City of Hudson, Ohio  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
City Council Workshop  
Jeffrey L. Anzevino, Mayor  
Michael W. Bird, President of Council (Ward 4)  
Kyle Brezovec, Council Member (At-Large)  
Samantha D'Eramo, Council Member (At-Large)  
Patricia L. Goetz, Council Member (Ward 1)  
Skylar J. Sutton, Council Member (Ward 3)  
Amanda Weinstein, Council Member (At-Large)  
Dan White, Council Member (Ward 2)  
Thomas J. Sheridan, City Manager  
Marshal Pitchford, City Solicitor & Special Counsel  
Aparna Wheeler, Clerk of Council  
Tuesday, February 10, 2026  
7:30 PM  
Town Hall  
27 East Main Street  
Call to Order  
1.  
2.  
Correspondence and Council Comments  
Discussion Items  
3.  
26-0010  
A.  
Environmental Awareness Committee Discussion for 2026 Priorities  
Brief Description: Representatives of the Environmental Awareness  
Committee will be present for an annual update discussion with City Council.  
Attachments:  
Ch 293 - EAC Powers and Duties  
EAC 2025 Annual Report  
EAC 2026 Goals  
Resources Related to EAC Efforts  
26-0011  
26-0012  
B.  
C.  
Final Phases for the Birdsong Art Project & 365-Day Kindness Rock  
Garden  
Brief Description: Discussion in regards to bringing the small birds back to  
downtown Hudson.  
Attachments:  
Memo on the Birdsong Art Project Final Phases  
Discussion regarding the 2026 - State of the City Address by the City  
Manager.  
Brief Description: A presentation and discussion led by the City Manager  
regarding the 2026 Hudson State of the City.  
Attachments:  
2026 State of the City  
TMP-8465  
D.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY COUNCIL RULES TO DEFINE  
THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL LIAISONS.  
Brief Description: This legislation defines the basic role and duties of City  
Council liaisons to the City’s various boards, commissions, committees and/or  
task forces.  
Attachments:  
Draft Ordinance  
Draft Ordinance (2-17-26)  
Legislative History  
1/27/26  
1/27/26  
City Council Workshop  
City Council Workshop  
discussed  
postponed  
Proposed Consent Agenda for February 17, 2026, Council Meeting  
4.  
TMP-8500  
A.  
A Motion to Acknowledge the Timely Receipt of the January 2026  
Monthly Financial Report  
Brief Description: Financial summaries are provided each month for  
Council’s review.  
Attachments:  
January 2026 Financial Report  
TMP-8363  
B.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER  
INTO STORM WATER EASEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH VARIOUS  
PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG BALDWIN STREET AND N. MAIN  
STREET.  
Brief Description: The resolution would authorize the City Manager to enter  
into Storm Water Easement agreements with several property owners from  
Baldwin Street and College Street diagonally to N. Main Street, so that the  
existing storm system that runs through the properties, from Baldwin Street  
southwest to N. Main Street, can be accessed for inspection and repairs in the  
future.  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A  
Draft Resolution  
TMP-8470  
C.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO  
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR  
THE 2026 STORM SEWER AND CULVERT LINING  
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND THE REPAIR OF A 78” STORM  
SEWER PIPE AT DARROW PARK WITH THE LOWEST AND BEST  
BIDDER.  
Brief Description: This project involves the lining of storm sewers and  
culverts in various areas in Hudson as well as the repair of a 78” storm sewer  
pipe at Darrow Park. These projects will be bid out separately.  
Attachments:  
Exhibit Darrow Park Pipe Repair  
Draft Resolution  
TMP-8472  
D.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER  
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH COGENT COMMUNICATION FOR  
THE PROVISION OF AN INTERNET CIRCUIT FOR THE CITY’S  
VELOCITY BROADBAND SERVICES.  
Brief Description: This request will enable Velocity Broadband to add an  
additional dedicated internet circuit from Cogent Communications to provide a  
redundant upstream connection.  
Attachments:  
Draft Resolution  
TMP-8437  
E.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO  
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH  
THE LOWEST AND BEST BIDDER FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENT  
TO INSTALL AND TERMINATE AERIAL FIBER CABLE FOR THE  
FIBER TO THE HOME PROJECT, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED  
$500,000 FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM.  
Brief Description: This resolution authorizes the City Manager to solicit bids  
and enter into a contract with a qualified vendor for labor and equipment to  
install and terminate aerial fiber cable. The contract’s purpose is to construct  
the connecting fiber lines for each neighborhood phase of the  
Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) project, with a total value not to exceed $500,000  
for a one-year term.  
Attachments:  
Various Contracts Diagram  
Draft Resolution  
TMP-8438  
F.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO  
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH  
THE LOWEST AND BEST BIDDER FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENT  
TO INSTALL AND TERMINATE UNDERGROUND FIBER CABLE  
AND CONDUIT FOR THE FIBER TO THE HOME PROJECT, AT A  
COST NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000 FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM.  
Brief Description: This resolution authorizes the City Manager to solicit bids  
and enter into a contract with a qualified vendor for labor and equipment to  
install and terminate underground fiber cable and conduit. The contract’s  
purpose is to construct the connecting fiber lines for each neighborhood phase  
of the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) project, with a total value not to exceed  
$1,000,000 for a one-year term.  
Attachments:  
Draft Resolution  
TMP-8439  
G.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO  
SOLICIT QUALIFIED BIDDERS AND ENTER INTO  
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS WITH UP TO THREE  
FIRMS FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENT TO INSTALL AND  
TERMINATE CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT FOR THE  
PROVISION OF VELOCITY BROADBAND SERVICES, AT A TOTAL  
VALUE NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000 FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM.  
Brief Description: This resolution authorizes the City Manager to solicit bids  
and enter into contracts with up to three qualified vendors for labor and  
equipment to install and terminate customer premise equipment. The purpose  
is to expand Velocity Broadband services for the Fiber to the Home (FttH)  
project, with a total contract value not exceeding $1,000,000 for one year.  
Attachments:  
Draft Resolution  
TMP-8481  
H.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO  
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH  
THREE FIRMS FOR THE NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN  
PORTIONS OF THE CITY FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENT TO  
INSTALL AND TERMINATE UNDERGROUND FIBER AND  
CONDUIT FOR CUSTOMER LATERALS FOR THE PROVISION OF  
VELOCITY BROADBAND SERVICES, AT A TOTAL VALUE NOT  
TO EXCEED $1,000,000 FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM.  
Brief Description: This resolution authorizes the City Manager to solicit bids  
and execute contracts with three qualified vendors for labor and equipment to  
install and terminate underground fiber and conduit for customer laterals. Each  
vendor will be responsible for completing all required work within the section  
of the city assigned to them. The city will be divided into three areas-north,  
central, and south-for this project. The purpose is to expand Velocity  
Broadband services as part of the Fiber-to-the-Home (FttH) initiative. The total  
value of the combined contracts will not exceed $1,000,000 for a one-year  
term.  
Attachments:  
8.5x11 Bid Zones  
Draft Resolution  
TMP-8479  
I.  
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION FOR  
FY24 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDS ENCOMPASSING  
“MUNICIPAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS”  
PROVIDING BROADER BENEFITS TO THE CITY’S WATER  
SYSTEM INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: HUDSON  
DRIVE WATERLINE, WATERLINE AT CITY HALL, & NEW WELL  
AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.  
Brief Description: Congresswoman Sykes Office would like City Council to  
formally support the technical correction on FY24 Community Project Funds  
from the Nicholson Water Line project to the Hudson Drive Waterline,  
Waterline at City Hall, & a new well at the Water Treatment Plant.  
Attachments:  
Draft Resolution  
TMP-8480  
TMP-8482  
J.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVANCES OF LOCAL TAXES.  
Brief Description: Ohio Revised Code Section 321.34, requires all local  
authorities entitled to advancement of funds must submit a resolution  
authorizing advances of local taxes each year. This resolution entitles the City  
to receive tax advances from Summit County for 2026.  
Attachments:  
Draft Resolution  
K.  
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 25-54, A THREE-YEAR  
CONTRACT FOR THE SUMMER FIREWORKS IN 2025, 2026, AND  
2027; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY  
Brief Description: To approve an increase in the 2026 annual amount from  
$26,750 to $51,750. The additional $25,000 will be utilized in honor of the  
250th anniversary.  
Attachments:  
2026 CITY OF HUDSON JULY FIREWORKS SUMMER CONTRACT  
PACKET  
Draft Resolution  
TMP-8492  
L.  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO  
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH  
THE LOWEST AND BEST BIDDER FOR THE GAZEBO LEGACY  
PROJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.  
Brief Description: This project involves significant renovation work to the  
gazebo in honor of Americans 250th including railing repair, concrete  
replacement, enhanced landscaping, and a performance platform.  
Attachments:  
Draft Resolution  
Proposed Legislation for February 17, 2026, Council Meeting  
5.  
25-146  
A.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT  
MAP OF THE CITY OF HUDSON AND CHAPTER 1205, CHAPTER  
1206, AND CHAPTER 1213 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE  
TO ESTABLISH ZONING DISTRICT 11.  
Brief Description: Proposed amendment to the Land Development Code to  
establish Zoning District 11 along the South Darrow Road Corridor.  
Attachments:  
District 11 Uses Cheat Sheet  
Council memo 1.27.26 Workshop  
PC Decision 26-1284 - LDC amendment Draft Regulations - D11 Extension  
Request  
South Darrow Road Zoning Timeline Jan 2026  
Exhibit A: District 11 Regulations Draft 9.2.25  
Zoning Dsitrict 11 Boundary Map  
Hudson Zoning Map - Proposed 9.16.25  
South Darrow Subcommittee District 8 to Proposed District 11 Matrix  
7.21.2025  
City Council Memo - Subcommittee Research Summary  
South Darrow Road Zoning Timeline 08.29.2025  
Ordinance No. 25-146  
Ordinance No. 25-146 is scheduled for a public hearing on February 17, 2026. This  
Ordinance has had 3 readings and is actionable on February 17, 2026; however, staff is  
requesting action be held until March 3, 2026.  
Legislative History  
9/9/25  
City Council Workshop  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
9/16/25  
first reading & referral to the Planning  
Commission  
10/28/25  
11/18/25  
11/18/25  
11/25/25  
11/25/25  
1/27/26  
City Council Workshop  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
second reading  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
third reading  
City Council  
City Council  
postponed to a date certain to the City Council  
discussed  
City Council Workshop  
26-13  
B.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 672.02(i)(6) OF THE  
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUDSON IN ORDER  
TO PROHIBIT THE CARRYING OF A CONCEALED HANDGUN IN  
CITY BUILDINGS.  
Brief Description: This amendment rescinds the prior rule allowing City  
elected officials to carry a concealed handgun in City buildings under certain  
circumstances.  
Attachments:  
Ordinance No. 26-13  
Ordinance No. 26-13 is scheduled for a third reading on February 17, 2026.  
Legislative History  
1/13/26  
1/20/26  
1/27/26  
2/3/26  
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  
26-21  
C.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1, “PLAN SUBMISSIONS  
AND GENERAL NOTES,” OF CHAPTER 1419, “ENGINEERING  
STANDARDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION” OF THE  
BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE.  
Brief Description: Section 1 - Plan Submission and General Notes of the City  
of Hudson Engineering Standards for Infrastructure Construction was last  
updated in 2019. Staff would like to update this section to reflect various  
changes due to industry standards that have changed since the last update.  
Attachments:  
Engineering Standards Summary of Changes  
Exhibit A: Section 1 - Redlined  
Ordinance No. 26-21  
Ordinance No. 26-21 is scheduled for a second reading on February 17, 2026.  
Legislative History  
1/27/26  
2/3/26  
City Council Workshop  
City Council  
item forwarded to the City Council  
first reading  
TMP-8465  
D.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY COUNCIL RULES TO DEFINE  
THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL LIAISONS.  
Brief Description: This legislation defines the basic role and duties of City  
Council liaisons to the City’s various boards, commissions, committees and/or  
task forces.  
Attachments:  
Draft Ordinance  
Draft Ordinance (2-17-26)  
This Ordinance is scheduled for a first reading on February 17, 2026.  
Legislative History  
1/27/26  
1/27/26  
City Council Workshop  
City Council Workshop  
discussed  
postponed  
Items to be Added to Future Agendas  
Adjournment  
6.  
7.  
To view staff reports for agenda items, click on the corresponding file numbers  
(blue underlined links) next to the titles.  
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