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 March 24, 2025 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 March 17, 2025. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 13, Nays: 0. CONSENT AGENDA NO ITEMS RULES (McKitrick, Chair) NO ITEMS BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair) 1  TIME: 1 RESOLUTION adopting an annual operating budget for the fiscal year 2025; and declaring an emergency. (3/3/2025) 2 ORDINANCE 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, 2025; and declaring an emergency. (3/3/2025) PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair) TIME: 1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a dual-use cannabis dispensary at 235 E. Waterloo Road; and declaring an emergency. (2/24/25) (Public Hearing held 3/17/25) 2 D-32 Petition of Battle Green Real Estate LLC, dba Terrasana, for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Cannabis Dispensary at 235 E. Waterloo Road PC-2025-01-CU (2/3/2025) 3 ORDINANCE amending/supplementing Title 15, Chapter 153, “Zoning Code”, Article 6 “Development and Area District Requirements”, Section 153.305 “Residence Requirements” and Section 4.3.3. “Walls and Fences” of the City of Akron Form-Based Code to amend fencing requirements; and declaring an emergency. (2/24/25) (To be scheduled for Public Hearing.) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with the Board of Education of the Akron Public School District for the Community Learning Centers Akron After School Program in order to provide learning enrichment activities; and declaring an emergency. (3/3/2025) 5 D-44 Petition of James Ahlstrom, dba STKOG LLC, for a Conditional Use to establish used auto sales at 1475 Massillon Road (3/3/2025) 6 D-45 Petition of James Ahlstrom, dba STKOG LLC, for a Conditional Use to establish a two-family dwelling at 480 Bell Street (3/3/2025) 7 D-46 Petition of Ronald Wills for a Conditional Use to retain a two- family dwelling at 894 N. Main Street (3/3/2025) 8 D-47 Petition of Restore Clean Ohio LLC, dba DRDN, for a Conditional Use to construct an addition for a commercial use at 1477 Copley Road 2  (3/3/2025) 9 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) 10 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) 11 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) 12 D-576 Petition of Abraham Zabay for a Conditional Use to Establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street (PC-2022-52-CU) 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: 18 D-42 Application of Robert P. Dunkler for Placement of Farmland at 1395 Collier Rd in an Agricultural District (2/24/25) 19 D-3 Petition of FarmaceuticalRX, LLC, for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Cannabis Dispensary at 926 E. Waterloo Road PC- 2024-74-CU (1/6/2025) 3 PUBLIC SERVICE (Kammer, Chair) REFERRED: 1 D-64 One (1) Objection to Unimproved Street Resurfacing Per R-51- 2025 (3/17/2025) TIME: 2 D-54 Two (2) Objections to Residential Street Resurfacing per R-49- 2025 (3/10/2025) 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 bids, with Farber Specialty Vehicles for the purchase of a mobile command vehicle; and declaring an emergency. (10/28/2024) (Substitute offered as an amendment 11/4/2024) PARKS & RECREATION (Connor, Chair) NO ITEMS HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE (Fusco, Chair) NO ITEMS HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Omobien, Chair) NO ITEMS FILED D-65 Housing Appeals Board Agenda – March 27, 2025 D-66 Housing Appeals Board Meeting Minutes – February 27, 2025 D-67 Weekly Demolition Report – Week of March 10, 2025 4 ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING: SPECIAL MEEETING AT 5:00PM: ORDINANCE NO. 78-2025 approving, with modification, the renewal application of Amy B. and Robert P. Dunkler to have agricultural property at 1395 Collier Road placed in an "agricultural district" pursuant to Revised Code Section 929.01, et seq.; and declaring an emergency. (3/3/2025) Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING: REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30PM: ORDINANCE NO. 79-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with CHW Advisors to provide certain professional consulting and lobbying services; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO.80-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to amend an existing agreement to lease property situated in Burton and Middlefield Townships for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a bicycle path; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 81-2025 authorizing the removal of designation as a through street for sections of Diagonal Road from its intersections with Roslyn Avenue to Courtland Avenue and from 200 feet northeast of its intersection with Bisson Avenue and Mercer Avenue to its intersection with Copley Road; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 82-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the construction of restrooms at Elizabeth Park; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 83-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Innovative Roofing Solutions without the formality of publicly advertising for bids for preventative maintenance for all flat roofs that are the responsibility of the Building Maintenance Department; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 84-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the painting of fire hydrants in the City of Akron water service area; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 85-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into contract or contracts with Fontus Blue, Inc. without the formality of publicly advertising for bids for professional engineering services 5 for the Treatment Plant Process Optimization project; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 86-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to file applications and enter into an agreement or agreements with the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and with the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) for a planning loan to support Water Supply Bureau initiatives; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 87-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to apply for and if awarded to accept and expend the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Pedestrian and Bicycle Special Solicitation grant for construction of the second phase of the Rubber City Heritage Trail (RCHT); and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 88-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to apply for and if awarded to accept and expend grant funds through the Summit County Transportation Improvement District, awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Office of Jobs and Commerce, for the improvement of South Main Street; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE 89-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to apply for and if awarded to accept and expend the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Pedestrian and Bicycle Special Solicitation grant for the construction of the Akron-Peninsula Multi-Purpose Trail Project; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 90-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to apply for and if awarded to accept and expend the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Clean Ohio Trail Fund (COTF) grant for the Akron-Peninsula Multi- Purpose Trail Project; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 91-2025 authorizing the Director of Human Resources, or her designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with Faust Psychological Services for the administration of psychological examinations and evaluations for safety personnel and other candidates; and declaring an emergency. (3/10/2025) Vote:12-0 (Lombardo abstained) ORDINANCE NO. 92-2025 authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a dual- use cannabis dispensary at 926 E. Waterloo Road; and declaring an emergency. (1/27/2025) (Public Hearing held 2/10/2025) Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 93-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with National Testing Network, without the formality of 6 publicly advertising for bids, to conduct entry level testing for Police Academy cadets; and declaring an emergency. (Substitute offered as an amendment was read in 3/17/25.) Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 94-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into an agreement or agreements and/or legislation with the Ohio Director of Transportation for certain improvements in the City of Akron on S.R. 261; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 95-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Poly Tech Associates, Inc. to provide pre- employment polygraph services for Police Division candidates; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 96-2025 congratulating the University of Akron's Men's Basketball Team on winning the 2025 Mid-American Conference Championship; and declaring an emergency. Vote:13-0. NEW LEGISLATION PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish used auto sales at 1475 Massillon Road; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing scheduled for April 14, 2025.) 2 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a two- family dwelling at 480 Bell Street; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing scheduled for April 14, 2025.) 3 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a two- family dwelling at 894 N. Main Street; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing scheduled for April 14, 2025.) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a commercial addition at 1477 Copley Road; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing scheduled for April 14, 2025.) 5 ORDINANCE authorizing the sale of City-owned property located in Goodyear Heights and Ellet (Summit County Parcel ID Nos. 68-21816, 67-36026, 67-36027, 67-36028, 68-11095, and 67-11096) to Integrity New Construction, LLC, pursuant to the City’s Welcome Home Akron Program, in order to facilitate the productive reuse of the property, construct six (6) new homes, and reduce the cost to the City and taxpayers in 7  maintaining vacant lots; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SERVICE 6 ORDINANCE ratifying the actions of the Director of Public Service, or his designee, in contracting with Wingfoot Rental and Development Company for the emergency site preparation for the temporary location of the Lock 3 skating rink; authorizing payment therefor; and declaring an emergency. 7 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 General Electric (GE) for the purchase of a GE iFix Global Care Complete Software Support Package for the Water Supply and Wastewater Bureaus for a three-year period; and declaring an emergency. 8 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a Sponsorship Agreement with the Nature Conservancy for the Water Resource Restoration Sponsor Program (WRRSP) project for the Kitty Todd Hauser Tract Addition; and declaring an emergency. 9 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to file applications and enter into an agreement or agreements 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 the NSSM Hudson Aurora Park Road Herrick Park Drive Water Main Extension project; and declaring an emergency. 10 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 Ferguson Enterprises Inc. for the purchase of Octave fire meters and related parts; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SAFETY 11 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Law, or her designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with the Summit County Public Defender Commission and the County of Summit to provide legal services for indigent defendants in Akron 8  Municipal Court, in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution of the United States with respect to the provision of legal representation to indigent defendants in the year 2025; and declaring an emergency. 12 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with the City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, for the use of its training center and firing range by the City of Akron Police Department; and declaring an emergency. PARKS & RECREATION 13 ORDINANCE 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 2025; and declaring an emergency. 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: 9