Cleveland Board of Control
Cleveland Board of Control
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023
3:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. EST
601 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Cleveland, OH 44114 (Directions)
Cleveland City Hall, Mayor's Office Red Room (Rm. 202) (or watch on YouTube)
The Cleveland Board of Control consists of members of the mayor’s cabinet and leaders of city departments. City Council passes some legislation – particularly legislation that authorizes the city to enter contracts for various purposes – that leaves vendor selection and compensation to be set by the Board of Control. The board makes those decisions in this meeting, and it also holds votes on the sale and purchase of land parcels.
The agenda for this meeting will be added to this page when it is available (usually by the afternoon before the meeting).
NOTE for Documenters: The video and audio of this livestream have improved recently. The audio can still be poor at times, so in-person attendance may offer a better chance of hearing everything. Bring a photo ID if attending in person. If you’re watching remotely, do your best and feel free to note in your coverage if/when the audio quality is bad. Feel free to rely on the agenda (once posted) for resolution details. The key is to listen if the board approves them – typically with a unison voice vote of “aye” – and to pick up any other discussion you can.
Find the livestream of this meeting here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-grlgMPJy50hXISJ01lkQ
Find past Documenters coverage of this meeting here: https://cleveland.documenters.org/reporting/?agency=258
The roll call at the beginning of the meeting should indicate who is in attendance. Past meetings have included these officials, though sometimes other department officials fill in as “acting directors.” Mark Griffin often serves as “acting mayor” if Justin Bibb is not in attendance:
- Mayor Justin Bibb
- Director of Economic Development Tom McNair
- Director of Public Safety Karrie Howard
- Director of Law Mark Griffin
- Director of Finance Ahmed Abonamah
- Director of Public Utilities Martin Keane
- Director of Port Control Bryant Francis
- Director of Public Works Frank Williams
- Director of Public Health Dr. David Margolius
- Director of Community Development Alyssa Hernandez
- Director of Aging Mary McNamara
- Director of Building and Housing Sally Martin
- Director of Human Resources Matthew Cole
- Director of the Mayor’s Office of Capital Projects James DeRosa
- Director of the Mayor’s Office of Equal Opportunity Tyson Mitchell
- Secretary Jeffrey Marks
Check the source website for additional information
Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
Board approves $1.8 million tree-trimming contract
#CLEdocumenters!
01:46 PM Nov 29, 2023 CST
The Board selects & approves vendors for city contracts.
They also approve the sale of city land
Other than some clarifying questions, there is rarely much discussion from those in the room about these contracts.
there are 6 contracts to be approved or amended on today's agenda. there are no sales of landbank parcels on today's agenda.
the meeting is scheduled to start at 3 pm
It was approved unanimously
contracts to purchase ~$3.5 million of wire from PEPCO
and
contract to VanCuren Services for tree trimming services for 2 years at ~$1.9 million
No discussion, approved unanimously
[I'm left to wonder why Ullman Oil is a subcontractor on the tree trimming contract]
approving a Axon Creative as a subcontractor to Downtown Cleveland Alliance for North Coast Harbor
The audio kinda went to crap at this moment so it's unclear to me what exactly Axon Creative will be getting up to
Approved!
it was approved unanimously
No mentions of maritime law, though, that I could make out
Is it small enough to trailer down I-90?
Is it seaworthy to make the journey thru the Panama Canal? The Straits of Magellan?
The St. Lawrence or, perhaps, even the Mississippi?
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Agency Information
Cleveland Board of Control
The Cleveland Board of Control consists of members of the mayor’s cabinet and leaders of city departments. City Council passes some legislation – particularly legislation that authorizes the city to enter contracts for various purposes – that leaves vendor selection and compensation to be set by the Board of Control. The board makes those decisions in this meeting, and it also holds votes on the sale and purchase of land parcels.
The roll call at the beginning of the meeting should indicate who is in attendance. Past meetings have included these officials:
- Mayor Justin Bibb
- Director of Economic Development Tom McNair
- Director of Public Safety Karrie Howard
- Director of Law Mark Griffin
- Director of Finance Ahmed Abonamah
- Director of Public Utilities Martin Keane
- Director of Port Control Bryant Francis
- Director of Public Works Frank Williams
- Director of Public Health Dr. David Margolius
- Director of Community Development Alyssa Hernandez
- Director of Aging Mary McNamara
- Director of Building and Housing Sally Martin
- Director of Human Resources Matthew Cole
- Director of the Mayor’s Office of Capital Projects James DeRosa
- Director of the Mayor’s Office of Equal Opportunity Tyson Mitchell
- Secretary Jeffrey Marks
Find past Documenters coverage of this meeting here: https://cleveland.documenters.org/reporting/?agency=258
