City Council - Regular Meeting

Monday, October 5, 2026Official site

About this meeting

Government Body: City Council
Meeting Type: City Council
Location: Cleveland, OH
Meeting Date: October 5, 2026

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Monday, October 5, 2026

52 items on the agenda.

CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL

MOMENT OF REFLECTION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

DISPENSE WITH THE JOURNAL

PUBLIC COMMENT

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1206-2026

Condolence Resolution for Nannie Bell Sanders

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1207-2026

Condolence Resolution for Roger Lopez

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1208-2026

Condolence Resolution for Gregory “GVP” Van Prince

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1209-2026

Condolence Resolution for Ida Mae Grant

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1210-2026

Condolence Resolution for Elder Cedric D.T. Jackson, Sr.

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1211-2026

Condolence Resolution for Patricia A. McGinty (nee Grabski)

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1212-2026

Congratulations Resolution for “The Girl Friends,” Inc. Cleveland Chapter 75th Anniversary

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1213-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Journey Center for Safety & Healing 50th Anniv

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1214-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Marcella Caffie

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1215-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Wynton Marsalis

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1216-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Minuteman Press Grand Opening

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1217-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Frank G. Jackson

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1219-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Frank Barresi Italian Am. Honoree

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1220-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Alicia Louise Mazzi Italian Am. Honoree

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1221-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Maria Costanzo Italian Am. Honoree

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1222-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Lisa Gasbarre Black Italian Am. Honoree

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1223-2026

Congratulations Resolution for Gamma Alpha Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 75th Anniversary

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1224-2026

Congratulations Resolution for ROSY Restaurant N.Y. Times 50 Favorite Honoree

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1225-2026

Recognition of Resolution for Mary France Allen Pritchett

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1226-2026

Recognition of Resolution for Laura Cowan

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1227-2026

Recognition of Resolution for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. 68th Ohio State Leadership Conference

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS•Item 1228-2026

Recognition of Resolution for CJ Demchak

PRESENTATIONS

FIRST READING LEGISLATION•Item 1205-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Capital Projects to enter into one or more agreements with the cities of Brook Park and Parma to resurface a portion of Brookpark Road located in the City of Cleveland; giving consent of the City of Cleveland to the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio for the improvement; authorizing agreements; and authorizing payment to the City of Brook Park for the City of Cleveland's portion of the improvement.

FIRST READING LEGISLATION•Item 1229-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 1 of Ordinance No. 600-2026, passed July 15, 2026, relating to contracts with ST Engineering Telematic Wireless Ltd, for upgrades and modifications to manage the Bright City lighting system.

FIRST READING LEGISLATION•Item 1230-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To supplement the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, by enacting new Section 141.40, relating to a Good Food Retailer Certification Program; and authorize a Job Retention Income Tax Credit Incentive Program for the Good Food Retailers subject to separate Council legislation authorizing each individual tax credit, to provide economic development incentives for the purposes of fostering job retention and improving the economic welfare of the people of the City as authorized in Art. VIII, Section 13 of the Ohio Constitution.

FIRST READING LEGISLATION•Item 1231-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Directors of Development and/or Public Safety, to enter into one or more agreements with the Board of Education of the Cleveland Municipal School District for the exchange of lands for future redevelopment and the mutual benefit of the parties; and authorizing the Mayor and the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to acquire and convey the properties.

FIRST READING LEGISLATION•Item 1204-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 20 of Ordinance No. 194-2021, passed March 29, 2021, as amended, relating to compensation for various classifications.

FIRST READING LEGISLATION•Item 1233-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into agreement with The Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation DBA Jefferson-Puritas West Park Community Development Corporation for the Annual Safety Series through the use of Ward 13 Discretionary Funds.

FIRST READING LEGISLATION•Item 1234-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Community Development to enter into agreement with Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation the public purpose of health, wellness, and general welfare by providing food cards to eligible City of Cleveland residents through the use of Ward 6 Casino Revenue Funds.

FIRST READING LEGISLATION•Item 1235-2026

AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Declaring October 13th as Bernie Kosar Day in the City of Cleveland.

FIRST READING LEGISLATION•Item 1232-2026

AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the transfer of location of a C2, C2X Liquor Permit to 3870 West 25th Street.

SECOND READING LEGISLATION•Item 758-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of renewing, repairing, and replacing various water mains in 2027 and 2028; and authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more public improvement contracts for the making of the improvement.

SECOND READING LEGISLATION•Item 902-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Port Control to exercise the second option to renew Contract No. PS 2023-0298 with PMG Executive Program Management, LLC to provide executive airport development programming, financing, planning, design and related services.

SECOND READING LEGISLATION•Item 921-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To vacate a portion of each of the following streets: Forestwood Avenue S.W., Midvale Avenue S.W., West 185th Street, West 188th Street and West 190th Street.

SECOND READING LEGISLATION•Item 923-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Directors of Development and/or Finance to apply for and accept a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Regional Infrastructure Accelerator program and authorizing the Director to enter into one or more professional services contracts to implement the grant.

SECOND READING LEGISLATION•Item 924-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of designing and constructing an upgrade and improvement to the in-line baggage system at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport; authorizing the director of Port Control to enter into one or more contracts with Cleveland Terminal & Equipment Company for that purpose; authorizing the purchase of materials, equipment, supplies and services if not provided under the public improvement; and authorizing one or more agreements to implement the improvement.

SECOND READING LEGISLATION•Item 927-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Directors of Public Health, Development and/or Public Safety, to enter into one or more agreements with the Board of Education of the Cleveland Municipal School District for the exchange of lands for future redevelopment and the mutual benefit of the parties; and authorizing the Mayor and the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to acquire and convey the properties.

SECOND READING LEGISLATION•Item 1035-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Safety to cause payment to Cuyahoga County for services rendered through the County Medical Examiner's Office to reimburse the County for the City's share of costs for maintaining and use of the Automated Fingerprint Identification System.

SECOND READING LEGISLATION•Item 1166-2026

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Health to enter into one or more agreements with The Ohio State University, East 66th Street Services Inc and other entities to support the administration of the City of Cleveland's community gardening program known as the "Summer Sprout Community Gardening program", for a period of one year with an option to renew for an additional one-year term, exercisable by the Director of Public Health.

Legislation To Be Tabled•Item 807-2025

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To establish the Office of Sustainability and Climate Justice; to supplement the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio 1976, by enacting new Section 123.11 relating to the Office of Sustainability and Climate Justice; and to amend Section 121.01 as amended by Ordinance No. 109-11, passed April 4, 2011, relating to offices considered departments.

INTRODUCTIONS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MISCELLANEOUS

MOTION TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES

ADJOURN