City Council Meeting

Margo Sommerville, President Jeff Fusco, Vice-President Brad McKitrick, President Pro-Tem Members of Council: Jeff Fusco, At-Large Johnnie Hannah, Ward 5 Linda F. R. Omobien, At-Large Brad McKitrick, Ward 6 Eric D. Garrett, Sr., At-Large Donnie Kammer, Ward 7 Samuel D. DeShazior, Ward 1 James Hardy, Ward 8 Phil Lombardo, Ward 2 Tina Boyes, Ward 9 Margo Sommerville, Ward 3 Sharon L. Connor, Ward 10 Jan Davis, Ward 4 www.akroncitycouncil.org Council Agenda for April 01, 2024 1:00 P.M. Planning & Economic 2:15 P.M. Public Safety Development 1:45 P.M. Parks & Recreation 2:30 P.M. Health & Social Services 2:00 P.M. Rules 3:00 P.M Budget & Finance 2:00 P.M. Public Service 3:30 P.M Housing & Neighborhood Assistance 2:00 P.M. Public Utilities & Green 6:30 P.M. Regular Council Meeting Regular Meeting held on March 25, 2024. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 13, Nays: 0. CONSENT AGENDA 1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract or contracts with Nazareth Community Development Corporation for the rehabilitation of 20 owner- occupied single family housing units; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 2 RESOLUTION declaring it necessary to improve West Portage Trail between the termini of North Portage Path and Treetop Trail by constructing and reconstructing curbs and concrete sidewalks; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 1 3 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract, after requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), with an engineering consulting firm for the supplemental engineering services required for the 2024 Capital Investment and Community Development Program and the 2024 Operating Budget; authorizing payment therefor; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for qualifications, with a consultant or consultants for professional architectural and/or engineering services to study the feasibility of sites for the relocation of the Akron Police Department Headquarters; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 5 ORDINANCE ratifying the actions of the Director of Public Service in contracting with Wingfoot Rental and Kenmore Construction Company for the emergency repair of the water main on Weathervane Lane; authorizing payment therefor; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 6 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids or requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for professional engineering services for the Lake Rockwell Reservoir Planning Study; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 7 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into an agreement and grant an easement on City-owned property along Stillwell Road in Chagrin Falls to the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 8 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with Arcadis U.S., Inc. for professional engineering services for upgrades to the Water Plant Water Main; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 9 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with AECOM, Inc. for professional engineering services for the East Branch Dam Improvements; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 10 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, after publicly advertising for bids or requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), to enter into a contract or contracts for professional engineering services related to the replacement of various water mains throughout the City of Akron as part of the 2025 Water Main Replacement Program; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 2  11 RESOLUTION approving and confirming the appointment of Joseph Natko to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board for a term ending December 31, 2025; and declaring an emergency. (Public Safety) RULES (McKitrick, Chair) NO ITEMS BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair) NO ITEMS PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair) FIRST READING AND REFERRED: UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING APRIL 15, 2024: 1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish adult day care services on the Ohio Living Rockynol campus at 1275 West Exchange Street; and declaring an emergency. (3/25/2024) TO BE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING: 2 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an office, retail and medical marijuana dispensary on the west side of White Pond Drive, north of Naify Boulevard; and declaring an emergency. (11/27/2023) TIME: 3 D-45 Petition of McGregor PACE for a Conditional Use to Establish Adult Day Care Services on the Ohio Living Rockynol Campus at 1275 West Exchange Street PC-2024-04-CU (3/4/2024) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an addition to a gas station at 745 E. Archwood Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (1/29/2024) (Public Hearing held 2/26/2024) (See substitute item #0 in New Legislation) 5 D-11 Petition of Ramkumar Venkat for a Conditional Use to Construct an Addition to a Gas Station at 745 E. Archwood Avenue (PC-20230-63- CU) (1/8/2024) 6 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 782 Bellevue Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (11/27/2023) (Public Hearing held 2/5/2024) 3 7 D-730 Petition of Keisha Burney for a Conditional Use to Establish a Type A Daycare Home at 782 Bellevue Avenue PC-2023-60-CU (11/06/2023) 8 D-729 