Remarks by Donnie Kammer
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“Thank you, Madam President. I'd like to poll my committee for a favorable report with suspension of the rules. Connor?”
“Hannah? Aye. And myself, Kamer, aye. The committee's report is favorable, and we're asking to move forward.”
“No, I'll just say that I know Jim from the planning department did a great job explaining why we're here and what we're doing and basically we're just moving forward to update and clean up this section of the UPD 13. With that, that's it.”
“Thank you, Madam President. We have item number seven. We have a substitute that needs to be read in.”
“Thank you, Madam President. The committee's report is favorable. We're suspending the rules, and we're asking for passage.”
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“No, this is unless Mayor Malik or the planning department has any comments, but this is something we took a few weeks' time on. And this is basically to move forward with zoning and the lot sizes here in the city of Akron.”
“Continue time on the rest of the agenda.”
“Thank you, Madam President. We do have one item that we took time on a few weeks ago, and the committee decided to move forward and place that item on the consent agenda.”
“Thank you, Madam President. Committee's report is favorable, and we're asking for suspension of the rules.”
“Thank you. This is for our neighborhood assistance to move forward into our neighborhoods and clear out these abandoned commercial structures, and we're asking for passage.”
“Thank you, Madam President. Committee's report is favorable, and we're asking for suspension of the rules.”
“Thank you, Madam President. This is basically the same from the above legislation, but just different contractor.”
“Thank you, Madam President. I just wanted to take a minute to, uh, Say thank you to the Akron Fire Department. I was able to join my colleague here, Sharon Connor, this weekend for the open houses for two of the fire stations, 2 and 12. And it was really nice because we were able to meet a lot of the men and women of our fire department, and I really enjoyed it. And actually was able to visit the fire stations that previously were in really bad shape a long time ago. So it was really nice. I just enjoyed it. I just want to thank the fire department. And obviously we have one more open house…”
“Thank you, Madam President. The committee only discussed one item today during this afternoon's meeting, and we did take a vote, and I was wondering if the clerk can read it in for the record. Number two, please.”
“Thank you, Madam President. The committee's report was adverse.”
“Well, thank you, Madam President. I just, as committee chairperson, I just want to help make sure everyone around the horseshoe receives information. I just know that the planning department is against this. The planning commission voted against this. We also received an email from our clerk of council last week in regards to some photographs of the property. I do not know when the photographs were taken. So, yeah, it's up to this council to... you know, move forward with an adverse report or not. But I just wanted to make sure that was brought to the council floor.”
“I mean, I guess the committee met and we made an adverse report. I would have to yield to our clerk or counsel for any kind of clarification, if you don't mind. Sarah?”
“Okay. No, it sounds good. It seems like it's a good... Dialogue, I guess I don't know if there's a committee member that would like to make that motion because I won't Councilman Hannah.”
“Okay, and then continue time on the rest of the agenda.”
“Thank you, Madam President. I'd like to, or number five, the committee's report is consent agenda. And then 6, 7, 9, and 10, I would like to file. Those are public hearings that we did. And continue time on the balance.”
“Thank you, Madam President. I'd like to refer this for a public hearing to be held on October 19th, 2026.”
“Thank you, Madam President. Committee's report is favorable and we're asking for a suspension of the rules.”
“Sure. I just would like to mention that this is to move forward with the ARC data center to assemble land.”
“Thank you, Madam President. Committee's report is favorable, and we're asking for suspension of the rules.”