Borough Council Cecilia Houser, Vice-President Jeffrey Ball Theresa. Jacoby Dave Kuhar Robert Miller Michael Owatt  Ebensburg Borough Council Meeting Doug Tusing, President  OF EBE  Monday, e January 24, 2022  6:30 p.m. Phone: 814-472-8780 E-Mail: Durggebemsburgpa.com Website: www.ebemsburgpa.om  GRIA COV  Mayor Randy Datsko  AGENDA  CALL' TO 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 willl be acted upon by a single motion. There will be no. separate discussion ofthese items unless members oft the Council request specific items to be  removedj for separate action.  Item 11A: Approve the minutes oft thel December 20, 2021 regular monthly meeting of Borough Council  and oft the. January 3, 2022 reorganization meeting.  Item 11B: Approve the financial statement and quarterly transfers.  Item 11C: Approve payment ofbills.  Recommended Action - Approve the consent agenda.  2. APPOINTMENTS TO ADDRESS COUNCIL  3. CONSIDERATION OF ANY MOTION(S) TO AMEND AGENDA  4. MAYOR'S REPORT  Item 4A: Report on Police Department  1    5. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS Item 5A: Committee Appointments  Thel President has made the following committee assignments: Water/Wastewater/Stormwater: Councilors Ball, Kuhar & Miller Recreation: Councilors Jacoby, Miller & Owatt Streets: Councilors Ball, Houser & Owatt Administration: Councilors Houser, Jacoby & Kuhar Diversity: Councilors Houser & Kuhar  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 on projects and activities at the water plant.  Recommended Action - No action required.  7. RECREATION COMMITTEE  Jacoby, Miller & Owatt  Item 7A: The Skatepark Project that was proposed by a Borough resident has been put on hold. Those  who donated: money for this cause will be offered ai refund. Recommended Action - No action required.  8. STREET COMMITTEE  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 int tree lawns. The current lists are in need of updating and will very likely require periodic updating in the future. Staff recommends 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  changed by resolution.  lists will then be updated.  2    Recommended Action-Grant tentative approval to Ordinance #662 removing the approved and prohibited tree lists from the' Tree Ordinance and allowing these lists to be changed in the  future by Council resolution.  9. ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE  Houser, Jacoby & Kuhar  Item 9C: Memorandum of Agreement  Agrievance was: filed against the Borough for not utilizing two employees during PotatoFest. At tentative agreement between the Borough andi the union has been proposed. Recommended Action -] Dependent on discussion in Executive Session.  Item 9C: Consider an Amendment to the Manager's Agreement regarding residency. The current  agreement requires that residency, within a 25-milei radius, be established within one year of employment. Duet tot the current housing market, despite extensive efforts, the manager has been unable to meet this deadline and is therefore requesting a one-year time extension. Recommended Action - Dependent on discussion in Executive Session.  10. DIVERSITY COMMITTEE  Kuhar & Houser  11. GENERAL BUSINESS  Item 11A: Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)  The minutes of the December 20, 2021, regular meeting are presented for Council review and  approval.  Recommended Action- - Approve the minutes oft the previous meeting(s).  Item 11B: Financial Statement  The financial statement for December 2021 and quarterly transfers are presented for approval. Recommended Action = Approve the December 2021 financial statement and quarterly  transfers.  Item 11C: Bills  A list ofbills totaling $ 463,740.44: is submitted: for approval. Recommended Action - Approve payment of thel bills as submitted.  3    Item 11F: Ordinance #660: An Ordinance that adopts the Guaranty Agreement for the  PENNVEST loan.  PENNVEST: has approved a grant of$1,265,610 and al loan of $805,765 for thel High Street Waterline replacement. Thel loan is for 20 years, with 1% interest for the first five years and then 1.743% thereafter. It will be necessary fort the Borough to guarantee thel PENNVEST loan. In accordançe with the Unit Debt Act, Council will: need to adopt a Guaranty Agreement by Ordinance. The Solicitor has drafted the enabling Ordinance, the required guaranty agreement, promissory note, debt statement, and borrowing base certificate for tentative adoption. Thel Borough and. Authority solicitors will review those documents for compliance. The Solicitor has also compiled a Self-Liquidating Debt Report tol be certified by the Authority's Engineer. Those documents are: included in thej proposed Ordinance. Recommended Action-Grant final approval to Ordinance #660 authorizing a PENNVEST loan guaranty int the amount of $1,265,610 on behalf oft thel Ebensburg Municipal Authority  the water system improvement project.  Item 11G: Ordinance #661: Compliance with Unit Debt Act  For the 2020 and 2021 sidewalk projects, a $1 million line ofcredit was secured. It was assumed that at the conclusion oft the 2021 project that aj principal of $670,000 would remain. A5-year loan would then be obtained to pay off that line ofc credit. Ini reality, thei remaining principal is only $550,000. Staffh has obtained proposals for a 5-year loan and recommends: a loan int the amount of $550,000 from First National Bank for a 5-year period at ai fixed rate of  2.39%.  Rates Received: First Commonwealth Bank S&TI Bank First National Bank  2.75% 3.24% 2.39%  All new debt, regardless of duration, requires Unit Debt Act compliance involving calculation of an updated debt statement and borrowing base certificate and adoption ofa an Ordinance. 1. Approve acceptance ofa 5-year loan with First National Bank for $550,000 at a: fixed interest rate of 2.39% to pay off the: remaining line of credit from the 2020/21 sidewalk 2. Grant final approval to Ordinance #661, seeking authorization from DCED for new debt,  Recommended Actions-  projects.  inc compliance with the Unit Debt Act.  12. DEPARTMENT REPORTS  4    Item 12A: Police Department  Chief Wyland has submitted a written report on thej police department'sa activities during the  month.  Item 12B: Public Works Department  Public Works Director. Jeff] Evans has submitted a written report ont thej public works  department's: activities during the month.  Item 12C: Community Development Item 12D: Recreation Department Item 12E: Codes Enforcement  Community Development Director Danea Koss has submitted a written report on the community development department's activities during the month.  Recreation Director Dirk. Johnson has submitted a written report on the recreation department's  activities during thei month.  Ar monthly codes enforcement report was forwarded to Council.  Item 12F: Ebensburg Municipal Authority  A copy ofthe minutes oft the 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 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 oft the public are invited to comment at this time on any issues, whether or not on the agenda.  15. EXECUTIVE SESSION- - Personnel Matters  16. ADJOURNMENT  Copies of alls staff reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to any item of business referred to on the agenda are available for public inspection the Thursday before each regularly scheduled meeting at the Borough office, located at 300) West High Street, Ebensburg, Pa. Any documents subject to disclosure that are provided to members of the Borough Council regarding any item ont this agenda are available for publici inspection att the Borough officeorat Ina accordance with the Americans with Disabilities, Act, ffyour need special assistance top participate int this meeting, please contactt thel Borough office (814) 472-8780 ore churgeabemshurgpacom. Notification 48-hours before the meeting will enable the Borough to make reasonable arrangements. to ensure accessibility tot this meeting.  www.ehensbarpa.com  5