2026-10-12 - City Council

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13:23>> Please call the role. Can we have quiet

13:25in the audience? Madam clerk, please

13:27call the role.

13:28>> Griffin

13:29>> here.

13:30>> Bishop

13:32Conwell

13:33Davis.

13:35>> Gray Harsh. House Jones, Hudson

13:40Jones,

13:42>> Kazy,

13:44>> Palencic, Santana, Shaw, Slife,

13:49>> Star. You have a quorum.

13:51>> Thank you, Mr. President.

13:53>> Thank you. Will everybody rise for a

13:55moment of silence followed by the pledge

13:57of allegiance?

14:07Thank you. I pledge allegiance to the

14:10flag of the United States of America and

14:13to the republic for which it stands, one

14:16nation under God, indivisible, with

14:19liberty and justice for all.

14:22I'll make the following statement.

14:28This meeting of Cleveland City Council

14:30is a lawful meeting under section 605.04

14:33of the codified ordinances. No person

14:35with purpose to prevent or disrupt a

14:37lawful meeting shall do any act which

14:40obstructs or interferes with the due

14:41conduct of such meeting. Members of the

14:44public are invited to speak only under

14:46the rules set by this council.

14:48Disruptions, including but not limited

14:50to speaking out of turn and acts and

14:52making loud noises and loud utterances

14:55are in violation of the rules and

14:57interfere with the due conduct of this

14:59lawful meeting. Such disruptions may

15:01constitute a misdemeanor and a violation

15:04of 605.04.

15:06Anyone who disrupts this lawful meeting

15:08in violation of the codified ordinances

15:10commits misdemeanor and is subject to

15:12prosecution. The the following is the

15:14first and only warning. If this meeting

15:17is disrupted, I will gather a halt to

15:20the proceedings and direct the assembled

15:22officers to escort any person

15:24participating in the disruption out of

15:26the chamber. Once persons participating

15:28in the disruption are outside of the

15:30chambers, the officers will close the

15:33doors and the disruptors will be handled

15:36as directed by the director of public

15:38safety. The council proceedings will not

15:41begin again until those that

15:43participated in the disruption have left

15:45the chamber and the count and the

15:47chamber doors are closed. Disruptors

15:49will not be allowed back in the chamber

15:51after the meeting resumes. Again, this

15:53is the first and only warning. Madame

15:56clerk, please dispense with the journal.

16:01>> By council member Bishop, that the

16:03reading of the minutes of the last

16:05meeting be dispensed with the journal

16:06approved. seconded by council member

16:08Kazy.

16:10>> Thank you. Uh as you all know, whenever

16:12there are children, uh I try to make

16:15sure that we allow the children to uh go

16:19first so that them and their parents can

16:20get them home. Uh and today we have

16:24guests that are being hosted by

16:25Councilman Brian Kazy. So, I'll ask if

16:28all of the uh the the teachers as well

16:30as the uh children uh representing Downs

16:34Awareness Month as well as uh today

16:37being Downs Awareness Day, Down Syndrome

16:40Awareness Day, join us up here with

16:42Councilman Brian Kazy. And if uh my

16:44colleagues can open up the well for them

16:46so that they can be welcomed in

17:16Good evening. How is everybody? Good.

17:19Good. October is um Down Syndrome

17:22Awareness Month as well as mental health

17:25advocacy month. And today, as I do once

17:28a year, uh we bring individuals from the

17:31Down Syndrome Association of Northeast

17:33Ohio community down to be recognized.

17:36And every year we kind of try to theme

17:38it or come up with some sort of topic.

17:41And this year our topic is education.

17:44And for individuals uh with Down

17:47syndrome and really anybody with a

17:50mental health uh disability or ability

17:54um going through school is not an easy

17:56thing. Um, and for those individuals who

17:59actually go through, uh, their schooling

18:01process, um, there are even bigger

18:04heroes than the children themselves. And

18:07those are the educators. And today we're

18:10going to recognize four, one, two,

18:14three, four, five, five, I thought there

18:17was another one. uh five individuals who

18:20have dedicated their lives to asssuring

18:23that people with developmental

18:25disabilities um are uh educated in a

18:30world today that makes them succeed

18:32further in life. And the first person

18:34that we would like to recognize is uh

18:38Gina Mitchner for her extraordinary

18:40compassion, unwavering dedication and

18:43tireless advocacy in creating a world

18:46where individuals with Down syndrome are

18:49celebrated for their abilities, embraced

18:52and for their uniqueness and empowered

18:54to reach their fullest potential. Gina,

18:56on behalf of Cleveland City Council, we

18:58also know that you're the director of

19:00education for the Down Syndrome

19:02Association of Northeast Ohio. So, that

19:04is a rather large task that you have on

19:07your hands and we know that every day

19:09that you're advocating for individuals

19:10with Down Syndrome and we wanted to make

19:12sure that the city of Cleveland

19:13recognizes you for that.

19:15>> Thank you so much.

19:16>> Thank you. [applause]

19:21Cleveland City Council proudly

19:23recognizes Casey Brown for her

19:25extraordinary compassion, unwavering

19:27dedication, and tireless advocacy in

19:30creating a world where individuals with

19:32Down Syndrome are celebrated for their

19:34families, embracing their uniqueness,

19:36and empowered to reach their fullest

19:38potential. Casey has dedicated eight

19:40years to working in an educational

19:42setting, bringing compassion, expertise,

19:45and a genuine passion for helping

19:47children discover their strengths and

19:48abilities. She has earned a master of

19:51occupational therapy from Cleveland

19:54State University and a post-professional

19:56doctorate from the University of of all

19:58places, Montana.

20:01Uh she's building a strong educational

20:03foundation for a career devoted to

20:05supporting children with diverse

20:07learning and developmental needs. Casey,

20:09we wanted to make sure that we recognize

20:10you for all your hard work, dedication,

20:12and passion to individuals developmental

20:15disabilities. [applause]

20:19Katie Katie.

20:22In celebration of Down syndrome

20:23awareness month, the members of

20:24Cleveland City countly Cleveland City

20:27Council proudly recognize Amy Civerston

20:31for her remarkable compassion, heartfelt

20:33dedication, and unwavering commitment to

20:36empowering individuals with Down

20:37syndrome to embrace their abilities,

20:40discover their strengths, and pursue

20:41their dreams without limitation. you've

20:44inspired by the extraordinarily

20:46extraordinary bond that you share with

20:49your beloved sister who we will meet

20:51later Eve uh and her best friend. Uh Amy

20:55has transformed a lifetime of love and

20:58understanding into a meaningful career

21:00devoted to making a difference. Her

21:02journal her journey is a beautiful

21:04treatment to the power of family

21:05acceptance and the belief that every

21:07individual deserves to be seen, valued,

21:10and given the opportunity to flourish.

21:12Amy, on behalf of Cleveland City

21:14Council, thank you for your dedication

21:16to individuals with developmental

21:17disabilities.

21:20[applause]

21:24You know, I'm I'm often heard saying at

21:26the table to to share your story. I I

21:28remember I tell Director Drummond all

21:31the time that we need to share our

21:33stories and and I I really am going to

21:36be sharing a very heartfelt story with

21:38you in just uh a couple of moments. But

21:41there's two individuals who are so much

21:44a part of the story that I'm going to

21:46share later on without these two ladies.

21:50I personally know that there's a there's

21:52a an individual who has been extremely

21:55successful and it would not have

21:58happened had it not been for the next

22:01two ladies that we're going to introduce

22:03you to. So, uh, whereas,

22:07um, in celebration of Down Syndrome

22:09Awareness Month, members of Cleveland

22:11City Council proudly recognize Lauren

22:14Galanka for her extraordinary

22:16compassion, selfless service, and

22:19unwavering dedication to uplifting

22:21individuals of all abilities, inspiring

22:23confidence, embracing difference, and

22:26creating opportunities for every person

22:28to experience the joy of belonging and

22:30the pride and achievement. Uh whereas

22:33she was I won't give your birth date. Uh

22:36your proud parents of Greg and Julie. Uh

22:38Lauren has grown into an exceptional

22:40young woman whose heart for helping

22:42others shines through everything she

22:44does. A 2016 graduate of Magnificate

22:47High School, she continued her

22:49educational journey through Mercyhurst

22:51University, earning her undergraduate

22:54degree in early childhood and special

22:55education in 2020 and a master's degree

22:58in special ed in 2021.

23:01laying the foundation for a life

23:02dedicated to empowering and encouraging

23:05others. Lauren, we cannot thank you

23:07enough, not only on behalf of the city

23:09of Cleveland, um, but my family as well

23:11for everything that you have done to

23:13help inspire, at least we know one

23:15person, um, but many, many others along

23:18their journey. So, congratulations and

23:19we recognize you as being an outstanding

23:22educator of individuals with

23:23developmental disabilities. [applause]

23:30>> [applause]

23:32>> Mora Jameson

23:35uh has built a life centered upon

23:37family, faith, education, and a

23:40heartfelt commitment to helping young

23:42people succeed. A 2009 graduate of St.

23:45Joseph Academy. Mora continued her

23:48educational journey at Xavier, earning a

23:50bachelor's degree in special ed for

23:52grades K through 12 in I won't give the

23:55year and further strengthened her

23:57knowledge and experience by earning a

23:58master's degree in curriculum and

24:01instruction from Cleveland State

24:02University. Mora began her professional

24:05career in 2013 at CMSD, where she

24:08devoted nine years to educating and

24:10supporting students with diverse

24:12learning needs. Through her service,

24:13Mora demonstrated the patience,

24:15understanding, and determination that

24:18define an exceptional educator,

24:20recognizing that every student passes

24:23possesses unique gifts and deserves the

24:26opportunity to learn, grow, and

24:27experience the pride and personal

24:29accomplishments.

24:30Mora, we could not thank you enough for

24:32everything that you have done for not

24:34only our daughter, but for also all of

24:36the kids that you deal with on a daily

24:38basis with developmental disabilities. I

24:40don't think that you and the other

24:43educators realize what a difference you

24:45make and it's and it's an unthankful uh

24:48pos profession, but we really don't

24:51believe that you understand the

24:52difference that you make in individuals

24:54lives. So on behalf of Cleveland City

24:56Council and families of individuals that

24:58you touch, thank you so much for

25:00everything you've done. [applause]

25:09And now we have three individuals who

25:12accomplished an awful lot this year. And

25:15these individuals uh are are young

25:18people who have actually graduated at

25:21some point or some program this year.

25:24And it was not easy the journeys that

25:26they have taken, but they were able to

25:28successfully complete the programs and

25:30move on further in life.

25:32um Kellen Donahghue, an extraordinary

25:35and this is an extraordinary young woman

25:38whose graduation from Kent State

25:41University's career and community

25:44studies program [applause]

25:51represents a beautiful triumph in

25:53perseverance, independence,

25:56and the courage to pursue her dreams.

25:58She's a proud native of Lakewood, Ohio,

26:00and the youngest of five siblings. She

26:03grew up surrounded by the inspiration of

26:05her older brothers and sisters whose

26:07educational journey sparked her own

26:09desire to experience college life, which

26:12you did, and I'm going to tell them.

26:14Living with Down syndrome, Kellen has

26:16embraced her individuality with

26:18confidence and determination, proving

26:20that her abilities, aspirations, and

26:22dreams are far greater than any

26:25limitations society may place upon her.

26:28This is a this is a a fine young lady

26:30who graduated from Lakewood High School.

26:33Uh decided to go off to Kent State

26:35University and went through the regular

26:38normal

26:39quote normal process of going to

26:42college, which means she left school,

26:44correct? You stayed at Kent State

26:47University without your parents or your

26:49siblings or anything like that, and you

26:50successfully completed the program and

26:53graduated. Congratulations. We're all so

26:55proud of you.

26:57>> [applause]

27:05>> Eve. Woohoo.

27:09Eve for your remarkable achievement in

27:11graduating from Parma Aries Area Centers

27:15for Transition Services, the PAX

27:17program,

27:19celebrating a beautiful milestone that

27:21reflects her perseverance, courage, and

27:24unwavering determination to reach new

27:26heights. And whereas living with Down

27:29syndrome has never defined Eve's

27:31potential or limited the greatness

27:32within her, with a joyful spirit, a

27:36willingness to learn, and a heart filled

27:38and a heart filled with ambition, she

27:40has demonstrated that every dream

27:42deserves an opportunity to flourish, and

27:44that success is measured not by the

27:46challenges we face, but by the strength

27:48and determination with which we

27:51overcome. Eve, we are very very very

27:54proud of you and your accomplishments of

27:56graduating PAX and now being an uh

27:59enrolled at TRIC.

28:01>> Thank you.

28:02>> You're welcome, Ne. Thank you very much,

28:04Eve. Congratulations.

28:06You're welcome.

28:09[applause]

28:12You like that, huh? Awesome. All right.

28:16And I'm going to tell you, so I have

28:18gone back and forth uh whether we should

28:20recognize the next girl. And then I

28:24thought to myself, just as I tell other

28:27people, we have a story to tell. And

28:31it's not an easy story to tell. And it

28:33and you get emotional when you talk

28:35about it. But I have been wanting to

28:37tell this story since 2009.

28:40That's how long I've been holding this

28:42in. My lovely bride and myself, Dawn,

28:46decided that we wanted to educate our

28:48daughter who has Down syndrome just like

28:52every other individual had the right to

28:54be educated.

28:58And we were denied entrance into a

29:00Catholic grade school to a preK3

29:02program.

29:04And the words have been ringing in my

29:06head since 2009.

29:12The principal of the school sat across

29:15to me just as close as I'm sitting to

29:17the Vikita and said, "We are not taking

29:20that girl because of her disability."

29:26Imagine the dagger that went through

29:29anybody's heart, let alone a parent.

29:32Now, this was a school that I was their

29:342009 man of the year. I ran their parish

29:37council, did their school advisory, ran

29:40their their bingo.

29:43I spent more time at this school than I

29:45did at my own house.

29:47And then I thought to myself, if they

29:49could say that to me, not that I'm

29:51anything special, but if they could say

29:53that to me, how are they treating other

29:56people who aren't going to defend

29:57themselves?

29:59That's right.

30:00>> So my wife and I made a very conscious

30:01decision

30:03and that was we were not going to take

30:05it lying down.

30:07>> That school asked us to leave the

30:10parish. That school asked us to take our

30:13other kids out of the school and we

30:15obliged. We saw the writing on the wall.

30:18But we weren't going to stop there

30:20because

30:22this next girl had the right to be

30:24educated just as everybody else did.

30:27That's right.

30:27>> And we weren't going to take no for an

30:28answer.

30:30So the whole time that I'm on parish

30:32council and school advisory, I wanted to

30:35get rid of their lunch program because

30:37it was a federal program.

30:39And we were serving things like cottage

30:41cheese salads and sweet potato fries.

30:45And we were getting more complaints from

30:47parents because the kids were coming

30:48home more hungry than not because they

30:52weren't eating the lunch. But it I kept

30:54getting push back from the

30:56administration of the school. We're not

30:58getting rid of the program because it's

30:59a federal program and we're making money

31:01on it. Then I'm lying in bed one night

31:04and I shoot up. My wife thinks I'm

31:05having a heart attack. I said, I think I

31:07think I got a path. No attorneys,

31:11just my wife and I.

31:14I said, "The lunch program,

31:18the United States Department of

31:19Agriculture,

31:21it's federally funded, which means they

31:23have to be ADA compliant."

31:28They didn't believe they had to either.

31:30Very long story short,

31:33we file a complaint. We start we start

31:36the whole process. We start with the

31:38Catholic Dascese, denied. We start with

31:41state of Ohio, denied.

31:44We file a complaint with the United

31:45States Department of Agriculture. They

31:48come in, turns the whole parish upside

31:50down. They think we're going to take the

31:52lunch program. Kazy hates the church. Da

31:55da da da da da da. Good lord. Valenc

31:57knows how I feel.

32:02Comes down denied. I said, "This can't

32:06be can't take it laying down. This is a

32:09this is a two-year process.

32:13This whole long report that we get says

32:16at the very bottom, one of the last

32:18pages, if you don't agree with this,

32:20please file a complaint with United

32:22States Department of Agriculture Civil

32:25Rights at Civil Rights Division. I

32:28didn't have anything to lose.

32:31No attorney, no help from anybody. Just

32:34me and my wife advocating for our child.

32:36Another six-month process comes back and

32:39we get this envelope in the mail and I'm

32:41like, "This is going to be our

32:43roadblock." It finally came down. The

32:46United States Department of Agriculture

32:50rules that that school violated our

32:52daughter's civil rights by not accepting

32:55them and they have to educate her going

32:57forward.

33:00[applause]

33:04But in the meantime, out of darkness

33:07always becomes light. Because

33:10while we were going through this whole

33:12process, and it was a big to-do in the

33:14church at the time, um, we had

33:16individuals step up. We had St. Mark,

33:19Karen Cassita over at St. Mark calls out

33:22of the blue one time and she's like,

33:24"We'll take her. We'll educate her. We

33:27don't care. She has she she deserves it.

33:29It's what we're supposed to do. We were

33:32skeptical. Teachers lost their jobs over

33:35not wanting to educate her. Briana

33:38wasn't the easiest child to educate at

33:41times.

33:43And then it came time to put her into

33:44high school. And we thought, what are we

33:45going to do now? I said, "We still want

33:48her to be educated like her siblings

33:50were, like everybody else has a right to

33:52be."

33:53And St. Joe's is where my other four

33:56girls have other three girls went. So,

33:59we wanted her to go to St. Joe's. So, I

34:01call St. Joe's and say, "Hey, I've got

34:03experience at this if you want to tell

34:04me no."

34:07And they didn't. And that's where Mora

34:09Jameson and Miss Glanca come into role

34:12because they were educators in in an

34:14educational facility and setting that

34:17they don't want to educate individuals

34:19developmental disabilities. But I give

34:21my wife a whole kudos of of of

34:24compliments for that because she didn't

34:26want it to stop either.

34:29our last child that we're going to that

34:31we're going to introduce tonight.

34:34Members of Cleveland City Council

34:35proudly recognize and celebrate Briana

34:38Casey [cheering]

34:40during Down Syndrome Awareness Month,

34:43[applause]

34:47honoring her graduation from St. Joseph

34:49Academy, and joyfully celebrating on

34:52Monday, October 12th, 2026, her

34:56birthday.

34:57>> [applause]

34:58>> These special occasions provide a

35:00wonderful opportunity to recognize

35:02Briana's remarkable accomplishments that

35:05reflect years of dedication, personal

35:07growth, perseverance, and the courage to

35:10embrace every opportunity with

35:12confidence and determination. Whereas

35:14living with Down syndrome, Briana is a

35:16shining example of strength, resilience,

35:19and the extraordinary potential that

35:21exists within every individual. Her

35:24journey reminds us reminds us that

35:26greatness is not defined by differences,

35:28but the courage to pursue one's dreams

35:31and determination to keep moving forward

35:33and the ability to inspire others simply

35:36by being yourself. Throughout your

35:38educational journey, Briana has

35:40demonstrated that every accomplishment,

35:43whether great or small, deserves to be

35:45celebrated. Her graduation is more than

35:47the completion of an academic chapter.

35:50It is a beautiful reflection of her

35:51individuality, her growing independence,

35:54and the countless possibilities that

35:56await as Briana continues to discover

35:58her gifts and talents. Brianna, on

36:00behalf of me,

36:02Cleveland City Council, the city of

36:04Cleveland, congratulations on graduating

36:07from St. Joseph Academy, and good luck

36:09at TriC. [applause]

36:12You want to say anything? You want to

36:14say anything?

36:17>> [applause]

36:25>> I going off of what you said, I I

36:29graduated from Kent State and I am

36:31actually currently working for the

36:34Kyhoga Board of Developmental

36:36Disabilities as a Gear Life ambassador

36:39by spreading inclusion, diversity, and

36:41inclusion. As a GIF ambassador, I go out

36:44in the community to advocate for people

36:47with disabilities

36:48um to go out in the community and I have

36:51been to a lot of resource fairs. Um, I

36:54had my first presentation with them this

36:57past Monday and I um have my first

37:01safety seminar tomorrow. But I'm very

37:04proud of thinking for Brian and the city

37:07council and for the city of Cleveland to

37:10uh to accomplish me and my time at Kent

37:13State and as a person with a disability.

37:15Thank you all so much.

37:17>> Thank you. [applause]

37:26Do you want to say something?

37:30>> Not bad.

37:32>> See?

37:37>> Okay. You don't have to.

37:38>> Okay, fine.

37:39>> Okay, fine. Whatever. [laughter]

37:45>> My favorite. Do you know who's my

37:48favorite girl? Bri,

37:52I'm going take Brian for being my best

37:54friend. And of course, I love Brian cuz

37:58his B's dad.

38:01You know what?

38:03I love Brian so much. Thank you.

38:09[applause]

38:13>> Thank you everybody.

38:14>> Thank you.

38:16Thank you for

38:21>> Thank you for

38:24reorganizing

38:26and thank you for

38:29>> down syndrome day and thank you for all

38:31the compliments about my birthday which

38:34is today. I'm officially turning 20

38:39>> and my my favorite girl is definitely

38:42Eve.

38:43>> Thank you.

38:44>> Thank you. How about a nice round of

38:46applause for everybody that we presented

38:48today. Thank you very much.

39:00>> Happy birthday.

39:03Come up here.

39:31>> [applause]

39:41>> All right, we have one more

39:43presentation. I'm going to ask if we can

39:45keep the well open and open up and

39:49invite our favorite Browns quarterback

39:52Bernie Kar to the uh forefront.

40:01[applause]

40:07[applause]

40:12>> Yeah, your family. Yeah. Come here.

40:27I said earlier today that uh there's a

40:30lot of young people on council and

40:32anybody

40:35[snorts]

40:36>> sit down. Anybody uh 35 or or up may or

40:41younger may not know the significance of

40:44the man standing to my right, your left.

40:47Um this is an individual who

40:52set this town on absolute fire in the

40:57mid in the mid and late 80s. Uh this is

41:00an individual who and we don't get to

41:02hear this too often, right? people

41:05actually want to be in the city of

41:07Cleveland. This is a guy who was born in

41:10Youngstown, Ohio. Went to Boardman High

41:13School, was the division one player of

41:16the year,

41:17received a scholarship from the

41:19University of Miami,

41:22was the victim of Doug Fluty's Hail

41:24Mary,

41:27but also won a national championship.

41:29>> Yes.

41:30>> Against against Nebraska Nebraska.

41:32Against Nebraska.

41:35and then did something that no other

41:38person would have ever thought of in the

41:40world and that is he was able I don't

41:43want to use the term manipulate. Okay,

41:46but he was a he was able to take

41:48advantage of a loophole

41:51uh in the NFL draft

41:54uh and actually get drafted by the

41:57Cleveland Browns. He made it very known

42:01from day one that he wanted to play for

42:05the Cleveland Browns and in his time in

42:08college even took 18 credit hours to

42:12graduate early to enter the supplemental

42:16draft that they had back then as opposed

42:18to going to the regular draft where he

42:20wouldn't have been drafted by the

42:21Cleveland Browns who did some trading to

42:24asssure that Bernie Kosar never left

42:27home.

42:29And when Bernie was drafted

42:32uh by the Cleveland Browns, and a lot of

42:36you may remember things like the drive,

42:42the fumble,

42:44but there's other things that need to be

42:47remembered as well.

42:49Things like your 97yard bomb to Webster

42:52Slaughter against the Chicago Bears,

42:54which was the longest in team history.

42:57>> [sighs]

42:58>> the 1986 double overtime win that we

43:01spoke about earlier against the New York

43:03Jets,

43:05which is the second longest game clock

43:07game in NFL history.

43:09Your 1990 free flicker versus Denver is

43:14also very memorable.

43:16Bernie actually reinvented the no huddle

43:19revival in 1991.

43:23And from 1990 to 1991, Bernie Kosar

43:27threw 308 consecutive passes without an

43:31interception, bypassing Bart Star, only

43:35to have that record broken in 2010

43:39by some guy named Tom Brady.

43:43So if you can be in the same company as

43:45Bart Star, Tom Brady, and Bernie Kosar,

43:50you're in very good company.

43:56Throughout his career in Cleveland,

44:01Bernie

44:04played 119 games and completed 1,853

44:10of his 3,150

44:12passes. He threw for 21,94

44:16yards and 116 touchdowns, completing

44:20about almost 60% of every pass thrown.

44:24And what you know about Bernie is that

44:26he didn't have the most athletic style

44:30of throwing a football. But what he did

44:34have was football intelligence,

44:37toughness, and the ability to read

44:40defenses,

44:41which made him extremely successful.

44:44Bernie Kosar is not your flashy uh flash

44:47in the pan type quarterback. He's

44:50Cleveland. He's bluecollar.

44:53He's gritty. He grinds it out. And so

44:58importantly, Bernie wanted to be here.

45:01And I I don't know if it was Ernie Aorsy

45:04or Art Modell or whoever helped get you

45:08to the city of Cleveland,

45:10>> my father,

45:10>> your father, your mother who did your

45:13laundry and and and cooked your and

45:15cooked your meals for you. Um

45:18we couldn't have asked for

45:21a better person to provide all of those

45:24memories uh that happened in the 80s.

45:28There's individuals in this room who uh

45:31Charles Life said to me earlier today,

45:33"When I was growing up, we didn't have

45:35the Cleveland Browns. They weren't here

45:38during the majority of his youth." Um,

45:41everybody knows how I feel about the

45:43current administration of the Cleveland

45:44Browns.

45:47But my heart is held on those 80s and

45:50watching you and Webster Slaughter and

45:54Brian Brennan and Clay Matthews and my

45:57ultimate favorite big daddy Carl

45:59Haristston, the big guy who wore his

46:01pants up to here on the end of the line.

46:03I was rooted for the heavier guy. But to

46:06Biner, to Mac, to Bernie, it says

46:09Cleveland all over. on behalf of

46:11Cleveland City Council and the residents

46:14of the city of Cleveland. More

46:16importantly, those who remember you

46:19playing on the lake, which is where it

46:22you should be playing,

46:24we could not thank you enough. And in

46:27doing that,

46:34Cleveland City Council in honor of

46:35Bernie Kosar recognizes October 13th.

46:39And for those of you who don't know the

46:40significant of October 13th, October

46:4313th, 1985 is when Bernie Kosar made his

46:46first start as a Cleveland Brown,

46:49beating the Houston Oilers.

46:52October 13th is Bernie Kar day in the

46:54city of Cleveland. The Cleveland City

46:56Council proudly recognizes Bernie Kosar

46:59for his outstanding dedication,

47:02commitment, and lasting contributions to

47:04the city of Cleveland and the Cleveland

47:07Browns. Through your passion for the

47:09game, loyalty to the Browns, and

47:12enduring connection with the Cleveland

47:14community, Bernie has earned a special

47:17place in the hearts of generations of

47:19fans. With sincere gratitude for your

47:22time, service, and unwavering dedication

47:25to Cleveland, we honor your name and

47:28legacy as we celebrate the lasting

47:31impact you've made on our city. Once a

47:34Brown, always a part of Cleveland. With

47:38gratitude and admiration, we proudly

47:40celebrate Bernie Kosar Day presented by

47:43Cleveland City Council October 13,

47:4520126. I know it's your tagline, but

47:49from the bottom of my heart and to every

47:51of one of those fans

47:53who are who bleed brown and orange,

47:57Birdie, you've been through an an awful

47:59lot. You matter.

48:02>> Thank you.

48:04>> [applause]

48:11[applause]

48:14>> Wow. Thank you. Thank you.

48:19Thank you. Super honored, super humbled.

48:23you know, as I uh as I stand here in

48:26front of you today, um 41 years ago, I

48:30got that start against the Houston

48:32Oilers. But Brian, as as you were

48:34talking about that, you talked about a a

48:36record of mine in 1990991

48:40and and as uh as we sit here today on uh

48:45Down Syndromes Day, Columbus Day, um um

48:50Indigenous uh People's Day today. I'm

48:53super honored to be here um getting my

48:56award and I love to talk about some of

48:57the great double overtime wins. um the

49:01beating the Steelers um some of those

49:04games. Super proud. Thank you.

49:07[applause]

49:08Super proud to be um with uh Dan Marino

49:11and Joe Flacco to be the only NFL

49:14quarterbacks to get their teams in the

49:16playoffs. Their first five years in uh

49:19in the NFL and the 1985 to 1989 Browns

49:24in those five seasons was was super

49:26incredible. love to really talk about

49:28that. But, you know, I think about some

49:30of my awesome coaches and Brian was

49:32awesome enough to bring up 1999 when I

49:36had that interception streak. Well, that

49:38was a streak and I had a coach then um

49:41Nick Sabin. Me and Nick Sabin were

49:43talking back in the early 90s and we

49:46talked about how kind of selfish people

49:49are, kind of self-absorbed we all are,

49:52but how uh how aspiring and and um um

49:58attributes that all people have. But

50:01that selfishness, that self-absorbedness

50:03that that me and Nick talked about then

50:06um unfortunately is something that's

50:08really kind of predominant in today's

50:10society and in 2026 unfortunately that's

50:13really still here. And one of the things

50:16is I I stand here tonight and I see

50:19Brian Casey and hear the story um with

50:22his better half Dawn and on Briana's

50:2520th birthday, brother. um some of the

50:28things that that we do that you have

50:30gone through and what you've done to

50:33help and some of the other parents and

50:34award winners today with Down syndrome

50:37and and uh some of the things that I've

50:39been blessed to do and and some of the

50:41forum as I have uh overcome my

50:46challenges and love how everybody gets a

50:48second chance and I love in Cleveland

50:51how we really pride ourselves in giving

50:53people second chances and I feel like

50:55I've gotten a second chance in my life.

50:57And I see the beautiful families here

50:59today. And I'm so blessed to be here

51:02with my awesome daughter, uh, Sarah, my

51:05granddaughter, who's quietly somewhere

51:08here, I think, with my my better half

51:10and partner Allison here in the back.

51:14But I think of 10 years ago when we had

51:17the the Cavs Championship parade and I

51:20was probably a couple ho hos north of

51:23325

51:24pounds and scripted for north of 100

51:27pills a day. Um, and here we are, and I

51:31love my number 19, but um, here in the

51:35state of Ohio, 19 people will commit on

51:38average suicide today. Had over 5,000

51:41people have overdose deaths in our state

51:45in the last 12 months. I unfortunately

51:47could have or should have been one of

51:49those statistics over those last 10

51:51years. So when Don G mentioned to Brian

51:55to come up and talk to me 10 years ago

51:57at the uh at the championship parade, I

52:00was really unhealthy challenged person

52:03and unfortunately was a younger parent

52:05at the time who didn't know when I was

52:0737 years old and my daughter who's

52:09sitting here today who's 35 was 12 years

52:12old and I'm a pretend extrovert and you

52:16don't really lead football teams as an

52:18introvert and in my family autism kind

52:20of runs on in the on in in our family

52:24and we're somewhat on the spectrum. So

52:26I'm really more introverted and when you

52:28talk about things like that especially

52:3020ome years ago you end up like today

52:34with a lot of um aderall by advance

52:37rolin. So I give a lot I commend to

52:40Brian and to Don and to the educators

52:43that were here today and some of the

52:45things that we talk about in my mission

52:47now is food is uh food is our medicine

52:51and some of the things that I do to talk

52:53about the issues that I had me and my

52:56that I unfortunately made some decisions

52:58and for our family but to see be

53:01standing here today um yes it's down

53:04syndrome's day indigenous people's day

53:07Columbus say I'm so humbled and almost

53:10don't feel worthy to have my name

53:12associated in that same spectrum. But if

53:15it could be used as a as a forum as as

53:19we talk here about education and and

53:21people and one of the things that me and

53:24Nick Sabin talked about back years ago

53:27um about the selfishness of sometimes of

53:30people the self-absorbedness but that we

53:32all really have aspirations and we

53:34really deserve a chance and I see some

53:37of the educators and I see some of the

53:38stuff that Brian and his wife Don have

53:41done in the community. That's something

53:43that's been a mission of mine to be able

53:45to help and give back. And I have some

53:47friends with me today, Gabe Ryder and

53:50Michael Dubro who are working with me

53:53and from my co-ar longevity to really

53:55help make younger parents not make the

53:58same mistakes that I made in my family

54:00and to have a be to see Brian and his

54:03beautiful family up here today on Bana's

54:0520th birthday. to be able to be here

54:08today with my amazing daughter Sarah and

54:10[snorts] what she's doing is an amazing

54:12mother with my incredible granddaughter

54:15um Aaliyah Rose who I'm a little biased

54:18to say I have the cutest rose in the

54:20garden in my family and to be blessed

54:23and to have the love and support that

54:26Cleveland has showed me in these 41

54:28years that I've been uh uh since I

54:31started as a quarterback. You guys have

54:33never lost hope me. We've never showed

54:35that selfishness, that self-absorbedness

54:37that me and Nick Sabin talked about back

54:42gez almost 36 years ago and to be

54:46starting here 41 years and to know that

54:49we had our issues back in Cleveland and

54:51Brian why I wanted to come back. You

54:53know, in the late 70s I was a kid in

54:55Youngsttown, Ohio in northeastern Ohio.

54:57We were we were uh made fun of of our

54:59river Kyhoga River catching on fire. We

55:02had bankruptcy issues in our city. the

55:04manufacturing jobs in Youngstown. The

55:06steel mills had closed. I couldn't get a

55:08scholarship in this part of the country.

55:10I end up in Miami and and we're the butt

55:14of national jokes on a show of my age on

55:16the Johnny Carson show where people

55:18would make fun of us. I had a chance to

55:20go to Los Angeles to play with some of

55:22the bigger market teams, but I am a

55:24mommy's boy again, a pretend cool guy,

55:26and I wanted to come home to Northeast

55:29Ohio. I felt I could make a difference.

55:31I felt I could make a difference. we

55:33could turn around our community. And I

55:35see some of the people here in front of

55:37us today that are turning around our

55:39community. Cleveland's back in 2026. And

55:42I thank you all for that. God bless you.

55:45You matter. [applause]

55:55[applause]

56:01>> [applause]

56:05>> President,

56:07>> he knows.

56:24Thank you.

56:29>> [applause]

56:38>> All right.

56:45All right. We're going to pick up on

56:47public comment. Uh we're going to move

56:50the public comment. I'm going to ask the

56:51speakers to acknowledge our threeminut

56:53time. And once again, if the council

56:56members can turn around and acknowledge

56:58the speakers, please adhere to your

57:01time. I try to make sure that I treat

57:04everyone the same. So, please stick to

57:07your threeminut time. Only one speaker

57:09that is signed up is on the docket to

57:12speak. Okay. Uh the first person that we

57:15have is St. James Singleton. St. James

57:18Singleton is from Ward 9. He's here to

57:20talk about making Cleveland great. He is

57:22not representing an organization and not

57:24being paid to comment. Is uh Mr. St.

57:27James Singleton here if he could come

57:28and take the mic?

57:32And I'm going to ask if uh Taresa

57:34Thompson if she could get teed up cuz

57:37she's up next. Mr. St. James Singleton,

57:40you have the floor.

57:56Is it on?

58:01Say what?

58:36Testing. Testing.

58:38>> Testing. Testing.

58:42Y'all can hear me. All right.

58:46How y'all doing today? Y'all can hear

58:49me.

58:51You can't hear me?

58:52>> Yes.

58:53>> Can you hear me now?

58:54>> All right, great. All right, man. I'm

58:57tired today. I ain't got no outside

58:59voice. Um, so I don't really want

59:01nothing today really. I just kind of

59:02wanted to be in the room. Um, say if you

59:05want to grow, you got to get in rooms

59:07that's bigger than yourself. So, I kind

59:09of just wanted to be in here and just to

59:11to look at everybody faces, right,

59:13recognize names and and be able to do

59:15that. And, um, sometimes we put our

59:18issue

59:22Could we turn the volume up for Mr. St.

59:25James Singleton? Hold on.

59:29>> All right. Try now to see if that's

59:30working.

59:34>> Can y'all hear me better?

59:35>> All right. Great.

59:36>> And you might have to speak just a

59:37little louder if you can so we can make

59:38sure we hear you, Miss Singleton.

59:40>> Okay. All I really came down here to

59:42tell y'all today is um I thank y'all for

59:45everything that y'all are doing. Um, I

59:47appreciate the work, uh, the effort and

59:50everything it took to get into these

59:51seats. A lot of times we just come down

59:54here with our issues and we never give

59:55y'all what y'all deserve, uh, for the

59:57hard work that y'all do. Y'all hear

59:59complaints all day long and I don't want

1:00:01to do that. So, I just wanted to kind of

1:00:03salute everybody in here and just tell

1:00:04you thank you for everything that y'all

1:00:06do.

1:00:09[applause]

1:00:13Next we have Miss Tyresa Thompson from

1:00:15Ward 9. Uh Miss Thompson is here to talk

1:00:18about city progress. She is not

1:00:20representing organization not being paid

1:00:22by. You had the floor.

1:00:24>> Y'all remember group projects in school.

1:00:27Whoever came up with that clearly wanted

1:00:29the test more than our intelligence.

1:00:32You got that one person doing all the

1:00:34research, putting together the

1:00:36presentation, making sure everything

1:00:38gets turned in.

1:00:40Then you got that one person who hasn't

1:00:43answered the phone, hasn't replied to

1:00:45the text, and hasn't done a lick of

1:00:47work. But on presentation day, there

1:00:51they go, standing right next to you,

1:00:53smiling, ready to get that A. And the

1:00:57craziest part is everybody had an

1:00:59assignment,

1:01:01but somebody decided someone else will

1:01:04handle all the work. And the older we

1:01:07get, the bigger those group projects

1:01:09become.

1:01:11Now, we're talking about families,

1:01:14neighborhoods, and entire communities.

1:01:18And the consequences are a whole lot

1:01:20bigger than a bad grade. Look around

1:01:23Cleveland. We're talking about crime

1:01:26intervention, affordable housing, and

1:01:28people facing another cold Cleveland

1:01:30winter without somewhere safe to sleep.

1:01:33We're talking about neighborhood schools

1:01:35closing and children adjusting to

1:01:37changes they had no say in and young

1:01:40people who need safe places to go,

1:01:42people to teach them and opportunities

1:01:44to build a future. These are real issues

1:01:47affecting real people. And too often

1:01:50it's our children who are affected and

1:01:54carrying the weight. My involvement

1:01:56started with Built and Strongs

1:01:57Individuals, our youth program. But I

1:01:59wish I wasn't this type of person

1:02:01because once something catches my

1:02:02attention, I have a hard time letting it

1:02:04go. And after listening to other

1:02:06residents and their concerns, I find

1:02:08myself thinking about those issues, too.

1:02:10Because once I become aware of a problem

1:02:12affecting my community, I can't pretend

1:02:14I don't know about it. Somewhere along

1:02:18the way, I started feeling like I'm it's

1:02:20part of my responsibility, too. And I

1:02:23understand that none of us can solve

1:02:24every problem. But there's a

1:02:27responsibility that comes with

1:02:28recognizing a need and being in a

1:02:30position to help. Sometimes doing right

1:02:32means giving your time, sharing a

1:02:34resource, making a connection, or

1:02:36following through on something you

1:02:37promise. And sometimes it means

1:02:39recognizing that somebody else's

1:02:41struggle deserves our attention, even

1:02:43when we have problems of our own.

1:02:45Because at the end of the day, we all

1:02:47have a part in what happens in this

1:02:49city. And just like that group project,

1:02:52everybody contribution matters. But

1:02:54here's the difference. When we fail to

1:02:56do our part in the classroom, we risk a

1:02:58bad grade. When we fail to do our part

1:03:01in communities, somebody else pays the

1:03:03price. And far too often, that somebody

1:03:06is a child. Thank you.

1:03:10[applause]

1:03:12>> Thank you. Next, we have Daryl Houston.

1:03:15Daryl Houston is from Bedford Heights.

1:03:16He's here to talk about city issues.

1:03:18He's not representing organization. He's

1:03:20not being paid to comment. Mr. Houston,

1:03:22you had the floor.

1:03:23>> How you doing? I ain't in a good mood

1:03:25today as always. Right. But mayor, I

1:03:30want to ask you a question, man. You

1:03:31remember that conversation, that meeting

1:03:33that you gave me, sir? And if you don't,

1:03:36I'll repeat it out loud. Do you remember

1:03:38the conversation or not? Well, the

1:03:40conversation went what I I told you 18

1:03:43months ago, what I thought some of your

1:03:45issues was in your cabinet. And one of

1:03:48them I told you was the directly the law

1:03:50department. Right? 18 months later all

1:03:53the smoke in this city is headed right

1:03:56to your law department and your safety

1:03:58director. I haven't forgot about you

1:04:00Drummond. I'm I got a good list for you

1:04:03sir. You got a lot of questions to

1:04:05answer publicly. So understanding that I

1:04:09come down here and I don't have to be

1:04:11nice and I don't have to deliver cuz I

1:04:13ain't down here to ask y'all for a

1:04:15dollar. Okay? I ain't down here to ask

1:04:17y'all for nothing. I'm asking y'all to

1:04:20protect that constitution that y'all

1:04:22swore took an oath to. That's what I

1:04:24come down here and ask you about. Right.

1:04:26And I'm not finished. I'm just getting

1:04:28started. I want this city to function in

1:04:32the way it's supposed to function. And I

1:04:34don't think it can function in the way

1:04:36that it needs to function with your

1:04:37leadership, sir. I don't. Marty Kane,

1:04:42please don't get comfortable over there,

1:04:43sir. You shouldn't even be there. Okay.

1:04:46I'm going to speak out loud and I'm try

1:04:48to stay respectful, right? But I got to

1:04:50call a spade a spade. I don't like to

1:04:51come sit down here and ask you guys

1:04:54questions and everybody act like they

1:04:56don't know what's going on, right? Just

1:04:59like this young lady said, there's a lot

1:05:00of social things going on in this

1:05:02community. And I want to talk to my

1:05:03black community now. I want my black

1:05:05community to pay attention to something.

1:05:07As Elmer George the other day, I didn't

1:05:10see no Latinos there. I didn't see no

1:05:12Palestinians there. I didn't see no

1:05:14business people there. I saw three

1:05:16pastors there. Right? So, I'm going to

1:05:18ask my black community. When y'all going

1:05:20to wake up? These are y'all kids. This

1:05:23is your community, right? And I've got

1:05:26one more question for you. How do we

1:05:27have the two, youngest, black African

1:05:29men down here speaking, right? Richard

1:05:32Star and the mayor. And we don't see no

1:05:34elderly black men standing behind these

1:05:36young men trying to lead a community.

1:05:39You black brothers. Conwell, I don't

1:05:41know where you was. Bishop, I don't know

1:05:43where you was, sir. Y'all should have

1:05:44been there, right? And every last black

1:05:48organization in this city, you guys

1:05:50going to have to step up and start doing

1:05:52y'all jobs, right? Because it's entirely

1:05:56too many programs within this city for

1:05:59this city to look like this. And I'm

1:06:01tired of it. And I will be the solution

1:06:03for it. And I do not want to be the

1:06:05mayor and I do not want to be Blaes

1:06:07Griffin's uh president up there. I want

1:06:10accountability for what's going on in

1:06:12this school system. You got a guy over

1:06:14there making $300,000 and every other

1:06:17month we got to hear a mistake. Every

1:06:19other for 48 months we heard you

1:06:21apologize. I'm tired of apologies. I

1:06:24want accountability. That's what I want.

1:06:26>> Time. Thank you.

1:06:27>> See you Monday.

1:06:29>> Next we have Sabrina Otis. Miss Sabrina

1:06:33Otis is from Cleveland. She's here to

1:06:35talk about transparency. She is not

1:06:37representing any organization and not

1:06:39being paid to comment. Miss Otis, you

1:06:41have the floor.

1:06:43>> Um, it's transparency. Pettyle is what

1:06:46I'm here to talk about. Tonight, I want

1:06:48to talk about the one thing that

1:06:50everybody keeps saying, transparency.

1:06:53The only time I heard transparency in

1:06:55its proper form had to do when

1:06:58Councilman Slife filed and asked

1:07:01everybody to hold off on the data

1:07:04centers. And then when Councilman Casey

1:07:06and others decided to have those

1:07:09meetings throughout the city to talk to

1:07:11residents about how they felt about um

1:07:14data centers coming to Cleveland, but

1:07:16every time you turn around, you hear the

1:07:19word transparency,

1:07:21but what does it really mean? When we

1:07:24say it, it's supposed to mean something.

1:07:27And we're not getting what it means.

1:07:30Instead, we're getting excuses. We're

1:07:32getting aftermath. We're getting um

1:07:39I want to say this nicely, but be

1:07:41respectful. We're getting everything but

1:07:43what we should be getting with the word

1:07:44transparency. Transparency should happen

1:07:47when we have an ideal and we bring it

1:07:49open and then we have people come with

1:07:52conclusions and answers or whatever.

1:07:54Instead, we're constantly hearing

1:07:56transparency after residents complain,

1:07:59after residents call you out, after

1:08:02residents have an issue. We shouldn't

1:08:04have that. I would appreciate it if

1:08:08everybody in this will start using it

1:08:10for what it's for and not to cover it up

1:08:14as making people feel better. I don't

1:08:17like transparency and accountability.

1:08:20What does that mean to me? It means

1:08:22nothing when nothing after those words

1:08:25are being stated are being completed. We

1:08:29can't keep doing that to our residents

1:08:31and we're tired. So that is what I

1:08:35wanted to say. You guys all have a great

1:08:36evening. Thank you. [applause]

1:08:40Next we have James Box. James Box is

1:08:43from Ward 6. Uh the topic he would like

1:08:45to talk to is about city issues. He's

1:08:47not representing organization and not

1:08:49being paid by anyone. Mr. Boxy on the

1:08:51floor.

1:08:51>> Good evening, President Griffin. Good

1:08:53evening, Mayor Bib. I first before I say

1:08:56anything, I want to acknowledge Richard

1:08:58Star, Joe Jones, Deborah Gray,

1:09:03and and Blaine Griffin for doing an

1:09:06exceptional well job in your awards. I

1:09:09applaud you because you're doing just

1:09:11what your job say you're supposed to do.

1:09:14I'm I'm paying attention. Now that I got

1:09:16that out, I want to say something to

1:09:17Mayor Bib. You weren't here when I came

1:09:20down a couple of weeks ago and I was

1:09:22talking about how Jackie Simmons

1:09:25approached Rob Woodard and tried to

1:09:27fight him right in this hallway after I

1:09:29got done speaking. And then when I was

1:09:31leaving with my son and Mr. Houston, he

1:09:34confronted me down in the stairwell in

1:09:36the back of city hall saying, "You can

1:09:38get it too." I ain't going to say what I

1:09:40said to him. I said something very foul

1:09:42to him cuz I don't play cuz nobody put

1:09:44no I'm going just put like I'm

1:09:45unintimidatable. You can't intimidate

1:09:47me. So, he tried to intimidate me. So, I

1:09:51went and filed charges on his behind

1:09:53like I said, and I'll be talking with

1:09:55the prosecutor soon. Um,

1:09:58then I came back and spoke again where I

1:10:01asked for Angela Woodson's resignation

1:10:04and Jackie Simmons resignation. When I

1:10:07went out to my car, my tires was all

1:10:10stabbed with a ice pick. So, I know

1:10:14y'all got cameras. I know y'all can see

1:10:15who did that. You know, that's why I

1:10:17hadn't been down the last couple of

1:10:18times because my vehicle was sabotaged.

1:10:21You know what I'm saying? But once

1:10:22again, they going to do it in my face.

1:10:24Um, I got a minute and 28 seconds or 26.

1:10:28So, I'm going to say this. Social

1:10:30economic problems are the great plague

1:10:31of our time. They cannot be separated

1:10:33from the decline of our civilization.

1:10:35And unless they are solved, we'll face

1:10:36even more difficult times with the cost

1:10:38of social welfare programs, law

1:10:40enforcement, incarceration, and

1:10:42treatment escalating to the billions of

1:10:44dollars. The most important

1:10:46consideration should be the saving of

1:10:47lives, right? What are the problems?

1:10:50Destruction of our education system,

1:10:52poverty, gang killings, drug abuse,

1:10:56political corruption,

1:10:58and poor housing. The list is almost

1:11:01endless.

1:11:03And I'm saying that because those are

1:11:04the real issues that we're faced with.

1:11:07And we're still out here looking for

1:11:08Keshan Williams. We're still out here

1:11:11looking for Raja McQueen. So, I want to

1:11:13ask this to Drummond. What is the

1:11:15process to make sure each police

1:11:17district has a blood hound and a

1:11:20cadaavver dog? Cuz if we had those tools

1:11:23when we search these abandoned houses,

1:11:25we could at least find out if the people

1:11:27that we're looking for, if they were at

1:11:29these homes, cuz on 119th and Miles and

1:11:32your word ward, Bishop, there's a home.

1:11:34when we traced blood from the attic all

1:11:36the way down to the living room and we

1:11:39found out that Roger McQueen's

1:11:41ex-boyfriend was dating a girl that

1:11:43lived in that home and she moved on

1:11:44Harvard into another home that's now

1:11:46boarded up. Both of those houses should

1:11:48be inspected. I just wanted to say that.

1:11:50Put that out there cuz we out here and

1:11:52we ain't going to televise it but we

1:11:54going to keep doing the work that we do.

1:11:56>> Thank you.

1:11:56>> Thank you, director.

1:11:57>> Thank you.

1:12:01[applause]

1:12:02>> Next we have Kiana Bell. Kiana Bale is

1:12:04from Garden Valley. The topic that she

1:12:06would like to discuss is Rainbow Tears.

1:12:08She is not representing an organization

1:12:10and not being paid to comment. Is uh

1:12:12Kiana Bale here? Miss Kiana Bell, you

1:12:15had the floor.

1:12:24>> Could we lower the mic for her, please?

1:12:28>> Thank you, Councilwoman Hudson.

1:12:31[snorts]

1:12:34How y'all doing?

1:12:36>> Well, I ain't doing too good. I'm still

1:12:39having nightmares.

1:12:40Still going through problems. Ain't

1:12:43doing too good. What y'all going to do

1:12:45about this situation?

1:12:48My kids, they still traumatized.

1:12:51We are traumatized.

1:12:54What y'all going to do about this

1:12:55situation?

1:13:00Help.

1:13:01That's what y'all want me to ask for?

1:13:03Help.

1:13:05I'm tired of asking for help.

1:13:08Somebody accountability.

1:13:10Somebody

1:13:12my kids is struggling.

1:13:16My baby boy misses dad.

1:13:19Like it's y'all don't understand. We

1:13:21struggling out here. Hey, help mentor

1:13:25me. My kids is struggling. We

1:13:27struggling. Hey, do y'all see us? Do

1:13:30y'all remember us?

1:13:33A lot of people out here up. Real

1:13:36talk. And y'all just still sitting here

1:13:39looking lovely.

1:13:41Lovely.

1:13:43Sad. Oh, y'all. Sad as Thank you.

1:13:48Next up, we have [applause] Bridget

1:13:51Smith Jackson. Bridget Smith Jackson is

1:13:53from East Cleveland. She's here to talk

1:13:55about response team plan and she is not

1:13:58representing organization and she is not

1:14:00being paid by anyone to speak.

1:14:02>> Thank you. Good evening everyone. Um I

1:14:06stand here tonight not just for Rainbow

1:14:08Terrace but for residents experiencing

1:14:11housing disparities across the city.

1:14:14The June 23rd explosion represents the

1:14:17worst case scenario with one lost life,

1:14:20two children severely burned, and 44

1:14:22households displaced. Nearly 16 months

1:14:25later, families are still struggling. I

1:14:28want to acknowledge everyone involvement

1:14:30in bringing last week's meeting

1:14:31together, particularly Mayor Bib, his

1:14:33administration, community partners, and

1:14:36families. But while that meeting was

1:14:38necessary, a meeting is not coordinated

1:14:40response plan. The families identify

1:14:42their greatest need, housing

1:14:44first, followed by mental health and

1:14:47behavior health services. I didn't know

1:14:49Kiana was speaking before me. I think

1:14:52that's a prime example of where she's

1:14:53at. Miss Watkins um

1:14:57last in June, Novita Watkins came down

1:15:00here with me. I want to give an update.

1:15:02She was able to secure housing, but is

1:15:05the her rent is 98% of her income. So,

1:15:09she's in a situation that may very well

1:15:13end up in a very bad situation sooner

1:15:16than later. Having a roof over your head

1:15:18does not mean you have housing

1:15:19stability. Tonight, my request is um

1:15:22primarily to Mayor Bib and his

1:15:23administration with the support and

1:15:25oversight of this entire council. I'm

1:15:28asking for four things. leadership.

1:15:31Identify one empowered city

1:15:32representative responsible for

1:15:34coordinating this response. Not a

1:15:36million people calling these people

1:15:38constantly asking them questions, but

1:15:40who is the somebody that's going to

1:15:42coordinate this care? Identify and

1:15:44deploy immediate housing, financial,

1:15:46legal, and behavior health services.

1:15:49Collaboration is extremely important.

1:15:52Everybody, there's so many moving

1:15:54pieces. How about we come together?

1:15:56Convene the city, the county, CHA,

1:15:58service providers, partners, and

1:16:00families at one table. Many hands make

1:16:03light work. Accountability. Establish

1:16:06individualized family plans, assign

1:16:08responsibility, timelines, and

1:16:10measurable follow through. Please.

1:16:13And let me be clear, I work a 9 to5,

1:16:15completely separate from the volunteer

1:16:17work I've done with these families. I

1:16:18received multiple calls yesterday. And

1:16:20while I'm committed to helping, I cannot

1:16:23continue to serve as an unpaid

1:16:24substitute for a coordinated government

1:16:26response. I am willing to bring my

1:16:28experience, relationship, and trust I've

1:16:29established with these families in a

1:16:31formal way, but I cannot continue to be

1:16:35the one. And as I step away, I want to

1:16:37make sure that these families land well.

1:16:38Community can support the work. Families

1:16:41must help shape the work, but the

1:16:42administration must lead the charge.

1:16:45Mayor Bib, I reached out to your

1:16:48cabinet. I reach out to individuals when

1:16:50the residents contact me. I contact I

1:16:53send an email to everyone. The

1:16:55disrespect and total disregard and just

1:16:57an acknowledgement to say we got your

1:17:00email. We're going to follow up is

1:17:01absolutely horrible. Please stop calling

1:17:03these managers saying my name cuz it do

1:17:05the residents more harm than help. Thank

1:17:08you.

1:17:11[applause]

1:17:31Thank you everyone. Um, first of all,

1:17:33I'd like to thank Miss Trivano because I

1:17:36wouldn't be speaking here in front of

1:17:38this microphone if it wasn't for this

1:17:40young lady and a bunch of us uh

1:17:43regarding public comment.

1:17:46Uh, I want you guys to everyone please

1:17:49if you can just visualize standing in

1:17:51front here of city hall and look to your

1:17:54right which would be the east side and

1:17:57down the alley there. Okay, can

1:17:59everybody visualize that just right on

1:18:01the other side of the on this side of

1:18:02the stamp the big freedom stamp. Right.

1:18:06Well, I was harassed by a man twice. He

1:18:10asked me if I was a racist. Okay. I

1:18:14ignored the situation and I walked off.

1:18:17Now, I don't know if he works here for

1:18:20the city of Cleveland. I addressed this

1:18:23with uh with the uh uh police over on

1:18:28the uh second floor and also with human

1:18:31resources. Now,

1:18:35Mr. Griffin, Mr. Mayor, if you can, can

1:18:38you address a little bit more security

1:18:40around here? Okay. Okay, I know how to

1:18:42handle myself, but I'm I'm concerned

1:18:44about other people. Okay, please look

1:18:47into this. We don't have any cameras

1:18:49over here. We don't have any cameras at

1:18:50the districts. Okay, this is an ongoing

1:18:52problem. Please look into that. Now, my

1:18:57main topic here is again I called over

1:19:00the weekend, which I always do. I

1:19:02probably call three, four, five times a

1:19:04day because there's problems in Slavic

1:19:06Village. Okay. The fourth district, I

1:19:10happen to find out were backed up 100

1:19:13assignments. 100 assignments pending.

1:19:17Okay. That's a lot of assignments. Of

1:19:19course, the police are going to take

1:19:20care of the priorities, the shots fired.

1:19:23Excuse me. Uh, and those priority calls

1:19:27first, but 100 assignments, this is 37

1:19:31years.

1:19:33I worked as a dispatcher as I mentioned

1:19:35before 37 years we've been backed up

1:19:38with these type of an assignments. Now

1:19:40let let me mention real quick because I

1:19:42don't have much time here which it goes

1:19:43really quick. You know the safest city

1:19:46in the United States is Virginia Beach.

1:19:50Now with all due respect sir Mr. Mayor

1:19:53can you maybe give him a phone call and

1:19:56say hey how do you guys do it? How are

1:19:59you the safest city in the United

1:20:02States? Okay, I have no ego. If I was

1:20:05the mayor, which may happen someday, I

1:20:08would make a call and say, "Look, what

1:20:10are you guys doing over there? That you

1:20:12are the safest city in the United

1:20:14States." Now, that's this is what your

1:20:16advisor should be telling you. This has

1:20:19been going on for how many

1:20:20administrations? I come up here every

1:20:22every every week as far as public as far

1:20:26as public safety and it's a saint

1:20:28problem. Please fix it

1:20:30>> time. Thank you.

1:20:33Next we have Andre Daly. Andre Daly is

1:20:36from Ward 10. He's here to talk about

1:20:38the arson at Friendship Baptist Church.

1:20:40Uh he is not representing any

1:20:42organization and not being paid to

1:20:43comment. Is Mr. Andre Daly here? Andre

1:20:46Daly. Andre Daly going once. Andre Daly

1:20:49going twice. Andre Daly is not here. Um

1:20:52the last person for public comment is

1:20:55Astria Everson. Uh she is from Ward 5.

1:20:59She's here to talk about the topic of

1:21:00love and revolution and uh she is

1:21:03representing the love project movement,

1:21:05but she is not being paid to comment.

1:21:07Miss Everson, you had the floor.

1:21:09>> Hey, how y'all doing today?

1:21:12One, I mean, he said who I was, right?

1:21:15But outside of just organizing and

1:21:18supporting community, um I'm here to

1:21:21really just address accountability,

1:21:23transparency, and community restoration.

1:21:27As most of y'all know, we had a six-w

1:21:31week criminal trial where myself,

1:21:35Chairman Fahim, and one of our youth

1:21:37leaders, RER Ascu, was charged with 15

1:21:40felony count indictment for boycotting a

1:21:42gas station.

1:21:44We were found not guilty of all of the

1:21:46charges by a jury of our peers.

1:21:50Now, the prosecution appealed that off

1:21:53the basis that the jury shouldn't have

1:21:55been instructed that police and

1:21:59prosecution

1:22:00have immunity, right? I think that

1:22:04should be something that a prosecution I

1:22:07mean a jury should know.

1:22:10The reason why the judge Valdre decided

1:22:13to stand on his two feet and make that

1:22:15distinction is because of the

1:22:17overwhelming amount of evidence that was

1:22:20presented during these six weeks of

1:22:22trial that showed the level of

1:22:24corruption and intentional

1:22:28I forgot what the word is, but that

1:22:29y'all were intentionally prosecuting us

1:22:32when you knew that we didn't do anything

1:22:33wrong. Detective Timothy Hannon stated

1:22:37on the stand that before charging us, he

1:22:41had a phone call with Mayor Bib, Chief

1:22:45of Police Dorothy Todd, and members of

1:22:48city council that had a conversation to

1:22:51decide if they were going to press

1:22:52charges against us.

1:22:55I asked, who holds public officials

1:22:59accountable when these type of

1:23:01allegations or situations occur?

1:23:06police conduct.

1:23:08I know there's been a lot of

1:23:10conversation about getting rid of the

1:23:11descent decree and you know the police

1:23:14are doing so great. But what happened

1:23:16with our case? What happened

1:23:18continuously with us that the police

1:23:21have taken a a competition approach

1:23:25against our organization.

1:23:28And based off of the six week trial, it

1:23:30sounded like they had the support of you

1:23:33guys and city officials like Mayor Bib.

1:23:38I'm trying to understand

1:23:41where do we go from here? How do we

1:23:44establish an independent investigation

1:23:47that we can start to hold city officials

1:23:50accountable?

1:23:52What is the process for us to go?

1:23:54Because this sure is not the CPC.

1:23:57How do we start to hold accountability

1:24:00so that we can protect ourselves?

1:24:03I I'm really I really want to know an

1:24:05answer to that

1:24:07because community continues to ask for

1:24:09accountability and transparency and it

1:24:12go one ear and not the other.

1:24:14>> Time.

1:24:15>> Was that my time? Thank you.

1:24:16>> Thank you.

1:24:19[applause]

1:24:21That concludes public comment.

1:24:24We'll move to communications. Madam

1:24:26clerk, communications.

1:24:29No communications. Uh, are there any

1:24:31condolence resolutions? Condolence

1:24:33resolutions.

1:24:34Condolence resolutions.

1:24:37Resolutions of condolence

1:24:39[clears throat] by council member Kazy

1:24:41for Robert A. Valivan by council member

1:24:45Santana for Dr. Javier Lopez by by

1:24:50council member Conwell for Mosella P.

1:24:53Thomas Wiggins.

1:24:56>> Uh, thank you. I'll add uh if there are

1:24:59any more condolence resolutions, I'll

1:25:01add one first. Uh, please hold out a

1:25:03number for Yahwa Ryan. Yahwa Ryan. G I

1:25:08A. Ryan is R I A N. She's a longtime

1:25:13member of the community relations board

1:25:15and uh served this city well for several

1:25:18years. You guys might have remember her.

1:25:19He was the uh Asian-American uh

1:25:22representative on the community

1:25:24relations board for several years and uh

1:25:26done a lot for the Vietnamese community

1:25:28and has been an active person in the

1:25:30city of Cleveland for quite some time.

1:25:33Could you please add Councilman Conwell?

1:25:35Would anyone else like to be added for

1:25:37the Councilman Brian Kazy? Would anyone

1:25:39else like to be added for? If we could,

1:25:42is there any objection to all the

1:25:43council members being added to Miss

1:25:45Ryan's uh resolution of condolence?

1:25:49She's a longtime community relations

1:25:51board director. I mean, longtime

1:25:53community relations board member and

1:25:55just an active person.

1:25:58All right. Thank you. If all members

1:25:59could be added, Councilman Conwell, did

1:26:02you already add one for Miss Jane

1:26:04Sheets?

1:26:05>> Yeah.

1:26:07>> Okay. So, next Monday.

1:26:09>> Okay. So, next Monday you'll add hold

1:26:11one out for Miss Jane Sheets. Okay. All

1:26:14right. Thank you. Please add me to that

1:26:16one as well with Miss Jane Sheets. Are

1:26:18there any

1:26:20>> Excuse me.

1:26:23>> Yeah. I can't leave Jane B. Sheets out.

1:26:25Got it. Any other condolence

1:26:27resolutions? Any other condolence

1:26:29resolutions?

1:26:31>> Councilman Mike Pencic.

1:26:33>> If you could add Councilman Pencic to

1:26:35that. Any other condolence? Uh,

1:26:37Councilwoman Stephanie Howse-Jones would

1:26:39like to you have a condolence

1:26:41resolution. Could you add Councilwoman

1:26:43House Jones to uh, Miss Jane B Sheets as

1:26:46well?

1:26:49>> No, I didn't. Is there any objection to

1:26:50everybody being added to Jane B Sheets?

1:26:52She was a pioneer first African-American

1:26:55person to serve on the board of

1:26:56elections and done a lot of other things

1:26:58and mentored a lot of people in our

1:27:00community, myself included, and

1:27:02Councilman Conwell. Any other condolence

1:27:05resolutions? Any other condolence

1:27:07resolutions? Seeing no other condolence

1:27:09resolutions, would council members rise

1:27:10for a moment of silence?

1:27:18Thank you.

1:27:21Are there any congratulatory

1:27:23resolutions?

1:27:24>> Resolutions of congratulations by

1:27:26Council Member Griffin for Midtown

1:27:28Cleveland 2026 on their annual meeting.

1:27:31H uh

1:27:33honoring the hunger network by council

1:27:37member house Jo by council member house

1:27:40Jones for Midtown Cleveland 2026 annual

1:27:44meeting honore Bert Saltzman by council

1:27:48member house Jones for Midtown Cleveland

1:27:502026 annual meeting honore Africa Town

1:27:54by Council Member House Jones for

1:27:57Midtown Cleveland 2026 annual meeting

1:28:00honore

1:28:01The midline site readiness and land

1:28:04studio by council member house Jones for

1:28:07Midtown Cleveland 2026 annual meeting

1:28:10honore Cleveland public library Huff

1:28:14branch and Asia Town Art Box by Council

1:28:17Member House Jones for Midtown Cleveland

1:28:202026 annual meeting honore baseball

1:28:23heritage museum by Council Member House

1:28:26Jones Midtown Cleveland 2026 annual

1:28:30Meeting honore Asia Town Culture

1:28:33Committee by Council Member Griffin for

1:28:36Joy A. Anderson by Council Member House

1:28:39Jones for the light remains opening

1:28:44reception honore Robert Paps

1:28:48by Council Member House Jones for the

1:28:50light remains opening. Reception honore

1:28:54George Remington by council member house

1:28:56Jones for the light remains opening

1:28:59reception honore

1:29:02Keith Burr. Resolutions of recognition

1:29:04by council member star for Reverend Dr.

1:29:08Tena Marie Shepard by council member

1:29:11star for Pam Ashby by council member

1:29:14star for Kristen R. Smith by Council

1:29:17Member Star for Renee Tramble Rashard

1:29:20Esquire by Council Member Star for Young

1:29:23Women's Christian Association of

1:29:26Cleveland by Council Member Shaw for

1:29:29National Federation of the Blind of

1:29:31Cleveland Pedestrian Safe Safety by

1:29:34Council Member Griffin for Jamie Hadad

1:29:38by Council Member Kazy for Gina Mitchner

1:29:41by Council Member Kazy for Amy

1:29:45Silver Si, I'm sorry. Cyverston by

1:29:49Council Member Kazy for Casey Brown by

1:29:52Council Member Kazy for Mora Jameson.

1:29:58Thank you.

1:30:00Uh we have already had presentations.

1:30:02We'll move to first reading emergency

1:30:03ordinances referred for administrative

1:30:05review and committee review. Ordinance

1:30:071240 2026 by council members Griffin

1:30:10Bishop and Santana by departmental

1:30:13request giving consent of the city of

1:30:15Cleveland to the director of

1:30:16transportation for the state of Ohio to

1:30:19resurface Shaker Boulevard from Buckeye

1:30:21to East Corporation Line and the city of

1:30:24Cleveland authorizing agreements and

1:30:27causing payment to the state for the

1:30:29city's share of the improvement.

1:30:31Ordinance 12412026

1:30:34by council members Harsh, Bishop,

1:30:36Santana, and Griffin by departmental

1:30:39request authorizing the director of

1:30:41capital projects to apply to the

1:30:43district 1 public works integrating

1:30:46committee for state funding to resurface

1:30:48state road from Burger Avenue to

1:30:51Hillrest Avenue and authorizing director

1:30:54of finance or appropriate director to

1:30:56accept the funding from the Ohio Public

1:30:59Works Commission.

1:31:00Ordinance 1242 2026 by council members

1:31:05Bishop Palansic, Santana, and Griffin by

1:31:08departmental request authorizing

1:31:10director of public safety to enter into

1:31:12agreement with Cleveland Municipal

1:31:14School District, also known as Cleveland

1:31:16Metropolitan School District relating to

1:31:18the purchase, lease, and redevelopment

1:31:21of Miles School located at 11 at 11918

1:31:26Miles Avenue to facilitate a new

1:31:29administration building for fire and EMS

1:31:32to include offices for public safety

1:31:34administration. Authorizing the mayor

1:31:36and the commissioner purchases and

1:31:38supplies to purchase the building and

1:31:40property. Authorizing the lease back of

1:31:43of a portion of the building and

1:31:46property to the school district for a

1:31:48term of 30 years. Determine the method

1:31:50of making the public improvement of

1:31:52renovating the building and property.

1:31:54authorizing contracts, accepting grants

1:31:57and gifts, and authorizing the direct

1:31:59employment of necessary labor to

1:32:02implement for the Department of Public

1:32:04Safety andor the Office of Capital

1:32:06Projects. Ordinance 1243 2026 by Council

1:32:10members Santana and Griffin by

1:32:13departmental request authorizing the

1:32:15director of development to apply for and

1:32:17accept a grant from the United States

1:32:19Department of Housing and Urban

1:32:20Development for the Nora Village

1:32:23Project. authorizing director to enter

1:32:25into a grant agreement with Northern

1:32:27Ohio Recovery Association or its

1:32:30designate to implement the pro the

1:32:32project. Ordinance 1244206

1:32:36by council members Conwell and Griffin

1:32:39by departmental request to repeal

1:32:41various sections of chapter 36 of

1:32:45chapter 365 and 240 of the codify

1:32:48ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio as amended

1:32:52to supplement the codify ordinances by

1:32:55enacting new section 365.01 01

1:32:58through10,

1:33:002405

1:33:02through 08 and related to lead safety

1:33:05certificate program, lead safety and

1:33:08various civil penalties and to repeal

1:33:11section seven of ordinance 747,

1:33:152019

1:33:18passed July 24th, 2019.

