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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -129- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Canton City Council. I know we have some students from Jackson? Welcome. Hope you enjoy your evening tonight. It’s exciting to be here, I know and Jackson, OK. With a quorum being present, the Chair calls this Canton, this meeting of Canton City Council to order. Roll call vote please Madame Clerk. ROLL CALL TAKEN BY CLERK TIMBERLAKE: 12 COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: (FRANK MORRIS, CHRIS SMITH, JAMES BABCOCK, RICHARD HART, BILL SMUCKLER, GREG HAWK, THOMAS WEST, JIM GRIFFIN, KEVIN FISHER, DAVID DOUGHERTY, JOHN MARIOL & EDMOND MACK) TWELVE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT. CLERK TIMBERLAKE: All present, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. Tonight we’ll have our invocation given by Council Member at Large and my friend Bill Smuckler. If you’ll all stand and remain standing please for our Pledge of Allegiance. The regular meeting of Canton City Council was held on March 3, 2014 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 William Smuckler Council Member-At-Large. The Pledge of Allegiance led by President Schulman. AGENDA CORRECTIONS & CHANGES PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you very much Member Smuckler. Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we suspend Rule 22A to, wait be suspended, add to 2nd Readings Ordinances #7 through #17. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you Suspend Rule 22A to add the 2nd Reading Ordinances 7 through 17 to this evening’s agenda. Any remarks? Hearing none, Madame Clerk, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. Rule 22A is suspended and the Ordinances are a legal part of your Agenda. I’m going to jump over Old Business although I know Chief of Staff, Mr. Williams does not have any Old Business and similarly we’ll get back to Public Speaks. And I’d like to go to the Informal Resolution. Member Hawk was kind enough to give Officer Bays children candy tonight and of course Officer Bays is on duty so it falls upon Mrs. Bays now to take care of the children who are probably wired like a drum. INFORMAL RESOLUTIONS COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -130- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: But in any case we do have an Informal Resolution. Leader. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we adopt Informal Resolution #15. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that we adopt Informal Resolution #15. Any remarks? Would you mind reading it, Madame Clerk. CLERK TIMBERLAKE: My pleasure. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you. CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Whereas, Officer Joseph Bays was hired by the Canton Police Department on May 21, 2008; and Whereas, Officer Bays is a member of the Accident Investigation Unit and has attended training to be an Advanced Accident Investigator. He has also attended Crisis Intervention Training and OVI standard testing training; and Whereas, In 2013 Officer Bays responded to 3,178 calls for service. He wrote 243 traffic citations, issued 62 seat belt violations, made 8 OVI arrests, made 115 arrests which resulted in 210 criminal charges being filed, handled 347 incident reports and 27 accident reports; and Whereas, On November 24, 2013 Officer Joseph Bays responded to a shot fired call in the 100 block of Fawcett Court NW which earned him a commendation. When he arrived at the scene, the suspect was fleeing from his crashed vehicle. The driver was apprehended by Officer Bays and the firearm used in the incident was recovered and found to be stolen; and Whereas, Officer Bays resides in Hartville with his wife and 4 children; and Now Therefore Be it Resolved: that we, the Members of Canton City Council, do hereby go on public record giving special tribute to and commending 2014 Canton Police Officer of the Year, Joseph Bays. (APPLAUSE) PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Let’s make this official officer. Any other remarks? All those in favor signify by saying aye. Those oppose no. NO REMARKS RESOLUTION #15 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOICE VOTE PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: The ayes have it. The motion carries. Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Thirty-one hundred and seventy-eight calls. Man I don’t know how you have time...(inaudible)....but very impressive record. We truly appreciate all that you do for the city. (Inaudible) OFFICER BAYS: I have a lot of help from my beautiful wife. I work afternoon shift and she watches after the four kids. I wouldn’t be able to do any of this without her. I’d like to thank you guys, Chief Lawver... (Inaudible audience comment) OFFICER BAYS: With that being said, thank you very much. (APPLAUSE) COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -131- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Congratulations again Officer. Job well done and I know you have to go. Be safe please and we thank you for your dedicated service to our city. And Mrs. Bays, thank you for coming down. I know you’re the rock behind the man and your family is beautiful and quiet. CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Yea. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: At least... MRS. BAYS: Not for long. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: I know. I was... OFFICER BAYS: They need more candy bars. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you again. PUBLIC SPEAKS PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: OK, let’s turn now to Public Speaks and we have three speakers, yes three speakers tonight. The first is Leroy Lynch. Mr. Lynch if you’ll step forward and give us your name. Always welcome and your residential address and I know Mr. Hawk is here to.... LEROY LYNCH: Good evening. My name is Leroy Lynch, 3911 Highview Avenue SW. President, all Members and Members-at-Large thank you. I was at, hit a pothole someplace on Cleveland Avenue near south of here on January 14th and it destroyed his car, broke three of his wheels, made a mess and the pothole was like 4" deep. Most potholes are fairly small but this one was very deep and it destroyed all my rims and tires. They couldn’t find another way to come because there was another car coming down the road so he couldn’t avoid them. There was several potholes. So, he says he called the city and they gave him a letter for the Law Department and he says they’ll send him a claims paper and so he filled out the claims paper last January 14th. He sent it and he hasn’t heard anything yet back from the city. His car is still sitting at home and his girlfriend is a bit upset with him cause he’s been borrowing her car cause it needs to be fixed and he doesn’t have the $1600.00 to fix it. So he doesn’t know what to do and it’s been almost now, almost two months that his cars been sitting. So please see if you can’t help him do something so, he doesn’t want to play games like when he lost his job and so he got tired of that and he suffered. So see if you can’t do something to help him right now. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you very much Mr. Lynch. Mr. Hawk. JACK HAWK: Good morning. Oh, good morning, kind of a long day. Good evening President and Council Members. I’m here to first of all thank you all. We did get a reply back from Civil Service. They’re willing for us to come before them to discuss trying to come up with a new type of an exam possibly or language that allows people such as Mr. Lynch who’s deaf to be able to take it and see if he can’t have a higher degree of success because what’s going on right now doesn’t seem to be working. So, I thank you and thank you for this forum to allow us that opportunity. Second of all, I was hoping to hear from the Law Director about my issue that came up about the Executive Order that President Clinton signed in place where, you know certain people of disabilities and that don’t have to qualify under Civil Service and I hadn’t heard about that so, if that’s an opportunity that can be brought up before me, I’d greatly appreciate it before I sit before the Civil Service Commission which, I haven’t heard from them yet but, hopefully we’re going to have that done soon. OK, and COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -132- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 then I have from Miss Perry smoke detectors. They’re not cheap. Smoke detectors for the deaf run about $137.00, not like your typical $39.95 ones you pull off the shelf so, thank you all for all your efforts and hearing us and the deaf community in this community thank you. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Mr. Hawk for all that you do. We appreciate it. (APPLAUSE) Our last speaker, I apologize, I think I’m going to get this right. Jack Trickett. Mr. Trickett do I have your name right? JACK TRICKETT: Yes sir you do. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Good. Welcome to Canton City Council. If you’ll give us your name sir and your residential address please. JACK TRICKETT: Jack Trickett. 2699 Pontius, P-O-N-T-I-U-S Street NE, Hartville, Ohio 44632. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Welcome sir. JACK TRICKETT: Thank you Council and Mr. President. I come to ask some questions. I’ll be very brief. I would like to know who, when, why, the city of Canton gained the right to install a water line in the Village of Hartville? Number 2, what is the total cost of the installation of that water line? Number 3, where are those funds coming from, what government agencies as I understand this is through grant money and number 4, why wasn’t the water supply that is located at the former Longaberger building at 224 East Maple Street in Hartville. Why wasn’t that and/or if it was considered, why wasn’t it used? As you may or may not know, the Longaberger Company when they operated that facility used a lot of water. I think there’s a 9 or a 10 inch well going down into, I think what they call the Black River, and it’s more than sufficient to supply actually the whole Village of Hartville with water. There’s a 300,000 gallon water tank on that facility and there are five hook ups for tanker trucks on that facility and I feel that the citizens of Hartville and Ohio and the United States of America, the greatest country in the world, which I’ve been to very many of these countries in the world. I feel that we could save a lot of money if we would consider that facility at 224 East Maple Street in Hartville to supply the water because it has sufficient water, as I said, for the entire village as well as a water tank there. Thank you very much. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you very much sir. Appreciate it. (APPLAUSE) I, I, Mr. Trickett the only thing I think I would say is, it’s probably, those are questions that are probably better asked to your city officials in Hartville. We’re certainly not trying to hide anything that we do in a public manner so, we’ll try to get you those answers though. But, I would recommend maybe talking to your elected officials in Hartville. JACK TRICKETT: Thank you sir and I’ll certainly go make my presence known up there. Tabor is the Treasurer there. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Very good. Thank you sir and thank you for coming down. We appreciate it. JACK TRICKETT: Thank you. COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -133- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: We are 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 MARCH 3, 2014. 90. APPLICANT, RALPH BYRD, JR.: REQ VAC OF A PORTION OF HUDSON PL. SW LYING BETWEEN 133 - 18TH ST. SW AND 133 HUDSON PL. SW. APPROX 190' IN LENGTH. - PLANNING COMMISSION 91. AUDITOR MALLONN: REQ FOR ADDTL AMENDED CERT. DATED 2/20/14. - RECEIVED & FILED 92. LAW DIR MARTUCCIO: AUTH TO PREP LEGISLATION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR PROSECUTORIAL SERVICES FOR SEVEN AREA CITIES & VILLAGES. - FINANCE COMMITTEE 93. MAYOR HEALY: REQ APPT OF TIM PORTER TO THE TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW BOARD RETROACTIVE TO 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2015. - PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 94. MAYOR HEALY: REQ AUTH OF REAPPT OF JOANNE PAULINO TO THE TAX REVIEW BOARD FOR TWO-YEAR TERM RETROACTIVE TO 1/1/14 - 12/31/2015. - PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 95. SERV DIR BARTOS: REQ LEGISLATION THAT DOES THE FOLLOWING: ENTER INTO PROF SERVICES CONTRACT WITH M-E COMPANIES TO PREPARE PLANS, PERFORM FULL TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY & OBTAIN NECESSARY PERMITS IN THE AMT OF $62,811.00 FROM UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND ($62,811.00) TO 5201 207026 - HARTVILLE WATER MAIN EXTENSION - OTHER (70507) $62,811.00; AUTH AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECPT OF VOUCHERS DULY APPROVED BY PROPER DPT AUTH. - ENVIRONMENTAL & PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE 96. SERV DIR BARTOS: REQ LEGISLATION THAT DOES THE FOLLOWING: APPROP $10,419.05 FROM UNAPPROP BALANCE OF 5205 PHASE I WATER IMPROVEMENT FUND ($10,419.05) TO 5205 207022 - PHASE I WATER IMPROVEMENT FUND - OTHER (74714) $10,419.05; AUTH AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECPT OF VOUCHERS DULY APPROVED BY PROPER DPT AUTH. - FINANCE COMMITTEE 97. SERV DIR BARTOS: REQ LEGISLATION CONSENT AGMT WITH ODOT CITY BRIDGE INSPECTION & INVENTORY; REQ AUTH FOR MAYOR AN/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO COOP AGREEMENT WITH ODOT TO PERFORM FUNCTION OF BRIDGE INSPECTIONS. - PUBLIC SAFETY & THOROUGHFARES COMMITTEE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -134- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 98. SERV DIR BARTOS: REQ LEGISLATION FR WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY STIPENDS REQ ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE (1) $6,500.00 ANNUAL STIPEND TO BE PAID TO ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLDS THE POSITIONS OF ASST SUPER & FACILITIES ENG OF THE WRF; ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE (1) $6,500.00 ANNUAL STIPEND TO BE PAID TO ANY IND WHO SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLDS THE POSITION OF CHIEF OPERATOR & ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) ADDTL POSITIONS AT WRF: MAINTENANCE CHIEF, CHIEF CHEMIST, & INDUSTRIAL WASTE SUPERVISOR; AUTH FOR AUDITOR TO PAY THESE STIPENDS OUT OF THE 5410 206005 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION OF THE SEWER OPERATING FUND ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS & AS AN ADDTL ITEM SEPARATE FROM THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEES’ BASE PAY; AUTH AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS DULY APPROVED BY PROPER DEPT AUTH. - PERSONNEL & FINANCE COMMITTEE 99. SERV DIR BARTOS & SAF DIR PERRY: REQ LEGISLATION FR MGMNT & NON- BARGAINING UNIT PERSONNEL MERIT-BASED PAY INCREASES; REQ AUTH TO INCREASE ANNUAL SALARY OF JAMES DIMARZIO, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE COLLECTIONS SYSTEMS DEPT TO $95,190; AUTH TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL SALARY OF NICHOLAS LOUKAS, ASST CITY ENGINEER TO $78,567; AUTH TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL SALARY OF KYLE STONE, FAIR HOUSING MANAGER TO $52,099; AUTH FOR AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS DULY APPROVED BY PROP DEPT AUTH. - PERSONNEL & FINANCE COMMITTEES 100. SERV DIR BARTOS: REQ LEGISLATION FR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROP FOR REPLACEMENT SNOW PLOWS; REQ SUPP APPROP FROM UNAPPROP BAL OF THE 4502 MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASES FUND ($10,400.00) TO 4502 202210 - STREET MAINT - OTHER $10,400.00. - PUBLIC PROPERTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE 101. SERV DIR BARTOS: REQ LEGISLATION 105.04 EMERGENCY REPORT - 12TH ST. AND 25TH ST NW EMERGENCY REPAIRS REQ AUTH FOR AUDITOR TO PAY A MORAL OBLIGATION TO CENTRAL ALLIED ENTERPRISES, INC. FOR AN AMT NOT TO EXCEED $86,544.60; AUTH FOR AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS DULY APPROVED BY PROP DEPT AUTH. - PUBLIC PROPERTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE 102. SERV DIR BARTOS: REQ LEGISLATION FOR 37TH ST. NW WATERLINE REPLACEMENT & ROADWAY REHAB PROJ; AUTH FOR MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO ADVERTISE, REC BIDS, AWARD & EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THIS PROJECT(S); AUTH FOR MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO EXECUTE A PROF SERVICES CONTRACT FOR CONST ENG SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT(S); AUTH FOR CITY TO REC GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMT OF $750,000.00 & ZERO PERCENT LOAN FUNDS IN THE AMT OF $750,000.00 FOR THIS PROJ FROM THE OPWC; AUTH FOR AUDITOR TO EST & CREATE SEP FUNDS FOR TRACKING PROJ REVENUES & EXPENDITURES FOR WATER, ROADWAY, & SEWER PORTIONS OF PROJ & APPROP THE TOTAL OPWC FUNDING AMT OF $1,500,000.00 AS FOLLOWS: AUTH AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS DULY APPROVED BY THE PROP DEPT AUTH; PLA SIGNED BY LOCAL TRADE ORGANIZATIONS. - PUBLIC PROPERTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEES COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -135- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 103. SERV DIR BARTOS: RECOMMENDATION FOR SEWER RATE INCREASE. - RECEIVED & FILED ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR FIRST READING PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Turning now to First Reading Ordinances and Formal Resolutions for the First Reading. Madame Clerk would you please begin with Ordinance #1. NOTE: PRESIDENT SCHULMAN CALLED UPON CLERK TIMBERLAKE TO READ ORDINANCES #1 THROUGH #6 FOR THEIR FIRST READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS: #1. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A WAGE INCREASE FOR MANAGEMENT AND NON-BARGAINING UNIT PERSONNEL; AMENDING EXHIBIT A TO ORDINANCE NO. 100/2011, AS AMENDED, THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN AND SALARIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CANTON; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Personnel and Finance Committees #2. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE REPLATTING OF LOT NUMBERS 9744, 9745, 9774, 9775, 43032, 43033, 43034, 43035, 43036, 43037, 43038 AND 43039 AND PART OF LOT NUMBERS 9743, 9746 AND 9747; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Public Safety & Thoroughfares Committee #3. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO: ADVERTISE, RECEIVE BIDS, AWARD AND EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE NAVARRE ROAD SANITARY AND BRIDGE PROJECT, GP 1159 AND TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH DOMINION EAST OHIO GAS FOR THE REQUIRED GAS LINE RELOCATION WORK; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 264/2013; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($135,000.00 FROM UNAPPROP BAL 4501 CAPITAL FUND TO 4501-206012 (NAVARRE RD BRIDGE & SANITARY SEWER REHAB PROJ, GP 1159) - OTHER AND $120,000.00 FROM 5410 202010 SANITARY SEWER FUND - OTHER TO 5410 206012 NAVARRE RD BRIDGE & SANITARY SEWER REHAB PROJ, GP 1159 - OTHER) Referred to Public Property Capital Improvement Committee #4. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ADVERTISE, RECEIVE BIDS, AWARD AND EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE 12TH ST N CORRIDOR PROJECT, GP 1098; EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES; RECEIVE VARIOUS GRANTS FROM THE STARK COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY AND OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; RECEIVE A GRANT FROM THE OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500,000.00; AMENDING COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -136- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 264/2013; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($13,039,611.52 FROM UNAPPROP BAL 4563 12TH ST N CORR PROJ, GP 1098 FUND TO 4563 202077 12TH ST N CORR PROJ, GP 1098 - OTHER; $1,500,000.00 FROM UNAPPROP BAL 4563 12TH ST N CORR PROJ, GP 1098 FUND TO 4563 202077 12TH ST N CORR PROJ; $210,020.55 FROM UNAPPROP BAL 2113 MUNI RD FUND TO 2113 202001 MUNI RD - OTHER; $450,635.16 FROM UNAPPROP BAL 4506 INFRASTRUCTURE BOND FUND TO 4506 202001 INFRASTRUCTURE BOND - OTHER) Referred to Public Property Capital Improvement Committee #5. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ADVERTISE, RECEIVE BIDS, AWARD AND EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE MAHONING RD. CORRIDOR, STA- SR153-1.70, GP 1103; EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES; RECEIVE VARIOUS GRANTS FROM THE STARK COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY AND OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; RECEIVE A GRANT FROM THE OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000.00 AND A LOAN OF UP TO $900,000.00; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 264/2013; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($7,000,000.00 FROM UNAPROP BAL 4566 MAHONING RD CORR PROJ, GP 1103 FUND TO 4566 202079 MAHONING RD CORR PROJ, GP 1103 - OTHER AND $1,500.000.00 FROM UNAPPROP BAL 4566 MAHONING RD CORR PROJ, GP 1103 FUND TO 4566 202079 MAHONING RD CORR PROJ, GP 1103 - OTHER Referred to Public Property Capital Improvement Committee (COUNCIL RECESSED AT 7:48 P.M. FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ORDINANCE #6; RECONVENED AT 7:54 P.M.) #6. (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 29/2014 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENTER INTO A ONE- YEAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH T.A.C. COMPUTER, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $20,725.20 FOR THE CAD/RMS/JMS/MDT/FBR SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE SAFETY FORCES; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: And at this time the chair will declare an in house recess for the Finance Committee to meet in regards to Ordinance #6 on your agenda this evening. You’re now in recess. Chairman. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you very much, Chairman Hawk. Council will reconvene then after its recess, Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we suspend Rule 22A and place Ordinance #6 back on this evening’s agenda. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -137- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded to suspend Rule 22A to place Ordinance 6 back on this evening’s agenda. Any remarks? Hearing none Madame Clerk roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Motion carries and Ordinance 6 is a legal part of your Agenda. Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we suspend the Statutory Rules on Ordinance 6. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded to suspend the Statutory Rules on Ordinance 6. Any remarks? Hearing none, again Madame Clerk, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. You’ve heard the three readings Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #6. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #6. Any remarks? Hearing none again, Madame Clerk roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. #6 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 29/2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. Motion carries and Ordinance 6 has been adopted. ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Turning now to Ordinance for their Second Reading. Madame Clerk will you please read Ordinance #7. NOTE: PRESIDENT SCHULMAN CALLED UPON CLERK TIMBERLAKE TO READ ORDINANCES #7 THROUGH #17 FOR THE SECOND READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -138- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 FOLLOWS: (ORDINANCES #8, #9, #14 AND #15 ADOPTED) #7. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO PURCHASE NEW PM2.5 AIR MONITORING EQUIPMENT FOR THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY #8. (2ND RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 30/2014 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO: ENTER INTO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH THE OHIO POWER COMPANY, AKA AEP, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $600,000.00; WITH TIME WARNER CABLE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $36,523.00; AND WITH AT&T IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $115,127.00 FOR THE COMPENSATION FOR THE RELOCATION OF EXISTING OVERHEAD LINES INTO NEW UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 264/2013: AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($751,650.00 FROM UNAPPROP BAL 4566 MAHONING RD CORRIDOR PROJ, GP 1103 FUND TO 4566 202079 MAHONING RD CORRIDOR PROJ, GP 1103 - OTHER) PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move that we suspend the Statutory Rules for Ordinance #8. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you suspend the Statutory Rules for Ordinance #8. Any remarks? Hearing none again Madame Clerk, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. You’ve heard the three readings, Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move that we adopt Ordinance #8. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #8. Any remarks? Hearing none again, Madame Clerk roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -139- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 #8 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 30/2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. Ordinance #8 is adopted. Ordinance #9 please. #9. (2ND RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 31/2014 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO: ENTER INTO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH THE OHIO POWER COMPANY, AKA AEP, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $62,876.72; WITH TIME WARNER CABLE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $40,000.00; FOR THE COMPENSATION FOR THE RELOCATION OF EXISTING OVERHEAD LINES INTO NEW UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 264/2013: AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($102,876.72 FROM UNAPPROP BAL 4563 12TH ST N CORRIDOR PROJ, GP 1098 FUND TO 4563 202077 12TH ST N CORRIDOR PROJ, GP 1098 - OTHER) PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Leader Dougherty, oh Leader Dougherty... MEMBER DOUGHERTY: Yes Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Leader Dougherty....well somebody’s here. Leader Morris. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move that we suspend the Statutory Rule for Ordinance #9. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. MEMBER DOUGHERTY: Still haunting you ain’t I? PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s not easy to get you out of my mind. You handsome devil you. Alright, it’s been moved and seconded to suspend the Statutory Rule for Ordinance #9. Any remarks? Madame Clerk, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Motion carries and it’s really going to get bad Member Dougherty if I say Leader Casar. Leader Morris you’ve heard the three readings. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #9. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #9. Any remarks? Again hearing none, Madame Clerk roll call vote please. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -140- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. #9 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 31/2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Motion carries and Ordinance #9 is adopted. Ordinance #10 please. #10. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO A TWO-YEAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH RUSS KIKO ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR AUCTION SERVICES FOR THE SALE OF PROPERTY NO LONGER NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND IMPOUNDED VEHICLES; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY #11. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ADVERTISE, RECEIVE BIDS AND ENTER INTO CONTRACT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $350,000.00 FOR THE EVALUATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,720 WATER DISTRIBUTION VALVES; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 264/2013; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($350,000.00 FROM UNAPPROP BAL 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207022 WATER DISTRIBUTION - OTHER) #12. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING EXHIBIT A TO ORDINANCE NO. 40/2000, AS AMENDED, THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR BARGAINING UNIT PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF CANTON; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (POSITION GROUP 20WT, SERV DIR PUBLIC WORKS-WATER CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, MAINT, SUPPLY & TREATMENT DIV; UTIL OPERATOR 3 & LABORER 2) #13. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 120/2013; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (EXHIBIT A AMENDED TO INCLUDE MOST RECENT PROP APPRAISALS - 12TH ST CORR PROJ) #14. (2ND RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 32/2014 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO: ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH THE WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY AND AKRON METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY TO SECURE RIGHTS- OF-WAY FOR THE 12TH ST N CORRIDOR PROJECT AND FACILITATE THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING CROSSING; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 264/2013; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($450,000.00 UNAPPROP BAL 4563 12TH ST N CORRIDOR PROJ, GP 1098 FUND TO 4563 202077 12TH ST N CORRIDOR PROJ, GP 1098 - OTHER) PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Leader Morris. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -141- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we suspend the Statutory Rule for Ordinance 18, 14. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you suspend the Statutory Rule for Ordinance 14. Any remarks? Hearing none again Madame Clerk, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. You’ve heard the three readings Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #14. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance 14. Any remarks under this Ordinance? Again hearing none, Madame Clerk roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. #14 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 32/2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. Ordinance 14 is adopted. Ordinance 15 please. #15. (2ND RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 33/2014 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE LAW DIRECTOR TO APPROPRIATE REAL PROPERTY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAHONING ROAD NE CORRIDOR PROJECT, PHASE 1, GP 1103; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Leader Morris. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we suspend the Statutory Rules for Ordinance #15. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you suspend the Statutory Rules for Ordinance 15. Any remarks? Again hearing none, Madame Clerk roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -142- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. Leader you’ve heard the three readings. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #15. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance #15. Any remarks? Again hearing none, Madame Clerk roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. #15 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 33/2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Ordinance 15 is adopted. Ordinance 16 please. #16. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 155, DEPOSITORY AND INVESTMENT PRACTICES, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES #17. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TREASURER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH UNITED AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION FOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR THIRD AND FINAL READING PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. We now turn to Ordinances and Formal Resolutions for the Third, Final Reading and vote. Would you please begin with Ordinance 18. NOTE: PRESIDENT SCHULMAN CALLED UPON CLERK TIMBERLAKE TO READ THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES #18 THROUGH #21 FOR THE THIRD READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS. #18. (3rd RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 34/2014 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 264/2013; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($8,000 FROM 2767 701001 COMM SANCTIONS GRANT FUND - PERSONNEL SERV TO 2767 701001 COM SANCTIONS GRANT - OTHER) PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Leader Morris. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President I move we adopt Ordinance #18. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance 18. Any remarks? Hearing none, Madame Clerk roll call vote please. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -143- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. #18 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 34/2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. Ordinance 18 is adopted. Ordinance 19 please. #19. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 35/2014 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY AUDITOR TO PAY $165.00 TO EA GROUP; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President I move we adopt Ordinance #19. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance 19. Any remarks? Hearing none, Madame Clerk again, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. #19 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 35/2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Ordinance 19 is adopted. Ordinance 20 please. #20. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 36/2014 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 264/2013; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (5 GRANTS FOR HEALTH DEPT) PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Leader Morris. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #20. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance 20. Any remarks under this Ordinance? Hearing none again, Madame Clerk roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. #20 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 36/2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. Ordinance 20 is adopted. Ordinance 21 please. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -144- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 #21. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 37/2014 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ADVERTISE, RECEIVE BIDS, AWARD AND EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE MAIN CT. S.E. SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT, G.P. 1202 AND TO NEGOTIATE AND SECURE THE SANITARY SEWER EASEMENTS/PROPERTY OWNERSHIP ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Leader Morris. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #21. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance 21. Any remarks under this Ordinance? Again hearing none, Madame Clerk roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. #21 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 37/2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. Ordinance 21 is adopted. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: We now turn to Announcement of Committee Meetings. MEMBER HAWK: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Member Hawk. MEMBER HAWK: Thank you good sir. Finance Committee will meet Monday, March 10th at 6:30 PM right here in this very Council Chamber. PRESIDENT SCHUMAN: Thank you Chairman. MEMBER WEST: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Member West. MEMBER WEST: Public Safety and Thoroughfares Committee will meet same time, same place. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Chairman. MEMBER MARIOL: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Chairman Mariol. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -145- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 MEMBER MARIOL: Public Property Capital Improvement Committee will meet same time, same place. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you. MEMBER DOUGHERTY: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Member Dougherty. MEMBER DOUGHERTY: Personnel will meet also that evening at 6:30. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Chairman. Any other announcements? MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Turning now to Miscellaneous Business. Member Hart. MEMBER HART: Yea, Mr. President. I would just like to congratulate the owner of Muggswigz Coffee Shop. He was, his business was named one of the 10 best coffee shops in the country so if you are looking for a great cup of coffee, just stop on down. He’s, also more importantly than coffee, the Stark County Hunger Task Force is going to be getting to look for donations and when you go to the grocery store you know, they’re going to ask you if you would like to donate and it can you know, be any amount of money but if you stop to think, our food bank will pay anywhere from 4 cents a pound to 7 cents a pound so if you’re able to donate a dollar you know, you could be looking at 14 ½ pounds of food and you know, it’s probably one of the best investments that we can make in our community and it’s a better investment for any of those people out there that are hungry and go hungry daily. I’m not going to mention any names here but I want to commend a Member of this City Council body who’s donations to the Stark County Hunger Task Force has probably generated well over a million pounds of food. And, you know, I didn’t make this but it’s a one pound box of spaghetti and I started thinking how many a million boxes of this would look like in how much space and your donation can do so much for people that are really going to be in need. So, when you’re asked you know, it doesn’t hurt at all. You know donate because it goes to a great cause and in our community we have you know, literally thousands of hungry people. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Member Hart. MEMBER HAWK: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Member Hawk. MEMBER HAWK: Thank you good sir. Well I guess I have a question for the Mayor and our Safety Director. You know crime is really getting out of control in this city. I’ve had my garage burglarized twice and I had to change, I had to buy a shed and lock everything in that. I’ve had my car broken into. I’ve had my business burglarized. Last Saturday night, I came home to find someone had attempted to kick in my back door. I must have pulled up in the driveway and scared them off. The footprints were still on the door. The door was ajar, was slightly ajar but, they didn’t get in the house. My question is, we have $850,000.00 plus in grants were given to the city to hire policeman and I know were working on it but when can we expect some more policeman in our streets and what will bring, that bring the total number of police officers available for duty to us. Thank you very much. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -146- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Member Hawk. SAFETY DIRECTOR PERRY: Mr. President to Councilman Hawk. We are still in the process of hiring. At this point they are going through background checks as well as psychological evaluations. As you know, there’s a process that we have to go through. We’re looking for the individuals to be hired by at least the first part of April. Chief would you agree with that? CHIEF LAWVER: That is true. SAFETY DIRECTOR PERRY: At that point, I think that brings us to what, you’re, we’re going to look at additional 13 is what we proposed so that takes us to about 153. CHIEF LAWVER: (Inaudible) SAFETY DIRECTOR PERRY: OK. MEMBER HAWK: Thank you very much. SAFETY DIRECTOR PERRY: You’re welcome. MEMBER HAWK: They’ll be more than welcome out in the streets in helping cut crime. Thank you so much. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Director Perry. MEMBER WEST: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Member West. MEMBER WEST: Just, I would like to congratulate the administration. Chief Williams and Director Kirby for bringing in the $4,200,000.00 to tear down more houses. I think they definitely need to be commended for their efforts. But the question I would have also is, now that this new program comes about we’re going to have to purchases the houses. Does that now require a land bank of our own where we’ll have to create a land bank or create some legislation for land bank to purchase those lots and those houses? CHIEF OF STAFF WILLIAMS: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Chief of Staff. CHIEF OF STAFF WILLIAMS: Member West we will not have to create our own land bank. We will be working in conjunction with the existing land bank. With this particular grant though we had to get permission from the land bank to apply for the funding that was available. So, we’ll be working in concert with the Stark County Land Bank. MEMBER WEST: And that’s, excuse me, so would they be purchasing the properties or we’ll purchase the properties through them or how will that work? PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Chief.  COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -147- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 CHIEF OF STAFF WILLIAMS: Mr. President. The city of Canton will purchase properties and hold title to the properties but again, working in conjunction with the Stark County Land Bank. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Member West and great job by both of you. It was remarkable and it was right under the wire and there were some who opposed it and I’m glad we did it and you did it. Congratulations. Anything else? MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Yes. MEMBER SMITH: I would just like for us to keep Viola Fisher’s family in prayer. That was her grandson that was killed over the weekend. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Member Smith. Our hearts go out to her family. Anything else? SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Yes, I’m sorry. Director Bartos. SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: That’s OK. Just a couple things. For the 12th and 25th Street projects, we discussed them but I might have failed to mention that Central Allied will be doing the work so, local, local labor will be on the project. The gentleman who spoke about the Hartville water line, you’ll actually see it’s Communication #95 on your Agenda so in about 2 weeks we’ll have a presentation from Director, or Superintendent Converse and his folks and I think that representation from Hartville will be here as well. It’s actually a very exciting project extending the water line that we have there. So, I’m excited about it but we’ll roll it out to all of you in two weeks I believe. And finally for the, we had a, a nice discussion on the WRF, the sewer rates, when I said 9, 9, 9, I must have been channeling my inner Herman Cain. There were 9 1/2's and there were 4 of them but when the, a, when the original presentation was made, I spoke to Superintendent Mills and he assured me that when the original presentation was made on the 9 1/2's, that they had committed to going, going back to 3's for the falling year. So, he’ll be ready here next week to give a presentation on the finances of the Sewer Fund and the Water Reclamation Facility so, I look forward to that as well so, thank you. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Director. MEMBER WEST: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Yes, Member West. MEMBER WEST: Just so I could follow up on that Communication #95. We extended our water line already to Hartville, didn’t we? So, this is going beyond what we’ve already extended, or, this Communication #95. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Director. SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: President Schulman, Member West. Yes this is Phase 3 actually. We’ve had 2 Phases and now this 3rd Phase will allow us to supply even more water to the area. As Superintendent Converse and I discussed this at length not a week or so ago, it’s, it’s quite exciting actually. I want to save it until he’s here and he gets to roll it out cause it’s really his, really his work and his baby but yes, it would be the COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 102 JOURNAL PAGE -148- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MARCH 3, 2014 3rd Phase. MEMBER WEST: Do you know how many tie ins we have to the existing line? Do you know? SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: Off hand I don’t have that number but we’ll have that, we’ll have that in two weeks. MEMBER WEST: OK, thank you. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Our Clerk would like to introduce our new hire. CLERK TIMBERLAKE: I would like for you all to welcome our new hire, Melissa Bowman, joined our Council staff so please join me in welcoming her. And she’s going to do a great job for us and I’m looking forward to it. (APPLAUSE) PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Any other Miscellaneous Business? Leader. MEMBER MORRIS: Motion to adjourn. MEMBER SMITH: Seconded. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: It’s been moved and seconded that we adjourn. Madame Clerk roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Twelve yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Thank you Madame Clerk. Meeting is adjourned. Be careful everybody. Thanks to the students at Jackson for coming down. (Gavel falls) ADJOURNMENT TIME: 8:17 PM ATTEST: MARCH 6, 2014 APPROVED: MARCH 6, 2014 CYNTHIA TIMBERLAKE ALLEN SCHULMAN CLERK OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT