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AGENDA

CITY OF MENTOR
COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
MENTOR MUNICIPAL CENTER
Friday, November 1, 2024 AT 3:00 P.M.

• CALL TO ORDER
• PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
• ROLL CALL
• DISCUSSION
  • Economic Development Initiatives
• ADJOURN

For further information, please contact Chairperson Mark Freeman at freeman@cityofmentor.com.

MENTOR CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
5:30 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER: (Council President Blake)

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:

ROLL CALL:
Sean P. Blake, Councilperson Ward 1
Matthew E. Donovan, Councilperson Ward 2
Janet A. Dowling, Councilperson at-Large
Mark T. Freeman, Councilperson Ward 3
Ray Kirchner, Councilperson at-Large
John A. Krueger, Councilperson Ward 4
Scott J. Marn, Councilperson at-Large

TOPIC:2025 Budget

ADJOURN:

NEXT COUNCIL MEETING: Regular Meeting – November 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Help Mentor Police Fill-a-Cruiser on November 10

Mentor Police will be hosting their eleventhannual Fill-a-Cruiser Food Drive on Sunday, November 10, 2024, from 10:00 AM to2:00 PM at the Giant Eagle supermarket located at 8383Tyler Boulevard.

Officers will be collecting non-perishable food items andcash donations which will be distributed to food pantries to benefit familieswithin the City of Mentor. 

Over the past ten years officers have filled 24 policevehicles with food donations and collected almost $19,000 in cash donations tohelp those in need.  

Thanks to the community for their continued support of thiseffort.

The city of Mentor will host aVeterans Day ceremony at 11:11 AM on Monday, November 11, 2024, to honor themen and women who have served our country in the military.

Originally known as Armistice Day,the observance was first held November 11, 1919, marking the first anniversaryof the end of World War I and honoring the heroism of those who died in thecountry’s service. In 1954, Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day – anational holiday celebrating all veterans.

This year’s ceremony will be heldat the Mentor Municipal Cemetery memorial promenade located at 6881 Hopkins Road.

This year’s keynote speaker is CindyParsons with the Wounded Warrior Project whose son, Shane, was severely injuredin combat in 2006 while deployed in Iraq. Ms. Parsons left her job as aregistered nurse and, for the next decade, served as Shane’s primary caregiver.She learned first-hand the challenges faced by the family members of injuredveterans. Her passion for helping others led her to become a strong advocatefor the family support members of other wounded warriors. In 2009, Cindy helpedWounded Warrior Project® (WWP) lobby Congress for the passage of the Caregiverand Veteran Omnibus Health Service Act of 2010 – a bill providing assistanceand support for caregivers of injured servicemen and women returning from war.

The public is encouraged toattend. Veteran groups are warmly invited to participate. Please contact KevinCindric, Recreation Coordinator, at (440) 974-5720 or cindric@cityofmentor.com fordetails.

The ceremony will be recorded andaired later on the Mentor Channel for those unable to attend. In the event ofinclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to the Mentor Senior Centerlocated at 8484Munson Road.

MENTOR CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
5:30 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER: (Council President Blake)

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:

ROLL CALL:
Matthew E. Donovan, Councilperson Ward 2
Janet A. Dowling, Councilperson at-Large
Mark T. Freeman, Councilperson Ward 3
Ray Kirchner, Councilperson at-Large
John A. Krueger, Councilperson Ward 4
Scott J. Marn, Councilperson at-Large
Sean P. Blake, Councilperson Ward 1

TOPIC: 2025 Budget

ADJOURN:

NEXT COUNCIL MEETING: Regular Meeting – November 19, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.