Committee of the Whole [AFTERNOON SESSION]
Cleveland City Council
Monday, June 5, 2023
1:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. EDT
601 Lakeside Ave Cleveland, OH 44114 (Directions)
City Hall (Watch on YouTube or attend in person), Mercedes Cotner Room 217
Cleveland City Council’s Committee of the Whole allows all 17 council members to meet and act as a committee. Essentially, it serves as an extra step in the process of vetting important legislation before City Council officially votes on legislation.
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This meeting comes as council has a long list of legislation to review ahead of its last Monday night meeting of the summer (7 p.m. on June 5).
Not everything on the agenda will be covered in this afternoon session and they may jump around out of order of the agenda.
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
Committee reviews long list of legislation ahead of council's summer recess
Watch the afternoon session live with me on @YouTube or @TV20Cleveland.
Nice elevator music as we wait for the meeting to begin 👍🏾 https://t.co/FOv3jieHMK
Meeting resumed at 2pm and the first item is…
Emergency ordinance 657-2023
Relating to Youth Services & The Justice System https://t.co/GfHvlbCIGL
First question from council is from Councilperson Michael Polensek. “…approaching 80 homicides & growing violence trends… 6 violence interrupters is not enough when we need 2-4 in each Ward. The problems are in the streets, will this only target those coming out of facilities?”
This grant would cover programming and assistance to 75 young males, ages 14-21, over the next two years.
Councilperson Joseph Jones has concerns about the high dollar amount for the grant and small target group. https://t.co/vFmMIc2T3l
Ordinance 657-2023 stands approved by @Griff4CLE6 as he notes that most of these ordinances have been vetted before today.
The room is talking Riverfront development plus amenities for public improvements that would begin construction in 2025/26 👀 #LakeErie #GreatLakes https://t.co/3VNNpS4NnJ
Here’s a link for today’s meeting agenda: https://cityofcleveland.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1107026&GUID=E4463E24-9F1A-4B97-9785-5B46F30E8171
Yes, there’s A LOT being covered today 👍🏾
Councilperson @R1chardStarr is voicing his concern over WHICH streets actually need resurfacing.
“We are still dealing with issues from the 1960s…” -Starr
A vote was held in the room to support an additional $10 million dollars on #ResidentialResurfacing #BackToBasics … it has been that noted there is an error on the agenda relating to this topic.
“How do we utilize these dollars for traffic calming {speeding cars on residential streets specifically} ?”
-@KerryMcCormack1
@Griff4CLE6 reiterates that there are 10-15 more pieces of legislation to review; this meeting is time sensitive and rolling 🚲!!
The room is having a robust conversation about specific locations that may need street traffic upgrades 👍🏾
Here’s the list that they are referencing:
@Griff4CLE6 is explaining that this ordinance has not been fully vetted and may need to be placed on hold because there are many questions 🤔 #Parking #IncreasedParkingRates #PublicWorks https://t.co/BkZgYgZoCO
The return on investment is being discussed; will the city receive new revenue as a result of this $5 million dollar investment in City Parking??
Downtown and University Circle were mentioned as areas largest impacted. https://t.co/aZCrDqgALU
When parking in downtown Cleveland…..
Ordinance 592-2023 stands approved as amended.
Emergency Ordinance 582-2023 Approved ✔️
Emergency Ordinance 591-2023 is being discussed….
#PublicWorks #CLE https://t.co/eCvnDEhuUV
It’s getting late in the afternoon and council is breezing through approving ordinances on the agenda (that have been previously discussed) 👍🏾
Council is now reviewing/reading ordinances that don’t seem to appear on the agenda …
700-2023
701-2023
713-2023
685-2023
714-2023
Final Item (on the agenda):
Ordinance 672-2023
Council President Griffith is reading the NEW amendments into the record.
The topic is workforce. https://t.co/psF3APsdh4
So much gratitude, recognition & support is being expressed at the meeting table 🧡.
The names of all council members have been added to this legislation.
Tax abatements, contract bids, minority businesses, market pressure/failure, etc. are the current key words in the room.💡
Ordinance 297-2023 stands approved as amended.
This concludes my coverage of today’s @CleCityCouncil meeting.
Cleveland City Council Committee of the Whole [Afternoon Session] Meeting adjourned at 7:11pm.
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Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Cleveland in Ohio. There are 17 elected Cleveland City Council members representing the 17 wards of the City of Cleveland. Each ward has approximately 25,000 residents. Council Members are elected to serve a four-year term. Council members serve two roles in their duties: to draft and enact legislation for the city of Cleveland and act as ombudsmen for their constituents.
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