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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 7, 2004 SHALL BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE IF IT RECEIVES THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF SIX OF THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL; OTHERWISE, IT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FORCE FROM AND AFTER THE EARLIEST PERIOD ALLOWED BY LAW. WAS READ THE SECOND TIME AND UPON MOTION OF MR. ATKINSON THE RULES OF COUNCIL WERE SUSPENDED BY A VOTE OF YEAS, 7. NAYS, NONE. THE ORDINANCE WAS THEN PLACED UPON ITS PASSAGE AND PASSED BY A VOTE OF YEAS, 7. NAYS, NONE. ORD-04-10 AUTHORIZING CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YOUNGSTOWN TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FUNDS TO THE FOLLOWING SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES DURING THE 2004-2005 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FISCAL YEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROGRAM INCOME FUND: • $25,000.00 – GIVE THE CHILDREN A CHANCE, INC. • $46,550.00 - YOUNGSTOWN AREA URBAN LEAGUE • $25,000.00 - ASSOCIATED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS • $32,488.00 – ORGANIZACION CIVICA Y CULTURAL HISPANA AMERICANA, INC. AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE IF IT RECEIVES THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF SIX OF THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL; OTHERWISE, IT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FORCE FROM AND AFTER THE EARLIEST PERIOD ALLOWED BY LAW. WAS READ THE FIRST TIME AND UPON MOTION OF MR. ATKINSON THE ORDINANCE WAS PLACED IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. CARRIED A RESOLUTION RES-04-1 EXPRESSING CITY COUNCIL’S INTENT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF YOUNGSTOWN TO APPROPRIATE FROM THE 30 TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($350,000.00) IN THE YEAR 2004 FOR THE CITY OF YOUNGSTOWN MINORITY/WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE LOAN AND BONDING PROGRAM. WAS READ THE FIRST TIME AND UPON MOTION OF MR. ATKINSON THE ORDINANCE WAS PLACED IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. CARRIED MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS MR. FORTUNE: “THAT IS THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING GENTLEMEN ANY COMMENTS? MR. ATKINSON AND THEN MR. GILLAM”. 6 OF 14
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 7, 2004 MR. ATKINSON: “MR. CHAIRMAN, FIRST I’D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS TO CITY COUNCIL, WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU. I KNOW THIS CITY COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE A GREAT CITY COUNCIL, VERY DIVERSE, WE HAVE A FEMALE, WE HAVE BLACK MALES, WE HAVE WHITE MALES, WE HAVE REPUBLICANS, WE HAVE DEMOCRATS AND FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MIND SET THAT WE WANT TO DO WHAT’S BEST FOR THE CITY OF YOUNGSTOWN. SO, ALONG WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND THIS COUNCIL I THINK WE’RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS AND I’M EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING. THE POINT THAT I RAISED ABOUT MR. PRESIDENT IS THAT I GOT SOME COMMUNICATIONS FROM MR. BOLES FROM THE SIXTH WARD ABOUT THE WEED AND SEED CONTRACT I’D LIKE TO REFER THAT TO THE SAFETY COMMITTEE, MR. GILLAM I’D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A COPY OF THIS FOR YOUR COMMITTEE TO WORK ON”. MR. GILLAM: MR. FORTUNE: “THANK YOU SIR”. “MR. GILLAM”. MR. GILLAM: “THIS QUESTION IS FOR OUR MAYOR, MR. MAYOR WE’VE GOT, BACK WHEN MR. TRAFICANT GAVE US THIS 25, 26 MILLION DOLLARS I THINK WE’RE ABOUT THREE YEARS INTO THAT. MAYOR McKELVEY: “$26.8 MILLION”. MR. GILLAM: “$26.8”. MR. FORTUNE: “GO THROUGH THE CHAIR, WHEN YOU WANT TO SPEAK MAYOR YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS THE CHAIR AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE GENTLEMAN GETS FINISHED OVER THERE AND THEN WE’LL CALL YOU”. MR. GILLAM: “THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. I’M, AT THIS POINT ALONG WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE CONFUSED OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THE CONVOCATION CENTER AND THE $26 MILLION, OF COURSE I KNOW THERE’S NOT $26 MILLION LEFT. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT SINCE WE RECEIVED THESE MONIES A LOT OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS A COUPLE OF THINGS HAPPENED I WAS TOLD THAT THE MONIES FROM SENATOR DeWINE AND SENATOR VOINOVICH THAT WE POSSIBLY COULD REDIRECT THE MONIES AND THE MAYOR KNOWS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS IS IT’S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS COUNCIL TO DETERMINE WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO WITH THE MONIES AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT’S NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR SENATORS. HOWEVER, AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT I AM VERY, VERY CONFUSED ON WHERE, WHAT’S THE DISPOSITION 7 OF 14
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