BOROUGH OF AMBRIDGE Council Meeting: March 8, 2016 Ambridge Municipal Complex  MINUTES  Executive Session - Personnel and Legal Matters Council Chambers of the. Ambridge Municipal Complex.  Thel March 8, 2016 meeting of Ambridge Borough Council was called to order at' 7:00PM within the  Roll Call: Present:  Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Mrs. Miller Mr. Mikulich Mayor D'Ambrosio  Also] Present: Absent:  Borough Manager Kauer, Solicitor Start, Borough Engineer Suehr, ChiefMann, Acting  Chief Gottschalk and Code Enforcement Officer Clark.  Mr. Cafarelli and] Mr. McCoy  Invocation given byl Rev.. John Strachovsky of the Good Shepherd. Anglican Church.  Pledge of Allegiance Presentations  Proclamation of the Ambridge Borough Council and Mayor recognizing the 100" year anniversary ofstate-owned control of Old Economy Village was presented tol Mr. Michael Knecht, Site Rev. James Hamilton, 11341 Maplewood Avenue, on behalfo ofCitizens to Protect the Ambridge Reservoir, presented information to Council and updated the community regarding an upcoming lecture they are presenting on. April 20th at the Ambridge High School regarding their efforts to protect the Authority's water quality. He asked the Borough Council to post and share the Ms. Marlene DeAngelis, 11201 Lenz. Avenue, expressed dissatisfaction about the closed Bottom Dollar Grocery Store on 11th Street. She asked what a resident could dot tol help bring another grocery storet to Ambridge. She was advised that thel Borough Council has already reached out to about twenty different grocery chains about the store, giving them information about the property and incentives that thel Borough could offer to open herei in Ambridge. She was advised to reach out Ms. Jamie Watkins, 542 Glenwood Avenue, requested Council to consider seeking occupancy for Ms. Joanne Trella, 832 Glenwood Avenue, expressed concerns about vehicles traveling the wrong way on Glenwood. Avenue. ChiefMann stated that thel Policel Department will monitor the area to  Administrator ofOld) Economy Village.  Citizen'sl Participation On/Off Agenda Items (5 minutes per speaker)  1.  information on the event and for them to attend.  2.  tot thej property's. Real Estate Agent to see how they can help as well. thei former Bottom Dollar Store other than a Grocery Store.  3. 4.  address this issue.    5.  Mr. David Buka, 246 Park] Road, made a complaint about thej junk yard operating on Park Road behind thei former. American Bridge Office Building site. Mr. Mikulich advised Mr. Buka that the property owner has been cited by the Code Enforcement Officer for the: zoning violations oft thej junk yard and thej property maintenance issues of the on-going demolition site. The Solicitor added that the property owner is currently working on getting bids for another contractor to finish the  demolition work.  Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes February 9, 2016 Council Meeting  Mrs. Caldarelli made the motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Mr. Dunn. A roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried Treasurer's Report:  VOTE Council Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  President Mikulich reviewed the Treasurer's Report with Borough Council:  Treasurer's Report March 8, 2016 Marilyn Sheleheda- Treasurer General Fund Analysis  $507,453.00 $3,411.86 $504,041.14  General Fund Bank Account Balance as of: -(March 8, 2016) -4:00 pm  AII Outstanding Checks as of: Available Balance as of: Totals are as follows: Deposits: Debits: 86 Checks 2 Payroll (s)  -(March 8, 2016) -4:00 pm -(March 8, 2016) -4:00 pm  $530,555.57 $330,365.55  General Fund -whichi include the following:  Summary:  $197,450.96 $132,914.59  Other Fund Balances as of (March 8, 2016) 4:00 pm Ambridge Fire Apparatus Replacement Fund Grants/Special Funds Liquid Fuels Fund Escrow Disbursement. Account Recreation Fund 2015 Road Construction Fund 2015 PIB Note Sinking Fund Sinking Fund  $1,615.42 $82,506.15 $4,409.53 $46,248.67 $33,652.24 $827,475.75 $0.00 $4,649.24 $5,799.78 $1,006,356.78  Ambridge Borough Drug Investigation Fund Total Other Funds Balances (RestrictedUse)  2    Borough Bills and) Expenses byl Mr. Dunn; a1 roll call vote was taken:  Motion tol Pay the Bills (Unpaid: $151,507.29/Paid: $103,905.15) was made by Mrs. Millier, seconded  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried New Business Items for Discussion:  VOTE Council Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  1. Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1284, an Ordinance oft thel Borough of Ambridge, County ofl Beaver, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending Chapter 27, Part 7, "H"-E Historic District, of the Code of Ordinances of the Borough of Ambridge so as to add as section which] provides aj penalty for violation ofsaid chapter. Motion was made by Mrs. Drewnowski, seconded by Mrs. Caldarelli; ai roll call vote  was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Council  Vote Absent Y Y  2. Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2016-1, al Resolution of thel Borough of Ambridge, County of] Beaver, Commonwealth of] Pennsylvania, establishing fees for the filing of applications, permits and licenses for thel Borough. Motion was: made by Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded byl Mrs. Miller. Thel Borough Manager explained that this action would amend the 20161 Fee Schedule toj provide for a reduced fee for Change of Occupancy Permits, a special program that is intended: for use byl local entrepreneurs whose goal is to open or re-open a storefront in an existing structure that requires minimal improvements in order to achieve compliance with state requirements; ar roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  VOTE Council Absent Mr.McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  3. Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2016-2, a Resolution of thel Borough of Ambridge, County ofl Beaver, Commonwealth of] Pennsylvania, declaring its intent to follow the schedules and procedures for disposition ofrecords as set forth in thel Municipal Records Manual approved on December 16, 2008. Motion was made by Mrs. Drewnowski, seconded by) Mrs. Miller; a roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  VOTE Council Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  4. Motion to adopt Resolution No. 2016-3, al Resolution of the Borough of Ambridge, County of Beaver, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, authorizing the destruction ofs specific records in accordance with  3    Resolution No. 2016-2. Motion was made by Mrs. Miller, seconded byl Mrs. Drewnowski; ai roll call  vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Council  Vote Absent Y Y  5. Motion to ratify the authorization for D'Andrea Plumbing and Construction, Inc. to repair a collapsed inlet and storm sewer at Ross Alley and Lenz Avenue at a cost: not to exceed $6,100. Motion was  made byl Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded byl Mr. Dunn; a roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  VOTE Council Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y MayorD'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  6. Motion to ratify the authorization for D'A Andrea Plumbing and Construction, Inc. to perform road base repairs on Park Road at a cost not to exceed $3,460. Motion was madel byl Mr. Dunn, seconded by  Mrs. Caldarelli; ai roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  VOTE Council Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  7. Motion to authorize the submission ofa Certified Local Government grant application to the Pennsylvanial Historic Museum Commission seeking $15,000 for the 20171 National Main Street Conference through Pennsylvania Downtown Center. Motion was made byl Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded byl Mr. Dunn; thel Borough Manager explained that this grant isi intended toj partner with the Pennsylvania Downtown Center and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to: fund workshops as part oft the 20171 National Main Street Conference thati is tol bel held in Pittsburgh. He stated that they plan tol have a workshop at Old] Economy Village as part of this conference. Aroll call  vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  VOTE Council Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  8. Motion to authorize the Committee to Clean and Beautify Ambridge the use oft the fire station fora Chili Cook-Offevent on Sunday, April 17, 2016 and further authorize thel hanging ofe event banners at the g Street Park and H&H Sports Courts for this event. Motion was made byl Mrs. Drewnowski, 9. Motion to authorize the temporary road closure ofl Merchant Street from 10th Street to 14th Street and on 14th Street from Merchant Street tol New Economy Drive fora a Car Cruise Event sponsored by the Ambridge Rotary Club on Saturday July 16th (with ar rain date of] July 30th) from 10AM to 8PM, furthermore authorizing the use ofPJ Caull Park, and authorizing the Parks and Recreation Committee  seconded byl Mrs. Caldarelli; motion carried unanimously.  4    to co-sponsor the event. Motion was: made by Mrs. Drewnowski, seconded byl Mrs. Caldarelli; motion 10. Motion to authorize the Ambridge Regional Chamber of Commerce the use ofPJ Caul Park on May 14, 20161 from 12PM to 4PM: for their International Wine Walk event. Motion was made by Mrs. 11. Motion to authorize the disbursement of$ $5,208 from the Ambridge Policel Pension Plan to Mockenhaupt Benefits Group for actuarial services including preparation oft the Act 205 Report and Valuations. Motion was madel byl Mrs. Drewnowski, seconded byl Mrs. Caldarelli; a roll call vote was  carried unanimously.  Miller, seconded by Mrs. Drewnowski; motion carried unanimously.  taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  VOTE Council Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  12. Motion to authorize Mockenhaupt Benefits Group to draft a restated plan document that complies with all state and federal mandates for governmental pension plans for each Ambridge Pension Plan ata cost not to exceed $4,250 per plan thati is tol be paid from each applicable pension plan. Motion was  made byl Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded byl Mrs. Miller;ar roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  VOTE Council Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  13. Motion to authorize the Ambridge. Zoning Hearing Board to serve as the International Property Maintenance Codel Board of Appeals for the purposes of1 hearing the Condemnation, Appeal of the property at 439/441 Merchant Street. Motion was: made by] Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded by Mrs. Miller;  aroll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  VOTE Council Absent Mr. McCoy Y Mrs. Miller Y Mr. Mikulich Y Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  14. Motion to authorize the advertisement seeking applicants to serve as Alternate School Crossing Guards. Motion was madel byl Mrs. Miller, seconded by Mrs. Drewnowski; ChiefMann stated that he iss seeking the hiring ofat least two alternate crossing guards, a1 roll call vote was taken:  Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried Committee Reports  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Y Y Y  Council Mrs. Miller Mr. Mikulich Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  5    Code Enforcement Committee: Mrs. Caldarelli reported that work is on-going including many Ordinance Notices sent out andj permits issued. She also reported that first letters/registration notices Public Safety: Mrs. Drewnowski reported that Police Cruiser No. 3021 has been sold via www.Municibidcom for $2,350. She also reported that the property owner of273 15th Street is going tor rebuild after the firet this month att this residence. Mrs. Drewnowski also reported that the Fire Department is looking at demonstration units fort the new: fire engine. She stated that recently, they looked at a 65' telesquirt unit that would cost $650,000- - with a 50' unit costing $573,000. Lastly, she reported that in the past week thel Firefighters completed over 24 hours oft training. Mrs. Miller thanked thel Fire and] Policel Departments for their response and efforts containing the fire at 273 15th Street, she stated that this firel happened next to her residence. She stated that thel Police officers worked quickly to get thei resident to safety and thei firefighters quick action saved both her Public Works: Engineer Suehr reported that work as part oft the 20161 Road Program is scheduled to start next week with efforts dedicated to concrete repairs. He also reported thati it is still scheduled to complete thei intersection of5"h Street and) Elm Road first. Mr. Mikulich also urged the members of Council to review the estimates for the 2017 road program so that we can start preparing for next  fort the 2016/17 rental registrations were mailed out earlier this month.  residence and the house of origin.  year's road program. Parks: No report.  Engineer's Report: Thel Engineer had nothing additional to report other than what was previously Motion to accept the Official Reports; motion was made byl Mrs. Miller, seconded1 by Mrs.  mentioned under the: road program update. Caldarelli; ai roll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mrs. Drewnowski Mr. Dunn Motion Carried  Official Reports 1.  VOTE Absent Mr. McCoy Y Y Y  Council Mrs. Miller Mr. Mikulich Mayor D'Ambrosio  Vote Absent Y Y  Other Unfinished Business None. Adjournment-  Motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Drewnowski, seconded by Mr. Cafarelli; motion carried unanimously  -I meeting was adjourned at 7:45PM  Respectiulysubmited:  A  ISa