City Council Meeting
12/4/2023 7:00:00 PM


CONSENT AGENDA

RULES (M. Freeman, Chair)

FIRST READING AND REFERRED:

1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Law, or their designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, for the provision of professional services necessary or attendant to the provision of legal services to the City of Akron during the year 2024; and declaring an emergency. (11/27/2023)
2 RESOLUTION acknowledging the City Administration’s deletion and removal of “Section 56” from the City of Akron’s annual operating budget; reaffirming City Council’s decision and commitment to ensuring that City contracts involving expenditures in excess of $50,000 are reviewed and authorized by Council; and declaring an emergency. (11/27/2023)

TIME:

3 ORDINANCE amending and/or supplementing Title 3, Chapter 30 “Mayor and Council,” Section 30.01 “Meetings” of the Akron Codified Ordinances in order to provide for safe, accessible, and efficient City Council Meetings; and declaring an emergency. (11/20/2023)
4 RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 2-2021, to amend and/or supplement the “Rules of Procedure for the Akron City Council;” and declaring an emergency. (11/20/2023)

BUDGET & FINANCE (M. Freeman, Chair)

FIRST READING AND REFERRED:

1 ORDINANCE repealing and replacing Ordinance No. 291-2021, creating, establishing, and recognizing departments, offices, bureaus, divisions and positions in the classified service of the City of Akron; requiring that only budgeted funded positions be filled; and declaring an emergency. (11/27/2023)

TIME:

2 RESOLUTION urging City of Akron to reallocate COVID - 19 funds from restaurants to Forever R Children’s Shower Bus; and declaring an emergency. (11/13/2023)

PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (J. Fusco, Chair)

FIRST READING AND REFERRED: TO BE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING:

1 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a laundromat at 147 N. Arlington Street; and declaring an emergency. (11/27/2023)
2 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an office, retail and medical marijuana dispensary on the west side of White Pond Drive, north of Naify Boulevard; and declaring an emergency. (11/27/2023)
3 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 782 Bellevue Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (11/27/2023)

TIME:

4 D-728 Petition of KSN LLC for a Conditional Use to Establish a Laundromat at 147 N. Arlington St PC-2023-49-CU (11/06/2023)
5 D-729 Petition of White Pond Holdings, LLC, for a Conditional Use to Construct an Office, Retail and Medical Marijuana Dispensary Development and Sale of City-Owned Land on the West Side of White Pond Drive, South of Frank Boulevard (Parcel 68-62331) PC-2023-59-CU&S (11/06/2023)
6 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)
7 D-731 Subdivision approval of the Meridian Street Allotment at the Southern Terminus of Meridian Street, South of E Tallmadge Avenue PC-2023-61-A (11/06/2023)
8 ORDINANCE amending/supplementing Title 15, Chapter 153, “Zoning Code”, Section 153.140 “Definitions” and Section 153.310 “Business and Industry requirements” by establishing a form-based Urban Overlay district for the East Market Street Corridor; and declaring an emergency. (Substitute offered as an amendment was read in 9/18/2023) (Public Hearing was held 10/30/2023)
9 RESOLUTION urging the modification of Akron City Council Resolution #159-2010 and vacation of the current honorary designation of a portion of Olive Street near St. Thomas Hospital as “Dr. Bob’s Way;” urging acceptance of a new honorary designation of a section of Ardmore Avenue, between West Exchange Street and North Portage Path, as “Dr. Bob’s Way;” urging the Administration to take actions consistent with this vacation and new designation, including the removal of existing signage and the creation and placement of new signage on or near Ardmore Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (10/16/2023)
10 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a kennel at 640 E. Catawba Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (3/27/2023) (Public Hearing was held 4/24/2023)
11 D-633 Petition of Laura Lawson, dba Safe Harbor for Strays, for a Conditional Use to establish a kennel at 640 E. Catawba Ave PC-2023-11-CU (3/13/2023)
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 establish an auto dealership at 338 N. Arlington Street; and declaring an emergency. (11/28/2022) (Public Hearing was held 1/23/2023)
14 D-500 Petition of Ramon Hernandez for a Conditional Use to establish a short-term rental at 1764 Thornapple Avenue. (6/6/2022)
15 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to expand a business at 745 E. Archwood Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (9/12/2022) (Public Hearing was held 10/3/2022)
16 D-534 Petition of RVR Realty & Investment for a Conditional Use to expand a business at 745 E. Archwood Avenue (9/12/2022)
17 ORDINANCE amending Title 15 “Land Usage”, Chapter 153, “Zoning Code” to reflect the enactment of the Title 15, Chapter 155 “Sign Code”; and declaring an emergency. (5/2/2022) (Public Hearing was held May 9, 2022)
18 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 1363 Diagonal Road; and declaring an emergency. (12/6/21) (Public Hearing was held January 24, 2022)
19 D-371 Petition of Alicia Lee, for a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 1363 Diagonal Road. (PC-2021-58-CU) (PC-2021-38-CU) (11/15/21)
20 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 434 Clinton Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing was held 9/20/2021)
21 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)
22 D-302 Petition of Mayamu Konneh for a Conditional Use to establish a Type A daycare home at 434 Clinton Avenue. (PC-2021-37-CU) (9/13/21)
23 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)
24 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)
25 ORDINANCE amending The Zoning Map by changing the Commercial Use District Classification (U4, H4, A5) on property located on the north side of East Exchange Street, west of South Arlington Street, and changing the Commercial Use District (U4, H2, A4 and U4, H2, A1) on property located on the east side of South Arlington Street, south of East Exchange Street, to Retail Business Use District (U3, H2, A4); and declaring an emergency. (9/14/20) (Public Hearing was held - 10/19/20)
26 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)
27 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)
28 D-45 Petition of Ngwe Tun for a Conditional Use to establish a retail use at 116 E. Cuyahoga Falls Avenue (PC-2020-09-CU) (3/16/20)
29 ORDINANCE authorizing a Conditional Use to establish a retail use at 116 E. Cuyahoga Falls Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (Public Hearing was held 6/29/20)
30 D-31. Petition of Lonnie Jones for a Conditional Use to establish a rooming house at 460 South Maple Street. (PC-2012-15) (4/16/12)

