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Council approves minutes and places 12 ordinances on consent agenda; consent agenda passes 9–0
Summary
Akron City Council approved prior meeting minutes 9–0, suspended rules to pass a committee resolution 9–0, and placed a package of ordinances on the consent agenda; the consent agenda later passed unanimously.
Akron City Council approved the minutes from its prior meeting and handled a package of new legislation primarily via the consent agenda.
The council approved the minutes, with a motion and second, and recorded that "The motion to approve the minutes passes 9 to 0." Later in the meeting the presiding officer said "The consent agenda passes 9 to 0."
Council suspended the rules to consider a committee report; the presiding officer announced the rules suspension and later stated, "This resolution passes 9 to 0." Several ordinances (Items 2–13) were placed on the consent agenda; Item 1, an ordinance offered by Councilman Fusco authorizing a contract exemption with Faust Psychological Services for psychological examinations for safety personnel, was referred. The other items were placed on the consent agenda and were approved as part of the consent vote.
Summary of items read into the record and their immediate outcomes at the meeting: - Item 1 (Fusco): Ordinance authorizing the director of human resources or her designee to enter into contracts without bidding with Faust Psychological Services for administration of psychological examinations and evaluations for safety personnel and other candidates — outcome: referred. - Item 2 (Lombardo): Ordinance authorizing the mayor or designee to enter into contracts with CHW Advisors for consulting and lobbying services — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 3 (Fusco): Lease amendment to construct and maintain a bicycle path in Burton and Middlefield townships — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 4 (McKittrick): Removal of designation as a through street for sections of Diagonal Road — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 5 (McKittrick): Construction of restrooms at Elizabeth Park (public bids) — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 6 (McKittrick): Contract with Innovative Roofing Solutions for preventative maintenance of flat roofs without bidding — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 7 (McKittrick): Contract after bidding for painting of fire hydrants — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 8 (McKittrick): Contract without bidding with A Fontus Blue Inc. for engineering services for treatment plant process optimization — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 9 (McKittrick): Applications and agreements for planning loan with the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account, Ohio EPA and Ohio Water Development Authority — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 10 (McKittrick, Connor, Fusco): Apply for and accept Ohio Department of Transportation pedestrian and bicycle grant for second phase of the Rubber City Heritage Trail — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 11 (McKittrick): Apply for and accept Summit County Transportation Improvement District grant funds awarded by the Ohio Department of Transportation for South Main Street improvements — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 12 (McKittrick, McKittrick and Bolden): Apply for ODOT pedestrian and bicycle grant for Akron Peninsula multipurpose trail project — outcome: placed on consent agenda. - Item 13 (McKittrick and Bridal): Apply for Ohio Department of Natural Resources Clean Ohio Trail Fund grant for Akron Peninsula multipurpose trail project — outcome: placed on consent agenda.
The meeting concluded after committee assignments were announced. The record shows the consent agenda and prior motions passed unanimously (9–0) in the public session; no roll-call votes with individual member votes were recorded in the transcript for those items.
