The Hudson City Council held a workshop meeting on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 7:30 PM at Town Hall, 27 East Main Street. Mayor Jeffrey L. Anzevino called the meeting to order and turned it over to President of Council Michael W. Bird. All seven council members were present, along with City Manager Thomas J. Sheridan, Assistant City Managers, City Engineer Brad Kosco, Chief of Police Tabak, and other staff. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM.
City Engineer Kosco explained that ODOT confirmed the city cannot restrict truck traffic by vehicle type under Ohio Revised Code, only by weight. Implementing a weight restriction would require an engineering analysis, an alternative route study, and would pose enforcement challenges (no scales, difficulty distinguishing local vs. through trucks). Staff does not recommend pursuing a weight restriction. Mayor Anzevino and Sheridan noted that widening turn radii at the SR 91/303 intersection was previously considered but rejected due to the desire to preserve green space. Council discussed the issue and no action was taken; staff will not pursue changes at this time.
Kosco explained the desire to obtain an exemption for the railroad crossing on W. Barlow Road so that school buses no longer need to stop, as the rail line is inactive and parts have been purchased by the city for a trail. The process involves Council legislation and submission to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Council agreed to move forward with the exemption; legislation will be drafted for the next workshop agenda. This is considered a temporary solution until the rails-to-trails project removes the crossing entirely.
Assistant City Manager Knoblauch presented a request to authorize bidding for a multi-year printing and mailing contract. The newsletter is currently published six times a year, costing about $5,000 per issue (including printing and postage). A 2024 communications survey showed favorable feedback. Council discussed potential changes: increasing frequency (to 12 or 6 issues per year), renaming the newsletter, and staff capacity. City Manager Sheridan will prepare a memo for the October 6 Council meeting addressing these questions. The resolution was also forwarded as part of the consent agenda.
All three resolutions were forwarded for further consideration:
Council discussed multiple proposed amendments. President Bird presented his amendment, which prohibits children requiring car seats from riding in low-speed vehicles, restricts vehicles traveling below posted speed limits, and includes a requirement for DOT-approved tires. Councilmember Sutton noted that no DOT-approved tires exist for these vehicles, effectively banning them all. Chief Tabak stated his department could enforce Bird’s amendment. Councilmember Brezovec supported Sutton’s alternative (with stickers instead of on-board documentation), and Councilmember Weinstein also favored the sticker approach. A majority of Council expressed support for Bird’s amendments but requested clarification on the DOT tire requirement. The ordinance was forwarded for third reading on October 6.
Councilmember Weinstein requested additional time for residents to meet with Council and staff to address concerns about the settlement. Discussion ensued on the procedural timeline: if postponed, a new public hearing would be required within 21 days of a third reading. City Manager Sheridan will meet with the City Solicitor to determine options for postponement, including potential dates (October 20, November 10, or December) and will report back to Council. Councilmember Brezovec reserved judgment until the third reading. The resolution was forwarded for further consideration, but a postponement is likely pending legal advice.
All were forwarded for second readings on October 6:
We're going to go ahead and get started. I'd like to call this meeting to order. This is a duly noticed workshop meeting of Hudson City Council, held in accordance with the Sunshine Laws of the State of Ohio. Section 121.22 and the City of Hudson Charter, Article 3, Section 3.02 for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026. It is 7.30 p.m. Per ordinance 220.031 titled workshop meetings and item C. I would now like to turn the meeting over to Council President Byrd so as to continue through the remaining workshop agenda items. Council President Byrd, the floor and workshop meeting is yours. All right, thank you very much. Number two is correspondence and council comments. If there's any correspondence or council uh comments that you want to talk about to get my attention, Sam. Yes, uh two. We had a BCBA meeting last Wednesday. We had to have an extra one this month just because there's so many different applications um for different variances and things. Um the last person to present um on Wednesday was for the dentist's office that's going to be going in. And the only reason why they needed to come was because the way our code is listed currently, it was not listed as a medical clinic, so they actually had to ask for more um parking spots. So it's just kind of an example of where we might need to adjust our code to encompass more of a umbrella term. So maybe that that would have prevented them having to come and sit for you know two and a half hours to get the variance for those um spaces. And then I didn't meet with the resident last week um regarding the sewage issue on Middleton, and I just spoke to her. I didn't send us to everyone on council, but I just wanted to say that I think moving forward, I will try to do a better job myself as to kind of be alleys on for others in the community if they're having any trauma or any issues that um we know we can try to reach out. I know it's difficult for us all to answer and to reach out to others. So I think it's just something we can just keep working towards. And you know, I know that this was how to do with the county, but just so that they know that we are also here and if they would need our support. That's all. Thanks. Kyle. Thank you. Uh last night we had a park board meeting. Um we generally have these meetings every other month. Uh we had one last month uh in order to finish getting the prioritization uh of parkboard ready for of park bar ready for the uh the budgeting season. So this was our normal regular scheduled meeting. Uh there was some additional discussion on pickleball pickleball, uh presentation by a resident uh on how to do the various types of courts and the signage. Uh it was just kind of an expansion on the discussion from last month. Uh no action was taken on that yet. Uh there was also discussion on kayak rentals for Hudson Springs Park. It would be using a third-party vendor, um, kind of a financial uh overview was taken of the different options, and it seems pretty likely no no matter what option is gone with, this would be something that would be subsidized. You know, there would be a cost to rent the the kayaks, but we don't anticipate the amount of usage that would be necessary for this to be like a break-even or profit. Um so park board does want to have a conversation with one of the vendors, um, see you know if there's any flexibility in those costs, but if right now as of right now, it would be a discussion on is this something we want to offer as a service that would be subsidized, um, not necessarily something that would pay for itself. And then finally, there was just uh some discussion uh once again on the golf course revenues. I know last time I said how uh largely year over year the budget was up. Um, and then we discussed how close we are this time to meeting the 2026 budget. Um we are only about 2.6 percent away from being at our our expected revenue for 2026 and apologies, the mic's cutting out on me. Uh and obviously we still have you know about four months left in the year, so we very much anticipate going above and beyond the projections for 2026. Uh next, I'd like to talk uh a little bit about fiber. We had a meeting with city staff today, uh kind of going over the restarting of the the projects that were in progress when the hold was put on. Um construction did resume this week on to the two large projects, uh Winterbury and uh Hudson Park Estates, and then the other areas which were bid already and planned to be done this year, did go out to rebid. Um we expect we expect to start construction early October. Um, that does come with the caveat of Towbridge because of their private water well system. It's a little complicated. Um, obviously, we still absolutely anticipate uh doing the fiber in that area.