40 City Council Meeting Minutes- August 9, 2021 City Council Chambers, City Building, 161 West Scribner Avenue, DuBois, Pennsylvania on Monday, August 9,2 2021 @7p.m.; Council convened: at their regular City Council Meeting with Mayor Walshi int the Chair. Other Council Members present were: Diane Bernardo, JamesA Aughenbaugh (by telephone);Shane Dietz, and Shannon Gabriel. Alsop present were: City Manager, John' "Herm" Suplizio; City Solicitor, Toni Cherry; City Engineer/Public' Works Director, Chris Nasuti; Redevelopment Authority Director/Assistant Public Works Superintendent, Joel Mitchell; Police Chief, Blaine Clark and City Secretary, Bobbie Shaffer. Ther meeting was calledt to ordera at7p p.m. andi the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Walsh. Absent: City Controller, David Volpe Approval of Minutes City Council Meeting Minutes- July 26,2021 Ther motion was madel by Gabriel ands seconded by Dietz that Council approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of. July 26, 2021 as presented byt the City Secretary. Roll call vote was as follows: Dietz, yea; Bernardo, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Gabriel, yea; Walsh,yea. Motion The motion was madel by Bernardo and seconded by Gabriel that Council approve the Work Session Meeting Minutes of August 5, 2021 as presented by the City Secretary. Roll call vote was as follows: Dietz, yea; Bernardo, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Gabriel, yea; Walsh, yea. passed 5-0. Work Session Meeting Minutes August 5,2 2021 Motion passed! 5-0. Approval of Registry of Minutes Ther motion wasi made by Dietz and seconded by Gabriel that Council approve the Autodrafts Check Register by Check ID dated August 5, 2021 in the amount of $42,848.51 and the Purchase Order Listing by Vendor Name dated August 5, 2021 ini the amount of $862,511.39 as presented byt the Finance Officer. Roll call vote was as follows: Dietz, yea; Bernardo, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Gabriel, yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passed 5-0. Public Comments No Public Comments Recommendation: Street Paving The motion was madel by Gabriel and seconded by Dietz that Council accept the recommendation oft the City Engineer/Public' Work Director, Chris Nasuti, and award the! bidt to the lowest bidder HRI, Inc. int the amount of $369,173.25. Roll call vote was as follows: Dietz, yea; Bernardo, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Gabriel, yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passed! 5-0. Request from DAHS Student Council to close Division ST & Beaver Dr. at! 5:45 p.m. for 45 min. City! Manager Suplizio stated that this is an annual event. Chief Clark saidt that we did have a fewp problems last year with thel band wanting to perform along the route; therefore, running over the allotted time for the street closure. Clark has spoken to Principal Weible and doesn't believe we will have that problem this year. The motion was madel by Bernardo and seconded by Gabriel that Council approve ther request from the DAHS Student Council to close Division ST & Beaver Dr. at 5:45 p.m. for 45 min. on Friday, September 24, 2021 fori the annual Homecoming Parade. Roll call vote was ast follows: Dietz, yea; Bernardo, yea; Aughenbaugh, Request Public Hearing for Monday, August 23, 2021 @ 6:50 p.m. concerning CDBG- Needs in Redevelopment Authority Director Mitchell stated that due tol logistics we were unable to have our Public Hearing this evening but ask Council to approve the new pushed back timeline and approve al later Public Hearing. The motion was made by Dietz and: seconded by Gabriel that Council approve the request fora al Public Hearing on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 6:50p p.m. concerning CDBG Needs int the City. Roll call vote was as follows: Dietz, yea; Bernardo, yea; on Friday, September 24, 2021 for the annual Homecoming Parade. yea; Gabriel, yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passed 5-0. the City Aughenbaugh, yea; Gabriel, yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passed 5-0. 41 City Council Meeting Minutes- August 9, 2021(Cont'd.) City Solicitor- Toni Cherry Solicitor Cherry reviewed the rules concerning the changes to the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act Changes to Pennsylvania Sunshine Act On. June3 30, 2021, Pennsylvania Governor Tomv Wolfs signedi intolawA Act65 of2021, whicha amends Pennsylvania's SunshineA Act (65F Pa. C.S. $7016 etseq)tore require" "publica agencies," includingr municipalities: ands school districts, top publisha a meeting agenda detailingi issues expectedt tobe deliberated andv voted on att then meeting, atl least24 hours prior to the public meeting. These newr restrictions do not make last-minute changes to the agenda Themeetinga agendar mustbep posteda atbotht theld locationo ofthen meetinga andthep principal officed ofthep publica agency. Additionally, thep public agency willl ben requiredt top provide copies ofthe agendat toi individualsi ina attendance atthe meeting. Ifthep public agency! hasa a publicly accessiblei internet website, thep public agencyr mustp postt the agenda, which includes ali listing of each matter of the public agency's business thaty wil be or may bet the subject of deliberation or officiala action att ther meeting, ont thev website no latert than 241 hours in advance ofthet time ofthe Subjecttot thee exceptions below, public agency mayr nott takec officiala action ona amatteru unless itwasi includedo on Fore emergency business: AP public agencyr mayt takec official action atar meeting on ar matter ofa agency businessr relatingt toarealorp potentiale emergencyi involving" cleara andp presento dangert tolifec orp property" Forbusinessa arisingwithin24-housr priort tother meeting: A public agencyr mayt takec official actiono ona matter of agency businesst thati isr notli listedo onthen meetinga agendai ifQ)t then mattera arises orist brought tothea attention ofth thep public agencyy withint the: 24-hour period priort tother meeting and (i)t ther matteris der minimisi innaturea andd does notir involvee expenditure offunds orenteringin intoad contractora agreement Forb business arising during ther meeting: Ifar resident ort taxpayer brings mattero of agency business thatis is notl listed ont ther meeting agenda tothea attention ofthe public agency, thep public agency may take official actiont tor refert then mattert tos staff,i ifapplicable, fort thep purpose ofn researchingt then mattert for inclusiononthes agenda ofafuturer meeting, or, ifther matteri isdem minimisi innaturea andd doesn notinvolve thee expenditure off funds or enteringi intoa contract or agreement, the public agency mayt takec official Additionally, aj public agency may, upon majority vote during ar meeting, adda ar matter of agency business tot the agenda. Ther reasons fort the changes to the agenda should bea announced at ther meeting before any votei is conducted. Subsequently, the public agency may take official action on the mattera added to the agenda. The minutes ofthen meeting mustr reflectt thes substancec ofthen matter added, ther reasonf fort thea additional agendai item, andt thev vote ont thea additional agendai item. Followingt ther meeting (no! latert thant thef firstb business day aftert the meeting). thep public agency shallp postt the amended agenda oni its website and att the public agency's principal executives sessionst that aren notrequiredt tobec openn meetings undert thes Sunshine Act. However, thec changest tothe Thenewp provisionst takee effectonA August2 29, 2021a andp publica agencies, includingr municipalities: ands schoold districts, shouldbep preparedtoir implementt thesec changesi intimef forti their September, 2021 publicr meetings. impossible, butd don require additionals steps. conveningo ofthen meeting. then meetinga agenda. Exceptionst tot thea agendar requirementi include: regardless ofv whetherp public noticev was givenf fort ther meeting. bythep public agency. actiono ont then matter. office. Thea amendmentst tot thes Sunshine Act dor nota apply toad conference sessions, workings sessions or lawd doa applyt toc committeer meetings. City Manager Suplizio calledf for an Executive Session ATTEST Zip