City Council Meeting

Margo Sommerville, President Brad McKitrick, Vice-President Tina Boyes, President Pro-Tem Members of Council: Mark Greer, 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 May 11, 2026 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 3:30 P.M. Housing & Neighborhood Assistance 2:00 P.M. Public Service, Public 6:30 P.M. Regular Council Meeting Utilities, & Green 2:15 P.M. Public Safety Regular Meeting held on May 4, 2026. All members were present, except Davis and Garrett. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 11, Nays: 0. CONSENT AGENDA 1 ORDINANCE amending and/or supplementing Title 15, Chapter 154 “Vacant Commercial or Industrial Buildings,” Section 154.04 “Vacant Commercial or Industrial Building Appeals Board,” subsection A., of the Akron Codified Ordinances to remove all requirements for specific qualifications or experience for members of the Vacant Commercial or Industrial Building Appeals Board; and declaring an emergency. (Planning & Economic Development) 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 1  bids, with the Ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition for operations assistance and maintenance services at the Summit Lake Shore Park; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service, Public Utilities, & Green) 3 ORDINANCE determining to proceed with the improvement of Wendling Drive from Pelee Drive to East End, Pelee Drive 60 feet north of Wendling Drive and Arborway Drive 60 feet north of Wendling Drive by paving, grading, constructing and reconstructing curbs, concrete sidewalks, driveway approaches, storm sewers and sanitary sewers, installing roof drain pipes and planting trees, all together with the necessary appurtenances, and declaring an emergency. (Public Service, Public Utilities, & Green) 4 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Law, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, with the County of Summit, Ohio and the Legal Defenders Office of Summit County, Ohio, Inc., to provide legal counsel to indigent defendants charged with loss of liberty offenses in the City’s municipal jurisdiction, 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 2026; and declaring an emergency. (Public Safety) 5 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for improvements to the tennis court and playground at Hyre Park; and declaring an emergency. (Parks & Recreation) 6 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to apply for, and if awarded, accept and to enter into agreements for funding of tennis court improvements under the United States Tennis Association’s (“USTA”) Tennis Venue Services Program (“TVS”); committing City funds for the local share of these improvements; and declaring an emergency. (Parks & Recreation) RULES (McKitrick, Chair) NO ITEMS BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair) NO ITEMS PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Kammer, Chair) UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING MAY 18, 2026: 1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a housing development at Exeter Road and Ericsson Avenue (PN 6762680); and declaring an emergency. (04/27/26) 2 2 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a towing operation and impound lot at 1065 Dublin Street; and declaring an emergency. (04/27/26) REFERRED: 3 D-84 Petition of the Akron Art Museum for a Conditional Use to Install Digital Signage Over the Height Limitation at 1 S. High Street PC-2026- 12-CU (05/04/26) 4 D-85 Petition of AMHA for a Conditional Use to Establish a Day Care Business Center at 943 Springdale Street PC-2026-10-CU (05/04/26) TIME: 5 D-61 Petition of Family and Community Services, Inc. for a Conditional Use to Construct a Housing Development at Exeter Road & Ericsson Avenue (PN 6762680) PC-2026-06-CU (04/06/26) 6 D-62 Petition of Carol Coleman Crane, dba Team Towing, for a Conditional Use to Establish a Towing Operation and Impound at 1065 Dublin Street PC-2026-07-CU (04/06/26) 7 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a defense education training facility at 1928 Eastwood Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (02/23/26) (Public Hearing held 03/09/26) (Substitute offered as an amendment 03/09/26) 8 D-14 Petition of David Walker for a Conditional Use to Establish a Training Facility at 1928 Eastwood Avenue PC-2025-80-CU (02/02/26) 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) 3  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) 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 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a tire sales business at 21 N. Arlington Street; and declaring an emergency. (03/23/26) (Withdrawn) 21 D-37 Petition of Mohammad Alzawahreh for a Conditional use to Establish a Tire Sales Business at 21 N. Arlington Street PC-2025-82-CU (03/02/26) PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC UTILITIES, & GREEN (Kammer, Chair) REFERRED: 4  1 D-86 One (1) Objection to Concrete Street Repair Per R-107-2026 (05/04/26) TIME: 2 D-58 One (1) Objection to Residential Street Resurfacing Per R-433- 2025 (03/30/26) 3 D-51 One (1) Objection to Arterial/Collector Street Resurfacing per R- 432-2025 (03/23/26) 4 D-45-1 Two (2) Objections to Unimproved Street Resurfacing Per R- 434-2025 (03/16/26) 5 D-45 One (1) Objection to Unimproved Street Resurfacing per R-434- 2025 (03/09/26) 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 (Bolden, Chair) FIRST READING AND REFERRED: 1 RESOLUTION expressing support for House Bill 58, as passed by the Ohio House of Representatives February 25, 2026 by a 92-0 vote, which creates state certification of Recovery Housing Residences, as well as a state Recovery Housing Task Force, and strengthens oversight of community addiction service providers, which City Council finds to be desperately needed; and declaring an emergency. (05/04/26) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Davis, Chair) NO ITEMS 5 FILED D-82 Notice of Transfer of Type C1 and C2 Liquor Permit to Ms Krupa LLC 316 E Market St Ward 1 D-83 Notice of Transfer of Type D1, D2, and D3 Liquor Permit to Hacienda Real Family Restaurant LLC 1120 E Waterloo Rd Ward 6 D-87 Housing Appeals Board Meeting Agenda - May 21, 2026 D-88 Housing Appeals Board Meeting Minutes - April 16, 2026 D-89 Weekly Demolition Report - Week of April 27, 2026 D-90 Return of Service – Vernon Odom Boulevard Street Improvements ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING ORDINANCE NO. 118-2026 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to negotiate, enter into, execute and deliver agreements and/or other documents in connection with the sale and development of approximately two acres of City- owned land, located at the Southwest corner of Ascot Parkway and Win Street, existing as Summit County Parcel No. 70-01613; authorizing the sale of said property to NSK Industries; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. ORDINANCE NO. 119-2026 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, requesting and receiving Requests for Proposals (RFPs), requesting and receiving quotes, and/or self-performing work, for the planting of City trees; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. ORDINANCE NO. 120-2026 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, requesting and receiving Requests for Proposals (RFPs), requesting and receiving quotes, and/or self-performing work, for the removal of trees on City-owned land; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. ORDINANCE NO. 121-2026 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, requesting and receiving Requests for Proposals (RFPs), requesting and receiving quotes, and/or self-performing work, for the trimming of trees on City-owned property; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. ORDINANCE NO. 122-2026 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, after publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract or contracts 6 for the modernization of the Stubbs Justice Center elevators; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. ORDINANCE NO. 123-2026 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Akron Public Schools to provide meal preparation and delivery services as part of the City’s annual Summer Food Service Program; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. ORDINANCE NO. 124-2026 authorizing the Mayor or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, to resurface two tennis courts and convert two tennis courts into four pickleball courts at Reservoir Park; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. RESOLUTION NO. 125-2026 approving and confirming the reappointments of Floyd Easley, Renee Nied, and Scott Rowland to the Vacant Commercial or Industrial Buildings Appeals Board; approving and confirming the appointment of Theodore Forsberg to the Vacant Commercial or Industrial Buildings Appeals Board; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. RESOLUTION NO. 126-2026 expressing Akron City Council’s full support for the adoption of Reconnecting Our Community: Akron Innerbelt Master Plan (the Innerbelt Master Plan); and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. ORDINANCE NO. 127-2026 ratifying the actions of the Director of Public Service, or his designee, in entering into a contract or contracts with Butcher & Sons Excavating, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, for the emergency demolition of nuisance structures in the City; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. RESOLUTION NO. 128-2026 approving and confirming the reappointments of Kathy Wilkens and Barbara Waress to the Housing Appeals Board; approving and confirming the appointments of Julie Ann Sweet-Buntin, Thomas Fuller, and Douglas Powley to the Housing Appeals Board; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0. NEW LEGISLATION RULES 1 RESOLUTION condemning the United States Supreme Court's April 29, 2026 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, No. 24-109, which weakens the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and threatens the equal voting rights of Akron residents and Americans nationwide; urging the United States Congress to act to restore and strengthen federal voting rights protections; and declaring 7  an emergency. PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of the Department of Planning and Urban Development to enter into a contract or contracts with non-profit organizations, for the provision of Community Development Corporation (CDC) support in order to carry out the intent and purpose of programs under the Consolidated Plan for the year 2026; authorizing payment therefor; and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC UTILITIES, & GREEN 3 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a development, community benefit, and service agreement, and related documents or instruments, with Waste Management of Ohio, Inc. and/or any of its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, in order to provide for the redevelopment real property and establishment of a new waste and recycling transfer station in Akron; and declaring an emergency. 4 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 Emergency Water Main Connections; and declaring an emergency. 5 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 Water Main Replacement Program 2026; and declaring an emergency. 6 ORDINANCE determining to proceed with the improvement of certain streets between certain termini in accordance with Resolution No. 433-2025 (2026 Residential Resurfacing Program); determining to proceed with the improvement; and declaring an emergency. 7 ORDINANCE determining to proceed with the improvement of certain streets between certain termini in accordance with 8  Resolution No. 432-2025 (2026 Arterial/Collector Resurfacing Program); and declaring an emergency. 8 ORDINANCE determining to proceed with the improvement of certain streets between certain termini in accordance with Resolution No. 434-2025 (2026 Unimproved Street Resurfacing Program); and declaring an emergency. PUBLIC SAFETY 9 RESOLUTION approving and confirming the appointment by Akron City Council of Jennifer Boswell and Tamara Brooks to the Akron Citizens' Police Oversight Board, as established by Charter Section 68a; and declaring an emergency. 10 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts 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. 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: 9