Resolution No. 10-2026

CITY OF BROOK PARK, OHIO RESOLUTION NO. INTRODUCED BY: MAYOR ORCUTT A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 2027 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG) TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BROOK PARK’S PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS AS WELL AS PUBLIC SAFETY AND STREETSCAPES AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND FILE ALL DOCUMENTS AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the Cuyahoga County Department of Housing and Community Development solicited applications for the Community Development Block Grant Program (“CDBG”), a program that provides grant funding on a competitive basis for a variety of projects to help strengthen cities, encourage regional collaboration, and improve the quality of life for county residents; and, co WHEREAS, the City of Brook Park intends to submit an application to the Cuyahoga County Department of Housing and Community Development for 2027 CDBG funding for improvements to Brook Park’s playgrounds and parks as well as public safety and streetscapes; and, WHEREAS, the CDBG program provides one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement for project costs in an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), requiring the applicant to first expend funds and then request reimbursement from Cuyahoga County; and, WHEREAS, legislation supporting and authorizing the application is required and applications.for assistance must be submitted to Cuyahoga County by July 13, 2026. RECEIVED | JUN 02 2026 | | | BROOK PARK CITY COU NCI J

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Brook Park, State of Ohio that: SECTION 1: The Council of the City of Brook Park hereby supports the submission of the City’s 2027 CDBG application for the purposes described in this Resolution; the Mayor and the Administration are authorized to submit the grant by the July 13, 2026 deadline. SECTION 2: It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to this Resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal actions were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements, including section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. SECTION 3: This Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare of said City, and for further reason to authorize the Mayor to file an application with the Cuyahoga County Department of Housing and Community Development for a grant; therefore, this Resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor. PASSED: (L Leune oe RO Ale if 7 SD ATTEST: __-- APPROVED: EL a yf — MAYOR i é fo _bL7 flak. Breet CERTIFICATE DATE Carol Johnson, Clerk of Council, of the City of Brook Park, Ohio, do hereby certify that the for true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. nd passed on the. day of Mencini Roberts Scott McCorkle Poindexter Dufour Af spe een or mi | At A eh