Agenda Items

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I. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Moment of Silence

III. Roll Call

i. Reading & disposal of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held July 21, 2025.

MIN 07-21-25

ii. Reading & disposal of the Minutes of the Council Community Conversation held July 22, 2025.

MIN 07-22-25 - Community Convo

iii. Reading & disposal of the Minutes of the Council Community Conversation held August 12, 2025.

MIN 08-12-25 - Community Convo

IV. Old Business

1. ORDINANCE 23-2025 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, enacting new Section 783 Short Term Rentals and new Section 1161.03(cc) Short Term Rentals of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances. (1st read & referred to HPD 07/21/25)

23-2025 - Short Term Rental Regulations proposed ordinance

2. ORDINANCE 24-2025 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the City of Lakewood, Ohio to transfer title to certain real property located within the City and enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Belle Ave Partners, LLC for the purpose of supporting the redevelopment of certain real property in the City of Lakewood. (1st read & referred to COW 7/21/25

24-2025 - City of Lakewood - Downtown Development - Property Transfer Ordinance (With Exhibits)

3. ORDINANCE 25-2025 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council declaring improvement to real property within the City of Lakewood, Ohio to be a public purpose; exempting such improvement from real property taxation; requiring the owners of the property to make service payments in lieu of real property taxes; establishing an urban redevelopment tax increment equivalent fund for the deposit of service payments, making related authorizations pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.41, 5709.42, 5709.43 and 5709.83; and authorizing a service payment agreement in connection with the same. (1st read & referred to COW 7/21/25)

25-2025 - Downtown Development - TIF Ordinance(19642852.6)

V. New Business

4. Communication from President Kepple regarding recodification of ordinances.

Kepple - Codification Ordinance

5. ORDINANCE 26-2025 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, to approve the editing and inclusion of certain ordinances as parts of the various component codes of the Codified Ordinances and to provide for the publication of such new matter.

26-2025 New Codification

6. Communication from President Kepple regarding upcoming board and commission vacancies.

Kepple- B&C Docket Communication

7. RESOLUTION 2025-39 - A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, to appoint Chitra Walker, Dawn Ellis, Jason Frederick & Marissa Ostromek to the Anti-Racism Task Force effective immediately and until the publication of the City's Racial Equity Plan.

2025-39 ARTF Reso