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MINUTES OF THE MAY 6, 2002 REGULAR MEETING OF THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL The meeting was called to order by President Benincasa at 7:00PM. Alihassan 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 April 15, 2002 regular meeting of Alliance City Council: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. Motion & second to receive and file the minutes of the April 24, 2002 special meeting of Alliance City Council: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS COMMUNICATIONS: Water and Sewer Department Financial Report for April 2002. Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin #12 dated April 12, 2002. Minutes of the Treasury Investment Board meeting of April 18, 2002. Minutes from the Alliance City Planning Commission meeting of April 17, 2002 Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin #12 dated April 19, 2002. Transcript of Councilman Sammeh Alihassan’s statement from the April 15, 2002 City Council meeting. Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin #14 dated April 29, 2002. Letter from James McClarren to Mayor Middleton, Safety Service Director Blaser, Water & Sewer Advisory Board and members of City Council dated April 30, 2002. Re: Delinquency Report as of April 30, 2002. Letter from Mayor Middleton regarding the receipts collected through the Mayor’s Office during the month of April 2002 totaling $559,413.12. Motion and second to receive and file all communications tendered to Clerk Locke MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: Mayor Middleton: presented Resolution 58-02 to Alliance Police Reserve Officer Benjamin McGaffick commending him for his years of service. Presented Resolution 56-02 to retiring Fire Chief Jack Weaver commending him for his years of service. Motion and second to adopt Resolution 56-02: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. Safety Service Director Blaser: reviewed and asked for action on the following Ordinances: 59-02, 60-02, 62-02, 63-02, 65-02, 66-02, 67-02 and 68-02. Law Director Zumbar: told Council of a lawsuit filed in Alliance Municipal Court for damages NTE $15,000 for injuries received in a City Park, no details are known at this time; explained and asked for action on Ordinance 59-02. Auditor Dordea: reviewed Ordinance 59-02 and submitted the letter of transmittal accepting the annexation. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS: Properties and Land: Alihassan: no report Streets and Alleys: Luther: asked for action on Ordinance 24-02 and that Ordinance 64-02 be referred to Planning Commission. Planning, Zoning & Housing: Ogline: Spoke in favor of Ordinance 59-02. Utilities: Phillips: Spoke of the electrical savings at the Wastewater Treatment Plant do to new operating procedures. Safety and Judiciary: Roller: discussed the April 30, 2002 Safety and Judiciary meeting, they recommend approval on Ordinance 50-02. Community Development: Schwarz: spoke in favor of Ordinances 46-02, 59-02, 62-02, 63-02 and 67-02. Finance: Zumbar: spoke in favor of Ordinances 24-02, 59-02, 60-02, 62-02, 63-02, 65-02, 66-02, 67-02 and 68-02. PUBLIC SPEAKS: David Lundgren, 526 E. Main Street, Alliance: spoke in favor of Ordinance 62-02. Special Report: President introduced Larry Pyers, Chairman of the UDAG Revolving Loan Committee, reviewed Ordinance 63-02 and stated the Committee recommends adoption. THIRD READINGS: None SECOND READINGS Ordinance 46-02: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance allocating five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per year to the Alliance Area Development Foundation for a period of three years, commencing in 2002, for purposes of underwriting the cost of business development activities in the City of Alliance; 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 50-02: introduced by Roller: an Ordinance amending Chapter 303.99(e) "Fines and Penalties for Parking Violations", of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Alliance, Ohio. Motion and second to amend Section 1 to read if full payment is received in five (5) business days: Rule Call; unanimous for amendment. Motion and second to suspend rules: Rule Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED Ordinance 53-02: introduced by Council as a Whole: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor to enter into a Cooperative Economic Development Agreement with Washington Township in accordance with the terms and provisions on attached exhibit "A"; 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 Resolution 56-02: introduced by Council as a Whole: a Resolution honoring and recognizing Alliance Fire Chief John (Jack) Weaver, II. ADOPTED during Mayor’s report. NEW BUSINESS Ordinance 59-02: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance accepting annexation of the Washington Hills area to the City of Alliance on application of owners of real estate 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 60-02: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance to approve current replacement pages to the Alliance Codified Ordinances, 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 61-02: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 6581 and 6582 located on West Main Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to refer to Planning Commission: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. Ordinance 62-02: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor and Safety Service Director to enter into an Enterprise Zone Agreement with the Stark County Board of Commissioners and Coastal Pet Products, Inc.; 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 63-02: introduced by Zumbar/ Schwarz: an Ordinance authorizing the execution of a loan agreement with respect to the proceeds derived from Urban Development Action Grants (UDAG) in the amount of $400,000 to Hartland Technologies, Inc., 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 64-02: introduced by Luther: an Ordinance vacating the east west alley between Clark Avenue and Miller Avenue and the north south alley between West State Street and Chestnut Street in the City of Alliance. Motion and second to refer to Planning Commission: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. Ordinance 65-02: introduced by Zumbar/ Phillips: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to advertise for bids and the Board of Control to report its recommendations to City Council for further Council action to enter into a contract for municipal solid waste collection with curbside recycling in the City of Alliance, 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 66-02: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance reducing the distance requirement of Section 743.08 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Alliance from two hundred fifty feet to a minimum of approximately fifty feet for future industrial expansion and new construction on a tract on Leadway Avenue 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 67-02: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service to apply for and enter into an agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to acquire funds through the Division of Forestry’s Urban Forestry Assistance Program, 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 Resolution 68-02: introduced by the Administration and Council as a Whole: a Resolution amending resolution 67-01 to correct the boundaries of the Community Reinvestment Area (CRA); 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 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. Motion and second to amend to replace existing Exhibit "A" with new Exhibit "A": Rule Call; unanimous for amendment. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED 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 adopt: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED Ordinance 35-02: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of Outlot 398 located on Sawburg Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio, and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED ADJOURNMENT: Noting no further business to come before this Council, President Benincasa adjourned the meeting at 8:09 p.m. SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN: Ordinance 24-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 27-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 35-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 46-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 50-02: ADOPTED Resolution 53-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 56-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 59-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 60-01: ADOPTED Ordinance 61-02: REFERRED TO PLANNING COMMISSION Resolution 62-02: ADOPTED Resolution 63-02: ADOPTED Resolution 64-02: REFERRED TO PLANNING COMMISSION Ordinance 65- 02: ADOPTED Resolution 66-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 67-02: ADOPTED Ordinance 68-02: ADOPTED ______________________________________ _______________________________ John Benincasa, President of Council R. Mark Locke, Council Clerk
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