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.
Legislation scheduled for discussion
Finance & Appropriations:
B-35: An ordinance authorizing the director of law to enter into a settlement agreement in the case of Charles D. Baker, Jr. v. City of Cuyahoga Falls, et. Al. Council voted 10-0 to go into executive session to discuss this legislation and when they returned there were no other comments. The committee voted to bring this out for a full vote before council next Monday.
Public Affairs:
B-36: An ordinance amending the Traffic Control File to prohibit parking on both sides of Pine Avenue from 25 State Road to the cul-de-sac. Police Chief Norfolk presented this to council. The HOA for this development was also present for the Traffic Committee meeting where this originally was discussed. The street is only 26’ wide and according to ordinance 351-08 there can not be street parking on any road less than 26’ wide.. The committee voted to bring this out for a full vote before council next Monday.
B-37: An ordinance to approve current replacement pages to the Cuyahoga Falls codified ordinances. Presented by Law Director Janet Ciotola, this is a yearly ordinance that keeps the city laws and state laws current and up to date. It is required by the Ohio Constitution to be done once a year. This work is done by the Walter H. Drane company as has been done in the past. The committee voted to bring this out for a full vote before council next Monday.
Community Development:
B-32: An ordinance creating the Reserve at Boulder Estate Tax Increment Financing Incentive District; declaring improvements to the parcels within the incentive district to be a public purpose and exempt from real property taxation; requiring the owners of those parcels to make service payments in lieu of taxes; establishing a municipal public improvement tax increment equivalent fund for the deposit of that service specifying the payments; public infrastructure improvements that benefit or serve parcels in the incentive district. The public hearing was held and there was nobody to speak in opposition of the legislation. Director of Community Development Diane Colavecchio explained the TIFF process and listed locations in the city where this tool has been used to aid in development. This measure passed the planning commission in February and after Council’s approval it still needs reviewed by the state of Ohio and then approved by Summit County. The committee voted to bring this out for a full vote before council next Monday.
