Community Development

Cleveland City Council meeting minutes — April 6, 2026: emergency ordinances passed, multiple referrals, and ceremonial recognitions

Council convened at 7:01 PM with all 15 members present. Public comment was heard from five speakers. Communications on liquor permits and the appointment of Council Member Tanmay Shah to the Fair Employment Wage Board were received and filed. Multiple emergency ordinances were read, referred, or passed (including payband salary amendments and a Neighborhood Equity Fund payment to Care Alliance Health Center). Council approved agreements and renewals (Amtrak ADA station improvements; easement exchange with Urban Bridges; Port Control lobbying contract renewal; concession agreements for City Hall cafeteria and Rotunda). Resolutions to support AMERICA250‑OH and to designate April 18 as Annual Cleveland Superman Day were adopted. Several measures (easements to NEORSD, utilities repair agreement with the county, Playhouse Square lease/option/sale, allocation of marijuana revenues, intent to appropriate for Fire Station No. 23, Child Abuse Prevention Month) were read and referred for administrative review. The meeting adjourned at 8:09 PM.