City Council - Regular Meeting

We're going to call our council meeting uh this evening uh to order at 6:42 p.m. We're now going to do a pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all

calliada here. Law director Moore present. Finance director Frank. Councilman Large Elliott here. Councilwoman at large Kelly here. Councilman at large Castanzo present. Ward one, Councilman Curiosis here. W two, Councilman Brian Kelly. W three, Councilman Snitzky, present. W four, Councilman Mororrow, present. Director of public service and properties, Brighta here. Building Commissioner Grassi. See the engineer Gerson present. I'm gonna move to excuse Councilman Brian Kelly, uh, Finance Director Frank, and building Commissioner Dasi. Do I have a second? Castanza second.

All in favor? Yay. I'm also going to move to agend's meeting, amend the agenda for tonight's meeting, and add ordinance number 25-2026 and resolution number 9-2026 as emergencies and wave the 24-hour rule. Ordinance number 25 as item 8A, resolution number nine as item 8B, and moving resolution 10-2026 to item 8C. Do I have a second? Elliot second. All in favor? Yay. Okay, we'll now go to the reading and disposal of the minutes. Mr. President,

Councilman Snitzky. Having read the minutes for the meeting of April 28th, 2026, and finding no errors or emissions, I move that they be approved as printed. Chair has a second. All in favor? Yay. Yay. We have no resolutions and condemnation this evening. We now go to committee reports, planning, zoning, and economic development. Councilman Snitzki. Uh, previous minutes are filed. The next meeting is June 30th. Thank you. June 30th. May 26th. Point of order. Yeah, I'm sorry. May 26th. That's right. We aren't that far along. May 26th. I'm sorry.

Okay. Public Works Council Prom Castanzo. Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, last meeting was tonight. The meeting minutes are pending. My next meeting is June 16th. Thank you. Community service council person Kelly. Thank you, Mr. President. Our last meeting was this evening. the meeting uh the minutes are pending and our next meeting is June 16th. Thank you. Police and safety Councilman Elliot. Thank you, Mr. President. Uh last meeting was held this evening. The minutes will be on file with the clerk by the end of the evening. The next meeting will be held June 16th. Thank you. Parks and Recreation Council Morrow. Thank you, Mr. President. Our last meeting was on April 28th. Meeting minutes are on file with the clerk and our next meeting will be on May 26th.

Thank you. Rules, orders, and ethics. Last met April 28th. Minutes are on file. Next meeting is May 26th. Finance uh last met this evening. Minutes are pending. Next meeting is May 26th. Appointments and confirmations. Mayor. Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. I have one appointment that I'm asking uh council to confirm this evening. That'd be uh Paul Manos uh as our new building commissioner. Paul Manos. I'm going to move to confirm uh Paul Manos as our new building commissioner. Do I have a second? Castanza second. All in favor? Yay. We have no communication communications.

Any opposed? Any opposed? We have no communicate communications, petitions, or claims this evening. Council open to the audience on legislation only. Hearing none here. I think we have somebody that does want to speak on legislation. Okay. He's just not familiar with your process, Mr. President. Thank you. Okay. Pierre, if you'd like to talk about resolution 1026, uh, Mayor Ganham. Yeah, please state your name and address.

Uh, my name is Pierre Bjani. I'm a resident of 7 Hills, proud resident of 7 Hills. And, uh, I'm happy to be here with you tonight. Thank you for Mayor Bayota and all the council members here and uh taking this initiative of uh making this resolution 10 um uh 2026 I believe is naming the ballpark u uh uh the mayor park as Richard Genhamfield Park. Uh everybody knows that Richard Gi was the mayor, former mayor of the city and uh actually he was one of the first ever uh of Lebanese descent to be elected in the city of Ohio uh as a mayor and uh as a Lebanese proud Lebanese ancestry uh I'm proud of that. I'm proud of him and um it's only right to name this ballpark that he initiated during his term as being a mayor under his name. So, I want to take this opportunity of thank you all for doing that and proud of this accomplishment. Proud of what you're doing and I appreciate any help. Anything I can do, I'll be happy to. Thank you so much, Mayor. Thank you so much for all your help. Any any other questions? Okay, great. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

We now go to reading of ordinances and resolutions. We now go to the first reading of ordinance number 25-2026. Mr. President, council prom Castanza. I move to suspend the rules under the charter and read ordinance 25-2026 by title only for its first and final reading. Elliot second. All in favor? Any opposed? Mr. President. Yes. Before we uh do the reading, I I'd ask that council amend the title from Richard A. Ganham Field to Richard A. Ganham Senior Field. It's on. We have point of order. I apologize. The one in front of me didn't. Oh, you already.

So, never mind. Okay. Go on. An ordinance authorizing and directing the mayor to agree to sign the agreed settlement agreement and mutual release of all claims made and entered into with Richard El Bowen and Associates Incorporated, Specialized Construction Incorporated, Quality Control Inspection Incorporated and Ryak Paving Incorporated on behalf of the city of Seven Hills, Ohio and declaring an emergency. Is there a further motion? Mr. President Council Prom Castanzo I move to approve the emergency clause in section 4 of ordinance 25-2026 Elliot second. All in favor? Yay. Any opposed? Is there a further motion?

