Committee of the Whole [MORNING SESSION]
Cleveland City Council
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023
9:00 a.m. — 1:00 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 legislation before City Council officially votes on legislation.
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This meeting comes ahead of council’s final summer meeting. Not everything on the agenda will be covered in this morning 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 moves forward Middle Neighborhood Investment Program
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland It seems that the stream began after the first piece of legislation had already been discussed. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland The first ordinance was 512-2023. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Ordinance 512-2023 stands approved. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland For clarification: 512-2023 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Designating the Boddie Recording
Company as a Cleveland Landmark. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Again, ordinance 512-2023 stands approved.
#CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Ordinance 750-2023: 1. Authorizing the Director of Community Development to enter into a grant agreement with Cleveland Neighborhood Progress to partially finance costs to acquire, hold, and implement and manage renovation of certain housing in City neighborhoods,-
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland 2. and further authorizing the Director of Economic Development to enter into a grant agreement with Cleveland Neighborhood Progress to provide economic development assistance to partially finance costs associated with acquisition, stabilization and holding commercial properties-
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland 3. and to provide economic development assistance for associated projects that will revitalize commercial corridors in the City and create jobs. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Attached are images briefly shared in the discussion of Ordinance 750-2023. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland https://t.co/qIsBytatVe
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Council member Kazy shared the concern that a project of this kind should be the responsibility of Economic Development. Kazy states that this project essentially “saves the day for Economic Development”. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland In response to Kazy, the representative shares that it is not abnormal for other groups or organizations to assist with neighborhood transformations of this sort. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland This meeting is being live streamed, to view this meeting click here https://www.youtube.com/@ClevelandCityCouncil/streams. https://t.co/RqKBn9PqaQ
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Council member McCormack speaks on the importance of revitalizing neighborhoods while also protecting the residents that are already there. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Ordinance 750-2023 stands approved. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland The representatives and guests for Ordinance 512-2023 are present and are given the opportunity to speak. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland These slides were shared to capture the historical background of Boddie Recording. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland https://t.co/QqFrqCxsSO
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Ordinance 512-2023 stands approved. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Ordinance 793-2023: 1. Determining the method of making public improvement of constructing capital repairs & capital improvements to the municipally-owned facility located at 100 Alfred Lerner Way; authorizing one or more public improvement contracts for making of the improvement
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland 2. and professional services to design, or in the alternative, to reimburse or accept the gift of design and other services from the Cleveland Browns Stadium Company LLC. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Council member Kazy asked what would happen if this ordinance was not passed. It was shared that it would be a violation of the lease agreement. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Ordinance 793-2023 stands approved. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Ordinance 712-2023: 1. Authorizing the Director of Community Development to enter into one or more agreements with various private nonprofit organizations to address vacant or abandoned properties-
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland 2. and to provide financing for home repairs and to small businesses economically impacted by COVID-19, as authorized under Ordinance Nos. 898-2022 and 899-2022, both passed November 7, 2022. #CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland
@cledocumenters @signalcleveland For clarification, this slide was shared to show the partners of this project.
#CLEDocumenters @cledocumenters @signalcleveland https://t.co/9CnWN6PvYm
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Cleveland City Council
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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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