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[2:43] » Please rise.
[2:48] » Let us pray that we all may work
[2:50] together for the betterment of our city,
[2:52] respecting each other's perspectives and
[2:54] striving for fairness. Let us seek
[2:57] wisdom and understanding as we make
[2:59] decisions that will impact all
[3:00] residents. Let us pray for our city to
[3:03] have compassion and unity for all
[3:05] well-beings. Amen.
[3:08] » I pledge allegiance
[3:09] to the flag
[3:11] of the United States of America
[3:13] and to the republic for which it stands,
[3:16] one nation under God, indivisible,
[3:19] with liberty and justice for
[3:27] Good evening.
[3:28] I would like to call to order the July
[3:31] 21st, 2026 City Council meeting. Clerk,
[3:34] would you please call the roll?
[3:36] » Mr. Asaro?
[3:38] » Here.
[3:38] » Ms. Kane?
[3:39] » Here.
[3:39] » Mayor McGrady?
[3:40] Mr. Palmer?
[3:41] » Here.
[3:42] » Mr. Seidler?
[3:42] » Here.
[3:43] » Mr. Skubanaukus?
[3:44] » Here.
[3:44] » Mr. Thorndyke?
[3:45] » Here.
[3:45] » Quorum is present.
[3:46] » All right, thank you. Uh,
[3:48] before you today is the
[3:51] minutes from the July meeting. Do I have
[3:53] a motion to accept those minutes as
[3:55] received?
[3:56] » So moved.
[3:57] » Second.
[3:57] » All in favor, please say I.
[3:59] » I.
[4:00] » Same sign for those opposed. The eyes
[4:02] have it.
[4:05] All right. Um the next
[4:07] » [clears throat]
[4:07] » Item on the agenda is the mayor's
[4:09] report. As you can see, Mayor McGruder
[4:12] is not here, so Vice Mayor Jerry
[4:14] Sklavounakis, which is me, will be
[4:16] running the meeting today. So, please
[4:18] forgive me if there's any mistakes cuz I
[4:20] think
[4:21] this is the second time I've done it,
[4:23] right? I think I did it one other time,
[4:24] but it was a very quick meeting. I think
[4:26] we had maybe
[4:28] I don't think there's anyone here for
[4:29] that one as opposed to here. And I know
[4:31] the reason you're all here is because
[4:33] this is
[4:34] this is the mayor's report. So, I'll we
[4:36] go ahead and give my report, which is
[4:38] that this is festival season. So,
[4:40] starting on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
[4:43] down at Heritage Port is the Italian
[4:44] festival. But also, before that,
[4:47] starting tomorrow is the Greek festival.
[4:50] » Opa.
[4:50] » Opa. Yeah. And I know a lot of you
[4:52] people know that I have something to do
[4:54] with that church. So, I will be there
[4:56] Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. And the
[4:58] festival at the Greek festival is right
[5:00] down Chaplin Street at the Saint John
[5:02] the Divine Greek Orthodox Church. I
[5:04] brought a few menus if anyone wants
[5:06] some. And just so everyone knows, we are
[5:08] not going to be
[5:09] having the festival Saturday. So, it
[5:12] starts at 11:00 and 9:00 Wednesday,
[5:14] tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday. I hope
[5:17] you all can come. I know that my my at
[5:20] least from my point of view and my
[5:22] parish, we love to open up our church to
[5:24] the community and let you see our faith
[5:27] and
[5:28] provide a little bit of our Greek
[5:30] hospitality. So, I hope to see you all
[5:32] Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday down at
[5:34] the Greek church.
[5:35] So, that is going to conclude the
[5:37] mayor's report. And also, don't forget
[5:39] the Italian festival is Friday,
[5:40] Saturday, and Sunday. The next item on
[5:42] the agenda is the clerk's report.
[5:45] » There is a notice of application to West
[5:47] Virginia ABC for Mr. Good Vape and
[5:49] Tobacco Inc. located at 47B Washington
[5:52] Avenue.
[5:53] And there's also the notice of police
[5:54] and fire pension obligation bonds for
[5:56] 2025. Those reports and that concludes
[5:59] the clerk's report.
[6:00] » Thank you. The next item on the agenda
[6:02] is unfinished business.
[6:05] » An ordinance of the Council of the City
[6:06] of Wheeling approving and adopting the
[6:08] 2025 replacement pages to the codified
[6:10] ordinances of the City of Wheeling.
[6:12] » I'll move to adopt the ordinance.
[6:14] » I second.
[6:17] » Discussion?
[6:19] Seeing no discussion, please record your
[6:20] votes.
[6:26] That passes.
[6:28] » An ordinance authorizing the city
[6:30] manager to expend funds in the amount of
[6:31] $147,659.20
[6:35] with Miller Pipeline LLC of
[6:37] Indianapolis, Indiana for retiring 208
[6:39] services throughout the city to be
[6:40] charged to the water department.
[6:42] » Move for adoption of the ordinance.
[6:44] » I second.
[6:44] » Any discussion?
[6:48] Please record your vote.
[6:58] All right, that passes.
[7:00] Third item on the agenda.
[7:02] » An ordinance authorizing city manager to
[7:03] enter into an agreement and expend funds
[7:05] in the amount of 28,000 with Top Notch
[7:07] Landscaping and Supply LLC of Wheeling,
[7:09] West Virginia for streetscape
[7:10] maintenance to be charged to regular
[7:12] RCIP.
[7:13] » I make a motion to adopt the ordinance.
[7:15] » Second.
[7:16] » Any discussion on the ordinance?
[7:17] » Does this include Main and Market now or
[7:19] » Yes, it includes Main Market, um, 10th,
[7:23] 12th, and 14th Street and 16th Street
[7:25] between Main and Market. Uh, one of the
[7:27] things I would like since since I was
[7:28] brought up real real quick is the the
[7:31] bioswales that are outside the building
[7:32] here now, those are not our
[7:33] responsibility. Um, they're weed
[7:35] infested right now. Those are the
[7:37] state's responsibility, their
[7:38] contractor. We can't get into those uh,
[7:41] because it would void the one year
[7:42] warranty. So, we have complained to them
[7:44] about taking care of those better, but
[7:46] those are not our responsibility and not
[7:48] part of this contract.
[7:50] » And does that include going up all the
[7:51] way all the way down? What
[7:53] by Walers, the soup kitchen?
[7:55] » That's correct. All of that is still
[7:57] within the state's control. Yeah. All
[7:59] All that is under our contract, our
[8:01] purview, is Main Market and then those
[8:04] cross streets.
[8:05] » Is this good for just this year? Will
[8:07] this get us through spring next year?
[8:08] » Through It's It's a one-year
[8:09] » Contract. Okay. Thank you.
[8:11] » Right. So, this is the contract that so
[8:13] that Top Notch will take care of the
[8:14] mass one.
[8:15] All right. Any other discussion?
[8:19] Being none, please record your vote.
[8:26] All right. That ordinance passes.
[8:30] » An ordinance authorizing the city
[8:32] manager to expend funds in the amount of
[8:33] $139,234
[8:35] with USI Insurance Services LLC of
[8:38] Wheeling, West Virginia for excess
[8:39] liability and workers compensation
[8:41] policy to be charged to workers
[8:42] compensation funds.
[8:43] » Move for adoption of the ordinance.
[8:46] » Second.
[8:47] » Any discussion?
[8:49] Being none, please record your vote.
[8:56] The ordinance passes.
[8:58] » An ordinance changing the zoning
[9:00] district classification of parcels 10 W
[9:02] 30 A 335 identified as 6.962
[9:06] acre parcel of North Park from R2
[9:08] residential to R4 residential.
[9:11] » I'll move to adopt the ordinance.
[9:12] » I second.
[9:13] » Any discussion?
[9:15] Being none, please record your vote.
[9:23] Ordinance passes.
[9:25] » An ordinance authorizing the city
[9:27] manager to expend funds in the amount of
[9:28] $15,499.54
[9:31] with Wesner, Worton and Andrews
[9:32] Insurance LLC of Wheeling, West Virginia
[9:34] for cyber security insurance to be
[9:36] charged as follows: $11,004.67
[9:39] to the general fund, $2,479.93
[9:43] to water, and $2,014.94
[9:46] to WPCD.
[9:48] » Move for adoption of the ordinance.
[9:49] » I'll second.
[9:50] » Any discussion?
[9:52] Being none, please record your vote.
[9:59] The ordinance passes.
[10:00] » And that concludes unfinished business.
[10:02] » Next we have held over. We have the
[10:04] minutes from the May 26th Greater
[10:07] Wheeling Sports and Entertainment
[10:08] Authority meeting. Do I have a motion to
[10:11] accept those minutes as received?
[10:14] » So moved.
[10:15] » I'll second.
[10:16] » All in favor, please say I.
[10:18] » I.
[10:19] » All those opposed say nay in sign.
[10:21] I's have it.
[10:23] We will
[10:24] accept those as received.
[10:26] Number three on the agenda is remarks
[10:29] from City Council. I would like to start
[10:32] today to the far right with Councilman
[10:34] Tony Assaro.
[10:36] » Uh I'd like to begin with making a
[10:38] request that both
[10:40] that we take some sound readings in
[10:42] Warwood, both regular sound and
[10:44] infrasound
[10:45] uh to be taken from around Third Street
[10:47] Warwood, the area around Warwood School,
[10:50] and also Clifton Avenue.
[10:52] Uh I'd like them taken at regular
[10:54] daytime hours and also nighttime hours
[10:57] when people would be sleeping so we have
[10:58] a baseline setting of what sound levels
[11:00] currently are in these areas.
[11:03] And um
[11:04] to those speaking with their concerns
[11:06] with the data centers, I just want you
[11:08] to know that you are being heard.
[11:10] Thank you.
[11:12] » Councilman Sitarz.
[11:13] » Uh no comments from me tonight.
[11:15] » Councilman Counselor Cain.
[11:17] » Uh none for me tonight.
[11:21] » Councilor Thorngate.
[11:22] » Nothing for me, Vice Mayor. Thank you.
[11:24] » Councilor Palmer.
[11:25] » Thank you. Uh the rescheduled Ward 6
[11:27] Crime Watch meeting will take place
[11:28] tomorrow night at 5:30 at the Elm Grove
[11:30] Civics.
[11:31] And I'd like to echo Councilman Sorrows'
[11:34] statement.
[11:35] We are listening. We are hearing. Just
[11:38] understand, we also have rules
[11:41] and laws and ordinances that we must
[11:43] follow.
[11:44] So, just want to let you know, we do
[11:46] care. We are listening. Thank you.
[11:51] » All right, thank you. Next item on the
[11:53] agenda is reported committees. We have
[11:55] the development committee meetings from
[11:57] July 7th.
[11:59] » I make a motion to accept the minutes as
[12:01] received.
[12:02] » Second.
[12:03] » Any discussion?
[12:05] Being none.
[12:07] Wait, we don't have to record our votes.
[12:08] Is it I'm sorry. Sorry. We'll do voice
[12:10] vote. All in favor say I.
[12:12] » I.
[12:13] » All opposed same sign. Eyes have it.
[12:17] The next we have is the report of the
[12:20] city manager.
[12:21] » Great, thank you.
[12:22] The Clay School demolition project is
[12:25] about 90% complete.
[12:27] There's some seeding and a and a storm
[12:29] sewer catch basin that needs to be
[12:31] installed. But I did want to comment on
[12:34] M&G Architects and engineers in the way
[12:36] that they designed that project. And
[12:39] then also Raise
[12:41] Contractor, who is the demolition
[12:42] contractor on the on the project. They I
[12:45] believe they both done an excellent job.
[12:47] And if you get a chance to take a look,
[12:49] the restoration of that site is I
[12:51] believe outstanding. It looks terrific.
[12:53] And it certainly sets that site up for
[12:56] future development as determined by city
[12:57] council. So, I wanted to congratulate
[12:59] both M&G and Raise for their efforts on
[13:02] our behalf. You recall that about 6
[13:05] weeks ago city council passed an
[13:07] ordinance
[13:09] authorizing the demolition of I believe
[13:11] eight or nine residential structures
[13:14] with the anticipation of D-LAP funding.
[13:17] I'm happy to report that that D-LAP
[13:18] funding has come through and we are able
[13:20] to move forward with that contract. So,
[13:23] council's action to uh be ahead of the
[13:25] game on on the on that particular
[13:28] program enabled us to tell the state
[13:31] that we were ready to go with these
[13:32] demolitions and therefore we did receive
[13:34] funding for them.
[13:36] Um also, I'm happy to report that the
[13:37] state of West Virginia Department of
[13:39] Highways has awarded a transportation
[13:42] alternative program grant, which is
[13:44] commonly referred to as a TAP grant, for
[13:46] engineering and design for the
[13:49] restoration of the Hempfield Tunnel on
[13:51] the Heritage uh Trail uh system.
[13:54] It's a $150,000 grant, requires a
[13:56] $30,000 match, but it will enable us to
[13:59] uh hire an engineer to go in and design
[14:02] uh the permanent restoration of the of
[14:04] the tunnel uh and then uh hopefully
[14:07] receive a uh TAP TAP construction grant
[14:11] uh to uh to finish [clears throat] that
[14:12] project. It's about a $1 million
[14:14] restoration, so we're uh going to be
[14:16] able to start uh that process here in
[14:18] the next uh few months. And then also uh
[14:21] under original propositions uh this
[14:23] evening, item number five, is the uh
[14:25] paving contract uh due to the fact that
[14:28] council will not be meeting until August
[14:30] 11th and the contractor uh does want to
[14:33] move forward with the uh paving, I would
[14:35] respectfully request that council
[14:36] consider two readings on that ordinance
[14:38] this evening so that we can issue the
[14:39] notice to proceed to begin the paving
[14:41] contract uh here as soon as we possibly
[14:43] can. That's my
[14:46] » Any questions for the city manager?
[14:48] » Yeah.
[14:48] » I was going to say, go ahead.
[14:50] I was like, what are the issues inside
[14:52] the tunnel? I can't remember. I know we
[14:53] did the project a couple years ago. Was
[14:55] it for water?
[14:56] » Well, it's it's a combination of water
[14:58] that's seeping into the tunnel, uh
[15:00] bricks are falling, uh the uh
[15:03] restoration work that we did uh was
[15:05] temporary, but it has held up very
[15:07] nicely, yeah. So, um you know, in the
[15:09] last couple of years we've requested a
[15:10] congressionally directed spending
[15:12] allocation for the for the tunnel, have
[15:14] not been successful. Um the TAP grant
[15:17] program is the program that is funding
[15:19] the Rope the Rope uh Park project. We
[15:21] received $1.7 million for that project.
[15:24] The fact that we've received the design
[15:26] and engineering
[15:29] planning grant bodes well for a
[15:31] construction grant down the road.
[15:32] » Is that good?
[15:36] » Um yeah, there's there's
[15:39] um
[15:40] there's a section of the grant
[15:41] application that deals with rails trails
[15:44] that enable in park project park
[15:46] projects that enable us to apply, but
[15:49] they have to be uh
[15:51] tied to some type of alternative
[15:52] transportation. In this case, obviously,
[15:54] bikes and walking.
[15:55] » [clears throat]
[15:56] » Um question.
[15:58] Uh the waste treatment plant, the as
[16:01] it's getting harder and harder to smell
[16:03] is
[16:04] horrendous down there and the complaints
[16:07] are
[16:08] worse now than they were before. Is
[16:10] there any progress to when we might get
[16:13] that
[16:13] » The
[16:14] » A little bit better?
[16:15] » The The issues with the digesters have
[16:17] been resolved. Um we did have a uh an
[16:20] issue with a
[16:21] um
[16:23] uh local business that um discharged
[16:25] into the to the sewer um that caused
[16:28] some issues at the wastewater treatment
[16:29] plant in the last week or two. Those
[16:32] have been resolved. Uh the the odor um
[16:36] you know, it is a wastewater treatment
[16:37] plant. There's there's going to be from
[16:39] time to time some odor. Um we try to
[16:42] minimize that. We have ways to do that.
[16:45] I think that [clears throat] the major
[16:46] problems that have occurred over the
[16:48] past 6 months that have created the
[16:49] really intense odor we have resolved. I
[16:51] mean, that that has been the case. But
[16:53] there's going to be time time time time
[16:56] time and again where time from time
[16:58] where that that there will be uh issues
[17:01] with weather and what's been
[17:04] uh discharged into the plant that we're
[17:05] treating that could cause uh some odor
[17:07] issues.
[17:09] » Thank you.
[17:10] » Mr. Aaron, I meant to uh mention this
[17:12] during my uh remarks from city council,
[17:14] but since I
[17:15] serve with you on the board, could you
[17:17] maybe just touch on the customer
[17:18] appreciation day for the East Ohio
[17:19] Regional Transit Authority for Saturday?
[17:21] » Yeah, the yes, the Over-the-Rhine
[17:25] bus company or bus system transit system
[17:28] is celebrating its 50th anniversary this
[17:30] year. We do have a customer appreciation
[17:32] day scheduled for
[17:33] Saturday, July 25th. All day there's
[17:38] prizes and giveaways associated with it,
[17:41] but we're hopeful that people come out
[17:42] and celebrate the the fine transit
[17:44] system that we have. There's going to be
[17:46] some additional events as we get closer
[17:48] to the actual 50th anniversary, but we
[17:51] are beginning a celebration of
[17:53] of 50 years of a transit system in the
[17:55] city of Wheeling.
[17:56] » And people can ride all day long for
[17:57] free,
[17:59] » Correct.
[17:59] » Down on down the riverfront.
[18:01] Having a beverage, feel free to jump on
[18:03] that uh
[18:04] public transit.
[18:06] Get you home.
[18:06] » That's correct.
[18:07] » Thanks.
[18:11] » All right. No other questions for the
[18:12] city manager?
[18:14] We'll move on to the reports of
[18:15] committees. We have
[18:19] Oh, I'm sorry. Report of other officers.
[18:21] That's what I said.
[18:23] I have report of other officers. We have
[18:26] the Hall of Fame board minutes from June
[18:28] 9th, 2026 and the Traffic Commission
[18:30] minutes from May 14th, 2026. Do I have a
[18:34] motion to hold over?
[18:36] » I'll make that motion.
[18:37] » Second.
[18:38] » All in favor, please say I.
[18:39] » I.
[18:40] » I.
[18:40] » Those opposed?
[18:42] All right. Those will be held over.
[18:44] Next, petitions of redress and
[18:47] grievances.
[18:48] » There are none.
[18:49] » Petitions of all other kinds?
[18:51] » There are none.
[18:51] » All right. Original propositions.
[18:54] » An ordinance authorizing the city
[18:56] manager to expend funds in the amount of
[18:57] $21,216
[18:59] with Samsara of San Francisco,
[19:01] California for vehicle alerts and
[19:03] monitoring to be charged as follows:
[19:05] $1,224
[19:07] to building and planning, $8,160
[19:09] to operations, $816 to vehicle
[19:12] maintenance, 2,244
[19:14] dollars to sanitation, 1,020 dollars to
[19:17] parking authority, 3,672 dollars to
[19:20] WPCD, and 4,080 dollars to water.
[19:24] An ordinance the city manager to spend
[19:26] funds in the amount of 32,551
[19:28] dollars and 22 cents with Arnold Fire
[19:30] Equipment LLC of Honey Brook,
[19:32] Pennsylvania for turnout gear for the
[19:34] fire department to be charged to the
[19:35] city service fee.
[19:37] An ordinance of the council of the city
[19:38] of Wheeling to extend the no parking
[19:40] zone on the east side of Woodlawn Lane
[19:41] to Pine Avenue.
[19:43] An ordinance of the council of the city
[19:44] of Wheeling to extend the time of
[19:45] designated no parking zones located
[19:47] along the intersections of Valley View
[19:49] Avenue and the ABC streets to be 24
[19:51] hours a day, 7 days a week.
