Council approves multiple ordinances, including DECD loan fund transfers and historic designation

Erie City Council approved multiple ordinances on final passage and several on first reading at its March 20 meeting.

On final passage:
- Official File Ordinance 9 2024 (Council File 16421) — an ordinance appropriating $2,500,000 from unappropriated and unanticipated revenue to be transferred to the DECD loan fund. Sponsored by Council Member Schaaf and seconded by Council Member Troup, the ordinance passed with five yays and one nay.
- Official File Ordinance 10 2024 (Council File 16422) — an ordinance appropriating $1,250,000 for the City of Erie Business Development Fund. Sponsored by Council Member Schauff and seconded by Council Member Troop; passage recorded as yays 5 nays 1 after one member voiced opposition citing transparency concerns.
- Official File Ordinance 11 2024 (Council File 16423) — an ordinance amending article 952 to simplify honorary street renaming; sponsored by Council Member Troop, seconded by Council Member Titus; passed yay 6 nay 0.
- Official File Ordinance 12 2024 (Council File 16424) — an ordinance designating the Weber House (317 Frontier Drive) as a historic structure pursuant to city zoning rules; sponsored by Council Member Nelson, seconded by Council Member Titus; passed yay 6 nay 0.
- Official File Ordinance 13 2024 (Council File 16425) — an ordinance appropriating $1,250,000 to the City of Erie Urban Core Economic Recovery Fund; sponsored by Council Member Schauff and seconded by Council Member Troop; passed yay 6 nay 0.
- Official File Ordinance 14 2024 (Council File 16426) — an ordinance approving editing and inclusion of ordinances into the codified municipal code; sponsored by Council Member Flores and seconded by Council Member Schaaf; passed yay 6 nay 0.

On first reading (adopted on first reading, yays 6 nay 0):
- Council File Ordinance 16 427 — appropriation of $150,000 for a Downtown Erie Stormwater Green Infrastructure Project (EPA GLRI grant).
- Council File Ordinance 16 428 — appropriation of $169,700 for purchase of five code enforcement vehicles via DECD CEAP grants.
- Council File Ordinance 16 429 — amendments to create a fire prevention division and the office of chief fire marshal in the Bureau of Fire (first reading adopted).

Council moved the balance of the agenda with no separations and recorded the motion as passed.

Votes recorded in the transcript reflect the tallies as announced by the clerk during roll calls and final-passage statements; the meeting record did not show roll-call-by-name tallies for every ordinance beyond the announced totals.