WEIRTON CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL MEETING - REGULAR SESSION

AUGUST 11, 2003 7:00 P. M.

A regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Weirton, Hancock and Brooke Counties, was held on August 11, 2003 at 7:00 P.M. in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building.

Mayor Miller called the meeting to order.

Councilmembers in Attendance:

Henry DeMasis Councilmember Ward 4

Harold Miller Councilmember Ward 2

Dale Moore Councilmember Ward 3

Steve Dorich Councilmember Ward 1

Dave Dalrymple Councilmember Ward 6

Frank Veltri Councilmember Ward 7

George Kondik Councilmember Ward 5

City Officials in Attendance:

Brae Bryant Public Works Director

Kessler Cole Fire Chief

Thomas Cooper Police Chief

Thomas J. Maher, Jr. City Clerk

A. D. Mastrantoni Utilities Director

Valerie Means Finance Director

Rick Rekowski Library Director

Bob Ricelli Community Development

Rod Rosnick Chief Code Official

Terry Weigel Millsop Center Director

John Yeager City Attorney

Mayor Miller led the Pledge of Allegiance.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A motion was made by Councilmember DeMasis and second by Councilmember Dorich to approve the minutes of:

The July 3, 2003 - Special Council Meeting

The July 7, 2003 - Regular Council Meeting

The July 14, 2003 - Special Council Meeting

So moved, 7/0.

COMMUNICATIONS

Mayor Miller stated the City was pleased to announce that the Greenbrier Bridge has been opened and is usable. He continued stating that two (2) feet of the bridge had been lost in trying to get it together. He commended Brae Bryant and his staff for the great job that they did in getting this together in short order, after Council had put their minds to reviewing the situation and what was going to be done.

Mayor Miller stated that the second issue is that the West Virginia State Road Commission had been notified about the Main Street striping issue. The Commission had sent a letter stating that it will be corrected within the next two (2) weeks.

Councilmember Kondik stated that in the last week he and the council have received several documents concerned with the fire service task force. He questioned if Council shouldn't receive all of the minutes, just as they do with the zoning and planning boards. He requested with the Mayor and the task force, that, if possible, Council could receive the minutes of the task force before any action is taken on anything. Mayor Miller stated that it would be discussed in executive session and Councilmember Kondik would receive an answer at that time.

CITIZENS COMMENTS

Carol S. Hicks:

"Hello. My name is Carol Hicks, and I am concerned citizen of Weirton. I read about the new Mayor not recognizing or at least understanding the Freedom of Information Act. Then I read and heard about the 10% department fund reductions. I understand the Weirton Steel Company's serious problems bring a reduction in revenue. But, making negative changes in Weirton, rather than positive ones, will surely bring negative changes in residents moving in and staying here in this City. It is the domino effect. If money is hoped to be saved by providing less recreational activities and/or care for roadways etc., money will be lost by taxpaying families who will find better maintained cities elsewhere which have more to offer. I would like to suggest that the new and rather inexperienced mayor volunteer for training sessions, if available, for a chance to be educated in the city charge and state government and thus in legal duties and rights. Serving and working in government created for and by the people, is very different than running a business. Thank you."

Mayor Miller thanked Ms. Hicks and stated that her comments would be taken under advisement.

Ed Zagula:

"Honorable members of Council, Mayor Miller, and City Manager DuFour. I am coming here to talk about what happened last week at the Planning Commission Meeting. It was a new experience for me, I must admit. I also admit that when I went there, I did not attempt to determine what laws or what ordinances govern their actions. Quite frankly, I, perhaps, was confused by what they did and what the zoning board did. Then I found out that once they made a decision, and it was an uninformed decision at best, that the next step was to bring it before this body. Now, I see that you have it on your new schedule as item 7. I suppose that this is still the appropriate time to make my statements known to the councilmen and the mayor. Is that correct?"

Mayor Miller stated that it was correct.

Mr. Zagula continued, "To begin with, the procedure started when this rezoning of that 4-acre parcel of property on the corner of Potomac Avenue and Palamino Drive came before the planning commission. I doubt that a majority of that planning commission actually went to see the premises based upon their responses. But, of course, they were given a plat by the persons that wanted it resolved from an R2 designation to a C2 designation. There was some discussion by several people, including myself, that made comments opposing the changing of that zoning. I was told by Chuck Robinson, a member of that commission, that it wasn't the planning commission's responsibility to decide, or even care, what type of business was conducted on the parcel. The fact of the matter is that everything else was zoned commercial in that area. Ergo, there is no reason why they couldn't vote on it right then and there. Well, if that was the limit of their responsibility, there is nothing more for me to say, and I left. Then I was told that the next step in the process was that they would make a recommendation to Council and that you would make the decision. Rather than argue about the bad effects of this, the fact that it will not do anything to improve tax revenues in the city, is nothing to prevent properties from that surrounding area from being depreciated. It will have nothing to do with making it a more attractive approach to the one very nicer shopping area we have in the city up on Three Springs Drive. As a matter of fact, there was nothing that would indicate that it would benefit the community or any of the developmental ideas that you might have. Frankly, administration after administration has created boards to do something to help beautify the city, to help make it a better city. Well, this is not the kind of action that will help make this a better city. They talk about the fact that we couldn't sell that property, so somebody's interested, and they have a plan, and this unnamed person is going to put storage sheds up there and put a chain link fence around it, and of course is not going to do anything to beautify that area to increase tax revenues. I decided, rather than be misquoted or misunderstood, to send each of you a letter late this afternoon, and I hope that you have had an opportunity to read it. Quite frankly, this just doesn't make sense. You have many, many major problems. This, I guess, overall, is a minor problem. But, it is not minor to the hundreds of people who live in that area. I wish you would take the facts that I have stated in my letter seriously before you make a decision to just rubber stamp the recommendation of the planning commission. To begin with, and here is the big joke about this whole thing. Let's go back further. I think it was probably back in the late fifties, I don't remember the exact dates, but I was even a member of Council. That Council under Mayor Sam Kusic was the first Council, I am certain that it was the first council, to start the Comprehensive Zoning Plan for the City of Weirton. There have been many, many additions to that plan. You have many commissions that are created to help beautify the city, to help better the city. But, it seems to me, that when they can take the cavalier attitude of "it's not our job to be concerned about what kind of business goes there, that we are here simply to rezone or not to rezone," and they ruled 6/2 in favor of rezoning it to a commercial property. Interestingly enough, if you look at section 703 under the basic regulations which is part of the Zoning and Planning Commission Code, it indicates what kind of businesses can go in there. One of them is even a shooting range. Now, suppose that this unnamed person who wants to buy this property decides that he is not going to put storage sheds there, and he wants to do something else. Does it not make any difference to this Council what he does? I think it is absolutely incomprehensible to me to believe that we can just rezone things that quickly. Obviously there were previous Councils or maybe previous plans that helped decide that that should be zoned R-2. I don't think that, I guess that there were 15 of them there, most of whom haven't seen the place, can just cavalierly say, "Well, we are going to make it C-2 now." It's just incomprehensible to me. I would beg you to at least study this situation. Make sure that this is the right thing for the City of Weirton, and act accordingly. That's about all I have to say."

Mayor Miller thanked Mr. Zagula for his comments.

Councilmember Moore stated that he had a question for Mr. Zagula. Councilman Moore stated, "I was at that meeting that evening. I believe that you said that if it had been a restaurant or something like that, that we would still need to zone that commercial. If it were a restaurant or another business that you may find more acceptable, that zoning would still have to be changed. I believe that at this point while of course there is speculation on what the potential buyer wants to put there, I'm not sure that that is in the scope of this ordinance. This ordinance is to decide whether this property should be changed from a residential to a commercial property. Then, as you say, there are wide ranges of things that can go under that commercial property, which can include beauty shops, soda fountains, grocery stores, etc. Now, at that point, I believe, the potential developer would have to go through the planning commission again for authorization and application to the proper code. The decision that we are making, I believe, is to change this from a residential zoning to a commercial zoning, and not to be cavalier, but I am not sure that we, at this point, have a scope to consider what type of commercial activity they wish to pursue there."

Mr. Zagula asked, "Who does?"

Councilmember Moore stated, "They, I believe, will do that when the developer presents the plans."

Mr. Zagula stated, "There is also the possibility that they could put in heavy commercial establishments such as delivery and distribution centers, wholesale business and warehousing, truck and freight terminals. Do we have to wait until the very end to say, "Hey, no. We can't do that.""

Councilmember Moore stated, "I don't know that we should zone with the thought in mind that the potential business is one that is acceptable. I'm not sure that we can do that either. Certain residents in that Ward may find this an acceptable use. Those at the end of Palamino, who rent, may find storage units a very acceptable and a convenient use of that land. Those who live on the other side of Palamino or on Beacon, may find that an unacceptable use. I think we have to honestly take a look at the location, take a look at what's around that location, and weather it makes sense to make this a commercial zoned area, or not. If we wait for everyone, or even the majority, to decide that that is an acceptable commercial use, OK go ahead. I don't see that as furthering business in the City of Weirton."

Mr. Zagula stated, "Sir, if you were at the meeting, you must have known that indeed there was a representative from the people who own the apartments."

Councilmember Moore acknowledged and agreed.

Mr. Zagula stated, "They opposed it. So, please don't give the rest of the council the idea that there wasn't any other opposition there. There was a man there whose family owned it, and he was opposed to it because of the fact that it would depreciate their investment."

Councilmember Moore stated, "There are other apartments and condominiums on Palamino. I have received no complaints from the other owners. Mr. Longie (sp) was there, was present, made his concerns known because his property does border this property, and I know that and still do in consideration."

Mr. Zagula stated, "It wasn't Mr. Longie (sp). He wasn't there because he is sick. But it was his son-in-law who was there, and he spoke rather poignantly about the fact that it was going to have a destructive effect on the properties that are already there. Why do you have to wait until there is a destructive effect before you try to correct it? Why not stop it in the first place? Another thing is this. Some Council, I don't know when, I don't know if it was all the way back to the Kusic Administration when those R-2s and C-2s were placed on property, but somebody studied this before you did, and they said this should be R-2. You haven't studied it, and you are telling me that you can't do anything about it. If it R-2, let it be R-2."

Mayor Miller thanked Mr. Zagula, and stated that Council will take it under advisement, and study it.

OLD BUSINESS

Ordinance: Second Reading

No. 1389: Amendment to No. 613, to the Traffic Control Map Ordinance No. 214 of the City of Weirton: Establishing a handicapped parking space at 417 S. 17^th Street.

Motion was made by Councilmember DeMasis, second by Councilmember Dorich. Motion carried by 6/0 majority, with Councilmember Miller voting no.

O R D I N A N C E N O. 1389

Amendment No. _613___ to the Traffic Control Map Ordinance No. 214

of the City of Weirton

The Traffic Control Map of the City of Weirton, as enacted by Ordinance at second reading on October 27, 1969, is hereby amended as follows:

Establish handicapped parking space at

417 S. 17^th Street

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEIRTON, BROOKE AND HANCOCK COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA, that the above amendment to the Traffic Control Map be and is hereby enacted and amended.

Said amendment shall be effective immediately upon passage of the second reading of this Ordinance.

FIRST READING: July 7, 2003

PUBLICATION DATE: July 14, 2003

SECOND READING: August 11, 2003

Mayor

ATTEST:

City Clerk

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Mayor Miller stated that we have a request by City Manager DuFour to convene into Executive Session consistent with West Virginia State Code 6-9-A-4 (4) to discuss litigation and personnel matters. Motion was made by Councilmember DeMasis and second by Councilmember Dorich. Motion carried.

MEETING RECONVENED

NEW BUSINESS

Ordinance: First Reading

No. NEW: Amendment to Article 331.01 of the Code of the City of Weirton adopting State Law, West Virginia Code Chapter 17A, 17B, 17C, and 17D.

Motion was made by Councilmember DeMasis, second by Councilmember Veltri. Motion carried by majority, 6/1, with Councilmember Miller voting no.

Ordinance: First Reading

No. NEW: Forbidding the possession of marijuana (marihuana) in the City of Weirton.

Motion was made by Councilmember Dalrymple, second by Councilmember DeMasis.

Motion carried by majority, 7/0.

Resolution:

Relieving Mr. William T. Fahey, Esq. from all legal responsibility with the City of Weirton, except the Fuscardo v. City of Weirton case.

Motion was made by Councilmember DeMasis, second by Councilmember Dalrymple.

Councilmember Moore had comments. He stated, "It is my understanding is that if we relieve Mr. Fahey of all responsibility except the Fuscardo v. the City of Weirton case, that means that he will no longer participate in the Fire Case in Hancock or Brooke Counties. If that understanding is correct. I know that there is work toward a settlement on that, but is not certain that it is an improvement to not keep Mr. Fahey on that case until we actually do get a settlement if we do have to go to court on that issue. Is this not an issue that has drug on for over a year? I believe that it may be in the City's best interest to maintain Mr. Fahey on that case until we do get a resolution out of it."

Mayor Miller asked Councilmember Moore if he was making an amendment.

Councilmember Moore stated, "I would like to make an amendment to that resolution that we retain Mr. Fahey to continue his work on the Fire cases in Hancock and Brooke Counties."

Councilmember Kondik seconds the motion.

Mayor Miller stated that we have an amendment before the floor that we retain Mr. Fahey by the City of Weirton for the Fire issue, and a second by Councilman Kondik.

Amendment to Resolution:

Retaining Mr. Fahey by the City of Weirton for the Fire Issue in addition to the Fuscardo v. City of Weirton Case. Motion made by Councilmember Miller, second by Councilmember Kondik.

Amendment to Resolution defeated by majority.

Mayor Miller stated that the original motion was made that we relieve Mr. Fahey from all legal responsibilities with the City of Weirton except the Fuscardo v. the City of Weirton case.

Motion made by Councilmember Dorich, second by Councilmember DeMasis. Motion carried by majority, 5/2, with Councilmember Moore and Councilmember Kondik dissenting.

Ordinance: First Reading

No. NEW: Designating breath testing as a secondary chemical test used in the City of Weirton to detect the presence and the level of alcohol in the blood.

Motion was made Councilmember DeMasis, second by Councilmember Dorich.

Motion was carried by majority, 7/0.

Ordinance: First Reading

No. NEW: Designating Radar to be a speed-measuring device used by the Weirton Police Department.

Motion was made by Councilmember DeMasis, second by Councilmember Veltri.

Motion was carried by majority, 7/0.

Ordinance: First Reading

No. NEW: Designating the Laser, also known as Lidar, to be a speed measuring device used by the Weirton Police Department.

Motion was made by Councilmember Dorich, second by Councilmember DeMasis.

Motion was carried by majority, 7/0.

Ordinance: First Reading

No. NEW: Zoning change from Residential to Commercial for the Starvaggi Industries, Inc. Property.

Motion was made by Councilmember Moore, second by Councilmember Kondik.

Councilmember Dorich made a motion that the Ordinance be tabled for further study. Councilmember Veltri second.

Roll Call Vote for the motion to table the ordinance:

DeMasis No

Miller Yes

Moore No

Dorich Yes

Dalrymple Yes

Veltri Yes

Kondik No

Motion to table the ordinance was carried by 4/3. Ordinance is tabled.

Resolution:

To place liens against real properties for costs incurred in demolition of unsafe properties pursuant to Ordinance 250. Property of Thomas E. Givens, 3229 Elm Street.

Motion was made you Councilmember DeMasis, second by Councilmember Moore.

Motion was carried by majority, 7/0.

Resolution:

Authorizing the Audit Procurement Committee to grant a five-point entity preference for audit services.

Motion made by Councilmember Miller to select Bodkin, Wilson & Kozicki of Weirton.

Second made by Councilmember Dorich.

Councilmember Kondik had a question about the resolution.

Mayor Miller and Finance Director Valarie Means explained that the resolution is made only for selecting the five (5) points. It is not made for the particular audit firm. This is only strictly for the significance of five (5) points to a specific auditing firm, and that is what the motion is made for.

Councilmember Kondik stated that so we are on the same page, it is just a motion for a 5-point variance.

Motion was carried by majority, 6/0, with Councilmember DeMasis abstaining.

Ordinance: First Reading

No. NEW: Providing Council's Approval of the Settlement of that lawsuit entitled Cline, et. al. v. Miller, et. al., Civil Action No. 03-C-129-W in the Circuit Court of Hancock County, West Virginia.

Councilmember Kondik requested that the Ordinance be tabled until the next meeting, so that the City Attorney can review the wording of the ordinance.

Motion made by Councilmember Kondik to table the Ordinance. Second by Councilmember Moore. Motion to table was carried by majority, 5/0, with Councilmember Dorich and Councilmember Miller voting no.

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Appointment of Jeri Banketas to the Weirton Redevelopment Authority, 08/11/2003 to 07/31/2008.

Motion was made you Councilmember Kondik, second by Councilmember Dalrymple.

Motion was carried by majority, 7/0.

Appointment of George Kondik to the Weirton Planning Commission, 08/11/2003 to 06/30/2006.

Motion was made you Councilmember Moore, second by Councilmember Veltri.

