Borough Council Cecilia Houser, Vice-President Jeffrey Ball Theresa. Jacoby Davel Kuhar Robert] Miller Michael Owatt  Ebensburg Borough Council Meeting Doug' Tusing, President  OF EBE  Monday, February 28, 2022  6:30 p.m. Phone: 814-472-8780 E-Mail: burg@ebemsburgpacom Website: www.eDensburgpa.om  ERIA CoV  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 bei routine andi will be acted upon byas single motion. There willl be no separate discussion oft these items unless members oft the Council request specific items to be  removed for separate action.  Item 11A: Approve the minutes of the. January 24, 2022 regular monthly meeting of Borough Council.  Item 11B: Approve the financial statement. Item 11C: Approve payment ofbills.  Recommended Action - Approve the consent agenda.  2. APPOINTMENTS TO ADDRESS COUNCIL  Item 2A: 2020 Audit: Representatives of Wessel & Company will review the 2021 audit.  3.CONSIDERATION OF ANY MOTION(S) TO. AMEND AGENDA  4. MAYOR'S REPORT  Item 4A: Report on. Police Department  1    5. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS  6. WATER, WASTEWATER & STORMWATER COMMITTEE  Ball, Kuhar & Miller  Item 6A: Report from Inframark on Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations  Q&A on the written report submitted and on projects and activities at the wastewater: plant.  Recommended Action - No action required.  Item 6B: Report from Inframark on Water Treatment Plant Operations  Q&A on the written report submitted. and onj projects and activities at the water plant.  Recommended Action - No action required.  7. RECREATION COMMITTEE 8. STREET COMMITTEE  Jacoby, Miller & Owatt  Ball, Houser & Owatt  Item 8A: Ordinance # 662: An Ordinance that amends Ordinance #591, the Tree Ordinance, by  allowing the Approved Street Tree Planting List and the list of Prohibited Trees to be The current' Tree Ordinance includes detailed lists oft trees that are approved or prohibited for planting in treel lawns. The current lists are. ini need ofu updating and will very likely require periodic updating int the future. Staffrecommends that we: remove the actual lists from the ordinance itself, thus allowing any updates to bel handled by Council resolution rather than requiring an amendment to the ordinance each time. Once this change is made, the current Recommended Action-Grant final approval to Ordinance #662 removing the approved and prohibited tree lists from the Tree Ordinance and allowing these lists tol be changed int the  changed by resolution.  lists willi then be updated.  future by Council resolution. planting int tree lawn.  Item 8B: Resolution #2022-01 A Resolution updating a detailed list oft trees that are approved for  The current list of approved/prohbited trees was deemed to be out of date. New lists have Recommended Action- Approve Resolution #2022-01 which approves a list oft trees for  been created, based on: input from tree and landscape professionals.  planting in treel lawns.  2    Item 8C: Liquid Fuels Audit for 2019 and 2020: Make it a matter of record that thel Pennsylvania  Auditor General issued the 2019 and 2020 audit and determined that Ebensburg'sLiquid  Fuels money was spent in accordance with laws and regulations. Recommended Action-No action required at this time.  9. ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE  Houser,Jacoby & Kuhar  10. DIVERSITY COMMITTEE 11. GENERAL BUSINESS  Kuhar & Houser  Item 11A: Minutes ofl Previous Meeting(s)  The minutes of the January 24, 2022, regular meeting are presented for Council review and  approval.  Recommended Action - Approve thei minutes of the previous meeting(s). The financial statement for. January 2022 are presented for approval.  Item 11B: Financial Statement  Recommended Action - Approve the February 2022 financial statement and quarterly  transfers.  Item 11C: Bills  A list ofbills totaling $ 276,389.92is submitted for approval. Recommended Action - Approve payment oft thel bills as submitted.  Item 11F: Ordinance #663: An Ordinance that adopts the Guaranty Agreement: for the  PENNVEST loan.  PENNVEST has approved a grant of $1,265,610 and al loan of $1,505,765 for the High Street Waterline replacement. Thel loan is for 20 years, with 1% interest for the first five years and then 1.743% thereafter. It willl be necessary: for thel Borough to guarantee the PENNVEST loan. In accordance with the Unit Debt Act, Council will: need to adopt a Guaranty Agreement by Ordinance. The Solicitor has drafted the enabling Ordinance, thei required  3    guaranty agreement, promissory note, debt statement, and borrowing base certificate for tentative adoption. The Borough and Authority solicitors will: review those documents for compliance. The Solicitor has also compiled a Self-Liquidating Debt Report to be certified by the Authority's Engineer. Those documents are: included in thej proposed Ordinance. Recommended Action-Grant final approval to Ordinance #663 authorizing a PENNVEST loan guaranty int the amount of$1,505,765 on behalf oft the Ebensburg Municipal Authority  the water system improvement project.  Item 11G: Resolution #2022-02: Al Resolution authorizing the submission ofa a grant through the  Statewide. Local Share Account Grant.  Dauntless Fire Company continues to explore any and all opportunities available for obtaining grants to upgrade their programs and equipment. Theyl have requested our assistance: in applying for an $85,000 grant tol be used for refinishing the: floors at thei firehall. Unlike the $382,9521 FEMA. Assistance tol Firefighters Grant that they recently secured, this grant must be Recommended Action-Approve Resolution #2022-02 supporting and applying, on behalfof the Dauntless Fire Company, for a $85,000 grant through the Statewide Local Share Account Grant, and further authorizing Borough officers to execute any and all documents required to  applied for by the sponsor municipality.  secure the grant.  Item 11G: Resolution #2022-03: Al Resolution authorizing the submission ofa grant through the  Statewide! Local Share. Account Grant.  The Borough will apply for a grant for thei rehabilitation to the Community Pool. Recommended Action-Approve Resolution #2022-03 authorizing the application ofa $300,000 grant through the Statewide Local Share. Account Grant, and further authorizing Borough officers to execute. any and all documents required to secure the grant.  12. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Item 12A: Police Department  ChiefWyland has submitted a written report on thej police department' s activities during the  month.  Item 12B: Public Works Department  Public Works Director. Jeff Evans has submitted a written report on thej public works  department's: activities during the month.  Item 12C: Community Development  4    Community Development Director Daneal Koss has submitted a written report on the community development department's: activities 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 the month.  An monthly codes enforcement report was forwarded to Council.  Item 12F: Ebensburg Municipal Authority  A copy ofthei 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 COMMENISQUISTIONS  Representatives of the media are invited to comment and ask questions at this time on any issues,  whether ori 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 (if required - reason to be stated publicly)  16. ADJOURNMENT  Copies ofal!s staffr reports and documents subject to disclosure that relatet to anyi item ofbusiness referred to on the agenda are available for publici inspection. the Thursday before each regularly scheduled meeting att the Borough office, located at3 3001 West High. Street, Ebensburg, Pa. Any documents subjectt to disclosure that are providedt to members oft the Borough Council regarding any item on this agenda are available for publici inspection att the Borough office orat Ind accordance with the Americans with Disabilities. Act, ffyou need special assistance top participate in this meeting, please contact the Borough office (814) 472-8780 ore bre-bensurgpacom. Notification 48-hours before the meeting will enable the Borough to make reasonable arrangements: to ensure accessibility tot this meeting.  PReISbHPe.cOm  5