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Key outcomes

- Ordinance 1-20-25 (second reading): Amend zoning map to reclassify one parcel in the 1100 block of North Main to \"Main Street North.\" Motion to adopt second reading carried by voice vote.

- Ordinance 2-20-25 (second reading): Amend zoning map to reclassify one parcel to \"General Business B.\" Motion to adopt second reading carried by voice vote.

- Resolution 24-20-25 (second reading): Council declared support for state Issue 2, the renewal of the State Capital Improvement Program on the May 6, 2025 statewide ballot. Council members reported meetings with state legislators and indicated they would forward a copy of the resolution to the sponsor.

- Resolution 25-20-25 (second reading): Resolution supporting the administration's decision to prohibit parking on Orchard Avenue NE and Charlotte Street NE in front of the Diebold facility. Council approved the second reading by voice vote after public comment and administrative review.

- Consent-motion package (single omnibus motion): Council approved minutes from March 3 Committee of the Whole and March 10 public hearing and City Council minutes; the city's debt policy; the 2024 firefighter dump plow truck (Freightliner) and corresponding equipment contract award; and the City Hall HVAC and Police Department renovation-project architect contract award. The omnibus motion carried by voice vote.

How votes were recorded: For each item the transcript reports a voice vote with members answering \"Aye\" and the chair stating \"Motion carries.\" The transcript does not include detailed roll-call vote counts for these items.

What this means: The zoning amendments proceed to be implemented under city planning procedures; the resolution supporting Issue 2 signals council's backing of the state-level program renewal; the parking restriction will be enforced in the specified locations adjacent to the Diebold facility; and the consent motion advanced several administrative and procurement items including the newly adopted debt policy.

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Catherine (city administration) said the first installment was received on March 31. The total vacant-property registration amount cited in council materials is $76,393.50; Catherine said the second installment is due by June 1 in connection with an executed extension of the TIF (tax-increment financing) agreement. The corrective-action plan lists required work including installing a fence along Whitworth Street, cleaning trash and debris, boarding and sealing windows and access points, repairing loose bricks and siding on Building 6, repairing damaged siding on the south wall facing East Maple, and posting no-trespassing signs.

The administration characterized the payment and registry filing as the activation of the corrective-action plan and said city inspectors have observed initial work. The plan had an April 3 deadline for certain actions; officials said the owner submitted materials on March 31.

Separately, staff reported that phase 1 of well drilling at Arrowhead is complete. Catherine said crews \"went down, it was 5 12 feet\" and encountered shale; the contractor is mobilizing for phase 2, which staff described as running the raw-water line so the site can begin demobilization of drilling equipment.

Administration also announced the city launched a Civic Leadership Academy: the first class will run May to October with six participants selected.

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DePasquale said the department also conducted 2,652 food inspections and 1,440 out-of-office consultations in the county, averaging roughly 38 inspections or consultations per business day across the district. He described the rabies follow-up process: if vaccination status of the animal cannot be verified, the department quarantines the animal for 10 days and sends specimens to the Ohio Department of Health Laboratory.

DePasquale highlighted a new water-well GIS application developed with county GIS staff that maps private wells for emergency response, education and protection. The department has demonstrated the app to county emergency management and said it will roll out examples to communities so staff can be operational within hours during a contamination event.

On communicable-disease work, DePasquale described a surveillance group made up of two nurses and an epidemiologist who monitor positive lab reports from physicians, emergency departments and labs. He said the epidemiology capacity at local health districts expanded in the years after 9/11 to strengthen public-health surveillance.

Council members asked about staffing levels. DePasquale said environmental health has 24 staff; the health department's full-time staff count is 72 with additional part-time employees and summer hires for mosquito surveillance.

DePasquale closed by thanking council for the invitation and said he would pass council's comments on to Health Commissioner Kirk Norris, who was unable to attend because he was ill.

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City finance staff said S&P applied updated standards to the city's previously rated debt and lowered the city's rating from AA to AA-minus; staff emphasized the rating remains stable under the new criteria and outlined steps to improve the rating before the next review. The council formalized debt-issuance and debt-management policies by approving them as part of a multi-item motion during the meeting.

Why this matters: A credit rating affects the interest rates a city pays when it issues bonds or notes. Staff presented a package of policies intended to align North Canton with best practices and to respond to the new rating criteria.

City staff highlighted three primary measures S&P wanted to see: an adopted long-range capital improvement plan (CIP), formalized debt policies, and evidence of stronger general-fund coverage for debt service. Staff said the city has begun a 10-year CIP and has already trained staff on CIP software.

Staff outlined key components in the adopted policies: reliance on operating cash flow for routine expenses rather than debt; use of debt only for capital items with a useful life commensurate with the debt term; a commitment to procure bond underwriters and other debt-service vendors through RFPs; a stated preference against variable-rate debt; routine consideration of credit enhancement (insurance) only after a cost comparison; and a prohibition on derivatives. On debt management, staff said the city will dedicate 30% of the first 1% of income-tax receipts to capital projects each year (a calculation staff illustrated with this year's figure of about $2,125,000), maintain a minimum reserve (staff noted a 1-mill minimum), and observe statutory debt limits (staff referenced a 5.5% unvoted debt limit and overlapping-debt ceilings imposed by state law).

Staff also described reporting and compliance steps: an annual information statement to securities regulators, adherence to state-auditor rules, and a separate debt-service reserve fund for any voter-approved bond issue to prevent commingling of proceeds.

Council action: The council approved the debt policy as presented within a package motion that also included approval of minutes and multiple contract awards; the package passed by voice vote.

What council members asked: During the discussion staff agreed to present additional detail on how increased general-fund coverage for debt service might be achieved during the coming budget season, and emphasized that a formal CIP is already underway.

Where this goes next: Staff said future adjustments to the administrative portions of the policy could be handled administratively but that substantive changes would return to council for approval.

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