City Council Workshop

Town Hall 27 East Main Street

Agenda — 22 items

1. 1. Call to Order
2. 2. Correspondence and Council Comments ▶ jump to 0:57
3. 3. Discussion Items ▶ jump to 7:03
4. 4. Proposed Consent Agenda for December 17, 2024, Council Meeting ▶ jump to 7:04
5. A. A Motion to Acknowledge the Timely Receipt of the November 2024 Monthly Financial Report Brief Description: Financial summaries are provided each month for Council’s review. 24-0126 item forwarded ▶ jump to 7:11
6. B. A Motion Directing the Clerk to Send Notice to the Ohio Division of Liquor Control Indicating No Request for a Hearing Regarding the Transfer of a Permit to Sell Alcoholic Beverages to Ozer Petroleum LLC, 27 S. Main St. from Square Inch USA LLC, DBA Hudson Petroleum, 27 S. Main St., Hudson. Brief Description: The Clerk is in receipt of the attached Notice to Legislative Authority dated December 2, 2024, from the Ohio Division of Liquor Control concerning the opportunity to request a hearing regarding this permit. The City’s response must be postmarked no later than December 23, 2024. 24-0127 item forwarded ▶ jump to 7:18
7. C. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY’S PAY RANGE STRUCTURE AND PAY RANGE ASSIGNMENTS SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 23-159; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Brief Description: This Ordinance authorizes an annual salary adjustment for the City's non-bargaining unit employees. The pay bands provided in the Pay Range Structure chart attached to the Ordinance have each been adjusted by a factor of 1.03 over the 2024 Pay Range Structure figures. This Ordinance also amends the City’s Pay Range Assignment Schedule. 24-154 item forwarded ▶ jump to 7:38
8. D. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING HUDSON FIRE TO PURCHASE A FOTOKITE TETHERED OPERATION, FULLY AUTONOMOUS, PILOTLESS DRONE FROM ATLANTIC EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Brief Description: Hudson Fire has been evaluating uses for operational drones for almost two years. We have had numerous sales demonstrations and seen various drone options. We have determined that the best option available for our purposes is a tethered, autonomous, pilotless, continuous use drone with a combination live visual optic and thermal imaging platform. 24-155 item forwarded ▶ jump to 7:55
9. E. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MONTROSE FORD, FAIRLAWN, OHIO, FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE FORD EXPLORER FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Brief Description: The purchase of one (1) Ford Explorer at Montrose Ford in Fairlawn that is for the Fire Department. This is part of the 2025 budgeted vehicles for Fire. This vehicle is being purchased under the State Bid List items. 24-156 item forwarded ▶ jump to 8:16
10. F. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BENBERY LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF A 12.1 ACRE PARCEL LOCATED ON STOW ROAD (SUMMIT COUNTY PARCEL # 3009781); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Brief Description: The City of Hudson is interested in the purchase of a 12.1-acre parcel located just north of the Ohio Turnpike on Stow Road otherwise identified by the Summit County Auditor as Parcel #3009781. The land is currently owned by Benbery LLC. The City and the property owner have agreed to a sale price of $350,000 total for the property. The City will pay the property owner a 10% deposit at the signing of the purchase agreement which shall serve as an option to purchase. The option period is for 6 months. After the City’s due diligence is reviewed and approved by Council, the City can exercise the option and close. If the City decides to not move forward, there will be no obligation to close. 24-157 item forwarded ▶ jump to 8:34
11. 5. Proposed Legislation for December 17, 2024, Council Meeting ▶ jump to 8:59
12. A. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 1205.09 AND 1205.11 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE RELEVANT TO DISTRICT REGULATION SETBACKS FOR ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. Brief Description: Land Development Code Amendment to require uses within D6 and D8 that are adjacent to residentially used properties to be increased to match the setbacks required when such uses are adjacent to residentially zoned properties. 24-104 item forwarded ▶ jump to 9:09
13. B. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1206.05 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE RELEVANT TO NON-CONFORMING RESIDENTIAL USES. Brief Description: Land Development Code Amendment to provide greater ability of existing non-conforming residential properties to rebuild or expand an existing dwelling on an existing parcel. 24-105 item forwarded ▶ jump to 10:20
14. C. A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION NOT TO IMPLEMENT THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATION SYSTEM DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2025. Brief Description: The City is not removing the Growth Management Allocation System; however, because of no appreciable population change, the system would not be implemented for 2025. 24-131 item forwarded ▶ jump to 11:46
15. D. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4, “STORM COLLECTION” AND SECTION 5, “STORM WATER MANAGEMENT,” OF CHAPTER 1419, “ENGINEERING STANDARDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION” OF THE BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE. Brief Description: The City of Hudson’s Engineering Standards Section 4 - Storm Collection and Section 5 - Storm Water Management were last updated in 2018. Staff would like to update these sections to reflect recommended higher storm water conveyance and flood mitigation standards and various changes due to industry standards that have changed since the last updates. 24-151 item forwarded ▶ jump to 13:46
16. E. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF HUDSON’S GENERAL FUND BUDGET OVERAGE COMMITMENT FOR HUDSON INFRASTRUCTURE. Brief Description: This is an Ordinance directing the Finance Department to prepare draft appropriations for certain uses, at least in part, in an amount equal to any excess General Fund carryover balance. 24-152 item forwarded ▶ jump to 14:07
17. F. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 254 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES ENTITLED “EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND PERSONNEL RULES”, AS INITIALLY ADOPTED AND AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BY CITY COUNCIL. Brief Description: This ordinance authorizes amendments to the Employee Handbook and Personnel Rules, as approved by the Personnel Advisory and Appeals Board (PAAB) on September 30, 2024. 24-153 item forwarded ▶ jump to 14:22
18. G. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A JOB CREATION GRANT AGREEMENT WITH CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (DBA SPECTRUM); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Brief Description: Charter Communications is requesting a 50% income tax credit for 10 years. The company will relocate regional operations to the existing facility at 280 Executive Parkway West. The company is a provider of telecommunications and broadband services. Charter Communications anticipates investing $6.3 million and will maintain an anticipated minimum payroll of $14 million at the facility within three years. 24-158 item forwarded ▶ jump to 16:30
19. 6. Items to be Added to Future Agendas ▶ jump to 17:43
20. 7. Adjournment ▶ jump to 18:37
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