Cleveland meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Cleveland City Council agendas: Miles School purchase, stadium repair reimbursement and a data center moratorium extension

Cleveland City Council and its committees took up a slate of emergency ordinances over the past two weeks, with agendas covering a school building purchase for Fire and EMS administration, reimbursement to the Cleveland Browns' stadium company for emergency repairs, and an extension of the city's moratorium on data center permits. Agendas were available for all 12 recent meetings, but minutes had not been published as of Oct. 26. None of the items below is confirmed as decided, and the agenda summaries list no vote tallies and no dollar amounts.

Miles School proposed for Fire and EMS administration

Council is reviewing the purchase and leaseback of Miles School at 11918 Miles Avenue for Fire and EMS administration. The item appeared on the Oct. 12 City Council agenda and is listed again on the Oct. 26 Municipal Services and Properties Committee agenda, which describes it as a purchase and leaseback "for a new Fire and EMS administration building."

Reimbursement for Huntington Bank Field repairs

The Oct. 26 City Council and Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee agendas list a reimbursement to Cleveland Browns Stadium Company LLC for emergency repairs to Huntington Bank Field. The agendas do not state an amount.

Data center permit moratorium

An extension of the moratorium on permits and licenses for data centers, through January 29, 2027, appeared on the Oct. 12 City Council agenda and again before the Finance committee and City Council on Oct. 19.

Lead safe certificate program

Ordinance 1244-2026 would repeal and re-enact sections in Chapters 365 and 240 dealing with the lead safe certificate program and civil penalties. It was listed for the Oct. 19 Health, Human Services and the Arts Committee, the Oct. 19 City Council meeting and the Oct. 26 Finance committee.

Roads, bridges and the airport

Transportation items include consent for the Ohio Department of Transportation to replace the Warren Road bridge deck over I-90 and to resurface Stokes Boulevard, Wade Park Avenue (East 66th Street to East 118th Street) and Shaker Boulevard from Buckeye Road to the east corporation line. A Target Speed Pilot Project countermeasure on a portion of St. Clair Avenue is also listed. Airport items include a nuisance biofilm treatment plant at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and a contract with Fire Force, Inc. for Airport Rescue and Firefighting FAA certification training.

Other items on the agendas

• A Good Food Retailer Certification Program and a related Job Retention Income Tax Credit Incentive Program (Ordinance 1230-2026).
• Lease of the Five Pointe Building at 813 East 152nd Street to Famicos Foundation, described in one agenda as the Collinwood Community Center.
• An agreement with The Legal Aid Society for legal services in eviction proceedings.
• Easements at Emery Park and Estabrook Park for the NEORSD Big Creek Storage Tunnel Project.
• An agreement with Road Worthy, Inc. to donate City fleet vehicles for workforce development.
• Liquor permit transfer applications for 3528 Payne Ave, 3022 W. 25th St and 3259 W. 25th St.
• A new hunting and trapping ordinance (Section 603.13).
• A Host Agreement with LA28 for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games torch relay.

The Operations Committee meeting scheduled for Oct. 22 listed only procedural boilerplate, with no legislative items.

CDBG budget hearings

The Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee held two days of Community Development Block Grant budget hearings, on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23. Both sessions were listed as broadcast live.

Coming up

• **Oct. 26** — City Council, plus the Municipal Services and Properties and Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committees. A City Council caucus meeting is also scheduled; its agenda lists no specific items.
• **Oct. 27** — Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee: airport treatment plant, Cleveland Landmark designation for the State Vocational Planning Center, and parcel transfers to the land bank.
• **Oct. 28 and Oct. 29** — Safety Committee operational review hearings, listed as broadcast live.
• **Oct. 29** — Utilities Committee: Ordinance 1172-2026 changing the lessor on a lease and extending its term, and Ordinance 1229-2026 amending a contract with ST Engineering Telematic Wireless Ltd for Bright City lighting system upgrades.

Cleveland Council agendas: school land exchange, Brookpark Road resurfacing, airport baggage upgrade

Cleveland City Council and its committees scheduled a heavy slate of legislation over the past two weeks, including a land exchange with the school district, a Brookpark Road resurfacing agreement with two neighboring cities, water main contracts and a baggage system upgrade at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. No minutes have been published for any of the 12 meetings listed, so the documents record what was scheduled for consideration — not votes, dollar amounts or outcomes. Nothing below should be read as decided.

Land exchange with the school district

Emergency Ordinances 1231-2026 and 927-2026 would authorize agreements with the Cleveland Municipal School District Board of Education for an exchange of lands for future redevelopment. The agendas do not identify the parcels or their value. Ordinance 927-2026 also appeared on the Oct. 5 Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee agenda.

Roads, water and the airport

• **Brookpark Road:** Emergency Ordinance 1205-2026 would approve agreements with Brook Park and Parma to resurface a portion of Brookpark Road in Cleveland, including consent to ODOT and payment to Brook Park for Cleveland's share. No amount is listed.
• **Water mains:** Ordinance 758-2026 authorizes public improvement contracts to renew, repair and replace water mains in 2027 and 2028.
• **Airport:** Ordinance 924-2026 authorizes contracts with Cleveland Terminal & Equipment Company to design and construct an in-line baggage system upgrade at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Ordinance 902-2026 exercises a second option to renew Contract No. PS 2023-0298 with PMG Executive Program Management, LLC for airport development services.
• **Street vacations:** Ordinance 921-2026 vacates portions of Forestwood Avenue S.W., Midvale Avenue S.W., West 185th Street, West 188th Street and West 190th Street in Ward 15.
• **Resurfacing consents:** Shaker Boulevard from Buckeye Road to the east corporation line, and State Road from Burger Avenue to Hillcrest Avenue.

Housing, health and food

• **Eviction legal services:** Emergency Ordinance 1031-2026 names The Legal Aid Society as lead partner to provide legal services to covered individuals in eviction proceedings under Section 375.12, Legal Representation in Housing Court.
• **Air pollution code:** Ordinance 387-2025, listed for discussion only, would amend and repeal sections throughout Chapters 251 to 291 of the Air Pollution Control Code and add Chapters 266, 268 and 299 on fugitive emissions, indoor air quality and penalties. Sponsors are Kevin Conwell, Blaine Griffin and departmental request.
• **Summer Sprout:** Ordinance 1166-2026 authorizes agreements with The Ohio State University, East 66th Street Services Inc and other entities for the community gardening program, for one year with an option to renew one additional year.
• **Food retail:** Emergency Ordinance 1230-2026 enacts new Section 141.40 creating a Good Food Retailer Certification Program and authorizes a Job Retention Income Tax Credit Incentive Program.
• **Lead safety:** Ordinance 1244-2026 would repeal and enact sections in Chapters 365 and 240 on lead safe certification and civil penalties.
• The Public Health Department was scheduled to update the committee on the Home for Every Neighbor Program.

Public safety and city property

• **Miles School:** a purchase and leaseback of Miles School at 11918 Miles Avenue for Fire and EMS administration.
• **Five Pointe Building:** a lease of 813 East 152nd Street to Famicos Foundation, described in committee agendas as the Collinwood Community Center.
• **Data centers:** an extension of the moratorium on permits and licenses for data centers until January 29, 2027.
• **Forensic testing:** Ordinance 1116-2026, an agreement with Cuyahoga County and the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory.
• **Vehicle storage:** Ordinance 1165-2026 renews Contract No. CT 6002 PS 2024-0221 with TMT Consolidated LLC for impounded vehicle storage.
• **Sewer easements:** Ordinance 688-2026 would grant the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District easements at Emery Park and Estabrook Park for the Big Creek Storage Tunnel Project.
• **I-X Center:** Emergency Ordinance 1042-2026 would amend the lease to add a payroll credit provision. Sponsors are Charles Slife, Blaine Griffin and departmental request.
• **Liquor permit:** Emergency Resolution 1232-2026 objects to the transfer of a C2, C2X liquor permit to 3870 West 25th Street in Ward 14.
• **Tabled:** Ordinance 807-2025, to establish an Office of Sustainability and Climate Justice, is listed under "Legislation To Be Tabled."

Coming up

• **Oct. 19 — Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee:** the data center permit moratorium extension, a contract with Ohio City Incorporated for family and youth programming, a Cleveland Guardians Charities grant, the forensic laboratory agreement, and a lease amendment for Cleveland Police Commission office space at 3631 Perkins Avenue.
• **Oct. 19 — Health, Human Services and the Arts Committee:** the Good Food Retailer program (1230-2026) and the lead safe ordinance (1244-2026).
• **Oct. 19 — City Council:** the data center moratorium, the Good Food Retailer program, the lead safe ordinance, an agreement with Road Worthy, Inc. to donate City fleet vehicles for workforce development, and liquor permit transfers for 3528 Payne Ave, 3022 W. 25th St and 3259 W. 25th St.
• **Oct. 21 — Transportation and Mobility Committee:** ODOT work on the Warren Road bridge deck over IR-90, Stokes Boulevard resurfacing from Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to Chester Avenue, and Wade Park Avenue from East 66th Street to East 118th Street; a nuisance biofilm treatment plant at Hopkins; and Fire Force, Inc. for Airport Rescue and Firefighting FAA certification training.
• **Oct. 22 and 23 — Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee:** Community Development Block Grant budget hearings, both days.
• **Oct. 22 — Operations Committee:** the posted agenda lists no specific items.

Cleveland Council agendas: school land swap, water main renewal, airport baggage upgrade and eviction legal aid

Cleveland City Council and its committees scheduled a run of emergency ordinances over the past two weeks covering a land exchange with the school district, water main renewal, airport projects, eviction legal aid and city property deals. The records supplied for this roundup are agendas only — minutes have not been published — so no votes, dollar amounts or outcomes are established here. What follows is what was listed for consideration.

Land exchange with the school district

Ordinances 927-2026 and 1231-2026 would authorize agreements with the Cleveland Municipal School District Board of Education for exchange of lands for future redevelopment. The item appeared on the Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee agenda on Sept. 29, on the Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee agenda on Oct. 5, and on the City Council agenda that evening, where it was listed for first or second reading.

Water mains, airport and roads

Ordinance 758-2026 authorizes public improvement contracts to renew, repair and replace water mains in 2027 and 2028. Ordinance 924-2026 authorizes contracts with Cleveland Terminal & Equipment Company to design and construct an in-line baggage system upgrade at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Ordinance 902-2026 exercises a second option to renew Contract No. PS 2023-0298 with PMG Executive Program Management, LLC for airport development services.

Ordinance 1205-2026 covers agreements with Brook Park and Parma to resurface a portion of Brookpark Road in Cleveland, with consent to ODOT and payment to Brook Park for Cleveland's share. The Municipal Services and Properties Committee agenda for Oct. 12 lists ODOT projects including I-480 ramps at Grayton Road and West 150th Street, the Warren Road bridge deck over I-90, resurfacing of Stokes Boulevard and Wade Park Avenue from East 66th Street to East 118th Street, and Target Speed Pilot Project countermeasures on a portion of St. Clair Avenue. City Council's Oct. 12 agenda also lists consent to resurface Shaker Boulevard (Buckeye Road to the east corporation line) and State Road (Burger Avenue to Hillcrest Avenue).

Eviction legal aid

Ordinance 1031-2026 would authorize agreements with The Legal Aid Society as lead partner to provide legal services to covered individuals in eviction proceedings under Section 375.12 of the Codified Ordinances, Legal Representation in Housing Court. Sponsors listed are Jasmin Santana, Blaine Griffin and departmental request. A related Legal Aid item was listed on the Sept. 29 Development Committee agenda.

Public safety and city property

The Safety Committee's Sept. 30 agenda listed Ordinance 1035-2026, authorizing the Director of Public Safety to pay Cuyahoga County for the City's share of maintaining and using the Automated Fingerprint Identification System through the County Medical Examiner's Office. Sponsors listed are Michael Polensek, Blaine Griffin and departmental request. The committee was also to receive an update on police district upgrades and the Fire Station and EMS Modernization Plan.

City Council's Oct. 12 agenda lists the purchase and leaseback of Miles School at 11918 Miles Avenue for Fire and EMS administration, and an extension of the moratorium on data center permits until January 29, 2027. The lease of the Five Pointe Building (Collinwood Community Center), 813 East 152nd Street, to the Famicos Foundation — two years with one two-year renewal option — appeared on several agendas.

Utilities, environment and other items

The Utilities Committee's Oct. 8 agenda listed Ordinance 688-2026 granting Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District easements at Emery Park and Estabrook Park for the Big Creek Storage Tunnel Project; Ordinance 1037-2026 amending Section 129.22 on easement acquisition to fair market value; Ordinance 1038-2026 for two-year requirement contracts for electrical test equipment and repair for Cleveland Public Power; and Ordinance 1135-2026 for a two-year food and beverage concession agreement at the Carl B. Stokes Public Utilities Building with two one-year renewal options.

The Health, Human Services and the Arts Committee listed Ordinance 387-2025, an air pollution code rewrite, for discussion only, and Ordinance 1166-2026 for Summer Sprout Community Gardening agreements with The Ohio State University, East 66th Street Services Inc and other entities. Ordinance 807-2025, to establish an Office of Sustainability and Climate Justice, was listed to be tabled. Ordinance 1230-2026 would create a Good Food Retailer Certification Program and authorize a Job Retention Income Tax Credit Incentive Program. Emergency Resolution 1232-2026 objects to transfer of a C2, C2X liquor permit to 3870 West 25th Street (Ward 14). Street vacations covering Forestwood Avenue S.W., Midvale Avenue S.W., West 185th Street, West 188th Street and West 190th Street (Ward 15) also appeared. A Council committee chairs meeting on Oct. 5 listed no substantive items.

Coming up

• **Oct. 13 — Workforce, Education, Training and Youth Development Committee:** Ordinance 745-2026 on emergency medical service clinical agreements; Ordinance 748-2026 authorizing contracts with Ohio City Incorporated for family and youth programming; Ordinance 911-2026 accepting a grant from Cleveland Guardians Charities for the Baseball and Softball Summer Youth Program.
• **Oct. 14 — Safety Committee:** Ordinance 1116-2026 for scientific testing services with Cuyahoga County and the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory; Ordinance 1165-2026 renewing Contract No. CT 6002 PS 2024-0221 with TMT Consolidated LLC for impounded vehicle storage; operational review hearings for the Division of EMS, the Division of Correction and the Public Safety Inspector General.

Cleveland Council Reviews Water Mains, Data Center Moratorium, and Police ALPR Contract in Mid-July Sessions

Cleveland City Council and its committees spent the week of July 7 reviewing a broad slate of legislation — from a proposed moratorium on data center permits to water main replacements and a renewed license plate reader contract for police. All items below were listed on agendas; minutes have not yet been published, so no final votes are confirmed in the available record.

Safety Committee — July 7

The Safety Committee was scheduled to review an emergency ordinance renewing the Division of Police's automated license plate reader (ALPR) agreement with Flock Safety.

• **Emergency Ordinance 683-2026:** A one-year ALPR license and maintenance contract for the Division of Police.
• The agenda also included authorization for the Director of Public Safety to execute the agreement.

No dollar amount is listed in the agenda materials. The agenda indicates members were to vote, but minutes are not yet published.

City Council — July 15

Cleveland City Council held a first-reading session covering infrastructure and professional service contracts, plus several right-of-way items.

• **Ordinance 758-2026:** Renewing, repairing, and replacing water mains in 2027 and 2028.
• **Ordinance 744-2026:** Contract with Siemens Industry, Inc. for an Apogee Building Automation system.
• **Ordinance 768-2026:** Pedestrian bridge encroachment over Lorain Avenue for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
• **Ordinance 770-2026:** Norfolk Southern Corporation replacement of the Superior Avenue Railroad Bridge.
• **Ordinance 764-2026:** Sale of city property at Train Avenue and West 44th Street to FOP Lodge 8.

These items were under review on first reading; no vote tallies are available.

Committee of the Whole — July 15

The Committee of the Whole reviewed several emergency ordinances and resolutions, including a proposed pause on data center permits and land for a new fire station.

• **Ordinance 556-2026:** A proposed moratorium on zoning permits and certificates of occupancy for data centers.
• **Ordinance 457-2026:** Appropriation of property at 10022 Madison Avenue for Fire Station No. 23.
• **Ordinance 557-2026:** Creation of a designated outdoor refreshment area (DORA) at Playhouse Square.
• **Ordinance 601-2026:** Public improvement contracts for a new pump station and tank at Pleasant Valley Road Station.
• **Ordinance 683-2026:** Contract with Flock Group, Inc. for Automated License Plate Reader maintenance for the Division of Police — the same item listed on the Safety Committee agenda.

Minutes are not yet published, so the status of each item remains unconfirmed in the record.

What This Means for Residents

Several items touch everyday services and neighborhood infrastructure. The water main legislation, if passed, would guide pipe repairs and replacements across 2027 and 2028. The data center moratorium, if adopted, would temporarily halt new data center zoning permits and occupancy certificates while the city reviews policy. The Fire Station No. 23 appropriation concerns property at 10022 Madison Avenue. The Playhouse Square DORA would, if approved, allow alcohol consumption within a designated outdoor area. The FOP Lodge 8 property sale involves city land at Train Avenue and West 44th Street.

Coming Up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days. Readers should check the City of Cleveland's official calendar for any newly posted sessions.

Cleveland committees review Brook Park settlement, data center moratorium; Safety Committee to vote on ALPR contract

City council committees this week reviewed several measures including updates to a long-standing settlement with Brook Park and a proposed moratorium on data center permits. No final votes were taken at either meeting, as they were listed as agenda reviews. Next week, the Safety Committee is set to vote on renewing a police license plate reader contract.

Transportation and Mobility Committee (June 24)

The committee reviewed a single emergency ordinance (664-2026) that would amend a 2001 settlement agreement between Cleveland and Brook Park. The measure updates terms for the International Exposition Center (IX Center) and the Emerald Park Joint Economic Development Zone (JEDZ). It also authorizes the creation of a special revenue fund to manage finances related to the joint development. No vote or public discussion was reported; the meeting was listed as agenda only.

Utilities Committee (June 25)

The committee heard a presentation from First Energy on proposed rate increases. Members also reviewed several emergency ordinances, including:

• A moratorium on zoning permits and licenses for data centers.
• Renewal of utility locating services with One Call Concepts Utility Locating Service, Inc.
• Contract renewal with Kyndryl, Inc. for Oracle billing system hosting.
• A new contract with Hach Company for water testing equipment and services.
• Infrastructure improvements for the Pleasant Valley Road Station pump station.
• Water main renewal and corrosion prevention program through 2031.

All items were listed as agenda only; no votes were taken.

Upcoming: Safety Committee (July 7)

The Safety Committee will vote on an emergency ordinance (683-2026) to renew the Division of Police's automated license plate reader (ALPR) agreement with Flock Safety for one year. The measure would authorize the Director of Public Safety to execute the contract. No dollar amount is listed in the agenda materials.

Coming up

• **Safety Committee** – July 7, 2026, at a time and location to be announced on the city's meeting calendar. The committee will vote on the Flock Safety ALPR contract.