City Council - Regular Meeting

I'm filling in for our Council President, Mr. Coyne, who is unable to attend this evening's meeting. So I call to order this May 26th, 2026 Medina City Council meeting. Will everyone please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance?

States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you.

Will the clerk please call the roll for tonight's meeting?

Coyne. DeSalvo. Here. Hare. Here. Isabella. Lamb. Here. Simmons. Here. Simpson.

Here. Okay.

Reading of the minutes.

Ms. Her? Yes. I'd like to move forward that we accept the minutes submitted by our council clerk for the May 11th council meeting.

Thank you. Will the clerk please call the roll on the approval of the minutes?

DeSalvo? Yes. Hare?

Yes.

Lamb? Yes. Simmons? Yes. Simpson? Yes.

Motion passes 5-0. Okay. Reports of standing committees. The Finance Committee met at 6 o'clock this evening, and we discussed several items that will either be on tonight's agenda or will be at the next council meeting. Our next council meeting will be on Monday, June 8th, at 6 p.m. Health Safety and Sanitation Committee, Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Ms. Hare. On June 8th at 5.30 p.m., prior to the Finance Committee meeting, Police department, fire department, and sanitation department is going to give a quick update for us for things that's planned for the rest of this year, changes in their departments, and that will be part of the health, safety, and sanitation meeting. Thank you.

Okay, thank you. I am chair of the Public Properties Committee, and I have nothing to report, and I don't have a meeting scheduled. Special Legislation Committee, Ms. DeSalvo.

Thank you, Ms. Hare. We are working in conjunction with a variety of sources on coming up with a plan that we're going to put forward to deal with the ongoing deer issue. Mr. Land might have a few comments since he's on that committee with me. If you'd like to share anything.

Sure. Thank you. Briefly, I'll just tell you that our objective, what we are working on in summary, is a long-term management plan that would bring the deer population in the city down to what's considered to be a sustainable maintenance level. That means it would be a natural level that is suitable for the geography, the size of where we are. INCLUDED IN THAT WOULD BE TO THROUGH THAT WOULD BE TO REDUCE THE DEER VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS AN IMPORTANT IS TO IT WOULD IT WOULD CREATE AND IMPROVE THE BIODIVERSITY IN THE PARK LAND AND IN FORESTS SO IT'S A LONG-TERM PLAN STRETCHED OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS THAT YOU WILL SEE RESULTS OF year, hopefully year by year, but it's a complex plan with a lot of detail that we are nearing completion and, and we'll hope to have legislation put together, uh, to go through committee and bring to council very soon. Okay.

Thank you. Um, Mr. Isabella is our chair of the streets and sidewalks committee. And as he is not here, we're going to control that until he is here at the next meeting. Okay. Water and Utilities Committee. Mr. Simmons?

Thank you, Ms. Hare. I have no report and no meeting scheduled.

Okay. Thank you. Emergency Technologies Committee. Mr. Lamb?

Thank you. I have no meeting scheduled and nothing to report.

Okay. Thank you. Okay. REQUESTS FOR COUNCIL ACTIONS, AND I HAVE A LIST. WE HAVE 26-101 BUDGET AMENDMENTS, 26-102 ADVANCED REQUEST, 26-103 EXPENDITURE FOR CROSSROADS ASPHALT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, 26-104 AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES FOR THE DELENA LAW LLC LAW DEPARTMENT, 26-105 PURCHASE OF A 2024 MV607 INTERNATIONAL CDU TRUCK FOR OUR SANITATION DEPARTMENT. 26106, accept a bid for city-owned property at 410 East Smith Road. 26107, amend code contract registration building and planning fees. 26108, increase expenditure for the Atlantic emergency solutions for the fire department. 26109, OPERS resolution for Teamster pension pickup. 26-110, Memo of Understanding for the City of Medina Railway for our Engineering Department. 26-111, Engineering Design Services Medina Railway Improvements. 26-112, Increased Expenditure for Wintro Construction for our Engineering Department. 26-113, SWOMA Agreements for 1080 Branch Road for the Engineering Department. 26.114, Axon Taser, 10 Deployment and Subscription Plans for the Police Department. 26.115, Purchase of a 2026 Ford Explorer for the Police Department. And 26.116, Amend Ordinance 57-26, Bids for U.S. 42 Resurfacing. Reports of Municipal Officers. Mayor Shields.

