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Mayor Kahlil Seren asked council for permission to bid Project 2501 (the 2025 road program) and Project 2502 (parking-lot repaving for the sewer building and Fire Station No. 1). Council moved and approved each request individually. Council members voted in favor of both projects before Public Works Director Colette Klinkscale presented the department’s project map and schedule.

Director Klinkscale outlined a multi-faceted capital program that includes street repaving on approximately eight or nine primary streets identified as “poor” in the fall pavement analysis, sanitary and storm sewer repair phases, crack sealing on recently repaved streets, and coordination with Cleveland Water and gas utilities. She said the Cleveland Water Department’s lead-line replacement and the city’s water/gas-line work are shown on the map because sequencing matters: city crews do not want to repave where a water department will soon dig.

Klinkscale described active and upcoming projects: an East Monmouth sanitary/storm challenge expected to finish within a month; a Cleveland Heights Boulevard sewer repair paused after contractors discovered illegal private connections tying sanitary flows into storm lines (Klinkscale said dye testing will be run on Parkdale and Monte Vista to confirm scope and grant eligibility); and a Yellowstone project funded by ARPA that will replace water and sewer lines between Monticello and Noble Road, add temporary water tie-ins for residents, and include traffic calming near a junior high school. She also referenced work at Coventry Garage and Surrey Garage, and said the department plans crack sealing and coordination for Altamont water-line replacement and repaving.

Klinkscale warned residents there will be detours and traffic disruptions given the concentration of work and said the full map will be posted on the city website. Council members asked whether Cleveland Water can include private service-line replacements (curb to dwelling) as part of Kingston work; Klinkscale said Cleveland Water administers that program and residents can request tests to determine if their service is lead.

Motions and votes recorded at the meeting:
- Motion to approve Project 2501 (2025 road program) as described by the mayor — moved and seconded; council voted to approve the motion.
- Motion to approve Project 2502 (parking-lot repaving at the sewer building and Fire Station No. 1) as described by the mayor — moved and seconded; council voted to approve the motion.

Director Klinkscale said she expects most projects to be completed in 2025, except the Cleveland Water lead-line work (which may extend beyond 2025), and that some projects may require grant funding (e.g., sewer repairs where illegal connections increase scope). She asked residents to report potholes through the Mayor’s Action Center or SeeClickFix so the city can prioritize repairs.

Ending: Council approved the bid requests to launch procurement. Public Works will post an interactive map on the city website and will return to council with project schedules and any grant requests to cover expanded sewer remediation work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cleveland Heights City Council Meeting March 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council authorized bidding on the 2025 road program (Project 2501) and approved parking-lot repaving for the sewer building and Fire Station No. 1 (Project 2502), and Public Works outlined a multi-street capital program coordinated with Cleveland Water.","taxTitle","Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio","taxId",54271,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6123712,"Park Synagogue rezoning draws divided public comment; council delays vote after law department review",2522,1372000,3894000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2688890-e36294abbda55af019fa536cfe5df53d&start=1372&end=3894","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2688890-e36294abbda55af019fa536cfe5df53d/thumbnail_1372000.jpg","/articles/6123712/Cleveland-Heights/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Park-Synagogue-rezoning-draws-divided-public-comment-council-delays-vote-after-law-department-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6123712-180334443b40b9d1873910f5908bc4d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775689443&Signature=YnU6AIwdfbTUk5TTdyw-e7XYEGEixedD8XShBdNfyx0Bs62WHiCUwpB8PnJ1eeaohYk6EXKnoVZgK5jFFq0dZNfebHpe4zzSl0aHnLA7C2P1ivJlv4NRU7ogn29ogk9-KqXaT6dpBdv-z2c91tq2ySDFG0CWQjbXbcsHQdigDT7YnS~A5bNFWFPpw8vvLwGnnCPFemR0~944pTZA9F~iWj80dMIMY9LePBVJEP-m11yjjbbvh0Ung3EAWHpFlAHlkFL2oyHEwDiZIHyfkYFgyL4cJqyGHRbwqm4WiDwsVg1VTiR2ZEPD-RRtEYGbLCvdtMxBxMZ8jsy6xEpPzXF9ow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cleveland Heights City Council did not vote on an ordinance to rezone the Park Synagogue property at 3300 Mayfield Road on March 17, after the city law department identified a flaw in the operative language that affected the proper review path for an S2 rezoning.

The law department explained the defect just before public comment and said the operative language must be revised so the zoning matter will follow the correct review process for an S2 district. The council president announced the item would not be voted on that night.

The meeting’s public comment period was dominated by the Park Synagogue proposal. Supporters said adaptive reuse and denser housing would help the city’s economic viability and preserve the sanctuary. Architect and longtime resident Chuck Miller urged council to back the development proposal by Sustainable Community Associates, describing the Mendelsohn-designed synagogue as a candidate for preservation tied to compatible new housing. “Sustainable Community Associates is committed to creating and preserving these buildings as an arts and education center,” Miller said.

