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North Ridgeville Council adopts multiple funding, procurement and zoning measures; approves land transfer
Summary
Council voted unanimously to adopt a package of resolutions and ordinances including a CDBG water-line grant application, an ODOT resurfacing grant acceptance, amended 2025 appropriations, then-and-now payments, and a no-cost land transfer from the Lorain County Land Reutilization Corporation.
North Ridgeville City Council voted Monday to adopt several resolutions and ordinances, moving multiple projects closer to implementation and approving a no-cost transfer of vacant parcels.
The most time-sensitive approvals were two grant-related measures. Council adopted Resolution 2025-66 to apply for Lorain County Community Development Block Grant funds for a water-line replacement project in the Orrinson/Knoll and Beam Road neighborhood and added an emergency clause so the application could be filed before the county deadline. Council also adopted Resolution 2025-67 authorizing the mayor to accept an Ohio Department of Transportation grant for the Taylor Parkway resurfacing project and added an emergency clause to permit immediate access to the funds.
Council approved Ordinance 2025-68 (amended) to adjust 2025 appropriations, including funds tied to the Root Road Park Improvement Project, the hiring of a part-time seasonal resident project representative in the Engineering Department, and Safetyville T-shirts. The Director of Finance told council the amendment also covers an appropriation for KeyMark, the city’s new electronic records vendor; a separate ordinance (2025-69) authorizing then-and-now certificates was adopted to allow prompt payment pending vendor setup.
Separately, council adopted Ordinance 2025-70 to authorize the mayor to enter into a purchase agreement with the Lorain County Land Reutilization Corporation to acquire certain vacant land on Ridgeview Boulevard at no cost; the mayor said the parcels were offered free and can be used for future municipal purposes.
Other adopted items included a tent-permitting ordinance amendment (Ordinance 2025-48, amended), a job-title adjustment in the personnel ordinance (Ordinance 2025-61), and several procurement/contract ordinances to advertise for bids or award contracts for maintenance work (crack seal, roadway materials, rental equipment and related services). Council also adopted Chapter 1030 replacement (tree ordinance) as Ordinance 2025-50 (amended).
All recorded roll-call votes for the adopted measures were unanimous in favor. No recorded votes against or abstentions were entered in the transcript.
Votes at a glance (selected items): - Resolution 2025-66 (CDBG application for Orrinson/Knoll/Beam water-line replacement) — moved by Mayor; seconded by Winkle; outcome: adopted with emergency clause; roll call: Swank yes, Schaefer yes, Abens yes, Winkle yes, Awig yes, De Vries yes, Jacobs yes. - Resolution 2025-67 (ODOT grant acceptance for Taylor Parkway resurfacing) — moved by Mayor; seconded by Abens; outcome: adopted with emergency clause; roll call: Swank yes, Schaefer yes, Abens yes, Winkle yes, Awig yes, De Vries yes, Jacobs yes. - Ordinance 2025-68 (2025 appropriations, amended) — moved by De Vries; seconded by Awig; outcome: adopted with emergency clause; roll call: Swank yes, Schaefer yes, Abens yes, Winkle yes, Awig yes, De Vries yes, Jacobs yes. - Ordinance 2025-69 (then-and-now certificates / payment authorization) — moved by De Vries; seconded by Awig; outcome: adopted with emergency clause; roll call: Swank yes, Schaefer yes, Abens yes, Winkle yes, Awig yes, De Vries yes, Jacobs yes. - Ordinance 2025-70 (purchase agreement to acquire vacant land from Lorain County Land Reutilization Corporation) — moved by Mayor; seconded by Winkle; outcome: adopted with emergency clause; roll call: Swank yes, Schaefer yes, Abens yes, Winkle yes, Awig yes, De Vries yes, Jacobs yes. - Ordinance 2025-48 (tent-permit chapter, amended) — moved by Mayor; seconded by Winkle; outcome: adopted (no emergency clause requested); roll call: Swank yes, Schaefer yes, Abens yes, Winkle yes, Awig yes, De Vries yes, Jacobs yes. - Ordinance 2025-61 (job-title change: Chief Prosecutor → Assistant Law Director, Chief Prosecutor) — moved by Mayor; seconded by Winkle; outcome: adopted (no emergency clause); roll call: Swank yes, Schaefer yes, Abens yes, Winkle yes, Awig yes, De Vries yes, Jacobs yes. - Ordinance 2025-50 (replacement tree chapter, amended) — moved by Swank; seconded by Winkle; outcome: adopted; roll call: unanimous yes. - Procurement/contract ordinances to advertise for bids or enter contracts (crack seal, roadway materials, equipment rental and related services, roadway materials purchase) — motions to adopt made during third readings and recorded as carried (unanimous yes on roll calls); specific procurement ordinances include the 2025 crack seal project (20 25 dash 51), 12-month roadway materials purchase (20 25 dash 53), and rental equipment/services (20 25 dash 54).
Council repeatedly invoked emergency clauses where the administration cited deadlines (grant filing deadlines, vendor invoicing, or immediate access to awarded funds). Where staff identified time-sensitive filings or invoices (for example, the CDBG application deadline and KeyMark vendor setup), council added emergency clauses and recorded unanimous roll-call adoption.
The meeting concluded with the date of the next regular council meeting announced as Monday, May 5, 2025, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers.
