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Margo Sommerville, President

Jeff Fusco, Vice-President

Brad McKitrick, President Pro-Tem

 

 

   Members of Council:

Jeff Fusco, At-Large

Johnnie Hannah, Ward 5

Linda F. R. Omobien, At-Large

Brad McKitrick, Ward 6

Eric D. Garrett, Sr., At-Large

Donnie Kammer, Ward 7

Samuel D. DeShazior, Ward 1

Bruce Bolden, Ward 8

Phil Lombardo, Ward 2

Tina Boyes, Ward 9

Margo Sommerville, Ward 3

Sharon L. Connor, Ward 10

Jan Davis, Ward 4

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Council Agenda for June 02, 2025 DRAFT

 

1:00 P.M.

Planning & Economic Development

2:15 P.M.

Public Safety

1:45 P.M.

Parks & Recreation

2:30 P.M.

Health & Social Services

2:00 P.M.

Rules

3:00 P.M

Budget & Finance

2:00 P.M.

Public Service

Subject to Call

Housing & Neighborhood Assistance

2:00 P.M.

Public Utilities & Green

6:30 P.M.

Regular Council Meeting

 

Regular Meeting held on May 19, 2025. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 13, Nays: 0.

 

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

1

ORDINANCE accepting a vacation plat for a portion of Salem Avenue, west of Landon Street to its terminus; and declaring an emergency. (Planning and Economic Development)

 

2

ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to apply for, and if awarded, accept and expend a grant with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for rehabilitations at the Akron Fulton Airport; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service)

 

3

ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to apply for, and if awarded, accept and expend the H2Ohio Rivers Chloride Reduction Grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) for the purchase and installation of electronic spreader control systems for the Street Cleaning Division’s vehicle fleet; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service)

 

RULES (McKitrick, Chair)

 

 

TIME:

 

1

ORDINANCE amending Sections 30.14 and 30.99 of the Akron Code of Ordinances; repealing section 30.15 of the Akron Code of Ordinances; and declaring an emergency. (5/19/25)

 

BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair)

 

 

NO ITEMS

 

PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair)

 

 

TIME:

 

1

D-96 Petition of Flex Enterprises LLC for a Conditional Use to Establish a Mixed Use Development at 33 Dorcas Avenue PC-2025-09-CU (5/5/25)

 

2

D-97 Petition of Fly High Enterprise Inc. for a Conditional Use to Establish a Vape Shop at 822 W. Market Street PC-2025-20-CU (5/5/25)

 

3

D-98 Petition of Vee Outdoor for a Conditional Use to Place a Digital Outdoor Advertising Display at I-76/Englewood Avenue (Parcel No. 6761681) PC-2025-22-CU (5/5/25)

 

4

D-99 Petition of Trojan Investment Group LLC for a Conditional Use to Convert a Two-Family Dwelling to a Four-Unit Apartment House at 2340-2342 17th Street, SW PC-2025-23-CU (5/5/25)

 

5

D-100 Petition of Jeremy Thacker for a Conditional Use to Construct a 6 Feet in Height Solid fence Beyond the Building Line at 649 Megglen Avenue PC-2025-24-CU (5/5/25)

 

6

D-82 Petition of Exotic Leaf LLC for a Conditional Use to Establish a Vape Shop at 1328 Copley Road PC-2025-13-CU (4/7/25)

 

7

D-32 Petition of Battle Green Real Estate LLC, dba Terrasana, for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Cannabis Dispensary at 235 E. Waterloo Road PC-2025-01-CU (2/3/2025)

 

8

ORDINANCE amending/supplementing Title 15, Chapter 153, “Zoning Code”, Article 6 “Development and Area District Requirements”, Section 153.305 “Residence Requirements” and Section 4.3.3. “Walls and Fences” of the City of Akron Form-Based Code to amend fencing requirements; and declaring an emergency. (2/24/25) (To be scheduled for Public Hearing.)

