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Strongsville council adopts massage-rule changes, approves fire equipment purchase and grants; rejects waterline bids
Summary
On May 4 Strongsville City Council unanimously adopted multiple ordinances—amending massage-establishment rules and fees, authorizing purchase of fire-department power cots and load systems (not to exceed $117,648.56), approving a NOPEC HVAC grant ($111,463) and a one-year rec-center lease—while rejecting bids for the Beech Creek Trail/Brookstone Way waterline project because bids exceeded the engineer’s estimate by more than 20%.
Strongsville City Council on May 4 adopted a set of ordinances and resolutions covering business regulation, public-safety equipment purchases, grant acceptance and a rec-center lease, and it voted to reject bids for a waterline replacement project after the lowest bidders exceeded the city engineer’s estimate by more than 20 percent.
Council moved, and passed by roll-call vote, an amendment to the city’s massage-establishment rules that lowers renewal fees (the ordinance as described reduces the renewal fee from $150 to $50 and clarifies exemptions for manicurists, pedicurists, barbers and beauticians). Public Safety & Health Committee chair Jim Kaminski said the changes responded to earlier concerns and that the law director indicated the language should be sufficient to avoid unintended coverage of licensed cosmeticians. A council member asked whether businesses that recently renewed could be refunded the delta; Kaminski said the city would be able to refund at least one known instance.
The council also approved an ordinance (not to exceed $117,648.56) authorizing the mayor to purchase two Striker Power Pro cots and two Striker power-load systems for the fire department, with a $4,000 trade-in credit, and to participate in related General Services Administration contracts. The motion to suspend the rules and adopt this ordinance passed on a unanimous roll call.
Council accepted an energized-community grant through the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) for $111,463 to support the rec-center HVAC project and authorized a one-year lease with Rise and Grind Cafe to operate in the Walter F. Urnfeldt Recreation and Senior Center; both ordinances were adopted under suspension. Council also approved an ordinance authorizing the mayor to apply for and accept Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) law-enforcement grant funds.
Planning and Zoning matters included placing ordinance 20-26-37 (updates to accessory-building/overhang rules) on second reading and scheduling a public hearing for June 15. The council passed a resolution rejecting the submitted bids for the Beech Creek Trail and Brookstone Way waterline replacement project and authorized the mayor to re-advertise for bids.
Most motions were moved by Councilman Tom Clark and seconded by Councilwoman Aaron Roth; roll calls recorded affirmative votes from the council members present. Several unanimous suspension-and-adopt votes closed out the evening’s legislative business.
