Union City posts Sept. 16 agenda with tax-exoneration resolution, housing-plan request and multiple ordinance items

The Borough of Union City posted an agenda for its Sept. 16, 2024 council meeting at 6:30 p.m. at First Global Methodist Church, 42 East High Street. The posted agenda lists several motions for council consideration, including a resolution to exonerate taxes for 121 East High Street and a request for Erie County to complete a new countywide comprehensive housing plan.

The agenda, presented as the posted meeting notice, groups routine procedural items first — approval of the agenda, approval of minutes from the Aug. 27, 2024 meeting, the secretary’s report and motions to approve paid and unpaid bills — followed by scheduled reports: hearing of visitors (public comment), code enforcement and zoning reports for August 2024, the mayor’s and police chief’s reports, and a streets report from the street supervisor.

Key motions enumerated in the posted agenda include: a motion to approve a resolution for tax exoneration for the property at 121 East High Street; a motion to approve a resolution or request asking Erie County to complete a new countywide comprehensive housing plan; a motion to approve Halloween hours from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2024; motions to pass a parking ordinance amendment and a zoning ordinance amendment; and a motion to approve submitting an application to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for "MUN LOT #1." The posted agenda does not include ordinance text, ordinance numbers, vote tallies, mover/second information, or funding amounts for the CDBG application.

Because the document is a posted agenda rather than minutes or a transcript of the meeting itself, it does not record discussion, votes, or who will move or second the listed motions. The agenda also notes an executive session to discuss real estate, personnel and contracts with "no action to be taken."

The posted meeting notice identifies the meeting location and scheduled start time but provides no supporting materials or explanatory memos for the listed resolutions and ordinance amendments. Residents or interested parties seeking details on the tax-exoneration request for 121 East High Street, the scope or rationale for the housing-plan request to Erie County, the text of ordinance amendments, or the scope and budget for the CDBG application should contact borough staff or consult meeting materials that may be released before or at the meeting.