FILED:

31 D-708 Petition of Dan Nielsen, Dba Kenjoh Outdoor Advertising, for a Conditional Use to Install an Outdoor Advertising Display on the East Side of Sumner Street, South of Interstate 76 PC-2023-43-CU (9/11/2023)

PUBLIC SERVICE (T. Mosley, Chair)

NO ITEMS

PUBLIC UTILITIES & GREEN (M. Freeman, Chair)

NO ITEMS

PUBLIC SAFETY (D. Kammer, Chair)

TIME:

1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a contract or contracts with the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board (ADM) for the purpose of establishing a mobile behavioral health crisis response service, purchase required equipment, and accept reimbursement from ADM for costs; and declaring an emergency. (10/16/2023)

PARKS & RECREATION (P. Lombardo, Chair)

NO ITEMS

HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE (J. Fusco, Chair)

NO ITEMS

HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (L. Omobien, Chair)

NO ITEMS

ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT PREVIOUS MEETING

ORDINANCE NO. 361-2023 authorizing the Mayor or his designee to co-sponsor, with the City of Cuyahoga Falls, an application for and, if awarded, expend grant funding from Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (“AMATS”) for the Akron-Peninsula Road Multi-Use Trail; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0.
ORDINANCE NO. 362-2023 authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the construction of the Good Park Golf Course Booster Pump Station; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0.
ORDINANCE NO. 363-2023 authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee to apply for and, if awarded, to accept and expend the Ohio’s Urban Forestry Grant Program Inflation Reduction Act Grant; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0.
ORDINANCE NO. 364-2023 authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee to apply for and, if awarded, to accept and expend the USDA Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0.
ORDINANCE NO. 365-2023 authorizing a Conditional Use to construct an outdoor advertising display on the east side of Sumner Street, south of I-76; and declaring an emergency. (10/2/2023) (Public Hearing held 11/13/2023) Vote: 11-0.
ORDINANCE NO. 366-2023 amending The Zoning Map by changing the Apartment House Use District Classification (U2, H2, A2) Use on property located south of the properties fronting E. Market Street from Fountain Street east to Ivan Place to a Retail Business Use District Classification (U3, H4, A5) Use; and declaring an emergency. (9/18/2023) (Public Hearing was held 10/30/2023) Vote: 10-0 (Neal abstained).
ORDINANCE NO. 367-2023 amending/supplementing Title 15, Chapter 153, “Zoning Code”, Article 1 “General Provisions” and Article 6 “Development and Area District Requirements” regarding the East Market Street Urban Overlay Area; and declaring an emergency. (10/16/2023) (Public Hearing was held 10/30/2023) Vote: 11-0.
ORDINANCE NO. 368-2023 amending and/or supplementing Title 7, “Traffic Code,” Chapter 72, “Traffic Rules,” Section 72.38, and Chapter 76 “Parking Regulations,” Section 76.15 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency. (11/20/2023) Vote: 11-0.
RESOLUTION NO. 369-2023 celebrating November as Native American Heritage Month; recognizing the rich local history of Native Americans in the Akron area; honoring the contributions of Native people to our community; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0.
RESOLUTION NO. 370-2023 approving and confirming the appointment of Kim Ventresca to the City of Akron Commission on Aging for a three-year term; and declaring an emergency. Vote: 11-0.

NEW ITEMS

NEW LEGISLATION

RULES

BUDGET & FINANCE

1 ORDINANCE authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the purchase of materials and services needed by the various divisions and departments of the City for a period of time not to exceed 5 years; approving the specifications therefor; and declaring an emergency.
2 ORDINANCE authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into an agreement or agreements, without the formality of advertising for bids, with Amazon, Grainger, and W.B. Mason for the purchase of miscellaneous supplies and small dollar purchases used by various divisions and departments of the City for a period of one (1) year; authorizing payment therefor; and declaring an emergency.
3 ORDINANCE authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into an agreement or agreements, without the formality of advertising for bids, for the purchase of miscellaneous supplies, services, repair parts, and labor for machinery and equipment used by various divisions and departments of the City for a period of one (1) year; authorizing payment therefor; and declaring an emergency.
4 ORDINANCE authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of advertising for bids, for the purchase of annual subscriptions and maintenance packages for the software currently used by various departments of the City through December 31, 2024; and declaring an emergency.
5 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Finance or his designee, without the formality of advertising for bids, to enter into an agreement or agreements with Systems & Software for support and maintenance of billing software for the Utilities Business Office in 2024; and declaring an emergency.
6 ORDINANCE authorizing employee cost of living adjustments through calendar year 2024 to employees in the non-bargaining, management, and unclassified job classes in order to attract and retain qualified employees, while at same time economically utilizing taxpayer dollars to provide vital, quality services to the citizens of the City of Akron; and declaring an emergency.
7 ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 75-2023, passed March 27, 2023, which established the annual appropriation for the current expenses, other expenditures and the capital outlays of the City of Akron for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023; and declaring an emergency.

PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

8 ORDINANCE approving the Project Petition for Special Assessments for Special Energy Improvement Projects related to the acquisition, construction, installation, and improvement of certain public improvements in the City of Akron, Ohio at 241 Furnace Street, Akron, Ohio in cooperation with the Akron-Summit County Energy Special Improvement District, Inc.; approving the necessity of that project; determining to proceed with that project; levying special assessments for the purpose of paying the costs of that project; approving a Cooperative Agreement and a Special Assessment Agreement related to that project; and declaring an emergency.
9 RESOLUTION approving and confirming the appointment of Mike Freeman for a term beginning on January 1, 2024, and expiring on December 31, 2028, to the City of Akron Planning Commission; and declaring an emergency.

PUBLIC SERVICE

10 ORDINANCE levying special assessments for the improvement of Waterloo Road between the termini of Interstate 77 and 100-feet east of Brewster Creek by constructing and reconstructing curbs, concrete sidewalks, and driveway approaches; and declaring an emergency.
11 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract or contracts with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for the implementation of CSO Program Management Team – Operation/Maintenance project; and declaring an emergency.
12 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Burgess & Niple for preliminary design services for the Enhanced High Rate Treatment (EHRT) facility; and declaring an emergency.
13 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract or contracts with ARCADIS U.S., Inc. for design services and Anser Advisory for construction management services for WRF Headworks; and declaring an emergency.
14 ORDINANCE 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 DLZ Ohio, Inc. for design, management, or construction in connection with the Riverside Sewer Separation (CSO Rack 34) project; and declaring an emergency.
15 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., for a customer information system implementation support agreement; and declaring an emergency.
16 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., for professional consulting services in support of the Fixed Network Advanced Meeting Infrastructure (AMI) project; and declaring an emergency.
17 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts with Akron Energy Systems, LLC (AES), for professional consulting services in support of the Fixed Network Advanced Meeting Infrastructure (AMI) project; and declaring an emergency.

PUBLIC UTILITIES & GREEN

18 ORDINANCE authorizing the Purchasing Agent or their designee, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, to enter into a contract or contracts with ProTech Systems to purchase PLC equipment to replace outdated PLC control hardware throughout the Water Plant that is at the end of its service life and no longer supported; and declaring an emergency.
19 ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into Sponsorship Agreements with Project Implementers for Water Resource Restoration Sponsor Program (WRRSP) and to enter into Sponsorship Agreements with certain project implementers for the sponsorship of two projects under the WRRSP; and declaring an emergency.
20 ORDINANCE authorizing the Purchasing Agent or their designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, without the formality of publicly advertising for bids, with Rexel for the annual preventative maintenance of two (2) high service pump variable frequency drives (VFDs) at the Akron Water Plant for a five (5) year period; and declaring an emergency.

PUBLIC SAFETY

21 ORDINANCE approving certain rules proposed by City of Akron Citizens’ Police Oversight Board; and declaring an emergency.

PARKS & RECREATION

22 ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of Public Service, or his designee, to enter into a contract or contracts, after publicly advertising for bids, for the construction of Morgan Park Pavilion; and declaring an emergency.

HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE

HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

MISCELLANEOUS

Public Comment Forms from Previous Meeting

Public Comment List - 11-27-2023

Minutes from Previous Meeting

Council Meeting Minutes - 11-27-2023
Committee Meeting Minutes - 11-27-2023