MIDDLETOWN CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

TUESDAY, June 16, 2015

BUSINESS MEETING – 5:30 pm – COUNCIL CHAMBERS – LOWER LEVEL

1. MOMENT OF MEDITATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

2. ROLL CALL

3. PRESENTATION- Proclamation recognizing Jacob Dameron

4. PUBLIC HEARING – 2016 Tax Budget for the City of Middletown

5. CITIZEN COMMENTS, GUESTS, ORGANIZATIONS’ REPORTS

6. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 7. MOTION ITEM (a) Receive, File and Adopt the 2016 Tax Budget for the City of Middletown

COUNCIL COMMENTS

LEGISLATION

1. Resolution No. R2015-24, a resolution to make adjustments to appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures of the City of Middletown, Counties of Butler and Warren, State of Ohio, for the period ending December 31, 2015. (Appropriations Transfer – General Fund) (2 nd Reading)

2. Ordinance No. O2015-38, an ordinance creating the position of Staff Attorney in the unclassified service of the City of Middletown and establishing a pay range for said position, and declaring an emergency.

3. Ordinance No. O2015-39, an ordinance appropriating a permanent sewer easement and a temporary easement in certain real property owned by Dick’s Creek Little Muddy Creek Subdistrict of the Miami Conservancy District located at parcel number Q6542060000015, and declaring an emergency.

4. Ordinance No. O2015-40, an ordinance appropriating various interests and easements in certain real property owned by AK Steel Corp. and Affiliated Companies and known as Oxford State Road Project Parcel Numbers 25, 26, 28, 43 and 58, and declaring an emergency.

5. Ordinance No. O2015-24, an ordinance enacting Chapter 1456 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Middletown establishing regulations for chronic nuisance abatement. (1st Reading)

6. Resolution No. R2015-25, a resolution to make adjustments to appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures of the City of Middletown, Counties of Butler and Warren, State of Ohio, for the period ending December 31, 2015. (Community Development Act 1974 Fund) (1st Reading) MIDDLETOWN CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, June 16, 2015 It is the policy of the City of Middletown to make all public hearings and meetings accessible to all persons, in accordance with state and/or federal laws. If you have a disability which requires accommodation in order for you to attend and/or participate in this meeting, please contact us at 425-7831 at least forty-eight hours prior to the time of the meeting to advise us of the need for accommodation, and reasonable efforts shall be made to provide the same. This agenda may be accessed on the City of Middletown website @ http://www.cityofmiddletown.org/" rel="nofollow - http://www.cityofmiddletown.org .

7. Resolution No. R2015-26, a resolution authorizing an agreement granting tax abatement to Manchester Hotel, LLC for redevelopment of 1027 Manchester Avenue in the Downtown Middletown Community Reinvestment Area. (1st Reading)

8. Resolution No. R2015-27, a resolution authorizing an agreement granting tax abatement to Snider Building, LLC for redevelopment of 101 North Main Street (Snider Building aka Sonshine Building) in the Downtown Middletown Community Reinvestment Area. (1st Reading)

CONSENT AGENDA. . . Matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote of consent. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed and considered separately.

(a) Approve City Council Minutes: June 2, 2015

(b) Receive and File Board & Commission Minutes: Convention & Visitor’s Bureau – February 23 & March 30, 2015 Board of Zoning Appeals – March 4, 2015 Architectural Review Board – April 2, 2015 Civil Service Commission – April 9 & 30, 2015 Board of Health and Environment – April 14, 2015 Park Board – May 4, 2015

(c) Receive and File Oaths of Office: Alexis Fitzsimmons and Michele McDowell

(d) Confirm Personnel Appointments: Seth Cantwell (e) To request the purchase of a Compact Excavator off the ODAS Cooperative Purchasing Program from Southeastern Equipment Co., Inc., in the amount of $46,108.73.