The City Record Official Publication of the Council of the City of Cleveland August 20, 2021 Published weekly by the City Clerk, Clerk of Council under authority of the Charter of the City of Cleveland The City Record is available online at www.clevelandcitycouncil.org Address all communications to PATRICIA J. BRITT City Clerk, Clerk of Council 216 City Hall August 20, 2021 The City Record 2 Table of Contents Click on an entry below to go to that section. Official Proceedings – City Council 3 Communications 7 Ordinances and Resolutions Ceremonial Resolutions 10 First Reading Emergency Ordinances Referred 13 First Reading Emergency Ordinances Read in Full and Passed 118 First Reading Emergency Resolutions Referred 159 First Reading Emergency Resolutions Read in Full and Adopted 165 Second Reading Emergency Ordinances Passed 196 Second Reading Ordinances Passed 224 Second Reading Emergency Resolutions Adopted 227 Rules of Council 229 Adjournment 250 Council Committee Meetings 251 Board of Control 252 Schedule of the Board of Zoning Appeals 259 Report of the Board of Zoning Appeals 263 Report of the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals Wednesday, June 23, 2021 265 Wednesday, July 21, 2021 269 City of Cleveland Bids 272 Directory of City Officials City Council 278 Permanent Schedule — Standing Committees of Council 279 City Departments 280 Cleveland Municipal Court 285 City Links 286 Table of Contents August 20, 2021 The City Record 3 Official Proceedings City Council Cleveland, Ohio Wednesday, August 18, 2021 The meeting of the Council was called to order at 2:07 p.m. with the President of Council, Kevin J. Kelley, in the Chair. Council Members present: Anthony Brancatelli, Kevin Conwell, Marion Anita Gardner, Delores L. Gray, Blaine A. Griffin, Anthony T. Hairston, Joseph T. Jones, Brian Kazy, Kevin J. Kelley, Kerry McCormack, Brian Mooney, Michael D. Polensek, Charles Slife, Jenny Spencer. Council Rule 49, requiring the attendance of the Mayor and director of all departments at council meetings is waived for this meeting. MOTION Council Members and Staff, and those in the audience rose for a moment of silent reflection, and the Pledge of Allegiance. MOTION On the motion of Council Member Brancatelli, the reading of the minutes of the last meeting was dispensed with and the journal approved. Seconded by Council Member Gray. Official Proceedings – City Council August 20, 2021 The City Record 4 MOTIONS To amend the Rules of Cleveland City Council. AMENDMENTS TO RULES OF COUNCIL Proposal to amend Rules 2 and 7 of the Rules of Council as indicated below: Rule 2. Meetings – Public. All meetings of the Council or its committees shall be public, and upon request of any citizen desiring to be heard on any matter then under consideration by the Council, the Council may, on motion, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole and hear that citizen at the date, time and for the length of time as Council may determine and, in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Clerk of Council, any person may be heard during that portion of a regular meeting set aside for public comment. Persons desiring to be heard by any committee of Council on any matter then under consideration may, by consent of such committee, be given an opportunity to be heard. All Rules of Council minutes and records of the Council shall be open to the public at all reasonable times, upon request Persons desiring to be heard by a committee of Council on a matter to be considered by that committee may request the committee Chair, in advance, for the opportunity to be heard. Approval of such request is at the discretion of the committee Chair. All minutes and records of the Council shall be open to the public at all reasonable times, upon request. Rule 7. Order of Business. The business of all regular meetings of the Council shall be transacted in the following order, unless the Council by a two- thirds vote, suspends the rules and changes the order. 1. Roll call of members. 2. Prayer. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Disposal of the journal of the preceding meeting. 5. Public Comment 5 6. Reports and communications from the Mayor. 6 7. Reports and communications from departments, commissions and other public officers. 7 8. Other communications, petitions and memorials. 8 9. Reading and passage of emergency ordinances and resolutions 9 10. Introduction of ordinances and resolutions. 10 11. Second reading of ordinances and resolutions. 11 13. Third reading of ordinances and resolutions. 12 14. Miscellaneous business shall be permitted at the direction of the chair. 13 15. Report of the clerk of absent members. 14 16. Adjournment. Official Proceedings – City Council August 20, 2021 The City Record 5 The presiding officer may, at any time without objection of the members of Council, permit a member to introduce an ordinance, resolution or motion out of the regular order; provided, however, if an objection is made, a two- thirds vote of all members elected to Council shall be required to permit such introduction out of the regular order. A motion was made by Council Member McCormack to further amend Rule 2 to add the following language to proposed language already amending the Rule: “…established by the Clerk of Council and approved by a majority vote of Council, any person…”. The motion was seconded by Council Member Polensek. The motion was approved by Council without objection. A motion was made by Council Member Brancatelli to approve the amendments to the Rules 2 and 7 of the Rules of Council. The motion was seconded by Council Member Gray. Council approved the amendments with 14 yeas, 0 nays. The final approved language of both rules appears below. Rule 2. Meetings – Public. All meetings of the Council or its committees shall be public, and, in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Clerk of Council and approved by a majority vote of Council, any person may be heard during that portion of a regular meeting set aside for public comment. Persons desiring to be heard by a committee of Council on a matter to be considered by that committee may request the committee Chair, in advance, for the opportunity to be heard. Approval of such request is at the discretion of the committee Chair. All minutes and records of the Council shall be open to the public at all reasonable times, upon request. Rule 7. Order of Business. The business of all regular meetings of the Council shall be transacted in the following order, unless the Council by a two- thirds vote, suspends the rules and changes the order. 1. Roll call of members. 2. Prayer. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Disposal of the journal of the preceding meeting. 5. Public Comment 6. Reports and communications from the Mayor. 7. Reports and communications from departments, commissions and other public officers. 8. Other communications, petitions and memorials. 9. Reading and passage of emergency ordinances and resolutions Official Proceedings – City Council August 20, 2021 The City Record 6 10. Introduction of ordinances and resolutions. 11. Second reading of ordinances and resolutions. 12. Third reading of ordinances and resolutions. 13. Miscellaneous business shall be permitted at the direction of the chair. 14. Report of the clerk of absent members. 15. Adjournment. The presiding officer may, at any time without objection of the members of Council, permit a member to introduce an ordinance, resolution or motion out of the regular order; provided, however, if an objection is made, a two- thirds vote of all members elected to Council shall be required to permit such introduction out of the regular order. Official Proceedings – City Council August 20, 2021 The City Record 7 Communications File No. 601-2021 Oath of Office for DeAndre D. Benson, Interim Director of Department of Human Resources, City of Cleveland. Received. File No. 602-2021 Oath of Office for James E. Gentile, Interim Director of Department of Finance, City of Cleveland. Received. File No. 607-2021 From Interim Director James Gentile, Department of Finance, City of Cleveland. Notice of gift acceptance of $250 from Cleveland Foundation for food purchases at the Cleveland Community Police Commission’s Common Ground event. Received. File No. 608-2021 Oath of Office for Lita Marie Wills, Commissioner of Health Equity and Social Justice, Department of Public Health, City of Cleveland. Received. File No. 611-2021 From Kevin J. Nowak, Executive Director, CHN Housing Partners. Notice of intent to apply to Ohio Housing Finance Agency for multifamily funding programs for the development known as The Arch at Saint Michael, at 3146 Scranton Road and 2202 Prame Avenue (Ward 14), Cleveland, Ohio. Received. File No. 715-2021 Motions and Amendments to Rules of Council at Council meeting on August 18, 2021. File No. 716-2021 Rules of Order Governing the Council of the City of Cleveland 2018-2021 Amended [approved by City Council on August 18, 2021]. Plats File No. 606-2021 Dedication Plat for North Park Place Subdivision, at the northwest corner of Fairhill Road and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (Ward 6). Approved by Committees on Municipal Services and Properties, and Development Planning and Sustainability. Without objection, Plat approved. From Ohio Division of Liquor Control File No. 590-2021 #9147330. Economic Development Transfer Application, D5 D6. Uncle Hospitality Group LLC, 2537 Lorain Avenue (Ward 3). Received. Communications Official Proceedings – City Council August 20, 2021 The City Record 8 File No. 591-2021 #2413323. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C2X. East 116th Drive Thru LLC, 3600 East 116th Street (Ward 2). Received. File No. 592-2021 #4179946. Transfer of Ownership Application, C2 C2X. JMN Convenience LLC, 3744 East 114th Street (Ward 2).