City Council - Regular Meeting
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- Government Body
- City Council
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- City Council
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Meeting Date
- June 1, 2026
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Monday, June 1, 2026
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Sponsors: Blaine Griffin and Michael Polensek Indexes: CODIFIED ORDINANCES; HEALTH CARE WORKER; WARD 06; WARD 08 Attachments: 1380-2025 Griffin - Ordinance amending 621.07 re increasing penalty for menace 1380-2025 PRESENTATION 1380-2025 Amend 1380-2025 1380-2025-Legislative Summary
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Port Control to exercise the first option to renew Contract No. PIRC 2024-04 with Baumann Enterprises, Inc. for the demolition of various buildings and structures, disposal of related debris and materials, restoration of sites, relocation of employees, tenants, and affected facilities, and construction of temporary relocation facilities, for the Department of Port Control.
Sponsors: Charles Slife, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: PORT CONTROL DEPARTMENT; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS Attachments: 366-2026 Exercise option to renew CT PIRC 2024-04 w Baumann Enterprises f 366-2026-Legislative Summary - Baumann Enterprises, Inc. 1st Option
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Mayor and the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to purchase property for the construction of the new Cleveland Division of Fire's Fire Station No. 23 located at 10022 Madison Avenue, for the Department of Public Safety.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Jasmin Santana, Michael Polensek, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: FIRE DIVISION; PURCHASES AND SUPPLIES DIVISION; SAFETY DEPARTMENT; WARD 12 Attachments: 368-2026 Purchase property at 10022 Madison Ave. for new Fire Station No. 23 368-2026-LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY 368-2026-LOCATION MAP-FINAL- new Fire Station 23
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Sections 453.01, 403.04, and 403.06 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, as amended by Ordinance No. 817-2023, passed September 18, 2023, and Ordinance No. 1806-2000, passed March 19, 2001, relating to paid parking regulations.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop Indexes: CODIFIED ORDINANCES; PARKING RATES ; TRAFFIC ENGINEERING & PARKING DIVISION Attachments: 522-2026 Bishop - Ordinance amending 453.01 etc re Paid Parking Regulations 522-2026-Legislative Summary 522-2026 PRESENTATION 522-2026 Amend 522-2026 522-2026-as amended-desk copy-Final
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Development to transfer various Permanent Parcels to the control, possession, and use of the Departments of Parks and Recreation, Public Safety and Public Utilities for the future development of parks, recreation centers, trails, and public facilities.
Sponsors: Jasmin Santana, Kevin Bishop, Michael Polensek, Brian Kazy, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT ; PARKS AND RECREATION ; SAFETY DEPARTMENT; UTILITIES DEPARTMENT Attachments: 552-2026 Interdepartmental transfer - from Land Bank to Parks PS and PU legis 552-2026-Legislative Summary-City Land Bank Transfers
AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Declaring the intent to vacate a portion of West 59th Place.
Sponsors: Austin Davis, Kevin Bishop, Jasmin Santana and By Departmental Request Indexes: CAPITAL PROJECTS; CITY PLANNING COMMISSION; STREET VACATION; WARD 07 Attachments: 554-2026 Int to vacate portion of W. 59th Place 554-2026-Legislative Summary-to Vacate W. 59th Place 554-2026-BORA MAP of W. 59th Place 02-24-2026 554-2026-West 59th Place Vacation Plat 9.24.2025
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. Authorizing the Directors of Public Works, Development, and/or Parks and Recreation, to enter into one or more agreements with the Board of Education of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District for the exchange of lands for future redevelopment and the mutual benefit of the parties; and authorizing the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to acquire and convey the properties.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: AGREEMENTS; BOARD OF EDUCATION; DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT; PARKS AND RECREATION; PUBLIC WORKS Attachments: 558-2026 Land swap w CMSD for future redevelopment under ORD 3313.40 558-2026 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY Land swaps between City and Cleveland! 558-2026 Location map final Trance 3 Rev 4.15 558-2026- PP Presentation-Land Swap w CMSD Rev MJ 5.8
AN ORDINANCE To supplement the Codified Ordinances of the City of Cleveland, 1976 by enacting new Sections 686B.01 through 686B.11, 686B.99 and 686B.991, related to Short-Term Rentals, and by amending Sections 193.01, 193.02, 193.03 and 193.021 as amended by various ordinances related to the Transient Occupancy Tax, and by amending Section 337.02, as amended by Ordinance No. 586-16, passed July 13, 2016 related to One-Family Districts, and repealing Section 337.251, as amended by Ordinance No. 1444-16, passed January 23, 2017, related to Limited Lodging in Residence Districts.
Sponsors: Austin Davis, Jasmin Santana, Michael Polensek and Kris Harsh Indexes: CODIFIED ORDINANCES; BUILDING AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT; SHORT-TERM RENTAL; WARD 07 Attachments: 561-2026 new STR ordinance 2026 561-2026-Legislative Summary -new STR ordinance 2026 ordinance
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. To amend Section 3 of Ordinance No. 884-2023, passed September 25, 2023, relating to professional consultants to provide on-call planning services.
Sponsors: Charles Slife, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: PORT CONTROL DEPARTMENT; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS Attachments: 589-2026 Amend 884-2023 to add funding source 589-2026-Legislative Summary for On-Call Planning Services
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Safety to apply for and accept a grant from Cuyahoga County, for the FY25 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant.
Sponsors: Michael Polensek, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: CUYAHOGA COUNTY; GRANTS; SAFETY DEPARTMENT Attachments: 593-2026 Ap & Ac Urban Area Security Initiative, County to transfer purchases 593-2026-A File - Ap & Ac Urban Area Security Initiative, County to transfer pur 593-2026-Legislative Summary-FY25 UASI Grant
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Approving the addition of certain property located at 629 Euclid Avenue to the Northeast Ohio Advanced Energy District; accepting and approving a petition and plan from a property owner in the District proposing a special energy improvement project; declaring it necessary to conduct the special energy improvement project; providing for the assessment of the cost of such special energy improvement project; authorizing the Director of Development to enter into a Energy Project Cooperative Agreement and a Special Assessment Agreement to implement the project; and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors: Richard Starr, Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT; NORTHEAST OHIO ADVANCED ENERGY DISTRICT; SPECIAL ENERGY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; WARD 05 Attachments: 594-2026- Approving addition of Advanced Energy District for 629 Euclid Hotel I 594-2026-A File-Approving addition of Advanced Energy District for 629 Euclid I 594-2026-Legislative Summary 594-2026-PRESENTATION- 629 Euclid Hotel II LLC Council Pres PACE RBn
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Port Control to exercise the first option to renew Contract No. PS 2022-030 with SP Plus Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, to provide maintenance, commercial operation and management services for parking facilities at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Burke Lakefront Airport.
Sponsors: Charles Slife, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: PARKING FACILITIES ; PORT CONTROL DEPARTMENT; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS Attachments: 597-2026 Exercise option to renew CT PS 2022-030 w SP Plus Corp for parking 597-2026-Legislative Summary - SP Plus Corporation - Option Term Approval -
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Human Resources to employ one or more consultants or firms of consultants to provide professional services necessary to analyze health care providers, benefits, and claims, and to evaluate proposals received for benefit management services, for a period of one year, with three one-year options to renew, exercisable by the Director of Human Resources.
Sponsors: Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: EMPLOYEES; HEALTH CARE COVERAGE; HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS Attachments: 603-2026-Prof Serv for healthcare and benefit analysis 603-2026- PL - Health Care Consultant - 05-13-26
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To repeal all sections in Chapter 604 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, as enacted and amended by various ordinances, relating to dogs that pose a threat to Public Safety; and enact new Sections 604.01, 604.02, 604.03, 604.04, 604.05, 604.06, and 604.99 relating to Nuisance, Dangerous and Vicious Dogs.
Sponsors: Michael Polensek, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: CODIFIED ORDINANCES; SAFETY DEPARTMENT; VICIOUS DOGS Attachments: 605-2026-Repeal Chpt 604 and enact new Chapter 604 Dogs nuisance danger 605-2026-Legislative Summary-Dangerous Dogs
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of City Planning to exercise the second option to renew Contract No. PS 2024-0030 with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. to provide professional services for on-call planning services.
Sponsors: Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: CITY PLANNING COMMISSION; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS Attachments: 609-2026-Exercise option to renew CT 2024-0030 Stantec Consulting services ! 609-2026-Legislative Summary-CT 2024-0030 second renewal
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Safety to apply for and accept a grant from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services for the FY 26 Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program.
Sponsors: Michael Polensek, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: GRANTS; OHIO OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES ; SAFETY DEPARTMENT Attachments: 613-2026-Ap & Ac Violent Crime Reduction Grant 613-2026-Legislative Summary- FY26 VCR Grant
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into one or more contracts with Case Western Reserve University to provide a youth summer sports, nutrition, health, and life skills development program for 2026 under the National Youth Sports Program supported by Case Western Reserve University.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Richard Starr, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY; CONTRACTS; NATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM ; PARKS AND RECREATION Attachments: 614-2026-K w CASE for summer program at Case under National Youth Sports 614-2026-Legislative Summary-NYSP
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation 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.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Richard Starr, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: AGREEMENTS; NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE ; PARKS AND RECREATION ; SUMMER TENNIS PROGRAM Attachments: 617-2026-K w Neighborhood Leadership Institute for education recreation and c 617-2026-Legislative Summary-2026 NLI
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into a contract with the Northeast Ohio Muni Football League aka Cleveland Municipal Football Association dba Cleveland Muni Football League to conduct a city-wide youth football program.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Richard Starr, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: CONTRACTS; NORTHEAST OHIO MUNI FOOTBALL LEAGUE ; PARKS AND RECREATION ; YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAM Attachments: 618-2026-K w Northeast Ohio Muni Football League aka Cleveland Muny Footb 618-2026-Legislative Summary-Muni Football
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. Determining the method of making the public improvement of constructing solar power generation facilities; authorizing the Directors of Finance, Public Utilities and/or Port Control, as appropriate, to enter into one or more contracts for the making of the improvement; authorizing other contracts for the purchase of items or other services not covered under a public improvement; and to accept gifts, grants and other funding for the improvement.
Sponsors: Kris Harsh, Jasmin Santana, Brian Kazy, Charles Slife, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: FINANCE DEPARTMENT; PORT CONTROL DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS ; SOLAR POWER GENERATION FACILITIES ; UTILITIES DEPARTMENT Attachments: 620-2026 Design build and other Ks for solar arrays at two landfill locations 620-2026-A File & Legislative Summary - Design build and other Ks for solar arrays 620-2026-Legislative Summary-SolarOnLandfills-Sites 620-2026_SolarOnLandfills_Summary+Sites
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To authorize the Director of Building and Housing to waive construction permitting fees for new one-family to three-family residential construction in the newly-defined East Side TIF District, and to authorize a fifty percent reduction of construction permitting fees for larger new multi-family or mixed-use residential construction in this same designated area.
Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones, Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: BUILDING AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT; TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ( TIF ) ; WARD 08 Attachments: 622-2026-Waive construction permitting fees in East Side TIF District 622-2026-Legislative Summary- Housing Innovation 622-2026-A File-Waive construction permitting fees in East Side TIF District 615, 622, 675-2026 PRESENTATION
AN ORDINANCE Changing the zoning districts of parcels of land south of St. Clair Avenue between East 55th Street and Ansel Road as shown on the attached map (Map Change 2700).
Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones, Jasmin Santana and By Departmental Request Indexes: CITY PLANNING COMMISSION; WARD 08; ZONING Attachments: 626-2026-Zoning- S of St. Clair b. E 55 and Ansel 626-2026 PRESENTATION
AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Declaring the intent to vacate a portion of Forestwood Avenue S.W., Midvale Avenue S.W., West 185th Street, West 188th Street and West 190th Street.
Sponsors: Charles Slife, Kevin Bishop, Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: CAPITAL PROJECTS; CITY PLANNING COMMISSION; STREET VACATION; WARD 15 Attachments: 653-2026 Int to vacate Forestwood Midvale W 188th 653-2026-Legislative Summary-to Vacate Streets for the Cleveland Business Pi
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Clerk of Council to enter into an agreement with CivicPlus LLC for a software solution to provide ADA compliant, accessible documents on public-facing digital content for Cleveland City Council.
Sponsors: Blaine Griffin Indexes: ADA COMPLIANT ; AGREEMENTS; CLERK OF COUNCIL Attachments: 654-2026 CivicPlus ORD
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE An emergency ordinance to make additional appropriations of Four Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Seven Dollars ($491,427) to the General Fund.
Sponsors: Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET; FINANCE DEPARTMENT; GENERAL FUND Attachments: 656-2026 2026 June Supplemental Ordinance 656-2026-Legislative Summary for Supplemental Ordinance
AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION To adopt and declare a Tax Budget for the City of Cleveland for the year 2027 and submit it to the County Budget Commission as required by State Law, Chapter 5705 of the Revised Code.
Sponsors: Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION; FINANCE DEPARTMENT; TAX BUDGET Attachments: 657-2027 2027 Tax Budget submitted in 2026 657-2026-A File-2027 Tax Budget submitted in 2026 657-2026-Legislative Summary-Tax Budget 2027
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To provide for the transfer and amendment of Four Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Dollars ($465,000) within the General Fund.
Sponsors: Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: APPROPRIATIONS; DISCRETIONARY REVENUE FUNDS ; FINANCE DEPARTMENT; GENERAL FUND Attachments: 659-2026 June Transfer Ordinance 659-2026-A File- June Transfer Ordinance 659-2026 Legislative Summary-Transfer
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend the title, the second and third whereas clauses, and Sections 2 and 7 of Ordinance No. 1116-2021, passed February 10, 2025, relating to the acquisition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. High School and property located at 1651 East 71st Street and the conveyance of the property to Structures Unlimited, LLC, for future redevelopment.
Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones, Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT; LAND REUTILIZATION CORPORATION; WARD 08 Attachments: 661-2026 Amend 1116-2021 MLK school 661-2026-MLKTRASFER-Legislative Summary
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of Law and Port Control to enter into a first amendment to Settlement Agreement between the Cities of Brook Park and Cleveland relating to the International Exposition Center and the Emerald Park Joint Economic Development Zone and establishing a Special Revenue Fund.
Sponsors: Mayor's Administration Indexes: AGREEMENTS; CITY OF BROOK PARK; CITY OF CLEVELAND; IX CENTER; SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS Attachments: 664-2026 Authorizing in an amendment to the 2001 Settlement Agreement with 664-2026-A File- Authorizing in an amendment to the 2001 Settlement Agreement 664-2026-Legislative Summary
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Northern Ohio Recovery Association, or its designee, to provide economic development assistance to partially finance the construction of two duplex buildings located at 5342 Stanard Avenue into recovery and permanent housing units.
Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones, Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT; GRANT AGREEMENT; NORTHERN OHIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATION; WARD 08 Attachments: 665-2026 Grant ag w Northern Ohio recovery Association for housing units- me 665-2026 PRESENTATION 665-2026-NORAVILLAGE- Legislative Summary
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation, d.b.a. the Cuyahoga Land Bank, or its designee, to provide funding for a neighborhood improvement program in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood for home repairs, new home construction, and street-level improvements in blocks surrounding new housing development.
Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones, Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT ; GRANT AGREEMENT ; LAND REUTILIZATION CORPORATION ; WARD 08 Attachments: 675-2026 Grant ag Cuyahoga Land Bank for home improvement program 615, 622, 675-2026 PRESENTATION 675-2026-Legislative Summary
Committee of the Whole Notice 6/1/2026
Attachments: COW Notice 6.1.2026