City Council Delays Ward Map, Approve Schwebel Work

approved all items on the agenda with one exception.

The final descriptions for the city ward map were set to be voted on Monday, but the decision will be delayed to next week.  The item was a last-minute addition to the agenda, so not all council members had time to look it over. 

Mary Ellen Pyke felt uneasy to vote without taking a closer look at the map. 

"There is no change to legislation other than legal description and no boundary change," Don Walters said. "It’s almost like a legal cleanup ordinance—that is the way it was explained."

Council members agreed to wait to vote until after reviewing the agenda item. The ward map and description will be used for ten years once the council approves it, said Law Director Paul Janis.

Council adopted items to advance the Schwebel Industrial and Technology Center. These include an approval of a Brownfield redevelopment plan for the proposed center, a resolution to apply for and accept a Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund grant and an agreement to adhere to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards.

Other items approved:

• A new ordinance was introduced to work with Kenmore Construction for emergency repairs to the road embankment supporting Akron-Peninsula Road north of Ira Road.
• Contracts to purchase materials and supplies for the water and sewer division, the streets division, the garage division and the sanitation division for 2012.
• Purchase of vehicles for city use.
• Installation of traffic control devices for the purposes of construction.