Opponents urged caution and more detail before a rezoning decision, citing density, parking and tree-loss concerns. Resident Sarah Curry, who lives adjacent to the site, said she and neighbors have not seen detailed renderings or elevations and expressed alarm at the scale of the proposed development. Curry relayed a developer-related estimate that, in her view, suggested as many as 400 apartments could be added behind neighbors’ yards and questioned parking calculations: “This means that the developer's proposed plans would require 695 parking spaces. The entire site currently only has 400 parking spaces as is,” she said. Curry asked the council to withhold action until formal plans and renderings are provided.

Other speakers urged preservation with careful development, including proposals for geothermal heating, tree plantings and an arts-and-education reuse for the sanctuary. Resident Paul Volpe and Chuck Miller both urged the council to ensure high design standards and to consider for-sale housing and senior-friendly units among housing types.

Council members and staff agreed the zoning language must be corrected so the planning commission and other review bodies follow the proper statutory path for an S2 rezoning. Council President Kuda and the law department said the revision is procedural and will be addressed before a future vote.

No formal action on Ordinance 245-2024 (rezoning to S2 mixed-use district) occurred on March 17; the item remains on third reading.

Ending: Council members said they expected a redrafted ordinance to return for future consideration after the law department corrects the operative language and the planning commission review path is confirmed.","Public comment at the March 17 Cleveland Heights council meeting focused on the proposed rezoning of the Park Synagogue site at 3300 Mayfield Road. The ordinance (third reading) was not voted after the law department identified a flaw in the operative language for the S2 rezoning pathway.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6123718,"Cleveland Heights council adopts 2025 appropriations after months-long review",1760,3889000,5649000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2688890-e36294abbda55af019fa536cfe5df53d&start=3889&end=5649","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2688890-e36294abbda55af019fa536cfe5df53d/thumbnail_3889000.jpg","/articles/6123718/Cleveland-Heights/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Cleveland-Heights-council-adopts-2025-appropriations-after-months-long-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6123718-0f544627991f4943f63abe64532bd467/orig.mp4?Expires=1775689443&Signature=cBzn7HWQsmbeYI2thpWP~IMAErY2dbcSKvDUJFtFP8BJCzufix3tGcxl~PMPgSrqElX5pJrI1czZkRRh6QdQtMH-Lb~J6kgm7QsFma5-sMZu-ckn8NxTiH6YeQKa1~-QT9sadZpc3sg4ica0RLMGE7zID7PtthwwHjMqWheBNs-LycKzv3GLcQkOWqa17k-EAB-cZ~YFHV3bB1hzJjgUX~nUXY-vV~8aXffyYvqe-H27eZMTLy7leb7DQ-wgdwT6e8jWLKlwSrLSbgfWbNkdqlJlgM5hiAx1Mmzr81owY3Blu6CT-i7HBOkKcFvgclxuXV2lKKW81EG1OwRTKiTfUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cleveland Heights City Council approved Ordinance 011-2025, the city’s 2025 appropriations ordinance, on March 17 after extended committee review and public debate. Council voted to adopt the ordinance as amended (removal of the seventh whereas clause) and declared it an emergency measure so the appropriations can take effect immediately.

The budget approval concluded a months-long process that began with the council voting for a temporary budget in December after members said the mayor’s initial submission left key financial documents and audit materials missing. Councilwoman Gail Larson, chair of the finance committee, said the temporary measure bought time for staff to produce additional detail and for the committee to vet outstanding items.

Larson told colleagues the city charter requires council to review “detailed information obtained from the several departments” and said she intended to vote for final adoption with commitments to more regular oversight. “I intend to vote yes tonight on this legislation with the commitment to the citizens that the finance committee will meet monthly in 2025 to discuss monthly financial reports, to track the capital budget projects for 2025, and to request updates on the 2023 state financial audit,” Larson said.

Council members pressed for specific reforms before voting. Councilman Jim Posch said the city must resolve outstanding audit submissions and strengthen finance staffing and systems: “We need to replace an antiquated accounting system. We need to invest in this,” he said, adding the committee will seek administration proposals to hire an assistant finance director and to transition to new financial software.

Mayor Kahlil Seren thanked staff and council for the work to reach a final vote and said administration directors have been responsive during the follow-up process. “Many of the appropriations requests that we have made as an administration to the council have been considered fairly,” Seren said.

