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 June 02, 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 19, 2025. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 13, Nays: 0. CONSENT AGENDA 1 ORDINANCE accepting a vacation plat for a portion of Salem Avenue, west of Landon Street to its terminus; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development) 2 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 rehabilitations at the Akron Fulton Airport; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service) 1  3 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 Service) RULES (McKitrick, Chair) TIME: 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. (5/19/25) 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) 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 2  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) 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) 3 PUBLIC SERVICE (Kammer, Chair) REFERRED: D-110 Two (2) Objections to Concrete Street Repair Per R-153-2025 (5/19/25) 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, 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. (5/19/25) 2 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-61-3 Income Tax Receipts as of March 2025 D-61-4 Income Tax Receipts as of April 2025 D-108 Weekly Demolition Report – Week of May 5, 2025 4  D-109 Weekly Demolition Report – Week of May 12, 2025 D-111 Notice of New Type D5J Liquor Permit to Unite Cabaret LLC 1 W Exchange St Ward 1 ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING ORDINANCE NO. 176-2025 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) Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 177-2025 accepting a vacation plat for an unnamed alley north of Nicholas Avenue, east of Darrow Road; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 178-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 179-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 180-2025 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 Backflow Solutions, Inc. to provide cross connection control survey services; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 181-2025 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. Vote: 13-0. NEW LEGISLATION BUDGET & FINANCE 5 1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with Cadenza LLC for the purchase of networking equipment for the City of Akron and the Akron Water Supply; and declaring an emergency. PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a mixed-use development at 33 Dorcas Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing June 9, 2025.) 3 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to place a digital outdoor advertising display at I-76/Englewood Avenue (PN 6761681); and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing June 9, 2025.) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a four-unit apartment house at 2340-2342 17th Street, SW; and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing June 9, 2025.) 5 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a six- feet in height solid fence beyond the building line at 649 Megglen Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing June 9, 2025.) 6 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a vape shop at 822 W. Market Street; and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing June 9, 2025.) 7 ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of the south side of Voris Street right-of-way between Grant and Sherman Streets; and declaring an emergency. 8 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a grant agreement or agreements with Better Kenmore Community Development Corporation relating to redevelopment of property located at 995 Kenmore Boulevard; and declaring an emergency. 9 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into an agreement or agreements, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with Community Hall Foundation, Inc. dba Akron Civic Theatre for professional services relating to Lock 3; and declaring an emergency. 6 10 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of the Department of Planning and Urban Development to enter into a contract or contracts with Let’s Grow Akron, Inc. for the provision of the Akron Grows public gardening program in order to carry out the intent and purpose of programs under the Consolidated Plan for the year 2025; authorizing payment therefore; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SERVICE 11 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with MS Consultants, Inc., for professional engineering services for the Brittain Road Reservoir replacement project; and declaring an emergency. 12 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 Lead Service Line Replacement Program 2025; and declaring an emergency. 13 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Ohio Edison, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, for the construction and installation of new LED lighting and wood utility poles along Manchester Road; and declaring an emergency. 14 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract, or contracts for the design of a City-owned parking garage Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) compliance study; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SAFETY 15 RESOLUTION approving and confirming the appointment by Akron City Council of Donzella Anuskiewicz to the Akron Citizens’ Police Oversight Board, as established by Charter Section 68a; and declaring an emergency. 16 RESOLUTION approving and confirming the appointment by Akron City Council of Juanita Elton to the Akron Citizens’ 7  Police Oversight Board, as established by Charter Section 68a; and declaring an emergency. 17 RESOLUTION approving and confirming the appointment by Mayor Malik of Christopher Weems and Duane Crabbs, to the Akron Citizens’ Police Oversight Board, as established by Charter Section 68a; 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: 8