CITY OF CORRY 7:00 PM  CHAMBERSZOOM  MAY20,2024 ROLL CALL  Mayor Baker opened ther meeting with the Lord's Prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call found Council Members Fike, Hammond, Lindstrom and Maloney present. Also present, was City Solicitor Motion was made! by Mr. Fike and was seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously.  Caparosa, City Administrator Smith, Fire Chief Hodak and City Treasurer Kelly.  (1) Mayor Baker requested a motion to approve the minutes of the April 15th, 2024 Regular Meeting. APPROVE4/15/24  REGULAR MTGI MINUTES HEARING OF1 THE PUBLIC  Hearing of the Public:  Kim Spence spoke regarding the N Center St trail- -asking Council to consideri ift this was their back yard, it is difficult to have privacy and family time. There are other areas/parks in the City where people can exercise and partake in public activities and unsure why another one is needed ini their back yards. Bill Wilt spoke regarding the N Center St trail - he said he hasn't understood from the beginning as to why this needs to be at trail as you can't get to any other trail from there. Its serves no purpose other than disrupting their family time. Residents have been maintaining that property for years andi nowi it's being Julie Morgan spoke regarding the N Center St trail -1 this is a privacy factor. You have to be careful about what's being left in thel backy yard because you don't! know whoi is walking back there. Residents feel like their back yard ist theirs safe space due to N Center St being a main road and nowy you have strangers walking through. Why not use the sidewalks already provided and consider other options. Lisa Cox spoke regarding the N Center Stt trail- -i it's an invasion of privacy, at theft problem and there are people walking through our yards. Whatever previous meetings werel held were not with everyone nor with Chuck Gray. Lisa stated at those meetings that she did not want thet trail, as did others. It'snot understood why there can't be compromise and thet trail can't cross at Rt. 6 and turn up Mead Avet to use Rex Messenger commended everyone for standing up regarding the trail and hel hopes they are Bill Beggs spoke in regards tot the crematorium - asked council to visualize having a propertyi in Corryand then having a crematorium puti in your back yard. He spoke about the toxins coming from the crematorium and stated he was speaking for Karl Hens. It should not bei in the center of town - it should ber removed and placed in ani industrial park. Mayor Baker stated we will not take any more comments in regards to the crematorium because those concerns have to go somewhere else - he said he has asked Kierri Cox spoke regarding thel N Center St trail- - growing up, thet trail area was always used as part of "theirs" andi it's been taken care of by them. She said she was unaware thati it wasn't part oft their Sam Piemme spoke regarding the N Center St trail - they've taken care of thet trail area their whole life. Now, they can't camp, taket the dogs out or anything because people arel int their back yard. He said the Rex Messenger: spoke again saying Council should shuti it down or come up with solutions like building a Mayor Baker said all of these things are being considered - we) just have to take our time withit it.  lost.  thes sidewalk to Mead Park. successful.  Mr. Hens for a paper with the concerns stated.  propertys since they'vel been taking care ofi it for so long.  people back there aren'tanye good. fence and gettinga ag grant fori it.  1    (2) Mr. Fike requested a motion to receive and file letter from Brady Brink resigning from full-time (3) Mr. Fike requested ar motion to approve ther resignation of Brady Brink from the Corry Streets (4) Mrs. Lindstrom requested a motion to receive and file the: 15 quarter 2024 Community Center Report. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by! Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously. (5) Mayor Baker requested ai motion to adopt Resolution 24-15 approving authorized: signers to the Firemen's Pension Plan. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mrs. Lindstrom; motion carried (6) Mayor Baker requested a motion to adopt Resolution 24-16 approving authorized signers to the Non-Uniform Pension Plan. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried (7) Mr. Hammond: requested ar motion to approve Resolution 24-17 authorizing the exoneration of outstanding property tax, penalties, interest and fees fort taxy year 20231 for 124 Lemon St, taxi id# (8)-34- 138-10, owned byt the Erie County Land Bank, int the current amount of $1,228.15. Motion was made by (8) Mr. Hammond requested a motion to approve Resolution 24-18 authorizing the exoneration of  BBRINK RESIGNATIONI LTI BBRINK RESIGNATION 15QTR2 2024 COMMUNIT CTR REPORT RES 24-15 AUTH SIGNERS FIREMEN'S PENSION RES 24-16 AUTH: SIGNERS NON-UNIFORM PENSION RES 24-17/8-34-138-10 TAXE EXONERATION 124 LEMONST RE524-18/837-1278  employment with the Corry Streets Department. Motion was made by Mayor Baker and seconded by Mr. STREETS DEPT Department effective April 26, 2024. Motion was made by Mrs. Lindstrom and seconded by Mr. Maloney; STREETS DEPT  Maloney; motion carried unanimously. motion carried unanimously.  unanimously. unanimously.  Mr. Fike ands seconded by! Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously.  outstanding property tax, penalties, interest and fees fort tax year 2020 for 203 Euclid St, tax id# (8)-37-127- TAX EXONERATION 8, owned byt the Erie County Land Bank, in the current amount of $1,838.51. Motion was made by Mr. Fike 203 EUCLIDST  ands seconded by! Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously.  (9) Mr. Hammond requested a motion to approve Resolution 24-19 authorizing the exoneration of outstanding property tax, penalties, interest and fees for taxy year 2022 and 20231 for 3635 S Center St, tax id# (8)-33-156-16, owned by the Erie County Land Bank, in the current amount of $1,005.88. Motion was (10) Mayor Baker requested a motion to appoint Wiliam Hammond Il, Timothy Gould, Joanne Smith and Levi Kelly as principal signers on all City of Corry bank accounts including accounts related to tax  RES2419/833-45616 TAXI EXONERATION 363SCENTERST CITYOF CORRY BANK ACCOUNT  made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mrs. Lindstrom; motion carried unanimously.  collection with various institutions. Motion was made by Mrs. Lindstrom and seconded by Mr. Fike; motion PRINCIPAL: SIGNERS (11) Mr. Hammond: announced that the City of Corry has received a 904 Recycling Performance Grant 904 RECYCLING GRANT  carried unanimously.  from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for they year of 2023 int the amount of $13,148.88. There is no restriction on the Use of these funds. We would like to thank City Clerk, Laura (12) Mr. Fiker requested a motion to approve the! hiring of Caleb Marrs as at full-time Public Works Operator/laborer with thes start date ofA April 15, 2024. Wage scale açcording to the Non-Uniform CBA. Motion was made by Mayor Baker and seconded by! Mr. Hammond; motion carried unanimously. (13) Mr. Fiker requesteda a motion to approve Sanitary Sewer Easement being a portion of parcel commonly! known as 644 E South St, taxi id# (5): 28-192-4 currently owned by the Erie County Land Bank. This easement shall run and be! binding with thel land. Motion was made by Mr. Hammond ands seconded 33-147-6 to Tyler Eastman int the amount of $250.00. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mr.  2023-GRANT RECEIPT CMARRS-HIRE FTPUBLICWORKS SANITARYSEWER EASEMENT/528-1924 644ESOUTHST  Thomas, for all the worki involved with applying for this grant.  by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously. Maloney; motion carried unanimously.  (14) Mrs. Lindstrom requested a motion to approve the repository: sale of 227 South 1: Ave, taxi id# (8) REPOSITORY: SALE  227 SOUTH 15T AVE 8-33-147-6  2    (15) Mayor Baker requested a motion to approve the 2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (16) Mr. Fike requested a motion to appoint' William Hammond III as an alternate voting delegate of (17) Mayor Baker announced with the Redevelopment. Authority hiring Robert Williams as the to fill the open seat on the Redevelopment Authority with term ending December 31, 2027. Motion was (18) Mrs. Lindstrom requested a motion to approve Northwest PA Trails Association to place an informational kiosk at thet trailhead located on Route 426. The Association will contact the Public Works was made by Mr. Fike and seconded my Mr. Hammond; motion carried unanimously. (19) Mayor Baker started discussion regarding the N Center St Trail and announced it would be only  2024 MOU GRANT APPLICATION WI HAMMOND III-ALT TRI-COUNT COG BRAD ALLEN- RDASEAT NWI PATRAILS ASSOC INFORMATIONAL KIOSK  related to the Jefferson Educational Society Mu.ti-Municipal Collaborative Grant Application. Motion was JEFFERSONI EDUCATIONAI the Northwest Tri-County Council of Governments (COG) for the year of 2024. Motion was made by Mayor VOTING DELEGATE Executive Director, there is now an open seat on the Board and requested a motion to appoint Brad Allen APPOINTED TO OPEN  made by! Mr. Fike and seconded by Mr. Hammond; motion carried unanimously. Baker and seconded by Mrs. Lindstrom; motion carried unanimously.  