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Briefing

Jun 22, 2026

Council Approves City Hall Renovation Contract

Council approved a $2,025,100 contract with Infinity Construction for the City Hall addition and renovation project. It also authorized $200,000 in grant applications and acceptance for Winslow Road traffic calming and approximately $1.575 million for Winslow and Avalon road sewer improvements, with no local match required for the traffic-calming grants.

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Briefing

Jun 8, 2026

Council Approves Fire Equipment Grant

Council unanimously enacted an ordinance authorizing a $75,000 FEMA grant application to replace turnout-gear washers and dryers at both fire stations. The grant requires a $7,500 city match, and the current commercial extractors are about 30 years old.

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Briefing

May 26, 2026

Council approves sewer and housing funding

Council unanimously enacted five ordinances, including $2,087,500 for sewer bond-anticipation-note debt service, a $200,000 contract to administer resident home-repair grants and programs, and a $169,964 engineering contract for the Torrington culvert replacement project.

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Briefing

May 5, 2026

Sewer Project Targets Overflows and Backups

Council received an update on the Lynnfield/Lomond SSO 11 project, which has $5.6 million in secured funding. The project would improve sewer and water mains, restore roads, eliminate a sanitary sewer overflow, and reduce the risk of basement backups.

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Briefing

Apr 27, 2026

Council Approves Public Safety and Infrastructure Spending

Council unanimously approved $349,793.40 for five Lifepak 35 cardiac devices and seven-year maintenance for the Fire Department. It also approved design work for Fire Station 2, funding to replace two police cruisers using approximately $102,000 in insurance proceeds, sanitary-sewer illicit-discharge investigations, solid-waste container services, and continued recycling processing.

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Briefing

Apr 13, 2026

Council Reviews School Recreation Zoning Rules

Council held the third-reading public hearing on proposed zoning changes that would make outdoor recreation facilities at public and private schools conditional uses, with added standards for those facilities. The provided minutes excerpt does not show whether the ordinance was adopted.

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Briefing

Apr 7, 2026

Council Reviews School Recreation Zoning

Council reviewed follow-up questions on proposed zoning changes for outdoor recreation facilities at public and private schools and received updates on Lower Lake maintenance and Horseshoe Park permitting.

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Briefing

Mar 23, 2026

City approves $1.899 million street resurfacing

Council unanimously approved a contract estimated at $1,899,000 for Shaker Heights’ 2026 street resurfacing project after reviewing five bids. It also authorized a Van Aken bikeway agreement, approved the sale of three vacant city-owned properties for $1 per parcel to support construction of two single-family homes, and adopted other transportation, housing, and public safety measures.

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Briefing

Mar 17, 2026

Recreation plan identifies park improvements

Council reviewed the first phase of a Recreation Strategic Plan that identified potential projects including a roughly $400,000 Chelton Park basketball court, a roughly $2.5 million Saint James Community Building town center field, and $252,000 in funded Hildana Park improvements.

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Briefing

Mar 9, 2026

Council Enacts One Ordinance

Council enacted Ordinance No. 26-27 by a unanimous 6-0 vote; the provided minutes excerpt does not identify the ordinance’s subject.

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Briefing

Mar 3, 2026

Council Reviews Dispensaries and Refuse

City Council received a presentation on marijuana dispensaries and an update on citizen refuse collection; the minutes record no formal vote or policy action.

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Briefing

Feb 23, 2026

Council Advances Lee Road Improvements

Council unanimously approved multiple property acquisitions and temporary or permanent easements needed to clear the right-of-way for the Lee Road complete street project. The minutes list fair-market values of $98,900, $31,450, $10,950, and $22,950 for several affected parcels.

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Briefing

Feb 9, 2026

Council approves Lee Road zoning changes

Council enacted Ordinance No. 26-01 by a unanimous 7-0 vote, rezoning commercial areas along Lee Road and Larchmere Boulevard and updating the City’s Zoning Code. The changes support walkable, mixed-use development and regulate smoke shops with 1,500-foot spacing from one another and 500-foot spacing from schools, churches, and parks.

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Briefing

Jan 26, 2026

City Approves Chagrin Boulevard Property Purchase

Council unanimously approved a $625,000 purchase of the former Buckeye State Credit Union property at 15808 Chagrin Boulevard and appropriated an additional $630,000 for the purchase and closing costs. The approval was made on an emergency basis to meet a February 2, 2026 response deadline.

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Briefing

Jan 12, 2026

Council Enacts Updated Zoning Code

Council unanimously enacted Ordinance No. 25-02, updating the Zoning Code and rezoning commercial areas along Lee Road and Larchmere Boulevard. The meeting also reported that more than $41,000 was raised and matched to support emergency food access for Shaker Heights residents.

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Briefing

Jan 5, 2026

Council Elects Vice-Mayor and Appointments

Council unanimously elected Kim Bixenstine as vice-mayor and Carmella Williams as its representative on the City Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals. Three newly elected council members—Orlando L. Alvarez Jr., Peter Chengelis, and Tenille Kaus—also took the oath of office.

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