John Chambers

The meeting included a 5:15 PM Executive Session regarding contractual matters. Key discussions involved the second reading of an ordinance to rezone 409 Highway 29 Bypass North from Light Industrial to Single-Family Residential, which was approved on first reading in December. New business featured consideration of an ordinance to rezone properties on McLees Road from Limited Office to Neighborhood Commercial to accommodate a church use. The Council also addressed reappointments to the Municipal Election Commission, the purchase of mandatory encrypted handheld radios for the Police Department, the approval and adoption of the Electric City Transit Policy Title VI Plan for compliance, the award of an engineering contract for the Downtown Greenway Connection (including associated Orr Street streetscape improvements), and the award of an architectural design contract for the new Fire Station #4.

The agenda includes special recognitions, a presentation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for FY 2024-2025, and several items of old and new business. Old business includes the second reading of an ordinance providing for the April 7, 2026 General Election. New business involves considering an ordinance to rezone a property on Highway 29 Bypass North, a contract for valve and hydrant maintenance, a contract to upgrade the sewer line on East Orr Street, and a contract for the installation of a waterline along Michelin Boulevard.

The agenda includes discussions on a special tax assessment for rehabilitated historic properties, providing for the April 7, 2026 General Election, and a resolution to reimburse certain expenditures made prior to the execution and delivery of a federal tax-exempt equipment lease/purchase agreement or issuance of federal tax-exempt bonds. Also on the agenda is a request to purchase two fire apparatus.

The City Council agenda includes discussion on the Opioid Recovery Fund Grant, Phase 2, focusing on addiction recovery and support. It also covers an ordinance amending the business license ordinance to update the business license class schedule as required by Act 176, the purchase of a Caterpillar 200 KW generator for the Generostee Creek Wastewater Treatment plant, and a construction contract with Trae's Clearing and Grading LLC for the Glenn Street Headwall project. Additionally, there is consideration of Accommodations Tax (ATAX) Advisory Committee recommendations and an ordinance to establish a special tax assessment for rehabilitated historic properties.

The agenda includes discussions on an opioid grant work session, economic development in an executive session, and the approval of minutes from a previous meeting. Key items include amending the city code regarding unreasonable noises, updating the business license ordinance, purchasing a generator for the wastewater treatment plant, and considering a contract for the Glenn Street Headwall Project. Additionally, there's a request to amend the noise ordinance, update the business license class schedule, approve the Electric City Transit Agency Safety Plan, contract for sewer line rehabilitation, and replace the digester lid at the Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant.