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 19, 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 May 12, 2025. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 13, Nays: 0. CONSENT AGENDA 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) (Substitute Offered as an Amendment 5/12/25) (Planning and Economic Development) 2 ORDINANCE accepting a vacation plat for an unnamed alley north of Nicholas Avenue, east of Darrow Road; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 1  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 needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 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. (Planning and Economic Development) 5 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. (Public Service) RULES (McKitrick, Chair) NO ITEMS BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair) NO ITEMS PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair) TIME: 1 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 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) 3 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) 4 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) 2 5 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) 6 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) 7 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) 8 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.) 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) 3  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-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) 19 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) 20 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) 21 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) 22 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) 23 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) PUBLIC SERVICE (Kammer, Chair) FILED: 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  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) NO ITEMS HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Omobien, Chair) NO ITEMS FILED Housing Appeals Board Meeting Minutes – April 24, 2025 Housing Appeals Board Meeting Agenda – May 22, 2025 ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING: 5:00 SPECIAL MEETING: 5  ORDINANCE NO. 162-2025 authorizing a Conditional Use to place a digital outdoor advertising display at 800 Flora Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 163-2025 authorizing a Conditional Use to place a static outdoor advertising display at 800 Flora Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 164-2025 authorizing a Conditional Use to construct three two-family dwellings at 733, 737 & 745 Excelsior Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 165-2025 authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an oversized garage at 711 Delaware Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 166-2025 authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a child daycare business center at 698 Diagonal Road; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCE NO. 167-2025 authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 355 St. Leger Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (4/28/2025) Vote: 12-0. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING: 6:30 REGULAR MEETING: ORDINANCE NO. 168-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 169-2025 approving and confirming the appointment of Gwen Petway to the Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 170-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 171-2025 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. 6  Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 172-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 173-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 174-2025 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; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING: SPECIAL MEETING MAY 16, 2025: ORDINANCE NO. 175-2025 rejecting the report and recommendations of the Fact Finder, dated May 12, 2025, in the matter of City of Akron and Fraternal Order of Police, Akron Lodge No. 7, Case No. 2024-MED-09-1076; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-2 (Fusco and McKitrick). NEW LEGISLATION RULES 1 ORDINANCE amending Sections 30.14 and 30.99 of the Akron Code of Ordinances; repealing section 30.15 of the Akron Code of Ordinances; and declaring an emergency. PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2 ORDINANCE accepting a vacation plat for a portion of Salem Avenue, west of Landon Street to its terminus; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SERVICE 3 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to apply for, and if awarded, accept and expend a grant with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for 7  rehabilitations at the Akron Fulton Airport; and declaring an emergency. 4 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to apply for, and if awarded, accept and expend the H2Ohio Rivers Chloride Reduction Grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) for the purchase and installation of electronic spreader control systems for the Street Cleaning Division’s vehicle fleet; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SAFETY 5 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after requesting and receiving Requests for Proposals (RFPs), for the purpose of completing a comprehensive review of the Akron Police Department Use of Force Policy; and declaring an emergency. PARKS & RECREATION 6 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, requesting and receiving quotes and/or self-performing work for Firestone Park improvements including new exercise equipment at Heintz-Hillcrest Park, authorizing the expenditure of funds; 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: There will be no meeting May 26, 2025, in observance of Memorial Day. City offices will be closed. 8