The City of Alliance
470 E. Market Street
Alliance Ohio 44601
(330) 821-3110
FAX (330) 821-9362
ORDER OF BUSINESS
THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, APRIL 6, 2009
Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Thompson
Roll Call:
Minutes: Minutes of the March 16, 2008 Regular Meeting and the March 27, 2009 Special Meeting.
Communications:
1. Memorandum from Auditor Knowles RE: March 2009 Alliance Municipal Income Tax Recapitulation.
2. Memo from Law Director Zumbar requesting an Executive Session to discuss pending litigation.
3. Copy of Letter from Director Blaser to emergency service providers RE: Thunderhill annexation.
4. Notice of the April 2, 2009 Safety and Judiciary Committee Meeting.
5. Minutes of the March 25, 2009 Finance Committee Meeting.
6. Notice of the March 25, 2009 Finance Committee Meeting
7. Notice of the March 27, 2009 Special Council Meeting.
8. Notice of the April 1, 2009 Safety and Judiciary Committee Meeting.
9. Notice of the change of the April 1, 2009 Safety and Judiciary Committee Meeting to April 2, 2009
10. Agenda for the March 26, 2009 Special Planning Commission Meeting.
11. Notice from the Ohio Division of Liquor Control of application for new license for Ohio Springs Inc, DBA Sheetz Convenience Store.
12. Notice from the Ohio Division of Liquor Control of application for new license for Tammie S. Sobotka DBA Bier Haus
13. Memo from Mayor Middleton RE: Request to re-appoint Tom Moushey to the Board of Zoning Appeals
14. Letter from the Ohio Ethics Commission RE: 2008 financial Disclosure Statement filing deadline.
15. Notice of Public Hearing for Ordinance 13-09.
16. Memorandum from Mayor Middleton RE: Receipts collected through the Mayor’s office in the month of March 2009.
17. Agenda for the April 15, 2009 Special Planning Commission 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)
Public Speaks:
Public Hearing: On Ordinance 13-09 @ 7:30 P.M.
Third Readings: None
Second Readings:
Ordinance 23-09: Introduced by Andreani and Thompson: An Ordinance amending Chapter 1327, “Licensing of Contractors” to provide citizens with the ability to Grieve issues relating to contractors.
Ordinance 25-09: Introduced by Okey: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services for the purpose of acquiring grant funds to increase manning levels in the Alliance Police Department; and declaring an emergency.
New Business:
Ordinance 27-09: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a contract for the purpose of purchasing a new vehicle for the Alliance Police Department through the cooperative purchasing programs of the Ohio Department of Transportation or to advertise for bids and enter into a contract with another vendor at the lowest and best price, but for a cost not to exceed $30,000 in any case; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 28-09: Introduced by Rhome and Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a contract for the purpose of purchasing a four new trucks for the Water and Sewer distribution Department through the cooperative purchasing programs of the Ohio Department of Transportation or to advertise for bids and enter into a contract with another vendor at the lowest and best price, but for a cost not to exceed $90,000 in any case; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 29-09: Introduced by Ryan and Andrieani: An Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a grant agreement attached as exhibit “A” with the Ohio Department of Transportation for traffic signal improvements; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 30-09: Introduced by Council as a whole: An Ordinance amending sections 941.05 and 941.06 of the Codified Ordinances of The City of Alliance; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 31-09: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor and Auditor to apply for and receive funding for the 2009 Bryne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and execute any and all of the necessary documents pertaining thereto; and approving and adopting a memorandum of understanding attached hereto as Exhibit “A” ; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 32-09: Introduced by Okey: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to submit an application to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of acquiring grant funds to construct a new fire station that replaces the existing Mount Union Fire Station; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 33-09: Introduced by Ryan and Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a contracts for the purpose of purchasing a new single axle dump truck with plow and salt spreader for the Street Department through the cooperative purchasing programs of the Ohio Department of Transportation or to advertise for bids and enter into a contract with another vendor at the lowest and best price, but for a cost not to exceed $100,000 in any case; and declaring an emergency.
Old Business:
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. (Referred Planning Commission on May 19, 2008)
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. (Referred Planning Commission on May 19, 2008)
Ordinance 100-08: Introduced by Okey and Ryan: An Ordinance to require the erection of “Radar Enforced” signs along State Street; and declaring an emergency. (Referred Streets and Alleys Committee on August 4, 2008)
Ordinance 6-09-S: Introduced by Okey and Ryan: An Ordinance to enact Chapter 379 of the Codified Ordinances of Alliance, Ohio; to provide a system of inspection for Golf Carts to be operated on streets in the City; and to restrict the operation of Golf Carts to streets where the speed limit does not exceed 25 miles per hour.
Ordinance 10-09: Introduced by Okey: An Ordinance to authorize and require a one-time credit of ten percent to the monthly water bill of each residential customer of water from the City of Alliance; and to declare an emergency.
Ordinance 13-09: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance vacating part of a 15 foot alley East of Madison Avenue North of Vine Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio, and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 14-09: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lot 6079 and part of a vacated 15 foot alley located on Madison Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio.
Ordinance 15-09: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lot 11735 and part of Outlot 290 located on South Union Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio.
Miscellaneous Business:
Adjournment: