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Councilman Jeff Fusco, sponsor of the resolution, said the action formalizes a plan and procedures the city has used since the tree commission's creation in 2016. \"This will do that, formalize the actual master tree planting plan,\" Fusco said, and he noted the code updates gather rules into a single location.

Service Director Chris Leto said the ordinance is a cleanup to allow residents to object to planting on the lawn strip, not just to specific species. After hearings, the tree commission will make recommendations to the service director or a designee and the director will decide whether to relocate a proposed tree or not plant it in front of a particular home. Leto described the program objective: \"our goal is to plant as many trees as we can, and the benefits of the storm water and all the things, heat island.\" He also said the city will work with residents to relocate plantings away from driveways when possible.

A council member raised a question about trees planted under power lines. Leto said species selection and size matter: the forestry division will prescribe trees sized for the lawn strip to avoid future conflicts with utility lines and to reduce sidewalk damage. He said species planted under lines will be selected for wider, lower canopies rather than tall species that would later require significant trimming.

Committee members agreed to place both pieces on the consent agenda so the formal adoption and code cleanup can proceed; no final council passage is recorded in the committee transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Akron Council Committee Meetings - 06.23.2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee agreed to place a resolution adopting the city's master tree planting plan and a companion code amendment on the consent agenda. The changes formalize the tree commission's procedures, add objection rights for lawn-strip plantings, and set species guidelines for trees under utility lines.","taxTitle","Akron, Summit County, Ohio","taxId",2666,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6190176,"Council committee clears design contract for Cuyahoga Street storage facility disinfection project",310,1557000,1867000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5052761-cec2e7dbf7242358e6591a260ec1e7ee&start=1557&end=1867","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5052761-cec2e7dbf7242358e6591a260ec1e7ee/thumbnail_1557000.jpg","/articles/6190176/Akron/Summit-County/Ohio/Council-committee-clears-design-contract-for-Cuyahoga-Street-storage-facility-disinfection-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190176-059742fc2f619c97a894eb9842a402b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151692&Signature=enyF2LPWZmaGs6rmRq8xDY2fe1NQsIgm6AsXNxRL1LFf~r9IqxlKgpFovuZ42gr-vfvrASGIg3VJBbZW69gT1bo1-~tjg~Y92mJMrjBZ5ZwJgfrcvcEN3rPkLSp4m0GXymLSoTKF4N6ipnGIwPkX4JSj-omAklT8zisInU2A3943JsQvdr2J7m~XQpuxWEfGVAW2wVZ2QVuFh5bK33pIR2SgLPfyLB4TjU8if4WBE7glwiCQUj5FG56nGYR5OTcKwjKroBJHS8ueUg2O~eNGcXHwiCsIgHTUYswRd2bfz8BeWYYgoitcR95iZIaFrX72bvVCp6Wy~mDfJKbI9VVO9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Service Committee moved to place on the consent agenda an ordinance authorizing the director of public service to contract without public bidding with Burgess & Niple, Inc., for design and construction-phase engineering of a disinfection system at the Cuyahoga Street storage facility.

Chris Leto, director of public service, said the project would add disinfection at the Cuyahoga Street basin (formerly called Rack 40), a 9.5-million-gallon storage basin built as part of the city's combined sewer overflow (CSO) program in the early 2000s. Leto said the project is an alternative to building high-rate treatment at the downstream tunnel terminus and is part of the city's request under the CSO consent-decree fourth amendment.

\"Our model shows that we overflow about a 100,000,000 gallons in the typical year into the river,\" Leto said. By dewatering the tunnel at a higher rate and sending flow about a mile north to the Cuyahoga Street basin, Leto said the proposed disinfection would reduce the typical-year overflow by roughly 30,000,000 gallons — from about 90–100 million gallons to around 60 million.

Leto said Ohio EPA has agreed with the city's approach and that the ordinance will allow the city to proceed with design and engineering during construction. Committee members voted to move the item to the consent agenda; no final council enactment is recorded in the committee transcript.","The Public Service Committee approved forwarding an ordinance authorizing a no-bid contract with Burgess & Niple for design services on a disinfection project at the Cuyahoga Street storage basin intended to reduce combined sewer overflows.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6190181,"Public Service Committee ratifies emergency demolitions, authorizes payment to Butcher & Sons",389,1247000,1636000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5052761-cec2e7dbf7242358e6591a260ec1e7ee&start=1247&end=1636","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5052761-cec2e7dbf7242358e6591a260ec1e7ee/thumbnail_1247000.jpg","/articles/6190181/Akron/Summit-County/Ohio/Public-Service-Committee-ratifies-emergency-demolitions-authorizes-payment-to-Butcher-Sons","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190181-e2582caaa2bb364d3193f219b20c3aad/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151692&Signature=ZKY7kvVnPvLvXRS1G~g8Tf7co8W-JwXziB8dqtYuecvZOIjKS8s98dcAQwzP1vaDnRRVKsZjEXmraG6yqFcGe7XAVWBTpFgXkSaG8U3TQdK1ufKaEjqWukXNiDkZamU~gD-XSADKS~Q3aWieDxml5-bvVsrUAgsu1vmAZUjGaXhKkaYohRD~jqB8vi1YsAM6tnG62LRjp0wDLQN-K1L37obZrERqrUTwVCP9KnkkPP7rtXlpZiYld-57YKAyr1j6DaUAFrrA1MaTit6fP3-inMrgqj442~8GbzIbYZGjOCrRp3aEgmp6AK8qFU2BHNGv~WJFwVxG7CsaBdnkDUvpOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Service Committee voted to place on the consent agenda an ordinance ratifying actions by the director of public service to contract with Butcher & Sons, Inc., for the emergency demolition of six structures deemed unsafe.

Chris Leto, the city's director of public service, told the committee the city contracted for demolition of six structures, most damaged by fire and judged to be at imminent risk of failure or collapse. \"We have 6 structures that we entered into contract with Butcher and Sons to take down these structures,\" Leto said. He said the structures were located across wards including two in Ward 9, one in Ward 3 and two in Ward 5.

Councilman Lombardo asked whether the demolitions had already taken place; Leto replied, \"Yes. They're all down, sir.\" Lombardo noted the contract costs appeared higher than the usual demolition notices he receives that are often under $10,000; Leto said some structures required disposal at different landfills because asbestos was not abated and that he would provide particulars on costs.

Leto also noted a separate vacant-building case at Saint Paul's Church, which \"just went to a hearing last week\"; the board gave the property an additional month after the property owner produced a plan and an investor had stepped forward to propose rehabilitation.

Committee members voted to suspend rules and place the ordinance on the consent agenda so the city can pay the contractor for completed work. The ordinance as read ratifies director authority to contract for emergency demolition and declares the matter an emergency; the transcript shows committee approval but does not record final council passage.","The Public Service Committee approved sending an ordinance to the consent agenda to ratify emergency demolition contracts with Butcher & Sons, Inc. for six fire-damaged or imminently collapsing structures and declared the matter an emergency so the contractor can be paid.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6190186,"Akron rules committee backs resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 335",383,901000,1284000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5052761-cec2e7dbf7242358e6591a260ec1e7ee&start=901&end=1284","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5052761-cec2e7dbf7242358e6591a260ec1e7ee/thumbnail_901000.jpg","/articles/6190186/Akron/Summit-County/Ohio/Akron-rules-committee-backs-resolution-opposing-Ohio-House-Bill-335","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190186-e3c90ac5b48e3b3705879b9c9129a171/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151692&Signature=UT4lrqL8MV-gqsADX8rhWTHZSBPgPmVXoVU52nujDV2adWkuDfbkmmWenSX3HIfsbwbq0d7nqsIvZ-dNPabCPMY86RqmB9ZpfdYhDPi51GWB21CDIzFAj96FSG2eGCv7xDQaEJ4AAzY7lZogda4M17yp04w5-n4bEFSs-vP4s094cj-yWdRGpx2NUz2A6RjkA7YU8yrXwxihTAsvlipXwzeyuKjxDToQyEw5VDULMsq3IRpXjw-XIcnvo4lXiPP8fS06uUKTf~sEV9efVczcUd8KFd-fjVDCepq89yLhuL0uBPzw6AH4KvYj6MaULb2T9NemM0KmzSVrNuRC6o~wCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rules Committee of the Akron City Council voted to suspend the committee rules and forward a resolution opposing Ohio General Assembly House Bill 335 to the full council.

Councilman Jeff Fusco, the sponsor, told the committee the bill would eliminate what he described as the \"inside millage\" — a constitutionally authorized property tax authority that, he said, allows cities, schools and certain county agencies to raise revenue without a voter referendum. \"I don't understand how it could even become law if it's in the Ohio constitution,\" Fusco said, urging the committee to send a message to the statehouse against the bill.

Fusco said the measure could have a serious local impact. He said, pending more precise city data, he had heard an estimate of \"almost $40,000,000\" in potential losses for the city of Akron. He also cited statewide estimates, attributing them to the Ohio Education Policy Institute: \"Statewide total would be, about 2,000,000,000,\" and that as many as \"100,000\" full-time teachers statewide could be affected and that roughly \"20,000\" teaching positions could be eliminated in the worst case.

Committee Chair McKittrick called for a motion to suspend the rules with a favorable report; committee members voted in favor with no recorded opposition. The committee clerk, Bibiano, confirmed the measure will be transmitted to full council the same evening.

The committee record shows the item was introduced and the sponsor requested expedited handling so the council's position could be communicated promptly to the Ohio General Assembly; no final action at full council is recorded in the committee transcript.

Details the sponsor attributed to state sources — including the Ohio Legislative Service Commission and the Ohio Education Policy Institute — were discussed in the committee but the transcript shows Fusco was awaiting additional, Akron-specific fiscal figures that he had requested from staff and hoped to receive later that day.","The Rules Committee voted to suspend rules and send a resolution to full council opposing Ohio House Bill 335, which sponsors said would eliminate certain \"inside millage\" funding streams that support local services and schools.","actionData","errors"]

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