Votes at a glance: council approves internet-auction resolution, administrative ordinance and CVS preliminary plan

Mayfield Heights City Council recorded three formal actions at its March 24 meeting: a resolution authorizing sale of surplus city property via Internet auction, an ordinance organizing administrative departments and fixing certain salaries, and preliminary site-plan approval for redevelopment of the CVS property at 5901 Mayfield Road.

Resolution (listed in the record as 20205-12): Council adopted a resolution confirming the city’s intent to sell unneeded, obsolete or unfit property through internet auction and authorizing use of representative auction websites. Council suspended the rules to consider the resolution; the motion to suspend was moved by Mr. Manno and seconded by Mr. Medic. Roll-call votes recorded yes votes from Mr. Manno, Mr. Balestreya, Mr. Medic, Mrs. Sabetta, Miss Tobin and Mrs. Snyder; later roll-call to approve the resolution also recorded yes votes from Mr. Medic, Miss Talbot, Mr. Balestreya, Mr. Manno, Mrs. Sabetta and Mrs. Snyder. The resolution includes a 14-day advertisement requirement drawn from the code cited in the meeting (7 21.15 d) that governs posting prior to sale; council discussion noted staff would use other sale outlets if an item did not sell during the advertising period.

Ordinance 20205-13: Council approved an ordinance “providing for the organization of certain administrative departments and fixing the salaries and other benefits of certain officers, employees” and declared an emergency so the ordinance took immediate effect. The motion to suspend the rules was moved by Mrs. Civetta and seconded by Mr. Medic; recorded yes votes included Miss Tobin, Mrs. Sevetta, Mr. Manno, Mr. Medic, Mr. Balestreya and Mrs. Snyder. The ordinance included an exhibit clarifying a split for the law department should the mayor obtain an assistant law director and a new line allowing purchase of shirts for council as a uniform item.

Preliminary site plan (Motion A): Council approved a preliminary site plan for a new retail building at 5901 Mayfield Road (the former CVS). The motion was moved by Mr. Balestrella and seconded by Miss Talbot; roll-call vote recorded yes votes by Mr. Medic, Mr. Manno, Mr. Balestreya, Mrs. Sabetta, Miss Talbot and Mrs. Snyder. The approval is preliminary and subject to architectural-board and final engineering review; the applicant must address expected Architectural Board of Review comments, easement and monument-sign issues before final permits are issued.

All items recorded as approved by roll call; counts matched the roll-call names recorded in the minutes. Where the transcript contained ambiguous or inconsistent text (for example, a page of the resolution text referenced “Maple Heights” in the transcript), the council record and agenda identify these as Mayfield Heights items and the article uses the corrected city name accordingly.