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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Canton City Council. CLERK WOOD: Shhhhhh. PRESIDENT SHERER: If everyone could please turn your cellphones to vibrate and we are encouraging social distancing here in Council Chambers. With a quorum being present, the Chair calls this meeting of Canton City Council to order. Roll call please, Madam Clerk. 12 COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: (WILLIAM SMUCKLER, JAMES BABCOCK, LOUIS GIAVASIS, GREG HAWK, BRENDA KIMBROUGH, JASON SCAGLIONE, CHRIS SMITH, ROBERT FISHER, KEVIN HALL, JOHN MARIOL, PETER FERGUSON & FRANK MORRIS) TWELVE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT. CLERK WOOD: Twelve present, Mr. President… Twelve yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Tonight’s invocation will be given by Ward 6 Council Member, Kevin Hall. If you would all please stand and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance, please. The regular meeting of Canton City Council was held on January 3, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. in the Canton City Council Chamber. The roll call was taken (see above) by Clerk of Council, Jill M. Wood. The invocation was given by Ward 6 Council Member, Kevin Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Sherer. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Member Hall AGENDA CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Agenda Corrections and Changes and Informal Resolution 8 will be retained in committee. PUBLIC HEARINGS PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Public Hearings and we have no Public Hearings for this evening. OLD BUSINESS PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Old Business and there is no Old Business for this evening. PUBLIC SPEAKS PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Public Speaks and we have four speakers for tonight. We did have 5 but they could not… they could not stay for the meeting. Our first speaker is Mr. Joseph Butts… Mr. Butts could you please state and you’re more than welcome to take your mask off to speak if you wish… uhm… could you please state your name and residential address please and I would like to remind our speakers that you have 3 minutes, thank you. JOSEPH BUTTS: Uh… Joseph Butts address is 1217 Rowland Ave. Uh… Council President, Mr. Mayor, uh… I don’t see Madam Law Director here. Uh… thank you for this opportunity to speak tonight, happy new year. I think we would all like to publicly thank our first responders for making it home these… last couple weeks it’s been rough. A lot of covid, a lot of violence. They all made home safely to their families but unfortunately Canton resident James Williams will not make it home to his family. He lost his life to the Canton City Police in COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 2 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 a tragic and fatal incident 6 minutes into the new year. I do understand that the investigation is not handled by this body no is it handled by the City of Canton. But I do employ you to help our community mourn in a respectful and dign… dignified way and that we have transparency. As a community we are divided between law enforcement and the people of the city. Transparency in this issue is paramount. We ask for the body camera footage be released as soon as possible. We want to know what happened that evening. A father, an uncle, a community member is gone. We just ask that there is an expeditious sharing of information as soon as its available. To avoid any misinformation or any other problems that could arise out of this. Again I thank you for this time, have a good evening. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Mr. Butts… Our next speaker is Melissa Falkner… Ms Falkner can you please step up to the mic and you wanna… might want to lower the mic down a little bit. Can you please state your name and residential address, please. MELISSA FALKNER: Melissa Faulkner, 1202 24 St. NE, which is Colonial Heights. I’m here on behalf of the Colonial Heights neighborhood. Um I… revitalized the neighborhood about 15 years ago. Um and we were presented with the bike path down Colonial Boulevard. We said nope don’t want it, went away for 7 or 8 years. It keeps popping up, um… so back in May of 2020 I went door to door, very limited maybe a total of 3 or 4 hours. Just about every single person I contacted signed a petition that they do not want this bike path. We had a Zoom meeting shortly after that umm… they would not accept our petition, they told me to come here. Again it kind of went away, thought it was done with Corona; don’t have the money. We just had a meeting in December at…for the neighborhood and again umm… they are going forward with the project. Just in the few hours, just about every single house I… I had somebody actually come answer the door, they do not want this bike path. They feel it’s a waste of money. They feel like they should just simple fixed the roads, get more police. That boulevard has been there since 1916 we don’t want to da…damage it. It should’ve been maintained so that it is not is such a disrepair that we have t… bulldoze. The people that live directly on the boulevard, their yards are going to be infringed, trees are being taken down. Our sign that we worked hard to get at the entrance is being moved. Um… 90 percent of the people that talked to do not want this. There’s a few on Gibbs that want it because they are planning on putting two large roundabouts um… to slow down traffic. We just feel that it’s a waste of money. You could get a stop sign there, that would slow down traffic. Um…for a lot less than the millions of dollars that they are looking to spend. Um…they have addressed some of our concerns, like we didn’t want a bus terminal there with a shelter and trash cans and benches cause we don’t want loiterers. So they removed that, parking is a huge issue for people that live on that block, there’s going to be no parking there. Um… the basic thing is that they are not listening to us. Ninety percent of the people do not want this and they are going on about and they don’t care what we have to say so that’s why we are here… That’s it. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank… Thank You Ms. Faulkner. Our next speaker is Keith, is it Taggart? KEITH TAGGART: Yes PRESIDENT SHERER: Okay. Mr. Taggart if you could please step forward and give us your name and residential address please. KEITH TAGGART: It’s my wife too, Keith and Susan. PRESIDENT SHERER: Well you… to clarify for the Rules of Council, you signed up to speak so… and I would like to remind you that you have three minutes but could you please state you name and residential address please. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 3 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 KEITH TAGGART: Keith Taggart, 809 Colonial Blvd. Anything else? PRESDIENT SHERER: Nope, the floor is yours. KEITH. TAGGART: Um… I too opposed to the bike path, I’m directly affected, I live on the boulevard. Um… my wife and I have lived there for 16 years. Uh… we do… again think it’s a waste of time and money. Um I’ve proposed on the Zoom meetings instead of tearing up the boulevard because from Gibbs down to Main or uh… Maple their just going to put a… a mirror bike path, a bike lane. I suggested doing that to conform with the bike path that they’re trying to extend from the pioneer trail, the… the whole trails that are being connected. Uh… to tear up mature trees, to take away parking, we have a shared driveway, a lot of our… the people who live on Colonial have shared driveways. So anybody that comes over to visit us has to park on the street and we currently have unlimited parking and it’s going to be limited to about 10 parking spaces along all of Colonial, maybe even less. Um… if you look at the plans. Um… I… I just think to remove some mature trees to… to make room for a bike path is a waste of time and money. Um… t… to redo the sidewalks again, um… I think it’s a waste of time and money… Anything else. That’s it. Thank you. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Mr. Taggart. And our last speaker for tonight is Ms. Sierra Mason… Ms. Mason could you please step forward and give us your name and residential address. SIERRA MASON: Sierra Mason, um… and 812 18th St. Um… I’m here today to speak uh for the black community of Canton. Uh I cannot speak necessarily for individuals but I will say that I fear for my life everyday I’m in this community. I fear that our police are going to take me down everyday that I’m in this community. I’m raising a black daughter in this community and I’m afraid to even take her down the street, on the exact same street that I live of. To even go to my office because these police continue over the years to show a pattern of killing black within our community. They continue to show brutality within this community and I understand that you are not the Police Chief. I understand that you are not the police department but you represent our community and our people are scared because there’s… there’s black men and there’s black woman being harassed by police constantly, and now we have another black man in America who was shot down in his own backyard by Police and the truth wasn’t even put out. All… All I’m asking… I’m sorry, all I’m demanding for this community is clarity and some accountability and transparency because we deserve that. As someone who was grown up in this Canton… Can…in… in Canton city communities. Someone who was… who was literally pushed out of the school system here for racist bullying and white principals, didn’t take care of it while I was literally in the… like this girl was actively bullying me. There’s a problem. For… for… for so many cases to go un… unsolved, for so many families to not have justice. Have we forgotten about Jaron Nero? Have we forgotten about Darryl Ross and now we are adding another list to that name within the last 10 to 15 years? This is ridiculous. And there needs to be more things for our community to do. I’m not just talking about our kids. We need something for these adults to do. We need something for these adolescents, for these teenagers, for the youth to do. Because if we don’t get community centers in these… in… in… in our community, all we are going to do is and… and by we I mean the people who are a product of this community. Because you are a product of where you come from and we know that there’s a problem, but yall are sitting up here talking about I don’t want the rep… bad rep for being on the south side. You know why the south side is so messed up? Because they are hungry, because they don’t have enough money to pay their bills. So let’s do something to get this people on their feet and let’s do something so that these cops can stop killing my friends, my family members, because we are scared to live our lives in this community. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Ms. Mason. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 4 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 INFORMAL RESOLUTIONS PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Informal Resolutions and we have eleven for this evening. Informal Resolution 8 will be retained in committee. Madam Clerk, would you please read Informal Resolution #1, by title. 1. COUNCIL-AS-A-WHOLE: ELECTION OF COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT - WILLIAM SMUCKLER. – ADOPTED PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: President, I move we adopt Informal Resolution #1 by roll call vote. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #1 by roll call vote. Are there any remarks? ... Hearing none, roll call vote please, Madam Clerk. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Informal Resolution #1 is adopted. Resolution #2, please. 2. COUNCIL-AS-A-WHOLE: ELECTION OF COUNCIL FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT - JAMES BABCOCK. – ADOPTED PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Informal Resolution #2. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #2 by roll call vote. Are there any remarks? ... Hearing none, roll call vote please, Madam Clerk. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Resolution #2 is adopted. Informal Resolution #3, please. 3. COUNCIL-AS-A-WHOLE: ELECTIONS OF CLERK OF COUNCIL & OFFICE STAFF: CLERK OF COUNCIL: JILL WOOD; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT V: BETH WENSEL; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT V: TIMOTHY DUNBAR JR. – ADOPTED PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 5 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we elect, I’m sorry… (LAUGH) I move we elect, yeah… adopt Resolution #3. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #3 by roll call vote. Are there any remarks? ... Hearing none, roll call vote please, Madam Clerk. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: The ayes have it, the motion carries and Informal Resolution #3 is adopted. Informal Resolution #4, please. 4. COUNCIL-AS-A-WHOLE: AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS & NOTICES. – ADOPTED PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Resolution #4. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #4. Are there any remarks? ... Hearing none, by voice vote, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Those opposed no. NO REMARKS RESOLUTION #4 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOICE VOTE PRESIDENT SHERER: The ayes have it, the motion carries and Resolution #4 is adopted. Res… Informal Resolution #5, please. 5. COUNCIL-AS-A-WHOLE: APPROVING & ADOPTING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR CANTON CITY COUNCIL EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3, 2022. – ADOPTED PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Informal Resolution #5. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #5. Are there any remarks? MEMBER SMITH: Yes, Mr. President PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Smith COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 6 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 MEMBER SMITH: Yes, as Rule Chairman there are several rules that I would like to open for discussion at this time. PRESIDENT SHERER: You have the floor. MEMBER SMITH: Okay. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Ex… Excuse me, point of order. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Smuckler. MEMBER SMUCKLER: I think we need a formal Rules Committee called on the floor. MEMBER SMITH: A formal Rules Committee called, okay. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Yeah, to have formal Rules Committee meeting and I am more than happy for you to adjourn and… and do that now to move on but I believe we need a formal res… Rules Committee meeting. MEMBER SMITH: Okay Mr. President it is 7:15 and I would to call the Rules Chairman… Rules Committee to order. MEMBER SMUCKLER: I need you to go into recess if you would, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: At this time we going to take a recess to discuss the rules, correct? MEMBER SMUCKLER: Correct. PRESIDENT SHERER: And I believe we need to call a roll to do that? No. MEMBER SMUCKLER: To take a recess? PRESIDENT SHERER: No, no we do not, I’m sorry. (COUNCIL RECESSED AT 7:16 PM FOR THE RULES COMMITTEES TO DISCUSS INFORMAL RESOLUTION #5; RECONVENED AT 7:45 PM) PRESIDENT SHERER: Council is reconvening after the recess. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Well… I have to have it read first right, #4? PRESIDENT SHERER: No, we are on #5. MEMBER SMUCKLER: #5, I mean, I’m sorry. PRESIDENT SHERER: And #5, I believe, is to amend Rule 7B, correct? CLERK WOOD: No, we are going to adopt the previous Rules. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 7 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Okay. 5. COUNCIL-AS-A-WHOLE: APPROVING & ADOPTING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR CANTON CITY COUNCIL EFFECTIVE JANUARY 3, 2022. – ADOPTED CLERK WOOD: That’s the current rules that we have in place right now. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Okay, I move we adopt Resolution #5. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #5. Are there any additional remarks? MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Um… two weeks from now Member Smith or anyone else can bring… at any time, rule changes. MEMBER HALL: We are not going here. MEMBER FERGUSON: We’re not going to be here in two weeks. MEMBER SMUCKLER: One week okay I’m sorry. Whenever… Whenever the next council meeting is or whatever day we want in the future. It doesn’t need to be at the next council meeting. CLERK WOOD: Right. MEMBER SMUCKLER: It takes eight votes to change the rules and I want to make that crystal clear. Cause I don’t want anybody walking out of here saying majority. It takes eight votes to change the rules. I’m asking you all to support tonight, council rules as written and if we want to do this down the road, next meeting, meeting after, whatever. We should consider whatever changes anybody wants to bring to this body. CLERK WOOD: Second… MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President can I get a roll call vote please. PRESIDENT SHERER: Well you still need… MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: Roll call please, Madam Clerk. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 8 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 9 YEAS, 3 NAYS (MEMBER SMITH, HALL, AND MORRIS VOTED NAY) CLERK WOOD: Nine yeas, Three nays, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: The ayes have it, the motion carries and Informal Resolution #5 is adopted. Informal Resolution #6, please. 6. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: CONFIRM REAPPT OF DARREN ELLIOTT TO CANTON CONSTRUCTION BOARD COMMENCING 1/1/22 TO 12/31/24. – ADOPTED PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Resolution #6. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #6. Are there any remarks? ... Hearing none, by voice vote, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Those opposed no. NO REMARKS RESOLUTION #6 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOICE VOTE PRESIDENT SHERER: The ayes have it, the motion carries and Informal Resolution #6 is adopted. Informal Resolution #7, please. 7. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: CONFIRM REAPPT OF DAWN M. DEVINE TO INVESTMENT BOARD COMMENCING 1/1/22 TO 12/31/23. – ADOPTED PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Resolution #7. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #7. Are there any remarks? ... Hearing none, by voice vote, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Those opposed no. NO REMARKS RESOLUTION #7 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOICE VOTE PRESIDENT SHERER: The ayes have it, the motion carries and Informal Resolution #7 is adopted. Informal Resolution #9, please. 8. RETAINED IN COMMITTEE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: CONFIRM REAPPT OF PATRICK MCCARTHY TO INVESTMENT BOARD COMMENCING 1/1/22 TO 12/31/23. – ADOPT 9. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: CONFIRM REAPPT OF JACK HAWK TO BOARD OF BUILDING APPEALS COMMENCING 1/1/22 TO 12/31/24. – ADOPTED COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 9 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Informal Resolution #9. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #9. Are there any remarks? ... Hearing none, by voice vote, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Those opposed no. NO REMARKS RESOLUTION #9 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOICE VOTE PRESIDENT SHERER: The ayes have it, the motion carries and Informal Resolution #9 is adopted. Informal Resolution #10, please. 10. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: CONFIRM REAPPT OF JEFFREY BROWN TO TREE COMMISSION COMMENCING 1/3/22 TO 12/31/24. – ADOPTED PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Resolution #10. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #10. Are there any remarks? ... Hearing none, by voice vote, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Those opposed no. NO REMARKS RESOLUTION #10 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOICE VOTE PRESIDENT SHERER: The ayes have it, the motion carries and Informal Resolution #10 is adopted. Informal Resolution #11, please. 11. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: CONFIRM REAPPT OF JOHN STONE TO TREE COMMISSION COMMENCING 1/3/22 TO 12/31/24. – ADOPTED PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Resolution #10. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolu… MEMBER SMUCKLER: I’m sorry, Resolution #11. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 10 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Majority Leader. It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #11. Are there any remarks? ... Hearing none, by voice vote, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Those opposed no. NO REMARKS RESOLUTION #11 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOICE VOTE PRESIDENT SHERER: The ayes have it, the motion carries and Informal Resolution #11 is adopted. COMMUNICATIONS PRESIDENT SHERER: 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. 1. AGENT CHARLES D. HALL III: REQ ZONE CHANGE OF PARCELS 230241, 230242 AND 230243 LOCATED AT 1819 MARKET AVE N, WARD 9 (DR. MICHELLE N. HALL). – PLANNING COMMISSION 2. DEPUTY MAYOR WILLIAMS: WITHDRAW COM #439 FROM THE 12/20/21 AGENDA. – RECEIVED & FILED 3. LAW DIRECTOR BATES AYLWARD: AUTH TO AMEND RE #238/2021 TO CLARIFY IF STREET OR HIGHWAY IS DIVIDED OR SEGMENTED BY BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN TWP AND MUNI CORP (4595 KIRBY AVE NE ANNEX). – ANNEXATION COMMITTEE 4. LAW DIRECTOR BATES AYLWARD: AUTH TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH STARK CO PUBLIC DEFENDER COMMISSION FOR PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVS TO INDIGENTS. – FINANCE COMMITTEE 5. LAW DIRECTOR BATES AYLWARD: AUTH TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH CITIES OF LOUISVILLE AND N CANTON AND VILLAGES OF E CANTON, E SPARTA, HARTVILLE, MAGNOLIA AND WAYNESBURG TO PERFORM PROSECUTORIAL DUTIES IN CANTON MUNI CT ON BIANNUAL CONTRACT BASIS. – FINANCE COMMITTEE 6. MAYOR BERNABEI: AUTH OF REAPPT OF MS. COLLYN FLOYD TO FAIR HOUSING COMMISSION COMMENCING 1/1/22 TO 12/31/26. – PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 7. MAYOR BERNABEI: AUTH APPT OF MS. DOLORIS ANGELI TO ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS COMMENCING 1/10/22 TO 12/31/24. – PERSONNEL COMMITTEE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 11 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 8. SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN: AUTH MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO EXECUTE PROF SERVS CONTRACT WITH CT CONSULTANTS, INC. FOR DESIGN OF 25TH ST NE TRANSMISSION WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJ; AMEND APPROP O#251/2021 ($144,500.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207080 25TH STREET NE TRANSMISSION WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT – OTHER); AUTH AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS; EMERGENCY. – ENVIRONMENTAL & PUBLIC UTILITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEES 9. SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN: AUTH MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO EXECUTE PROF SERVS CONTRACT WITH MOTTER & MEADOW ARCHITECTS FOR DESIGN OF WATER SERVICE SHOP BLDG RENOVATIONS; AMEND O#251/2021 ($325,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207079 – WATER SERVICE SHOP BUILDING RENOVATIONS FUND – OTHER); AUTH AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS; EMERGENCY. – PUBLIC PROPERTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES 10. SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN: AUTH MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO EXECUTE PROF SERVS CONTRACT WITH IBI GROUP FOR DESIGN OF PERRY HEIGHTS WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJ – PHASE I; AMEND APPROP O#251/2021 ($283,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207081 PERRY HEIGHTS WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT PHASE I – OTHER); AUTH AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS; EMERGENCY. – ENVIRONMENTAL & PUBLIC UTILITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEES 11. SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN: AUTH PRELIM PARTICIPATORY LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS ODOT TO CONSTRUCT SR43D (WALNUT AVE)/SR172 (TUSCARAWAS), PID 102743, GP1286 PROJ; AUTH MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO AGMT WITH ODOT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PROJ; EMERGENCY. – PUBLIC SAFETY & THOROUGHFARES COMMITTEE 12. SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN: CERTIFY AMTS INCLUDED IN LIST TO STARK CO. AUDITOR TO BE ENTERED UPON TAX DUPLICATES TO BE LIENS UPON THE APPLICABLE PROP PURSUANT TO CANTON COD ORD 917.05; AUTH APPROP OFFICIAL TO DELETE PROP OWNER’S NAMES FR EXHIBIT PRIOR TO CERT TO CO. AUDITOR, PROVIDED SERV DIR VERIFIES RECEIPT OF PMT OR THAT LIEN AMTS WERE UNJUST OR UNWARRANTED; AUTH MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO WAIVE CERT AMTS ONCE PAID IF OWNER OF PROP PROVIDES SUFFICIENT PROOF THAT LIEN AMT WAS UNJUST OR UNWARRANTED; EMERGENCY. – FINANCE COMMITTEE 13. SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN: AUTH ODOT TO CONSTRUCT PROJECT STA-SR687-1.40, PID 114922 FULTON RD RESURFACING, GP 1379; AUTH MAYOR AND/OR SERV DIR TO ENTER INTO AGMT WITH ODOT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SAID PROJ; EMERGENCY. – PUBLIC SAFETY & THOROUGHFARES COMMITTEE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 12 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 14. SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN: AMEND APPROP O#251/2021 ($500,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207072 US 62 ODOT WATER MAIN RELOCATION PROJECT – OTHER); AUTH AND DIRECT AUDITOR TO PAY ANY AND ALL MORAL OBS RESULTING FROM HIGHER BID COSTS/NECESSARY CHANGE ORDERS ENCOUNTERED BY ODOT DURING THIS PROJ; AUTH AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS; EMERGENCY (STA US-62-24.05 PID 100824 ADDT’L APPROP). – FINANCE COMMITTEE 15. SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN: AUTH AND DIRECT AUDITOR TO RENAME FUND 5246 THE CANTON SOUTH WATERLINE EXTENSION PHASE 2 AND 3 FUND IN ORDER TO ACCT FOR COMBINING OF TWO PROJS; AMEND APPROP O#251/2021 ($6,500,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL; OF 5246 CANTON SOUTH WATERLINE EXTENSION PHASE 2 AND 3 FUND TO 5246 207082 – CANTON SOUTH WATERLINE EXTENSION PHASE 2 AND 3 FUND – OTHER); AUTH AUDITOR TO DRAW WARRANTS UPON RECEIPT OF VOUCHERS; EMERGENCY. – ENVIRONMENTAL & PUBLIC UTILITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEES 16. STARK CO COMMISSIONERS: REQ ANNEXATION OF 3.903 ACRES IN CANTON TWP TO CITY OF CANTON (AMBAFLEX 2021). – PLANNING COMMISSION ORDINANCES AND FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR FIRST READING PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Ordinances and Formal Resolutions for their First Reading. Madam Clerk would you please begin with Ordinance No. 1. NOTE: PRESIDENT SHERER CALLED UPON CLERK WOOD TO READ ORDINANCES #1 THROUGH 13 FOR THEIR FIRST READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS (O#7 ADOPTED AS AMENDED; O#8 THRU O#13 ADOPTED): O#1. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CANTON MUNICIPAL COURT TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PROTECH SECURITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $90,000; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee O#2. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE, OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH: PARKMOBILE, LLC FOR PARKING SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS AND PSX, INC. FOR PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF ALL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE NEEDE TO AUTOMATE THE CORNERSTONE AND MILLENNIUM PARKING DECKS; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 251/2021; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Public Property Capital Improvement and Finance Committees COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 13 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 O#3 (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE J. BABE STEARN COMMUNITY CENTER (JBSC) TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR RECREATIONAL SERVICES AT THE JBSC; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee O#4 (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE VACATING PORTIONS OF 21ST STREET SW. LINWOOD AVE. SW, 19TH STREET SW, AND BELLFLOWER AVE. SW, ROSLYN AVE. SW AND MARYLAND AVE. SW; APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE REPLAT OF 13.941 ACRES OF LAND; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Public Safety & Thoroughfares Committee O#5 (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ACCEPT THE 2021 COPS HIRING PROGRAM GRANT #15JCOPS-21- GG-03479-UHPX; AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO CREATE THE 2802 – 2021 COPS HIRING PROGRAM GRANT #15JCOPS-21-GG-03479-UHPX FUND; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 251/2021; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee O#6 (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO”: ADVERTISE AND RECEIVE BIDS FOR ALL CONTRACTS FOR THE SUGAR CREEK WATER TREATMENT PLANT RENOVATION PROJECT; AWARD AND EXECUTE ALL CONTRACTS FOR THE PROJECT CONTINGENT UPON RECIECVING FUNDING; AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE OHIO WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE FROM THE WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT, A LOW INTEREST LOAN TO BE AMORTIZED OVER A 25-YEAR PERIOD FOR THE PROJECT; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Environmental & Public Utilities and Finance Committees O#7 (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS AMENDED AS ORDINANCE NO. 1/2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH OAK GROUP, INC. TO SERVE AS THE CITY OF CANTON CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $79,040 PER YEAR; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Personnel and Finance Committees O#8 (1st RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 2/2022 AN AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CANTON TO JOIN POWER A CLEAN FUTURE OHIO; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Environmental & Public Utilities Committee COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 14 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 O#9 (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 3/2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFTEY TO ENTER INTO ANY AND ALL CONTRACTS NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO THE 801 RYAN CT. NE DEMOLITION; AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO PAY ANY AND ALL MORAL OBLIGATIONS FROM RESPONDING TO THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee O#10 (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 4/2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFTEY OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO APPROPRIATE THE ESTATE AND/OR INTEREST IN PROPERTIES DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A IN FURTHERANCE OF THE COLONIAL BLVD. NE PROJECT, GP 1206; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFTEY OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO MAKE MINISTERIAL CHANGES TO CORRECT PROPERTY OWNER NAMES, PARCEL NUMBERS, AND OTHER NUMERICAL DESCRIPTIVE OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AND EMERGENCY Referred to Environmental & Public Utilities Committee O#11 (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 5/2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO COMPLETE THE CONTRACTING PROCESS FOR VARIOUS CONTRACTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BUT NOT COMPLETED BY JANUARY 1, 2022 AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee O#12 (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 6/2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO APPLY FOR, ENTER INTO AGREEMENT FOR, AND RECEIVE FUNDS FROM ANY AND ALL POTENIAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR VARIOUS CITY PROJECTS; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 15 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 O#13 (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 7/2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND SAFTEY TO: ADVERTISE. RECEIVE BIDS, AWARD AND ENTER INTO VARIOUS CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLY EQUIPMENT, ITEMS, MATERIALS, SUPPLIE, AND SERVICES PURSUANT TO CODIFIED ORDINANCE SECTION 105.09; ENTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS PURSUANT TO CODIFIED ORDINANCE SECTION 105.10; ENTER INTO CONTRACTS PURSUANT TO O.R.C SECTIONS 735.05 WITH QUALIFIED NONPROFIT AGENCIES; ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLY EQUIPMENT, ITEMS, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES UTILIZING ANY PURCHASING PROCESS AUTHORIZED BY EITHER THE O.R.C OR CANTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES; ENTER INTO CHANGE ORDERS AND/OR CONTRACT