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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026 CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMITTEE MEETING – 7:00 PM MEETING CALLED TO ORDER EXECUTIVE SESSION Per Charter Article 15, Section (2): To consider the purchase of property for public purposes LOCAL GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY SERVICES Councilwoman Wering, Chair | Councilman Raley, Vice Chair ORD. 26-08 Amending Section 909.01_Street Cleaning Deposit ORD. 26-09 Amending Sections 901.02_ Street Openings and 1305.04_Contractor Registration FINANCE Councilwoman Greenfield, Chair | Councilman Lang, Vice Chair ORD. 26-10 Authorizing Purchase of Turnout Gear for Fire Department RES. 26-01 Donation of Changing Table to Recreation Department ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING, ZONING & DEVELOPMENT Councilwoman Mann, Chair | Councilman Minek, Vice Chair Issue: Deer Management BOARDS & COMMISSIONS REPORTS ROUNDTABLE ADJOURNMENT
CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-08 REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN WERING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 909.01 OF CHAPTER 909 ENTITLED "GRADING AND EXCAVATING CONTRACTORS" OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Section 909.01 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fairview Park needs to be amended in order to increase the amount of the deposit required for street cleaning from grading and building excavators and contractors working in the City of Fairview. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That Section 909.01 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fairview Park shall be and is hereby amended as follows: 909.01 DEPOSIT REQUIRED FOR STREET CLEANING. A deposit of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) shall be required of all grading and building excavators and contractors as a guarantee for necessary street cleaning. This deposit shall be made with the Building Commissioner at the time the permit is issued to such contractor for construction work. SECTION 2. 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 3. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and for further reason, to increase the amount of the deposit required for street cleaning for all grading and building excavators and contractors working in the City; and provided it receives the 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: 02.02.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: ______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council
20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 Mayor Bill Schneider 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Mayor Bill Schneider RE: Amending Section 909.01 of the Codified Ordinances DATE: February 2, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park requests passage of the following ordinance on three readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 909.01 OF CHAPTER 909 ENTITLED "GRADING AND EXCAVATING CONTRACTORS" OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Section 909.01 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fairview Park needs to be amended in order to increase the amount of the deposit required for street cleaning of all grading and building excavators and contractors working in the City of Fairview. The amount of the deposit will be increased from one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). This deposit shall be made with the Building Commissioner at the time the permit is issued to such grading and building excavators and contractors for construction work. Cc: Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Bryan Hitch, Service Director Walter Maynard, Building Commissioner
Ordinance 26-09 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-09 REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN WERING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 901.02(b) OF CHAPTER 901 ENTITLED "STREET OPENINGS" AND SECTION 1305.04 OF CHAPTER 1305 ENTITLED “REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS” OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Section 901.02(b) and Section 1305.04 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fairview Park need to be amended in order to increase the amounts of insurance required of contractors working in the City of Fairview and so the amounts of insurance are consistent in the aforementioned Sections of the Codified Ordinances. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That Section 901.02(b) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fairview Park shall be and is hereby amended as follows: CHAPTER 901 Street Opening 901.02 APPLICATIONS; INSURANCE; DEPOSIT; FEE. (b) Insurance Policy. Deposit or show evidence of a public liability insurance policy insuring the City against any loss or damage to persons or property resulting from the work being done, such policy to have minimum limits of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for injury or death to any one person, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for any one accident, and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) for property damage, in form acceptable to the Director of Law and in maximum limits acceptable to the Building Commissioner on the basis of work to be done and the risk involved. SECTION 2. That Section 1305.04 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fairview Park shall be and is hereby amended as follows: 1305.04 INSURANCE. Every applicant for Certificate of Registration shall furnish evidence of insurance as approved by the Director of Law for bodily injury or death to persons in the amount of not less than the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), and in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($ l00,000.00) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) for property damage. The evidence of insurance shall name as an additional insured
Ordinance 26-09 | Page 2 the City of Fairview Park and such insurance shall indemnify and save harmless the City against and from any and all loss, cost, damage, liability and expense on account of damage to property of the City or on account of injury or death of any of its employees, agents or representatives or of any third person. Certificates or memoranda of insurance shall be filed with the Building Commissioner evidencing that the insurance required by this section is in full force and effect. SECTION 3. 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 4. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and for further reason, to increase the amount of insurance required of contractors working in the City; and provided it receives the 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: 02.02.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: ______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council
20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 Mayor Bill Schneider 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Mayor Bill Schneider RE: Amending Section 901.02(b) and Section 1305.04 of the Codified Ordinances DATE: February 2, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park requests passage of the following ordinance on three readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 901.02(b) OF CHAPTER 901 ENTITLED "STREET OPENINGS" AND SECTION 1305.04 OF CHAPTER 1305 ENTITLED “REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS” OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Section 901.02(b) of Chapter 901 entitled "STREET OPENINGS" and Section 1305.04 of Chapter 1305 entitled “REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS” of the Codified Ordinances require contractors that are doing work in the City of Fairview Park to have specific amounts of insurance. The amounts of insurance need to be increased to reflect current costs. These updates to the Codified Ordinances Section 901.02(b) and Section 1305.04 will make the amounts of the requirements for insurance consistent between the two Sections of the Codified Ordinances. Cc: Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Bryan Hitch, Service Director Walter Maynard, Building Commissioner
Ordinance 26-10 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-10 REQUESTED BY: ANTHONY RAFFIN, FIRE CHIEF SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO PURCHASE TEN SETS OF CUSTOM TURNOUT GEAR FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, City Council passed Ordinance 25-13 on March 17, 2025 authorizing the purchase of twelve (12) sets of Turnout Gear (Gear”) as the first of two purchases spread out over two years to ensure that all Fire Department members are not out of compliance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) guidelines and that all member safety is kept as a top priority; and WHEREAS, the Fairview Park Fire Department ("Department") needs to replace the Fire Department’s remaining thirteen-year-old Gear; and WHEREAS, the Gear is used in structural firefighting and is commonly referred to as bunker gear; and WHEREAS, the ten (10) sets of new Gear are to be purchased from Phoenix Safety Outfitters. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OHIO: SECTION 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to purchase ten (10) sets of Turnout Gear ("Gear") for the Fire Department from Phoenix Safety Outfitters to be paid from the EMS Collections Fund (Fund 781) in an amount not to exceed four thousand two hundred seventy-five dollars ($4,275.00) per set for a to total cost of forty-two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($42,750.00). (Exhibit A) SECTION 2. The new Gear will be replacing eleven to thirteen (11-13) year old Gear which must be replaced to meet the standards set by the NFPA. SECTION 3. 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 4. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety and welfare; and for the further reasons that this Gear is necessary for Fire Department personnel safety; and provided it receives an affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Counci1, it shall take effect and be in
Ordinance 26-10 | Page 2 force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: _______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President _______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor _______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council
REMITTANCE ADDRESS PHOENIX Safety Outfitters P.O. Box 20445 Upper Arlington, OH 43220 Physical Address: PHOENIX Safety Outfitters 110 W Leffel Lane Springfield, Ohio 45506 (614) 361-0544 EIN: 39-3356641 Bili to: JD WEINBERG FAIRVIEW PARK FD 20777 LORAIN ROAD FAIRVIEW PARK OHIO 44126 UNITED STATES Customer Phone: 440-333-1212 Customer Email: jdweinberg345@gmail.com Exhibit A Quotation: 282756 (DO NOT PAY FROM THIS DOCUMENT/S&H MAY NOT BE INCLUDED) Quotation Date: 17 Dec 2025 Shipping Method: Best Way Account Rep: Patrick Kelly Accounting Questions: cgrogan@phoenixouttfitters.com Accounting Phone: 614-203-0247 Sales Tax Registrations: Ohio (91-050790) Indiana (0158424336) Michigan (41-2241348) Ship to: JD WEINBERG FAIRVIEW PARK FD 20777 LORAIN ROAD FAIRVIEW PARK OHIO 44126 UNITED STATES Customer Phone: 440-333-1212 Customer Email: jdweinberg345@gmail.com Page 1
ttem ID Item name Qty item $ Extended $ CUSTPO Customer Purchase Order Number: 81143 1 $0.00 $0.00 SET OF CUSTOM LION TURNOUT GEAR PER DEPARTMENT SPECIFICATIONS - PO6Q2269-B PBI MAX NATURAL GUTERSHELL STEDAIR 4000 MOISTURE BARRIER GLIDE ICE LINER WITH ISODRY THIS PREMIUM SET OF LION V-FORCE TURNOUT GEAR HAS MANY UPGRADES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: > LION'S PATENTED ISODRY MOISTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ~ KEEPS YOUR FIREFIGHTER’S TURNOUT GEAR LIGHTER, DRIER AND SAFER BY REDUCING THE HEAT STORAGE CAPACITY OF THE GEAR > V-CUTS IN ELBOWS AND KNEES FOR ENHANCED MOVEMENT > RAGLAN SLEEVES > UPGRADED 4 INCH COMFORT COLLAR > ZIPPERED 5 INCH STORMFLAP - HOOK & D-RINGS EXTRA > ZIPPERED CUFFS & COLLAR > BI-SWING BACK > HANDWARMER POCKETS IN COAT > INTEGRATED COAT TAIL PANEL ON COAT > GLOVE HOLDER ON EACH SIDE OF COAT POCKETS > FF CHOICE OF WRISTLET > USA FLAG ON COAT > UPGRADED POCKET GRABBERS ON COAT AND PANT POCKETS > BELT LOOPS ON PANT > D-RING PANT CLOSURE > TAKE UP STRAPS ON COAT > EXTRA PADDING IN KNEES FOR INCREASED THERMAL PROTECTION & COMFORT > REINFORCED CUFFS AND KNEES > FF CHOICE OF V-BACK OR BOSTON LEATHER SUSPENDERS -MSRP: $8691 (WITHOUT OPTIONS) -SOURCEWELL & NPPGOV PRICING = $5649 Sourcewell Reference Number: 010424-LIO > > > PHOENIX Price - Your Cost: $4275 < < < OPTIONS: > RADIO POCKET ON COAT + $50 > HOOK & D-RING CLOSURE > SPLIT BELLOW POCKET ON PANT PHOENIX WILL SIZE YOUR PERSONNEL ON SITE USING ACTUAL SIZING SETS FREE SHIPPING ON LION TURNOUT GEAR PHOENIX SAFETY has been serving fire departments for over 30 years with excellence... We are grateful to have the opportunity and privilege to be able to serve the members of the Fairview Park FDI -PUKelly FAIRPD(CUY}- LION V-FORCE COAT PER CUSTOMER SPECIFICATION // POGQ2269-B 10 $2539.00 $25390.00 VFC Verified: [0825] Valid Thru: [110625] Color: PER SPEC FAIRPD(CUY)}- LION V-FORCE BELT PANT PER CUSTOMER SPECIFICATION //POQ6Q2269-B 10 $1736.00 $17360.00 VFP Verified: [0825] Valid Thru: [110625] | Color: PER SPEC FRT-NC- There shail be No Freight Charged on this Drop Ship Order // Reference Date Shipped in Header: 4 $0.00 $0.00 DROP Verified: [0621] Subtotal $42750.00 Not rated @ 0% $0.00 Total $42750.00 Paid to date $0.00 Page 2
