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Council approves grant applications for signal upgrades and marina dock, and sends short‑term rental changes to Planning Commission
Summary
Mentor City Council authorized grant applications to NOACA for congestion mitigation and air‑quality (to update 34 traffic signals) and to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for a 15,200‑square‑foot kayak launch extension; it also referred proposed short‑term rental ordinance amendments to the Planning Commission for study.
Mentor City Council on May 20 approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to apply for congestion‑mitigation and air‑quality funding through the NOACA (NOACA CMAQ) program to update 34 of the city’s approximately 100 traffic signals (Resolution 25‑R‑108), and approved a separate resolution to apply to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources NatureWorks program for a 15,200‑square‑foot kayak launch and dock extension at Mentor Lagoons Marina (Resolution 25‑R‑110).
City staff said the signal‑update effort will be executed in multiple phases; the NOACA application would fund phase 1, which covers 34 signals and is part of a three‑phase plan to update the municipal signal system and improve traffic flow. Staff estimated grant selection and project start would take roughly one to two years after application and award. For the marina project, staff said the city anticipates the dock extension to be in place by the start of next year’s kayak season if the grant is awarded and the project proceeds on the typical timeline.
Council also passed Resolution 25‑R‑109 to refer questions about short‑term rentals — whether they should be permitted, where and under what terms — to the Planning Commission for study and recommendations to the administration and council. Staff said the referral is the first step toward drafting potential ordinance language and that the Planning Commission will coordinate with the administration and other resources in its review.
All three measures passed on roll call during the May 20 meeting. City staff said the CMAQ application is due in the coming weeks and that, if awarded, grant funds would be spent over subsequent fiscal years.
