AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 2, 2006

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Okey

Roll Call:

Minutes: Minutes of September 18, 2006 Regular Meeting and September 25, 2006 Special Meeting of Alliance City Council.

Communications:

1. Letter from Auditor Alex Zumbar regarding Resolution 124-06.

2. Letter from Stark County Auditor Kim Perez RE: Popular Annual Financial Report.

3. Letter from Mayor Middleton setting date and time for Halloween Trick-or-Treat.

4. Letter from Stark COunty Commissioners RE: forwarding documents for Park Commons Annexation.

5. Letter from Ohio Division of Liquor Control regarding transfer of license for Castle.

6. Notice of Work Session of City Council 10-02-06 @ 6:00 P.M.

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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 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.

Second Readings: None.

New Business:

Resolution 124-06: Introduced by Okey: A Resolution accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the Budget Commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them tot he County Auditor.

Ordinance 125-06: Introduced by Rhome: An Ordinance authorizing the Safety Service Director and Mayor to execute a cooperative sewer agreement between the Cityof Alliance and Stark County attached hereto as exhibit "A".

Ordinance 126-06: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of lots 4182 and 4500 and all of lots 4184, 4185, 4186, 4773, 4774, 4775, and 11194 located in the block bounded by West Broadway Street, West High Street, Haines Avenue, and Walker Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of 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 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.

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.

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.

Miscellaneous Business

Adjournment