The City of Alliance
470 E. Market Street
Alliance Ohio 44601
(330) 821-3110
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AGENDA
THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, JUNE 16, 2008
Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Okey
Roll Call:
Minutes: Minutes of the June 2, 2008 Regular Council meeting;
Communications:
1. Notice of June 19, 2008 Public Hearing on Resolution 58-08.
2. Agenda for the June 17, 2008 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting.
3. Minutes of the May 28, 2008 Treasury Investment Board Meeting.
4. Minutes of the May 20, 2008 Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting.
5. Memorandum from Auditor Knowles RE: Operational Budget Report by Department as of May 31, 2008
6. Letter from Mayor Middleton RE: Appointment to the UDAG revolving loan Committee.
7. Letter from Ohio Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Park.
8. Notice of Public Meeting for the June 16, 2008 Finance and Utilities Committee Meeting
9. Agenda for the June 18, 2008 Planning Commission meeting.
10. Minutes of the June 2, 2008 Water and Sewer Advisory Board Meeting.
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Administrative Reports:
Mayor Middleton, Safety Service Director Blaser, Law Director Zumbar, Auditor Knowles
Standing Committee Reports:
Safety and Judiciary (Andreani); Properties and Lands (Clunk); Finance (Okey); Community Development (Phillips); Utilities (Rhome); Streets and Alleys (Ryan); Planning, Zoning and Housing (Thompson)
Special Committee Reports:
Public Speaks:
Public Hearings:
Resolution 58-08: Introduced by Council as a Whole: A Resolution providing for the Annual tax budget for 2009.
Third Readings:
Ordinance 51-08: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 8044 through 8050 on Homestead Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio.
Ordinance 52-08: Introduced by Ryan: An Ordinance vacating a 20 foot East-West alley between Willow and Mahoning Avenues, a 16 foot North-South alley between Broadway Street and an East-West alley between Willow and Mahoning Avenues, and a Portion of High Street between Willow and Mahoning Avenues in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio.
Ordinance 53-08: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 1012 through 1020, lots 1045 through 1053, a vacated 20 foot East-West alley between Broadway and Summit Streets, and a vacated portion of High Street between Willow and Mahoning Avenues in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio.
Ordinance 54 08: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance to amend the Zoning map of the City of Alliance by changing lot 12541 located on North Webb Avenue form Single family residential District (R-1) to heavy Industrial District (I-2) under the Alliance City Zoning Ordinance.
Resolution 56-08: Introduced by Andreani: A Resolution requesting that the Stark County Commissioners and the Stark County Sheriff immediately establish and adopt a policy to require the repayment of the costs of confinement, reception (“Booking”) fee, and other statutory fees be billed to prisoners in confinement at the Stark County Jail.
Ordinance 57-08: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance to authorize the Director of Public safety and Service to enter into an exclusive contract for Emergency Medical and ambulance transport services within the City of Alliance; and declaring an emergency.
Second Readings:
Resolution 58-08: Introduced by Council as a Whole: A Resolution providing for the Annual tax budget for 2009.
Ordinance 63-08: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of all of lot 934 and part of lot 935 on the Northwest corner of Broadway Street and Park Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 64-08: Introduced by Rhome: An Ordinance authorizing the issuance of Waterworks system revenue refunding bonds, Series 2008, of the City of Alliance under Article XVIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio, in the maximum aggregate principle amount of $15, 000,000 for the purpose of providing the funds necessary to current refund all of the City‘s outstanding waterworks system revenue refunding bonds, series 1998, dated as of June 1, 1998; authorizing the call for optional redemption of those outstanding bonds; authorizing execution and delivery of a trust indenture providing for the rights of the holders of the refunding bonds and pledging net revenues to secure those bonds and any additional parity bonds hereafter authorized; authorizing execution and delivery of a bond purchase agreement, an escrow agreement and a continuing disclosure agreement; authorizing preparation, execution and distribution of a preliminary and a final official statement; and declaring an emergency.
New Business:
Ordinance 22-08s: Introduced by Council as a Whole and the Administration: An Ordinance amending Alliance Codified Chapter 177 “Economic Development Program”; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance S29-08: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of lot 6384, and lots 6381, 6382 and 13023 on the east side of Sawburg Avenue between Overlook Drive and Raywood Drive in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio
Ordinance 67-08: Introduced by Rhome: An Ordinance authorizing and directing he Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into an agreement to participate in the Ohio Department of Transportation’s contract for the purchase of Sodium Chloride; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 68-08: Introduced by Councilmen Thompson and Rhome: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Safety Service Director and City Engineer to provide for improvements to the parking lot areas in downtown Alliance.
Old Business:
Ordinance 139-07: Introduced by Price: An Ordinance allocating an additional ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per year to the Alliance Area Development Foundation for the purpose of Maintaining and attracting living wage jobs to the City of Alliance; and declaring an emergency. (Referred jointly to Finance Committee and Community Development Committee on December 17, 2007)
Ordinance 10-08: Introduced by Rhome and Thompson: An Ordinance accepting annexation of the Thunder Hill – Quality Annexation territory to the City of Alliance on application of owners of Real Estate; and declaring an emergency. (Pending Litigation per Law Director)
Ordinance 14-08: Introduced by Okey Ryan and Thompson: 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. (Referred Planning Zoning and Housing Committee and the Finance Committee on January 4, 2008)
Ordinance 17-08: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance providing for the repayment of the $500,000 loan to the General Fund from the Master Capital Improvement Fund and the Water Income Tax Fund. (Referred Finance Committee on February 4, 2008)
Ordinance 22-08: Introduced by Council as a Whole and the Administration: An Ordinance amending Alliance Codified Chapter 177 “Economic Development Program”; and declaring an emergency. (Referred Community Development Committee on February 19, 2008)
Ordinance 29-08: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lot 6384 on the east side of Sawburg Avenue between Overlook Drive and Raywood Drive in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio.(Referred Planning Commission on March 3, 2008)
Miscellaneous Business:
Adjournment: