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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 123 JOURNAL PAGE 215 MINUTES OF THE MEETING NOVEMBER 17, 2025 ROLL CALL: 10 Members Present MOTION TO EXCUSE MEMBERS: President Bates Alyward, Member Crystal Smith, and Member Morris Absent INVOCATION: Breanda Kimbrough, Ward 2 Council Member PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: President Bates Aylward AGENDA CORRECTIONS & CHANGES: (Suspended Rule 22A to add 1st Rdg O#28 – O#30; 2nd Rdg O#32 & O#33; O#28 – O#30 Adopted on 1st Rdg; O#37 Adopted As Amended) PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7:00 PM — An Ordinance A Canton To Annex The Territory Known As The 2625 Maret St NE – 2025 Annexation Containing Approximately 2.013 Acres, More Or Less; Assigning Said Territory To Ward 6 Of The City; Zoning Said Territory As B-3 General Business District; And Declaring The Same To Be An Emergency. (1 Speaker) See O#216 OLD BUSINESS: None RULE 18 SPEAKER(S): Erika Forster spoke about safety in the community and hopes the City will put forth an Ordinance requiring City businesses to have indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras. INFORMAL RESOLUTIONS: None COMMUNICATIONS: All Communications were received as read. NOTE: All Communications, listed by agenda title, are on file in their entirety, in the council office with the agenda items file dated November 17, 2025. ORDINANCES AND FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR FIRST READING: NOTE: President Bates Aylward called upon Clerk Wood to read Ordinances O#20 thourgh O#31 for their First Reading, by title, as required by state law. All First Readings, listed by agenda title, are on file in their entirety, in the Council Office with the agenda items file dated November 17, 2025. (O#28 through O#30 Adopted on 1st Rdg) (COUNCIL RECESSED AT 7:17 PM FOR THE FINANCE & ANNEXATION COMMITTEES TO DISCUSS O#28 – O#30; RECONVENED AT 7:21 PM) 28. ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 213/2025 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO A DONATION AGREEMENT WITH THE AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY. – ADOPTED ___10___ YEAS ____0_____ NAY 29. ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 214/2025 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE STATEMENT OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE 2100 38TH ST NW - 2025 ANNEXATION AREA, THE APPROXIMATE DATE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED, PROCEDURE TO RECONCILE INCOMPATIBLE ZONING USES UPON ITS BEING ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF CANTON, OHIO; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY. – ADOPTED ___10___ YEAS ____0_____ NAY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 123 JOURNAL PAGE 216 MINUTES OF THE MEETING NOVEMBER 17, 2025 30. ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 215/2025 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO SIGN A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION FOR PARCEL NO. 5219650; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY. – ADOPTED ___10___ YEAS ____0_____ NAY ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING: NOTE: President Bates Aylward called upon Clerk Wood to read Ordinances O#32 and O#33 for thier Second Reading, by title, as required by state law. All 2nd Readings, listed by agenda title, are on file in their entirety, in the Council Office with the agenda items file dated November 17, 2025. ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS FOR THIRD AND FINAL READING NOTE: President Bates Aylward called upon Clerk Wood to read Ordinances O#34 through O#37 for their Third, Final Reading and Vote. All 3rd Readings, listed by agenda title, are on file in their entirety, in the Council Office with the agenda items file dated November 17, 2025. (O#37 Adopted As Amended) 34. ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 216/2025 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CANTON TO ANNEX THE TERRITORY KNOWN AS THE 2625 MARET ST NE - 2025 ANNEXATION CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 2.013 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; ASSIGNING SAID TERRITORY TO WARD 6 OF THE CITY; ZONING SAID TERRITORY AS B-3 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY. – ADOPTED ___10___ YEAS ____0_____ NAY 35. ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 217/2025 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A WAGE INCREASE OF 3% FOR MANAGEMENT AND NON-BARGAINING UNIT PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY THE CITY AS OF JANUARY 1, 2026; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY. – ADOPTED ___10___ YEAS ____0_____ NAY 36. ADOPTED AS ORDINANCE NO. 218/2025 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO SIGN ANY AND ALL CONTRACTS NECESSARY TO ALLOW FOR THREE EASEMENTS TO EXTEND A WATER LINE NORTH ON MIDDLEBRANCH AVENUE NE AND WEST ON MOUNT PLEASANT STREET NE WITH PROPERTY OWNERS MICHAEL D. & KATHLEEN R. ELRICK, HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US CEMENT, LLC, AND BURNS INVESTMENTS, LTD.; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY. – ADOPTED ___10___ YEAS ____0_____ NAY 37. ADOPTED AS AMENDED AS ORDINANCE NO. 219/2025 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 55/2025; AND DECLARING THE SAME TO BE AN EMERGENCY ($1,306,477.00 SUPP APPROP FR UNAPPROP BAL OF 5201 WATER FUND TO 5201 207069 SUGARCREEK WTP RENOVATION PROJ - OTHER). – ADOPTED ___10___ YEAS ____0_____ NAY ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2025 @ 6:30 PM Community & Economic Development Committee Public Safety & Thoroughfares Committee COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL 123 JOURNAL PAGE 217 MINUTES OF THE MEETING NOVEMBER 17, 2025 Judiciary Committee Finance Committee CITY ANNOUNCEMNETS: None MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: None MEETING ADJOURNED: 7:33 PM ATTEST: APPROVED: JILL M. WOOD JOHN MARIOL II CLERK OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM *To listen to the minutes in their entiretly, the audio can be found at www.cantonohio.gov.*