Agenda Items

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I. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Moment of Silence

III. Roll Call Reading & disposal of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held September 2, 2025

MIN 09-02-25

IV. Old Business

1. Report from Housing, Planning, & Development Committee held September 8, 2025. (to be provided)

2. Report from Committee of the Whole held Sept. 12th and Sept 15th, 2025 (to be provided)

3. RESOLUTION 2025-44 - 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, authorizing the Mayor or her designee to enter into agreements to participate with other communities and the State of Ohio in the settlement of opioid claims against various companies (the “Settling Defendants”). (1st read and referred to COW 9/2/25) (pg. 1)

2025-44 Opioid Litigation Settlement

1 Comment

4. Report from Public Safety Committee held September 15th, 2025 (to be provided)

5. ORDINANCE 20-2025 - AN ORDIANANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, updating various sections of Chapter 505 Animals and Fowl of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances and creating regulations for trap, neuter/spay and release of community cats within the City of Lakewood. (1st read & referred to PS 05/19/25; 2nd reading 6/2/25) (pg. 3)

20-2025 - 505 Animal Changes TNR Final Draft

6. 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; 2nd reading 9/2/25) (pg. 11)

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

7. 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; 2nd reading 9/2/25) (pg. 23)

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

8. 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. (1st read 9/2/25) (pg. 44)

26-2025 New Codification

9. ORDINANCE 27-2025 - 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, repealing Chapter 160, Audit Committee of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood. (1st read and referred to Finance 9/2/25) (pg. 46)

27-2025 Repeal Chapter 160 - Audit Committee

V. New Business

10. Communication from President Kepple and Councilmember Strebig regarding Administrative Policy on Gender Freedom. (pg. 48)

Kepple - Admin Policy on Gender Freedom