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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 361 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Canton City Council. If everyone could please turn their cell phones to vibrate. With… what’s that? I got it. With a quorum being present, the Chair calls this meeting of Canton City Council to order. Roll call please, Madam Clerk. ROLL CALL TAKEN BY CLERK WOOD: 11 COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: (WILLIAM SMUCKLER, JAMES BABCOCK, LOUIS GIAVASIS, GREG HAWK, BRENDA KIMBROUGH, JASON SCAGLIONE, CHRIS SMITH, ROBERT FISHER, KEVIN HALL, PETER FERGUSON & FRANK MORRIS) ELEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT. (MEMBER MARIOL ABSENT) CLERK WOOD: Eleven present, one absent, Mr. President. EXCUSING MEMBERS PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we excuse Member Mariol from tonight’s meeting. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to excuse Member Mariol from this evening’s meeting. Are there any remarks? ...Hearing none, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Member Mariol is excused from this evening’s meeting. Tonight’s invocation will be given by At-Large Council Member, James Babcock. 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 August 8, 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 Council Member-at-Large, James Babcock. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Sherer. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Member Babcock. AGENDA CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Agenda Corrections and Changes. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move Rule 22A be suspended to add second readings of Ordinances 26 through 28 to this evening’s agenda. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to suspend Rule 22… 22A to add second readings to Ordinances 26 through 28 on this evening… to this evenings agenda. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call vote, please. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 362 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinances 26 through 28 are a legal part of your agenda. 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. INFORMAL RESOLUTIONS PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Informal Resolutions and we have one for this evening. Madam Clerk, would you please read Informal Resolution #1, by title. 1. COUNCIL-AS-A-WHOLE: HONORING IDA ROSS-FREEMAN, MABLE GORDON, LINDA CAMPBELL, GEORGIA DANIELS AND MARK BIGSBEE FOR CONTINUING TO HOST THE JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION FOR OVER 40 YEARS. – ADOPTED PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Informal Resolution #1. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Informal Resolution #1. Are there any remarks? MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, may I have… after the vote, can I have the Informal Resolution read? PRESIDENT SHERER: Absolutely, Majority Leader. Are there any additional remarks? …Hearing none, by voice vote, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Those opposed no. NO REMARKS RESOLUTION #1 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY VOICE VOTE PRESIDENT SHERER: The ayes have it, the motion carries and Informal Resolution #1 is adopted. Madam Clerk, would you please read Informal Resolution #1 in its entirety. CLERK WOOD: Whereas, Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, June 19th, 1865 is the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States. African Americans who had been slaves in those states began celebrating June 19th, commonly known as “Juneteenth Independence Day”, as inspiration and encouragement for future generations; and Whereas, Juneteenth celebrations saw a resurgence during the 1950’s and 60s, and in the early 1970s the celebrations began to emerge in major cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Minneapolis. In the 1980s, Ms. Ida Ross-Freeman COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 363 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 traveled to Columbus, where she witnessed a Juneteenth Independence Day celebration acknowledging the art work, crafts and music created by African Americans. Whereas, When Ms. Ross-Freeman left Columbus for Mansfield, she took the spirit of the celebration with her and began hosting them there. Upon her return to Canton, Ms. Ross-Freeman found that the Juneteenth celebrations previously held by Mable Gordon, Linda Campbell, and Georgia Daniels at Shiloh Baptist Church hadn’t taken place for seven years. Whereas, Feeling inspired, Ms. Ross-Freeman re-assembled the group and brought the Juneteenth Independence Day celebration back to life at Nimisilla Park; and Whereas, Having served as hosts for many years, the planning of the event was turned over to Mark Bigsbee in 2016. Mark had a vision to make it a community festival so the culture could be shared with everyone. The festivities, which have been expanded to 2 days, now include activities such as parades, live entertainment, basketball tournaments, senior citizen picnics, and vendors; and Whereas, On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act establishing a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. Now Therefore Be It Resolved: That we, the Members of Canton City Council, do hereby go on record honoring and applauding Ida Ross-Freeman, Mable Gordon, Linda Campbell, Georgia Daniels and Mark Bigsbee for their foresight and dedication in hosting an event which honors African-American freedom, encourages self-development and respect, and continues to serve as inspiration and encouragement for future generations. (Applause) MEMBER SMITH: On behalf of Canton City Council, we would like to present this to you ladies for your diligence and support that was given in order to make this day complete. IDA ROSS-FREEMAN: Thank you so much. MEMBER SMITH: You’re welcome. And Mark is not here just in case you all want to see a male up here. But I’ll see to it… (chuckles). But I’ll see to it that he gets it. Do you have anything to say? I know you would love to say something cause your mother is not here, but she would (inaudible), so we would like you to say something. DEBBIE: Thank you. Um, as a little girl, we always (inaudible) my mom (inaudible). She was always (inaudible) to everyone, so she and (inaudible) got together, we was… we were always (inaudible), and I’m very proud to accept this on behalf of my mom and I know she’s smiling down. Thank you. (Inaudible voices) IDA ROSS-FREEMAN: Can you, everyone… we’re all in this together. GEORGIA DANIELS: I’d just like to say I’m not a speaker, I’m a singer, and I’m the entertainment of the program. If you want me to sing something, I’m the one. (Laughter) And thank you. IDA ROSS-FREEMAN: This is so important for our children to know where they come from, how hard the struggle was, that we just didn’t fall off the boat and here we are. The things that we had to endure to be us, to simply be us. Thank you. (Applause) (Brief pause, whispered conversation between Clerk and Administrative Assistant regarding recording equipment) (Applause) COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 364 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 PUBLIC SPEAKS PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Public Speaks, and we have seven speakers tonight. I would like to remind our speakers that you are permitted to speak for three minutes, and our first speaker is Mr. Theodore Johnson. Mr. Johnson, could you please your name and residential address, please. THEODORE JOHNSON: My name is Theodore Johnson. I’ve lived at 332 Freedom Avenue for four years. I come to you as President of Affairs of the Community, the neighborhood bounded by Belden Avenue, Georgetown Road, Hamilton Avenue and East Tuscarawas. This particular neighborhood is one of the hidden gems in the city of Canton. Most of the homes are built in the 50’s, they’re all brick, they’ve been well maintained, and the problem is that the real estate prices in these neighborhoods are less than 20% of the neighborhoods comparable in Canton. One of the reasons that I feel that this is happening is that the investment in this particular area has been not taken care of as it should. We have a mini park right now and we got this… supposedly there is a piece being ordered, but right now there’s monkey bars and a basketball court. For people to go and want to work out somewhere, they got to go to Crenshaw Park or to Cren… or… um… or Nimisilla Park, which is within a neighborhood you can’t walk. One of the things that to help us increase the thing is if we had more investment in the streetscape, the pollution problem with Republic Steel, the… as I said before… uh, the… the mini park. We need to be able to walk around our neighborhood. We need the streets redone. We need East Tuscarawas landscaped because right now that particular thing or the Lincoln Highway looks deplorable. That should be the gateway to Canton. Right now it’s the back door to Canton. That is not what you want. Right now Amazon and some of the other places are coming, and we have very good housing that some of these people would be able to take advantage, but right now if you look at the northeast end, they think it’s dangerous. We had the police department come and say that we’re within the top three safest neighborhoods in the city of Canton. But no one knows that. We need to get the word out and take advantage of some of the things that we have. I’ve taken advantage, I’ve invested in the neighborhood. You can look at all the permits and everything I’ve taken out on my house. I’ve done work in the neighborhood. I’ve invested in the neighborhood. I would hope the city of Canton would invest. Thank you. (Applause) PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Our next speaker is Miss Kimberly Bell. Ms. Bell, could you please state your name and residential address, please, and you’re more than welcome to take your mask off if you per… if you would like. KIMBERLY BELL: I don’t want to spray on this. Somebody’s… IDA ROSS-FREEMAN: That’s mine. KIMBERLY BELL: This yours? (Laughter) IDA ROSS-FREEMAN: Thank you. KIMBERLY BELL: You’re welcome. Kimberly Bell is my name, 1733 Morris Avenue, Canton. Um, I want to… I’m gonna point out a few things. I hope you don’t get mad. Uh, but… Okay. We’re gonna talk about George… uh, I mean James… uh, James Williams. Everybody saw the video. I saw him put the gun away. That’s what he said on camera. If you saw him put the gun away, you knew he was a black man before you killed him. But when you got off that porch and went down to the fence and started shooting, you knew you COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 365 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 was shooting a… you was killing a black man. You knew that. You said that you… when you saw him put the gun… I saw him put the gun away. And so why, for heaven’s sake, didn’t you knock on the door instead of killing the man. And… and I… I said this over and over at City Council, it’s time to get all these white men out this building. It’s time to break the tradition of letting them run for office when they… one office and they go to another office and it’s just… it’s just a revolving door for them. Okay. The Hall of Fame parade, you had it. James was killed the first of the year, which was a tragedy for the black community and for Marquetta Williams and children. Had James killed Robert Huber, his wife and children would have been in the parade on the back of a convertible waiving at everybody. Why didn’t you invite… why didn’t… Mayor, why didn’t you go to the Chamber and invite Marquetta and her children as a tragedy in Canton? No, because you… you… you allowed the man to come back to work 16 days later. And you had the nerve during the Hall of Fame, at Marion Motley’s unveiling, you had the nerve to say something about social justice when you let this man come back to work 16 days later. Fixed your mouth… in the same breath, you allowed that white man to come back to work after killing the black father in front of his six children. And all the five mem… black members up here, I’ve told you time and time again to stand up to that white man, and you won’t. You act like you’re scared. So once I take office, all of you will be gone except three of you. I’m keeping Giavasis, Babcock and Morris. PRESIDENT SHERER: Ms. Bell, could you… KIMBERLY BELL: I’m still (inaudible). I’ve got twelve seconds. CLERK WOOD: She’s still got… you got… she’s still got… PRESIDENT SHERER: No, I know that. KIMBERLY BELL: I’ve been dealing with you guys 48 years of my life. So I know how you play out. I’ve been in the justice system, so I know how you white people work. But your days are numbered. Good-bye. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Ms. Bell. Our next speaker is Ms. Tammy Gardner. Ms. Gardner, you’re more than welcome to take your mask down if you wish to speak, and could you please give your name and residential address, please. TAMMY GARDNER: I am Tammy Gardner. I acknowledge the Mayor Bernabei, chairperson and chair member. I also represent Bruce and Jeanette Gilbert. My address is 4111 Will Street NE, Canton, Ohio 44705. I am one of the nine homeowners that purchased a home on Will Street. All homes were supposed to be move- in ready. They were not, the homes, not completed and finished. They have used the cheapest poor quality building and materials for flooring, shelf, windows, no installation, con… continuous property damage, driveway (inaudible) failed to properly putting on homes have low water pressure below the standard range. To our understanding, (inaudible) have been approved to start Phase II. I am standing and asking that you not allow the start of Phase II until all the repairs have been completed for the homes in Phase I. He has failed to abide by all the homeowner warranties. He should be accountable to maintain the detention pond in the back of the properties. Thank you. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Ms. Gardner. (Applause) Our next speaker is Ms. Skylark Bruce. Ms. Bruce, could you please state your name and residential address, please. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 366 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 SKYLARK BRUCE: My name is Skylark Bruce and I live at 2216 Bollinger Avenue NE. Ms. Ida Ross- Freeman is a fighter. I don’t know the others honored this evening as well, but their reputations indicate that they are also fighters. Ms. Ida appreciates Canton for what it is, and she sees how much better we can be. When I first met her almost 13 years ago, I’m sure she was not impressed. But she had been an inspiring teacher and challenger and I’m grateful for her leadership. It takes an incredible amount of hope to think that change is possible and to work on it year after year. But hopeful is exactly what Ms. Ida is. Her decades of effort do not go unnoticed. Her passion for the people of this city and the rights that we should all have is why some people in this city are still alive. The systems she fights against are huge and entrenched. She keeps giving oppressed people strength to keep going. But it strikes me as nothing short of audacity when people who have never once lifted a finger to contribute to the struggle for justice decide they want to commend Ms. Ida. Many of you are actively making her work much harder. You want to honor her, get the “F” out of her way. (Ooohs and applause) Words, they are nice, but actions and (inaudible) will go a lot further. Add to the foundation that she has built, then make the signs go out front. If you actually want to stick your neck out like Ms. Ida, make sure the police department never murders another black man in the manner they did her brother, Darrell Ross, ever again. Make sure the police live up to the policies they supposedly have and push for even better ones. Seek justice for James Williams. Or bust and fire Robert Huber for the murder of Mr. Williams. Get the protest charges dropped against Destiny Williams and Jason Cousins. Look back to the death of Ja’Ron Nero and actually investigate where the police went wrong. Then hold those responsible for his death and the cover up meaningfully responsible. After you do that, maybe your commendations to Ms. Ida won’t reign completely hollow. Justice for James Williams. (Applause) PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Ms. Bruce. Our next speaker is Mr. Henry Mack. Mr. Mack, could you please state your name and residential address, please. HENRY MACK: Yes. My name’s Henry C. Mack. My address is 2430 4th Street NE, and next month I will have lived and built… helped build that home 60 years. Okay, first I want to talk about a mini park, and I’m gonna pass this picture around to give you guys a view of what we’re viewing. And what we’re viewing we talked to Doug Foltz several times in January. And this is August and this is what we have to use as a mini park. We had monkey bars, we had sliding boards for the little kids and the big kids. That one there is only about four feet high, so (inaudible) a little high for the little kids to get on. And um… this… the other thing is on that side of the street is a bench, one bench. The place is 80 by 120, that’s the lot size and we had merry-go- rounds, a teeter totter, swings, little… little kid swings and big kids, and last year they came in and cut it all down in three days. And here it is obvious that they haven’t put anything back. This is the basketball court on the other side. Pass it around. And beside that, what the park commissioners put is the trash cans. That’s all that’s there. We don’t call that a mini park. So we wanted to say something about… to this Council, that something’s got to be done. And we’re trying to be nice and… and go along with it. But there’s no kids go down there anymore. The mini park used to be loaded. Our neighborhood has changed (inaudible). Okay, I want to switch and talk about streets. This is a picture of the street, on 3rd Street. Everything I got here for picture are one block from my house. Big holes. The hole is this big. This is on 3rd Street. Where I live right in front, I took a picture. This, Canton, put one million (inaudible) ten years ago out here. They lowered the street, drain pipes, new water pipes, new gas pipes and everything. What happened was they came a couple years ago and picked it up and put down chip and seal. I call it… I call chip and sea… seal. It is not nothing but dirt and dust. And it lays on my garden, and I have solar panels, I gotta go up there and clean it a few times COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 367 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 a year (inaudible). It lays on my vegetables in the garden. I would be glad to show anybody who wants to come by and take a look at it. I see my time’s up. I wanted to talk about Republic Steel. PRESIDENT SHERER: No, go ahead. Continue on. HENRY MACK: Okay. Republic Steel and the dirt from the street is really tearing my neighborhood up. I mean big time. I complained about it in seven… the year… year seven. And went to Republic Steel with (inaudible). He’s dead now. And complained to ‘em. They straightened it up. The pits were on cars were so bad. And now we have complained and gone to the… um, gone as far as we can over in Plain. Not here in Canton. We complained with the Governor and the State. And still we’re having trouble, but the trouble we have is a lot of people have caught cancer. And it’s serious. My wife died of cancer. My son died of cancer. My fa… uh, fa… father died, my brother-in-law died, my uncle died, my neighbor died. That’s a lot of cancer. So I wanted to express that and I’m cutting it short, because I think this committee should do something to help us out. (Inaudible) PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mack. (Applause) PRESIDENT SHERER: Our next speaker is Ms. Linda Campbell. Ms. Campbell, could you please state your name and residential address, please. LINDA CAMPBELL: My name is Linda Campbell. My address is 1016 Struble Avenue NE and that’s here in Canton. Uh, my problem was… is… I’m very concerned about the streets here in Canton. I know that certain area is… is… you know, that look like it’s uh… decent, and then down, when I was coming here on 2nd Street where those tracks is at and (inaudible) it’s like a big hump, and I mean it’s… it’s… it’s pretty big. Somebody can really seriously have a lot of problems with their car coming across that area. I didn’t mention all the other notes that I was gonna talk about because I was concerned about our street. Uh… like on 12th Street, one side of the Spring is paved, it’s nice. When you cross 12th Street going, I guess that would be south, it’s… it’s… it’s just… it’s nothing. It’s… it’s terrible, you know. And even on Struble where I live at, they did like patchwork on the highway… on… on Struble. But my biggest concern too is across the street from where I said, where there’s usually a house there, I… I believe might have been 1015 or something like that. It’s like they did a U where they take back the grass. I had called… um, um, um… the council person. I believe I spoke to her, but she… her phone is just like mine. I put it on vibrate because she had told me the scam calls and stuff, so I did leave two messages with her. But it’s in the middle of where they made that… by the U circle, that area in the middle is what’s growing up high. The tree in the back of there, I’m scared some little child might go through there, or I might go through there, anybody can go through there, and it just causes problems. It’s just certain areas that they do cut, in other areas they don’t do anything to. You know, so… I have a lot of them I can (inaudible), but I don’t want to take up too much of your time. PRESIDENT SHERER: Okay. LINDA CAMPBELL: And so I did mention it to Chris and I did mention it to… uh, Brenda… Brenda, so I’m sure they’re gonna take care of it. Thank you. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 368 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Ms. Campbell. (Applause) And our last speaker for this evening is Mr. Chris Mack. Mr. Mack, could you please state your name and residential address, please. CHRIS MACK: Council President Sherer, thank you so much for this opportunity. Uh… uh, Mr. Mayor, sitting members of Canton City Council, my name is Chris Mack. I live at 2430 4th Street. Uh, and I’d just like to very briefly highlight additional concerns with the Affairs of the Community. Those who are with us, could you stand. Uh… (inaudible) thank you so much. Uh, okay. (Inaudible), I want to thank you so much for standing. And again, the group is here to constructively engage Canton City Council on trying to make a neighborhood better. Uh, to be constructively engaged. And part of that constructive engagement came looking for improvement on streets, you have pictures in front of you, pictures of a mini park, of Republic Steel, uh… the sidewalks which often have more grass and dirt than concrete in the neighborhood. Uh, there… and along Belden, there are… what do you call them, transformers or transmission electrical lines that… that we’re not sure if they’re safe or not. Uh, there are… there’s diesel trucks that go up and down. We’d like this to be a residential neighborhood, not a neighborhood that is like a light commercial. This is in fact a light commercial, and we really want this to be a neighborhood that all of Canton can be proud of. And just very briefly, I just wanted to say that these men and women who are here, who have come today, have given more to Canton than perhaps you may be aware of. And I just wanted to highlight some of the contributions that they’ve made. You may be aware that this is a neighborhood that Phil Hubbard, our Olympian from Canton comes from. You may be aware of… of… of the Crenshaw family and the fact that Canton has named both parks and schools after the Crenshaw family. But their… they live right in… they lived in that neighborhood. In fact, the trustee owns a home in that neighborhood. Uh, but which you may not be aware, are the many others who have come from that neighborhood who have gone on to do great things and represent Canton. Uh, I think… um… um, Eric Adams who owns… and again, he said that he’s actually (inaudible) had the ability to leave (inaudible) to break. Uh, they couldn’t get financing capital, but he owns the second largest chemical company… uh, (inaudible) chemical company in the country. Uh, he’s from right here in Canton. Uh, when I think of… uh, Glenn Gillespie. He owns a successful restaurant up in Akron. Again, right here in Canton. When I think of Melvin Gravely, Jr., who grew up right in that neighborhood. Uh, again, right here from Canton. He owns (inaudible)… one of the most successful construction companies. Ida says he works in Cincinnati now, but again, right here in Canton. And just very briefly, I just want to highlight Mr. Mack. Uh, he has… his mother was the very first Director of… of Head Start, or Stark County (inaudible). His uncle, Guy Mack, gave his life, made the ultimate sacrifice for the city of Canton 50 years ago on July 2nd. Uh, this… one of this man’s sons… um, gave out a loan to become a president and CEO of Citibank, runs Citibank from Canada all the way to Puerto Rico, from right here in Canton, Ohio. One of his other sons is an engineer for the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, has top security clearance, serves our country incredibly well. He has a… um… uh, a granddaughter who is the very first African American woman to be… uh, to serve as an Avenger Master Gunner for the U.S. Army. She is such a… I won’t use the term, but she is so intense. I’ll use intense instead of the term I’d like to. She is so intense, NATO made a deal about her contributions to NATO where she has trained every single one of the Baltic countries in how to have air defense. There is no plane you can put in the air, she can’t take out. She’s from right here in Canton, Ohio. His other… uh, grandson served in the elite Marine Sim… uh, Cyber Defense Unit. And that Cyber Defense Unit every day protects our infrastructure from assault from Russia and from China. Where did he grow up? Right here in Canton, Ohio. Right here in Canton, Ohio. So I just want to remark that this is a neighborhood that has given so much to Canton, and they’re asking… uh, this is the third time this year they’re just asking, to please get back to them and help them in their struggles that they’re having now. Uh, President Sherer, thank you so much for this COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 369 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 opportunity. Uh, I… I yield… uh… to… I yield on the floor, and again, I’m very grateful for the opportunity to consult you. Thank you. (Applause) PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Mr. Mack. 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. 2. REQ VACATION OF PORTION OF ORCHARD AVE NE – APPLICANT DAVID HOUT FOR RIVERTREE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 3. REQ VACATION OF PORTION OF ORCHARD AVE NE – APPLICANT DUANE WYKOFF FOR REFUGE OF HOPE MINISTRIES 4. REQ ADDT’L AMENDED CERTIFICATE DATED 8/1/22 – AUDITOR MALLONN 5. REQ LEG TO ENTER AGMT WITH OHIO DEPT OF MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION SERVS (ODMHAS) FOR FY2023 SPECIALIZED DOCKET SUBSIDY GRANT – COURT ADMIN KOCHERA 6. AMEND APPROP O#68/2022 (BULLETPROOF VESTS) – FINANCE DIRECTOR CROUSE 7. AMEND APPROP O#68/2022 (MAINT OF CENTENNIAL PLAZA) – FINANCE DIRECTOR CROUSE 8. NEW D1 PERMIT FOR AVI FOOD SYSTEMS INC. @ 2626 FULTON DRIVE NW – LIQUOR CONTROL DIV (OH) 9. NEW D1 PERMIT FOR AVI FOOD SYSTEMS INC. @ 2014 BLAKE AVE – LIQUOR CONTROL DIV (OH) 10. NEW D1 PERMIT FOR AVI FOOD SYSTEMS INC. @ 1510 CLARENDON AVE – LIQUOR CONTROL DIV (OH) 11. SANITATION DEPT FRONT LOADING PACKER PURCHASE – SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN 12. PUBLIC WORKS ROUTE TRACKING SYSTEM – SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN 13. LOAN AGMT WITH OHIO EPA FOR SUGAR CREEK WATER TREATMENT PLANT RENOVATION PROJ – SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 370 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 14. LOAN AGMT FOR ALLEN AVE SANITARY SEWER PROJ, GP 1332 – SERVICE DIRECTOR HIGHMAN 15. REQ ANNEXATION OF 0.091 ACRES IN PLAIN TWP TO CITY OF CANTON (REGENT AVE NE – CITY SERV CTR) – STARK CO COMMISSIONERS 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 #16. NOTE: PRESIDENT SHERER CALLED UPON CLERK WOOD TO READ ORDINANCES #16 THROUGH #25 FOR THEIR FIRST READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS: O#16. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 68/2022; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($2,500.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 1001 GENERAL OPERATING FUND TO 1001 601002 CANTON HELPING CANTON – OTHER) Referred to Finance Committee O#17. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 68/2022; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($870,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 6017 HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE FUND TO 6017 201001 SERVICE DIRECTOR ADMIN – OTHER; $2,750,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 2120 INCOME TAX FUND TO 2120 852101 INCOME TAX ADMIN – OTHER) Referred to Finance Committee O#18. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE CITY, THE STARK COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY, HOF VILLAGE NEWCO, LLC AND THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, AS TRUSTEE, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE PORT AUTHORITY’S ISSUANCE AND SALE OF PORT AUTHORITY REVENUE BONDS TO FUND OR PAY OR TO REIMBURSE PERSONS FOR FUNDING OR PAYMENT OF, COSTS OF TOURISM FACILITIES LOCATED OR TO BE LOCATED IN THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 260/2016; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN RELATED MATTERS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee O#19. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 919.06(B), APPLICATION PROCEDURES OF CHAPTER 919 OF THE STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE Referred to Judiciary Committee O#20. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH THE AGENCIES LISTED ON EXHIBIT A FOR THE RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS OUTLINED; AMENDING COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 371 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 68/2022; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($60,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 1001 GENERAL OPERATING FUND TO 1001 506001 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMIN – OTHER) Referred to Community & Economic Development and Finance Committees O#21. (1ST RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO PAY ALL MORAL OBLIGATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO THE EDGEFIELD PHASE II WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee O#22. (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 172/2022 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 68/2022; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($609,061.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 4595 COLONIAL BLVD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT FUND TO 4595 202062 COLONIAL BLVD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT FUND GP 206 – OTHER; $31,158.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5413 SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT FUND TO 5413 202066 COLONIAL BLVD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, GP 1206, PHASE 2 – OTHER; $32,158.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER OPERATING FUND TO 5201 202066 COLONIAL BLVD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, GP 1206, PHASE 2 – OTHER; $1,562,519.00 APPROP TRF FR 4501 202001 ENGINEERING – ADMINISTRATION – OTHER TO 4501 202062 COLONIAL BLVD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT FUND, GP 1206 – OTHER FOR $1,330,000.00 AND TO 4501 202066 COLONIAL BLVD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, GP 1206, PHASE 2 – OTHER FOR $232,519.00) Referred to Finance Committee O#23. (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 173/2022 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE LIST OF VEHICLES ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A AS SOLE SOURCE PURCHASES ALLOWING THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING AUTHORITIES TO OPEN PURCHASE ORDERS DIRECTLY FOR THEIR ACQUISITION WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE TYPICAL BID OR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROCESSES; AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO PAY ALL MORAL OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING PURCHASES; AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 68/2022; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($33,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 4502 MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE FUND TO 4502 102002 POLICE – ADMINISTRATION – OTHER; $33,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER WORKS OPERATING FUND TO 5201 207010 PUMPING – OTHER) Referred to Public Property Capital Improvement and Finance Committees O#24. (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 174/2022 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT AND ENTER INTO A WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CANTON FOR PLANNING, DESIGN AND/OR CONSTRUCTION OF DRINKING WATER FACILITIES; AND DESIGNATING A DEDICATED COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 372 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 REPAYMENT SOURCE FOR THE LOAN; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY Referred to Finance Committee O#25. (1ST RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 175/2022 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT AND ENTER INTO A WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LOAN FUND AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CANTON FOR PLANNING, DESIGN AND/OR CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER FACILITIES; AND DESIGNATING A DEDICATED REPAYMENT SOURCE FOR THE LOAN; 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 the Finance and Public Property Capital Improvement Committees to meet in regards to Ordinances 22 through 25 on your agenda this evening. You are now in recess. (COUNCIL RECESSED AT 7:41 PM FOR THE FINANCE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEES TO DISCUSS ORDINANCES #22 THROUGH #25; RECONVENED AT 8:04 PM) PRESIDENT SHERER: Council is reconvening after the recess. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we suspend Rule 22A to place Ordinances 22 through 25 back on this evening’s agenda. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to suspend Rule 20… 22A to place Ordinances 22 through 25 back on this evening’s agenda. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinances 22 through 25 are a legal part of your agenda, Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we suspend the Statutory Rules on Ordinances 22 through 25. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to suspend the Statutory Rules on Ordinances 22 through 25. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 373 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: You’ve heard the three readings, Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #22. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #22. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? …Hearing none, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #22 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 172/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #22 has been adopted. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #23. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that adopt Ordinance #23. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? …Hearing none, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 9 YEAS, 2 NAYS (MEMBER GIAVASIS AND MEMBER MORRIS VOTED NO) CLERK WOOD: Nine yeas, two nays, Mr. President. #23 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 173/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #23 is adopted. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #24. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #24. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? …Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 10 YEAS, 1 ABSTENTION (MEMBER HALL ABSTAINED) CLERK WOOD: Ten yeas, one abstention, Mr. President. #24 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 174/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #24 is adopted. Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #25. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 374 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #25. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? …Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #25 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 175/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #25 is adopted. ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Ordinances and Formal Resolutions for their Second Reading. Madam Clerk, would you please begin with Ordinance #26. NOTE: PRESIDENT SHERER CALLED UPON CLERK WOOD TO READ ORDINANCES #26 THROUGH #28 FOR THEIR SECOND READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS: O#26. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 68/2022; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($1,128,500.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER OPERATING FUND TO 5201 207003 WATER UTILITY BILLING – OTHER FOR $33,500.00; 5201 207010 WATER PUMPING – OTHER FOR $55,000.00; 5201 207022 WATER DISTRIBUTION – OTHER FOR $915,000.00; 5201 207054 MARKET AVE WATER MAIN REPL PROJ – OTHER FOR $125,000.00; $16,500.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5410 SEWER OPERATING FUND TO 5410 207003 SEWER UTILITY BILLING – OTHER; $10,800.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5601 REFUSE OPERATION FUND TO 5601 207003 SANITATION UTILITY BILLING – OTHER) O#27. (2ND RDG) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH MOTTER & MEADOWS ARCHITECTS FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT RENOVATION PROJECT; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY O#28. (2ND RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 176/2022 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO FILE WITH HUD A 2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE 2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, 2022 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, AND 2022 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAMS; RATIFYING SUBMISSION AND FILING OF SAID PLAN; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH HUD AND TO ACCEPT FUNDING FOR THE THREE PROGRAMS; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ADVERTISE, RECEIVE BIDS, AWARD, AND ENTER INTO ALL CONTRACTS NECESSARY FOR THE TIMELY EXPENDITURE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDS; COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 375 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 68/2022; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($3,331,908.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 2211 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND TO 2211 506001 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMIN – OTHER; $2,887,922.90 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 2214 HOME FUND TO 2214 506001 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMIN – OTHER; $225,340.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 2219 EMERGENCY SHELTER GRAND FUND TO 2219 506001 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMIN – OTHER) PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we suspend the Statutory Rules on Ordinance #28. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to suspend the Statutory Rules on Ordinance #28. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries. You’ve heard the three readings, Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #28. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #28. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? …Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #28 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 176/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: The motion carries and Ordinance #28 has been adopted. 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. Madam Clerk, will you please begin with Ordinance #29. NOTE: PRESIDENT SHERER CALLED UPON CLERK WOOD TO READ ORDINANCE #29 THROUGH ORDINANCE #35 FOR THEIR THIRD READING BY TITLE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AS FOLLOWS: O#29. (3rd RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 177/2022 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 68/2022; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 376 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 BE AN EMERGENCY ($42,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 2155 CITY PARKING DECK FUND TO 2155 104040 TRAFFIC ENG/PARKING METER – OTHER) PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #29. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance #29. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #29 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 177/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Motion carries, and Ordinance #29 is adopted. Ordinance #30, please. O#30. (3rd RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 178/2022 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 68/2022; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($236,500.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 1001 GENERAL OPERATING FUND TO 1001 102001 POLICE ADMIN – OTHER FOR $85,000.00 AND TO 1001 103001 FIRE ADMIN – OTHER FOR $151,500.00; $50,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5601 REFUSE OPERATING FUND TO 5601 205001 REFUSE ADMIN – OTHER) PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt #30. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance #30. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #30 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 178/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Motion carries and Ordinance #30 is adopted. Ordinance #31, please. O#31. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 179/2022 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 68/2022; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($300,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF FUND 2314 INFANT MORTALITY REDUCTION TO 2314 301001 INFANT MORTALITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 377 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 REDUCTION – 700 OTHER DIRECT COSTS; $20,000.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF FUND 2319 EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO 2319 301001 EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES – 700 OTHER DIRECT COSTS) PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #31. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance #31. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? …Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #31 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 179/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Motion carries and Ordinance #31 is adopted. Ordinance #32, please. O#32. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 180/2022 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE REPLAT OF LOTS 22947 – 22949; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, 400 BLK GIRARD AVE SE, WARD 4) PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #32. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance #32. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #32 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 180/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Motion carries and Ordinance #32 is adopted. Ordinance #33, please. O#33. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 181/2022 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE REPLAT OF LOTS 20661 AND 20662; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (JOHN & ELLEN OGRISSEG, 1635 TANNER AVE SW, WARD 5) PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 378 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #33. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded that you adopt Ordinance #33. Are there any remarks? …Hearing none, roll call vote, please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #33 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 181/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Motion carries and Ordinance number… Ordinance #33 is adopted. Ordinance #34, please. O#34. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 182/2022 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE REPLAT OF LOT 43083 AND PART OF OUTLOT 672; DEDICATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF RAFF RD SW; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY (DANIEL VALOT, 939 & 955 RAFF RD SW, WARD 3) PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #34. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance #34. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? …Hearing none, roll call vote please. NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #34 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 182/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Motion carries and Ordinance #34 is adopted. Ordinance #35, please. O#35. (3RD RDG) ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 183/2022 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 151.10 HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS OF CHAPTER 151 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President, I move we adopt Ordinance #35. MEMBER BABCOCK: Second. PRESIDENT SHERER: It’s been moved and seconded to adopt Ordinance #35. Are there any remarks under this Ordinance? …Hearing none, roll call vote please, Madam Clerk. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 379 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. #35 ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 183/2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Motion carries and Ordinance #35 is adopted. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Announcement of Committee Meetings. Our next meeting day will be August 22nd and committee… committee starts at 6:30 P.M. MEMBER HAWK: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Hawk. MEMBER HAWK: Finance Committee will meet will meet Monday, August 22nd at 6:30 P.M. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Member Hawk. MEMBER HALL: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Hall. MEMBER HALL: Community & Economic Development, same time, same place. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Member Hall. Member Giavasis. MEMBER GIAVASIS: Uh, Mr. President, Judiciary will meet same time, same place. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Member Giavasis. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS PRESIDENT SHERER: We are now under Miscellaneous Business. Is there any Miscellaneous Business for this evening? MEMBER SMITH: Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: Member Smith. MEMBER SMITH: I would just like to remind the Council Members of the town hall meeting that’s gonna be held August the 20th in Ward 4 to discuss things that’s coming to Ward 4 and possibly to the City. So I would like to invite everyone in the audience, all Council Members, to please be present. That’s August the 20th, one o’clock, Southeast Community Center. Thank you. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you, Member Smith. Is there any other Miscellaneous Business for this evening? MEMBER SMUCKLER: Mr. President. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 380 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 PRESIDENT SHERER: Leader. MEMBER SMUCKLER: First, I want to commend a group of people that get very little notoriety. And that’s the people the last month, most of them I remember, that worked on the Hall of Fame and put it together for the last month to get this done. And Mr. President, how many people did you tell me? PRESIDENT SHERER: Um, Member Mariol questioned me because he was having a heavy debate with somebody probably on social media about how many construction jobs were, you know, going on at the Hall of Fame and right now… I mean obviously not right now because they had Hall of Fame and they had to shut it down. But I would bet my paycheck that you had three to four hundred craftsmen up there easy. And that’s everybody, that’s electricians, that’s glazers, carpenters, ironworkers, everybody, all under a local project labor agreement keeping the tax base local. So… MEMBER SMUCKLER: I think that… and I… I want to… I want to tell you that I went to the Journey Concert. Obviously, they don’t pull you right up to the door, you walk through the facility. It was amazing. Just amazing, the night and day difference from 30 days before. And the workers… the local workers… the local employed workers should be doggone happy with it. I… I know this is gonna (inaudible) it, I just know it, but should be proud of what they did there. It’s just totally amazing. I also want to thank all our departments, Street, Garbage… uh, everybody. Uh, police, security all the time. Gosh, I didn’t even think of that. You couldn’t walk half a block without a deputy or a policeman or somebody in security. It was safe. I want to commend the forty-five hundred volunteers, even the ones that got engaged that night. (Laughter) That won’t be the only time that you have to go down on your knees. MEMBER MORRIS: Probably not the last time (inaudible). MEMBER SMUCKLER: But I gotta tell you, when they shot the cannons and during… during the ending, confetti and everything went everywhere, I mean there’s a group that had to stay and clean that mess up. It was amazing, it was phenomenal, but the forty-five hundred volunteers put that together. And I served here some time ago, when the parade route was closed at night. And it was scary to go on the parade route. I’m not done with you yet. (Laughter) It was a joy to see families sitting out there together at night. I drove down Cleveland Avenue and very slowly and watching people having a great time and they weren’t causing destruction, they weren’t causing problems, they were enjoying festivities that evening. Last but not least, and will continue to say this, and I don’t care who I’m picking on. Um, one of the three things I turned into the Mayor was the trash in this community. It still amazes me that someone can’t walk three feet to throw away… to throw away a bottle, to put something in a garbage can. I mean, I picked up bottle after bottle leaving that stadium on Saturday night, and there were garbage cans everywhere. All you had to do was care. Well, Canton shone brightly and they did care, but let’s worry about our city most too, very generalists. I couldn’t be any more proud of what I saw that night. Thank you. PRESIDENT SHERER: Thank you Member Smuckler. Is there any other Miscellaneous Bus… 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 Clerk, roll call. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 110 JOURNAL PAGE 381 MINUTES OF THE MEETING AUGUST 8, 2022 NO REMARKS ROLL CALL 11 YEAS, 0 NAYS CLERK WOOD: Eleven yeas, Mr. President. PRESIDENT SHERER: This meeting is adjourned, and thank you for coming this evening. (Gavel falls) ADJOURNMENT TIME: 8:25 PM ATTEST: 8/11/22 APPROVED: JILL M. WOOD WILLIAM SHERER CLERK OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT