City Council Quick Takes: Cedar Lee Streetscape Improvement Update, Bicycle Travel Study Begins and More

Here's a quick look at what happened at Monday night's City Council meeting. Check back soon for updates, and follow the links below for more details.

• Council members approved an agreement with Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc. to develop engineering plans as part of the . The Cedar Lee Special Improvement District will contribute $50,000 to the project, and the city will pay the remainder of the fees, which will not exceed $149,700. Councilman Dennis Wilcox said the city must develop an engineering plan to pay for the project from various state and federal agencies.
• Council also approved an agreement with Ronyak Paving, Inc. for emergency road repairs on North Park Boulevard and Derbyshire Road. The repairs extend from 2811 North Park Boulevard to North Woodland, at the intersection of Coventry and North Park, and on Derbyshire Road from Kenilworth to Overlook and from Roxboro to Bellfield. The company will be paid $179,238.41 for its work.
• The city moved forward with its . The city and University Circle, Inc., will use the $40,000 grant they received from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency earlier this year and pitch in $5,000 each to pay Michael Baker Jr., Inc. to conduct the study. 
• Council passed a resolution to enter into an agreement with Cuyahoga County to establish a Business Attraction and Anti-Poaching Protocol. County Executive Ed FitzGerald proposed the plan in September, according to an article in The Plain Dealer, to encourage cities in Northeast Ohio not to lure established businesses away from nearby communities. Economic Development Director Howard Thompson said Parma and Garfield Heights have also agreed to the protocol. More on this soon.
• Council also declared 1029 Pembrook Road a nuisance, and the city will demolish the home if the landlord, Lisa M. Perna, does not take steps soon to improve the deteriorated home. It will cost the city $8,400 to raze the property.