Borough Council Davel Kuhar, Vice-President Jeffrey Ball Cecilial Houser Theresa Jacoby Scot May Michael Owatt William Westrick, Jr. Councilor Mayor Randy Datsko  Ebensburg Borough Council Meeting Doug Tusing, President  OF EBE  Monday, March 22, 2021  6:30 p.m. Phone: 814-472-8780 E-Mail: urggebemsburgpacom Website: www.ebemsburgpa.om  ERIACOU  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  All items listed on the Consent. Agenda are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by a single motion. There will be no separate discussion oft these items unless members oft the Council request specific items to be Item 10A: Approve the minutes ofthe February 22, 2021 regular monthly meeting ofBorough Council.  removed for separate action.  Item 10B: Approve the financial statement. Item 10C: Approve payment ofbills.  Recommended Action - Approve the consent agenda.  2. APPOINTMENTS TO ADDRESS COUNCIL  3. MAYOR'S REPORT  Item 3A: Report on Police. Department 4. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS  1    5. WATER, WASTEWATER & STORMWATER COMMITTEE  Ball & Kuhar  Item 5A: 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 5B: 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.  RECREATION COMMITTEE Item 6A: Fish Stocking  Jacoby, May & Owatt  Following the draining and subsequent refilling oftheLower Reservoir, the Recreation Committee discussed the desire to replenish the fish population. It was also discussed at that time to stock. Jenks Dam with pan: fish and restrict the fishing there to children age 13 and  under, catch and release only.  The cost toi restock the Lower Reservoir and Jenks Dam is as: follows:  Year 1: $1,595.00 Year 2: $4,030.00 Year 3: $2,530.00  Prices may vary for upcoming years. The first year requires largemouth bass and: minnows. The second year is more expensive with largemouth bass, bluegills, minnows, and channel catfish. They would be purchased from Zetts Fish Farm. Due to their proximity to the Borough, the delivery charge would be minimal. It should be noted that The Fish Commission may be able to assist us with the purchase off fish after this year. Recommended Action #1 - Approve the 2021 purchase of fish from Zetts Fish] Farm for the Lower Reservoir and for. Jenks Dam int the amount of$1,595.00. Recommended Action #2 - Approve the designation of. Jenks Dam as "catch and: release  only" for children age 13 and under.  7. STREET COMMITTEE  Ball, Houser. & Owatt  Item 7A: 2021 Sidewalk Project Item 7B: 2021 Tree Cutting Project  Ameron Construction was issued a notice toj proceed on April 1, 2021.  Tree Expert Tree Service was: issued ai notice to proceed on February 23, 2021 and the work  should be completed by March 19, 2021. Recommended Action - No action required.  2    8. ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE  Houser, Jacoby & Kuhar  Item 7B: Oversight of the 2021 Sidewalk Project  The 2021 sidewalk projecti is beginning. just as the new Borough Manager is getting acclimated to Ebensburg. Already complicating the sidewalk project is Peoples Gas. Despite planning meetings that wel have had with them, and their earlier decision to cancel any big gas line replacement projects, Peoples has decided toi move ahead with gas line replacement in 2021 on West Crawford, West Sample, North Julian, and North Marian. Obviously, that causes a conflict with our project on Crawford and Sample. Wel have instructed the sidewalk contractor to begin their work on Horner Street to allow time for Peoples to complete at least one oftheir streets. We should be able to avoid the different contractors getting int the way of each other. The upside ofl Peoples doing the work this year is that they will not bel later cuttingi into our new blacktop. Secondly, we arranged for cost sharing oft this fall'si milling and paving. Peoples has agreed to pay the borough a considerable sum to. help with later paving costs. They agreed to do that two years ago in the south part oftown and it saved the borough a lot of liquid fuels funds. The only downside is the need to keep the different In order to facilitate a smooth transition, maintain consistency with all practices from past projects, and ensure that the 2021 sidewalk project is completed with as: few problems as possible to our residents, the. Administrative Committee recommends thel hiring ofDan Penatzer on a limited, part-time basis. Dan'si role would bet to oversee all aspects oft the sidewalk work, resolve property owner issues as they arise, monitor compliance with specs, answer contractor questions, etc. Dan is willing to take on this work for the same $22.75 hourly rate that is paid to our public works staff. He will not receive benefits, nor will this affect his pension in any way. Ifneeded, Dan may be asked to assist with other small summer projects, such as the application oft thermoplastic pavement markings. Recommended Action - Make it ai matter of record that Dan Penatzer has been hired to oversee the 2021 sidewalk project effective 3/7/2021 and approve aj pay rate of $22.75 an hour.  contractors apart, and the further congestion in the: neighborhood.  9. DIVERSITY COMMITTEE 10. GENERAL BUSINESS  .  May, Kuhar & Houser,  Item 10A: Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)  Thei minutes oft thel February 22, 2021 regular meeting are presented for Council review and  approval.  Recommended Action - Approve the minutes oft the previous meeting(s). The financial statement for February 2021 is presented for approval. Recommended Action- - Approve thel February 2021 financial statement.  Item 10B: Financial Statement  3    Item 10C: Bills  Al list ofbills totaling $457,896.27: is submitted: for approval. Recommended Action Approve payment oft the bills as submitted.  Item 10D: Computer Exchange Server Breech.  The Borough received: notification from Precision Business Solutions that our email server was breeched on or around February 28, 2021 as part ofal huge, national hacking effort to access various government and corporate through a vulnerability in Microsoft's software. We are: fully confident that no sensitive data was compromised, (customer account or employee information) as this type of data is not stored in emails. Precision Business Solutions notified the Borough immediately and took the necessary steps to prevent further  access into the system.  11. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Item 11A: Police Department  Chief Wyland has submitted: a written report on thej police department" 's activities during the Public Works Director Jeff] Evans has submitted a written report on the public works  month.  Item 11B: Public Works Department Item 11C: Community Development Item 11D: Recreation Department Item 11E: Codes Enforcement  department's activities during the month.  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'sa activities during the month.  An monthly codes enforcement report was forwarded to Council.  Item 11F: Ebensburg Municipal Authority  A copy of the minutes ofthe last municipal authority meeting isi included in Council's packet.  Item 11G: Ebensburg Planning Commission - No activity Item 11H: Ebensburg Zoning Board -1 No activity  4    12. MEDIA COMMENTS/QUESTIONS  Representatives oft the media are invited to comment and ask questions at this time on any issues, whether ori not on  the agenda.  13.PUBLIC COMMENTS  Members of the public are invited to comment at this time on any issues, whether ori not on the agenda.  14. EXECUTIVESESSION  Item 14A: Brief discussion regarding a personnel issue.  14. ADJOURNMENT  Copies ofalls staffr reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to any item of business referred to ont the agenda are available. for public inspection the Thursday before each regularly scheduled: meeting att thel Borough office, located at. 300 West High Street, Ebensburg, Pa. Any documents subject to disclosure that are provided to members oft the Borough Council regarding any item on this In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities. Act, ifyou needs special assistance to participate ini this meeting, please contact the Borough office (814) 472-8780 ore hur@-beméurgpacom. Notification 48-hours before the meeting wille enable the Borough to make  area  agenda  availablej forp publici inspection att thel Boroughe office ora at! wwmehensburpu.con  reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility toi this meeting.  5