2026-05-11 - City Council
Summary
Built from the official minutes of May 11, 2026. Every Council meeting after May 18 has an agenda only. No video or transcript is on file for this meeting.
- Called to order 7:00 p.m. with Council President Griffin presiding; 14 members present, Bishop absent (excused by motion of Hudson, seconded by Davis). The minutes record no adjournment time.
- Nine people spoke in public comment; the minutes list names but not topics.
- Every roll call was 14-0.
- Oath of office received for Crowe, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer.
- About thirty emergency ordinances were read and referred on first reading, including the East Side TIF district, a dangerous dog law rewrite, electric interconnection and net metering rules, landfill solar arrays, waste collection citations and the repeal of the SiFi fiber agreement.
- Passed: the Superior Arts Special Improvement District, Mill Creek easements, solid waste and recycling disposal contracts, and five liquor permit resolutions.
Waste Collection Ordinance Revisions (Chapter 551)
- Ordinance 591-2026 (waste collection citations) read and referred. Solid waste disposal (470-2026) and recycling processing (471-2026) contracts passed 14-0, plus a Solid Waste District grant (521-2026).
East Side Tax Increment Financing District
- Ordinances 615-2026 (the TIF district) and 622-2026 (permit fee waivers) read and referred.
Dangerous Dog Law Rewrite
- Ordinance 605-2026 read and referred.
Cleveland Public Power Interconnection Rules and Landfill Solar Arrays
- Ordinances 587-2026, 588-2026 and 621-2026 (interconnection and net metering) and 620-2026 (solar) read and referred.
SiFi Fiber Network Agreement Repeal, DigitalC Internet Subscriptions Payment and Lead Service Line Replacement
- Ordinances 630-2026, 623-2026 and 624-2026 each read and referred; all three passed on May 18.
Superior Arts Special Improvement District
- Resolution 480-2026 adopted 14-0.
Mill Creek Restoration Easements
- Ordinance 453-2026 and the County sewer repair agreement (455-2026) passed 14-0.
Neighborhood Equity Fund
- Ordinance 517-2026 (transfer to recreation centers) listed for second reading; no vote recorded in the minutes.
Employee Pay Band Changes
- A Section 51 pay amendment (Court classifications) passed 14-0.
Other business
- Liquor permit resolutions adopted 14-0: withdrawing objections to a D5 transfer in Ward 5 and a C2 renewal in Ward 9, and objecting to new permits for a D5A on Public Square, a C1 in Ward 11 and a C1 and C2 in Ward 13. A resolution declared May 10-16 Food Allergy Awareness Week.
- Passed 14-0: a Senior Lawn Care Program amendment, Foundry Rowing equipment from Ward 3 casino revenue funds, CHN Housing Partners conservation services for low-income homeowners, an after-school youth enrichment contract, a climate resilience pilot grant application, moveable bridge maintenance, rock salt and a Nottingham Road resurfacing amendment (Ward 10). An amendment to the vehicle pound storage fee (Section 405.04) is listed with no vote recorded.
- Referred on first reading: the Pleasant Valley Road pump station, transmission water main renewal for 2027 through 2031, the Cleveland Public Power streetlight and photocell contracts, an energy district addition on Euclid Avenue, youth sports and football contracts, a rezoning south of St. Clair Avenue between East 55th Street and Ansel Road (Map Change 2700) and several citywide supply contracts.
- Ceremonial resolutions were read into the record.