Here is the video for the last City Council meeting:
https://youtu.be/cZSE8KErjqU
In the Work session, we discussed:
- Overhauling the ordinance about signage in the City. We are looking at Aurora’s and Northfield’s signage ordinances to guide what Bedford’s will look like. We are discussing how best to maintain certain standards while not infringing on residents’ and businesses’ freedom of speech. It was mostly tabled so that the Council could wait on feedback from the Building Commissioner.
In the Regular session, we voted on:
- Updating the City’s credit card policy to make it compliant with recent State law changes. (2nd reading)
- Better defining who can get compensation for overtime and how much they can accrue. (2nd reading)
- Making a change to appropriations in the budget to several different funds. These appropriation changes are basically grant money left over from last year that needs to be re-appropriated in the new year. For example, the SEALE grant and $150K grant to fix the valves and work on getting GIS (passed)
- Hiring a videography company (1st reading)
- Hiring an extra company to review building plans for the City. (1st reading)
In the reports:
- Garfield Heights has a hockey now and welcomes players from outside of Garfield Hts. 8-14
- Bring trash cans in a timely fashion. The City will be handing out warnings in March and fines in April.
- Wally Genutis (W2) has been helping Hawthorne Valley Youth Council. Mayor thanked him for his involvement.
- FirstEnergy has been repairing street lights. Police caution tape is marking the ones slated for repair.
- The City received a grant for crack sealing and repairing streets.
- The city also recieved the CDSG grant for the wayfinding & signage project
- March 12 – BMV is moving into Meadowbrook. Demolition has begun for the Mazda dealership going in Meadowbrook.
- Ellenwood is open!
- Historical Society event on March 16th. Reverse Raffle, Fly me to the Moon. Contact Deb Grubb for tickets. $90 for 2 dinners & big board ticket. 440-232-0096 museum@befordohiohistory.org
- School levy is coming in 2020 and a bond issue for 2022