Juan Collado Diaz, a resident who has been working in community development around Cleveland State University and the East Side, told the council he has seen encampments of more than 35 people around Superior and East 17 and said the mayor’s office had not provided adequate support. "The city needs to take control of that situation," Diaz said, urging city leadership to prioritize outreach and services rather than enforcement alone.

Josiah Quarles, speaking for the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, said affordable housing and holding predatory landlords accountable are matters of public safety and urged the council to pass "Tanisha's Law" and integrate alternative-care responses into 9-1-1. "Access to affordable housing is public safety," Quarles said, and he recommended the council review memoranda of understanding among city departments and county agencies to ensure consent-decree principles are followed across all public-safety operations.

Brandon Krostowski, representing EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute, urged elected officials to "care more," describing a string of killings and robberies and saying residents in multiple neighborhoods feel unnoticed. "Crime's bad out here, guys," Krostowski said. He urged the council and mayor to prioritize visible community support and partnerships that can help keep children and businesses safe.

All three speakers linked housing stability, mental-health resources and coordinated services to public-safety outcomes and asked the city to redirect attention and resources to prevention and supportive services. Their remarks were delivered during the public-comment period; the transcript does not show a formal council response, a staff presentation, or a vote related to these requests in this meeting.