Thank you, Madam President. Bear with me tonight, council and public. We have a lot to discuss here, lots of good things happening. But I want to start with the recent bike rodeo. The Medina City Schools, City of Medina, Medina Noon Kiwanis, and Eddy Cycle Shop put together a bike rodeo for Medina students at Ray Mellard Park to celebrate National Bike to School Day. Despite some chilly weather, there was a great turnout of families who enjoyed bicycle activities and other fun. There was free bike helmets distributed, free food, ice cream, and prize drawing featuring six new bikes. The other very special event was the giveaway of free refurbished bikes by a Claggett 8th grader, Bennett Garcia. At this time, I would like to ask Bennett to join me for a special recognition this evening. Welcome, Bennett. We're glad to have you here tonight. I got to meet Bennett at the bike rodeo that night, and I was just so impressed with what he had accomplished that I wanted everybody here to know about this. So Bennett, I want to present to you on City of Medina a proclamation thanking you for your work. So usually I don't read every line, but this is so important. I want to read this to you, too. And then I'll give you a chance to talk as well.

There's a great picture of Bennett there with his parents and his family.

Whereas Bennett Garcia, an eighth grade student at Claggett Middle School, a member of Claggett's student leadership team, has demonstrated outstanding leadership, compassion, and civic responsibility through the creation of the Recycle and Ride Medina Initiative, a program dedicated to making bicycling more accessible to local youth and families in need. And whereas inspired by his lifelong passion for biking and a desire to share the joy, freedom, and opportunity that cycling provides, Bennett launched Recycle and Ride Medina to collect, repair, and distribute bicycles to children and individuals who may not otherwise have the opportunity to own one, helping to foster recreation, independence, healthy outdoor activity throughout the community. And whereas through determination, hard work, and collaboration with community partners, including Eddie's Bike Shop, Bennett Garcia has successfully collected and repaired more than 45 bicycles, carefully restoring each one and coordinating their distribution to community members in need, thereby creating a meaningful and lasting impact on families across Medina area. And whereas the Recycle Medina initiative not only provides bicycles to deserving youth, but also highlights the many strengths of the Medina community as a safe and walking place for cyclists of all ages. With its sidewalk line trees, scenic trails, and strong spirit of volunteerism, as evidenced by Bennett, while inspiring others to pursue service, leadership, and a lifelong love of biking. I, Jim Shields, as mayor of the city of Medina, do hereby commend and recognize Bennett Garcia for his hard work and dedication to our community. Bennett, do you feel comfortable saying a few words about your project? All right, Bennett, I'll give you the microphone here.

Well, I would just like to say that I could not have made this project happen without the help of Mr. Malachowski and Bob from Eddies.

Thank you. Bennett, before you sit down, I wanted to give you a little thank you gift, too, for all your work. And just thank you for inspiring all of us. showing what great young people we have here in the city of medina and good luck i know these are your last few days of eighth grade you're going to continue to create do great things when you get to medina high school as well so good job Jared, I turned off the right microphone. Now I'm back to the regular one. All right, bear with me. On Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, Chief Ed Kinney was sworn in as President of the Ohio Association and Chief of Police. This is the second time that the City of Medina's police chief has held this position on a state level. The other chief was Homer Davis in 1982. It's a really rare feat for a chief of a smaller city to hold this esteemed position, and here we are in Medina having two chiefs over a period of 40-some years hold this position as the president of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police. So congratulations to Chief Kinney on this honor. The next thing I want to talk about is Northrop Elementary School. On May 13, 2026, the city paired up with fifth graders at North River Elementary School at Shotwell Gardens to have four fifth graders present their problem-based learning projects to city administration. The students spent time investigating environmental issues around our community. Topics include deforestation, salt on roads, recycling, and replannings. The four students who presented were Nick Glass, Samuel Maxwell Reinharts, and Meadow Blomquist. I also wanted to thank nino piccoli jansen worley and john leniker for being part of the presentations they were all this is a picture of them after we had the presentations we had ice cream for the kids in an ice cream truck so those were the servers there the three uh city department heads but uh john leniger was a huge support talking about recycling and and teaching the kids about how the city of medina handles recycling and handles uh our sanitation department Jansen was a huge help with the parks, as was Jesse. It was just a really great day. my favorite part was becky shotwell who shotwell gardens is named after she came over and joined us that day and she was so happy to see a school taking advantage of the shotwell gardens and the amphitheater there so i think northrup is so close there it was a nice walk over there for the students and just such a great spot to have the students present to us so very proud and happy that the city of medina were part of that project for the north fifth graders This is a month of graduation. I wanted to congratulate the seniors at Buckeye High School who graduated on May 15th and seniors from Medina High School who graduated on May 21st, 26th. Congratulations to all our graduates in the class of 2026. There's some pictures there from the Medina graduation. I was fortunate enough to be there and be part of the ceremony that night. It was a beautiful evening. It had to be moved because of the weather, but it turned out to be the perfect evening. And I know as well, we have several Medina residents who attend Buckeye School. So I wanted to congratulate all of the class of 2026. This past holiday weekend was one of those weekends where I feel so blessed to live in Medina. Despite some very challenging weather in the early part of the weekend, there were many wonderful events happening in our city. The Medina half marathon and 5k races on Saturday, May 23rd, 26th is a race which builds itself as celebrating success, community, and the spirit of running. I wanted to congratulate Kyle Yates from our water department, as well as all the runners who braved the elements early on Saturday morning. And there were a couple of downpours during the race, but, uh, there are Hardy group, the runners, and they did a great job. The second big event of the weekend yesterday. was our Memorial Day ceremony and parade. I want to thank the various veteran organizations and to Dave Taylor and Scottie Kopstein for organizing a very special ceremony. It began with a wreath ceremony at the municipal courthouse, which looked great with the fences down and the bathrooms removed. It was just a perfect setting for the wreath ceremony at the courthouse. the parade that followed, and then the ceremony at Spring Grove Cemetery. The speaker at the ceremony was Medina native Troy Giles, retired US Army Master Sergeant, who gave a very moving speech reminding us of the sacrifice that veterans make to protect our freedoms, including sometimes the sacrifice of their lives. And I know Denny was there. It was very, very moving to have this young man who attended Garfield, Claggett, and the high school talk about his 20-year service to our country. Many thanks to our parks department, our cemetery department, and our street employees for all the work that goes into preparing for this weekend. Everything looked perfect and looked beautiful, and I had so many people say how much they appreciated how beautiful the square was, how nice Spring Grove looked, and the flags on the square and the surrounding streets, the America 250 banners, all thanks to our city employees. And then finally, our city spool and splash pads are now open. They open this weekend. The pool is open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. if the outdoor temperature is at least 70 degrees. And splash pads are open every day from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. I could literally go on and on about all the different things that we've done here this month and all the great opportunities. I've asked several other people to talk about some of those things, but we had the Gospel Fest, which I know Chet Simmons will talk about. We've had some ribbon cuttings at Mrs. Marshall's. So we're very lucky to live in Medina and so many wonderful events and just very proud of our city right now. So thank you.

Thank you. Keith Durham, Director of Finance.

Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, Madam President. There's a few things that originated with finance that I will address when we get to them on the agenda.

Okay. Greg Hubler, Law Director.

Thank you, Madam President. I have no report.

Okay.

Kimberly Marshall, Economic Development Director.

