# Joint Community Development & Finance Committee Meeting 10/13/2026

The City of Elyria’s joint Community Development and Finance Committee meeting on October 13, 2026, considered a rezoning request for 420–428 Oberlin Road to support a building-supply business; the committee advanced the request by motion. Members also approved updates to the Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) program manual, including preliminary income screening and a waitlist process, and authorized the related state-program submission. The policy changes respond to high demand and limited funding. A proposed animal-warden position was deferred while the mayor explores coordination with the county and the APL; possible general-fund costs and the role’s scope were raised.

In the utility and capital-project items included in the transcript, committees approved a water-pumping-plant valve purchase not to exceed $115,000 from Hydro Controls, with an emergency clause; the special-build valve has a quoted lead time of 36–38 weeks. They also approved moving forward with Phase 6 lead-service-line replacement engineering and related Ohio revolving-loan funding, with construction still to be bid, and an ODOT agreement to remove an abandoned railroad bridge at no cost to the city. An architectural-services agreement for the East pool project was approved, with state capital funds and parks revenue identified as funding sources and opening anticipated in 2028. The transcript also records approval of a $500-per-month Finnwood Estate lease renewal and a request for $250,000 to buy about 62 Harris police-vehicle radios at roughly $4,000 each; the chief cited officer-safety needs and said the purchase could be funded through the police levy, while a separate $500,000 federal earmark would require a grant reimbursement process. An appropriation amendment was approved.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Sources
- [Joint Community Development & Finance Committee Meeting 10/13/2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBKjkyKoERE) - City of Elyria Channel