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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -293- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: With a quorum present the Chair calls this meeting of Canton City Council to order. Roll call. ROLL CALL TAKEN BY CLERK TIMBERLAKE: 11 COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: (DAVID DOUGHERTY, TERRY PRATER, MARY CIRELLI, JOE COLE, BILL SMUCKLER, GREG HAWK, THOMAS WEST, JIM GRIFFIN, PATRICK BARTON, MARK BUTTERWORTH & BRIAN HORNER) ELEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT. (MEMBER SMITH ATTENDED THE MEETING AT A LATER TIME) CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas Mr. President. EXCUSING MEMBERS PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Thank you. Member Prater I will recognize a motion to excuse Member Smith and President Schulman from this meeting.. MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President, I move we excuse Member Smith and President Schulman from tonight’s meeting. MEMBER CIRELLI: Seconded. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s been moved and seconded to excuse Member Smith and President Schulman from this meeting. Are there any remarks? Roll call. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Just so all Members understand, Member Smith isn’t here she’s at the School Board meeting tonight dealing with the major issue of Hartford School so, she’s there this evening. I just wanted you to know. They are excused from tonight’s meeting. We’ll have the invocation given by Ward 9 Council Member Brian Horner. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. The regular meeting of Canton City Council was held on May 16, 2011 at 7:30 P.M. in the Canton City Council Chamber. The roll call was taken (see above) by Clerk of Council Cynthia Timberlake. The invocation was given by Ward 9 Council Member Brian Horner. The Pledge of Allegiance led by President Pro Tem Dougherty. AGENDA CORRECTIONS & CHANGES PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: We’re now under Agendas and Changes. Member Prater. MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President, I move Rule 22A be suspended to add 2nd Readings of Ordinances #11 through and including #14 and to change the referral of Communication 193 to the Personnel Committee. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -294- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 MEMBER CIRELLI: Seconded. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s been moved and seconded to suspend Rule 22A for the Ordinances and the referral, 193. Are there any remarks? Roll call. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY : Yea, Rule 22A is suspended and the Ordinances are a legal part of your agenda. PUBLIC HEARINGS PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: We are now under Public Hearings. We have no Public Hearings this tonight. OLD BUSINESS PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: We’re now under Old Business. Is there any Old Business Mayor? MAYOR HEALY: No. PUBLIC SPEAKS PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: We are now under Public Speaks. We have six speakers this evening. The first speaker is Rebecca Shrewsbury. Sorry I hope I didn’t mess that up too bad. Yea, I did. Ma’am good evening, welcome tonight. You have three minutes. I’ll need your name and address please. REBECCA SHREWSBURY: My name’s Rebecca Shrewsbury. I live at 1135 8th St NW. I’ve been a homeowner over there for about 11 years. I, well we came down last week, a couple of us and kinda raised some heck about the shootings. I know other parts of the city are having it too. I basically came down just to say thank you for a lot of the response that we have gotten but I don’t want it to stop. Please don’t let it stop and also I have one other thing here. We did have a Neighborhood meeting on this past Thursday and the Chief of Police came and one of the Vice Sergeants and another Sergeant came and we got a couple of things solved. We gave them a lot of information they said that they don’t normally get when there are shootings in your neighborhood. And I asked the Chief of Police because I was told the last time that I was here, by the Chief of Staff, Mr. what’s his name, Price. That’s it, thank you. He asked me how I felt about cameras being put up in my neighborhood and I said, put them up. I don’t do anything illegal, put them up. I understand there’s only so many. They can only be so many places at so many times, just like the police and the Chief of Police, I asked him also and he said, I said what about cameras being put up. He’s like, we don’t have any cameras. I was like, really and my mom was at the same meeting and she can witness that he also said, even if we did, it would take a few months to get them put up. Which like I said, I understand that and I don’t know if anybody else reads the Canton magazine that comes, I do. There’s a little article in here that says, resident’s willing to go even further can now participate in prime, Project Crime Spotter. Anyone who feels there’s criminal activity occurring on their street can request temporary placement of surveillance cameras on their property. There are currently seven cameras throughout the city deterring would be criminals, catching the thunder and sending the message that law enforcement officers are paying attention to your neighborhood. When I’m being told that there are no cameras, but your magazine says there are. I kinda, I mean, like I said, I COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -295- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 understand it will take months. It takes time. There’s only so many for the whole city but definitely, I would like them put in my area. Even one. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Very good. Very good, thank you. REBECCA SHREWSBURY: That’s about it. Thank you. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: And there might be....(APPLAUSE). Perhaps to in Miscellaneous Business, any questions you might have tonight like that, could be answered by someone during that time. Next speaker is Betty Mardis. Good evening ma’am. Welcome. I just need your name and address please and you have three minutes. BETTY MARDIS: Hi. Betty Mardis. I live at 1539 Hammond Ave SW. Could I approach your desk please? PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Yes ma’am. (Provided photos) BETTY MARDIS: I’m sorry. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: That’s OK. Take your time. BETTY MARDIS: I would like to take a moment to thank Ward Council Members. First I would like to thank Terry Prater our Councilman in Ward 5. Mary Cirelli, Councilwoman-at-Large. Bill Smuckler, Councilman-at-Large, Greg Hawk, Councilman Ward 1. These four people took time out of their privates lives on Saturday to stop at my house in order to examine the extent damage created the night before from someone shooting at least 20 rounds in my house while I was in bed. Also Mayor I’d like to thank you and Mr. Ream for coming to my house this morning. I certainly hope your visit was sincere and from your concern and not a political motive reason. Mr. Mayor where is the 33% reduction in crime you keep talking about. Is it in your neighborhood. I read it everyday in the newspaper about people’s homes or apartments being broken into. People being assaulted in the streets. Cars being broken into. I also’d like to, I also seem drug dealers are running wild in this town. I was talking to one of the kids in the neighborhood and he stated that most of the drug dealers like to come to Canton because the police don’t do anything. Now we have houses being shot up and innocent people like me being put in harms way. Should I purchase a 6 gun and strap it on my hip to protect myself and my family. Better yet why do we even have to purchase gun to protect ourselves and our family. I’m not going to read all this. You’ve taken a city down and put so much undo stress on our Police force that there’s no wonder why so many people and businesses have left. You brag about jobs that have been or are coming to Canton. You are really happy to know that a telemarketing company is looking at opening in Canton. I only have two questions. Will you work for minimum wage and why do we want to promote a foreign country such as China. This is America and thousands and thousands of men have lost their lives to allow you the opportunity to be where you are today and give us the freedom of and opportunity to be free. The Preamble to this Constitution states that we have certain inalienable rights to which are life, liberty and a pursuit of happiness. Well Saturday morning at 2:02 we lost our life, our lives, we almost lost our lives and we did lose our happiness. I don’t feel confident in the police anymore. I don’t feel safe. I’ve been violated. My home has been violated. I feel like I’ve been raped in the middle of the night and no one was there to do anything.. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -296- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Thank you. (APPLAUSE) Our next speaker is Steve Mardis. Welcome sir. Please give your name and address. STEVE MARDIS: My name’s Steve Mardis. The address is 1539 Hammond Ave SW. First of all, I would also like to thank the before mentioned Members by my wife of City Council for showing their concern by visiting our house. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Mayor and Mr. Ream for stopping this morning. I also want to thank the Police Department for acting the quickly on this and sending two very conscientious Detectives, Lt. Cole and Sgt. Cochran out this morning to start the investigation into this situation. They went door to door today asking people questions and even went to house on the next block. They went so far as to leave their card in mail boxes in doors to have people call with any information they might have. Now, Mr. Mayor I have one thing for you and it’s nothing nasty. There’s a house across the street from us that has an apartment for rent. I would like to challenge you to spend a month there just to see what is going on in our neighborhood. I would also like to take you for walks through the neighborhood at night just to let you see firsthand, just what suspicious activities are going on. But since the city has annexed additional property, how much was actually annexed and is the city going to add additional police? You cannot expect a Police Department to do their jobs effectively by adding additional area to the city and not increasing the size of the Police Department. I understand that the police can’t be everywhere, however about five years ago, I purchased and installed security cameras and have recorded them from midnight until 6 am from the years that I bought them. In that period of time, I can probably count on one hand the number of times a police car was captured going down the street or through the alley. Now I’m not saying that they should patrol every three or four hours every day of the week however, I feel that at least twice a night would be sufficient. My security system broke in March and I had to purchase new cameras in April but in order to record I needed two VCR’s or a DVR so consequently, I record only the back of my house, but now I obviously need to record the front too, which I will be doing. By asking for a few more patrols going through the neighborhood, I’m not asking for anything that you yourself Mayor, would not be here demanding. Mr. Mayor I understand you were not notified by the Council Members to come to my house as to the situation. Well sir, the Council Members are elected to serve us. They do not work for you, and therefore in my opinion have no responsibility to contact you. That should have been done by your staff and administrative, administration responsibilities. Council Members are a legislative branch. You are the administrative branch. I would also like to commend the Police Department for their quick response time to this situation and the concern the officers who responded showed. I don’t remember their names however, I’m sure the Chief can find out. They actually patrolled the neighborhood looking for anyone that they could. Also I would like to comment Lt. Cole and Sgt. Cochran for the extra time and effort they took this morning searching the neighborhood for any evidence they could, that they could find and knocking on people’s door and asking questions. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Bring your remarks to a close sir, your times up. STEVE MARDIS: I am. They even went to the house next door. Mr. Ream, if the situation continues, what would the outcome be if I and my neighbors would start carrying rifles down the street to protect our neighborhood. I’d like to thank you people for giving me the opportunity to speak here tonight and again I hope something can be done and I hope and pray that this investigation does not stop. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Thank you sir. (APPLAUSE) Sylvia Evans. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -297- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 SYLVIA EVANS: My name’s Sylvia Evans and I’m a, I live at 1543 Hammond Ave which is about 10 feet from them. And what I want to say is, I’ve had reoccurring letters on the back of my house talking about my paint chipping and this and that. Well, I feel like there should be more attention towards what the neighborhood is becoming whether than, you know, the looks of how, you know, the back of my house. Now, what I want to know is, if they wouldn’t have took a stand and contacted everyone they would have contacted would this actually have been known that his happened, because there’s been three others ones and they’ve only been small stories. No one’s really heard about them. There’s been three different occurrences in our neighborhood and I feel like if you took a stand now, you wouldn’t have to spend more money in the future to put up cameras or to have more police patrolling that area. Now if someone just drove past, you know, here and there, it would stop people from making those, you know, mistakes like shooting up someone’s house who did nothing to them. And so, I maybe just think that they need to take forth and know what is going on in order to, you know, stop this neighborhood from becoming worse than what it already is. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Thank you very much ma’am. (APPLAUSE) Jen Lewis please. Good evening. Welcome. JEN LEWIS: Jennifer Lewis. 805 13th St. NE. My heart goes out to you and your family. My husband and I live in the northeast end. I just want to say I’m sorry. We’ve been fighting this for three years. The last three nights my husband and I have woke up to semi-automatic weapons. Our brand new bikes have been stolen right out of our garage with us home. We have no peace. Nothing has changed. I am in tears. Just lost my father. Would love some peace. I don’t know what the answer is anymore but I am so, I feel like I get up here and cry and get mad and nothing changes. The police are phenomenal but we’re told over and over again, they didn’t even respond to the semi-automatic weapon that woke me up and put me down on the floor in tears with my husband finally, ex-Marine, saying, we’re leaving. We’re foreclosing. We’ll lose our credit. Who cares, it’s not worth our family. We should not have to live like this. We should not being doing this. We give back to the city. We help the neighborhoods. We volunteer. I’m sick of waking up to stolen property, gun shots three nights in a row and there semi-automatic weapons now. We’re not even talking about like before. They’re riding around with the windows down, hanging out of the windows, with their guns. We watch it. They couldn’t respond the other night, we were told there were two cars. Two cars and they were responding to the other side of the city so my husband being an ex-Marine and wanting to protect his family, went out into the middle of the street with a rifle. I’m livid. I’m upset. I want to know what is going to be done. Thank you. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Thank you. (APPLAUSE) Timothy Jack Gissiner. Welcome. TIMOTHY GISSINER: My name is Timothy Jack Gissiner. I’m from the 8th Ward. I had a question for Mr. Butterworth as to why I haven’t heard any response from the Street Department yet regarding the storm drainage to my neighbor’s located at 3524 Arnold Ave NW because my basement is still flooding and I’m still getting mold growth in my home. Also I’ve got some additional complaints. On May 10th of 2011 there was a Buick parted on a pedestrian sidewalk at 1311 35th St NW, license number FGF6405. It’s an Ohio plate that expires 7 of 2011. The damaged and obstructed stop sign at Arnold Ave NW and 35th St NW. It’s scratched and defaced by apparently by a sharp object and you can’t see it due to there, there’s a tree blocking it. A damaged treated wood utility pole on the east side of Arnold Ave NW located on the right side, on the right of COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -298- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 way between 35th, I’m sorry, between 3514 and 3510 identification number 74704-89. It has, it seems like it could split in half the way I look at it. Again that identification number is 74704-89. A water source cycling repeatedly at a storm sewer grate located at 35th St NW and Edgefield Ave NW also railroad ties on the west side of Edgefield Ave NW. The home is a brownish color cedar sided property on the northwest corner. A real estate sign at 3604 Arnold Ave NW inside a storm drain basin on the eastside identified as a Cutler Real Estate sales sign due to a Denise Evans name attached to it. And I just had a question as to why on this issue of the February 2011, Volume 4, Issue 3 of the Canton Connection, why is Wal-Mart advertised on the front page? That’s all I have to say. Thank you. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Thank you. (APPLAUSE) INFORMAL RESOLUTIONS PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: We’re now under Informal Resolutions. There are no Resolution tonight. COMMUNICATIONS PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: We’re now under Communications. Let the journal show that all Communications are received as read. NOTE: ALL COMMUNICATIONS WHICH FOLLOW, LISTED BY AGENDA TITLE, ARE ON FILE IN THEIR ENTIRETY IN THE COUNCIL OFFICE WITH THE AGENDA ITEMS FILE DATED MAY 16, 2011. 177. AUDITOR MALLONN: REQ FOR ADDT’L AMENDED CERT DATED 5/9/11. - RECEIVED & FILED 178. COMPLIANCE DIR MINOR SMITH & COMMUNITY DEV DIRECTOR WILLIAMS: AUTHORIZE SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO PROF SVCS CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION ENG SVCS FOR WATER PARK FACILITY PROJ @ THE EDWARD “PEEL” COLEMAN CNTR; ADVERTISE, REC BIDS & ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THIS PROJ. - FINANCE COMMITTEE 179. DALE, LAVERNE JR, APPLICANT: APPLICATION FOR ZONE CHANGE @ 3745 KIRBY AVE NE FROM R1A TO PB3 FOR WAREHOUSE IN CONJUNCTION W/ EXISTING RETAIL & WHOLESALE OPERATIONS (WARD 6). - PLANNING COMMISSION 180. ECONOMIC DEV DIRECTOR TORRES: AUTHORIZE MAYOR &/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO A FUNDING AGMT W/JUMP START UTILIZING CDBG FUNDS IN AMT OF $100,000.00 TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES IN CONJUNCTION W/THE CANTON ENTREPRENEUR LAUNCH PROG. - COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 181. ECONOMIC DEV DIRECTOR TORRES: AUTHORIZE MAYOR &/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO AGMT W CCIC TO PROVIDE A GRANT UTILIZING CDBG FUNDS IN AN AMT NOT TO COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -299- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 EXCEED $500,000.00 FOR ECONOMIC DEV PROJ, LOAN & ADMIN COSTS. - COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 182. MAYOR HEALY: ADVISING OF APPT OF WUYANBU ZUTALI TO CANTON PARK COMMISSION TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERM OF MIKE BROWN RETROACTIVE TO 4/26/11 - 12/31/13. - RECEIVED & FILED 183. MAYOR HEALY: REQ AUTHORIZATION OF APPT OF MIKE BROWN TO CANTON RECREATION BOARD COMMENCING 1/1/11 - 12/31/15. - PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 184. PLANNING COMMISSION: RECOMMENDING APPROVAL FOR PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE @ 3120 PARKWAY ST NW (LOT #1480024) FROM R-1a (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO PB-1 (PLANNED OFFICE DISTRICT) FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A MEDICAL FACILITY & LABORATORY COMPLEX IN WARD 1 (DR ALBERT DOMINGO). - JUDICIARY COMMITTEE 185. PLANNING COMMISSION: RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE @ 2213 CLEVELAND AVE NW (LOTS 12530 - 12538, PTS OF 12467, 12468, 12469, 12470, LOTS 12471, 12472 & 12587) FROM B-3 (GENERAL BUSINESS TO PB-4 (PLANNED SPECIAL BUSINESS) TO BE USED FOR OFFICES, SALES, WAREHOUSING & VERY LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE SUCH AS FABRICATING & ASSEMBLY IN WARD 7 (GROFFRE INVESTMENTS). - JUDICIARY COMMITTEE 186. SERVICE DIRECTOR PRICE: AUTHORIZE MAYOR &/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO AN AGMT W/STARK COUNTY FOR THE TRANSFER OF STORM SEWER WITHIN THE PARK FARMS PROPERTY THAT IS REQUIRED FOR CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC ROAD WATERS. - PUBLIC SAFETY & THOROUGHFARES COMMITTEE 187. SERVICE DIRECTOR PRICE: AUTHORIZE MAYOR &/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO CONSULTANT CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY & GPD GROUP FOR THE 41ST ST NW STORM SEWER PROJ, GP 1126; MAKE A $80,956.00 APPROP TRANSFER; AUTHORIZE AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS DULY APPROVE BY PROP DEPT AUTHORITY. - PUBLIC PROPERTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE 188. SERVICE DIRECTOR PRICE: AUTHORIZE MAYOR &/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO CONSULTANT CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY & HAMMONTREE & ASSOC LTD FOR NE CANTON INDUSTRIAL PARK PROJ; AUTHORIZE MAYOR &/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO A COOP PROJ AGMT BETWEEN CITY & CCIC FOR FUNDING & ADMINISTRATION OF THE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF NE CANTON INDUSTRIAL PARK PROJ & TO REC REIMBURSEMENT FOR CITY SVCS PROVIDED TO CCIC; MAKE $212,175.00 APPROP TRANSFER; AUTHORIZE AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS DULY APPROVE BY PROP DEPT AUTHORITY. - PUBLIC PROPERTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE 189. SERVICE DIRECTOR PRICE: AUTHORIZE MAYOR &/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT & LICENSE AGMT W/DOWNTOWN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT & KING PROPERTIES INC (4TH ST NW ORNAMENTAL LIGHTING AGMT). - FINANCE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -300- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 COMMITTEE 190. SERVICE DIRECTOR PRICE: AUTHORIZE MAYOR &/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO CONSULTANT CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY & CTI ENGINEERS INC FOR 55TH ST NE STORM SEWER PROJ, GP 1125; MAKE $193,300.00 APPROP TRANSFER; AUTHORIZE AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS DULY APPROVE BY PROP DEPT AUTHORITY. - PUBLIC PROPERTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE 191. SERVICE DIRECTOR PRICE: ADVISING THAT THE CITY WILL NOT BE ENTERING INTO A PLA FOR HARTVILLE/LAKE WATER MAIN EXTENSION PROJ. - RECEIVED & FILED 192. SERVICE DIRECTOR PRICE: REQ EMERGENCY $94,594.50 & $34,000.00 SUPP APPROPS FROM WATER FUND UNAPPROP BAL TO WATER FUND APPROP BALANCE FOR REPLACEMENT OF 24" WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN LOCATED ON STARK COUNTY’S FAILING 55TH ST BRIDGE. - FINANCE & PUBLIC SAFETY & THOROUGHFARES COMMITTEES 193. SERVICE DIRECTOR PRICE: REQ THAT PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL NAME A MEMBER OF COUNCIL TO SERVE ON JOINT COMMITTEE W/CANTON TOWNSHIP FOR PURPOSE OF ADVANCING MUTUAL ECONOMIC DEV INTERESTS IN THE I-77 CEDA AGMT; REQ COUNCIL TO CONFIRM APPT OF SAID COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE APPT OF WARREN PRICE AS MAYOR’S REPRESENTATIVE. - PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 194. SMUCKLER, W, CNCL AT LG: REQUEST TO REMOVE NAME FROM VARIOUS FINANCIAL TASKS ASSIGNED BY MAYOR. - RECEIVED & FILED ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR FIRST READING PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: We’re now under Ordinances and Formal Resolutions for the First Reading. Let the Journal show that all Ordinances are being given their reading as required by State Law. Madame Clerk please read the First Reading Ordinances by title. NOTE: PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY CALLED UPON CLERK TIMBERLAKE TO READ ORDINANCES #1 THROUGH #10 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE & ANNOUNCED THE COMMITTEE REFERRAL, AS FOLLOWS: #1. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF REX AVENUE N.E., LODDY PLACE N.E. AND AMERMAN PLACE N.E.; APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE REPLAT OF NUMEROUS LOTS; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY PUB HRG 6/6/11 @ 7:30 P.M. Referred to Public Safety & Thoroughfares Committee #2. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CLERK OF COURTS TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH EXTRACT SYSTEMS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $31,999.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF REDACTION SOFTWARE; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -301- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 #3. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 245/2010, AS AMENDED, BY MAKING THE APPROPRIATION TRANSFER HEREIN DESCRIBED: AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($50,000.00 NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION FUND) Referred to Community & Economic Development Committee #4. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 245/2010, AS AMENDED, BY MAKING THE APPROPRIATION TRANSFER HERE DESCRIBED; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($50,000.00 NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION 3 FUND) Referred to Community & Economic Development Committee #5. (1ST RDG) A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL’S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ENTERPRISE ZONE TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Community & Economic Development Committee #6. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 245/2010, AS AMENDED, BY MAKING THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION HEREIN DESCRIBED; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($229,696.00 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND - EXPEND PRIOR PO’S) Referred to Community & Economic Development Committee #7. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF CANTON, OHIO; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Judiciary Committee #8. (1ST RDG) A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LAW DIRECTOR TO DISTRIBUTE FREE OF CHARGE TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS COPIES OF THE 2011 SUPPLEMENT TO THE CANTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES; TO AFFIX PRICE FOR THE SALE OF SAME; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Judiciary Committee #9. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENTER CONTRACT WITH THE OHIO DESK COMPANY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $79,027.74 FOR THE PURCHASE OF FURNITURE FOR THE NEW NO. 4 FIRE STATION PURSUANT TO O.R.C. SECTION 125.04; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 245/2010; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Public Property Capital Improvement Committee #10. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH THE OHIO POWER COMPANY TO PROVIDE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -302- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 ELECTRIC ENERGY SERVICES TO THE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY LOCATED AT 3650 CENTRAL AVENUE S.E.; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Environmental & Public Utilities Committee ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: We are now under Second Readings. Madame Clerk will you please read Ordinance 11. NOTE: PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY CALLED UPON CLERK TIMBERLAKE TO READ ORDINANCES #11 THROUGH #14 FOR THEIR SECOND READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS: #11. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING EXHIBIT A AND CREATING AN EXHIBIT D TO ORDINANCE NO. 164/2001, AS AMENDED, THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN AND SALARIES FOR ALL MANAGEMENT AND NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CANTON; REPEALING SECTION 151.22, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PERS) PICKUP, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY #12. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE REPLATTING OF LOTS 22369 THRU 22377, 22379 THRU 22386, 39979 THRU 39983, 41278 THRU 41281, 37575 THRU 37579, 37581 THRU 37585 AND 41273 THRU 41277; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY #13. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY AUDITOR TO PAY $675.00 TO MERCY MEDICAL CENTER; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY #14. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING EXHIBIT B OF ORDINANCE NO. 34/2006 THAT DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENTS OF PROPERTY AT THE LESH ROAD/30TH STREET REDEVELOPMENT AREA SUBJECT TO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR THIRD AND FINAL READING PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: We’re now under Ordinances for their Third and Final Reading. Madame Clerk, Ordinance 15 please. NOTE: PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY CALLED UPON CLERK TIMBERLAKE TO READ ORDINANCES #15 THROUGH #19 FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS: #15. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS AMENDED AS ORDINANCE NO. 74/2011 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 245/2010, AS AMENDED, BY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -303- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 MAKE THE APPROPRIATION TRANSFER HEREIN DESCRIBED; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION - OTHER $50,000.00) PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Prater. MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #16. MEMBER CIRELLI: Seconded. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s been moved and seconded to, it’s 15 MEMBER PRATER: 15. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY. It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance 15. Are there any discussion? Member Prater, do we...... MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President I move we adopt Ordinance 15, amend Ordinance 15 per the copy in front of all Members. MEMBER CIRELLI: Seconded. AMENDMENT I move to amend Agenda Item No. 15, pursuant to Rule 36, as follows: TO: 2211 50-16-02 Community Development Youth Development Summer Employment Programs - Personnel $50,000.00 PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s moved and seconded to amend Ordinance 15 per the copy in front of everyone. Are there any questions? MEMBER CIRELLI: Mr. Chairman. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Cirelli. MEMBER CIRELLI: I mean Mr. President, I’m sorry. Could we have, perhaps the Law Director explain. We’re moving money and maybe I’m missing something here from the Personnel to Other and this to my understanding is for the, to pay for the, from the discussion from last week, would be to pay for the actual youth that are going to be hired. Is that correct sir? LAW DIRECTOR MARTUCCIO: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Cirelli that’s my understanding. This would correct the reference number to the account number and the precise language that the Auditor needs to make that happen. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -304- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 MEMBER CIRELLI: OK, thank you. Thank you Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s been moved and seconded to amend Ordinance. Any questions? Voice vote. All those in favor, those opposed. NO REMARKS AMENDMENT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOICE VOTE PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Prater. MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President I move we adopt Ordinance 15 as amended. MEMBER CIRELLI: Seconded. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance 15 as amended. Any remarks? Roll call. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #15 ADOPTED AS AMENDED AS ORDINANCE NO. 74/2011 PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Ordinance 15 as amended has been adopted. #16. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 75/2011 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 245/2010, AS AMENDED, BY MAKING THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION HEREIN DESCRIBED; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (2214 HOME FUND $700,000.00) PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Prater. MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #16. MEMBER CIRELLI: Seconded. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance 16. Any remarks? Roll call. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #16 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 75/2011 PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Ordinance 16 has been adopted. Ordinance 17. #17. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 76/2011 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -305- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF OHIO, DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION & CORRECTION FOR RECEIPT OF THE FY 2012 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ACT GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $170,601.00; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Prater. MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #17. MEMBER CIRELLI: Seconded. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance 17. Any remarks? MEMBER CIRELLI: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Cirelli. MEMBER CIRELLI: I believe I will direct this to Safety Director Ream. What exactly are we going to do with the grant sir? Or whomever you want to refer it to. Mr. President if the Law Director.... PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Please repeat your question. MEMBER CIRELLI: I want to know what we are going to do with this grant money that we’re getting? LAW DIRECTOR MARTUCCIO: Mr. President, Member Cirelli if you recall Mike Kochera the Court Administrator for Canton Municipal Court came and explained to Council that this will continue their use of the state money to do Community Service and Probation. This helps direct people who have been convicted into serving and he gave you the statistics well that’s worked. So again this is for our Canton Municipal Court to help pay some supervisory and some costs related to one full time position in the Community Service Department and two in the Probation Department to divert 350 offenders through Community Service and 120 offenders through Probation. MEMBER CIRELLI: Thank you and Mr. President the reason that I did that is, the community often times contacts us and wants to know exactly what are we doing with those monies so I assured them that I would have this on the record. Thank you so much sir. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Thank you. Any other remarks? The motion before you is Ordinance 17. Roll call. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #17 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 76/2011 PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Ordinance 17 is adopted. Ordinance 18. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -306- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 #18. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 77/2011 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (JOBS4US) WITH AMERIDIAL, INC; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Prater. MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #18. MEMBER CIRELLI: Seconded. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance 18. Any remarks? Member Hawk. MEMBER HAWK: I’m opposed to this because we’re loaning money to a business outside the city of Canton, Ohio and we are sharing our dollars, our tax dollars with a company that’s located outside the city of Canton, Ohio. I think it sets a dangerous precedent. I don’t know but morally I can’t do it. Our dollars aren’t going to be spent on things inside the city limits and this company is taking jobs out to Jackson Township which help the surrounding area and not the local restaurants, the stores, grocery stores and stuff. The people will be spending their money in Jackson Township and not within our the city limits. We lose more than just this. We made an agreement, unfortunately they didn’t live up to it and now they want to extend the agreement outside our city limits. Morally I’m sorry, this is a poor decision for Canton, Ohio and I can’t support it. Thank you. MEMBER CIRELLI: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Cirelli. MEMBER CIRELLI: I also feel that we are opening Pandora’s Box to my understanding, and if anybody knows different please tell me but I think this is a setting a precedence. We’ve never done something like this before. I find it hard for a business person that comes and asks for all the things that we gave them as a city in good faith that he did not assure the city that he was going to be able to maintain those jobs because this is all tied to the city of Canton, Ohio. It doesn’t say going to Jackson Township. The package was put together by the CCIC with the understanding that this was for the city of Canton only, so if we are overriding this, then we in fact are saying we’re going to turn our head and set this precedence and then the next person will come and say well they did it so we’ll get the start up monies, we’ll get the tax incentives, we’ll get possibly some financial grants that will go with it, some potential grants from the federal government also which is all taxpayer’s money and then we can just go outside the city of Canton. So there’s no way that I can support sending these dollars that belong in Canton and as Mr. excuse me, Member Hawk stated and I had spoken to Mr. Torres and I said to him, you know, when they are up at 30th Street they are leaving their jobs there and they say, I’ve got to go to the store, so I’m going to go to the grocery store. I’m going to go to Marc’s. I’m going to go to Giant Eagle. I’m going to do business right here in Canton, especially with the gas that we’re having. Giant Eagle’s offering all these incentives so people are going there and spending their money and that’s all a domino effect of the dollars that stay inside the city of Canton. Mr. Torres seemed to disagree with me and said well you know you can be back in Canton in 5 minutes if you want to come for lunch. I don’t see COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -307- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 anybody coming from Jackson Township to come into the city of Canton to have lunch with all the restaurants that are in Jackson Township so I can’t buy that logic at all. That’s really a stretch so I think we would be doing a real disservice to approve this and therefore I cannot do it. Thank you sir. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Any other remarks? MEMBER COLE: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Cole. MEMBER COLE: I’d like to remind this body that to no fault of this company, that they were forced to leave. We are always constantly talking about regionalism and the opportunity comes along to do something about it and now we’re against it. You can’t have your cake and eat it too. The issue here is, we’re always pressing the administration to be innovative. They’ve been innovative. They’ve done something that will still help citizens of Canton have jobs, that’s why I’m supporting it. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Any other remarks? MEMBER WEST: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member West. MEMBER WEST: This is actually a hard pill to swallow when you want to lose jobs but at the same time, right now in my Ward, I know in my community a number of people need jobs. So at this point, I’m going to support it on the basis of needing jobs in this community and needing to create more jobs, but I’m all going to ask that in the future if we could have maybe a lot of sites or empty buildings that are already targeted so that we could show these companies so he doesn’t have to go to Jackson Township, he can be right here. We talked a lot about land banking and having all these properties. I think it’s time we start doing what we say. If we’re going to land bank then let’s land bank and let’s show these companies that we have land here in the city of Canton and we have vacant buildings that could be suitable for vacancies. Thank you. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s my understanding that the building they went into, used to be a call center so it was already built for that and so if I was looking for something and saw that and Canton didn’t have any, I mean, where would you go? I mean honestly and my understanding is every, a lot of buildings were looked at here in the city. My understanding. So I think they’re still growing. I think there’s going to be more opportunity for Canton people to get jobs. Any more remarks? MEMBER BUTTERWORTH: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Yes. MEMBER BUTTERWORTH: I too met with Director Torres. I actually did drive from Jackson Township on my lunch hour and we did meet at Napoli’s. He will swear under oath I think that I did come to Canton and I think this is a time...I do have a few questions about this but a comment first. We do have to look at this, I think on a case by case basis just like we look at our TIF’s on a case by case basis. As a company is leaving town, I commend them for coming once again to Council and listening to us. Thank you sir for coming back. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -308- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 We do have a chance to recoup some dollars. I feel we owe that to the citizens of Canton. I do struggle a little bit with, and I think the loan was for a piece of equipment that still is at 30th Street correct. It is by the nod, thank you. I know we’re allowing them to pay it back with the understanding that anything up to a certain threshold of jobs hiring Canton city residents, we will get, we will recoup the money back. We are taking a calculated risk in doing that and allowing them to pay their loan back over the term of loan. Make sure I’m saying that clearly and I think by doing so, we are taking a risk. Also we have the chance, we’re making lemonade out of lemons, unfortunately the company had to leave town. I will be supporting this for that reason. I think we are doing this in the best interest of the citizens of Canton. My question, and if this was a CCIC loan, is there going to be wording in future contracts that if the company leaves or are we going to leave this as a case by case basis, how are we going to address this issue in the future, so if this does happen again that the body that this comes in front of, we can look at this hopefully at a little more strategic purpose. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Go ahead Mayor. MAYOR HEALY: Thank you. Yea, the language in this, in the original document for the loan would have allowed us to potentially cancel the loan and have them pay it back right away. We choose to work with this company and these individuals because they worked with us. They came to us and told us their situation. They gave us an opportunity to try to find a location for them and we came up with an alternate solution that would benefit both the company, because again we have three tasks. One is to create jobs, two is to retain jobs, and three is to help those companies grow to create future jobs and we did the first thing. We created the jobs with the incentives. We now, our first interest was to retain the jobs for Canton citizens and our second or our third issue was to see if we could position ourselves that we could help the company so that they can continue to grow and hire more people and that we can give them incentive to hire Canton residents and give them an advantage. And that’s exactly what we did. And so this is really, it’s a win, win in a situation where we all could have lost. We have an opportunity now to have even more Canton residents get jobs and every time a Canton resident has a job, whether they are working in the city or not, they are paying their 2% income tax and so that benefits us and it benefits the citizens of our community and that’s what we’re here to do is try to do our best to benefit our community. Thank you. MEMBER BUTTERWORTH: Thank you Mayor. MEMBER HAWK: One other question sir. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Hawk. MEMBER HAWK: Thank you. We’re splitting this income tax and giving them back half of that 2% I believe so we’re not going to collect the full 2%. I know it’s very convoluted, very hard to understand the process. I guess the other question I have is, if we have a company that comes to Canton and says, hey if you loan me $100,000.00 I can stay in the town and we’ve got to tell them we don’t have it because we’ve got it parked in Jackson Township. We’re missing an opportunity here. We’re here to serve the citizens of Canton, Ohio. Those jobs will come. North Canton’s offering 250 jobs through the EdenPure process. I’m certain they’ll be hiring some Canton residents too and I’m very thankful for that, so yes it will, we will have Canton people employed there but again I have to oppose this on the basis that it doesn’t do anything good for the city of Canton, Ohio properly and I actually questioned, morally I just can’t support it. I can only support the people in Canton. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -309- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 MEMBER WEST: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Yes, Mr. West. MEMBER WEST: Just for clarification. The 2% is up to like a 170 jobs after 170 jobs, they’re supposed to, we split. Is that correct? MAYOR HEALY: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Mayor. MAYOR HEALY: Yes, in generic terms. It’s based on dollars but we just jobs. Out of the 170 or so people that work there, about 85 of them are Canton residents. When he moves to Jackson Township before we split the first dollar with him, he has to employ roughly 170 people, so we’ll actually gain the full 2% revenue on that 170 before we get into a bonus situation where he’ll actually generate some savings on this. Second, I’d like to point out too in reference to if somebody from the city of Canton works in North Canton or if somebody in the city of Canton works in say one of the townships where there is not a local tax. North Canton collects the local tax where they work and then we would receive the difference, so for example North Canton’s tax might be 1 ½%. They would get first 1 ½ and we would only receive a ½% from a citizen who works in North Canton, but if a citizen works in a township, the township doesn’t collect any of the tax because they don’t have an income tax, we get the full 2% on it. So it’s more valuable for us for an employee or citizen that works in the township compared to another city. So there is a way that we generate revenue and can benefit from that and can use that as an incentive for economic development purposes. I hope that answers your question. MEMBER WEST: Yes and no. You said that to 170 employees. Is that all Canton employees or as a totality. MAYOR HEALY: That’s revenue paid to the city of Canton income tax by Canton residents. So, I think the number is like 3,000,000 in income and you can break that down by the number of employees but yea, they have to reach that plateau and then go beyond it and if they go beyond it, then they generate some savings and we obviously generate a whole lot more city residents that are working so it’s, there’s a big incentive for him to push new hires being Canton residents and we win if that happens and so does he. MEMBER WEST: And then just one last question for clarity. The loan that we’re talking about is already spent. We’re not talking additional money until we’re looking at income tax. Is that correct? MAYOR HEALY: Correct. See he received a loan of $100,000.00 about a little over a year ago. That was used for a generator to be able to get his business set up. That generators going to be used at the new facility so he still needs that generator and he’s been making payments on that and by the way, we changed the system in CIC a while back and the loan is an auto deduction. An auto payment so those payments automatically come every month and no payment has been missed. It’s been on time and it’s been one of the best performing loans that the CIC has given out because of the structure and again when you have somebody that’s working with you, you want those type of partners. So, it’s been a good relationship for the city and I hope it’s been a good relationship for the company and I think it has which is why they’re here today asking for help and we offered to help. Make no mistake about it we offered to help in order to provide an opportunity to provide for our citizens. Thank you. MEMBER WEST: And if this votes goes down, what happens? COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -310- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 MAYOR HEALY: If this goes down there is no incentive for him to hire Canton residents. There’s no incentive for him to keep Canton residents jobs. Although I’m sure that he’s just not going to blanketly let people go, when he goes out and looks for hiring, he’ll hire whoever and with this package on the table, there’s going to be a conscience effort out there in reference to giving Canton residents the best opportunity for a job. MEMBER CIRELLI: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Cirelli. MEMBER CIRELLI: For the Law Director please. This $100,000.00 purchased a generator that will be taken from the city of Canton out to Jackson Township. If something should happen that this company should fold will that come back to the city of Canton or is it the old, will it remain where it’s at. You know, possessions 9/10's of the law. LAW DIRECTOR MARTUCCIO: Member Cirelli if it’s not a permanently attached fixture, it is obviously moveable since it’s going from 30th Street to Jackson Township. We, I assume we have language, I haven’t looked at it in a while but I assume we have language to retain possession of it if it’s not fully paid. MEMBER CIRELLI: OK and Mr. President, I just want to state, this was packaged, was put together by the CCIC and if I am incorrect I believe they have a default rate at the CCIC of about 80 some percent which is not very good rating as far as I’m concerned so I have to question how some of these packages are put together. So that you very much. I just wanted to bring that to this Honorable Body’s attention. Thank you sir. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Let the journal reflect that Member Smith is now in attendance. Any other remarks on Ordinance 18? Roll call. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 8 YEAS, 4 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eight yeas, four nays Mr. President. #18 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 77/2011 (Members Cirelli, Smuckler, Hawk and Horner voted nay) PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Ordinance 18 is adopted. Ordinance 19. #19. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 78/2011 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR ALL CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS, INCLUDING BOND LEGAL COUNSEL AND RELATED BANK SERVICES NECESSARY FOR THE CITY OF CANTON TO ISSUE A BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Prater. MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #19. MEMBER CIRELLI: Seconded. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -311- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance 19. Any remarks? Roll call. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. #19 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 78/2011 PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Ordinance 19 has been adopted. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Announcement of Committee Meetings. MEMBER HAWK: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Hawk MEMBER HAWK: Thank you good sir. The Finance Committee will meet Monday, May 23rd at 6:15 PM right here in Council Chambers. Thank you very much. MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Prater. MEMBER PRATER: Personnel Committee will meet Monday, May 23rd at 6:15. MEMBER WEST: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member West. MEMBER WEST: Judiciary will meet the same time, same place. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Smuckler. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Community Development will meet same time, same place. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Also.... MEMBER COLE: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: ....we will have Public Property Capital Improvements that evening at 6:15. Yes, Member Cole. MEMBER COLE: Mr. President, Public Safety and Thoroughfares will meet same time, same place. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Thank you. Any other committees. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -312- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Member Cirelli, Environmental & Public Utilities. MEMBER CIRELLI: Same time, same place. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Now under Miscellaneous Business. Is there any Miscellaneous Business? MEMBER WEST: Mr. President. SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member West. MEMBER WEST: Yes, I would also like to respond first of all, I also want to tell all the victims out there, this past shooting, this past weekend were several shootings occurred that my heart goes out to you, your family and your community but next I want to talk about specifically 1005 13th Street NE. I did respond or I did send an email to the Chief and Tom Ream and they got back with me relatively quickly and I wanted to thank them for that but more specifically it said that the police officers did go out and investigate that night and the next morning they came back out, or excuse me today they, or no the next night, next morning they went back out to find out and find out all the details. They went knocking door to door to a lot of residents. I spoke to some residents today and they confirmed that. They do have a detective out looking and trying to find this person. I think there was a description that was make on the person so hopefully we will find that person. We do have cameras in that area. We’ve been working very hard, really diligent and I want to thank Jen and her husband and Christine and the G.A.I.N. Association. C.V.A. or excuse me, Community Coalition Against Violence, excuse me. So many different acronyms but all of you guys have been working very hard in that area and I, we can’t stop now. And I want to say this publicly that we’re going to keep fighting this and we’re going to need everybody’s help to do that, not just in the 13th Street area, all over the city of Canton. We do have monies I believe available in certain pockets and I would urge the administration to see what we can do to find, to do some new interventions and really produce some more cameras out here, not just in our area but throughout the city. Right now we’re living in hard economic times and I’m not even certain that these shootings were gang related, drug related or what but it sounded, seems to me and I’m not a detective, but from what I heard of what happened on 13th Street, the guy gets out the car and he starts shooting up the one particular house. I’m not certain if that’s gang related. Nobody was in this house but according to the neighbors they thought it might have been drug related so, I heard today and I don’t know how true it is but they said that the Gang Task Force was disbanded. I’m not certain if that’s true or not but those types of things can help us so if there’s something we can do to bring about the Gang Task Force, the Vice or whomever it will be to continue to do the work in the neighborhoods that way we can combat some of this. But also a couple of years ago and last year we were pretty tough on curfew and stopping people in certain high problematic areas and hopefully we’ll continue that, to do that and actually beef that up this year. Thank you. SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Yes. SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: To Rebecca from 8th Street. I understand and we we’re able to get the Chief and some of his command staff out to your gathering from last week. I wasn’t able to be here but I did follow COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -313- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 up with that. The situation on the cameras. We do have cameras. We have seven of them and they’re all out at this point. Out working different areas of the city. I think the misunderstanding was, was whether we had cameras or didn’t have cameras. We have cameras. The availability of the cameras make several months because we have a list of places, of people that want these cameras set up and we don’t want to set the camera up and leave it up for 2 or 3 days. We want it to sustain in a period for a given, a reasonable given period of time to see if we can have some effectiveness with it. So with the Chief understanding your concerns, I’m sure that your location will be added and as we have the opportunity, we will get a camera out to the location. And I have talked to the Chief about possibly purchasing some additional cameras. Cameras aren’t a cure all but they certainly are a nice opportunity to try to do some crime prevention stuff and we will try to assist you out there in that neighborhood. He was very complimentary of you in that the information that you and the folks out there were able to provide was very directed to some problems within your particular area and they will be able to work off some of that information and are doing so at that time. To our folks from down on Hammond Avenue, we don’t condone this activity. We never have and we never will. As most people are aware, less than a block from your house a week and a half ago we had a SWAT raid and we had a drug dealer actually shoot at our officers and the subsequently returned fire and took that subject out. It’s unfortunate. We don’t like it. We don’t know why those bullets were fired at your residence. We have an investigation ongoing. I’m glad to hear that you’re appreciative of the police response and we’ll follow through with that investigation. Same for the 13th and Plain. As Mr. West said, we have to stay on top of this. We have to keep after it because the minute we start backing off, they will take and resurface, for whatever reason and I believe I had this conversation with this body last spring. Springtime, whether it’s the long, hard winter, whether it’s something in the water, I really don’t know but springtime brings out activity that we haven’t seen before. We gear up for it. The Chief right now is furnishing Federal Forfeiture Funds for overtime for our officers to address our problem areas and we will, we will continue to work at this. We will continue to keep our community as safe as we can with the resources that we have. Thank you. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Safety Director.... MEMBER WEST: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Getting back to the Forfeiture Fund, I believe some of these cameras were purchased out of that fund so, I guess my question is, I know cameras work. They do two things. They, they, you can go back and ID people and they’re a deterrent and I think we should be seriously looking at buying more not talking about it anymore cause we need them and I think we should take a look, close look at this and I know that there’s money in the Forfeiture Fund. I know that the Chief has the authority over that fund but I would appreciate just seriously looking at this. SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: I will certainly carry your concerns back. MEMBER HAWK: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Hawk. MEMBER HAWK: I concur with you on that we can use some more cameras. I really do and I’d also like to commend our Police Department for the outstanding job they do. They work their butts off out there for all of us to keep us safe. They go into situations none of us would ever want to go into and I really commend them for their hard work. The problem is there just aren’t enough of them. While cameras are a deterrent and they will help, there’s only one very important thing and I said it in the paper, cameras capture pictures, cops capture criminals. We need more police on our streets. (APPLAUSE) COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -314- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 MEMBER WEST: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Cirelli. MEMBER CIRELLI: Thank you Mr. President. As Mr., as Councilman West said, we no longer have the Drug Force, the Drug Task Force. Is that correct? SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: That’s not correct. We still have two members assigned. We don’t have as large a unit as what we had because of the reduction in our personnel but we still have a presence. They still do the responsibilities and we intermingle some of our special investigation unit officers at certain times to assist. MEMBER CIRELLI: Mr. President and Mr. Safety Director Ream. Do we have more staff on the weekends than we have or is it just the same staff all seven days a week, you know 24/7? SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: No the staffing is worked internally within the Police Department and obviously we staff for the busy times. MEMBER CIRELLI: Mr. President and Safety Director Ream. When you say busy times, how is that determined sir? SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: Calls for service and activity in past times when the activity’s going to mandate more officers working. MEMBER CIRELLI: And thank you and Mr. President, we all know and as you said, whether it’s the water or what have you, with the summer coming chances are we’re looking at the fact that this is going to probably occur more often, unfortunately we hope not, but it’s a great possibility. Is there any plans made for if we have any police officers that are retiring, do we have recruits that are now taking tests, getting prepared so that we can have them kind of more or less, say hit the ground running. SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Uh-huh. SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: Yes. You know with some of the more encouraging signs that we’re beginning to see with an economic turn around and our revenues starting to pick up, last week I did pencil a communication to Civil Service to start the hiring process and creation of an eligibility list within our police ranks that went down to Civil Service. I believe it was last Wednesday and we’ll be getting that processed, kicked into gear if we continue to see the uptick that we’ve seen the last couple of months, hopefully before the end of this year we will be initiating and start some hiring. MEMBER CIRELLI: And Mr. President thank you for indulging me and I don’t know whether to put this to the Mayor or to the Safety Director but when everybody got upset because some of the us were inquiring about HUD and what have you, which is a Councilperson’s right to do, as an elected official to inquire if they have information they want to know and what you have, but we have been told that we can use Community Development dollars for police bodies in the areas. Why is it we’re not concentrating more of our dollars in that direction when we know there is a need for that. Can somebody answer that please? COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -315- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 MAYOR HEALY: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM HEALY: Mayor. MAYOR HEALY: Thank you. Yes, the, there’s a, when you’re looking at the HUD dollars that go through our Community Development office, we are allowed a certain dollar amount, a percentage or a fund that’s for public or public service monies. Those dollars that we have, have been diverted to fund the Southeast Community Center and we have strong interest and belief that keeping a community center open is very, very valuable for our community for many reasons but predominantly because if you give those youth some structure, some guidance, some oversight and a place to go to be safe and to stay off the streets, you also reduce the opportunity to for those kids to go down the wrong track and getting involved with gangs and creating problems or crime and rather than using those dollars to catch these kids when they get into trouble, we’re using those dollars to give those kids an opportunity for some place safe to go and to do something good. The fact of the matter is, we’ve capped out our public dollars from HUD and if you want to use those dollars for police officers, you would have to more than likely shut down the Southeast Community Center to divert those dollars. This administration does not advise that and is not recommending it. MEMBER CIRELLI: Mr. President and Mr. Mayor, how long has the Southeast Community Center and other organizations, like we have Babe Stearn, we have the Northeast Community Center. How long have we had those open in the past? Can you give me kind of a general idea because what I’m thinking in my mind is the youth today or the people of today that may be committing some of these things, may have had the opportunity in the past and chose not to do that. We can’t make anybody go to those places. Do you see what I’m telling you? MAYOR HEALY: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Mayor. MAYOR HEALY: Thank you. Yea, I don’t have a history on all the different community centers in this town. I believe the Southeast Community Center had a 25th anniversary recently so that’s our building. In the past it was funded by General Fund dollars. We diverted the General Fund to use those dollars to pay for General Fund purposes and we started using the public funds from the HUD money. I think it was two or three years ago when we first started getting it. When we first had the decertification we were able to save the building by using those dollars, so I hope that answers your question in reference to the city’s building. MEMBER CIRELLI: Mr. President. I can appreciate what you’re saying but I have to wonder if we’ve had it open for 25 years, some of those people could be 25 years old and we have, you know, even though we want to keep the organization going, but we also have to address something. We’ve got to be creative and possibly find out what are some other cities doing that are having the same problems or if their having them. I would appreciate if would could do some research in that avenue. Thank you very much. MEMBER BARTON: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Barton. MEMBER BARTON: Those funds that Member Cirelli is referencing, do those change yearly and if those amounts change yearly, would that be a sustainable source even for putting police officers out there because I think one thing that we should at, obviously we’d all like to have more police officers out there, but it’s not COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -316- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 going to do us any good to put them out there for six or eight months and then be laying them off the next time around that we get these funds if they’re not there so maybe somebody could answer that. MAYOR HEALY: Yea, Mr. Chairman. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Mayor. MAYOR HEALY: Thank you. The dollars do fluctuate from year to year. In the past you’ve seen slightly increasing but the federal government has reduced or at least announced that they were reducing HUD dollars for this coming funding cycle so we know that they’ll be some sort of adjustment in that. We can never guarantee that the money’s going to be the same from year to year but it’s been reasonable stable with the indicators that it’s going to go down slightly for 2012. MEMBER WEST: Mr. President, just one last comment. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member West. MEMBER WEST: Mayor is it possible to go along with the cameras if we can put up the surveillance signs, like signs that are throughout the area that the cameras are in. Because my belief is that also could act as a deterrent when people see that now there is cameras in this area. Some criminals don’t even know the cameras are there. I’d rather them see them see the fact that there’s cameras in that area and that prevents them from going in that area, disrupting the area versus going to catch them in the act of doing something. Does that make sense? So I’m wondering, I know we have sign and paint but I’m wondering if we can get them to design them surveillance cameras in saying it’s in this area and that they’re being monitored by the police then that might be, may increase our prevention efforts. Is that something you think we can do? MAYOR WEST: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Mayor. MAYOR WEST: I would defer that to the Police Chief and if you want we can have a conversation with him to determine whether they believe that’s a better interest or not. MEMBER BUTTERWORTH: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Yes, Member Butterworth. MEMBER BUTTERWORTH: With the situation that happened, point of clarification for the administration. From what I understand it happened Saturday at 2:02 AM and the detectives came out which is, love the Police Department, my cousin serves on the Police Department, they work hard. I understand that. What was the delay in having them come out this morning when it happened Saturday at 2:02 AM? SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: The availability. The Detective Bureau works, during the week they work some of the off shifts but they weren’t working and available at that time. The follow up took place this morning. MEMBER BUTTERWORTH: Mr. President. And from what I understand just watching haphazardly CSI or whatever with the rain, the weather, all that stuff, that by the time delay in doing that in all seriousness that COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -317- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 hurts the investigation correct? SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: Not necessarily. MEMBER BUTTERWORTH: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Yes. MEMBER BUTTERWORTH: From reading the Canton Repository the additional 1.27 million in revenue allegedly, it’s reported that the Police Department will receive 720 to $730,000.00 a year. I am confused by that. From what I understand, it’s in the General Fund. Isn’t it one pot of money for everything? There isn’t a deficit in one department and everything else is funded at 98% and the Police Department is under funded by $720,000.00 or am I not understanding that correctly. SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: No, there were underfunded this year by that amount when we came up with a new revenue then, it’s balancing that budget. We had the safety net of using Capital at the end of the year if it was necessary like we did last year with the Fire Department but the trends are starting to show that we won’t have to do that so presently our Finance Director is in the middle of the paperwork to divert that amount to fully fund the Police Department going forward. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Smuckler. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Just so you know Safety Director Ream, it’s one of the police officers that’s telling everybody, including the Neighborhood Groups that there is no Gang Task Force anymore and I’ve been to the meetings where they’ve said it. I discuss it with you who it is later. SAFETY DIRECTOR REAM: Very good. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Number two. My 27 years here, the money for CD hasn’t changed that drastically. I support the Southeast Community Center, Peel Coleman’s Center. I have supported it from day one when it was built when I was running for office the first time and I going to keep on supporting it but this Council passed an Ordinance that hopefully, hopefully this will be transferred over to the Stark Metropolitan Housing and if it does, I hope we take a strong look at diverting some of those $250,000.00 if not all of it at that point in time to police funding because it is eligible according to the Director in Columbus for police funding. And I know that the Chief assigns, but I also know that sometimes people forget what they see when you wait 72 hours and according to the policemen themselves, unless there’s some overtime given, again I’ll discuss later who’s telling me this, but there’s no one working in the Detective Bureau on the weekends or it is so limited with three shootings out there. They couldn’t begin to cover it. MEMBER CIRELLI: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Just a moment for Mr. Martuccio. Law Director. LAW DIRECTOR MARTUCCIO: Thank you Mr. President. I wanted to share a thought briefly with everyone. Last week several people in the Law Department were interviewing one of the officers involved in the SWAT team that had to confront a drug dealer and no one is happy about the loss of life but they were COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -318- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 defending themselves and the neighborhood. I have to tell you, we lawyers, you know think about words right, sometimes we confront people in the courtroom but to sit there and listen to this officer recount what happened and how they planned for it and knowing that they were intentionally putting themselves in harms way, knowing that fire could be returned, knowing that they had to protect innocent people from stray bullets, I was very impressed with the professionalism. The calm, the courage that this gentleman reflected. I was, I have to tell you, it’s an amazing thing. I know it seems that there aren’t enough of them and they’re not out there protecting you but when they do, they really do go where no one wants to go with, and they’re well equipped and they’re well trained but it was an impressive display of courage and I’m very grateful to them. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Cirelli. MEMBER CIRELLI: Thank you Mr. President. Just I, whenever Thomas, Councilman West mentioned about putting signs up, that reminds me of whenever you read in the paper that we’re going to set the Stark County Jail says they’re going to put cruisers out on such and so street to catch people for DWI’s, well then anybody that reads that in the paper, their not going to go their when they drink and after they advertise and they even have it on the radio that they’re going to be at these such and so locations so if you put a sign up, they’re just going to say, well we’ll just go to another place. So it’s kind of just, I don’t know actually what good that’s going to be other than maybe they might even tend to shoot the cameras for all we know and then we’re that much more money out. Do you see what I mean if we let them know they’re there. I have some fears about that if they put a sign up that says there’s cameras, well then they’ll take and ha ha. You know like what I saw at those people’s home is, reminded me of back in Al Capone movies that I seen where they just wiped everything out and God bless them and God was with them cause had they been staying up watching a movie, she would have got it in the head and he would have got it somewhere in his back and they would have both been dead. I, that is something. Even these pictures does not do justice to what you look at a wall and now this house is an older home, it’s not a newer home and it was built with plaster walls. It had siding. It had insulation and those bullets went just right through that. I mean these were bullets that were meant to kill. That’s what it was. A bullet that went into the window, went through the dining room, went out the kitchen window. I mean who’s carrying these guns are people just wanting to kill people and they can do it and walk away and maybe never ever get caught. I mean how long do we want this to occur. This is a terrible image for this community and it’s something that we have to really look upon very seriously. You know I guess maybe until it would happen in one of our homes or something, we would know what it was like but when I saw what I saw, I can appreciate why that woman got up there and could hardly make the presentation she wanted to because she was scared to death whenever I went out to her house on Saturday. My heart really went out to them and I don’t want to see our citizens have to feel that way. Thank you. MEMBER HAWK: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Member Hawk. MEMBER HAWK: Thank you and I’ll conclude with this last remark. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: That’d be good. MEMBER HAWK: It is, it is up to Council where you want money spent. As I’ve told you often, it’s not an easy decision to make. We are limited on the dollars. This Council has the ability to spend money in whatever category they choose to spend it in. It’s up to us folks to make the decision what you want to fund, what you don’t want to fund but I think the safety and welfare of these people are well worth funding. (APPLAUSE) COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -319- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 MAYOR HEALY: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Mayor. MAYOR HEALY: Thank you Mr. President. I do want to recognize Mardis, the husband and wife that their, assume husband and wife that are here, Betty and Steve. You know I mentioned this to you when we were out there today. Several years ago before I was in elected office, my grandmother’s house was shot while she lived there and her neighbor’s house had bullet holes in it and two doors down had bullet holes in it because it was a semi-regular occurrence in that neighborhood and that was one of the things that led me to say that I wanted to step up and run for office and try to make a difference and as you know and I’ve talked about these, the stats and what have you but before I took office as Mayor, we had nearly twenty straight years of increasing crime in this city. And crime was at a peak in 2007 by all statistics. Now I came on with a with a very strong stance with crime and safety being my number one priority as Mayor and we fought very hard to make a big impact and we have made an impact. The stats show that crime is down significantly but that doesn’t mean that crime is gone as you know and when I talk about zero tolerance, when you have your house shot up like that, you understand exactly what I meant when I walked in the door and said, no crime is acceptable. Can we stop crime? No we are never eliminate it completely but we can make it a priority to do everything in our power and to do anything that we can possibly do to continue fighting the fight to reduce the drug houses, to reduce the gang activity, to reduce the prostitution, to reduce the violent crime that had plagued the city for years. And yes I’m upset about it. I’m upset because we’re fighting hard everyday. We are making a difference but we’re not anywhere close to where we need to be. And believe me I know exactly what you’re going through because I had to watch that look in your eye. I had to see that with my own grandmother. That’s why I’m sitting up here today because I wanted to make a difference. Now, I’ll point out to Council that yes, we have had very difficult financial times. The worst recession in our history over the last three years. Nobody has ever experienced this, not since back to the Great Depression and really none of us were there. We have had to make priorities based off of limited resources and we’ve had to make the tough decisions. Now fortunately our resources are starting to level off a little bit but just in the last two weeks. Last week Council stood here or sat here and discussed with us the issues about the high grass and said we need to make that our number one priority and today we said we need more police officers. We got to make that our priority. And then we said we need cameras. We’ve got to get more cameras out there and we’ve got to find the money for that and you’re right. We need to do all those things and so many more but, I want to let you know, we have a limited amount of resources and a hard job and a responsibility to set the priorities based off the resources that we have. And we’re doing the best that we can possibly do and we’re going to continue to fight and every time something approaches us with an issue, we’re going to put it out there and we’re going to address it as a Council, as an administration, as a community, as neighborhoods. We’re all going to look at ideas and try to figure out how to address these issues but we have live within the resources that we have. And so I will tell you firsthand that I have not stopped making zero tolerance a priority in this administration. We also have made a big, big push towards creating jobs in this administration and I’m not going to apologize for any jobs that are created whether they’re jobs that are in Jackson Township or jobs with a Chinese company. If we can create jobs and put people to work, that’s going to help our community and it’s going to help reduce crime because people can pay their own bills. So we do have a lot of work to do. We’ve got a long way to go but we’ve come a long way in three years and we’re going to keep fighting everyday so please keep coming to Council. Please keep telling us what your issues are. We’ll take that information. We’ll do the best we can with it but understand that we have limitations and all of us, whether it’s Council, the administration, the Police Department, Fire Department, those guys are brilliant. The policeman and fireman are the best not in the county but in the state. These guys are absolutely brilliant and Joe you got to see them COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 99 JOURNAL PAGE -320- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 16, 2011 firsthand up close. I get to see that a lot. I cannot tell you how impressed I am in the professionalism that we have in our safety forces. They do an unbelievable job but yes they are stressed as well. We’re all doing the best we can and sometimes I know it’s not good enough but we’re going to continue fighting every day and we’re going to continue fighting to make things better. Thank you so much. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Any more Miscellaneous Business? Member Prater. MEMBER PRATER: Mr. President, I move we adjourn. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: Roll call. MEMBER CIRELLI: Seconded. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL: 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM DOUGHERTY: (Gavel falls) ADJOURNMENT TIME: 8:52 P.M. ATTEST: APPROVED: CYNTHIA TIMBERLAKE DAVID DOUGHERTY CLERK OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM