After weeks of negotiations, Cleveland City Council reached a compromise with Mayor Justin Bibb, agreeing to allocate $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds towards the West Side Market.

The council passed the legislation by a 14-1 vote during Monday night's meeting.

Originally, Bibb proposed that the market would receive $20 million in ARPA funds, but council opposed that amount. Bibb lowered his allocation request to $15 million, but on May 3, Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin told 3News that council would only approve $10 million.

"It could have been $5 million," Griffin told 3News' Lydia Esparra after Monday's meeting. "I pushed for $10 million."

The Bibb administration previously said the ARPA money will be used "to renovate the market’s 30,000 square foot basement, repair its roof and facade, add air conditioning, and upgrade the heating, electrical, and water infrastructure."

The council says the $10 million in ARPA funds can be combined with $3.3 million it allocated last year for a new roof, which has yet to be started. In addition, Cleveland City Council also passed $1.25 million in 2022 to pay to replace three freight elevators.

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