AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, DECEMBER 15, 2003

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Roller

Roll Call:

Minutes: Minutes of December 1, 2003 regular meeting of Alliance City Council.

Communications:

    1. Minutes from the December 1, 2003 Water and Sewer Advisory Board meeting and notice of their January 5, 2004 meeting.
    2. Notice from Ohio Division of Liquor Control to Police Chief Dordea, et al. Concerning transfer of liquor license from Shelley R. Bartlett, DBA Duke’s Place, 760 E. Oxford 1st Floor and patio, Alliance to Cleveland Cola Company, DBA The Vault, 260 E. Main St., Alliance, indicating the necessity for Council to respond to indicate whether or not they request a hearing on or before 01/02/04.
    3. Memo from Judith Carr, City Auditor to Department Heads dated December 5, 2003. Re: 2003 Physical Inventory.
    4. Minutes from the November 18, 2003 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting and notice of their December 16, 2003 meeting.
    5. General Fund Revenue Report and Operational Budget Report through November 31, 2003.
    6. Minutes from the December 9, 2003 Treasury Investment Board meeting.
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Administrative Reports:

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

Standing Committee Reports:

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

Public Speaks:

Public Hearings: 7:25 P.M. Ordinance 147-03; 7:30 P.M. Ordinance 143-03.

Third Readings: None

Second Readings:

Ordinance 159-03: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance vacating part of a north south alley south of Summit Street for a distance of approximately seventy feet.

Ordinance 160-03: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of out lots 218 and 220, part of lots 2432, 3342, lot 4111, and part of a vacated alley located on South Union Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio.

New Business:

Ordinance 164-03: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance vacating part of an unnamed east west street west of Watson Avenue for a distance of approximately 150 feet.

Ordinance 165-03: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 9371 and 9372 and part of a vacated unnamed east west street on Watson Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 166-03: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service of the City of Alliance to enter into a contract with the Stark County Regional Planning Commission to provide Fair Housing Services to the City of Alliance; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 167-03: introduced by Zumbar: an Ordinance setting wages and salaries for employees of the City of Alliance who are not represented by a collective bargaining unit and elected officials; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 168-03: introduced by Zumbar/Phillips: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into service agreements with Ohio Edison to utilize their Real Time Pricing Program at the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 169-03: introduced by Zumbar: an Ordinance making temporary appropriations for 2004 for the General Fund, Water Fund, Sewer Fund and other City funds, and authorizing the Auditor to draw payments from those appropriations upon receiving proper certificates and vouchers; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 170-03: introduced by Zumbar: an Ordinance making appropriations and transfers of funds to provide necessary expenses and adjustments; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 171-03: introduced by Alihassan: an Ordinance establishing an Emergency Sewer Back-up Fund; establishing criteria to administer said fund; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 172-03: introduced by Alihassan: an Ordinance amending Ordinance 7-91 as amended to create the position of Fire Chief’s Secretary and set salary level; 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 105-02: introduced by Council as a Whole: an Ordinance approving the draft revised Solid Waste Management Plan of the Stark- Tuscarawas- Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 91-03: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Alliance by changing parts of outlots 195, 196, 197, 225, 234, 242, 243, 244 and 245 and part of lot 6736 located in the 1300 to 1500 blocks of South Union Avenue from one family residence district (R-1) and two family residence district (R2) to college district (C) under the Alliance City Zoning Ordinance, and declaring an emergency. (Tabled by Planning Commission 6/18/03)

Ordinance 143-03: introduced by Luther: an Ordinance vacating part of Rice Street west of South Arch Avenue in the City of Alliance. (Approved by Planning Commission)(Public Hearing scheduled 12/15/03 @ 7:30 P.M.).

Ordinance 145-03: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Alliance by changing part of outlot 218, lots 3925, and part of an alley proposed to be vacated, located between South Union Avenue and Scranton Avenue and between West Cambridge Street and West Summit Street from Two-Family Residence District (R-2) to Neighborhood Business District (B-1) under the Alliance City Zoning Ordinance. (Approved by Planning Commission)

Ordinance 147-03: introduced by Luther: an Ordinance amending Ordinance 76-03 and vacating parts of a north south alley north of Summit Street foe a distance of approximately two hundred seventy four feet and an east west alley west of lot 1964 for a distance of approximately one hundred ten feet and declaring an emergency. (Approved by Planning Commission) (Public Hearing scheduled 12/15/03 @ 7:25 P.M.).

 

Miscellaneous Business

Adjournment