1:33:21Ordinance 12452026

1:33:24by Council members House Jones and Gray

1:33:27to supplement the codified ordinances of

1:33:29Cleveland, Ohio by amending section

1:33:32162.01

1:33:34as amended relating to compensation for

1:33:37the Cleveland Commission on Black Women

1:33:39and Girls. Ordinance 1246 2026 by

1:33:43council members Kazy and Slife extending

1:33:46the moratorum on the review and issuance

1:33:49of all use building and zoning permits,

1:33:53certificates of occupancy and other

1:33:56license or permit applications including

1:33:58licenses or permits issued by the

1:34:01Department of Public Utilities.

1:34:14enacted enacted or amended codify

1:34:18ordinance sections regulating data data

1:34:21centers or January 29th, 2027.

1:34:28>> Thank you.

1:34:31>> First reading, emergency ordinances to

1:34:33be passed. Ordinance 1248.

1:34:37>> Oh, council

1:34:44>> number

1:34:44>> 1243

1:34:46sponsor for 1243. Thank you. Thank you.

1:34:49>> Ordinance 1248 2026 by council members

1:34:53by council member Kazy to amend section

1:34:55one of ordinance 1233 2026 relating to

1:34:59the agreement with the Bair Puritis

1:35:01development corporation

1:35:04for the summer safety series. Ordinance

1:35:081249 2026 by council member Starr

1:35:11authorizing the director of department

1:35:13of city planning to enter into agreement

1:35:16with campus district for the campus

1:35:18district master plan development project

1:35:21through the use of ward 5 neighborhood

1:35:23equity funds. Ordinance 1250 2026 by

1:35:27Council Member Star authorizing the

1:35:29director of Department of Public Health

1:35:31to enter into agreement with Care

1:35:33Alliance for the men's health summit

1:35:362026 addressing health disparities and

1:35:40preventive health care through the use

1:35:42of W 5 casino revenue funds. Ordinance

1:35:451251 2026 by council members Griffin

1:35:49Conwell and Palencic authorizing the

1:35:52director of department of public health

1:35:54to enter into agreement with the Zeta

1:35:56Omega Foundation for Zeta Omega

1:35:59Community Blood Drive Health and

1:36:01Wellness Fair through the use of WS 6

1:36:04and nine

1:36:06I'm sorry through the use of WS 6 9 and

1:36:1010 neighborhood equity funds.

1:36:15Thank you. Read the motion to suspend

1:36:17the rules

1:36:18>> by council member Bishop that the rules

1:36:20be suspended and the legislation just

1:36:22read be placed on final passage.

1:36:24Seconded by council member Kazy.

1:36:27>> Thank you. Call a roll.

1:36:30>> Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh

1:36:33House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Palencic

1:36:35Santana Shaw Slice Star 13 yays.

1:36:40>> Thank you. Call a roll on passage.

1:36:42>> Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh

1:36:45House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Palencic

1:36:47Santana Shaw Slifar

1:36:5013 yays.

1:36:52>> Thank you. First reading emergency

1:36:54resolution referred for administrative

1:36:56review and committee review. Resolution

1:36:5812472026

1:37:00by Council Member House Jones opposing

1:37:02the US Department of Commerce and US

1:37:05Census Bureau proposed rule

1:37:10denial census of the population of

1:37:13Americans. proposed residence criteria

1:37:16and proposed regulations for demographic

1:37:19questions with its comment period

1:37:22extended by federal register

1:37:252026-203

1:37:292020 I'm sorry 20328

1:37:32which would exclude nonitizens other

1:37:35than lawful permanent residents from the

1:37:38dennial census count and prohibit the

1:37:42collection of race ethnicity ity and

1:37:44sexual orientation data and urging its

1:37:47withdrawal.

1:37:51>> Thank you.

1:37:53>> First reading emergency resolutions to

1:37:54be adopted.

1:37:55>> Resolution 1237 2026 by Council Member

1:37:59Star objecting to the transfer of

1:38:01ownership of a D1, D2, D3, and D3A

1:38:04liquor permit to 2063 East 4th Street.

1:38:09Resolution 1238 2026 by Council Member

1:38:13Palencic withdrawing objection to the

1:38:15transfer of ownership of a C1C2 liquor

1:38:18permit at 15428 Lakeshore Boulevard and

1:38:22repealing resolution 842025

1:38:25objecting to said permit. Resolution

1:38:281239 2026 by Council Member House Jones

1:38:32declaring October 2026 as domestic

1:38:36violence awareness month in the city of

1:38:38Cleveland honoring survivor survivors

1:38:40and victims and recommitting the city to

1:38:44end domestic violence.

1:38:47>> Thank you. Read the motion to suspend

1:38:48the rules

1:38:50>> by council member Bishop that the rules

1:38:51be suspended and the legislation just

1:38:54read be placed on final passage.

1:38:56Seconded by council member Kazy.

1:38:59>> Thank you. Call the roll.

1:39:00>> Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh

1:39:03House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Hinsk

1:39:06Santana Shaw Slice Star 13 yays.

1:39:10>> Thank you. Call a roll on adoption.

1:39:12>> Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh

1:39:15House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Palencic

1:39:18Santana Shaw Slicear 13 yays.

1:39:23>> Thank you. Second reading emergency

1:39:24ordinances to be passed. Ordinance 688

1:39:282026 as amended by council members Kazy,

1:39:31Hudson, Bishop, and Griffin by

1:39:33departmental request authorizing

1:39:35director of parks and recreation to

1:39:38execute various deeds of easement

1:39:40granting to Northeast Ohio Regional

1:39:42Sewer District certain easement rights

1:39:44at or under several city-owned

1:39:47properties at Emery Park and Estherbrook

1:39:50Park for the Northeast Ohio Regional

1:39:53Sewer District's Big Creek Storage

1:39:55Tunnel Project. Project Ordinance 923

1:39:582026 as amended by council members

1:40:01Santana, Bishop, and Griffin by

1:40:03departmental request authorizing the

1:40:06directors of development and/or finance

1:40:08to apply for and accept a grant from US

1:40:11Department of Transportation for the

1:40:13regional infrastructure accelerator

1:40:16program and authorizing the director to

1:40:19enter into one or more professional

1:40:22services contracts to implement the

1:40:24grant. Ordinance 10312026

1:40:28as amended by council members Santana

1:40:31and Griffin by departmental request

1:40:33authorizing the directors of community

1:40:35development and/or finance as

1:40:37appropriate to enter into one or more

1:40:39agreements with the legal aid society as

1:40:42the lead partner organization to

1:40:45implement a program to provide access to

1:40:47legal services for covered individuals

1:40:50in evict in eviction proceedings under

1:40:53section 375. 5.02

1:40:56I'm sorry.12 of the codified ordinances

1:41:00ordinance 1034 2026 by council members

1:41:04Pencic Santana Bishop and Griffin by

1:41:07departmental request authorizing the

1:41:10director of community development to

1:41:12lease the fivepoint building

1:41:15also known as Colinwood Community Center

1:41:18to Famikos Foundation to operate and

1:41:21provide a range of social services and

1:41:24to maint maintain the five-point

1:41:25building for a period of 2 years with

1:41:28one two-year option to renew. Ordinance

1:41:311037 2026 as amended by council members

1:41:35Kazy, Bishop, and Griffin by

1:41:37departmental request to amend section

1:41:40129.22

1:41:42of the codified ordinances relating to

1:41:44easement acquisition. Ordinance 1038

1:41:482026 by council members Kazy and Griffin

1:41:52by departmental request authorizing the

1:41:54purchase by one or more requirement

1:41:56contracts of various types for

1:41:59electrical test equipment and labor

1:42:01materials necessary to maintain and

1:42:04repair electrical test equipment

1:42:06including training when necessary for

1:42:08the division of Cleveland Public Power.

1:42:11Ordinance 1043 2026 as amended by

1:42:15council members Bishop and Griffin by

1:42:17departmental request authorizing the

1:42:19director of parks and recreation, public

1:42:22works, andor finance to enter into one

1:42:24or more contracts with one or more

1:42:26temporary employment agencies to provide

1:42:29professional services to supply

1:42:32temporary andor seasonal personnel for

1:42:35the Department of Parks and Recreation,

1:42:37public works andor finance for the

1:42:40various division. visions of city

1:42:41government. Ordinance 11:35 2026 by

1:42:46council members Kazy and Griffin by

1:42:48departmental request authorizing the

1:42:50director of public utilities to enter

1:42:53into one or more concession agreements

1:42:55for the operation of a first class food

1:42:57and beverage service at the Carl B.

1:42:59Stokes public utilities building for a

1:43:02period of two years with two one-year

1:43:04options to renew. Ordinance 1137206

1:43:08by Council members Bishop and Griffin by

1:43:11departmental request authorizing the

1:43:13purchase by one or more standard and

1:43:15requirement contracts for the purchase

1:43:18lease or lease with option to purchase

1:43:20of various on-road vehicles, apparatus,

1:43:23and off-road equipment, cabs, bodies,

1:43:25and accessories. Equipment and other

1:43:28aftermarket items necessary to equip the

1:43:31vehicles authorized for their intended

1:43:33purposes.

1:43:35Thank you. Read the motion to suspend

1:43:37the rules

1:43:38>> by council member Bishop that the rules

1:43:40be suspended in the legislation just

1:43:42read be placed on in be placed on final

1:43:45passage. Seconded by council member

1:43:47Kazy.

1:43:48>> Call the roll.

1:43:49>> Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh

1:43:52House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Palencic

1:43:55Santana Shaw Slice Star 13 yays

1:44:00>> caught a roll on passage. Griffin,

1:44:02Bishop, Conwell, Davis, Gray, Harsh,

1:44:04House Jones, Hudson Jones, Kazy

1:44:06Palencic, Santana Shaw, Slice, Star,

1:44:13>> Stars, Mike,

1:44:14>> Councilman Star,

1:44:25>> Councilman Star would like to be added

1:44:27to 1239. Is that correct?

1:44:30>> Yes.

1:44:31Please add Councilman Star to 1239.

1:44:34>> So noted was what was the count? 13. Oh

1:44:42923 2026 12 yays one nay. On all others

1:44:4713 yays.

1:44:48>> Thank you. Second reading emergency

1:44:52resolutions to be adopted. Resolution

1:44:541235206

1:44:56by council members Kazy Griffin Bishop

1:44:59Conwell Davis Gray Harsh House Jones

1:45:02Hudson Jones Pencic Santana Shaw Slife

1:45:05and Star declaring October 13th as

1:45:08Bernie Kosar Day in the city of

1:45:10Cleveland.

1:45:12>> Thank you. Read the motion to suspend

1:45:14the rules

1:45:15>> by council member Bishop that the rules

1:45:17be suspended and the legislation just

1:45:19read be placed on final passage.

1:45:22Seconded by council member Kazy

1:45:24>> CO

1:45:25>> Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh

1:45:27House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Palencic

1:45:30Santana Shaw Slifar

1:45:3313 yays

1:45:34>> call a roll on adoption

1:45:36>> Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh

1:45:39House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Palencic

1:45:42Santana Shaw Slifar

1:45:4413 yays

1:45:46>> thank you that concludes our legislative

1:45:48items. Uh, do we have any introductions?

1:45:52I would like to introduce, if they could

1:45:54please stand, a very good friend of mine

1:45:56and uh, an engineer, but he's also a

1:45:59Cleveland native. I think he lives in

1:46:01Dallas, Texas now. Mr. Marvin Williams

1:46:04and Phil Razer. If I can acknowledge Mr.

1:46:06Marvin Williams and Phil Razer.

1:46:11Many of you guys may remember um I know

1:46:14not this council but the former council

1:46:16when we had the opportunity to go to the

1:46:18African-American museum and Lonnie Bunch

1:46:22was the uh curator there. Um Mr.

1:46:24Williams was formerly on that board and

1:46:27was one of the people that worked with

1:46:28us, but he actually is from Cleveland.

