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- Reappointed Kelly Crafts to the Vienna Planning Commission for a full three‑year term running Feb. 10, 2025, through Feb. 10, 2028. The council recorded a 7–0 vote in favor.

- Donated a spreader (model SCH096C) to the city of Williamstown at no cost under authority cited in West Virginia Code §8‑12‑18 (disposition of property). Council discussion described the unit as older and not in use; the city estimated a depreciated value of about $500. The motion to donate passed 7–0.

- Approved Internal Budget Revision No. 2, moving $8,000 from a line item tied to Spencer’s Landing to pay for services provided by The Thrasher Group; staff said the funds were already earmarked for Spencer’s Landing and that the Thrasher Group’s work focuses on that project. The council voted 7–0 to approve the transfer.

- Accepted the bid recommendation to have the Clarksburg YMCA manage and operate Jackson Pool for the 2025 season. Council members discussed the contractor’s role in lifeguard staffing and the contract structure; staff said the $10,651.56 figure covers salaries (other operational costs remain the city’s responsibility) and that last year’s total fee for pool operations was $48,004.16. The motion passed 7–0; staff will present a draft contract to council before execution.

All four motions were moved and seconded; Recorder Smith polled the council on each and recorded unanimous yes votes. Draft contracts and ordinance redlines will return to council when applicable.

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The proposed ordinance updates references to the state code that authorizes municipal planning commissions and sets out local implementation details. Among the changes described by staff are: defining a planning commission of nine members who must be city residents; increasing a residence qualification from one year to three years; allowing a council member or a council member’s designee to serve on the commission; and enumerating officers (including a provision for a vice chair to act when needed).

Council discussion focused on the ordinance’s absenteeism and removal language and on the minimum meeting frequency set by the state. Several council members said they supported the update but raised concerns that the written removal standard — which allows removal for missing more than three consecutive planning‑commission meetings — could result in long absences without consequence when the commission meets only quarterly or less frequently. Staff noted the state floor requires planning commissions to meet at least twice a year when activity is light and to meet quarterly when development activity requires it; staff also said council can revisit the specific removal standard if it becomes problematic.

The ordinance also pulls selected statutory powers and duties into the local code text so those authorities appear directly in the municipal ordinance rather than by reference. Staff said the change is largely mechanical and intended to align the city ordinance with the state statute and to provide clearer, local guidance for the planning commission.

The council voted on the first reading during the Feb. 10 meeting; the vote was recorded as 7–0 in favor. Because the change is at the first‑reading stage, council members may propose nonmaterial amendments before the second reading; material amendments could require a third reading.

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The presentation explained that Visit Greater Parkersburg, an independent nonprofit, receives 50% of the hotel‑motel tax collected under state law and uses that revenue to market the region. The group has a roughly $240,000 marketing budget for 2025 and focuses advertising primarily in Northeast Ohio (including Cleveland, Canton, Akron and Columbus), parts of Western Pennsylvania and across West Virginia.

The speaker said the bureau recently moved its welcome center to 113 Ann Street in downtown Parkersburg, near the flood wall and the former Pointe Park Marketplace. The speaker reported that the old welcome center typically drew 500–600 visitors a year; the new location drew more than 8,000 visitors in the past year. Council members were invited to visit the facility and to submit events for promotion.

Why it matters: The bureau’s work is intended to increase short‑term visitor spending that supports local businesses and events. Council members raised scheduling conflicts between the Liberty/Free dom Festival and a proposed competing event, and the visitor‑bureau representative encouraged coordination so events do not draw from the same weekend.

Details from the presentation included a description of the bureau’s governance and local partners: the board has 16 members (five appointed, 11 elected), and several Vienna‑area businesses and nonprofit partners were named as active partners, including Grand Point, Grand Central Mall, Hall’s Chocolates, the Oasis Salt Cave and Scott’s Marketplace. The speaker identified four Vienna representatives on the board by name and invited the council to coordinate promotion of community events, including the Freedom Festival.

Council members asked how far the bureau’s advertising reaches; the speaker reiterated that advertising targets major Northeast Ohio media markets, Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania and statewide West Virginia outlets depending on the event. The speaker also reported that a local vendor that began kayak rentals at Quine Park had “taken over” the PaddleFest event and plans to expand into bike rentals as the Newport Trail completes.

The presenter offered to provide packets of information and the 2025 visitor guide to council members and emphasized volunteer and staff support for the welcome center; the speaker said the bureau has paid staff and about 24 volunteers who staff the welcome center on weekends.

No formal action related to the presentation was taken at the meeting; council members thanked the speaker and indicated continued partnership.

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