Strongsville council adopts stormwater, public-works measures, approves body-camera contract and files conditional objections to two liquor permits

Strongsville City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a set of emergency ordinances and resolutions authorizing public-works contracts and procurements, to approve a five‑year contract for police body and in‑car cameras, to file an application for EMS grant funding and to lodge conditional objections to two liquor‑permit applications.

Council action came after brief committee reports and no extended debate on the individual measures. The council moved to suspend rules and adopt emergency measures for stormwater-management code updates and to authorize the mayor to advertise for bids on ready‑mixed concrete, paint striping and street sweeping for 2025–26.

Why it matters: The measures clear procurement steps for routine city maintenance (concrete, striping, sweeping) and update the city’s stormwater design and discharge regulations — actions that affect public infrastructure work this year and next.

Council member Kosick described one contract approved without public bidding for police camera equipment as a five‑year arrangement: "It is approximately 110,000, dollars per year for 5 years," she said. The ordinance (No. 202520) authorizes the mayor to contract with Utility Associates Inc. to replace obsolete equipment and related software under a sole‑source justification in state purchasing rules; council approved the item as an emergency.

The council also approved Ordinance No. 202521 authorizing the administration to file an application with the Ohio Department of Public Safety under the EMS Priority 1 and supplemental grant program. Council members noted the city does not yet know the size of any award.

Several resolutions were adopted to authorize advertising for bids: Resolution No. 202517 (ready‑mixed concrete), Resolution No. 202518 (paint striping), and Resolution No. 202519 (street sweeping). The council voted to suspend the rules and adopt each item; roll calls recorded unanimous approval by the seven members present.

In separate administrative action during communications, the council voted to register conditional objections to two liquor‑permit applications. One objection pertains to an application for TRFO‑D5I by BDB Other States LLC, doing business as Buka De Pepo at 16677 South Park Center; the other concerns a permanent A‑1 (Anew D1) application by Ohio Springs Inc., d/b/a a Sheets Convenience Store at 9037 Pearl Road. Council moved that objections be filed on the basis that the applicants were not currently in compliance with the city’s building, health or safety codes and that the city clerk will withdraw each objection if the building department later confirms compliance. Motions were made by Council member Carbone and seconded by Council member Kaminski; roll calls recorded unanimous approval.

The council also placed Ordinance No. 2025011 (amending composition of the Architectural Review Board) on third reading and set a public hearing for April 7, 2025.

How the votes went: For the emergency suspensions and adoptions and for the conditional objections, the roll calls repeatedly showed unanimous "yes" votes from the seven council members recorded on the dais.

What’s next: The body‑camera contract and the procurement authorizations move the city toward vendor selection and contract execution; the EMS grant application awaits notification of any award amount. The two liquor‑permit objections will remain in place unless and until the building department confirms applicant compliance and the clerk withdraws the objections.

The council meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.