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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	www.akroncitycouncil.org

Council Agenda for October 20, 2025 DRAFT

1:00 P.M.	Planning & Economic Development	2:30 P.M.	Health & Social Services
1:45 P.M.	Parks & Recreation	3:00 P.M.	Budget & Finance
2:00 P.M.	Rules	Subject to Call	Housing & Neighborhood Assistance
2:00 P.M.	Public Service	5:00 P.M.	Special Meeting – Open Comment Public Hearings
2:00 P.M.	Public Utilities & Green	6:30 P.M.	Regular Council Meeting
2:15 P.M.	Public Safety

Regular Meeting held on October 6, 2025. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting approved. Ayes: 13, Nays: 0.

CONSENT AGENDA

ORDINANCE providing for the issuance and sale of not to exceed $475,419.75 of bonds, to pay, in anticipation of the collection of special assessments heretofore levied, the property owners’ portion of the cost of improving certain streets in the City; and declaring an emergency. (Budget and Finance)

ORDINANCE providing for the issuance and sale of notes in a principal amount not exceeding $13,000,000 to pay the property owners’ portion, in anticipation of the levy and collection of special assessments, of the cost of improving certain streets in the City, between certain termini, by providing street-cleaning services and street lighting; and declaring an emergency. (Budget and Finance)

ORDINANCE providing for the issuance and sale of not to exceed $2,062,879.56 of bonds, to pay, in anticipation of the collection of special assessments heretofore levied, the property owners’ portion of the cost of improving certain streets in the City; and declaring an emergency. (Budget and Finance)

ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts after publicly advertising for bids and/or requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for professional engineering services to rebuild the backwash pumps and replace the motor control center at the water plant; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service)

ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts after publicly advertising for bids and/or requesting and receiving Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for professional engineering services for the 2027 Water Main Replacement Program; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service)

ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to file applications and enter into an agreement or agreements with the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and with the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) for planning, design, and/or construction of four Water Supply Bureau projects; and declaring an emergency. (Public Service)

RULES (McKitrick, Chair)

NO ITEMS

BUDGET & FINANCE (Lombardo, Chair)

NO ITEMS

PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Fusco, Chair)

UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING OCTOBER 20, 2025:

1	ORDINANCE approving the Commerce Park Drive Redevelopment Plan; making necessary findings in connection therewith; and declaring an emergency. (10/06/25)

2	ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a group home at 799 Stadelman Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (9/29/25)

3	ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a three-unit apartment at 892 Delia Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (9/29/25)

4	ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a parking area consisting of crushed asphalt grindings at 1100 Triplett Boulevard; and declaring an emergency. (9/29/25)

5	ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a beauty salon at 483 Howe Street; and declaring an emergency. (9/29/25)

FIRST READING AND REFERRED:

6	ORDINANCE amending Title 11 “Business Regulations,” Chapter 111 “Regulations Governing Specific Businesses,” of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Akron to add Article 39 “Smoke Shops,” Section 111.640 “Smoke Shop Licenses” and Section 111.641 “Penalty;” and declaring an emergency. (10/06/25)

REFERRED:

7	D-174 Petition of Akron Public Schools for a Conditional Use to Construct a K-8 Elementary and Middle School at 2126 13th Street, SW PC-2025-25-CU (10/06/25)

8	D-175 Petition of Circle K for a Conditional Use to Construct a Gas Station and Convenience Store at 786 Brittain Road PC-2025-44-CU (10/06/25)

9	D-176 Petition of Michael Considine for a Conditional Use to Construct an Oversized Garage at 1239 County Club Road PC-2025-54-CU (10/06/25)

10	D-177 Petition of Buckeye State Credit Union for a Conditional Use to Retain a Projecting Sign Over the Right-of-Way at 195 S. Main Street PC-2025-58-CU (10/06/25)

11	D-178 Petition of Jodi and Jason Himes for a Conditional Use to Construct an Oversized Garage at 1432 Fawler Avenue PC-2025-59-CU (10/06/25)

12	D-179 Petition of Taco Bell of America, LLC, for a Conditional Use to Rebuild a Taco Bell Restaurant at 414 E. Exchange Street PC-2025-61-CU (10/06/25)

TIME:

ORDINANCE amending/supplementing Title 15, “Land Usage,” Chapter 153, “Zoning Code,” Article 1 “General Provisions,” Section 153.140 “Definitions,” Article 3 “Classification of Uses,” and Article 5 ”Accessory Uses in Residence Districts” by adding definitions and development requirements on smoke shops and Article 14 “Conditional Uses,” Section 153.464 “Uses permitted as conditional uses” by eliminating vape shops; and declaring an emergency. (7/21/25) (Public Hearing was held 9/29/25)

14	D-150 Petition of Manuel Smart for a Conditional Use to Construct a 6-Unit Apartment Development at the Southwest Corner of the Intersection of Cole Avenue and Sweitzer Avenue (Parcel Nos. 6764391, 6764392, and 6764393) PC-2025-39-CU (9/8/25)

15	D-151 Petition of Harmony House, Inc., for a Conditional Use to Establish a Group Home at 799 Stadelman Avenue PC-2025-46-CU (9/8/25)

16	D-152 Petition of Brittney Beck for a Conditional Use to Retain a 3-Unit Apartment House at 892 Delia Avenue PC-2025-48-CU (9/8/25)

17	D-153 Petition of Christopher Wright, dba Pro Car Associates, Inc., for a Conditional Use to Establish a Parking Area Consisting of Crushed Asphalt Grindings at 1100 Triplett Boulevard PC-2025-52-CU (9/8/25)

18	D-154 Petition of Bianca Robinson for a Conditional use to Establish a Beauty Salon at 483 Howe Street PC-2025-53-CU (9/8/25)

19	ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a vape shop at 2517 Mogadore Road; and declaring an emergency. (7/21/25) (To be scheduled for Public Hearing)

20	D-132 Petition of Crasi Homes for a Conditional Use to Construct Two-Family Dwellings at 940 Pitkin Street and 953 Dayton Street PC-2025-37-CU (6/30/25)

21	ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a dual-use marijuana dispensary at 730 W. Market Street; and declaring an emergency. (6/23/25) (To be scheduled for Public Hearing)

22	D-112 Petition of OPC Cultivation, LLC, for a Conditional Use to Establish a Dual-Use Marijuana Dispensary at 730 W. Market Street PC-2025-67-CU (6/2/25)

23	D-115 Petition of Mohammad Odetellah, dba the Herb Hub, for a Conditional Use to Establish a Vape Shop at 2517 Mogadore Road PC-2025-29-CU (6/2/25)

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.)

25	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)

26	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)

27	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)

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

29	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)

30	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)

31	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)

32	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)

33	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)

TIME:

ORDINANCE amending and/or supplementing Title 5, “Public Works,” Chapter 50, “Sewers,” Article 2, “Sewer Charges,” Sections 50.20, “Definitions,” 50.21 “Levy of charges,” 50.22 “Sewer service charges,” and 50.23 “Charges outside the City” of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. (9/8/25) (Substitute offered as an amendment 9/29/25)

2	ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into an intergovernmental agreement or agreements with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for periodic water quality inspections; and declaring an emergency. (7/14/25)

PUBLIC UTILITIES & GREEN (Kammer, Chair)

NO ITEMS

PUBLIC SAFETY (McKitrick, Chair)

TIME:

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