Borough Council Cecilial Houser, Vice-President Jeffrey Ball Theresa Jacoby Davel Kuhar Robert Miller Michael Owatt  Ebensburg Borough Council Meeting Doug Tusing, President  OF R -  - ERIA COU  Monday, August 22, 2022  6:30 p.m. Phone: 814-472-8780 E-Mail: Durg@epemsburgpacom Website: www.ebensburgpa.om  Mayor Randy Datsko  AGENDA  CALLTO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  PUBLIC COMMENTS  Members of the public are invited to comment at this time on any item appearing on the agenda.  1. CONSENT AGENDA  Alli items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by a singie motion. There will be no separate discussion oft these items unless members ofthe Council request specific items to be Item 6A: Approve report of Inframark for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations Item 6B: Approve report ofl Inframark for the Water Treatment Plant Operations  removedj for separate action.  Item 11A: Approve the minutes oft the. July 25, 2022: regular monthly meeting ofl Borough Council.  Item 11B: Approve thei financial statement for. July. Item 11C: Approve payment ofbills of August.  Recommended Action - Approve the consent agenda.  2. APPOINTMENTS TO ADDRESS COUNCIL  4. MAYOR'S REPORT  Item 4A: Report on Police Department    5. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS  6. WATER, WASTEWATER & STORMWATER COMMITTEE  Ball, Kuhar &1 Miller  * Item 6A: Report from Inframark on Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations  Inframark's written report was submitted regarding operations, projects and activities at the  wastewater plant for Council review. Recommended Action -1 No action required.  *Item 6B: Report from Inframark on Water Treatment Plant Operations  Inframark's written report was submitted regarding operations, projects and activities at the  water plant for Council review. Recommended Action - No action required.  Item 6C: High Street Water Line Replacement Project  Work began on Monday, June 20th. Substantial completion is to be within 120 calendar days from the date of commencement putting that date on September 29, 2022. Final completion is estimated by November 28, 2022. The installation of the water mains is essentially complete. W.A.Petrakis Contracting is now completing the required testing and flushing of the installed main pipeline. Upon completion of testing activities, the Contractor will begin the process of connecting water service lateral lines for each facility along the project corridor. Any lead service lines will be replaced in their entirety.  Recommended Action - No action: required  7. RECREATION COMMITTEE Item 7A: Dog Park  Jacoby, Miller & Owatt  The Borough applied for a $30,000 Mini-Grant through the Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission. Staff was notified that this project is being recommended for the grant. The final decision will bei made, and awards should' be finalized by the end of Staff requested the Rotary to schedule the meeting between the Rotary and Recreation Committee as soon as possible to discuss the administration oft the dog park construction and  September.  project administration.  Recommended Action - No action required.  2    8. STREET COMMITTEE  Ball, Houser & Owatt  Item 8A: 2022 Steet Paving Project  Thej paving project was awarded to Grannas Brothers in the amount of $269,988.29. The Contractor: is expected tos start thej project in September after the County fair.  Recommended Action -No action is required.  Item 7B: Sidewalk and Curbing Project 2022:  Bids were opened August 22, 2022, at noon. Council will: receive bid results by 1:00. All qualified bids will be accompanied with the required bid bond. The estimated cost for the project was $50,000, and sufficient funds are available in the 2022 budget to complete the Recommended Action - Staffrecommends: approval oft thel bid to thel lowest responsible  work. bidder.  9. ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Item 9A: AFSCMIE Contract  Houser, Jacoby & Kuhar  Negotiations with the. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees have commenced for1 the current contract expiring on December 31,2022. The committees have  met four times and negotiations are proceeding along. Recommended Action - No action required.  10. DIVERSITY COMMITTEE 11. GENERAL BUSINESS  Kuhar & Houser  Item 11A: Minutes of] Previous Meeting(s)  The minutes oft the. July 25, 2022 regular meeting are presented for Council review and Recommended Action - Approve the minutes of the previous meeting(s). The financial statement for. July 2022 and is presented for approval. Recommended Action - Approve the. July 2022 financial statement. A list ofbills totaling $265,632.89 for August 2022 is submitted for approval.  approval.  Item 11B: Financial Statement  Item 11C: Bills  3    Recommended Action - Approve payment oft the bills as submitted.  Item 11D: Resolution # 2202-10:  Sheetz Inc. has applied for an inter-municipal transfer ofa ai restaurant Liquor License. A public hearing was held at 5:001 PM, prior to1 this meeting to consider the license. Recommended Action- Council will consider Resolution #2202-10: regarding the inter- municipal transfer ofai restaurant! liquor license to the Sheetz store located at 818 West High  Street. Action dependent on discussion.  Item 11E: Lake Rowena Dredging  In April of2021 Council approved work with TranSystems (formerly Kimball) to explore the possibilities of dredging Lake Rowena. Originally Council believed an opportunity to work with Robindale Energy was present but after consideration it was determined to not be a viable option. Staff recently received news that PADEP is looking at a project located near Ebensburg in the next 2-5 years and they will bei ini need for material for cover. They may be able to help with any grant match depending on costs, amount of1 material, and quality oft the material. There is likely enough area at the site that the wet material could be hauled there, stored, and allowed to dry. This would be an advantage to the Borough as other potential sites may not have sufficient area for drying and the: material would need tol be temporarily stored somewhere near the lake until it is adequately dried for use. Since PADEP is a self-permitting agency, the disposal site could bej permitted by them which The next step for the Borough would bet to determine the amount of sediment that would need to be dredged and determine the quality ofthe material. Once the amount and quality ofi material is determined, we can develop costs for the project. Also, once we know the depths ofthe material/water, we will have al better idea on which dredging method would be best and ifa water drawdown would bei needed. TranSytems (Kimball) has the equipment toj perform an underwater survey to determine the amount ofmaterial tol bei removed and could also sample the material and send it  could save the Borough money as well.  away for agricultural testing to determine the quality.  Recommended Action- Staff recommends approval of an agreement with TransSystems, Inc. to perform the underwater survey and soil testing, pending the manager and solicitor's review and  approval, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.  12. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Item 12A: Police Department  ChiefWyland: has submitted. a written report on the police department's: activities during the  month.  4    Item 12B: Public Works Department Item 12C: Community Development  Public Works Director. Josh Surkovich has submitted a written report on thej public works Community Development Director Danea Koss has submitted. a written report on1 the community development department's activities during thei month.  department'sactivities during the month.  Item 12D: Recreation Department Item 12E: Codes Enforcement  Recreation Director Dirk. Johnson has submitted a written report on the recreation department's  activities during thei month.  Amonthly codes enforcement report was forwarded to Council.  Item 12F: Ebensburg Municipal Authority  Ac copy oft the minutes oft thel last municipal authority meeting is included in Council's! packet.  *] Item 12G: Ebensburg Planning Commission - No activity  Item 12H: Ebensburg Zoning Board  13. MEDIA COMMENISQUESTIONS  Representatives oft ther media are invited to comment and ask questions at this time on anyi issues,  whether or not on the agenda.  14. PUBLIC COMMENTS  Members of the public are invited to comment at this time on any issues, whether or not on the agenda.  15. EXECUTIVE SESSION. - only if needed. Reason for session to be clearly stated in advance.  16. ADJOURNMENT  Copies ofal! staff reports and documents. subject to disclosure that relate to any item ofbusiness referred to on the agenda are available for public inspection the Thursday before each regularly scheduled meeting at thel Borough office, located at3 3001 West High, Street, Ebensburg, Pa. Any documents subject to disclosure that are provided to members ofthe Borough Council regarding any item on this agenda are available for public inspection att the Borough office orat In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities. Act, ify you need special assistance to participate int this meeting, please contacti the Borough office (814) 472-8780 ore urg@-bemsurgpacom. Notification 48-hours before the meeting will enable the Borough tor make reasonable arrangements toe ensure accessibility to this meeting.  wwm.chensbur.cen  5