BOROUGH OF AMBRIDGE Council Meeting: December 10, 2019 Ambridge Borough Building  MINUTES  The December 10, 2019 meeting of Ambridge Borough Council was called to order at 6:30PM within Council Chambers of the Ambridge Borough Building, 600 11th Street.  Roll Call: Present:  Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Mr. McCoy Mrs. Miller Mr. Mikulich Mayor Drewnowski Solicitor Start Mr. Cafarelli  Also Present: Borough Manager Kauer, Chief Romutis, Chief Gottschalk, Engineer Suehr and  Absent:  Invocation thei invocation was conducted by Mrs. Barbara Costa, Trinity School for Ministry.  Pledge of Allegiance Presentations  Recognition of Councilman Duke McCoy and Councilwoman Janet Caldarelli. Both were presented with a plaque and thanked for their service. Mr. McCoy served for 16 years on Council  and Mrs. Caldarelli served for 12 years.  Citizen's Participation On/Off Agenda Items (5 minutes per speaker)  1. Ms. Cathy Holler, 824 11th Street, questioned how recycling was paid for within the Borough and if the Borough receives any funding fori it. Manager Kauer explained that besides the charge for service including in the refuse fee, the Borough receives a recycling performance grante each year from the state based off of collections. Mrs. Holler asked how the collections are reported and the Manager explained the process of annual reports received from the 2. Stanley Williamson, 15th Street, stated that that money citizens earni from recycling scrap  haulers.  metal is theirs and not taxable. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes November 12, 2019, Council Meeting  Mrs. Flannery made the motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Mr. Dunn; a roll call vote was  taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes    Borough Bills and Expenses  Motion to pay the bills was made by Mrs: Miller, seconded by Mrs. Caldarelli; a roll call vote was  taken: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.  General Fund 2016 Capital Project Bond Fund Grants / Special Project Fund Recreation Fund Escrow Fund Police Pension Fund Service Employees Pension Fund Firemen's Pension Fund Drug Investigation Fund 10. Fire. Apparatus Replacement Fund  Unpaid: $73,405.17 Paid: $33,041.75  Unpaid: $0.00 Unpaid: $910.00 Unpaid: $0.00 Unpaid: $0.00 Unpaid: $0.00 Unpaid: $555.39 Unpaid: $0.00 Unpaid: $0.00 Unpaid: $0.00  Paid: $0.00  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. Consent Agenda: separately. 1.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  Those matters included under the consent agenda are sel-explanatory and are not expected to require further review or discussion. Items will be enacted by one. motion. Ifdiscussion is desired by any member of Council, that item must be removed from the consent agenda and considered Motion to accept items 1 through 4 listed on the Consent Agenda; all were in favor.  Borough Financial Report - acknowledge receipt oft the Borough Treasurer's Report.  Treasurer's Report December 10, 2019 Mariyn Sheleheda- Treasurer GeneralF Fund Analysis  $511,930.81 GeneralF FundE Bank/ Account Balance as of: $407,441.07 Available Balance as of:  December 10, 2019 -3:00 -December 10, 2019 -3:00p $311,500.25 $369,198.64  $104,489.74 AII( (including todays checks) Outstanding Checks as of: -December 10, 2019 -3:00pr pri  Totals are as follows: Deposits: 89 Checks 2 Payroll(s)  GeneralF Fund Debits: Summary: -whichi include the following:  $192,244.33 $176,954.31  Other Fund Balances as of December 10,2 2019 3:00 pm Ambridge Fire Apparatus Replacement Fund  $16,524.97 Ambridge Borough Drugl Investigation! Fund $30,527.67 Ambridge Capital Project Fund 2016-PLGIT Account $24,412.68 Escrow! Disbursement Account $5,377.29 Grants/Speciall Funds $11,749.21 Liquid Fuels Fund $35,824.20 Recreation! Fund $419,263.34 Sinking Fund  $0.00  $543,679.36 Total Other Funds Balances (Restricted Use)  2    2. 3. 4.  Authorize the creation of a dedicated on-street handicap parking space at 154 Maplewood Avenue as recommended by the Ambridge Police Department. Authorize the Committee to Clean and Beautify Ambridge to use the fire station for the annual Chili and Pierogi Cookoff on Sunday, April 26, 2020 from 8AM to 4PM. Authorize the creation ofa a dedicated checking account for the 2024 Bicentennial efforts.  New Business - Items for Discussion:  A. Motion to adopt the 2020 Municipal Budget. Motion was made by Mr. Dunn, seconded by Mrs. Miller; Mr. Mikulich commented that this is the 15th year without ai taxi increase, he thanked everyone for their help and consideration to make this possible. Ar roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr.McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  B. Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1314, an Ordinance of the Borough of Ambridge, County of Beaver and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, levying at tax for the year of 2020 of thirty-four and one-half mills on each dollar oft the assessed valuation of taxable property, setting discounts and penalties on collections. Motion was made by Mr. McCoy, seconded by Mrs. Caldarelli; a roll call  vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1315, an Ordinance of the Borough of Ambridge, County of Beaver and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for collection oft taxes byt the locally elected tax collector between the period of January 15, 2020 and April 15, 2020 in accordance with the provisions of Act 169 of 1998 andi its amendments. Motion was made by Mr. McCoy,  seconded by Mrs. Miller; a roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  D. Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1316, an Ordinance amending the existing Borough of Ambridge Service Employees Pension Plan, in order to amend the plan to revise the defined contribution features. Motion was made by Mr. McCoy, seconded by Mrs. Caldarelli; a roll call vote was  taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  3    E. Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2019-7, al Resolution of the Borough of Ambridge providing for installment payments of the tax levy for the year 2020 on each dollar oft the assessed valuation of taxable property. Motion was made by Mr. McCoy, seconded by Mrs. Miller; a roll call vote was  taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr.N McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  F. Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2019-8, al Resolution of the Borough of Ambridge fixing the salaries and wages to be paid to the non-union personnel for the calendar year 2020. Motion was made by Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded by Mr. McCoy; a roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  . Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2019-9, al Resolution of the Borough of Ambridge establishing fees for the filing of applications, permits and licenses for the Borough. Motion was made by Mr.  Flannery, seconded by Mrs. Miller; a roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  H. Motion to authorize the execution of an agreement by and between the Borough of Ambridge and Township of Harmony relative to the collection and distribution of non-resident earned income tax currently held and future collected non-resident earned income tax for the non-resident employees of TMK IPSCO. Motion was made by Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded by Mr. McCoy; ar roll  call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  Motion to authorize the disbursement of $201,223.26 to Baiano Construction for Pay Application No. 14-final of the Merchant St. Streetscape Project. Motion was made by Mr. McCoy, seconded  by! Mrs. Miller; a roll call vote was taken:  4    Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  J. Motion to enter into agreement with the Beaver County Humane Society to provide Animal Control Services fort the year 2020. Motion was made by Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded by Mr. Flannery; Manager Kauer explained that there is no change in scope of work ori increase in fees;  aroll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  K. Motion to appoint Middle Department Inspection Agency (MDIA) as the Borough's third-party Uniform Construction Code inspector and enter into agreement with them for the purposes of providing Uniform Construction Code/l /E Building Inspection services to the Borough of Ambridge. Motion was made by Mr. Flannery, seconded by Mrs. Caldarelli, Manager Kauer explained that NIRA provided the Borough notice on November 18th stating that they will no longer be provided UCC inspection services. We solicited for proposals, received five responses, interviewed them and check references. MDIA performs work in a lot of communities int the county, their fees were lower than NIRA: and had positive reviews from the communities they service. A roll call vote was  taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  Motion to authorize the advertisement of the biannual reorganization meeting of Borough Council for Monday, January 6, 2020 at 4:00PM within Council Chambers. Motion was made by Mrs.  Caldarelli, seconded by Mr. Dunn; a roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  M. Motion to accept the resignation of Mrs. Lois Guido from the Historical Architecture Review Board effective November 1, 2019. (Note: Mrs. Guido recently moved out oft the Borough.) Motion was  made by Mr. Flannery, seconded by Mr. McCoy; a roll call vote was taken:  5    Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. Committee Reports  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  Code Enforcement Committee: Mrs. Caldarelli thanked Chief Gottschalk and the firefighters for their hard-work. She commended the fire staff for their great work with code enforcement. Chief Gottschalk stated that it has been a pleasure to work with Mrs. Caldarelli. Mr. Mikulich thanked Mrs. Caldarelli for her dedicated service with this committee. He stated that the Committee made a positive impact on the Borough during her tenure. Public Safety: Mr. Flannery stated that the Committee will be meeting later this month. Mayor Drewnowski reported that there were two drug busts this month, one including a significant heroin confiscation. He stated both arrests and raids were as result of tips from the community. The Mayor stated that this is the 16th drug raid this year in the Borough. Mr. McCoy commented thati it was a great move to bring back Chief Romutis. He stated that he is an excellent asset to the community. Mrs. Caldarelli commented that she agrees. Public Works: Mr. Mikulich stated that Merchant Street is once again decorated for the Christmas holidays, no longer dark. He added that the DPW crew did an outstanding, job getting the town ready for the Christmas parade. Mr. Mikulich thanked Mrs. Kim Villella, the Chamber of Commerce and Mrs. Miller for making the Christmas on Merchant Street parade and event possible. He added that it was well attended, and that our DPW crew off four guys Parks: Mrs. Miller reported that the Christmas parade was excellent and stated that Kim Villella deserves all the credit. She stated that ai tourism grant helped pay for the parade and that the Borough collaborating with the Chamber of Commerce is making a positive Mr. Mikulich stated that the Police and Fire Departments did an excellent jobt that night with Mrs. Miller thanked Mr. Dunn for his service in the community as Santa. She stated that his Mayor Drewnowski thanked Mrs. Miller and said that it was a great parade, a lot of people  does the work of twenty.  difference in the Borough. the parade as well.  work is appreciated and really brings the Christmas spirit to Ambridge.  attended - ai really nice event. Engineer's Report: no report.  Official Reports  Motion to accept the Official Reports; motion was made by Mr. McCoy, seconded by Mr. Dunn;  ar roll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. Other Unfinished Business  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  6    Mr. Mikulich reported that the Beemac Trucking Zoning Hearing scheduled for December 17, 2019 has been continued until January 15, 2020. He wished everyone al Merry Christmas, and thanked Mr. McCoy and Mrs. Caldarelli fort their service on Borough Council. Mr. McCoy stated that there have been disagreements between members of Council over the years but acknowledge that everyone was looking out for what was best for the town. He stated that he never held a grudge and that it was a pleasure working with everyone. Mr. McCoy added that he appreciates the citizens who attend the meetings each month. Lastly, he wished Motion to adjourn was made by Mr. McCoy, seconded by Mrs. Caldarelli; motion carried  everyone al Merry Christmas.  Adjournment - Respectfullys submitted:  unanimously- - meeting was adjourned at 7:06PM.  Joseph Kàwer Borough Manager / Secretary  IE  7