made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mrs. Lindstrom; motion carried unanimously.  Manager when thel kioski is ready to bei installed. Ifr needed, the City can assist with thel PA One-Call. Motion RT426 TRAILHEAD  council discussion - no public comment. Discussion included:  NCENTERSTTRAIL DISCUSSION MEETING' TOE BE HELD 6.4.24  Reasons for not continuing with the Trail Project include but are not limited to - the longevity cost to the AND City, the escalation of cost of the project and the location of the trail does not benefit the City residents at UPCOMING: SPECIAL Mayor Baker requested ar motion to have further discussions with Impact Corry prior to any additional work proceeding with the N Center St Trail Project. Mayor baker stated that Impact Corry has been asked After discussion on dates, times and availability for a meeting, Mayor Baker again requested a motion to have further discussions with Impact Corry prior to any additional work proceeding with the N Center St Trail at a Special Meeting on. June 4th at 6:00 pm. Motion was made by Mrs. Lindstrom and seconded by  large.  fori information on thet trail and wel have received none.  Mr. Fike; motion carried unanimously.  (20) Mr. Hammond requested a motion to approve the billl list as presented. Motion was made by Mr. BILL LIST (21) Mr. Hammond asked council to consider what to do with the 904 Grant funds - is there a specific project that should be considered or puti it in General Fund? Wer may be able to do something with iti for Mr. Fike asked if the E-Waste event was scheduled for thisy year and Mrs. Smith said no - due to residents now! having the at home pick up. Mrs.: Smith said we could looki into a possible tire collection event. Mrs. Lindstrom said there al lot of dead trees that still could come down int the City.  Fike and seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously.  904 GRANTFUND PROJECT CONSIDERATION  the community to encourage more recycling.  (22) Mr. Maloney announced that May 19-25 is the 50th Anniversary of EMS Week. This year'st themei is MAY 19-25/50"H only having one applicant. The application period willl be extended by one month in hopes to receive more POSTPONEMENT AND  Honoring Our Past, Forging Our Future.  ANNIVERSARY EMSI WEEK FIRE TEST APPLICATION EXTENSION  (23) Mr. Maloney also announced that the firet test to bel held on. June 1st will be postponed due to  applications.    3    (24) Mrs. Lindstrom requested a motion to approve event requests for:  EVENT REQUESTS: MEMORY WALK WORSHIP SERVICE CELEBRATE TRAILSDAY '24 AIRPORT FLY-IN BREAKFAST RUNNING TO WIN 5K  Memory' Walk Worship Service - May 26th Celebrate Trails Day' '24 -J June 1:t Airport Fly-In Breakfast - June gth Running to Win 5K-J July 6th  Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously.  (25) City Solicitor Caparosa said she would get the approved tax exonerations off to the Land Bank as CIYSOLICITOR UPDATE (26) City Administrator Smith announced a reminder the meetings will no longer be held by Zoom CITY ADMIN UPDATE-  well as thes sewer easement once notarized.  as of June 1st. Hearing of the Public:  ZOOM DISCONTINUED 6.1.24  Bill Wilt spoke and: said 4 council members have pretty much said we're getting this trail because there HEARING OF THE PUBLIC  was no motion, how do wei fix that? There was al lot of discussion by multiple people in regards to Mr. Mr. Fike explained the motion was to set up a meeting in order to get the proper and requested information. He reminded Mr. Wilt that when this trail was approved - none of the current council Mrs. Lindstrom then tried to explain the actual process that needs to bel looked at by council due to grant money being spent and more money coming. We are looking at what we can do with no long-term Mayor Baker also spoke and explained they have to look at the whole picture, is going to cost the City Mr. Hammond then spoke saying we have to hear out the whole situation with the responsibility of the grant and how it involves the City and Impact Corry. If we just close it-we'lll have lawsuits from trail associations. Give us a couple more weeks - it's not perfectly cut and dry because all proposals need to be! looked at bys solicitors and through the grant program. What was voted on by the previous council was legitimate - others may! have lied to council by saying they were out investigating and council took them at their word. He said this is not time to banter -it's