 

9

ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 782 Bellevue Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (11/27/2023) (Public Hearing held 2/5/2024)

 

10

D-730 Petition of Keisha Burney for a Conditional Use to Establish a Type A Daycare Home at 782 Bellevue Avenue PC-2023-60-CU (11/06/2023)

 

11

ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street; and declaring an emergency. (11/28/2022)  (Public Hearing was held 1/23/2023)

 

12

D-576 Petition of Abraham Zabay for a Conditional Use to Establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street (PC-2022-52-CU)

 

13

ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a parking lot at 921 Cordova Avenue for the Maple Valley Resource Center at 1474 Copley Road; and declaring an emergency. (9/18/2023) (Public Hearing held 9/25/2023)

 

14

ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish and construct an addition to a bed and breakfast at 814 Bloomfield Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing was held 9/13/21)

 

15

D-285 Petition of Louie Berrodin for a Conditional Use to establish a bed and breakfast and construct an addition at 814 Bloomfield Avenue (PC-2021-30-CU)  (7/12/21)

 

16

ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a parking lot on the east side of W. Center Street (PN 6716587); and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing was held October 21, 2019)

 

17

D-774 Petition of Community Action Agency for a Conditional Use to construct a parking lot and the sale of City-owned land on W. Center Street. (Parcel No. 6716587) (PC-2019-63-CU & S) (9/16/19)

 

PUBLIC SERVICE (Kammer, Chair)

 

 

REFERRED:

 

 

D-110 Two (2) Objections to Concrete Street Repair Per R-153-2025 (5/19/25)

 

PUBLIC UTILITIES & GREEN  (Kammer, Chair)

 

 

NO ITEMS

 

PUBLIC SAFETY (McKitrick, Chair)

 

 

TIME:

 

1

ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after requesting and receiving Requests for Proposals (RFPs), for the purpose of completing a comprehensive review of the Akron Police Department Use of Force Policy; and declaring an emergency. (5/19/25)

 

2

ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with Farber Specialty Vehicles for the purchase of a mobile command vehicle; and declaring an emergency. (10/28/2024) (Substitute offered as an amendment 11/4/2024)

 

PARKS & RECREATION (Connor, Chair)

 

 

NO ITEMS

 

HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE (Fusco, Chair)

 

 

NO ITEMS

 

HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (Omobien, Chair)

 

 

NO ITEMS

 

FILED

 

 

D-61-3 Income Tax Receipts as of March 2025

 

 

D-61-4 Income Tax Receipts as of April 2025

 

 

D-108 Weekly Demolition Report – Week of May 5, 2025

 

 

D-109 Weekly Demolition Report – Week of May 12, 2025

 

 

D-111 Notice of New Type D5J Liquor Permit to Unite Cabaret LLC 1 W Exchange St Ward 1

 

ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 176-2025 authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a dual-use cannabis dispensary at 235 E. Waterloo Road; and declaring an emergency. (2/24/25) (Public Hearing held 3/17/25) (Substitute Offered as an Amendment 5/12/25) Vote: 13-0.

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 177-2025 accepting a vacation plat for an unnamed alley north of Nicholas Avenue, east of Darrow Road; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0.

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 178-2025 authorizing the sale of City-owned property located in Ellet (Summit County Parcel No. 6764407) to John Reeves to allow expansion of his current parcel by providing additional land to accommodate the required setbacks for a landscaping buffer and reduce the cost to the City and taxpayers in maintaining vacant lots; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0.

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 179-2025 authorizing the execution of a Contract for Sale of Land for Private Redevelopment with Dirty River Properties, LLC, or their respective assignees; providing for the acquisition, sale, lease and redevelopment of property in the Glendale Avenue Redevelopment Area; finding such property is not needed for any public use, and related findings; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0.

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 180-2025 authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with Backflow Solutions, Inc. to provide cross connection control survey services; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0.

 

 

ORDINANCE NO. 181-2025 authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, requesting and receiving quotes and/or self-performing work for Firestone Park improvements including new exercise equipment at Heintz-Hillcrest Park, authorizing the expenditure of funds; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 13-0.

 

 

 

 

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