Alliance City Council

MINUTES OF THE APRIL 3, 2006

REGULAR MEETING OF THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL

The meeting was called to order by President Benincasa at 7:00 p.m. Councilman Phillips gave the invocation and led the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance.

ROLL CALL: Alan Andreani, Steve Okey, Phyllis Phillips, Warren Price, Roger Rhome, Sue Ryan and Larry Thompson present.

Election of Clerk: Motion and second to reconsider the appointment of Clerk from the March 20, 2006 meeting: Roll Call: 5-2 (Andreani, Rhome). President Benincasa asked for nominations. Motion and Second to Nominate Alex Zumbar. Motion and Secont to nominate Gerard Yost. No further nominations heard, nominations were closed and President Benincasa passed out blank pieces of paper and asked all Council members to vote for one candidate. Larry Dordea and Doug Schwarz were asked to count the ballots. Mr. Yost was elected Clerk.

MINUTES: Motion & second to receive and file the minutes of the March 20, 2006 regular meeting of Alliance City Council and the March 28, 2006 special meeting of Alliance City Council : MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

COMMUNICATIONS:

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

League of Women Voters of Alliance Area letter dated March 19, 2006 inviting Council Members to attend Legislative Breakfast from 9:00 to 10:30 AM. on Saturday April 29, 2006 at the Alliance YWCA.

Rural Opportunities Housing Corporation letter of invitation to ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 PM. at the corner of Klinger Avenue and Elmside Street, Alliance Ohio for the Alliance Homes II project.

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

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

Memo from Alliance City Auditor Alex Zumbar regarding March 2006 Alliance Municipal Income Tax Recapitulation Report.

Announcement from Ohio Department of Administrative Services regarding Wildlife Officer Cadet position.

Letter from Assistant Law Director Robert Hunter Jr. regarding compatibility of City Auditor and Clerk of Council positions dated April 3, 2006.

Minutes from the Safety and Judiciary Committee meeting March 16, 2006.

Mayor's report dated March 23, 2006 regarding receipts collected through the Mayor's office during March 2006.

Motion and second to receive and file all communications tendered to the Clerk.

MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:

Mayor Middleton: No report

Safety Service Director Blaser: reviewed progress on Arch Avenue project and favorable bids allow continuing the project from 11th Street to State Street. Commended Distribution Department and Police Chief for progress in relocating Repeater system from Alliance Community Hospital's old building to the Clark Street Water Tower effeicently and at a cost of $12,000.00. Explaination of Ordinance 60-06 and Ordinance 61-06.

Law Director Zumbar: updated Council on the lawsuit over a drowning at the Mahoning River several years ago with next step being depositions; noted that Ordinance 66-06 should not be listed as an ordinance but rather a Motion and due to this clerical error Ordinance 68-06 should be listed as Ordinance 66-06.

Auditor Zumbar: reviewed the upgrade of the Financial System to remote Purchase Order system done in house at substantial savings; reviewed web site update projected to be completed by the end of the week.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Safety & Judiciary: Andreani: reviewed the Safety and Judiciary Committee meeting where Ordinances 44-06, 51-06 and 58-06 were reviewed.

Finance: Okey: working on the minutes from the two previous marathon Finance Committee meetings.

Community Development: Phillips: Recognized Apple seed program members in attendance; no formal report.

Planning, Zoning, & Housing: Price: no report.

Utilities: Rhome: committee recommends passage of Ordinance 64-06 and Ordinance 65-06

Streets & Alley: Ryan: no report.

Properties and Lands: Thompson: no report

PUBLIC HEARING: at this time Council proceeded with its 7:30 P.M. scheduled Public Hearing on Ordinance 45-06. President Benincasa made three (3) calls for all those wishing to speak in favor of the Ordinance. Upon hearing no responses President Benincasa made three (3) calls for those wishing to speak in opposition to the Ordinance. Upon observing no responses President Benincasa declared the public hearing closed at 7:33 P.M.

PUBLIC SPEAKS: Cierra Johnson 405 South Linden Avenue - spoke on the need for a skate park and asked about the city's progress at establishing on. Councilman Price updated on the standing and progress at establishing the park.

Larry Dordea, Alliance Police Chief, 470 E. Market Street- spoke about concern over Ordinance 66-06 to update the Alliance Emergency Management Agency.

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. Motion and second to table to the May 1, 2006 meeting:

MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS: TABLED

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. Motion and second to adopt: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS: ADOPTED

Ordinance 51-06: introduced by Okey/ Price: an Ordinance to amend Section 705.06 of the Codified Ordinances of Alliance, Ohio. Motion and second to table to the May 1, 2006 meeting: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS: TABLED

Ordinance 38-06S: introduced by Rhome: an Ordinance authorizing amending Chapter 177 of the Alliance Codified Ordinances; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to amend by by substituting with Ordinance 38-06S:

MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

Motion and second to adopt as amended: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED

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. Motion and second to suspend rules: Motion Passed by acclamation of all members for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS: ADOPTED

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. Motion and second to suspend rules: Motion Passed by acclamation of all members for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS: ADOPTED

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 Department through the Cooperative Purchasing Programs of the Ohio Department of Transportation 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 $44,000.00 in any case; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Motion Passed by acclamation of all members for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: