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Votes at a glance — Elyria joint Community Development & Finance meeting, Jan. 27, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions and votes taken at the Jan. 27 Elyria joint Community Development and Finance meeting, including approvals of minutes, entry into executive session, surplus equipment disposals, grant acceptance, appropriations amendments, and committee appointments.
At the Jan. 27, 2025 joint Community Development and Finance meeting, Elyria committees and council panels approved a series of motions and ordinances. Below are the formal actions recorded in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance:
- Approval of Nov. 25, 2024 joint meeting minutes: Motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote in both Community Development and Finance committees.
- Executive session (pending federal litigation): Law Director Deary requested a brief executive session to discuss the status of pending federal litigation. The committees voted to enter executive session; a roll-call vote was recorded for the Community Development side and members were recorded as voting aye in the transcript. The meeting adjourned briefly for the executive session and later returned.
- Transfer of city-owned parcel to Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA) for Wilkes Villa redevelopment: Committees recommended an emergency ordinance authorizing transfer (see separate article for discussion). Motion moved by Mrs. Mitchell, seconded by Mr. Lipien; committee voice votes carried.
- Surplus street department equipment (tanker trailer used for brine): Committee report recommended a resolution declaring equipment unfit for municipal use and an ordinance authorizing disposal by best means (online auction or scrap). Motion carried by voice vote; sale expected via govdeals.com.
- Surplus fire department equipment (old SCBA fill station): Committee report recommended declaring the equipment unfit and authorizing disposal by best means; motion carried by voice vote. Committee requested serial/VIN-like identifying information for legislation.
- Acceptance of 2025 NOPEC Energized Community (NEC) grant: Mayor Brubaker reported receipt of a NOPEC grant (mayor stated $98,542) and requested a resolution to accept the funds. Motion to accept the grant carried by voice vote. The mayor also noted prior and future NOPEC-funded projects and reimbursement timing.
- Amendments to 2025 temporary appropriations: The finance director presented three adjustments: add $58,753 to the General Bond Retirement Fund for January debt service; add $1,100,190 to the 2016 half-percent income tax fund for Parks & Recreation capital outlay; and add $2,000,000 to the Public Works Complex Construction Fund capital outlay to allow the director to sign the design contract. Committee approved the appropriation amendments by voice vote; the finance director noted appropriation changes take effect immediately without emergency.
- Elyria Bicycle Advisory Committee appointments: The rules committee recommended that the mayor appoint five residents (Jordan Stewart, Dan Hornby, Mark Mathis, Tony Joe Lagrateria, and Adam Pesky) to the Elyria Bicycle Advisory Committee and requested an emergency clause to fill vacancies. Motion carried by voice vote.
For items that passed by voice vote, no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript excerpt; where a roll call was requested, the transcript records names and ayes. If a recorded tally is required for legal purposes, council clerk records should be consulted for the official roll-call record.
