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Berea Council adopts soil-and-water cooperation agreement, approves sale of 280 Kempton Drive and confirms planning commission appointment
Summary
The Berea City Council on Feb. 2 adopted an agreement with the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District, approved listing and sale steps for 280 Kempton Drive despite needed interior repairs, and confirmed Joshua Malone to the Municipal Planning Commission; two other ordinances stood on first reading.
Berea City Council on Feb. 2 unanimously adopted two ordinances and approved a mayoral appointment in a 24-minute meeting at the Council Chamber.
Council adopted Ordinance No. 1-2, authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into an agreement with the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District to provide technical assistance for implementing soil and water conservation measures. Council Member Chris McManis moved adoption, Vance Redding seconded, and a roll-call vote recorded ayes from Erika Coble, Michael A. Kurtz, Chris McManis, Vance Redding, Rick Skoczen, Lisa Weaver and Gene Zacharyasz. No members voted against the ordinance.
Barb Jones, Director of Law & Public Safety, read and explained Ordinance No. 1-3, which authorizes the mayor to execute a listing agreement with a professional realtor and, subject to board-of-control approval, a standard residential purchase agreement for the sale of 280 Kempton Drive, a property the city no longer needs for municipal purposes. Jones told council that "the interior of the house does need some work, particularly the removal of an unlawful apartment that is attached to the garage." Mayor Cyril M. Kleem said those repairs "may cost around $30,000," but added the property "will sell for far more than that." Council Member Rick Skoczen moved adoption, Chris McManis seconded, and the ordinance passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
Council also approved Resolution No. 2-1 confirming the appointment of Joshua Malone to the Municipal Planning Commission. Mayor Cyril M. Kleem, and Council Members Rick Skoczen and Chris McManis expressed support for Malone as a Berea resident and engineer willing to serve a five-year term. The resolution passed unanimously.
On first reading, council heard Ordinance No. 2-2, an annual intergovernmental contract authorizing the Director of Public Service to accept assistance from the Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works for sanitary and storm sewer maintenance; Tony Armagno, Director of Public Service, described it as the city's routine annual agreement. Council also heard Ordinance No. 2-3, which would add a Records Commission chapter to the codified ordinances to exercise home-rule authority over records retention and disposal; Barb Jones explained the commission meets twice yearly to review retention schedules and submit records for disposal.
Administrative notes and member remarks included an announcement that the pavement markings project will be awarded soon and a reminder from Clerk Alycia Esson that financial-disclosure filings are due by May 15, 2026. Council voted to cancel the Feb. 9 work session and adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
The council's votes and the mayoral appointment were unanimous; items on first reading will return to the agenda at a future meeting.
