The City of Alliance

470 E. Market Street

Alliance, Ohio 44601

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AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, MAY 21, 2007

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Price

 

Roll Call:

Minutes:

Communications:

1. Minutes of the May 14, 2007 Special Meeting of Alliance City Council.

2. Notice of May 14, 2007 Special Meeting of Alliance City Council.

3. Agenda for the May 15, 2007 Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting.

4. Minutes of the May 1, 2007 Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting..

5. Notice of Continuance of the Sherry’s Treasures v. Alliance Board of Zoning Appeals Case.

6. Public Notice of Change of time and location of the May 21, 2007 Alliance City Council Meeting.

7. Letter from Auditor Zumbar to Finance Chairman Okey RE: Resolution 67-07.

8. Memorandum from Auditor Zumbar RE: Operational Budget Report by Dept. as of 4-30-07.

9. Letter from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Viaduct Improvement Advisory Commission to President Benincasa RE: Replacing Evelyn Brown on the Commission.

10. Minutes of the May 7, 2007 Water and Sewer Advisory Board Meeting.

11. Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin No. 9.

12. Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin No. 10.

13. Letter from Attorney General Marc Dann RE: Amended House Bill 694.

14. Letter from Assistant Law Director Hunter RE: WMMT-RFIPM Annexation Notice of Public Hearing on July 17, 2007 @ 6:30 PM in Alliance City Council Chambers.

15. City of Alliance 2008 Tax Budget.

16. Notice of Filing of Christian Faith Broadcast Inc. v. Time Warner Cable RE: Mandatory Carriage of Television WGGN-TV.

 

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 52-07: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance vacating part of a 16.3 foot alley West of Avenue, North of East College Street, and South of Ohio Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 53-07: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 10157 and 10164 North of West State Street and South of Hartshorn Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio.

Ordinance 54-07: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance to amend the zoning map of the City of Alliance by changing lot 10164 located on Hartshorn Street from one family residence district (R-1) to neighborhood business district (B-1) under the Alliance City zoning ordinance.

Ordinance 55-07: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance to amend the zoning map of the City of Alliance by changing lot 12544 and part of outlot 264 located at the Southwest corner of East State Street and Liberty Avenue from two family residence district (R-2) to neighborhood business district (B-1) under the Alliance City zoning ordinance.

Second Readings:

None

New Business:

Resolution 62-07: Introduced by Andreani: A Resolution Extending support from the City of Alliance to the Aimco Alliance Towers Preservation, GP, LLC Applying for low income housing tax credits.

Ordinance 63-07: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance ratifying a contract between the City of Alliance and the Federation of United Employees; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 64-07: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance Authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to make application and enter into an agreement with the Ohio Municipal League Worker’s Compensation group rating plan; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 65-07: Introduced by Rhome: An Ordinance Authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into an amended renewal agreement with arcadis U.S. Inc. for engineering services for Phase II repairs and improvements to primary and secondary clarifiers at the wastewater treatment plant; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 66-07: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance making appropriations and transfers of funds in the 2007 appropriations to provide for necessary expenses and adjustments; and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 67-07: Introduced by Council as a Whole: A Resolution providing for the annual tax budget for 2008.

Resolution 68-07: Introduced by Rhome: A Resolution urging defeat of Senat Bill 117 as introduced on the floor of the 127th Ohio General Assembly, which would create a Statewide cable franchising process, terminating the ability of local communities across Ohio to negotiate cable television contracts that meet their individual community needs and interests.

Ordinance 69-07: Introduced by Rhome and Thompson: An Ordinance indicating what services the City of Alliance, Ohio, will provide to the WMMT-RFIPM annexation area upon annexation to the City of Alliance and declaring an emergency.

Resolution 70-07: Introduced by Okey: A Resolution appointing Annie Watson to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Viaduct Improvement Advisory Commission.

Old Business:

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.

Ordinance 38-07: Introduced by Okey and Price: An Ordinance to promote the Downtown Business area of Alliance; and to amend Section 1134.07(d) of the Codified Ordinances of Alliance, Ohio.

 

Miscellaneous Business:

Adjournment: