Board of Directors (in-person only)

812 Huron Rd E Cleveland, OH 44115 (Directions)

Caxton Building, Suite 830

The Cuyahoga Land Bank is a private, non-profit, government-purposed entity formed in 2009 following the passage of Ohio Senate Bill 353. The Land Bank’s mission is to strategically acquire properties, return them to productive use, reduce blight, increase property values, support community goals, and improve the quality of life for county residents.

The land bank’s board of directors meets quarterly to review bank business. It is required to consist of nine members: the Cuyahoga County Executive (or designee), the Cuyahoga County Treasurer (or designee), a County Council appointment, two representatives from the largest city (Cleveland), and the remaining members selected by the County Executive, the County Treasurer and the County Council representative.

Current board members:

• Brad Sellers - Board Chair | Mayor, City of Warrensville Heights
• Anthony D. Biasiotta- Board Vice Chair | Mayor, City of Seven Hills
• Pernel Jones, Jr. - Council President, Cuyahoga County
• Chris Ronayne - County Executive, Cuyahoga County
• Brad Cromes - Treasurer, Cuyahoga County
• Reverend Dr. Brian Cash - Pastor, East Mount Zion Baptist Church
• Sally Martin O’Toole - Director of Building and Housing, City of Cleveland
• Jasmin Santana - Council Member, City of Cleveland
• April Urban - Director of Research and Impact, Signal Cleveland

Documenters: This meeting is in-person only. The minimum payment is $108. It may be helpful to record audio of the meeting with your phone or recording device, but it is not a requirement of the assignment. If you plan to do that, we recommend:

• Making sure you’re phone is fully charged
• Noting timestamps/time of day of significant moments so you can easily find them in the recording for listening back

Additionally, this is our first time covering this meeting, so we don’t know what to expect. Lead with your curiosity and feel free to note if something doesn’t make sense in your coverage. Board members may ask you to introduce yourself and share more about Documenters. Here is some suggested language in response:

“I am a Documenter trained to monitor public meetings in the public interest. My work is made publicly available in collaboration with Signal Cleveland’s Cleveland Documenters program. For more information visit cleveland.documenters.org/.”

There is a public comment period at these meetings. The board may ask if you want to make a public comment. If that happens, you can reference the language above and remind them you’re there to observe and document, not participate in the meeting.

Agenda: It should show up on this page at least 24 hours ahead of the meeting. We’ll also keep an eye out for it. You may have to click the meeting date to find it. That page also includes agendas and minutes for past meetings, which may be helpful to look at ahead of this meeting.

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