AKRON, OHIO COUNCIL AGENDA FOR JULY 25, Regular Meeting-All members present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting read and approved.

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1 AKRON, OHIO COUNCIL AGENDA FOR JULY 25, 2011 Regular Meeting-All members present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting read and approved. CONSENT AGENDA (1) Ordinance accepting a sewer easement for the CSO Rack 8 Sewer Separation project; authorizing payment therefore; and declaring an (PLANNING) (2) Ordinance accepting a utility easement for the Brookshire Road Slope Repair project; authorizing payment therefore; and declaring an (PLANNING) (3) Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract, after publicly advertising for bids, for construction of the slope and storm sewer located on Brookshire Road; approving specifications therefore; and declaring an (PUBLIC SERVICE) (4) Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract, after publicly advertising for bids, for street tree trimming services; approving specifications therefore; and declaring an (PUBLIC SERVICE) (5) Ordinance ratifying the actions of the Director of Public Service in entering into a contract with H.M. Miller Construction Company, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, for emergency repair to the Sevilla trunk sewer; authorizing payment therefore; and declaring an (PUBLIC SERVICE) (6) Ordinance authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract, after publicly advertising for bids, for the purchase of surveying equipment; approving specifications therefore; and declaring an (PUBLIC SERVICE) (7) Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract, after publicly advertising for bids, for the lighting and electrical maintenance of transit ways, parking lots, walkways, signs and City-owned streets in the downtown and adjacent areas; approving specifications therefore; and declaring an (PUBLIC SERVICE) (8) Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract, after advertising for competitive proposals, for the purchase of deicing liquid dispenser equipment; approving specifications therefore; and declaring an (PUBLIC SERVICE) RULES (T. MERLITTI, CHAIRPERSON) BUDGET AND FINANCE (T. MERLITTI, CHAIRPERSON) PLANNING (J. FUSCO, CHAIRMAN) FIRST READING AND REFERRED UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING JULY 25, 2011: (1) 3. Ordinance authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an oversized garage at th Street SW. (D-243) (07/18/11) TIME: (2) D-243. Petition of Mark Otto for a Conditional Use to construct an oversized garage at th Street SW. (PC ) (07/11/11)

2 (3) Ordinance authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a car wash on the north side of East Waterloo Road, east of South Main Street. (D-224) (5/23/11) (Note: Public Hearing Held 6/13/11. Committee requested Time. Granted: Viva Voce) (4) D-224. Petition of Mark Headley for a Conditional Use to construct a car wash on the north side of East Waterloo Road, east of South Main Street. (PC )(5/16/11) FILED: (5) D Capital Investment & Community Development Program. (12/13/10) (6) D-236. Petition of Park West One, LLC for a Conditional Use to construct a sign at One Park West Boulevard. (PC CU) (6/6/11) FIRST READING AND REFERRED: PUBLIC SERVICE (J. HURLEY, CHAIRMAN) (1) Ordinance authorizing amendments to the agreement with KB Compost Services Inc., to design, build and operate additional anaerobic digestion system capacity; and declaring an (07/18/11) REFERRED: (2) D Three (3) letters objecting to the 2011 Phase I Unimproved Street Resurfacing Program as per Res. No (07/18/11) (3) D-250. One (1) letter objecting to the 2011 Pavement Recycling Resurfacing Program as per Res. No (07/18/11) (4) D-251. One (1) letter objecting to the 2011 Phase II Residential Resurfacing Program as per Res. No (07/18/11) TIME: (5) Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract, after publicly advertising for bids, for the construction of the Akron Water Pollution Control Station Step Feed Phase 1 Project; approving specifications therefore; and declaring an (3/21/11) (6) D-241. Three (3) letters objecting to the 2011 Street Cleaning/Street Lighting as per Res. No (6/27/11) (7) D Four (4) letters objecting to the 2011 Street Cleaning/Street Lighting Program as per Res. No (07/11/11) (8) D-244. One letter objecting to the improvement of Ogden Avenue as per Res. No (2011 Phase I Unimproved Street Resurfacing Program) (07/11/11) PUBLIC UTILITIES (K. JONES, CHAIRMAN)

3 TIME: PUBLIC SAFETY (M. FREEMAN, CHAIRMAN) (1) Ordinance amending and/or supplementing Title 7 Traffic Code, Chapter 77 Pedestrians, Section Pedestrian soliciting rides or riding on outside of vehicle prohibited, to prohibit soliciting employment, business, donations or contributions through means of spoken, written or printed word or such other acts or bodily gestures within one hundred (100) feet of intersections; and declaring an (6/20/11) (NOTE: On June 27, 2011, a substitute ordinance with a similar title was read in) : PARKS AND RECREATION (R. NEAL, CHAIRMAN) HOUSING (M. FREEMAN, CHAIRMAN) HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE (K. CRAWFORD, CHAIRPERSON) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & JOB CREATION (L. OMOBIEN, CHAIRPERSON) MISCELLANEOUS FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-252. Letter from Mayor Plusquellic regarding the City s efforts respecting the retention and expansion of local jobs. FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-253. Letter from the ODNR informing Council that they have received an application from RD Wiles, Inc., for a permit to drill and oil/gas well in the City of Akron. FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-254. Letter of Notice to construct a roadway through the former Seiberling Street Landfill in Akron, Ohio from URS Corporation. FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-255. Letter from Bruce Stevenson, Superintendent of the Division of Liquor Control informing Council that all permits to sell alcoholic beverages in our political subdivision will expire on October 1, FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-256. One letter and a petition with 44 signatures from the residents of Sorin and Vane Avenues protesting and opposing the construction of the Commons at Madaline Park, to be located at the end of Sorin Avenue. FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-257. Notice of New C1, C2 liquor permits to Dollar General Store #2, 2084 Mogadore Road. (WARD 6) FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-258. Notice of New C1, C2 liquor permits to Dollar General Store #7360, 1770 Merriman Road. (WARD 8)

4 REPRESENTATION FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS: Mayor Plusquellic; Rick Merolla, Service Director; Diane Miller-Dawson, Finance Director; Cheri Cunningham, Law Director; Stephanie York, Assistant Law Director; Dave Lieberth, Deputy Mayor-Administration; John Moore, Planning Director; John Valle, Deputy Service Director; Bob Bowman, Deputy Mayor Economic Development; Thomas Tatum, Comprehensive Planning; Brad Beckert, Engineering; Sean Vollman, Assistant Law Director. COMMITTEE MEETINGS MONDAY, JULY 25, :00 P.M. PUBLIC SERVICE MONDAY, JULY 25, :15 P.M. PARKS AND RECREATION MONDAY, JULY 25, :30 P.M. PLANNING MONDAY, JULY 25, :45 P.M. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION MONDAY, JULY 25, :00 P.M. BUDGET AND FINANCE MONDAY, JULY 25, :15 P.M. PUBLIC UTILITIES MONDAY, JULY 25, :30 P.M. PUBLIC SAFETY MONDAY, JULY 25, :45 P.M. HOUSING ON MOTION, Council adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Bob Keith Clerk of Council

5 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED JULY 18, 2011 ORD. NO accepting a deed located at 107 N. College Street, for the Akron Biomedical Corridor project; authorizing payment therefore; and declaring an ORD. NO accepting a sewer easement for property in connection with the CSO Rack 25 Sewer Separation project; authorizing payment therefore; and declaring an ORD. NO accepting a sewer easement for property in connection with the CSO Rack 8 Sewer Separation project; authorizing payment therefore; and declaring an ORD. NO authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract, after publicly advertising for bids, for construction of the Park East Towpath Trail; approving specifications therefore; and declaring an ORD. NO authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract, after publicly advertising for bids, for environmental remediation of properties located at 84 Ira Avenue and 1250 Edison Avenue; approving specifications therefore; and declaring an ORD. NO approving the sale of City-owned land located at Mull Avenue to First Energy Properties, Inc.; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an ORD. NO approving the sale of vacant City-owned land located at 1492 South Main Street to David Kennamore and Nancy Heffner; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an ORD. NO establishing Akron s Energy Efficiency Demonstration Program to promote energy efficiency; and declaring an ORD. NO authorizing the Director of Planning and Urban Development to develop a foreclosure registry as a mechanism to address blight within neighborhoods; and declaring an ORD. NO authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract, after publicly advertising for bids, for the purchase of city-wide special event recycle containers; approving specifications therefore; and declaring an ORD. NO levying special assessments for the improvement of East Exchange Street on the north side between the termini of Excelsior Avenue eastward to approximately 250 feet east of South Arlington Street and South Arlington Street between the termini of East Exchange Street and East Market Street by paving; grading; constructing and reconstructing curbs, sidewalks, and driveway approaches; installing roof drain pipes; street lighting and a brick sidewalk; relocating overhead wires underground; reconstructing water mains; removing a railroad crossing; and planting trees, all together with the necessary appurtenances; and declaring an ORD. NO levying special assessments for the improvement of Woodward Avenue between the termini of Iuka Avenue to East Burns Avenue by resurfacing; constructing and reconstructing curbs, sidewalk and driveway approaches; installing roof drain pipes; and planting trees, all together with the necessary appurtenances; and declaring an ORD. NO levying special assessments for the improvement of South Arlington Street between certain termini by installing new street signalization and resurfacing; and declaring an

6 ORD. NO levying special assessments for the improvement of Kenmore Boulevard between the termini of 11 th Street to 20 th Street by paving, grading, constructing and reconstructing curbs, concrete and brick sidewalks and driveway approaches, installing roof drain pipes, installing street lighting, installing traffic signalization, installing water mains, and planting trees, all together with the necessary appurtenances; and declaring an ORD. NO levying special assessments for the improvement of Howard Street between the termini of Lods Street and Cuyahoga Falls Avenue by paving, grading, constructing and reconstructing curbs, concrete sidewalks, driveway approaches, sanitary sewer house laterals, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and water mains, installing roof drain pipes, installing street lighting, installing traffic signalization and planting trees, all together with the necessary appurtenances; and declaring an ORD. NO levying special assessments for the improvement of Bellfield Avenue between the termini of Eastholm Avenue and Robinwood Boulevard by constructing and reconstructing curbs, sanitary sewer house laterals and sanitary sewers and replacing private sanitary sewers, all together with the necessary appurtenances; and declaring an ORD. NO authorizing the Mayor to participate in the Water Resource Restoration Sponsor Program and enter into a Sponsorship Agreement with Metro Parks, serving Summit County and the City of New Franklin for the proposed WRRSP projects; and declaring an ORD. NO authorizing the Mayor to apply for and enter into a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Agreement with Ohio EPA and the Ohio Water Development Authority for planning, design and/or construction of wastewater facilities; designating a dedicated repayment source for the loan; and declaring an RES. NO declaring it necessary to improve Massillon Road between the termini of East Market Street and 170 feet south of Fremont Avenue by paving; grading; resurfacing; constructing and reconstructing curbs, concrete sidewalks, driveway approaches, storm sewers, sanitary sewers and water mains; installing roof drain pipes; and planting trees; and declaring an ORD. NO authorizing the Mayor to assist Meggitt-USA Services, Inc. in creating jobs within the City of Akron by entering into a grant agreement; and declaring an RES. NO expressing sympathy to the family of Barry Rubens and recognizing his many years of dedicated and outstanding service to the City of Akron.