AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Thompson

Roll Call:

Minutes: Minutes of September 5, 2006 Regular Meeting of Alliance City Council.

Communications:

1. Memo from Auditor Alex Zumbar regarding Operational Budget Report by Department as of August 31, 2006.

2. Minutes of the August 15, 2006 Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting.

3. Agenda for the September 19, 2006 Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting.

4. Minutes of the September 5, 2006 Water and Sewer Advisory Board Meeting.

5. Letter from Ohio Division of Liquor Control regarding transfer of license for Country Boys Saloon.

6. Letter from National Recreation and Park Association announcing the ’06 Congress and Exposition.

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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: None

Third Readings:

Ordinance 114-06: introduced by Okey: An Ordinance Ratifying a contract with the Alliance Professional Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local #480 (the Union) based on the Conciliation award as modified by the attached August 4, 2006 letter from the Union.

Second Readings:

Ordinance 118-06: introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance accepting annexation of the park commons annexation area to the City of Alliance on application of owners of Real Estate; and declaring an emergency.

New Business:

Ordinance 119-06: introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance amending Ordinance 93-06 for the purpose of adding Exhibit “A” listing items of personal property which are not needed for Municipal purposes which exceed $1,000.00 in estimated value; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 120-06: introduced by Okey: An Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service to advertise for bids and enter into contracts for the purchase of various supplies for the year 2007 to include options to renew where practical, or to accept existing options to renew; and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 121-06: introduced by Rhome: An Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service and the Director of Planning and Development to prepare and submit an application to participate in the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) State Capital improvement program and to execute contracts as may be necessary for the purpose of obtaining funds to make improvements to primary and secondary clarifiers at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Ordinance 122-06: introduced by Rhome and Thompson: An Ordinance amending Alliance Codified Ordinance Section 181.14 “Credit for tax paid to another Municipality”; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 123-06: introduced by Andreani and Okey: An Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service to purchase a new copy machine for the Alliance Police Department for a cost not to exceed $10,000; 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 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 51-06: introduced by Okey/ Price: an Ordinance to amend Section 705.06 of the Codified Ordinances of Alliance, Ohio.

Resolution 98-06: introduced by Price: a Resolution of Alliance City Council providing that the planning, zoning & housing committee shall assess and make recommendations as to the feasibility of designation of the City of Alliance as a “Certified Local Government” by the Ohio Historical Society.

Resolution 99-06: introduced by Price: a Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service to negotiate employment contracts regarding certain designated city employment positions.

Ordinance 103-06: introduced by Okey, Price and Ryan: an Ordinance to amend Chapter 771 of the Codified Ordinances of Alliance Ohio; to create the Department of Safe Housing in the City of Alliance; to establish the safe housing fund; to allocate a portion of safe housing revenue to the director of law for purposes of enforcement; and to establish initial funding for the Department of Safe Housing.

Miscellaneous Business

Adjournment