Marietta City Council Agenda

MARIETTA, OH — The city council meeting will be held Thursday in the basement of the Armory. It will also be available on Zoom and Facebook Live. The public is invited to attend. Here is the current agenda and items of business they plan on discussing.

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AGENDA
Regular Meeting
MARIETTA CITY COUNCIL
June 17, 2021, 7:30 PM
Armory Building, 241 Front Street Room 10
(Zoom + Facebook Live)

Call to Order – Susan Vessels, Council President
Roll Call – Jennifer Starkey, Council Clerk
Pledge of Allegiance - Susan Vessels, Council President
Approval of June 3, 2021 Regular Council Meeting Minutes - Mrs. Susan Vessels, Council President (Requires Action)
Public Hearing - Susan Vessels, Council President – Community Housing Impact & Preservation Program (Resolution No. 94 20-21)
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

• Ordinance No. 228 (20-21) An Ordinance to authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety and Service to specifically waive or modify the operation of Marietta City Ordinance Section 509.08 (b) Titled: DISTURBING THE PEACE, from 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. for the Adelphia Outdoor Concert Series dates Friday July 30, 2021-Saturday, July 31, 2021, Friday, August 27, 2021-Saturday, August 28, 2021 and Friday, October 1, 2021- Saturday, October 2, 2021. (GOSSETT)

• Resolution No. 94 (20-21) A Resolution to authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Marietta, Ohio to submit an application with the Ohio Development Services Agency, Office of Community Development, for a grant to conduct a Community Housing Impact and Preservation Program; to provide any additional information required in relation thereto; to act as the City’s representative in such matter; to authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into an agreement with The Community Action Program Corporation of Washington-Morgan Counties, Ohio, for the implementation of said program upon the commitment of funds by the Ohio Department Services Agency; to approve the Policies and Procedures Manual to be used in the implementation of said program; and to establish the level of compensation to be paid to The Community Action Program Corporation of Washington-Morgan Counties, Ohio, for their services in the implementation of said program, and declaring an EMERGENCY. (SCHENKEL)

Legislation Second Reading - None

Presentation of Petitions and Communications Jennifer Starkey, 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 McCauley
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. 236 (20-21) An Ordinance to appropriate and/or transfer funds. (SCALES)

• Ordinance No. 237 (20-21) An Ordinance to amend Section 506.01 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Marietta, Ohio, titled KEEPING CERTAIN ANIMALS PROHIBITED, and to repeal existing 506.01 that is in conflict with said amendment. (GOSSETT)

• Resolution No. 95 (20-21) A Resolution to authorize the City of Marietta, Ohio to accept the donation of a park bench from Tina Siegfried in memory of Jerrie Caskin, to be placed at Camp Tupper (3rd & Warren Streets) at the discretion of the Director of Public Safety and Service in the City of Marietta, Ohio. (SCHENKEL)

Miscellaneous Business

1. 1st Ward Michael Scales
2. 2nd Ward Michael McCauley
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 – July 1, 2021 7:30 PM
Adjournment - Susan Vessels, Council President (Requires Action)

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