265  Work Session Meeting Minutes - February 18, 2021  City Council Chambers, City Building, 161 West Scribner Avenue, DuBois, Pennsylvania on Thursday, February 18, 2021 @ 4 p.m.; Council convened: at their regular Work Session with Vice President of Council, Councilwoman Bernardo int the Chair. Other Council Members present were: Jim Aughenbaugh, Shane Dietz, and Shannon Gabriel. Mayor Walsh came ina after his dentist appointment. Also present were: City Manager, John "Herm" Suplizio; City Engineer/Public' Work Director, Chris Nasuti; Redevelopment, Authority Director/Assistant Public Works Superintendent, Joe Mitchell; Code Enforcement/Zoning: Officer, Zac Lawhead; Police Chief, Blaine Clark; ITI Director, Absent: City Controller, David Volpe and Mayor Edward Walsh who came inl later.  James Tokarcik; and Finance Officer, DeLean Shepherd. Condolence Resolution- - Gary "Gib" D. Gilbert  RESOLUTION  WHEREAS, thec Cityo ofDuBoisy wass saddenedt tolearnoft thec deatho ofourf former pastM Mayor and Councilmana ande exemplaryo citizen, GARYD D. GILBERT, on February8,2 2021;and WHEREAS, GARYD. GILBERT served ono Cityo Councile aso Councilmanf from January2,1 19961 until December 31, 2009a anda asN Mayor fromJ January4,2 2010 untilD December 31, 2019; fillingt thisir importantp position. withd distinctiona anda advantaget tothet taxpayers oft the CityofD DuBois; alwayso conscientioust tot theh highest degreei inthis positiono oft trusta andn moved only! byt theb bestir interests ofhisf fellowo citizens. NOW,T THEREFORE, BEITR RESOLVED, byti theG GoverningE Bodyi in Councila assembledt this1 18thc dayof February. 2021,t thatit expressi itso deepestr regreta ands sorrowa att theld losso of GARYD D. GILE LBERT andh hereby officiallye extenda ane expressiond ofp profounds sympathyt tohisf family fort theirp personal loss. FURTHERMORE, BEN ITRESOLVED, thatt this Resolutiont bes spreadu upont ther minutes ofthisn meeting and thata copyt thereofb bef forwardedt toti thef family of GARY D. GILBERT. NOW, THEREFORE, BEITRESOLV LVED, thatt theM Mayor and CityD Council oftheC Cityo ofDuBois, Pennsylvania, herebyc certifyti that thef foregoingi isatruea ando correcto copyo ofaResolution dulya adoptedbyan majorityv voteof theD DuBois City Councila ata aregularn meeting! heldo on Februaryl 18, 2021, ands said IntheN Minuteso ofthe CityC Council andremainsi ine effecta aso ofthis date. INWITNESSV WHEREOF, we set our hands ando causet the Officials sealo ofthe Cityo ofDuBis, Pennsylvania, tobea affixedt this 18th dayof February, 2021. daya MAYOR EdwardL Walsh Ahha COUNCILA MBPERwP-map   hasb beenr recorded  CrM MANAGER-John "Herm" Suplizio a Snawhannande COUNCIL MEMBER- DianeE Bernardo ohemldhs COUNCILN MEMBER-Shannon Gabriel  a  Ther motion was made by Aughenbaugh and seconded by Gabriel that Council express its deepest regret ands sorrow at thel loss ofi former Mayor Gary D. Gilberti ini thet form ofa resolution that willl be spread upon the minutes of this meeting. Roll call vote was asi follows: Gabriel, yea; Dietz, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Bernardo, yea. Motion passed 4-0  Approval of Minutes Review for Monday Approval of Registry of Invoices Review for Monday    266  Work Session Meeting Minutes - February 18, 2021 (Cont'd.)  Tabulation- Maple Avenue Waterline Replacement Project Recommendation! Monday)  2568 Park Center Boulevard State College, PA 16801 (814)238-7117  HIRC Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. Engineering & Related Services ANEMPLOYE-OWNED: COMPANY  Maple Avenue Waterline Replacement Project Contract 2021-01 City ofDuBois February 17, 20211 1:00pm  BIDDER Dave Roman Excavating, Inc. Terra Works, Inc. C&R Directional Boring, LLC. Dieh! Contracting LLC Mortimer's Excavating Inc. Independent Enterprises, Inc. Bison Construction, Inc. J.S. Bova Excavating, LLC Greenland Construction, Inc. Glenn Johnston, Inc. Kukurin Contracting, Inc. Continental Construction, Inc.  BASE BID  $ $ $ $ $  1,688,502.00 1,883,837.00 2,053,980.00 2,163,565.00 2,179,279.00 2,387,541.60 2,468,259.00 2,626,336.00 2,647,000.00 2,877,981.00 2,893,389.00 3,173,171.00  $ $ $ $  Recommendation: from Redevelopment Director Mitchell that the Professional Consulting Services The motion was made by Gabriel and seconded! by Dietz that Council accept the recommendation: of Director Mitchell and award the Professional Consulting Services RFP to Urban Design Ventures. Roll call vote was asf follows: Gabriel, yea; Dietz, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Bernardo, yea. Motion passed Request from Rose Smith tor reappoint Georgel Heigel tot the DuBois Housing Authority for ai five-year Ther motion was made by Dietz and seconded! by Gabriel that Council reappoint George Heigel tot the DuBois Housing Authority for af five-year term ending January: 1, 2026. Roll callv vote was as follows: Gabriel, yea; Dietz, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Bernardo, yea. Motion passed 4-0 City Manager Suplizio has talked aboutt this item for years. He would like tot turni it over to our City Solicitor tol have the ordinance: amended. One oft the changes he would like to! be madei ist the height of the numbers; he would like a 6" height requirement. Second, he wouldl like block numbers, not the number spelled out. Thirdt the number should appear ont the building/house. The enforcement deadline would be April 30th. Hei is going to check with ACE Hardware and ai few other places tos seei if We wouldl like tol have ane example ordinance to givet tot the Police Department and Fire Department Chief's tol look over before we direct our City Solicitort to draft an Ordinance. Stafft to work onf findinga  RFPI be awarded to Urban! Design Ventures  4-0  term ending 01/01/2026.  House Number Ordinance  he canf finds someone tos stock the numbers.  Knox Box Update sample ordinance.    267  Work Session Meeting Minutes-February 18, 2021 (Cont'd.)  Knox Box Update (Cont'd.)  Councilman Dietz is not suret that hei is inf favor oft this requirement. He doesn't believe thata a business owners should ber madet top purchase and put one on his building. Hei feels its should! bel between the Councilwoman Bernardoi isi inf favor, because she feels that iti is not right fori the Fire Department to be  business owner and hisi insurance company. hindered by not having keys available. Councilman. Aughenbaugh isi inf favor. Code Enforcement/Zoning Officer- - Zacl Lawhead treat the ice sot that people don'ts slipa andi fall.  The ice storm created a horrible mess; no onei is cleaning their sidewalks. Itis necessary for residents to Redevelopment Authority Director/Assistant: Public' Works Superintendent Joe Mitchell The manhole on! Main Street has been temporarily lowered until ito can be replaced ini the spring.  Councilwoman: Shannon Gabriel Councilman Shane! Dietz Councilman. Jim Aughenbaugh Councilwoman Diane Bernardo outi int the storm. City Manager- John "Herm" Suplizio Nice ceremonyf for Gib on Sunday.  Petitions fort the candidates are out there; please take a minute and: sign. Kudos tot the City Crewf fort their work duringt thei ice storm.  Plowing wast tough and the crew did a nice job; thank you.  The ceremony put onl byt the Fire Department for former Mayor Gilbert on Sunday was very nice. Mrs. Gilbert called to speak with Councilwoman Bernardo; "whata a brave woman". Thank) yout to Police and Fire Departments, she was concerned about all oft the crews that came  We needtoote ont the Railroad Sales Agreement on  ATTEST: 3py k