Ebensburg Borough Council  Borouph Council Dave Kuhar, Vice-President Jeffreyl Ball Cecilia Houser Theresa Jacoby Scot May Michael William Owatt Westrick, Jr. Councilor Mavor Randy Datsko  OF EBL  Meeting Doug Tusing, President  Monday, April 26, 2021 6:30 p.m. Phone: 814-472-8780 E-Mail: ureehemsburgpicom Website: www.ebemburgpicom  BRIA cO  AGENDA  CALLTOORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  PUBLIC COMMENTS  Members ofthe public are invited to comment at this time on any item appearing on the agenda. All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and willl be acted  1. CONSENT. AGENDA  a  There will bei no. separate discussion ofthese items unless members oft the Council request upon specific by single items motion. toi be Item 10A: Approve the minutes oft thel March 22, 2021 regular monthly meeting ofl Borough Council.  removedj fors separate action.  Item 10B: Approve the financial statement and quarterly transfers.  Item 10C: Approve payment ofbills.  Recommended Action -4 Approve the consent agenda.  2. APPOINTMENTS TO ADDRESS COUNCIL  3. MAYOR'SREPORT  Item 3A: Report on Police Department COUNCILPRESIDENT COMMENTS  1    5. WATER, WASTEWATER & STORMWATER COMMITTEE Item 5A: Report from Inframark on Wastewater Treatment Plant  Ball & Kuhar  Q&A on the written: report submitted: and onj projects and activities Operations at the  wastewaterplant.  Recommended Action - No action required.  Item 5B: Report from Inframark on Water Treatment Plant  Q&A on the written report submitted and on projects and Operations activities at the water  plant.  Recommended Action - No action required.  - RECREATION COMMITTEE 7. STREET COMMITTEE  Jacoby, May & Owatt Ball, Houser & Owatt Curbing on1 the north Thej project is on schedule: for  Item 7A: 2021 Sidewalk Project  Ameron Construction began the sidewalk project on March 2021. side of West Horner Street should be completed this week. 5, completion by July 31,2021. Coordination ofc  continues.  our construction withi the gas company project  Item 7B: 2021 Tree Cutting Project  Tree Expert Tree Service was issued a notice to proceed on  was completed at the end ofMarch.  February 23, 2021 and the work  Item 7C: Handicap Parking- 621 West Crawford Street  Patricia Mulvehill: requested al handicap parking spot be reestablished house. Chief Wyland and. JeffEvans concurred thej Recommended Action - Approve the designation ofal handicap  on West Street near her  applicable ordinance. corner of North West Street.  previous spot was acceptable under the  parking spot on1 the NE  8. ADMNSTRATOKCOMATITR:  Houser, Jacoby & Kuhar by the end ofai fiscal  Item 7B: Errori int the 20201 MMO Payment tol Non-Uniformed Pension  The 20201 Minimum Municipal Obligation (MMO) must bej in Plan full year. Due to an clerical error, thel MMO due to the Non-Uniformed paid  The state portion oft thej plan was paid, but the remaining balance, plan wasi not paid in full. not. According tot thej provision of Act 205 of 1984, thei balance duei from the Borough, was unpaid beyond the end ofthe plan year must be deposited into the ofal MMO that remains compounded at al rate equal to thei interest rate assumption from the plan with interest upon which the) MMO calculation was based. The interest: must be calculated actuarial valuation report  from the  2    beginning oft the plan year in which thel MMO was tol bej Ofthe full MMO ($135,396) due for 2020, only $80,775.99 was  payment.  paid, through the date ofthe  Therefore, a funding deficiency of$54,620.01 resulted. The paid by 12/31/2020. deficiency with interest is $59,599.43, due by April 30, 2021. calculation of the funding  Recommended Action Approve thej payment of $59,599.43 into thej  funding deficiency withi interest. (This amount is also reflected int the bill plan to resolve the 2020  pack.)  Item 8A: Summer Hires  Applications for summer positions were due on March 2nd and staff1 has  following werel hired for summer employment.  reviewed those. The  Office Assistant Tori Brodish Summer Maintenance Dontae O'Neal Evan Becquet Joshua Jacoby Landscaping Assistant Elisabeth Keim Summer Public Works Gavin Knopp Jason Bacho Ryan Meckley Corbin Vrabel Memorial Field/YPCC Brandon Frank Devin Renzi Swimming Pool Manager Nolan Johnson Head Lifeguard Serena Koss Lifeguards Zander. Johnson Ian Swope Jaylee Sikora Zachary Malay Darron Koss Karson Johnson Seth Farabaugh Elizabethl Bopp Tinal Hildebrand Abby O'Brien Braden Sweeney Brandon Dick Tessa Novotny Anna Dill  Skyline Drive Manor Drive New Germany Road Candlelight Drive Colver Road East High Street 14hs Street Sylvan Glen Drive Dinwood Road Nanty Glo Vinço  1"yr. S"yr. 4!hyr. 1"yr. 3myr. 1"yr. 1"yr. 1"yr. 1"yr. 3Myr. 2ndyr. 6"yr. 4"yr. 7yr. 4wyr. 4"yr. 3md, yr. 3n yr. 3m yr. 3nd, yr. 4t yr. 4h yr. 31d, yr. 3d yr. 3d, yr. 3mlyr. 2rdyr.  East Highland. Avenue Truman Street East Highland Avenue Portage Lou's) Road North West Street Tanner Street Bast Highland. Avenue Adams Avenue Winterset Road BelAir) Road North Spruce Street East Crawford Street Ogden Road Sylvan Glen Road West Crawford Street  3    Loralyn Simmers  Vetera Road  2ndyr.  Recommended Action #1 - Makei it a1 matter of record that the persons listed abovel have hired tot the respective positions inj public works, summer maintenance, Memorial Field, been Recommended Action #2- -N Make it ai matter of record that Serena Koss has been hired as Recommended Action #3 - Makei it ai matter of record that Nolan Johnson has been hired  lifeguards, landscaping and office assistant ati the rate of $8.50/hr.  head lifeguard at the rate ofs $9.50/hr. Pool Manager at the rate of$12.50/hr.  as  9. DIVERSITY COMMITTEE 10. GENERALBUSINESS  May, Kuhar & Houser  Item 10A: Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)  The minutes oft thel March 22, 2021 regular meeting arej presented for Council review and Recommended Action Approve the minutes of the previous meeting(s).  approval.  Item 10B: Financial Statement  The financial statement and quarterly transfers for March 2021 is presented for approval. Recommended Action- - Approve the March 2021 financial statement and quarterly transfers.  Item 10C: Bills  Al list ofbilis totaling $356,159.79 is submitted for approval. Recommended Action - Approve payment oft the bills as submitted.  Item IOD: Explore Grant Funding for Dredging Lake Rowena  Lakel Rowena needs to be dredged in the future. A simplified explanation oft the dredging process involves the removal of sediment from thel bottom ofthe lake, spreading it overa large areai to dry, and disposing oft thei material. This can be expensive duet to thel labor involved, locating as suitable large areas for drying and securing a facility that can soil. Kimball Engineering asked usi if we would be interested inj Robindale. Theyl have the equipment to haul the material, the land pursuing to dryt the aj joint sediment and with need for1 the material once dried tol be used for cover. Their close proximity would substantially reducet the cost of the project as well. Iwould like to explore funding possibilities with Kimball Engineering to secure grant funding for dredging. Recommended Action - Approve exploring grant possibilities with Robindale  venture accept the a  Kimball Engineering.  Energy and  4    MILDIPAETNMENTEORTS Item11A: Police Department  ChiefWyland has submitted a written report on the  month.  police department's: activities during the  Item 11B: Public Works Department Item 11C: Community Development Item 11D: Recreation Department Item 11E: Codes Enforcement  Public Works Director. JeffEvans has submitted a written department's activities during the month.  report on thej public works  Community Development! Director Danea Koss has submitted a written community development department's activities during the month, report on the  Recreation Director Dirk Johnson has submitted a written departmen'sactivities during the month.  report on the recreation  Am monthly codes enforcement report was forwarded to Council. Acopy oft the minutes ofthel last municipal authority  Item 11F: Ebensburg Municipal Authority  meeting isi included in Council's packet.  Item 11G: Ebensburg Planning Commission -] Noactivity  Item 11H: Ebensburg Zoning Board  1. Rizzo- 4001 North Center Street  The Zoning. Hearing Board Denied a Variance for additional  parking.  12. MEDIA COMMENISIQUESTIONS  thes Representatives agenda. oft the media are invited to comment and ask questions at this time on any issues, whether  or noto on  13. PUBLIC COMMENTS  Members oft the public are invited to comment at this time on any issues, whether or note  on thes agenda.  14: EXECUTIVE SESSION  : 4  Item 14A: Brief discussion regarding aj personnel issue.  14. ADJOURNMENT    Copiese ofalls staff reperts and documents subject to disclosure that relatet to anyi item ofbusiness referred to on thes availablej for public inspection the! Thursday before each regularlys scheduled meeting atthel Boroughe office, located at3 3001 West agendas High Street, Ebensburg, Pa. 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