December
8,
2003
The
Common
Council
of
the
City
of
Point
Pleasant,
a
municipal
corporation
in
Mason
County,
West
Virginia,
met
in
Regular
session
at
the
City
Building,
400
Viand
Street
at
7:00
p.m.
on
Monday,
December
8,
2003.Council
member
M.
Leota
Sang
led
Council
in
prayer.
The
meeting
was
called
to
order
by
Mayor
James
H.
Wilson
who
led
in
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
to
the
Flag.City
Inspector
Greg
Walker
explained
that
Carla
Whalen
had
approached
the
City
about
putting
a
single-chair
beauty
salon
in
a
building
located
on
her
property
on
Marquette
Avenue.
According
to
Mr.
Walker,
Ms.
Whalen
had
the
right
to
ask
for
conditional
use
of
the
property.
She
had
previously
appeared
before
the
Planning
Commission
and
the
Board
of
Zoning
Appeals
asking
for
a
Conditional-Use
Variance
for
a
home
occupation
in
an
R-2
zone.
This
was
denied
by
the
Board
of
Zoning
Appeals.
Ms.
Whalen
is
now
before
Council
asking
that
her
property
be
rezoned
B-2.
Ms.
Whalen
addressed
several
concerns
that
had
arisen
at
the
earlier
meetings.
Those
in
attendance
speaking
in
support
of
the
proposed
zoning
change
were;
Sandy
Dunn,
Jerrie
Howard.
Those
in
attendance
voicing
their
concerns
in
opposition
to
the
proposed
changes
were;
Wilma
Withers,
Fern
O’Neil,
Roy
McKinney,
Jay
Sheridan,
Debby
Hickel
and
Rosetta
Tolliver.
Each
were
given
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
then
members
of
Council
were
given
the
opportunity
ask
questions.
Carol
L.
Jones
stated
that
she
only
counted
5
names
on
the
petition
in
favor
of
the
zoning
change
that
lived
in
the
neighborhood.
Wilma
Withers
then
added
that
the
petition
in
opposition
to
the
zoning
change
contained
62
names
of
residents
whom
lived
within
a
2-block
radius.Upon
completion
of
the
questions
by
Council,
Brian
L.
Billings
made
a
motion
to
honor
Ms.
Whalen’s’
request
and
rezone
the
property
from
R-2
to
B-2
with
conditional
usage.
Kevin
R.
Nott
seconded
the
motion.
After
discussion
on
restrictions,
Councilman
Billings
amended
the
motion
to
include
the
following
restrictions:
1)
Single
employee/operator
shop,
personal
to
her.2)
Only
open
between
9am
and
9pm,
no
new
customers
after
9pm,
Monday
thru
Saturday.3)
Nature
of
business
cannot
change.4)
Residence
and
business
property
cannot
separate.5)
Only
sign
to
be
located
on
door.
6)
Reverts
back
to
R-2
if
business
closes
or
is
not
in
operation
for
a
period
more
than
3
months,
unless
there
are
extenuating
circumstances.
After
lengthy
discussion,
Council
voted
6-2
in
favor
of
the
zoning
change
with
restrictions.
Those
voting
in
opposition
to
the
change
were
Carol
L.
Jones
and
Ronald
R.
Kapp.
Mayor
Wilson
added
that
Councilman
Robert
A.
Messick
(who
was
absent
due
to
illness)
was
opposed.Mayor
Wilson
then
asked
for
a
motion
to
approve
the
council
minutes
of
November
10,
2003.
Ronald
R.
Kapp
made
a
motion
to
approve
and
Robert
C.
Doeffinger
seconded.
There
being
no
discussion,
the
motion
was
approved
unanimously.
Robert
C.
Doeffinger
made
a
motion
to
approve
the
Outstanding
Obligations
and
Consolidated
Income
Statement
for
the
month
of
November
2003.
Ronald
R.
Kapp
seconded
and
the
motion
was
approved
with
M.
Leota
Sang
abstaining.Next,
Mayor
Wilson
recognized
Charles
Humphreys
of
the
Main
Street
Committee.
He
spoke
of
his
concerns
over
recent
vandalism
at
the
Fantasy
Light
show
and
at
the
Mason
County
Tourism
Center.
Mr.
Humphreys
asked
for
a
copy
of
the
police
report
so
the
Main
Street
Committee
could
seek
to
recover
damages
from
the
vandalism
at
the
light
show.
Mr.
Humphreys
stated
that
some
of
the
business
owners
felt
that
a
curfew
might
be
needed.Next
on
the
agenda
was
City
Attorney
James
M.
Casey.
Mr.
Casey
presented
a
resolution
in
regards
to
a
loan
agreement
with
BB&T
for
the
riverfront
park.
Robert
C.
Doeffinger
made
a
motion
to
adopt
the
resolution
and
William
H.
Wallace
added
the
second.
The
resolution
was
adopted
unanimously.Next
Mr.
Casey
presented
the
3RD reading
of
a
temporary
ordinance
restricting
cell-phone
tower
installations.
Robert
C.
Doeffinger
moved
to
adopt
the
ordinance
and
Ronald
R.
Kapp
added
the
second.
The
motion
passed
unanimously.Mr.
Casey
then
presented
a
resolution
Honoring
Captain
John
Reynolds.
Captain
Reynolds
was
honored
recently
by
AEP
and
the
Mayor
presented
him
with
the
resolution.
Ronald
R.
Kapp
moved
to
adopt
the
resolution
and
William
H.
Wallace
added
the
second.
The
motion
passed
unanimously.In
closing,
Mr.
Casey
stated
that
some
real
estate
in
the
Harmon
park
area
had
been
deeded
to
the
City
from
the
heirs
of
the
Steenbergen
Trust.
Mr.
Casey
explained
that
Council
needed
to
approve
the
acceptance
of
the
property.
Ronald
R.
Kapp
made
a
motion
to
approve
accepting
the
property
and
Brian
L.
Billings
added
the
second.
The
motion
was
approved
unanimously.Next
on
the
agenda
was
the
City
Clerk,
Stanton
D.
Burdette.
He
presented
invoices
for
the
River
Museum
totaling
$1,100.75.
Ronald
R.
Kapp
moved
to
pay
the
invoices
and
M.
Leota
Sang
added
the
second.
The
motion
passed
unanimously.Mr.
Burdette
then
asked
for
a
motion
to
approve
an
agreement
with
the
H.
C.
Nutting
Co.
to
develop
an
Ordinance
to
control
cell-phone
tower
locations.
Robert
C.
Doeffinger
made
a
motion
to
approve
the
second
reading
and
Ronald
R.
Kapp
seconded.
The
motion
passed
unanimously.Lastly,
Mr.
Burdette
then
asked
for
a
motion
to
approve
the
second
reading
of
an
ORDINANCE
TO
PROVIDE
FOR
THE
COOPERATION
OF
THE
CITY
OF
POINT
PLEASANT
WITH
THE
MASON
COUNTY
COMMISSION
FOR
THE
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
9-1-1
ADDRESSING
AND
MAPPING
WITHIN
THE
CITY
OF
POINT
PLEASANT,
WEST
VIRGINIA,
IN
CONNECTION
WITH
THE
WEST
VIRGINIA
STATEWIDE
ADDRESSING
AND
MAPPING
PROJECT.
Ronald
R.
Kapp
made
the
motion
with
right
to
amend
and
Kevin
R.
Nott
added
the
second.
The
motion
was
approved
unanimously.Next
on
the
agenda
was
Mayor
Wilson.
The
Mayor
reported
that
he
had
been
in
discussions
with
the
contractors
and
legal
counsel
about
problems
at
the
riverfront
park.
He
added
that
the
paving
contractor
would
start
work
on
26TH
street
in
the
upcoming
week
and
would
probably
finish
in
the
spring.The
Mayor
then
told
Council
that
he
had
been
made
aware
of
a
walking/bike
trail
grant
in
the
amount
of
$100,000.
The
Mayor
stated
he
would
like
to
see
this
trail
extended
from
the
downtown
thru
Kingtown
and
over
to
Krodel
Park.
This
would
include
a
small
bridge
that
could
be
used
as
an
emergency
walking
escape
route
from
Kingtown.
Robert
C.
Doeffinger
made
a
motion
to
hire
Environmental
Design
Group
(EDG)
for
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$5,000.00
to
do
preliminary
cost
estimate
for
the
project.
Ronald
R.
Kapp
seconded
and
the
motion
was
approved
unanimously.Mayor
Wilson
stated
that
he
had
received
a
letter
from
the
county
commission
requesting
$6,392.75
(previously
approved)
for
paving
of
the
tennis
courts
at
Ordnance.
Also,
the
Mayor
stated
that
he
had
talked
with
business
owners
whose
signs
were
removed
from
the
28TH
street
intersection
on
how
and
where
appropriate
signage
could
be
placed
and
the
costs
involved
in
doing
so.
The
Mayor
invited
Council
to
the
Christmas
party
to
be
held
December
24TH.
In
closing,
Mayor
Wilson
added
that
John
Sallaz
and
Freda
Wolfingbarger
would
be
retiring
at
the
end
of
December.Ronald
R.
Kapp
then
updated
Council
on
the
status
of
the
Medal
of
Honor
Park.
He
explained
that
it
might
be
difficult
to
get
a
“Medal
of
Honor
Flag”
to
fly
there
because
only
the
medal
recipients
or
their
next
of
kin
were
given
flags.
William
H.
Wallace
asked
about
the
process
for
changing
the
traffic
flow
patterns
on
3RD
and
28TH
streets.
He
also
mentioned
that
several
street
lights
were
not
working.
Robert
C.
Doeffinger
suggested
having
a
meeting
with
the
Planning
Commission
and
the
Board
of
Zoning
Appeals
to
clear
up
any
issues
and
discuss
their
duties
so
as
to
eliminate
any
problems
and
confusion
in
the
future
regarding
zoning
issues.
M.
Leota
Sang
said
that
she
had
received
an
application
for
the
“WV
Make
It
Shine”
grant
if
the
City
wanted
to
participate.
She
also
asked
when
the
sign
would
be
replaced
at
the
tourism
center.
Kevin
R.
Nott
stated
he
thought
a
tip-line
to
the
police
department
might
help
with
eliminating
some
of
the
vandalism.Finance
Director
Ron
Siders
added
several
employees
had
asked
him
to
thank
Council
for
the
Christmas
Bonus.Being
no
other
business,
Kevin
R.
Nott
made
a
motion
to
adjourn.
William
H.
Wallace
seconded
and
being
unanimously
approved,
the
meeting
adjourned
at
9:55
pm.
_______________________________ James
H.
Wilson,
Mayor
______________________________Stanton
D.
Burdette,
City
Clerk
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