Mr. President Council Prom Castanzo. I move to pass ordinance 25-2026 as an emergency measure. Elliot second. All in favor? Yay. Yay. Any opposed? Ordinance number 25-2026 has passed. We now go to the first reading of resolution number 9-2026. Thank you, Mr. President. I move to suspend the rules of our charter and read uh resolution number 9-2026 by title only for its first and final reading. Second a motion. All in favor? Yay.

A resol resolution to adopt the city of seven hills revised civil service rules and regulations and declaring an emergency. Is there a further motion? Mr. President Council person Kelly I move to approve the emergency clause found in the last section of resolution 9-2026. Second the motion. All in favor? Yay. Any opposed? Is there a further motion? Mr. President, Council Person Kelly. I move to adopt resolution number 9-2026 as an emergency measure. Second the motion. All in favor? Any opposed? Resolution number 9-2026 has been adopted. We now go to the first uh reading of resolution number 10-2026. Mr. President,

Councilman Mororrow, I move to suspend the rules under our charter and read resolution 10-2026 by title only for its first and final reading. Stanza second. All in favor? Any opposed? A resolution naming the baseball field at Meyer Park, Richard A. Gandam Field Senior and declaring an emergency. Is there a further motion? Mr. Present. Councilman Mororrow. I move to approve the emergency clause found in section two of resolution 10-2026. Castanzo second. All in favor?

Any opposed? Before we adopt this, I want to say a few words. Um, I remember when I was uh playing baseball growing up in Seven Hills when Kmart was there. I remember playing at Valleywood Park and that's what it was called. And I remember Mayor Ganam is the one that I believe started Park at that time. That was like the prime field in Seven Hills. It had lights, you know, it had a fence. So, everybody wanted to play there and there was games there seven nights a week, weekends, all the time. So, that was like the highlight if you were able to play at Valleywood. But, I'm glad to see this, you know, being renamed Richard A. Ganham, Senior, Field Senior. So, I just wanted to say that. Any other comments?

Yeah, Mr. President. Yeah, along those same lines, it's uh throughout this the whole biography about him, all his political achievements. Um, but I want to cut right to uh Chase. Why the ballpark at Meyer Field? Um, Mayor Ganam while in negotiations with Kmart to allow Kmart to come to Seven Hills back in the day, uh, recognized the need for a city park on the south end. At the time, we had North Park uh, north the rocks. and central in Kelvin Park and who by the way if you don't know is named after me Mayor Kelvin um as part of the deal for the zoning to allow Kmart to uh establish itself in Seven Hills got um to donate the land behind the store which then became our third park on our southern end of the city uh which we grew up knowing as Valleywood and then that preferable ballfield Um, so, uh, it's a very fitting honor, uh, that this ball field, uh, be named after Mayor Ganam and I thank council for, uh, their anticipated support.

Thank you. Anybody else on council have anything to say? Mr. Council Mororrow. Uh, I'd like to echo what you said about, you know, playing in the in the majors as it was called, uh, playing at Calvin and then getting up to go play at Valleywood under the lights was a a really cool feeling for a young person to do. Um, you know, just being able to play at night, you know, feel like a big leager here. So, um, really excited that we're we're honoring uh, Mayor Ganam with this and, um, you know, all he's contributed to making it happen. Anybody else? Okay. Is there a further motion? Mr. President, Councilman Mororrow, I move to adopt resolution 10-2026 as an emergency measure.

Castanzo second. All in favor? Any opposed? Resolution number 10-2026 has been adopted.

Okay. Council's open to the audience for comments. Hearing none. Reports and communications from the mayor. Safety director. None this evening. Thank you. Any of the directors have any uh reports this evening? None. Um, miscellaneous comments by council. Council person Kelly. I have no comments this evening. Thank you. Councilman uh Snitzky. Nothing this evening, sir. Yeah, that's a first. Councilman Morrow, stop speeding down side streets. I don't want to worry about my kid being in the yard. Thank you. Councilman Elliot, I have nothing this either.

Console prom Castanzo. Just one one item I want to highlight. Uh Captain Cervanka uh really stepping up during this city's time of need. We appreciate you. And we'll throw Chief Salum in there, I guess, too. But uh we appreciate both of you guys very much. Thank you guys. Thank you. I just want to remind everybody about the Memorial Day parade on May 25th. Uh hope I see everybody there so it's successful it's been in the past. And that's all I have this evening. I'm going to move to adjourn at 6:55 p.m. Do I have a second? Elliot second. All in favor? Yay. Any opposed? Meeting adjourned.

Write his name. Okay. For him. All right. But I'd like two more copies. I actually have the two in my office. It's just I couldn't bring them out.