REGULAR MEETING APRIL 20, 2010:
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The regular meeting of the Common Council of the=
City
of Morgantown was held in the Council Chambers on Monday, April 20, 2010, a=
t 7:30
P.M.
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PRESENT:
City Manager Dan Boroff, Mayor Bill Byrne, City Clerk Linda Little, Assista=
nt
City Manager Jeff Mikorski, City Attorney Steve Fanok. Council Members, John
Gaddis, Charlie Byrer, Jenny Selin, Marti Shamberger and Don Spencer. Ron B=
ane
was absent
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the regular meeting on April 6, 20=
10, were
approved as printed.
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CORRESPONDENCE: Mayor Byrne presente=
d a
Proclamation to the WVU Womens’ Basketball team. Malikah Willis,
Assistant Coach, Toni Kay Oliverio, Director of Operations and tean members;
Madina Ali, Natalie Burton, Aya Bussie, Korinne Campbell, Ayana Dunning,
Vanessa House, Sara Miles, Liz Repella and Tonia Williams appeared to recei=
ve
the Proclamation.
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SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1PUBLIC HEARING- A Bond Authorizi=
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Ordinance TO FUND STREETSCAPE PROJECT IN THE SUNNYSIDE UP AREA:
Pursuant to a legal notice appearing in the Domi=
nion
Post, Mayor Byrne called for a public hearing on the above referenced
ordinance.
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There being no appearances or objections, Mayor =
Byrne
declared this public hearing closed.
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NFINISHED
BUSINESS:
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A Bond
Authorizing Ordinance TO FUND STREETSCAPE PROJECT IN THE SUNNYSIDE UP AREA:=
The below entitled Ordinance was presented for se=
cond
reading:
A Bond Authorizing Ordinance of the City which wo=
uld
authorize the issuance of Tax Increment Revenue Bonds by the City for the
purposes of: (i) financing the cost of design, acquisition, construction and
equipping of infrastructure improvements in the City of Morgantown
Redevelopment District No. 3 pursuant to the Sunnyside Up Project Plan No. =
1;
(ii) fund or partially fund a Reserve Fund for the TIF Bonds; and (iii) pay
costs of issuance of the TIF Bonds.
Authorizing the publication of a Notice of Public Hearing in connect=
ion
with consideration of final enactment of the Bond Authorizing Ordinance on
April 20.
Motion by Gaddis, second by Byrer to adopt the a=
bove
entitled Ordinance. Motion carried 6-0. Bane Absent.
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OARDS
AND COMMISSIONS:
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by acclamation to reappoint Paul Steel to the Traffic Commission.
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NEW BUSINESS:
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AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 941.04(l), 941.05(d) AND 941.05(f) AND REPEA=
LING
941.04 (q): The
below entitled Ordinance was presented for first reading.
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/span> AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 941.04(I), 941.05(d) and 941.05(f) AND
RE=
PEALING
SUBSECTION 941.04(q) OF THE CITY OF MORGANTOWN STREETS, UTILITIES AND
PUBLIC SERVICES CODE AS THE SAME PE=
RTAINS
TO PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES WITHIN ALL
PARKS UNDER THE JURISDICTION AND/OR CONTROL OF THE MORGANTOWN BOARD =
OF
PARK
AND RECREATION COMMISSIONERS=
.
After discussion, motion by Gaddis, second by Sp=
encer,
to pass the above entitled Ordinance to second reading. Motion carried 6-0. Bane Absent.
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; Consideration
of APPROVAL of THE RATES OF LEVY =
LAID
BY THE CITY OF
MORGANTOWN AND
APPROVED BY THE STATE AUDITOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING JUL=
Y 1,
2009 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 11 ARTICLE 8 OF THE WEST
VIRGINIA CODE=
: The ab=
ove
entitled RATES OF LEVY were presented for approval.
City Manager Dan Boroff explained that this is a
regulation by State Law that is sent to the State every year. Motion by Gaddis, second by Selin,=
to
pass the above entitled Rates of
Levy. Motion carried 6-0. =
Bane
Absent.
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Consideration
of APPROVAL of a RESOLUTION TO OBTAIN $2,500 WEST VIRGINIA SENIOR LEGAL AID=
: The above entitled
Resolution was presented for approval.
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fter
discussion, motion by Gaddis, second by Byrer, to approve the above entitled
Resolution. Motion carried 6-0. B=
ane
Absent.
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of APPROVAL of a RESOLUTION TO OBTAIN $5,000 TO PURCHASE
: The a=
bove
entitled Resolution was presented for
approv=
al
Motion by Gaddis, second by Shamberger, to appro=
ve the
above entitled Resolution. Motion
carried 6-0. Bane Absent.
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of APPROVAL of a RESOLUTION TO OBTAIN $2,000 FOR A
The above entitled Resolution w=
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After discussion, motion by Shamberger, second by
Selin, to approve the above entitled Resolution. Motion carried 6-0. Bane Absent
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PUBLIC PORTION:
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Bill
Pavone, 604 McClain Avenue, requested Council to think it over before putti=
ng 2
or 3 unrelated people in an apartment, and thanked Mayor, Council and City
Manager for the good job they are doing.
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There
being no more appearances Mayor Byrne then declared the Public Portion clos=
ed.
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SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS: Councilor Selin reminded everyone that the Youth Commission is still
looking for candidates; contact Marissa Travinski at BOPARC to get an
application. Councilor Spencer
apologized for the lack of audio at the MPO policy board meeting, and infor=
med
that the next meetings should be in May and June. Councilor Spencer reported that an
updated report on the Mileground should be done by May 20th at t=
he
next Airport Meeting.
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ITY
MANAGERS REPORT:
NEW BUSINESS:
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/u> Attached you find a letter from the Friends of
Deckers Creek requesting $3,500 to support the 2010 Deckers Creek Adventure=
Day
and the Deckers Creek Youth Advisory Board. Given the past successes of both t=
hese initiatives,
I recommend that the request be approved.
Motion
by Shamberger, second by Selin, to approve the request to support the Decke=
rs
Creek Adventure Day for $3,500. Motion carried 6-0. Ron Bane Absent.
Item No. 2:=
The second attachment is a memo from the Public=
Works
Director reporting Asphalt Bid results to support this year’s Street
Paving Program. I agree with =
her
comments and recommend that the contract be awarded to Greer Asphalt Company
for a cost of $240,307.50.
After
discussion, motion by Shamberger, second by Spencer to approve the contract=
to
Greer Asphalt for $240,307.50 for the Street Paving Program. Motion carried 6-0. Ron Bane Absen=
t.
Item No. 3:=
The last attachment is a letter from the Mon Ri=
ver
Trails Conservancy requesting $2,000 to help support the 10th an=
nual
Deckers Creek Trail Half Marathon that will be held on June 5, 2010(National
Trails Day). Given the past
successes of these events, I recommend that the request be approved.
After
discussion, motion by Gaddis, second by Byrer, to approve $2,000 to help
support the 10th annual Deckers Creek Trail Half Marathon. Motion carried 6-0. Ron Bane Absent.
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CITY CLERK'S REPORT:
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CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: No report.
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REPORT FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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Councilor Bane:&=
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Councilor Gaddis: &n=
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Gaddis reported that there are a couple of street signs down on Kingwood &a=
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Brockway and Kingwood & Overdale.
Councilor Byrer:=
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Byrer announced the Mon River Summit was well attended with over 200 partic=
ipants.
He spoke at Cheat Lake Middle School for their WV History Class about City
Government on April 20th. He stated that the project at Cheat=
Lake
Middle School was also part of the Golden Horseshoe Project and they had a winner at Cheat Lake as well=
as
Councilor Shamberger’s daughter was a winner. Councilor Byrer reported
that the Wiles Hill/Highland Neighborhood Association Meeting is at 6pm and=
the
League of Women Voters Candidate Forum is at 7pm at Drummond Chapel. He mentioned that Wes Nugent the C=
ities
Audio Tech is getting married this Saturday, and wished him good luck.
Councilor Selin:=
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Selin noted at the Mon River Summit afternoon session she attended how well=
the
different agencies were working together that are often at odds with each
other. Councilor Selin thanke=
d the
City for filling potholes on Parkview, and requested paving of Parkview next
year. Councilor Selin request=
ed
that Council look at the Truck Issue again has been getting complaints from
business owners and citizens.
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Shamberger commented that the WVU Women’s Basketball team is
inspirational role models for the area’s young girls. She mentioned t=
hat
this week is national volunteer week and she commended all Board and Commis=
sion
members for serving our community. She announced the Woodburn neighborhood
cleanup this Saturday the 24th, rain date for May 8. She also
reported that she spoke to a civics class at Cheat Lake Middle School and to
the Alpha Delta women’s group this past weekend. She thanked the City
Manager for taking care of graffiti, and encouraged others to report and new
graffiti they see.
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Spencer thanked the City for having the Mon Blvd climbing lane swept. He al=
so
thanked Tim Terman for his work on the River Cleanup. He asked the City Man=
ager
about the software for code, planning and fire and Mr. Boroff replied he wi=
ll
send out a memo in response. He then gave quotes from speakers at the recent
Mon River Summit, mentioning the locks and dams are in danger and their
replacement is critical to keeping more trucks off our roads. He stated that
the TDS is increasing and managing the health of the river is important. In
reference to Councilor Selin’s comments on the truck issue, he said he
would mention her concerns at the next MPO meeting.
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nbsp; Mayor
Byrne mentioned that Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was=
in
town and he suggested that we get behind our military members in this count=
ry.
He also stated that the new Farmer’s Market facility is continuing to=
be
funded. He said the Event Center had its grand opening the other night and =
it
promises to be a regional hub for many conventions and gatherings. Mayor By=
rne
announced various events in the community coming up including, Earth Day,
Animal Friends, MT Pockets, Green team and the wellness open house. He also
attended dinner with Jeff Lacker of the Federal Reserve. He reported a thank
you letter from the Boy’s and Girl’s Club for the Comcast Commu=
nity
Computer Project. Then Mayor commented that the City is a great place to wo=
rk
with great people.
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ADJOURNMENT: There being no
further business, the meeting adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:27p.m.
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*A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS IS
AVAILABLE ON CD AT THE MORGANTOWN CITY LIBRARY.
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