City Council

July 12, 2016 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fairmont was held at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th day of July, 2016, at the Public Safety Building located at 500 Quincy Street in Fairmont, West Virginia. Mayor Straight called the meeting to order. Councilmembers present were: First District Marianne Moran Second District Frank G. Yann Third District Robert (Rob) Linger Fourth District William H. (Bill) Burdick Fifth District Fran Warner Sixth District Daniel K. (Dan) Weber Eighth District Thomas (Tom) Mainella Ninth District Ronald J. (Ron) Straight, Sr. Absent: Seventh District Philip R. (Phil) Mason Also present were: City Manager Robin I. Gomez City Clerk Janet L. Keller City Attorney Kevin Sansalone Finance Director Eileen Layman Fire Chief Ed Simmons Police Chief Steve Shine Program Manager Martha Richards City Planner Sandra Scaffidi IN RE: EXCUSE COUNCILMEMBER MASON Councilmember Burdick moved to excuse Councilmember Mason from tonight’s meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Mainella. The Mayor declared Councilmember Mason excused by voice vote of Council. IN RE: OPENING CEREMONIES Rev. D. D. Meighen gave the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance 1 to the Flag led by Councilmember Burdick. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mayor Straight noted that each member of Council had received a copy of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on June 28, 2016. Councilmember Weber moved to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Yann. The Mayor declared the minutes approved as submitted by voice vote of Council. PUBLIC HEARINGS IN RE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF PART ONE-ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, CHAPTER SEVEN- BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES, ARTICLE 171 PARKING AUTHORITY, SECTION .08 RATES, THEREOF, TO INCREASE CERTAIN RATES FOR PARKING: AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXPANSION OF THE PRE-PAID PARKING PASS PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on July 4, 2016, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance to increase certain rates for parking and to provide for an expansion of the pre-paid parking pass program for eligible residents. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. KAREN GRIBBEN, 326 Cole Street, a member of the Fairmont Parking Authority, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. WARREN ARCHER, a resident of the Third District, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. He noted it was a positive thing. CHUCK WARNER, 307 First Street, a member of the Fairmont Parking Authority, also spoke in favor of increasing the parking rates. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:08 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FAIRMONT’S 2016-2017 ANNUAL BUDGET: GENERAL FUND 2 Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on July 4, 2016, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance providing for a General Fund budget revision. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. EILEEN LAYMAN, Finance Director, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. She then went over the highlights of the budget revision. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:11 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FAIRMONT’S 2016-2017 ANNUAL BUDGET: COAL SEVERANCE Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on July 4, 2016, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance providing for a Coal Severance budget revision. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. EILEEN LAYMAN, Finance Director, spoke in favor of the Coal Severance budget revision. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:13 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE FAIRMONT CITY CODE, PARTICULARLY PART FIVE GENERAL OFFENSES CODE, ARTICLE 535 PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THEREOF, TO PROVIDE FOR A BAN OR PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF ALL TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES ON OR IN PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES OWNED BY OR UNDER THE CONTROL OR JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT OR THE CITY OF FAIRMONT PARKS COMMISSION; PENALTY Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on July 4, 2016, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance to provide for a ban or prohibition on the use of all tobacco products and electronic cigarettes on or in parks owned by or under the control of the City of Fairmont. 3 The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. BEVERLY KEENER, an employee of the Marion County Health Department, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. She then presented Council with letters of support from other people that was not able to attend the meeting. SHANNON JACKSON and her daughter spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. WARREN ARCHER stated that he was very grateful that this is happening and supports the proposed ordinance. TRICIA JULIAN, Program Coordinator for Oncology Services at Fairmont Regional Medical Center, spoke in favor of the tobacco ban as a consumer who has had to take her grandchildren out of parks because people were smoking around them and as an oncology nurse with 30 years experience in watching people die from lung cancer both from smoking and from exposure to second hand smoke. CHRISTINA MICKEY, a daily user of Morris Park, spoke in favor of the tobacco ban because of the unsightly issues that are at Morris Park with the tobacco litter. Mr. Gomez presented a sample of the signs that will be placed at the parks. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:22 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF THOSE CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN THE CITY OF FAIRMONT, FAIRMONT DISTRICT, MARION COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, TO-WIT: 5000 SQ FT PENNA AVE MAP 03-29 PARCEL 0238 PCL 2 PENNA AVE MAP 03-29 PARCEL 0239 4000 SQ FT PENNA AVE MAP 03-29 PARCEL 0240 4  4000 SQ FT PENNA AVE MAP 03-29 PARCEL 0241 FROM JOHN CARPENTER; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER ANY NECESSARY TRANSACTIONAL DOCUMENTS, AND TAKE DELIVERY OF A DEED FOR SAID PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT; RATIFICATION Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on July 4, 2016, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance authorizing the purchase of parcels on Pennsylvania Avenue, formerly the Pitrolo’s Market property. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. Mr. Gomez spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. The owner of the business beside the property also spoke in favor. She said that the property in question is a big eyesore when customers come to her business. She noted that a lot of people would like to see it down. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:24 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS IN RE: THOUGHTS WITH DALLAS, TEXAS COMMUNITY Councilmember Burdick stated his thoughts and prayers are with the Dallas community for the recent shooting of their police officers. IN RE: HOME RULE Councilmember Burdick asked if the City of Fairmont has reached out to the other communities regarding the Home Rule process. Mr. Gomez noted that this is on the agenda for the next City Manager’s Association meeting. IN RE: PARKING RATES Councilmember Moran stated that she was thankful everyone showed up to speak at tonight’s meeting. She then said that for all of the posts on 5 Facebook about the parking rate increase, she found it very interesting that no one came to speak against the rate increase. IN RE: FIREWORKS LEGISLATION Councilmember Moran stated that fireworks have been a problem in her neighborhood. She then suggested that Council work together and lobby for the State next year to take that back. She noted that we do have a noise ordinance and if it continues next year, she will be calling the Police. Mayor Straight said that he is hoping that Council can come up in the near future with an ordinance on something regarding the fireworks. He said that people don’t understand the volume of calls that all police departments receive. Mr. Gomez said that we had discussed briefly what we could do as the law changed on June 1st. He said that it would not have allowed Council to pass an ordinance by the 4th of July that we could have enforced. He said that we will enact an ordinance regulating the usage such as proximity to structures, not allowing them after certain hours and what the WV Code will allow us to do. He said that we currently do not have an ordinance that regulates the usage. Chief Shine said that the Police Department received many complaints about fireworks and unfortunately the possession, since the sale of them is legal, we cannot prohibit that. He said the possession of them would be hard to prohibit whereas before the police would see someone with a bunch of fireworks, we would confiscate them and there would not be another issue from them. He then suggested that people need to have a little common courtesy about their neighbors and we can’t just take their stuff from them since they are legal now. IN RE: NEW STREET SWEEPER Councilmember Mainella stated that he was at JD Signs today and saw the new street sweeper. He said that it is really a slick piece of equipment and was glad that the City could buy it and now have two sweepers. CITIZENS PETITIONS IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS COMPLAINTS IN BELLVIEW AREA JOY PATTERSON, 409 Bellview Avenue, addressed Council regarding the installation of additional stop signs on certain streets. She said that the stop 6 signs will cut down on the speeding in that area. Ms. Patterson then suggested that the white lines be repainted on the streets in the downtown area to give more turning room. IN RE: FIREWORKS COMPLAINT ANDREW ZICAFOOSE, 429 Walnut Avenue, address Council regarding the use of fireworks. He said that he called the Police multiple times over the last couple weeks because of the use of fireworks in his neighborhood. He stated that a lot of cities have instated ordinances about specific times to let off fireworks and suggested that Fairmont do the same. He said it was irresponsible for neighbors to let off fireworks so close to other homes. He then courage Council to take action on this. IN RE: PAVING OF STREETS DEBBIE SEIFRIT, 322 Brown Street, address Council regarding the paving program and suggested that Indiana Avenue and Columbia Street be included in this year’s paving schedule. She then informed Council of multiple streets that have been dug up after they were paved. She asked why we are not fixing the pipes before we pave the streets. Mr. Gomez replied that is the reason Indiana Avenue is not being paved because utility work needs to be done before it can be paved. He noted there were quite a few streets not being paved, that need to be paved, but they need utility work to be done. He said that we do not know the age of every pipe, every connection that is under our streets and it is a continuous challenge to do that. He went on to say that we cannot foresee problems and malfunctions. He noted it would be the stormwater drain that is a completely separate system that may malfunction and we could not have anticipated that. He added that there are mines all over this area so we don’t know when a storm drain that was put in in the last 5 to 20 years whether it is going to fall in. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT IN RE: PAVING OF STREETS Mr. Gomez said that paving will begin next Monday, July 18th. He noted that the contractors will begin on the East Side and end up in Watson. IN RE: STREET SWEEPER 7 The Manager reported that we have received the second street sweeper and we are very excited about that. IN RE: CITY STAFF COMMENDED Mr. Gomez commended the City staff. He noted that we have some of the most dedicated and committed employees around and many who have worked for the City for many, many years and they are immensely and deeply about their job and the services that they provide. IN RE: POLICE ISSUES The City Manager reported that the International City Manager’s Association has been having various discussions regarding the issues involving Police and communities and how to address the issues. He said the unfortunate part is that it takes everyone together to figure out how can we essentially live every day and treat each other as we would want to be treated. He said it’s the biggest challenge that every city is facing and for those cities that have a Council/Manager it makes it that much more challenging because the last thing that the head of any organization is to have one of their employees not return home but at the same time how do you protect all of your customers and the residents. He then asked everyone to please be mindful of all of that and it is important that we all remain cognizant that we are here for the same reason and that is to enjoy our life every day and to ensure that all of our employees make it home every day. CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL BUSINESS IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF PART ONE-ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, CHAPTER SEVEN- BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES, ARTICLE 171 PARKING AUTHORITY, SECTION .08 RATES, THEREOF, TO INCREASE CERTAIN RATES FOR PARKING: AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXPANSION OF THE PRE-PAID PARKING PASS PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS Mayor Straight entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance to increase certain parking rates and to provide for an expansion of the pre- paid parking pass program for eligible residents. Motion: Councilmember Warner moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Burdick seconded the motion. 8 Discussion: Councilmember Weber stated that he had one phone call not supporting the proposed parking rate increase. Councilmember Burdick stated he heard on the news that the City of Morgantown is going to be increasing their parking rates. He then said that we should have split this ordinance into two separate ordinances, one as far as dealing with the parking garage rates and one for the parking meter rates. Mr. Gomez said that the ordinance covers the daily rates, the hourly and daily rates. He then asked Councilmember Burdick if he was referring to the lease with the State. Councilmember Burdick said no, the parking garage as one separate ordinance and the parking meters as another ordinance. Mr. Gomez noted that the parking ordinances are all in one ordinance and grouped together. Mr. Sansalone said that historically all of the rates have been in one ordinance. He said that all of the rates that are fixed for the parking facilities are part of the City Code so generally we try to keep them together and separate from the other ordinances that are not part of the City Code. Councilmember Linger stated that there may not be anyone here tonight to speak against it but the very first time this was discussed, just about everyone here at that time was against it. He said they fought against it once and then it went away and now all of a sudden it is back again and it is a little bit different but the facts still remain the same that you don’t have the demand on that downtown parking to necessitate the raise of the rates. He then asked if the new 75 parking spaces near Palatine Park are going to be metered and are people going to pay to park there. Mr. Gomez said no. Councilmember Linger asked why not. He said that if we are going to make them pay to park in one spot, make them pay to park everywhere. He said that the City is negatively impacting one particular district of the City to benefit the rest of the City and he did not think it was right. He went on to say that the City is affecting the business owners of downtown Fairmont negatively. 9 Councilmember Weber state that he agreed with Councilmember Linger. He said that there are no parking meters on the East Side of Fairmont, no parking meters beyond the bridge on Fairmont Avenue, on Locust Avenue, on Virginia Avenue, on Gaston Avenue and the only parking meters we have are in the four block area downtown. Councilmember Linger said that he would like to see more people come downtown and not give people any excuse to not come downtown. He said adding that additional quarter is still a deterrent. Mr. Gomez said that fees have been charged for downtown parking for many years, no different than thousands of other cities and towns throughout the United States and it is typical that just the City Center charges for parking. He added that in larger cities, they do charge for parking in districts and/or wards and he brought this up to the Parking Authority about charging on to the other side, specifically the Merchant Street lot after it was repaved and finished, and did not obtain the approval to go forward with that. Councilmember Linger asked why. Mr. Gomez said that he did not know if that part of town, along Merchant Street, if we have ever charged for parking there. He did not know. Councilmember Linger said just because it has always been done . . . The City Manager said that is not what he is saying. He said he was just historically stating. He mentioned that we can change it and it will bring issues up that if you don’t charge for parking, then we have the issue of enforcement and employees parking there and it will hurt your turnover by not having the ability to turn the vehicles over. Councilmember Linger said that he would like to see alternative proposals come out of the Parking Authority other than raising rates on one small section of the City. Councilmember Weber state that the Parking Authority had no ideas last time they brought this issue to Council. He said that Councilmember Linger is correct and demand doesn’t require parking meters. Councilmember Weber then mentioned all of the parking meters and parking lots that are empty when he drives into the downtown area. He said that he does not think we need to charge for parking if we want people to visit downtown. He then asked the City Manager if we were making money on parking. 10 Mr. Gomez said no, that is the main reason why we are looking to raise the rates because it is being supplemented by the general fund. He noted that there are thousands of communities that charge in their City Centers and have for hundreds of years and will continue to do that. Councilmember Linger said that he understands that we are supplementing it with general fund money but at the same time we have the general fund money to prop it up with but he did not understand the reason for raising rates when we are perfectly able to pass a balanced budget and getting new equipment and giving our people raises and compared to a lot of places, we are doing very well. Mr. Gomez said if we were to preference that all parking is an enterprise, it should . . . Councilmember Linger said if it was a business, you would charge parking in other areas as well. Mr. Gomez replied that we have looked to do that but primarily just like has been the history of it, it’s just the City Center and he would agree that we should charge in other areas but at this point we are obligated to the City Center. He went on to say that the money that is being utilized to offset the expenses in the parking fund could be better utilized in other general fund purposes rather than one specific usage which is just parking. He added that it could be utilized to maintain our parks, other equipment that we may need in other areas, etc. Mr. Gomez explained to Council that we have three choices: 1) do away with it; 2) keep it as is and the general fund continues to supplement it; or 3) these increases will begin to get us off the necessity that the general fund continues to supplement. Councilmember Linger said that the increases will negatively impact your business base which will negatively impact your tax base and then you will be charging $1.00 an hour for parking with ten less businesses and people won’t have any reason to come downtown. He said that instead of trying to raise the prices on a few people that use it, he would like to try something else. He noted that we have a Parking Authority and it is well within their capability to come up with some alternative proposals so that we can see our options other than simply raising the price. Mr. Gomez said we have discussed the other proposals which are: 1) eliminate the parking; 11  2) then do we just to the enforcement or not which would not cover most likely the cost of the enforcement so now we would have employees and the spaces are not turned over so if you want to go to any business now you won’t find a parking space because the employees are parking there. Councilmember Linger said there are multiple ways to enforce it without having parking meters and he thought it would be worthwhile to look into these things. He said that he knows the Parking Authority can come up with better proposals than this. He then said that he has not been involved in any other discussions except the one work session that Council had with the Parking Authority. He closed by saying that he was against increasing the rates and thought there were better ways to manage the parking and he would love to see alternate proposals from the Parking Authority. There being no further discussion, roll call was taken by the Clerk and the following votes were recorded: Councilmember Moran Yes Councilmember Yann Yes Councilmember Mainella Yes Councilmember Weber No Councilmember Warner Yes Councilmember Burdick Yes Councilmember Linger No Mayor Straight Yes The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by majority vote of those Councilmembers present and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1696 was duly adopted. IN RE: ADOPTION AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FAIRMONT’S 2016-2017 ANNUAL BUDGET: GENERAL FUND Mayor Straight entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance for a General Fund budget revision. Motion: Councilmember Burdick moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Warner seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of those Councilmembers present and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1697 was duly adopted. 12 IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FAIRMONT’S 2016-2017 ANNUAL BUDGET: COAL SEVERANCE Mayor Straight entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance for a Coal Severance budget revision. Motion: Councilmember Mainella moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Yann seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of those Councilmembers present and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1698 was duly adopted IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE FAIRMONT CITY CODE, PARTICULARLY PART FIVE GENERAL OFFENSES CODE, ARTICLE 535 PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THEREOF, TO PROVIDE FOR A BAN OR PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF ALL TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES ON OR IN PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES OWNED BY OR UNDER THE CONTROL OR JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT OR THE CITY OF FAIRMONT PARKS COMMISSION; PENALTY Mayor Straight entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance to provide for a ban or prohibition on the use of all tobacco products and electronic cigarettes on or in city parks owned or under the control of the City of Fairmont. Motion: Councilmember Weber moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Moran seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of those Councilmembers present and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1699 was duly adopted 13 IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF THOSE CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN THE CITY OF FAIRMONT, FAIRMONT DISTRICT, MARION COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, TO-WIT: 5000 SQ FT PENNA AVE MAP 03-29 PARCEL 0238 PCL 2 PENNA AVE MAP 03-29 PARCEL 0239 4000 SQ FT PENNA AVE MAP 03-29 PARCEL 0240 4000 SQ FT PENNA AVE MAP 03-29 PARCEL 0241 FROM JOHN CARPENTER; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER ANY NECESSARY TRANSACTIONAL DOCUMENTS, AND TAKE DELIVERY OF A DEED FOR SAID PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT; RATIFICATION Mayor Straight entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance providing for the purchase of real estate on Pennsylvania Avenue, formerly the Pitrolo’s Market building. Motion: Councilmember Burdick moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Yann seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of those Councilmembers present and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1700 was duly adopted. IN RE: INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, SET PUBLIC HEARING, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THAT PORTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 403, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 1365, ORDINANCE NO. 1486, AND ORDINANCE NO. 1624, WHICH IS CODIFIED AS PART 15 FIRE PREVENTION CODE, ARTICLE 1507, BUREAU FOR FIRE PREVENTION, SECTION .07 STATE CODE AND FIRE MARSHAL RULES, OF THE CODE OF 14 THE CITY OF FAIRMONT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN TITLE 87 LEGISLATIVE RULE, FIRE COMMISSION, SERIES 1 FIRE CODE, AND ESTABLISHED AND ADOPTED BY THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016, EXCLUDING HOWEVER ALL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS DIRECTED TO THE OPERATION OF LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS, IF ANY Mayor Straight entertained a motion and a second for the introduction of an ordinance to provide for the adoption of the Fire Prevention Codes to be effective July 1, 2016. Motion: Councilmember Warner moved for the introduction of the proposed ordinance and the reading of a synopsis in lieu of the entire ordinance. Councilmember Mainella seconded the motion. The Clerk read the proposed ordinance by synopsis for the first time. The Mayor declared the public hearing set for July 26, 2016 by voice vote of Council. IN RE: ADOPTION, A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF FAIRMONT APPROVING AND ADOPTING AN AMENDED POLICY FOR SOLICITING APPLICANTS FOR POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, A COPY OF WHICH POLICY IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF Mayor Straight entertained a motion for the adoption of a resolution adopting an amended policy for soliciting applicants for appointment to City boards and commissions. Motion: Councilmember Weber moved for the adoption of the resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Mainella. The Clerk read the proposed resolution by synopsis for the first time. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. 15 The Mayor declared the resolution adopted by unanimous vote of those Councilmembers present. ADJOURNMENT The Mayor entertained a motion for adjournment. Motion: Councilmember Mainella moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Moran. The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned by voice vote of Council at 8:20 p.m. 16