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 Bruce Bolden, 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 September 16, 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 September 9, 2024. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 12, Nays: 0 (Bolden abstained). CONSENT AGENDA 1 ORDINANCE approving the sale of V.L. Hazel Street (Parcel # 67-64602) to Hazel Street Properties, LLC to reduce the cost to the City and the taxpayers in maintaining the lot and getting the property back on the tax rolls; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 2 ORDINANCE approving the sale of 492 V.L. Koerber Avenue (Parcel #’s 68- 57540 and 68-06064) to Bobby’Z Construction, LLC pursuant to the City’s Welcome Home Akron Program and in order to facilitate the construction of new residential homes on unused and underutilized property in long-established 1  neighborhoods and to reduce the cost to the City and the taxpayers in maintaining vacant lots; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 3 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a lease agreement with Stow BMX Association to extend the term of their bicycle motocross facility lease at the Akron/Fulton Airport; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a contract or contracts, without publicly advertising for bids, for the purchase of a new bucket truck from UTE (Utility Truck Equipment) for operations of the Office of Information Technology; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 5 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract and/or amending the existing contract with USG Water Solutions for professional engineering services relating to City-owned water storage tanks; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 6 ORDINANCE amending and/or supplementing Title 15, “Land Usage,” Chapter 150, “Environmental Health Housing Code,” Section 150.04, “Housing Appeals Board,” of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. (Housing and Neighborhood Assistance) RULES (McKitrick, Chair) NO ITEMS BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair) NO ITEMS PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair) FIRST READING AND REFERRED: UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING SEPTEMBER 23, 2024: 1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to place a monument sign with an LED message board for Reservoir Park at 1735 Hillside Terrace; and declaring an emergency. (9/9/2024) 2 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to place a monument sign with an LED message board for the Patterson Park Community Center at 800 Patterson Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (9/9/2024) 2 3 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to place a monument sign with an LED message board for the Ed Davis Community Center at 730 Perkins Park Drive; and declaring an emergency. (9/9/2024) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to install an oversized high- rise sign at 1526 Vernon Odom Boulevard; and declaring an emergency. (9/9/2024) 5 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a convenience store and gas station at 311 Darrow Road; and declaring an emergency. (9/9/2024) 6 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct the Akron Zoo Animal Hospital on the east side of Diagonal Road, north of Auldfarm Road; and declaring an emergency. (9/9/2024) FIRST READING AND REFERRED: 7 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the execution of a purchase and/or development agreement Citi Center Development, LLC or its nominee providing for the sale and redevelopment of the CitiCenter Building located at 146 S. High Street; and declaring an emergency. (9/9/2024) REFERRED: 8 D-159 Petition of the City of Akron for a Conditional Use to place a monument sign with an LED message board for Ed Davis Community Center at 730 Perkins Drive PC-2024-25-CU (9/9/2024) 9 D-160 Petition of the City of Akron for a Conditional Use to pace a monument sign with an LED message board for Patterson Park at 800 Patterson Avenue PC-2024-06-CU (9/9/2024) 10 D-161 Petition of the City of Akron for a Conditional Use to place a monument sign with an LED message board for Reservoir Park at 1735 Hillside Terrace PC-2024-05-CU (9/9/2024) 11 D-162 Petition of Kelly APS LLC and ICP Akron Kelly LLC for a Conditional Use to build an apartment development at 40 N. Martha Avenue PC-2024-39-CU (9/9/2024) 12 D-163 Petition of 127 OH LLC, dba Bloom Cannabis, for a Conditional Use to establish dual-use dispensing of marijuana at 737 E. North Street PC-2024-38-CU (9/9/2024) 3 13 D-164 Petition of Akron Zoo for a Conditional Use to construct an animal hospital on the east side of Diagonal Road north of Auldfarm Road PC-2024-37-CU (9/9/2024) 14 D-165 Petition of the Charles and Salome Reymann Foundation for a Conditional Use to construct an office, storage, and meeting room addition at 403 Canton Road PC-2024-36-CU (9/9/2024) 15 D-166 Petition of Circle K for a Conditional Use to construct a convenience store and gas station at 311 Darrow Road and vacation of an unnamed alley PC-2024-30-CU&V (9/9/2024) 16 D-167 Petition of Circle K for a Conditional Use to install an oversized hi-rise sign at 1526 Vernon Odom Boulevard PC-2024-26-CU (9/9/2024) 17 D-168 Petition of Robert Coffman for a Conditional Use to Construct a Commercial Garage at 629 Flora Avenue (Parcel No. 6830969) PC-2024- 41-CU (9/9/2024) 18 D-169 Petition of Ben Works for a Conditional Use to Construct a Second Driveway at 1395 Superior Avenue PC-2024-40-CU (9/9/2024) 19 D-170 Petition of ATCPC of Ohio LLC, dba Klutch Cannabis, for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Cannabis Cultivation and Processing Facility at 1055 Home Avenue PC-2024-43-CU (9/9/2024) 20 D-171 Petition of Parma Wellness Center LLC, dba Ayr Wellness Inc., for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Cannabis Dispensary at 10 S. Canton Road PC-2024-45-CU (9/9/2024) 21 D-172 Petition of Galenas, LLC, for a Conditional Use to Construct a Medical Marijuana Cultivation Facility at 1956 South Main Street PC- 2017-30-CU (9/9/2024) 22 D-173 Petition of CSAC Ohio LLC, Dba Ayr Wellness, for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Cannabis Processing Facility at 844 E. Tallmadge Avenue PC-2024-47-CU (9/9/2024) 23 D-174 Petition of Culture Retail Partners of Ohio, Inc., for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Cannabis Dispensary at 1568 E. Archwood Avenue PC-2024-48-CU (9/9/2024) TIME: 24 D-134 Petition of WM of Ohio for a Conditional Use to Operate a Refuse and Recycling Transfer Station and Trash Hauling Business at 1400 E. 4  Archwood Avenue PC-2024-31-CU (7/1/2024) 25 D-135 Petition of Andrae Martin for a Conditional Use to Construct a Solid Fence Within the Akers Avenue Setback at 2016 Cramer Avenue PC-2024-32-CU (7/1/2024) 26 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) 27 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) 28 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) 29 D-576 Petition of Abraham Zabay for a Conditional Use to Establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street (PC-2022-52-CU) 30 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) 31 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) 32 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) 33 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) 34 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: 35 D-133 Petition of South Plaza Associates, LLC, for a Conditional Use to Vary the Parking Requirement at 360-454 E. Waterloo Road PC-2024- 5  28-CU (7/1/2024) PUBLIC SERVICE (Kammer, Chair) NO ITEMS PUBLIC UTILITIES & GREEN (Kammer, Chair) NO ITEMS PUBLIC SAFETY (McKitrick, Chair) NO ITEMS PARKS & RECREATION (Connor, Chair) NO ITEMS HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE (Fusco, Chair) NO ITEMS HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Omobien, Chair) NO ITEMS FILED D-175 Housing Appeals Board Meeting Minutes July 25, 2024 D-176 Housing Appeals Board Meeting Minutes August 22, 2024 D-177 Initiative Petition for Proposed Charter Amendment Regarding Appointments of Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs of Police and Fire D-178 Camp What If Report D-179 Vacant Commercial and Industrial Building Appeals Board – September 11, 2024 D-180 Rea and Associates Annual Comprehensive Fiscal Audit D-181 Notice of Transfer of Type D1, D2, D3 and D3A Liquor Permit to Spot for Entertainment LLC 1221 S Arlington St Ward 5 D-182 Notice of New Type C1 Liquor Permit to Aldi Inc Ohio dba Aldi 103 6  1890 W Market St Ste 200 Ward 4 D-183 Notice of TREX C1, C2 Liquor Permit to Milton Food LLC 2345 Romig Rd Ward 9 D-184 Notice of Transfer of Type D1, D2 and D3 Liquor Permit to Jason Crockett dba Jacks Happy Landing 641 Massillon Rd Unit B Ward 6 D-185 Notice of Transfer of Type D1, D2 and D3 Liquor Permit to Jason Crockett dba Jacks Happy Landing Unit B 641 Massillon Rd Ward 6 D-186 Summary of Proposed Electric Service Rates in Ohio from First Energy ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING: SPECIAL MEETING AT 5PM: ORDINANCE NO. 312-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to vary the parking requirement at 360-454 E. Waterloo Road; and declaring an emergency. (7/22/2024) Vote: 12-0 (Kammer absent). ORDINANCE NO. 313-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a solid wooden fence beyond the building line at 2016 Cramer Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (7/22/2024) Vote: 12-0 (Kammer absent). ORDINANCE NO. 314-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an office, storage and meeting room addition at 403 Canton Road; and declaring an emergency. (9/9/2024) Vote: 12-0 (Kammer absent). ORDINANCE NO. 315-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to establish dual-use dispensing of marijuana at 737 E. North Street; and declaring an emergency. (9/9/2024) Vote: 12-0 (Kammer absent). ORDINANCE NO. 316-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an apartment development at 40 N. Martha Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (9/9/2024) Vote: 12-0 (Kammer absent). ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING: REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30PM: RESOLUTION NO. 317-2024 acknowledging that the Petition submitted on August 28, 2024 is insufficient and does not comply with the requirements of the Charter of the City of Akron and the Constitution and laws of the State of Ohio; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 318-2024 ratifying the actions of the Director of Public Service in contracting with Cardinal Group for emergency services to secure 7 1200 Firestone Parkway; authorizing payment therefor; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. NEW LEGISLATION BUDGET & FINANCE 1 RESOLUTION requesting that the Summit County Fiscal Officer make an advanced payment of tax funds for tax year 2024 payable in 2025 to the City of Akron Treasury Division; and declaring an emergency. 2 ORDINANCE accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the Budget Commission of Summit County and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the Summit County Fiscal Officer; and declared an emergency. 3 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 a backup system, including related equipment and services, for City software and data; and declaring an emergency. PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct and operate a refuse and recycling transfer station and trash hauling business at 1400 E. Archwood Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Up for Public Hearing October 3, 2024) 5 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Development Finance Authority of Summit County, or its designee, to modify the terms of the existing ground lease related to One Cascade Plaza; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SERVICE 6 ORDINACE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without publicly advertising for bids, with Core & Main for the purchase of custom foam meter pit inserts in the support of the Fixed Network Advanced Metering Infrastructure project; and declaring an emergency. 8  PUBLIC SAFETY 7 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of advertising for bids, with Stryker, for the purchase of two power loaders and two power cots to be mounted in the new AFD Medical Units; and declaring an emergency. 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