City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, July 06, 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 June 15th, 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

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

INTRODUCTION & CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION

• 2.Ordinance No. 2021-28 (Law Director)

  An Ordinance providing for the submission of a proposed Amendment to Article III of the Charter of the City of Willowick, Ohio, titled the Council (Section 3.15, titled effective date of Ordinances or Resolutions), to the electors of the City, and declaring an emergency.

• 3.Ordinance No. 2021-29 (Finance Director)
  
  An Ordinance establishing the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (“NOPEC”) Energized Community Grant Fund, under Fund Number 227, and declaring an emergency.

• 4.Ordinance No. 2021-30 (Finance Director)

  An Ordinance amending Ordinance 2021-9 to provide for additional appropriations from the General Fund (101) 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.

• 5.Ordinance No. 2021-31 (Finance Director)

  An Ordinance authorizing the Finance Director of the City to temporarily advance funds from the General Fund (101) to the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (“NOPEC”) Energized Community Grant Fund (227), and declaring an emergency.

• 6.Resolution No. 2021-13 (Law Director)

  A Resolution by the Council of the City of Willowick to authorize the Mayor to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding for the Master Cooperative Land Reutilization Agreement with the Lake County Land Reutilization Corporation, and declaring an emergency.

• 7.Resolution No.  2021–14 (Finance Director)

  A Resolution adopting the Tax Budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022 and declaring an emergency.

• 8.Resolution No. 2021-15 (Law Director)

  A Resolution submitting the question of the renewal of an existing .50 mill tax levy for the purpose of providing sufficient funding for parks and recreational purposes pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5705.19 (H), and declaring an emergency.

• 9.Resolution No. 2021-16 (Finance Director)

  Resolution authorizing the transfer of funds from the General Fund (101) to the Earned Benefits Fund (240) and declaring an emergency.

• 10.Resolution No. 2021-17 (Finance Director)

  A Resolution to approve authorizations (Then and Now Certificate) to Hall Public Safety Upfitters in the amount of $5,335.36, for the City of Willowick, and declaring an emergency.

• 11.Resolution No. 2021-18 (Finance Director)

  A Resolution adopting a revised credit card policy in compliance with House Bill 312 for the City of Willowick, and declaring an emergency.      

• 12.Resolution No. 2021-19 (Law Director)

  A Resolution establishing an internal written control policy for the administration of the provisions of Codified Ordinance 133.24 captioned “Law Enforcement Trust Fund,” and declaring an emergency.

• 13.Resolution No. 2021-20 (Law Director)

  A Resolution establishing an internal written control policy for the administration of the provisions of Codified Ordinance 133.25, captioned “Drug Law Enforcement Fund,”
  and declaring an emergency.

MISCELLANEOUS

• 14.Motion to declare a 2017 Ford Explorer, VIN 1FM5K8AR4HGE30348 and City Tag  No. 2101, declaring it as surplus, obsolete, unneeded and unfit for public use and authorizing its disposal.

• 15.Motion authoring the Mayor to enter into an agreement for participation in the 2022 Ohio Association of Public Treasurers Group-Retrospective-Rating Program for workers compensation premium.

• 16.Motion authorizing $25,000 for CT Consultants to perform Sanitary Sewer System Engineering services.  

• 17.Motion authorizing CT Consultants to perform architectural, engineering and construction services for the Community Center HVAC Improvements for a fee not to exceed $51,000 in accordance with the Agreement for engineering services.  

• 18.Motion to approve the Larimar Development site plan revision.

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