[19:53] An ordinance authorizing the city
[19:55] manager to expend funds in the amount of
[19:57] 7
[19:58] 791,761
[20:00] dollars and 10 cents with Cast and Baker
[20:02] of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania for 2026
[20:04] street resurfacing to be charged as
[20:06] follows: 391,761
[20:09] dollars and 10 cents to regular RCIP,
[20:11] and 400,000 to the city service fee.
[20:14] » I move for second reading.
[20:15] » Second.
[20:17] » All in favor, please say I.
[20:18] » I.
[20:18] » I.
[20:19] » Those opposed?
[20:21] The eyes have it. May we have a second
[20:22] reading, please?
[20:23] » An ordinance authorizing the city
[20:25] manager to expend funds in the amount of
[20:26] 791,7
[20:29] 761 dollars and 10 cents with Cast and
[20:31] Baker of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania for
[20:33] 2026 street resurfacing to be charged as
[20:35] follows: 391,761 dollars and 7 761
[20:39] dollars and 10 cents to regular RCIP,
[20:41] and 400,000 to the city service fee.
[20:44] » Move for adoption of the ordinance.
[20:45] » Second.
[20:46] » Any discussion?
[20:49] » I would just like to say that I hope we
[20:50] all vote for the paving.
[20:52] » [laughter]
[20:53] » Any further discussions, please record
[20:55] your vote.
[20:57] » [cough and clears throat]
[20:59] » All right, the ordinance passes. Thank
[21:02] you.
[21:04] Resolution number seven.
[21:06] » Uh, an ordinance authorizing
[21:09] Yep. An ordinance authorizing the city
[21:11] manager to expend funds in the amount of
[21:13] 130,000 with Reclaim Company LLC of
[21:15] Fairmont, West Virginia for abatement
[21:17] and demolition of the TCI building
[21:19] located at 2184 National Road to be
[21:21] charged to West Virginia D-Lab.
[21:27] A resolution of the Council of the City
[21:28] of Wheeling approving the date change of
[21:30] the City Council meeting on Tuesday,
[21:31] August 4th, 2026 to Tuesday, August
[21:33] 11th, 2027.
[21:35] » I make a motion to adopt the resolution.
[21:40] » Oh, sorry.
[21:41] » Second.
[21:43] » [laughter]
[21:44] » Any discussion?
[21:47] Being none, we record our votes. Please
[21:50] record your votes.
[21:55] The resolution passes.
[21:59] » A resolution of the Council of the City
[22:00] of Wheeling approving budget revision
[22:01] number one to the fiscal year 2026-2027
[22:04] general fund budget.
[22:08] » I'll move
[22:08] to adopt the resolution.
[22:09] » Second.
[22:10] » Oh, I I apologize. I
[22:13] Now here.
[22:13] » That's all right. We'll go back to
[22:15] seven. That was number eight.
[22:16] » [laughter]
[22:17] » Did we have a a motion to adopt the
[22:19] resolution and a second?
[22:22] For number eight. I'll second. Okay.
[22:24] Being the we're Any discussion?
[22:28] Being none,
[22:31] you may record your votes.
[22:33] We give her a second.
[22:35] You're all right. She pissed she she
[22:37] Yeah, skipped over seven, no big deal.
[22:39] So, we're on eight.
[22:40] » Skipped over eight.
[22:41] » Skipped eight.
[22:42] » Skipped eight, one, two, okay. Nine, I
[22:45] apologize.
[22:48] » I'll go back and do.
[22:50] » She has to go back and do number eight.
[22:51] » I apologize.
[22:52] » That's all right.
[22:53] » Which one's on our screen right now?
[22:56] » There has been a motion and a second on
[22:58] the budget revision. On the budget
[23:00] revision number nine for the general
[23:01] fund budget.
[23:02] All right.
[23:04] All right, again.
[23:05] We accidentally skipped resolution
[23:07] eight, so we're on resolution number
[23:09] nine, the general budget. We've had a
[23:10] second, and it has been I mean, it's
[23:12] been We've had a motion and it's been
[23:13] seconded.
[23:15] Okay.
[23:16] No discussion?
[23:17] Please record your vote.
[23:21] All right, that resolution passes, so
[23:22] now we need to go back to resolution
[23:24] number eight, the public nuisance
[23:26] recommendation.
