Strongsville council adopts stormwater, street and equipment contracts, approves police camera purchase and files two conditional liquor objections

Strongsville City Council on Feb. 18 adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions to update stormwater rules, authorize bids for street services and sweeping, and approve a purchase contract for police body-worn and in-car cameras. The council also voted to file conditional objections to two pending liquor-permit applications, citing lack of building, health or safety-code compliance.

The council unanimously approved two ordinances amending stormwater rules—Ordinance 2025015 (prohibitions on certain discharges) and Ordinance 2025016 (stormwater management design criteria). Both measures were passed under suspension of the rules and adopted by roll call votes of seven in favor and zero opposed.

Council also authorized the administration to advertise for bids on several public-works items: Resolution 202517 to advertise for ready-mix concrete for the service department; Resolution 202518 to advertise for paint striping of streets for 2025–26; and Resolution 202519 to advertise for street sweeping services for 2025–26. Each resolution was approved by unanimous roll-call votes.

On a separate item, Council adopted Ordinance 202520 to contract with Utility Associates, Inc., for purchase of body-worn cameras, in-car video systems and related software and appurtenances “without public bidding” under an available state negotiated contract and because the vendor’s offered price was below the state term price. Councilmember Kosick (who introduced the item) stated, “It is approximately 110,000 dollars per year for 5 years.” The ordinance passed on a unanimous vote.

Council also approved Ordinance 202521 authorizing the administration to file an application for financial assistance with the Ohio Department of Public Safety under the Ohio EMS Priority 1 and supplemental grant program; the ordinance authorizes acceptance of any awarded funds. The council voted to suspend and adopt; the vote was unanimous.

Finally, councilors moved and approved conditional objections to two liquor-permit applications: TRFO-D5I for BDB Other States LLC (DBA Buka De Pepo) at 16677 Southpark Center, and a permanent D-1 application for Ohio Springs Inc. (DBA Sheets convenience store) at 9037 Pearl Road. The motions were made and seconded and carried on unanimous roll-call votes. The motions state the objections are based on the applicants’ “lack of compliance with the city’s building, health, and or safety codes,” and direct the clerk to withdraw the objections in Columbus if and when the building department confirms compliance.

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance 2025015 (stormwater discharge prohibitions): motion to suspend and adopt — mover: Councilmember Carbone; second: Councilmember Kaminski; vote: 7–0 (Short, Carbone, Kaminski, Kosick, Clark, Roff, Spring — all yes); outcome: adopted.

- Ordinance 2025016 (stormwater design criteria): motion to suspend and adopt — mover: Councilmember Carbone; second: Councilmember Kaminski; vote: 7–0; outcome: adopted.

- Resolution 202517 (advertise for bids: ready-mix concrete): motion to suspend and adopt — mover: Councilmember Carbone; second: Councilmember Kaminski; vote: 7–0; outcome: adopted.

- Resolution 202518 (advertise for bids: pavement paint striping 2025–26): motion to suspend and adopt — mover: Councilmember Carbone; second: Councilmember Kaminski; vote: 7–0; outcome: adopted.

- Resolution 202519 (advertise for bids: street sweeping 2025–26): motion to suspend and adopt — mover: Councilmember Carbone; second: Councilmember Kaminski; vote: 7–0; outcome: adopted.

- Ordinance 202520 (purchase contract with Utility Associates, Inc., body cameras/in-car video/software; no public bidding): motion to suspend and adopt — mover: Councilmember Carbone; second: Councilmember Kaminski; vote: 7–0; outcome: adopted. Clarifying detail: the council heard the purchase is roughly $110,000 per year over five years; the administration said the vendor price is below the state term contract price and the purchase is being made under the state negotiated contract authority.

- Ordinance 202521 (file application with Ohio Department of Public Safety for EMS Priority 1 / supplemental grant funding; accept funds): motion to suspend and adopt — mover: Councilmember Carbone; second: Councilmember Kaminski; vote: 7–0; outcome: adopted. Amount of any award: not specified in the meeting.

- Conditional objection to TRFO-D5I (BDB Other States LLC, DBA Buka De Pepo, 16677 Southpark Center): motion to object conditionally pending confirmation of building/health/safety-code compliance; mover: Councilmember Carbone; second: Councilmember Kaminski; vote: 7–0; outcome: objection filed; clerk will withdraw objection if building department confirms compliance.

- Conditional objection to permanent D-1 (Ohio Springs Inc., DBA Sheets convenience store, 9037 Pearl Road): motion to object conditionally pending confirmation of building/health/safety-code compliance; mover: Councilmember Carbone; second: Councilmember Kaminski; vote: 7–0; outcome: objection filed; clerk will withdraw objection if building department confirms compliance.

Context and next steps

Most items were routine, considered under suspension and adopted with unanimous council votes. The police camera purchase was the only item discussed with a specific cost estimate noted at the meeting. The EMS grant application was authorized but the amount (if any) was not yet known. The two conditional objections will remain in place until the building department confirms code compliance, at which point the clerk is directed to withdraw the objections in Columbus. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.