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, DECEMBER 7, 2009
Call to Order: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance: Okey
Roll Call:
Minutes: Minutes of the November 16, 2009 Regular Meeting.
Communications:
1. Memorandum from Auditor Knowles RE: Municipal Income Tax Recapitulation.
2. Fax from Ohio Ethics Commission RE: Updated List of Elected Officials and reply.
3. Notice from the Planning Commission RE: No December Meeting due to lack of agenda.
4. Notice of the 2010 Council Meeting dates.
5. Notice of the 2010 Employee Observance of Legal Holidays.
6. Minutes of the November 17, 2009 Finance Committee Meeting.
7. Notice of Public Hearing on Ordinance 82-09.
8. Memorandum from Mayor Middleton RE: Appointment to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
9. Memorandum from Mayor Middleton RE: Receipts collected in Mayor’s office during Month of November 2009.
10. Letter from Ohio Department of Commerce (Liquor Control) RE: Renewal of licenses.
11. Notice from Keep Alliance Beautiful RE: Holiday Tips.
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: At 7:30 PM on Ordinance 82-09.
Third Readings:
Ordinance 94-09: Introduced by Andreani: An ordinance directing the deposit of the funds from the extension agreement with First Energy Solutions into the Employee Compensated absences Fund.
Second Readings:
Ordinance 98-09: Introduced by Okey, Phillips, and Ryan: An Ordinance to amend section 154.02 of the Codified Ordinances of Alliance, Ohio, relating to the membership of the Water/Sewer Advisory Board; and declaring an emergency.
New Business:
Resolution 100-09: Introduced by Andreani: A Resolution adopting policy and procedures for the use, storage, and security of Personal Information.
Ordinance 101-09: To Be Announced.
Ordinance 102-09: Introduced by Rhome & Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a two year Contract to provide legal counsel to indigent persons charged with loss of liberty offenses in the Alliance Municipal Court; 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)
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)
Ordinance 82-09: Introduced by Ryan: An Ordinance vacating part of the unnamed alley West of Scranton Avenue between West Cambridge Street and West Summit Street, in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 83-09: Introduced by Thompson: An Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of Lots 1965, 1967, 1969, 3931, 3932 and part of a vacated 20 foot unnamed East-West alley between West Cambridge Street and West Summit Street, in the City of Alliance, County of Stark, and State of Ohio; and declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 87-09: Introduced by Rhome & Andreani: An Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety and Service to accept a bid from a prior bidding if available or to advertise for bids and enter into a contract for the purpose of purchasing a new sludge applicator truck for the Wastewater Treatment Plant; and declaring an emergency.
Miscellaneous Business:
Adjournment: