The City Council will vote on amending a nuisance ordinance for unlawful dumping or depositing of materials at its meeting today at City Hall.

Mayor John Inyart said if approved, the ordinance would explain and define landscape waste more clearly and list what items cannot be placed in the streets.

Inyart said this measure would primarily be directed toward people who have been raking leaves into the streets.

He said during rainfall, these leaves often get swept into ditches, causing buildup and eventually flooding.

“We’re going to start citing for that,” Inyart said. “But before we start, we thought we should firm up the ordinance. Right now it’s vague, and we think we could clarify it.”

The council will also vote on a bid award for 513 Seventh St.

Inyart describes the bid award as a piece of the puzzle of the Seventh Street project.

He said as work had already begun on the interior part of the wall, employees found more work needed to be done.

“The brick has absorbed moisture and begun to crumble,” he said. “We need to go in and fix it.”

The council will also vote on a change order at the 513 Seventh St. building. The change order would add an additional $1,000 to the current $5,000 bid.

Inyart said as workers have been working, they have uncovered unexpected issues that will cause additional work to the scope of the project.

“We’re still taking things apart, and each time tear out, we discover other things to fix,” he said.

The City Council will also vote to grant a petition of Salisbury Church and Standing Stone Community Center for conditional use permit at 201 N. Sixth St.

Inyart said the conditional use permit would allow Standing Stone Community center to create a general community center for nonprofit operations including the sale of goods including furniture, clothing, food and other items for people in need.

Other resolutions to be voted on:

-Accepting grievance procedure under the Americans with Disabilities Act

-Authorizing various tourism funds for the Embarras River Film Festival on Nov. 10 through 12

-Authorizing various tourism funds for Christmas in the Heart of Charleston on Dec. 3

-Establishing fund balance policy required by Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

Sara Hall can be reached

at 581-2812 or [email protected].