City Council Approves Contract Renewal for Urban Planning Services
Cleveland is extending its partnership with professional planning firms to support ongoing neighborhood and infrastructure projects across the city. Through emergency ordinance 609-2026, the Director of City Planning is authorized to exercise the second option to renew Contract No. PS 2024-0030, which provides on-call professional services to the Department of City Planning.
What's in the file
The ordinance allows the city to continue utilizing Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Seventh Hill, and Regency Construction for specialized planning and design tasks. According to the 609-2026-Legislative Summary, the renewal includes the following:
- An authorization to add $200,000.00 to the existing contract, with funds earmarked in the 2026 budget.
- The execution of the second option-year for renewal.
- Continued access to services including urban planning, multi-modal or transportation planning, preliminary engineering, architecture/landscape architecture, graphic design, and policy research.
The summary notes that these services support citywide priorities and several plans adopted by the Planning Commission, such as the Southeast Side Promise Initiative, Transit Oriented Development, 15 minute Cities, Complete and Green Streets, and Cleveland Moves.
Who may be affected
- Department of City Planning: Receives professional support for small area land use plans, corridor plans, and design reviews.
- Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Seventh Hill, and Regency Construction: Retained as the providers of professional on-call services.
- Cleveland Residents: Beneficiaries of citywide planning, including transportation design, public art, and neighborhood development studies.
Status and timeline
The legislation has moved through the following steps:
- May 7, 2026: The ordinance was introduced to City Council.
- June 1, 2026: The emergency ordinance was passed.
Residents can verify these details by reviewing the official records at the Cleveland City Council website.
Source record
- File
- 609-2026
- Type
- Emergency Ordinance
- Status
- Passed
- Committee
- City Council
- Introduced
- May 6, 2026
Official documents
- 609-2026-Exercise option to renew CT 2024-0030 Stantec Consulting services for on call planning services
- 609-2026-Legislative Summary-CT 2024-0030 second renewal
- 609-2026 FINAL VERSION-CITY RECORD JUNE 12, 2026 PG. 33