25  City Council Meeting Minutes- June 28, 2021  City Council Chambers, City Building, 16 West Scribner Avenue, DuBois, Pennsylvania on! Monday, June: 28, 2021 @7p.m.; Council convened: att their regular City Council Meetingy with Mayor Walshi int the Chair. Other Council Members present were: Diane Bernardo,. James Aughenbaugh, Shane Dietz, and Shannon Gabriel. Also 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 toc order at7p p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Walsh. Ther motion wasr made by Bernardo and seconded by Gabriel that Council approyet the City Council Meeting Minutes of June 14, 2021 as presented! by the City Secretary. Roll call vote was asf follows: Bernardo,) yea; Aughenbaugh,) yea; Gabriel,) yea; Dietz,yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passed5-0. Then motion was made! by Gabriela and: seconded! by Aughenbaugh that Council approve the Work Session Meeting Minutes ofJ June 24, 2021 asp presentedb byt the City Secretary. Roll call vote was asi follows: Bernardo,! yea; Aughenbaugh,) yea; Gabriel,) yea; Dietz,) yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passed5-0. Ther motion was made! by Dietza and seconded by Gabrielt that Council approve the Purchase Order Listing by Vendor Name datedJ June 14, 2021i int the amount of $469,036.47 andi the Auto Draft Check Register by Checkl ID datedJ June: 24, 2021 int the amount of $14,172.84 as presentedb byt the Finance Officer. Roll call vote was asf follows: Bernardo, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Gabriel,) yea; Dietz, yea; Walsh, yea. Motion  Absent: City Controller, David Volpe  Approval of Minutes  City Council Meeting Minutes June 14,2 2021  Work Session Meeting Minutes- June: 24, 2021  Approval of Registry of Invoices  passed5-0. Public Comments Topic: Consolidation  Barry Abbott- Section 1,1 Lot 91 Treasure Lake, DuBois, PA 15801 Sam Mollica- 301 Central Christian Rd, DuBois, PA 15801  Mr. Mollica addressed Council andi the: audience statingt that hei isas Sandy Township Supervisor who voted against endingt the consolidation: study. He doesn't thinki itis rightt that citizens didn't get to vote. Heis suggestingt thatt the citizens ofe each municipality petition fort the rightt to vote on consolidation. Sandy wouldr need: 219 signatures; while the City oft DuBois would need 166 signatures; hei feels the wouldr noth be! hard tos get. Mr. Mollica statedt that the! ballot issue must be specific for both signatures the City of DuBois and Sandy Township sot they mustr match. Questions thati must bea answeredi in the next few weeks would! bea asf follows: Number of Officials elected; Form of Government; What wouldt the new Municipality be called; How officials will be elected and when. Ifv we miss thel November election the next one won't be until May: 2022. Many residents ins Sandy Township don't want consolidation talks to end. Mr. Abbotti is helping! by circulating petitions for signature. He agrees with Mr. Mollica that his rights Mr. Mollica statedt that ther main objection of Sandy's Supervisors is the cost; in ordert toy proceed with the study, Sandy wouldh have top pay $36,000 and DuBois would! have about thes same amount top pay. Hei feels  werei impinged upon when! he didn't get the chance tov vote onc consolidation. petitioningi ist the way tog go,i ity won't cost the municipalities anything.  State Representative- Mike Armanini Donei in! Harrisburg until September with... unbelievable  Gladt tos get back home andi find out what's been going on here. Hel believes wel havea ag goldmine here; really! blessedt tol live where wel live. Reminded everyone that! his doori isa always open. Second and Finall Reading of Council Billl No. 1963  Hes said! hev wouldn't want tol havet to deal with the problems that SE Pennsylvania has to deal  An Ordinance oft the City of DuBois amending Chapter 425, Section 160 oft the Code of Ordinances of the City of DuBois toa addt that Fairview Avenuet from SouthE Brady Street to Brown Alley shall beac one-way street travelingi inan northwesterly direction was presentedf for Second and Final Reading. Ther motion wasi madel byA Aughenbaugh: and: seconded! by Dietzt that Councila approve the second andi final reading of Council Bill No. 19632 andi it become Ordinance No. 18641 int the Code of Ordinances fort the City of DuBois.    26  City Council Meeting Minutes- June 28, 2021 (Cont'd.)  Second andF Final Reading of Council Billl No. 1963 (Cont'd.)  Roll cally vote was asf follows: Bernardo, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Gabriel, yea; Dietz, yea; Walsh,) yea. Resolution! No. 2021-0335 Submission of Proposed Modification to CDBG 2018/20201 Programs  Motion passed5-0.  CITY OF DuBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA CITY OF DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA RESOLUTIONI NO.2 2021-0335  16W.s  PO.E BOX408  DUBOIS, 15801 (814)371-2002, Ext.1 136 FAX:(  ficeofthe.Mayor  THE RESOLUTION OFT THE CITY COUNCIL OF1 THE CITY OF DUBOIS APPROVING ANDA AUTHORIZING THES SUBMISSION OFT THE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TOFFY 2018A ANDF FFY 2020 CDBG PROGRAM YEARS WHEREAS, the City of DuBois is a recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds throught the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the State Act WHEREAS, the Pennsylvania. Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)! hasp provided grantst tot the CityofDuBois undert theF FFY 2018a and FFY 2020 CDBG Program Years to address the housing, community and economic WHEREAS, there is a need to develop andi improve the park andr recreational facilitiesi int ther residential neighborhoods throughoutt the City; and WHEREAS, there is a needf for funds in addition tot the FY 2019 CDBG funds already allocatedt tot thei improvement oft theL Liberty Boulevard Recreational/ Area; and WHEREAS, the DuBois Redevelopment, Authority has prepared the Program Modificationt totheF FFY 2018a and FFY 2020 CDBGI Program) Years, anda ap publich hearing wash heldo onti the proposedp programn modificationsv whichp providedr residentst thec opportunity WHEREAS, the proposed FFY 2018F Program' Year Modification No. 1 consists of 1. Deletet the proposed improvement to the Stern Baseball Fieldi int the City of 2. Reallocate the $242, 925.0 00 in CDBG funds tot thei improvement ofthel Liberty WHEREAS, thep proposed FFY 2020 Program) YearN Modification No.1 1 consists of 1. Delete thep proposed purchase ofa1 1,500 gallon pumper firet truck. 2. Reallocate thes $249,9 982. 00i in CDBGf funds tot thei improvement oft thel Liberty DuBois, hereby approves the proposed program modification to the FY 2018 CDBG Program) Year and authorizest the filing of said modification witht the PAI Department of BEI IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor oft the City of DuBois, whoi is the President of City Council, is designated as the Chief Executive Oficer authorized to execute all necessary documents on behalf of the City of DuBois in regard to the Pennsylvania Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; andf furthermore, is authorized and made responsible for performing the overall coordination and administration oft the City's FFY 2018 and FFY 2020 Community Development Block ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, this Resolution shall become effective upon its enactment att ther regular City Council meeting of the City of DuBois, ont this2 28th day  179; and  development needs ofthe City; and  tocomment ont thep proposedr modification; and  thef following:  DuBois Memorial Park. BoulevardF Recreational Area.  thef following:  Boulevard Recreational Area.  NOW,  BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of  Communitya and'E Economic Development (DCED); and  Grant (CDBG) Program Years. ofJ June: 2021.  CITY OF DUBOIS, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA hh Edward L. Walsh, Mayor and Presidento of Council  By:  ATTEST:  Tp  Ther motion wasi made! by Bernardo ands seconded! by Gabriel that Council accept Resolution No.: 2021-0335 requestingr modifications tot the: 2018 and: 2020 CDBGP program years. Roll call vote was asf follows: Bernardo, yea; Aughenbaugn, yea; Gabriel, yea; Dietz,) yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passed5-0.    27  City Council Meeting Minutes- June 28, 2021 (Cont'd.)  CityE Engineer- Chris Nasuti water was undert thes spillway onJ June 12th. Mitchell is doinga ar rain dance. Councilwoman Diane Bernardo Councilman. James Aughenbaugh feels they were spot on. Councilman: Shanel Dietz Councilwoman Shannon Gabriel Thanked Mr. Mollica andi Mr. Abbott for attending. City Solicitor- Toni Cherry  Reservoiri is lowert thani it wasi inz 2020. In2 2020. July 3rdt thev water was undert the spillway this year: 20211 the Redevelopment Authority Director/Assistant Public Works Superintendent, Joe Mitchell Thanked Mr. Mollica and Mr. Abbotti for attending and updating Council ont their stance ont the Thanked Mr. Mollica and Mr. Abbott andi informedi them that hea agrees withy what they hadt to say. He Itwasg goodt tos see everyone outt this evening and thanked Mollica, Abbott and Armanini for attending.  Consolidation. Wished Solicitor Toni Cherry a Happy Birthday on. July4 4th.  Stateds shef feels very! blessed. She agreed with Mr. Armanini wet truly dol livei inac community thath has beenb blessed. Shez agrees with Supervisor Mollica and Mr. Abbott that the public should have the rightt to  vote.  City! Manager- John' "Herm" Suplizio  Paving List- First, Second, and Fifthy Ward- was given to Councilt tor review. Councilwoman Bernardo askedt the City Manager to explain how thes streets are determined. Suplizio statedt that they are determined! by the Engineer, Fire, Police and Street Department. Chief Clark statedt that hea andt three officers taket thel lists, splitt them up, and drive over ther roadsg gradingt them ona scale of1-5. Bernardo: statedt that itis isb based onr needa and! benefits everyone. Councilman Aughenbaugh: askedi if wes still check withi the utilities prior top paving; Engineer Nasutic confirmed Councilr may beg getting calls: As of. July 1st allt tankers willl have tos go toi the City Garage, which has backf flow preventers, tof fillu up. We aret findingt that use ofh hydrants disrupts the whole system; this way we willl have al better hand onv what areat the water will bea affected. Grand Opening of Stern Field; July 3rd @1p.m. with the program at3 3:40p p.m. There willl bet free give aways (drinks, chips hotdogs, etc.). The all-star game will begin at 4p.m. Fun Day Thanky yout to Supervisor Mollica, Mr. Abbott ands State Representative. Armanini for attending the meeting; Ibelieve Armanini hash his work cut out for him. Councilwoman Bernardo reminded Armanini tob backt ther radar billa ands statedt that Council has been writing letters of support since Mentioned Musicfest and the Moore Brothers; she said she couldn'ti findap place to park for the concert as therev was sucha al large crowd. She went ont tos say thats several people had parked at Church of Our Savior andy weret tryingt to cross six lanes oft traffic. She requests that the police tryt tol help people get across the lanes. Chief Clarks said! hev wouldg giveamemo tol his officers toi try and helpp people cross. Manager Reminded everyone the City Office and Garage willl be closed on Monday,July5 5,2020f for July4 4th observance. Thanked! Mollica, Abbott, and Armaninif for allt their work anda attendingt thisevenings p442  that we do.  January2 2015. Councilwoman Diane Bernardo  Suplizio saidi ity was a great concert and ay veryl large crowd.  Mayor EdwardL. Walsh meeting. ATTEST: