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 Fran Wilson, 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 January 05, 2026 1:00 P.M. Planning & Economic 3:00 P.M Budget & Finance Development 1:45 P.M. Parks & Recreation 3:15 P.M. Capital Budget Review 2:00 P.M. Rules Subject to Housing & Neighborhood Assistance Call 2:00 P.M. Public Service, Public 6:00 P.M. Organizational Meeting Utilities, & Green 2:15 P.M. Public Safety 6:30 P.M. Regular Council Meeting 2:30 P.M. Health & Social Services Regular Meeting held on December 15, 2025. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 13, Nays: 0. CONSENT AGENDA NO ITEMS RULES (McKitrick, Chair) FILED: 1 RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 373-2023 to implement, 1  supplement, and/or amend Rule 2.5 of the “Rules of Procedure for Akron City Council;” and declaring an emergency. (12/08/25) (Adverse Report: Ayes: 10, Nays: 3. (Garrett, Omobien, Wilson)) 2 RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 373-2023 to implement, supplement, and/or amend Rule 3.3 of the “Rules of Procedure for Akron City Council;” and declaring an emergency. (12/08/25) (Adverse Report: Ayes: 10, Nays: 3. (Garrett, Omobien, Wilson)) 3 RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 373-2023 to implement, supplement, and/or amend Rule 3.4 of the “Rules of Procedure for Akron City Council;” and declaring an emergency. (12/08/25) (Adverse Report: Ayes: 10, Nays: 3. (Garrett, Omobien, Wilson)) 4 RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 373-2023 to implement, supplement, and/or amend Rule 5.3 of the "Rules of Procedure for Akron City Council;" and declaring an emergency. (12/08/25) (Withdrawn) BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair) NO ITEMS PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair) TIME: 1 D-221 Petition of Mario Halasa for a Conditional Use to Expand Mulch Operations at 1669 Copley Road PC-2025-68-CU (12/08/25) 2 D-223 Petition of Tango Ventures LLC for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Marijuana Dispensary at 1960 W Market Street PC- 2025-77-CU (12/08/25) 3 D-224 Petition of DRK Partners LLC for a Conditional Use to Establish Additional Parking for Medical Offices at 539 White Pond Drive on Property Fronting Parkgate Avenue PC-2025-79-CU (12/08/25) 4 D-225 Petition of OPC Cultivation, LLC, for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Marijuana Dispensary at 1140 W Portage Trail PC- 2025-76-CU (12/08/25) 5 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to place a digital outdoor advertising display on McIntosh Avenue, adjacent to Interstate 277; and declaring an emergency. (11/24/25) (Public Hearing held 12/08/25) 6 D-201 Petition of Kenjoh Outdoor Advertising, LLC, for a Conditional 2  Use to place a Digital Outdoor Advertising Display on McIntosh Avenue, Adjacent to Interstate 277 PC-2025-62-CU (11/3/25) 7 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to rebuild a Taco Bell restaurant at 414 E. Exchange Street, Akron, Ohio 44304; and declaring an emergency. (10/27/25) (Public Hearing Held 11/17/25) 8 D-179 Petition of Taco Bell of America, LLC, for a Conditional Use to Rebuild a Taco Bell Restaurant at 414 E. Exchange Street PC-2025-61- CU (10/06/25) 9 D-132 Petition of Crasi Homes for a Conditional Use to Construct Two- Family Dwellings at 940 Pitkin Street and 953 Dayton Street PC-2025- 37-CU (6/30/25) 10 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.) 11 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) 12 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) 13 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) 14 D-576 Petition of Abraham Zabay for a Conditional Use to Establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street (PC-2022-52-CU) 15 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) 16 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) 3  17 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) 18 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) 19 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: 20 D-222 Petition of EBM Electric and Maintenance for a Conditional Use to Place a Temporary Office Trailer and Establish an Electric Service Business at 1145 Palmetto Avenue PC-2025-74-CU (12/08/25) (Withdrawn) PUBLIC SERVICE, 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 4  D-277 Notice of Address Change for Liquor Permit at Deepika LLC 1115-1117 E Tallmadge Ave Ward 2 on File as D-142 and D-180 D-228 Notice of New Type D5 and D6 Liquor Permit to Mixed Trices Way LLC 451 N Main St Ward 2 D-229 Notice of New Type C2 Liquor Permit to A2Z Convenience Store LLC 694 N Main St Ward 2 D-230 Akron Public Art Commission Inventory 2025 ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING ORDINANCE NO. 415-2025 authorizing the Purchasing Agent, or their designee, to enter into an agreement or agreements, without the formality of advertising for bids, for the purchase of miscellaneous supplies, services, repair parts, and labor for machinery and equipment used by various divisions and departments of the City for a period of one (1) year; authorizing payment therefor; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 416-2025 authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a contract or contracts with Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns, & DeHaven, Inc., dba GPD Group, Inc., for redevelopment and operational expansion; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 417-2025 authorizing the sale of vacant City-owned property located on Manchester Road (parcel 67-17398) to AMS 2025 BTS-Akron OH, LLC; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 418-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee to apply for and, if awarded, accept and expend grant funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) for the design of the rehabilitation of Taxiway P and the purchase of snow removal equipment at the Akron Fulton Airport; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 419-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee to apply for and, if awarded, accept and expend grant funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) for the design and replacement of the fuel farm at the Akron Fulton Airport; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13- 0. ORDINANCE NO. 420-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee to enter into a contract or contracts after publicly advertising for bids for construction of safety and traffic calming improvements along E. Cuyahoga 5 Falls Avenue; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 421-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee to enter into a contract or contracts after publicly advertising for bids for the design and/or management of the High Main Viaduct rehabilitation project; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 422-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract, after requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), with an engineering consulting firm for the supplemental engineering services required for the 2026 Capital Investment and Community Development Program and the 2026 Operating Budget; authorizing payment therefor; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 423-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the emergency demolition of 71 condemned residential structures located throughout the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 424-2025 amending Resolution No. 373-2023 to implement, supplement, and/or amend Rules 1.4, 2.3, 2.12, 3.1, 3.7, 4.8, 4.16, 5.4, 5.9, 5.10, 6.5, 7.3, 7.7, 7.8, 8.1, 8.3 and 9.3 of the “Rules of Procedure for Akron City Council;” and declaring an emergency. Vote: 10-3 (Garrett, Omobien, and Wilson). ORDINANCE NO. 425-2025 amending Ordinance No. 107-2025, passed March 31, 2025, which established 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. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 426-2025 amending and/or supplementing Title 15, “Land Use,” Chapter 154, “Vacant Commercial or Industrial Buildings,” Sections 154.05, “Appeal of orders issued by the Director—Procedure,” 154.051, “Repair, vacation and demolition—Procedure—Remedy of City for noncompliance,” and 154.099 “Penalty” of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 427-2025 authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into an agreement or agreements with Waste Management of Ohio, Inc., or its designee, for the acquisition and disposition of real property; determining that such property is not needed for any public use; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 428-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Akron Community Development Association (ACDA), dba Minority Behavioral Health Group, for implementation of Akron’s 6 Hospital-Linked Violence Intervention Program pilot; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 429-2025 amending and/or supplementing Title 15, “Land Use,” Chapter 150, “Environmental Health Housing Code,” Sections 150.05, “Hearings,” 150.051, “Repair, vacation, and demolition—Procedure—Remedy of City for noncompliance,” 150.201, “Entering a condemned dwelling,” 150.30, “Registration required,” 150.40, “Rental unit mandatory inspection required,” and 150.99, “Penalty” of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 430-2025 authorizing the disposition of a portion of City- owned property (Summit County Parcel No. 6764538) to Gary L. Wyatt Sr. and Patricia A. Wyatt for future development; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 431-2025 encouraging the City Administration to identify alternative solutions for saving the clock and/or clock tower portion of the former Firestone Plant 1, located at 1200 Firestone Parkway; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 432-2025 declaring it necessary to improve certain streets between certain termini (2026 Arterial/Collector Resurfacing Program) by resurfacing such streets with asphaltic concrete 402/404; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 433-2025 declaring it necessary to improve certain streets between certain termini (2026 Residential Resurfacing Program) by resurfacing such streets with asphaltic concrete 402/404; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 434-2025 declaring it necessary to improve certain streets between certain termini (2026 Unimproved Street Resurfacing Program) by treating the surface thereof with substances designed to preserve the surface; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. RESOLUTION NO. 435-2025 declaring it necessary to improve Vernon Odom Boulevard (SR 261) between the termini of I-77 to Rhodes Avenue and Romig Road to Medina Line Road by resurfacing; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0. ORDINANCE NO. 436-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee to enter into a contract or contracts without the formality of publicly advertising for bids for a crash data retrieval system; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 12-1 (Wilson). 7 NEW LEGISLATION PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to expand mulch operations at 1669 Copley Road; and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing January 12, 2026.) 2 ORDINANCE amending Title 15, “Land Usage,” Chapter 153, “Zoning Code,” Article 8, “On-Premises Exterior Signs,” to add Section 153.347, “Signs in the downtown,” and supplement Sections 153.350, “Restricted and prohibited signs and locations,” and 153.360 “Permitted sign area;” amending Title 15, “Land Use,” Chapter 153, “Zoning Code,” Article 11 “Board of Zoning Appeals,” to supplement Section 153.409, “Additional jurisdiction of board—Applications;” and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing January 12, 2026.) 3 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a dual use marijuana dispensary at 1960 W. Market Street; and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing January 12, 2026.) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish additional parking for medical offices at 539 White Pond on property fronting Parkgate Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing January 12, 2026.) 5 ORDINANCE approving the Archwood Redevelopment Plan; making necessary findings in connection therewith; and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing January 12, 2026.) 6 RESOLUTION adopting the 2026 Capital Investment and Community Development Program, legally referred to as the Capital Investment Budget; and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing January 26, 2026.) 7 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a dual use marijuana dispensary at 1140 W. Portage Trail; and declaring an emergency. (Scheduled for Public Hearing January 26, 2026.) 8 ORDINANCE accepting a vacation plat for a portion of N. Canton Road south of Gilchrist Road; and declaring an 8  emergency. PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC UTILITIES & GREEN 9 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the emergency demolition of four condemned residential structures located throughout the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. 10 ORDINANCE ratifying the actions of the Director of Public Service, or his designee, in entering into a contract or contracts with Jacobi Carbons Inc. without publicly advertising for bids for the emergency purchase of Jacobi Carbon CB1 Product; and declaring an emergency. 11 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into an agreement or agreements with the County of Summit, Ohio, concerning the High Level Bridge replacement project; and declaring an emergency. 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