1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,240 including but not limited to speaking 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:06,720 out of turn and making loud noises and 3 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:08,720 loud utterances are in violation of the 4 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:11,519 rules and interfere with the due conduct 5 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:13,840 of this lawful meeting. Such disruptions 6 00:00:11,519 --> 00:00:17,119 may constitute a misdemeanor and a 7 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:18,880 violation of section 605.04. 8 00:00:17,119 --> 00:00:20,640 Anyone who disrupts this lawful meeting 9 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:23,039 is in violation of the codified 10 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:26,080 ordinances, commits misdemeanors, and is 11 00:00:23,039 --> 00:00:28,640 subject to prosecution. The following is 12 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:31,119 the first and only warning. If this 13 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,960 meeting is disrupted, I will gavvel a 14 00:00:31,119 --> 00:00:35,040 halt to the proceedings and direct the 15 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:37,520 assembled officers to escort any person 16 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:39,840 participating in the disruption out of 17 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,840 the chamber. Once persons participating 18 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:44,079 in the disruption or out of the 19 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:46,000 chambers, the officers will close the 20 00:00:44,079 --> 00:00:48,000 doors and the disruptors will be handled 21 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:51,039 as directed by the director of public 22 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:54,000 safety. The council proceedings will not 23 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:55,920 begin again until that that those that 24 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,160 participated in the disruption have left 25 00:00:55,920 --> 00:01:00,719 the chamber and the chamber doors are 26 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:02,719 closed. Disruptors will not be allowed 27 00:01:00,719 --> 00:01:04,879 back in the chamber after the meeting 28 00:01:02,719 --> 00:01:07,920 resumes. Again, this is the first and 29 00:01:04,879 --> 00:01:11,560 only warning. Madame clerk, please 30 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,560 dispense with the journal. 31 00:01:12,799 --> 00:01:16,720 by Council Member Shaw that the reading 32 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,720 of the minutes of the last meeting be 33 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:21,759 dispensed with the journal approved, 34 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:24,400 seconded by Council Member Davis. 35 00:01:21,759 --> 00:01:26,960 Thank you. We will now move to public 36 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:28,320 comment. Uh I want to remind all of the 37 00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:30,880 council members if you could turn around 38 00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:32,479 and acknowledge the speakers and I also 39 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:34,079 will ask all of the speakers to 40 00:01:32,479 --> 00:01:37,040 acknowledge your three minute time 41 00:01:34,079 --> 00:01:39,200 limit. Once again, uh when you see the 42 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:41,840 yellow light come up right in front of 43 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,439 me, that means to wrap it up. And when 44 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,840 you see the red that mean that your time 45 00:01:43,439 --> 00:01:48,240 is expired and we will be moving to the 46 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:50,159 next speaker. We will go in the order of 47 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:52,000 how everyone signed up. The first 48 00:01:50,159 --> 00:01:54,240 speaker that we have is St. James 49 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,240 Singleton from Ward 9 to talk about 50 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:58,079 community concerns. He is not 51 00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:00,799 representing anyone and is not being 52 00:01:58,079 --> 00:02:03,119 paid by anyone to comment. Uh Mr. St. 53 00:02:00,799 --> 00:02:06,759 James Singleton, uh you have the floor 54 00:02:03,119 --> 00:02:06,759 directly right here. 55 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:20,720 I want to share with y'all 56 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:24,800 from a pastor standpoint 57 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:27,920 a allegory to paint a picture of what 58 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:30,400 I'm feeling. 59 00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:33,519 I had this dream 60 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:38,400 that I was driving in my neighborhood or 61 00:02:33,519 --> 00:02:41,599 nine. As I saw what appeared to be kids 62 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:44,319 jumping on another kid, there was others 63 00:02:41,599 --> 00:02:46,080 watching, but they did nothing about the 64 00:02:44,319 --> 00:02:48,239 situation. 65 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:51,280 I was so upset 66 00:02:48,239 --> 00:02:53,840 that I slammed on my brakes, 67 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:57,040 jumped out of my car, 68 00:02:53,840 --> 00:03:00,000 and at first just to break up the fight. 69 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:02,720 I grabbed what appeared to be one kid 70 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:05,280 and pushed him out of the way as I 71 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:08,159 grabbed another kid and pushed him to 72 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:10,319 the side, allowing the kid who was being 73 00:03:08,159 --> 00:03:12,400 jumped to get free. 74 00:03:10,319 --> 00:03:15,519 The moment the kid who was getting 75 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:17,840 jumped got free took off and left me to 76 00:03:15,519 --> 00:03:21,200 fight a fight that was never mine in the 77 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,879 first place. I couldn't blame him. He 78 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:26,080 was helpless. 79 00:03:22,879 --> 00:03:28,879 But now I'm surrounded in a fight that I 80 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:32,000 voluntarily got myself into. 81 00:03:28,879 --> 00:03:34,879 Started off by asking, "Please move out 82 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:37,040 of my way." They wouldn't move, so I 83 00:03:34,879 --> 00:03:39,120 began to push. 84 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:42,799 Then one threw a punch that landed in my 85 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:45,440 chest. I thought to myself, "It's now 86 00:03:42,799 --> 00:03:48,319 right to hit a kid." But when I looked 87 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:50,080 up again, it was no longer kids I was 88 00:03:48,319 --> 00:03:52,319 fighting. 89 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:54,879 It was a government. 90 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:58,159 It was the citizens and it was the 91 00:03:54,879 --> 00:04:01,280 church. Now I'm fighting and I'm 92 00:03:58,159 --> 00:04:04,319 swinging with everything I got cuz now I 93 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:06,239 realize I'm fighting for these babies 94 00:04:04,319 --> 00:04:08,799 this summer. 95 00:04:06,239 --> 00:04:11,840 Soon summer begin. 96 00:04:08,799 --> 00:04:14,480 I've opened up a program me and my team 97 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:16,479 because moms got to work and nobody's 98 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:18,560 helping them. If they leave their kids 99 00:04:16,479 --> 00:04:20,639 in the house and you catch them then 100 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:24,160 they're going to have a case. SO ME AND 101 00:04:20,639 --> 00:04:28,000 MY STAFF volunteerly did a free daycare 102 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:32,400 service from 8:00 9:00 in the morning to 103 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:35,040 9 8:00 at night for absolutely free with 104 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:37,919 no assistance. The the families helped a 105 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:40,720 little bit, but I'm trying to figure out 106 00:04:37,919 --> 00:04:44,560 NOT EVEN A GRANOLA BAR, 107 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:48,320 BUT Y'ALL LOVE US. Aund kids 108 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:51,040 AND NOT NOBODY COME THROUGH. I I GOT MY 109 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:53,040 CAR REPOSSESSED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS 110 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,960 MORE IMPORTANT TO BUY SWIMMING POOLS 111 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,320 than bouncy houses AND FEED THEM. I GOT 112 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:58,960 IT BACK BECAUSE I KNOW HOW TO GET the 113 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:02,400 money when I got to. BUT I'M TRYING TO 114 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:06,080 FIGURE OUT, Y'ALL DON'T LOVE OUR KIDS, 115 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:08,320 BUT WE GOT MONEY to put in the streets 116 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:11,360 and TO BUILD PRISONS. 117 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:14,080 WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT'S REALLY 118 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:15,120 CARING ENOUGH TO FIGHT THIS fight that 119 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:18,880 don't even got nothing to do with 120 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:21,880 » Time? Thank you, sir. Thank you. Next we 121 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,880 have 122 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:31,120 Next we have Tyresa Thompson from W 9 to 123 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:33,280 talk about community concerns. Uh Tyresa 124 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:37,240 is not representing any organization and 125 00:05:33,280 --> 00:05:37,240 not being paid to comment. 126 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:45,440 » Good evening. Back in May, I briefly 127 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,680 stood before you in support of St. 128 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:49,280 James, founder and visionary of the 129 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:52,639 Build and Strong Individuals Youth 130 00:05:49,280 --> 00:05:54,560 Program. Our goal was simple, to let the 131 00:05:52,639 --> 00:05:56,800 city know what we were doing in the 132 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:59,759 community and ask for assistance in 133 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:02,240 funding it. This summer, we served 134 00:05:59,759 --> 00:06:03,759 approximately 100 children. Monday 135 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,919 through Thursday, our doors were open 136 00:06:03,759 --> 00:06:09,039 from 9:00 a.m. until about 8:00 p.m. 137 00:06:05,919 --> 00:06:10,800 Even though tutoring ended at 6, some of 138 00:06:09,039 --> 00:06:12,720 these kids would literally kick and 139 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:15,440 scream because they did not want to 140 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:18,000 leave. And I thought about it. I can't 141 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:20,639 remember any time or anywhere I wanted 142 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:23,520 to stay that bad as a child besides a 143 00:06:20,639 --> 00:06:26,319 swimming pool. And so we got swimming 144 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:28,960 pools, basketball hoops, 145 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:31,919 art supplies. We went on field trips, 146 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:34,160 offer activities, garden, tutoring, and 147 00:06:31,919 --> 00:06:36,639 multiple multiple meals throughout the 148 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:39,199 day. Some of us bought things from our 149 00:06:36,639 --> 00:06:41,039 own homes. slushie machines, juicers, 150 00:06:39,199 --> 00:06:43,600 air fryers, cooking grles, deep 151 00:06:41,039 --> 00:06:46,240 freezers, whatever we had that could 152 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:48,800 help us serve these children. Our 153 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:50,800 program was also created to expose youth 154 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,880 to hands-on skills like construction, 155 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:56,400 painting, framing, basic electrical 156 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:58,160 work, tool safety, and teamwork. 157 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:01,280 We would have loved to operate in that 158 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:03,759 portion at the capacity we did in 2025, 159 00:07:01,280 --> 00:07:07,039 but without funding, we simply could not 160 00:07:03,759 --> 00:07:09,840 afford the tools and supplies necessary. 161 00:07:07,039 --> 00:07:13,599 And yet, approximately eight unpaid 162 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:15,840 volunteers kept showing up. By the grace 163 00:07:13,599 --> 00:07:18,400 of God, small organizations and 164 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:20,400 community members saw what we were doing 165 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:22,400 and gave. Some telling us they were 166 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:25,039 giving their last because they wanted 167 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,880 this mission to stay alive. The program 168 00:07:25,039 --> 00:07:28,960 was originally geared towards ages 10 169 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:30,639 through 17, but when we saw a need, we 170 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:34,080 adjusted. Families were struggling with 171 00:07:30,639 --> 00:07:36,560 food care, child care, simply being a 172 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:38,400 unable to work during the summer. So, we 173 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:41,680 opened our doors to children ages 5 174 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:44,560 through 17. Not one dollar, not one 175 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:46,400 bread scent came from city funding. Even 176 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:48,960 on August 11th, St. James personally 177 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,720 called Coun Councilman Conwell asking if 178 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,400 he could contribute towards book bags 179 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,160 and school supplies for the community. 180 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,319 He directed us to submit a formal 181 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:59,919 request through his assistant Ammani at 182 00:07:56,319 --> 00:08:02,160 4:17 p.m. from rc city105@gmail.com. 183 00:07:59,919 --> 00:08:03,919 I sent a detailed email formally 184 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:06,080 inviting him to partner with our back to 185 00:08:03,919 --> 00:08:08,639 school initiative. We never received a 186 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:10,639 response and no contribution followed. 187 00:08:08,639 --> 00:08:13,120 So I'm forced to ask, what are we doing 188 00:08:10,639 --> 00:08:15,840 to save our youth? Our children are 189 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:17,199 hungry to to learn to belong, hungry to 190 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,720 be involved in something. And when 191 00:08:17,199 --> 00:08:20,800 healthy opportunities are hard to 192 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:23,840 assess, unhealthy ones are standing 193 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:25,919 right outside the door. Ask yourself, 194 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,680 why are the recreation why aren't the 195 00:08:25,919 --> 00:08:28,879 recreation cities packed anymore? Why 196 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:31,199 aren't the streets full of children 197 00:08:28,879 --> 00:08:32,719 riding bikes and playing? I want to see 198 00:08:31,199 --> 00:08:34,320 the neighborhood thriving, but I don't 199 00:08:32,719 --> 00:08:36,320 feel safe letting my children play 200 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:38,800 outside. We live in a world where we 201 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:40,320 can't do that anymore. That is what we 202 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:43,839 tried to do. And I'm disappointed 203 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:44,880 because the city did not show up. 204 00:08:43,839 --> 00:08:49,600 » Thank you. 205 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:51,440 » Thank you. Next up is Daryl Houston. 206 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,959 Daryl Houston is from Bedford Heights. 207 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,880 He's here to talk about city issues. 208 00:08:52,959 --> 00:08:56,399 He's not representing any organization 209 00:08:54,880 --> 00:09:00,640 and not being paid to comment. 210 00:08:56,399 --> 00:09:02,080 » Um well, good evening everybody. Uh I 211 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,839 would like to take a moment of silence 212 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:06,080 for the juveniles that we just lost over 213 00:09:03,839 --> 00:09:08,399 the weekend. It seems that we had a busy 214 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:09,920 weekend, but that's not what I came down 215 00:09:08,399 --> 00:09:12,160 here to talk about today, but I will 216 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,839 acknowledge it. any child that's laying 217 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:16,560 on the ground is a tragedy for everybody 218 00:09:13,839 --> 00:09:18,240 in this room. Okay. But what I'm down 219 00:09:16,560 --> 00:09:20,880 here to do is to talk directly to the 220 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:24,080 mayor today because I had some concerns. 221 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:27,040 Uh my mother's 75 years old. She had a 222 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:29,200 tree placed in front of her lawn on one 223 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:31,680 of her properties. The tree damaged the 224 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:34,640 sidewalk. The tree roots damaged our 225 00:09:31,680 --> 00:09:38,080 sewer lines. And we had to pay about 7 226 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:40,480 to$10,000 out of pocket. Right. She's 227 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:43,200 emailed the law director, Mark Griffin. 228 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:45,040 We've also emailed uh Marty Kaine. 229 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:47,200 Right? And see, here's my thing, right? 230 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,959 When you follow all the laws, all the 231 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:51,120 policies, and all the procedures, and 232 00:09:48,959 --> 00:09:53,519 you do all of your due diligence, and it 233 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:56,240 lands in the city hall desk, it goes 234 00:09:53,519 --> 00:09:58,320 unressed, and I'm tired of that. So, I'm 235 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:00,320 looking for accountability. So what I 236 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:02,560 did this summer is I just stood back and 237 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:04,880 watched each and every last one of you 238 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:06,800 departments and and tried to figure out 239 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:08,720 who was actually working and who was 240 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:11,120 actually kicking the can. So what I'm 241 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:13,519 going to do is I'm going to dedicate 242 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:16,959 seven Mondays. I'm going to single each 243 00:10:13,519 --> 00:10:19,680 and every last person out by name, by 244 00:10:16,959 --> 00:10:21,440 ward, by job title, and I'm going to ask 245 00:10:19,680 --> 00:10:23,120 some difficult questions. Not 246 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:25,760 disrespectful questions, but 247 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:27,760 accountability questions, right? because 248 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:30,000 I am sick and tired of what I'm seeing 249 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:32,800 take place within this city. There's a 250 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:35,360 lot of nepotism downtown. There's a lot 251 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:37,680 of people getting personal grants, 252 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:41,279 right? There's a lot of things going on, 253 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:44,320 right? There is a true complaint. 36 254 00:10:41,279 --> 00:10:47,120 months when you sign a contract with any 255 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:49,279 grantee and it takes 36 months for you 256 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:51,519 to get that, I suggest you go look up 257 00:10:49,279 --> 00:10:53,519 what a contract means. And I suggest you 258 00:10:51,519 --> 00:10:57,120 go look up when people spend their money 259 00:10:53,519 --> 00:10:59,040 upfront to get it back in 36 months. Oh, 260 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:00,399 they deserve that interest that y'all 261 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:02,800 collecting on that money that you guys 262 00:11:00,399 --> 00:11:04,399 don't report down here. Okay? See, I'm 263 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,079 here to put the truth to the game. I 264 00:11:04,399 --> 00:11:08,000 don't have any enemies. I just want to 265 00:11:06,079 --> 00:11:10,000 speak truth to light. I just want people 266 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,000 to be accountable. There's some six 267 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:15,279 figure salaries down here that's not 268 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:17,600 holding up to the game. I promise y'all. 269 00:11:15,279 --> 00:11:20,320 Guess what? My knowledge is not 270 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:24,320 AIdriven. My knowledge doesn't come from 271 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:26,640 chat. I'm 35 years in of studying the 272 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:28,880 United States system, the charter in the 273 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:30,880 city of Cleveland, the the the state 274 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:33,279 system, and I'm ready for anything that 275 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:34,880 you guys have to offer me, right? And 276 00:11:33,279 --> 00:11:37,279 I'm going to hold each and every last 277 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:39,200 one of y'all accountable. And it's never 278 00:11:37,279 --> 00:11:41,839 personal because you can't sit a person 279 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:43,440 like me in a bathroom for 16 years 280 00:11:41,839 --> 00:11:45,120 wrongfully in prison. And I come out 281 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:48,320 here and do everything right in this 282 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:51,120 city. and I put things in this city that 283 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:54,720 this community needs and you guys sit 284 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:57,440 here and act like we're not human. I'm 285 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:59,200 not going for that no more. I'm not. And 286 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,560 to my colleagues to sitting back here, I 287 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:04,040 don't think they going for it either. 288 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:04,040 See you next Monday. 289 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:09,440 » Next, we have 290 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:11,839 Mr. James Box from Ward 6. He's here to 291 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:15,120 talk about city issues. He's with Black 292 00:12:11,839 --> 00:12:17,200 Guard and Truth Ministries and he is not 293 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:19,680 being paid by anyone. Mr. Box, you have 294 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,760 the floor. And once again, we have one 295 00:12:19,680 --> 00:12:25,360 speaker at a time. 296 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:27,680 » Good evening, uh, President Griffin, uh, 297 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:30,560 and Mayor Bib. What I got to say is 298 00:12:27,680 --> 00:12:32,160 going to be very uncomfortable and I I 299 00:12:30,560 --> 00:12:34,639 got a lot of emotion behind what I'm 300 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:36,720 about to say. I want to know within the 301 00:12:34,639 --> 00:12:38,880 city of Cleveland how we have an 302 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:41,360 individual that works for the city of 303 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:43,680 Cleveland with knowledge of a homicide 304 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:46,959 that took place. The disappearance and 305 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:49,120 the homicide of Keshan Williams. 306 00:12:46,959 --> 00:12:53,760 Jockey Simmons that works in community 307 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:55,920 relations has information about Keshan 308 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:58,160 Williams disappearance and his 309 00:12:55,920 --> 00:13:00,399 subsequent death. 310 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:02,959 We was in a meeting a year ago. Miss 311 00:13:00,399 --> 00:13:05,360 Woodson, myself and some of my 312 00:13:02,959 --> 00:13:06,959 constituents. And at the conclusion of 313 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:09,040 this meeting at Friendly Inn, we walked 314 00:13:06,959 --> 00:13:10,320 outside and Jackie Simmon said, "Well, 315 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,000 what y'all about to do?" I said, "Well, 316 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,600 me and Rob about to go look for Keshan 317 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,959 Williams cuz that's his cousin." He 318 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:17,839 said, "Well, my cousin," well, he said, 319 00:13:14,959 --> 00:13:19,600 "My brother Black knows that area. He'll 320 00:13:17,839 --> 00:13:22,079 come out with you guys." I said, "Well, 321 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:24,399 cool." Well, subsequently the next day, 322 00:13:22,079 --> 00:13:26,320 the US Marshalss called me Vinnie from 323 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:28,000 works under Pete Elliot. He said, "Box, 324 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,600 we looking for a guy by the name of 325 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,760 Black." They said he got knowledge of 326 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,600 Keshan Williams disappearance. I said, 327 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,040 "That's crazy. A guy just told me 328 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,560 yesterday that's his brother. He works 329 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,760 in community relations. Maybe you should 330 00:13:36,560 --> 00:13:39,120 go down there and talk to him." That's 331 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:41,279 the way I sent him down there 332 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:44,800 innocently. Not with no malice, not with 333 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:46,720 no garbage. So, a word come back to me 334 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:49,040 through pastor Gates to Jakis said, 335 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:52,320 "Don't call my [ __ ] car phone 336 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:55,440 to for me, James Box." So, I'm like, 337 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:57,360 "What?" So, long story short, the 338 00:13:55,440 --> 00:14:00,399 marshals came down there questioned him. 339 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:02,399 He climbed up and got scared. Then he 340 00:14:00,399 --> 00:14:04,399 lawyered up. But then he said before he 341 00:14:02,399 --> 00:14:07,360 lawyered up, he said, "Well, it wasn't 342 00:14:04,399 --> 00:14:09,760 my cousins or brother subsequent cousin. 343 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:12,240 It was a black on 40th that killed 344 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:14,560 Keshan Will." Well, you a person that 345 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:16,480 works in a position of trust for the 346 00:14:14,560 --> 00:14:19,040 city of Cleveland. You withheld 347 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:21,199 information on a disappearance and a 348 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:24,160 homicide of a young man we've been 349 00:14:21,199 --> 00:14:26,320 looking for for the last four years. You 350 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:28,399 withheld that information. And if I'm 351 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:30,079 correct me, uh, President Griffin, when 352 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:32,160 I when you was the director of community 353 00:14:30,079 --> 00:14:34,320 relations and I worked up under you and 354 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:36,800 if I had knowledge of a homicide, a 355 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:38,880 rape, senior abuse, or child abuse, I 356 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:41,920 had to report that. I couldn't withhold 357 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:44,240 that information. So why is this negro 358 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:46,399 allowed to withhold that information of 359 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,600 this young man that we've been looking 360 00:14:46,399 --> 00:14:49,199 for? And I'm going to tell you something 361 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:51,360 about me and the people that's with me. 362 00:14:49,199 --> 00:14:53,920 We don't play when it come to finding 363 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:55,680 missing and exploited children or women. 364 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,600 We get out there and we do this and 365 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:59,680 we're not asking for no money because 366 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,800 subsequently we had a little grant 367 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,480 coming I guess out of community 368 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,399 relations. They snatched the money 369 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:06,079 because they said I sent the marshals 370 00:15:04,399 --> 00:15:08,000 down in community relations and the word 371 00:15:06,079 --> 00:15:09,760 I heard from Jesus and they said Miss 372 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,519 Woodson they said you said it too that 373 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,440 y'all don't [ __ ] with the police. So how 374 00:15:11,519 --> 00:15:14,800 you being community relations you work 375 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,639 police community relations and you don't 376 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:18,639 [ __ ] WITH THE POLICE. HOW IS THAT 377 00:15:16,639 --> 00:15:20,480 POSSIBLE? Can you explain that to me? 378 00:15:18,639 --> 00:15:22,399 because if you can't explain IT TO ME, I 379 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:24,560 WILL go to the national media and make 380 00:15:22,399 --> 00:15:25,440 this known because I'm sick and tired of 381 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:30,279 the BS 382 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:30,279 » Time. Thank you, Mr. Fox. Thank you. 383 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:39,120 I'm going to ask all of the speakers. We 384 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:41,360 have children in the audience. We also 385 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:43,360 have families in the audience. And I 386 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:46,079 respect everybody's right to free 387 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:48,560 speech, but can we please abstain from 388 00:15:46,079 --> 00:15:50,160 using profanity when we are at the mic. 389 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,839 I'm going to ask all speakers if they 390 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,440 could acknowledge that because once 391 00:15:51,839 --> 00:15:54,800 again, it's not just about you. I 392 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:57,120 understand everybody's passionate and 393 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:58,880 frustrated, but we do have children and 394 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:01,440 others in the audience, and we want to 395 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:03,920 be respectful of everybody. Thank you. 396 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:06,399 Uh, next we have Matthew Strazzinski 397 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:08,160 from Slavic Village. His topic is the 398 00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:10,399 police. He is not representing any 399 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:12,880 organization and he is not being paid to 400 00:16:10,399 --> 00:16:15,880 comment. Mr. Stzinski, you had the 401 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,880 floor. 402 00:16:20,959 --> 00:16:28,320 » Thank you. And uh welcome back everyone. 403 00:16:23,759 --> 00:16:29,600 First, it's not my main topic, but my 404 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,279 goal, which I'm going to put on my 405 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:33,519 refrigerator, and I would recommend that 406 00:16:31,279 --> 00:16:36,240 everybody puts it on the refrigerator. 407 00:16:33,519 --> 00:16:40,079 We want to see a million residents back 408 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:42,560 into the city. We have 375 right now, 409 00:16:40,079 --> 00:16:46,079 and I want to see a million, especially 410 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:48,240 through your administration. Mr. Bib, 411 00:16:46,079 --> 00:16:50,800 I don't think it's going to happen. And 412 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:53,440 I want to see 33 council members back 413 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:56,720 here like we originally are supposed to 414 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:58,480 have here. Okay, that's our number one 415 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:00,880 goal. 416 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:03,199 Okay, now I want to ask everybody I want 417 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:06,199 to ask everyone here this question. 418 00:17:03,199 --> 00:17:06,199 Okay, 419 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:11,679 I got so much to say and I'm so 420 00:17:08,799 --> 00:17:15,520 flustered because I don't know where to 421 00:17:11,679 --> 00:17:18,319 start. I really don't. But I would like 422 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:21,319 to know, maybe you can answer this for 423 00:17:18,319 --> 00:17:21,319 me. 424 00:17:21,360 --> 00:17:29,679 Of course, I lost it. 425 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:32,400 Okay. Why do I have to smell marijuana 426 00:17:29,679 --> 00:17:35,280 coming from 427 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:40,480 city employee water department work 428 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:42,559 truck while the workers are in the 429 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:45,679 truck? 430 00:17:42,559 --> 00:17:49,120 And I wanted to say maybe it was a car 431 00:17:45,679 --> 00:17:52,720 that was passing by. Okay. But then I 432 00:17:49,120 --> 00:17:55,200 noticed and I it was at another location 433 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:56,960 where they were at and I smelled it even 434 00:17:55,200 --> 00:18:00,640 worse. 435 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:04,400 Now this is unacceptable. And I also 436 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:07,760 within the next day I observed 437 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:10,799 a city worker sleeping in a vehicle city 438 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:13,200 vehicle in front of my house. 439 00:18:10,799 --> 00:18:16,160 This is totally totally unacceptable. 440 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:19,760 Mr. Mayor Bib, okay, you're going to 441 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:21,919 really have to bear down on the police. 442 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:24,080 I am a former Cleveland Police 443 00:18:21,919 --> 00:18:25,760 Dispatcher, former employee of the Kyog 444 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:29,600 County Sheriff's Department. I am a 445 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:31,679 former code enforcement officer 446 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:33,200 and I don't think you understand. I 447 00:18:31,679 --> 00:18:36,480 really don't. I don't think you 448 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:39,440 understand. Or maybe you're told by your 449 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:41,919 adviserss not to put much emphasis on 450 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:46,919 the police department. 451 00:18:41,919 --> 00:18:46,919 I experience waiting 452 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:51,679 eight hours to get his own car. Okay. 453 00:18:49,679 --> 00:18:53,440 And this this this has been going on for 454 00:18:51,679 --> 00:18:56,240 50 years. I'm a former Cleveland police 455 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:58,720 dispatcher. This is what we experienced 456 00:18:56,240 --> 00:19:00,559 50 years ago, 40 years ago, 30 years 457 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:02,799 ago. 458 00:19:00,559 --> 00:19:04,799 This has to change. You have to get a 459 00:19:02,799 --> 00:19:07,440 hold of your department from the chiefs 460 00:19:04,799 --> 00:19:09,280 on down. And if you need help, I have 461 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:11,360 enough training and I can train these 462 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:12,960 people. If not, if they don't train, if 463 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:16,880 they don't understand, you need to get 464 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:18,640 rid of them once and for all. My time is 465 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,280 up and I wish I could say more. Thank 466 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:22,440 you. 467 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,440 » Thank you. 468 00:19:22,799 --> 00:19:28,160 Next, we have Maestro Stevens. Uh 469 00:19:25,679 --> 00:19:30,320 Maestro Stevens is from Akran. He's here 470 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:34,320 to talk about Kyhoga County Juvenile 471 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:36,799 Court Local Rule 35 and the effect of 472 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:39,200 administrative delay and conflicting 473 00:19:36,799 --> 00:19:41,840 court notices on parenting time 474 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:44,640 enforcement. Sir, you have the floor. 475 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:46,880 » Thank you. Good evening. My name is Mro 476 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:48,320 Stevens and yes, that's my real name. A 477 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,480 Cleveland area father, self 478 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:54,760 representative litigant in Kyhoga County 479 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:54,760 Juvenile Court. Case FA2374239. 480 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:58,960 Council does not need to decide county 481 00:19:57,360 --> 00:20:00,640 cases, but Cleveland families live with 482 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,919 the consequences when court delay 483 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,320 consumes a parent childhood 484 00:20:01,919 --> 00:20:06,240 relationship. On September 3rd, I won 485 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:08,320 both of my appeals against the court by 486 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,840 myself. The 8th district vacated the 487 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:11,280 custody judgment after finding that I 488 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:13,280 was denied a meaningful opportunity to 489 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:15,039 be heard. It was also reversed the child 490 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,640 support calculation because the income 491 00:20:15,039 --> 00:20:18,240 assigned to me had no evidentary 492 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,679 support. The court conditioned my 493 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,360 parenting time on a negative hair 494 00:20:19,679 --> 00:20:23,600 follicle test. I submitted the negative 495 00:20:21,360 --> 00:20:25,520 test result twice. The court identified 496 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:28,320 no defect. mother still refused to 497 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:30,080 schedule. On January 6, I filed for 498 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:32,960 contempt and restoration for our lost 499 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:34,640 time. That motion is 251 days old 500 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:37,440 tonight and has never received an 501 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:39,280 evidentiary hearing. On March 3rd, I saw 502 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:42,240 emergency enforcement. The court refused 503 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:44,480 to hear it because of an appeal. No stay 504 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:47,200 existed. It ordered redirected immediate 505 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:48,799 danger concerns to police 696 kids 506 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:51,120 without addressing the relationship 507 00:20:48,799 --> 00:20:53,039 harm. Then the explanation started 508 00:20:51,120 --> 00:20:54,640 changing. A July hearing was canceled 509 00:20:53,039 --> 00:20:57,520 because proceeding supposedly remained 510 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:59,280 stayed. There was never a stay. After 511 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:01,360 that false premise was exposed. The next 512 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,960 notice said pre-trial. But then the 513 00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:04,799 hearing became an arraignment and 514 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:07,840 council referral. I requested an 515 00:21:04,799 --> 00:21:10,080 evidentary date. The answer was no. 516 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:11,760 After my August 14th challenge, the 517 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:13,919 court canceled September 16th for 518 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,440 unavailability. October 5th was the 519 00:21:13,919 --> 00:21:16,720 first notice as a pre-trial, then 520 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,400 corrected the next morning to an 521 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:20,320 enforcement trial. Then on September 522 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,400 9th, the judges signed the same date, 523 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:24,159 time, and courtroom to custody and child 524 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,480 support without saying what happens to 525 00:21:24,159 --> 00:21:28,720 enforcement. Two orders now claim the 526 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:30,400 same slot. Research reports Ohio 527 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,000 commonly awarded schedule for fathers 528 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:35,280 23.7% 529 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:37,600 of total parenting time, 86.5 days, just 530 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:40,480 below the 90day overnight child support 531 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:42,320 threshold. At 90 days, court ordered 532 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:44,400 overnights, Ohio law reduces the child 533 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:46,240 support obligation by 10%. those 534 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:49,520 measures differently, but the proximity 535 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:51,919 differs scr des deserve scrutiny. 536 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:54,000 Three times in five weeks, what a 537 00:21:51,919 --> 00:21:56,320 hearing was changed for after the notice 538 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:58,480 went out. The case I filed in January, 539 00:21:56,320 --> 00:22:00,960 still no answer. Ohio law permits 540 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:03,600 restored parenting time. House Bill 550 541 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:05,840 would require it for covered will for 542 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:08,000 violations, but has received no hearing. 543 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:10,080 Senate Bill 174 preserves judicial 544 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:12,400 discretion and received four House 545 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:14,480 hearings. I use contempt, emergency 546 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:16,480 enforcement, or corrective motions. I 547 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,919 followed every available procedure. I'm 548 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:19,840 just asking for a hearing, not an 549 00:22:17,919 --> 00:22:21,520 outcome. I ask officials and local media 550 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:23,360 to demand transparent assignments, 551 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:25,440 accurate hearing notices, dates certain 552 00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:26,960 that hold, and public reporting on how 553 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,960 long parenting time enforcement motions 554 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:33,799 wait for evidence. And my judge was 555 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:33,799 Jezel Mali. Thank you for your time. 556 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:44,799 And our last speaker is Juan Colado Diaz 557 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:46,960 from Ward 12. And Juan is here to talk 558 00:22:44,799 --> 00:22:49,280 about artificial intelligence and data 559 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,720 centers. He is not representing or any 560 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,880 organization and not being paid by 561 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:53,360 anyone. Mr. Collato Diaz, you had the 562 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,400 floor. 563 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:56,159 » Thank you, Council President. Good 564 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:59,360 evening, everybody. Um, so you know, 565 00:22:56,159 --> 00:23:01,120 welcome back um to listening to us every 566 00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:04,080 week. I wanted to talk a little bit 567 00:23:01,120 --> 00:23:05,919 about the usage of AI in our city um and 568 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:07,840 the data center crisis we're is facing 569 00:23:05,919 --> 00:23:10,640 not only Cleveland but Ohio and the 570 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:12,720 whole world right now right um I woke up 571 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,720 this week to two news articles that I 572 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:17,840 was like whoa what the hell is going on 573 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:20,640 in our planet and one of them was Elon 574 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:22,799 Musk Elon Musk is the creator of Crock 575 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:24,720 AI um currently owns Twitter and all 576 00:23:22,799 --> 00:23:25,679 this stuff right multi-millionaire 577 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:29,440 billionaire whatever you want to call 578 00:23:25,679 --> 00:23:31,600 him at this point Elon Musk used AI to 579 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:34,080 put child pornography into the system to 580 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:36,400 trade it to how to develop it and put it 581 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:38,000 out there. This is one of the uses that 582 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:40,480 artificial intelligence now through his 583 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:41,919 platform can do and this one of the uses 584 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:44,320 that people are allowing without 585 00:23:41,919 --> 00:23:46,799 restrictions at a city, federal or state 586 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:48,240 level in any way, shape or form. We're 587 00:23:46,799 --> 00:23:50,080 also seeing right now that two 588 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:52,240 executives from the organization Claude, 589 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:55,360 which is an AI company, have said that 590 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:57,840 by 2035 they can see AI causing the 591 00:23:55,360 --> 00:23:59,280 exition of humanity. If any of you 592 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:02,159 haven't, I recommend you to read the 593 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:04,240 book series, The 100. Spoiler alert, the 594 00:24:02,159 --> 00:24:07,120 AI does kill humanity by causing a 595 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:08,880 nuclear war. So, that is exactly what 596 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:10,320 we're seeing over here. And sure, a lot 597 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,960 of people say there's a lot of fear 598 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:14,799 coming from AI. And I see it, too. But 599 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,720 when you're generating those images, you 600 00:24:14,799 --> 00:24:18,080 are destroying bodies of water. As 601 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,760 someone who comes from the island of 602 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:21,360 Puerto Rico, came here to the United 603 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,200 States and are seeing my people 604 00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:26,480 suffering every day without water in the 605 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:29,360 island, I just ask myself, how can we 606 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:31,279 generate an image and think it's okay to 607 00:24:29,360 --> 00:24:33,440 just generate that image, waste all that 608 00:24:31,279 --> 00:24:35,279 water because we have it. We have a 609 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:37,279 beautiful lake that we're going to 610 00:24:35,279 --> 00:24:39,760 destroy if we keep allowing the usage of 611 00:24:37,279 --> 00:24:42,240 AI and the data centers to come around. 612 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:44,159 AI is also connected to a lot of racial 613 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:46,640 targeting as we can see with the flock 614 00:24:44,159 --> 00:24:48,400 cameras around the United States. Their 615 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:50,320 AI usage with the flock cameras is 616 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,640 literally targeting people of color and 617 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:54,799 immigrants to follow them and let 618 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:57,279 organizations like eyes know where 619 00:24:54,799 --> 00:24:59,760 people like me because we look Latino 620 00:24:57,279 --> 00:25:01,520 are at and we can be targeted. So I am 621 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:03,039 asking every council member because I 622 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:05,840 have emailed some of you about the usage 623 00:25:03,039 --> 00:25:08,400 of AI in your offices. Please stop it. 624 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:10,000 AI is not a good tool. designers out 625 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:12,480 here in the world are willing to do your 626 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:14,159 designs. And if you need a design, I'm a 627 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:16,320 graphic designer. I will literally do it 628 00:25:14,159 --> 00:25:18,000 for free rather than you using AI. I'm 629 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:20,640 pointing that out right now. Stop the 630 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:22,240 usage of AI. Please, you are literally 631 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:25,440 killing humanity. You are killing our 632 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:27,760 planet, our natural habitats. And we 633 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:29,120 have one planet. That red one isn't 634 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,200 going to be ours. We're not going to 635 00:25:29,120 --> 00:25:32,720 conquer Mars. It's not Earth. We have 636 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:35,840 one planet and we're made for it. So, 637 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:37,840 please stop using AI. I urge you all to 638 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:39,679 also read and stop the data centers 639 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,039 coming to our city and anywhere in Ohio 640 00:25:39,679 --> 00:25:42,799 if you can communicate with your 641 00:25:41,039 --> 00:25:44,960 colleagues at other cities and make sure 642 00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:47,120 that we do not have a destruction made 643 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:50,360 by computers. Thank you. 644 00:25:47,120 --> 00:25:50,360 » Thank you. 645 00:25:53,679 --> 00:25:58,559 » Um I usually don't comment but Mr. Diaz, 646 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:00,159 I would strongly recommend that we have 647 00:25:58,559 --> 00:26:02,400 three community meetings that will be 648 00:26:00,159 --> 00:26:04,000 coming up to deal with that topic. And 649 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:06,960 please be on standby because uh 650 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:09,440 Councilman Brian Kazy has done a a great 651 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:12,000 job of really um tackling this 652 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:14,000 conversation and um I really encourage 653 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:15,120 anybody who has that concern to come to 654 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:18,000 those community meetings when we have 655 00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:20,559 them. Okay. Thank you. All right. That 656 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:24,600 concludes public comment. Uh Madame 657 00:26:20,559 --> 00:26:24,600 Clerk, please share communications. 658 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:32,720 File num, [cough] 659 00:26:30,358 --> 00:26:35,720 [clears throat] excuse me. File numbers 660 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,720 101-2026 661 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:41,039 and 103206 662 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:43,440 from Larry Jones, Commissioner of 663 00:26:41,039 --> 00:26:46,400 Innovation and Technology Services, 664 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:48,240 notification of utilization of the 665 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:50,640 cooperative purchasing agreement with 666 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:54,400 Dell Technology for the purpose of 667 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:57,120 equipment. File number 1102206 668 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:59,600 from council president Blaine Griffin 669 00:26:57,120 --> 00:27:02,400 designating without objection by council 670 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:05,120 Mrs. Rachel Nigro Scalish to serve as 671 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:07,440 clerk of council prom for all matters 672 00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:11,200 requiring the clerk's signature on 673 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:15,520 August 31st to September 1st. File 674 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:20,440 number 1104 2026 pursuant to ordinance 675 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:20,440 34 I'm sorry 341-91. 676 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:27,760 The Department of Safety applied and 677 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:30,000 accepted several small grants from the 678 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:33,600 state of Ohio's Office of Criminal 679 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:36,000 Justice Services for the Extradition 680 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:38,320 Reimbursement Program from the Ohio 681 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:40,480 Division of Liquor Control, file number 682 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:42,240 11052026 683 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:46,480 regarding a transfer of location 684 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:49,760 application at 4170 Lee Road, Ward 1. 685 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:51,440 File number 1106206 686 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:55,120 regarding a transfer of ownership 687 00:27:51,440 --> 00:28:00,240 application at 16826 Lakeshore 688 00:27:55,120 --> 00:28:02,720 Boulevard, Ward 10. File number 1107206 689 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:06,320 regarding a new license application at 690 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:10,320 10207 Madison Avenue, Ward 12. File 691 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:14,000 number 1108 2026 regarding a transfer of 692 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:19,200 license application at 11025 Ashberry 693 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:20,960 Avenue, Ward 9. File number 11:09 2026 694 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:25,120 regarding a transfer of ownership 695 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:30,799 application at 4227 696 00:28:25,120 --> 00:28:33,919 Fulton Road, Ward 11, file number 110 11 697 00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:37,600 10 2026 regarding a transfer of 698 00:28:33,919 --> 00:28:41,279 ownership application at 4741 699 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:45,120 West 130th Street, Ward 13, file number 700 00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:49,120 1111 2026 regarding a transfer of 701 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:53,159 license application at 3870 West 25th 702 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:53,159 Street, Ward 14. 703 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:58,080 » Thank you. Are there any condolence 704 00:28:55,600 --> 00:29:00,080 resolutions? 705 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:03,520 Resolutions of condolence by Council 706 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:05,840 Member Bishop for Lincoln Andre Perkins, 707 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:08,240 by Council Member Jones for Lois Opel 708 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:11,120 Smith, by Council Member Griffin for 709 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:14,240 Elder James Lee Gates, by Council Member 710 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:16,799 Jones for Dorothy M. Williams by council 711 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:19,039 member Jones for Dela May Owens by 712 00:29:16,799 --> 00:29:22,880 council member Jones for Clarence E. 713 00:29:19,039 --> 00:29:26,720 Mloud III by council member Santana for 714 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:30,840 Maria Magdalena Gomez by council member 715 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:30,840 Star for 716 00:29:31,919 --> 00:29:37,760 Jerome Morgan 717 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:41,360 by council member Jones for Dr. Barbara 718 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:44,080 Blameo by C by Council Member Griffin 719 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:49,120 for Elizabeth Walker by Council Member 720 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:53,120 Griffin for Arlet L. Wright. 721 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:55,679 Thank you. Uh I would like to also if I 722 00:29:53,120 --> 00:30:00,799 could send out a condolence resolution 723 00:29:55,679 --> 00:30:04,000 for Rory James Garrett II. Um, many of 724 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:07,360 you may not know who Rory James II, uh, 725 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:09,440 Rory James Garrett II is, but the coffee 726 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:11,679 shop that's downstairs, the Unbar, 727 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:14,960 that's a popular location in Larchmere, 728 00:30:11,679 --> 00:30:17,360 as well as, uh, the, uh, the Cafe Indigo 729 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:19,039 on Shaker Square, uh, he was the young 730 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:20,960 man that you might have seen operate all 731 00:30:19,039 --> 00:30:23,279 of those. So, he passed away suddenly 732 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:25,919 yesterday, and, uh, really want to keep 733 00:30:23,279 --> 00:30:28,480 him and his family in our prayers. Are 734 00:30:25,919 --> 00:30:30,240 there any other condolence resolutions? 735 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:31,360 Councilman Christopher Harsh. 736 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:34,640 » Thank you, Mr. President. Can we hold 737 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:36,880 out a number for Eugene Richard Okconor? 738 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:38,640 » Duly noted. Do we have any other 739 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:40,799 condolence resolutions? Any other 740 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:42,399 condolence resolutions? 741 00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:45,720 Will all council members rise for a 742 00:30:42,399 --> 00:30:45,720 moment of silence? 743 00:30:51,279 --> 00:30:54,520 Thank you. 744 00:30:55,360 --> 00:31:00,760 Are any congratulatory resolutions? 745 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:00,760 Resolutions 746 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:06,799 of congratulations by council member 747 00:31:03,919 --> 00:31:09,039 Star for George Washington Carver School 748 00:31:06,799 --> 00:31:11,679 Court celebration by council member 749 00:31:09,039 --> 00:31:14,159 Santana on the third annual Reyes 750 00:31:11,679 --> 00:31:16,559 community baby shower by council member 751 00:31:14,159 --> 00:31:20,399 Griffin for Christy Groves by council 752 00:31:16,559 --> 00:31:23,840 member Conwell for Charles Layman on his 753 00:31:20,399 --> 00:31:25,840 100th birthday by council member Santana 754 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:27,919 for the arch at St. Michael's ribbon 755 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:30,960 cutting by council member Griffin for 756 00:31:27,919 --> 00:31:34,399 Lisa Ray's retirement by council member 757 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:37,279 Casey for Andy Burke on his retirement 758 00:31:34,399 --> 00:31:40,720 by council member Jones for asphalt art 759 00:31:37,279 --> 00:31:44,080 ribbon cutting 760 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:46,240 by council member Star for United Black 761 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:49,120 Fund of Greater Cleveland by Council 762 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:51,919 Member Palencic for Jeremy A Peak by 763 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:54,240 Council Member Star for Pastor Milton O 764 00:31:51,919 --> 00:31:56,240 and Lady Phyllis Bradford on their 40th 765 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:59,440 anniversary iversary by council member 766 00:31:56,240 --> 00:32:01,519 starr for Alexander Fernandez. 767 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:04,159 Resolutions of recognition by council 768 00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:08,159 member House Jones, Big Brothers and Big 769 00:32:04,159 --> 00:32:11,360 Sisters of Greater Cleveland 2026 for 770 00:32:08,159 --> 00:32:14,799 big and little award of the year by all 771 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:18,080 members of council to Judge Anthony J. 772 00:32:14,799 --> 00:32:20,799 Russo by council member Griffin for 773 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:24,480 Kimberly Roy Wilson by council member 774 00:32:20,799 --> 00:32:27,440 Santana for Joseé Torres Ramirez by 775 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:31,120 council member Jones for Khaled Samad 776 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:33,679 Greater CLLE activism award honore by 777 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:38,000 council member Jones for Dolores Gray 778 00:32:33,679 --> 00:32:40,640 Greater CLLE activism award honore by 779 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:42,640 council member Jones for Northeast Ohio 780 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:46,399 coalition for the homeless greater 781 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:49,200 Cleveland activism award award honore by 782 00:32:46,399 --> 00:32:52,320 council member Jones for Hank Davis 783 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:55,679 icons. Greater CLLE activism award 784 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:59,200 honore by council member Jones for day 785 00:32:55,679 --> 00:33:02,720 for days one by for the greater 786 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:05,200 Cleveland activism award honore by 787 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:09,120 council member Jones for Margaret Wong 788 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:11,760 greater CLLE activism award honore by 789 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:16,320 council member Jones for Dr. Charles 790 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:18,640 Mlin, Greater CLLE Activism Award honore 791 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:21,600 by Council Member Jones for Lois 792 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:24,960 Goodman. Greater CLLE Activism Award 793 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:28,720 Honore by Council Member Jones for 794 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:32,480 Phyllis 7 Harris Greater Cleveland 795 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:34,960 Greater CLLE Activism Award Honore 796 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:38,399 Council. by Council Member Jones for 797 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:41,519 Janice Contreres Greater Cleveland CLLE 798 00:33:38,399 --> 00:33:46,080 Activism Award honore by Council Member 799 00:33:41,519 --> 00:33:50,080 House Jones for graffiti he by council 800 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:52,399 member House Jones for Eduardo Cobra by 801 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:54,880 council member Conwell 802 00:33:52,399 --> 00:33:58,880 for Jeremy Johnson by council member 803 00:33:54,880 --> 00:34:01,840 Jones for Alfred Porter Jr. Greater CLLE 804 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:04,080 Activism Award Honore by Council Member 805 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:07,679 Jones, 806 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:10,800 Michael D. Pencic. Greater CLLE Activism 807 00:34:07,679 --> 00:34:14,000 Award Honore by Council Member Jones. 808 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:17,200 Anita Bradley, Greater CLLE Activism 809 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:19,760 Award Honore by Council Member Jones. 810 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:23,119 Greater Cleveland Food Bank. Greater 811 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:26,399 CLLE Activism Award Honore by Council 812 00:34:23,119 --> 00:34:29,919 Member Jones. Laura Cowan, Greater CLLE 813 00:34:26,399 --> 00:34:33,280 Activism Award Honore by Council Member 814 00:34:29,919 --> 00:34:36,320 Jones for Carrie Gibbons. Greater CLLE 815 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:40,480 Activism Award honore by Council Member 816 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:44,079 Jones for Dr. Shireen uh Nasser Greater 817 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:48,159 CLLE Activism Award Honore by Council 818 00:34:44,079 --> 00:34:51,440 Member Jones for Brandon Kstowski 819 00:34:48,159 --> 00:34:53,679 Greater Cleveland Activism Award Honore 820 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:56,560 by Council Member Jones for Blaine A. 821 00:34:53,679 --> 00:35:00,160 Griffin, Greater CLLE Activism Award 822 00:34:56,560 --> 00:35:03,280 Honore by Council Member Jones for Ted 823 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:07,119 Gin Senior Greater Cleveland Greater 824 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:09,520 CLLE Activism Award Honore by Council 825 00:35:07,119 --> 00:35:13,520 Member Jones for Blackonblack Crime, 826 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:15,920 Inc. Greater CLLE Activism Award Honore. 827 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:18,560 Resolutions of welcome by Council Member 828 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:21,560 Griffin for attorney Fred D. Gray, 829 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:21,560 senior. 830 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:27,280 » Thank you. We'll now have presentations 831 00:35:25,119 --> 00:35:29,760 and um I'm g ask that councilwoman 832 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:32,960 Stephanie House Jones can join us up 833 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:37,280 here and then I would also ask if you 834 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:39,359 can open up the whale for her guest 835 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:42,520 and if they could join her right here to 836 00:35:39,359 --> 00:35:42,520 the right. 837 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:58,079 this way. 838 00:35:55,119 --> 00:36:00,160 » And I needed them to come closer so I 839 00:35:58,079 --> 00:36:01,280 can see the mentor Ignite. 840 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:03,680 » Big Brothers, Big Sisters. 841 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:05,440 » Big Brothers, Big Sisters. 842 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:07,200 » Hello. How are you? 843 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:09,119 » And please 844 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:10,560 feel free to come to both of the 845 00:36:09,119 --> 00:36:12,640 platforms so you can get up on the 846 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:15,280 platforms. 847 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:19,280 » Well, good evening everyone. Happy 848 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:22,320 Monday. Welcome back. Um, so over the 849 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:23,760 summer, um, I was invited, uh, by Big 850 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:26,640 Brothers Big Sisters of Greater 851 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:29,200 Cleveland, um, to a summer picnic they 852 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:31,440 were having in June. And you know how 853 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:34,800 our schedule goes and I missed it. And 854 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:37,440 then a little while later, uh, Morgan 855 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:40,160 reached out to me and said, "Hey, um, we 856 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:42,880 just wanted to let you know that the big 857 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:45,280 and little of 2026, uh, the little is 858 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:48,320 from W 8." AND I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, LET'S 859 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:51,359 COME ON. LET'S talk about it. Um, and 860 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:53,280 does anybody know what September is? I 861 00:36:51,359 --> 00:36:55,119 know you don't, but I'll tell you, it's 862 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:56,880 Big Brother Big Sister Month. So, it 863 00:36:55,119 --> 00:36:59,119 also is coinciding with Big Brother Big 864 00:36:56,880 --> 00:37:02,880 Sister Month. Um, they have like just 865 00:36:59,119 --> 00:37:04,800 the cutest video of Kelly and Arya uh 866 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:07,119 talking about their journey. Um, 867 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:09,359 mentoring is something that I just hold 868 00:37:07,119 --> 00:37:11,920 in just high esteem. Um, I had the honor 869 00:37:09,359 --> 00:37:14,079 of running a girls leadership program in 870 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:17,520 Thga Marshall Recreation Center for 12 871 00:37:14,079 --> 00:37:20,079 years. And uh, many of us know how 872 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:22,079 important mentorship is in a young 873 00:37:20,079 --> 00:37:25,440 person's life. And just to know that 874 00:37:22,079 --> 00:37:29,359 they have had this budding relationship, 875 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:31,760 familyship now over the last five years 876 00:37:29,359 --> 00:37:35,119 um, that has really materialized and now 877 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:37,359 they have been recognized um, as big and 878 00:37:35,119 --> 00:37:38,720 little of the year. Um, so on behalf of 879 00:37:37,359 --> 00:37:41,440 the city of Cleveland, I want to 880 00:37:38,720 --> 00:37:44,960 congratulate you both, Kelly and Arya, 881 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:46,480 for this wonderful partnership. Um, a a 882 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:49,040 partnership that's really going to last 883 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:51,520 a lifetime. Um, so without further ado, 884 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:53,599 I want to introduce everybody to both 885 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:55,200 Kelly and Arya so they can talk a little 886 00:37:53,599 --> 00:37:58,116 bit about their journey. Let's give them 887 00:37:55,200 --> 00:38:00,136 a round of applause. 888 00:37:58,116 --> 00:38:00,136 [applause] 889 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:08,160 I just want to start by saying this one 890 00:38:06,079 --> 00:38:10,880 right here, I don't know, three-ish 891 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:15,160 years ago, challenged a Cleveland Browns 892 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:15,160 football player to a foot race. 893 00:38:15,801 --> 00:38:17,821 [laughter] 894 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:27,200 Um, hi. Oh, I'm so sorry. 895 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:30,160 » Hi everyone. Um, my my name is Arya. 896 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:32,160 This is Kelly. 897 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:33,839 Um, I don't know. What do you guys want 898 00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:35,200 to know? 899 00:38:33,839 --> 00:38:39,119 » How did you meet? 900 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:40,880 » Well, I was Okay, so for Glennville, um, 901 00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:42,880 I wanted to try cheerleading. So, I did 902 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:43,920 cheerleading for a little bit. 903 00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:48,606 » Cheerleading 904 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:48,606 » For Glennville. Um, [laughter] 905 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:59,359 » And so my um, Deja, she ended up talking 906 00:38:57,839 --> 00:39:03,280 to me and she was like, she was telling 907 00:38:59,359 --> 00:39:05,599 me about the um, program and she ended 908 00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:08,202 up matching me with Kelly. I got to meet 909 00:39:05,599 --> 00:39:09,839 her on the Glville parking lot. 910 00:39:08,202 --> 00:39:14,160 [laughter] 911 00:39:09,839 --> 00:39:17,359 And I was shy, really shy, but she was 912 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:19,680 really outgoing and she was um 913 00:39:17,359 --> 00:39:21,957 I don't open Oh, like I'm trying to 914 00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:22,800 think of where I'm so sorry guys. 915 00:39:21,957 --> 00:39:24,640 [clears throat] She was 916 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:26,000 » Pretty uh open book. 917 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:28,400 » Yeah, pretty much. Yeah, 918 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:31,359 » She's really nice though. 919 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:33,599 And ever since we just been together, 920 00:39:31,359 --> 00:39:35,760 you know that one song um I can't think 921 00:39:33,599 --> 00:39:39,119 of the Oh, but I'll just sing it. 922 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:41,662 Together forever is Linda and Heather. 923 00:39:39,119 --> 00:39:41,662 That's right. [laughter] 924 00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:48,079 » You should hear Arya comes honestly by 925 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:50,800 her name. She can belt out any tune from 926 00:39:48,079 --> 00:39:53,280 Hamilton like no tomorrow. That's her 927 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:55,200 favorite thing to listen to in the car 928 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:58,160 together. 929 00:39:55,200 --> 00:40:00,079 » All right. Sorry. OKAY. GIVE HIM A ROUND 930 00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:02,320 OF APPLAUSE, Y'ALL. 931 00:40:00,079 --> 00:40:03,920 And if there is somebody uh to introduce 932 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:06,079 the Big Brothers, Big Sisters, the 933 00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:08,320 Greater Cleveland team and just talk 934 00:40:06,079 --> 00:40:11,760 about just the need and how people can 935 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:13,280 sign up to become a big or a little. Um 936 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:17,359 anyone here from the team would like to 937 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:19,040 come. All right, Jessica, take it away. 938 00:40:17,359 --> 00:40:21,040 » No, you're good. Stay right here. I'm 939 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:22,880 Jessica Payne. I'm the president and CEO 940 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:25,839 of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater 941 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:28,000 Cleveland. I, like Arya, was a little 942 00:40:25,839 --> 00:40:29,839 sister. I was matched with my big sister 943 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:32,160 in 1994. 944 00:40:29,839 --> 00:40:33,680 So, it's been a minute, over 30 years. 945 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:35,920 Um, and I have the pleasure of leading 946 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:38,720 the Big Brothers Big Sisters team and 947 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:40,240 all the wonderful volunteers like Kelly 948 00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:42,320 who really are the ones that put in the 949 00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:44,560 work and they put in the time and they 950 00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:46,880 build the relationships with our kids. 951 00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:48,720 We serve around 200 kids in Kyhoga 952 00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:50,800 County per year. Around half those kids 953 00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:52,800 are residents of the city of Cleveland. 954 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:56,000 Um, and we are always looking for 955 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:58,160 volunteers to step up to be mentors. I 956 00:40:56,000 --> 00:41:00,880 can't guarantee that you're going to be 957 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:03,760 as amazed by your little sister as as 958 00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:05,839 Kelly is by Arya, but I can guarantee 959 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:07,599 you that as a volunteer would it's an 960 00:41:05,839 --> 00:41:10,960 experience that will change your life. 961 00:41:07,599 --> 00:41:13,040 Absolutely. So, we are our doors are 962 00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:14,960 open to people that might be interested 963 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:18,240 in spending a little time. All it takes 964 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:20,640 is a couple hours a month to become a 965 00:41:18,240 --> 00:41:22,560 big to become a mentor to a kid in your 966 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:24,079 own community. It's a relationship that 967 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:25,760 maybe you wouldn't have if you weren't a 968 00:41:24,079 --> 00:41:27,839 part of our program. You might not have 969 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:29,280 met each other, but like I said, I can 970 00:41:27,839 --> 00:41:31,040 guarantee that it'll change your life. 971 00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:34,319 So, we're very grateful to the council 972 00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:36,000 for the invitation um and to the 973 00:41:34,319 --> 00:41:37,920 opportunity to recognize these two 974 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:40,920 wonderful big and little of the year for 975 00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:40,920 2026. 976 00:41:42,128 --> 00:41:44,148 [applause] 977 00:41:57,599 --> 00:42:01,720 One, two, 978 00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:06,920 education. 979 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:37,319 All right, let's get him another round 980 00:42:33,599 --> 00:42:37,319 of applause if we could. 981 00:42:39,769 --> 00:42:41,789 » [applause] 982 00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:46,560 » That concludes presentations. 983 00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:48,400 Madame clerk, first reading, emergency 984 00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:52,520 ordinances referred for administrative 985 00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:52,520 review and committee review. 986 00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:58,240 Ordinance 10312026 987 00:42:56,000 --> 00:43:00,720 by council members Santana and Griffin 988 00:42:58,240 --> 00:43:02,319 by departmental request authorizing the 989 00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:05,040 directors of community development 990 00:43:02,319 --> 00:43:06,960 and/or finance as appropriate to enter 991 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:09,280 into one or more agreements with the 992 00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:11,680 legal aid society as the lead partner 993 00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:14,480 organization to implement a program to 994 00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:16,400 provide access to legal services for 995 00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:20,560 covered individuals in eviction 996 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:22,720 proceedings. Ordinance 1032 2026 by 997 00:43:20,560 --> 00:43:24,960 council members House Jones, Bishop, 998 00:43:22,720 --> 00:43:27,119 Santana, and Griffin by departmental 999 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:29,440 request authorizing the director of 1000 00:43:27,119 --> 00:43:33,520 capital projects to issue a permit to 1001 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:35,599 1293 West 9th Street LLC to encroach 1002 00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:37,440 into the public right ofway of West 9th 1003 00:43:35,599 --> 00:43:40,000 Street by installing, using, and 1004 00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:43,920 maintaining a new elevated concrete 1005 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:46,400 landing ramp and stairs. Ordinance 1033 1006 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:48,400 2026 by council members Bishop and 1007 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:50,319 Griffin by departmental request 1008 00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:52,800 authorizing the purchase by one or more 1009 00:43:50,319 --> 00:43:54,560 standard and requirement contracts for 1010 00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:56,880 the purchase lease or lease with option 1011 00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:59,520 to purchase of various on-road vehicles, 1012 00:43:56,880 --> 00:44:01,920 apparatus and off-road equipment, cabs, 1013 00:43:59,520 --> 00:44:04,720 bodies and accessories, equipment and 1014 00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:06,880 other aftermarket items necessary to 1015 00:44:04,720 --> 00:44:11,119 equip the vehicles authorized for their 1016 00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:13,520 intended purposes. Ordinance 1034 2026 1017 00:44:11,119 --> 00:44:15,760 by council members Palencic, Santana, 1018 00:44:13,520 --> 00:44:18,000 Bishop, and Griffin by departmental 1019 00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:20,000 request authorizing the director of 1020 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:22,240 community development to lease the 1021 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:24,880 fivepoint building, also known as the 1022 00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:27,440 Colinwood Community Center, to to 1023 00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:30,160 Famikos Foundation to operate and 1024 00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:32,720 provide a range of social 1025 00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:35,280 services and to maintain the fivepoint 1026 00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:38,400 building for a period of two years with 1027 00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:40,400 one two-year option to renew Ordinance 1028 00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:43,200 10352026 1029 00:44:40,400 --> 00:44:45,440 by council members Pinsic and Griffin by 1030 00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:47,280 departmental request authorizing 1031 00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:50,319 director of public safety to cause 1032 00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:52,960 payment to Kyhoga County for for 1033 00:44:50,319 --> 00:44:56,400 services rendered through the county 1034 00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:58,720 medical examiner's office to reimburse 1035 00:44:56,400 --> 00:45:01,520 the county for the city's share of the 1036 00:44:58,720 --> 00:45:03,599 cost for maintaining and use of 1037 00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:05,520 automated fingerprint identification 1038 00:45:03,599 --> 00:45:08,160 system. 1039 00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:10,880 Ordinance 10372026 1040 00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:13,520 by council members KZ Bishop and Griffin 1041 00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:16,880 by departmental request to amend section 1042 00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:19,760 129.22 22 of the codified ordinances 1043 00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:23,040 relating to easement acquisition. 1044 00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:26,079 Ordinance 1038 2026 by council members 1045 00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:28,000 Kazy and Griffin by departmental request 1046 00:45:26,079 --> 00:45:30,560 authorizing the purchase by one or more 1047 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:33,920 requirement contracts with various types 1048 00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:36,720 for electrical test equipment and labor 1049 00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:40,160 and materials necessary to maintain and 1050 00:45:36,720 --> 00:45:42,400 repair electrical test equipment 1051 00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:44,480 including training when necessary for 1052 00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:46,400 the Division of Cleveland Public Power 1053 00:45:44,480 --> 00:45:50,240 Department of Public Utilities. 1054 00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:53,040 Ordinance 1039 2026 by council members 1055 00:45:50,240 --> 00:45:55,440 Santana, Bishop Conwell, and Griffin by 1056 00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:57,440 departmental request authorizing the 1057 00:45:55,440 --> 00:45:59,599 directors of community development, 1058 00:45:57,440 --> 00:46:02,079 public health, and public works to 1059 00:45:59,599 --> 00:46:04,400 transfer various permanent parcels for 1060 00:46:02,079 --> 00:46:06,319 the control, possession, and use of the 1061 00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:08,560 department of development, industrial, 1062 00:46:06,319 --> 00:46:12,880 commercial land bank for future 1063 00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:15,359 development. Ordinance 1042 2026 by 1064 00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:17,760 council members Slife and Griffin by 1065 00:46:15,359 --> 00:46:20,160 departmental request authorizing the 1066 00:46:17,760 --> 00:46:22,640 director of port control to enter into 1067 00:46:20,160 --> 00:46:25,520 an amended lease agreement with EX 1068 00:46:22,640 --> 00:46:28,800 center corporation or whollyowned 1069 00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:31,440 subsidiary for successor and interest to 1070 00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:35,440 incorporate a payroll credit provision 1071 00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:38,400 into the original lease. Ordinance 1043 1072 00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:40,960 2026 by council members Bishop and 1073 00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:42,800 Griffin by departmental request 1074 00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:45,760 authorizing the director of parks and 1075 00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:48,160 recreation, public works, andor finance 1076 00:46:45,760 --> 00:46:50,000 to enter into one or more contracts with 1077 00:46:48,160 --> 00:46:52,319 one or more temporary employment 1078 00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:55,440 agencies to provide professional 1079 00:46:52,319 --> 00:46:58,240 services to supply temporary andor 1080 00:46:55,440 --> 00:47:00,560 seasonal personnel for the department of 1081 00:46:58,240 --> 00:47:02,960 parks and recreation, parks, public 1082 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:05,119 works andor finance for the various 1083 00:47:02,960 --> 00:47:08,800 division. divisions of city government. 1084 00:47:05,119 --> 00:47:11,200 Ordinance 1044 2026 by council member 1085 00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:13,359 Griffin by departmental request to 1086 00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:17,200 supplement the codified ordinances by 1087 00:47:13,359 --> 00:47:19,200 enacting new section 173.22 1088 00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:22,160 relating to the fair employment wage 1089 00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:23,920 board. 1090 00:47:22,160 --> 00:47:26,000 » Thank you. 1091 00:47:23,920 --> 00:47:30,480 First reading emergency ordinances to be 1092 00:47:26,000 --> 00:47:33,040 passed. Ordinance 1036 2026 by Council 1093 00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:34,800 Member Griffin by departmental request 1094 00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:36,800 approving the collective bargaining 1095 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:39,760 agreement with Cleveland Policeman's 1096 00:47:36,800 --> 00:47:43,760 Association Analyst and Specialist Unit 1097 00:47:39,760 --> 00:47:46,640 and to amend section 59 of ordinance 194 1098 00:47:43,760 --> 00:47:50,240 2021 relating to compensation for 1099 00:47:46,640 --> 00:47:52,319 various classifications. 1100 00:47:50,240 --> 00:47:55,319 » Thank you. Read a motion to suspend the 1101 00:47:52,319 --> 00:47:55,319 rules. 1102 00:47:56,880 --> 00:48:01,200 by council member Shaw that the rules be 1103 00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:03,599 suspended and the legislation just read 1104 00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:06,400 be placed on final passage. Seconded by 1105 00:48:03,599 --> 00:48:07,920 council member Davis. 1106 00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:10,560 » Thank you. Call the role. 1107 00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:13,520 » Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh 1108 00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:16,560 House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Pensic 1109 00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:18,319 Santana Shaw Slight Star 1110 00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:20,319 13 yays. 1111 00:48:18,319 --> 00:48:22,960 » Thank you. Caught a roll on passage. 1112 00:48:20,319 --> 00:48:25,839 Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gay Harsh 1113 00:48:22,960 --> 00:48:29,680 House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Palencic 1114 00:48:25,839 --> 00:48:31,200 Santana Shaw Slip Star 13 yays. 1115 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:32,880 » Thank you. First reading emergency 1116 00:48:31,200 --> 00:48:36,319 resolution referred for administrative 1117 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:40,000 review and committee review. Resolution 1118 00:48:36,319 --> 00:48:43,040 1029 2026 by Council Member Griffin by 1119 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:45,839 departmental request requesting the 1120 00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:49,680 county fiscal officer to make advances 1121 00:48:45,839 --> 00:48:52,720 during the during the year 2027 pursuant 1122 00:48:49,680 --> 00:48:55,920 to section 321.34 1123 00:48:52,720 --> 00:48:59,359 of the Ohio Revised Code resolution 1124 00:48:55,920 --> 00:49:01,680 10:30 2026 by Council Member Griffin by 1125 00:48:59,359 --> 00:49:03,920 departmental request accepting the 1126 00:49:01,680 --> 00:49:06,400 amounts and rates as determined by the 1127 00:49:03,920 --> 00:49:08,880 Kyhoga County Budget Commission and 1128 00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:12,319 authorizing the necessary tax levies 1129 00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:15,119 pursuant to section 570534 1130 00:49:12,319 --> 00:49:19,359 of the Ohio Revised Code and certifying 1131 00:49:15,119 --> 00:49:21,440 them to the county fiscal officer. 1132 00:49:19,359 --> 00:49:23,599 » Thank you. First reading emergency 1133 00:49:21,440 --> 00:49:26,319 resolutions to be adopted. 1134 00:49:23,599 --> 00:49:28,800 » Resolution 10226 1135 00:49:26,319 --> 00:49:31,440 by Council Member Hudson. Withdrawing 1136 00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:34,160 objection to a new C1 liquor permit at 1137 00:49:31,440 --> 00:49:36,720 6909 Clark Avenue and repealing 1138 00:49:34,160 --> 00:49:39,200 resolution 5812026 1139 00:49:36,720 --> 00:49:42,960 objecting to said permit. Resolution 1140 00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:44,880 1023 2026 by Council Member Pencic 1141 00:49:42,960 --> 00:49:48,960 objecting to the transfer of ownership 1142 00:49:44,880 --> 00:49:52,960 of of a D4 liquor permit to 15435 St. 1143 00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:56,240 Clair Avenue. Resolution 103 1024 1144 00:49:52,960 --> 00:49:59,280 2026 by Council Member Jones objecting 1145 00:49:56,240 --> 00:50:03,680 to the transfer of ownership of a C2C2X 1146 00:49:59,280 --> 00:50:05,359 liquor permit to 15315 Barlet Avenue. 1147 00:50:03,680 --> 00:50:07,440 Resolution 1148 00:50:05,359 --> 00:50:09,920 10252026 1149 00:50:07,440 --> 00:50:12,880 by Council Member Gray objecting to the 1150 00:50:09,920 --> 00:50:17,280 transfer of ownership of a C2C2X liquor 1151 00:50:12,880 --> 00:50:21,200 permit to 7025 Fleet Avenue. Resolution 1152 00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:23,680 1026 2026 by Council Member Star 1153 00:50:21,200 --> 00:50:27,359 withdrawing objection to a new D5 liquor 1154 00:50:23,680 --> 00:50:30,720 permit at 24 Public Square and repealing 1155 00:50:27,359 --> 00:50:34,559 resolution 580 2026 objecting to said 1156 00:50:30,720 --> 00:50:36,800 permit. Resolution 1027206 1157 00:50:34,559 --> 00:50:38,880 by Council Member Star, strongly 1158 00:50:36,800 --> 00:50:40,960 supporting the continuation and 1159 00:50:38,880 --> 00:50:43,599 preservation of the Cleveland State 1160 00:50:40,960 --> 00:50:45,920 University UPass program with Greater 1161 00:50:43,599 --> 00:50:48,160 Cleveland Regional Transit Authority and 1162 00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:50,800 encouraging Cleveland State and Greater 1163 00:50:48,160 --> 00:50:53,920 Cleveland Regional Transit Authority to 1164 00:50:50,800 --> 00:50:56,480 work collaboratively to ensure students 1165 00:50:53,920 --> 00:50:59,280 continue to have access to affordable 1166 00:50:56,480 --> 00:51:03,119 and reliable public transportation. 1167 00:50:59,280 --> 00:51:06,240 Resolution 1028 2026 by council members 1168 00:51:03,119 --> 00:51:09,599 Conwell Gray and Palencic encouraging 1169 00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:12,480 Cleveland Public Library to establish 1170 00:51:09,599 --> 00:51:15,359 musical instrument lending at its main 1171 00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:18,960 branch and various other branches. 1172 00:51:15,359 --> 00:51:21,200 Resolution 1040 2026 by Council Member 1173 00:51:18,960 --> 00:51:23,920 Bishop withdrawing objection to the 1174 00:51:21,200 --> 00:51:27,359 transfer of ownership of a C1C2 liquor 1175 00:51:23,920 --> 00:51:30,880 permit at 3750 Martin Luther King Jr. 1176 00:51:27,359 --> 00:51:33,920 Boulevard and repealing resolution 244 1177 00:51:30,880 --> 00:51:36,640 2026 objecting to said permit. 1178 00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:39,200 Resolution 10412026 1179 00:51:36,640 --> 00:51:41,599 by Council Member Kazy calling upon the 1180 00:51:39,200 --> 00:51:43,680 clerk of Cleveland Municipal Court to 1181 00:51:41,599 --> 00:51:46,480 wave any automated red light and 1182 00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:49,839 speeding camera citations issued prior 1183 00:51:46,480 --> 00:51:52,480 to November 2014 and to immediately 1184 00:51:49,839 --> 00:51:58,400 cease all collection efforts associated 1185 00:51:52,480 --> 00:52:00,640 with such citations. Resolution 10452026 1186 00:51:58,400 --> 00:52:03,359 by Council Member Bishop withdrawing 1187 00:52:00,640 --> 00:52:07,040 objection to a new C1 liquor permit at 1188 00:52:03,359 --> 00:52:10,640 4166 East 71st Street and repealing 1189 00:52:07,040 --> 00:52:14,800 resolution 338 2026 objecting to said 1190 00:52:10,640 --> 00:52:17,200 permit. Resolution 1046, 2026 by Council 1191 00:52:14,800 --> 00:52:19,839 Member Kazy, withdrawing objection to 1192 00:52:17,200 --> 00:52:23,839 the transfer of ownership of a C1C2 1193 00:52:19,839 --> 00:52:27,200 liquor permit at 4051 West 140th Street 1194 00:52:23,839 --> 00:52:29,760 and repealing resolution 4126, 1195 00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:33,599 objecting to said permit, resolution 1196 00:52:29,760 --> 00:52:36,559 1047 2026 by Council Member Harsh, 1197 00:52:33,599 --> 00:52:40,720 renaming a portion of Lake Erie as the 1198 00:52:36,559 --> 00:52:43,720 new Gulf of Cleveland now and forever. 1199 00:52:40,720 --> 00:52:43,720 Resolution 1200 00:52:48,240 --> 00:52:55,280 resolution 10 1073 1201 00:52:51,520 --> 00:52:58,720 2026 by council member Kazy declaring 1202 00:52:55,280 --> 00:53:00,800 September 25th as Dolly Parton Day in 1203 00:52:58,720 --> 00:53:03,200 the city of Cleveland to honor and 1204 00:53:00,800 --> 00:53:05,920 celebrate her life and legacy along with 1205 00:53:03,200 --> 00:53:09,520 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1206 00:53:05,920 --> 00:53:12,480 Resolution 1112 2026 by Council Member 1207 00:53:09,520 --> 00:53:17,440 House recognizing September 14th through 1208 00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:20,160 the 20th, 2026 as National Diaper Need 1209 00:53:17,440 --> 00:53:22,720 as National Diaper Need a Awareness Week 1210 00:53:20,160 --> 00:53:25,119 in the City of Cleveland and expressing 1211 00:53:22,720 --> 00:53:27,359 appreciation to the Diaper Bank of 1212 00:53:25,119 --> 00:53:30,000 Greater Cleveland for its continued 1213 00:53:27,359 --> 00:53:33,000 service to families throughout Kyhoga 1214 00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:33,000 County. 1215 00:53:33,920 --> 00:53:36,800 » Thank you. Read the motion to suspend 1216 00:53:35,599 --> 00:53:39,200 the rules 1217 00:53:36,800 --> 00:53:41,440 » By council member Shaw that the rules be 1218 00:53:39,200 --> 00:53:43,839 suspended and the legislation just read 1219 00:53:41,440 --> 00:53:46,000 be placed on final passage. Seconded by 1220 00:53:43,839 --> 00:53:47,359 council member Davis. 1221 00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:50,160 » Call the roll. 1222 00:53:47,359 --> 00:53:53,040 » Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh 1223 00:53:50,160 --> 00:53:55,839 House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Palencic 1224 00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:57,040 Santana Shaw Slicear 1225 00:53:55,839 --> 00:53:59,359 14 yays 1226 00:53:57,040 --> 00:54:01,440 » Call a roll on adoption. Griffin, 1227 00:53:59,359 --> 00:54:03,920 Bishop, Conwell, Davis, Gay, Harsh, 1228 00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:09,079 House Jones, Hudson Jones, Kazy 1229 00:54:03,920 --> 00:54:09,079 Palencic, Santana Shaw, Slife, Star 1230 00:54:09,280 --> 00:54:16,400 on 1047 2026, 13 yays, one nay on all 1231 00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:18,640 others 14 yays. 1232 00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:20,480 » Thank you. 1233 00:54:18,640 --> 00:54:23,640 Second reading, emergency ordinances to 1234 00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:23,640 be passed. 1235 00:54:27,440 --> 00:54:31,280 Ordinance 9042026 1236 00:54:29,839 --> 00:54:33,599 by Council Member Griffin by 1237 00:54:31,280 --> 00:54:34,960 departmental request an emergency 1238 00:54:33,599 --> 00:54:39,400 ordinance to make additional 1239 00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:39,400 appropriations of 1,64,980 1240 00:54:39,680 --> 00:54:47,119 to the general fund and $1,64,980 1241 00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:50,319 to the special revenue fund. Ordinance 1242 00:54:47,119 --> 00:54:52,800 912 2026 by Council members Bishop and 1243 00:54:50,319 --> 00:54:54,720 Griffin by departmental request 1244 00:54:52,800 --> 00:54:56,960 authorizing the director of parks and 1245 00:54:54,720 --> 00:54:59,520 recreation to enter into one or more 1246 00:54:56,960 --> 00:55:01,520 concession agreements for the operation 1247 00:54:59,520 --> 00:55:03,760 of a first class food and beverage 1248 00:55:01,520 --> 00:55:06,000 service in the public auditorium and 1249 00:55:03,760 --> 00:55:08,240 conference center for a period not to 1250 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:12,720 exceed 3 years. 1251 00:55:08,240 --> 00:55:15,520 Ordinance 916 2026 1252 00:55:12,720 --> 00:55:18,000 authorizing the issue and sale of bonds 1253 00:55:15,520 --> 00:55:20,880 in the maximum principle amount of 1254 00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:23,359 $2,885,000 1255 00:55:20,880 --> 00:55:26,400 for the purpose of retiring outstanding 1256 00:55:23,359 --> 00:55:30,079 bond anticipation notes that were issued 1257 00:55:26,400 --> 00:55:33,200 to provide funds to acquire vehicles and 1258 00:55:30,079 --> 00:55:35,680 equipment for performing functions of 1259 00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:37,359 the city's departments, including the 1260 00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:39,280 Department of Public Works and 1261 00:55:37,359 --> 00:55:42,319 Department of public safety and 1262 00:55:39,280 --> 00:55:46,960 authorizing related matters. Ordinance 1263 00:55:42,319 --> 00:55:49,599 917 2026 by Council Member Griffin by 1264 00:55:46,960 --> 00:55:51,839 departmental request authorizing the 1265 00:55:49,599 --> 00:55:56,319 issuance and sale of bonds in the 1266 00:55:51,839 --> 00:55:59,040 maximum principal amount of $1,385,000 1267 00:55:56,319 --> 00:56:01,920 for the purpose of retiring outstanding 1268 00:55:59,040 --> 00:56:04,480 bond anticipation notes that were issued 1269 00:56:01,920 --> 00:56:06,559 to provide funds to acquire heavy duty 1270 00:56:04,480 --> 00:56:08,720 trucks and equipment for performing 1271 00:56:06,559 --> 00:56:11,040 functions of the city's departments of 1272 00:56:08,720 --> 00:56:13,760 public works and department of public 1273 00:56:11,040 --> 00:56:17,680 safety. including the division of fire 1274 00:56:13,760 --> 00:56:21,359 and authorizing related matters. 1275 00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:24,000 Ordinance 918 2026 by Council Member 1276 00:56:21,359 --> 00:56:25,839 Griffin by departmental request 1277 00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:28,559 authorizing the issuance and sale of 1278 00:56:25,839 --> 00:56:31,119 bonds in the maximum principal amount of 1279 00:56:28,559 --> 00:56:33,760 $6,730,000 1280 00:56:31,119 --> 00:56:36,400 for the purpose of retiring outstanding 1281 00:56:33,760 --> 00:56:39,359 bond anticipation notes that were issued 1282 00:56:36,400 --> 00:56:42,079 to provide funds to improve municipal 1283 00:56:39,359 --> 00:56:45,280 parks and recreation facilities and 1284 00:56:42,079 --> 00:56:47,680 authorizing related matters. Ordinance 1285 00:56:45,280 --> 00:56:49,520 919206 1286 00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:51,920 by Council Member Griffin by 1287 00:56:49,520 --> 00:56:53,760 departmental request authorizing the 1288 00:56:51,920 --> 00:56:58,559 issuance and sale of bonds in the 1289 00:56:53,760 --> 00:57:01,280 maximum principal amount of $13,650,000 1290 00:56:58,559 --> 00:57:04,640 for the purpose of retiring outstanding 1291 00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:06,880 bond bond anticipation notes that were 1292 00:57:04,640 --> 00:57:09,280 issued to provide funds to improve 1293 00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:11,040 buildings and structures and providing 1294 00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:13,280 for the discharge of governmental 1295 00:57:11,040 --> 00:57:14,319 functions and services otherwise 1296 00:57:13,280 --> 00:57:17,040 benefiting 1297 00:57:14,319 --> 00:57:19,839 public safety, health and welfare, and 1298 00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:22,160 for the provision of necessary fixtures, 1299 00:57:19,839 --> 00:57:24,559 furnishings, equipment, technology, 1300 00:57:22,160 --> 00:57:26,480 appertinances, utilities, and site 1301 00:57:24,559 --> 00:57:29,599 improvements for the purpose and 1302 00:57:26,480 --> 00:57:33,280 authorizing related matters. 1303 00:57:29,599 --> 00:57:35,599 Ordinance 920 2026 by Council Member 1304 00:57:33,280 --> 00:57:37,520 Griffin by departmental request 1305 00:57:35,599 --> 00:57:40,240 authorizing the issuance and sale of 1306 00:57:37,520 --> 00:57:43,240 bonds in the maximum principal amount of 1307 00:57:40,240 --> 00:57:43,240 $13,975,000 1308 00:57:43,839 --> 00:57:49,040 for the purpose of retiring outstanding 1309 00:57:46,400 --> 00:57:51,280 bond anticipation notes that were issued 1310 00:57:49,040 --> 00:57:54,240 to provide funds to improve the 1311 00:57:51,280 --> 00:57:56,720 municipal street system and related 1312 00:57:54,240 --> 00:58:01,920 facilities and authorizing related 1313 00:57:56,720 --> 00:58:04,240 matters. Ordinance 926 2026 as amended 1314 00:58:01,920 --> 00:58:06,720 by council members Bishop and Griffin by 1315 00:58:04,240 --> 00:58:08,640 departmental request authorizing the 1316 00:58:06,720 --> 00:58:10,880 directors of capital projects and/or 1317 00:58:08,640 --> 00:58:13,359 city planning to apply for and accept 1318 00:58:10,880 --> 00:58:15,359 fund accept grants from the Ohio 1319 00:58:13,359 --> 00:58:18,000 Department of Transportation for the 1320 00:58:15,359 --> 00:58:20,799 2024 pedestrian safety improvement 1321 00:58:18,000 --> 00:58:23,359 program to implement safety improvements 1322 00:58:20,799 --> 00:58:25,680 at various sites throughout the city to 1323 00:58:23,359 --> 00:58:27,920 apply for and accept any gifts or grants 1324 00:58:25,680 --> 00:58:30,319 and any public or private entity. 1325 00:58:27,920 --> 00:58:32,720 giving consent of the city of Cleveland 1326 00:58:30,319 --> 00:58:35,280 to the director of transportation of the 1327 00:58:32,720 --> 00:58:37,760 state of Ohio to construct the safety 1328 00:58:35,280 --> 00:58:40,240 improvements authorizing the director of 1329 00:58:37,760 --> 00:58:42,559 capital projects to enter into any 1330 00:58:40,240 --> 00:58:44,640 relative agreements and causing payment 1331 00:58:42,559 --> 00:58:47,640 to the state for the city's share of the 1332 00:58:44,640 --> 00:58:47,640 improvement. 1333 00:58:48,880 --> 00:58:51,599 » Thank you. Read the motion to suspend 1334 00:58:50,880 --> 00:58:53,440 the rules 1335 00:58:51,599 --> 00:58:55,599 » By council member Shaw. That the rules 1336 00:58:53,440 --> 00:58:57,599 be suspended and the legislation just 1337 00:58:55,599 --> 00:59:00,480 read be placed on final passage. 1338 00:58:57,599 --> 00:59:01,520 Seconded by council member Davis. 1339 00:59:00,480 --> 00:59:04,400 » Call the role. 1340 00:59:01,520 --> 00:59:07,359 » Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh 1341 00:59:04,400 --> 00:59:12,400 House Jones Hudson Jones Casey Palencic 1342 00:59:07,359 --> 00:59:14,480 Santana Shaw Slife Star 14 yays. 1343 00:59:12,400 --> 00:59:16,640 » Caught a roll on passage. Griffin, 1344 00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:19,200 Bishop, Conwell, Davis, Gray, Harsh, 1345 00:59:16,640 --> 00:59:23,040 House Jones, Hudson Jones, Casey, 1346 00:59:19,200 --> 00:59:25,040 Pensic, Santana, Shaw, Slife, Star, 1347 00:59:23,040 --> 00:59:27,359 14 Yay. 1348 00:59:25,040 --> 00:59:30,960 » Thank you. Second reading, emergency 1349 00:59:27,359 --> 00:59:35,520 resolutions to be adopted. Resolution 1350 00:59:30,960 --> 00:59:39,359 956 2026 by council members star Griffin 1351 00:59:35,520 --> 00:59:41,760 Bishop Conwell Harsh KZ Palencic Santana 1352 00:59:39,359 --> 00:59:44,720 Slife urging United States Postal 1353 00:59:41,760 --> 00:59:47,760 Service to establish an agefriendly male 1354 00:59:44,720 --> 00:59:50,240 access initiative working committee in 1355 00:59:47,760 --> 00:59:52,640 partnership with Cleveland City Council 1356 00:59:50,240 --> 00:59:55,680 the administration's department of aging 1357 00:59:52,640 --> 00:59:58,240 Kyhoga Metropolitan Housing Authority 1358 00:59:55,680 --> 01:00:00,079 senior and affordable housing providers 1359 00:59:58,240 --> 01:00:02,799 and property owners owners to provide 1360 01:00:00,079 --> 01:00:05,200 secure and accessible outgoing mail 1361 01:00:02,799 --> 01:00:07,440 collection services for residents living 1362 01:00:05,200 --> 01:00:09,359 in senior high-rise and senior 1363 01:00:07,440 --> 01:00:12,480 residential buildings throughout the 1364 01:00:09,359 --> 01:00:14,400 city of Cleveland. 1365 01:00:12,480 --> 01:00:16,400 » Read the motion to suspend the rules 1366 01:00:14,400 --> 01:00:18,559 » By council member Shaw that the rules be 1367 01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:20,960 suspended and the legislation just read 1368 01:00:18,559 --> 01:00:23,920 be placed on final passage. Seconded by 1369 01:00:20,960 --> 01:00:26,079 council member Davis. 1370 01:00:23,920 --> 01:00:28,319 » Thank you. Call the role. Griffin, 1371 01:00:26,079 --> 01:00:30,799 Bishop, Conwell, Davis, Gray, Harsh, 1372 01:00:28,319 --> 01:00:34,559 House Jones, Hudson, Jones, Kazy, 1373 01:00:30,799 --> 01:00:36,079 Pencic, Santana, Shaw, Slice, Star, 1374 01:00:34,559 --> 01:00:37,760 » 14 Yays. 1375 01:00:36,079 --> 01:00:40,000 » Caught a role on adoption. 1376 01:00:37,760 --> 01:00:42,559 » Griffin, Bishop, Conwell, Davis, Gray, 1377 01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:47,440 Harsh, House Jones, Hudson, Jones, 1378 01:00:42,559 --> 01:00:50,920 Casey, Pencic, Santana Shaw, Slife, Star 1379 01:00:47,440 --> 01:00:50,920 14. Yay. 1380 01:00:51,359 --> 01:00:56,640 » Thank you. We move the legislation to be 1381 01:00:54,240 --> 01:00:59,839 tabled. 1382 01:00:56,640 --> 01:01:02,799 Ordinance 12742024 1383 01:00:59,839 --> 01:01:05,599 by council members Slife, Bishop, Kazy, 1384 01:01:02,799 --> 01:01:07,280 and Griffin by departmental request 1385 01:01:05,599 --> 01:01:09,920 determining the method of making the 1386 01:01:07,280 --> 01:01:13,920 public improvement of both designing and 1387 01:01:09,920 --> 01:01:16,920 installing an on-site solar photo 1388 01:01:13,920 --> 01:01:16,920 photovalttaic 1389 01:01:18,480 --> 01:01:24,640 and battery energy storage ready system 1390 01:01:22,160 --> 01:01:26,640 at the Gunning Park Recreation Center. 1391 01:01:24,640 --> 01:01:29,359 authorizing the director of capital 1392 01:01:26,640 --> 01:01:32,000 projects on behalf of the office of 1393 01:01:29,359 --> 01:01:34,880 sustainability to enter into one or more 1394 01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:37,760 contracts with Ammeris 1395 01:01:34,880 --> 01:01:40,400 Incorporated for the purpose and also 1396 01:01:37,760 --> 01:01:42,960 for that purpose and also for operating 1397 01:01:40,400 --> 01:01:45,040 and maintaining the system after 1398 01:01:42,960 --> 01:01:47,200 installation and authorizing the 1399 01:01:45,040 --> 01:01:49,680 purchase of materials, equipment, 1400 01:01:47,200 --> 01:01:52,640 supplies and services to implement the 1401 01:01:49,680 --> 01:01:54,559 improvement. 1402 01:01:52,640 --> 01:01:56,559 » Thank you. Call the role on approval of 1403 01:01:54,559 --> 01:01:59,599 tableabling. 1404 01:01:56,559 --> 01:02:02,720 » Griffin Bishop Conwell Davis Gray Harsh 1405 01:01:59,599 --> 01:02:05,520 House Jones Hudson Jones Kazy Palencic 1406 01:02:02,720 --> 01:02:07,359 Santana Shaw Slifark 1407 01:02:05,520 --> 01:02:09,680 14 yays. 1408 01:02:07,359 --> 01:02:12,319 » Thank you. We'll now move to 1409 01:02:09,680 --> 01:02:14,079 introductions. And uh I first want to 1410 01:02:12,319 --> 01:02:16,880 acknowledge uh I know you see a lot of 1411 01:02:14,079 --> 01:02:20,079 these folks in the purple shirts and uh 1412 01:02:16,880 --> 01:02:22,319 I want if he could stand Mr. Fred Ward 1413 01:02:20,079 --> 01:02:25,440 along with all of the uh members that 1414 01:02:22,319 --> 01:02:27,040 are with him today. 1415 01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:31,480 Want to acknowledge this group. This is 1416 01:02:27,040 --> 01:02:31,480 Building Freedom Ohio Partners. 1417 01:02:37,599 --> 01:02:42,640 They have uh been collecting signatures 1418 01:02:40,079 --> 01:02:45,119 to try to uh put together a protected 1419 01:02:42,640 --> 01:02:47,680 class network. Um, many people don't 1420 01:02:45,119 --> 01:02:49,920 know this, but when uh a lot of people 1421 01:02:47,680 --> 01:02:52,000 who are restored citizens come back into 1422 01:02:49,920 --> 01:02:54,640 our community, a lot of times they have 1423 01:02:52,000 --> 01:02:56,880 barriers to housing as well as barriers 1424 01:02:54,640 --> 01:02:58,480 to employment. Uh, I know when I was on 1425 01:02:56,880 --> 01:03:00,640 the administration side and community 1426 01:02:58,480 --> 01:03:02,559 relations board, we worked hard and we 1427 01:03:00,640 --> 01:03:05,040 made sure that we had a ban the box 1428 01:03:02,559 --> 01:03:06,640 effort. U, we also continue to work with 1429 01:03:05,040 --> 01:03:09,280 the Greater Cleveland Partnership and 1430 01:03:06,640 --> 01:03:11,760 others uh because restored citizens are 1431 01:03:09,280 --> 01:03:13,200 valued citizens in our community. So, I 1432 01:03:11,760 --> 01:03:15,200 commend you guys on all the work that 1433 01:03:13,200 --> 01:03:17,200 you're doing. And in short order, I know 1434 01:03:15,200 --> 01:03:19,440 that uh Mr. Ward has sent me some 1435 01:03:17,200 --> 01:03:21,440 information uh with this council, we're 1436 01:03:19,440 --> 01:03:23,760 going to be reviewing and seeing uh 1437 01:03:21,440 --> 01:03:25,359 what's uh legally allowable as well as 1438 01:03:23,760 --> 01:03:27,119 uh what we could do to be able to help 1439 01:03:25,359 --> 01:03:29,039 ease some of those collateral sanctions 1440 01:03:27,119 --> 01:03:30,559 that you guys have to deal with. So, 1441 01:03:29,039 --> 01:03:34,440 hang in there and thank you all so much 1442 01:03:30,559 --> 01:03:34,440 for the hard work you do. 1443 01:03:38,799 --> 01:03:44,079 Uh, I also want to take a moment if I 1444 01:03:41,359 --> 01:03:45,839 can to acknowledge Earl Savage. Earl 1445 01:03:44,079 --> 01:03:48,079 Savage is the new Cleveland Teachers 1446 01:03:45,839 --> 01:03:49,280 Union president. Mr. Savage, thank you. 1447 01:03:48,079 --> 01:03:52,839 Let's give Mr. Savage a round of 1448 01:03:49,280 --> 01:03:52,839 applause if we could. 1449 01:03:54,480 --> 01:03:59,520 Earl and I got baptized by fire last 1450 01:03:56,799 --> 01:04:01,839 week cuz there was uh car breakins at 1451 01:03:59,520 --> 01:04:04,319 Sunbeam. And I want to, you know, thank 1452 01:04:01,839 --> 01:04:06,000 Earl for taking me into the school. And 1453 01:04:04,319 --> 01:04:08,640 I know that my children have been there. 1454 01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:10,400 I live in that neighborhood. And um we 1455 01:04:08,640 --> 01:04:12,160 talked with some of the teachers and 1456 01:04:10,400 --> 01:04:14,319 heard some of their concerns and fears 1457 01:04:12,160 --> 01:04:15,760 as well as I heard from several parents. 1458 01:04:14,319 --> 01:04:18,240 And let's face it, at the end of the 1459 01:04:15,760 --> 01:04:22,559 day, this individual uh that committed 1460 01:04:18,240 --> 01:04:24,559 these acts uh caused mass panic. Um and 1461 01:04:22,559 --> 01:04:26,319 definitely we're going to continue to 1462 01:04:24,559 --> 01:04:27,920 collaborate as a community to hold 1463 01:04:26,319 --> 01:04:30,240 people accountable whenever they cause 1464 01:04:27,920 --> 01:04:31,520 mass panic in our community. So, Mr. 1465 01:04:30,240 --> 01:04:34,480 Savage, thank you and thank you for 1466 01:04:31,520 --> 01:04:36,880 being here today. Uh, I also always love 1467 01:04:34,480 --> 01:04:39,359 when my residents come down. Ebony Boen, 1468 01:04:36,880 --> 01:04:42,000 if she could please stand. Ebony Boen is 1469 01:04:39,359 --> 01:04:43,920 a W six resident. She comes to all the 1470 01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:45,520 meetings and she is just here to watch 1471 01:04:43,920 --> 01:04:48,920 government in action. So, thank you so 1472 01:04:45,520 --> 01:04:48,920 much for being here. 1473 01:04:49,434 --> 01:04:53,119 [applause] 1474 01:04:50,079 --> 01:04:55,440 Do we have any other introductions? Any 1475 01:04:53,119 --> 01:04:57,440 other introductions? Any other 1476 01:04:55,440 --> 01:04:59,839 introductions? 1477 01:04:57,440 --> 01:05:02,079 I don't see anybody's mic going up. 1478 01:04:59,839 --> 01:05:06,160 Therefore, any announcements? Any 1479 01:05:02,079 --> 01:05:07,920 announcements? Any announcements? 1480 01:05:06,160 --> 01:05:09,280 Okay, I don't see any announcements. 1481 01:05:07,920 --> 01:05:12,400 Therefore, we'll move to miscellaneous 1482 01:05:09,280 --> 01:05:13,920 and Councilman Christopher Harsh. Uh 1483 01:05:12,400 --> 01:05:15,119 Kazy, did you want to make announcements 1484 01:05:13,920 --> 01:05:15,760 or miscellaneous? 1485 01:05:15,119 --> 01:05:17,680 » Announcements. 1486 01:05:15,760 --> 01:05:20,000 » Okay. Uh Councilman Kazy, announcements 1487 01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:22,480 and then we'll move to uh Councilman 1488 01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:24,240 Harsh for uh miscellaneous. 1489 01:05:22,480 --> 01:05:26,799 » Thank you, Council President. you had 1490 01:05:24,240 --> 01:05:30,960 mentioned it earlier in the in the the 1491 01:05:26,799 --> 01:05:32,400 meeting about data centers and um public 1492 01:05:30,960 --> 01:05:35,280 meetings. So, we've been able to 1493 01:05:32,400 --> 01:05:37,680 solidify those dates. Uh Thursday, 1494 01:05:35,280 --> 01:05:41,359 September 24th at Columwood Rec Center 1495 01:05:37,680 --> 01:05:43,760 from 6:00 to 8. Tuesday, September 29th 1496 01:05:41,359 --> 01:05:46,720 here at city hall and council chambers 1497 01:05:43,760 --> 01:05:49,520 and Wednesday uh October 7th at Gunning 1498 01:05:46,720 --> 01:05:51,760 Rec from 6:00 to 8 uh is when the public 1499 01:05:49,520 --> 01:05:53,200 meetings will be held in regards to data 1500 01:05:51,760 --> 01:05:54,480 centers. Thank you. Thank you, 1501 01:05:53,200 --> 01:05:56,319 Councilman, and thank you for all your 1502 01:05:54,480 --> 01:05:58,079 hard work you put into that. I know a 1503 01:05:56,319 --> 01:06:00,480 lot of people think that we just take 1504 01:05:58,079 --> 01:06:02,240 the summers off, but uh all of us are 1505 01:06:00,480 --> 01:06:03,839 out in the neighborhoods, and you also 1506 01:06:02,240 --> 01:06:05,440 in addition to that been really uh 1507 01:06:03,839 --> 01:06:07,200 working on this issue. So, thank you, 1508 01:06:05,440 --> 01:06:09,520 sir. Uh Councilman Conwell, 1509 01:06:07,200 --> 01:06:12,400 announcements or miscellaneous? 1510 01:06:09,520 --> 01:06:15,280 » Okay. Councilman Christopher Harsh. Uh 1511 01:06:12,400 --> 01:06:17,599 and then Councilwoman Hudson. Is this 1512 01:06:15,280 --> 01:06:20,240 miscellaneous? Okay. So, I have Harsh 1513 01:06:17,599 --> 01:06:22,160 Conwell Hudson. Okay. 1514 01:06:20,240 --> 01:06:24,480 » All right. Uh thank you, Mr. President. 1515 01:06:22,160 --> 01:06:26,559 Um, I rise tonight to thank my 1516 01:06:24,480 --> 01:06:29,920 colleagues for passing uh resolution 1517 01:06:26,559 --> 01:06:31,520 1047 2026. Um, for too long in this 1518 01:06:29,920 --> 01:06:33,359 country, we have bent the knee to the 1519 01:06:31,520 --> 01:06:36,079 past, Mr. President, allowing dead men 1520 01:06:33,359 --> 01:06:37,599 to name all of our stuff. But we don't 1521 01:06:36,079 --> 01:06:39,119 serve dead people in Cleveland. We serve 1522 01:06:37,599 --> 01:06:41,200 living people, and the time is now to 1523 01:06:39,119 --> 01:06:42,880 claim our birthright. Uh, you will all 1524 01:06:41,200 --> 01:06:45,200 recall that last year our dear orange 1525 01:06:42,880 --> 01:06:47,520 leader in DC had the wherewithal to 1526 01:06:45,200 --> 01:06:49,920 rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of 1527 01:06:47,520 --> 01:06:52,960 America. And more recently, he's chosen 1528 01:06:49,920 --> 01:06:55,200 to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. 1529 01:06:52,960 --> 01:06:56,400 And even more recently, obliterating the 1530 01:06:55,200 --> 01:06:58,480 concept of states, rights, and 1531 01:06:56,400 --> 01:07:03,440 constitutions to rename the state New 1532 01:06:58,480 --> 01:07:05,359 Mexico to New America, right? And thanks 1533 01:07:03,440 --> 01:07:07,440 to him, this is a man who clearly isn't 1534 01:07:05,359 --> 01:07:08,559 afraid to say what no one is thinking. I 1535 01:07:07,440 --> 01:07:10,480 feel emboldened to take the 1536 01:07:08,559 --> 01:07:13,599 extraordinary step of renaming Lake Erie 1537 01:07:10,480 --> 01:07:15,599 as the Gulf of Cleveland today. Thank 1538 01:07:13,599 --> 01:07:17,680 you. 1539 01:07:15,599 --> 01:07:19,200 Keep in mind, there's a very real person 1540 01:07:17,680 --> 01:07:20,880 in Pennsylvania right now who wants to 1541 01:07:19,200 --> 01:07:23,280 rename it the Lake of Pennsylvania. We 1542 01:07:20,880 --> 01:07:27,119 cannot as Ohioans let the Pennians get a 1543 01:07:23,280 --> 01:07:28,799 jump on us. It's our lake. 1544 01:07:27,119 --> 01:07:30,400 I would like to rename it Lake America 1545 01:07:28,799 --> 01:07:32,000 as well, but I just can't do that. So, 1546 01:07:30,400 --> 01:07:34,400 I'm no linguist, but I've heard that 1547 01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:35,599 Eerie might be an Irish word. To my 1548 01:07:34,400 --> 01:07:37,839 brothers and sisters in the fire 1549 01:07:35,599 --> 01:07:39,440 department, I am sorry. But it also 1550 01:07:37,839 --> 01:07:40,880 might be a Jamaican word. It might also 1551 01:07:39,440 --> 01:07:43,359 be a native word. And to that, I say 1552 01:07:40,880 --> 01:07:45,039 good. Good for us for not letting people 1553 01:07:43,359 --> 01:07:47,520 who died hundreds or thousands of years 1554 01:07:45,039 --> 01:07:49,119 ago dictate how we name our stuff. It's 1555 01:07:47,520 --> 01:07:52,559 much better to name things after dead 1556 01:07:49,119 --> 01:07:54,240 guys than let dead guys name things. In 1557 01:07:52,559 --> 01:07:56,480 this case, we're naming it after Moses 1558 01:07:54,240 --> 01:07:58,960 Cleveland, a man who knew how to part 1559 01:07:56,480 --> 01:08:01,359 waters and cleave lands. He was 1560 01:07:58,960 --> 01:08:03,280 bipartisan. 1561 01:08:01,359 --> 01:08:05,280 I can already hear some of you commie 1562 01:08:03,280 --> 01:08:08,160 pinko devil worshipp I mean developer 1563 01:08:05,280 --> 01:08:10,880 worshipping corporate scum. You call me 1564 01:08:08,160 --> 01:08:13,039 pinko corporate scum out there saying, 1565 01:08:10,880 --> 01:08:16,560 "But Chris, it's not even a golf. It's a 1566 01:08:13,039 --> 01:08:19,120 lake." And I say, "Who cares?" Listen to 1567 01:08:16,560 --> 01:08:21,920 me very carefully and jot this down. 1568 01:08:19,120 --> 01:08:23,759 Words don't matter. 1569 01:08:21,920 --> 01:08:26,640 And from what I can tell from an online 1570 01:08:23,759 --> 01:08:28,080 AI search, we didn't even need to pass a 1571 01:08:26,640 --> 01:08:32,480 resolution. We could have just here. 1572 01:08:28,080 --> 01:08:36,159 Look, look, I did this. I made a map. 1573 01:08:32,480 --> 01:08:38,239 There it is. This is all it takes. 1574 01:08:36,159 --> 01:08:40,400 Okay, 1575 01:08:38,239 --> 01:08:45,000 you watch YouTube. 1576 01:08:40,400 --> 01:08:45,000 It's now the Gulf of Cleveland. 1577 01:08:45,120 --> 01:08:50,480 » And I do expect Google and Apple to 1578 01:08:47,679 --> 01:08:52,960 recognize our sovereignty and show it as 1579 01:08:50,480 --> 01:08:54,319 the Gulf of Cleveland on all maps, 1580 01:08:52,960 --> 01:08:56,319 specifically when that search is done 1581 01:08:54,319 --> 01:08:58,400 from within the city of Cleveland. Words 1582 01:08:56,319 --> 01:09:01,520 don't matter, but the whims of powerful 1583 01:08:58,400 --> 01:09:03,440 white men like me do. 1584 01:09:01,520 --> 01:09:06,159 » Also, keep in mind this is good for 1585 01:09:03,440 --> 01:09:09,520 tourism. People like to vacation in 1586 01:09:06,159 --> 01:09:10,960 golfs. It's a big tourist thing. If the 1587 01:09:09,520 --> 01:09:12,880 mayor gets his way, we'll have a golf 1588 01:09:10,960 --> 01:09:14,640 course on the lake. Then you can golf in 1589 01:09:12,880 --> 01:09:16,400 the golf, 1590 01:09:14,640 --> 01:09:21,799 potentially setting up a driving range 1591 01:09:16,400 --> 01:09:21,799 to golf, literally into the golf. 1592 01:09:22,239 --> 01:09:26,960 So, it's a wonderful day when the city 1593 01:09:25,120 --> 01:09:28,159 of Cleveland can finally remind the 1594 01:09:26,960 --> 01:09:31,040 whole world that we're the only 1595 01:09:28,159 --> 01:09:32,480 authorities on words and names and 1596 01:09:31,040 --> 01:09:34,799 particularly on words that come from 1597 01:09:32,480 --> 01:09:36,560 names. But join me in saluting the Gulf 1598 01:09:34,799 --> 01:09:38,400 of Cleveland on your way home tonight. 1599 01:09:36,560 --> 01:09:40,080 And for all the students, I know we just 1600 01:09:38,400 --> 01:09:41,520 lost them, but for all the students, the 1601 01:09:40,080 --> 01:09:44,239 pneumonic for the Great Lakes used to be 1602 01:09:41,520 --> 01:09:46,960 homes, but now it's apparently turned 1603 01:09:44,239 --> 01:09:49,120 into shame. And with this with uh 1604 01:09:46,960 --> 01:09:51,679 Superior, Cleveland, Hiron, America, and 1605 01:09:49,120 --> 01:09:53,679 and Michigan. It spells sham, which is a 1606 01:09:51,679 --> 01:09:55,520 German word, and you can look it up. Uh, 1607 01:09:53,679 --> 01:09:59,640 Mr. President, with that, I yield. Thank 1608 01:09:55,520 --> 01:09:59,640 you for your attention to this matter. 1609 01:10:02,560 --> 01:10:06,719 I think you may have just made Tik Tok 1610 01:10:04,800 --> 01:10:10,800 and YouTube's top 10 this week with 1611 01:10:06,719 --> 01:10:13,280 that. So, I look forward to seeing that. 1612 01:10:10,800 --> 01:10:17,640 Uh, next we have Councilman Kevin 1613 01:10:13,280 --> 01:10:17,640 Conwell. Councilman Kevin Conwell. 1614 01:10:22,560 --> 01:10:27,320 » Could you speak into the mic? We can't 1615 01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:27,320 hear you, sir. 1616 01:10:36,239 --> 01:10:42,440 down to Columbus 1617 01:10:39,440 --> 01:10:42,440 and 1618 01:10:43,199 --> 01:10:46,199 govern 1619 01:10:56,000 --> 01:10:58,640 the governor. 1620 01:10:59,600 --> 01:11:07,360 and they do it all the time. Let me say 1621 01:11:04,719 --> 01:11:09,920 my time now. It finally came on. Fred 1622 01:11:07,360 --> 01:11:12,880 Ward, his group, 1623 01:11:09,920 --> 01:11:16,080 they um they go down to Columbus 1624 01:11:12,880 --> 01:11:17,520 constantly battling against collateral 1625 01:11:16,080 --> 01:11:20,719 sanctions and they've been doing it 1626 01:11:17,520 --> 01:11:23,679 forever and ever again to try to put 1627 01:11:20,719 --> 01:11:25,679 people to work to cut down the barriers. 1628 01:11:23,679 --> 01:11:28,480 and these collateral 1629 01:11:25,679 --> 01:11:30,320 is hurting our people. So, he's down 1630 01:11:28,480 --> 01:11:34,400 there. So, I want to give it up to you 1631 01:11:30,320 --> 01:11:37,280 myself, um, Fred Ward, and you called me 1632 01:11:34,400 --> 01:11:39,520 um, two weeks ago to come meet with you, 1633 01:11:37,280 --> 01:11:42,960 but I was dealing with a family issue 1634 01:11:39,520 --> 01:11:45,280 somewhere else, but um, you listen to me 1635 01:11:42,960 --> 01:11:48,480 and I'll get 1636 01:11:45,280 --> 01:11:51,360 you. you press you practice in your team 1637 01:11:48,480 --> 01:11:53,520 manhood, fatherhood, um community 1638 01:11:51,360 --> 01:11:56,960 activism, and that's very very 1639 01:11:53,520 --> 01:11:58,719 important. There's another person when I 1640 01:11:56,960 --> 01:12:01,360 walked in, they were saying something 1641 01:11:58,719 --> 01:12:04,719 about me. I invited them to talk with 1642 01:12:01,360 --> 01:12:07,600 Tony Tale. I did. I can't give them 1643 01:12:04,719 --> 01:12:11,040 money and fill their paperwork out. I 1644 01:12:07,600 --> 01:12:12,960 invited um the young lady um person St. 1645 01:12:11,040 --> 01:12:14,880 James and people have called me, "Why 1646 01:12:12,960 --> 01:12:16,400 you don't want to give St. James money?" 1647 01:12:14,880 --> 01:12:18,719 I said he could come down and fill the 1648 01:12:16,400 --> 01:12:21,199 paperwork out. I told Tony Tale because 1649 01:12:18,719 --> 01:12:24,080 if you say no, 1650 01:12:21,199 --> 01:12:26,159 you're a bad guy, then you're a bad guy. 1651 01:12:24,080 --> 01:12:28,159 And I came from being an activist before 1652 01:12:26,159 --> 01:12:30,159 I was a councilman. Matter of fact, I've 1653 01:12:28,159 --> 01:12:32,320 sponsored at least 30. And I'm not 1654 01:12:30,159 --> 01:12:34,239 putting down what they're doing. 30 of 1655 01:12:32,320 --> 01:12:36,880 back to school events, job fairs, and 1656 01:12:34,239 --> 01:12:39,360 any anything. I even helped to pioneer 1657 01:12:36,880 --> 01:12:40,880 your harvest for hunger way back then. 1658 01:12:39,360 --> 01:12:43,679 Took the fatherhood group to the 1659 01:12:40,880 --> 01:12:46,159 national level. So I came in as an 1660 01:12:43,679 --> 01:12:48,640 activist pushing and getting things done 1661 01:12:46,159 --> 01:12:51,199 for the residents and that's what you 1662 01:12:48,640 --> 01:12:53,280 got to do. So I didn't tell them no. I 1663 01:12:51,199 --> 01:12:55,600 come in and and then they blasphe me. 1664 01:12:53,280 --> 01:12:58,239 But it is what it is. And Tony Tail went 1665 01:12:55,600 --> 01:13:00,640 back there to talk and said look come 1666 01:12:58,239 --> 01:13:02,640 down and see us. We do what we do. It is 1667 01:13:00,640 --> 01:13:04,400 what it is. But there's another and 1668 01:13:02,640 --> 01:13:06,320 James St. James he's a great great 1669 01:13:04,400 --> 01:13:09,600 activist. He's working with the 1670 01:13:06,320 --> 01:13:12,560 children. He's teaching them um how to 1671 01:13:09,600 --> 01:13:14,960 master their own destiny. He teaching uh 1672 01:13:12,560 --> 01:13:18,480 young African-American males how to hang 1673 01:13:14,960 --> 01:13:20,560 doors and fix windows and and do gutters 1674 01:13:18,480 --> 01:13:22,560 and all those kind of things. He's 1675 01:13:20,560 --> 01:13:24,719 trying to do away with idle hands. So, 1676 01:13:22,560 --> 01:13:27,199 he's doing a good job, but I can't do 1677 01:13:24,719 --> 01:13:29,280 the paperwork um for him. Let me move 1678 01:13:27,199 --> 01:13:31,920 forward along. 1679 01:13:29,280 --> 01:13:33,920 The mighty mighty mighty mighty top 1680 01:13:31,920 --> 01:13:37,280 letters Glennville. 1681 01:13:33,920 --> 01:13:41,280 When Ted Gillian left and he moved out, 1682 01:13:37,280 --> 01:13:43,360 he started his own school. And a lot of 1683 01:13:41,280 --> 01:13:45,679 people think it's football. Wasn't just 1684 01:13:43,360 --> 01:13:47,679 football with him. 1685 01:13:45,679 --> 01:13:50,640 He wanted to work with young men to 1686 01:13:47,679 --> 01:13:53,760 teach them manhood and fatherhood. And 1687 01:13:50,640 --> 01:13:55,760 that's very, very important to him. When 1688 01:13:53,760 --> 01:13:59,120 Councilman Star called to tell me about 1689 01:13:55,760 --> 01:14:01,360 what happened, I called him up and um I 1690 01:13:59,120 --> 01:14:04,400 told him, I said, "Look, if you need me, 1691 01:14:01,360 --> 01:14:06,239 I'll be there. I want these children to 1692 01:14:04,400 --> 01:14:08,560 when they look back, they see that I'm 1693 01:14:06,239 --> 01:14:10,640 looking right at them. I'll go down 1694 01:14:08,560 --> 01:14:12,800 there with you. I won't meddle. I don't 1695 01:14:10,640 --> 01:14:14,320 believe in meddling. And I will go down 1696 01:14:12,800 --> 01:14:16,719 there. And the wife says she would go 1697 01:14:14,320 --> 01:14:18,239 down also. So when the children look 1698 01:14:16,719 --> 01:14:20,480 back, 1699 01:14:18,239 --> 01:14:22,400 they see us looking at them. You They 1700 01:14:20,480 --> 01:14:24,640 can't just see me when you bring them 1701 01:14:22,400 --> 01:14:26,560 down to Cleveland City Hall and you 1702 01:14:24,640 --> 01:14:27,920 honor them. They have to look up and 1703 01:14:26,560 --> 01:14:30,400 they have to see that I'm looking at 1704 01:14:27,920 --> 01:14:32,560 them. But let me say this also about Ted 1705 01:14:30,400 --> 01:14:34,880 again. And you know this, you and I talk 1706 01:14:32,560 --> 01:14:39,600 about it all the time, council member, 1707 01:14:34,880 --> 01:14:41,840 Mr. Mayor Ted Gin needs more help than 1708 01:14:39,600 --> 01:14:44,719 what you see in in the schools with the 1709 01:14:41,840 --> 01:14:48,880 football coaches. He's been asking for 1710 01:14:44,719 --> 01:14:51,199 help ever since Eugene Sanders was in 1711 01:14:48,880 --> 01:14:54,320 there as CEO and it's like it's falling 1712 01:14:51,199 --> 01:14:56,239 on deaf ears. He need help, a lot of 1713 01:14:54,320 --> 01:14:58,480 help. And what I see what they're doing 1714 01:14:56,239 --> 01:15:00,800 with the children over there. Now, I'm 1715 01:14:58,480 --> 01:15:03,360 not saying what they did was right or 1716 01:15:00,800 --> 01:15:06,640 anything like that. However, we as 1717 01:15:03,360 --> 01:15:10,800 adults need to find out what help he 1718 01:15:06,640 --> 01:15:13,280 needs. And I think by um putting 1719 01:15:10,800 --> 01:15:18,080 sanctions on the children and punishing 1720 01:15:13,280 --> 01:15:20,640 the kids, we got to find out the why. 1721 01:15:18,080 --> 01:15:23,600 What really happened? And what is Ted 1722 01:15:20,640 --> 01:15:26,400 Gin is talking about helping the 1723 01:15:23,600 --> 01:15:29,360 children. That's who he's fighting for. 1724 01:15:26,400 --> 01:15:31,760 the young African-American males. And we 1725 01:15:29,360 --> 01:15:35,280 have to find out in the schools what's 1726 01:15:31,760 --> 01:15:38,159 going on because if we don't, 1727 01:15:35,280 --> 01:15:39,440 it will happen again. And what they do 1728 01:15:38,159 --> 01:15:42,239 in society, especially with 1729 01:15:39,440 --> 01:15:45,360 African-American males, they want to 1730 01:15:42,239 --> 01:15:47,920 charge us right away. They push judicial 1731 01:15:45,360 --> 01:15:50,080 inequality and they want to just lock us 1732 01:15:47,920 --> 01:15:53,040 up. And if you do it again, it happened 1733 01:15:50,080 --> 01:15:56,000 again and again and again. So, we need 1734 01:15:53,040 --> 01:15:58,800 to listen to this coach. and he's more 1735 01:15:56,000 --> 01:16:01,199 than a coach. He's a leader out there in 1736 01:15:58,800 --> 01:16:03,920 the community and in the school system 1737 01:16:01,199 --> 01:16:06,480 CMSD or the city of Cleveland, Mr. 1738 01:16:03,920 --> 01:16:09,760 Mayor, you can go see him and find out 1739 01:16:06,480 --> 01:16:12,800 what he need so that we can continue to 1740 01:16:09,760 --> 01:16:14,560 help the children in the community. And 1741 01:16:12,800 --> 01:16:15,280 that's all I have to say. Thank you very 1742 01:16:14,560 --> 01:16:18,440 much. 1743 01:16:15,280 --> 01:16:18,440 » Thank you, 1744 01:16:19,440 --> 01:16:23,480 Councilwoman Nikki Hudson. 1745 01:16:23,520 --> 01:16:29,199 » Thank you, Mr. President. Um, 1746 01:16:26,719 --> 01:16:31,280 I would like to speak tonight about 1747 01:16:29,199 --> 01:16:34,320 illegal dumping. 1748 01:16:31,280 --> 01:16:37,120 I reached out to the mayor two weeks ago 1749 01:16:34,320 --> 01:16:39,520 out of frustration because of a an 1750 01:16:37,120 --> 01:16:42,239 ongoing situation with illegal dumping 1751 01:16:39,520 --> 01:16:45,199 on a property 1752 01:16:42,239 --> 01:16:48,320 on a privatelyowned vacant lot in Ward 1753 01:16:45,199 --> 01:16:50,719 11. I want to be clear that my 1754 01:16:48,320 --> 01:16:53,360 frustration is not with any one person 1755 01:16:50,719 --> 01:16:55,120 or department, but with the overall 1756 01:16:53,360 --> 01:16:57,760 system 1757 01:16:55,120 --> 01:16:59,360 and the general lack of enforcement of 1758 01:16:57,760 --> 01:17:00,880 illegal dumping laws in the city of 1759 01:16:59,360 --> 01:17:04,480 Cleveland 1760 01:17:00,880 --> 01:17:07,840 and in getting sites cleaned up, 1761 01:17:04,480 --> 01:17:09,840 particularly on private property. 1762 01:17:07,840 --> 01:17:12,800 When illegal dumping happens in a 1763 01:17:09,840 --> 01:17:18,640 neighborhood, everyone suffers. We 1764 01:17:12,800 --> 01:17:22,640 cannot wait 30 days or however long 1765 01:17:18,640 --> 01:17:25,199 for the owner, often an absentee or out 1766 01:17:22,640 --> 01:17:28,640 ofstate property owner, to do the right 1767 01:17:25,199 --> 01:17:31,120 thing. The stress that puts on the 1768 01:17:28,640 --> 01:17:32,719 surrounding neighborhood is far too 1769 01:17:31,120 --> 01:17:34,880 great. 1770 01:17:32,719 --> 01:17:39,760 In the situation that I contacted the 1771 01:17:34,880 --> 01:17:44,080 mayor about on Muriel Avenue in Ward 11, 1772 01:17:39,760 --> 01:17:48,239 I ended up pulling together a crew from 1773 01:17:44,080 --> 01:17:51,280 Metro West CDC, Westtown CDC, and then 1774 01:17:48,239 --> 01:17:53,840 my office team, Jean and Paula, and 1775 01:17:51,280 --> 01:17:58,560 myself, and we went out on a Friday 1776 01:17:53,840 --> 01:18:03,040 afternoon, a rainy, muddy afternoon, and 1777 01:17:58,560 --> 01:18:09,960 we removed 14,000 pounds of deb debris 1778 01:18:03,040 --> 01:18:09,960 from this one vacant lot at 3801 Muriel. 1779 01:18:10,239 --> 01:18:16,960 The CDC's created this program, this 1780 01:18:14,080 --> 01:18:19,760 illegal dumping removal program out of 1781 01:18:16,960 --> 01:18:22,320 necessity, and Metro West keeps a 1782 01:18:19,760 --> 01:18:23,840 running tally of the garbage they 1783 01:18:22,320 --> 01:18:30,280 removed. 1784 01:18:23,840 --> 01:18:30,280 So far in 2026, they've removed 526 1785 01:18:30,719 --> 01:18:36,239 526,000 1786 01:18:32,719 --> 01:18:39,440 lbs of debris, not from the entire city, 1787 01:18:36,239 --> 01:18:42,320 just from this one part of the city 1788 01:18:39,440 --> 01:18:46,800 that's in their service area. And I know 1789 01:18:42,320 --> 01:18:49,600 that this is a citywide problem. 1790 01:18:46,800 --> 01:18:52,400 So, what are we doing about it? What I 1791 01:18:49,600 --> 01:18:55,440 want to know is what are we doing as a 1792 01:18:52,400 --> 01:18:58,880 city to prevent illegal dumping from 1793 01:18:55,440 --> 01:19:00,719 happening? This situation on Muriel, 1794 01:18:58,880 --> 01:19:02,880 multiple people called the police when 1795 01:19:00,719 --> 01:19:05,280 this was happening. People provided the 1796 01:19:02,880 --> 01:19:08,239 license plate number. People provided 1797 01:19:05,280 --> 01:19:12,159 videos with the license plate number of 1798 01:19:08,239 --> 01:19:14,080 of the of the vehicles involved. Even 1799 01:19:12,159 --> 01:19:16,239 when city departments without went out 1800 01:19:14,080 --> 01:19:19,360 there, spoke with the individuals 1801 01:19:16,239 --> 01:19:21,840 involved in the dumping. But still the 1802 01:19:19,360 --> 01:19:24,480 situation persisted. 1803 01:19:21,840 --> 01:19:26,960 Still now if if me and and my team 1804 01:19:24,480 --> 01:19:30,080 hadn't gone out to clean this site up, 1805 01:19:26,960 --> 01:19:33,360 it would still be exactly how it was two 1806 01:19:30,080 --> 01:19:36,880 weeks ago. The and it's it's still it's 1807 01:19:33,360 --> 01:19:40,320 not completely cleaned up. It's better, 1808 01:19:36,880 --> 01:19:44,560 but it's it's not completely cleaned up. 1809 01:19:40,320 --> 01:19:47,360 So why is this problem so huge? Why do 1810 01:19:44,560 --> 01:19:50,560 why do businesses because this is what's 1811 01:19:47,360 --> 01:19:52,159 happening. Businesses are disrespecting 1812 01:19:50,560 --> 01:19:55,199 our neighborhoods. They are 1813 01:19:52,159 --> 01:19:58,000 disrespecting our city because they feel 1814 01:19:55,199 --> 01:19:59,600 like they can come and dump whatever 1815 01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:03,120 they want in the middle of our 1816 01:19:59,600 --> 01:20:05,520 neighborhoods in the middle of the day 1817 01:20:03,120 --> 01:20:07,760 with no repercussions. 1818 01:20:05,520 --> 01:20:10,480 So, I want to know why aren't we 1819 01:20:07,760 --> 01:20:13,040 enforcing the laws on our books? And if 1820 01:20:10,480 --> 01:20:15,520 the laws aren't strong enough, then we 1821 01:20:13,040 --> 01:20:17,280 need to change them because this is if 1822 01:20:15,520 --> 01:20:19,120 you want to talk about quality of life 1823 01:20:17,280 --> 01:20:22,080 and you want to keep people from leaving 1824 01:20:19,120 --> 01:20:25,199 the city, this problem needs to be 1825 01:20:22,080 --> 01:20:27,520 solved. The situation you see on the 1826 01:20:25,199 --> 01:20:30,159 news in East Cleveland, it's happening 1827 01:20:27,520 --> 01:20:33,120 in Cleveland. It's happening at 1828 01:20:30,159 --> 01:20:35,520 prominent intersections in in all of our 1829 01:20:33,120 --> 01:20:37,920 neighborhoods. And if we don't if we 1830 01:20:35,520 --> 01:20:40,400 can't tackle this, then what are we 1831 01:20:37,920 --> 01:20:43,180 doing? Thank you. 1832 01:20:40,400 --> 01:20:43,180 » Thank you. [applause] 1833 01:20:45,760 --> 01:20:52,159 Thank you, Councilwoman. I don't see any 1834 01:20:48,560 --> 01:20:54,080 other uh miscellaneous comments. 1835 01:20:52,159 --> 01:20:56,400 Therefore, madame clerk, please excuse 1836 01:20:54,080 --> 01:20:58,560 the absences. 1837 01:20:56,400 --> 01:21:01,120 » By council member Shaw, that the absence 1838 01:20:58,560 --> 01:21:03,199 of council member Santana is hereby 1839 01:21:01,120 --> 01:21:04,640 excused, seconded by council member 1840 01:21:03,199 --> 01:21:06,880 Davis. 1841 01:21:04,640 --> 01:21:08,400 » Thank you. Uh council has adjourned to 1842 01:21:06,880 --> 01:21:11,280 the call of the chair. The next meeting 1843 01:21:08,400 --> 01:21:18,280 of council will be on Monday, September 1844 01:21:11,280 --> 01:21:18,280 the 21st uh at 2026 at 7 p.m. Thank you. 1845 01:21:28,976 --> 01:21:30,996 » [music]