REGULAR MEETINGS OF CITY COUNCIL 1ST & 3RD MONDAYS AT 7:30 P.M.
HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 12650 DETROIT AVENUE

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DOCKET
OF A MEETING OF
THE LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
LAKEWOOD CITY HALL – 12650 DETROIT AVENUE
JUNE 5, 2017
7:30 P.M.

The Regular Meetings of Lakewood City Council shall be held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:30 P.M., except that when such meeting date falls on a holiday such meeting shall instead be held on the following day.  A Docket and Agenda of the business proposed to be transacted by Council will be available in the Clerk’s Office and on the City’s website www.onelakewood.com as soon after 4 PM on the Friday before a Council meeting as possible.

Section 121.08 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood establishes rules for the public to follow when speaking before Council:

ADDRESSING COUNCIL – The President may recognize any non-member for addressing Council on any question then pending.  In such cases, the person recognized shall address the chair, state his or her name and address and the subject matter he or she desires to discuss.  Speakers must be courteous in their language and avoid personalities.  When addressed by the Chair, the speaker must yield the floor and comply with all rulings of the chair, said rulings not being open to debate.  Except with permission of Council specifically given, speakers shall be limited to five minutes.  No person who has had the floor shall again be recognized until all others desiring an opportunity to speak have been given an opportunity to do so.

AGENDA ITEMS PROTOCOL:

The Clerk at the beginning of the meeting will present the AGENDA ITEMS sign-in sheet to the President of Council.  Speakers will be called to address Council by the Chair.  A citizen must first write his or her name, address and agenda item number on the designated sign-in sheet in order to be recognized.

PUBLIC COMMENT PROTOCOL:

The Clerk at the end of the meeting will present the PUBLIC COMMENT sign-in sheet to the President of Council.  Public Comment will be welcomed at the end of a Council Meeting on miscellaneous issues or issues other than agenda items.  A citizen must first write his or her name, address and topic on the designated sign-in sheet in order to be recognized.  The forum is not designed to be a question and answer session.

1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Moment of Silence
3. Roll Call

Reading and disposal of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held May 15,  2017.

Reports, legislation and communications from Members of Council, the Mayor and other City Officials.

1. Committee of the Whole Report regarding May 15, 2017 (Proposed Third Amended Charter) & June 5, 2017 Committee of the Whole Meeting. O’Leary; Chair   (To Be Provided)

2. RESOLUTION NO. 8932-17 – A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into an agreement with Western Reserve Distillers, LLC or its designee for participation in the Lakewood Business Investment Program (BIP) of the Economic Development Fund (EDF) for a three-year loan in the amount of $90,000.00. (READ & REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 5/15/17(Pg. 7)

3. Finance Committee Report regarding Ordinances 21-17 & 22-17. Bullock; Chair.   (To Be provided)

4. ORDINANCE NO. 23-17 – AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into Equipment Leases in forms approved by the Director of Law on behalf of the City of Lakewood (“City”). (SUBSTITUTE TO BE PROVIDED 1^st READ, REFERRED TO FINANCE COMMITTEE 5/1/17, 2^ND READING 5/15/17) (Pg. 46) 

5. ORDINANCE NO. 25-17 – AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the transfer and advance of certain funds. (SUBSTITUTE TO BE PROVIDED 1^ST READING & REFERRED TO FINANCE COMMITTEE 5/15/17) (Pg. 49)

6. Rules & Ordinances Committee Report regarding Ordinance 24-17. (To Be Provided).  Litten; Chair.

7. ORDINANCE 24-17 – AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, amending various sections of Chapter 505, Animals and Fowl, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to update and provide penalties for violations of those provisions. (READ, REFERRED TO RULES & ORDINANCES COMMITTEE 5/1/17, 2^ND READING 5/15/17) (Pg. 51)

***NEW BUSINESS****

8. Communication from Council President O’Leary regarding Amending Sections of the Code pertaining to Lakewood Community Relations Advisory Commission. (Pg. 54)

9. ORDINANCE NO. 26-17 – an ordinance amending Section 142.05, Advisory, and Section 142.09, Public Records; Reporting Duties of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to restore the role and duties of the Community Relations Advisory Commission to those set forth in the original founding ordinance and to make an administrative change. (Pg.  55)

10. Communication form Council President O’Leary regarding Notice of August Recess. (Pg. 57)

11. Communication from Council President O’Leary and Councilmember Litten regarding Lakewood Catholic Academy Green Ribbon Recognition. (Pg.58)

12. RESOLUTION NO. 8936-17 – a resolution to recognize the students, teachers and administrators of Lakewood Catholic Academy for their environmental stewardship and to congratulate them upon being selected as a 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. (Pg. 59)

13. Communication from Councilmember Marx regarding Welcome The Centers for Families & Children’s new Early Learning Center. (Pg. 60)

14. Communication from Mayor Summers regarding Advancing Sustainability of (Pg.61)

15. Communication from Public Works Director Beno regarding Design-Build contract approval for Kokosing Industrial. (Pg. 62)

16. RESOLUTION NO. 8937-17 – A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Director Public Work to enter into a design-build form of agreement for the design and construction of upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant with Kokosing Industrial in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000. (Pg. 63)

17. Communication from Finance Director Pae regarding 2018 Tax Budget, 2018 Tax Advance Resolution and 2018 Tax Rate Resolution. (Pg. 83)

18. RESOLUTION NO. 8938-17 – A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it received the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, approving the Tax Budget of the City of Lakewood, State of Ohio for the year 2018, and authorizing the filing of same with the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer. (Pg. 84)

19. RESOLUTION NO. 8939-17 – A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, requesting the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer to draw and the Cuyahoga County Treasurer to pay to the City of Lakewood Director of Finance an advance of all real, personal property and estate taxes and special assessments collected in the year 2018 in such amounts as may be requested and available. (Pg. 85)

20. RESOLUTION NO. 8940-17 – A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in forcer after the earliest period allowed by law accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the Budget Commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the County Fiscal Officers. (Pg. 87)

21. Communication from Law Director Butler regarding 2017 quarterly codification ordinances. (Pg. 89)

22. ORDINANCE NO. 27-17 – AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, to approve the editing and inclusion of certain ordinances as parts of the various component codes of the Codified Ordinances and to provide for the publication of such new matters.  (Pg.90)

23. Communication from Planning and Development Director Sylvester regarding 2017 Community Vision Update. (Pg. 92)

24. RESOLUTION NO. 8941-17 –  A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, concur with the Lakewood Planning Commission in the adoption of the updated Lakewood Community Vision.  (Pg. 93)

25. Communication from Law Director Butler regarding Second extension of moratorium on cultivation, processing, or retail sale of medical marijuana. (Pg. 95)

26. RESOLUTION NO. 8942-17 – A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, to extend a moratorium on the granting of building permits or certificates of occupancy for any building, structure, use or change of use that would enable the cultivation processing, or retail sale of medical marijuana for a period not to exceed 90 days from the effective date of this resolution, in order to allow Council and the Lakewood Planning Commission to review applicable Ohio statutes, criminal codes and the Lakewood Zoning Code relative to such use. (Pg. 96)

27. Liquor Permit Application for a new C1 permit class to Ryang Familys LLC d/b/a Gorkhali Grocery 13413 Madison Ave, (Pg. 99)