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 April 07, 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 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 31, 2025. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 13, Nays: 0. CONSENT AGENDA 1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids and/or utilizing State of Ohio, Cooperative Purchasing and/or Consortiums, for the lease, purchase and/or refurbishment of various vehicles and equipment; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 2 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to apply for and if awarded to accept and expend the Summit/Akron Solid Waste Management Authority (“REWORKS”) Community Recycling Access Grant to 1  support new and existing recycling initiatives; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 3 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the purchase and installation of a new generator for West Depot; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee to apply for, and if awarded to 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) RULES (McKitrick, Chair) NO ITEMS BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair) NO ITEMS PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair) UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING APRIL 14, 2025: 1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish used auto sales at 1475 Massillon Road; and declaring an emergency. (3/24/25) 2 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a two-family dwelling at 480 Bell Street; and declaring an emergency. (3/24/25) 3 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a two-family dwelling at 894 N. Main Street; and declaring an emergency. (3/24/25) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a commercial addition at 1477 Copley Road; and declaring an emergency. (3/24/25) TIME: 5 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) 6 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) 2 7 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.) 8 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) 9 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) 10 D-46 Petition of Ronald Wills for a Conditional Use to retain a two- family dwelling at 894 N. Main Street (3/3/2025) 11 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 (3/3/2025) 12 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) 13 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) 14 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) 15 D-576 Petition of Abraham Zabay for a Conditional Use to Establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street (PC-2022-52-CU) 16 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) 17 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) 18 D-285 Petition of Louie Berrodin for a Conditional Use to establish a bed 3  and breakfast and construct an addition at 814 Bloomfield Avenue (PC- 2021-30-CU) (7/12/21) 19 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) 20 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) PUBLIC SERVICE (Kammer, Chair) REFERRED: 1 D-54-2 One (1) Objection to Residential Street Resurfacing Per R-49- 2025 (3/31/25) TIME: 2 D-54-1 One (1) Objection to Residential Street Resurfacing Per R-49- 2025 (3/24/25) 3 D-64 One (1) Objection to Unimproved Street Resurfacing Per R-51- 2025 (3/17/2025) 4 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 4 HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE (Fusco, Chair) NO ITEMS HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Omobien, Chair) NO ITEMS FILED D-72 Notice of New Type C2 Liquor Permit to Falls Convenience LLC 250 E Cuyahoga Falls Ave Ward 2 D-73 Vacant Commercial or Industrial Building Appeals Board - April 9, 2025 D-74 Weekly Demolition Report – Week of March 24, 2025 ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING ORDINANCE NO. 98-2025 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 maintaining vacant lots; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 99-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 100-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 101-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. 5 ORDINANCE NO. 102-2025 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 planning, design, and/or construction of the NSSM Hudson Aurora Park Road Herrick Park Drive Water Main Extension project; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 103-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 104-2025 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 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. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 105-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 106- 2025 adopting an annual operating budget for the fiscal year 2025; and declaring an emergency. (3/3/2025) Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 107-2025 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) (Substitute offered as an amendment was read in 3/31/2025.) Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 108-2025 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) Vote: 12-0 (Bolden abstained). RESOLUTION NO. 109-2025 thanking Michelle Bronowski for her service to the City of Akron and wishing her well in her future endeavors; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. 6 NEW LEGISLATION PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into an agreement or agreements with Woodsy’s Music, Inc. for sound and lighting services for Lock 3; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SERVICE 2 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 A&H Equipment Company for the purchase of equipment and services to help maintain street sweeping equipment; and declaring an emergency. 3 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the procurement of snow removal equipment for the Akron Fulton Airport; and declaring an emergency. 4 ORDINANCE 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 Cascade Parking Deck rehabilitations; 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 design and consulting services for the Rubber City Heritage Trail Phase III Project; and declaring an emergency. 6 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 Advanced Turf Solutions for the purchase of a Groundsmaster 4500 lawn mower for the J.E. Good Park Golf Course; 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 Advanced Turf Solutions for the purchase of an SGXL Multifunction 7  Applicator for the J.E. Good Park Golf Course; and declaring an emergency. 8 RESOLUTION declaring it necessary to improve Shelburn between the termini of Canton Road and 30’ west of Kreiner Avenue, Berne Street between the termini of Canton Road and Shelburn Avenue, High Grove Boulevard between the termini of Albrecht Avenue and 50’ south of Davenport Avenue, Baker Avenue between 42’ east of Massillon Road and 36’ west of Hilbish Avenue, Income Drive between 110’ east of Darrow Road and 150’ east of Dorset Street and Springfield Center Road between 45’ east of Massillon Road and 73’ west of Hilbish Avenue by the repair of concrete pavement; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SAFETY 9 Withdrawn 10 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Oriana House, Inc. for confinement, rehabilitation services, and alternative sentencing options for certain offenders convicted of violations of the Akron Municipal Code of Ordinances; and declaring an emergency. 11 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to accept and expend a grant from the Violence Against Women Act Program administered by the Office of Criminal Justice Services for 2025; authorizing the Director of Law, or her designee, to enter into an agreement or agreements with Oriana House, Inc. to implement the grant by continuing to fund investigators for the Domestic Violence Unit; and declaring an emergency. PARKS & RECREATION 12 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into contract or contracts with Akron Parks Collaborative, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, for professional and supplemental services related to the improvement of certain parks within the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. 13 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the rehabilitation of Prentiss Park in keeping with the Akron Parks Challenge; and declaring an emergency. 8  14 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the rehabilitation of Sherbondy Hill Park in keeping with the Akron Parks Challenge; and declaring an emergency. 15 RESOLUTION urging the Ohio House of Representatives to take immediate action to restore the Public Library Fund to the amount designated in the Governor's proposed budget; and declaring an emergency. 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