AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, APRIL 3, 2006

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Phillips

Roll Call:

Election of Clerk

Minutes: Minutes of March 20, 2006 regular meeting and March 28, 2006 special meeting of Alliance City Council.

Communications:

1. Ohio Municipal League letter regarding the Tax Expenditure Limitation proposal dated March 15, 2006.

2. League of Women Voters of Alliance Area letter dated March 19, 2006 inviting council members to attend Legislative Breakfast from 9:00-10:30 am on Saturday April 29, 2006 at the Alliance YWCA.

3. Rural Opportunities Housing Corporation letter of invitation to ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30pm at the corner of Klinger Avenue & Elmside Street, Alliance Ohio for the Alliance Homes II project and a ground breaking ceremony at 3:30pm located at 996 West Perry Street, Salem, Ohio for the Salem Senior Housing project.

4. Agenda for the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting March 28, 2006 and Feb 21, 2006 meeting minutes.

5. Water Utility Billing and Collections report for the month of March 2006.

6. Memo from Alliance City Auditor Alex Zumbar re: March 2006 Alliance Municipal Income Tax Recapitulation Report.

7. Announcement from Ohio Department of Administrative Services re:Wildlife Officer Cadet position.

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 45-06 @ 7:30 P.M.

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

Second Readings:

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.

New Business:

Ordinance 59-06: introduced by Price: an Ordinance vacating part of a 17.4 foot alley north of Harrison Street between the west line of City of Alliance lot 8185 and the east line of lot 8191 in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 60-06: introduced by Okey and Andreani: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a contract for the purpose of purchasing two new cruisers for the Alliance Police Dept through the Cooperative Purchasing programs of the Ohio Dept. of Transportation or to advertise for bids and enter into a contract with another vendor at the lowest and beast price, but for a cost not to exceed $44,000 in any case; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 61-06; introduced by Okey and Rhome: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a contract for the purpose of purchasing a new sewer jet for the Alliance Water and Sewer Distribution Department through the State of Ohio Cooperative Purchasing programs or to advertise for bids and enter into a contract with another vendor at the lowest and best price, but for a cost not to exceed $ 135,000 in any case; and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 62-06: introduced by Council as a Whole and the Administration: a Resolution expressing to R. Mark Locke the sincere appreciation of this Council, the Administration, and the Citizens of the City of Alliance for his dedicated years of service as Clerk of the Alliance City Council.

Ordinance 63-06: introduced by Okey and Ryan: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a contract for the purpose of purchasing a dump truck with hydraulic system, snow plow, and salt spreader for the Alliance Street Department through the Cooperative Purchasing programs of the Ohio Dept. of Transportation or the Ohio Department of Administrative Services or to advertise for bids and enter into a contract with another vendor or vendors at the lowest and best price, but for a cost not to exceed $80,000 in any case; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 64-06: introduced by Rhome and Okey: an Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a professional services contract for engineering services during the construction for repairs and improvements to primary and secondary clarifiers at the Waste Water Treatment Plant; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 65-06: introduced by Rhome and Okey: an Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a professional services contract for inspection services during the construction for repairs and improvements to primary and secondary clarifiers at the Waste Water Treatment Plant; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 66-06: introduced by Okey: a Motion to create the “Public Access Task Force” to study the feasibility of televising City Council meetings on the Local Community Access Channel.

Ordinance 67-06: introduced by Okey and Price: an Ordinance to require the mayor to submit a proposed City Budget to City Council on or before January 31 of each year.

Ordinance 68-06: introduced by Okey and Thompson: an Ordinance to improve and update the Alliance Emergency Management Agency; to amend Chapter 165 of the Codified Ordinances of Alliance, Ohio; to amend Ordinance 7-91; and to declare 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 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