Akron City Council - Committee Meetings
Akron City Council
Monday, June 10, 2024
1:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m. EDT
166 S High St, Akron, Ohio 44308 Akron, OH 44308 (Directions)
Akron Municipal Building, 3rd floor City Council Chambers
Regular Akron City Council committee meetings held every Monday afternoon (except for holidays.) Committees begin at 1 p.m. and end around 4 p.m. The committees are Planning and Economic Development; Parks and Recreation; Rules; Public Service; Public Safety; Health and Social Services; Public Utilities and Green; Budget and Finance; Housing and Neighborhood Assistance. Not every committee meets every week. Check Monday morning for final committee calls.
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Akron - OH Documenters Team
Committee approves $150,000 expenditure to support gun violence victims
Committee passes resolution to recognize two Firestone students for winning Dazzle awards
@SignalAkron
05:00 PM Jun 10, 2024 CDT
He requested time on items
He read item 9 which approved the Meridian Urban Renewal Plan in North Hill
A staffer explained that this approved the housing plan and standards
He read item 10 which gives historic Designation to the Brown Family Home at 242 Lake Street
Item 10 was approved unanimously
The last meeting minutes were approved unanimously
The meeting ended at 1:07 PM
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved unanimously
Sean Vollman said Item 1 recognizes Firestone CLC students Kyle McFalls and Rylee Horowitz for winning Best Actor and Spirit of the Dazzles at the Dazzle Awards
McFalls and Horowitz thanked the city for their support.
Sharon Connor thanked Theatre Directors Mark Zimmerman and Elynmarie Kazle for their work in the Arts
Item 1 was passed unanimously
The meeting ended at 2:12 PM
the minutes from the previous meeting passed unanimously
A staffer explained that Item 5 would create funding for new Housing Rehabilitation Program Contractors
Item 5 passed unanimously
Item 6 passed unanimously
A staffer said Item 7 lets Akron apply for the EPA's Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainable Environment grant, funding climate change mitigation in poor communities
Staffers explained the plan will improve biking and pedestrian infrastructure, green space, and Summit Lake's Tree Canopy after extensive community engagements required by the grant
The Meeting ended at 2:40 PM
McKitrick started the meeting at 2:40 PM
The minutes from the previous meeting were passed unanimously
Brian Harding (Akron Police Chief) said that Item 8 will adopt a new 911 plan, raising device fees for 911 service
Item 8 passed unanimously
A staffer said Item 9 will replace over 100 uniforms for the Akron Fire Dept. 60 are at the end of their 10-year lifespan
Nanette Pitt (Chief of Strategy) said Item 10 will donate $150000 to the new Gun Violence Response Fund to support victims of gun violence in Akron
Pitt said the fund will be managed by a board under the Akron Community Foundation
The meeting ended at 3:26 PM
Lombardo started the meeting at 3:26 PM
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved unanimously
A staffer said Item 2 will have Key Bank as the sole provider of Lock Box Services for the Income Tax Division
Item 2 passed unanimously
A staffer said Item 3 will contract a new company (Innovation Software Services Inc.) to continue online tax filing services
Item 3 passed unanimously
Item 4 passed unanimously
Agency Information
Akron City Council
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IN PERSON: Council meets each Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. in council chambers on the third floor of the Akron Municipal Building, 166 South High Street. City Council does not meet when a national holiday falls on a Monday, and recesses the month of August and the last two weeks of December.
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