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 May 12, 2025 12:00 P.M. Screening Committee 2:15 P.M. Public Safety 1:00 P.M. Planning & Economic 2:30 P.M. Health & Social Services Development 1:45 P.M. Parks & Recreation 3:00 P.M Budget & Finance 2:00 P.M. Rules Subject to Housing & Neighborhood Assistance Call 2:00 P.M. Public Service 5:00 P.M. Special Meeting – Open Comment Public Hearings 2:00 P.M. Public Utilities & Green 6:30 P.M. Regular Council Meeting Regular Meeting held on May 5, 2025. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 13, Nays: 0. CONSENT AGENDA 1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with Akron 200, Inc. for the preparation and planning of events and programming for Akron’s bicentennial celebration in 2025; and declaring an emergency. (Budget and Finance) 1  2 RESOLUTION approving and confirming the appointment of Gwen Petway to the Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) RULES (McKitrick, Chair) NO ITEMS BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair) NO ITEMS PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair) UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING MAY 12, 2025: 1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to place a digital outdoor advertising display at 800 Flora Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) 2 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to place a static outdoor advertising display at 800 Flora Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) 3 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct three two- family dwellings at 733, 737 & 745 Excelsior Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an oversized garage at 711 Delaware Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) 5 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a child daycare business center at 698 Diagonal Road; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) 6 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 355 St. Leger Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) REFERRED: 7 D-96 Petition of Flex Enterprises LLC for a Conditional Use to Establish a Mixed Use Development at 33 Dorcas Avenue PC-2025-09-CU (5/5/25) 2 8 D-97 Petition of Fly High Enterprise Inc. for a Conditional Use to Establish a Vape Shop at 822 W. Market Street PC-2025-20-CU (5/5/25) 9 D-98 Petition of Vee Outdoor for a Conditional Use to Place a Digital Outdoor Advertising Display at I-76/Englewood Avenue (Parcel No. 6761681) PC-2025-22-CU (5/5/25) 10 D-99 Petition of Trojan Investment Group LLC for a Conditional Use to Convert a Two-Family Dwelling to a Four-Unit Apartment House at 2340-2342 17th Street, SW PC-2025-23-CU (5/5/25) 11 D-100 Petition of Jeremy Thacker for a Conditional Use to Construct a 6 Feet in Height Solid fence Beyond the Building Line at 649 Megglen Avenue PC-2025-24-CU (5/5/25) TIME: 12 D-78 Petition of Tiffanie Goler for a Conditional Use to Establish a Type A Daycare Home at 355 St. Leger Avenue PC-2025-17-CU (4/7/25) 13 D-79 Petition of Wonder World Child Development Center for a Conditional Use to Construct a Child Daycare Business Center at 698 Diagonal Road PC-2025-16-CU (4/7/25) 14 D-80 Petition of Shade McMillen for a Conditional Use to Construct an Oversized Garage at 711 Delaware Avenue PC-2025-15-CU (4/7/25) 15 D-81 Petition of Middlebury Housing, LLC, for a Conditional Use to Construct Three Two-Family Dwellings at 733,737, and 745 Excelsior Avenue PC-2025-14-CU (4/7/25) 16 D-82 Petition of Exotic Leaf LLC for a Conditional Use to Establish a Vape Shop at 1328 Copley Road PC-2025-13-CU (4/7/25) 17 D-83 Petition of Dan Nielsen, dba Kenjoh Outdoor, for a Conditional Use to Place a Static Outdoor Advertising Display at 800 Flora Avenue PC- 2025-12-CU (4/7/25) 18 D-84 Petition of Dan Nielsen, dba Kenjoh Outdoor, for a Conditional Use to Place a Digital Outdoor Advertising Display at 800 Flora Avenue PC- 2025-11-CU (4/7/25) 19 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) (See Substitute Offered as an Amendment. Item #1 in New Legislation.) 3 20 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) 21 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.) 22 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) 23 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) 24 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) 25 D-576 Petition of Abraham Zabay for a Conditional Use to Establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street (PC-2022-52-CU) 26 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) 27 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) 28 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) 29 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) 30 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 4  Street. (Parcel No. 6716587) (PC-2019-63-CU & S) (9/16/19) PUBLIC SERVICE (Kammer, Chair) TIME: 1 D-54-3 One (1) Objection to Residential Street Resurfacing Per R-49- 2025 (4/21/2025) 2 D-64-1 One (1) Objection to Unimproved Street Resurfacing Per R-51- 2025 (4/21/2025) 3 D-91 One (1) Objection to Arterial/Collector Street Resurfacing Per R- 48-2025 (4/14/2025) 4 D-54-2 One (1) Objection to Residential Street Resurfacing Per R-49- 2025 (3/31/25) 5 D-54-1 One (1) Objection to Residential Street Resurfacing Per R-49- 2025 (3/24/25) 6 D-64 One (1) Objection to Unimproved Street Resurfacing Per R-51- 2025 (3/17/2025) 7 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) 5  NO ITEMS HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Omobien, Chair) NO ITEMS FILED D-101 Notice of Transfer of Type C2, C1, and D6 Liquor Permit to Radhee LLC dba Country Market Excluding N Center Counter 380 E South St (Liquor Agency) Ward 5 D-102 Notice of Transfer of Type C2, C1, and D6 Liquor Permit to Radhee LLC dba Country Market Excluding N Center Counter 380 E South St (License) Ward 5 D-103 Notice of New Type D1 Liquor Permit to Taste of Mon LLC dba Taste of Mon 514 E Exchange St Ward 3 D-104 Weekly Demolition Report – Week of April 21, 2025 D-105 Weekly Demolition Report – Week of April 28, 2025 ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING ORDINANCE NO. 147-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after requesting and receiving Requests for Proposals (RFPs), for a case management and database system for the Akron Citizens Police Oversight Board and the Office of the Independent Police Auditor; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 148-2025 approving and confirming the reappointments of Mayor Shammas Malik, Chris Ludle, Kyle Julien, Helen Tomic, Margo Sommerville, Jan Davis, and Tina Boyes for the year 2025 as members of the Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization, with alternates David Messner (Mayor Malik), Michelle DiFiore (Ludle), Dylan Garritano (Julien), Kurt Mulhauser (Tomic), and Dr. Joan Williams/Sara Biviano (Sommerville); and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 149-2025 approving and confirming the appointment of Rachael Brady as a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 150-2025 authorizing the Mayor to enter into an amendment to the Master Meter Agreement with the County of Summit and other master 6 meter communities; amending and/or supplementing Title 5, “Public Works”, Chapter 50, “Sewers”, Section 50.22, “Sewer Service Charges” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Akron, to amend sewer service charges for all master meter customers; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 151-2025 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 Alder Creek culvert lining; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 152-2025 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 Green Horizons Environmental, LLC for the provision of compost manufacturing and consulting services; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 153-2025 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; repealing Resolution No. 126-2025; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 154-2025 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 Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation Co. for the purchase of a Groundsmaster 4500 lawn mower for the J.E. Good Park Golf Course; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 155-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to accept and expend a grant from the Johns Hopkins University in support of programs and initiatives of the Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities designation awarded to the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 156-2025 approving and confirming the appointments of Mayor Shammas Malik with Anthony Dolly as his alternate, Steve Fricker with Michael Wheeler as his alternate, and Casey Shevlin with Dan Dempsey as her alternate, as trustees to the Summit/Akron Solid Waste Management Authority Board d/b/a ReWorks for terms ending May 12, 2026; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 157-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, 7 with Tuesday Musical Association to provide professional services for the management of the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 158-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Matrix Consulting Group to conduct a staffing study for the Akron Police Department; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 159-2025 urging the citizens of Akron to vote “yes” on Issue 18, the Akron-Summit County Public Library capital levy, at the May 6, 2025, primary election, to support the valuable and essential services that the Library offers to the greater Akron community; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 160-2025 imposing a moratorium on the issuance or processing of any license, building permit, certificate of occupancy, conditional use, or other authorization that would enable the establishment or opening for business of a smoke shop and/or vape shop within the City of Akron for a period of 180 days, in order to ensure the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Akron; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 161-2025 approving and authorizing an amendment to the purchase and development agreement between the City of Akron and Citi Center Development, LLC (“Developer”), or its nominee, providing for a reduction in purchase price for the CitiCenter Building located at 146 S. High Street, Akron, Ohio 44308 (the “Property”); and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. NEW LEGISLATION PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a dual-use cannabis dispensary at 235 E. Waterloo Road; and declaring an emergency. (Substitute Offered as an Amendment.) 2 ORDINANCE accepting a vacation plat for an unnamed alley north of Nicholas Avenue, east of Darrow Road; and declaring an emergency. 3 ORDINANCE authorizing the sale of City-owned property located in Ellet (Summit County Parcel No. 6764407) to John Reeves to allow expansion of his current parcel by providing additional land to accommodate the required setbacks for a landscaping buffer and reduce the cost to the City and taxpayers in maintaining vacant lots; determining said property is not 8  needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. 4 ORDINANCE authorizing the execution of a Contract for Sale of Land for Private Redevelopment with Dirty River Properties, LLC, or their respective assignees; providing for the acquisition, sale, lease and redevelopment of property in the Glendale Avenue Redevelopment Area; finding such property is not needed for any public use, and related findings; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SERVICE 5 ORDINANCE determining to proceed with the improvement of certain streets between certain termini in accordance with Resolution No. 48-2025 (2025 Arterial/Collector Resurfacing Program); and declaring an emergency. 6 ORDINANCE determining to proceed with the improvement of certain streets between certain termini in accordance with Resolution No. 49-2025 (2025 Residential Resurfacing Program); and declaring an emergency. 7 ORDINANCE determining to proceed with the improvement of certain streets between certain termini in accordance with Resolution No. 51-2025 (2025 Unimproved Street Resurfacing Program); and declaring an emergency. 8 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 Backflow Solutions, Inc. to provide cross connection control survey services; and declaring an emergency. 9 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids or obtaining quotes, as appropriate, for the purchase and installation of speed tables and other traffic calming interventions; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SAFETY 10 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the purchase and distribution of carbon monoxide detectors through an award acquired through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fire Protection and Safety Grant; 9  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: 10