Union City Borough Council posts Sept. 16 agenda with tax-exoneration resolution, housing-plan item and ordinance amendments

The Union City Borough Council posted an agenda for its Sept. 16, 2024 meeting at 6:30 p.m. at First Global Methodist Church, 42 East High Street, listing motions on a tax-exoneration resolution for 121 East High Street, participation in an Erie County comprehensive housing plan, parking and zoning ordinance amendments, a Community Development Block Grant application for Mun Lot #1, and proposed Halloween hours.

The posted agenda opens with standard procedural business: approval of the agenda, a motion to approve the Aug. 27, 2024 minutes, the secretary's report, and motions to approve paid and unpaid bills. A public comment period labeled "Hearing of the Visitors" is scheduled; the posted agenda does not name any speakers or public-comment topics.

Among the nonroutine items, the agenda lists a motion to approve a resolution for tax exoneration for the property at 121 East High Street. The agenda does not include the text of the resolution, any supporting materials, or a recorded vote; the resolution is listed for Council consideration only.

The agenda also includes a motion related to Erie County's work on a new countywide comprehensive housing plan. The listing indicates the Council will consider a motion or resolution to participate in or otherwise endorse Erie County completing the plan; the posted agenda provides no details on the scope of participation or funding implications.

Two ordinance amendments are on the agenda: a parking ordinance amendment and a zoning ordinance amendment. The posted agenda provides only the motion titles and does not attach ordinance language, maps, or summaries explaining the changes being proposed.

The Borough has placed a motion on the agenda to approve submitting an application to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for "Mun Lot #1." The agenda does not disclose a project description, dollar amounts, or which municipal or community programs the grant would fund.

The Council will be asked to set Halloween hours for Oct. 31, 2024, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., according to the agenda. Administration and department liaison reports are scheduled before adjournment.

The posted agenda closes with a notice of an executive session to discuss real estate, personnel and contracts "with no action to be taken." The item is presented as a closed-door discussion; the agenda names neither participants nor specific properties, personnel matters or contracts to be discussed.

The agenda is a notice of items the Council intends to consider; the posted document does not record votes, motions carried, or final decisions. The meeting is scheduled for Sept. 16, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at First Global Methodist Church.