Council members identified priorities to monitor in 2025: (1) completing and filing the city’s 2023 and 2024 audit materials with the state auditor; (2) investing in finance staffing and modern accounting software; (3) creating a multiyear capital plan and tracking capital projects on one spreadsheet; and (4) posting monthly and quarterly financial reports publicly. Councilwoman Larson and others also asked the administration to return to the finance committee with requests for additional council priority items, including a composting pilot program (Larson noted a $38,160 request) and capital-tracking updates. The finance committee’s next meeting was scheduled for March 26.

The council record shows a motion to amend the ordinance (remove a whereas clause) was adopted; the ordinance was then adopted on final vote. Council members who spoke in debate — Larson, Posch, Jim Petrus, Craig Cobb, Councilman Maddox and others — said they would support the final appropriations and continue oversight work.

The council’s adoption of 011-2025 follows a December 2024 temporary budget vote and hours of finance committee hearings in early 2025. Officials said the vote should let departments proceed under an approved full-year appropriation while the stated administrative follow-ups (audit filings, software and staffing changes, and monthly reporting) are pursued.

Votes at the March 17 meeting recorded the ordinance as approved. Council members asked that remaining questions and additional appropriation requests that arise during 2025 be addressed promptly by committee and council.

For residents: the council asked the administration to post monthly financial statements and the 2024 fourth-quarter reports to the city website when finalized.

Ending: Council members characterized the vote as the end of a difficult budget cycle and the start of a period of follow-up and reform. The finance committee will continue monthly oversight and expects the administration to deliver audit materials and software/staffing proposals in the coming months.","After months of review, public debate and a temporary budget in December, Cleveland Heights City Council on March 17 approved Ordinance 011-2025, the city’s 2025 appropriations, and set follow-up steps to improve financial reporting and controls.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6123703,"Votes at a glance: March 17 Cleveland Heights council meeting",1924,3752000,5676000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2688890-e36294abbda55af019fa536cfe5df53d&start=3752&end=5676","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2688890-e36294abbda55af019fa536cfe5df53d/thumbnail_3752000.jpg","/articles/6123703/Cleveland-Heights/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Votes-at-a-glance-March-17-Cleveland-Heights-council-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6123703-dcbf3d6b8f851b8d55216a5c0c8d2d1a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775689443&Signature=T1dwFB4qQPnYRTd63Xw6o6dDRqFo0Sv3aV-pTqwK~vILihHRZFu98~W1bH7T5JsuwJGLTTGoOQW48Um38dq1dvY~4VN9PbIakWnDn1QphG2ZMDxOLL0qXcFZgkKbhXDd5bMXEz5HA8eZC0-DJ6vOVXV~TJs4KK0-upqNGRh1sVgJFLjOUyHp261OzGf0U789DsA~HJauMfJw3OI~uQQngO6aOFwZtXKHpRZDHWPVJAAmGF7NHVUSFTAHKPN6i~70UflRmyNnCnY3uFEAthXZZjWxYpVSZ0WXD~tDGa9sKQaOX8Ayz~8ygbWXXoVoJ2s17JfHkxgkhmCss3S2bGstOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its March 17 meeting, Cleveland Heights City Council approved a series of routine first- and second-reading resolutions and adopted a package of proclamations on the consent agenda. Key recorded actions include:

- Resolution 039-2025 (first reading): Appointed Marquietta Stevenson to the Fair Practices Board to fill the unexpired term ending 12/31/2025. Motion introduced by Council Member Cobb; adopted on first reading during the meeting.

- Resolution 040-2025 (first reading): Appointed Darius Smith, Aaron Miller Tate and Taylor Windham to the Citizens Advisory Committee. Motion introduced by Council Member Cobb; adopted on first reading.

- Resolution 041-2025 (first reading): Authorized the mayor to apply for grants under Ohio Department of Natural Resources Urban Forestry Grant Program and accept funding if awarded. Motion introduced by Mayor Kahlil Seren; adopted on first reading.

- Resolution 037-2025 (second reading): Authorized establishment of a high school internship program (introduced by Council President Kuda); the resolution advanced on second reading.

- Consent agenda: Council suspended the rules and adopted a set of proclamations and observances (resolutions 042-2025 through 047-2025), recognizing Fair Housing Month, National Library Week, National Poetry Month, Earth Month, National Autism Acceptance Month/World Autism Awareness Day, and National Community Development Week (Resolution 047-2025 introduced by Mayor Seren).

All items on the consent agenda were moved, seconded, and adopted after council voted to suspend the rules. Several of the appointment resolutions and the urban forestry grant application resolution were adopted on first reading following motion and second.

Ending: These adopted resolutions and appointments were routine actions intended to fill advisory positions and align the city with statewide grant opportunities and national observances. More substantive legislative matters (including the Park Synagogue rezoning and the final appropriations ordinance) were addressed elsewhere on the agenda.","Summary of formal actions taken March 17 by Cleveland Heights City Council, including appointments, grant application authorization, internship resolution and proclamations adopted on the consent agenda.","actionData","errors"]

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