Council Meeting Highlights

Jan 12, 2026

City Council convened its first regular in-person meeting of 2026 in Council Chambers, which was also live-streamed. Council website and email addresses are now .gov. Don’t forget to update your contacts. The next meeting is Jan. 26th (there is no meeting on MLK Day). Below are the highlights from today's meeting:

Historic Old Detroit Bridge Rehabilitation: Legislation was introduced authorizing the city to give consent to the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio to rehabilitate the Historic Old Detroit Road Bridge near W. 24th Street. ODOT will be authorized to construct the following improvements including the plans, specifications, and estimates to rehabilitate the Old Detroit Road Bridge over the abandoned CSX Railroad. The City will agree to assume and bear 100% of the cost of preliminary engineering, right-of-way, and environmental documentation. The City further agrees to pay 100% of the cost of those features requested by the City, which are determined by the State and Federal Highway Administration to be ineligible or unnecessary for the Improvement. Ord. No. 35-2026

This legislation will first go to the Directors of the City Planning Commission, Capital Projects, Finance, and Law; before coming back to Municipal Services and Property and Finance Diversity Equity and Inclusion committees before a full council vote. 
 

East 66th Renovation Coming Up: Legislation was introduced authorizing the City to give consent to the Director of Transportation of the State of Ohio to construct multi-modal transportation enhancements along East 66th Street from Chester Avenue to Superior Avenue. ODOT will construct multi-modal transportation enhancements, including pavement repair and minor widening, resurfacing, Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) crossings and signal upgrades, sidewalk/multi-use paths, transit waiting environments, streetscape, and lighting. Ord. No. 36-2026

This legislation will first go to the Directors City Planning Commission, Capital Projects, Finance, and Law; before coming to the Municipal Services and Property and Finance Diversity Equity and Inclusion committees before a full council vote.
 

Amtrak Improvements Years Away: Legislation was introduced authorizing the City to enter into a license and right-of-entry agreement granting the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, also known as AMTRAK, the right to use and occupy City-owned property located adjacent to the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway to operate its rail passenger station for a period of two years continuing month-to-month thereafter and to make the public improvement of installing and maintaining Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA-compliant, improvements at the site. Ord. No. 34-2026

This legislation will first go to the Directors of Capital Projects, City Planning, Finance, and Law before coming to Municipal Services & Properties, Transportation & Mobility, and Finance Diversity Equity & Inclusion committees before a full council vote.