AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, MARCH 20, 2006

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Price

Roll Call:

Election of Clerk

Minutes: Minutes of March 6, 2006 regular meeting of Alliance City Council.

Communications:

1. Alliance City Health Department 2005 Annual Report.

2. Minutes from the February 28, 2006 Streets and Alleys Committee.

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

4. Letter from John B. Blaser, Director of Public Safety and Service to all General Fund Department Heads and Elected Officials dated March 6, 2006. Re: Finance Committee meeting March 15, 2006.

5. Letter from Alliance Area Habitat for Humanity to Alliance City Council Members dated March 8, 2006. Re: Thanking Council for waving the three readings of the replatting of the former Freedom School property.

6. Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin #7 dated March 10, 2006.

7. Operational Budget Report by Department as of February 28, 2006.

8. Letter from Mayor Toni Middleton to R. Mark Locke, Clerk dated March 20, 2006. Re: Asking Council to approve the appointment of Memphis Pittman to the Board of Park Commissioner for a three year term ending 12/31/08.

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 47-06 @ 7:30 P.M.

Third 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.

Second Readings:

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

New Business:

Ordinance 53-06: introduced by Price: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 2317 through 2320, a vacated 10 foot alley between lots 2319 and 2320, and the west half of a vacated 15 foot alley between lots 2316 and 2317 on Prospect Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 54-06: introduced by Council as a Whole: an Ordinance amending Resolution 134-01, a Resolution awarding the contracts for the deposit of active funds and interim funds of the City of Alliance, Ohio; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 55-06: introduced by Council as a Whole: an Ordinance authorizing and recommending the continuance of the Alliance Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) Agreement Tax Abatement for Lavery Chevrolet-Buick, Inc and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 56-06; introduced by Thompson: an Ordinance granting a temporary private license to the Summit Drilling Company to occupy and utilize certain public property, namely portions of South Arch Avenue and East Oxford Street, for the purpose of installing and operating monitoring wells; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 57-06: introduced by Okey and Andreani: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to apply for and accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services for the purpose of obtaining funds for first responder training and equipment in the Fire Department and to expend the grant funds for the stated purposes; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 58-06: introduced by Okey and Andreani: an Ordinance amending Ordinance 7-91 providing for pay rates of Emergency Management Administrator and Emergency Management Coordinators; and declaring an emergency.

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)

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.

Miscellaneous Business

Adjournment