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AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, MARCH 4, 2002

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Phillips

Roll Call:

Minutes: Minutes of February 19, 2002 regular meeting of Alliance City Council; Minutes of the February 19, 2002 work session of Alliance City Council.

Communications:

    1. Letter from Mayor Toni Middleton to Department Heads and Elected Officials dated February 12, 2002. Re: Records custodian.
    2. Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin #6 dated February 15, 2002.
    3. Letter from Ohio EPA to Mayor and Council dated February 19, 2002. Re: Public notice for NPDES Permit for Marlington Local Schools.
    4. Letter from John Blaser, Director of Public Safety and Service, to Michael Ogline, Councilman at Large and Mark Locke, Council Clerk dated February 20, 2002. Re: Planning Commission approval of Ordinance 07-01.
    5. Minutes from the February 20, 2002 Alliance City Planning Commission meeting.
    6. Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin #7 dated February 22, 2002.
    7. Letter from John N. Teeple to Alliance City Council dated February 25, 2002. Re: Expressing his disappointment in the defeat of Resolution 18-02.
    8. Letter from Mayor Toni Middleton to City of Alliance Employees dated February 25, 2002. Re: Condition of City finances.
    9. Notice from Ohio Division of Liquor Control to Police Chief Dordea, et al. Concerning transfer of liquor license from Strike Line Corp., DBA College Plaza Lanes, 1425 S. Mahoning, Alliance to Durbin College Plaza Lanes LLC, DBA College Plaza Lanes, 1425 S. Mahoning, Alliance indicating the necessity for Council to respond to indicate whether or not they request a hearing on or before 03/28/02.
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Administrative Reports:

Mayor Middleton, Safety Service Director Blaser, Law Director Zumbar, Auditor Dordea

Standing Committee Reports:

Properties and Lands- Alihassan; Streets & Alleys-Luther; Planning, Zoning, & Housing-Ogline; Utilities- Phillips; Safety & Judiciary-Roller; Community Development- Schwarz; Finance- Zumbar

Public Speaks:

Public Hearings: None

Third Readings:

Ordinance 10-02: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 6048 through 6051 and part of Outlot 16 located on North Union Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio, and declaring an emergency. (Approved by Planning Commission).

Ordinance 11-02: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 12651 and 12652 located on Dogwood Trail in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio. (Tabled by Planning Commission).

Ordinance 12-02: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 6904 and 6905 and lots 10593 through 10596 located on South Arch Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio, and declaring an emergency. (Approved by Planning Commission).

 

Ordinance 13-02: introduced by Luther: an Ordinance vacating the north south alley south of Hartshorn Street being the second fifteen foot north south alley between Hartshorn Street and the north boundary of a fifteen foot east west alley south of Hartshorn Street and west of McKinley Avenue for a distance of approximately one hundred twenty feet. (Approved by Planning Commission)(Public Hearing set for March 18, 2002 @ 7:30 P.M.).

 

Ordinance 14-02: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 3659 and 3660 and a vacated alley located on Hartshorn Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio. (Approved by Planning Commission).

Ordinance 17-02: introduced by Zumbar: an Ordinance setting wages and benefits for City employees while on military duty; and declaring an emergency.

Second Readings:

Ordinance 20-02: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lot 2374, outlots 203 through 205, and part of outlot 202 located on South Union Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio. (Approved by Planning Commission

New Business:

Ordinance 21-02: introduced by Council as a Whole: an Ordinance authorizing and recommending to the Stark County Commissioners the termination of the tax abatement agreements with Chatwin's Group, Inc. DBA Alliance Machine and Patriot Forge; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 22-02: introduced by Council as a Whole: an Ordinance authorizing and recommending to the Stark County Commissioners the continuance of the tax abatement agreements with American Steel Foundries and Robertson Heating and Supply; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 23-02: introduced by Roller: an Ordinance ratifying an agreement to the contract with the Teamsters Local No. 92, Police Patrolmen’s Bargaining Unit of the Alliance Police Department, (hereinafter the "Union"); and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 24-02: introduced by Luther: an Ordinance vacating part of a north south alley located north of Simpson Street and east of South Arch Avenue in the City of Alliance; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 25-02: introduced by Zumbar/ Alihassan: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to request qualifications for and enter into a professional services contract with a qualified professional engineering firm for design services for a new bridge at Kidwell Lake in Silver Park in an amount not to exceed $24,000; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 26-02: introduced by Zumbar/ Phillips: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to request qualifications for and enter into a professional services contract with a qualified professional engineering firm for design services for repairs to the #2 digester at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in an amount not to exceed #36,000; and declaring an emergency

Old Business:

Ordinance 88-00: introduced by Council as a whole: an Ordinance enacting a new chapter entitled "Cable Television Commission and Customer Service Standards", of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Alliance; establishing a Cable Television Commission and enacting customer service standards.

Ordinance 130-00: introduced by Roller: an Ordinance amending Alliance Codified Ordinances Section 373.02 to require the use of bicycle safety helmets by persons under the age of sixteen years while operating or riding a bicycle upon any street or highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking; and declaring an emergency. (Tabled 10/16/00)(Referred back to Safety and Judiciary).

Ordinance 07-01: introduced by Puckett: an Ordinance amending Sections 1171.04, 1171.07, and 1171.11 of the Alliance Codified Ordinances pertaining to political/ expression signs, and declaring an emergency. (Revised and approved by Planning Commission)

Ordinance 136-01: introduced by Puckett: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of Outlot 132 located on Noble Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio, and declaring an emergency. (Approved by Planning Commission)

Ordinance 01-02: introduced by Phillips: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into an agreement to operate test water monitoring equipment at the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants and to perform various tests and pilot studies at no cost or obligation to the City other than to collect and record test results; and declaring an emergency.

Miscellaneous Business

Adjournment

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John Benincasa, President of Council Andrei Dordea, Auditor