Cleveland Heights Council Committee of the Whole October 26, 2026

The Cleveland Heights City Council Committee of the Whole met on October 26, 2026, to review a near-final Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROs) Master Plan presented by OHM Advisors, whose project work began in 2024. The proposed 15-year plan recommends park maintenance and accessibility improvements, updated amenities and signage, safer pedestrian connections, tree-canopy succession, nature-based programming, and upgrades to facilities including Cumberland Pool, Cane Park, Forest Hill Park, and the community center. The plan includes an implementation matrix with priorities, rough costs, and potential funding sources; staff and council were given two weeks to provide further comments. The discussion also referenced existing or planned work, including construction of the skate park (reported at nearly $1 million), the Cumberland Pool renovation, and a possible $3 million city investment in Horseshoe Lake Park. No new contract award, bid approval, or procurement vote was identified.

Council also reviewed proposed revisions to codified ordinances governing meetings, committees, legislation, and resignations; the revisions are expected to proceed to a first reading, with some language still to be refined. Finance staff reported year-to-date all-funds revenue of about $84 million and expenditures of about $85 million, and general-fund revenue of about $50 million and expenditures of about $48 million, while discussing budget variances, staffing and health-care costs, capital spending, and the upcoming budget process. A vendor, identified in the transcript as Senso Ganto, was scheduled to present at a subsequent public information session on school-zone speed-camera technology; no vendor selection or purchasing decision was made at this meeting.