283  City Council Meeting Minutes = March 22, 2021  City Council Chambers, City Building, 16 West Scribner Avenue, DuBois, Pennsylvania onl Monday, March 22, 2021 @7 7:08 p.m.; Council convened: at their regular City Council Meeting with Mayor Walshi int the Chair. Other Council Members present were: Diane Bernardo, James Aughenbaugh, Shane Dietz, Shannon Gabriel; and City Controller, David Volpe. 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, Joe Mitchell; Police Chief, Blaine Clark (accompanied bys grandson Tanner; K-9 Officer, Zayne Rhed; K-9, Ace; and Administrative Secretary, Ther meeting was calledt to ordera at7 7:08 p.m. andi the Pledge of Allegiance was ledl by Mayor Walsh. AP Public Hearing was! heldp priort tot the meeting at 6:50 p.m. concerning Council Billl No. 1960-  Bobbie Shaffer.  House/Building Numbers. Approval of Minutes  City Council Meeting Minutes of March 8, 2021  Ther motion was made! by Aughenbaugh: and seconded by Dietz that Council approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of March 8, 2021 as presented! by the Administrative Secretary. Roll call vote was as follows: Aughenbaugh, yea; Dietz,yea; Gabriel, yea; Bernardo, yea; Walsh,yea. Motionp passed5 5-0. Ther motion was made! by Dietz and: seconded! by Gabriel that Council approve the Work Session Meeting Minutes of Marchi 18, 2021 as presented by the Administrative Secretary. Roll call vote was asi follows: Aughenbaugh, yea; Dietz,) yea; Gabriel, yea; Bernardo, abstain due toa absence; Walsh, yea. Motion The motion wasr madeb by Gabriel and seconded! by Aughenbaugh that Council approve the Purchase Order Listing! by Vendor Name dated March 18, 2021i int thea amount of $250,544.74; andi the Autodraft Check Register by Checkl ID dated March1 18, 2021 int thea amount of $33,420.48 as presented! by the Finance Officer. Roll cally vote was asf follows: Aughenbaugh, yea; Dietz, yea; Gabriel, yea; Bernardo, yea; Walsh,  Work Session Meeting Minutes - Marchi 18: 2021  passed 4-0.  Approval of Registry ofl Invoices  yea. Motionp passed5-0. Public Comments: K-9L Unit  None  K-9 Officer Rhedg gavea a report on what K-9A Ace has been upt toi in the pasty year. The numbers are as follows: (As Rhed was reporting on allo ofA Ace's! hard work, Ace was oni thet floor att the Chief's feet asking 37- Deployments (which Rhedi feels this number would double if you countedi the amount of times as suspectg gave up! because of the dog) of the 37 deployments 30 were Drug Related of 2-D Deployments for tracking. (One was ana armedr robbery at Snappy's the other was a warrant.)  for well-deserved! bellyr rubs.)  which: 20r resultedi ina arrests with conviction. 2-D Deployments for Sandy Township for vehicle searches. -L Deployments for firearms seizures. 2-3 Deployments for articles searches (locating ani item sucha as a weapon) This past) year, they! have received 16 Calls ont their Off Shift.  Rheds statedt that hea and/ Ace arer required tot traini for 161 hrs. monthly; they currentt train Ace'sr reliabilityr ratingi is currently 96.4% whichis is veryi important for search warrants. Int the state Rheds stated! hel has beent tor manyt training sessions with other handlers and Ace has showed well ata alle events. Acei is building ar reputation of beingy very gooda at searches. The only dogt that may possibly beb bettert than Ace ats searches is the dogf from St. Mary's, but he's older and! been atit K-9 Officer Rhedis is very pleased with Ace. Chief Clarki is also very pleased withl both Ace and Rhed. Hei feels, as a team they areag greatr resource and assett tot the City. The Fire Department willl be doingt their annual downtown wash-down on Sunday, Aprilz 25th.  approximately: 26H hrs. per month.  ofF Pennsylvania, the reliability rate onlyr needst to! bes 54% anda above.  longer;h he's also! been withl his! handleri for years.  Downtown' Wash-down    284  City Council Meeting Minutes - March 22, 2021 (Cont'd.)  Downtown! DuBois, Inc. Linda Crandall & Eddie Tate They brought severali items before Council: anda ar message! bep put ont the signi int thep park.  17th Annual Spring Clean- Upv willl be Saturday, April: 24, 2021 -1 they requested helpy withi thet trash Spring Fest - May 1ty will bes similart tot the Octoberfest, they wish to close W. Long Avenue from Food1 Trucks - Mondays int the Pershing Lot and duringt the Farmer's Market on W. Long Avenue - City Manager Suplizio reminded Ms. Crandall aboutt the problem theyl had duringt thez 2020 Octoberfest withe electricity and! Food Trucks. City Manager Suplizio went on tos say that Ms. Crandall will need to work with Code Enforcement/Zoning: Officer Lawhead ont the Foodi Trucks. Therei isj justr note enoughp power on W. Long Avenuef for Food" Trucks; they must bes self-sufficient. Crandall asked about the Pershing Lot couldt they! have atl least one truckt that could use power in that lot. Once again Suplizio stated that theys should! bes self-s sufficient; Crandall said: she would request that theys supply their own power. Councilwoman Gabriel asked Crandall iftheF Food Trucks would only bet there duringt the Farmer's Market. Crandall wasn't sure, shef felt they woulds stayl longer becauset they wouldn't wantt tos set upf forj just threel hours. Gabriel had concerns ont themb beingt their past2 2 p.m. ast things get pretty congested1 toward evening. Farmer's! Market- June: 26- October 9; 8-11a.m.- Request of use of the Pershing Lot. Grapes' 'nk Hops Walk- Crandall statedt that the datel has been changed to September 1th as there  Highs STt to Brady ST.  was a conflicti ins scheduling.  Second & Final Reading of Council Billl No. 1960, As Amended- - House/Building Numbers An Ordinance oft the City of DuBois amending Chapter 149 oft the Code of Ordinances establishing the requirement that buildings within the City of DuBois ber numbered and amending the requirements for suchr numbering of buildings ands structures within the City of DuBois and amending the minimum and maximum penalties for violation oft thep provisions of Chapter 149 was presented for second andi final reading by City Solicitor Cherry. The motion wasi made by Aughenbaugh and seconded! by! Dietz that Council acceptt thes second andi final reading of Council Bill No. 1960, As Amended: andi it become Ordinance No.1 1861i int the Code of Ordinances for the City of DuBois. Roll call vote was asf follows: Aughenbaugh,) yea; Dietz,) yea; Gabriel,) yea; Bernardo,) yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passed5 5-0. First Reading of Council Bill No. 1961- Codification! Revision Ordinance An Ordinance to adopt substantive revisions tot the Codification of Ordinances oft the City of DuBois, Pennsylvania was presentedi for first reading andi readi ini its entirety by City Solicitor Cherry. The motion wasi made! by Gabriel ands seconded byD Dietzt that Council approve thef first reading of Council Billl No. 1961 as presented. Mayor Walsh! had a question, ont the motion, he: askedi ifith hadi to! bea advertised andi ifwe needa a publich hearing. City Solicitor Cherry stated it does need advertised, but we dor not needt tol havea public hearing. Acomplete copy oft the ordinance will be ont thet front counter for residents tol look ati if theyh have a question. The City Secretary statedt that wev would bea advertising the Ordinance within the next 15 days ands second andi final reading willr not bep presented to Council until 30 days from this evening. Roll cally vote was asf follows: Aughenbaugh, yea; Dietz, yea; Gabriel, yea; Bernardo,) yea; Walsh, yea. City Manager Suplizios statedt that once these: sales are completed we cans start building thel bridge at the Sewage Treatment Plant. The Land purchases willl bef for ana access road tot the plant andi they plant itself. The City Manager talkeda about the sales agreement with the VFW. He statedi it was pretty simple, we are purchasing thep propertyf for $3,300f for approximately 0.317 acres ofl land. The motion wasi madeb by Gabriel ands secondedb by Aughenbaugh that Councila approve the Sales Agreement with the VFW for 0.317 acres ofl land for $3,300. Roll call vote was ast follows: Aughenbaugh, yea; Dietz,) yea; Gabriel,) yea; Concerning ther railroad purchase, City Solicitor Cherrys statedt that she has reviewedi the agreements and discussedi them with our City Manager and City Engineer. Shei feels that the railroadi is luckyt that wea are offeringt top purchase thep property, as we couldo condemni it and takei itb be eminent domain. Councilwoman Bernardo askedi ift takingi itb by eminent domain would be better. City Solicitor Cherry stateds she wouldr notr make that call; although, wel have done it before. It'stotally up to Council. Councilman Aughenbaugh: askedf fort the details oft the contract with ther railroad. City Engineer Nasuti stated $15,000 per acret for 6.3 acres ofl land witha5 50' railroad right ofv way sot they can get to the remainder oft their property. Aughenbaugh: askedi ifhet thought that was ai fair price. Nasutis saidh he  Motion passed5 5-0.  Sale Agreement for Sewer Plant w/Railroad and VFW Thep plant wills set ona ana approximate three-acrel lot.  Bernardo,) yea; Walsh,) yea. Motion passeds 5-0.  talkedt toa af few real estate agents andt theyf felt that was a good price.    285  City Council Meeting Minutes = March 22, 2021 (Cont'd.)  Sale Agreement for Sewer Plant w/Railroad: and VFW (Cont'd.)  