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 November 04, 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 Subject to Housing & Neighborhood Assistance Call 2:00 P.M. Public Utilities & Green 6:30 P.M. Regular Council Meeting Regular Meeting held on October 28, 2024. All members were present, except Kammer. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 12, Nays: 0. CONSENT AGENDA 1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Finance, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Systems & Software, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, for support and maintenance of billing software in 2024; and declaring an emergency. (Budget and Finance) 2 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to apply for, and if awarded, accept and expend the Cities for Financial Empowerment, Small Business Boost Phase II grant in collaboration with the United Way Summit and 1  Medina (UWSM) Financial Empowerment Center; and declaring an emergency. (Budget and Finance) 3 ORDINANCE accepting a dedication plat for Naify Boulevard and Patrick Way, and a partial vacation plat for Naify Boulevard; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 4 ORDINANCE accepting a vacation plat for a portion of Ravine Street, between W. North Street and Tarbell Street; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 5 ORDINANCE accepting a vacation plat for Bloom Court and a portion of an unnamed alley east of Bloom Court; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 6 RESOLUTION approving and confirming the appointment by Mayor Malik of Valerie Moss to the Vacant Commercial or Industrial Building Appeals Board for a term ending of three years; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 7 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to apply for and if awarded, accept and expend the State of Ohio Capital Budget – One Time Strategic Community Investment Grant (OTSCIG); and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 8 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for professional engineering services for PLC Programming Services to maintain the City’s iFix SCADA System; 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 Sorrento Acquisition, LLC doing business as Royce U.S. Protection, LLC (“Royce”), to finance the remaining term of the current security-related services contract between Royce and the City; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 10 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for professional engineering services for Instrumentation, Controls, and SCADA System Support for the Water Supply and Water Reclamation bureaus; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 11 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to 2  enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with USG Water Solutions for professional engineering and maintenance services for the next five (5) years of the Water Storage Tank Asset Management Program; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 12 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to file applications and enter into a contract or contracts with the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) for planning, design, and/or construction of two (2) City of Akron Water Supply Bureau capital projects for a total of $1.2 million; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 13 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to file applications and enter into a contract or contracts with the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and with the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) for planning, design, and/or construction of eight (8) City of Akron Water Supply Bureau projects for a total of $79.7 million; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 14 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 Core and Main for purchasing material to complete curb meter pit installations in support of the Fixed Network Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) RULES (McKitrick, Chair) NO ITEMS BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair) NO ITEMS PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair) FIRST READING AND REFERRED: UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING NOVEMBER 18, 2024: 1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a dual-use cannabis dispensary at 46 S. Summit Street; and declaring an emergency. (10/28/2024) 2 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a storage building at 123 E. Waterloo Road; and declaring an emergency. (10/28/2024) 3 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to retain a fence at 217 3  Akers Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (10/28/2024) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a dual-use cannabis cultivation facility at 1076 Home Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (10/28/2024) REFERRED: 5 ORDINANCE amending and/or supplementing Title 15, “Land Usage,” Chapter 154, “Vacant Commercial or Industrial Buildings,” Section 154.10, “Vacant Building Maintenance Standards,” of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. (10/28/2024) TIME: 6 D-200 Petition of Fire Rock Cultivation Ohio, Ltd., for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Cannabis Cultivation Facility at 1076 Home Avenue PC-2024-55-CU (10/7/2024) 7 D-201 Petition of Virginia Lapolla for a Conditional Use to Retain a Fence at 217 Akers Avenue PC-2024-54-CU (10/7/2024) 8 D-202 Petition of Mark Headly, dba Pro-Tech Systems Group, for a Conditional Use to Construct a Storage Building at 123 E. Waterloo Road PC-2024-53-CU (10/7/2024) 9 D-203 Petition of Greenleaf Apothecaries, LLC, dba The Botanist, for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Cannabis Dispensary at 46 South Summit Street PC-2024-52-CU (10/7/2024) 10 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. (9/13/2024) 11 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) 12 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) 13 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish an auto 4  dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street; and declaring an emergency. (11/28/2022) (Public Hearing was held 1/23/2023) 14 D-576 Petition of Abraham Zabay for a Conditional Use to Establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street (PC-2022-52-CU) 15 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) 16 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) 17 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) 18 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) 19 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: 20 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) PUBLIC SERVICE (Kammer, Chair) NO ITEMS PUBLIC UTILITIES & GREEN (Kammer, Chair) NO ITEMS PUBLIC SAFETY (McKitrick, Chair) TIME: 1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for 5  bids, with Farber Specialty Vehicles for the purchase of a mobile command vehicle; and declaring an emergency. (10/28/2024) PARKS & RECREATION (Connor, Chair) NO ITEMS HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE (Fusco, Chair) NO ITEMS HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Omobien, Chair) NO ITEMS FILED D-215 Notice of Transfer of Type D5 Liquor Permit to 363 Brooklands LLC dba Stevos 1st Fl & 2nd Fl Unit 2 Partial Bsmt 363 The Brooklands Ave Patio & Garage Ward 10 D-216 Notice of Stock Type C1 and C2 Liquor Permit to Awn-Nad Groceries Inc dba E Z Carry Out 1164 Grant St Ward 5 D-217 Notice of New Type D3 Liquor Permit to Vibez Bar & Grill LLC dba Vibez Bar & Grill 1895 Triplett Blvd Ward 6 ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING ORDINANCE NO. 371-2024 amending and/or supplementing Title 9, “General Provisions,” Chapter 101, “Trees and Shrubs,” Section 101.13, “Tree Commission,” of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 372-2024 authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a second driveway at 1395 Superior Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (9/30/2024) (Public Hearing held 10/21/2024) Vote: 12-0. RESOLUTION NO. 373-2024 urging support for Issue 27, the 1.29 mills bond issue for rebuilding North High School and the 7.6 mills operating levy proposal for operating programs, services, and facilities of the Akron Public Schools; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 374-2024 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, to enter into contracts with various providers for the City of Akron’s health insurance programs, as set forth in 6 Exhibit A; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 375-2024 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with the Minority Behavioral Health Group for the purpose of hiring personnel for the Street Team Pilot Program; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 376-2024 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with the Greater Akron Chamber Foundation to provide matching funds for the State of Ohio Innovation Hub Grant Program; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 377-2024 amending and/or supplementing Title 19, “Building Code,” Chapter 190, “General Provisions,” Sections 190.102, “Superintendent of Building Inspection,” and 190.106, “Right of Entry,” of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-0. NEW LEGISLATION BUDGET & FINANCE 1 ORDINANCE providing for the temporary appropriation for the current expenses and other expenditures of the City of Akron for the period of January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2025; and declaring an emergency. PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a contract or contracts with the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce to provide economic and neighborhood development, marketing and promotional services for the purposes of job creation, investment, retention and expansion of existing companies in the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SERVICE 3 ORDINANCE ratifying the actions of the Director of Public Service in contracting with Cardinal Environmental for emergency services to restore residential basements after the August 2024 storm event; and declaring an emergency. 7  PUBLIC SAFETY 4 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, and other related services for officers in the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and Street Narcotics Uniform Detail (SNUD) units; and declaring an emergency. 5 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of police firearm replacements; and declaring an emergency. No meeting on Monday, November 11, 2024 in observance of Veterans Day. For more information, scan the QR codes below or visit our website at www.akroncitycouncil.org Public Comment Receive our weekly Upcoming Frequently Used Period Sign Up: legislative spotlight meetings: Terms: email: 8