The City of Alliance

470 E. Market Street

Alliance, Ohio 44601

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AGENDA

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, JUNE 18, 2007

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Ryan

Roll Call:

Minutes: Minutes of the June 4, 2007 regular meetings    

Communications:

1.         Notice of Public Hearing on Ordinance 142-06 dated June 12, 2007.

2.         Notice of Public Meeting of the Planning, Zoning and Housing Committee dated June 15,     2007.

3.         Ohio Municipal League Legislative Bulletin No. 12 dated June 1, 2007.

4.         Minutes of the June 4, 2007 Water and Sewer Advisory Board meeting.

5.         Letter from Law Director Zumbar RE: Thunder Hill - Quality Annexation hearing on August 7, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. at the Lexington Township Hall dated June 4, 2007.

6.         Memo from Auditor Zumbar RE: Certification of the Election Results on the increase of the  Alliance Municipal Income dated June 11, 2007.

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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: Ordinance 142-06 @ 7:30 P.M.

Third Readings:

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.

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

Second Readings

Ordinance 72-07: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Safety Service Director and the Law Director to execute a funding agreement with the Alliance Neighborhood Center and the City of Alliance Community Development Block Grant Fund for fiscal year 2006 consolidated plan in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00; and declaring an emergency.

New Business:

Ordinance 74-07: Introduced by Rhome: An Ordinance repealing Ordinance 76-00 to vacate the East-West alley between Penn Avenue and Miller Avenue and the North-South alley between West State Street and Chestnut Street; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 75-07: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor and Safety Service Director to enter into an Alliance Community reinvestment area agreement with James G. Stout, owner of Costal Pet Products Inc.; and declaring an emergency.

            Ordinance 76-07: Introduced by Rhome and Thompson: An Ordinance indicating what services the City of Alliance, Ohio, will provide to the Thunder hill - Quality annexation area upon annexation to the City of Alliance and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 77-07: 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.

Ordinance 78-07: Introduced by Okey and Price: An Ordinance to reauthorize and make permanent the First Responder Unit of the Fire Department of the City of Alliance, Ohio.

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 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 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 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.

            Ordinance 39-07: Introduced by Okey: An Ordinance amending Alliance Codified Ordinance Section 181.13 “Allocation of Funds”; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 41-07: Introduced by Okey: An Ordinance repaying James Stout and M. Katherine Stout for overpayments made in the construction of West Main Street and the development of the Industrial Park.

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.

Miscellaneous Business:

Adjournment: