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The ordinance (third reading) implements the planning commission's recommendation and includes definitions, location requirements, limitations on sales and penalty language. Council amended the draft during third reading to add a formal definition for \"operator\" and to specify that a violation may be enforced against any responsible party, not only the operator.

Councilmember Schmidlin and city staff said the changes were minor clarifications requested by the planning commission and that the commission had approved the version sent to council at its June 16 meeting. The ordinance passed on a roll-call vote.

The ordinance text is included in the packet; businesses and enforcement staff will have the text and the planning commission file to review for implementation and zoning enforcement.

Speakers in the meeting noted the ordinance's planning-commission approval and the two clarifying edits adopted by council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Council Meeting - 8/4/2025 6:00:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","On third reading Aug. 4, Mayfield Heights adopted a new ordinance regulating retail tobacco and vapor stores: it sets definitions, location restrictions, sales limitations and penalties and reflects minor clarifications requested by the planning commission and council.","taxTitle","Mayfield Heights City Council, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio","taxId",71194,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6145843,"Council authorizes purchase of intersection cameras tied to state grant",96,5894000,5990000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530099-bff5d9b30b91c399c49fecafc8ce9d89&start=5894&end=5990","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530099-bff5d9b30b91c399c49fecafc8ce9d89/thumbnail_5894000.jpg","/articles/6145843/Ohio/Council-authorizes-purchase-of-intersection-cameras-tied-to-state-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6145843-45bc8268433847b25e25bb0ed208b736/orig.mp4?Expires=1770657994&Signature=BFH6qx5Nzt4T9m-uHdrZwT6o8rxlBv-pU9vEqHbt~BWmt1l-i6FtDvaAxeXHk1sw1PX44TaWtmNMD1u7gmFmKz6GVLD1-acMzD~L5fjuR1OOg4rUOK4o~XYehq0jqfmJ60UaSX1QNVP4W3rB7LsepCe7JVQP~MNRYC3hGDTRH4G2fws2R-exRPeEzMUT3pnzWrP4I28-Qj~rpXZ-c9oNg31aNOcAf6SQn9wRDYHGuylHnQvqNl1g8b39aF8ZzAS7mdNsMyuPjRbarD~UoD~6s9b-A4XJEryMtb8bBBD6GahK8zbxIYf2Q5u7Qsl5Pi9nwQyN-7YDxe1UGr~OKrmaVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayfield Heights council on Aug. 4 approved a resolution authorizing the police department to purchase access cameras at four intersections under a grant from the State of Ohio.

The legislation (Resolution 2025-41) authorizes the purchase from I2C Technologies Limited and follows a state grant the council previously approved on June 23, 2025, Chief Mealy's memo attached to the packet said. Council minutes note that the grant does not fully cover electrical work required for installation; the city will fund the uncovered electrical work from its budget.

Resolution sponsors said the cameras support traffic enforcement and traffic-safety objectives. The resolution passed on a roll call vote; no council members spoke in opposition during the vote.

Speakers referenced a grant memo from Chief Mealy.

Note: The council's packet and Chief Mealy's memo (referenced in the meeting) contain the purchase specifications and the grant award details.","Mayfield Heights council approved a purchase contract for intersection access cameras at four intersections after the police department received a state grant; the resolution notes additional electrical work will be required beyond the grant funding.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6145848,"Council approves engineering contract for Ridgebury Boulevard resurfacing",130,6270000,6400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530099-bff5d9b30b91c399c49fecafc8ce9d89&start=6270&end=6400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530099-bff5d9b30b91c399c49fecafc8ce9d89/thumbnail_6270000.jpg","/articles/6145848/Ohio/Council-approves-engineering-contract-for-Ridgebury-Boulevard-resurfacing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6145848-3a0da9e32f810920a9090c32b156fd16/orig.mp4?Expires=1770657995&Signature=CfEGt44oygSrcq1kQKBCVNuN7K6qnvKr8CenVq1GxjHsXqugDgK6l--WaBlpsiTh2~EbreeJP-St8MBbUgs7sJnl6ycpu5dYVP5Mp61cnp7ITx3AxGEur4xVyBsSI0VvoyeweRLxSE75Y8-KMWTRIFFh9s9ZHXTCXFcxqnD0~CKpERMgHh0dPF1TXtb6wJlgVP3dP-Is2xwQq6c3EUAr6gskzO5iJfDaP22PSyC9RGYXYxcSJjHh2co~wVeWDHYuu2U8OgrfiASB1-RluKt4MzFYB3ZFS0~6E3wHiOaDcW2I-LhfVw7ypyFain5hsTIorz7fvwj-WVQLgCRCIxR-zw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayfield Heights council on Aug. 4 approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into an amended contract with the GPD group (Klaus Pyle, Chalmer Burns & DeHaven Inc.) to provide professional engineering services for the Ridgebury Boulevard resurfacing project.

The city resolution (2025-43) covers design work for Ridgebury Boulevard from Iroquois Avenue to Orchard Heights Drive. Councilmember Schmidlin said GPD will coordinate design and bidding with Highland Heights because the work on the north side of Ridgebury lies in Highland Heights; the two communities plan a combined bid package and single construction contract.

Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works has committed up to $250,000 toward the construction estimate, the engineering memo attached to the resolution said. City engineer Nick Feeney told council a cooperative agreement will likely follow bidding so each community's share of the final construction cost can be assigned after bids are received.

The resolution passed on a roll call vote. Council members said they anticipated a cooperative construction agreement once bids are returned and final prices are known.

Speakers quoted in this article include Nick Feeney and the council sponsor of the resolution.","Mayfield Heights approved a contract amendment with GPD (Klaus Pyle, Chalmer Burns & DeHaven Inc.) to provide engineering services for the Ridgebury Boulevard resurfacing project; the project will be coordinated with Highland Heights and partially funded by Cuyahoga County.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6145853,"Mayfield Heights approves agreements to join Cleveland Water suburban main renewal program",5448,597000,6045000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530099-bff5d9b30b91c399c49fecafc8ce9d89&start=597&end=6045","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530099-bff5d9b30b91c399c49fecafc8ce9d89/thumbnail_597000.jpg","/articles/6145853/Ohio/Mayfield-Heights-approves-agreements-to-join-Cleveland-Water-suburban-main-renewal-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6145853-7b7ec2367f5cf295206ecd8abe309c85/orig.mp4?Expires=1770657995&Signature=Vr0fVCNeVuoS399s5RYYMNfrWvyZbvkcpFb9Oq8qqrlphVXCr8hD-WslRYKlkttrxf5zEhHrNwaIjfPwcyo8dKIAVfE0OS1CqV5wmNQwHgaRDWEUQZaDZGJkBrlu6eM~iGd0toOrnn4frffAnLhx6e~sF8rjXcIGrFkL3L2RZ3jxOk89C6AC-IKfo2m3GfbvAzCpIDaSdXxLwdPY3NY7DxoUBs79pyKhdQs94CtZnbzs4ZReEduUSO~lvlJJ2NEBeX6G~ZRB4v1RqtIJKkhD8g~x5qc6bhGdK6xrqMLPYiWq0~HGx1LwkJ1HARNdoOF0ioLLc5ZYHti03HdGZbcDpA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayfield Heights council on Aug. 4 approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign an asset-transfer agreement, a municipal-utility (economic development) agreement and a restated water service agreement with the City of Cleveland that would make the city eligible for Cleveland Water's suburban water-main renewal program.

The move would transfer ownership of Mayfield Heights' distribution mains (16 inches and smaller) to Cleveland Water and let Cleveland assume responsibility for capital replacements on those mains, Cleveland Division of Water Commissioner Alex Margavicious said. \"If you execute, you will sign a new agreement called the restated agreement. It is for a minimum of 20 years,\" Margavicious told the council during a Committee of the Whole presentation.

The program matters to taxpayers and public safety because Mayfield Heights has 49 miles of water main and, according to Cleveland Water's presentation, nearly 22 miles of pipe date from the 1920s. Margavicious said the current market replacement cost is about $2 million per mile, creating a potential $43 million replacement obligation if the city were to fund all of that work on its own.

Cleveland Water described five written elements that come with the restated agreement: the restated water service agreement itself, an economic-development/municipal-utility-district agreement, an asset-transfer agreement, participation in Cleveland's suburban replacement program and a reimbursement agreement. Margavicious said the written restatement preserves most of the earlier agreement's language but adds clarifications on incentives and on responsibilities for hydrant maintenance, lead-line removal and project reimbursement.

Under the economic-development component, real-estate tax abatements would be limited (to 75% or less and no more than 10 years), and income-tax abatements would be prohibited. The restated agreement also includes a five-year tax-sharing provision if a business moves from one signatory community to another: \"If that occurs,\" Margavicious said, \"whichever way it goes, the agreement says for the next 5 years that the gaining community remits half of the new income taxes back to the losing community.\" After five years the gaining community keeps 100% going forward.

Cleveland Water described how projects are selected: each participating municipality may nominate streets twice a year; a technical committee of suburban and Cleveland engineers scores nominations using seven technical criteria: historical main-break rate, acceleration in recent breaks (five-year window), fire-flow deficit, recurring water-quality problems, coordination with new pavement, transmission-main (spillover) benefits and lead-service-line removal. Margavicious said the committee deliberately avoids demographic factors.

Cleveland Water also explained funding mechanics. Communities typically design the water work, let the construction contract and submit bids; Cleveland Water then reimburses design, construction and construction-administration costs and provides a contingency (usually 10%) up front. Margavicious said the formal legal commitment in the agreements obligates Cleveland Water to spend $10 million a year; the utility had voluntarily increased that to more than $15 million, $16 million in the current year and a planned $17 million next year, with the possibility of further increases.

Mayfield Heights' city engineer, Nick Feeney, told council the city submitted two projects to Cleveland Water before the meeting. He said the Marnell application totaled $815,001.15 for the water portion (design, construction, administration). He said the Washington application totaled roughly $1.0 million (the engineer's figure presented in the meeting transcript was $1,000,004.62). Feeney cautioned that Cleveland's scoring is numerical and competitive and that submitting does not guarantee an award; Cleveland Water expects to announce awards in early September.

Council members and staff raised questions about timing, scoring, appeals and how the program affects the city's existing incentive policies. Several council members said the $500,000 payroll threshold used in the economic-development language looked low and would capture relatively small employers. Economic-development advisor Jeremy (surname not given in the transcript) told council the threshold is the same language used by the other 40-plus suburbs that have signed the agreement and that the provision dates to the original 2007 negotiation among suburban law directors.

Council discussed how the agreement limits use of Mayfield Heights' current tax-incentive programs when the applicant company previously was located in the City of Cleveland. Jeremy told council that, if a qualifying business moved from Cleveland to Mayfield Heights, the city likely would have to provide upfront incentives and that tax-sharing payments to a losing community would push much of any new income-tax revenue into that sharing period for as long as five years.

Fire and public-works staff emphasized a public-safety element: Chief Elliott (identified in the meeting as \"Chief Elliott\") told council Mayfield Heights has hydrants and mains from the 1920s, recurring main breaks and recorded areas with reduced fire flows, and urged the council to seek options for accelerated capital replacement.

Council approved the resolution authorizing the mayor to execute the agreements (Resolution 2025-40). The motion to approve was moved by Councilmember Maddock and seconded by Councilmember Simeda; a roll call vote for the approval showed the motion adopted. Council members who voted in favor included Medic, Minor, Cebeda, Talvin, Balestreya, Manno (voted yes with qualification), and Snyder.

What comes next: Cleveland Water will score the submitted projects and announce awards in early September. If a Mayfield Heights project is selected, the city can either have Cleveland Water design and construct the work or contract it and be reimbursed. If the city later reclaims ownership of mains, the agreements allow the city to revert to its prior water-service agreement with five years' notice and prorated repayment to Cleveland for any capital reinvestment the utility made.

Speakers quoted in this article spoke during the Aug. 4 Committee of the Whole meeting and are listed in the article's speaker section.","Mayfield Heights council voted Aug. 4 to authorize the mayor to execute three agreements with the City of Cleveland that would transfer ownership of local distribution mains to Cleveland and make the city eligible for Cleveland Water's suburban main replacement funding.","actionData","errors"]

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