City Council - Regular Meeting
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Meeting Date
- February 23, 2026
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Monday, February 23, 2026
38 items on the agenda.
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Start free trialOath of Office for Lawrence Haley, Assistant Director, Department of Public Works, City of Cleveland.
Indexes: OATH OF OFFICE; PUBLIC WORKS
Oath of Office for Taiser Hamdaliah, Commissioner, Code Enforcement, Department of Building and Housing, City of Cleveland.
Indexes: BUILDING AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT; OATH OF OFFICE
Oath of Office for Elizabeth Crowe, Interim Chief, Innovation and Technology Officer, City of Cleveland.
Indexes: INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ; OATH OF OFFICE
From Council President Blaine Griffin. Recommending approval of the appointment of Council Member Nikki Hudson (Ward 11) to the Cleveland Urban Forestry Commission.
Indexes: APPOINTMENT ; WARD 11; URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
From Council President Blaine Griffin. Recommending approval of the appointment of Council Member Austin Davis (Ward 7) to West Side Market Board.
Indexes: APPOINTMENT ; WARD 07; WEST SIDE MARKET BOARD
#10011278-1. Transfer of Ownership, C1. Rising Sun Store LLC., 3895 Lee Rd., (Ward 1).
Indexes: LIQUOR PERMITS; WARD 01
Condolence Resolution for Madelena "Madlyn" Angela Pinto D'Angelo
Sponsors: Michael Polensek Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 10
Condolence Resolution for William "Stud" Padgett
Sponsors: Richard Starr Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 05
Condolence Resolution for Booker T. Eddy
Sponsors: Kevin Conwell Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 09
Condolence Resolution for
Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 08
Condolence Resolution for Michael R. Harris
Sponsors: Brian Kazy Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 13
Condolence Resolution for Laura Elizabeth Leine
Sponsors: Charles Slife Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 15
Condolence Resolution for Rev. Jesse Jackson
Sponsors: Blaine Griffin, Kevin Bishop, Kevin Conwell, Austin Davis, Deborah Gray, Kris Harsh, Nikki Hudson, Stephanie Howse-Jones, Joseph Jones, Brian Kazy, Michael Polensek, Jasmin Santana, Tanmay Shah, Charles Slife and Richard Starr Indexes: CONDOLENCES; CITY COUNCIL
Congratulations Resolution for Eula Gomez Williams
Sponsors: Blaine Griffin Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 06
Congratulations Resolution for Mt. Hermon Baptist Church 100th Anniversary
Sponsors: Richard Starr Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 05
Congratulations Resolution for Rudy's Mini Mart LTD.
Sponsors: Blaine Griffin Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 06
Congratulations Resolution for Rev. Dr. Earl C. Simpson
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 02
Congratulations Resolution for West Park Barber Shops - 20th Anniversary
Sponsors: Charles Slife Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 15
Congratulations Resolution for Marcia Williams Retirement
Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 08
Recognition Resolution for Henrietta Marshall
Sponsors: Deborah Gray Indexes: RECOGNITION; WARD 03
Recognition Resolution for Deborah Burrell
Sponsors: Deborah Gray Indexes: RECOGNITION; WARD 03
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to cause payment to Downtown Cleveland, Inc. for the cost of providing landscaping maintenance services at Malls B and C in the year of 2025.
Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones, Kevin Bishop, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Attachments: 226-2026 Cause payment to Downtown Cleveland, Inc for landscaping Malls B
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more standard and requirement contracts for the purchase, lease, or lease with option to purchase, of various light duty vehicles and equipment, for the various divisions of City government.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Attachments: 227-2026 2026 vehicles light duty general fund 227-2026-Legislative Summary 2026 RL Light Vehicles
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more standard and requirement contracts for the purchase, lease, or lease with option to purchase, of various heavy-duty trucks and equipment, for the various divisions of City government.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Attachments: 228-2026 2026 vehicles, heavy duty general fund 228-2026-Legislative Summary 2026 RL Heavy Vehicles
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Health to enter into one or more contracts with The Urban League of Greater Cleveland for the purpose of providing facilitation, coordination and implementation support for the Racism as Public Health Crisis Coalition in order for the City to develop innovative solutions to address racial inequities and disparities that negatively impact public health systems, community outcomes and overall quality of life, for Department of Public Health, for a period of one year, with a one-year option to renew, exercisable by the Director of Public Health.
Sponsors: Kevin Conwell, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Attachments: 229-2026 Dir Prof Serv with the Urban League for Racism as a Public Health C 229-2026- Legislative Summary- RAPHC-C General Fund 2026 (1)
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Port Control to exercise the first option to renew Contract No. PS 2025-0082 with Team Hallahan, LLC to provide lobbying services to assist with legislative, regulatory and policy issues with the Cleveland Airport System.
Sponsors: Charles Slife, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Attachments: 230-2026 Exercise option to renew ct PS 2025-00882 w Team Hallahan LLC for
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of designing, constructing or constructing, rehabilitating, renovating, replacing or otherwise improving the Erie Street Cemetery and the Highland Park Cemetery Mausoleum, including site improvements and appurtenances; and authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation and/or Capital Projects, as appropriate, to enter into one or more public improvement contracts for the making of the improvements; enter into one or more professional services and other contracts needed to implement the improvement; to apply for and accept grants and gifts; and authorizing the direct employment of the necessary labor, for the Department of Parks and Recreation and/or the Office of Capital Projects.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Attachments: 231-2026 PIK 2026 Cemetery, Erie Street and Highland Park imp, PIK and desi 231-2026-Legislative Summary 2026 RL Cemetery
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of designing, constructing, rehabilitating, renovating, replacing or otherwise improving public facilities, buildings, and other similar structures, including site improvements and appurtenances; and authorizing the Director of Public Safety, Public Works, Parks and Recreation and/or Capital Projects, as appropriate, to enter into one or more public improvement contracts for the making of the improvements; enter into one or more professional services and other contracts needed to implement the improvements; to apply for and accept grants and gifts; and authorizing the direct employment of the necessary labor, for the Department of Public Safety, Public Works, Parks and Recreation and/or the Office of Capital Projects.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Michael Polensek, Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Attachments: 232-2026 PIK 2026 public facilities, PIK and design build 232-2026-A File - PIK 2026 public facilities, PIK and design build
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of designing, constructing, rehabilitating, renovating, replacing or otherwise improving recreation facilities, ancillary recreation buildings, parks and playgrounds, and other similar structures or amenities, on City-owned and City-leased park property, including site improvements and appurtenances; and authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation, Public Works and/or Capital Projects, as appropriate, to enter into one or more public improvement contracts and/or one or more public improvement requirement contracts, for the making of the improvements; enter into one or more professional services and other contracts needed to implement the improvements; to apply for and accept grants and gifts; and authorizing the direct employment of the necessary labor, for the Department of Parks and Recreation, Public Works and/or the Office of Capital Projects.
Attachments: 234-2026 PIK 2026 rec facilities PIK and design 234-2026-A File - PIK 2026 rec facilities PIK and design
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of designing, constructing, rehabilitating, renovating, replacing or otherwise improving roadways, streets, bridges, sidewalks, and other similar projects, including site improvements and appurtenances; and authorizing the Director of Public Works and/or Capital Projects, as appropriate, to enter into one or more public improvement contracts for the making of the improvements; enter into one or more professional services and other contracts needed to implement the improvements; to apply for and accept grants and gifts; and authorizing the direct employment of the necessary labor, for the Department of Public Works and/or the Office of Capital Projects.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Attachments: 236-2026 PIK 2026 roads and bridges, PIK and design build 236-2026-A File - PIK 2026 roads and bridges, PIK and design build- REVISED
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with OPEX Corporation to provide proprietary hardware and software support and on-call maintenance for mail extractors, scanners, and ID assist towers, for the Division of Fiscal Control, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years.
Sponsors: Brian Kazy, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Attachments: 237-2026 Req K Opex, PU
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Giving consent of the City of Cleveland to the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio to rehabilitate the Old Detroit Road Bridge; accepting gifts and grants; acquiring, accepting, and recording necessary rights-of-way; and authorizing agreements.
Sponsors: Jasmin Santana, Kevin Bishop, Charles Slife, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: BRIDGES; CAPITAL PROJECTS; OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT); WARD 14 Attachments: 35-2026 Preliminary Consent w ODOT for rehab of Old Detroit Rd Bridge 35-2026 Legislative Summary
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Giving consent of the City of Cleveland to the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio to construct multi-modal transportation enhancements along East 66th Street from Chester Avenue to Superior Avenue; accepting gifts and grants; acquiring, accepting, and recording necessary rights-of-way; authorizing agreements; and causing payment to the State for the City's share of the improvement.
Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones, Kevin Bishop, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: CAPITAL PROJECTS; OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT); PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS ; WARD 08 Attachments: 36-2026 Preliminary Consent w ODOT for multi-modal improvements to E 66 36-2026 Revised Legislation Summary E. 66th St Rehab legislation briefing
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Giving consent of the City of Cleveland to the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio to construct the improvement to CUY Memorial Bridges Loop Project; accepting gifts and grants; acquiring, accepting, and recording necessary rights-of-way; authorizing agreements; and causing payment to the State for the City's share of the improvement.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Charles Slife, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: BRIDGES; CAPITAL PROJECTS; OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT); PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS Attachments: 71-2026 Preliminary Consent w ODOT for Memorial Bridges Loop Project 71-2026 Revised Legislative Summary Memorial Bridges Loop briefing km v2
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Giving consent of the City of Cleveland to the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio to repair and resurface S. Waterloo Road from East 140th Street to East 152nd Street; accepting gifts and grants; acquiring, accepting, and recording necessary rights-of-way; authorizing agreements; and causing payment to the State for the City's share of the improvement.
Sponsors: Michael Polensek, Kevin Bishop, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: CAPITAL PROJECTS; OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT); PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS; WARD 10 Attachments: 90-2026-Consent w ODOT for S Waterloo Road 90-2026- Map S. Waterloo Rd Location Map 90-2026-Legislative Summary S. Waterloo
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Giving consent of the City of Cleveland to the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio to construct the improvement of resurfacing Van Aken Boulevard; accepting gifts and grants; acquiring, accepting, and recording necessary rights-of-way; authorizing agreements; and causing payment to the State for the City's share of the improvement.
Sponsors: Deborah Gray, Kevin Bishop, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: CAPITAL PROJECTS; OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT); PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS; WARD 03 Attachments: 91-2026-Consent w ODOT for Van Aken Boulevard 91-2026 - 03 Van Aken Location Map 91-2026-Legislative Summary Van Aken Bridge Rehab
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Designating the Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Company Building as a Cleveland Landmark.
Sponsors: Richard Starr Indexes: CITY PLANNING COMMISSION; LANDMARK COMMISSION; WARD 05 Attachments: 96-2026-Landmark - Wellman Seaver Morgan Co Bldg 96-2026 PRESENTATION
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Giving consent of the City of Cleveland to the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio to construct the CUY Cleveland Downtown Connector Trail 1 Project; accepting gifts and grants; acquiring, accepting, and recording necessary rights-of-way; authorizing an agreement with the Village of Newburgh Heights and authorizing other agreements; and causing payment to the State for the City's share of the improvement.
Sponsors: Kevin Bishop, Blaine Griffin and By Departmental Request Indexes: CAPITAL PROJECTS; DOWNTOWN CONNECTOR TRAIL 1 PROJECT ; OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) Attachments: 122-2026-Consent w ODOT for Downtown Connector Trail 122-2026 Legislative Summary Downtown Connector Trail 1