Sept. 9: Cleveland City Council
Covered by Documenters Dan McLaughlin (live tweets) and Angela Rush (notes)
Cleveland police could be headed for D.C.
Cleveland Police could send law enforcement officers to Washington, D.C., to assist with security at the presidential inauguration in January.
The legislation to approve sending officers to D.C. was introduced at the Sept. 9 Cleveland City Council meeting. It is pending administrative review and discussion in council’s committees.
It shows the city plans to accept reimbursement for the service and other related expenses through an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the D.C. police department. Alternatively, Cleveland could accept reimbursement from the State of Ohio.
Legislation to send Cleveland police to the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention earlier this summer did not make it out of committee. Ward 8 Council member Mike Polensek said at the time he had no prior knowledge of the legislation and was “not inclined to support it.”
New Ohio City Farm pavilion gets city funding
Cleveland City Council approved legislation to allow the City of Cleveland to provide funding that will partially finance the construction of a pavilion at the Re:Source Cleveland’s Ohio City Farm. The grant is up to $150,000.
Last year, the Cleveland Landmarks Commission approved construction of the new pavilion at the farm, located at Bridge Avenue and West 24th Street. Magdalina Young of Young Design Studio gave a presentation to the commission showing the new pavilion, which will include offices, storage, an international market, and food preparation space. Young also said the pavilion would allow more public use of the farm space for tours and presentations.
Housekeeping items and tree canopy assistance approved
Council approved the city applying for and accepting a grant for up to $3.4 million from the U.S. Forest Service’s Equitable Tree Canopy Growth and Preservation program. According to the Department of Finance’s summary of the legislation, the money is expected to be used for tree maintenance and tree planting through partner organizations. Funding will directly benefit neighborhoods with under a 24% tree canopy coverage.
Cleveland City Council also passed legislation to extend a lease agreement for another year with MidCity, Ltd. to continue holding office and meeting space for the Community Police Commission at its current home on Perkins Avenue.
Council also approved a proposal to add an ATM at City Hall in the Vital Statistics Department.
Read the live-tweet thread from Documenter Dan McLaughlin:
Read the notes from Documenter Angela Rush:
