Council approves three resolutions, consent agenda; adds lot-split item

The Richmond Heights City Council on March 25 approved its consent agenda and passed three resolutions after roll-call votes.

The consent agenda, which council moved and passed by roll call, included an item authorizing the City Administration to publish notice of its intent to issue a request for proposals "pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 7 seventeen-two C" for installation of energy conservation measures, and language opposing a proposed Ohio Senate bill (referred to in the agenda as "Bridal 104") that would prohibit local government control over short‑term residential rentals. Council also moved to suspend the rules to consider items tied to the consent agenda.

Under separate votes the council passed: - Resolution 47-2025, introduced by Mayor Kim Thomas, authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with Verdonis to provide professional engineering services, task order number 4. Roll-call recorded: Jordan, Justice, Lewis, Nelson, Robinson and Ursula voting "Yes." The resolution "passes."

- Resolution 49-2025, introduced by Councilwoman Justice, confirming the Planning Commission's approval of a lot split plat submitted by Point Merrill LLC for phase 2 of the Bell Oaks Marketplace development project. The council suspended rules to consider the item and then voted by roll call: Jordan, Justice, Lewis, Nelson, Robinson and Ursula "Yes." The resolution passed.

- Resolution 48-2025, introduced by Mayor Thomas, authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with Precision (full vendor name not specified on the record). The council moved to suspend rules for this resolution and then voted by roll call with the same "Yes" votes recorded; the resolution passed.

Council also voted to add a separate lot‑split resolution (listed in the record as "resolution for 09/2025") recommended by the Planning & Zoning special meeting to the agenda.

Votes at a glance - Consent agenda: Approved (motion to approve consent agenda and motion to suspend rules for associated items recorded). Individual consent items were not read in full on the record; one consent item authorizes an RFP notice under "Ohio Revised Code 7 seventeen-two C" and another opposes a proposed state prohibition on local short‑term rental regulation. Vote: roll call recorded as unanimous among present members. - Resolution 47-2025 (Verdonis task order #4, engineering): Passed by roll call. - Resolution 49-2025 (Point Merrill LLC lot split, Bell Oaks Marketplace phase 2): Passed by roll call. - Resolution 48-2025 (agreement with Precision — vendor name incomplete on the record): Passed by roll call.

The meeting record shows repeated roll-call responses of "Jordan? Yes. Justice? Yes. Lewis? Yes. Nelson? Yes. Robinson? Yes. Ursula? Yes." Council member Silver was excused from the meeting. The minutes and ordinance/resolution files contain fuller text for each resolution; the council did not discuss the three individual resolutions at length on the floor during the meeting.

No recorded votes failed, nor were any resolutions tabled during this meeting.