Thank you, Madam President. Just a couple items to note. On May 15th, we did have, that was our last ribbon-cutting day, we did have two new businesses open. The first one was Rios Guitar Company. company and music store with official welcoming of benjamin rios to the city of medina i had a really great turnout really great day and for those of you that were able to make it we appreciate the support and that was at two o'clock and then uh... they're low located at six forty five lafayette road uh... and then at three o'clock uh... we have another ribbon cutting for the cc hair salon that's carla caliber easy and she's located at seven five four north court street in unit e so just wanted to uh... reiterate uh... those ribbon cuttings in those new businesses that moved in our next ribbon cutting day is scheduled for june twenty six so we have a little way to go currently we have one sort of community project for Main Street Medina that we're going to celebrate the grand opening of the B Park which is the Medina supply warehouse building that faces broad Broadway Main Street did a big fundraiser to pay for different amenities some turf grass flower pots different art and some canvas art that will be mounted on the wall that can be removed and changed out sort of seasonal, so really nice look to that. And then we still have time for a couple other ribbon cuttings, so we'll see if we get anybody else scheduled, we'll keep you up to date on that. then the next item is we the city had applied for Ohio Department of Development brownfield remediation assessment grant for the South Elmwood parking lot If council will recall, we originally requested $300,000. We were awarded $242,360 for that grant to complete phase one, phase two environmental assessments, along with some other different types of geophysical surveying, trenching, and a bunch of technical stuff. Anyways, that will cover those costs, and then once we know that we have a clean bill of health, then we can move forward with the redevelopment of the parking lot. So we're very excited to get that grant. We've been waiting to hear about that. And then the last item is the former Yosunoko site. We're winding down the work there. all the assessment works done we received the no further actions and I don't like the way the barriers are positioned on the site and so the contractor is going to come back out and Reposition those and fix that and then we'll get final invoicing and paperwork done AND GET OUR REIMBURSEMENT, AND THEN MR. HUBERT CAN WORK ON GETTING THE PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF MEDINA FOR REDEVELOPMENT. I KNOW HE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. HE'S WAITING AND WAITING OVER THERE. SO THAT IS MY REPORT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CHIEF ED KINNEY, POLICE CHIEF.

THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE NO REPORT. OKAY.

JARED FRYE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS.

THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT.

AS I GET IN TAKE OFF MY CORDS THERE, SORRY.

TO LET EVERYONE KNOW OF SOME UPCOMING EVENTS WITH MEMORIAL DAY NOW PAST US. I KNOW PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO MAKE PLANS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY AND WHAT BETTER PLACE TO BE THAN HERE IN MEDINA FOR THOSE PLANS. STARTING OFF THE WEEKEND WITH THE REC CENTER'S FIREWORKS FESTIVAL TO START THE EVENING OFF. A GREAT EVENT FULL OF FOOD AND FESTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE. And that'll be capping off the evening then with our fireworks celebration. And want to make sure that we give special thanks to Montville Township, Medina Township, and the Murray and Susan Van Epp Foundation for their generous donations. This will now be one of the longest and best fireworks shows that we've had here in Medina. So we're looking forward to that to cap off the evening on the 3rd. On the day of the 4th, it'll start off with the America 250 Spirit of 76 celebration at the Old Town Graveyard. That's from 10 to 3, thanks to the Friends of the Cemetery for that one. And then at 4 o'clock, we have the annual 4th of July parade. then everyone can take a break, catch a meal at any of the fine establishments around the city of Medina, and then come back to the square to listen to the wonderful music of the Medina Community Band that evening. And then the Sunday, the 5th, you'll cap off with a car show put together at the administrative... administration building parking lot over there and a great weekend if i went through a lot of this too quickly you can definitely go to the medina our website www.medinaoh.org go to the visitors section and look up the america 250 to see all the wonderful wonderful events happening uh this fourth of july just wanted to get that out there everyone so they can make their plans accordingly for the holiday thank you thank you patrick patton city engineer thank you madam president i have no report this evening

Okay, thank you. Chief Larry Walters, Fire Chief.

Thank you, Madam President. I have no report.

Andrew Dutton, Planning and Community Development Director.

Thank you, Madam President. Planters were recently installed along South Court Street, which are part of streetscape improvements in South Town that will also include illuminated entrance features. The planters are quartz and steel, which develops a stable, rust-like protective patina over time. In upcoming weeks, the planters will be adjusted and planted for the summer with a focus on native plant species. Thank you.