City Manager Suplizio thanked Engineer Nasutif for dealing witht ther railroad. Apparently thel headquarters fort ther railroadi isr now centered out of Jacksonville, Florida and with COVID youj just can'ts set down with Ther motion wasi made! by Dietza and seconded! by Gabriel that Councila approve the purchase of 6.3 acres for $15,000 anda a5 50' railroadi right ofv waya as recommended by our City Engineer. Roll call vote was as follows: Aughenbaugh, yea; Dietz,) yea; Gabriel, yea; Bernardo,) yea; Walsh,yea. Motion passed5-0. City Manager Suplizio statedh het talkedt to Code Enforcement/Zoning: Officerl Lawhead and he wondered Solicitor Cherrys statedt that whatl Lawhead presented! her with was a sample Ordinance from Altoona. She said for the most part the ordinance isf fine but shel has at few concerns. Her main concerni is the large fees they are charging for vacant properties. Ifthep propertyi is vacant andi not being maintained ort taxes aren't being paidt that's fine, theys should! be charged. Her problem withi the ordinance is asal landowner withs several vacanti family properties, that arel kepta andr maintained until someone from the family can purchase, has top pay the same fees as ab blighted vacant property owner. She feels it almostf feels like Mayor Walsh askedi ifs she wantedi the Ordinancet turned over tot the Planning Commission fort themt to Councilwoman Gabriel agreed witht the City Solicitor, that asl longa as the propertyi isr maintained. andi the Mayor Walsha agreed and suggested that Cherry remove the monetary amount for properties that are City Solicitor Cherry suggested that the property be registered, but iti must ber maintained up to our Code compliance, that the owner submit proof ofi insurance, and allt taxes must bep paidt tor not receivea at fee. She doesn'tb believe that someone who paysi insurance onah home willl leti it deteriorate. Councilman. Aughenbaugh: agreed ands stated thati registrationy was the goalf for this Ordinance. Ther motion was madeb by Gabriel ands seconded by Aughenbaught that Council direct City Solicitor Cherry tor remove ther monetary amounti for properties that are maintained, taxes are paida and can producea certificate ofi insurance. Roll call vote was asf follows: Aughenbaugh, yea; Dietz, yea; Gabriel,) yea; She wouldI like the Downtown DuBois tol have at timei frame fort the Food Trucks att the Farmer's Market. She suggested2 p.m. City Solicitor Cherry suggested they movei ittot the City Park where therei is lots of parking. Someones stateda asi itist the Downtown DuBois they want tol keepi it downtown. Councilman Aughenbaugh: statedy youv wouldh hard press tot find aj parkings spacei int the park on av weekend during ball season. Councilwoman Bernardo suggested wei invitet the Downtown DuBois Group backt toaWork Hes saidi it was goodt tos see Ace, sounds like he'sag good deterrent. He's also gladt tos seet things picking up  thema across atable.  Vacant Property Ordinance Update where we were ont the Vacant Property Ordinance.  overreaching! by ther municipality.  rework.  taxes paidt theres shouldi not bea af fee. maintained: andi taxesa arep paid.  Bernardo,) yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passeds 5-0. Councilwoman: Shannon Gabriel  Session toh hashi it out. Councilman Shanel Dietz int thej park. Councilwoman! Diane Bernardo Councilman. Jim Aughenbaugh Mayor Edward' Walsh  Askeda about Chief Clarksh helper- itv was Tanner his grandson. Tanneri isa wrestler.  Feels Acef fitsi iny very well and that he and Zayne doag goodj job.  Askedi if Rheda and/ Ace get very many call outs beside Sandy Township. Chief Clark stated that the State  Policel have calledv whent they werei inp pursuit. City Manager, John "Herm" Suplizio Consolidation Hearing-    286  City Council Meeting Minutes - March 22, 2021 (Cont'd.)  City Manager,. John "Herm" Suplizio (Cont'd.) Consolidation Hearing- - (Cont'd.) would! liket tol hear your comments.  Askedt thep press top please! but ab blurbi ina about emailing us tol let us knowt the publics thoughts on consolidation. Call up: a Council person to discuss it. Wev would liket tos see where wes stand. We Advanced Disposal- The garbage men can'ti telly whati is garbage and whati is not wheni its dark. If it's not) your bin they arer not going tot takei it. Councilwoman Gabriels said they lefta a note. City Councilman, Jim Aughenbaugh: askedi ifthey walkway is goingt to completedi to Beaver Drive. Water Bill Flyer concerning House/Building Numbers - Summer help willl help with that. Nicet toh hear from Residents - Thanked thel ladies from Pattersoni for coming. Letters went outt tot the downtown businesses concerning 12" numbers ont their buildings. Major League Baseball- They willl be doingase segment called" "Baseball StillA Alivei inA America"; Showers Field willl be one of thet fields shown. They arel hopingt to run opening day.  Manager Suplizios statedt that is whatt they are supposed to do. City Park- Hast beeng going crazy;i it's nicet tos see the people out again. Engineer Nasuti said once wel have thet funds to completei it.  Mayor Edward Walsh  Her read ana articlea aboutt the coach oft the Cleveland Indians meeting! his father every, year on Father's Day @ Showers_Fieldt tot throwaball. Showers Fieldish half wayb betweene eachoftheirh homes? Pretty cool! Tp1p