For the meeting on January 26, 2021
Morgantown City Council Committee of the Whole Highlights:
IMPORTANT NOTE: To protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, personal attendance at the meeting is not permitted. This meeting will take place via WebEx at https://cityofmorgantown.my.webex.com/meet/cityofmorgantown using the meeting number 793 734 477. The meeting will be broadcast live on Morgantown 15 and live-streamed via the City of Morgantown website at https://morgantownwv.viebit.com/. The public can listen live by calling 415-655-0001 and using the access code 793 734 477.
If members of the public wish to comment on a particular issue or public hearing, they should fill out the public comment sign-up form on our website which can be found at: https://bit.ly/MCC012621. Additionally, the public can submit written comments via email to the City Clerk at cwade@morgantownwv.gov.
Committee of the Whole meetings are work sessions of council. No formal actions are taken at these meetings.
- CREATING A CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
At the recommendation of the Director for Arts & Cultural Development, the city is exploring the option of creating a Cultural Arts Commission which would assist, advise, promote, and make recommendations to the Director of Arts & Cultural Development, City Manager, and City Council on all arts and culture related matters. Several options are presented including sunsetting the city's two current arts and cultural commissions, the Metropolitan Theatre Commission and the History Museum Commission, and combining them into the Cultural Arts Commission. However, the creation of the Cultural Arts Commission is not contingent on sunsetting these two commissions. . - DISCUSSING THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY POLICE AND ADVISORY BOARD
Deputy Mayor Rachel Fetty, Chair of the Special Committee on Community Police & Advisory Board, will present city council with a report from the special committee.
- REPAIRING PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY
This ordinance and accompanying resolution would authorize general repairs and elevator replacement in the existing multilevel parking building located between University Avenue and Chestnut Street and replacement of a retaining wall in the existing surface parking lot located adjacent to 300 Spruce Street. The ordinance would authorize the issuance by the city of not more than $3.25 million in aggregate principal amount of Parking System Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 for the purpose of financing the design, acquisition, construction and equipping of this project. - AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE DEALING WITH VIDEO GAMING AND LOTTERY ESTABLISHMENTS
At the recommendation of the Morgantown Planning Commission, this ordinance would amend the definition, supplemental regulation, and permitted land use table for "Video Gaming and Lottery Establishment" in the city's Planning and Zoning Code. The changes would permit the “Video Gaming or Lottery Establishment” use in a more favorable manner and will not excessively harm other nearby B-2, District land-uses or the wider Morgantown community. These regulations would effectively require the establishment to operate as a restaurant as opposed to a “Private Club” or “Tavern”.
- RECLASSIFYING LAND IN 6TH WARD AS SERVICE BUSINESS DISTRICT
At the recommendation of the Morgantown Planning Commission, this ordinance would amend the Zoning Map to reclassify four parcels in the 6th Ward near Brookhaven Road from R-1, Single-Family Residential to B-2, Service Business District. - Jan. 4 to Feb. 8 - Candidate Filing Period
- Jan. 4 to Apr. 20 - Absentee Voting Applications Accepted
- Mar. 2 - Drawing for Ballot Positions
- Apr. 6 - Voter Registration Deadline
- Apr. 14 to 24 - Early Voting
- Apr. 27 - Election Day
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