Mayor Troy Bradley told council the administration is pursuing a package of safety initiatives that includes neighborhood cleanups, a plan to repair or upgrade street lighting in high‑crime areas, banners and QR codes for anonymous crime tips, and proposed changes to local ordinances to increase penalties for some firearms-related offenses.

Bradley said the city identified roughly 500 street lights out of more than 6,000 and that utility partner FirstEnergy has begun repairs; he said the administration is working to replace some fixtures with higher‑intensity LED lights in targeted areas. The mayor also said the administration drafted three ordinance amendments on the council agenda: one intended to increase penalties for certain gun crimes, one addressing loitering/littering concerns around shelters, and a parental responsibility ordinance that would create a presumption that parents know when children are out past curfew and could face charges if the child commits a firearm crime.

On the ordinances themselves, council sent multiple measures to committee for further review rather than adopting emergency measures at the meeting. Council voted unanimously to send the parental responsibility measure and the sleeping‑in‑public and weapons proposals to the police, fire and legislative committees and other relevant committees for additional public input and legal review. Several public commenters urged the council to avoid criminalizing homelessness and to prioritize housing‑first solutions and services; others supported stronger enforcement and penalties.

Council members and the mayor emphasized that the measures will be refined in committee. Councilmember DiMacchia (who moved several committee referrals) praised police and administrative staff for working on the package and said the proposals are intended to give law enforcement tools and community partners an expanded set of options. Public commenters including Sabrina Gonzalez and Aaron Knapp argued that criminal penalties and fines could harm people experiencing homelessness and that more social‑service interventions should be funded instead.

Council and staff said the proposed ordinance texts may be adjusted after committee hearings and public input; no new penalties became law at this meeting.