REGULAR MEETING OF DRAVOSBURG BOROUGH COUNCIL OCTOBER17,2023  The meeting was called to order by Council President McKelvey at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance. At this time, Councilman Palcsey requests a moment of silence in remembrance of Samantha Kalkbrenner who  lost her lifei in thei tragic accident on her way to school.  Roll Call Dzuro.. Mols.. Palcsey... Snodgrass... McKelvey...  present ..present -present (via telephone) present .present  Mr. Snodgrass makes the motion to accept the minutes as written. Mr. Palcsey seconds the motion. Roll call  vote. Dzuro-yes; Mols-yes; aleryessnoegasiyes; Mckelvey-yes. Motion carried.  Citizens Present  Mr. Michael Couch of Ridgeview comments theyl had a situation up there where there were dogs attacking each other. They called the police and it took forever to get there. It seems like they are not familiar with the area. He had another situation on garbage night; kids rode past and just threw their garbage in his yard. He tracked them down and took care of it. There are a lot of changes going on in the borough and feels we need more Ms. Amy Koka works at Dravosburg Mini Mart and comments she sat! here listening to what this gentleman said and comments we don't! have a police presence at all. The cops should sit and watch what is going on; the signs are up, No Left Turn and sees 5 or 6 cars a day making a left turn. If they were here, they could maybe do something abouti it. She just doesn'tsee much presence herei ini the borough at all. Mayor McKelvey comments letting her know that the police started speed patrol over the weekend and were here today. He is nots sure how may cars they pulled over but maybe the chief can let us know. Chief Steele states he is not sure; he will find out tomorrow morning. He has had them out there for a week. Hei is going to have them out there as much as possible. They are going to ber running traffic as long as he can keep them there. He told his shift commanders he wants at least 2 hours a shift if possible; he is going tol have 3 cars over here. She thanks him and states that Ms. Ann Toth states she lives on Fifth Street and comments that was such a horrific accident and iti is a shame it had to come to that to get something done. She has sat in this room for years and complained about the speeding on that road and nothing was done. She's scomplained about the bus stops being int the wrong place; people getting off the bus cannot cross thatr road. Youc cannot make a good left handi turni from Fifth Street. She doesn'tknow how many accidents she has called in herself from that intersection. A brief discussion follows.  police protection; they need to be more proactive and less reactive.  isw what we need.  1    Mr. Charles Gross agrees with Ms. Toth's statements. He commends Council, the State, and County Officials in getting these issues done and over with and getting the Turnpike Commission to install the traffic light now instead of waiting for the Expressway' to come through Dravosburg and get some crosswalks in. When he was on Council, he had PennDOT out here to look at the highway and they said it didn't warrant a light. Mr. Snodgrass comments they have been out numerous times overt the years, and they always come back that there haven't been enough accidents there to warrant al light. Mr. Goss states they are going to doi it anyways 5O why can't we get a rapid deployment of those now. President McKelvey states that is what we are trying to have done. Mayor McKelvey comments a couple ofy years ago when Mr. Kortz was in office, theys said there would be ared light where 43 came through. We asked them why can't we get a red light at Fifth Street where all the accidents are happening. They said if we wanted al light there, the borough would have to pay for it ourselves. Mr. Glenn Allen agrees with all this and comments his thoughts and ideas on the accident. Someone should be held accountable for this and asks if anyone has been arrested yet. They were drag racing. Does anyone know where these 2 people work; these are questions we should be asking. Questions, questions, questions. No one istalking about this. Council President McKelvey states that has nothing to do with this and moves on. Mrs. Diane McKelvey comments everyone knows that is a dangerous highway and how hard iti is to make a left hand turn to go over across the bridge. She knows that Council has worked diligently, always. She doesn't know how long President McKelvey has been on Council, 15 years maybe, but she knows that every year they have approached the state and county to do something about that road. Yes, ity was very tragic that ay young girl had to lose her life, but it broughti it to al head. She is gladi now that the State and County are finally ready to do something. She knows fora at fact that the Council has always done their job trying to get the State to get a light orr no left turn there. She knows how hard Council has worked and is proud of them to finally get something Solicitor Matta comments unfortunately it was clearly a tragic accident that this young lady passed awayi in our municipality. Unfortunately, some of the things that need to occur on this roadway are out of the control of this municipality. This is a State and County Road and they have to handle some of those items. We can keep requesting and petitioning them to do that. He believes the issue is now being looked into. Itist trulyimportant  Asmall borough like ourself cannot afford this. Abrief discussion follows.  done. Let's hope that State and the County come through and make it happen.  to our State Officials. Mayor ytd.  Mayor McKelvey reports there were! 53 police calls lasti month with1 1 arrest. There have been 2331 fire dept. calls  Mayor McKelvey comments hopefully, the Turnpike Commission will get the light there.  Solicitor  Atty Matta reads the Ordinance for No Left Turns onto Richland from Third, Fourth and Beech Alley. Mr. Snodgrass makes the motion to adopt this Ordinance. Mr. Palcsey seconds the motion. Roll call vote. Dzuro-  yes; Mols-yes; Palcsey-yes; Snodgrass-yes; McKelvey-yes. Motion carried.  2    Atty. Matta reads the amended Vehicle Ordinance permitting the Fire Chief to tag vehicles. Mr. Palcsey makes the motion to adopt this Ordinance. Mr. Snodgrass seconds. Roll call vote. Dzuro-yes; Mols-yes; Palcsey-yes; Atty. Matta reads a Resolution for the borough to apply for an LSA Grant for DVFD#1. Mr. Palcsey makes the motion to adopt this Resolution. Mr. Snodgrass seconds. Roll call vote. Dzuro-yes; Mols-yes; Palcsey-yes; Atty. Matta reads a Resolution naming Carnegie Library of McKeesport the official library for Dravosburg. Mr. Dzuro makes the motion to adopt this Resolution. Mr. Snodgrass seconds. Roll call vote. Dzuro-yes; Mols-yes;  Snodgrass-yes; McKelvey-yes. Motion carried.  Snodgrass-yes; Mckelvey-yes. Motion carried.  Palcsey-yes; Snodgrass-yes; McKelvey-yes. Motion carried.  Engineer  Mr. Glenn states his report was given at Caucus. 1) He met with the contractor working on Luscombe Lane. The Water Company is putting in new water lines. 2) Presents an invoice for Council to send to PA Turnpike Commission for reimbursement. There are no change orders and they are within budget. The sidewalks are done and they are going to start pouring concrete next week. 3) Presents invoice #2 recommending Council to approve and send to COG for payment to Plavchak Construction for the ballfield. Later this week or next, they will pour the concrete floor. 4) He needsa a list of items to apply forl LSA Grant. This is the onlyg grant that  can be used for buildings and equipment. Senifeton/Gront/Blahted Property Mr. Dzuro has nothing to report. Public Safety/Workers Comp/Fire  Council President McKelvey states we need to makea a motion to distribute the Foreign Fire Insurance money to in the amount of $7,174.67 to DVFD#1. Mr. Snodgrass makes this motion. Mr. Palcsey seconds. Roll call vote.  Dzuro-yes; Mols-yes; Palcsey-yes; Snodgrass-yes; McKelvey-yes. Motion carried.  Parks/Recreation  Mr. Palcsey states he has no motions tonight.  Strets/Property/COG  Mr. Snodgrass makes the motion to recommend COG to pay the approved invoice of $62,910 to Plavchak Construction for the work done to date at the ballfield. Mr. Mols seconds the motion. Roll call vote. Dzuro-yes;  Mols-yes; Palcsey-yes; Snodgrass-yes; McKelvey-yes. Motion carried.  3    Mr. Snodgrass makes the motion to send the approved invoice in the amount of $190,260 to the Turnpike Commission for reimbursement to pay Pugliano Construction. Mr. Palcsey seconds the motion. Roll call vote. Mr. Snodgrass makes the motion to purchase a 2023 Ford F5501 from TriStara and Stephenson! Equipment to uplift at the cost of $127,129. We have received a $75,000 grant from Sen. Brewster sO we will have to finance the Mr. Snodgrass makes the motion to finance the remaining $52,129 from First Commonwealth Bank with an interest rate of 5.31%. Mr. Mols seconds the motion. Roll call vote. Dzuro-yes; Mols-yes; Palcsey-yes;  Dzuro-yes; Mols-yes; Palcsey-yes; Snodgrass-yes; McKelvey-yes. Motion carried.  difference.  Snodgrass-yes; McKelvey-yes. Motion carried.  nence/ms/Negotetons  Mr. Mols makes the motion approving the purchase of 34 Park Street to TCLB. Mr. Snodgrass seconds the motion. Roll call vote. Dzuro-yes; Mols-yes; Palcsey-yes; Snodgrass-yes; McKelvey-yes. Motion carried. Mr. Mols comments that the 2024 Budget willl be available in November before the next meeting.  Old Business  Council President reminds everyone Halloween willl be celebrated on the 315 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. We will  have our annual Costume Parade beginning at! 5:00i ini the borough parking lot. Council President comments that First Street Permit Parking is now complete.  New Business  Mr. Gross, Tax Collector requests Council to think about a tax break for those senior citizens that are income eligible for Act77according to the County. He provided information on what the additional cost tot the borough would be. We have been at 10% since this started where the County is now: at 30%. He feels we should try to Mr. Palcsey makes the motion to pay the approved bills. Mr. Snodgrass seconds the motion. Roll call vote.  help the eligible seniors out. Council decided to table this until next month. Dzuro-yes; Mols-yes; Palcsey-yes; mogasyes,NCceMees Motion carried. Mr. Snodgrass makes the motion to adjourn. Mr. Dzuro seconds. ALLAYE!!!  Respectfully: submitted, halh Brenda Honick, Secty/Treas.  4