The City of Alliance
470 E. Market Street
Alliance Ohio 44601
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, AUGUST 17, 2009
Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Okey
Roll Call:
Minutes: Minutes of the August 3, 2009 Regular Meeting.
Communications:
1. Memorandum from Auditor Knowles RE: General Fund Summary / Operational Budget Report as of July 31, 2009.
2. Tentative Agreement / Union Counter Proposal RE: City of Alliance Street ASFCME 2233
3. Agenda for the August 18, 2009 Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting
4. Minutes of the June 16, 2009 Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting.
5. Letter from The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity RE: Climate Change Bill
6. Memorandum from Auditor Knowles RE: FY2008 CAFR, Single Audit Report & Management Letter.
7. Letter from Ohio Municipal League RE: 58th Annual Conference
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:
Resolution 61-09: Introduced by Council as a Whole: A Resolution providing for the Alternative Tax Budget for 2010; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 23-09-S: 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.
Second Readings:
Ordinance 72-09: Introduced by Ryan Clunk & Andreani: An ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a consent agreement attached as Exhibit “A” with the Ohio Department of Transportation for intersection improvements on U.S. 62 at Rockhill Avenue and Parkway Blvd.; and declaring an emergency.
New Business:
Ordinance 73-09: Introduced by Rhome and Thompson: An ordinance indicating what services the City of Alliance, Ohio, will provide to the St. Nicholas Romanian Orthodox Annexation 2 Area upon annexation to the City of Alliance 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 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 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.
Proclamation: Introduced by Andreani; A Proclamation urging U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown and George Voinovich to vote against “Cap and Trade.” (Tabled July 20, 2009)
Miscellaneous Business:
Adjournment: