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.
The meeting began with a reading of petitions, claims, communications, and reports of city officials. The clerk notified council that communications were received from the Department of Liquor Control that applications for permits have been received from Wholly Frijoles on the 2400 block of State Road and another by BW3’s (under construction) on the 3000 block of State Road.
The following ordinances and resolutions were introduced to city council and assigned to the appropriate committee by city council president:
A-1: An ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract or contracts with ScanWorks LLC, for documentation preparation and imaging services for historical and current city records. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-2: An ordinance authorizing the mayor, as director of public safety, to enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of annual requirements for certain services, materials, supplies, and equipment for use by the fire department during 2024. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-3: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of annual requirements for certain services, materials, supplies, and equipment for use by the electrical division during 2024. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-4: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for city-wide tree removal, trimming, and stump grinding. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-5: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purchase of annual requirements of certain services, materials, and supplies for use by the garage division during 2024. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-6: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purchase of annual requirements of certain materials and supplies for use by the street division during 2024. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-7: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purchase of annual requirements of certain materials and supplies for use by the sanitation division during 2024. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-8: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purchase of the city’s requirements of certain services, materials, and supplies for use by the water and sewer divisions during 2024. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-9: An ordinance authorizing the mayor, as director of public safety, or the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purchase or lease of various vehicles and related equipment for use by the city. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-10: An ordinance levying special assessments for the repair or replacement of sidewalks and drive approaches in the sidewalk and drive approach repair and replacement district, for the year 2023. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-11: A resolution creating for the year 2024 a sidewalk and drive approach repair or replacement district containing such streets, alleys, or public roadways within the corporate limits of the City of Cuyahoga Falls, declaring the necessity of repairing or replacing the sidewalks and drive approaches abutting on such streets, alleys or public roadways within said corporate limits and providing the method for levying special assessments. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-12: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the replacement or adjustment of concrete sidewalks, drive approaches, and curbs at various locations in the City of Cuyahoga Falls. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-13: An ordinance authorizing the director of finance to issue a reimbursement to Princeton Crossroads Investment, LLC for costs associated with the construction of a clubhouse for the Princeton Place Development, increasing appropriations thereof. Assigned to the finance committee.
A-14: An ordinance accepting the recommendation of the planning commission for the construction of a 10-unit townhome building, known as The Residences at Fountain Point, for Testa Enterprises, Inc., and located at 2335 Second Street. Assigned to the planning and zoning committee.
A-15: An ordinance accepting the recommendation of the planning commission for the construction of two self-service storage buildings for Komi GK, LLC, located at 3422 State Road. Assigned to the planning and zoning committee.
Committees will meet to discuss these pieces of legislation on Tuesday, January 16 beginning at 6:30pm at the Natatorium.
