Council Meeting Highlights

Apr 20, 2026

City Council met in person this evening in Council Chambers, and the meeting was also live-streamed. A quick reminder that the Council website and email addresses now end in .gov, so please update your contacts. The next Council meeting will be on April 27th. Here are a few highlights from today’s meeting:

Cemetery and Mausoleum Improvements: Council approved legislation to improve, including rehabilitating or renovating the Erie Street Cemetery, the city's oldest existing cemetery, and the Highland Park Cemetery Mausoleum, including site improvements. The legislation also authorizes the city to enter into public improvement contracts and professional services and other contracts needed to implement the improvements. The estimated cost is $650,000. Ord. No. 231-2026
 

Out of School Time Programs: Council approved seven piece of legislation geared toward ensuring Cleveland youth have out-of-school summer programs, under the city’s Out of School Time Program. They include:
Art House, Inc. for the purpose of providing art lessons and activities with artists for youth and young adults. Ord. No. 355-2026
Beat the Streets Cleveland for the purpose of providing after-school programming involving structured physical activity and social-emotional-learning to promote fitness, discipline and healthy lifestyle habits for youth and young adults. Ord. No. 356-2026
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning for the purpose of providing music lessons to youths in grades 3-12, under the City’s Out of School Time Program, Ord. No. 357-2026
Holden Forests and Gardens, for the purpose of providing hands-on, STEM-based educational experiences. Ord. No. 358-2026
Kent State University for the purpose of providing various hands-on workshops for youth engagement. Ord. No 360-2026
Making A Difference Consulting, LLC for the purpose of providing an eight-week long summer program focused on well-being, and college/career readiness for youths in the age range of 11 to 17 years. Ord. No. 361-2026 
Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute, for the purpose of providing various arts-education and enrichment activities. Ord. No. 362-2026
 

Changes to the City's Parking Regulations and Prices: Legislation was introduced to amend various sections of the city's paid parking regulations and prices. The legislation will go to the Directors of Public Works, Finance, and Law before coming back to the Council Committees, Municipal Services and Properties and Finance, Diversity Equity, & Inclusion before a full vote of Council. Ord. No. 522-2026