City Council Cleveland City Council Agenda Cleveland City Hall, Room 216 601 Lakeside Avenue, N.E. Cleveland, OH 44114 Council Chambers 7:00 PM Monday, March 30, 2026 TENTATIVE AGENDA. The meeting will be live broadcast. See meeting notice for details. CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL MOMENT OF REFLECTION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE DISPENSE WITH THE JOURNAL PUBLIC COMMENT REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS •Communications From Council Member Stephanie Howse-Jones, Chair of Mayor’s Appointment Committee of Cleveland City Council. Recommending the appointment of J. Stephan Holmes to Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, for a two-year term, term ending January 31, 2028. Without objection, the appointment is approved. 416-2026 COMMUNICATIONS Indexes: From Council Member Stephanie Howse-Jones, Chair of Mayor’s Appointment Committee of Cleveland City Council. Recommending the appointment of Teleange’ Thomas to Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, for a four-year term, term ending January 31, 2030. Without objection, the appointment is approved. 417-2026 COMMUNICATIONS Indexes: From Council Member Stephanie Howse-Jones, Chair of Mayor’s Appointment Committee of Cleveland City Council. Recommending the appointment Anne E. Nelson to Cleveland Commission on Black Women and Girls. Without objection the appointment is approved. 418-2026 CLEVELAND COMMISSION ON BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS ; COMMUNICATIONS Indexes: Page 1 Cleveland City Council Printed on 3/28/2026 March 30, 2026 City Council Agenda #02530081-1. Transfer of License Application, D5. Ethos on the River LLC, 1048 Old River Rd. (Ward 7). 419-2026 LIQUOR PERMITS; WARD 07 Indexes: #10010514-1. Transfer of Ownership Application, C1. 5505 Saint Clair Gas Inc., 5505 St. Clair Ave., (Ward 8). 420-2026 LIQUOR PERMITS; WARD 08 Indexes: #08003607-21. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C1. 7 Eleven Inc., 1035 E. 185th St. (Ward 10). 421-2026 LIQUOR PERMITS; WARD 10 Indexes: #08987220-1. New License Application, C2. Tony’s Beverage LLC., 831 E. 140 St. (Ward 10). 422-2026 LIQUOR PERMITS; WARD 10 Indexes: #01525509-1. New License Application, C2. Clarks Beverage LLC., 3315 Clark Ave. (Ward 14). 423-2026 LIQUOR PERMITS; WARD 14 Indexes: SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS •Condolence; Moment of Silence Condolence Resolution for Ethal Mae Dowdley-Smith 424-2026 CONDOLENCES; WARD 09 Indexes: Condolence Resolution for Leatrice D. Thomas 425-2026 CONDOLENCES; WARD 06 Indexes: Condolence Resolution for Mila Chatman 426-2026 CONDOLENCES; WARD 08 Indexes: Condolence Resolution for Amor Wilson 427-2026 CONDOLENCES; WARD 08 Indexes: Condolence Resolution for William Samuel “Chil” Childress 428-2026 CONDOLENCES; WARD 01 Indexes: Condolence Resolution for Alondra G. Serrano (nee Reyes) 429-2026 CONDOLENCES; WARD 13 Indexes: Condolence Resolution for Christine Bates Mansour 430-2026 CONDOLENCES; WARD 06 Indexes: Congratulations Resolution for Wings Over Jordan Alumni & Friends, Inc. Tallerworks Honoree 431-2026 CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 06 Indexes: Page 2 Cleveland City Council Printed on 3/28/2026 March 30, 2026 City Council Agenda Congratulations Resolution for Mayor Sandra Morgan Tallworks Honoree 432-2026 CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 06 Indexes: Congratulations Resolution for Dale Heyink 433-2026 CONGRATULATIONS; WARD 15 Indexes: •Congratulations/Recognition/Appreciation/Commendation/Commemoration/Welcome PRESENTATIONS FIRST READING LEGISLATION •Emergency Ordinances Referred AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Office of Sustainability, to apply for and accept one or more grants from various public or private entities to establish and operate a climate resilience pilot program, for a period of up to two years. 400-2026 400-2026 Ap Ac Grant for Cleveland Climate Resilience Corp program 400-2026-A File-Ap Ac Grant for Cleveland Climate Resilience Corp program Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To designate certain parcels located within the Midline Development Area as a Priority Investment Area pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 122.161; to declare said parcels as brownfield sites requiring environmental remediation suitable for redevelopment; and to authorize a five-year tax exemption for improvements to such property pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5727.76. 401-2026 401-2026 Designate priority investment area for site readiness- Brownfield 401-2026-A File -Designate priority investment area for site readiness- Brownfie Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Designating the Sapirstein Garage and House as a Cleveland Landmark. 403-2026 403-2026 Landmark - Sapirstein Garage & House Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of designing and constructing a portion of Phase 2 improvements to the African-American Cultural Garden and authorizing one or more contracts with the Association of African American Cultural Gardens, Inc. 405-2026 405-2026 Design build African American Cultural Gardens(107713.1) Attachments: Page 3 Cleveland City Council Printed on 3/28/2026 March 30, 2026 City Council Agenda AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the City of Cleveland to participate in the Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council electric aggregation program to serve residential and small commercial customers; and authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Office of Sustainability, to enter into one or more contracts with the Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council to implement the electrical aggregation program for a period of up to 36 months, beginning with the August 2026 meter read cycle. 406-2026 406-2026 Participate in SOPEC electric aggregation program Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Determining the method of making the public improvement of constructing the Archwood Avenue and West 39th Street, Bradgate Avenue, Clybourne Avenue, East 58th Street and Luther Avenue area sewer replacement projects; authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more public improvement contracts; authorizing the Director to employ one or more professional consultants necessary to design the improvement; and authorizing the Director to apply for and accept any loans or grants from any public or private entity. 407-2026 407-2026 Prof Serv PIK sewers grants gifts stormwater funding Archwood, W 39 Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of plumbing services and backflow testing and inspection, including labor and materials necessary to repair, replace, and install existing and new equipment and appurtenances, and the purchase of the necessary equipment and appurtenances, for the various divisions of the Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years. 408-2026 408-2026 Req K plumbing including water sewer and gas lines equipment and a Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of various sized PVC and FRE ductline materials, for the Division of Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years. 409-2026 409-2026 Req K PVC and FRE conduit Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of labor and materials necessary to maintain and repair substations, including roofs and landscaping, and to evaluate, test, maintain, repair, or replace substation equipment, including but not limited to, transformers, switchgears, circuit breakers, batteries, fiber optic splicing, and training if necessary, for the Division of Cleveland Public Power, for a period up to two years. 410-2026 410-2026 Req K substation maintenance and test equipment -CPP Attachments: Page 4 Cleveland City Council Printed on 3/28/2026 March 30, 2026 City Council Agenda •Emergency Ordinances Read in Full and Passed AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Port Control to enter into a license agreement granting the North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation the right to use and occupy City-owned property located on Dock 32 at 101 Erieside Avenue to continue the operation of the North Coast Yard and providing event programming for the general public, for a period of one year, with one one-year option to renew, exercisable by the Director of Port Control. 404-2026 404-2026 License Ag NWDC for Dock 32 101 Erieside Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of the Department of Aging to enter into agreement with NuPoint Community Development Corporation for Senior Lawn Care Program providing grass cutting and maintenance through the use of Ward 2 Casino Revenue Funds. 411-2026 411-2026-FOR PASSAGE-Ward 2 grass cutting 2026 Attachments: •Emergency Resolutions Referred AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Supporting the Ohio Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial, AMERICA250-OH, and endorsing their mission to educate, preserve, innovate, and celebrate every Ohioan in every county. 414-2026 414-2026 Griffin - Resolution supporting AMERICA250-0H Attachments: AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Designating April 18th as Annual Cleveland Superman Day. 415-2026 RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT Indexes: 415-2026 SupermanDay RESO Attachments: •Emergency Resolutions Read in Full and Adopted AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Objecting to the transfer of ownership of a C1 and C2 Liquor Permit to 4051 W. 140th Street. 412-2026 LIQUOR PERMITS; WARD 13 Indexes: 412-2026-FOR ADOPTION-OBJ-TRFO-4051 W. 140 -WARD 13 Attachments: AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Withdrawing objection to the transfer of location of a C1 and C2 Liquor Permit at 8302 Carnegie Avenue and repealing Resolution No. 24-2026, objecting to said permit. 413-2026 LIQUOR PERMITS; WARD 06 Indexes: 413-2026 FOR ADOPTION-WITHDRAW-TRFL-8302 Carnegie Ave-WARD 6 Attachments: Page 5 Cleveland City Council Printed on 3/28/2026 March 30, 2026 City Council Agenda SECOND READING LEGISLATION •Emergency Ordinances Passed AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with The Safety Company LLC dba MTech Company to provide proprietary parts and services to maintain CUES pipeline inspection trucks and equipment, including labor, for the Division of Water Pollution Control, Department of Public Utilities, for a term of two years. 1368-2025 1368-2025 Req K w MTech for Cues televised equipment service and parts prop 1368-2025-Legislative Summary- Cues Equip_MTech Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of hauling and disposing of residuals from the Crown Water Works Plant, and in emergencies, other water treatment plants; authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more requirement contracts without competitive bidding with Polydyne, Inc. for polymer chemicals needed for dewatering Crown’s residuals, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, for a term up to two years. 1513-2025 1513-2025-Req K hauling and disposal of water plant residuals from Crown, K w 1513-2025-Legislative Summary- Water Plant Residuals Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of valves, actuators, and appurtenances, and labor and materials needed to repair, replace, maintain, exercise, and test existing valves, valve actuators and valve appurtenances, and to provide related services, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years. 30-2026 CONTRACTS; WATER DIVISION; UTILITIES DEPARTMENT Indexes: 30-2026 Req K valves, actuators, & appurtenances 30-2026-Legislative Summary- Valves, Acuators (1) Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of labor, materials and equipment necessary to perform various tree trimming services, for the Division of Cleveland Public Power, Department of Public Utilities, for a period up to two years. 184-2026 CLEVELAND PUBLIC POWER; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS; TREE TRIMMING; UTILITIES DEPARTMENT Indexes: 184-2026 Req K tree trimming - CPP 184-2026-Legislative Summary- Council Presentation_RL for- Tree Trimming Se Attachments: Page 6 Cleveland City Council Printed on 3/28/2026 March 30, 2026 City Council Agenda 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. 237-2026 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS; UTILITIES DEPARTMENT Indexes: 237-2026 Req K Opex, PU 237-2026-Legislative Summary-OPEX Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into one or more contracts with BancTec, Inc. for software support and maintenance services for its payment processing system, for the Division of Utilities Fiscal Control, Department of Public Utilities, for a period of two years. 280-2026 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS; UTILITIES DEPARTMENT Indexes: 280-2026-BancTec software support for processing system 280-2026-Legislative Summary-BancTec Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of Cleveland Municipal Court, to apply for and accept a grant from the Ohio Attorneys General’s Office to participate in the Ohio Law Enforcement Body Armor Program; authorizing the Director to enter into one or more contracts with various agencies or entities to implement the grant; and authorizing the purchase by one or more requirement contracts of body armor gear needed to implement the grant. 352-2026 CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL COURT; FINANCE DEPARTMENT; GRANTS; OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL Indexes: 352-2026 Ap & Ac Body Armor program; req K 352-2026-A File-Ap & Ac Body Armor program; req K 352-2026 Legislative Summary Attachments: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To supplement the Codified Ordinances of Ohio, 1976, by enacting new Section 127.481, relating to the purchase of food and beverages for the Cleveland Municipal Court. 364-2026 CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL COURT; CODIFIED ORDINANCES Indexes: 364-2026 Enact new sections 127.481 for Food and Bev purchase for Muni Cou 364-2026 Legislative Summary Attachments: Page 7 Cleveland City Council Printed on 3/28/2026 March 30, 2026 City Council Agenda AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Innovation and Technology to enter into one or more contracts with United Way of Greater Cleveland to provide answering services to route 3-1-1 calls, for the Department of Innovation and Technology, for a period of one year beginning April 1, 2026, with two one-year options to renew exercisable by the Director of Innovation and Technology. 367-2026 CONTRACTS; INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ; UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND Indexes: 367-2026 K w United Way to handle 311 calls after hours Attachments: •Ordinances Passed AN ORDINANCE Expanding the West 117th Street Design Review District to include additional parcels north and south of Detroit Avenue between West 116th Street and West 107th Street and removing residential parcels of land along West 117th Street south of Thornton Road and north of Lorain Avenue (Map Change No. 2683). 1521-2025 1521-2025 Zoning - Expanding W 117 Design Review District 1521-2025 PRESENTATION Attachments: AN ORDINANCE Changing the Use, Height and Area Districts of parcels of land north of Herman Avenue between West 65th Street and West 58th Street; and subjecting an area titled the Site Development Boundary to Section 333.02 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976; and attaching the Approved Site Development Plan (Map Change 2697). 185-2026 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION; WARD 07; ZONING Indexes: 185-2026 Zoning - Herman b. W 65 and W 58 185-2026 PRESENTATION Attachments: •Emergency Resolutions Adopted AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Urging civility in local government and supporting calls for local governments to promote dignity, respect and constructive dialogue in public meetings and community engagement. 372-2026 RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT Indexes: 372-2026 civility RESO Conwell 372-2026 Amend 372-2026 372-2026-as amended-desk copy-Final Attachments: INTRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS Page 8 Cleveland City Council Printed on 3/28/2026 March 30, 2026 City Council Agenda MISCELLANEOUS MOTION TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES ADJOURN Page 9 Cleveland City Council Printed on 3/28/2026