City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, December 07, 2021 at 07:30 PM City Council Chambers

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 November 16, 2021.

• 2.Motion to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of Council on December 1, 2021.

APPOINTMENTS, SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS & PROCLAMATIONS

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR/SAFETY DIRECTOR

COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF THE MAYOR’S REPORT

GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS – Directors & Officials

Service Director – Todd Shannon

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

INTRODUCTION & CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION

• 3.Ordinance No. 2021-49 (Law Director)
  
  An Ordinance amending Chapter 921 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Willowick, Ohio, titled “Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code;” specifically, Section 921.08, titled “Sanitary Sewer Rental Rates,” to provide a use charge rate based upon $4.935 per 100 cubic feet of water, establish a minimum quarterly billing for such use charge rate of $39.48 per 800 cubic feet of water, or part thereof.
  1st reading 11-2-21 2nd reading 11-16-21

• 4.Resolution No. 2021-39 (Finance Director)

  A Resolution to approve authorizations (Then and Now Certificate) to Comfort Control Systems in the amount of $4,020.50, for the City of Willowick, and declaring an emergency.

• 5.Resolution No. 2021-40 (Finance Director)

  A Resolution to approve authorizations (Then and Now Certificate) to Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association in the amount of $7,100.00, for the City of Willowick, and declaring an emergency.

• 6.Resolution No. 2021-41 (Finance Director)

  A Resolution authorizing the return of remaining advanced funds from the Lakefront Connectivity and Downtown Revitalization Fund (225) to the General Fund (101), and declaring an emergency.

• 7.Resolution No. 2021-42 (Finance Director)

  A Resolution requesting the County Auditor to make advance payments of taxes pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 321.34, and declaring an emergency.

MISCELLANEOUS

• 8.Motion authorizing Change Order #1-Final to United Survey, Inc. in the deduct amount of $3,386.00 for the E. 328th Street Sewer Repair.

• 9.Motion authorizing the release of retainage in the amount of $6,789.40 to United Survey, Inc. for the E. 328th Street Sewer Repair.

• 10.A motion authorizing the mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Eastlake for the use of the Senior Center Bus on 12/12/2021. 

• 11.Motion authorizing CT Consultants to advertise and accept bids for the Willowick Community Center HVAC Project.

• 12.Motion to approve a change of time to the December 21, 2021 Regular City Council meeting from 7:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

• 13.Motion to authorize the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between City of Willowick and AFSCME Local 688 and AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO Secretarial Unit and Fraternal Order of Police Willowick Lodge No. 116 Police Clerk/Dispatcher Unit. 

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