50  Work Session Meeting Minutes September 9, 2021  City Council Chambers, City Building, 16 West Scribner Avenue, DuBois, Pennsylvania on Thursday, September 9,2 2021 @ 4 p.m.; Council convened att their regular Work Session with Mayor Walshin the Chair. Other Council Members present were: Jim Aughenbaugh, Diane Bernardo, Shane Dietz, Shannon Gabriel; City Treasurer, Lisal LaBrasca Becker; and City Controller, David Volpe. Also present were: City Manager, John' "Herm" Suplizio; Redevelopment. Authority Director/Assistant Public Works Superintendent, Joe Mitchell; Code Enforcement/Zoning: Officer, Zac Lawhead; ITI Director,  James Tokarcik; and Finance Officer, DeLean Shepherd.  Approval of Minutes Review for Monday Approval of Registry of Invoices Review for Monday Halloweeni int the Park  Lynn Glass- 813 Green Glen! Drive- Ghosts, Gouls and Goblins  Ms. Glass addressed Council with her request for ust the City Park on October 29 and 3oth fora ac Ghost, Gouls and Goblin event from 6:30 to1 10 p.m. and a Trunk orl Treat from4t to 61 p.m. They would liket to start asking for Sponsors fori the event. Councilwoman Bernardo askedi if Ms. Glass! has liability insurance. City Manager Suplizio stated! hei is discussing the event withi them andi the City may help  them out. City Council ist to discuss and the City Manager will bei int touch.  Tabulation- Aggregates  TABULATION OF AGGREGATE BIDS Thursday, September9 9, 2021 @1 11a.m.  Type2 2-Antis SkidN Material AmtPerTon TotalPrice $26.12 $26,120.00 $21.60 $19.97 $19,970.00 $20.93 $20,930.00 NoBid  Type" 'A" Sand AmtPerTon TotalPrice $24.12 $23.80 $23,800.00 $14.77 $14,770.00  Type" "A" Limestone2 2-A AmtPerTon TotalPrice $22.12 $110,600.00 $18.65 $93,250.00 $16.22 $81,100.00 $18.23 $91,150.00  Glenno. Hawbaker, Inc. 1952W Waddler Rd, Ste. 203 Statec College, PA 16803 D.M.D Delullos Stones Sales 1247MillionD Dollark Highway Kersey, PA1 15846 BucktallExcayators, Inc. 282B Belsole Rd. St.N Marys,P PA 15857 PSME Enterprises, LLC 4735M MontmorendiRd. POBox242 Ridgway, PA1 15853 Recommendation! Monday  $24,120.00  $21,600.00  Proclamation- Constitution Week- September 17- -23, 2021  The motion was made! by Dietz ands seconded! by Gabrielt that Council proclaim September 17-23,2021 as Constitution' Weeki int the City of DuBois. Roll call vote was asf follows: Dietz, yea; Bernardo, yea; Gabriel,) yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passed 4- -0. Aughenbaugh wasr noti in Council Chambers ati thet time oft the Request from Ernie Fairman for use of Hoover Avenue, Division Street and Beaver Drive on September 26, 20211 fromi 1-2p.m. for thel PA Wounded' Warriors 5K. Mr. Fairman alsoi is asking for The motion was made by Gabriel and seconded! by! Dietz that Council accept the request from! Mr. Fairman for use of Hoover, Division and Beaver Drive on September 26, 20211 from1 1-2 p.m. fort the Wounded' Warriors 5K andi ifp possible officers tol help direct traffic att the beginning and end oft the race. Roll cally vote was as follows: Dietz,) yea; Bernardo,) yea; Gabriel, yea; Walsh,) yea. Motion Reappoint David Volpe to the Planning Commission for ai four- -year (4) term ending August 1, 2025. The motion was made by Gabriel and seconded by Dietz that Council reappoint David Volpe to the Planning Commission for at four- -year (4)t terme ending August1 1,2025. Roll call vote was asf follows: Dietz, yea; Bernardo, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Gabriel, yea; Walsh,) yea. Motion passed5 -0.  vote.  officers to direct traffic att the beginning ande end oft ther race.  passed4- -0. Aughenbaughy was noti in Council Chambers att thet time oft the vote.    51  Work Session Meeting Minutes- September 9, 2021( (Cont'd.)  Request approval oft the Cityt tol DuBois Police Retirement Plan Financial Requirement and Minimum  Municipal Obligation for: 2022  CITY OFI DUBOIS POLICEE RETIREMENTE REQUIREMENT ANDN MINIMUMN MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION FOR2 20221  4. NormalCost Normal Costasal PercentofPayroll Estimated2 2021) Payroll forA Activel Participants Normal Cost(AlxA2) Financial Requirement NormalC Cost(A3) Anticipated AnticipatedA Administrativel Expense Amortization Payment, ifanyA Financial Requirement (B1 +B2+B3+B4) C. Minimum Municipal Oblipation FinancialR Requirement (B5) AnticipatedE Employee Contributions Funding Adjustment,i ifany 4. Minimum, MunicipalObigation' (CL- -C2-C3) apired. NOTES: fromn municipal delinquer CertifiedBy: FPrepareduingthe) Januaryl 1,2019 Valuation. RR  26.862% 970.202 260.616 260,616 46,570 6.295 3.481 413,481 29,886 383.595 dpartorallof Anyr penalty.  Premiums  January 2019 vas Pension System State within3  Ihereby certify thatt thea abovec calculations, tot theb besto ofmy knowledge, aret true, andc conformy witht thep provisionso ofChapter3 3ofAct2 2050f1 1984.  gliolar Date  The motion was made! by Gabriel ands seconded by Dietz that Council approve the City of DuBois Police Retirement Plan Financial Requirement and Minimum Municipal Obligationi for: 2022 as presented by the Finance Officer. Roll call vote was as follows: Dietz,yea; Bernardo,y yea; Request approval of thel DuBois City Non-Uniformed Pension Plan Minimum Municipal Funding  Aughenbaugh, yea; Gabriel, yea; Walsh, yea. Motionp passed5- -0.  Obligation for: 2022  CITY NON-UNIFORMEDI PENSIONPLAN OBLIGATIONV WORKSHEETFORZ 2022 dedtothen nearest EXPENSES. REQUIREMENT. MENTSOFT THEPLAN ine2) FOR  MINIMUMMUNICIPALF VORMAL PERCENTAGE TOTALV W-2PAYROLL: TAL Line2) TOTALA  $2,021,773 $250,296 509,582 $759.878 $70,762 SL 689.116  e/2/    52  Work Session Meeting Minutes- September 9, 2021 (Cont'd.)  Request approval of thel DuBois City Non-Uniformed Pension Plan Minimum Municipal Funding Ther motion was made by Dietz and seconded by Bernardo that Council approve the DuBois City Non- Uniformed Pension Plan Minimum Municipal Funding Obligation for 2022 as presented by the Finance Officer. Roll callv vote was asf follows: Dietz, yea; Bernardo, yea; Aughenbaugh,yea; Gabriel, Resolution No. 2021-0337- Penn! Highlands Financing through Hospital Authority of the Cityof  Obligation for 2022 (Cont'd.)  yea; Walsh,) yea. Motionp passed5- -0.  DuBois  CITY OF DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA  16W. SCRIBNER/ AVE.  P.O.BOX408  DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA: 15801 TELEPHONE: (814): 371-2000  Penn Highlands Financing through Hospital Authority of the City of DuBois WHEREAS, the Hospital Authority of the City of DuBois (the "Authority") is an authority created under thej provisions of thel Municipality. Authorities Act, (the Act of May 2,1 1945, P.L. 382)(as amended and continued pursuant to the Act of June 19, 2001, P.L. 287, No.22 (53 Pa.c.S.Ch.56, as WHEREAS, the Act specifies, inter alia, that the purpose of the Authority shall be for ". : acquiring, holding, constructing, financing, improving, maintaining and operating, owning, leasing, either int the capacity ofl lessor or lessee, projects - including hospitals' and' 'health centers'," and WHEREAS, Penn Highlands Healthcare ("Penn Highlands") is a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation formed as of October1 1,2011 in connection with the affiliation of DuBois Regional Medical Center ("DRMC")andi its affiliates, including Brookvillel Hospital ("BH"), and Clearfield Hospital ("CH") andi its affiliates, and the subsequent affiliation: as of July1 1,2013, of Penn! Highlands, DRMC: and CHa and their affiliates with Elk Regional Health Care Center, Inc. ("EH") and its affiliates, and the further subsequent: affiliations as of December 30, 2019, of Jeffco Health Services, Inc. ("JHS") and J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital ("JCB") (collectively with any additional affiliations, including the anticipated affiliation with Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc., al Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation ("MVH") on WHEREAS, at the request of Penn Highlands, pursuant to the Act, the Authority intends to issueb bondsi in one or more seriesi ina any combination of variable and/ori fixed rate, tax-exempt and/or taxable (the' "Bonds")inatotal: aggregate principal amount nott toe exceed: $50,000,000, which willl be used for any or all of the following purposes: (a)t ther refinancing of all or aj portion of certaini interim debt of Penn! Highlands undertaken to pay all ora a portion of ()t the costs of acquiring MVH, including refunding all or a portion of the following obligations (collectively, the "Prior Obligations"): the Washington County Hospital Authority Tax-Exempt Hospital Revenue Note, Series 2016A (Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc.) (the "2016A Note"), the Washington County Hospital Authority Federally Taxable Hospital Revenue Note, Series 2016B (Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc.) (the "2016B Note"), thel Washington County Hospital Authority Tax-Exempt Hospital Revenue Note, Series 2018A (Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc.) (the "2018A Note"), the Washington County Hospital Authority Tax-Exempt Hospital Revenue Note, Series 2018B (Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc.)(the "2018B Note"), and the Washington County Hospital Authority Adjustable Rate Demand Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 2018C (Monongahela Valley! Hospital Project)(the' "2018C Bonds")()the costs oft terminating one or more interest rate swaps enteredi into in connection with one or more of the Prior Obligations, and/or (i) the costs of the construction, acquisition, renovation and/or installation of capitali improvements and the furnishing and equipping of the same, including of (A)al healthcare improvements located in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, and (B) miscellaneous capital projects devoted to the exempt activities of Penn! Highlands Healthcare: and/or one or more of its affiliates (thef forgoing  RESOLUTION NO. 2021-0337  amended) (the "Act")byt the City of DuBois (the "City"); and  ora about October 1,2 2021, the "System"); and  centert that willi include, among other things, an outpatient clinic andi related    53  Work Session Meeting Minutes- September 9, 2021 (Cont'd.) Penn Highlands Financing through Hospital Authority of the City of DuBois items (A) and (B) collectively, the "Capital Improvement Projects"); (b) costs of the Capital Improvement Projects, (c) the funding of any necessary. reserves for the Bonds, ifr required; (d) the costs of credit enhancement, as necessary or desirable; and (e)t the costs of issuance of the Bonds WHEREAS, theA Act provides thati none oft the powers granted thereby shall! be exercised int the constructing, financing, improvement,' maintenance, extension or operation of any project or projects whichi inv whole ori inj part shall duplicate or compete with existinge enterprises serving substantially the same purposes; provided! however, that thei foregoing limitations shall not apply to hospital projects or health centers to be leased to or financed with loans to public hospitais, non-profit corporation health centers or non-profit hospital corporations: serving the public, ift the municipality organizing the authority for such projects shall declare by resolution or ordinance that itis desirable for thel health, safety andv welfare oft thep peoplei ini thea areas served! by suchf facilities toh haves suchi facilities provided by WHEREAS, thef facilities oft the Systems serve thep people oft the Citya ands serve or wills servea areas in Clearfield County, Jefferson County, Clarion County, Elk County, Rush Township, Patton Township. WHEREAS, the Authority approved the financing of the Project at a meeting duly held on WHEREAS, the Authority conducted public hearings (each, a' "TEFRA Hearing", andt together, the "TEFRA Hearings") on behalf of itself, as thei issuer of the Bonds, and on behalf of the City, as required by andi ina accordance with Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, WHEREAS, a TEFRA Hearing was held in the City of DuBois, Pennsylvania at 11:00 a.m. on September 8, 2021 after due and proper advertisement thereof being duly given accordingt to law,a copy of which! hasb beenp provided toi the Council oft the City of DuBois (the "City Council")along witha WHEREAS, a TEFRA Hearing was held in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 2:30 p.m. on September 9, 2021 after due and proper advertisement thereof being duly given according to law, a copy of which has been provided to City Council along with a transcript of suchl TEFRA Hearing.  RESOLUTION NO. 2021-0337 (Cont'd.)  (collectively, items (a)t through (e), the' "Project").  orf financedi through the Authority; and andy Washington County; and August 27, 2021; and (the' "Code"); and  transcript of such TEFRAI Hearing.  NOW,THEREFORE, BE ANDI ITH HEREBYI IS,  RESOLVED, that itis desirable and beneficial for the health, safety and welfare of the people int the areas served! byt the System, including the area served by the Project, tol havei the Authority issue the Bonds andt top participate int the Project and iti is desirable for the health, safety and welfare oft the people int thea area served! by the System ands served by the Project tol have future projects undertaken byt the Authority for the System and/or one or more oft the affiliates oft the System.  RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Authority is hereby authorized to undertake the Project and to RESOLVED FURTHER, that the declaration made with respect to the Project extends to any additional bonds necessary to complete the Project, which may! bei issued by the Authority, provided, however, that such declaration: shall not be deemedi toa authorize changes increasing the scope of the  issuet the Bonds for such purpose.  Project.  RESOLVED FURTHER, the City Council hereby also approves the issuance of the Bonds  proposed by the Authority pursuant to Section 147(f)of the Code.    54  Work Session Meeting Minutes- September 9, 2021 (Cont'd.) Penn Highlands Financing through Hospital Authority of the City of DuBois  RESOLUTION NO. 2021-0337 (Cont'd.)  RESOLVED FURTHER, the City Council hereby ratifies and approves the undertaking by the Authority of the TEFRA Hearings on behalf ofi itself as the issuer of the Bonds, and on behalf of the City. The City Councill hereby acknowledges and confirms thata at transcript oft the TEFRAH Hearings have RESOLVED FURTHER, the proper officers and representatives of the City are hereby authorized, directed and empowered on behalf of the City to execute any and all documents and to do or cause tol be done any and all acts and things necessary or proper for the carrying out of the purposes oft this Resolution, including, but not limited to, the approval oft the Project and thei issuance RESOLVED FURTHER, that the approval of the Project shall not obligate thet taxing authority RESOLVED FURTHER, that any resolution or part of any resolution conflicting with the DULYADOPTED BYT THE COUNCIL OF1 THE CITY OF DUBOIS this 13th day of September, 2021.  been provided toi iti fort the record.  oft the Bonds.  oft the City ori its fundsi ina any way.  provisions oft this resolution! ish hereby repealed insofar ast the same affects this resolution.  ATTEST/WITNESS: City Secretary  CITY OF DUBOIS, CLEARFIELDG COUNTY  Mayor and Council President  Councilis ist tor review for Monday  Transfer ofl Liquor Licensei into City of DuBois  From/ Allegheny Ovens, Inc. (Italian Oven- Sandy Township) to Invictus Defense, LLC, 650 DuBois  Street, DuBois Mayor Edward L. Walsh  Council willl bes sending thisi item to our City Solicitor on Monday  Concerning the construction accident on East Park Avenue and North Church Street this afternoon. Thei injured partyi is al Dave Roman Excavating employee; currently hei ist resting comfortably but will havea al longr recovery. Thea accident was caused bya a buildup of air pressure; thep pipe exploded. Statedt the police did a great job duringt the recents standoff; we'rel luckyt tol have them. An Executive: Session concerning: al landi issuev was called followingt ther meeting.  Councilwoman Dianel Bernardo  ATTESTE  2pp