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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/21/2026 7:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
TENTATIVE AGENDA - Meeting will be live broadcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClevelandCityCouncil * Cleveland TV Channel 20 (Spectrum Cable TV) * TV 20 Livestream online: http://ClevelandOhio.gov/TV20 * www.clevelandcitycouncil.gov
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Item-1253 1  ItemCouncil Meeting Agenda Notice 9/21/2026   Not available Not available
1117-2026 1  CommunicationOath of Office for Jay Westbrook, Community Relations Board Member. City of Cleveland.   Not available Not available
1118-2026 1  CommunicationOath of Office for Luz Pellot, Community Relations Board Member, City of Cleveland.   Not available Not available
1119-2026 1  CommunicationFrom Michael Golden, Associate Developer, Penrose LLC., Notice of intent to apply to Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) for multifamily funding programs for the development known as Lorain Avenue Redevelopment-Family for 62 units at 4242 Lorain Ave. (Ward 7) Cleveland, Ohio.   Not available Not available
1120-2026 1  CommunicationFrom Commissioner Tiffany Johnson, Division of Purchase and Supplies, Department of Finance, City of Cleveland. Pursuant to Section 181.12 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, notification of emergency expenditure of funds for the replacement of a substation transformer for Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities, City of Cleveland.   Not available Not available
1121-2026 1  Communication#10018254-1. Transfer of Ownership Application, D2 D3 D3A D2X. 1295 & 1301 Old River Rd., ( Ward 7).   Not available Not available
1123-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionCondolence Resolution for Bernice Opal Golphin   Not available Not available
1124-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionCondolence Resolution for Patricia A. McGinty   Not available Not available
1125-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionCongratulations Resolution for Fenn Tower Grand Re-Opening   Not available Not available
1126-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionCongratulations Resolution for Bassel Abdallah   Not available Not available
1127-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionCongratulations Resolution for Ibrahim Ibrahim   Not available Not available
1128-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionCongratulations Resolution for Mohammad Dayem   Not available Not available
1129-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionCongratulations Resolution for Cleveland Votes   Not available Not available
1130-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionCongratulations Resolution for Gamma Alpha Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.   Not available Not available
1131-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionCongratulations Resolution for ROSY Restaurant N.Y. Times’ 50 Favorite Restaurant Honroee   Not available Not available
1132-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionRecognition Resolution for Mount Pleasant Male Chorus   Not available Not available
1133-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionRecognition Resolution for Oasis in the City   Not available Not available
1134-2026 1  Ceremonial ResolutionRecognition Resolution for Hector Collazo Hernandez   Not available Not available
1116-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with Cuyahoga County and the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory of the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office to provide law enforcement-related scientific testing services, for a period of one year, with one one-year option to renew exercisable by the Director of Public Safety.   Not available Not available
1135-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more concession agreements for the operation of a first-class food and beverage service at the Carl B. Stokes Public Utilities Building, for a period of two years, with two one-year options to renew, exercisable by the Director of Public Utilities.   Not available Not available
1136-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance to exercise the option to renew Contract No. CT-1508-PS2025*0220, as amended, with Scott F. Loomis to provide for professional services necessary to develop a succession management plan, train employees and consult in such additional matters necessary to efficiently run and manage the City’s printing for the Division of Printing and Reproduction, Department of Finance.   Not available Not available
1137-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN 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 on-road vehicles, apparatus, and off-road equipment, cabs, bodies and accessories, equipment, and other aftermarket items necessary to equip the vehicles authorized for their intended purposes, including vehicle rehabilitation, training, and inspections, as needed, for the Department of Public Works.   Not available Not available
1138-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $700,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE MUNICIPAL CEMETERY FACILITIES, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND GROUNDS AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1139-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $11,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO ACQUIRE HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING THE DIVISION OF FIRE, AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1140-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $6,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO ACQUIRE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY’S DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1141-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $3,800,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE MUNICIPAL PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS   Not available Not available
1142-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,800,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE MUNICIPAL PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS   Not available Not available
1143-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $3,750,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE MUNICIPAL PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1144-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,150,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND PROVIDING FOR THE DISCHARGE OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES OTHERWISE BENEFITING THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AND FOR THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, APPURTENANCES, UTILITIES, AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1145-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $6,800,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND PROVIDING FOR THE DISCHARGE OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES OTHERWISE BENEFITING THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AND FOR THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, APPURTENANCES, UTILITIES, AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1146-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $2,100,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND PROVIDING FOR THE DISCHARGE OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES OTHERWISE BENEFITING THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AND FOR THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, APPURTENANCES, UTILITIES, AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1147-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $11,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND PROVIDING FOR THE DISCHARGE OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES OTHERWISE BENEFITING THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AND FOR THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, APPURTENANCES, UTILITIES, AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1148-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE MUNICIPAL STREET SYSTEM AND RELATED FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1149-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,700,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE MUNICIPAL STREET SYSTEM AND RELATED FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1150-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $7,100,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE MUNICIPAL STREET SYSTEM AND RELATED FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1151-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $35,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE MUNICIPAL STREET SYSTEM AND RELATED FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS.   Not available Not available
1152-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with Brink’s, Incorporated, for armored transportation services, for the Department of Finance and the Cleveland Municipal Clerk of Courts, for a period of three years with two one-year options to renew.   Not available Not available
1157-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Section 277.09, Open Burning, and Section 287.03, Penalties, of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio 1976, as enacted by Ordinance No. 857-A-76, passed June 27, 1977, to allow recreational fires, including fire pits, without a permit.   Not available Not available
1153-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Community Development to enter into agreement with Cleveland Public Theatre for the public purpose of cultural awareness and education by providing the 2026 Dia de Muertos Neighborhood Festival for City of Cleveland residents through the use of Ward 7 Casino Revenue Funds.   Not available Not available
1154-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Community Development to enter into agreement with Near West Theatre for the public purpose of providing the 2026 Historic Franklin West Clinton District project through the use of Ward 7 Casino Revenue Funds.   Not available Not available
1155-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Community Development to enter into agreement with NuPoint Community 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 2 Neighborhood Equity Funds.   Not available Not available
1115-2026 1  Emergency ResolutionAN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Withdrawing objection to the transfer of ownership of a C2 and C2X Liquor permit at 15315 Bartlett Avenue and repealing Resolution No. 1024-2026 objecting to said permit.   Not available Not available
1156-2026 1  Emergency ResolutionAN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Withdrawing objection to a NEW C1 Liquor Permit at 3890 West 140th Street, and repealing Resolution No. 85-2026 objecting to said permit.   Not available Not available
456-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Community Development to lease certain property located at 1301-1325 Chester Avenue to Playhouse Square Foundation, or its designee, for the purpose of operating a parking lot, for a term not to exceed ten years; authorizing the Director of Community Development to enter into an Option to Purchase Agreement with Playhouse Square Foundation, or its designee, in connection with the sale of the property; and authorizing the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to convey the property, which is no longer needed for the City’s public use.   Not available Not available
466-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Human Resources to employ one or more professional consultants to administer the City’s COBRA program for a one year period, with two one-year options to renew, exercisable by the Director of Human Resources.   Not available Not available
750-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Human Resources to employ one or more professional consultants to design, develop and implement a comprehensive training and professional development program for departmental staff, for a term of one year with three one-year options to renew exercisable by the Director of Human Resources.   Not available Not available
751-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Human Resources to employ one or more professional services to administer the City’s employee assistance program and to provide necessary training to various City departments, on an as-needed basis for a one-year period, with three one-year options to renew, exercisable by the Director of Human Resources.   Not available Not available
752-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Human Resources to employ one or more professional consultants for the administration of Family and Medical Leave Act benefits for City employees, for a period of one year, with three one-year options to renew, exercisable by the Director of Human Resources.   Not available Not available
769-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Capital Projects or other appropriate Director to co-sponsor a Green Infrastructure Grant from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District for improvements to the Capital Theatre/Gordon Square parking lot located at Alger Court north of Detroit Avenue between West 65th and 67th Streets; to enter into one or more agreements with Gordon Square Arts District-Cleveland Improvement Corporation, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and/or Northwest Neighborhoods CDC or their assigns, relating to the design, construction and maintenance of the improvements; and to cause payment to Gordon Square Arts District-Cleveland Improvement Corporation.   Not available Not available
903-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with BissNuss Inc. for the purchase of various proprietary equipment and services to maintain and replace existing components of various drinking water systems, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, for a term of two years.   Not available Not available
905-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Sections 241.05 and 241.35 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, as amended by Ordinance No. 1143-2024, passed October 28, 2024, relating to food shop licenses fees and categories.   Not available Not available
909-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Health to apply for and accept a grant from Ohio Department of Health for the Local Tobacco Prevention and Control grant; and to enter into one or more contracts with various agencies, entities, or individuals to implement the grant.   Not available Not available
913-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To correct the co-numbering of Section 129.296 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, by retaining Section No. 129.296 as the section number for the Department of Public Utilities’ Suburban Water Main Renewal Program enacted under Ordinance No. 1985-2017, passed December 4, 2017, and renumbering the section relating to the Department of Public Utilities’ accepting gifts or awards enacted under Ordinance No. 812-2024, passed October 24, 2024 to new Section 129.297 and re-affirming the expiration date for that section to be December 31, 2029.   Not available Not available
929-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more contracts with the Cleveland Water Alliance for professional services necessary to provide state-of-the-art water quality detection equipment and to deploy, maintain, and retrieve data from four buoys in Lake Erie, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, for a period up to four years.   Not available Not available
932-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of materials, equipment, supplies and services needed to install, maintain, repair, or replace components of electrical, transmission and distribution systems, including labor, for the Division of Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities, for a period up to two years.   Not available Not available
933-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of labor and materials necessary to maintain control systems of the SCADA and PCCS systems, for the various divisions of the Department of Public Utilities; and authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with various companies to provide critical proprietary components for the SCADA and PCCS equipment, for the Divisions of Water and Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities, for a period up to two years   Not available Not available
934-2026 1  Emergency OrdinanceAN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of underwater diving, inspection, cleaning, debris removal and occasional repair of submerged and water-filled facilities, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years.   Not available Not available
1029-2026 1  Emergency ResolutionAN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Requesting the County Fiscal Officer to make advances during the year 2027, pursuant to Section 321.34 of the Ohio Revised Code.   Not available Not available
1030-2026 1  Emergency ResolutionAN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the Cuyahoga County Budget Commission, authorizing the necessary tax levies pursuant to Section 5705.34 of the Ohio Revised Code, and certifying them to the County Fiscal Officer.   Not available Not available