Board of Control

BOARD OF CONTROL Meeting Minutes A Board of Control meeting was held Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 9:00 AM in the Mayor’s Conference Room. Board President, Mayor Bernabei called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM. Director of Public Safety Andrea Perry and Director of Public Service John Highman were present. Board Secretary Katie Wise was also present. Visitor present was Tammy Hajdu from the Department of Development. The following items were for review/approval by the Board of Control: 6/22/2021 - Minutes 1. Ordinance 85/2021 Enter into various contracts utilizing Emergency Solutions Grant Funds (ESG) authorized by the CARES Act to prevent, prepare for and respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic as follows: ? ICAN Housing, Inc. - $388,046.00 for the Rapid Rehousing Program to quickly move homeless families into permanent housing. ? Refuge of Hope Ministries - $250,000.00 for the Rapid Rehousing Program. ? Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery - $100,000.00 for Homeless Management Information System Upgrade to incorporate data on ESG program participants. Discussion: Per Tammy Hajdu, these are all reimbursement grants. For the Refuge of Hope Ministries grant, they receive a list of people from the homeless hotline and help to put them into shelters or permanent housing. The City reimburses the expenses from Refuge of Hope as they are submitted to the Development Dept. Director Highman asked to clarify that these grants were to be paid via CARES Act funds and not ARPA. Tammy confirmed that these will be paid by round two of the CARES Act funding. Motion: Mayor Bernabei made a motion to approve the above referenced contracts. Director Highman seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. 2. Ordinance 244/2020  Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. 2. Ordinance 244/2020 Enter into contract with NEO Earth Movers, LLC for the mowing of City owned and/or controlled lots. This contract shall begin on the date of the Auditor’s certification of funds and be valid until March 31, 2022, with the option of two (2) one-year extensions if mutually agreed upon by both parties. Discussion: Per Director Perry, NEO Earth Movers is a new vendor for the City. Katie Wise added that they were the only vendor to submit an application for the mowing contract. This will now make three contractors in the mowing rotation. Director Perry also stated that Building Code is having a hard time getting more mowing vendors because they either don’t have enough equipment, not enough employees or liability insurance. Motion: Mayor Bernabei made a motion to approve the above referenced contract. Director Perry seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. Adjournment: Mayor Bernabei made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Director Perry seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Meeting adjourned: 9:04 AM