AMENDMENTS FOR SAID PURCHASES DURING THE 2022 CALENDAR YEAR; WAIVING THE INFORMAL RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO PAY ALL MORAL OBLIGATIONS FOR CONTRACT CHANGE ORDERS THAT ARE OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF CONTROL PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 105.14; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee PRESIDENT SHERER: At this time, the Chair… would declare an in-house recess for Personnel, Finance, Environmental & Public Utilities Committee… Committees to meet in regard to Ordinances 7 through 13 on your agenda this evening. You are now in recess. (COUNCIL RECESSED AT 7:59 PM FOR THE PERSONNEL, FINANCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL & PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEES TO DISCUSS ORDINANCE #7 THROUGH ORDINANCE #13; RECONVENED AT 8:19 PM) PRESIDENT SHERER: Council is reconvening after the recess. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we suspend Statutory Rules on Ordinances and Resolutions 7 through 13. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved an… it’s been moved and seconded to suspend Rule 22A to place Ordinances 7 through 13 back on this evening’s agenda. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and for clarification, I don’t know if we have to do this again Madam Clerk. Majority leader we were suspending Rule 22A to put em back on the agenda first. Not the Statutory Rules. CLERK WOOD: I didn’t hear him say… COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 16 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 MEMBER SMUCKLER: I don’t know what I said but… what I say? PRESIDENT SHERER: Well we did the Statutory rules first. I think we needed to do uh… MEMBER SMUCKLER: Alright I’m sorry Mr. President, I move we suspened… PRESIDENT SHERER: …Be Rule 22A MEMBER SMUCKLER: Well that’s because, see… I’m reading my notes here and it says Statutory Rules in there. You are correct. Mr. President, I move we suspend Rule 22A and add Ordinances and Resolutions 7 through 13 back to the agenda. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Majority Leader. It’s been moved and seconded to suspend Rule 22A and we’ll do this one more time… to place Ordinances 7 through 13 back on this evenings agenda. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call please, Madam Clerk. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinances 7 through 13 are a legal part of your agenda. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we suspend Statutory Rules on Ordinances 7 through 13. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to sus… suspend the Statutory Rules on Ordinances 7 through 13. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: You’ve heard the three readings, Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we amend Ordinance… I’m sorry. Mr. President I move we adopt Ordinance #7. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #7. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we amend Ordinance #7 per the copy before every Council Member. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 17 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and second to amend Ordinance #7 per the copy before each of you. Are there any remarks? ...Hearing none, by voice vote, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Those opposed no. NO REMARKS AMENDMENT PASSED BY MAJORITY VOTE (MEMBER MARIOL ABSTAINED) PRESIDENT SHERER: The ayes have it, the motion carries, Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move that we adopt Ordinance #7, as amended. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. AMENDMENT Pursuant to Rule 36, I move to amend Agenda Item No. 7 by amending the caption and Section 1 to add the language “,retroactive to January 1, 2022,” after the words “Professional Services Agreement”. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance #7 as amended. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance as amended? …Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 1 ABSTAIN (MEMBER MARIOL ABSTAINED) CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, one abstention, Mr. President. #7 ADOPTED AS AMENDED AS ORDINANCE NO. 1/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #7, as amended, has been adopted. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #8. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #8. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? … Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. #8 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 2/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #8 is adopted. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #9. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 18 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #9. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? … Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. #9 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 3/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #9 is adopted. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #10. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #10. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? … Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. #10 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 4/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #10 is adopted. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #11. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #11. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? … Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. #11 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 5/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #11 is adopted. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #12. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #12. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? … Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 19 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 #12 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 6/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #12 is adopted. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #13. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #13. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? … Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. #13 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 7/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #13 is adopted. ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Ordinances and Formal Resolutions for their Second Reading and we have none for this evening. ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR THIRD AND FINAL READING PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Ordinances and Formal Resolutions for their Third/Final Reading and Vote and we have no Third Readings for this evening. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Announcement of Committee Meetings and our next meeting date will be January 10. We will have a 15-minute presentation giving by Maureen Austin of the Community Building Partnership. So committees will begin at 6:15 p.m. MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Smith. MEMBER SMITH: I would like to call a Rules Committee meeting. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Member Smith. MEMBER SCAGLIONE: Mr. President… Public Property Capital Improvement will meet at 6:15. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Member Scaglione. MEMBER HAWK: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Hawk. MEMBER HAWK: Thank you sir. Finance Committee will meet Monday at… January 10 at 6:15. Thank you. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 20 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Member Hawk. MEMBER FISHER: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Fisher. MEMBER FISHER: Environmental & Public Utilities will meet next Monday at 6:15. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Member Fisher. MEMBER KIMBROUGH: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Kimbrough. MEMBER KIMBROUGH: Public Safety & Thoroughfares will also meet on that same date and time. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Member Kimbrough. MEMBER BABCOCK: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Babcock. MEMBER BABCOCK: Personnel will meet same time, same place. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Member Babcock. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under any Miscellaneous Business. Is there any Miscellaneous Business this evening? I’d like to welcome, I guess we have some students from Central Catholic High School, Welcome and you’re more than welcome to come back any time. (CLAPPING) Is there any other Miscellaneous Business for this evening. MEMBER MORRIS: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Morris. MEMBER MORRIS: Safety Director, had a bad situation in my ward. Uh.. that we had quite of few people come in and ask for some transparency and hope you guys are doing your due diligence with this one. But uh… once again I sure as hell didn’t like reading about it on social media. Uh… I know it was probably a bad situation, New Year’s Eve, and contacting a councilman is not on top of the priority list of our Police Department. Uh so… if you can convey to the Chief of Police that the following day uh… it would have been nice to hear from him. Thank you. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Member Morris. MEMBER SCAGLIONE: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Scaglione. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 21 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JANUARY 3, 2022 MEMBER SCAGLIONE: I just like a sec… to take a second to thank uh… John Highman. There was an issue that came up in my ward. Um… that a resident was going be out... without sewer service for over 2… 2 to 3 weeks and through John Highman and the Engineering Department, they were able to help that neighbor and get things turned around quicker than what was being looked at and make sure everything was handled properly. And John is always there for us, all hours… all hours of the day and I just appreciate his dedication to the city residents and everyone in the City of Canton. So, John, thank you for all the hard work you do put in for us. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Member Scaglione. Member Hall did you have a comment?... I would also like to welcome Mr. Lou Giavasis to Canton City Council. Welcome Lou… Is there any other Miscellaneous Business for this evening… Hearing none, Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adjourn. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adjourn. Madam… Madam Clerk, roll call please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 12 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Twelve yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: This meeting is adjourned. Thank you for coming this evening (Gavel falls). ADJOURNMENT TIME: 8:34 ATTEST: 1/5/2022 APPROVED: JILL M. WOOD WILLIAM SHERER CLERK OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT