The City of Alliance

470 E. Market Street

Alliance Ohio 44601

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ORDER OF BUSINESS

THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

 

Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Phillips

 

Roll Call:

 

Minutes: Minutes of the August 17, 2009 Regular Meeting.

 

Communications:

 

1.         Memorandum from Auditor Knowles RE: August 2009 Alliance Municipal Income Tax Recapitulation.

2.         Letter from the Ohio Division of Liquor Control RE: License Application for Tamarkin Co. DBA Getgo.

3.         Letter from the Ohio Municipal League RE: 58th Annual Conference.

4.         Notice of the August 26, 2009 Downtown Special Events Committee Meeting.

5.         Notice of the August 27, 2009 Safety and Judiciary Committee Meeting.

6.         Notice of Public Hearing on Ordinance 45-09 for September 8, 2009 @ 7:30 PM.

7.         July / August Cities & Villages Magazine.

8.         Memo from Director Blaser RE: Water filter coupons.

 

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 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.

 

Second Readings:  None

 

New Business: 

 

Resolution 76-09: Introduced by Council as a Whole: A Resolution approving and adopting an alternative method for apportioning the Stark County Undivided Local Government Fund for 2010 through 2019: Authorizing the Mayor of the City of Alliance to execute said agreement; and declaring an emergency

 

Ordinance 77-09: Introduced by Phillips: An Ordinance making appropriations and transfers of funds to provide for necessary expenses and adjustments; and declaring an emergency.

 

Ordinance 78-09: Introduced by Okey: An Ordinance to authorize the Fire Department of The City of Alliance, Ohio, to provide Emergency Medical Services at Higher Levels of skill and Certification; and to declare an emergency.

 

Ordinance 79-09: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing the Safety Service Director to enter into a Multi-jurisdictional matching grant agreement with the cities of Massillon and Canton and the Stark County Mediation Center; and declaring an emergency.

 

Ordinance 80-09: Introduced by Andreani: An Ordinance making appropriations and transfers of funds in the 2009 appropriations to provide for necessary expenses and adjustments; and declaring an emergency.

 

 

Public Hearing: Ordinance 45-09

 

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: