City Council - Regular Meeting

Okay, we're going to reconvene back into the finance meeting, and we're going to adjourn from that. So is there a motion to adjourn?

Move to adjourn.

Well, you've got to say when we came, what time we came out of the executive session.

Okay, we left that meeting at 7.25 p.m. Second. Motion to adjourn.

Second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Okay, the finance meeting is adjourned. Matt, do we go right into council? Are we ready? Okay, at this time, I'd like to call the September 14, 2026 council meeting to order. If you please rise, we'll pledge allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

The salvo. Here. Here. Here. Isabella. Here. Lamb. Here. Simmons.

Here.

Simpson. Here. Hoyne.

Here. Reading of the minutes.

Mr. President, I move that the minutes from the August 24th, 2026 meeting be as prepared and submitted by the clerk be approved. Second.

Any discussion on the minutes? Will the clerk please call the roll on the approval of the minutes.

Hare.

Yes.

Isabella. Yes. Lamb. Yes. Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Yes. Point. Yes. DeSalvo. Yes. Motion passes 6-0.

Reports of standing committees. The finance committee met prior to council this evening and will meet again in two weeks. Everything we discussed on council is discussed in finance, so attend both meetings. Health, safety, and sanitation, Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Mr. President. Nobody has scheduled nothing to report.

Thank you. Public properties, Ms. Hare.

Mr. President, I have nothing to report, but we'll be setting up a meeting to tour the Spring Grove Cemetery, specifically the site of the Columbarium wall project, and I will be reaching out to our clerk and Jansen to set up a meeting for that, and we'll let everybody know as soon as we set up that meeting date. Thank you.

Thank you. Special legislation, Mrs. DeSalvo.

Thank you, Mr. President. No meeting scheduled at this time, but I'm sure there's going to be something coming up soon.

Streets and sidewalks, Mr. Isabella.

Thank you, Mr. President. No meeting scheduled. Nothing to report.

Water and utilities, Mr. Simmons. Thank you, Mr. President. No meeting scheduled and nothing to report. Emerging technologies, Mr. Lamb.

Thank you, Mr. President. I held a meeting a few weeks back, and the meeting we discussed the website that the city uses. We talked about including things on current issues and in the meantime, we've worked on that and we'll continue to work on that to, I think, to make sure that things that council is talking about specifically, we have communicated that so that they can be included in the website. Thank you.

Thank you. Request for council. Did you say something? Request for council action. We have several for the Finance Committee. We have 26175, increased PO 260896, Redstone Andrews Law Department. 26176, increased expenditure PO 20261029, Weller Truck Sanitation. 26177, enhanced public decorations for 2026 holiday season, Main Street Medina. 26178, Jump Playground Grant Application, Land and Water Conservation Fund. 26 179 budget amendments 26 180 expenditure for inspection services ctl engineering prospect street bridge 26 181 lpa project agreement with odot state route 3 and 57 resurfacing 26 182 donation to farmers and hunters feeding the hungry 26 183 special energy project and adopting and levying special assessments and 26 184 monada municipal court courthouse change number order four

uh reports of municipal officers uh mayor shield thank you mr coin i just wanted to take a minute at the end of the 25 26 school year fenn elementary students and staff back stepped back in time when they opened the time council from 1976 uncovering audience that offered a glimpse into student life 50 years ago I just want to let the community know if you want to see some of those pieces of Fenn Elementary School. They are here at City Hall. The recovered artifacts are on display in the display case that is right behind all of you there. But we do welcome the public and the students that were there in 1976 if they want to come. There was a little damage. It wasn't completely waterproof, but those are some of the artifacts that look back 50 years ago. So America 250 wanted me to mention that the time capsule is open and it's here on display at City Hall. I wanted to take a moment and talk about the events of this weekend and the 25th anniversary of 9-11. The City of Medina and Medina Rotary Club had a 9-11 commemoration ceremony at the 9-11 Memorial located next to Fire Station Number One. Fire Station was the perfect backdrop and I want to thank both the firefighters and the Parks Department for all the work they put into preparing for the Friday ceremony. Thank you to all that made the ceremony so memorable. We also had two great speakers, United Airlines Captain Casey Keebler, and our own Fire Chief, Larry Walters, who did an amazing job, delivered powerful and heartfelt messages. It was a reminder that in Medina, we always remember and we never forget. On Sunday, 9-13, the city was grateful and honored to again host this year's Tunnel to Towers run on Sunday. This is the 13th year of the race being held in Medina, and I believe one of the reasons it's held here in Medina is because in Medina we value and appreciate our military and our safety forces. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation honors the lives lost on September 11, 2001, our nation's hero, and the legacy of firefighter Steven Siller. In the 25 years since its founding, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation has transformed a day of loss into a national mission to support America's veterans, first responders, and the families they leave behind. The foundation has delivered more than 2,000 mortgage-free homes and provided housing assistance and essential services to more than 20,000 veterans. As a nation takes time to remember September 11th, the Siller family is carrying Stephen's memory forward in the same way it has for 25 years, by remembering those who were lost, honoring those who serve, and doing good for those who need it most. Medina is very blessed to be part of this race, and I also want to thank our race director, Mark Phillips, and the countless number of volunteers who put this race on each year. It was the largest group they ever had as far as entrance, over 1,400 people on Sunday, including just a square full of volunteers. supporters of the runners as well. And finally, I can't believe we're at this point, but this Wednesday, September 16th, is the last day of the 1982 Municipal Court Building. Moving begins on Thursday, September 17, to our new location, 93 Public Square. And we'll have a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the steps of the new courthouse at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 25. And the first day the new courthouse is open to the public is Monday, September 28, 2026. Mr. Coyne and I for sure have been through this for 25 years when we first started talking about a new municipal courthouse. we're finally there i want to invite everybody to the ribbon cutting but just know as of this uh wednesday it's the last day of operations over here at 135 north elmwood they'll start the move and we'll be ready to open for business on 9 28 with the new location on the square yeah i think we were both in high school at the time feels like it

Thank you. Mr. Durham, Director of Finance. Thank you, Mr. President. I have updates on a couple of things that I talked to you about previously. First of those is that I mentioned to you that there was a Supreme Court case involving initiative referendum petitions and the number of signatures required. The Supreme Court ruled on that and the number is the lower number. It is the percentage, 10% of the number of voters in the last initiative, the mass municipal election for a municipal petition now, not the mid-number, which we had been using based on what the Board of Elections said, or the higher number, which the City of Trenton argued for. That's what they went with. Secondly, as a budget commission, we sent a substantial memo to the County Budget Commission when we sent our tax budget in. And they had a meeting last week and discussed that, and I was not in attendance at that meeting. And if you're on council, you might be wondering why. I certainly would if I were on council. If you go to slide one, I emailed them back in July and asked them to let me know when the meeting would occur. And then go to slide two, they replied, said they were gonna discuss it on September 17th, and if there were any other meetings scheduled, they'd let me know. September 17th is this Thursday, not last Thursday, you might notice. So I never got notice of that, but I will be there when they discuss it again on the 24th.

Thank you. Mr. Huber, Law Director. Thank you, Mr. President. I have no report. Mrs. Marshall, Economic Development Director.

Thank you, Mr. President. I have no report this evening.

Lieutenant Wagner, Police Department.

Thank you, Mr. President. I only have one quick update, and it's about the deer program. Ohio's bow season starts September 26th, and so far, as far as permits go, we've issued 23 hunting permits, and three additional permits will be issued on Wednesday. Thank you.

Thank you. Ms. Latuka, the Medina Municipal Court.

Thank you, Mr. President. Just to piggyback off of Mayor Shields, the court will be closed starting September 17th. We're all very excited and nervous and anxious to get over there. It's been a long waiting for all of us. I'd just like to thank Tracy Eckert, Mayor Shields' personal assistant, for helping us do the ribbon cutting. She took that burden off of my shoulders. If you have any cases or questions about what's going on with the court, you can always give us a call. The clerk's office is available to answer any questions. And we look forward to seeing everybody at the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Thank you. Matt, I always ask Jared, but do you want to say anything? Do you feel like you have anything to say? Okay. Mr. Piccoli, service director.

Thank you, Mr. President. There's an ordinance on the agenda tonight that will allow upon approval for the city to hold our annual auction. So we have used equipment and vehicles that are no longer in need. So we're scheduled to have that auction on October 17th, which is a Saturday of this year at the City Garage at 781 West Smith Road. And then we'll be assisting Cindy with whatever she needs with her move in the next few days. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Willie Parks and Recreation Director. Thank you, Mr. President. Just to expand a little bit more on the deer management program that Lieutenant Wagner spoke about. Utility bill notification went out to residents in the September due bills. That was information on how to access the city website as well as sign up for notifications and carcass pickups for the public if you did not receive that you can go to the city medina website under residents and click the comprehensive deer management program tab and the registration for those is at the top of the web page additionally As of today, there's 131 people that signed up for notifications. That will be notifications for program updates. So if you're interested in that, like I mentioned, go to the website for more information. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Patton, city engineer. Thank you, Mr. President. Update on a couple construction projects. The US 42 resurfacing program. Crews are going to be returning to the city this week. You may remember they did the improvements, the concrete pavement improvements on 42 north of Liberty. They're going to be moving in this week and starting those same improvements from Liberty to Lafayette. And also our 2026 concrete street repair program gets started this week. Thank you. Chief Walters, Fire Department.

Thank you, Mr. President. I don't generally report on fires to council. But there's one that we had over the weekend that I just wanted to highlight in the spirit of the staffing efforts that we've all been working on together. Yesterday afternoon at 1.04, the department was dispatched for residential fire in the city. And the on-duty crew arrived four minutes later at 1.08. And they had water on that fire. Um, less than one minute later, um, the, the building was a single story residential home with an attached garage and it was the garage that was fully involved. When we arrived, I arrived, I arrived right behind that crew. Um, their efforts saved, uh, that, that occupants home and, and all of his belongings. And I just felt that it was worth updating you guys on that. That's all because they're there. So thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Dutton planning community. I'm a director.

Thank you, Mr. President. The city of Medina building department will be implementing a new online permitting system for all building permits. Beginning on Thursday, October 1st, building permit applications will only be accepted online at app.govwell.com backslash Medina-Ohio. And paper applications will no longer be accepted. FOR THOSE WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS OR IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE SUPPLYING ONLINE, A KIASK IS AVAILABLE AT MEDINA CITY HALL AT 132 NORTH ELMWOOD AVENUE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NOTICES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND PETITIONS. WE HAVE ONE. WE HAVE A LIQUOR PERMIT. WE HAVE A LIQUOR PERMIT NOT TO OBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF A NEW D1 PERMIT TO COURTHOUSE PIZZERIA LLC TO PUBLIC SQUARE IN MEDINA.

MR. PRESIDENT, NOT TO OBJECT.

SECOND, NOT TO OBJECT.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? Clerk, please call the roll.

Isabella. Yes. Lamb. Yes. Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Yes. Hoyne. Yes. DeSalvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Motion passes 7-0.

Unfinished business. There is no unfinished business. Introduction of visitors. Members of the public who have admitted the opportunity to speak on any issue or concern. which pertains to the cdr during the portion of the council agenda devoted to interesting visitors all comments should be directed to the chair and a reasonable time limit approximately five minutes will be imposed if there's a group please appoint a spokesperson speakers should approach the rear market phone and name and state their name and address so it can be entered into the minutes members of the public will be afforded the opportunity to comment on other portions of the meetings that are determined by a chair or by a vote of the majority of council members present is there anybody that wishes to address council at this time yes ma'am

Good evening, Mr. President and members of council. My name is Karen Thorne and I reside at 3677 Falcon Ridge Drive in Medina. I'm here tonight representing the Medina Mavens, a nonpartisan group of Medina County residents focused on civic engagement and informed dialogue. I'd like to share two upcoming events at the Medina Library. The first is the Voter Information Fair and Candidate Forum. That's this Thursday, September 17th, from 5.30 to 8.30 p.m. It's co-sponsored by the Medina County District Library and the Medina Mavens. All candidates appearing on the ballot for Medina County voters have been invited to participate in the candidate forum, and more than half have accepted. Attendees can meet one on one individually with candidates, ask questions, and learn about their priorities and positions. The fair will also bring together approximately 20 organizations offering nonpartisan information on issues affecting our community, including education, taxes, public health, and more. Together, the fair and forum provide a chance to hear directly from candidates, explore issues affecting our community, and become a more informed voter. Our second event is Reconnecting Across Political Differences, an in-person workshop facilitated by Braver Angels, a national organization, on Tuesday, September 29th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Medina Library. With the election and holiday season approaching, this is a timely opportunity to work on bringing people together. The workshop will offer practical tools for communicating with friends and family who may see political or cultural issues differently. Whether you consider yourself red, blue, purple, or somewhere in between, everyone is welcome. both events are free and open to the public and will be held at the medina library 210 south broadway street we hope you'll join us for one or both of these community events thank you thank you is there anybody else that wishes to address council this time okay

Introduction and consideration of ordinances and resolutions. At this time, I entertain a motion to suspend the rules requiring three readings on the following ordinances and resolutions. Resolutions 133.26, ordinance 134.26, resolution 135.26, 136.26, ordinance 137.26, 138.26, resolution 139.26, ordinance 140.26, 141.26, 142.26, resolution 143.26, ordinance 144.26, and 145.26.

Mr. President, I make a motion to suspend the rules requiring three readings on the following ordinances and resolutions.

Second. Any discussion on the motion to suspend the rules? Clerk, please call the roll.

Lamb?

Yes.

Simmons? Yes. Simpson? Yes. Hoyne? Yes. Salvo? Yes. Hare? Yes. Isabella? Yes. Motion to

Resolution 133.26, a resolution authorizing the mayor to file an application for grant assistance from the 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, JAG, for the police department.

Mr. President, move to approve. Second.

Discussion? Lieutenant Wagner.

Thank you, Mr. President. excuse me, the police department respect respectfully requests to apply and receive funds from the justice assistance grant fund. The amount being requested is $46,357 and 60 cents. If awarded, the funds will support the department's replacement and upgrade for the current taser inventory, which is nearly end of life. The department has entered into a 10 year taser agreement and these funds would support the 2027 costs for the program.

Thank you. Any further discussion on a resolution? Clerk, please call the roll.

Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Yes. Hoyne. Yes. DeSalvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Isabella. Yes. Lamb. Yes. Resolution 133.26 passes 7-0.

Ordinance 134.26, an ordinance authorizing the mayor to advertise for the auction, sale, and disposal of city equipment and vehicles no longer used. Mr. President. Yes, sir.

Move to approve.

Second. Discussion? Mr. Piccoli.

Thank you, Mr. President. This is the ordinance that I referenced earlier about the city auction, annual city auction that we plan on having on October 17th upon approval. Thank you. Thank you. Any further discussion?

Please call the roll.

Simpson?

Yes.

Coyne? Yes. DeSalvo? Yes. Hare? Yes. Isabella? Yes. Lamb? Yes. Simmons? Yes. Ordinance 134.27 passes 7-0.

Resolution 135.26, a resolution accepting the grant award from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Specialized Docket Subsidy Project Funding Grant. FOR THE MEDINA MUNICIPAL COURT VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. MR. PRESIDENT, MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. DISCUSSION. CINDY.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M PROUD TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT RECEIVED ANOTHER $75,000 FOR THE GRANT CYCLE FOR JULY 1 TO NEXT YEAR OF JUNE 30, 2027. JUST ASKING COUNCIL TO APPROVE IT SO THE MAYOR CAN SIGN IT.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? Clerk, please call the roll on adoption of the resolution. Coyne. Yes.

DeSalvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Isabella. Yes. Lamb. Yes. Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Yes. Resolution 135.26 passes 7-0.

Resolution 136.26, a resolution declaring March 6, 2027 as random acts of kindness day in the city of Medina, Ohio. Mr. President. Yes, sir. Move to approve. Second. Discussion. Mayor Shields.

Thank you, President Coyne. I was approached by a gentleman that is a Brunswick resident, works for the city of Mentor. He asked if the administration and council would sign on to this Random Acts of Kindness Day in March. I immediately thought of Mr. Simpson and asked him if he could help me sponsor this. It is a growing movement. He's trying to do this across Northeast Ohio, and more and more cities are jumping on, but we are early on in the process here, and I just thank Council. I'm really looking forward to it. We'll do a lot of advertising and a lot of ideas, and I think some great things are going to come from it in March 6, 2027, with the City of Medina having Random Acts of Kindness Day.

Thank you. Any further discussion? How do you feel?

I want to thank Mayor Shields for sponsoring this and moving it forward. You know I appreciate it, and what a great idea. It should be every day, but March 6th is going to be a day that hopefully everybody can be involved with. Thank you.

Thank you. Clerk, please call the roll on adoption of resolution.

DeSalvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Isabella. Yes. Lamb. Yes. Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Yes. Coyne. Yes. Resolution 13626 passes.

Ordinance 13726, an ordinance authorizing the mayor to advertise for competitive bids and award a contract to the successful bidder to the South Elmwood Avenue parking lot reconstruction.

Mr. President?

Ms. Herr?

Move to approve.

Second. Discussion? Ms. Herr?

The emergency clause has been requested. I move to add it at this time.

My second includes the emergency clause.

Discussion on the emergency clause and the ordinance. Mr. Patton?

Thank you, Mr. President. This is requesting Council's authorization to bid and award the project, which is the South Elmwood parking lot, located a couple blocks south of here across the street from the new hotel event center. We're asking for the emergency clause because it will take us the time to bid and award at least 30 days, and we'd like to hopefully advance to construction as soon as possible.

Thank you. Any further discussion on the emergency clause and or the ordinance? Clerk, please call the roll on the adoption of the emergency clause.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Ordinance 138.26, an ordinance repealing ordinance number 98.26, passed June 9th, 2026, and adopting a new planning and zoning code fee schedule for the City of Medina, Ohio. Mr. President. Ms. Herr. Move to approve. Second. Discussion.

Mr. President, emergency clause has been requested and I move to add it at this time.

My second includes emergency clause.

Discussion on the emergency clause and the ordinance.

Mr. Dutton. Thank you, Mr. President. Ordinance 9826 authorized changes to the planning zoning fee schedule in June of this year. Though the changes were minor, we identified an error in the non-residential and residential site plan fees. This ordinance will correct that error. Thank you.

Any further discussion on the emergency clause and or the ordinance? Clerk, please call the roll on the adoption of the emergency clause.

Lamb. Yes. Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Yes. Coyne. Yes. Salvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Isabella. Yes. Motion passes 7-0.

Clerk, please call the roll on the adoption of the ordinance.

Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Yes. Coyne. Yes. DeSalvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Isabella. Yes. Lamb. Yes. Ordinance 138-26.

Resolution 139.26, a resolution accepting the donation of $20,000 from Mary and Susan Van Epp to assist the City of Medina with the design and reconstruction of Jump Playground. Mr. President, move to approve. Second.

Discussion? Mr. Worley. Thank you, Mr. President. This donation is the first installment of $40,000 that Murray and Susan Van Epp have pledged to reconstruct Jump Playground. It's our hope that this playground will move forward and we can use this. I appreciate Murray and Sue Van Epp's continued contributions to the city to support unique projects. Thank you.

Thank you. Any further discussion? Mr. President, I'd just like to echo what Jared just said. Murray and Sue Van Epp has just went out of their way to make Medina and Medina County a better place to live, and we just want to thank them for that. Thank you. Any further discussion?

which please call the roll on adopting a resolution.

Simpson.

Yes. Coyne. Yes.

DeSalvo. Yes. Hare. Yes. Isabella. Yes. Lamb. Yes. Simmons.

Yes.

Resolution 139.26 passes 7-0.

Urns 140.26, an urn authorizing the mayor to solicit requests for qualifications or RFQs for the qualified design-build contractors for the replacement of Jump Playground at Memorial Park.

Mr. President.

Yes, sir.

Move to approve.

Second. Discussion, Mr. Worley. Thank you, Mr. President. This is the first step to rebuild Jump Playground. We're looking to find qualified design build contractors that could build a site built playground that would resemble the fort theme that the current playground playground has there's a lot of connection to the style and design in the community and we'd like to continue that so we'd like to identify a contractor that can assist and then hopefully be able to work towards a design and come up with a couple different budget options for the project thank you thank you any further discussion

The Clerk will call the roll and adoption of the resolution.

Mr. President, the Emergency Clause has been requested. I move to add it at this time.

My second includes the Emergency Clause.

Discussion on the Ordinance of Emergency Clause. Mr. McCauley.

Thank you, Ms. President. Around July 6th, we had a significant rain event, and it resulted in a 36-inch storm sewer pipe collapsing on Halifax, behind Halifax, an easement that the city has affecting several properties. So the street department responded, but it became quickly realizing that it was a little too big for our guys. We brought in a contractor. We have POs in place for emergencies like this. Contractor replaced about 150 feet of 36 inch pipe. I know the mayor spoke about it at finance when I was on vacation But need a little bit more with respect to the PO We're asking to increase the PO by $18,000 to cover the expenditures for the contractor Emergency clause is being requested to pay the contractor because it's been since July.

Thank you Thank you any further discussion on the ordinance and or the emergency clause Please call the roll on adoption of the emergency clause

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Ordinance 142.26, an ordinance amending ordinance number 218.25, passed December 8, 2025, amendments to the 26th budget.

Mr. President. Yes, sir. Move to approve.

Second. Discussion, Mr. Durham. Thank you, Mr. President. There's a couple of pass-throughs and then a number of just minor adjustments to various lines.

For discussion, clerk, please call the roll and adopt your ordinance.

Isabella. Yes. Lamb. Yes. Simmons. Yes. Simpson. Yes. Hoyne. Yes. DeSalvo. Yes. Kerr. Yes. Ordinance 142.26, passes 7-0.

Resolution 143.26, a resolution approving the petition for special assessments for special energy improvement projects in the supplemental plan of public improvements under the Ohio Vice Code Chapter 1710 and declaring the necessity of acquiring, constructing, and improving certain public improvements described in the supplemental plan for public improvements in cooperation with the Medina County Energy Improvement District.

Mr. President. Yes, sir. Move to approve.

Second. Discussion.

Mr. President, the emergency clause has been requested and I move to add it at this time.

My second includes emergency clause. Discussion? Mrs. Marshall.

Thank you, Mr. President. As we discussed in finance, this petition is for special assessments for energy efficiency improvement project of LED lighting and roofing at the spray products at 1000 Lake Road. This also improves the supplemental plan, which describes those improvements. The emergency clause is requested so the company can get started immediately.

We're going to remove the emergency clause because it's a resolution, but we appreciate it.

Well, thank you for noting that. Thank you.

Yeah, we don't have to have an emergency clause on a resolution because it's not an ordinance, and ordinances are more impactful. Resolutions is more of an intent, so you don't have to have an emergency clause. So sorry about that. I just caught it. Any further discussion? Clerk, please call the roll on adoption of the resolution. Thank you.

Simmons? Yes. Simpson? Yes. Hoyne? Yes. DeSalvo? Yes. Hare? Yes. Isabella? Yes. Lamb? Yes. Resolution 143.26 passes.

Ordinance 144.26, an ordinance determining to proceed with the acquisition and construction improvement of certain public improvements in the City of Medina, Ohio, in cooperation with the Medina County Energy Improvement District.

Mr. President? Yes, sir. Move to approve.

Second. Discussion?

Mr. President, emergency clause has been requested. I move to add it at this time.

My second includes emergency clause. Now discussion on emergency clause and ordinance. Ms. Marshall.

Thank you, Mr. President. So this ordinance is just basically authorizing, determining to proceed with those special improvements. It's an LED lighting project for the manufacturing plant and two sections of the roof for spray products located at 1000 Lake Road. And the emergency clause is requested so that they can try to get under construction here quickly.

Thank you. Any further discussion? Please call the roll on adoption emergency clause. Yes. Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Clerk please call the roll and adopt your ordinance.

Yes. Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes. Yes.

Yes. Yes.

And finally, ordinance 145.26, an ordinance levying special assessments for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, and improving certain public improvements in the city of Medina, Ohio, in cooperation with the Medina County Energy Special Improvement District, approving the CPACE assignment agreement.

Mr. President, move to approve.

Second. Discussion.

Mr. President, emergency clause has been requested, and I move to add it at this time.

My second includes emergency clause.

Discussion on emergency clause and ordinance. Ms. Marshall.

Thank you, Mr. President. So this is the final ordinance of this project, and this one levies the assessments for the public improvements, which is the LED lighting and roof project for spray products. This is in cooperation with the Medina County Energy Special Improvement District and also requesting the approval of the C-PACE assignment agreement when the C stands for commercial. Emergency clause is requested so that the company can get started on the project soon. Thank you.

Thank you. Any further discussion? Clerk please call the roll on adoption of emergency clause.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Okay. Council comments. Mr. Simpson. Thank you, Mr. President. I'll be short and sweet tonight. I just want to carry on, piggyback what Mayor Shields said about the 9-11 remembrance. Twenty-five years, I'm just amazed that 25 years ago, I mean, there are people now that wasn't here when it was when it happened, and now they're adults. That's just hard to believe. But I just want to thank the Tunnel to Towers organization for putting on that race that raises awareness and money for the people that are affected, not only by the firefighters and police, but our veterans also. And during that ceremony down at the station, I just want to, Chief Walters, comments that you made, I know it was heartfelt, and it was just beautiful. You did such a nice job, and I was proud to be there and witness that. Other than that, remember everybody to be kind, not just on March 6th, but be kind all the time. It's really easy to do. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Harris.

Thank you. Political science season has started. If you haven't already started, start doing your homework regarding people who are running for office. Find out what is their experience for the position? What do they stand for? What platform are they running on? And how important is it for our citizens? Does their platform allow for unification of our citizens or just more division? What are they going to do to fix, to improve our community, our state, our nation? How does their platform affect your pocketbook, your family, your education, your health, your future finances, your individual rights, and the rights of others? Early voting begins October 6th at the Board of Elections. We all need to take this coming election seriously. A lot is at stake. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Simmons?

Yes, thank you. Spirits of the Past did a wonderful job and had six different stations this year. It was held over four days and they were almost sold out the whole time. So well done to Spirits of the Past. The Friends of the Cemetery is having their photo contest again. It runs through October 25th. There's flyers in the rack here behind me. And lastly, just a reminder, the voter information fair that Mrs. Thorne talked about, nonpartisan information at the library Thursday starts at 5.30. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Lamb, you're up.

Sure, thank you. I have two things. One is just a comment about the courthouse because I go back further than... I guess most anybody, most people here. But it's interesting to me the history that we have of courthouses on the square as well as our own Muny courthouse. Everybody knows the big courthouse on the corner, the Victorian courthouse, that in the late 1960s that building was going to be torn down. because the county commissioners wanted to build the courthouse that has the pillars. Because in the late 1960s, most of the people in town thought that the city was colonial and didn't realize that it was Victorian. So there was an effort to save the old courthouse and the pillared courthouse was then of course built next door. And as we approached the time to for the city to move its Muni Court building and the county to add space to their courthouse, one of the initial plans was to tear the pillared courthouse down and make that a green space and build the courthouses around it. After a lot of work, of course, the Pillard courthouse got saved as well. And so now we have this interesting history of Victorian courthouse saved, Pillard courthouse saved, and county courthouse expansion all around. And of course, in the middle then in that Pillard courthouse goes our Muny courthouse. In all the conversation that we've had over the past years that I've been here about the Muny Court, I've always had sort of a different feeling maybe about it because when I was elected almost 50 years ago as mayor, six months after I took office, the courthouse, our Muny courthouse burned down because our Muny courthouse was on the second floor of an open pantry just down the road right here. And so immediately we needed a new courthouse. So we didn't have one. And so the court moved into this building and operated the court here while we purchased that property, got a building designed, built the courthouse, and then moved all the courthouse people back out of back out of city hall and put city hall folks back where their offices were supposed to be. So I understand why everybody's celebrating because we are going to move fairly, fairly soon. The court's going to move into the, into the new building. But my memory of that court building that's across the street has always been that it was designed to be added to up, and with the building of the new parking deck, it could have been added onto to the side. And so while I'm excited that we're moving and the court will be across in a brand new building that's not a new building, There is a bit of disappointment in me that the building that we built in 1982 never was added onto and probably could have remained a municipal court building that was really closer, closer to city hall. And I have always believed operationally while I know that we talked a lot about the benefits of, of also all being together and doorways and elevators. and convenience in case you didn't know what court you were going to. There was a great convenience, I think, of having the Muny Court proximate to where City Hall is. So we'll go do the ribbon cutting. But I still maintain that memory of the courthouse, the functionality of that building, the local architect that designed it. quickly all the effort that went into building it and that it did operate for almost 50 years thank you thank you 50 years okay mr isabella

Thank you, Mr. President. I just wanted to thank the residents that came to our wards three and four meeting last week at Ella Canavan. I know there's some faces in the audience tonight that come to all those meetings, and we're there as well. So just for the folks that didn't come to that and may not be able to make these city council meetings, we're always available. Our email addresses are public. My cell phone's public on the city website. So if you ever have any questions, please reach out to us.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. President. Just to go along with one thing that Mr. Simpson said about some of the people who were not around 25 years ago. I had dropped off my older two children at Fenn. and was at home with my 15-week-old son doing that. So this past one was a tough one for me. So it was really tough. It was very moving, everything that I saw, everything that I witnessed. That being said, on a lighter note, my school where I work at, Kent McKinley, this week is their homecoming week. So I just want to wish all of our students a safe and happy homecoming and hope they all make good choices and are able to come to school on monday thank you thank you with that the meeting is adjourned