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Cleveland City Council meeting minutes — April 6, 2026: emergency ordinances passed, multiple referrals, and ceremonial recognitions
ClevelandApr 6, 20263 min read
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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.
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- Approved emergency ordinance amending payband sections (452‑2026).
- Approved emergency ordinance authorizing payment from the Neighborhood Equity Fund to Care Alliance Health Center for health screenings (458‑2026).
- Approved emergency ordinance granting Amtrak license/right‑of‑entry for ADA improvements at rail passenger station (34‑2026).
- Approved emergency ordinance authorizing exchange of easements with Urban Bridges (89‑2026).
- Approved emergency ordinance to exercise option to renew Port Control lobbying contract with Team Hallahan, LLC (230‑2026).
- Approved emergency ordinances for concession agreements for City Hall cafeteria and City Hall Rotunda (281‑2026; 282‑2026).
- Adopted emergency resolution supporting AMERICA250‑OH (414‑2026).
- Adopted emergency resolution designating April 18 as Annual Cleveland Superman Day (415‑2026).
- Read and referred to administrative review: easement grants to Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (453‑2026); utilities repair agreement with Cuyahoga County (455‑2026); lease/option/sale to Playhouse Square Foundation (456‑2026); allocation of 50% of Marijuana Legalization Initiative revenues to Neighborhood Equity Fund (460‑2026); intent to appropriate property for new Fire Station No. 23 at 10022 Madison Avenue (457‑2026); declaration of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month (459‑2026).
- Received and filed communications regarding new liquor license and ownership/stock applications (listed under Reports and Communications).
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City Council
Apr 6, 2026, 12:00 AMCouncil Chambersscheduled
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Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL
- MOMENT OF REFLECTION
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- DISPENSE WITH THE JOURNAL
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
- •Communications
- #10014652-1. New License Application, C1 C2. Jordan Convenience Store LLC., 14002 Triskett Rd., (Ward 15) Received.
- #10014183-1. Transfer of Ownership, C2 C1. Nem & Bang Food Mart Inc., 12702 Lorain Ave. (Ward 13).
- #07247067-1. Stock Application, Red Lantern at KAMMAS Inc., 17446 Lorain Ave. (Ward 15).
- From Council President Blaine A. Griffin, Recommending approval of the appointment of Council Member Tanmay Shah ( Ward 12) to the Fair Employment Wage Board.
- SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
- •Condolence; Moment of Silence
- Condolence Resolution for Dayvontae Chrishon Stubbs
- Condolence Resolution for Robert Lewis
- Condolence Resolution for Helena Ward
- Condolence Resolution for Anthony Vincent “Tony” Gutowski
- Congratulations Resolution for Seona Goerndt
- Recognition Resolution for Yvonne Gardner-Whitt
- Recognition Resolution for Glenville High School Class of 1966 Reunion
- Recognition Resolution for Am Public Works Association National Public Works Week
- Recognition Resolution for Rosa Lee Bell Williams Thomas-100th Birthday
- Recognition Resolution for Anthony C. Nicholson, Esq. Tallerworks Music & Education Honoree
- Recognition Resolution for Rev. Richard Parker Tallerworks Music & Education Honoree
- Recognition Resolution for Taller Williams Tallerworks Music & Education Honoree
- Recognition Resolution for Derrick Lockett Jr. Tallerworks Music & Education Honoree
- Recognition Resolution for Dale Edwards Tallerworks Music & Education Honoree
- PRESENTATIONS
- FIRST READING LEGISLATION
- •Emergency Ordinances Referred
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE To amend Sections 8, 30, 35, 37, 38, and 39 of Ordinance No. 194-2021, passed March 29, 2021, as amended by various ordinances, relating to salaries for various classifications.
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to execute various deeds of easement granting to the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District certain easement rights at several City-owned properties located along Mill Creek corridor through the Kerruish Basin located in the cities of Cleveland and Warrensville Heights as part of their Mill Creek Restoration Project; and declaring the easement rights not needed for the City’s public use.
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a Utilities Repair Agreement with the County of Cuyahoga to pay or reimburse directly related costs incurred by the County for the repair of storm and sanitary sewer lines, on an as-needed basis, for a period of two years, with one option to renew for an additional one-year period, exercisable by the Director of Public Utilities.
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Community Development to lease certain property located at 1301-1325 Chester Avenue to Playhouse Square Foundation, or its designee, for the purpose of operating a parking lot, for a term not to exceed ten years; authorizing the Director of Community Development to enter into an Option to Purchase Agreement with Playhouse Square Foundation, or its designee, in connection with the sale of the property; and authorizing the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies to convey the property, which is no longer needed for the City’s public use.
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance to make payment from the Neighborhood Equity Fund to Care Alliance Health Center for health screenings.
- •Emergency Resolutions Referred
- AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Declaring the necessity and intention to appropriate property for the public use of constructing new Fire Station No. 23 for the Division of Fire, located at 10022 Madison Avenue.
- SECOND READING LEGISLATION
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ANNOUNCEMENTS
- MISCELLANEOUS
- MOTION TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES
- ADJOURN
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into one or more concession agreements for the operation of a first-class food and beverage service at the Cleveland City Hall Cafeteria, for a period not to exceed two-years, with a one-year option to renew, exercisable by the Director of Parks and Recreation.
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into one or more concession agreements for the operation of a first-class food and catering service in the City Hall Rotunda, and for marketing the rental of the Rotunda for catered events, for a period not to exceed two years, with a one-year option to renew, exercisable by the Director of Parks and Recreation.
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Capital Projects to enter into a license and right-of-entry agreement granting the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, also known as AMTRAK, or its designee, the right to use and occupy City-owned property located adjacent to the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway to operate its rail passenger station for a period of two years continuing month-to-month thereafter and to make the public improvement of installing and maintaining Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA-compliant, improvements at the site.
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Port Control to exercise the first option to renew Contract No. PS 2025-0082 with Team Hallahan, LLC to provide lobbying services to assist with legislative, regulatory and policy issues with the Cleveland Airport System.
- AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Supporting the Ohio Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial, AMERICA250-OH, and endorsing their mission to educate, preserve, innovate, and celebrate every Ohioan in every county.
- AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Designating April 18th as Annual Cleveland Superman Day.
- •Emergency Resolutions Read in Full and Adopted
- •Emergency Ordinances Read in Full and Passed
- AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION Declaring the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month annually in the City of Cleveland.
- •Emergency Ordinances Read in Full and Passed
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into one or more agreements with Urban Bridges for the exchange of easements; authorizing the Director to execute deeds of easement granting to Urban Bridges certain utility easement rights on City-owned property; declaring the easement rights not needed for the City’s public use; and authorizing the Director to accept from Urban Bridges certain easement rights needed for mutual rights of entry and exiting access.
- AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Allocating 50% of Marijuana Legalization Initiative Revenues received by the City for use by Cleveland City Council; and appropriating these funds to the established Neighborhood Equity Fund to benefit the neighborhoods and residents of Cleveland.
- •Congratulations/Recognition/Appreciation/Commendation/Commemoration/Welcome
- Council Meeting Notice 4/6/2026
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