Motion was carried by majority, 6/0, with Councilmember Kondik abstaining.

Councilmember DeMasis requested the floor. "I would like to say thanks to the Public Works Department for being pretty good in trying to get our downtown area in pretty good shape, and also to Rod Rosnick, Code Enforcement, for being a good guy and putting up with me coming in here about every other day with 3 to 4 wish lists. I would like to thank you gentlemen for being what you are. Thank you. Our Ward appreciates it."

Councilmember Miller requested the floor. "On behalf of Council, I'd like to make it public knowledge that this Council has to appoint three (3) new positions to the Human Relations Commission. Anyone who is interested in it can pick up an application at the City Building. We have two (2) reappointments, but we also have to fill two (2) new positions on the Human Relations Commission.

Councilmember Kondik asked Councilmember Miller if that Board had been meeting regularly and had they been pretty active within the last six (6) months?

Councilmember Miller responded that they have and that he spoke with Karen, the Chairman, and that she asked that 2 members be renewed, and three (3) positions be replaced."

Councilmember DeMasis requested the floor. "I'm getting a lot of telephone calls from my constituents from Ward 4 about these gambling parlors. They want to know if there is going to be a limit to it. They are thinking that if they build too many, here and there and almost anywhere, that, perhaps their property will decline in price. I don't know if they have such a thing and if there is a limit. Is there a limit to them? Can they just go ahead and put in a thousand of them in there if they wish? They are a little concerned and they want to know what I can do about them. Actually I don't feel I can do anything about it. It is a state law. I just wonder if someone can just give me an answer to that. Where do we stand on these parlors? Is there no limit to it?"

Mayor Miller stated that you would have to look at the West Virginia Code. "First of all, I don't think there is any limit as long as they are, by their measurements, at least 150 feet apart. About the only thing that Council can do is to change the zoning somewhere. It will have to be investigated. Unless the City Manager before has some pertinent information on it, it will have to be studied before anything can be done."

Councilmember Dorich stated, "We brought this up at the Finance Committee Meeting and I read this section of the book for almost six (6) hours, over and over and over again. It states that they must be at least one hundred and fifty (150) feet from each other. Two (2) of them have machines upstairs and downstairs, in the same building. That's not right. Same with the people on Main Street. I measured it myself. It was one hundred and forty (140) feet between the businesses on Main Street. They have a unique way of getting out of it by using the entrance from the road into the property. I don't know how we are going to beat them."

Mayor Miller stated, "It has to be studied, and it has to be studied by the City Attorney. I don't know if we could make an Ordinance to limit the number."

Councilmember Dalrymple requested the floor. He stated, "I'd like to know if Valarie Means could clear something up for us. We have many things floating around in the air out here about how we are getting paid every time that we go to any type of meeting where we are meeting as a group. That is false. I would like for her to explain that."

Valarie Means, Finance Director, stated, "The only time that Council gets paid is when they actually convene a session. So, if you have an actual Special Session of Council, then you are paid. But, if you come to budget workshops, or informational meetings, or if you go to the planning commission or if you go to finance committee you are not paid for any of those meetings. You are paid only when you actually convene a session."

The Mayor thanked Councilmember Dalrymple for bringing the issue up and Valarie for the clarification.

Councilmember Dorich stated, "The Finance Committee met on Thursday. I was elected the President. Mr. Miller was elected Vice President. Mr. Veltri voted us both into office. There are a lot of questions that I asked Valarie in regards to licensing. This was prior to the meeting. We are only allowed so much from each business. I'd like to see someone come up to me, maybe our attorney when he has some free time, and explain when you have a store that sells merchandise, and sells bread for one thing. Is he legally bound to pay another fifteen (15) dollars for a license? In other words, a dry goods store selling a perishable item. These are some of the questions that I have. I have asked the Wheeling City Council to send me their budget and their licensing. Most of it is from the state, but they have some other regulations that we ought to use.

Councilmember Miller stated, "I have a general comment for the good of the community. The Chief (Thomas Cooper) and I have talked about this. We have two (2) things going on in our community that sooner or later are going to have to be resolved. It is a difficult situation. We have increased speeding on neighborhood streets, and we have an increased usage of ATVs, which are not as restricted as motorcycles and vehicles in our community. Sooner or later, and I have almost seen it happen in my Ward on Seneca and 20^th Street, a collision between a young boy, 12 years old, with no helmet, riding an ATV on the street and a vehicle. I think that the community needs to be aware of this dangerous situation, and we need to be watching the speeding in the neighborhoods and watching these ATVs. I think the Chief can speak for what he can and he can't do to enforce traffic violations on the ATVs. You may want to speak on that. But I do want to make the community aware that it is certainly a problem in Ward 2. We are close to a lot of wooded areas, so we get these ATVs crossing the highways and the streets at high speeds. That's all I want to say.

Mayor Miller thanked Councilmember Miller for his comments.

Councilmember Dalrymple inquired with Chief Cooper to confirm that there was not a state law that allowed them to operate ATVs on public roads.

Chief Cooper stated, "There is no law pertaining to that when it applies to the ATVs because they are considered recreational vehicles. Due to the fact that they are considered recreational vehicles, they do not have to be licensed. Our attorney, John Yeager, is working on an Ordinance that, perhaps, would help out the city with their problems with the persons riding the ATVs on city owned property and city owned streets."

Councilmember Dalrymple stated, "I have inquired because our hands may be tied because it is a state issue. Hopefully we can find some way to work it out."

Councilmember Miller stated, "House Bill 2121 was voted down for the seventh (7^th) year in a row, which would give municipalities the power over the set regulations. They have a strong lobby in force in the southern part of the state. If you want to do anything, call your congressmen, your senators, and your local representatives.

Mayor Miller asked Attorney Yeager if he thought that the ordinance that we are looking at right now, similar to one in Morgantown, was not passed in Morgantown, concerning the ATVs.

Attorney Yeager stated, "It was. I spoke with the police officers about it, and they had some concerns that it was, perhaps, too restrictive. Some people have blades for them to push snow, especially for their neighbors and so forth. Some people have trailers on them and haul things around the house. Some of the officers have asked that we take the ordinances as it already exists and make and exception in there that if the person were arrested for driving one of these on the streets, that it would be an exception if he had a tool on it, for instance a snow plow or a garden plow. So, if they were being used for work, we would give the individual who was using it a little bit of leeway that we wouldn't have for someone who was just driving them on the street for recreation."

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

Library - Rick Rekowski

Rick would like to invite everyone to the Smithsonian Institution Exhibit coming to Weirton from September 19^th through October 31^st.

Parks and Recreation - Terry Weigel

Terry asked for everyone to pray for some good weather so they could enjoy the pools. Also, he stated that the 5K Fun Run would be held this Friday on Marland Heights. The event has grown and it continued to grow this year. We will have over 100 participants in it, and there are all different categories from walkers to runners. We have a good turn out from all over the valley with people coming in. It is a real fun time. It showcases Marland Heights Park and we think that is one of the most beautiful parks around. It brings people from outside the area to see it.

Community Development - Bob Ricelli

Bob gave an update for Council. He stated, "Last week we finalized the budget for the EDA Grant for $891,000."

"We are preparing a work plan for the Brownfield's Grant, a $200,000 Grant. We have to call the planning commission as the actual recipient. The City of Weirton has multiple properties in that Grant. The initial work plan is due in Philadelphia on Thursday. So, we are trying to put those pieces together."

"Also, we are in the process of applying for a National Forestry Grant. There is $22,000 available for 6 cities. We are obviously going to apply for as much as we can get out of that."

"Other than that, the regular planning commission meeting is this Wednesday night at 5:30pm."

Public Works - Brae Bryant

The Mayor thanked Brae Bryant, Public Works Director, for a nice job on Greenbrier Bridge.

Mr. Bryant also commented that he would see all of Council tomorrow at 5:30 for Council Orientation.

Councilmember Kondik thanked Brae for a nice job on paving Marland Heights Road at night, as it caused less traffic confusion.

Councilmember Dalrymple thanked Brae for the Greenbrier Bridge, as he was catching a lot of flack for that being in his Ward. He stated, "It is nice to have that opened up." Also, being a worker at Half Moon Industrial Park, he thanked Mr. Bryant for taking care of the washboard at the light. "It is now a nice smooth road, and the workers there are very appreciative."

TREASURER'S REPORT

Valarie Means gave the treasurer's report for July 2003, stating:

It was moved by Councilmember Dorich and second by Councilmember Kondik to approve the report. So passed, 7/0.

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business before this August 11, 2003 regular session of the Weirton City Council the meeting was adjourned after the closing prayer.