Thank you. Okay. I want to congratulate Ben on your accomplishment. You know, I'm all about giving back to the community, so thank you very much for giving back to the community. I want to congratulate Chief Kinney on your new role here. Okay. Notices, communications, and petitions. We have a liquor permit. And not to object to the issuance of a new D1 permit to Cellar Stage 120, West Washington Street, Medina, Ohio.

Move not to object. Second. Not to object.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

Hare?

Yes.

Lamb? Yes. Simmons? Yes. Simpson?

Yes.

DeSalvo? Yes. Motion passes 5-0.

Okay, thank you. Unfinished business, there is no unfinished business, so introduction of visitors. Visitors, members of the public will be permitted the opportunity to speak on any issue or concern which pertains to the city during the portion of the council agenda voted to introduction of visitors. All comments shall be directed to the chair and a reasonable time limit of approximately five minutes will be imposed. If there is a group, please appoint a spokesperson. Speakers should approach the rear microphone and state their name and address so that it can be entered into the minutes. Members of the public will be afforded the opportunity to comment on other portions of the meeting as determined by the chair or by a vote of the majority of council members present. Is there anyone who would like to speak in front of council this evening? No? Okay. And I'll throw it out there. Hope, hope nobody takes me up on it, but, uh, if you choose to leave at this point, um, you are welcome to do so. We will not be insulted, although we would like you to stay.

Okay. Yes. No, no takers on that.

Okay.

All right, so we're gonna get into the introduction and consideration of ordinance and resolutions. I'm asking for a motion to suspend the rules requiring three readings on the following ordinances and resolutions. Ordinance 81-26, Ordinance 82-26, Ordinance 83-26, Resolution 84-26, Ordinance 85-26, Resolution 86-26, Ordinance 87-26, Ordinance 88-26, Ordinance 89-26, and Ordinance 90-26. Chair Jerry Cook.

Ms. Her? Yes. I make a motion to suspend the rules that required three readings for the ordinances and resolutions aforementioned. Second.

Will the Clerk please call the roll?

Lam.

Yes.

Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Yes. DeSalvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Motion passes 5-0.

Okay. Ordinance 81-26. An ordinance approving the three-year capital improvement plan for the Medina Community Recreation Center and authorizing the expenditure of the current cash balance of the fund to the Medina City Schools in accordance with the joint operating agreement. Discussion?

Madam President.

Yes.

I'm filling in for Mr. Worley this evening. Thank you. This ordinance authorizes the purchase order to Medina City Schools for the current cash balance of the MCRC Capital Fund. Capital Improvement Plan was approved by the REC Advisory Board on November 14, 2025, and I know Mr. Worley brought it before council during the budget hearing as well as finance.

Okay. Thank you. Any further discussion?

Move to approve. Second.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Simmons?

Yes.

Simpson? Yes. DeSalvo? Yes. Hare? Yes. Lamb? Yes. Ordinance 8126 passes 5-0.

Thank you. Ordinance 82-26, an ordinance authorizing the mayor to advertise for competitive bids and to award a contract to the successful bidder for job number 1180, which is the Uptown Loop multi-purpose path project.

Move to approve. Second.

Any further discussion? Anyone want to talk about that? Yes, Patrick.

Thank you. The city received a grant of $396,000 to complete phase one of our uptown loop multipurpose path. This path will be located on the east side of Broadway, stretching from West Smith Road to Friendship, one block north of the square.

Okay.

Thank you. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Simpson? Yes. DeSalvo? Yes. Hare? Yes. Lamb? Yes. Simmons? Yes. Ordinance 8226 passes 5-0.

Okay. Ordinance 83-26, an ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with IMGIS for geographic information systems services for the city of Medina. Patrick?

THANK YOU. CITY FIRST STARTED OUR GIS PROGRAM IN 2020 WITH IMGIS. WE RENEWED IT IN 2023 FOR THREE YEARS. THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND RENEWAL. SINCE WE STARTED, THE GIS HAS REALLY BECOME VERY IMPRESSIVE. I THINK I'D ENCOURAGE ANYONE FROM COUNCIL THAT'S INTERESTED, IF YOU'D LIKE TO STOP BY, WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT'S ALL IN THERE.

THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION?

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?

DeSalvo? Yes. Herr? Yes. Lamb? Yes. Simmons? Yes. Simpson? Yes. Ordinance 8326 passes 5-0.

Okay. Resolution 84-26, a resolution accepting the donation of $28,000 from the Medina Soccer Association to use for the purchase of one Tioga precast double vault restroom at Huffman Cunningham Park. Mayor Shields, would you like to talk about that one?

Yes, thank you. This resolution accepts a $28,000 donation from the Medina Soccer Association. The donation we use to double the size of a vault restroom that will be installed at Huffman Cunningham Park. We appreciate the association working with the city to better serve all park users. You'll remember last month, I think it was Medina softball as well as Medina baseball made donations. We're just very thankful for all our sports associations and what great partnerships we have with them. Thank you.

Any further discussion?

Move to approve.

Second.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

Hare?

Yes.

Lamb? Yes. Simmons? Yes. Simpson? Yes. DeSalvo? Yes. Resolution 8426 passes 5-0.

Ordinance 85-26, an ordinance authorizing the purchase of one Tioga precast concrete double vault restroom from CXT Inc. for the Parks Department.

Thank you. This ordinance authorized the actual purchase of the double vault restroom that will be installed at Huffman Cunningham. The unit replaced the single vault unit that is reaching the end of its service life located at the park. The restroom is being purchased through the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program. It will be very similar, just double in size to the one that's currently the new one that was just installed at Roscoe Ewing Park on Guilford Boulevard. But it will really be helpful for the number of users we have out there at Huffman Cunningham Park.

Okay, thank you. Any further discussion?

Move to approve. Second.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

Lamb? Yes. Simmons? Yes. Simpson? Yes. DeSalvo? Yes. Heer? Yes. Ordinance 8526 passes 5-0. Okay.

Resolution 86-26, a resolution authorizing an application for grant assistance from the Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Aviation for the fiscal year 2027 direct grant to complete an obstruction removal study at the Medina Municipal Airport. Patrick? Greg?

I'LL TAKE IT. THANK YOU. YES, WE'RE ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE FAA FOR THE SUBSTRUCTIONAL REMOVAL STUDY. IN ESSENCE, IT'S AN AERIAL SURVEY TO POINT OUT POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS. IT IS A 95 TO 5 GRANT. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE AS THE GRANT APPLICATION IS DUE JUNE 1ST.

OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

Move to approve with the Emergency Clause. Second with the Emergency Clause.

Will the Clerk please call the roll on the adoption of the resolution?

Emergency Clause first, then the resolution.

Okay. Will the Clerk call the roll on the adoption of the Emergency Clause?

Yes. Chair? Yes. Lamb? Yes. Simmons? Yes. Simpson?

Yes. But I do have a question.

Yes.

Do we allow the emergency clause for resolutions or just ordinances?

Oh, that's right.

I think just ordinances.

Okay. So I guess then we don't really need this one then, huh?

Well, don't get that upset. Yeah.

All right. If we don't need that, then we don't need it. So will the clerk please call the roll on the adoption of the resolution? Simmons.

Yes.

Simpson. Yes. DeSalvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Lamb. Yes. Resolution 8626 passes 5-0. Okay. Thank you.

Ordinance 87-26, an ordinance amending ordinance number 218-25 passed December 8, 2025. Amendments to the 2026 budget. Keith.

Thank you, Madam President. The first line is removed as per Finance Committee. The rest of this is mostly pass-throughs and grants and whatnot.

Okay. Any further discussion?

Move to approve.

Second.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

Simpson?

Yes.

DeSalvo? Yes. Hare? Yes. Lamb? Yes. Simmons? Yes. Ordinance 8726 passes 5-0.

We had an ordinance 88-26 that was originally on the agenda, but it has been pulled from the agenda. Okay, so we're going to move to ordinance 89-26. An ordinance amending ordinance number 57-26, which was passed April 13, 2026, pertaining to job number 1151, U.S. 42 resurfacing project. Patrick?

Thank you. The previous ordinance that was passed was for a budget of approximately $1.6 million. We bid this project on May 8th, and we received three bids. The lowest bid, which is a little over 1.9 million. This is the third time we've, our third bite at the apple, so to speak, for this project. We kind of resigned to the thought that rebidding again will not result in a lower price. And the three bids we received were pretty much in the same general area. It seems like it's the fair cost of this project. Asking for the emergency clause, because we did receive a $902,000 grant. At this point because we had three different bids we're up against the deadline to get this project awarded Okay, thank you any further discussion.

I have a question about the previous ordinance that Patrick asked for the emergency clause on and it was a resolution at an ordinance, right? So he said he has to have that turned in by one June June 1st, and we don't meet again until June 8th. How we handle that I don't want to lose out on something if we can make it happen I don't know how to

It becomes effective immediately, like as soon as the mayor signs it, so tomorrow. Okay, so we don't have to worry about it.

Okay, just making sure, thank you, sorry.

Yeah, he is asking for the emergency clause on this one. I was talking about the other one that we. The other one, yeah, okay. All right, so any discussion?

I'm going to move to approve with the emergency clause. I would second, including emergency clause.

Okay, will the clerk please call the roll on the emergency clause? Hare? Yes.

LAM. Yes. Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Yes. DeSalvo. Yes. Motion passes 5-0.

Will the clerk please call the roll on the adoption of the ordinance?

LAM.

Yes.

Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Simpson.

Yes.

DeSalvo. DeSalvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Ordinance 8926 passes 5-0. Okay.

Ordinance 90-26, an ordinance authorizing the purchase of one 2026 Ford Explorer from Montrose Fleet Services for the police department. Chief Kinney?

Thank you, Madam President. This purchase will be replacing a vehicle that was totaled a little more than a week ago. The officer who was driving it was not at fault. He was rear-ended on Interstate I-95. The vehicle was totaled, as I said, and we will expect an insurance payout. The emergency clause is requested because we're now short one administrative vehicle because of that crash. Thank you. Okay.

Any other discussion? Emergency clause is requested.

Move to approve with the emergency clause. I second, including the emergency clause.

Will the clerk please call the roll on the emergency clause?

Simmons.

Yes.

Simpson.

Yes.

DeSalvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Lamb.

Yes.

Motion passes 5-0.

And will the clerk please call the roll on the ordinance? Simpson.

Simpson.

Yes.

DeSalvo? Yes. Hare? Yes. Lamb? Yes. Simmons? Yes. Ordinance 9026 passes 5-0. Okay. Madam President?

Yes. Could I add one thing? I'm sorry. I know my report was pretty long and now I'm prolonging it, but I thank Park Cemetery and Streets. I also wanted to thank the Police Department because with the races on Saturday, the Memorial Day Parade and events, It was all hands on deck, so several of our officers and our specials have to show up and give up their holiday weekend to make sure all these events take place. We had great coverage and a large number of police officers on duty, so I wanted to thank the police officers and the police department provided my ride in the parade, so I might never get a ride again if I forget to thank Chief Kinney as well. Thank you.

You're welcome. Thank you. Okay. Council comments.

Thank you, Ms. Herrick. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO START OUT BY WISHING AND BEING THANKFUL FOR ALL THE VETERANS AND THE ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL, THANKING FOR THEIR SERVICE AND AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, SOME OF THEM SACRIFICED THEIR LIFE. THE OTHER I'D LIKE TO BACK UP ON WHAT YOU SAID, MAYOR SHIELDS, I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AT not just on the holidays but how well the the the parks department the cemetery department the square and the cemeteries both the old town cemetery and spring grove cemetery just just look amazing uh and and they're both part of our park system uh and they just go above and beyond the and i've talked to several of them that do the mowing and the trimming and the And even though a lot of them are summertime help, they really are dedicated to the jobs that they do. And again, the police department, not going unsaid, you guys are just tops. And again, for the specials and on-duty officers to accomplish what they do by serving the public. You know, during even the joyful celebrations, they are very courteous to all the residents that ask them questions and want to cross the street when they're trying to stop traffic. So I really, really do appreciate that and I hope you pass that along to your officers and communications too. Other than that? be thankful for what you have, help people where you can, and be kind to one another. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Simmons?

