# Mentor City Council Meeting October 6, 2026


**Body:** City of Mentor, Ohio
**Date:** October 05, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Professional Services, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


At its October 6, 2026 regular meeting, the Mentor City Council approved Ordinance 26-088, authorizing a collective bargaining agreement with the Mentor Part-Time Firefighters Association; the administration said the agreement addressed a wage reopener, with no wage amount stated. Council also considered Ordinance 26-091 to terminate the city’s agreement with Smith Group and enter a substantially similar professional-services agreement with Kimley-Horn for the Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve Shoreline Protection Plan. The administration described the first phase as approximately $1.2 million, within an estimated $3.5 million project, and reported that $1.75 million had been awarded through a congressional appropriation. Kimley-Horn was recommended based on qualifications, not a competitive bid. After questions about the firm change, project timing, and potential liability, the ordinance was sent to a second reading rather than approved that evening.

Council approved the first phase final plat for the Bolton Estate subdivision with an amendment requiring public access to the preserve. It also passed a six-month moratorium on accepting or processing applications for new car-wash facilities, while clarifying that pending applications or litigation would not be affected. Project updates included ongoing street resurfacing, sewer work, and improvements to the Mentor Marsh observation tower; no new contract awards for those projects were reported. A motion to direct preparation of an ordinance for a residential vacuum-truck leaf-removal program failed. The meeting also included discussion of police leadership succession and lithium-ion battery fire safety.

**Source:** City of Mentor, Ohio