[23:32] » A resolution of the Council of the City
[23:33] of Wheeling accepting the recommendation
[23:35] of the City Manager that conditions
[23:36] regarding the real property located at
[23:38] 11 Florida Street present a public
[23:40] nuisance finding that just cause exists
[23:42] to abate such nuisance and that a
[23:44] hearing shall be held in accord with the
[23:45] provisions of Article 549 nuisances of
[23:48] the codified ordinances of the City of
[23:50] Wheeling.
[23:52] » I'll move to adopt resolution.
[23:54] » I'll second.
[23:55] » Any discussion?
[23:56] » We want to get like a breakdown of
[23:59] What's the I mean, I I saw the picture.
[24:02] » [clears throat]
[24:03] » Um yeah, there there are a number of
[24:04] issues associated with this uh property
[24:07] uh that involve code enforcement,
[24:09] police, um but the the uh overlying
[24:12] issue is there are a large number of
[24:14] dogs at this location that the uh owner
[24:17] is struggling to take care of, uh which
[24:19] includes um throwing feces out into the
[24:22] street on numerous occasions. So,
[24:24] there's all kinds of I mean, I I I
[24:26] provided uh some background information
[24:29] on this, but there's all kinds of issues
[24:31] on that, but when it comes to the dogs,
[24:34] um you know, you you can have an
[24:35] unlimited number of dogs in the City of
[24:37] Wheeling, but if you can't take care of
[24:38] them, then the uh course of action for
[24:41] the city is a public nuisance
[24:43] declaration, which is the focus of of
[24:45] this action.
[24:47] » So, then we pass this.
[24:50] » We have a hearing.
[24:51] We have a hearing first.
[24:52] » There there will be a hearing. The
[24:53] property owner will have the opportunity
[24:54] to uh discuss the uh uh proposed
[24:57] declaration with city council.
[25:00] » And if we pass it, the dog warden would
[25:02] come take the dog.
[25:03] » That's correct.
[25:04] » Get them out of the house at all?
[25:05] » Uh no, we're not proposing that the the
[25:07] house be vacated. We are proposing that
[25:09] the dogs be dealt with.
[25:11] » The city during the hearing will
[25:13] represent
[25:14] the remedies requested.
[25:16] » That's correct.
[25:16] » Yeah.
[25:17] » So this is just the process to get the
[25:19] to start the process, right? This is the
[25:21] first step in the process.
[25:22] » Yeah. The issue is you know, there's all
[25:24] kinds of issues associated with this
[25:25] property, but the issue is to try to to
[25:28] take better care of these animals and
[25:30] that's not occurring right now.
[25:31] » All right, thank you.
[25:32] » Just for clarity on this, I mean our
[25:33] goal is is to help um
[25:36] do this in the best interest of the
[25:37] animals, right? I mean we're not
[25:39] We're not on a desire to go
[25:40] » Yeah, absolutely. I mean this is this is
[25:42] not a this is not a target The dogs are
[25:44] not being targeted. It's it's the way
[25:46] they're being treated and and taken care
[25:48] of that's that's a problem. There are
[25:50] other issues associated with have
[25:51] absolutely nothing to do with the number
[25:52] of dogs in this location, but but
[25:54] clearly there's an issue then we're
[25:56] trying to to resolve it as best we can.
[26:00] » Any further discussion?
[26:03] Seeing none, please record your vote.
[26:09] The resolution passes.
[26:12] » Number 10, yes. Apologies for that type
[26:15] error. Okay, a resolution of the council
[26:16] of the city of Wheeling approving budget
[26:18] revision number one to the fiscal year
[26:20] 2026-2027
[26:21] coal severance budget.
[26:23] » I make a motion to adopt the resolution.
[26:25] » Second.
[26:26] » Any discussion?
[26:28] Being none, please record your vote.
[26:35] » Resolution passes.
[26:36] » All right, resolution
[26:37] » Propositions.
[26:38] » All right, so we are at the point now
[26:42] where we're at those wishing to be
[26:43] heard. It seems we have a few people
[26:46] signed up.