City of Hudson, Ohio  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
City Council  
Jeffrey L. Anzevino, Mayor  
Christopher W. Foster, President of Council (Ward 2)  
Christopher A. Banweg, Council Member (At-Large)  
Michael W. Bird, Council Member (Ward 4)  
Patricia L. Goetz, Council Member (Ward 1)  
Karen E. Heater, Council Member (At-Large)  
Nicole V. Kowalski, Council Member (At-Large)  
Skylar J. Sutton, Council Member (Ward 3)  
Thomas J. Sheridan, City Manager  
Marshal Pitchford, City Solicitor & Special Counsel  
Aparna Wheeler, Clerk of Council  
Tuesday, February 18, 2025  
6:30 PM  
Town Hall  
27 East Main Street  
Executive Session to begin at 6:30 p.m.; followed by Regular Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m.  
Call to Order  
1.  
2.  
Executive Session  
To interview applicants for Cemetery Board.  
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag  
3.  
4.  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Minutes  
5.  
25-0020  
A.  
Minutes of Previous Council Meetings  
Brief Description: Draft minutes of previous meetings are provided for City  
Council’s review and approval.  
Attachments:  
January 18, 2025 Council Retreat Minutes - Draft  
February 4, 2025 Council Meeting Minutes - Draft  
February 11, 2025 Special Meeting & Workshop Minutes - Draft  
Proclamation  
6.  
25-0021  
A.  
Special Recognition of Hudson Community Foundation’s 25th  
Anniversary  
Brief Description: Council will recognize Hudson Community Foundation’s  
25th Anniversary.  
Attachments:  
Hudson Community Foundation 25th Anniversary  
Public Hearing  
25-29  
7.  
A.  
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR  
PLACEMENT OF LAND IN A CURRENT AGRICULTURAL USE  
DISTRICT FOR PURPOSES OF O.R.C. SECTION 929.02 FOR  
BROWN FARMS ONE, LLC, BROWN FARMS TWO, LLC, AND  
SHERYL J. BROWN, TRUSTEE, 34 WELLGATE DRIVE, HUDSON,  
OHIO.  
Brief Description: The Brown family has submitted a renewal Application for  
Placement of Farmland in an Agricultural District for five (5) properties,  
totaling approximately 63.02 acres, located off of Barlow Road and Seasons  
Road in Hudson.  
Attachments:  
Agricultural Use exemption application - Brown Farms  
Brown Farms - subject parcels  
Brown Farms CD Inspection 2.3.25  
Resolution No. 25-29  
Legislative History  
2/11/25 City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
Public Comments  
8.  
9.  
Correspondence and Council Comments  
Report of Manager  
10.  
A.  
25-0024  
Fire/EMS Study Follow-Up: Consultant Response to Council Questions  
Brief Description: K2M Design has provided the attached materials to respond  
to Council’s questions.  
Attachments:  
Hudson Response to Questions  
Hudson Fire EMS K2M Response to Council Questions  
Hudson Proposed Remodel Plan-2025-02-18  
Appointments  
11.  
Consent Agenda  
12.  
A.  
25-0022  
A Motion to Acknowledge the Timely Receipt of the January 2025  
Monthly Financial Report  
Brief Description: Financial summaries are provided each month for  
Council’s review.  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
2/11/25 City Council  
January 2025 Financial Report  
forwarded to the City Council  
25-0023  
B.  
A Motion Directing the Clerk to Send Notice to the Ohio Division of  
Liquor Control Indicating No Request for a Hearing Regarding the  
Transfer of a Permit to Sell Alcoholic Beverages for Hudson Table LLC,  
7542 Darrow Road, 1st Floor, from Tri M Inc., DBA Northend Market,  
7542 Darrow Rd, 1st Floor, Hudson.  
Brief Description: The Clerk is in receipt of the attached Notice to  
Legislative Authority dated January 31, 2025 from the Ohio Division of  
Liquor Control concerning the opportunity to request a hearing regarding this  
permit. The City’s response must be postmarked no later than February 28,  
2025.  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
2/11/25 City Council  
Notice to Legislative Authority - Hudson Table LLC, 7542 Darrow Rd.  
forwarded to the City Council  
25-24  
C.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER’S  
DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO APPLY FOR A  
REWORKS COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE RECYCLING GRANT AND  
ACCEPTING FUNDS IF AWARDED.  
Brief Description: Summit County Reworks awards a Community Recycling  
Assistance Grant to financially support residential infrastructure for recycling  
or organics diversion within Summit County communities. The City could  
receive $22,000 in grant funding for personnel costs associated with annual  
leaf pick up.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report - Reworks - 2025  
Resolution No. 25-24  
Legislative History  
2/11/25 City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
25-25  
D.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER  
INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC  
DEFENDER’S OFFICE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.  
Brief Description: The City enters into an annual agreement with the Legal  
Defenders Office of Summit County for the defense of indigent defendants.  
This Resolution authorizes such an agreement during the year 2025.  
Attachments:  
Hudson contract for 2025  
Resolution No. 25-25  
Legislative History  
2/11/25 City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
25-26  
E.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND  
THE PURCHASE PRICE OF A LARGE CAPACITY ROUGH MOWER  
LISTED IN “EXHIBIT A” OF RESOLUTION NO. 24-149 DUE TO A  
LESSOR TRADE IN ALLOWANCE THAN EXPECTED.  
Brief Description: This Resolution would authorize an increase of $3,272.49  
due to a lower trade in allowance than expected.  
Attachments:  
Res. No. 24-149 Permission to bid and award  
2025 Permission to Bid Award rev_1  
Resolution No. 25-26  
Legislative History  
2/11/25 City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
25-27  
F.  
A RESOLUTION RENEWING THE DESIGNATION OF REPUBLIC  
SERVICES AS THE CITY’S PREFERRED TRASH AND RECYCLING  
VENDOR AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER  
INTO A SERVICE CONTRACT WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES; AND  
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.  
Brief Description: This contract involves preferred pricing for trash and  
recycling services. City Council approved a preferred hauler contract in 2021  
with an expiration date of March 31, 2025. This is a three-year extension of the  
services from the previous contract with an increase in the first year of 10.8%  
and the second and third years realizing 5% increases.  
Attachments:  
Renewal Tab (comparison) - Residential Refuse and Recycling Services  
2.4.25_  
Resolution No. 25-27  
Legislative History  
2/11/25 City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
Legislation  
13.  
A.  
25-12  
AN AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. 99-44, THE CURRENT  
BACKFLOW PREVENTION PROGRAM, WITH UPDATED  
GUIDELINES, STANDARDS, AND LANGUAGE.  
Brief Description: An ordinance to amend the current Backflow Prevention  
Program with updated guidelines, standards, and language. Since the adoption  
of the existing program, various agencies providing backflow guidance have  
supplemented relevant information. This suggested amendment encompasses  
that information.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance No. 99-44  
Exhibit A  
Ordinance No. 25-12  
Third Reading  
Legislative History  
1/14/25  
1/14/25  
1/21/25  
1/28/25  
2/4/25  
City Council Workshop  
discussed  
City Council Workshop  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
first reading  
City Council Workshop  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
second reading  
2/11/25  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
25-19  
B.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER  
INTO A LEASE TERMINATION AND ASSET PURCHASE  
AGREEMENT WITH DESTINATION HUDSON, INC. FOR THE  
PURCHASE OF CERTAIN PHYSICAL ASSETS, RETAIL  
INVENTORY AND FURNITURE FROM THE VISITOR CENTER;  
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.  
Brief Description: As part of the termination of the Lease, DH desires and  
agrees to sell to City and City desires and agrees to purchase from DH, certain  
physical assets of DH, consisting exclusively of certain retail inventory and  
furniture from the Visitor Center and Gift Shop operated by DH.  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A - DH Lease Termination and Asset Purchase Agree - FINAL  
Resolution No. 25-19  
Third Reading  
Legislative History  
1/28/25  
1/28/25  
2/4/25  
City Council Workshop  
discussed  
City Council Workshop  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
first reading  
2/4/25  
City Council  
to suspend the rule requiring three readings  
second reading  
2/11/25  
2/11/25  
City Council  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
25-22  
C.  
AN ORDINANCE CODIFYING THE RIGHT OF PUBLIC COMMENT  
AT ANY BOARD OR COMMISSION MEETING AND  
ESTABLISHING RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.  
Brief Description: The City of Hudson is interested in defining an ordinance  
which requires boards/commissions to accept a comment from the public  
(provided the topic is relevant to the board), and also provide them with the  
tools to reject comments which are not relevant to them.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance No. 25-22  
Second Reading  
Legislative History  
1/28/25  
City Council Workshop  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
first reading  
2/4/25  
2/11/25  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
25-23  
D.  
AN ORDINANCE CREATING SECTION 220.03(n) OF THE  
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUDSON IN ORDER  
TO STREAMLINE PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES FOR THE  
ADOPTION OF LEGISLATION WITH ANY AMENDMENTS OR  
SUBSTITUTIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.  
Brief Description: This new rule change is to reestablish prior practice of  
moving to adopt legislation with certain, specified amendments without having  
to first put the item up for discussion through a simple motion to adopt.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance No. 25-23  
Second Reading  
Legislative History  
1/28/25  
City Council Workshop  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
first reading  
2/4/25  
2/11/25  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
25-28  
E.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1202.04(b)(3) OF THE  
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE RELEVANT TO ARCHITECTURAL  
AND HISTORIC BOARD OF REVIEW ADVICE OF CONSULTANT  
Brief Description: The AHBR utilizes the services of a consultant on several  
cases a year within the historic district. Proposed amendment would allow the  
board to consider consultants firms recognized by the state historic  
preservation office in addition to licensed architects.  
Attachments:  
LDC Amendment 1204.03(b)(3)  
OHPO Historic Preservation Consultant List  
Ordinance No. 25-28  
First Reading and Referral to Planning Commission  
Legislative History  
2/11/25  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
25-29  
F.  
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR  
PLACEMENT OF LAND IN A CURRENT AGRICULTURAL USE  
DISTRICT FOR PURPOSES OF O.R.C. SECTION 929.02 FOR  
BROWN FARMS ONE, LLC, BROWN FARMS TWO, LLC, AND  
SHERYL J. BROWN, TRUSTEE, 34 WELLGATE DRIVE, HUDSON,  
OHIO.  
Brief Description: The Brown family has submitted a renewal Application for  
Placement of Farmland in an Agricultural District for five (5) properties,  
totaling approximately 63.02 acres, located off of Barlow Road and Seasons  
Road in Hudson.  
Attachments:  
Agricultural Use exemption application - Brown Farms  
Brown Farms - subject parcels  
Brown Farms CD Inspection 2.3.25  
Resolution No. 25-29  
First Reading  
Legislative History  
2/11/25 City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
Executive Session  
14.  
15.  
To consider the transfer of a real estate interest.  
Adjournment  
To view staff reports for agenda items, click on the corresponding file numbers  
(blue underlined links) next to the titles.  
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