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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2025 COMMITTEE MEETING - 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS (CITY HALL) *This meeting will be preceded by a public hearing at 6:30 PM (Ord. 25-56) MEETING CALLED TO ORDER EXECUTIVE SESSION Per Charter, Article 15 - To consider the appointment of a public official or employee Interviews for Ward 5 Vacancy FINANCE Councilwoman King, Chair | Councilwoman Greenfield, Vice Chair ORD. 25-56 Authorizing Application and Administration for 2026 CDSG Grant BOARDS & COMMISSIONS REPORTS ROUNDTABLE Ordinance 25-56 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 25-56 ORGINATED BY: MEGAN OTTER, ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL PRESIDENT KING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR THE 2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPLMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM 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, Cuyahoga County will solicit applications for the 2026 Community Development Supplemental Grant (“CDSG”), 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 WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park (“City”) intends to apply to Cuyahoga County for 2026 CDSG funding to implement a community development project; and WHEREAS, the City will hold a public hearing for said grant funding to solicit public input on October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM; and WHEREAS, the CDSG program provides one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement for eligible project costs in an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), requiring the applicant to first expend funds and then request reimbursement from Cuyahoga County; and WHEREAS, legislation supporting and authorizing the application is required to be submitted with the grant application. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That City Council hereby supports the submission of the City’s 2026 CDSG application. SECTION 2. That the Mayor and City Administration are authorized to submit the grant application. SECTION 3. That the City’s request for CDSG funding in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) will be paid on a reimbursement basis. SECTION 4. That the Mayor and City Administration are authorized to file all documents and execute all agreements necessary to accept the award and receive any grant funds. Ordinance 25-56 | Page 2 SECTION 5. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 6. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety and welfare; and for further reason that authorizing legislation must be submitted by grant application deadline of November 6, 2025; and provided it receives an affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor; otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 10.20.25 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: __________________________________ Bridget C. King, President of Council ___________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ___________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewpark.org MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council ORGINATED BY: Megan Otter, Assistant Development Director FROM: Mayor Bill Schneider RE: Cuyahoga County – 2026 Supplemental Grant Application DATE: October 20, 2025 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park (“City”) requests the passage of the following ordinance as an emergency with the first reading on October 20, 2025, and second and final reading on November 3, 2025, with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR THE 2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPLMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM 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 The Administration respectfully requests passage of the Ordinance as an emergency to allow for the submission of authorizing legislation for the Cuyahoga County 2026 Supplemental Grant Program by the November 6, 2025 deadline. The Administration will also be conducting a public meeting for the Grant Program on October 27, 2025 at 6:30 pm before the Council Committee meeting to describe the project proposed and obtain public participation, which is a requirement of the application. cc: Bryan Hitch, Director of Service A. Steven Dever, Law Director Jennifer Pae, Finance Director/HR Manager Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council