City Council Meeting Notes – June 5, 2012

by Susan Sullivan, Public Communications Manager

UPDATED 6/89/12: the Communications Office has decided to shorten this report into a one page summary called Council Connection.  It will be provided by .pdf and contain the same information, but in a condensed, easier-to-read format.  Click here to read the first Council Connection!

On Tuesday, June 5, 2012, a regular meeting was held in Council Chambers at 7 p.m. The following are highlights of action taken by council.  Find the agenda here.

You can see more of what happened at this meeting by reading the minutes, approved June 19, 2012.

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Mayor Jim Manilla called the meeting to order just after 7 p.m.  Roll call was taken and all were in attendance.

Minutes from the May 15, 2012 meeting were approved.

Under Correspondence. Craig Mooris CEO of PACE Enterprise in Morgantown spoke.  For returning veterans, PACE services adults with disabilities with job assistance.  Outstanding program and facility, he said.  Wanted to create a place that veterans could come to and use as a social network without duplicating existing services at WVU, Morgantown, etc.  Services, mentoring, transitional programs, for veterans, by veterans.  Only qualification to participate is that you are a veteran of the armed forces.  Please come visit,

Bill Byrne mentioned VetConnect, a similar program at work in the area.  Mr. Morris said he had been involved in that initially, and said that there are chances for both groups to work together closely in the future.

Next, the Mayor brought the late Larry Sypolt’s wife before the Council to recognize him for his extraordinary work and commitment to the city.  He served on many boards and commissions during his time here ) Several council members did recall working with Mr. Sypolt at one time or another.

Another Proclamation:  Sgt. Brett Watson was honored marking his retirement from the Morgantown Police Department.  He’s been with the City for almost 25 years.  You can read the proclamation here.  Watch the video from the Council Meeting here.

The second proclamation recognized Elder Abuse Awareness Month.  Read the proclamation here.

Next, a man stepped forward to explain the large sign that was leaned up against the Mayor’s podium.  He was  Tim Cotter, with Racer X Productions.  He thanked council for its support over the last 36 years.  He said the company and MX Sports have grown thanks to Council.    There’s an event this weekend at High Point Raceway that will be live on FUEL Saturday at noon and an hour delay on NBC Sports.  He then presented councilors each with a jersey from the High Point Raceway and brought in a large sign that said, “Welcome to Mototown: Home of the High Point Motocross National.”

Mayor Manilla called a Boy Scout up to the podium.  He said he was Ethan Watson from Troop 65 and was attending the meeting with his dad.

Next in the meeting, two public hearings were held.  The first was of an ordinance updating the current year’s budget documents.  No one spoke.  No discussion was held on the topic, and the vote passed the ordinance 7-0.

The second public hearing authorized the City to purchase land from Sandra Paul Moore to create a new city park in Jerome Park.  It

Click the picture to enlarge the map.

also had no one stand to speak.  Counselor Byrne talked briefly about the work that was done to bring the project to fruition.  Click here to read the documents regarding Mayfield Park.

City Clerk Linda Little updated Council on Expired Terms and Current Vacancies in City Boards and Commissions.  Read the full report here.

• LIBRARY BOARD – City voted to approve Penny Pugh to replace Loulie Canaday, who was retiring.
• PARKING AUTHORITY – Council voted to reappoint Jeanne Hagen to the Parking Authority after her term expires on June 30, 2012.
• TRAFFIC COMMISSION – Andrea O’Donnel was recommended to replace Andrea Soccorsi, a 6th Ward representative, but there was some contention as to what ward she belonged to.  Ms. Little said she would look into it.
• BOPARC – Nancy Ganz’ term is set to expire.  She would like to reapply for the position, as would three others.  A special meeting will be held June 19 at 6 p.m. to interview the four candidates.

Under Special Committee Reports, Councilman Wes Nugent gave a report from the Municipal League Meeting that he attended, held in Spencer (Roane County).

- He mentioned the efforts the Municipal League made in passing the no-texting-and-driving legislation that goes into effect Friday, June 8.  He said he heard from State Police there, who explained that they would, at first, give warnings, and not hit people hard with the law right off the bat.  He said he would like to bring the issue up at the end of July and get municipal legislation on the books in time to educate the public coming back into Morgantown for the new West Virginia University school year.  Council approved adding it to the July 31 Committee of the Whole meeting by consensus.

New Business held many, many new items.

A. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING REFINANCING of PARKING REVENUE BONDS.

Passed 7-0.

The next six items all refer to the work Chris Fletcher has done on Extractive Industries work inside City Limits.

B. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 1329.02 “DEFINITIONS” OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO “EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY”, “HEAVY INDUSTRY” AND “HEAVY MANUFACTURING” DEVELOPMENT.

Passed 7-0.

C. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TABLE 1331.05.01 “PERMITTED LAND USES” OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO “EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY”, “HEAVY INDUSTRY” AND “HEAVY MANUFACTURING” DEVELOPMENT.

Passed 7-0.

D. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 1331.06 “SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PERMITTED LAND USES TABLE” OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO “EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY”, “HEAVY INDUSTRY” AND “HEAVY MANUFACTURING” DEVELOPMENT.

Passed 7-0.

E. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 1355 “1·1, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT” OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO “EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY”, “HEAVY INDUSTRY” AND “HEAVY MANUFACTURING”

DEVELOPMENT.

Passed 7-0.

F. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TABLE 1365.04.01 “MINIMUM OFF·STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS” OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO “EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY”, “HEAVY INDUSTRY” AND “HEAVY MANUFACTURING” DEVELOPMENT.

Passed 7-0.

G. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 1385 “SITE PLAN REVIEW” OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO “EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY”, “HEAVY INDUSTRY” AND “HEAVY MANUFACTURING” DEVELOPMENT.

Passed 7-0.

H. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF MORGANTOWN REPEALING ARTICLE 721 OF THE CITY OF MORGANTOWN BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE, AS THE SAME APPLIES TO WELL DRILLING.

Passed 6-1.

I. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING COMCAST TO INSTALL CABLE AND RELATED FIXTURES UPON MORGANTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT REALTY.

It has cost COMCAST a lot to get cable lines run to the airport, but it looks like the Airport and tenants will be able to receive Xfinity Cable now.

Passed 7-0.

J. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE RATES OF COMPENSATION FOR THE CITY OF MORGANTOWN EMPLOYEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013.

Passed 7-0.

K. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 111-1 (B) (LONGEVITY PAY), “‘-3(B) (SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL), AND 111·4 (HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY) OF THE PERSONNEL RULES OF THE CITY OF MORGANTOWN BY INCREASING THE MONETARY AMOUNTS WITHIN EACH.

Passed 7-0.

L. Consideration of APPROVAL of FIRST READING of AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF MORGANTOWN REPEALING AND AUGUST 2, 2011 ORDINANCE WHICH AUTHORIZED THE CITY TO DEED A 294 SQUARE FOOT RIGHT ·OF·WAY, ADJACENT TO THE “HOGBACK TURN” ON WEST VIRGINIA STATE ROUTE 7, TO THE WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS; AND AUTHORIZING A NEW DEED TO THE DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS FOR THE ABOVE DESCRIBED RIGHT-OF·WAY WHICH MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBES THE WARRANTY BEING CONVEYED WITH SAID RIGHT ·OF·WAY.

Attorney Steve Fanok said this was just cleaning up the language.

Passed 6-1.

M. Consideration of APPROVAL of A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE

MORGANTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FUND AND AIRPORT

IMPROVEMENT FUND BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013.

Passed 7-0.

Councilor Herbst expressed her disbelief that the rent has not been raised for Hangar tenants for 15 years.  She said that should be addressed.

Resolutions were passed on the following funding requests:

• COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS ($5,000), FOR USE FOR THE ZACKQUILL MORGAN STATUE, THROUGH “YOUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION”.  Passed 7-0.
• COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS ($1,000), FOR USE BY “MEMBERS OF DIVERSITY”, A 501(c)3 ORGANIZATION.  Passed 7-0.
• COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS ($4,000), FOR USE BY “MOUNTAINFEST MOTORCYCLE RALLY”.  Passed 7-0.
• COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS ($8,000), FOR USE FOR THE MORGANTOWN MARKETPLACE.  Passed 7-0.
• LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND GRANT CONTRACT ($100,000),  FUNDS FOR USE IN ACQUISITION OF MAYFIELD PARK PROPERTY.  Passed 7-0.

Renee Hernandez spoke during Public Portion.  She commended City Council on the smoking ban and being able to enjoy going out again.  She also thanked Council for unanimous approval of the first reading of its new zoning ordinances to stop drilling within City limits.  She also shared her opinion about Hogback Turn and the improvements there.

Anthony Livingston from the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks briefly spoke as well.  They are interested in stopping legislation that would allow semis to carry a total of three trailers on the interstate.

In his City Manager’s Report, Mr. Moore presented Council with two permits that needed approved: provisional Fair & Festival Permit Requests by both Classics 3 and Archie’s Restaurant for MountainFest events.  Council voted on both, and they both were approved unanimously.

In her City Clerk’s Report, Linda Little shared that the City is participating in this weekend’s Corporate Cup.  The Mayor, City Manager, and many employees are competing in Olympic-style events (and many just for fun), like swimming, softball, volleyball, bowling, table tennis, cornhole, and track events.  It’ll last all weekend, from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.  On June 19, the team will be at the City Council meeting to share the results of the competition.  Last year, The City of Morgantown competed against Mylan, WesBanco, and HealthSouth in Division II and it hopes to do a little better in this year’s challenge.

She also mentioned that the Arts Alive Festival starts on Friday, June 8th at the Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheatre.  Find more information on that event here.

Council Reports

Councilor Herbst:  Her neighborhood held its annual picnic last weekend, and she said they had a really nice time.  However, there was an aggressive dog incident, and she wants to bring that up with the Councilors to make sure everyone knows how to handle them.  She also said that there is traffic counting going on on Southview because she says it seems to be used for a cut-through often.  Councilor Herbst also shared some of her residents’ concerns with the cost of trash pick-up going up to accommodate the new recycling efforts.

Councilor Byrne:  The Norwood Neighborhood Association is a new NA in sixth Ward.  Their next meeting will be June 12th. He said he’s also been informed that another is in the midst of forming at the top of Darst Street.  He said that would bring Sixth Ward to a total of six neighborhood associations for residents to participate in.  He thanked Chris Fletcher for his work with the zoning ordinances that have to do with extractive industries, and explained his vote against item L under New Business.  Councilor Byrne also talked about the Arts Alive Festival and how great it is to have a growing downtown festival.

Councilor Shamberger expressed her thanks to the Code department for its work with Allied Waste to clean up the Willey Street Area.  She also thanked the street department for its hard work getting new street signs up on Willey Street and Richwood Ave and Mon Blvd.  She noticed that the neighborhood sign to Woodburn has been taken down and is being refurbished.  She said she also had a great time at the Suncrest Neighborhood picnic that Councilor Herbst mentioned.  Additionally, she commented on the appropriateness of an email sent regarding Sunnyside Up.

Councilor Selin:  She thanked the Suncrest Neighborhood Association for a fantastic cookout.  She mentioned that Arts Alive was advertised at an arts event in Pittsburgh that she attended over the weekend.  Councilor Selin mentioned the next Crossroads meeting that was set for June 6th.  She received an event notice from Jim Hunt in Sunnyside Up:  June 9th there will be a Sunnyside Cleanup 12:45 – 3:45 p.m.  She asked about the Inclusive Community Commission efforts and was curious to know when that was coming back before council.  Mr. Moore shared that there would be another presentation on June 26.

Councilor Nugent:  He shared a note from a conference he attended at the Waterfront Event Center National Extension Research Administrative Officers’ Conference.  It’s held in a different city every year, and this year it brought 500 people to the Morgantown area.  He said he heard there had been some concern with visitors: they want to know how to get downtown from the Events Center using the Rail Trail as a conduit.  He said pedestrian wayfaring is becoming a bigger issue as we grow.  He also said he heard comments about the taxi service from the airport, but most of the comments from our city were very positive.  He also shared that the first Concerts in the Park is being held at Krepps Park on June 12th.  Find more information about that here.  Also, the Wiles Hill-Highland Park Neighborhood is holding its annual Spring Cleanup on June 9 at 9:30 a.m.  He said everyone was gathering at the Senior/Community Recreation Center, and bags and gloves are provided by state sponsors and a dump truck provided by the City to help in clean up.  He also commended the City Clerk’s office on the move to digital packets to save on paper.

Deputy Mayor Ron Bane mentioned that he has had comments about putting in speed bumps on WV Ave near Jack Roberts Park.  He said Sunday afternoons are the worst, right after church.  He also suggested that Council look into giving the Transit Authority the money it needs to keep up regular routes.  He said there was the possibility of losing 18,000 rides in the Suncrest area if they are forced to cut routes.  Mr. Moore said he and the Director of the Mountain Transit Authority met recently and some direction will come during the month of July to remedy this line-item problem.  Councilor Bane said they had at one point reached out to Westover to help and they were not interested.

Lastly, Councilor Nugent called an Executive Session to end the meeting.

Meeting Length: 1:44:52

Committee of the Whole Meeting Notes – May 29, 2012

by Susan Sullivan, Public Communications Manager

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012, a Committee of the Whole meeting was held in Council Chambers at 7 p.m. The following are highlights of action taken by council.

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To kick off the meeting, Sloan Parker was recognized as a Terrific Kid at Woodburn Elementary for the month of April 2012.  The following were also recognized, but not in attendance to receive certificates:

March 2012
Olivia Hooton
Amaree Smith
Brayden Havard
Kody Weidman
Yazan Hanif
Fabian Avalos
Sam Lentz
Amelia Haddoz
Daeshaun Stevens
Alex Clawges
Thomas Lentz
Briar Parrish

April 2012
Kalianna Kerkulah
Blake Harding
Sloan Parker
Ajay Kimble
Yehia Farouk
Payton Foulks
Kyia Uphold
Liliana Cardoso
Jorden Anfinson
Nicholas Longstreth
Saiviara Stephens
Caleb Prince

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The first presentation addressed State Route 7/Hogback Turn Capital Improvement Initiative. City Manager Terrence Moore introduced Brian Radabaugh of the WV Division of Highways. A couple of months ago, city engineers and Brian and members of the DOT and DOH toured Hogback Road to look for improvements, and they did come up with a list of items that they’d like to see happen there to the existing sidewalk network to make it more pedestrian friendly. He says Division 4 of the DOH is awaiting a recommendation from the Programming division as to how Div 4 can fund the repairs. Once that decision is made, Dist 4 personnel will assemble plans, and the work will be put out to bid to a contractor. He said the City is scheduling the work it would like to do now. There are also some items that both the City and DOH will work on, including traffic control and brush clearing.

Radabaugh says the DOH and the city is currently working together to see where the safest place for new crosswalks would be. He said retaining wall work started 2 or 3 years ago, then once sidewalks are worked out, it can be paved. He said the DOH would like to start work on this in early July and complete it before WVU students return to Morgantown.

He also said he is seeing what he can do to encourage truckers to use Greenbag Road so that the stress on State Route 7/Hogback Turn isn’t so great. Personnel is currently evaluating the road and intersections to see what can be done to move that truck traffic. He said the DOH is excited to complete the work and continue to improve the sidewalk, and hopefully reduce noice there along Route 7 and Brockway Ave.

Public Works Director and Head City Engineer Terri Hough took the podium and pointed out that the only thing different that they are asking for in this ordinance versus the one thats already been passed. You can read the one that has already passed in August 2011 - the only change is that “quit claim” is changed to “special warantee.”

Councilors were curious to know what factors would affect where and when the crosswalks would be installed. Radabaugh said Brockway is a difficult corridor to put a crosswalk in because of line-of-sight from a vehicle. Another councilor asked if the DOH thought it could come up with the money fast enough to complete the work in this summer construction season.

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Next, Rob Moyer, Director of Facilities and Planning presented to Council about the Evansdale Campus Redevelopment Project. WVU anticipates $250 million in renovations and new development built around these guiding principles:
- Pedestrian Core – parking to the perimeter (walkable campus, find those areas where there are pedestrian/vehicular conflict and eliminate them)
- Sense of place that reflects WVU & West Virginia (things alumni want to remember, areas they studied or congregated)
- Establish a set of precincts (Evansdale 5x the size of downtown campus – Arts, Engineering, Housing, Wellness precincts)
- Accept architectural diversity – build in humanistic design
- Use durable, local and natural materials (We feel this will help us tie into the next point)
- Develop sustainability goals

Mr. Moyer shared a map that showed present facilities and new ones.

New Research Greenhouse – partnership with Ag Science Dept. and USDA – should be completed in two weeks
Student Health Build and CPASS Building (College of Physical Activities and Sports Sciences, currently in Coliseum) Both of these buildings are in design now and construction is set to begin in October 2012. Also features outdoor study and class areas. New fields for those buildings are already built.

Next to the (old) Erikson Alumni Center, the Museum Education Center & Art Museum – Permanent Galleries of rare artwork and items, also room for travelling galleries. Currently in design now, construction set to begin in October

Advance Engineering Research Building right beside Ag Sciences Building and Evansdale Library. This building utilizes a lot of energy controls to help with sustainability.

New Agricultural Sciences Building – furthest behind in schedule, but twice as large. It will be built right beside the current Ag Sciences building, then it will be torn down when the new one is complete. Also helps with ADA accessibility with through-way. Energy levels can also be controlled after classes are over.
Construction starts February 2013.

Connector Building – ties into Engineering PRT and back side of Rec Center Least defined building. Can get from lower campus to Engineering Upper Campus much easier
- PRT often acts as barrier from those two areas, so this should help. Study spaces, food services spaces. This will allow students to stay on campus for longer
(pedestrian centered campus)

Other projects in Planning/Design Phases:
- Reskin the South Ag. Sciences Building
- Evansdale Library Renovation
- Evansdale Quad Design
- Evansdale Roadway and Parking
- Law Center Addition

Next Mr. Moyer talked about impact. He showed a map colored where anything is being built or changed
- Four areas of construction fences starting in October
- Parking Lot Modifications
Expanding the parking lot near the watertower – 140 spaces
Expanding the CAC Parking lot, paving the gravel lot, closing the Patteson entrance to the gravel lot and connecting it to the main lot
- Making sure electric lines and water lines are installed by Fall Student Return – construction to start in June
- Roadway Modifications
Staring in October, we’ll start closing roads
St. Francais facility is being torn down, but the back evansdale throughway will be closed
Construction Fences up in February for Ag Sciences building, so Evansdale Drive will be restricted for some time – still considering when it can be open and when to close it

Entrance and Exit to Evansdale will be the same access road

Mr. Moyer said these are the projects that are starting in the next six months. If you would like to follow what’s going on as far as development on Evansdale Campus, consider following @WVUConstruction on Twitter, WVU Construction on Facebook, or visiting the Construction Website at http://construction.wvu.edu.

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Next, there was a presentation from the Arts Alive Advisory board, asking for in-kind contributions of police service and ambulance presence at the Festival, set for June 8, 9, and 10. You can find out more about the Arts Alive Festival, including the Artist Market, 3 stages of live music, perfoming arts, kids entertainment & Activities, Live art demonstrations, creative activities and workshops, local and regional food vendors, and WV Wine and craft beer at http://www.artsalivefest.com .

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Danny Trejo next presented an update on a program the city has supported for 16 years that helps teens with truancy and substance abuse issues. He talked about current issues, like the use of prescription pain killers for recreation and students who are caught in possession of this and other drugs. He said they are working with the Truancy Court and Municipal Court to try to rehab these students and get them back on the right track. They currently help 222 teenagers who are truant, on probation, or addicted to drugs. The City gives $10,000 to this program every year. Trejo said they also get money from the Board of Education, County Commission, the HUD, Rotary Club, donations, but he said a lot of state funding is disappearing.

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Resident Renee Hernandez stood up during the Public Portion to share her ideas about Hogback Turn and extractive services within city limits.

Mark Fafari returned to the Podium from a City Council meeting a few weeks ago. He again wanted to address Hangars at the Morgantown Airport and how they could stand some renovation. He also invited other tennants at the hangars to the meeting, and would ultimately like to see more municipal funds going to the Airport.

Mr. Moore mentioned that this discussion would continue when Airport Director Michael Clow was brought forward to discuss Airport Budget Considerations and Goals & Objections.

Another hangar tennant, James Snider, says he keeps a small vintage aircraft in city hanger and is worried about the shape of the hangars.

Resident and business owner Art Gallagher said he is standing behind his fellow hangar tennants. He has had an airplane there since 2006.

Richard Judy is also a tennant – and also stood to recount his experience as a Morgantown Municipal Airport Hangar tennant. He has rented space in the hangars for 22 years.

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That ended public portion. Under items for discussion: first, an ordinance has been brough forth regarding Parking Authority Revenue Bonds. Mr. Moore explained that the Parking Authority has brought to his attention a chance to refinance. Everyone agreed to move it to a June agenda. The gentleman from Steptoe & Johnson said that this was a chance to “lock in historically low interest rates.” He said if the PA refinances today, they should save about $50,000 in the next two years.

Since the men who spoke about the airport were staying around to hear about item #5: Airport Enterprise Fund Proposed Budget Considerations and Goals & Objectives, Councilor Selin suggested they move that item up and discuss it so they didn’t have to stay the entire time.

Airport Director Michael Clow gave a presentation on the Airport, what its accomplished over the last year, key trends, and what there is set for the future of the Airport. They discussed where the airport is now, how work is going on the 20 Year Plan for the airport, and also, the hangars. Mr. Moore said it would cost about $250,000 to put new roofs on all six hangar buildings. It appears as though the airport is going to look at a long-term financing approach to getting the unsalvagable roofs replaced.  Find supporting documents from the meeting here.

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Next, Morgantown Development Services Director Chris Fletcher addressed items #2 & 3: Extractive Industry Zoning Recommendations and Discussion of Tabled Ordinance Replealing Article 721 – Horizontal Drilling Fracturing or Fracking wihin One Mile of the Morgantown City Limits. Mr. Fletcher approached Council with six ordinances – one for each section of the Planning and Zoning Code that will be touched. You can read those documents here.

He said few changes have been made from the documents that were created about a month ago in a work session, and the Planning Commission voted unanimously to send these ordinances to Council for consideration.

Mr. Moore said these revisions were a huge accomplishment by the Planning and Zoning division, and his recommendation is to have a first reading of these new ordinances at a June Council meeting, and get rid of the ordinance that was in place banning drilling within City Limits, as it has been proven in the Court system to be illegal. First reading is set for June 5th, the first city council meeting in June, and the second reading and adoption will be held at the first meeting in July, July 3, because planning and zoning ordinances cannot have readings at back-to-back meetings.

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Next item up for discussion: Recommended Draft Provisions for the Allied Waste Contract. (This involves the Clean Communtiy Concepts discussed in earlier meetings. Mr. Moore said that he is offering council a recommendation that involves weekly recycling pick up, expanded materials list, and large toters for curbside pickup. He said he would like to bring an actual agreement before council that will last five years, and then can be extended for five years twice more. It should also include improvements to the solid waste program as well. These draft provisions do not include specific dates, but it does include monetary details. Also, there WAS a discussion about trash pick up time changes, but these are not being made at this time.

Current cost for service to residents is $14.44 plus a small surcharge. Click here to read the suggested contract changes for the implementation of the Clean Community Concepts. (Includes what toters are available, what materials can be recycled, as well as residential pricing changes through 2017.) This item will be on a June agenda.

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Item 6 on the agenda was Due Diligence in regards to Woodburn School. City Public Works & Engineering Staff have created a report that assesses the general conditions of the three structures that comprise Woodburn Elementary School. You can read that report here. It shows that the structures are sound, but improvements will need to be made.

Mr. Moore inidicated that the next step is a meeting with the Mon County School District on July 10th to discuss the findings.

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Jeff Mikorski presented the next discussion. The City Manager’s office is working on a way to get more activity going on at local venues, like the Morgantown Event Center, the Metropolitan Theatre, and the Hazel Ruby McQuain Park. Mr. Moore explained that tonight, the CM office is seeking permission to go ahead and publish a Request for Qualifications, to see if there are any individuals or businesses who have ideas about how this can happen. Mr. Mikorski explained that the city legal team is still looking at the document to make sure it fits within the guidelines of the city’s code and the state laws.

“This is a response to Main Street Morgantown looking to develop a downtown coordinator for city facilities,” he said. “This approach may be one part of it. Another idea may be to develop an dArts & Entertainment committee including the City, BOPARC, Main Street Morgantown, all collaborating and coordinating, all of the events that are going on downtown, and allow the structure to be either volunteers or an organization that can support this event coordinator. This will allow us to fill venues around the year that aren’t being filled completely.” Eventually it would become a self-sufficient venture, but more revenue built by the momentum this person or firm could bring would begin to generate not only more activity, but fund with which to pay an actual event coordinator. The up front cost is the brick wall currently.

Council asked to have time to look over the document and would like to be able to ask questions and continue discussion at the next City Council meeting.

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Also, resolutions involving Community Participation Program Grants were touched on; this includes money for projects like the Zackquill Morgan Statue, MountainFest, and the Marketplace. These will be brought before council in June. Additionally, Mr. Moore mentioned that the State has given the go-ahead for the city to apply for money to buy Mayfield Park Property.

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Last, there was a brief discussion on protocol for personnel files by Council Members for Chartered Employees, or rules for what a councilor can put in an employees’personnel file.

Meeting length: 2:42:46

City Council Meeting Notes – May 15, 2012

by Susan Sullivan, Public Communications Manager

On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, a regular meeting was held in Council Chambers at 7 p.m. The following are highlights of action taken by council.

You can see more of what happened at this meeting by reading the minutes here, approved June 5, 2012.

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The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15th.  Roll call was taken and all were present.

Prayer was led by Councilor Wes Nugent from Third Ward.

After approval of the minutes, several points of correspondence were noted:

First, the CTA All-Star Cheer and Dance Teams were recognized for their first place finishes on May 5th and 6th: “The CTA All-Star Cheerleading and Dance Teams participated in the U.S. Finals. “Final Destination” has grown in the single most successful multi-brand cheerleading and dance event in the entire U.S., attracting over 1350 teams each year. CTA Youth All-Stars competed and won the East Championship Title: making them back to back two time National Champions. Each All-Star and Coach received a medal and jacket to represent them as the best Cheerleading Level 2 Large Youth Team in the nation.” (From Proclamation – read the entire document here)  You can watch a video of the presentation here. Video details list those members recognized.

Secondly, a proclamation was read regarding Police Officers Memorial Day, May 15th.  The Monongalia Sheriff’s Department joined the Morgantown Police Department in a ceremony held in front of the Public Safety Building.

Police Officer Memorial Day Ceremony, held in front of the Public Safety Building, included the Morgantown Police Department and the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department. (Click to enlarge)

Next read was a proclamation on National Kids to Parks Day.  Read the Proclamation here, and view Friday’s Press release here.

Last, the Bicycle Friendly Community plaque given to the city by the League of American Bicyclists was shown by Mayor Manilla.  Read the Announcement here, released Monday, May 14.

Councilor Nugent shared a letter from former mayor Ron Justice, who now works with West Virginia University Student Organization Services.  He congratulated Council and the City on a very successful move-out and commented on the compliments of a beautiful city he recieved during Graduation weekend.

That ended Correspondence.  Under Public Hearings:

• A public hearing was held authorizing the right-of-way agreement with the Mountaineer Gas Company so they can install a gas line through the Morgantown Airport land to the WV National Guard Readiness Center land.  No one appeared to speak.  Read the Agreement here.
• A public hearing was held regarding the agreement between the City and WVU in regards to the Gumbuster machine.  No one appeared to speak.  Read the Agreement here.

Public hearings were closed, and under unfinished business, both issues were voted on.

• The right-of-way agreement passed 7-0.
• The Gumbuster Machine agreement passed 7-0.

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Under Boards and Commissions, Jeanne Hagen was reinstated for an additional term on the Parking Authority.

In Special Committee Reports, Councilor Bill Byrne reminded council that delegates from Morgantown’s Friendship City of Xuzhou, China would be in town on Thursday for a Signing Ceremony & Luncheon and a tour of the City and University.  Click here to read the press release.

Delegates from our Friendship City of Xuzhou visited Morgantown Thursday. Click here for more pictures, including pictures of their tours and the Signing Ceremony.

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Under new business, there was approval of a first reading of an ordinance amending the current fiscal year’s budget.  It passed 7-0.

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Next, there was some discussion about a first reading of an ordinance authorizing purchase of a parcel from Sandra Paul Moore to create a new City Park in the Jerome Park area of Morgantown.  Purchase has been going on for some time now to make this city property.  Read the proposal and see a map here.

Total amount: $257,000

Paid in 2010-2011: $20,000

Land and Water Conservation Grand Funds: $100,000

We match it with $100,000 (budgeted from Capital Escrow Fund)

$37,000 left over, budgeted to be paid off in June 2012. (Much sooner than anticipated)

Bill Byrne shared that the Jerome Park Community really felt like it needed to save some green space.  This measure passed 7-0.

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In the Public Portion, Mark Fafari spoke.  He thanked Deputy City Manager Jeff Mikorski for his work getting a streaming video service worked up for the City and its public meetings.  His concern was about money allocated for the park, and he pointed out that Morgantown has owned the hangars at the airport for some time now, and repairs and upkeep are needed there on the roofs.  He said the pilots who are tenants there are concerned and have met to try to figure it out on their own, but he said they’ll do anything they can to help the city be able to fix those roofs sooner than the estimated 2014.

This May 15 meeting is the first that reflects the changes made to the official agenda order on May 1.  So, Mr. Fafari is able to receive comments on his issue from each member of the council, starting with the City manager, then extending through the Councilors to the Mayor.

First in his City Manager’s Report, Mr. Moore commented on the issues that Mr. Fafari spoke about.  He said it certainly is a concern, and he has since be able to talk to the airport administration about hangar repair that could happen much sooner.  So, at the next Committee of the Whole Meeting (May 29th), they will be able to discuss airport funding and specific strategies to get money to repairs this upcoming fiscal year (2012-2013).

Next, he spoke about the Police and Fire Pension Fund Annual Reports, which he is required to inform Council about.  Mr. Moore reported that there is $12.8 million in the Police Pension Fund and $10 million in the Fire Pension fund.  You can read more from those annual reports in the .pdf here.

He also addressed a request from the Mon River Trails Conservancy for $2,000 for its half-marathon, coming up on June 2.  He suggested it come from the current year Capital Escrow Fund.  One councilor suggested that we help with things like ICE instead of sending money.  Mr. Moore said we could also reduce the amount they’re requesting.  Several councilors agreed that the lack of detail about what they would be spending the money on wasn’t appealing.  The Mayor pointed out that the City funds the MRTC in a line item in the regular budget.   After some discussion, it was decided that a reduced monetary contribution, plus Mr. Moore working with the MRTC to find out what kind of equipment they need, would be the most suitable resolution.  The City Clerk held a vote after a motion to give the City Manager the authority to talk to the MRTC to find out what funding they’ve already gotten, and if it is feasible and deemed necessary, work out a balance between what can be provided to them in-kind and up to $2,000 to help with what they need.  That motion passed 6-1.

Mr Moore next brought up a request from Main Street Morgantown to pay for the Morgantown Farmers’ Market Food Permits for last year (2011) and this year (2012).

Council approved paying for the food permit first back in 2010, but they didn’t pay for 2011s.  So, it would cost a total of $1700 (2011: $950, 2012: $750) to commit to that.  It passed 7-0.

His last item was about a letter from the Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authorities’ merger has been approved by HUD and will go into effect July 1.  There are two board members on that board from the City of Morgantown, and those two (Kim Mosby and Frank Scafella) are requesting to continue to serve after the merger.  That vote was approved 7-0.  Read the final merger notice from the Fairmont/Morgantown Housing Authorities here.

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In the City Clerk’s report, she requested that one change be made to the Police Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations:  Pg. 4, the state has changed the age from 35 to 40 for the top-out age.  There are other minor amendments.  The changes were passed 7-0.  You can see the changes here.

Councilor’s Reports:

Councilor Bane:  Mr. Bane asked City Attorney Mr. Fanok to send a memo to councilors on the Inclusive Community Policy document that was brought before Council on May 1.  He had some notes about how it works with state code, and wants to share them with Council.  Additionally, he said that Morgantown High School Lacross Teams (both boys’ and girls’) won their games this week and are proceeding to the State tournament.  They’ll play again this weekend.

Councilor Nugent:  He mentioned that the Wiles Hill-Highland Park Neighborhood Association meets on Wednesday, may 16th, at 6:30 p.m. They’ll talk with the BOPARC director about changes they’d like to make in the Wiles Hill Park area.  Also, the community will hold a Yard Sale in conjunction with the WVU/United Way Blue & Gold Mine Sale that is happening on Saturday, May 19th, from 7 a.m. to noon.  The Wiles Hill-Highland Park area will hold its yard sale starting at 8 a.m. that same morning until everything’s gone.  He also reminded council that the Morgantown Farmers’ Market continues in its temp location behind Daniels’ on High Street, and starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday.  Councilor Nugent issued a correction that Abigail Courts is NOT within City Limits, as the front page headline of the Dominion Post read on Tuesday.  It’s near Ramada Inn, and is located in an unincorporated area of the county.

Councilor Seline:  She mentioned an issue with Perennial road:  On University Ave, near Jordan’s BP, at the intersection of Collins Ferry Road, there’s a giant pothole, and the owner of the station said a police officer went in up to its axle, and a bus had to make an unsafe maneuver to avoid it.  The responsibility with this road lies with the WV DOT, not city workers, since it is a state route.  She also spoke about a meeting that WVU is holding on May 22 at 6 p.m. at Percival Hall about the Evansdale Redesign Project.  They’ll be talking about Phase I of teh project and the next six months.  She ended with a mention of appreciation for councilors’ families, volunteers families, etc. for their contribution of their loved ones to help the City address business.  She noted she is celebrating her 30th anniversary with her husband on May 15.

Councilor Shamberger:  She thanked Public Works and others for their speedy pick-up of trash and things that were associated with the Student Move-Out, but she noted that students who are just now moving out are still causing a mess.  She thought the meeting that Council had with County Commission last week was very helpful.

Councilor Shamberger addressed an article in the Dominion Post and clarified that the BOPARC board approved expanding the hunt unanimously.  She is also excited about the Friendship City Delegation coming from Xuzhou on Wednesday and Thursday.

Councilor Byrne reminded councilors about the signing at 12 noon at the Waterfront Place Hotel Regatta Private Dining Room.  And a happy anniversary to Councilor Selin.

Councilor Herbst:  She wanted to share an article that Charleston has passed an ordinance outlawing smoking at outdoor events, and said that she’s eager to see it “roll this way.”  She also invited everyone to the Tibbs Run Reservoir Celebration being held at the WV Botanic Gardens this Saturday from 1-3 p.m.

Mayor Manilla complimented Mr. Moore on his coordination with WVU and the University’s reimbursement of Police and Fire services.  Each officer is paid an amount by the hour for their service to WVU.  He also commented on his visit to PACE Enterprise.  He said there was a new facility opening up called Operation Welcome Home, and it talks about a goal for Morgantown to be a welcoming place for veterans returning to America.  Mayor Manilla said at 11 am on Saturday, May 19th, there would be a Gene Vance Local Tribute event.  Gene Vance was killed in Afghanistan ten years ago.  The Gene Vance foundation is in Atlanta and coordinated on this event.  He said the MTC on May 19th is presenting Alice in Wonderland at 6:30 at the Met Theatre.  Also on Saturday, the Waters of Mon River Cabella’s King Cat Trail Fishing Competition will be held.  Lastly, on May 19th, the 8th Annual Blue & Gold Mine Sale will happen at the East Gate of Mylan Puskar Stadium.

A movement was made to adjourn into Executive Session at 8:14 p.m.

Committee of the Whole Meeting Notes – April 24, 2012

by Susan Sullivan, Public Communications Manager

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012, a Committee of the Whole Meeting was held in Council Chambers at 7 p.m. The following are highlights of discussion and presentation by council.

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Councilor Wes Nugent opened the meeting on April 24 as mayor pro tem. Deputy Mayor Ron Bane was absent.

Starting off the meeting was a presentation by the West Virginia Univeristy Communication Course entitled, “Pedestrian Safety Assessment and Observation.”  Their project was to gauge the pedestrian/traffic interaction downtown and on the Downtown Campus, and develop text messages that raise awareness about the issue. You can watch the presentation on YouTube here. Click here to download the PowerPoint Presentation.

Next, there were two non-profit presentations. The first was from Sharon Turner with the Morgantown Public Library. They noted the amount of people and groups who use the Library for their non-profit meetings. They also talked about a program they kicked off on Kids’ Day that will help to get books into the hands of kids. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library sends an age-appropriate book to each registered child every month. They also said they’ve been active on Facebook as well. Also, they’re trying a new program this summer called Universal Class. It’s a program for any age for foreign languages or continuing education, and they hope government and private sectors will turn to this for their continuing education classes. The presenter also touched on the renovations that have been going on at the Library the last few weeks. View Sharon’s Presentation to council here on YouTube.

The second non-profit organization to speak was the Mon Rail Trails Conservancy, represented by Director Ella Belling. The Rail Trail is a 48 mile linear park that runs through 3 counties, and she says they hope to head into Pennsylvania soon, as well.

Next was an Inclusive City Commission Presentation by Don Spencer and Barb Howe. Click here to download the PowerPoint Presentation.  Click here to view the Ordinance they presented to council.

In the Public Portion, many came to the podium to support the Inclusive City Commission.

Items for Discussion
David Weaver, Project Manager from AECom, gave a short presentation on the final Phase of the upcoming Streetscape Project. The project will complete the last stretch of the High Street Streetscape Improvement Program. It will replace sidewalks, install pedestrian-scale street lights, and improve crosswalks from Foundry Street to Kirk Street. You can view his presentation here on YouTube, or Click here to download the PowerPoint Presentation.

Next on the agenda was “Solid Waste Franchise Agreement Considerations – Clean Community Concept.” Tom Arnold first opened his time at the podium by updating Council on Student Move-Out Proceedures – you can read the press release on that program here.
Mr. Arnold said there were four points to bring to Council:

These are the three sizes that recycling toters are going to be available in this fall.

1.) First, he asked that council and the Development Department consider changing all duplexes or apartments with three or more rooms from a residential zoning area to commercial. This will help Allied Waste with a lot of deliquent accounts. Instead of all students in an apartment building signing up for trash service on their own, landlords will be the ones in charge of the bill, and they can factor the cost into their rent accordingly. Mr. Arnold said there are more than 600 duplexes and apartment buildings within the city.

2.) Next, he highlighted the fact that the jump in recycling will be very big. The list of recyclables is being expanded from six basic items to seventeen categories. Patrons will also be able to choose whether they’re recycling is collected every week or every two weeks, like it is now.

3.) Something he said hasn’t been very popular, but would help out Allied a lot, is the ability to pick up trash earlier in the morning. Currently, they start at 6 a.m., and he says that’s one of the reasons trash and litter is a problem – a lot of the trash cans don’t get emptied until later in the morning or the afternoon, then the cans sit in front of the house until the residents get home. He said it would help if they could pick up early enough that residents could bring their cans back in from the curbs before they leave for work or school.

4.) Last, he talked about the City taking over Billing for solid waste and recycling services. It would be a long term-phase in process ending in October 2013. This would mean that a resident’s trash would be picked up regardless of whether or not their bill is current or past due, and Allied can focus on trash collection.

Cathy Linton, General Manager of the Mountaineer Mall, presented next and talked about redevelopment at the “Old Mall.” She said it was opened in the late 1970s with three major department stores. Gross Leasable Area (GLA) in the mall is 687,922 square feet. She said they did their first major renovation in 1987 and added 22,000 more feet of GLA and anothe Anchor store, Stone & Thomas. The Mall’s hayday was in the 1970s and 1980s, when the city didn’t boast Towncentres and Plazas. After the Morgantown Mall was built, the Mountaineer Mall switched to a value-added strategy with the additions of WalMart, Goodwill, consignment shops, the Dollar Store. They moved to a mixed-use era in the early 2000s when TeleTech came in. “We had to do everything we could to stay afloat.” Now, however, Mylan Pharmaceuticals has expanded from JC Penneys to WalMart and the space between it and JC Penneys, and currently, for the first time in YEARS, the Mountaineer Mall is at 86% occupancy. Cathy said it has been hanging in the 50% range for nearly a decade. “We’re getting calls every day for office space. We’ve done a lot of painting on the facade, and we’re getting ready to do a major parking lot paving,” she elaborated. She said 2,000 people work there on a regular basis, Monday through Friday. Cathy hopes to change the perception that the Mountaineer Mall is the “old, dead mall,” because she says it’s really been making a comeback as an office use mall. However, she says it’s not really a mall anymore – so they’re talking about changing the name and doing some rebranding there.

Next, Constellation Energy was invite to give Council an update on the energy savings the City has achieved. The City hired Constellation a few years ago to help make an energy use assessment for the City Buildings, and recommendations were made as to how to improve the “green”ness of the building. The quarterly “Green Report” will be be in place for the first five years. The City has saved $225,000 based on the changes it implemented in 2010. They said the building “overperformed” based on the parameters he measured, maybe the boiler retrofit, the chillers, the lighting. That equipment that came with the changes is being paid for with the savings they’re getting on the greener technology.

The City then discussed an ordinance authorizing a Right of Way Agreement with Mountaineer Gas Company for Gas Line Installation through Airport Reality. It would apply to not only the WV National GUard Readiness Center, but to future industrial expansion up there as well. It’ll be 4″ wide and run 700′ from West Run Road to the Readiness Center property, then can split off from there for future development. The motion was seconded to move it to the agenda. You can view that ordinance here. 

Item 6 was an Agreement with the Division of HIghways for establishment and Maintenance of Traffic Signmal System, Intersection of WV 7 and I-68 (that’s the Sabraton Exit). The DOH would like a little city help with traffic light installation and maintenance there. The Eastbound entry and exit intersection along Rt. 7 has a light, but the Westbound entry and exit ramps do not, and the DOH is finding the rubber barriers between lanes inadequate to stop accidents and traffic backing up. To (hopefully) help remedy the project, the DOH would like to put traffic lights at the Westbound entry and exit ramp intersection.

Next, the Committee briefly touched on implementation of the High Pressure Cleaning Program and the official agreement with West Virginia University. “We still are planning to go forward with the lease of a large piece of equipment to execute the High Pressure Cleaning Program,” said Mr. Moore, And the contribution by West Virginia University is the contribution of a smaller piece of equipment.” The smaller gum buster that WVU is letting the city borrow will help to complement the larger piece of equipment that the City plans to lease. The City is looking at paying $2400/mo for 2 months a year for the larger piece of equipment, then use the Gum Buster to help during the other 10 months for basic maintenance of sidewalks.

Clarification:
WVU Gumbuster: Small wand, heat the gum, then scrape it off as best you can – turns dark gum spots into lighter, barely noticable spots. Offered on lease from WVU. (Click here to read the lease.)
Larger Sidewalk Cleaner: Bigger, more labor intensive machine – REMOVES everything from the sidewalk, from the buildings to the streets. Could also be used at Ampitheater, dog parks, and in graffiti removal. Looking to leas 2/months a year at $2400.

A basic plan of attack is already being created by the Downtown Task Force for the use of these machines.

Lastly, J.R. Sabatelli offered a Quarterly Financial and Budget Update. The last one was given in December.

The Capital Escrow account has had a flurry of activity happening with it given the fact that the paving season has been completed for several months, and there is also a bit of carry over and the paving season is going to be starting here in a bit.

He said that the City is doing faily well maintaining costs assocated with that fund. Things that will more than likely be brought to you as a general budget adjustment regarding the Farmers’ Market Pavilion:  the City will continually be taking in donations to help cover those costs.

The general fund, in short: 73.9% of budget revenue has been recieved. There is no real correlation between the time that has passed and now much of our budget revenue we’ve recieved. 80.7% of budgeted B&O Taxes & 60.51% of B&O Construction Taxes have been colected. there’s roughly a 6% increase in all standard B&O taxes from FY 2010-2011. Overall revenues from FY 2010 to FY 2011 are up about 5%.

Currently, 71% of the Airport’s revenues are in, a 14.2% increase over the previous year. Fuel sales are the largest portion of revenues, so it makes sense that the Airport is making more money from its sales. It has already purchased about 89% of the amount budgeted for this fiscal year. This Quarterly report, given at the April 2012 Committee of the Whole meeting, is the first that has included a report on the airport.

Meeting ajourned roughly 10:25.

Morgantown Municipal Airport to Welcome New Air Service Provider

April 13, 2012

Silver Airways will be replacing Colgan Air in Morgantown, Clarksburg/Fairmont, and Beckley.

MORGANTOWN – Georgia-based regional airline Silver Airways will begin operations at the Morgantown Municipal Airport very soon.

The U.S. Department of Transportation concluded its selection process last week to choose an airline that would continue commercial air service from Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW) and other regional facilities.

Silver Airlines will assume the existing air service partnership with United Airlines and offer three daily flights to Washington-Dulles International Airport.  It would also like to reinstate the early morning and late night flights to and from Washington, which were recently dropped.

“Silver Airways believes that this proposal will provide these West Virginia communities with superior air service options, wrote Mickey Bowman, Vice President of Essential Air Service at Silver.  “We feel the passengers will benefit from seamless, codeshare service to the United Airlines hub in Washington Dulles International Airport.  With a renewed focus on schedule reliability, Silver Airways hopes to grow these markets.”

Passengers will see the same Saab 340 B+ turboprop aircrafts that are used by current provider Pinnacle Airlines, Corp.

“As city administration is extremely pleased with both the proposal and selection outcome,” said City Manager Terrence Moore, “direction is being offered to finalize necessary lease arrangements and other tasks to ensure a seamless transition from Pinnacle to Silver during the next few weeks.”

Pinnacle Airline’s regional air service provider, Colgan Air, cancelled essential air service to Morgantown as well as other W.Va. regional airports on March 20, 2012.  Pinnacle itself filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in New York on April 1, 2012.

Under EAS rules, once an airline files its intent to suspend service, US Department of Transportation (DOT) must begin to find a replacement carrier.  Pinnacle is not allowed to stop service until a new carrier has been found and starts operation.

“Pinnacle will continue its operation until the very instant that Silver is ready for take-off at MGW, alleviating any concerns regarding a lack of service during this transition,” Moore said.

For more information on Silver Airlines, visit its website at http://www.gulfstreamair.com

If you have questions, please contact Michael Clow, Airport Director, in the Airport Administration office Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.  The number there is 304-291-7461.