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Committee approves waterfront authority, budget amendments and a package of routine ordinances; votes at a glance
Summary
The Finance Committee approved the budget amendment to the Neighborhood Equity Fund, adopted the North Coast Waterfront NCA ordinance and cleared a set of departmental and administrative ordinances, grants and property actions in a single session. This article lists approved items and key details.
At its March committee meeting the Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee approved the amended 2025 appropriation ordinance (Ordinance 156-2025) that includes the $4.6 million transfer to the Neighborhood Equity Fund and approved Ordinance 1061-2024 to create the North Coast Waterfront New Community Authority, as reported in separate articles.
In addition to those substantive items the committee approved the following ordinances, resolutions and routine items by voice vote or by committee consent. Most of these measures were reported out of their standing committees prior to the full committee vote.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 1173-2024 (Port Control submerged land leases): Approved. Authorizes the director of port control and public works to enter into submerged land leases with the state of Ohio and consent to subleases for waterfront parcels (term up to 99 years with renewal options). Presented by port staff (Dennis Kramer). Committee recommendation: approved.
- Ordinance 990-2024 (sale of East 100 and Fifth Street and Churchill Avenue parcel to NRP Group): Approved. Authorizes sale of city-owned parcel to NRP group for Phase 2 of the Davis low-income housing tax credit project (70 units). Presented by Commissioner Green.
- Ordinance 122-2025 (Ohio BWC firefighter glove grant): Approved. Authorizes application and acceptance of $15,000 grant with $3,000 match for turnout gloves.
- Ordinance 123-2025 (FY24 Assistance to Firefighters grant): Approved. Authorizes acceptance of $246,761.20 in AFG funding (with required match) to purchase three air compressors and 35 multi-gas meters for the Division of Fire (grant period 06/01/2025'05/31/2027).
- Ordinance 43-2025 (youth programming, recreation center consultants): Approved as amended. Authorizes up to $2,800,000 in short-term consultant agreements to support trauma-informed neighborhood resource and recreation center programming and summer activities; amendment revised contract term and added threshold requiring additional legislative authority for contracts over $50,000.
- Ordinance 117-2025 (purchase and expansion of Lucky Park; amend property adoption agreement): Approved. Authorizes purchase of a parcel between Starkweather and Professor Avenues to expand Lucky Park and amends the adoption agreement with Tremont West Development Corporation for maintenance (using ward funds).
- Ordinance 177-2025 (municipal court classification updates): Approved. Updates municipal court classification and compensation tables as requested by Municipal Court.
- Resolution 236-2025 (April 2025 Child Abuse Prevention Month): Committee added sponsors and recommended passage.
- Resolution 252-2025 (opposing Ohio Senate Bill 1 regarding DEI restrictions in higher education): Committee added sponsors and recommended passage.
- Ordinance 250-2025 (CRA tax abatement carve-out): Approved. Exempts a small set of parcels on the Cleveland'East Cleveland border (three streets adjacent to Lakeview Cemetery) from the strong-market area tax abatement rules so those parcels can receive full CRA benefits for neighborhood rehabilitation; presenters noted poverty and vacancy concerns for the specific blocks.
Administrative notes
Most votes were recorded as committee voice votes; the transcript records actions as "stands approved" and "please sign on". Several items were explicitly identified as having been vetted in prior committee hearings (e.g., port control submerged land lease, municipal services vetting for the Davis parcel and Lucky Park acquisitions).
Why it matters: The package keeps a mix of capital and operational items moving'from housing and parks to public safety grants and youth programming'while clearing procedural steps needed to pursue waterfront leases and development work on the lakefront.
