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Union City Borough Council approves parking and zoning amendments, applies for CDBG stormwater funds
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Union City Borough Council unanimously approved amendments to parking and zoning ordinances, authorized a CDBG grant application for up to $100,000 for stormwater repairs at Municipal Lot #1, approved a tax exoneration for 121 East High and set Halloween trick-or-treat hours.
UNION CITY — The Union City Borough Council on Sept. 16 approved a package of routine ordinances and administrative actions, including amendments to the borough’s parking and zoning codes and an application for Community Development Block Grant money to address stormwater problems in Municipal Lot No. 1.
The council voted unanimously to amend Parking Ordinance No. 1137 to add restrictions on unlawful and disabled vehicles and to update schedules I, II and IV. It also approved changes to Zoning Ordinance No. 1118 to define and regulate redemption games (sometimes called games of skill) and to add section 701.04 allowing accessory structures on adjoining lots.
Councilors also authorized submission of a CDBG application to Erie County for up to $100,000 to fund part of stormwater repairs in Municipal Lot No. 1, where recent sinkholes prompted a recommended sequence of work: Mansfield will fill the sinkhole, approximately 10 feet of pipe will be replaced, and a new catch basin installed before smoke-and-dye testing is performed. Streets Supervisor Bob Phillips said the borough is obtaining paving quotes for the repaired areas and that business owners and the Union City Volunteer Fire Department will be notified before testing begins.
Council approved a tax exoneration resolution for 121 East High, in the amount of $5,563.49, following purchase of the property by the Land Bank. The body also approved advertising an amendment to the tenant-registration ordinance to allow repeat charges in cases where required information is not provided, and set trick-or-treat hours for Thursday, Oct. 31, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Council President Riley Cross told the meeting he had spoken with Lance Greer regarding the Hometown Heroes civil case and said Greer would not be taking money from that case. Bev Ballog, representing Hometown Heroes, thanked the borough for its support and said she was pleased to hear Greer would not accept the funds.
Other routine motions — approving the Aug. 27 minutes, accepting the secretary’s report and authorizing payment of bills — passed unanimously. The council noted a Sept. 25 informational meeting to review employee health insurance plans and that Capela’s agreed to continue mowing through the end of the season.
The public meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m. An executive session on real estate, personnel and contracts followed from 6:58 p.m. to 7:42 p.m.; no action was taken during that session.