20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 Mayor Bill Schneider 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Tony Raffin, Fire Chief RE: Purchase of Turnout Gear DATE: February 2, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park requests passage of the following ordinance on three readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO PURCHASE TEN SETS OF CUSTOM TURNOUT GEAR FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY City Council passed Ordinance 25-13 on March 17, 2025 authorizing the purchase of twelve (12) sets of Turnout Gear (“Gear”) as the first of two purchases spread out over two years to ensure that all Fire Department members are not out of compliance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) guidelines. The Gear is used in structural firefighting and is commonly referred to as bunker gear. The Fire Department needs to replace the remaining thirteen-year-old Gear with ten (10) sets of new Gear to be purchased from Phoenix Safety Outfitters. The cost of the Gear is four thousand two hundred seventy-five dollars ($4,275.00) per set for a total cost for the ten (10) sets of forty-two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($42,750.00) payable from the EMS Collections Fund (Fund 781). Cc: Mayor Bill Schneider Jennifer Pae, Finance Director/HR Manager Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council
CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK RESOLUTION NO.: 26-01 REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE DONATION OF A SOVA ASCENT UNIVERSAL CHANGING TABLE FROM FOUNDATIONS WORLDWIDE TO THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Foundations Worldwide is a family-owned Ohio company and the nation’s leading manufacture of daycare furniture, including changing tables; and WHEREAS, Foundations Worldwide is donating a Sova Ascent Universal Changing Table (“Changing Table”) to the City of Fairview Park to be used at the Gemini Center; and WHEREAS, the Changing Table is an adult-sized changing table designed to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and their caregivers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That the City and Council acknowledge the receipt of the Sova Ascent Universal Changing Table valued at nine thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($9,750.00) for the Gemini Centers, as set forth in Exhibit "A". SECTION 2. That the City Administration and Council hereby express their gratitude and appreciation for the generous donation of the Changing Table from Foundation Worldwide for use at the Gemini Center. SECTION 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to adoption of this Resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and any of its Committees that result in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 4. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 02.02.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: ___________________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ___________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ___________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council
Exhibit A ASCENT by Foundations QUOTE # 260108 DATE — JANUARY 8, 2026 Bill to: shi to: i Name Fairview Park Recreation Dept Name Fairview Park Recreation Dept Address 21225 Lorain Rd Address 21225 Lorain Rd Fairview Park, OH 44126 Fairview Park OH 44126 Phone 430-356-4444 ext 118 Phone 430-356-4444 ext 118 Contact Erin Alexeff Contact Erin Alexeff Email Email erin.Alexeff@fairviewparkohio.gov erin.Alexeff@fairviewparkohio.gov Payment Due Net 30 FOB Destination Salesperson Dave Stitchick Delivery Date TBD Payment Terms Cash or check, ACH Shipping Terms Prepaid (see below for remit to information) Unit Price $9750.00 Description 800SS-01 | ASCENT Universal Changing Table $9,750.00 | | | 1 __| Total Discount $9750.00 Sales Tax Exempt | Shipping Free FOUNDATIONS WORLDWIDE - 33808 /WW.FOUNDATIONS.COM
20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 Mayor Bill Schneider 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Mayor Bill Schneider RE: Donation of a Changing Table to the Gemini Center DATE: February 2, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park requests passage of the following resolution on three readings with emergency enactment: A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE DONATION OF A SOVA ASCENT UNIVERSAL CHANGING TABLE FROM FOUNDATIONS WORLDWIDE TO THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Foundations Worldwide is a family-owned Ohio company and the nation’s leading manufacture of daycare furniture, including changing tables. Foundations Worldwide is donating a Sova Ascent Universal Changing Table to the City of Fairview Park to be used at the Gemini Center. The Changing Table is an adult-sized changing table designed to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and their caregivers. The City is grateful for this donation as it makes the Gemini Center a more accommodating place for all visitors. Cc: Mayor Bill Schneider Jennifer Pae, Finance Director/HR Manager Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Kerry Kemp, Recreation Director