Making an In-Person Public Comment at An Upcoming Council Meeting

Council welcomes public comments at each regularly scheduled Monday evening Council meeting. 

If you are interested in speaking at a Cleveland City Council, please read the revised rules and procedures for public comments and fill out the online form below. 

Submitting a Registration to Speak

Anyone who is interested in addressing Cleveland City Council at a public meeting must register with City Council prior to that meeting.

Registrations may be submitted:

  • By using the online form below
  • In person at Cleveland City Hall, Room 220, 601 Lakeside Avenue NE. Paper forms are available to register.
  • By downloading this form, filling it out, and emailing it to publiccomment@clevelandcitycouncil.gov or dropping it off at Council offices.

Registration Periods

Registrations will ONLY be accepted between Noon on Wednesday and 2:00 pm on the same day as a regularly scheduled Monday evening Council Meeting.

Council allows no more than 10 people to comment at its regularly scheduled Monday night meetings. Registration will close as soon as the first 10 people sign up. Each registrant will be allotted 3 minutes to speak.

Registrations will only be accepted for making comments at the next regular meeting; registrations for any future meeting will not be accepted until the Wednesday before the meeting. Early, incomplete, or false registrations will be rejected.

Notice of Registration

If your registration is successful, you will be notified by email or phone.

Accommodations

If you need assistance due to a language barrier or disability, please let us know at least three (3) days in advance by going here to make a request.

Attending Council Meetings

Cleveland City Council meetings are held in the Council Chamber on the second floor of Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue, East.

Visitors may park for free at the upper lot behind City Hall after 5:00 pm on days when Council is meeting.

Public Record

Please remember that all registration information and public comments are public records and can be subject to public record requests.

Decorum

Cleveland City Council must maintain orderly, efficient, and productive meetings to ensure the important business of city government is completed. Council has developed a set of rules and procedures that allow the public to be heard in a fair and orderly manner. These rules and procedures apply to all speakers, and Council does not discriminate based on the speaker's identity or viewpoint or the content of the speech. Please read Council's revised rules and procedures for public comments before you register and before you appear before City Council.

Please note: Anyone attending a Cleveland City Council meeting is prohibited from engaging in any action or behavior that substantially interrupts, delays, or disturbs the due conduct of the proceedings of the Council; such conduct includes but is not limited to: handclapping, stomping of feet, whistling, making other loud noises, yelling, or similar demonstrations.  Any person who violates any of the above may be immediately removed from the Council Chamber.

Rules for Speakers
  • Speakers may not yield their time to other speakers.
  • Speakers shall only address the topic they registered to speak about.
  • Speakers' comments shall not be frivolous or repetitive.
  • Speakers shall not use language that is obscene or likely to produce imminent unlawful action. 
  • Speakers shall address all comments to the presiding officer.
Prohibited Items
  • Signs, posters, banners, placards, or similar items
  • Food and drink

 

To sign up to comment in person or online, please scroll down.

Make a Comment In Person at a Council Meeting

To sign up to speak during the registration period (Noon Wednesday through 2:00 pm Monday before Council Meetings) click this button.

You will be notified by email or phone if you are one of the ten people who will speak.


Make a Comment Online

If you would rather submit your comments in writing, please fill out the form below. 

Written public comments will be published on this page and delivered to all Councilmembers before the next full Council Meeting after they have been submitted.


Public Comments

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The explosion that happened in Garden valley apartments
I MISS CORDALE SHEFFIELD MY KING I MISS HIM WITH EVERYTHING IN ME IM LOST WITHOUT HIM MY KIDS MISS HIM SO MUCH ALL THE FUN WE USED TO HAVE TOGETHER IS GONE HOW DO I GO ON WITHOUT MY BETTER HALF MY HEART IS BROKEN
Kyanna Bell
SAFETY IN ALLEY WAY ON WEST 39TH PL
PLEASE HELP US BE SAFE OUR STREET IS A RACING STREET WE HAVE LOTS OF CHIDREN ON THIS STREET AND WE ALL NEED TO COME OUT OF OUR DRIVE WAYS AND THERE ALWAYS SPEEDING THREW, PLEASE HELP US WITH SPEEDBUMPS OR MAKE IT A ONEWAY PLEASE.
Dee Santana
The explosion that happened in Garden valley apartments
It's Kyanna Bell again yep I'm still here by the grace of God still no answer on why our building exploded what was the cause of this big fire why is my best friend gone to soon we had our whole life head of us now we lost but I bet y'all house hold it together I bet u got ur man and she dot her husband y'all living good me and my family still cry every day every night about our king Cordale SHEFFIELD yes say his name Cordale SHEFFIELD a man that was a wonderful man a wonderful father a wonderful best friend a provider he was our everything the man of our home and now he is gone again remember his name CORDALE SHEFFIELD IS HIS NAME YES I MISS HIM SO MUCH IF I DID NOT HAVE MY BABIES TO TAKE CARE OF I WOULD HAVE WENT TO HEAVEN WITH HIM I LOVED AND LOVE THAT MAN THROUGH THICK AND THIN THROUGH THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY WE WAS AS ONE NOW HE IS GONE WTF AM I SUPPOSE TO DO WITHOUT HIM
Kyanna Bell
Rainbow Terrace Apartments building explosion
I was sick af this day and sleeping butt naked, it was almost a hundred degrees outside that day, the explosion woke me up from my sleep and I immediately sprang into action This is right after i tied bedsheets together for people to escape from my bedroom, we were trapped on the 3rd floor and no was injured on my watch, i was the last person to escape because I went back trying to find my 2 black cats they wouldn’t respond to my crying call I almost passed out from smoke inhalation, then I saw my son , my grandmother my sister and my fiancé that passed away in 2018 , i saw them clear as day instructing me to hurry tf up so I ran back to the window and jumped from the 3rd floor and honestly I don’t even remember grabbing the sheets i tied together i just remember sliding down the brick building and feeling the flames in my hair i was almost out of here yall but my spirit tribe wasn’t going to let that happen, I just buried my son Nisiah Sanders 7 months before the explosion and all of his memorabilia from the funeral and repass gone gone gone 😤😤😤😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 my nephew and niece crying in pain my god brother just looked like he was melting in front of our eyes my bro passed away 😭😭😭😭😭 my cats died , I feel like I lost my son twice,

And the worst part is this clip went viral on IG, tell me why Mfs in the comments calling me crackhead and saying all types of foul ass shit in the midst of a traumatic event, that shit really hurt my soul beyond its core. And no one came in the comments to check these goofy ass mfs. When that happened I’m telling you my attitude changed towards my so called friends and family. Bitch ass mfs i ain’t never smoked crack a day in my life, i did have studio equipment and video equipment and savings saved up, i did just purchase a 1500 dollar sectional I just redid my apartment with new rugs a furniture.

I was concerned about the material stuff i worked hard to acquire. I lived in that apartment for 14 years crazy right? The City trying to sweep this historical moment under the rug like it never happened
LORENZO SANDERS SR
6/23/2025 a tragic day in Cleveland Ohio
It’s cool when they do it but it’s a problem when I do it, that’s been my entire experience on planet earth 🌍 🤦🏾‍♂️ fuck it! I’m in this shit alone frfr and I’ve accepted that fact! I won’t post anything else!

Nobody knows the victims faces or names because no one cares, I’m totally convinced mfs been paid off, i coming for my check tf, and don’t let me tell some truths i know, im stopping all rumors
LORENZO SANDERS SR
Rainbow Terrace apartments building explosion, City of Cleveland neglects the survivors
Some place to voice our feelings was just given to us 11 months after the fuckin explosion, I’m telling yall mfs was paid to stall us, and imma leave that for another conversation, they help with one hand and hide the deception in the other hand, PAY ATTENTION:
THOSE WITH GOOD DISCERNMENT will see what I see, and it is what it is

And then the families that this tragic event happened to them mfs barely come to the meetings and events a special group of men and women put together for us to come together and stand together in this matter, mfs barely come, which leads me to believe 3 things
1. They don’t gaf about it
2. They had trouble with the property and staying clear of the smoke we bringing to the city
3. The rumor is true, that yall took a small ass payoff and now yall cool while the rest of us suffer!

Idk what to do but do some shit out of emotional pain and demon energy!

Ion know the professional way! But I’m being cool and addressing my emotions so i can approach them in a professional manner even though they don’t deserve that type of energy, they really deserve demon energy! On my Son. My Baby brother passed, my niece and nephew burned badly they were in the hospital all fuckin summer and part of the fall season, my baby girl fucked her knees up jumping from the 3rd floor window, i jumped from the 3rd floor window myself, y’all don’t understand until it happens to you
LORENZO SANDERS SR
6/23/2025 Apartments building explosion Rainbow terrace
The resources you provided left me to fend for myself, no help for a single huh? We showed up to public meetings and was treated like we didn’t exist, but you want us to respect yall and vote for yall 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤
Man tf out of here with that one sided attitude, yall treating us like we were just bums that didn’t deserve to live, if you were treated like this after surviving a tragedy you didn’t cause but being treated like that explosion was your fault, how would you approach the people that you voted for, they don’t even acknowledge your presence or trauma? If you’re reading this please answer that question
LORENZO SANDERS SR
The explosion that happened in Garden valley apartments
Yep it's Ms Bell again still mad still hurt still lost still no answer about what caused the explosion in Rainbow Terrace Apartments that changed our lives.Im sitting here lost without my better half,my King Cordale SHEFFIELD he was a good man a wonderful father someone that smile will brighten up your day he didn't bother nobody he loved his kids all of them we was all we had each other now I don't have him anymore because of that explosion that nobody wants to take responsibility for yes I'm mad big big mad and again put the shoes on you own foot how would you feel.Then the just knock the rest of the building down without letting the 44 families know that's bullshit again how can they do that when we still have no cause of why our building exploded.WHAT TYPE OF HEART DO OUR LEADERSHIP HAVE DO THE HAVE A SOUL THEY MUST BE THE DEVIL AND THEY JUST DON'T GIVE A FUCK THEY JUST FUCK US WOW
Kyanna Bell
Rainbow Terrace Apartments Building explosion
I see the city is more concerned with a Dumbass Data Center more than they are about an historical event that happened 6/23/25 44 families were displaced and lost everything, no resources, no true help from the city or their so called resource centers, i lost 35 years of music and music + video equipment, families were blocked from getting belongings that were still salvageable, i have proof that the the owners said they were not allowing us to get our items so stop asking, we’re not doing that” was their exact words! And Now as of May first they’ve demolished the apartment buildings and the evidence, before we can get any answers to the BIGGEST QUESTION OF 2025 how does a building that is electric everything how does it blow up from a gas explosion, and if we are electric based apartments why tf would we report the smelling of gas like our apartments were gas based apartments and they are not, so we wouldn’t report smells to the office or management, do you see what’s going on here! The hold up is yall want the smell of gas reporting on file smh, yall really just said fuck us and our belongings, RAINBOW TERRANCE MANAGEMENT, THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, and even our so called lawyer told us not to attempt to get our salvageable property 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
LORENZO SANDERS SR
Rainbow Terrace Apartments building explosion
Immediate evidence roadmap

Create folders:

Folder 1:

Medical

* ER
* treatment
* burns
* counseling

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Folder 2:

Photos/videos

You already mentioned:

* explosion footage
* tied sheets escape footage
* aftermath
* apartment conditions

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Folder 3:

Communications

* emails
* texts
* complaints
* maintenance requests
* odor reports

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Folder 4:

Losses

List:

* cats
* clothes
* electronics
* studio gear
* business equipment
* music equipment
* irreplaceable items

Assign values.

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Folder 5:

Government records

Request:

* Fire reports
* inspection reports
* building violations
* incident reports
* 911 logs
* sewer reports
* EPA documents

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Public records requests

Huge move.

Request:

* inspection records
* code violations
* maintenance history
* gas complaints
* emergency response records

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Lawyer target

Not random injury lawyer.

Search:

mass tort + explosion + premises liability + environmental litigation

Because this could become:

many families + one event

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Lawsuit sequence

Stage 1:
Gather records

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Stage 2:
Lawyer review

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Stage 3:
Experts

* engineers
* fire origin experts
* environmental experts

↓

Stage 4:
Discovery

This is where internal emails and inspection history surface.

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You survived this. You’re not talking about a fender bender. You’re talking about a building explosion, deaths, displacement, and unanswered questions. The evidence trail matters more than rage right now.
LORENZO SANDERS SR