timet to figure this out. There was then back and forth discussion between multiple people questioning the transfers of the trail Mr. Wilt asked who paid the City of Corry to do the work back there - grant or taxpayers? Mayor Baker responded that the first section was written up byt the last Mayor that the City would give $14,000 for thet first volunteer section of the trail to start the project. That started the project. There are 5 sections Mr. Fike said there have unfortunately been al lot of spiderwebs created that council is trying to untangle and try not to create more of for the next council - we are trying to do things the right way. Mr. Smith advised we have half of the DCNR grant in the checking account and none of that has been Bill Wilt then brought up the property behind thet trail on Mead Ave involving the airport people (because the trail runs through it). There were multiple discussions between Mr. Wilt, the City Solicitor and Mr. Hammond regarding the property transfers. Mr. Hammond explained that has noting to do with the City of Corry that that is private individuals doing private business with a private non-profit  Wilt's comments discussion between Mr. Wilt and Council included:  members were on council at that time. penalty and no harm to the City. money to close it.  property over they years.  planned.  spent.  company.  4    Julie Morgan then directed the conversation back to thet trail and how things were done under the radar and with dishonesty. Ifshe'sg given two more weeks - is that time for her to be more under handed? When will someone say wrongi is wrong and correct her for adversely affecting citizens of Corry. James Roberts spoke and: said he is with the WHYP radio station as a volunteer and this has been at terrific meeting tonight. He also encouraged council to keep Zoom to extend reach to the citizens of Corry. Rex Messenger spoke regarding Rt. 6/Russell Rd. A1 traffic light and sidewalks to Wal-Mart are needed due to kids crossing the street to the doughnut shop. Mayor Baker advised that's a state road and he will discuss that at the next MPO meeting. Mr. Messenger also said Penelec had an outage on Sunday but he was called and warned about that twice. He also said he has an issue because they were told not to call9- 1-1. Do we call or not? Mr. Maloney said ify you stub your toe - you don't call, you can't call for things like that and people do. He told Mr. Messenger to use your) judgement. Mr. Messenger said to hire more Roderick Whitehead asked about Zoom and said when Zoom started, it basically took over for the call-in capability. Will the call-in ability be maintained? Mrs. Lindstrom said yes, we. just won't have to have an employee manage it. Het then asked what the financial impact is for having Zoom. Mayor Baker explained that it started as a Covid necessity. Mr. Whitehead said to have complete transparency: and let the public know what happens at the meetings we should have Zoom it would be ini the public's best interest not to go with what the Corry Journal says, but what actually happens at the meetings. Lisa Cox asked if she could Zoom a meeting to other people to watch. Council advised they could call in Mr. Whitehead asked if the audio would be recorded then notified the other attendees that in 2018 the City passed an ordinance that after 45 days of the approval of the minutes, all audio and visual recordings of the meeting are destroyed. He said he feels that's because the Cityi is trying to hide something. Mrs. Smith explained that all recordings have always been done only for thet use oft the City Clerk to type minutes. After the approval of the minutes, the audio recording was to be destroyed - which is where the 2018 resolution camei into play. Zoom automatically records video and audio - sO we kept along with the same resolution - because the main reason is for the City Clerk to use them as reference for typingt the minutes. City Solicitor Caparosa said that resolution is consistent with the state adopted records retention  HEARING OF THE PUBLIC- CONTINUED  people upt there isi it'sa problem.  for the audio.  policy.  (27) Announcement of meetings:  MEETING SCHEDULE NOEXECUTIVE: SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT ADJOURN  a. Tuesday, June 4, special meeting, 6pm in Council Chambers regarding N Center St Trail. (28) Mrs. Smith announced no executive session would be held following tonight'smeeting.  b. Monday, June 10, work session, 7 pmi in Council Chambers. Monday, June: 17, regular meeting, 7 pm in Council Chambers.  (29) Respeg aura  adjourned at 8:23 pm.  99100  737  5