Alliance City Council

MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 18, 2005

REGULAR MEETING OF THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL

The meeting was called to order by President Benincasa at 7:00 p.m. Councilman Combs gave the invocation and led the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance.

ROLL CALL: Alan Andreani, Cody Combs, Phyllis Phillips, Randy Pope, Roger Rhome, Doug Schwarz and Jack Weaver present.

MINUTES: Motion & second to receive and file the minutes of the January 3, 2005 regular meeting of Alliance City Council: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. Motion & second to receive and file the minutes of the January 10, 2005 special meeting of Alliance City Council: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

COMMUNICATIONS:

Expenses from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund for the Alliance Police Department for the year 2004
Minutes from the December 21, 2004 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting and agenda for their January 18, 2005 meeting.
Minutes from the January 3, 2005 Water and Sewer Advisory Board meeting and notice of their February 7, 2005 meeting.
Agenda for the January 19, 2005 Planning Commission meeting.
Letter from John Blaser to City Council members dated January 7, 2005. Re: Street lighting.
Letter from Jacquelyn M. Crossley, Taxpayer Advocate Program, IRS.

Motion and second to receive and file all communications tendered to the Clerk. MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:

Mayor Middleton: deferred time to Vince Marion- discussed gas aggregation program.

Safety Service Director Blaser: reviewed Ordinances 06-05, 07-05, 08-05, 09-05 and 10-05.

Law Director Zumbar: reviewed Ordinance 11-05.

Auditor Zumbar: no report

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Safety and Judiciary: Andreani: no report

Properties and Lands: Combs: reviewed Ordinance 185-04.

Community Development: Phillips: no report

Streets and Alleys: Pope: no report

Utilities: Rhome: no report.

Planning, Zoning & Housing: Schwarz: no report

Finance: Weaver: no report

PUBLIC SPEAKS: the following people spoke concerning Ordinance 185-04: Fred Trautman, 219 Bonneview Ave., Alliance- ; Christine Cook, 1505 Westwood Ave., Alliance; Amy McCarthy, 2050 Crestwood St., Alliance; Elizabeth D’eramo, 3045 Blenheim, Alliance; Anne Graffice, 1540 Northwood Ave., Alliance;

PUBLIC HEARING: 7:30 p.m. Ordinance 182-04: President Benincasa made three (3) calls for all those wishing to speak in favor of the Ordinance. Joe Komara, Buckeye Energy Brokers reviewed the Gas Aggregation Proposal- see handout in communications; President Benincasa made three (3) calls for all those wishing to speak in opposition to the Ordinance. Upon observing no response by any to speak in opposition to the Ordinance, President Benincasa declared the public hearing closed at 7:46 P.M.

Public Speaks resumed:

George Gainor, 1510 Northwood Ave., Alliance; Jennifer Forrest, 1520 Northwood Ave., Alliance. Jim Newman, 1583 Waverly St., Alliance

Fred Trautman, 219 Bonneview, Alliance spoke in opposition to the income tax credit.

PUBLIC HEARING: 8:00 p.m. Ordinance 185-04: President Benincasa made three (3) calls for all those wishing to speak in favor of the Ordinance. The following people spoke in facor of the Ordinance: Jim Newman, 1583 Waverly St.., Alliance, Jim Kadlecek, 2585 Edgewood Ave., Alliance, Tom Moushey, 1536 Glenking, Alliance, Cheryl Lundgren, 307 W. Simson, Alliance, John Gross; President Benincasa made three (3) calls for all those wishing to speak in opposition to the Ordinance. The following people spoke in opposition to the Ordinance: Roger Drake, 2030 Overcrest, Alliance, Sue Vrorchak, 2100 Marwood, Alliance, J. Noll, Larry Untch, 1557 Sawburg, Alliance., President Benincasa declared the public hearing closed at 8:20 P.M.

THIRD READINGS:

Ordinance 182-04: introduced by Rhome: an Ordinance adopting the City of Alliance Natural Gas Aggregation Program Plan of Operation and Governance pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Sections 4929.26 and 4929.27, and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED

Ordinance 185-04: introduced by Combs: an Ordinance designating specific real estate owned by the City of Alliance to be used for park purposes. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: 6-1 (Phillips): ADOPTED

SECOND READINGS:

Ordinance 01-05: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 9047 and 9048 located on West Vine Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 02-05: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of lot 432 and all of lots 433 and 934 located on South Union Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and state of Ohio.

Ordinance 03-05: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of outlot 235 and all of lots 1819 and 11827 located on South Union Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and state of Ohio.

Ordinance 04-05: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of all of lots 6888 through 6890 located on Noble Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and state of Ohio.

Ordinance 05-05: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of lot 1360 and all of lot 1359 located on South Freedom Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio, and declaring an emergency.

NEW BUSINESS:

Ordinance 06-05: introduced by Weaver/ Rhome: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public safety and Service to enter into a contract with Ohio Edison Company for the electrical lighting of the public streets and roads of the City of Alliance and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Roll Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED

Ordinance 07-05: introduced by Weaver: an Ordinance amending Ordinance 163-95 pertaining to the pay scale of the Senior Citizens Director position and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 08-05: introduced by Weaver: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into an agreement with the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste District for the purpose of acquiring grant funds through the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Program and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Roll Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED

Ordinance 09-05: introduced by Weaver/ Pope: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into an agreement to participate in the Ohio Department of Transportation’s contract for the minor rehabilitation resurfacing of East State Street in 2008 and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Roll Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED

Ordinance 10-05: introduced by Weaver: an Ordinance authorizing a contribution to the Stark County Interagency Council on Homelessness; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Roll Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: 6-1 (Pope): ADOPTED

Resolution 11-05: introduced by Weaver: a Resolution withholding consent for the remission of taxes, penalties and interests on an application for real property tax exemption filed under Section 3 of Sub. H.B. Number 362 of the 125^th General Assembly. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED

OLD BUSINESS:

Ordinance 178-04: introduced by Weaver: an Ordinance amending Alliance Codified Ordinances Section 181.14 “Credit for Tax Paid to Another Municipality”; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to table: Roll Call: 3-4 (Andreani, Combs, Rhome, and Weaver) NOT TABLED

Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: 4-3 (Phillips, Pope and Schwarz) ADOPTED

Ordinance 180-04: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of outlot 545 located on Freshley Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED

ADJOURNMENT: Noting no further business to come before this Council, President Benincasa adjourned the meeting.

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN:

Ordinance 178-04 ADOPTED

Ordinance 180-04 ADOPTED

Ordinance 182-04 ADOPTED

Ordinance 185-04 ADOPTED

Ordinance 01-05 NO ACTION

Ordinance 02-05 NO ACTION

Ordinance 03-05 NO ACTION

Ordinance 04-05 NO ACTION

Ordinance 05-05 NO ACTION

Ordinance 06-05 ADOPTED

Ordinance 07-05 NO ACTION

Ordinance 08-05 ADOPTED

Ordinance 09-05 ADOPTED

Ordinance 10-05 ADOPTED

Ordinance 11-05 ADOPTED

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JOHN BENINCASA, PRESIDENT ALEX ZUMBAR, ACTING COUNCIL CLERK