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BEREA CITY COUNCIL Monday, April 21, 2025 - 7:30p.m. REGULAR MEETING AGENDA I. INTRODUCTION A. Call to Order B. Roll Call of Members C. Pledge of Allegiance D. Sunshine Compliance with Ohio R.C. 121.22 and Codified Ordinance Chapter 109 (Sunshine Laws) E. Approval/Amendment of Minutes: March 24, 2025 – Special Council Meeting April 7, 2025 – Regular Council Meeting II. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS A. Mayor’s Administrative Report and Comments B. Report and Comments by the Officers of the Administration 1. Director of Finance – Mrs. Morris 2. Director of Law & Public Safety – Mrs. Jones 3. Director of Public Service – Mr. Armagno III. COMMENDATIONS 1. RES. 4-6: A RESOLUTION HONORING DEIONNA BORDERS ON SECURING THE 2025 DIVISION I GIRLS STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE 235-POUND WEIGHT CLASS, APPLAUDING HER UNDEFEATED SEASON AND CELEBRATING THE FIRST EVER OHSAA GIRLS WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP FOR BEREA- MIDPARK HIGH SCHOOL. IV. ACCEPTANCE OF READING OF PETITIONS V. PRESENTATION OF MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC VI. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS VII. LEGISLATION A. For Third Reading: 1. ORD. 1-7: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND RATIFYING A THREE-YEAR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEREA AND THE LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL 860, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 4117 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 2. ORD. 3-2: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RECONSTITUTING SECTION 175.10, COMPENSATION SCHEDULE, OF CHAPTER 175, CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION, OF TITLE VIII, PERSONNEL PLAN, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEREA TO PROVIDE AN UPDATED COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE CITY EMPLOYEES, EXPRESSLY REPEALING EXISTING SECTION 175.10 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. April 21, 2025-Regular Council Meeting - 2 - 3. ORD. 3-3: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RECONSTITUTING SECTION 175.10, COMPENSATION CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF CHAPTER 175, CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION, AND ENACTING NEW SECTION 181.13 OF TITLE VIII, PERSONNEL PLAN, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEREA, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A REASONABLE RANK DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE POLICE CHIEF, FIRE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF AND THEIR SUBORDINATE RANKS , AND EXPRESSLY REPEALING EXISTING SECTION 175.10 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. B. For Second Reading: 1. ORD. 4-2: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND RATIFYING A THREE-YEAR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEREA AND THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE 15, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 4117 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 2. ORD. 4-3: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOINT MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT CONSORTIUM FOR THE PURCHASE OF ROAD SALT AND OTHER DEICING MATERIALS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 3. RES. 4-4: A RESOLUTION DECLARING IT NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF BEREA BY SUPPLYING THE SAME WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTING, INCLUDING TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHTING, BY FIXING THE VALUE OF INTERSECTIONS NOT ASSESSED FOR TAXATION, AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO MAKE AND FILE TENTATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO EFFECT THE SAME, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 4. ORD. 4-5: AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF BEREA BY SUPPLYING THE SAME WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTING, INCLUDING TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHTING, AND TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS THEREFOR, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. C. For First Reading: 1. RES. 4-7: A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING APRIL 22, 2025 AS EARTH DAY, AND APRIL 25, 2025 AS ARBOR DAY, AND PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BEREA TO CULTIVATE AND APPRECIATE TREES AND ALL ARBOREAL GIFTS OF NATURE. 2. RES. 4-8: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MAYOR’S REMOVAL OF ANTHONY ALEXANDER FROM THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 3. RES. 4-9: A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR’S APPOINTMENT OF KEVIN DAVENPORT TO THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF ANTHONY ALEXANDER ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2028, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. April 21, 2025-Regular Council Meeting - 3 - 4. RES. 4-10: A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM, NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR, PROHIBITING THE ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR, AND THE GRANTING OF, ZONING APPROVALS, BUILDING PERMITS, AND CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY FOR ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE, USE, OR CHANGE OF USE THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OR SALE OF VAPING/E- CIGARETTE PRODUCTS, AND PROHIBITING THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ACTUAL DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF SUCH PRODUCTS WITHIN THE CITY OF BEREA, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 5. ORD. 4-11: AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A PLAT VACATING SECOND AVENUE, WHICH IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, AND DEDICATING THE RELOCATED SECOND AVENUE. 6. ORD. 4-12: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CONSOLIDATION AND SPLIT OF PERMANENT PARCEL NUMBERS 362-14-026, 362-14-027, 362-14-028, 362-14-029, 362-14- 030, 362-14-031, 362-14-032 AND 362-14-066, DEDICATING OF A PORTION OF DEPOT STREET AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO PREPARE AND SIGN ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO. 7. ORD. 4-13: AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FROM THE VARIOUS FUNDS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE CURRENT EXPENDITURES AND OTHER EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF BEREA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025, AND EXPRESSLY REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2025-18. VIII. REPORT AND COMMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL IX. REPORT AND COMMENTS BY THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL A. Councilwoman Weaver, Ward 3 B. Councilman Zacharyasz, At-Large C. Councilwoman Brown, Ward 2 D. Councilwoman Coble, Ward 4 E. Councilman Dozier, Ward 1 F. Councilman McManis, At-Large G. Councilman Rick Skoczen, Ward 5 X. CORRESPONDENCE (April 3, 2025 – April 16, 2025) XI. OTHER BUSINESS A. Report and Comments by the Clerk of Council XII. ADJOURNMENT