Akron planning committee approves sale of city parcel to support renovation at 18 West Miller Avenue

The Akron City Council Planning Committee approved an ordinance to sell a portion of city-owned property (Summit County parcel number 6803118) to James W. Brooks to support renovation of the adjacent building at 18 West Miller Avenue.

Committee members placed the item on the consent agenda and approved it by voice vote. Mr. Volman told the committee that Brooks owns the mixed-use property at 18 West Miller Avenue and is seeking to acquire roughly one‑tenth of an acre east of that property to support renovations. The committee recorded the sale price as the city’s standard rate of 50 cents per square foot, producing a total purchase price of $2,100, according to the presentation.

The ordinance as read by staff named the parcel by Summit County parcel number 6803118 and included an emergency clause. After brief clarification — the chair asked whether Brooks also owned the nearby Save A Lot store and Mr. Volman said he did not — members moved the item to the consent agenda and approved it without roll-call dissent. At the earlier roll call for the meeting Fusco, Kamer, Connor, Boys and Hannah were recorded as present; those members voted "aye" on the motion as recorded in the meeting.

No amendments, conditions, or public comments on the item were recorded in the meeting transcript. The chair closed the planning committee meeting shortly after the vote and described the item as "an easy sale." Staff announced that the Public Service Committee would meet later the same day at 2:00 p.m.

What the ordinance does: It authorizes disposition of a portion of city-owned property (Summit County parcel 6803118) to James W. Brooks for the renovation of the adjacent building at 18 West Miller Avenue and declares an emergency so the ordinance takes effect upon adoption. The transcript did not specify the precise legal ordinance number or the date the legislation will appear in the codified municipal code.