Approved minutes - Regular Meeting Approved minutes - Special Meeting  Approved minutes - Special/Workshop Meeting H26023    Special/Workshop: Meeting April 26,2023 7:00P.M.  A Special/Workshopi Meeting was held on April 26, 2023. This was ani informal workshop held to get together with school officials to discuss the future of the Community Center building. The formalities of opening with  the roll call and adjourning the meeting were foregone. Present from Meyersdale Borough: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Folk, Mrs. Gnagey, Mrs. Knieriem and Mr. Parisi. Mr. Baer, Mr. Baker, Mayor Smith and Solicitor Valentine were absent. Present from the Meyersdale Area School District: Dr. Tracey Karlie, Superintendent, Mrs. Shannon Brant - Business Manager, and Mr. Ron Donaldson, Chairman School Board Buildings Committee.  Others in attendance: Mr. Jeffrey Christner  It was reported that the building isi in need of extensive repairs and the utilities, especially heating expense is becoming al huge problem for the Borough. Councill has been entertaining the idea of vacating the building and acquiring a smaller, energy efficient facility. The main concern int taking this route ist that the building will. revert back tot the school after itis no longer being used as a community building per deed dated October 1, 1974 (see attached) and State code. The Borough does not want to burden the school with the vacate property. Itv was pointed out that in order to renovate the building and! bring iti into compliance would cost an estimated The Vietnam/Korean Memorial that is located in the front oft the building is also a concern. Everyone in attendance was in agreement that the memorial isa a sacred structure that should be preserved and the first priority would be to finda a solution to make sure that it can remain in this location. The Borough Solicitor will be instructed to research the possibility of! having the memorial area surveyed and conveyed to the Vietnam/Korean Memorial Committee and to work with Mr. Donaldson through e-mail communications. Aftera aj productive discussion both parties agreed that the Solicitor for the Borough and the Solicitor for the School would bei instructed to consult with one another to work out a solution that would be best for both parties Everyone was in agreement that whatever is decided to do with the building, it would require public meetings, engineering and at least a five year plan. Both parties are willing to work together for the betterment oft the tax  $500,000.00.  and the community. payers and the community.  Lbala L hnAN Patricia C. Ackerman Borough Secretary    SOMERSET COUNTY DEED BOOK THIS DEED,  MADE THE lst day of October Lord one thousand nine hundred seventy-four (1974); BETWEEN MEYERSDALE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a union school district, situate in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset: County aforesaid,  year our GRANTOR, GRANTEE:  and  BOROUCH OF MEYERSDALE, a Municipal Corporation, situate in WITNESSETH, that in consideration of ONE ($1.00) DOLLAR and other good and valuable consideration, in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby açknowledged,, the said grantor does hereby grant and convey to the said grantee, its ALL the following described parcels or tracts of land situate in Meyersdale Borough, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, to wit: Aforesaid PARCEL NO.1: A parcel of ground situate in at the west end of Clay Screet in said Borough, marked and bounded as follovs: BEGINNING at the northeast corner of the brick. school. housee South 19" East-B1-fevt sIong alley toa a stone themce-mlong. Clay. Street, North 73* Fast 66 feet toas stone; South 19: East 53-1/2 feet to a stone; South 82*: West 183 feet to a stone; North 7-1/2* West 100 Feet to a Etone west of school house; North 73" East 97-1/2 feet to the place of beginning, CONTAINING 55 BEING the same premises which M. D. Miller,. surviving Trustee of the Meyersdale School House, conveyed to the Meyeredale School District, predecessor in title to the present grantor, by deed dated November 16, 1878 and recorded in the office for recording deeds at Somerset, Pennsylvania, in PARCEL NO.2: BEGINNING on the south side of Main Street at the to grounds of said Scott and by the same South 15-1/2* East 117 feet toa point near the of school ground; thence by same and north wall of school house, North 73-1/2" East 87 feet to alley at northeast corner of school house; thence along said alley, North 15-1/2- West 52 feet to of said Church lot and by the same South 73-1/2* West 40 feet and North 15-1/2* West 65 feet to the. place of beginning, CONTAINING 7,579 square feet strict measure. BEING the same premises which Arthur Scott and Mary Jane, his wife, conveyed to the Meyersdale Borough School Board, predecessor in title to the present grantor, by deed dated January 12, 1880, and recorded as aforesaid PARCELNO.3: COMMENCING at a corner on Main Street, where the School property adjoins that formerly of Arthur Scott and running West, and fronting on Main Street 105 feet; thence southeast along the old state road (or Grant Street). 162 feet to corner of School ground; thence North by line of School ground 18 feet; thence East 11 feet; thence North 118 feet co Main  successors and assigns,  Borough :  perches.  Deed Book Volume 59, page 183. northwest corner of the  Church lot; thence South 73-1/2* West 47 feet  in Deed Book Volume 59, page 184.  Street.  VOL 765A6777    BEING the sane premises which Arthur Scoct and Jennie, his wife, conveyed to the Board of School Directors of Meyersdale Borough, predecessor in title to the present grantor, by deed. dated Februàry 20, 1882, and re- corded as aforesaid in Deed Book Volume 78, page 437. PARCEL NO.4: ALL chat certain lot of ground situate in Meyersdale Borough aforesaid and located on the South side of Main Street in said Borough, having a frontage of 40 feet on Main Street, and extending back along an alley a distance of 65 feet of equal width, bounded on the North by Main Street, on the South by Meyersdale Borough School, on the East by an alley and on the West by Meyersdale Borough School Lot. BEING the same premises which Henry J. Wilmoth and Jennie E. Wilmoth, his wife, conveyed to the Meyersdale Borough School District, predecessor in title to the present grantor, by, deed dated August 11, 1905, and recorded as aforesaid in Deed Book Volume 134, page 312. PARCEL NO. 5: ALL that certain lot of ground situate in Meyersdale Borough aforesaid, located on the South side of Main Street in said Borough, having a frontage of 66 feet on Main Street, and extending back of equal width a distance of 165 feet to Clay Street, is bounded on the North by Main Street, on the South by Clay Street and a parcel of ground ofP... Cover, and on the East by lot of Catherine Dill, and formerly lot of Dr. S.s. Good, and BEING the premises which Charles H. Kemp and Dora 3. Kemp, his wife, conveyed to School District of the Borough of Meyersdale, predecessor in title to the present grantor, by deed dated May 4, 1906, and recorded as EXCEPTING AND RESERVING from this grant, so such of said described lot of ground as was conveyed. to P. J. Cover by deed dated May 21st, 1894, and recorded at Somerset, Penna. in record booke of deeds in Vol. 83, page 474. Catharine Beal and Willian Beal being the grantors, said parcel of ground is 24x. 31 feet and runs along Clay Street 31 feet. by 24 feet along line of lot PARCEL NO.6: ALL that certain lot of ground sicuate in the Borough of Meyersdale aforesaid, being a square parcel of land fronting 31 feet on Clay Street in said borough and extending back of. equal width a distance of 24 feet and being more fully described. by courses and distances as follows to-wit: BEGINNING ata point, a of the land hereby conveyed and adjoining lands of the present grantor, said corner. being on Clay Sereet; thence North 71 22' East 31 feet; thence North 18" 50' West 24 feec; thence South 71" 22' West 31 feet; chence South 18* 50' East 24 feet to the point of beginning, bounded on che South by Clay Street, on the East by other land of John N. Coveri and on the West and North by land of the present grantor. BEING the same premises which John N. Cover and Annie Cover, his wife, conveyed to the Meyersdale Borough School District, predecessor in title to the present grantor, by deed. dated May. 29, 1923, and recorded as aforesaid in Deed Book Volume 260, page 8. FARCELNO.7 ALL that certain lot of ground situata in the Borough of Meyersdale aforesaid, BEGINNING at a point on the South side, of Grant Street in said Borough, said starting point being on the South line of Grant Street and lying South 55 26' East a distance of 200 feet from the Southwest corner of the intersection of Grant Street and Dale Street; thence from said starting point running along residue of land now or formerly of C. A. Phillips, etal, on a line parallel wich Dale Street, South 72" 47' West to Flaugherty Creek; thence running along the North bank of the Flaugherty Creek in an Easterly direction to the West line of Casselman Street; thence running along  on the West by an alley.  aforesaid in Deed Book Volume 143, page 169.  of Catherine Dill.  VOL 765a0778    the Hest line of Casselman Street. in a Northeasterly, direction to the South line of Grant Street; thence running along the South. line of Grant Street in Northwesterly direction to the point of beginning, saidparcel of ground hereby conveyed including Lots Nos. 274, 275, 276,277,. 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, and the portion of Lots 283, 284, and 285, and including ali of Lots Nos. 286, 287, 288, 289, 290 and 291, and a portion of Lots Nos. 292, 293, 294 and 295, as known and numbered in the 0linger Addition to said Meyersdale Borough. BEING the same premises which C. A. Phillips, et al,Trustees, conveyed to the School District of Meyersdale Borough, predecessor in Eitle to the present grantor, by deed dated October 18, 1949, and recorded as aforesaid in Deed. Book Volume 407, page 197. EXCEPTING AND RESERVING, however, aF parcel of land heretofore con- veyed Eo Isaac Bradburn, Sr., by deed dated aforesaid in Deed Book Volume 202, page 112. The above described tract of land, Parcel No. 7herein. is commonly known as the playground praperty in Meyeredele Boraug and the Same was con- grAntOrorits predecensor in title in ErusE nevertheless tobe used for a public playground or athletic field by the Echeol chilirenof, Meyersdale Borough and other citizens of the Borough, and this conveyance is subject to gaid condition and restriction as contained and Ber torth in prior UNDER AND SUBJECT to all other terms and conditions relative to said parcel of land as mentioned in the deed last above recited and also subject to of a Consent Line Agreement between C. A. Phillips, Trustee, et al, and the School. District of the Borough of Meyersdale, dated October 3, 1952, and recorded in the office for recording deeds aforesaid in PARCELNO.B: ALL those certain lots and a part of a lot of ground situate in the Borough of Meyersdale aforesaid, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the intersection of the South line of Grant Street with the West line of Salisbury Street; thence by the said South line of Grant Street, North 55" 26' West 120 feet to a corner; thence by what was laid out on! the 0linger Survey as Casselman Street, but never opened, South 28" 25' West 100 feet to a corner;, thence by Lot No. 267 or formerly owned by: Jennie E. Wilmoth, South 55* 26' East 120 feet to a corner on the Hest side of Salisbury Street; thence along the West side of 100 feet to the place of beginning, and being Lots Nos. 265 and 266 in the 0linger Survey of the Borough of Meyersdale. BEING the same premises which Vivian M. Donges, widow, conveyed to the School District of the Borough of Meyersdale, et al, operating as Meyersdale Joint Schools, predecessor in title to the present grantor, by deed dated August 30, 1956, and recorded in the office for recording deeds aforesaid! in Deed Book Volume 498, page 97. HAVING thereon erected a frame and brick building and heating plant. TOGETHER WITH all righte and privileges granted and conveyed by said deed last above recited and subject to all terss, conditions and covenants contained in said deed. PARCEL NO.9: ALL that certain parcel or lot of ground situate in the Borough of Meyersdale aforesaid, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the north side of Main Street, a common corner to said Main Street, lot herein deseribed and lot occupied by what was formerly known as the Penn Garage; thence from said starting point running along the  18, 1916, and recorded as  veyed Lo the deeds of conveyance. the terms and Deed Book Volume 450, page 18.  Street, North 28". 25' East  VOL 765 GE779    William Penn Garage lot, North 17". 41' 30" West 166 feet to a point on the south side of Dale Street; thence by Dale Street, South 72° 4' West 275.25 feet to a point where Dale Street intersects with Grant Street; thence by Grant Street, South 55* 55' East 213.90 feet to a point where Grant Street with Main Street; thence by Main Street, North 71" 36' East 142.75 BEING the sane premises which. the School District of Meyersdale Borough acquired by condemacion proceedings by virtue of Resolution to condemn said property made on August 13, 1935, and in accordance with proceed- ings filed in the office of the Prothonotary of Somerset County in No. 176 December Term 1935, as by reference thereto will more fully and at large appear." EXCEPTING AND RESERVING, also, from this conveyance, a portion of Parcel No. 1 hereinabove described heretofore conveyed by the Meyersdale Borough School District to John N. Cover, by deed dated May 29, 1923, and recorded in the office for recording deeds aforesaid, in Deed Book Volume 250, UNDER AND SUBJECT, also, to the following conditions, to-wit: 1. That the_Na. 2 Building on the north side of Main Street with auditorium or AAtE-TheuI, be kept and maintained by the Borough as a community builaing for the use and benefit of all proper persons and organiza- tions within the geographical area of the Meyersdale Area School District. and that any charges for use of any part of said building be fair, reasonable and equitable for all persons and organizations in the School District. 2. That the audicoriun or gymnasium be kept and maintained as an auditoriun or gymnasium and the playground be used for recreational purposes Ifor the benefit of all persons in the Meyersdale Area and in accordance with the proviaions of former deeds which dedicated the playground property for 3. That the School District be parmitted.. to.use-the lvckerToomr and adjacent storage rooms in said No. 21 Building and the playground property for school athletic purposes without charge so- long as the School District 4. That the property hereby conveyed will be properly kepc and maintained for comunity and civic purposes for the general use and benefit of all residents of the area comprising the Meyersdale Area School District and for the use and benefit of all proper community and civic organizations therein. This conveyance is made pursuant to Section 707 of the Public School conveyance is under and subject to the apecific condirion Ehat the. lands.. and. jbuildings hereby conveyed will revert to the Meyersdale Area School. District 1f and when Ehey are no longer being usea For municipal or authority purposes The undersigned officers of the Meyersdale Area School District by the execution and delivery hereof, do hereby certify that this conveyance has been duly authorized by proper vote of the members of the Board of School at which - quorum was present and that two-thirds of the members of the Board. of School Directors of said School District gave approval to the conveyance jof the real estace herein described to the Borough of Meyersdale. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Meyersdale Area School District has caused  feet to the place of beginning.  page 436.  auch Purposes. has need of said facilities. Code of 1949 and in as herein provided. Directors of the  with the requirements of said School Code, this  Area School District ata regular meeting thereof  VOL 765a 1ACE780    this deed to be duly signed by the President of the Board of School- Directors of said School District, duly attested by. the Secretary of said Sghpgl) Board and the official seal of the School Dietrict affixed hereto,  MEYERSDALE AREA SCDPLDISTECE   ATTEST;  - SUELET    Secretary  STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA BE: COUNTY OF SOMERSET  On this, the Inh. day of athw 1974, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared HAROLD E. NICHOLSON, who acknowledged himself to be the President of the MEYERSDALE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a union school district, and that he as such President, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing the name of the Meyersdale Area School District by himself as President. In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and  seal.  muw, Agh (SEAL) MBE. LOUIE, BENDER. NOTARY PUBLIC TEWSE ae ofo Officer. OF RESIDENCE Actorney for Érantee   Ido hereby certify that the precise residence and complete post ffice address of the within named grantee is ya.A,  lit Y 1974 STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA coutrY OF SOMERSET ss: - AECORDED on this. 9thday oi OCTOBER A.D. 1974,. KL ih the Recorder's office of said County, in Deed Book Vol. 765 Page 777 bi Given under my hand and the Seal of the said office f above written. a 3 Bsrfuny VOL 765781  S34340    2, Vishnu V. Dharmadhilari, reprosenting Noilan Engineers wan present to discuss the necessary improvemento to the Borough's sewage treatment workn as required by Public Law 92-500 as established by the Environmental Pro- tection estimated agency. cost of These $65,000.00, improvementa 75% of consict which is of reimburgable five. nhanes of from work the at RPA. an Mr. Dharmadhilcari requestod that the Borough adopt a resolution to execute and file an application with the Evironmental. Protection Agency for grant to aid in Cinancing the construction of necossary, improvementn ae the sowage treatment works under the provisions of Public Law 92-500. Ona motion by Baer and. secondod hy Gnagey, Council unanimmely deciled. to adopt such a rosolution. 3. On a motion by Baer and secondod by Gnagey, Council unanimously approved to accept the letter of recignation submitted by. the Borough Seeretary to be effective September 1, 1974. There being no furthor businesn the meeting wan adjourned at 7:5 p.m.  lespgetrully submttert,  Lhanave Louic C. Tyncano, Secretary  Regular Meeting August 13, 1974: were read and. approved.  1. Roll_Call: The regular meeting of the Meyersdale Borough Council wan called Roll Call: to. order all councilmen Tuesday, August 13, 1974 at 7:30 P.m. by President: Ilay. 2. Minutes: The minutes of the Preceeding special and regular meetings 3. Bills: Bills read. as follows: againat the General Fund, $3,323.91; against Motion the Sewer Fund, 13,505.37; total for the month wan $6,829.28. Motion by carried. Gnagoy and seconded by Donges to pay the. bills an read. 4. Mayor's Report: The following, Mayorls report was submitted: $411.60 was $544.40 collected from meters and $132.80 in fines wan collected for a total D'Amico of. to collected the during, the month. Motion by Donges and ceconded by accept Mayor's roport. Moti.on. carried. the a. possibility John. Mitchell of. setting of the upa Somerset recreation County progran YMCA-was in present the old to elementary question gymnasium. could be. set Mr. up Mitchell at an initial ntated cont. that of a $2,000.00 comprehensive to $2,500.00. recreation Council plan favored the idea but stated that they, could take no definite action. until the schools are turned over to the Borough. b. F.R. Brant was present on behalf of Henry, Beanor and the Somer- set County Development Council. Brant requested that Council help pay the costs necessary to move the new pumping station. The total. costor the the move entire was amount. $1,950.00. Roll call: Motion by Gnagey and seconded by Baer to pay Gnagey, yes; Baer yes; Gauntz, Murray, yes; Hay, no; yes. Donges,. Motion yes; carried D'micogen; 6-1. c. Franke Shanholtz was prenent to discuss the possibility of re- moving Paving the. Project paving of Water street from Grant to 3rd Street from the 4th and 5th St. and Much replacing discussion it with was Water held on Street the matter from Grant but no St. derinite to behalf d. of Mr. the Harold local Nicholson school and Mr. David Duppstadt were present on district was ready to turn over district.a the deeds Nicholson of the stated three that elemontary the school schools containod to the Borough a few pending minor restrictions the Rorough's acceptance of an agreement which Mr.. Duppstadt then. read the agreement pertaining and explained to the. the use reasons of building!2 for the restrictions. ment as presented. Motion Boil Gnagey cali: and unanimous seconded by Baer to accept the agree- take possession of the buildings October 1,1974. approval. The Borough is Ea a. Socretary reported that the next meeting of the Somerset County Borough Assn. would be Sept. 25th in Meyersdale. The meeting will be  present.  5. Guests:  action was taken.  6. Old Business:    MEYERSDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL,  Regular Meeting.  Special Meeting HAlela0a3  GUEST SIGNI IN ADDRESS 21N.86 32LEI) 3320 RocGiclo Rd.  PLEASE PRINT NAME IICA ChesiR Taeylacle 3Ennen Brant  TOPIC Scusl Ehcel Schco)  Bon Danalnson 252Gaklett  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24  GUESTS MUST STAND WHILE SPEAKING  GUEST SIGNINONEXCEL