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, JULY 6, 2009
Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Thompson
Roll Call:
Minutes: Minutes of the June 15, 2009 Regular Meeting and the June 18, 2009 Special Meeting.
Communications:
1. Notice of the June 18, 2009 Special Council Meeting
2. Memorandum from Auditor Knowles RE: June 2009 Alliance Municipal Income Tax Recapitulation.
3. Letter from City of Canton Division of Fire RE: Appreciation for stand by staffing for funeral of Captain Hall.
4. Notice of the June 17, 2009 Downtown Special Events Commission Meeting.
5. Notice of the July 18, 2009 Committee Meeting of Council of the whole.
6. Notice of the June 24, 2009 Downtown Special Events Commission Meeting.
7. Minutes of the July 1, 2009 Treasury Investment Board.
8. Letter from Squire Sanders to Auditor Knowles RE: Waterworks System Debt service.
9. Memorandum from Mayor Middleton RE: Receipts collected in Mayors office in the Month of June 2009
10. Minutes of the June 1, 2009 Water and Sewer Advisory Board Meeting.
11. E-mail from Director Blaser to Council RE: Street paving.
12. E-mail from Councilman Okey to Director Blaser RE: Street paving
13. E-mail from Engineer Bungard to Council RE: Street paving.
14. Agenda for the July 15, 2009 Alliance City Planning Commission Meeting.
15. Concert schedule for the Downtown Summer Concert Series.
16 Schedule for the Alliance Summer Fest at Collage Plaza.
17. Notice from Ohio Division of Liquor Control RE: New application for Main Street Diner.
18. Notice from Ohio Division of Liquor Control RE: License transfer from Rite Aid at 9 S. Union Ave. to Rite Aid at 1895 W. State Street.
19. E-mail from Director Blaser to Council RE: Ordinance 53-09 and Paving at parks
20. Memorandum form President Benincasa RE: Ordinance 49-09 and water situation.
21. E-mail from Councilman Okey explaining absence from tonight’s meetings.
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:
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 the treatment process at the Water Treatment Plant; and declaring an emergency.
Second Readings: None
New Business:
Ordinance 56-09: Introduced by Rhome and Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service of the City of Alliance to enter into a contract with the Stark County Regional Planning Commission to provide monitoring of Federal Wage rates on construction projects for the City of Alliance; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 57-09: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance vacating a 15 foot alley North of Overlook Drive and West of Rockhill Avenue in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio.
Ordinance 58-09: Introduced by Ryan and Clunk: An Ordinance accepting and approving the accesses right of way dedication plat for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. viaduct in the City of Alliance, Stark County, and State of Ohio; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 59-09: 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 new backhoe 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 $77,000 in and case; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 60-09: Introduced by Ryan and Clunk: An Ordinance accepting and approving the granting of an easement to Taco Bell for construction of a sidewalk within the right of way of Penn Avenue in the City of Alliance, Stark County, and State of Ohio; 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 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)
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. (Referred Planning, Zoning and Housing Committee on June 1, 2009).
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. (Referred Council as a Committee of the Whole on June 1, 2009).
Miscellaneous Business:
Adjournment: