City Council - Regular Meeting

Monday, February 23, 2026
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Cleveland, OH
Meeting Date
February 23, 2026

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Monday, February 23, 2026

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REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONSItem 220-2026

Oath of Office for Lawrence Haley, Assistant Director, Department of Public Works, City of Cleveland.

Indexes: OATH OF OFFICE; PUBLIC WORKS

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONSItem 221-2026

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

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONSItem 222-2026

Oath of Office for Elizabeth Crowe, Interim Chief, Innovation and Technology Officer, City of Cleveland.

Indexes: INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ; OATH OF OFFICE

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONSItem 223-2026

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

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONSItem 224-2026

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

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONSItem 225-2026

#10011278-1. Transfer of Ownership, C1. Rising Sun Store LLC., 3895 Lee Rd., (Ward 1).

Indexes: LIQUOR PERMITS; WARD 01

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 204-2026

Condolence Resolution for Madelena "Madlyn" Angela Pinto D'Angelo

Sponsors: Michael Polensek Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 10

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 205-2026

Condolence Resolution for William "Stud" Padgett

Sponsors: Richard Starr Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 05

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 207-2026

Condolence Resolution for Booker T. Eddy

Sponsors: Kevin Conwell Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 09

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 208-2026

Condolence Resolution for

Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 08

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 209-2026

Condolence Resolution for Michael R. Harris

Sponsors: Brian Kazy Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 13

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 210-2026

Condolence Resolution for Laura Elizabeth Leine

Sponsors: Charles Slife Indexes: CONDOLENCES; WARD 15

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 211-2026

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

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 212-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Eula Gomez Williams

Sponsors: Blaine Griffin Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 06

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 213-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Mt. Hermon Baptist Church 100th Anniversary

Sponsors: Richard Starr Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 05

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 214-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Rudy's Mini Mart LTD.

Sponsors: Blaine Griffin Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 06

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 215-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Rev. Dr. Earl C. Simpson

Sponsors: Kevin Bishop Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 02

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 216-2026

Congratulations Resolution for West Park Barber Shops - 20th Anniversary

Sponsors: Charles Slife Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 15

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 217-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Marcia Williams Retirement

Sponsors: Stephanie Howse-Jones Indexes: CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 08

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 218-2026

Recognition Resolution for Henrietta Marshall

Sponsors: Deborah Gray Indexes: RECOGNITION; WARD 03

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONSItem 219-2026

Recognition Resolution for Deborah Burrell

Sponsors: Deborah Gray Indexes: RECOGNITION; WARD 03

FIRST READING LEGISLATIONItem 226-2026

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

FIRST READING LEGISLATIONItem 227-2026

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

FIRST READING LEGISLATIONItem 228-2026

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

FIRST READING LEGISLATIONItem 229-2026

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)

FIRST READING LEGISLATIONItem 230-2026

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

FIRST READING LEGISLATIONItem 231-2026

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

FIRST READING LEGISLATIONItem 232-2026

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

FIRST READING LEGISLATIONItem 234-2026

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

FIRST READING LEGISLATIONItem 236-2026

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

FIRST READING LEGISLATIONItem 237-2026

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

SECOND READING LEGISLATIONItem 35-2026

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

SECOND READING LEGISLATIONItem 36-2026

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

SECOND READING LEGISLATIONItem 71-2026

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

SECOND READING LEGISLATIONItem 90-2026

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

SECOND READING LEGISLATIONItem 91-2026

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

SECOND READING LEGISLATIONItem 96-2026

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

SECOND READING LEGISLATIONItem 122-2026

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