BOROUGH OF AMBRIDGE Council Meeting: March 13, 2018 Ambridge Borough Building  MINUTES  Executive Session - Personnel and Legal Matters  Thel March 13, 2018 meeting of Ambridge Borough Council was called to order at' 7:00PM within  Council Chambers of the Ambridge Borough Building, 6001 11th Street.  Roll Call: Present:  Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Mr. McCoy Mrs. Miller Mr. Mikulich Mayor Drewnowski Suehr Mr. Cafarelli  Also Present: Absent:  Borough Manager Kauer, Solicitor Start, ChiefGotschalk, Chief Mann and Engineer  Invocation - thei invocation was conducted by) Pastor Matt Klenik, First] Baptist Church of Ambridge.  Pledge of Allegiance Imaging Camera.  Presentations- - Ambridge Fire ChiefRob Gottschalk and Asst. Chief Don Larrick presented aj plaque from the Ambridge Volunteer Fire Department to Mr. Larry Charlton for his donation that purchased a Thermal  Citizen's Participation On/Off Agenda Items (5 minutes per speaker)  Rev. James Hamilton, 1134) Maplewood Avenue, representing the Committee tol Protect the Ambridge Reservoir, encouraged everyone to attend as series of upcoming meetings with DEP regarding a proposed natural gas pipeline that is to be built within the vicinity of the Ambridge Reservoir. He encouraged everyone to attend this meeting so that the public drinking water of Mr. Fred Alexander, 401 Merchant Street, invited members of Council to call a meeting to work out his code enforcement issue before it goes to Common Pleas Court. He also reported that both he and his wife recently purchased 405 Merchant Street; he has renovated this building, received the necessary permits, inspections and now has a new tenant living in this space. Mrs. Pat Sposaro, 1008 Kristufek Avenue, made complaint about multiple property maintenance issues inl her neighborhood including trash being put out at the curb all days oft the week, rubbish on porches and yards, and trash being placed out noti in cans. She then distributed pictures oft thei issues Ms. Pat] Parra, 398 Wilson Avenue, wanted to confirm with Council as second letter from the Fireworks Committee sent to Council today retracting their request toi install a second electric service within Panek Park was: recieved. She stated that donations for fireworks have been overwhelming  30,000 people could bej protected from possible environmental issues.  2.  3.  toC Council.  4.    and stated that the Committee willl be back to Council in the coming months with an updated request  for assistance with the electric request. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes February 13, 2018, Council Meeting  Mr. McCoy made the motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Mrs. Caldarelli; a roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. Treasurer's! Report:  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  Mr. Mikulich reviewed the' Treasurer's) Report with Borough Council:  Treasurer's Report March 13, 2018 MarlymSheleheda- Treasurer General Fund Analysis  $614.453.76 General Fund Bank Account Balance as of: -March 13, 2018 -3:00 pm  $104,099.70 AlIOutstanding Checks aso of: $510,354.06 Available Balance as of:  -March 13, 2018 -3:00p pm -March 13, 2018 -3:00 pm  Totals are as follows: Deposits: Debits: 2 Payroll (s)  $538,419.53 $316,350.06  GeneralFund -which include thef follow Summary: 800 Checks  $174,363.33 $141,986.73  Other Fund Balances as of March 13,2018 3:00 pm  $5,130.91 Ambridge Fire Apparatus Replacement Fund $82,054.29 Grants/Special Funds $230,708.86 Liquid Fuels Fund $13,820.06 Escrow Disbursement, Account $29,711.74 Recreation! Fund $38,403.43 Sinking Fund $1,179,364.15 Ambridge Capital Project Fund 2016-PLGIT Account $9,615.73 Ambridge Borough Drug Investigation Fund $1,588,809.17 Total Other Funds Balances (Restricted Use)  Motion to acknowledge receipt of thel Borough Treasurer's Report was made byl Mr. McCoy, seconded by  Mrs. Miller; a roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. Borough Bills and) Expenses Mr. Dunn; aroll call vote was taken:  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  Mr. Mrs Mrs Mr. Mot  Motion tol Pay the Bills (General Fund Unpaid: $136,137.92/Paid: $64,748.65; 2016 Capital Project Bond Fund Unpaid: $0, Recreation! Fund Unpaid: $0/Paid: $0) was: made by Mr. Flannery, seconded by  2    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  New Business Items for Discussion:  1. Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1302, an Ordinance oft thel Borough of Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, relative to the establishment and maintenance oft thej police employees' pension, annuity, insurance and benefit fund or funds, to amend certain provisions oft thel Pension Plan or Program applicable to the police employees of said) Borough. Motion was made byl Mr. Flannery, seconded by Mrs. Caldarelli; Mr. Mikulich stated that this Ordinance will establish a Deferred Vested Benefit for  full-time Police Officers. 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  2. Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1303, an Ordinance of thel Borough of Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, establishing and maintaining a municipal Policel Pension Plan and to amend certain provision oft thel Pension Plan applicable to the Police of Ambridge Borough to add a deferred retirement option plan ("DROP"). Motion was madel byl 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  3. Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1304, an Ordinance oft the Borough of Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, amending thel Pension Plan applicable to certain firefighters of the Borough. Motion was made byl Mrs. Miller, 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  4. Motion to authorize the advertisement and public display of Ordinance No. 1305, an Ordinance amending the existing Borough of Ambridge service employees' pension plan ("plan"), Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in order to amend thej plan to add defined contribution features and to comply with thel Federal and Commonwealth of] Pennsylvania laws and regulations in effect as ofJanuary 1, 2018. Motion was made byl Mr. Flannery, seconded by Mr. Dunn; Manager Kauer explained that this Ordinance would create a 401K style retirement savings plan fort the full-time administrative staff that currently is not eligible toj participate ini the Borough's Defined Benefit Pension Plan. Aroll call vote  was taken:  3    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  5. Motion to authorize the disbursement of $22,374.50: from thel Liquid Fuels Fund to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation for final payment due for the 2018 Traffic Signal Improvement: Project. Motion was made byl Mr. McCoy, seconded byl 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  6. Motion to appoint Dr. Richard. A. Schollaert, MD, to the Ambridge! Board ofHealth with ai five year term that would expire December 31,2 2022. Motion was made by Mrs. Miller, seconded by Mr.  Flannery; 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  7. Motion to authorize Graham's Tree Service toj perform the 2018 Shade Tree Maintenance Contract ata cost not to exceed $15,000 per their proposal dated) February 13, 2018. Motion was: made by Mr.  Flannery, seconded by Mrs. Caldarelli; 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  8. Motion to authorize the Ambridge Fireworks Committee tol have the Independence Day Celebration and] Fireworks Display in Walter Panek] Park on. July 1,2018, with ar rain date ofJ July 7,2018. Motion  was made by Mrs. Miller, seconded byl Mr. Dunn; ai 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  9. Consider action to authorize the disbursement of$2,318.661 from the. Ambridge Service Employees Pension) Plan tol Rhoades Law, LLC, for work associated with the creation of the Administrative Employees Defined Contribution Plan. Motion was made by) Mr. Flannery, seconded by Mr. McCoy;  aroll 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  10. Motion to authorize thes submission ofas second priority Community Development Block Grant request to fund the 6th and Melrose Municipal Parking Lot Improvements Project. Motion was made byl Mr. Flannery, seconded by Mr. McCoy; Manager Kauer explained that this grant request seeks approximately $43,000 to repave the current parking lot at this location and to expand it to the area of where the building tol be demolished on the corneri is. 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  11. Motion to terminate the agreement with Anago Cleaning Services forj janitorial services at the Ambridge Borough Building, effective. April 30, 2018. Motion was made byl Mr. Flannery, 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  12. Motion to enteri into agreement with Refreshed Properties at aj price of$580 per month forj janitorial services at the Ambridge. Borough Building, effective. May 1,2018. Motion was made by Mrs. Miller,  seconded by Mr. Dunn; ai 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  13. Motion to authorize the closure ofl Merchant Street between 13+h and 14h Streets on Saturday, May 12, 2018, between the hours of9AM and 5PM for Springfest in the Historic District. 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  14. Motion to accept the resignation of part-time Patrolman Patrick. Jennings, Jr., effective February 21, 2018. Motion was madel byl Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded by Mrs. Miller; Mayor Drewnowski stated that  5    Mr.. Jennings was hired last month and has never worked a day. He resigned upon hiring as he got  another job elsewhere; 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  15. Motion to accept the: resignation of part-time Patrolman Lucas Seder effectivel March 3,2018. Motion was made byl Mr. McCoy, seconded by Mr. Dunn; Mr. Flannery requested that al letter oft thanks be  sent to Officer Seder for hiss service; aroll call vote was taken:  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 reported that the Committee met on March 6th. At the meeting they reviewed and made recommendations to finalize Ordinance No. 1297 and a possible amendment to Ordinance No. 1226. She also stated that the Committee discussed the possibility of creating al Knox Box Key Safe program for commercial buildings within town. In review of code enforcement: activity this month, Mrs. Caldarelli reported that for the month: 363 rental registration notices have been mailed, 121 new rental properties added tot thei rental database, 57 commercial properties registered for their annual fire inspections, code officers attended three hearings and 37 Ordinance Violations notices havel been sent out: for property maintenance issues. Public Safety: Mr. Flannery reported that hel has met with both thel Police and] Fire Chiefs this past month; a Committee Meeting will be forthcoming ini the daylight hours so all staff can attend.  Public Works: No report.  Parks: Mrs. Miller reported that the Borough received al letter from PENNDOT agreeing toi install a guiderail along Route 65 at the gth Street Park. She also reported that the Engineer is working to finalize construction drawings and bid documents for the Park Improvements Project at gth Street and Panek Parks. Lastly, she reported that Old Economy Village will bel having its annual Easter Egg Hunt Mr. Mikulich thanked the Recreation Committee for making the guiderail request tol PENNDOT. He also stated that the Borough is still waiting on ai response from! PENNDOT regarding the second request toi install overhead signage on gt Street toi identify the dual turning lanes ontol Route 65. Engineer's Report: Engineer Suehr reported that he and the Borough Manager willl bel having a conference call with) DCNR tomorrow regarding thel Park project's design. The goal is tol have the Inr regards to the storm sewer: issue under the Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge, he stated that he is working on developing project specifications and that he is looking at all options to make this repair. Since last month the scale oft this project got much bigger. He did confirm that a geotechnical Engineer has looked at thes site and doesn't believe that any retaining walls willl be needed. He did delivera  later this month.  project under construction this summer.  message ofu urgency to Council to make this repair very soon.  6    Mr. Mikulich reported that the Community Development Program has informed the Borough that the Streetscape Project is planned tol be put out for bid and advertisement this month; project looks tol be  one month behind schedule. aroll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. Other Unfinished Business  Official Reports 1.  Motion to accept the Official Reports; motion was madel by Mrs. Miller, seconded by Mr. McCoy;  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski  Council  Vote Yes Yes Yes  Mr. Mikulich stated that there has been an ongoing conversation by members of Council to possibly considering implementing a consent style agenda. He explained that a consent agenda is formatted that issues that are typically administrative that traditionally doesn't warrant any controversy bel lumped together and voted on by one single vote. This would reduce the amount ofroll call votes taken and make more time to discuss matters andi reports. Hes stated that he will get more information on Consent Agendas for Council to review before any action is taken. Mayor Drewnowski reported that on March 231d he willl be attending a meeting of the State Association ofl Mayors in Zelienople. He stated that hel hopes to meet Mayors for other towns Mayor Drewnowski updated Council and thej public oni that status ofhis efforts to bring a grocery storet to. Ambridge. Hes stated that late last year, along with Manager Kauer, he met with the owners of Safrin's s Shopl N Save about the possibility oft them building a new grocery store to Ambridge or reusing the existing Bottom Dollar location. Hes stated that the Safrin's completeda Market Study and from the data oft thiss studyi it didn'tsupport the Safrin's relocating to Ambridge; mainly due to ther number of existing grocery stores in the vicinity oft town including Walmart, Aldi's, two Giant Eagles and their Shop N Save. He added that the former Bottom Dollar was under performing, and thes study also showed that thel Northern Lights Giant Eagle and Walmart are under performing currently as well. Thel Mayor stated that the Grocery business is very tough and competitive. Mayor Drewnowski reported that he has sent aj package to Trader. Joe'sto consider the former Bottom Dollar store asi iti is currently being leased by Trader. Joe's parent Mrs. Miller stated that this proposal to Trader Joe'si is thes second proposal sent to Trader. Joe's. She stated that she appreciates the Mayor's enthusiasm, but stated that Council has tried this before and has done everything itj possibly could have done since 20151 tol bring ai new grocery store to Ambridge. Mayor Drewnowski stated that he went above by meeting face to: face witha a Mr. McCoy stated that he met face toi face with the Safrins four years ago about bringing their store to the former Bottom Dollar, and the price was too high as well then. Mrs. Caldarelli wished everyone a happy and blessed Easter.  similar. Ambridge tol learn how they addressed issues similar to ours.  company- Aldi's.  grocery store.  Adjournment- was adjourned at 8:00PM.  Motion to adjourn was madel by Mrs. Miller, seconded by Mr. Dunn; motion carried unanimously- meeting  Josephl  Boroygh Manager/S Secretary  E  7