City Council Agendas / Approved Minutes

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS COUNCIL CAUCUS @ 6:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING @ 7:00 P.M. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023 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. 01-2023 (THIRD READING) AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARY OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS OF THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 13, 2023 ORDINANCE NO. 07-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH OHM ADVISORS TO PROVIDE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) SERVICES TO THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS FOR 2023 ORDINANCE NO. 08-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING DAVID KROCK, CITY ENGINEER, TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, PER OHM ADVISORS, PROPOSAL, ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A”, AND TO COMPETITIVELY BID, FOR THE MULTI-STREET RECONSTRUCTION & WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT – PHASE 8, AND AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH COSTS WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS, THE CLEVELAND WATER DEPARTMENT AND AN OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION LOAN PROGRAM ORDINANCE NO. 09-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING DAVID KROCK, CITY ENGINEER, TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, PER THE OHM ADVISORS PROPOSAL, AND TO GO OUT FOR COMPETITIVE BIDS, FOR THE EAST 126TH STREET & WOLF CREEK INTERCEPTOR IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF COSTS THRU FUNDING BY THE NEORSD MCIP, THE NEORSD/COMMUNITY COST SHARE PROGRAM, AND OPWC ORDINANCE NO. 10-2023 AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARY OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO. ORDINANCE NO. 11-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING SECTION 141.20, COFFEE, MEALS, ETC., OF THE GARFIELD HEIGHTS CODIFIED ORDINANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY TO PAY FOR COFFEE, MEALS, REFRESHMENTS, AND OTHER AMENITIES WHICH ARE CONSIDERED FRINGE BENEFITS FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY ORDINANCE NO. 12-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH I2C TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. FOR THE PURCHASE OF SECURITY CAMERAS FOR ALL MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS ORDINANCE NO. 13-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BURGESS AMBULANCE SALES, INC. TO REPLACE THE CHASSIS OF ONE 2007 GARFIELD HEIGHTS RESCUE SQUAD ORDINANCE NO. 14-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH TOYNE, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF A 2024 TOYNE FIRE ENGINE ORDINANCE NO. 15-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TELETRONICS, INC. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING WIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN) SUPPORT ORDINANCE NO. 16-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TELETRONICS, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF SWITCHES TO POWER/OPERATE SECURITY CAMERAS RESOLUTION NO. 04-2023 A RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING OFFICER MIKE MALAK AND OFFICER YOUSSEF IHIRI FOR THE HEROIC RESCUE OF A WOMAN FROM A BURNING HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 05-2023 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT THE 2022 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTER GRANT THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY RESOLUTION NO. 06-2023 AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FROM THE OHIO OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AS PART OF THE 2023 BODY-WORN CAMERA GRANT PROGRAM  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: COUNCILWOMAN RACHELLE TONSING WARD 6: COUNCILMAN CLIFFORD KELLEY WARD 7: COUNCILMAN THOMAS VAUGHN COUNCIL PRO TEM: CHARLES DONAHUE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL: THOMAS VAUGHN CLERK OF COUNCIL: LOTTIE OVERBY NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023