Petition of White Pond Holdings, LLC, for a Conditional Use to Construct an Office, Retail and Medical Marijuana Dispensary Development and Sale of City-Owned Land on the West Side of White Pond Drive, South of Frank Boulevard (Parcel 68-62331) PC-2023-59- CU&S (11/06/2023) 9 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street; and declaring an emergency. (11/28/2022) (Public Hearing was held 1/23/2023) 10 D-576 Petition of Abraham Zabay for a Conditional Use to Establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street (PC-2022-52-CU) 11 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to expand a business at 745 E. Archwood Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (9/12/2022) (Public Hearing was held 10/3/2022) 12 D-534 Petition of RVR Realty & Investment for a Conditional Use to expand a business at 745 E. Archwood Avenue (9/12/2022) 13 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a parking lot at 921 Cordova Avenue for the Maple Valley Resource Center at 1474 Copley Road; and declaring an emergency. (9/18/2023) (Public Hearing held 9/25/2023) 14 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish and construct an addition to a bed and breakfast at 814 Bloomfield Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing was held 9/13/21) 15 D-285 Petition of Louie Berrodin for a Conditional Use to establish a bed and breakfast and construct an addition at 814 Bloomfield Avenue (PC- 2021-30-CU) (7/12/21) 16 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a parking lot on the east side of W. Center Street (PN 6716587); and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing was held October 21, 2019) 17 D-774 Petition of Community Action Agency for a Conditional Use to construct a parking lot and the sale of City-owned land on W. Center Street. (Parcel No. 6716587) (PC-2019-63-CU & S) (9/16/19) 4  FILED: 18 D-28 Petition of LKQ Corporation for a Conditional Use to expand an auto salvage business at 1483 Triplett Boulevard PC-2023-72-CU (2/5/2024) 19 D-29 Petition of Summit Toyota for a Conditional Use to place an off premises hi-rise sign at 1570 Frederick Boulevard PC-2024-02-CU (2/5/2024) 20 D-30 Petition of Alzheimer Special Care Center LP for a Conditional Use to construct additional parking for 2330 Smith Road (Parcel 7200474) PC-2023-71-CU (2/5/2024) 21 D-633 Petition of Laura Lawson, dba Safe Harbor for Strays, for a Conditional Use to establish a kennel at 640 E. Catawba Ave PC-2023- 11-CU (3/13/2023) 22 D-302 Petition of Mayamu Konneh for a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 434 Clinton Avenue. (PC-2021-37-CU) (9/13/21) PUBLIC SERVICE (Kammer, Chair) NO ITEMS PUBLIC UTILITIES & GREEN (Kammer, Chair) NO ITEMS PUBLIC SAFETY (McKitrick, Chair) FIRST READING AND REFERRED: 1 RESOLUTION declaring that Akron City Council shall begin reviewing the designated police towing districts, and the assignments thereof, as set forth in 70.52 of the Akron Codified Ordinances; and declaring an emergency. (3/25/2024) PARKS & RECREATION (Connor, Chair) NO ITEMS HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE (Fusco, Chair) NO ITEMS 5 HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Omobien, Chair) NO ITEMS FILED 2024 Traffic Calming Speed Tables Vacant Commercial and Industrial Building Appeals Board – March 25, 2024 Notice of Stock Class C Liquor Permit to Kohinoor LLC The Hill Convenience Store, 976 N Main Street 1st Floor Only, Ward 5 Notification from Testa Enterprises regarding the proposed development of Ascend Senior Apartment Community ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING ORDINANCE NO. 95-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to construct additional parking at 2330 Smith Road; and declaring an emergency. (2/26/2024) Vote: 10-0. ORDINANCE NO. 96-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to expand an auto salvage business at 1483 Triplett Boulevard; and declaring an emergency. (2/26/2024) Vote: 10-0. ORDINANCE NO. 97-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to place an off- premises hi-rise sign at 1570 Frederick Boulevard; and declaring an emergency. (2/26/2024) Vote: 10-0. RESOLUTION NO. 98-2024 congratulating Jim Aitken on the occasion of his retirement and thanking him for his service to the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 99-2024 approving and confirming the appointments of Mayor Shammas Malik, Chris Ludle, Kyle Julien, Helen Tomic, Margo Sommerville, Jan Davis, and Tina Boyes for the year 2024 as members of the Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization, with alternates David Messner (Mayor Malik), Michelle DiFiore (Ludle), Dylan Garritano (Julien), Kurt Mulhauser (Tomic), and Dr. Joan Williams/Sara Biviano (Sommerville); and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 100-2024 approving the Downtown Akron Special Improvement District Petition, 2025-2029 Services Plan, and Amended Articles of Incorporation; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. 6 RESOLUTION NO. 101-2024 reaffirming the intention of the City of Akron to become a Power a Clean Future Ohio (PCFO) community; approving the appointments of Casey Shevlin as the City’s PCFO coordinator, and the Office of Sustainability and Resiliency as the City’s PCFO coordination team; pledging to pursue efforts that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve environmental sustainability overall; urging involvement of City offices, community organizations, and other entities to develop or implement sustainability efforts as appropriate; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 102-2024 authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee, after publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract or contracts to replace galvanized houselines on private property in the water-distribution system with copper tubing; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 103-2024 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids or requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for professional engineering services for the Kenmore Boulevard – 28th Street Water Main Connection Project; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 104-2024 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids or requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for professional engineering services for the first phase of the repair and replacement of raw water intake valves; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 105-2024 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids or requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for professional engineering services to extend the water main on S. Hawkins Avenue; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 106-2024 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids or requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for professional engineering services to extend the water main on US 224 (Waterloo Road); and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 107-2024 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids or requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for the repair or replacement of the water main that runs beneath the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Yard; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 108-2024 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his 7 designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Environmental Design Group (EDG) for professional engineering services to update the Watershed Master Plan; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 109-2024 adopting an annual operating budget for the fiscal year 2024; and declaring an emergency. (3/11/2024) Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 110-2024 to make the annual appropriation for the current expenses, other expenditures and the capital outlays of the City of Akron for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; and declaring an emergency. (3/11/2024) (Substitute was read in 10/25/2024) Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 111-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a kennel at 640 E. Catawba Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (3/27/2023) (Public Hearing was held 4/24/2023) Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 112-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 434 Clinton Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing was held 9/20/2021) Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 113-2024 authorizing the Purchasing Agent, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract or contracts with Magnet Forensics for the one-year renewal of the GrayKey Online software; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 114-2024 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract with Forever R Children to provide a shower bus to help address a desperate need of the Homeless population to have access to facilities to maintain personal hygiene; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 115-2024 approving and confirming the appointment by Akron City Council of Ericka Burney Hawkins to the Akron Citizens' Police Oversight Board, as established by Charter Section 68a; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. NEW LEGISLATION PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 0 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an addition to a gas station at 745 E. Archwood Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Substitute offered as an amendment. See Regular Agenda Item #4) 8 PUBLIC SERVICE 1 RESOLUTION declaring it necessary to improve certain streets between certain termini (2024 Partial Depth Pavement Replacement Program) by repaving such streets with asphaltic concrete 402/404, and declaring an emergency. 2 RESOLUTION declaring it necessary to improve certain streets between certain termini (2024 Unimproved Street Resurfacing Program) by treating the surface thereof with substances designed to preserve the surface, and declaring an emergency. 3 RESOLUTION declaring it necessary to improve certain streets between certain termini (2024 Arterial/Collector Resurfacing Program) by resurfacing such streets with asphaltic concrete 402/404, and declaring an emergency. 4 RESOLUTION declaring it necessary to improve certain streets between certain termini (2024 Residential Resurfacing Program) by resurfacing such streets with asphaltic concrete 402/404, and declaring an emergency. 5 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the emergency demolition of 48 residential structures located throughout the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. 6 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, after publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract or contracts to make improvements to the Quayle Pump Station; and declaring an emergency. **NO MEETINGS ON APRIL 8, 2024** 9