AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 6, 2006

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Okey

Roll Call:

Minutes: Minutes of January 17, 2006 regular meeting of Alliance City Council. Minutes of the January 17, 2006 Work Session of Alliance City Council.

Communications:

1. Minutes from the January 10, 2006 Safety and Judiciary Committee meeting.

2. Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin #2 dated January 13, 2006.

3. E-mail from Mayor Toni Middleton to Steve Okey and Roger Rhome dated January 18, 2006. Re: Noise Ordinance Issue.

4. E-mail from Steve Okey to Mayor Toni Middleton and Roger Rhome dated January 18, 2006. Re: Noise Ordinance Issue.

5. Memo from City Treasurer Dennis R. Clunk to members of City Council dated January 19, 2006. Re: Accounts of the City of Alliance for the period ending December 31, 2005.

6. Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin #3 dated January 20, 2006.

7. Letter from the Ohio Department of Liquor Control concerning liquor permit tapplication from La Pinata of Alliance, LLC, DBA La Pinata Restaurant, 2012 Tanglewood Avenue, Alliance. City Council must respond prior to February 21, 2006 on a request to have a hearing.

8. Minutes from the January 24, 2006 Safety and Judiciary Committee meeting.

9. Letter from Steve Okey to members of Alliance City Council dated January 25, 2006. Re: City Council meeting at Alliance High School.

10. Letter from Lawrence A. Dordea, Chief of Police to City Council members dated January 26, 2006. Re: Expenditures from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund for the year 2005.

11. E-mail from John Blaser to members of Alliance City council dated January 26, 2006. Re: Firefighter conciliation.

12. E-mail from Steve Okey to John Blaser and members of Alliance City Council dated January 27, 2006. Re: Firefighter conciliation.

13. Letter from the Ohio Department of Liquor Control concerning liquor permit transfer from Alfred M. Rudolph, DBA Jim’s Beer & Wine Carryout, 362 N. Union Avenue, Alliance to Rose’s Carry-out LLC, 362 N. union Avenue, Alliance. City Council must respond prior to February 27, 2006 on a request to have a hearing.

14. Letter from Jacqueline Klein to members of Alliance City Council dated January 27, 2006. Re: Noise Ordinance.

15. Letter from James F. DeLeone to Mark Locke, Clerk of Alliance City Council dated January 30, 2006. Re: Request to withdrawal objection to the liquor permit for Dawson’s Restaurant, Inc.

16. January 2006 Alliance Municipal Income Tax recapitulation.

Letter from Mayor Middleton regarding the receipts collected through the Mayor’s office during the month of January 2006 totaling $666,553.55.

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Administrative Reports:

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

Standing Committee Reports:

Safety & Judiciary- Andreani; Finance- Okey; Community Development- Phillips; Planning, Zoning, & Housing-Price; Utilities- Rhome; Streets & Alleys- Ryan; Properties and Lands- Thompson

Public Speaks:

Public Hearings: Ordinance 116-05 7:30 P.M.

Third Readings:

Ordinance 06-06: introduced by Okey/ Price/ Phillips/ Thompson/ Ryan: an Ordinance to create and establish a first responder unit of the Fire Department of the City of Alliance, Ohio.

Ordinance 07-06: introduced by Okey/ Price/ Phillips/ Thompson/ Ryan: an Ordinance to promote the downtown business area of Alliance by permitting certain pole signs along State Street and Union Avenue.

Ordinance 08-06: introduced by Okey/ Price/ Phillips/ Thompson/ Ryan: an Ordinance to improve and streamline the Keep America Beautiful Commission.

Ordinance 09-06: introduced by Okey/ Price/ Phillips/ Thompson/ Ryan: an Ordinance to repeal Section 509.08 of the Codified Ordinances of Alliance, Ohio.

Second Readings:

Ordinance 12-06: introduced by Price: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lot 7777 and part of lot 11181 located on Hart Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 15-06: introduced by Phillips: an Ordinance authorizing the repayment of a loan from the Greater Alliance Development Corporation (GADC) in the amount of $60,000 from UDAG Funds; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 17-06: introduced by Rhome: an Ordinance amending Alliance Codified Ordinances Section 509.08 “Music Prohibited During Certain Hours” (Tabled 1/17/06)

Resolution 18-06: introduced by Thompson: a joint Resolution of the Council of the City of Alliance, Ohio and the Parks Board of the City of Alliance, Ohio creating a Skateboard Park Advisory Commission for the purpose of making recommendations to the Parks Board and to the City Council regarding the potential construction, management and operation of a skateboarding facility in the City of Alliance, Ohio and repealing Resolution 11-06.

Ordinance 19-06S: introduced by Price/ Okey: an Ordinance to create an Energy Use Reduction Plan for the City of Alliance, Ohio; and declaring an emergency.

New Business:

Ordinance 23-06: introduced by Thompson: an Ordinance accepting annexation of the Schopp/Tanner Annexation area to the City of Alliance on application of owners of real estate and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 24-06: introduced by Okey: an ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a renewal agreement for various types of comprehensive municipal liability coverage; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 25-06: introduced by Rhome: an Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public safety and Service to advertise for bids and enter into a contract to provide monthly water and sewer customer billing services; and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 26-06: introduced by Phillips: a resolution extending support from the City of Alliance to the proposed Alliance Elderly Housing Tax Credit Development.

Ordinance 27-06: introduced by Council as a Whole: an Ordnance authorizing and allowing the Auditor to transfer interest income from the Deposit of Active Funds and Interim Funds of the City of Alliance, Ohio from the General Fund to the appropriate fund(s); and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 28-06: introduced by Okey: a Resolution urging the Ohio General Assembly to raise the minimum wage for Ohio workers.

Ordinance 29-06: introduced by Ryan/ Okey: an Ordinance to amend Section 509.08 of the Codified Ordinances of Alliance, Ohio to prohibit the playing of loud music; and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 30-06: introduced by Price: a Resolution supporting the Parks Board of the City of Alliance, Ohio in the study of a skateboard park and encouraging support of the parks development and implementation of a skateboard park; and repealing Resolution 11-06.

Old Business:

Ordinance 42-05: introduced by Andreani: an Ordinance to approve current replacement pages to the Alliance Codified Ordinances and declaring an emergency. (Waiting on approval from Law Director’s office)

Ordinance 92-05: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of all of lot 6612 located on East Milton Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio. (Denied by Planning Commission 11/16/05).

Ordinance 116-05: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Alliance by changing all of lot 9967 and part of lot 9966 located on Western Avenue south of West State Street from One Family Residence District (R-1) to Neighborhood Business District (B-1) under the Alliance City Zoning Ordinance. (Public Hearing February 6, 2006 @ 7:30 P.M.)

Ordinance 125-05: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance creating new Chapter 117-Fees of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Alliance and amending sections of the codified Ordinances for the purpose of giving the Director of Public Safety and Service the authority to review, update and establish permit, plan review, and inspection fees for Engineering, Planning and Zoning and to make them compatible to other local communities with the approval of Council, approving new fees; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 130-05: introduced by Schwarz: an ordinance to adopt a new City of Alliance Planning and Zoning Code and sub-Division/ Development Regulations to completely replace the existing Planning and Zoning Code, Map and Sub-Division Regulations in the Codified Ordinances of the City of Alliance, Counties of Stark and Mahoning and State of Ohio.

Miscellaneous Business

Adjournment