public Power, for a period up to two years.

Attachments: 410-2026 Req K substation maintenance and test equipment -CPP

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with The Safety Company LLC dba MTech Company to provide proprietary parts and services to maintain CUES pipeline inspection trucks and equipment, including labor, for the Division of Water Pollution Control, Department of Public Utilities, for a term of two years.

Attachments: 1368-2025 Req K w MTech for Cues televised equipment service and parts proj 1368-2025-Legislative Summary- Cues Equip MTech

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of hauling and disposing of residuals from the Crown Water Works Plant, and in emergencies, other water treatment plants; authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with Polydyne, Inc. for polymer chemicals needed for dewatering Crown's residuals, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, for a term up to two years.

Attachments: 1513-2025-Reg K hauling and disposal of water plant residuals from Crown, K v 1513-2025-Legislative Summary- Water Plant Residuals

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of valves, actuators, and appurtenances, and labor and materials needed to repair, replace, maintain, exercise, and test existing valves, valve actuators and valve appurtenances, and to provide related services, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years.

Attachments: 30-2026 Req K valves, actuators, & appurtenances 30-2026-Legislative Summary- Valves, Acuators (1)

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of labor, materials and equipment necessary to perform various tree trimming services, for the Division of Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities, for a period up to two years.

Attachments: 184-2026 Req K tree trimming - CPP 184-2026-Legislative Summary- Council Presentation RL for- Tree Trimming Sr

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.

Attachments: 237-2026 Req K Opex, PU 237-2026-Legislative Summary-OPEX

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more contracts with BancTec, Inc. for software support and maintenance services for its payment processing system, for the Division of Utilities Fiscal Control, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years.

Attachments: 280-2026-BancTec software support for processing system 280-2026-Legislative Summary-BancTec

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of Cleveland Municipal Court, to apply for and accept a grant from the Ohio Attorneys General's Office to participate in the Ohio Law Enforcement Body Armor Program; authorizing the Director to enter into one or more contracts with various agencies or entities to implement the grant; and authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of body armor gear needed to implement the grant.

Attachments: 352-2026 Ap & Ac Body Armor program; req K 352-2026-A File-Ap & Ac Body Armor program; req K 352-2026 Legislative Summary

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To supplement the Codified Ordinances of Ohio, 1976, by enacting new Section 127.481, relating to the purchase of food and beverages for the Cleveland Municipal Court.

Attachments: 364-2026 Enact new sections 127.481 for Food and Bev purchase for Muni CoL 364-2026 Legislative Summary

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Innovation and Technology to enter into one or more contracts with United Way of Greater Cleveland to provide answering services to route 3-1-1 calls, for the Department of Innovation and Technology, for a period of one year beginning April 1, 2026, with two one-year options to renew exercisable by the Director of Innovation and Technology.

Attachments: 367-2026 K w United Way to handle 311 calls after hours