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 22, 2024 1:00 P.M. Planning & Economic 2:15 P.M. Public Safety Development 1:30 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 April 15, 2024. All members were present, except Hannah. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 12, Nays: 0. CONSENT AGENDA 1 RESOLUTION declaring it necessary to levy assessments for public improvements and public services for the Downtown Akron Special Improvement District in accordance with Ordinance No. 100-2024, which approved the Downtown Akron Special Improvement District and the Plan for Services to be provided by the Downtown Akron Special Improvement District, Inc. for years 2025-2029, all when and where necessary; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 1 2 ORDINANCE accepting a vacation plat for a portion of N. Canal Street, and a dedication plat for an access right-of-way on Beech Street; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 3 ORDINANCE authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of advertising for bids, with Gray Matter Systems for the purchase of a GE iFix Global Care Complete Software support package for the Water Supply and Wastewater Bureaus; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, to install five miles of water main and over 200 services as part of the Portage Lakes Water Main Extension Project; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 5 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee to apply for, accept, and expend an award from the State of Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services under the State of Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program; and declaring an emergency. (Public Safety) 6 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without publicly advertising for bids, with Axon Enterprises, Inc. for body worn camera equipment, licensing, data storage, and other services; and declaring an emergency. (Public Safety) 7 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor or his designee, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract or contracts with Axon Enterprises for a contract renewal for Tasers and Taser related equipment; and declaring an emergency. (Public Safety) 8 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, requesting and receiving Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and/or requesting and receiving quotes, to resurface the courts at Ohio & Erie Canal Park for basketball and pickleball; and declaring an emergency. (Parks and Recreation) 9 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of the Department of Planning and Urban Development to enter into a contract with the Renewal Housing Associates, LLC for the renovation of Collinson Apartments, for the provision of affordable housing to low-income individuals in Akron; and declaring an emergency. (Housing and Neighborhood Assistance) 10 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Rebuilding Together Northeast Ohio to operate the Minor Home Repair Program for 2024; and declaring an emergency. (Housing and Neighborhood Assistance) 2 RULES (McKitrick, Chair) FIRST READING AND REFERRED: 1 RESOLUTION approving and confirming the appointment of Hanne- Lore Gambrell and the reappointment of GinaKaye Maddox as members of the Akron Civil Rights Commission; and declaring an emergency. (4/15/2024) BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair) NO ITEMS PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair) TO BE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING: 1 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: 2 D-64 Petition of HALO Foundation of Akron for a Conditional Use to Construct a Commercial Addition at 134 Western Avenue PC-2024-10- CU (4/1/2024) 3 D-65 Petition of Lamar for a Conditional Use to Replace a Static Billboard With a New Digital Billboard Structure at 236 Annadale Avenue PC-2024-03-CU (4/1/2024) 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) (Substitute was offered as an amendment 4/1/2024) 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) 7 D-730 Petition of Keisha Burney for a Conditional Use to Establish a 3  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) FILED: 4  18 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) PUBLIC SERVICE (Kammer, Chair) REFERRED: 1 D-66-1 One (1) Objection to Concrete Street Repair Project Per R-59- 2024 (4/15/2024) FILED 2 D-66 One (1) Objection to Concrete Street Repair Project Per R-59-2024 (4/1/2024) PUBLIC UTILITIES & GREEN (Kammer, Chair) NO ITEMS PUBLIC SAFETY (McKitrick, Chair) TIME: 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 HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Omobien, Chair) NO ITEMS FILED D-74 Notice of Transfer of Type D2, D2X, D3, D3A, and D6 Liquor Permit to Sweetbeats Mobile Entertainment Company LLC & Patio 1954 Buchholzer Blvd Ward 2 5  D-75 Notice of New Type D2 Liquor Permit to William L Congrove Jr dba Absolut Lounge 436 E South St Ward 5 D-76 Notice of new Type D2 Liquor Permit to Blue Odyssey LLC 551 W Thornton St Ward 3 D-77 MT300 and MT301 Street Cleaning and Street Lighting 2024 (4/15/2024) ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING ORDINANCE NO. 132-2023 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) Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 133-2024 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. Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 134-2024 authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a contract or contracts with G. Stephens, Inc. for the administration of the Akron ARPA Home Repair Program; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 135-2024 authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract with the Schindler Elevator for the emergency repair of one elevator in the Harold K. Stubbs Building; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. RESOLUION NO. 136-2024 opposing Dominion Energy Ohio’s proposed 30% rate increase and requesting that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio deny Dominion Energy Ohio’s request for the same; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 137-2024 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with TomTod Ideas, Inc. for a partnership with the City of Akron in the Creative Akron Summer Program for 2024; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. RESOLUTION NO. 138-2024 approving and confirming the appointments of Barb Waress and Hartense Pryear for one-year terms ending on February 14, 2025, Valerie Moss, for a two-year term ending on February 14, 2026, and Robin Rohrich, Michael Howard, and Alyssa Figueroa for three-year terms ending on February 14, 2027, to the City of Akron Housing Appeals Board; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. 6 NEW LEGISLATION BUDGET & FINANCE 1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with SHI International Corp. for the purchase of Wasabi cloud/offsite data backup and storage; and declaring an emergency. 2 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into an agreement or agreements with Summit County to create and fund a home repair program for eligible Akron residents; and declaring an emergency. PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 3 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to replace a static billboard with a digital billboard at 236 Annadale Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing Scheduled for 5/6/2024) 4 ORDINANCE amending/supplementing Title 15, Chapter 153, “Zoning Code”, Article 6 “Development and Area District Requirements”, “Section 153.310 Business and industry requirements” by changing signage requirements within the Kenmore Urban Overlay Area; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing Scheduled for 5/6/2024) 5 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an addition at 134 Western Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing Scheduled for 5/6/2024) 6 ORDINANCE approving the addition of property located in Copley Township, Summit County Parcels #1503139, #1503140, and #1501510, to the Copley-Akron Joint Economic Development District; authorizing the Mayor or his designee to amend the Copley-Akron JEDD agreement to include Summit County Parcels #1503139, #1503140, and #1501510; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SERVICE 7 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with the City of Cuyahoga Falls relating to sidewalk improvements on West 7  Portage Trail; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SAFETY 8 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to file an application for and, if awarded, accept and expend grant funding from FEMA for Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S); and declaring an emergency. 9 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to apply for, and if awarded, accept and to enter into an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant; and declaring an emergency. 10 RESOLUTION opposing and objecting to the application of William L Cosgrove Jr, DBA Absolut Lounge, 436 E South Street, Akron, Ohio 44311 for a Class D2 liquor permit (9624158) now pending before the Division of Liquor Control; and declaring an emergency. 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