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Council suspends rules and advances multiple ordinances and resolutions in one vote
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Summary
Council suspended rules and recorded roll-call votes advancing multiple first- and second‑reading emergency ordinances and adopting several resolutions (roll calls recorded with 15 yays). Items included easements with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, intergovernmental utility repair agreements, property conveyances, Amtrak license/right-of-entry, concessions agreements, and designating April 18 as Cleveland Superman Day.
During the session the clerk read a slate of first- and second-reading emergency ordinances and several resolutions. Councilmember Shaw moved to suspend the rules so the measures could be placed on final passage; the motion was seconded and the roll-call vote recorded 15 yays.
Measures advanced or adopted in the roll-call votes included (not exhaustive):
- Ordinance 4 53 20 26: easements granting Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District rights at city-owned properties along the Mill Creek Corridor to support the Mill Creek restoration project. - Ordinance 4 55 20 26: authorization for the director of public utilities to enter a utility repairs agreement with Cuyahoga County for storm and sanitary sewer repairs. - Ordinance 4 56 20 26: authorization to enter an option to purchase with Playhouse Square Foundation and related conveyance of property no longer needed for public use. - Ordinance 34 20 26: license and right-of-entry agreement with Amtrak for property adjacent to the Memorial Shoreway and ADA improvements at the rail passenger station. - Ordinance 89 20 26: agreements with Urban Bridges for exchange of easements related to park property. - Resolutions such as 4 57 20 26 (Fire Station 23 appropriation intent) and 4 59 20 26 (declaring April child abuse prevention month) were read and referred or adopted depending on their reading status.
The clerk recorded passage or adoption by roll call when rules were suspended; each roll call reported 15 ayes. Specific programmatic details, implementation timelines and funding line items will appear in subsequent departmental paperwork and legislative filings.
