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MINUTES OF THE MARCH 18, 2002 REGULAR MEETING OF THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL
The meeting was called to order by President Benincasa at 7:00PM. Roller gave the invocation and led the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance ROLL CALL: Sammeh Alihassan, Brant Luther, Mike Ogline, Phyllis Phillips, Mark Roller, Doug Schwarz and Alex Zumbar present. MINUTES: Motion & second to receive and file the minutes of the March 4, 2002 regular meeting of Alliance City Council: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. COMMUNICATIONS:
Motion and second to receive and file all communications tendered to Clerk Locke MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: Mayor Middleton: No report Safety Service Director Blaser: reported that the budget is prepared and asked that Council adjourn into executive session after the regular meeting; asked for action tonight on Ordinance 34-02, no action on Ordinances 17-02 and 35-02. Law Director Zumbar: Asked to discuss the City vs. Hunter case in executive session. Motion and second to adjourn into executive session after the regular meeting to discuss personnel and pending litigation. Council members, Council President, Council Clerk, Mayor, Safety Service Director, Law Director and Auditor to be present. MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. Auditor Dordea: No report STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS: Properties and Land: Alihassan: No report Streets and Alleys: Luther: Asked that no action be taken on Ordinance 24-02 tonight. Planning, Zoning & Housing: Ogline: Asked for action on Ordinances 13-02, 14-02 and 27-02. Utilities: Phillips: No report Safety and Judiciary: Roller: No report Community Development: Schwarz: No report Finance: Zumbar: Asked for action on Ordinance 34-02. PUBLIC SPEAKS: None THIRD READINGS: None SECOND READINGS 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.
NEW BUSINESS Ordinance 27-02: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 11918, 11919 and part of lot 8161 located on West Main Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio. Motion and second to refer to Planning Commission. MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. Ordinance 28-02: introduced by Zumbar: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Safety Service Director and Auditor to pay the sum of #9,385.53 to Norman L. Retterer; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to refer to Finance and Safety/Judiciary Committees. MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. Ordinance 29-02: introduced by Alihassan: an Ordinance authorizing issuance of Oil and Gas Drilling and Operating Permits to D. Anderson Corp. for the Alliance High School unit #4D well; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to allow Councilman Ogline to abstain from voting on Ordinances 29-02 and 31-02. MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. Motion and second to suspend rules: Rule Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: 5-1(Phillips). ADOPTED Ordinance 30-02: introduced by Zumbar/ Alihassan: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to execute a non-development oil and gas lease for Alliance High School unit well 4D; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Rule Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED Ordinance 31-02: introduced by Alihassan: an Ordinance authorizing issuance of Oil and Gas Drilling and Operating Permits to D. Anderson Corp. for the Alliance High School unit #5D well; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Rule Call: 5-1(Phillips). DENIED SUSPENSION OF RULES Public Hearing: at this time Council proceeded on with it’s scheduled Public Hearing on Ordinance 13-02 scheduled for 7:30 P.M.03/18/02. President Benincasa made three (3) calls for all those wishing to speak in favor of the Ordinance. Bayan Alihassan, 623 W. State Street spoke in favor of the Ordinance; Benincasa made three (3) calls for all those wishing to speak in opposition of the Ordinance. Upon observing no response by any to speak in opposition to the Ordinance, Benincasa declared the public hearing closed at 7:33 P.M. Ordinance 32-02: introduced by Zumbar/ Alihassan: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to execute a non-development oil and gas lease for Alliance High School unit well 5D; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Rule Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: 6-1 (Phillips). ADOPTED Ordinance 33-02: introduced by Zumbar: an Ordinance making appropriations for 2002 for the General Fund, Water Fund, Sewer Fund, and other City funds and authorizing the Auditor to draw his warrants for payment of any appropriations upon receiving proper certificates and vouchers; and declaring an emergency. Ordinance 34-02: introduced by Zumbar/Roller: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to submit a grant application on behalf of the Alliance Fire Department to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) not to exceed the amount of $10,630, and if awarded the grant, to enter into a contract to purchase training materials and subscription service for the Fire and Emergency Training Network; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Rule Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED OLD BUSINESS 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. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED 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. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Motion and second to schedule a Special Session of City Council on March 27, 2002 at 5:00 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the City Administration Building to discuss and/ or act on Ordinance 33-02 and any other business which Council has the authority to decide. MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. ADJOURNMENT: Noting no further business to come before this Council, President Benincasa adjourned the meeting into Executive Session at 7:44 p.m. Executive Session Adjourned at 8:55 p.m. SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN: Ordinance 13-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 14-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 24-02: NO ACTION Ordinance 27-02: REFERRED TO PLANNING COMMISSION Ordinance 28-02: REFERRED TO FINANCE AND SAFETY/JUDICIARY COMM. Resolution 29-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 30-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 31-02: NO ACTION Ordinance 32-01: ADOPTED Ordinance 33-02: NO ACTION Ordinance 34-02: ADOPTED ______________________________________ _______________________________ John Benincasa, President of Council R. Mark Locke, Council Clerk
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