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, JUNE 15, 2009
Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Thompson
Roll Call:
Minutes: Minutes of the June 1, 2009 Regular Meeting.
Communications:
1. Memorandum from Auditor Knowles RE: General Fund Summary / Operational Budget Report as of May 31, 2009.
2. Notice of the June 3, 2009 Downtown Special Events Commission meeting.
3. Notice of the June 10, 2009 Downtown Special Events Commission meeting.
4. Notice of the June 22, 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Viaduct Improvement Advisory Commission meeting.
5. Agenda for the June 16, 2009 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting.
6. Minutes of the May 19, 2009, Board of Zoning Appeals meeting.
7. Letter from Auditor Knowles RE: Auditor of State Bulletin 2007-014 and the Public Record Law.
8. Letter from the Ohio Division of Liquor Control RE: License transfer from LLKane Oil LTD to Macs Convenience Stores LLC DBA Circle K at 911 West State Street.
9. Letter from Mayor Middleton RE: State of the City.
10. Copy of the Answer and Counter Claim in Stark County Prosecutor vs. City of Alliance
11. Letter from the Alliance Farmer’s Market Steering Committee RE: Grand Opening Celebration on July 4, 2009.
12. Letter from Safety Service Director Blaser RE: Energy Conservation.
13. Letter from Safety Service Director Blaser RE: First Responder Rules and Regulations.
14. Alliance Municipal Court 2008 Annual Report.
15. Letter from Councilman Okey as Chairman of the Finance Committee RE: Transmission of Committee Meeting Minutes.
16. Minutes of the February 4, 2008, Finance Committee meeting.
17. Minutes of the February 15, 2008, Finance Committee meeting.
18. Minutes of the February 22, 2008, Finance Committee meeting.
19. Minutes of the March 14, 2008, Finance Committee meeting.
20. Minutes of the March 21, 2008, Finance Committee meeting.
21. Minutes of the June 16, 2008, Finance Committee meeting.
22. Minutes of the July 1, 2008, Finance Committee meeting.
23. Minutes of the July 15, 2008, Finance Committee meeting.
24. Minutes of the August 29, 2008, Finance Committee meeting.
25. Minutes of the February 5, 2009, Finance Committee meeting.
26. Minutes of the March 25, 2009, Finance Committee meeting.
27. E-Mail from Safety Service Director Blaser RE: Layoffs at PTC Alliance.
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:
Third Readings: None
Second Readings:
Ordinance 45-09: Introduced by Clunk and Thompson: An Ordinance amending the Alliance City Zoning Code as adopted by Ordinance 130-05 and subsequently amended.
Ordinance 49-09: Introduced by Okey and Ryan: An Ordinance to authorize and require a one-time credit not exceeding $15.00 to the monthly water bill of each residential customer of water from the City of Alliance who purchases a water filter product under certain terms and conditions; and to declare an emergency.
New Business:
Ordinance 51-09: Introduced by Phillips: An Ordinance allocating Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per year to the Stark County Development Board Inc. for a period of three years, commencing in 2009, for purposes of underwriting the cost of business development activities in the City of Alliance; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 52-09: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance amending ordinance 20-09 making permanent appropriations for the General Fund, Water Fund, Sewer fund and other City funds; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 53-09: Introduced by Ryan: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to advertise for bids and enter into contracts for services to complete and carry out the 2009 comprehensive road resurfacing and overlay program in an amount not to exceed $900,000; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 54-09: Introduced Andreani: An Ordinance making appropriations and transfers of funds in the 2009 appropriations to provide for necessary expenses and adjustments; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 55-09: Introduced by Rhome and Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to request qualifications and enter into a professional services contract for engineering and design services of integrating Ultraviolet light into t he treatment process at the Water Treatment Plant; 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. (Referred Safety and Judiciary Committee on February 2, 2009).
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. (Referred Planning, Zoning and Housing Committee on March 16, 2009).
Ordinance 26-09: Introduced by Okey: An Ordinance Ordering the Norfolk and Southern Corporation to repair and maintain its Railroad crossing located on Mahoning Avenue, Immediately North of Railroad Street, in the City of Alliance; 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. (Referred Safety and Judiciary Committee on April 6, 2009)
Miscellaneous Business:
Adjournment: