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

ROLL CALL: Cody Combs, Dixie Park, Phyllis Phillips, Randy Pope, Roger Rhome, Doug Schwarz and Jack Weaver present

MINUTES: Correction of items 1 and 2 under Communications should read December, 2003. Motion & second to receive and file the minutes of the January 5, 2004 regular meeting of Alliance City Council with corrections: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

1. Ohio Municipal League 2004 Training for newly elected Council members.

2. Collective Bargaining Agreement for Alliance Street Department.

3. Board of Zoning Appeals Notice – January, 2004 Meeting cancelled due to no appeal applications.

4. Alliance City Planning commission Agenda for January 21, 2004 meeting.

5. 2003 financial Disclosure Statements.

6. Mayor’s Office Receipts

7. Letter from Canton Exchange Club – Re: Stark County Officer & Deputy of the Year.

Motion and second to receive and file all communications tendered to the Clerk. MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

Mayor Middleton: No Report

Safety Service Director Blaser: Spoke on Ordinances 11-04, 12-04, 13-04, 14-04, 15-04 and 16-04. Asked the City Council go into executive session at the conclusion of the meeting to discuss Ordinance 03-04 regarding Street Department Contract. Schwarz moved to go into executive session second by Phillips. MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

Law Director Zumbar: Appointment of Ned Casale as Assistant Prosecutor. Motion by Schwarz second by Combs. MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

Auditor Zumbar: Asked for action on Ordinance 03-04.

Properties and Lands: Combs: No Report

Safety and Judiciary: Park: No Report

Community Development: Phillips: Meeting on Wednesday, January 21, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. City Administration Bldg.

Streets and Alleys: Pope: No Report

Utilities: Rhome: No Report: Request action tonight on Ordinance 15-04.

Planning, Zoning & Housing :Schwarz: Request action on Ordinance 13-04

Finance: Weaver: No action on Ordinance 16-04.

PUBLIC SPEAKS: No One

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7:30 p.m. Ordinance 145-03: President Benincasa made call for all those wishing to speak in favor of this Ordinance. Mr. Michael Benya, 325 Vress, Wadsworth, Ohio 44281 spoke in favor. President Benincasa made three (3) calls for all those wishing to speak in opposition of the Ordinance. Upon observing no response by any to speak in opposition to the Ordinance, President Benincasa declared the public hearing closed.

8:00 p.m. Ordinance 159-03, President Benincasa made three (3) calls for all those wishing to speak in favor of the Ordinance. Upon observing no response by any to speak in favor of the Ordinance, President Benincasa made three (3) calls for all those wishing to speak in opposition to the Ordinance. Upon observing no response by any to speak in opposition to the Ordinance, President Benincasa declared the public hearing closed.

Ordinance: 13-04: introduced by Schwarz: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 7550 through 7552 located on Buckeye Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio, and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to refer to Planning Commission: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

Ordinance 14-04: introduced by Weaver: an Ordinance making appropriations and transfers of funds in the 2003 appropriations to provide for necessary expenses and adjustments; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Roll Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED.

Ordinance 15-04: introduced by Rhome: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to extend sanitary sewer services to an area outside the City Limits and currently without sewer service; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to suspend rules: Roll Call: Unanimous for rules suspension. Motion and second to adopt Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED.

Resolution 16-04: Resolution amending and restating the continuation of the ten- percent contribution through salary reduction for employees who are members of the Ohio police and Fire Pension Fund.

Ordinance 88-00: introduced by Council as a whole: an Ordinance enacting a new chapter entitled "Cable Television Commission and Customer Service Standards", of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Alliance; establishing a Cable Television Commission and enacting customer service standards. Motion and second to defeat: Roll Call: Unanimous: DEFEATED.

Ordinance 130-00: introduced by Roller: an ordinance amending Alliance Codified Ordinances Section 373.02 to require the use of bicycle safety helmet by persons under the age of sixteen years while operating or riding a bicycle upon any street or highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to defeat: Roll Call: Unanimous: DEFEATED.

Ordinance 105-02: introduced by Council as a whole: an Ordinance approving the draft revised Solid Waste Management Plan of the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District; and declaring an emergency. Motion and second to defeat: Roll Call: Unanimous: DEFEATED.

Ordinance 91-03: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Alliance by changing parts of outlots 195, 196, 197, 225, 234, 244 and 245 and part of lot 6736 located in the 1300 to 1500 blocks of South Union Avenue from one family residence district (R-1) and two family residence district (R-2) to college district (C) under the Alliance City Zoning Ordinance, and declaring an emergency. (Tabled by Planning commission 6/18/03)

Ordinance 145-03: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Alliance by changing part of outlot 218, lots 3925, and part of an alley proposed to be vacated, located between South Union Avenue and Scranton Avenue and between West Cambridge Street and West Summit Street from two-family Residence District (R-2) to Neighborhood Business District (B-1) under the Alliance City Zoning Ordinance. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED.

Ordinance 159-03: introduced by Ogline: an Ordinance vacating part of a north south alley south of Summit Street for a distance of approximately seventy feet. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED

Ordinance 160-03: introduced by Ogline: an ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of out lots 218 and 220, part of lots 2432, 3342, lot 4111, and part of a vacated alley located on South Union Avenue in the City of alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio. Motion and second to adopt: Roll Call: Unanimous: ADOPTED.

EXECUTIVE SESSION: President Benincasa adjourned the meeting into executive session at 7:34 p.m.

Executive Session ended at 8:00 p.m. and Council went back into regular session.

ADJOURNMENT: Noting no further business to come before this Council, president Benincasa adjourned the meeting at 8:04 p.m.

Ordinance 03-04 PASSED

Ordinance 11-04 REFERRED TO PLANNING COMMISSION

Ordinance 12-04 REFERRED TO PLANNING COMMISSION

Ordinance 13-04 REFERRED TO PLANNING COMMISSION

Ordinance 14-04 REFERRED TO PLANNING COMMISSION

Ordinance 15-04 PASSED

Ordinance 16-04 NO ACTION

Ordinance 88-00 DEFEATED

Ordinance 130-00 DEFEATED

Ordinance 105-02 DEFEATED

Ordinance 145-03 PASSED

Ordinance 159-03 PASSED

Ordinance 160-03 PASSED

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