Committee held first readings on several items; agenda amended to remove one item

During the Feb. 3 meeting the committee introduced or took first readings of several legislative items and adjusted the agenda to remove an unavailable ordinance.

Items introduced or noted as first readings included: - Resolution 017: Authorizing the mayor to execute a contract to accept a grant from the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging to fund transportation (first reading; staff said the item authorizes reimbursement for program expenses). - Resolution 018: Appointing Bob Brown as a member of the city Planning Commission (first reading presented; formal appointment later subject to normal committee/action process). - Resolution 019: Authorizing the mayor to execute an extension of an agreement with Millennium Strategies for grant writing services (three-month extension discussed). - Ordinance 020: Kane Park entertainment program authorization and increase of a ticket-price cap (first reading; discussed separately above). - Ordinance 021: Real estate purchase agreement related to Lancashire Road senior housing (discussed in a separate article above). - Ordinance 022: Authorization to apply for and accept Northeastern Ohio Public Energy Council energized community grants (first reading noted). - Ordinance 023: Establishing salary schedules and position clarifications (legislation was not available and council voted to amend the agenda to skip the reading).

Procedural actions recorded in the meeting included a motion to amend the agenda to remove the unavailable salary ordinance from being read that night; the chair proceeded to skip the item and the committee moved on. Councilman Cobb made a motion to go into executive session to consider appointment of a public official; the committee recessed and later returned from executive session without a public roll call vote recorded in the minutes.

All items were presented as first readings or introductory items; no final adoption votes were recorded in the committee meeting.