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, APRIL 24, 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. 33-2023 (SECOND READING) 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 GARFIELD HEIGHTS DAN KOSTEL RECREATION CENTER, AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF COSTS THRU FUNDING BY THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS. ORDINANCE NO. 34-2023 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY WHICH HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE NO LONGER NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES PURSUANT TO SECTION 129.02 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS. ORDINANCE NO. 35-2023 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED $2,600,000 OF NOTES, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO PAY COSTS OF IMPROVING STREETS AND ROADS IN THE CITY BY RESURFACING, GRADING, DRAINING, CURBING, PAVING, AND IMPROVING, RECONSTRUCTING AND CONSTRUCTING CATCH BASINS, AND MAKING OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS DESIGNATED IN THE PLANS APPROVED OR TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL, TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ORDINANCE NO. 36-2023 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED $250,000 OF NOTES, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO PAY COSTS OF IMPROVING STREETS AND ROADS IN THE CITY BY RESURFACING, GRADING, DRAINING, CURBING, PAVING, AND IMPROVING, RECONSTRUCTING AND CONSTRUCTING CATCH BASINS, AND MAKING OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS DESIGNATED IN THE PLANS APPROVED OR TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL, TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ORDINANCE NO. 37-2023 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED $750,000 OF NOTES, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO PAY COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING AND RECONSTRUCTING STREETS, SIDEWALKS, WATER LINES AND RELATED WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES, SANITARY SEWERS AND RELATED SANITARY FACILITIES, STORM SEWERS, AND CATCH BASINS AND RELATED DRAINAGE FACILITIES, TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ORDINANCE NO. 38-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ULMER & BERNE, LLP TO PROVIDE THE GARFIELD HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL COURT WITH LEGAL SERVICES. ORDINANCE NO. 39-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH I2C TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF SECURITY CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS. ORDINANCE NO. 40-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO APPLY FOR A GRANT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ROGER SHARRER “GROW HOCKEY” PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING HOCKEY EQUIPMENT TO BE USED AT THE DAN KOSTEL RECREATION CENTER. ORDINANCE NO. 41-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH KRUSOE SIGN COMPANY FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF TWO DIGITAL SIGN BOARDS TO BE LOCATED AT THE CITY OF GARFIELD HEIGHTS CIVIC CENTER AND FIRE STATION TWO. 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, MAY 8, 2023