Yes, thank you. Two weeks ago, I have to have a shout-out to Valerie Freeman. She did a wonderful job with Aunt Val's crew, her gospel fest up on the square. She persevered through the rains and everything, and the crowd stayed with her, and it was a really great event. Coming up, the Fridays of June and July, Medina Community Band will kick off with their concerts. And each of those events will be accompanied by an ice cream social by different and various community groups. So make sure to come out and support those. And definitely have to say Friends of the Cemetery have an event coming up this Saturday, May 30th. At 1 o'clock will be the historical walk. where they take five or so individuals, go from grave site to grave site, and give a little biography about those people, and then at two o'clock, will be kind of an unveiling for the mausoleum. This has been down for about two years while I got a new copper roof. The inside, we took down the aluminum siding that was used for a ceiling. It's been replastered. It's really quite a great piece of art there. So come at two o'clock to see that mausoleum.

Thank you. Ms. DeSalvo?

Thank you. I just want to add my congratulations to Chief. That's a nice accomplishment. So congratulations to you guys. Congratulations to Bennett. I know he's not here, but I wanted to make sure that I recognized him in addition to the awesome proclamation that he got from the mayor. Um, I wanted to say that unfortunately, um, I had a painting accident, so I did not make it to the ceremony, um, on Monday, but as my husband was driving me around, um, in that torrential rain, thank you to all the police officers who very kindly led us through with the rain dripping down their collars, waving those guys on. I did not appreciate, I could not have appreciated them more. So thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Lamb.

THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IS IT MADAM? CAN THAT BE IT? IS THAT GOOD? I LIKE THAT. I JUST HAVE TWO THINGS. ONE IS, IT IS FASCINATING TO ME WHEN WE SAT THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN HERE SOMETIME BEFORE, BUT TO LISTEN TO ADMINISTRATORS AND THE FUNCTIONAL DETAIL THAT I DON'T THINK WE OFTEN THINK ABOUT WHEN WE THINK OF A CITY ENGINEER or a building inspector or a police chief. The depth of information and work that has to be done in order to keep these departments functional, short term, mid-term, long-term, it's an enormous amount and I thought about it while I was listening today because you can't sit here and not appreciate the knowledge and the work that goes into what seems sort of like just an ordinary presentation, but a lot goes into it. So it's a lot more than just, you know, engineer doing what we think engineers do in their office what we think police chiefs probably do. There's just so much more to do that I think deserves appreciation. And finally, also just to mention this, we are working on a long overdue comprehensive plan for parking based on safety and movement of vehicles in the square. And hopefully much of that will start to be implemented within this calendar year. But there are some things I think we can do short term. When we plan to put up the midterm crosswalks, originally there were not supposed to be cars parked depending if it's a two-way or one-way street. There was not supposed to be parking right adjacent to where those crosswalks are because it makes it almost impossible to see if somebody's walking out from a parked car. And so at the next meeting, I have spent some time working on the square with some other folks and have come up with a plan of some things that we can do prior to the plan that we can eliminate some of those parking spaces and short-term make it safer when you're in a crosswalk. I imagine we understand there should be no delay to improving safety. So that will be at the next meeting. Thank you.

And in closing, I just want to reiterate how fortunate we are to live in Medina, a great city, and it's not by accident. We have great administration who lead great employees who do their jobs every day. and do it very well. It keeps us safe. It keeps our community clean and healthy. We have council members who are very involved in the community. They just don't show up to council meetings. They truly get involved. And I'm always happy to see people in the audience who come to actual council meetings because they want to know what's going on. And as I look at the faces, I recognize all of you and know how involved you actually are in our community. And I just want to thank everybody for making us what we are. So with that, this meeting is adjourned.