City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, April 06, 2021 at 07:30 PM City Council Chambers/ Webex

CALL MEETING TO ORDER

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 

INVOCATION

ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• 1.Motion to approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 16, 2021.

APPOINTMENTS, SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS & PROCLAMATIONS

• 2.A Proclamation congratulating Don and Carole Andrus for their 70th wedding anniversary on April 7th, 2021.

• 3.A Special Resolution declaring the month of April as child abuse prevention month in the City of Willowick.

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR/SAFETY DIRECTOR

COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF THE MAYOR’S REPORT

GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS – Directors & Officials

Acting Service Director – Rich Regovich

Recreation Director – Julie Kless

City Engineer – Tim McLaughlin

Finance Director – Cheryl Benedict

Law Director – Stephanie Landgraf

Police Chief – Brian Turner

Fire Chief – Joe Tennyson

Chief Housing/Zoning Inspector – Sean Brennan

Economic Development Manager – Monica Drake

WARD MATTERS

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

a) Public statement (1 minute maximum)
b) Council response to the public
c) Public clarification (30 seconds to 1 minute for the purpose of restating or rearticulating an original   question, concern, suggestion or idea)

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Finance – Vanni, Bisbee, Koudela

Safety – Phares, Malta, Bisbee

Service, Utilities & Public Lands – Malta, Phares, Bisbee

Streets, Sidewalks & Sewers – Vanni, Malta, Antosh

Tax Compliance – Koudela, Antosh, Patton

Moral Claims – Antosh, Phares, Patton

Budget – Vanni, Koudela, Patton

LIAISON REPORTS

Planning – Phares/Alternate Koudela

Board of Zoning Appeals – Koudela/Alternate Vanni

Volunteer Fire Fighters’ Dependents Fund Board – Antosh, Phares

Recreation Board – Bisbee/Alternate Phares

Plan Review Board – Antosh

Hearts & Hammers – Malta

FUND TRANSFERS & BID AUTHORIZATIONS

CONTRACT APPROVALS

• 4.Motion authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Month to Month contract with Spectrum Enterprise in the amount of $89.98 for internet service at Dudley Park & Pool.

INTRODUCTION & CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION

• 5.Ordinance No. 2021-16 (Finance Director)
  
  An Ordinance amending Ordinance 2021-9 to provide for additional appropriations from the Municipal Tax Increment Equivalent Fund (302) for current expenses and other expenditures of the City of Willowick, State of Ohio, during the calendar year ending December 31, 2021, and declaring an emergency.

• 6.Ordinance No. 2021-17 (Law Director)
  
  An Ordinance establishing the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (“NOPEC”) Grant Fund, under fund number 227, and declaring an emergency.

• 7.Ordinance No. 2021-18 (Law Director)
  
  An Ordinance amending Chapter 1182 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Willowick, Ohio, titled “Flood Damage Prevention”; and declaring an emergency.

• 8.Resolution No. 2021-6 (Finance Director)
  
  A Resolution to approve authorizations (Then and Now Certificate) to Lake County Telecommunications in the amount of $3,788.03, for the City of Willowick, and declaring an emergency.

• 9.Resolution No. 2021-7 (Law Director)
  
  A Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Willowick to enter into a lease agreement with Lake County Council on Aging for use of the Willowick Senior Citizens’ Center, and declaring an emergency.

MISCELLANEOUS

• 10.Motion authorizing an expenditure to Century Equipment in the amount of $18,704.84 for a ballfield groomer and attachments.

• 11.Motion authorizing an expenditure to Great Lakes Telecom & Electric, LLC, in the amount of $19,500.00 for audio and video surveillance for the Police Department and Municipal Center.

• 12.Motion authorizing an expenditure to ID Networks, Inc., in the amount of $15,495.00 for a new fingerprint system and printer for the police department.

• 13.Motion authorizing a new liquor permit to Lucid Willowick LLC (Cleveland Pizza), 31222 Vine St., Willowick, Ohio 44095.

• 14.Motion to declare a phone system with city asset tag #1935 as unfit for use by the City, obsolete, and having no value, to be disposed of as surplus.

• 15.Motion authorizing Change Order #1 to United Survey in the deduct amount of $188,141.70 relative to the E. 329th Street Sewer Rehabilitation Project.

• 16.Motion authorizing the release of retainage in the amount of $46,158.07 to United Survey relative to the E. 329th Street Sewer Rehabilitation Project.

ADD - ON

• 17.Motion authorizing CT Consultants to prepare plans and bid documents and obtain bids for the 2021 Street Improvements Project and for a fee not to exceed $35,000 in accordance with the Agreement for engineering services.  

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

a) Public statement (1 minute maximum)
b) Council response to the public
c) Public clarification (30 seconds to 1 minute for the purpose of restating or rearticulating an original   question, concern, suggestion or idea)

ADJOURNMENT