Cleveland Heights Council Committee of the Whole October 5, 2026

The City of Cleveland Heights Committee of the Whole met on October 5, 2026. Procurement and capital-project discussions included a proposed traffic-calming initiative with approximately $1 million in project funding; staff said CBE was the preferred respondent, with an estimated fee of about $100,000, and the consultant would help identify four neighborhoods for work. Council also reviewed an application for an Ohio EPA Water Pollution Control Fund loan for the CH50 sanitary-sewer-overflow project in the Lamberton area. The loan amount was not stated; finance said repayment would be included in budgets over 20 years, while Public Works planned to seek loan forgiveness. Other contract items included amendments for landscaping services with Deluxe Outdoor Services and consulting services at $160 per hour for up to 120 hours, as well as an amendment to an agreement for a public-art plan; further terms were not clear in the transcript.

Council reviewed a proposed sale of three residential lots, reportedly priced at $500 per lot, with construction deadlines and a five-year owner-occupancy requirement; the recipient described a related state Welcome Home Ohio grant of $100,000 per home and a June 2028 completion deadline. The transcript does not clearly record the outcome of the request to advance that legislation. For the Cumberland pool, the administration selected Welty as construction manager at risk from four interviewed firms; the item was for first reading only, with a company presentation and further council consideration planned. No final contract award or recorded vote on these procurement items is evident in the transcript. Council also discussed committee restructuring, council documents and a short-term-rental ordinance. An executive session was held, including consideration of property transactions and economic-development matters, without public details.