AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, MARCH 6, 2006

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Phillips

Roll Call:

Minutes: Minutes of February 21, 2006 regular meeting of Alliance City Council.

Communications:

1. Water and Sewer Department Financial Report for February 2006.

2. Letter from Curt Bungard, City Engineer to Alliance City Council dated February 23, 2006. Re: Planning Commission agenda and minutes.

3. Letter from Steve Okey to Mayor Toni Middleton dated February 23, 2006. Re: First Responder Ordinance

4. Letter from Time Warner Cable to Mayor Toni Middleton dated February 27, 2006. Re: Official notification of new channels.

5. Certified letter from Alliance Elderly, LLC to R. Mark Locke, Clerk of Alliance City Council dated March 2, 2006. Re: notification of construction of a 3 story senior residential development on Liberty.

6. Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin #5 dated February 17, 2006.

7. Minutes from the February 28, 2006 Safety and Judiciary meeting.

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: None

Third Readings:

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 29-06S: 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.

Second Readings:

Ordinance 31-06: introduced by Price: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of outlot 446 located on East State Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 37-06: introduced by Okey: an Ordinance making appropriations for 2006 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 38-06: introduced by Rhome: an Ordinance authorizing amending Chapter 177 of the Alliance Codified Ordinances; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 40-06: introduced by Okey/ Ryan: an Ordinance to promote the historic downtown business area of Alliance by requiring the erection of signs along State Street and Union Avenue.

New Business:

Ordinance 06-06S: 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 42-06: introduced by Council as a Whole: an Ordinance authorizing and recommending to the Stark County Commissioners the continuance of the tax abatement agreements with Robertson Heating and Supply Company, Coastal Pet Products, Winkle Industries and Terry’s Tire Town; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 43-06: introduced by Council as a Whole: an Ordinance authorizing and recommending to the Stark County Commissioners the continuance of the Alliance Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) Agreement tax abatement for Coastal Pet Products, Winkle Industries and Terry’s Tire Town; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 44-06: introduced by Andreani: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to advertise for proposals for a contract with the City for an exclusive provider to provide emergency medical and ambulance transport services within the City of Alliance and to submit those proposals to City Council; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 45-06: introduced by Ryan: an Ordinance vacating a 10 foot alley and a 15 foot alley north of Prospect Street between North Union Avenue and North Park Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 46-06: introduced by Thompson/ Okey: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to accept a pass through grant from Ohio Department of Natural Resources; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 47-06: introduced by Andreani/ Okey: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to apply for and receive a Byrne Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $10,404.00; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 48-06: introduced by Thompson/ Okey: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a grant agreement with the Stark County Regional Planning Commission to receive Educational Funding for the Keep Alliance Beautiful Program in an amount not to exceed $52,000; and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 49-06: introduced by Andreani: a Resolution implementing an internet auction policy for the City of Alliance; and authorizing the internet auction of certain video electronic gaming devices.

Resolution 50-06: introduced by Okey/ Price: a Resolution to create a 911 Task Force to study the 911 dispatch system covering the City of Alliance and to report to Council with recommendations on streamlining and improving the 911 dispatch system; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 51-06: introduced by Okey/ Price: an Ordinance to amend Section 705.06 of the Codified Ordinances of Alliance, Ohio.

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 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.

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

Miscellaneous Business

Adjournment