The finance committee approved a set of mostly department‑requested ordinances covering capital projects, street vacations and Parks & Recreation contracts and grants.

Items approved included: an emergency ordinance enabling state funding applications for SR‑283 improvements (ordinance 1082, director said estimate is "somewhere north of $313,000,000"); a resolution to vacate a portion of Mount Carmel Road with county participation and a county contribution of $400,000 toward an approximately $3,000,000 project; multiple "paper street" vacations to assemble parcels near the Opportunity Corridor for redevelopment; consent for county resurfacing of Nottingham Road with NOACA funding ($2,400,000 toward the Cleveland portion of the project) and county motor vehicle license tax participation; and an encroachment permit for the Cleveland Clinic to construct a driveway on Allian Court to serve a new medical center building.

Parks and recreation items included authorization to contract for CTAPS (Community Tree Assistance Program) with a one‑year contract and a one‑year renewal option; the committee adopted an amendment requiring notice to the Clerk of Council for cooperative purchases under the contract and asked the department to clarify whether the program covers trees on private property for seniors. The committee also approved purchase authority for annual pool chemicals for 39 pools after the department said receiving two bids produced roughly $55,000 in savings, and it approved applying for a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant and accepting MGK Group donations to build a 10,000‑sq. ft. skate park at Luke Easter Park.

Finance items included a $1.2 million supplemental appropriation to the streets special revenue fund to cover personnel and benefits for expanded resurfacing work this year, a standard temporary appropriation (ordinance 1509) to cover payroll from Jan. 1 until the annual appropriation takes effect, and a transfer/amendment to move approximately $19.6 million across general‑fund lines to close overages and carryovers. OBM staff explained the $1.2 million supplemental primarily covers labor and benefits for resurfacing crews who did additional in‑house resurfacing rather than outsourcing.

Council members asked for clarifications and follow‑ups: the Parks director was asked to provide a clear timeline and waiting‑list estimate for CTAPS participation; the finance staff was asked to supply more detail on large vacancy‑driven savings in some departments and the line‑item effects of telephone‑exchange savings cited in the transfer. The committee moved the package to the full council.