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MINUTES OF THE January 7, 2002

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL

The meeting was called to order by President Benincasa at 7:00PM. Benincasa gave the invocation and led the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance

APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY CLERK: President Benincasa appointed Andy Zumbar temporary Clerk without objection.

ROLL CALL: Sammeh Alihassan, Brant Luther, Mike Ogline, Phyllis Phillips, Mark Roller, Doug Schwarz and Alex Zumbar present.

APPOINTMENT OF CLERK: President Benincasa received one application from Mark Locke for the Clerk’s position. Motion & second to cast unanimous ballot: Roll Call: unanimous. MOTION PASSES

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT PRO TEM: Zumbar nominates Mark Roller: Luther second: Roller declines. Roller nominates Mike Ogline: second: Phillips: Roll Call: 6-1(Alihassan)

ADOPTION OF RULES: Motion & second to adopt the rules as distributed: Motion to amend section 13.01 by replacing with previous rules for Public Speaks: motion dies due to lack of second: Roll Call on motion to adopt: 6-1(Alihassan) ADOPTED. (Copy of Council Rules attached)

COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2002: President Benincasa distributed a proposed list of Committee assignments: motion & second for a 5 minute recess to review assignments: Roll Call: unanimous: 5 MINUTE RECESS AT 7:20 P.M.

Council reconvenes at 7:25 p.m.

Motion & second to ratify & approve committee assignments as submitted: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED. (Copy of Committee assignments attached)

APPOINTMENT OF STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN: President Benincasa appointed the following Standing Committee Chairmen: Alihassan- Properties and Lands; Luther- Streets and Alleys; Ogline- Planning, Zoning & Housing; Phillips- Utilities; Roller- Safety & Judiciary; Schwarz- Community Development; Zumbar- Finance.

MINUTES: Motion & second to receive and file the minutes of the December 27, 2001 special meeting of Alliance City Council: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

COMMUNICATIONS:

  1. Water and Sewer Department Financial Report for December 2001.
  2. Minutes from the Treasury Investment Board meeting of November 29, 2001.
  3. Letter from Time Warner Cable to Mayor Toni Middleton and Alliance City Council dated December 18, 2001. Re: addition of Home Shopping Network.
  4. Copy of a Resolution from the Stark County Commissioners deferring their decision on the annexation of 10.839 acres in Washington Township.
  5. Letter from Auditor Dordea to Stark County Auditor Creighton dated January 4, 2002. Re: names of City Officers for 2002.
  6. Notice from Ohio Division of Liquor Control to Police Chief Dordea, et al. Concerning transfer of liquor license from Wal Mart Stores East, Inc. to Wal Mart Stores East, LP indicating the necessity for Council to respond to indicate whether or not they request a hearing on or before 02/04/02.
  7. Letter from Mayor Middleton regarding the receipts collected through the Mayor’s Office during the month of December 2001 totaling $604,798.47.

Motion &second to receive and file all communications tendered to Clerk Locke MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:

Mayor Middleton: Welcomed the new Council and looks forward to working with them in the next year; spoke in favor of Resolution 02-02.

Safety Service Director Blaser: Welcomed the new Council and stated he is always available to answer any questions

Law Director Zumbar: submitted and reviewed his annual report from the Law Director’s office to Alliance City Council.

Auditor Dordea: No report

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Streets & Alleys: Luther: commended Jeff Porter and the Street Department for the excellent job they did on clearing streets after the recent storms.

 

 

Safety and Judiciary: Roller: Motion & second for no hearing on the liquor license transfer for Wal Mart Stores East, Inc. to Wal Mart Stores East, LP 2700 W. State St.: MOTION PASSED BY ACCLAMATION OF ALL MEMBERS. The Clerk will notify the Ohio Division of Liquor Control.

PUBLIC SPEAKS: Joe Rainieri, 171 Briarcliff Ave., Alliance, Ohio. Mr. Rainieri is the developer for Westmoreland Estates in Lexington Township. He stated that after passage of a recent Ordinance by City Council he could no longer get water taps without signing a Waiver of Annexation. He feels that since he negotiated with the City prior to the passage of the Ordinance he should not be affected by the Ordinance.

THIRD READINGS

Ordinance 138-01: introduced by Zumbar: an Ordinance amending Ordinance 7-91 to increase the salary of the Clerk of the Alliance Municipal Court, and declaring an emergency. Motion & second to adopt with the intent to defeat: Roll Call: unanimous. DEFEATED

SECOND READINGS

Ordinance 136-01: introduced by Puckett: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of part of Outlot 132 located on Noble Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio, and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance 137-01: introduced by Puckett: an Ordinance accepting and approving the replat of lots 10037 through 10039 located at the northwest corner of Parkway Boulevard and High Street in the City of Alliance, County of Stark and State of Ohio, and declaring an emergency. Motion & second to suspend rules: Roll Call: unanimous. Motion & second to adopt: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED

NEW BUSINESS

Ordinance 01-02: introduced by Phillips: an Ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into an agreement to operate test water monitoring equipment at the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants and to perform various tests and pilot studies at no cost or obligation to the City other than to collect and record test results; and declaring an emergency. Motion & second to suspend rules: Roll Call: 6-1(Phillips). Motion & second to adopt: Motion & second to table indefinitely: Roll Call: unanimous: TABLED

Resolution 02-02: introduced by Zumbar: a Resolution appointing E. Scott Robertson as a Trustee of the Greater Alliance Foundation, Inc. and declaring an emergency. Motion & second to adopt: Roll Call: unanimous: ADOPTED

OLD BUSINESS:

None

 

ADJOURNMENT: Noting no further business to come before this Council, President Benincasa adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m.

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN:

Ordinance 136-01: NO ACTION

Ordinance 137-01: ADOPTED

Ordinance 138-01: DEFEATED

Ordinance 01-02: TABLED

Resolution 02-02: ADOPTED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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John Benincasa, President of Council R. Mark Locke, Clerk