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Regular Council Meeting
Thursday, September 15, 2022, 07:30pm - 09:00pm
Contact Michele Newbanks

AGENDA

Regular Meeting

MARIETTA CITY COUNCIL

September 15, 2022, 7:30 PM

Armory Building, 241 Front Street Room 10

 

Call to Order – Susan Vessels, Council President

Roll Call – Michele Newbanks, Council Clerk 

Pledge of Allegiance - Susan Vessels, Council President

Approval of September 1, 2022 Regular Council Meeting Minutes - Susan Vessels, Council President (Requires Action)

Public Hearing - Susan Vessels, Council President – None  

Call on Officials - Susan Vessels, Council President

  1. Mayor – Joshua Schlicher
  2. Safety Service Director - Steven Wetz
  3. Budget & Procurement Director – Bill Dauber
  4. City Law Director - Paul Bertram

Call on Visitors - Susan Vessels, Council President

            The Marietta City Council welcomes you here and thanks you for your time and concerns. Should you wish to address the council, this is the time set on the agenda for you to do so. When you are recognized, please step to the podium and state your name and address prior to addressing council. Your comments will be limited to three minutes. The council may not respond to your comments this evening, rather they may take your comments and suggestions under advisement and your questions may be directed to the appropriate staff person for follow-up.  In the event of a violation of decorum, the council president will give one warning. Should a violation continue, the council president may revoke the speaking privileges, and the speaker may be subject to removal from the council chambers by the sergeant-at-arms.

Unfinished Business / Pending Legislation - Susan Vessels, Council President (Requires Action)

Legislation Third Reading  - None

Legislation Second Reading

  • Ordinance No. 121 (22-23) An Ordinance to amend Chapter 137.07.1 (Director of Budget and Procurement) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Marietta, Ohio. (SHOAF)
  • Ordinance No. 123 (22-23) An Ordinance to amend Chapter 163.06 (Overtime Work) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Marietta, Ohio. (SHOAF)
  • Ordinance No. 124 (22-23) An Ordinance to amend the Salary Step Schedule of the City of Marietta, Ohio, to establish salaries and increase salaries for all non-union positions of employment with the City for calendar year 2023. (SHOAF)
  • Resolution No. 42 (22-23) A Resolution to adopt and approve the Public Housing Agency Plan for the City of Marietta, Ohio, and to authorize and direct the Mayor to certify said Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing, on behalf of the City of Marietta, Ohio, and declaring an EMERGENCY. (SCHENKEL)

Presentation of Petitions and Communications Michele Newbanks, Council Clerk

Report of standing committees on matters pertaining to business of such committees

  1. Employee Relations – Chairwoman Shoaf
  2. Streets and Transportation – Chairwoman Boyer
  3. Public Lands and Buildings – Chairman Farnsworth
  4. Planning, Zoning, Annexation and Housing – Chairman Schenkel
  5. Police and Fire – Chairman Gossett
  6. Water, Sewers and Sanitation / Special Utilities – Chairman Allphin
  7. Finance and Taxation – Chairman Scales

Report of special committees - Susan Vessels, Council President

New Ordinances and Resolutions - Susan Vessels, Council President (Requires Action)

Legislation First Reading

  • Ordinance No. 127 (22-23) An Ordinance to appropriate and/or transfer funds. (SCALES)
  • Ordinance No. 128 (22-23) An Ordinance to authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into Change Order No. 7 to the present contract between the City of Marietta, Ohio and Pickering Associates of Parkersburg, WV, for necessary changes to the Marietta River Trail Phase V Land Slip and Soldier Pile Wall Failure Repair Project, in an amount not to exceed $32,400.00, and declaring an EMERGENCY. (FARNSWORTH)
  •  Ordinance No. 129 (22-23) An Ordinance to authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety and Service to approve the purchase of LED Lighting from W.Va Electric Supply Company’s Marietta Branch, for the Buckeye Park Lighting Project, in an amount not to exceed $15,500.00; and appropriating a portion of the American Rescue Plan Act Funds for the Project; and declaring an EMERGENCY. (FARNSWORTH)
  •  Ordinance No. 130 (22-23) An Ordinance to authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into Change Order No. 1 to the present contract between the City of Marietta, Ohio and Aqua Pools Construction, of Hilliard, Ohio, for necessary changes to the Marietta Aquatic Center Pool Resurfacing Project in an amount not to exceed $34,400.00; and appropriating a portion of the American Rescue Plan Act Funds for the Project;  and declaring an EMERGENCY. (FARNSWORTH)
  • Ordinance No. 131 (22-23) An Ordinance to authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a contractual agreement with Pickering Associates of Parkersburg, West Virginia, to provide professional engineering, surveying and construction administration services for the Marietta Third Street Parking Expansion Project in an amount not to exceed $20,900.00, and declaring an EMERGENCY. (FARNSWORTH)
  • Ordinance No. 132 (22-23) An Ordinance to authorize the employment of a Full-
    Time Temporary Budget Procurement Director for the City of Marietta, Ohio, for the period from November 7, 2022, through December 31, 2022, and declaring an EMERGENCY. (SHOAF)
  • Ordinance No. 133 (22-23) An Ordinance to authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into Change Order No. 1 to the present contract between the City of Marietta, Ohio and Compass Point Planning of Blue Ash, Ohio, for necessary changes to the Zoning Code Update Project in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, and declaring an EMERGENCY. (SCHENKEL)
  • Resolution No. 45 (22-23) A Resolution for the City of Marietta, Ohio to accept a donation of a 0.690 Acre tract of real estate from Daniel E. Voshel, and his wife, Connie Voshel, with said 0.690 Acre tract of land being situated in Block Number 119 of East Marietta Addition, Marietta Corporation, Section 22 and 23, Town 2, Range 8, Washington County, Ohio, and declaring an EMERGENCY. (FARNSWORTH)
  • Resolution No. 46 (22-23) A Resolution to authorize and direct the Mayor and/or the Director of Public Safety and Service to apply for, accept, and enter into a Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) Agreement on behalf of the City of Marietta, Ohio, for the planning, design, construction, renovation and upgrading of the Marietta City Water Treatment Plant Facilities; and designating a dedicated repayment source for said loan, and declaring an EMERGENCY. (ALLPHIN)
  • Resolution No. 47 (22-23) A Resolution to authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a Preliminary Legislative agreement with State of Ohio, Department of Transportation, on behalf of the City of Marietta, Ohio, (LPA), for the Front Street Resurfacing Project in the City of Marietta, Ohio, and declaring an EMERGENCY. (BOYER)
  • Resolution No. 48 (22-23) A Resolution to authorize and direct the Auditor of the City of Marietta, Ohio to place the $1.5 million dollars of ARPA funds that was set aside as a contingency pledge pursuant to Resolution 33 (22-23), As Amended, which was passed on August 10, 2022, back into Marietta’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund, so that said monies may be used where needed, for other qualified projects, and declaring an EMERGENCY. (SCALES)

Miscellaneous Business

  1. 1st Ward Michael Scales
  2. 2nd Ward Bret Allphin
  3. 3rd Ward William Gossett
  4. 4th Ward Geoff Schenkel
  5. At-Large William Farnsworth
  6. At-Large Susan Boyer
  7. At-Large Cassidi Shoaf

Next Meeting – October 6, 2022 @ 7:30 PM

Adjournment - Susan Vessels, Council President (Requires Action)

Location 241 Front Street, Room 10 @ Armory