1:46:31Uh but he's gone on to have a very

1:46:32lucrative career in engineering and uh

1:46:35he's here of all reasons for

1:46:36Clevolution. So he's here to go to

1:46:39Clevolution tomorrow. So, good to see

1:46:41you, Mr. Williams. All right, any other

1:46:43introductions? Any other introductions?

1:46:45Councilwoman Nikki Hudson.

1:46:47>> Thank you, Mr. President. I would like

1:46:48to introduce the new executive director

1:46:50of Westtown CDC, Miss Jen Pearl.

1:46:58[applause]

1:46:59>> Are there any other introductions? Any

1:47:02other introductions? Any other

1:47:03introductions? Seeing no other

1:47:05introductions, are there any

1:47:06announcements? And I'll start out. I

1:47:09know that it may be I don't know if

1:47:11director um if I don't know if

1:47:14Councilman Slif want to announce it uh

1:47:16but director Francis I don't see him

1:47:18here but uh Clevolution 2.0 I believe is

1:47:22tomorrow and uh I don't know if a lot of

1:47:26you have registered but um this is

1:47:28kicking off really what the airport re u

1:47:32modeling is going to look like. This is

1:47:33one of the major projects in the city of

1:47:35Cleveland. Uh so hopefully council

1:47:37members can start to really tune in and

1:47:40make sure that they watch what happened

1:47:41with Clevolution 2.0 uh because we're

1:47:44going to be asked to make some tough

1:47:45decisions on that in the near future. Um

1:47:47Councilman Kevin Conwell and then

1:47:49Councilwoman Stephanie Howse-Jones.

1:47:51>> Very much on here's my announcement. I'm

1:47:55hosting a special W 9 community meeting

1:47:58in Columwood.

1:48:00We're going to um discuss the Columwood

1:48:03Branch Library on 152nd Street, the

1:48:06renovation project so it can be like

1:48:08Glennville on 118th Street, and we're

1:48:10going to talk with the residents about

1:48:12their issues and concerns over the

1:48:14library. Moving right along, we're also

1:48:17going to discuss the quite playground

1:48:20renovation. And moving right along, we

1:48:23are going to discuss 40 new houses that

1:48:26will be built in South Columwood. It's

1:48:29going to be this Wednesday, October the

1:48:3014th, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. located

1:48:35at the Greater Faith Missionary Baptist

1:48:38Church, address 13816

1:48:41St. Clair Avenue. Thank you very much.

1:48:44>> Thank you, Councilwoman House Jones.

1:48:49>> Um, yes. I just wanted to take a moment

1:48:51to invite those who may be interested um

1:48:54regarding the Bezos Earth Fund. Uh we

1:48:57will be having a community celebration

1:48:59uh tomorrow, Tuesday, October 13th at

1:49:02Thura Marshall Green, which is right

1:49:04behind Thuga Marshall, starting at 4:00

1:49:07p.m. So really wanted to invite people

1:49:09out as this um um as the celebration

1:49:12will be going on. also wanted to an

1:49:15extend an invitation for those who are

1:49:18um concerned regarding the consent

1:49:20decree on Wednesday, October 14th. Uh

1:49:24the 19th semianual um report court

1:49:28hearing will uh take place um at 300

1:49:32p.m. in the federal courtroom, courtroom

1:49:3419A.

1:49:36>> Thank you. Uh any other announcements?

1:49:39Any other announcements? Councilman

1:49:41Michael Pinsic.

1:49:44Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Madame Clerk,

1:49:46honorable colleagues. Wednesday 9:30

1:49:49safety committee. We have two pieces of

1:49:52legislation up. We're also going to

1:49:54start the operational review process. We

1:49:56will hear the division of EMS, division

1:49:59of cor house of correction and the the

1:50:02public safety inspector general's

1:50:04office. So, please plan on being in

1:50:06attendance. Thank you.

1:50:07>> Thank you. And Councilman Pencic says

1:50:09something very important. For those of

1:50:11you who are doing operational hearings,

1:50:13please make sure that you open up

1:50:15operational hearings to all of council.

1:50:18That's why it's important to announce

1:50:20it. So whether you're municipal

1:50:21services, DPS, um, health, public

1:50:25safety, whichever committee you have,

1:50:28always open up to all of council. uh

1:50:31because what we try to do is we try to

1:50:32make recommendations

1:50:34of ahead of time to the finance director

1:50:37as opposed to uh trying to cram

1:50:39everything in into that one week that we

1:50:41have in uh February. Okay. So, thank

1:50:44you, Councilman. Any other

1:50:46announcements? Any other announcements?

1:50:49Seeing no other announcements, I'll move

1:50:51to miscellaneous. Miscellaneous. Do we

1:50:53have any miscellaneous? So, we do know

1:50:54that the guardians are on.

1:50:58>> Councilman Kevin Conwell.

1:51:00Yeah. You know what? I have to I I got

1:51:03to do this right here. Um

1:51:06when the schools in my neighborhood

1:51:09closed, Davis

1:51:11and uh I went and I championed to um we

1:51:16brought in University Hospital in Church

1:51:18Hill in the community so we can battle

1:51:21against healthc care inequality. I

1:51:24wasn't just going to let that school

1:51:26close and not get in the middle of the

1:51:28mix to get have things happen in my

1:51:30community.

1:51:32Also with Don school closed, we put

1:51:35together Don um apartments in the

1:51:38community. So put a healthc care center

1:51:40do apartments and that's very important.

1:51:42Now Kenneth Clemens school is in my

1:51:46ward. I visit that school several times

1:51:49because I like the work that they do

1:51:51with the young males. As you know, the

1:51:53rights of passage, the school,

1:51:57although it was in Colinwood, it was in

1:51:59horrible deplor deplorable conditions

1:52:02for so many years. I'm so glad they

1:52:04moved it right up the street from me on

1:52:07East 115th Street right around Ashberry

1:52:10so I can go in there personally and work

1:52:12with the children. And you know me, I'm

1:52:14going to blow my own horn as being the

1:52:17national father of the year. I work with

1:52:20youth programs helping children being in

1:52:23that school. I am so happy that they're

1:52:25there. Matter of fact, when I knew that

1:52:28the school was moving, I met with Mr.

1:52:32Finch and we're looking to build over

1:52:34there in the Collwood area senior

1:52:37apartments and all you have to do is

1:52:39look that up. But you got to work as the

1:52:41council member to make sure that

1:52:43happens. That's very, very important.

1:52:45You have to do projects. And now moving

1:52:48right along. I met uh talking about the

1:52:51Jay Glenn Health Center. Hey, me,

1:52:54Council Member Mike Pencic and Council

1:52:57Member Anthony Haristen has been

1:52:59fighting for years and years and years

1:53:02to keep that Jay Glenn health center

1:53:06open.

1:53:08And then us fighting for years to fight

1:53:11against healthc care inequality. As that

1:53:14time goes on, the issue was at this Jay

1:53:18Glenn health center for many many years

1:53:20was in deplorable conditions. And when

1:53:23you have something like that is that is

1:53:25in deplorable conditions.

1:53:28You can't have that for your employees

1:53:31at the Jay Glenn Health Center.

1:53:34They have to have a good safe physical

1:53:36plant. So you have to look out for your

1:53:39customers, your employees as well as

1:53:42your vendors.

1:53:45Now

1:53:46I called a med a meeting with the

1:53:49president of Metro Hospital to talk with

1:53:53her and I was talking with my wife that

1:53:56same night going back and forth about

1:53:59the closing of Jay Glenn Health Center.

1:54:02So I invited you, Councilwoman Stephanie

1:54:05House Jones. We had a meeting last week

1:54:09as well as my wife, county council woman

1:54:11who's over the health committee in the

1:54:13in the county we met. And I also invited

1:54:18council member Mike Palencic to the

1:54:20table. And I mentioned before he got

1:54:23there that we also need to look and take

1:54:25care of where the food bank is at that's

1:54:29in there. and she made a commitment to

1:54:32us that the Metro Hospital after talking

1:54:35with David Marongolius they are not

1:54:38going to leave Glennville.

1:54:41That's what she said to me

1:54:44and that they would love to go into Mr.

1:54:47Mayor and you're part of it the East

1:54:50Side Market and if if they go in East

1:54:53Side Market which would be a beautiful

1:54:55lovely thing. Give me two more minutes

1:54:57uh Mr. President. if they go in there,

1:55:00it will create density. And when you

1:55:03create density, then another shopping

1:55:05center that is better will go into the

1:55:08east side market. And she said, "We have

1:55:10to stay in Glennville."

1:55:13The East Side Market was developed for

1:55:18to deal with healthc care, but someone

1:55:21misappropriated funds. I don't want to

1:55:23mention his name. He took the money, but

1:55:24it's nice in there. And so that way the

1:55:26residents will go in there, but you got

1:55:29to protect the physical plant. I wish

1:55:31the media had got to me and I would have

1:55:34talked with them about it. They had me

1:55:35sitting down um in the wrong way looking

1:55:38up and everything, but they didn't

1:55:40count. They didn't call the councilman

1:55:42this from his own ward who has a history

1:55:45of fighting against healthc care

1:55:46inequality who even for a clinic

1:55:49Cleveland Clinic in the cold when they

1:55:51were going to tear down here in ro

1:55:53hospital to make sure that my people

1:55:55have somewhere to go. I got a history of

1:55:58I have receipts of fighting against

1:56:01healthc care inequality

1:56:03and they didn't even call me. I feel so

1:56:05bad about that. I feel so bad about

1:56:07that. However, I told Metro Hospital, we

1:56:10need to host a meeting in the community

1:56:13last week when we sit down, me and

1:56:16Council Member Mike Pencic sit down with

1:56:18them and they said they're not going to

1:56:20pull Metro Hospital out of the Glenville

1:56:23Community T and Stephanie Howse-Jones

1:56:25and my wife was there as witnesses.

1:56:29I said, "We need to go, let's say, in

1:56:32November, the 1st of November, and

1:56:34host." So my bosses

1:56:37will be able to know what's going on

1:56:39because it's not fair. And then here's

1:56:41the other thing that she said.

1:56:44There will be no interruptions and

1:56:46services. And at that campus site, we're

1:56:49also going to build a new Glennville

1:56:52High School. And you know what? You know

1:56:54what? Metro Hospital is inside of the

1:56:57Glenville High School talking with the

1:57:00children. Children need to see success

1:57:02every single day. So, they're seeing how

1:57:05doctors and and uh and and uh nurses

1:57:08there in the Glennville community. I

1:57:10will work with them, but if anything

1:57:12goes wrong, I have a history and you can

1:57:14check my receipts of battling and

1:57:17fighting. I'm not going to sit back

1:57:19there and talk.

1:57:21But you got to sit down. If she told us

1:57:24that they're not leaving Glennville,

1:57:26then you have to work with them. And let

1:57:28me say this and close out again. in a

1:57:30physical plant looking like Jay Glenn

1:57:33Health Center looks. You cannot have

1:57:35employees in that physical plant because

1:57:38eventually they're going to say,

1:57:40"Councilman, why didn't you fight for

1:57:42that?" And that's where I'm at. And I

1:57:44just wish that someone had have reached

1:57:46out to me to talk with me about it. They

1:57:48said, "Oh, let's not talk with them.

1:57:50Check my receipts." That's all I got to

1:57:51say. And God bless and have a good day.

1:57:53>> Thank you, Councilman. Do we have any

1:57:56other miscellaneous? Any other

1:57:58miscellaneous? Any other miscellaneous?

1:58:00Thank you. Seeing no other

1:58:02miscellaneous, madame clerk, please

1:58:04excuse the absences.

1:58:06>> By council member Bishop, that the

1:58:08absence of council members Gray and Shaw

1:58:11are hereby excused. Seconded by council

1:58:14member Kazy.

1:58:16>> Thank you. Council is adjourned to the

1:58:18call of the chair. The next meeting of

1:58:19council will be on October 19th, 2026.

1:58:26Ky, what did

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