AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Rhome.

Roll Call:

Minutes: Minutes of the February 20, 2007 Regular meeting of City Council           

Communications:

1.         Minutes of the January 16, 2007 Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting

2.         Agenda for the February 20, 2007 Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting

3.         Memorandum from Auditor Zumbar RE: January 2007 Income Tax Recapitulation

4.         Memorandum from Auditor Zumbar RE: Operational Budget Report by Department as of      January 31, 2007

5.         Minutes of the February 5, 2007 Water and Sewer Advisory Board Meeting

6.         Minutes of the December 20, 2006 Planning Commission Meeting

7.         Letter From Police Chief Dordea RE: Expenditures from Law Enforcement Trust Fund.

8.         Ohio Coalition for Open Government Winter 2006 report.

9.         Letter from Alliance Elderly LLC RE: Construction of new Senior Residential Development

10.        Letter from Alliance Housing Partners RE: Construction of new Senior Residential   Development

11.        Letter from Mayor Middleton RE: Appointment of Beth Canfield-Simbro to the Board of Health for an un-expired term from 2-5-07 until 12-31-08

12.        Memo from Keep Alliance Beautiful RE: Green Building Seminar

13.        Notice from Mayor Middleton RE: Early Childhood Education Breakfast on March 9, 2007

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:  None

Second Readings:

Ordinance 09-07: Introduced by Okey: An ratifying a contract between the City of Alliance and the Alliance Administrative and Finance Employees Association; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 10-07: Introduced by Okey and Rhome: An ratifying a contract between the City of Alliance and the Alliance Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, Water Distribution and Street Department (WWWS) Employees Association; and declaring an emergency.

New Business:

Ordinance 11-07: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance vacating Ann Street Between North Webb Avenue and a 15 foot North South Alley West of West North Webb Avenue, and that 15 foot North South Alley from the South line of Lot 2554 to the Corporate line in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 12-07: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance vacating part of a 20 foot  Alley South of Keystone Street Between Walnut Avenue and North Park Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 13-07: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of Lot 86, part of Lot 87, and part of a vacated 20 foot alley at the Southwest corner of Keystone Street and Walnut Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 14-07: Introduced by Okey:  An Ordinance ratifying a contract between the City of Alliance and the Federation of United Employees; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 15-07: Introduced by Okey:  An Ordinance setting wages and salaries for employees of the City of Alliance who are not represented by a collective bargaining agreement, and elected officials; and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 16-07: Introduced by Andreani: A Resolution adopting Stark County’s Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan.

Resolution 17-07: Introduced by Council as a Whole: A Resolution expressing to Ronald J. Crosser the sincere appreciation of this Council, The Administration, The City Auditor, and the Citizens of the City of Alliance for his dedicated 19 years of service.

Ordinance 18-07: Introduced by Ryan: An Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a consent agreement attached hereto as Exhibit “A” with the Ohio Dept. of transportation regarding improvements to State Route 183 (Union Avenue) from Main Street to Ely Street; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 19-07: Introduced by Okey: An Ordinance making appropriations for 2007 for the General Fund, Water Fund, Sewer Fund, and other City Fund, and authorizing the Auditor to draw his warrants for payment of any appropriations upon receiving proper certificates and vouchers; and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 20-07: Introduced by Andreani: A Resolution adopting policy and procedures for the use of blanket purchase orders by City of Alliance Employees.

Resolution 21-07: Introduced by Andreani: A Resolution adopting policy and procedures for the use of cellular phones by City of Alliance Employees.

Resolution 22-07: Introduced by Andreani: A Resolution adopting policy and procedures for the use of credit and purchasing cards by City of Alliance Employees.

Resolution 23-07: Introduced by Andreani: A Resolution adopting policy and procedures for the use of motor vehicles by City of Alliance Employees.

Resolution 24-07: Introduced by Andreani: A Resolution adopting policy and procedures for the use of rubber stamps by City of Alliance Employees.

Resolution 25-07: Introduced by Andreani: A Resolution adopting policy and procedures for the use of technology resources by City of Alliance Employees.

Old Business:

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 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 po rtion 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 142-06: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance vacating a 15 foot North South alley West of Penn Avenue, South of West State Street for a distance of 120 feet, and a 15 foot East West Alley South of West State Street, West of Penn Avenue for a distance of 120 feet in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 143-06: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 31 and 32 and parts of two vacated 15 foot alleys South of West State Street and West of Penn Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 04-07: Introduced by Council as a Whole: An Ordinance amending Chapter 181 of the Alliance Codified Ordinance after passage of a ballot issue increasing the Municipal Income Tax from one and three quarter percent (1.75%) to two percent (2%); and declaring an emergency.

Miscellaneous Business:

Adjournment: