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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -289- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Good evening. Welcome to Canton City Council. With a quorum being present, the Chair does call this meeting of Canton City Council to order. Roll call vote, please, Madame Clerk. ROLL CALL TAKEN BY CLERK TIMBERLAKE: 11 COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: (FRANK MORRIS, CHRIS SMITH, JAMES BABCOCK, RICHARD HART, WILLIAM SMUCKLER, THOMAS WEST, JAMES GRIFFIN, KEVIN FISHER, DAVID DOUGHERTY, JOHN MARIOL & EDMOND MACK) ELEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT. (PRESIDENT SCHULMAN AND MEMBER HAWK ABSENT). CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven present, Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Leader Smith, I’ll recognize a motion to excuse Member Hawk and President Schulman from this evening’s meeting. MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President, I move we excuses Member Hawk and President Schulman from tonight’s meeting. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: It’s been moved and seconded to excuse Member Hawk and President Schulman from this evening’s meeting. Are there any remarks? Hearing none, Madame Clerk, roll call vote, please. Oh...Member Mack. MEMBER MACK: Yeah, I just would say, for the record, that President Schulman has a hearing tomorrow in Columbus before the Ohio Department of Insurance, that’s why he’s not going to be here. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. Roll call please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. We will have the invocation given tonight by our Ward 3 Council Member, Mr. Jim Griffin. After that, please remain standing please for the Pledge of Allegiance. The regular meeting of Canton City Council was held on May 11, 2015 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 James Griffin, Ward 3 Council Member. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Pro Tem Morris. AGENDA CORRECTIONS & CHANGES PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: We’re now under Agenda Corrections and Changes. Leader Smith. MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President, I move Rule 22A be suspended to add 2nd Reading Ordinances O#15 COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -290- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 through and include O#22. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: It’s been moved and seconded to Suspend Rule 22A to add the 2nd Reading Ordinances O#15 - O#22 to this evening’s agenda. Any remarks? Hearing none, Madame Clerk, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. Rule 22A is suspended and the Ordinances are a legal part of your Agenda. PUBLIC HEARINGS PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: We’re under Public Hearings and there are none scheduled for this evening. OLD BUSINESS PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: We’re now under Old Business and Chief of Staff Fonda Williams informed me that there isn’t any. PUBLIC SPEAKS PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: We now are under Public Speaks. This evening we have 6 speakers signed up. When I call your name, please approach the podium and state your name and your current address for the record, please. First we have Mr. Dan Rearson. DAN REARDON: Close. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Oh, close? DAN REARDON: My name is Dan Reardon. I currently reside at 2410 Hunter’s Ridge in Boardman, Ohio. Thank you for giving me the time to speak this evening. I was named head football coach at McKinley High School almost two months ago. Since that time, I’ve been very busy putting a staff together, working with our student athletes, and moving my family from Colorado to Ohio. The Boardman address is temporary. That’s my parent’s basement until I find a house locally. I know that there’s been a great deal of controversy in the community surrounding the consolidation of the two high schools. I wanted to come here tonight to give you an update on the state of the program, at this time. We’ve been working very, very hard for this community. (Inaudible) athletes and coaches are training hard and also working to become one unified football team. The great news that I’m here to share is that our kids are blending together very, very well at this point. The Timken kids have been working side by side with the McKinley kids for over a month now. Our kids, both groups, have meshed together effortlessly. Our incoming freshman team is representing five Canton City middle schools and they are doing the same. All told, we have over 100 student athletes from five middle schools and two high schools working together as one football team right now. This does not include the Spring sports athletes who are finishing up their season over the next couple of weeks. I expect to have about 150 players when it’s all said and done, over four grades. Our staff has challenged the kids to be an example for the rest of the community COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -291- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 with the consolidation. And they responded very, very well. We told them that how they handle this merger is going to dictate the success of the school because we’re going to be the first, most visible unit to exhibit the unity. I promise that you’ll be proud of their effort this fall. You’ll be proud of how they represent all of you. We’re very far from a finished product right now, but you will be proud of the kids, I promise you that. I would also like to challenge you this evening, for everyone in attendance, to be visibly supportive of the student athletes in this community. I feel that we’re at a point where we can unify the City of Canton like never before, if all of us handle it the right way. I would ask all of you city leaders to brainstorm for ways to show support of McKinley High School and the Canton City School District. I will propose a couple ideas to you, but like anything else, they need to be funded. I can tell you that all of our student athletes and coaches are excited about what’s going on and we will do everything in our power to support anything that you ultimately decide to do. A couple of ideas: 1) Paint Bulldog paws on all the main streets and intersections leading to the stadium; 2) Paint the crosswalks. Just outline the white stripes that are already there in red and black; 3) Hang banners on light posts around town with pictures of our student athletes, of all the sports; 4) Have “Go Pups” days for City employees, where employees are encouraged to dress in red and black. Those are just a couple ideas, I’m running out of time. I had a few more, but please brainstorm about other things. Finally, I would like to invite all of you to come watch our workouts, to come watch our training sessions, our practices over the summer. And in closing, I just want to let you know that our kids are doing everything that we’re asking them as a staff. Again, you are going to be proud of the product that you see on the field, but you’re going to be proud of them as student athletes as well. Thank you, I appreciate the opportunity. Go Pups! PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. (Applause). Our next speaker is Mr. David Westrich. Good evening. DAVID WESTRICH: Good evening, Council. My name is David Westrich. I reside at 1309 24th St. NW and my reason is about this city aggregate, electricity, gas, which we use. Discovered that I was being double billed by the supplier and by the AEP. I tried...finally realized in November 14th, to get (Inaudible) but I end up fighting it. Secondly, I finally got in contact with PUCO, PUCO contacted etc. I have filed the complaint with First Energy, which we’re getting double billed from them. My bills had been usually $33.68 a month until this city aggregate billed all the utilities. And, the reason is, I’d rather see the City stay with AEP to conserve the money and use the excess from that to be placed into the General Fund. This double billing needs to stop. This city aggregate system is not working at all for me. It’s really hurting me and my budget, struggling with the food and other bills. I’d rather be paying less than more, than double. And I hope each of you Members can look at your electric bill, your gas bill, and see a difference. If not, you’re going to pay the price a lot higher. I’d rather conserve the money than wasting that money in the future of the City of Canton. Secondly, I am filing a complaint with PUCO on this. Cause now my electricity is going to be turned off because I did not pay $125.00 to First Energy, the supplier, which I tried to work AEP. They were very good working with me, trying to get it waived. I tried to call them. They just hung up on me. So, I’m getting nowhere. This city aggregate system is not working, folks. I’d rather see everybody save money, put the money where it’s needed, in the Police, roads, potholes, instead of paying another person where they’re making a profit off of us. It is hurting me. My father passed away three years ago and I’m trying to make it. But with this double billing, it’s not helping me. I urge the Council to look into this. Let’s conserve in the future. Thank you. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you David. The next speaker this evening is Mr. Dan Moeglin. DAN MOEGLIN: Good evening. My name is Dan Moeglin, Canton City Engineer. My address is 1320 Buena Vista St. NE, Canton, Ohio. I’m here tonight with some great news. Most all of you, I believe have heard it. Canton, for their efforts in 2014, was named as a Tree City USA 2014. Two weeks ago, I was going to present COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -292- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 it last week, but we didn’t have Council, we were recognized with the award of this plaque, so I’m here tonight to present it to Council. Hopefully we can find a place, maybe in City Hall, where we can hang it up so that the whole community can recognize Canton’s dedication to not only our urban forest, but our environment as a whole. With that, I think it’s important to recognize some of the people that played an important part in this, achieving this award. First of all, Mayor Healy, that allowed us to go through and do these activities, and to really do a better job of accounting for many of these activities that have been going on. Also, the Council-as-a- Whole, and particularly Councilman Griffin, whose been a representative on the Tree Commission. The entire Tree Commission. Certainly our Urban Forester, Dick Drake, who’s behind me, who works tirelessly to ensure the beauty and safety of our urban forest. But it goes beyond that. We have our other departments, the Street Department, even C&ED, the Law Department, all have been involved with our efforts through some type of support. In addition, some of our outside funding...our outside partners, like AEP, that have been working with us, helping to cut down some of the hazardous trees rather than just pruning them and allowing them to die and degrade over the years. They’ve actually been cutting them down. Our friends at Habitat for Humanity that, through a grant from C&ED, have actually gone out and removed hazardous trees and fixing sidewalks and so forth. So, this has been a true community effort and I think this is a recognition, hopefully the first of many years to come, of Canton’s efforts and support for our environment. So with this, thank you all and congratulations to all of us. (Applause). PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Member Griffin. MEMBER GRIFFIN: Mr. President. We also received two plaques, Dan, that will go at the entrances to the City. Do you have them? DAN MOEGLIN: Yes, sir. We actually received...they’re signs...outdoor signs that go on traffic posts. The first of those was posted at Market Ave. and 55th, as you’re coming into the City. We only received two. I’d love to put one at every main entrance and we may consider purchasing those additional ones in the future. But we put one at Market Ave. and 55th. The other will likely go at Fulton Rd. And maybe, at this point, cause I wanted to put one next to the parks there, those are some of the two highest access points into the City. So, yes those...at least one’s up, possibly two. If we decide to purchase more, we can do so. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. Our next speaker tonight is Mary C. Bennett. Good evening. MARY BENNETT: Hi, thank you. I would first like to congratulate Mayor Healy and all of you that won your seats... PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Ma’am, could you speak... MARY BENNETT: I wish you all the best...yes...could you hear that now? PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS:...Yes, could you state your name and address for the record? MARY BENNETT: Yes. My name is Mary C. Bennett. I live at 1226 Fulton Rd. NW, Canton, 44703. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. MARY BENNETT: I’m here tonight to ask Council a question. Are landlord allowed to rent houses that are not COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -293- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 registered? I don’t know if any of you can answer that questions tonight, for me. I’m going to ask it again. Are landlord allowed to rent houses that are not registered. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Normally, ma’am, we don’t respond in your three minutes. It’s kind of like a Council rule. But... MARY BENNETT: Well, I’ll try to be brief. Some of your know me, my husband. I’m a widow. Yesterday was four years my husband went home to be with the Lord. Nobody prepares you for it. It’s very challenging. This past year has been... first of all I’d like to thank the Lord for bringing my children home. For what this community did to my husband and I when they took our children away and we didn’t see them for seven years. Well, thanks be to God, we’ve been back, reunited. But renting a home is where I am in my life right now. Under three landlords, what I’ve been through this past week to two weeks is... who does this to people? Who does this to people? The first landlord...I rented from April to this year, remarked that she wasn’t going to give my deposit back and still hasn’t. Multiple letters, phone calls, this, that, for any type of little...she just wouldn’t do absolutely nothing. But yet, the demand their rent. So I gave her the 30 day notice and left. My two daughters with the grandchildren, decided they were going to rent a house a few blocks away from where I was going, which is 1226. The rented a house on Worley Ave. Beautiful home inside, we thought. The outside was...you just cannot believe this house. The landlord... gave him his deposit. $750.00. That’s a lot of money, especially for a widow. He promised to have everything done by May 1st. We get the truck, we placed our daughter’s things throughout this whole house. Bedrooms, everywhere, unloaded the truck. We moved...okay...the gentleman comes. He had turned off the water, gas, and electric. He didn’t tell me that. He just kept telling me to put them in my name. I did. That was no problem. That evening of May 1st, he comes and tells us the water man is one his way. When the water guy got there, the owner left. The water man comes in the house, turns on the water before he turned it on from the street. Pipes broke all over the house. They were popping like firecrackers. Water was pouring from the ceilings. We had to get everything out of the house, reload the truck back up. Now my daughters are with me in the new house on 1226. This weekend we find out the house is loaded with bedbugs... PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Okay... MARY BENNETT: No, this needs to be told...how do... PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Yes, ma’am, I apologize, and I don’t want to be rude, but we only allow three minutes per person... MARY BENNETT: Especially when it’s...I know, I know... PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: No, listen, please hear me out. Thank you. Next up is Mr. Richard Mason. Mr. Mason, are you still here? CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Yes, he’s coming. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Oh, there you are. RICHARD MANSON: I’m glad I get to come up and be next, I guess. Anyways...it’s Manson, M-a-n-s-o-n. (Inaudible) different shirt on right now. This is called a jersey. A bike jersey. If I was on a bike race team, it COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -294- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 would be called a kit. It comes with shorts. I’m wearing this to visually drive home a point. I didn’t think the sexy bike shorts would have helped, so I left them at home. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. RICHARD MANSON: So, anyways, this is to drive home the point, that I’m not a recreational cyclist. I logged more than 7500 miles last year on the bike. I compete in races. I ride in tours. One of the...I guess you could say without being on the domestic or international pro circuit, I’m probably a professional cyclist locally. Just as somebody driving a company vehicle is a professional driver because they do it all the time. I’m out on the bike everyday. One of things I wanted to get across was even though I’m very comfortable riding in and with traffic, I look for cars pulling out from the right, and oncoming traffic turning left in front of me, which is the most common problem. I’ve learned to watch for vehicles and watch for ones that aren’t watching for me. Last week I was crossing an intersection. A car pulled out and almost hit me, maybe almost killed me. This all happened on Market and 6th Street. The driver, as I turned left up 6th and on Market, he caught up to me four or five blocks later and apologized, but this highlights a situation that is a dangerous situation. As a cyclist, cyclists by Ohio law and Federal law, are considered vehicles. We are supposed to obey all traffic laws. That’s giving hand signals for turning, that’s stopping at stop signs, traffic lights, everything, traveling with traffic. The Northbound lane on Walnut is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen for a...I have lived in Utah, California, Florida. I’ve seen a lot of bike lanes in St. Pete, Clearwater...I’ve never seen a bike lane going the wrong way on a one-way street, traveling against traffic. That’s dangerous. Of course they have the little sign that says “one way, except bicycles, but who looks at all of the signs? The point I’m trying to make here is whose idea was it to break...to go against vehicle law, basically, and send bicycles against traffic, the wrong way? Somebody’s going to get killed. A cyclist is going to get killed on Walnut Ave. It’s just a matter of time, and then they’re going to want to sue the City and the Law Department’s going to be fighting a suit. It’s just plain and simple. That...I mean...if you want to put a Northbound bike lane, put it on Cleveland Ave. where everybody’s going North. That makes complete sense. And I’m all for bike lanes. I mean separating bikes from traffic, it lets vehicles know that bikes are supposed to be on the road, they’re not supposed to be on the sidewalks. It separates them, but against traffic is probably the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. (Applause). Our next speaker tonight is Mr. Pete DiGiacomo. PETE DIGIACOMO: Good evening. My name is Pete DiGiacomo. I live at 600 Dent Place SW, Canton, Ohio. The comment I wanted to make tonight, I was sitting back and listening to... the money for the Market Place/Kresge Lot is forming. I would hope that the City has meetings with the public to see what their desire is and how that lot will be used. By that, I guess I’m saying, Central Plaza is all cement. What used to be the skating rink is all cement. We don’t need more cement. We need like, a really nice green space. Since we are now the Tree City, it would make common sense to, you know, trees, grass...nothing elaborate, but just have a nice green space where people could come and enjoy. Thank you very much. (Applause). PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Okay, that concludes Public Speaks. INFORMAL RESOLUTIONS PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: We are now under Informal Resolutions and we have none this evening. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -295- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 COMMUNICATIONS PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Now 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 MAY 11, 2015. 176. AUDITOR MALLONN: REQ FOR ADD’L AMENDED CERT DATED 4/29/15. - RECEIVED & FILED 177. AUDITOR MALLONN: MTHLY RPT BY FUND FOR 4/1/15 THRU 4/30/15. - RECEIVED & FILED 178. AUDITOR MALLONN: YRLY RPT BY FUND FOR 1/1/15 THRU 4/30/15. - RECEIVED & FILED 179. CANTON WATER WORKS: 2014 ANNUAL REPORT. - RECEIVED & FILED 180. CCIC ADMIN RODRIGUEZ: 2014 TAX ABATEMENTS REVIEW. - COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 181. FINANCE DIRECTOR DIRUZZA: REQ $90,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL 2111 STREET MAINT FUND TO 2111 202210 MAINT, $63,000.00 APPROP TRF ($40,000.00 FR 2111 104020 TRAFFIC SIGNAL & $23,000.00 FR 2111 202020 ENGINEER URBAN FORESTRY) TO 2111 202210 MAINT, AND $48,000.00 APPROP TRF FR 1001 200501 GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO 1001 202210 MAINT FOR CITY’S SALT CONTRACT. - FINANCE COMMITTEE 182. LIQUOR CONTROL DIV: REQ NEW DI LIQ PERMIT FOR HAMLIN COFFEE CO, LLC, DBA HAMLIN COFFEE @ 309 CLEVELAND AVE NW (WARD 2). - RECEIVED & FILED 183. LIQUOR CONTROL DIV: REQ STOCK C1 C2 LIQ PERMIT FOR BAIT NABALAH, INC., DBA BEST FOR LESS @ 1100 11TH ST NW (WARD 1). - RECEIVED & FILED 184. LIQUOR CONTROL DIV: REQ D5 LIQ PERMIT TRF FR BOBBIE J. McCALL ESTATE, DAVID S. TABRON, ADMR, DBA BJ’S PUB & PATIO TO BJS PUB LTD, DBA BJ’S PUB & PATIO @ 2543 WINFIELD WAY NE (WARD 6). - RECEIVED & FILED 185. LIQUOR CONTROL DIV: REQ LIQ AGENCY ONLY PERMIT FOR TAMARKIN CO, DBA CANTON GIANT EAGLE 4387 @ 3100 CROMER AVE NW (WARD 7). - RECEIVED & FILED 186. SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: AMEND CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR BARGAINING UNIT PERSONNEL TO ALLOW FOR 2 COMPUTER NETWORK ENGINEERS AND TOTAL OF 4 ANALYSTS AND ANALYST PROGRAMMERS IN DEPT OF MANAGEMENT INFO & SYSTEMS. - PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 187. SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: AMEND CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR BARGAINING UNIT COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -296- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 PERSONNEL TO ALLOW FOR 10 TREATMENT OPERATOR 3'S AND ELIMINATE CLASSIFICATION OF TREATMENT OPERATOR 2 IN WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, RETRO TO 11/29/14. - PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 188. SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: AMEND CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR BARGAINING UNIT PERSONNEL TO ALLOW FOR 2 APPLICATIONS DEV ADMINS IN PUBLIC WORKS WATER CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, MAINT, SUPPLY & TREATMENT DIV. - PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 189. SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: AUTHORIZE MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO EXECUTE A PROF SERV CONTRACT WITH MICHAEL BAKER, JR., INC. FOR DESIGN OF WATER MAINS ALONG MONUMENT RD FR 11TH ST NW TO 23RD ST NW; REQ $65,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207039 MONUMENT RD WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJ; AUTHORIZE AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS. - FINANCE COMMITTEE 190. SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: AUTHORIZE MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO EXECUTE PROF SERV CONTRACT WITH ARCADIS FOR DESIGN OF 41ST ST AND 49TH ST AREA WATER IMPROVEMENT PROJ; REQ $22,200.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207022 DISTRIBUTION MAINT - OTHER; AUTHORIZE AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS. - FINANCE COMMITTEE 191. SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: AUTHORIZE MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO EXECUTE PROF SERV CONTRACT WITH ME/IBI GROUP FOR DESIGN OF HARRISON AVE/44TH ST NW WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJ; REQ $43,516.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207036 HARRISON AVE/44TH ST WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJ - OTHER; AUTHORIZE AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS. - FINANCE COMMITTEE 192. SERVICE DIRECTOR BARTOS: AUTHORIZE MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER #1 FOR WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY PHOSPHORUS/TOTAL NITROGEN PROJ - CONTRACT #26 IN AMT OF $233,629.00; REQ $233,629.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5442 WRF PHOSPHORUS PROJ (MEMBRANE) FUND TO 5442 206054 WRF PHOSPHORUS (CONSTRUCTION) - OTHER; AUTHORIZE AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS. - FINANCE COMMITTEE 193. SISTERS OF CHARITY (CANTON): 2014 ANNUAL REPORT. - RECEIVED & FILED 194. TREASURER PEREZ: RPT OF PARKING METER REVENUE FOR APRIL, 2015. - RECEIVED & FILED 195. TREASURER PEREZ: RPT OF AMBULANCE LOCK BOX ACCT FOR APRIL, 2015. - RECEIVED & FILED COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -297- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR FIRST READING PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: We are now under First Reading Ordinances and Formal Resolutions for the First Reading. Let the Journal show that all Ordinances are to be given their first reading as required by law. Madame Clerk, would you please begin with Ordinance 1. NOTE: PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS CALLED UPON CLERK TIMBERLAKE TO READ ORDINANCES #1 THROUGH #14 FOR THEIR FIRST READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS (ORDINANCES #6 AND #14 ADOPTED ON 1ST READING): #1. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55/77, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE CITY OF CANTON ZONING ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (1604 HARRISBURG RD NOB, WARD 9) Referred to Judiciary Committee PUB HRG 6/1/15 @ 7:30 P.M. #2. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55/77, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE CITY OF CANTON ZONING ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (1411 CHERRY AVE NE, FOP MCKINLEY #2, WARD 2) Referred to Judiciary Committee PUB HRG 6/1/15 @ 7:31 P.M. #3. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55/77, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE CITY OF CANTON ZONING ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (211 15TH ST NW, DR. JAMES JOHNS, WARD 9) Referred to Judiciary Committee PUB HRG 6/1/15 @ 7:32 P.M. #4. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE FAIR REUSE VALUE OF THREE PARCELS OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY; AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF SAID PROPERTIES; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (PARCEL #02-25379, PART OF LOT #1619; PARCEL #02-20767, PART OF LOT #1619 & 1577; PARCEL #02-14421, PART OF LOT #1576 LOCATED ON 2ND ST NW TO CANTON LABORERS’ HOME CO) Referred to Community & Economic Development Committee #5. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF OHIO, DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION & CORRECTION FOR RECEIPT OF THE FY 2016 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ACT GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $170,601.00; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (MUNICIPAL COURT PROBATION DEPT) Referred to Finance Committee (COUNCIL RECESSED AT 7:55 P.M. FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ORDINANCE #6; RECONVENED AT 8:00 P.M.) #6. (1ST RDG) ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,300,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO PAY A COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -298- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 COURT-APPROVED SETTLEMENT OF A CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY (PIROLOZZI V. STAMBRO) Referred to Finance Committee PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: At this time the Chair would declare an in house recess for the Finance Committee to meet in regards to Ordinance 6 on your agenda. You’re now in recess. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Council will reconvene after the recess. Leader Smith. MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President, I move we suspend Rule 22A to place Ordinance #6 back on this evening’s agenda. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: It’s been moved and seconded that you 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 11 YEAS 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Ordinance 6 is a legal part of your agenda. Leader Smith. MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President I move we suspend the Statutory Rules on Ordinance #6. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: It’s been moved and seconded that you suspend the Statutory Rule on Ordinance 6. Any remarks? Hearing none, Madame Clerk, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAY CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. You’ve heard the three readings Leader Smith. MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #6. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance 6. Any remarks? Hearing none, Madame Clerk, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -299- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President #6 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 89/2015 PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. Ordinance 6 is adopted. Ordinance 7. #7. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 266/2014; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($31,960.00 INTERFUND ADVANCE FR 1001 301001 82341 GEN FUND - OTHER TO 2335 301001 84341 EARLY HEAD START GRANT FUND - OTHER; $31,960.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 2335 EARLY HEAD START GRANT FUND TO 2335 301001 - OTHER) Referred to Finance Committee #8. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO PAY AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,519.60 TO SPRINT; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (POLICE DEPT AIR CARDS NOT TIMELY DEACTIVATED FROM AT&T) Referred to Finance Committee #9. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO CHANGE ORDER 3 WITH CENTRAL ALLIED ENTERPRISES, INC. FOR THE 12TH ST NORTH CORRIDOR PROJECT, GP 1098, PID 85299; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 264/2013; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($326,425.00 FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 202077 12TH ST N CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT - OTHER) Referred to Finance Committee #10. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ARCADIS FOR DESIGN OF THE 40TH STREET/GRUNDER AVENUE AREA WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 266/2014; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($88,500.00 FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207038 40TH ST/GRUNDER AVE AREA - OTHER) Referred to Finance Committee #11. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CT CONSULTANTS FOR DESIGN OF THE AVONDALE AREA WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT (PHASE 1); AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 266/2014; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($78,500.00 FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207035 AVONDALE AREA WATER MAIN - OTHER) COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -300- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 Referred to Finance Committee #12. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ME/IBI GROUP FOR DESIGN OF THE 38TH STREET N.W. WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT & ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 266/2014; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($40,000.00 FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207037 38TH ST NW IMPROVEMENT PROJ - OTHER; $50,000.00 FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 4501 CAPITAL FUND TO 4501 207037 38TH ST NW IMPROVEMENT PROJ - OTHER ) Referred to Public Property Capital Improvement Committee #13. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO: ADVERTISE, RECEIVE BIDS, AWARD AND EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE WESTMORELAND AVENUE N.W. WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT; EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT SERVICES AND TO PURCHASE THREE (3) EASEMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT; RECEIVE GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000.00 AND A ZERO PERCENT LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000.00 FROM THE OPWC; AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO ESTABLISH A SEPARATE FUND FOR THE PROJECT; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 266/2014; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($1,500,000.00 FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5230 WESTMORELAND WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJ FUND TO 5230 207029 WESTMORELAND WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT - OTHER; $1,322,000.00 FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207029 WESTMORELAND WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT - OTHER) Referred to Finance Committee (COUNCIL RECESSED AT 8:05 P.M. FOR THE COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ORDINANCE #14; RECONVENED AT 8:07 P.M.) #14. 1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 3803 FAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD N.E. TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE; AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF SAID BUILDING; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Community & Economic Development Committee PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: And at this time, again the Chair would declare an in house recess for the Community & Economic Development Committee to meet in regards to Ordinance 14 on your agenda this evening. You’re now in recess. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Council will reconvene after the recess. Leader. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -301- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President, I move we suspend Rule 22A to place Ordinance #14 back on this evening’s agenda. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: It’s been moved and seconded that you suspend Rule 22A to place Ordinance 14 back on this evening’s agenda. Any remarks? Hearing none, Madame Clerk, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. Ordinance 14 is a legal part of your agenda. Leader Smith. MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President I move we suspend Statutory Rules on Ordinance #14. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: It’s been moved and seconded that you suspend the Statutory Rule on Ordinance 14. Any remarks? Hearing none, Madame Clerk, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: You’ve heard the three readings, Leader. MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #14. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance 14. Any remarks under Ordinance 14? Hearing none, Madame Clerk, roll call vote please. (Inaudible). (Laughter). NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President #14 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 90/2015 PRESIDENT SCHULMAN: Ordinance 14 is adopted. And no, Member Fisher, you do not have the same haircut as Member Griffin. (Inaudible). (Laughter). COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -302- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: We are now under Ordinances for their Second Reading. Madame Clerk, would you please begin with Ordinance 15. NOTE: PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS CALLED UPON CLERK TIMBERLAKE TO READ ORDINANCE #15 THROUGH ORDINANCE #22 FOR THE SECOND READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS: #15. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENTER INTO A ONE (1) YEAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH COMPMANAGEMENT, INC. IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $29,000.00 FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES RETROACTIVE TO JANUARY 1, 2015; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY #16. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO ESTABLISH THE 2461 MARKET SQUARE DONATION FUND; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY #17. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE REPLATTING OF LOT 7855 AND PARTS OF LOTS 7854, 7851, 7865, 7856, 7857 AND THE VACATED PORTION OF A 15' ALLEY; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (1604 HARRISBURG NE - HOB NOB) #18. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 266/2014; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($501.11 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 2783 2014 FIRE DONATION FUND TO 2783 103001 2015 FIRE DONATION FUND - OTHER LINE 734.58 - MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES; $7,868.79 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL 2812 2014 EMS TRAINING/EQUIPMENT TO 2812 103001 2015 EMS TRAINING/EQUIPMENT - OTHER LINE 734.58 - MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - $3,000.00, LINE 734.17 - EQUIPMENT ($0-500) - $3,000.00, LINE 722.20 - REGISTRATION - $1,868.79) #19. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 266/2014; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($4,524.16 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 2769 2011 EDWARD BYRNE GRANT FUND TO 2769 102001 POLICE ADMIN - OTHER; $62.09 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 2771 2012 EDWARD BYRNE GRANT FUND TO 2771 102001 POLICE ADMIN - OTHER; $18,285.49 FR UNAPPROP BAL 2772 2013 EDWARD BYRNE GRANT FUND TO 2772 102001 POLICE ADMIN - OTHER #20. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND CONSENTING TO THE MISCELLANEOUS BRIDGE WORK TO THREE STRUCTURES; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (US 62) #21. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND CONSENTING TO THE REPAIR AND COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -303- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 SEAL SPALLED ABUTMENT JOINT, INSTALL LATERAL RESTRAINT AT PIERS AND INSTALL ABUTMENT END DIAPHRAM WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (US 30) #22. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND CONSENTING TO DECK SEALING OF STRUCTURES STA-SR 43-12.39 AND STA-U.S. 62-18.82; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR THIRD AND FINAL READING PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: We’re now under Ordinances for their Third Final Reading and vote. Will you please begin with Ordinance #23, Madame Clerk. NOTE: PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS CALLED UPON CLERK TIMBERLAKE TO READ THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE #23 FOR THE THIRD READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS. #23. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 91/2015 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH ODOT FOR STA-US30-18.35 EXTENSION, PID 20344, GP 1141 PROJECT; AUTHORIZING A $50,000.00 CONTRIBUTION TO THE FINAL DESIGN PROJECT; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (EXT OF US 30 EAST OF CANTON FROM TRUMP RD TO SR 44) PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Leader Smith. MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #23. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #23. Any remarks? Hearing none, Madame Clerk, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #23 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 91/2015 PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Ordinance #23 is adopted. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: We now turn to Announcement of Committees Meetings. MEMBER BABCOCK: Mr. President. (Laughter). PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: You really had to go there, didn’t you, Member Babcock? Almost as loud. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -304- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 MEMBER BABCOCK: Oh, no, no. I didn’t want to wake you up. (Laughter). 6:15 Finance on May 18th. MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President. C&ED will also meet at the same time. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you, Member Smith. MEMBER HART: Mr. President. Personnel will meet at 6:15 on May 18th. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. MEMBER MACK: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Member Mack. MEMBER MACK: Judiciary, same time, same place. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Thank you. CLERK TIMBERLAKE: John, PPCI? Number 12. MEMBER MARIOL: Public Property Capital Improvement will meet, same time, same place. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: You should have went a little louder, Member Babcock, you might have woke up Member Mariol over there. (Laughter). MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: We’re now under Miscellaneous Business. Member Smuckler. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Yes, sir. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Question to the Law Department, please. Several weeks ago, we went out to dinner on Monday night, after Council meeting, and a certain, unnamed Councilman, claimed when the check came that he didn’t have his wallet with him. Could you look into stiffer penalties other than having to pick up his bill for his meal on a Monday night after Council meeting? ASSISTANT LAW DIRECTOR REESE: Mr. President. It appears you’ve already broke his hand, so I’m sure he’s paid enough. (Laughter). MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President. No, that was his wife when he asked for money tonight to go out. (Laughter). MEMBER WEST: Mr. President. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -305- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Member West. MEMBER WEST: I do have a question for the Law Department. It’s in reference to the constituent that came up to talk about the electrical bills, or the aggregate of bills. He also approached me before Council, and said that, basically, they’re double billing everyone. Can you look into that for us, and get back with us. ASSISTANT LAW DIRECTOR REESE: Absolutely. I talked with Councilman Mariol before coming out here. If he would contact Cindy at the Law Department. That’s not the first time we’ve had questions like that. She’s our Office Manager. She handles those. If she can’t handle them, we’ll make sure we look into it. He can, even if you want, schedule an appointment and come on up and we’ll sit down and look at his bill for him. MEMBER WEST: Thank you so much. MEMBER HART: Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Member Hart. MEMBER HART: Just a quick question. On the Fire Station there at 25th and Cleveland Avenue, they had a Buckeye...caulking...ceiling...working on a building, and just wanted to know if there was some kind of problem and that building being so new, hopefully we don’t have to pay anything for that. Also, in terms of the Tree City, I think...kudos to Pat Kirk for getting that thing going. (Applause). I know that sometimes you have a vision and it takes a little while to get it out there. Sometimes people get a little uncomfortable, but you know, we all live in the same environment and we’d all better work together to do what we can to improve it. And also, I want to thank Member Morris for helping a neighbor out. Many times you see people out there, they may be complaining, but Frank was helping somebody out who needed...mowing a yard. I just would wish when Frank does that, if he seeks a little traffic control, because he was out there without a shirt on and it took me quite a while to get by there because all the women kept driving around 19th Street in the neighborhood. (Laughter). But again, Member Morris, thank you very much. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: You’re quite welcome and if you’ve got it, you’ve got to show it off! (Inaudible). (Laughter). Anybody else? Member Babcock? MEMBER BABCOCK: Who would address that lady that was here, as far as her bedbugs and the water pipes busting? SAFETY DIRECTOR PERRY: I was going to address her but she left. So, if she, if we have contact information for her, I’ll give her a call. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: I think, for the record on that one, I think that the Law Department, as well as our Safety Director, and our Clerk all wrote down the address immediately. I wish that she would have stuck around because I really think that we could actually help her with her problems. SAFETY DIRECTOR PERRY: Mr. President. To answer Councilman Hart’s question, the Fire Department over on 25th and Cleveland has been having an issue since the building was built and Jason Reese can attest to this, with some leaking in the ceiling. We’ve gone back on the contractor a couple of times, and so, they’re still trying to address that issue and figure out where exactly the water is coming from. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 103 JOURNAL PAGE -306- MINUTES OF THE MEETING MAY 11, 2015 ASSISTANT LAW DIRECTOR REESE: Mr. President. Mr. Hart, with respect to that contractor, they have been pretty helpful, although there’s been some leaking. We contact them, they go out, they’ve been working with us. So, hopefully, they’re going to be able to get that... MEMBER HART: Yeah, with a relatively new building, I, you know... ASSISTANT LAW DIRECTOR REESE: I understand. But they’ve been cooperative. MEMBER HART: Okay, good. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: Okay, anybody else? Real quick. I would like to congratulate Mr. Scaglione on a nice win. (Applause). ...and all our returning Council Members, congratulations on making it through the Primary Election. Some of us have some fun yet in November, but we can all at least get back to work and not knock on doors every evening. Member Smith. MEMBER SMITH: Motion to adjourn. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: It’s been moved and seconded that we adjourn. Madame Clerk, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK TIMBERLAKE: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MORRIS: (Inaudible). (Gavel falls). Meeting is adjourned. ADJOURNMENT TIME: 8:17 P.M. ATTEST: APPROVED: CYNTHIA TIMBERLAKE FRANK MORRIS CLERK OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM