Bay Village State of the City 2022

Bay Village Mayor Paul Koomar delivered his 2022 State of the City address at the Dwyer Memorial Center on Thursday, Feb. 24.

Mayor Koomar spent about 75 minutes summarizing the activities of all city departments and outlining projections for this year.

Bay Village at a Glance

The Bay Village annual operating overall budget is $38 million, all funds; General Fund operating fund is $15.6 million. The City employs 111 full time, 53 part time, and a varied number of seasonal employees

Strong Financials: Property tax flat from 2019 Income tax up 8% New finance system implemented in 2021 allowing for Directors to receive real-time information on budgets and improved payroll process. City received $796,000 American Rescue Plan funding and expects to receive equal payment in 2022. This along with CARES funding from 2020 provided the city with $2.8 million in one-time additional income.

Police: The Police Dept. consists of 23 full time officers, one school resource officer, 2 full time and 3 part time dispatchers, 1 full time clerk, 1 part time secretary, 1 animal control officer, 1 part time jailer, 20 auxiliary officers and 10 school guards. Sgt. Robert Gillespie was named the 9th Chief of the Bay Village Police Department. Bay Police made 12,353 service calls in 2021.

Fire Department: The Bay Village Fire Dept. consist of 24 full time Firefighters/Paramedics. They responded to 1,739 calls in 2021, 1,036 EMS calls and 24 Structure fire calls. Mutual Aid was provided 138 times. Apparatus includes 1 Ladder Truck, 2 Fire Engines, 2 Ambulances, 1 Rescue Boat, 1 SeaBob watercraft, 2 Utility Rescue vehicles and a Chief’s vehicle.

Service Dept.: 40 full-time, 3 part-time, 3-5 seasonal staff. Annual budget of $8 million Responsible for maintenance of public buildings and grounds, city parks, athletic fields, playgrounds, and aquatic center City signs, traffic and crosswalk maintenance Leaf & Brush collection Sewers – maintenance and repair of city storm and sanitary lines, and catch basin repairs Streets: asphalt and concrete repairs, street sweeping, sidewalk replacement, and striping roads, assistance to Cleveland Water Snow and ice removal for public roads Maintenance of entire fleet of city vehicles Forestry – installation, maintenance and assessment of trees in public spaces, resident assistance, complaint compliance.

In 2021, the Sewer crews cleaned 41,580 ft. of sanitary sewer main lines and 750 ft. of storm sewer main lines. Street sweeping was done city wide. 199 tons of material was

Collected. The Walker Rd. Park storm water basin was expanded. 51 Catch basins were rebuilt.

Service also planted 67 new trees on city tree lawns and 20 trees in city parks. 205 city trees were pruned and 41 preventative treatments applied to city trees Responded to 1,705 work orders through Asset Essentials & Arborscope software.

Capital Projects: Bradley Road from Carlton to the southern limit of Bay Village was repaved. Sidewalk correction program inspected & evaluated 11 miles of sidewalk. Various roadway maintenance projects Wolf Rd. bridge lighting upgraded to LED lighting.

Park Projects: Bradley Park – Installed new playground equipment – Phase 3. 20 trees were planted in Bradley Park. Basketball court resurfacing project in Reese Park.

Recycling: 6,206 tons of brush, leaves, grass clippings were composted. 1,130 tons Curbside Recycling, 341 tons curbside metal, glass and plastic, 17 tons Simple Recycling, 4 tons Household Hazardous Waste, 3 tons Computers, 28 tons Scrap Metal, 2.5 tons Tires, and 31 tons Paper Retriever. 7,453 tons of refuse were diverted from the landfill by recycling and composting.

Building Dept: Over $53 million dollars invested in the City in 2021. 2131 Permits were issued valued at $28,652,197, 20 new Residential Dwellings constructed valued at $8,595,420, 345 Residential alterations valued at $12,918,135, 10 Non-residential alterations valued at $114,600, and 3,166 Residential and Commercial inspections.

Coming in 2022: Ashton Lane Bridge replacement. Wolf Rd. resurfacing (with bike lane) from Sutcliffe to Clague. Lake Road improvements and Interurban pedestrian bridge in Cahoon Park connecting both sides of Cahoon Park. Other initiatives: Implementing the Stay in Bay initiative passed by votes last November. The mixed use zoning overlay provides the city with more control over development of projects submitted to the city planning commission, maintains the character of Bay Village through development of design guidelines, and encourages investment by providing retail, office and residential options.

New Library opening April 30, 2022.

Please visit cityofbayvillage.com and go to Mayor’s link under Government dropdown for Mayor Koomar’s complete, in depth slideshow of the 2022 State of the City address.