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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL AUDITORIUM NOVEMBER 20, 2023 Regular meeting of the Lakewood City Council called to order at 7:43 PM by President Litten **** Present: Councilmembers Marx, Shachner, Litten, Bullock, Rader, Baker Also Present: Mayor George, Planning Director Leininger, Fire Chief Dunphy, Human Services Director Berry, Public Works Director Gordon, Police Chief Fischer, Law Director Vargo, Finance Director Rancatore, Human Services Director Dillinger, and Council Staff. Motion made by President Litten to excuse the absence of Vice President Kepple, seconded by Councilmember Baker. All in favor, motion passed. **** Motion by President Litten, seconded by Councilmember Bullock, to approve the minutes of the November 6, 2023 General Meeting without the necessity of a reading. All in favor. Motion passed. ***OLD BUSINESS*** 1.RESOLUTION 2023-51 - A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, adopting the City of Lakewood ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan (SETP). (Referred to COW 10/16/23; recommended for adoption 11/6/23) (pg. 1) Motion made by President Litten, seconded by Bullock, to adopt Resolution 2023-51. Tracy Greenberg, 1423 Lauderdale – Ms. Greenberg spoke asco-chair of the ADA Task Force and thanked Council and the ADA Task Force members for their contributions toward completing the plan. She stated that she hopes Lakewood’s creation of the self-assessment and transition plan will serve as a template for other communities in Northern Ohio that have not caught up to the federal law. She then read a quote by disability activist Judith Heuman and shared her hope that Lakewood is the tipping point for the rest of Ohio and the Country. Ahmie Yeung, 1620 Victoria Ave – Ms. Young spoke as co-chair of the ADA task Force and she expressed gratitude for the energy and effort that went into the plan. She expressed gratitude to the families of the task force members for their support of the work. She stated that the next generation is counting on us to get this right, as demographics indicate a sizeable percentage of them will also be disabled. She stressed that the work has just begun, and we need to make sure we are listening to those impacted by this work by continuing to improve the process by which issues are getting reported and acted upon. 1