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.
A special city council meeting was held Monday June 19 to discuss and vote on resolution B63, pledging support for the federal holiday commemorating Juneteenth. Mayor Walters read part of President Biden’s original resolution and one by one each member of council asked to be a co-sponsor of the resolution that was passed unanimously. After the special meeting of city council regular committee meetings convened.
Finance & Appropriations:
B-57: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, with a company or companies for the maintenance and repair of city diesel electric generators through 2023 and 2024. Electric Service representee Joe Crtalic presented the measure to the committee, stating that these funds would cover preventive maintenance and any items uncovered during maintenance that need repair. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before council next Monday.
B-58: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for overhead line clearance services including tree maintenance, tree and brush removal services, and mowing, for a period not to exceed three years. Crtalic said this is to pay for the trimming of trees near city-owned power lines and emergency tree work performed when lines are down and other outages. Included in this contract is mowing near electric department sites. Budget for this item $1.12 million. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before council next Monday.
Public & Industrial Improvements:
B-59: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for concrete and masonry repairs to the city-owned parking garages located at 2035 Old Town Loop, 2052 Front Street, and 2318 Second Street. City Engineer Tony Demasi went over this legislation for the committee. The winning bid came in from Jaco Construction at $63k. Construction will begin in a few weeks and be completed in 5 weeks. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before council next Monday.
B-60: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the replacement of the flat roof on the Water Treatment Plant chemical building, located at 2228 Munroe Falls Avenue. Demasi explained this will provide $133k to replace the roof in question. It was budgeted at $140k and work will begin this summer and be completed by October. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before council next Monday.
Public Affairs:
B-61: An ordinance authorizing the mayor to grant an easement on a city-Owned parcel, located at the corner of East Portage Trail and High Street, to Dominion Energy Ohio. Law Director Janet Ciotola began the discussion on this legislation, calling it a housecleaning measure as it was discovered by a Dominion employee that this regulator station that has been in place since the 1960s never had received an easement recorded with the county. This legislation will allow this to happen. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before council next Monday.
Community Development:
B-62: A resolution authorizing the mayor to apply for the 2023 Summit County Trail & Greenway Community Grant Program and commit the 50% required match funds to complete a study for the restoration of Mill Pond. Planning director Rob Kurtz stated that this resolution will allow the city to apply for a 50% matching fund grant for a study to improve the water quality and habitat of Mill Pond with the total cost being $22.7k and the city paying half. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before council next Monday.
