Votes at a glance: Shaker Heights Council — May 27, 2025

Below are the formal actions recorded during the Shaker Heights City Council meeting on May 27, 2025. Items are grouped by ordinance/resolution number where provided or by agenda item.

- Proposed resolution to proceed to place on the ballot an additional property-tax levy (0.03 mill) to fund the Shaker Historical Society’s museum (pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5705.19(A)): Motion to proceed to the ballot carried on roll call. Vote: majority yes; Councilmember Malone recorded a nay during roll call. The County fiscal officer had certified estimated annual revenue of $352,300; the levy, if approved by voters, would run 5 years and begin collection in 2026.

- Item 6 — Thornton Park Ice Rink mechanical study: Council authorized a professional services contract with Osborne Engineering in the amount of $32,167 for the ice-rink mechanicals study and declared an emergency; vote passed unanimously on suspension.

- Item 7 — Transfer of portion of city-owned parcel at E. 150th/Third Street (split to remove Cleveland portion) to Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation (CCLRC): Council authorized disposition without competitive bidding and declared an emergency; vote passed unanimously on suspension. The measure resolves a tax-delinquency exposure on the Cleveland-side portion by donating that split parcel to the county land bank as a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure; the Shaker-side parcel will be consolidated with nearby city-owned property.

- Item 9 — Public-art fabrication and installation contract for Hildana Park: Council authorized a contract with RAW Design not to exceed $91,500 (public-art fabrication, installation and related costs) to complete the Hildana Park improvements. Funding sources listed included Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and other grant funds; public-art task force and public meetings supported the design. Vote passed on suspension.

- Item 10 — Confirmation of conditional use permit for a Type A home childcare at 17028 Scottsdale Boulevard: Planning Commission approval confirmed with conditions (4-foot fence on east property line, noise/duration restrictions, driveway pickup/drop-off, and one-year staff review). Council confirmed the permit on suspension; vote unanimous.

- Item 11 — Amendment to 1975 transfer agreement and grant of license/encroachment easement to Greater Cleveland RTA for Warrensville/Van Aken station and Van Aken Busway: Council approved the amendment and easements to enable RTA station and busway improvements and to clarify ongoing maintenance responsibilities; vote passed unanimously on suspension.

- Item 12 (NEORSD Community Cost Share) — Purchase of sewer-inspection camera truck: Council authorized use of $387,411 in community cost-share funds from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to reimburse the city for a March purchase of a camera truck to support sewer maintenance; vote passed unanimously on suspension.

- Item 13 — (Also appears above) Lee Road relief sewer design contract with GPD Group, $192,135: approved under suspension.

- Item 14 — Administrative code amendment to establish $100 per month compensation for citizen members of the Civil Service Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals/City Planning Commission: Council reinstated the $100/month stipend with an effective date in July; motion passed on suspension (noted one committee member raised potential OPERS conflict risk).

- Item 15 — Liquor permit notice for 5 Iron Golf at 20090 Van Aken: Departments reviewed and reported no objection; council registered no objection and the item was noted.

Votes reflected in the clerk’s roll calls are recorded in the municipal record. Where the transcript listed a roll call, the clerk announced individual councilmembers’ votes and those roll-call entries are summarized above.