Solon meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Solon council agenda lists up to $13.2 million in notes for parks and trail; no votes recorded yet

Solon City Council's Oct. 19 agenda lists two ordinances that together would provide up to $13.2 million in notes for recreation facilities and a trail project — the largest dollar figure in the meeting materials reviewed for this roundup. No minutes have been published for the five recent meetings summarized here, so none of the items below is recorded as decided. Each is listed as it appeared on an agenda.

Parks and trail funding

Ordinance No. 2026-149 would provide up to $7,200,000 in notes for recreational facilities including Solon Community Park. Ordinance No. 2026-150 would provide up to $6,000,000 in notes for the Norfolk Southern Headwaters Connector Trail. Both appeared on the Oct. 5 council agenda, where 2026-150 was described as being for park and public purposes including the trail, and both are listed again for Oct. 19. The agendas do not state repayment terms, project schedules, or when a vote is expected.

Police staffing and animal rules

The Safety and Public Properties committee's Oct. 8 agenda listed a request to amend Solon Codified Ordinance 240.01 regarding Police Department composition, a proposed Feeding Animals Ordinance, the 2026 Annual Police Fleet Replacement Program for unmarked vehicles, the Grantwood Irrigation Project, and the auction of a Police Department Kohler Generator. The Oct. 19 council agenda lists a proposed ordinance to add up to 10 part-time police officers and an amendment to Section 618.127 of the General Offenses Code regarding prohibited feeding of deer. The agendas do not state how the committee items and the council ordinances relate.

Zoning and development

The Planning Commission's Oct. 13 agenda listed a 2 ft. driveway side yard setback and 554 sq. ft. accessory pavement area variance for 35480 Bainbridge Road, an accessory structure location variance for 7670 Acorn Court, and a final plat for record purposes for 28500 Hawthorn Parkway (Hawthorne Golf Estates, LLC). The commission summary states that approved applications go to City Council for an Oct. 19 hearing; both variances appear on that council agenda. The Oct. 5 council agenda also listed variances for 32675 Woodsdale Lane (24 sq. ft. accessory structure size) and 37173 O'Neil Drive (4 ft. driveway width and 1 ft. garage apron width), plus a proposed ordinance to increase legal service funding for Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP regarding the former Liberty Ford site.

Public Works

The Public Works committee's Oct. 7 agenda listed the 2027 Infrastructure Improvement Program, inspection and maintenance agreements for Permatex, Inc. at 6875 Parkland Blvd. and Dunkin Donuts at 6353 SOM Center Road, storm sewer easements for 5242 Stonebridge Court and 5280 Harper LLC, and right-of-way acquisition for the SOM & Pettibone Intersection Widening Project.

Property purchase session

A special City Council meeting on Oct. 5 was called to enter executive session to consider the purchase of property for public purposes. The agenda gives no further detail, and no minutes have been published.

Coming up

• **Oct. 19, Finance Committee:** scheduling of 2027 Operating and Capital Budget Hearings; authorization of payments for "Then and Now" certificates from September 2026; RITA Income Tax Collection Summary and Gross to Net Analysis; September 2026 Monthly Purchasing Report and Revenue and Expenditure Reports; and the Q3 2026 Quarterly Investment Summary.
• **Oct. 19, City Council:** the parks and trail notes, the police staffing and deer feeding ordinances, and the two zoning variances.
• **Oct. 27, Planning Commission:** sign area and width variances for 5511 Stone Creek Drive (Stone Creek Homeowners Association); lot split, consolidation, and ownership variance for 6180, 6190, and 6150 Cochran Road (Carnegie Corporate Plaza, LLC); and a final plat for 28500 Hawthorn Parkway (Hawthorne Golf Estates, LLC).

Solon Council Agendas Include Up to $13.2 Million in Park Notes; Planning Commission Meets Oct. 13

Solon City Council is scheduled to take up two ordinances that would authorize up to $13,200,000 in notes for parks and recreation, including the Norfolk Southern Headwaters Connector Trail — the largest dollar figures on the city's recent agendas. No minutes have been published for any of the four meetings below, so none of these items is confirmed as decided. The figures and requests that follow are as listed on the agendas.

City Council, Oct. 5: park and trail financing

Ordinance No. 2026-149 would authorize up to $7,200,000 in notes for recreational facilities, including Solon Community Park. Ordinance No. 2026-150 would authorize up to $6,000,000 in notes for park and public purposes, including the Norfolk Southern Headwaters Connector Trail. Notes are a form of borrowing the city would repay.

The agenda also lists a proposed ordinance to increase funding for legal services from Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP regarding the former Liberty Ford site. No dollar amount was listed for that item.

Council was also set to review variance requests for 32675 Woodsdale Lane (24 sq. ft. accessory structure size) and 37173 O'Neil Drive (4 ft. driveway width and 1 ft. garage apron width).

Planning Commission, Sept. 29 and Oct. 13

The Sept. 29 agenda listed a final plat for Hawthorne Golf Estates, LLC at 28500 Hawthorn Parkway, a 24 sq. ft. accessory structure size variance at 32675 Woodsdale Lane, and two variances at 37173 O'Neil Drive: an 8 ft. driveway width variance and a 1 ft. garage apron width variance.

The Planning Commission agenda listed the O'Neil Drive driveway variance as 8 ft.; the City Council agenda for Oct. 5 listed it as 4 ft. The two documents differ, and the record provided does not explain which figure is correct.

The Planning Commission is scheduled to meet Oct. 13 on three items: 35480 Bainbridge Road (2 ft. driveway side yard setback and 554 sq. ft. accessory pavement area variance), 7670 Acorn Court (accessory structure location variance), and 28500 Hawthorn Parkway (final plat for record purposes). According to the agenda, approved applications would be sent to City Council for a hearing on Oct. 19, 2026.

Public Works, Oct. 7

The committee was set to review the 2027 Infrastructure Improvement Program and 2026–2027 infrastructure updates, along with several agreements and property matters:

• Inspection and Maintenance Agreement for Permatex, Inc. at 6875 Parkland Blvd.
• Inspection and Maintenance Agreement for Dunkin Donuts at 6353 SOM Center Road
• Storm sewer easements for 5242 Stonebridge Court and 5280 Harper LLC
• Right-of-way acquisition for the SOM & Pettibone Intersection Widening Project

Safety and Public Properties, Oct. 8

The committee was scheduled to review safety reports from the jail, fire, and police departments and to consider:

• A request to amend Solon Codified Ordinance 240.01 regarding Police Department composition
• A proposed Feeding Animals Ordinance
• The 2026 Annual Police Fleet Replacement Program for unmarked vehicles
• The Grantwood Irrigation Project
• Auction of a Police Department Kohler Generator

What the record does not show

All four recent meetings are listed as agenda only, with minutes not yet published. No votes, approvals, or spending commitments are established by the supplied record. Items may have been discussed, tabled, or acted on; the documents provided do not say which.

Coming up

• **Planning Commission, Oct. 13:** Variance requests for 35480 Bainbridge Road and 7670 Acorn Court, plus the Hawthorne Golf Estates final plat at 28500 Hawthorn Parkway. Approved applications would go to City Council on Oct. 19, 2026.

No other meetings are listed in the supplied schedule for the next 14 days.