* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR KNOWLES. HERE. COUNCILWOMAN CRAWFORD. TELEPHONIC. HERE. COUNCILMAN IPE? HERE. COUNCILMAN ETHERINGTON? HERE. COUNCILMAN HARBURG? HERE. COUNCILMAN COLLINSON? HERE. COUNCILWOMAN NELSON. HERE. COUNCILMAN BAKER. COUNCILMAN COUNCIL. UH, COLLINSON. CAN YOU LEAD US IN FLAG PLEASE? PLEASURE LEADING FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. AND, UH, WALTER BAUER, PLEASE. PRAYER. SORRY EUGENE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE. HEALTH REASON. UH, I'M NOT AS PRETTY AS SHE IS, SO BEAR WITH ME. THAT'S FOR SURE. . WELL, THANK YOU LORD, FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YEARS AND YEARS OF SERVICE WITH PEOPLE COMING FROM DIFFERENT KIND OF BACKGROUNDS AND, UH, TALENTS AND, UH, INTENTIONS. SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WE COME THROUGH TO YOU, OUR LORD JESUS, UH, FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT, WE JUST PRAY NOW THAT, UH, ALL WILL BE DONE WELL AND, UH, WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THIS, UH, CITY, AND ESPECIALLY AS IT SPREADS TO OTHER WAYS, UH, THINK ABOUT FAMILIES IN NEED AND ALL KINDS OF, UH, GOOD NEWS AND, UH, UH, SOME, UH, DISTURBING NEWS. SO, UH, WE KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS HERE. YOU'RE ALWAYS WITH US AND NO MATTER WHAT, SO WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS LORD, LORD JESUS. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. [5. Approval of Minutes] APPROVAL OF MINUTES, UH, APPROVE. UH, JUNE, JULY 10TH, 2025. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. SO MOVED. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? I GOTCHA. APPROVE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORT. NONE, YOUR HONOR. THERE IS NONE. THERE IS NONE. [7. Public Hearing] AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING TO SOLICIT COMMENT ON CITY OF ORANGEBURG APPLICATION FOR FEMA. HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT, 5% INITIATIVE FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH GIS LOCATION MAPPING OF UNDERGROUND WATER UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE. I, I DON'T NEED A MOTION TO OPEN THAT UP, RIGHT? I DON'T THINK SO. OKAY. YOU'RE LEGAL. MY, OH. PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION A SECOND. HE'S SO FAR AWAY. , IT'S THIS ROOMY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. A AT THIS TIME, THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? ANYBODY HERE THAT HAS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC HEARING LAST TIME THIS PETITIONS FROM CITIZENS COME LATER ON. UM, ANYTHING, ANYBODY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, HEARING? NO ONE. I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. SO MOVED. SECOND. A MOTION. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? [8. Presentations] THIS TIME WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM NICK DEAL IN EASTERN WESTERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY. PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND IT'S ALL YOURS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. UM, I, UH, JUST WANTED TO, TO COME UP AND GIVE EVERYBODY AN UPDATE AS TO, UH, WHAT'S HAPPENING, UH, AT, AT YOUR AIRPORT. UM, THE, UH, AS, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, THE, UH, THE, UH, AIRPORT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF, UH, IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE. UM, AS A MATTER OF FACT, UH, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1923, UH, AS EARLY AS 1920, UH, ONE OF THE MILLS, ONE OF YOU HISTORIANS, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHICH ONE, ONE OF THE MILLS HAD A LARGE M PAINTED ON THE ROOF OF IT SO THAT PILOTS KNEW THAT THEY WERE CLOSE TO AN AIRPORT. UH, THE, UH, IT IS THE MARTINSBURG AIRPORT'S ONE OF THE 30 OLDEST AIRPORTS, NOT IN THE COUNTRY, BUT IN THE WORLD. AND SO IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT KIND OF A HISTORY THAT WE HAVE HERE. THE, UH, IN, IN 1922, THE, UH, CITY OF MARTINSBURG PETITIONED FOR THE AIRPORT TO BE A PUBLIC AIRPORT. IT HAD, HAD, HAD, HAD BEEN SHEPHERD FIELD, UH, AND WE STILL CALL IT SHEPHERD FIELD SOMETIMES, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE KNOWS IT AS MRB. UM, I CAN BE IN [00:05:01] CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, UH, CHICAGO OR FLORIDA, AND IF I SAY MRB, THEY SAY, OH YEAH, MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA. SO IT'S KIND OF NICE TO, TO HAVE THAT KIND OF A, OF A LEGACY. UH, IN, IN, IN, IN 1955, THE, THE, UH, CITY, UH, WORKED WITH THE WESTERN VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD AND THE US AIR FORCE TO BRING IN THE ONE 67TH AIRLIFT WING. UH, AND, UM, AS RECENTLY AS, UH, AS 1990, UH, UH, MARK BAKER ACTUALLY THEN WITH STATE ROADS, UM, CAME OUT TO THE AIRPORT IN A BLIZZARD AND HE, UH, PLOWED A RUNWAY OPEN AND HE GOT THIS RUNWAY OPEN 'CAUSE THERE WAS A CHILD THAT HAD BEEN SHOT ACCIDENTALLY. UM, AND THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT CHILD GOT ON AN AIRCRAFT AND, AND FLEW TO A HOSPITAL THAT SAVED HIS LIFE. UM, MORE RECENTLY THAN THAT, I'M SURE ALL OF YOU, UH, REMEMBER RICK WTO, RICK WTO SPENT, YOU KNOW, OVER 20 YEARS OF HIS LIFE REALLY POURING HIS HEART AND SOUL INTO THE AIRPORT AND, AND HELPING IT GROW. AND EVEN MORE RECENTLY THAN THAT, YOUR, YOUR MAYOR, YOUR, UH, CITY MANAGER AND YOUR, YOUR RECORDER HAVE ALL BEEN OUT AT THE AIRPORT WORKING VERY HARD FOR VARIOUS EVENTS AND THINGS TO, UH, SHOW THE SPIRIT OF MARTINSBURG IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL AT THE, AT THE AIRPORT THERE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S A, UH, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO WORK SOMEWHERE LIKE THAT, UM, TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THE, UH, THIS IS, UH, ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SAID THIS IN PUBLIC, BUT THE, UH, UH, COLUMBIA AIR SERVICES, WHICH IS A COMPANY OUT OF, OUT OF CONNECTICUT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FOR, FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THEY, UH, ARE MOVING TO, WELL, THEY'RE NOT MOVING. THEY'RE, THEY'RE OPENING A, A, UH, SHOP IN MARTINSBURG AT OUR SOUTH HANGAR. WE CALL IT MRB SOUTH. IT'S OUR EXECUTIVE HANGAR DOWN. SO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE FAMILIAR DOWN AT THE END OF, OF TAXIWAY CHARLIE, UH, THEY ARE, UM, A TBM, UH, SERVICE CENTER. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT A TBM IS, 'CAUSE I DIDN'T, UM, IT'S A, IT'S AN AIRCRAFT, IT'S A SINGLE ENGINE, UH, TURBO PROP AIRCRAFT. IT SEATS ABOUT SIX PEOPLE. IT'S A VERY NICE BUSINESS AIRCRAFT. IT'S KINDA LIKE A PILUS. IT'S, EXCEPT IT'S A LITTLE SMALLER. UH, IT'S A PRETTY FAST AIRCRAFT TOO. AND, UM, THEY'RE GONNA BE SERVICING THOSE. THEY ARE ALSO GONNA BE SELLING THOSE. SO THEY WILL BE THE FIRST, UH, THEY'LL BE THE FIRST AIRCRAFT SALE SALES OPERATION IN THE STATE. AND THEY ALSO ARE GOING TO BE DOING SOME AVIONICS THERE. UM, AND THEY WILL, THEY WILL BE THE FIRST AVIONICS SHOP AT OUR AIRPORT IN MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED, UH, TO, TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT. UM, WE ARE, UH, MOVING RIGHT ALONG WITH MARSHALL UNIVERSITY, SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY, BELIEVE IT, COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE. UM, IT IS BECAUSE OF THOSE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT COLUMBIA, UH, CHOSE TO COME TO, UH, TO MARTINSBURG. AND SO WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO, TO BE ABLE TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT. WE'RE WORKING ON SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE LATER THIS YEAR THAT ARE GONNA BE VERY EXCITING. UM, IT HAS BEEN A, IT IT'S BEEN A LONG HARD ROAD. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR SIX YEARS NOW. AND, UM, WE, WE HAD A, LAST YEAR WAS A, WAS A, WAS A TOUGH YEAR JUST TRYING TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE KNEW WE COULD SEE GROWTH AGAIN. AND WE KNEW WE COULD, WE COULD, UH, BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE SOME SUCCESSES. AND SO, UM, THAT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE FIELD. WE ALSO HAVE, UM, OF COURSE WE HAVE BRAVO FLIGHT TRAINING THAT IS THERE AS WELL. AND BRAVO FLIGHT TRAINING IS A GREAT, UH, UH, A GREAT FLIGHT TRAINING SCHOOL IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH MARSHALL'S PROGRAM. UM, AND WE'VE GOT, UH, RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT 21 BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE. AND WE'RE, UH, COLUMBIA MAKES IT 22. AND, UH, WE'RE HOPING TO CONTINUE TO ADD TO THAT. UH, WE HAVE MORE BASED AIRCRAFT THAN ANY OTHER AIRPORT IN WEST VIRGINIA. AND WE ALSO, AS YOU ALL ALREADY KNOW, WE HAVE THE LONGEST WIDEST AND HEAVIEST RUNWAY, NOT JUST IN THE STATE, BUT IN THE, IN THE ENTIRE SHENANDOAH VALLEY AREA. SO WE HAVE A LOT TO OFFER. UH, IT'S KIND OF CRAZY ALL THAT STARTED FROM A, FROM A FARMER LETTING PEOPLE FLY THESE AIRPLANES YOU HADN'T SEEN BEFORE OUT OF A FIELD OVER HERE. UM, THE, UH, WE'RE WORKING ON TAXIWAY ECHO. UH, AGAIN, IF ANYBODY'S A PILOT, THEY'LL KNOW TAXIWAY ECHO WAS KIND OF A A, SO THERE'S ONE TAXIWAY OFF OF OUR RUNWAY THAT GOES ALL THE WAY, THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. AND THAT'S TAXIWAY ALPHA, WHICH IS THE ONE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ONE 67TH. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY PUT INTO SERVICE, THE C FIVES, UH, BACK WHEN THE C FIVES CAME, AND OF COURSE C 17 USED IT AS WELL, BUT TAXIWAY ECHO, WHICH IS ON THE CIVILIAN SIDE OF THE FIELD, THEY DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T REALIZE [00:10:01] AT THE TIME THAT THE RUNWAY WAS GONNA BE SO MUCH LONGER IN THIS, IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND SO ECHO REALLY ONLY GO COVERS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE ENTIRE RUNWAY. AND SO WHAT THEY'VE HAD TO DO IN THE PAST IS WE'VE HAD TO DO WHAT THEY CALL BACK TAXIING. SO IT MEANS AN AIRPLANE TAKES TAXIWAY, ECHO OUT TO THE RUNWAY, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE AIR, THEIR AIRPLANE DOWN TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TURN IT AROUND SO THEY CAN, THEY CAN TAKE OFF. AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE AIRCRAFT, A LOT OF AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA. 'CAUSE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT COULD BE A, A BIG PROBLEM. SO, UM, WE'VE, UH, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO AT LEAST ADDRESS SOME OF THAT IN THE, IN THE, UH, NEAR FUTURE. UH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE, UH, QUITE A FEW GRANTS THROUGH, UH, EARMARKS AND THROUGH, UH, THE FAA DID A LITTLE COVER THE MAJORITY OF THAT. SO WE'RE, WE'RE, UH, EXCITED TO SEE THAT PROJECT FOR SAFETY REASONS AND FOR, UH, THE CONVENIENCE OF AIRCRAFT COMING AND GOING. AND WE HOPE THAT THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OF, UM, SOME EXPANDED BUSINESS AT THE AIRPORT. 'CAUSE IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN UP SOME OTHER PLACES THAT WE COULDN'T REALLY DEVELOP BEFORE BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GET AN AIRCRAFT TO THEM. UH, AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING OUT THERE TOO. UM, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL EVENTS EVERY YEAR. UH, SO I THINK A LOT OF YOU HAVE COME OUT TO SOME OF THOSE. WE HAVE OUR, UM, INDEPENDENT CELEBRATION EVERY YEAR. UM, WE'VE GOT, UH, THE, UM, WE HAVE, UH, UH, THE A FLY IN WITH SANTA THAT IS USUALLY A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. UH, WE LAST YEAR STARTED, UH, DOING A TRUNK OR TREAT, UM, UH, TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT. I DID NOT GROW UP IN AN ERA WHERE YOU COULD DO THAT SORT OF THING. THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME THAT YOU CAN JUST GO ALONG THE LINE. EVERYBODY HANDS YOU CANDY. WE HAD TO WALK MILES AND MILES TO GET THAT MUCH CANDY. BUT, UM, IT'S A, UH, I WAS SURPRISED AT WHAT KIND OF A TURNOUT WE HAD. WE HAD, WE HAD A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE COME OUT FOR THAT. SO THAT WAS, UM, WE ON, UH, SEPTEMBER THE 14TH, WHICH IS COMING UP PRETTY SOON, WE HAVE OUR, UH, OUR BREAKFAST, UM, OUR PANCAKE FREE PANCAKE BREAKFAST OUT THERE. IT'S ON A SUNDAY. UM, IT'S FROM, I THINK IT'S FROM 10, IT MIGHT BE FROM NINE TILL ONE, OR 10 TO ONE, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY, BUT COME OUT AND GET SOME PANCAKES. THERE'LL BE, UH, WE ALSO GIVE A, UH, PRETTY GOOD DEAL ON FUEL THEN. SO WE USUALLY HAVE THE WEATHER'S GOOD. WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF SMALL AIRCRAFT COME OUT FOR THAT. AND SO IF YOU'VE GOT KIDS OR IF YOU JUST LIKE TO WATCH AIRPLANES, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT, UH, THEN AS WELL. AND, UH, WE ALSO, UH, WE, WE HAVE SOME OTHER EVENTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, BUT OUR, OUR FOCUS IS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR AIRPORT IS ACCESSIBLE AS WE CAN FOR THE PEOPLE OF MARTINSBURG AND SURROUNDING AREAS BECAUSE IT IS YOUR AIRPORT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL SHUT MY MOUTH. YOU SEE IF ANYBODY'S GOT ANY QUESTIONS. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR MAILING ADDRESS IS, PLEASE? 2 26 PILOT WAY MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA. TWO FIVE. 4 0 5. THANK YOU. SO ALL THOSE BUSINESSES ARE SAME ADDRESS? NO. THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE AB PARKS. THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE, UH, ONE 70 AVIATION WAY, SOME THAT ARE. UM, BUT THEY'RE ALL MARTINSBURG ADDRESS. YES. YES, SIR. THEY ARE ALL MARTINSBURG ADDRESSES. ANY OTHER? NO. HEY, THANK YOU. I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND, AND NOT ONLY AT THE AIRPORT, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY. I MEAN, THOSE EVENTS, UH, HELP THE COMMUNITY OUT AND GIVEN THE COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY ONE TO GET TOGETHER AND SOCIALIZE TOO, TO, TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS, SIR. NICE SHIRT. YEAH, . THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT BRIGHT SHIRT, . ALRIGHT, THANKS. ALRIGHT, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, NICK. WE'RE AT THE [9. Petitions from Citizens] POINT WHERE THE POINT OF PETITIONS FROM CITIZENS, ANYBODY THAT HAS ANYTHING THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT, THEY HAVE TWO MINUTES. UH, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM IF YOU NEED THE LINE UP. YOU CAN LINE UP THERE, UH, DURING, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU GET UP THERE, JUST GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND THEN YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS AMBER CRAWFORD. UH, I LIVE AT 6 0 1 UNION AVENUE. UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S BEHIND THE HOUSE. UM, IT'S BEEN KIND OF AN ISSUE. UM, I'M JUST NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. I MEAN, I KNOW, I MEAN, I KNOW THAT PEOPLE CAN BUILD, I GET THAT THEY BOUGHT THE LAND. I WISH I WOULD'VE KNOWN IT WAS FOR SALE 'CAUSE I PROBABLY WOULD'VE BOUGHT IT MYSELF. UH, HELP MAYBE PUT A PARK IN THERE. UM, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. UM, NOW I HAVE DUMP TRUCKS GOING UP AND DOWN THE ROAD. IT'S THE DISTURBING TOOL. OUR, UH, OUR AREA. UM, I, I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GONNA PUT 28 HOMES BACK THERE. UM, IT'S VERY CONCERNING. WE ONLY HAVE LIKE TWO WAYS OUT. THERE'S A ONE ROAD, THERE'S NO TWO LANES. SO [00:15:01] I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. UM, I JUST WISH THE BUILDER WOULD'VE BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATIVE, INFORMATIVE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT HE WAS GONNA DO AND WHEN THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN. UM, SO I MEAN, IT, IT'S VERY CONCERNING. IT'S VERY UPSETTING. UM, HE TOOK A LOT OF TREES DOWN. I FEEL LIKE, UH, IT, YOU KNOW, HE COULD HAVE LEFT SOME OF THE TREES UP. EITHER THAT OR HE SHOULD AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PUT SOME MORE TREES UP. HOPEFULLY HE'S GONNA MAKE IT NICE. BUT, UM, IT'S JUST, IT, IT WAS JUST VERY DISTURBING. IT'S PEACE OF MIND. UH, I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH DUMP TRUCKS RUINING OUR ROADS. WE'VE HAD DIRT ON OUR ROADS. UH, WE'VE HAD A FIRE BACK THERE. I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS TOOK CARE OF THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. I, BUT IT IS VERY CONCERNING AND KIND OF UPSETTING TO AS A PEACE OF MIND. AND I DON'T, I MEAN, I, THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MORE PEOPLE HERE THAT WOULD'VE, YOU KNOW, TALKED ABOUT IT FROM MY COMMUNITY. BUT, UM, AND I, I, I, I LIKE THIS COMMUNITY. MARTINSBURG ISS GREAT. I'M GLAD WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. AND I, I SPEND A LOT OF MONEY IN MARTINSBURG, SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? PETITIONS FROM CITIZENS. PETITIONS FROM CITIZENS ONE LAST TIME. PETITIONS FROM CITIZENS BEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON. I'M GONNA TAKE [Additional item] A MOMENT, A BREAK HERE FOR A SECOND. IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE HAVE A, A NEW FIRE CHIEF HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN. AND I'M GONNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY NOW TO SWEAR HIM IN SO HIS MOTHER DOES NOT TO SIT THROUGH THE WHOLE SIT, UH, THE WHOLE COUNCIL MEETING. WHY UP CHIEF? I THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THIS. THIS IS, BY THE WAY, THIS IS HIS THIRD SWEARING IN ONE THAT THEY DO WITHOUT US. AND THEN I KNEW IT BY THE TIME I SAID IT THREE TIMES, I HOPE. AND HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS THREW A SURPRISE PARTY FOR HIM. THAT WAS, UH, THEY REALLY GOT IT. AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE, SO. GOT IT. ALRIGHT, READY? AYE STATE YOUR NAME. I SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THANK YOU. SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. I'LL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. I POSSESS THE QUALIFICATIONS. I POSSESS THE QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED BY LAW, PRESCRIBED BY LAW. HOLD THE OFFICE OF FIRE, CHIEF HOLD THE OFFICE OF FIRE CHIEF IN THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG, IN THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG. I AM NOT SUBJECT TO ANY OF THE DISQUALIFICATIONS. I'M NOT SUBJECTING DISQUALIFICATIONS. PRESCRIBED BY LAW, PRESCRIBED BY LAW. AND HONESTLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES. I'LL HONESTLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE SET OFFICE, OF THE SET OFFICE, THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND JUDGMENT, THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND JUDGMENT. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY? UH, JUST PRESENT, UH, THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER AND THE COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS. UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO LEAD THIS GREAT GROUP OF FIREMEN AND, UH, PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF MARTINSBURG. THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT SOME MORE PICTURES? YOU WANT A PICTURE YOURSELF IN THERE? COME UP. YOU SURE? YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL NOW I'M GETTING BACK TO VISIT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. NOW YOU GO BACK TO SCHOOL. YOU, YOUR MOTHER GETS, YOU GO BACK TO SCHOOL NOW, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. [10. Receive and File Reports––Minutes––Correspondence of The Following:] RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS. MINUTES CORRESPONDING OF THE FOLLOWING. 10 A THROUGH 10 C. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? YOU STILL ON HEIDI? YES. OKAY. OH, AND ONE LAST THING TOO. UH, I WANNA SAY, UM, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AARON. UH, CHIEF GIBBONS, TODAY'S YOUR BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AARON. NO OLD. HE'S STILL A KID. HE'S A KID TO MOST OF US UP HERE. HE'S A PUPPY. RE UH, REPORTS OF COUNCIL AS A WHOLE COMMITTEE. THERE ARE NONE. REPORT OF MAYOR. [12. Report of Mayor] I'D LIKE TO APPOINT HEIDI GIBBONS CRAWFORD TO THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO FILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 7 1 20 24 TO 6 30, 20 27. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THERE YOU GO, HEIDI. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. REPORT TO THE CITY [00:20:01] ATTORNEY. NOTHING TO REPORT YOUR HONOR. REPORT TO CITY MANAGER. [14. Report of City Manager] GOOD EVENING. I HAVE A FEW THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, NOT ONLY AM I EXCITED ABOUT HAVING A NEW FIRE CHIEF, BUT I'M ALSO EXCITED TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR STEPHANIE BROOKS, TO COUNCIL. SHE'S BEEN HERE, IS IT THE 24TH DAY? SHE HASN'T RUN YET. WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD TO HOLD HER BACK, HOLD HER BACK A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'RE GOOD. I DO HAVE A COUPLE THINGS. UH, FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME AND THANK YOU. UM, SO, UM, WE HAD THE KICKOFF MEETING FOR OUR RAYS NOW BUILD GRANT FOR THE GREENWAY TRAIL AND THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THE BALL IS NOW IN OUR COURT. WE ARE WORKING ON THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TEMPLATES TO SEND BACK TO FEDERAL HIGHWAYS. ONCE THAT'S APPROVED AND SIGNED, THEN THE MONEY CAN BE RELEASED. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR, UH, CEC ACTUALLY COREY ROMANS HELPING, UH, WORK ON THAT PROJECT. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT'S, UH, SEEMS TO BE A GREEN LIGHT. WE'RE THANKS TO THE MAYOR AND SENATOR CAPTO FOR GETTING THAT MOVING. UM, OUR PODA DISTRICT, THE CUPS HAVE COME IN, THE SIGNS ARE ON ORDER. IT'S OUR GOAL TO HAVE THAT LIVE THE FRIDAY BEFORE LABOR DAY. UM, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO SOME OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS HERE, UH, YESTERDAY. AND THEY'RE GONNA GET THEIR, UH, PERMIT IN ASAP NORTH QUEEN STREET, PHASE THREE. THIS MIGHT BE A FORGOTTEN PROJECT. NORTH QUEEN STREET PHASE THREE ARE SIDEWALKS AND NEW LIGHTING FROM RACE STREET TO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. IT HAS BEEN DELAYED, BUT I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THAT IS GETTING READY TO START. THAT PROJECT WAS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO START IN APRIL AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE JUNE 5TH. UH, IT'S OUT AUGUST, BUT THAT PROJECT'S GETTING READY TO BEGIN. UM, TOWN SQUARE. UM, THAT PROJECT IS STARTING MONDAY. NOTICES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO ADJACENT BUSINESSES. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA TAKE UP THE PAVERS IN TOWN SQUARE ON THE TWO LANES BESIDE THE WATER FROM, UM, FOUNTAIN AND RELAY. THOSE. IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TO THE CONCERTS OR ANYTHING, IT'S WAVY. AND UM, ACTUALLY IT'S PROBABLY WHAT A YEAR AGO THAT THE MAYOR SAID, CAN WE FIX THAT? AND WE'RE FIXING THAT. UM, OUR CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THOSE ARE ALSO NOW GREEN LIGHTED. UH, THE NEW LADDER TRUCK IS OUT TO BID AND WE'RE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING BID FROM OUR VENDORS. THAT'S THE $1.8 MILLION IN CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK THAT YOU RECEIVED. AND, UM, THAT, THAT BID IS DUE LATER IN AUGUST, I BELIEVE. IF I'M, THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. AND THE OTHER ONE IS OUR STREETLIGHTS THAT'S GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT. AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE SPECIFICATIONS WITH THE LIGHT BENDER IN A PHOTOMETRIC STUDY IN ORDER TO SEE WHAT, UM, LIGHTS ARE APPROPRIATE TO GO ON. KING AND QUEEN, IF YOU'VE NOTICED ON THE INTERSECTIONS OF MARTIN AND BURKE, YOU HAVE SOME HEADS THAT LIKE HAVE FOUR OR FIVE HEADS ON THEM. WELL, FOUR OR FIVE HEADS WITH NEW LED LIGHTING IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE, UM, WELL, UNLESS YOU WANNA LIGHT UP THE WHOLE TOWN. SO, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE COMING AND, UM, WE'RE GOING THAT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT NO, WE BEEN WAITING FOR. THERE ARE NOW IN OUR COURT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND WE'RE TRYING TO DI DILIGENTLY DO THAT. IT'S PRETTY BUSY AROUND HERE. AND AS ALWAYS, I ALWAYS WANNA THANK THE STAFF AND THE EMPLOYEES 'CAUSE NONE OF IT GETS DONE WITHOUT THEIR HELP. SO THANK YOU. NOW YOU HAVE ONE OTHER THING. I HAVE ONE OTHER THING. MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AWARD. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. OH YEAH. FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW, THE CITY RECEIVED AN ALL STAR COMMUNITY AWARD. THIS YEAR WAS ONE OF, UM, EIGHT IN THE STATE. GRANTED IT WAS FOR YOUR PENSION, REFINANCING AND RESTRUCTURING, UH, FOR THE POLICE AND FIRE. UM, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE AND FIRE, UH, PENSION BOARDS FOR WORKING THE COUNCIL. UM, THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE WHO OPENED UP THE DOOR. AGAIN, I PROBABLY WON'T SEE IT, BUT ON THE BACK END AND, AND THE TERMS OF 40 YEARS, NOT ONLY WILL OUR FIRE AND POLICE, UH, THEIR PENSIONS BE SURE UP, BUT IT'S AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF ABOUT $160 MILLION OVER THE COURSE OF 40 YEARS. SO, UM, THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW, I MEAN THAT'S, IT'S NOT ONE OF THE SEXIEST THINGS WE'VE DONE HERE, BUT IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT STRUCTURAL THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE ALONG WITH YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE AND YOUR PROPERTY AND, AND, AND INSURANCE AND LIABILITIES. THERE'S JUST SOME STRUCTURAL CHANGES THAT WE HAVE MADE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE DONE YET. SO, UM, JUST STAY TUNED. AS YOU HEARD. THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF AND, UH, I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO WATCH ANDY AND HIS STAFF WORK THROUGH ALL THE, UH, THINGS THAT THEY'VE HAD OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK. AND, YOU KNOW, WITH THE NEW STAFF COMING ON BOARD AND NEW CHIEF AND, AND NOW ANDY, UH, [00:25:01] UH, WORKING HARD ON, ON THESE GRANTS, UH, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH FOR WHAT, WHAT I, AND I I'M SURE THE COUNCIL FEELS THE SAME WAY. WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF ARE DOING. WORD FOR COST SAVINGS AND WE DO NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT. WE WILL DO THAT UNFINISHED BUSINESS. MS. NUN, [16. New Business] NEW BUSINESS AUTHORIZED LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT TO THE A BCA FOR EVENT AT BERKELEY SENIOR SERVICES. EXPECTED VENDOR IS TOBIN'S CATERING. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. I HAVE ANY UH, QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED PROVEN DENY REQUEST BY BERKELEY COUNTY PRIDE TO HANG MULTICOLORED RIBBONS AND SIGNAGE ON PARKING METERS, TREES, AND SIGNS IN THE DOWNTOWN MARTINSBURG IN HONOR OF THE EL GBTQ HISTORY. MONTH, OCTOBER 1ST TO THE 31ST. 2025. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED A APPROVE DENIED TRICK OR TREAT IN THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, 2025 FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, FIRST, AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? UH, I LOOKED IT UP AND THAT APPEARS TO BE A BI-WEEK FOR THE MARTINSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. , ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? AYE. PROVEN DENY EXECUTION AND SUBMISSION OF PARTICIPATION FORM FOR PURDUE DIRECT SETTLEMENT. MOVE TO APPROVE EXECUTION AND SUBMISSION OF PARTICIPANT FORM. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? AYE. PROVEN DENY REQUEST FROM SHADE TREE COMMISSION TO PURCHASE AND PLANT 13 TREES AND TWO SHRUBS ALONG BURKE AND MAPLE STREET $3,500 SHADE TREAT FUND MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION TO SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED I AND AYE QUOTE FOR A TRUCK WITH UTILITY BED FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT $67,580 SOURCE WELL CONTRACT 75,000 PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED CONFIRMED CONSENSUS CONDUCT CITY OF MARTINSBURG URBAN DEER HUNT FOR 2025. 2026. SPECIAL SEASON AUTHORIZED SELECTION OF FIVE HUNTERS VIA LOTTERY FOR HUNTING ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY ADJACENT TO ODALE PARK. AUTHORIZED CITY AUTHORIZED CITY RECORDED TO ISSUE LICENSES. MOVE TO CONFIRM. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED NOT INTO IT? I'M SORRY. NOT INTO IT. I'M OPPOSED NO VOTE NO NAY. OH YOU'RE OPPOSED. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR THE OPPOSED, I APOLOGIZE. UM, PROVEN DENY A PROVEN DENY PURCHASE OF LYTICS ROAD MANAGEMENT WORK ORDER AND ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO REPLACE CURRENT SYSTEM. $12,545 A 28 CENTS ANNUALLY PLUS $950 ONE TIME SERVICE FEE MOVED TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? PROVEN AND DENY RE STRIPING AND SEAL COATING OF MARTINSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT $9,160 SALES TAX FUND. MOVE TO PROOF SECOND. ALL ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? CONFIRM. PURCHASE A NEW PART AND PANEL FOR FIRE SMOKE DETECTION AT CAPERTON TRAIN STATION JOHNSON CONTROLS $12,461 AND 7 CENTS ELECTRONIC SPECIALTY $1,593 AND 65 CENTS PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT REIMBURSEMENT BY INSURANCE. AND THE INSURANCE HAS INFORMED US THEY'RE REIMBURSING US BY ABOUT $11,500. YES, IT'S THE FULL AMOUNT MINUS R $2,500 DEDUCTIBLE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET THE MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. GOT IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. APPROVE AND DENY REPAIR WINDOWS AT TRIPLE BRICK MUSEUM. $4,711 [00:30:02] AND 70 CENTS. MOVE TO APPROVE THE REPAIR. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? A. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED APPRO AND I PAY APPLICATION NUMBER 27 FOR CALS CONTRACTORS. LLC FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS EXPANSION RENOVATION PROJECT 221064 CENTS. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED PROVEN AYE. THREE YEAR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH FIDELITY POWER SYSTEMS FOR CITY HALL GENERATOR. $4,507 ANNUALLY AND THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED PROVEN. AND I PROPOSED 2025 STREET REPAVING LIST AND AUTHORIZED BID MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? CONFIRM EMERGENCY PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT. WALTER PDP SIDEARMS AND ASSOCIATE EQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG POLICE OFFICERS. $58,095 AND 54 CENTS. NET COST MOVE TO CONFIRM EMERGENCY PURCHASE. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED PROVEN DENY APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING TO AUDIT PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE. ANDY BLAKE, CITY MANAGER. STEPHANIE BROOKS, FINANCE DIRECTOR HEIDI GIBBONS. CRAWFORD CITY TREASURER. KEVIN KNOWLES. MAYOR, MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ONE MORE. THANK I MISSED ONE. ALL RIGHT. FIRST AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 2025 DASH OH EIGHT. AMENDING ZONING MAP TO ZONE AND UNIMPROVED PARCEL CONSISTING OF 4.04 ACRES FROM MUR TO MUC. YEAH. CAN THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, DID NOT HAVE A QUORUM LAST WEEK. THEY HAD THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT, CORRECT? CORRECT. UM, THIS IS A PETITION FOR REZONING FROM CMA AND THEIR FUTURE USE FOR THIS IS A FUTURE SERVICE AREA IN A PARKING LOT. UM, BECAUSE THE QUORUM DIDN'T HAPPEN LAST WEEK, UM, MS. PETRU ASKED WHETHER OR NOT, SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE MONTH TO PUT THE FIRST AND SECOND READING ON THIS AGENDA. UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION LAST NIGHT APPROVED THIS. THE RESOLUTION IS BEFORE YOU. AND SO THIS IS THE FIRST AND SECOND READING AND THEN THE FINAL READING IF YOU SO APPROVE IT WILL BE IN SEPTEMBER. IS THAT, IS THAT ALLOWED TO BE ON THE AGENDA? IT WAS. IT'S ON THE AGENDA. YEAH, IT'S ON THERE. IT WAS PUT IN ON MONDAY AND IT, IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DO THIS. TO RECOMMEND TO YOU TO DO THE MAP AMENDMENT. THE, THE, THE PROCESS IS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION GETS THE PETITION. THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION TAKES A VOTE TO RECOMMEND OR TO NOT RECOMMEND THE MAP AMENDMENT. THEN THIS COUNCIL, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS AT PLANNING, IS THE ULTIMATE DETER DETERMINATION OF TO THE MAP AMENDMENT. DID ANYBODY FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, THE HOUSE ADJACENT TO THIS COME AND SPEAK? THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY SIX MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT CAME AND SPOKE. THERE WERE CONCERNS. MOST OF THE CONCERNS REALLY DEALT WITH WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SITE PLAN. THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT A FENCE. THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT WOULD THE CUL-DE-SAC BE USED AS AN ENTRANCE INTO THIS LOT? THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE LIGHTS AND THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE NOISE. NONE OF THOSE ARE REALLY MAP AMENDMENT CONCERNS, BUT WE EXPLAINED TO 'EM THAT WHEN THE PLAN, WHEN THE SITE PLAN COMES BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THOSE MATTERS WILL BE ADDRESSED. THERE WAS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE, UM, CMA WHO PRETTY MUCH ADDRESSED ALL OF THOSE ISSUES ABOUT BEING A FENCE AND THERE WON'T BE ANY THROUGH TRAFFIC. AND THE COMMISSION THEN VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO THIS COUNCIL TO DO THE MAP AMENDMENT. AND THEY WERE INVITED TO BE HERE [00:35:01] TONIGHT, BUT NONE OF THEM COULD ATTEND. AND THAT MEETING THAT KENNETH SPEAKING OF IS AVAILABLE IN ITS ENTIRETY ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO WATCH IT. I NEED A MOTION TO, UH, MOVE WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND MEETING, PREFERABLY BY TITLE ONE. YES. WE NEED A MOTION. OH, I JUST HAD ANOTHER QUESTION AND I JUST KEPT LOOKING AT MS. PETRUS TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THAT. NO, THERE'S, THERE'S NO ISSUE. IN FACT, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE ZONING MAP, IT APPEARS THAT PARCEL WAS INCORRECTLY ZONING WITH THE NEW REWRITING. SO THIS WOULD JUST CORRECT. BRING IT, BRING IT TO THE OTHER PARCELS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THIS PARCEL. OKAY. THAT'S THAT MATTERS. THANK YOU. AND WHAT ARE THEY FOR THAT CLARIFICATION? WHAT ARE THEY GONNA USE THE PROPERTY FOR? IT'S, IT'S THE SERVICE. IT'S THE SERVICE, THE SERVICE CENTER PLUS THE, IT'S ALREADY BEEN USED FOR PARKING. YEAH. SO THERE'LL BE PARKING THERE TOO. OKAY. MOVE TO, UH, TO READ THE ORDINANCE. UH, FIRST AND SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY. SECOND. SECOND. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG ZONING MAP TO ZONE AN UNIMPROVED PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE OF APPROXIMATELY 4.04 ACRES. PRESENTLY LOCATED IN THE MARTINSBURG DISTRICT. BERKELEY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. DESCRIBED AS TAX MAP M 32. PARCEL 32, LOCATED EAST OF FOXCROFT AVENUE FROM ITS CURRENT ZONING CLASSIFICATION AS MUR MIXED. USE RESIDENTIAL TO MUC MIXED. USE COMMERCIAL IN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG ZONING MAP TO ZONE AN UNIMPROVED PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE OF APPROXIMATELY 4.04 ACRES. PRESENTLY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG DISTRICT, BERKELEY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AND DESCRIBED AS TAX MAP M 32. PARCEL 32 LOCATED EAST, UH, FOXCROFT AVENUE FROM ITS CURRENT ZONING. CLASSIFICATION IS MUR MIXED. USE RESIDENTIAL TO MUC. MIXED USE COMMERCIAL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? THOSE OPPOSED? NO. SO I NEED A MOTION. WHAT [17. Executive Session] ARE WE GOING IN FOR? EXECUTIVE. THERE'LL BE LEGAL AND UM, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. SO MOVE IN LI YOU. LITIGATION SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? A. AYE. AYE. THERE WE GO. AYE. EXECUTIVE SESSION. PUT ON PLEASE. I NEED A MOTION. . * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.