City Council Agendas / Approved Minutes

*COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON FOLLOWING ALL CDC GUIDELINES* ____________________________________________________________________________________ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS COUNCIL CAUCUS @ 6:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING @ 7:00 P.M. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022 1. INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ROLL CALL 3. READING & DISPOSAL OF MINUTES 4. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL 5. COMMITTEE REPORTS 6. REPORTS OF MAYOR AND DIRECTORS 7. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS ON AGENDA 8. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 9. COMMENTS BY CITIZENS 10. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 11. ADJOURNMENT ORDINANCE NO. 06-2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES DIVISION OF THE STATE AUDITOR’S OFFICE TO PROVIDE THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO, WITH “BASIC GENERAL PURPOSE EXTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS” FOR THE YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2021, PER THE ATTACHED LETTER OF AGREEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 07-2022 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO MAKE APPLICATION AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S 2021 FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY GRANT TO PURCHASE AN LED SIGN FOR FIRE STATION TWO ORDINANCE NO. 08-2022 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT (NEORSD) PROGRAM(S), FOR THE PURCHASE AND/OR LEASE OF A 2023 GAPVAX COMBINATION JET / VACUUM MACHINE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO EXECUTING ANY AND ALL APPLICATIONS, AGREEMENTS AND /OR CONTRACTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE NEORSD IN ORDER TO SECURE THE FUNDS REQUESTED, PER THE APPLICATION AS PREPARED BY CITY ENGINEER DAVID KROCK ORDINANCE NO. 09-2022 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO APPROPRIATE UP TO $350,000.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF UP TO SEVEN (7) POLICE VEHICLES IN THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2022 ORDINANCE NO. 10-2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCEPT THE NORTHEAST OHIO PUBLIC ENERGY COUNCIL (NOPEC) ENERGIZED COMMUNITY GRANT(S) FOR 2022 RESOLUTION NO. 03-2022 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION OPPOSING OHIO SENATE BILL 215 AND OHIO HOUSE BILL 227 RESOLUTION NO. 04-2022 A RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF LAWRENCE KENNETH COLLIER AND EXTENDING SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY RESOLUTION NO. 05-2022 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMUNITY / PUBLIC RELATIONS / GRANT COORDINATOR OF THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS TO APPLY FOR THE 2022 COMMUNITY RECYCLING AWARENESS GRANT RESOLUTION NO. 06-2022 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION APPOINTING ALL NINE (9) MEMBERS TO THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR 2022 GARFIELD HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL WARD 1: COUNCILWOMAN STACEY COLLIER WARD 2: COUNCILMAN CHARLES DONAHUE WARD 3: COUNCILMAN JASON SEITHER WARD 4: COUNCILMAN AVERY JOHNSON WARD 5: COUNCILMAN JASON BLAKE WARD 6: COUNCILMAN CLIFFORD KELLEY WARD 7: COUNCILMAN THOMAS VAUGHN COUNCIL PRO TEM: JASON BLAKE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL: THOMAS VAUGHN CLERK OF COUNCIL: LOTTIE OVERBY NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2022