Cuyahoga Falls City Council holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Council committee meetings are held on the first and third Mondays in order to allow councilmembers to publicly discuss pending legislation that will be voted on at regular meetings. The public is free to comment on pending legislation during the allowed time set aside as part of committee meetings.
New Ordinances & Resolutions
B-9: An ordinance accepting the planning commission’s recommendation for the approval of a conditional zoning certificate for an outdoor sales lot at 41 Steels Corners Road for Falls Investment Properties LLC Valley Motors. Assigned to the planning and zoning committee for discussion.
B-10: An ordinance approving a zoning map amendment for parcels located on Wyoga Lake Road north of Falls Commerce Parkway from MU-1 Rural Neighborhood Center to E-1 Employment District. Assigned to the planning and zoning committee for discussion.
B-11: An ordinance appropriating Community Development Block Grant Carryover Funds for calendar year 2025. Assigned to the finance committee for discussion.
B-12: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the annual resurfacing and/or repair of various streets as described in Exhibit ‘A’, in the City of Cuyahoga Falls and authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts for pavement preservation on various streets within the city. Assigned to the public and industrial improvements committee for discussion.
B-13: An ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a NOPEC Energized Community Grant Agreement with Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, Inc. for energy efficiency or energy infrastructure projects. Assigned to the public affairs committee for discussion.
Reports of Council’s Standing Committees
Finance & Appropriations:
B-1: An ordinance authorizing the mayor, as director of public safety, to enter into a contract or contracts, without competitive bidding, with Flock Group, Inc. for the use and maintenance of Flock Cameras for use by the city’s safety forces. Passed 11-0.
Public & Industrial Improvements:
B-2: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, with Osborn Engineering for professional engineering services for the resurfacing of Bailey Road from Front Street to Graham Road. Passed 11-0.
B-3: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, with GAI Consultants for professional engineering services for the resurfacing of Munroe Falls Avenue, from Bailey Road to the last corporation limits. Passed 11-0.
Public Affairs:
B-4: An ordinance amending the Traffic Control File.
B-5: An ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract or contracts with the Ohio Attorney General Collection Enforcement section for purposes of providing delinquent collection services for the Cuyahoga Falls Mayor’s Court. Passed 11-0.
Community Development:
Temp. Ord. B-6 (Sub. Dated 1/21/25): An ordinance amending Chapter 561.01 Nuisances plants. Passed 11-0.
B-7: An ordinance implementing Sections 3735.65 through 3735.70 of the Ohio Revised Code, establishing and describing the boundaries of the Merriman Valley Schumacher Community Reinvestment Area in the City of Cuyahoga Falls, and declaring an emergency. Passed 11-0.
Miscellaneous Business:
Community Development director Diana Colavecchio presented the year-end quarterly report. The highlights from that report are that the city ended the year with 264 new jobs for the year (2023 had 383 new jobs). There was also a total of $72,498,000.00 of private investment in the year 2024. Colavecchio also listed some current projects such as the building permit process that will be starting on for former Ponderosa on State Road. The Sheetz at 650 Graham Road will be underway soon and that will happen soon after the DMV relocates to its new home at the corner of State Road and Bath Road. The child care facility that was displaced by the Sheetz project has already found a new home off of Graham road.
Assistant Chief Matt Kee gave a rundown on where the Fire Department is with their memorial in front of Station #1. He said there were struggles at the beginning, but they are finally seeing the light of day and look for the formal dedication this summer.
