MOUNT JOY BOROUGH COUNCIL January 9, 2023, Minutes  The Mount Joy Borough Council held its regular meeting on January 9, 2023.  President Hall called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.  Roll Call- Present were Councilors, Dominic Castaldi, David Eichler, Lu Ann Fahndrich, Mary Ginder, Bruce Haigh, Eric Roering, Bob Ruschke, Brian Youngerman, President William Hall and Mayor Timothy Bradley, Jr. Staff present were Borough Manager, Mark G. Pugliese 1; Assistant Borough Manager/Finance Director, Jill Frey; Public Works Director, Dennis Nissley; Codes, Zoning and Planning Administrator, Duane Brady, Jr. and Administrative Assistant, Lisa Peffley.  Absent was Police Chief, Robert Goshen.  Mayor Timothy Bradley, Jr, gave thei invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance followed. President Hall announced that no decisions were made at last month's Executive Session.  Ona al MOTION by Roering, and a second by Ruschke, a request was made to accept the agenda for the. January 9, 2023, Dale Murray, 120 Farmington Wy., asked what the status was of joining or notj joining the Northwest EMS Authority plan. He also asked how Life Lion missed calls are handled. Murray asked for a clear explanation of why there was a 5.5% tax increase. Murray inquired how much money went to the new building project and what was already invested. He also asked about the needs analysis for the new building and feels it should be made available to the public. He asked about Dave Weiser, 616 Water St., asked how the Borough expects to address the noise pollution from the proposed new Police Kirby Umholtz, 251 School Ln., commended Construction Master services. He said they were really considerate of his landscaping and hei feels they gave him at fair price for his sidewalks, but hei feels the price they quoted himi for at foot section of curb was very high. He said he is looking at at total cost of sidewalks and curbs at approximately $10,000 andy wanted to Jane Farr, 425 Columbia Ave., made a statement regarding the damage done to her property as a result of the Pinkerton Road project. She said when they were tamping the road during the process of laying new sewer lines a pipe ruptured within their shower on the second floor. She said it caused a lot of damage. Also, there was an issue with the excavator. They were to preserve their landscaping in their front yard with some possible trimming. However, they excavated approximately 171 feet into their yard. She immediately called the Borough office because they would not stop working per her request. The Borough Manager instantly came outt to her property and made them stop. Apparently there was a design change by ARRO and did not get it approved by the Borough but gave the design to the contractor. She stated that Charles Groff, 211 Fredrick St., stated he is opposed to putting the new building up at Grandview and feels it should be left were iti is. He thinks iti is ai terrible idea putting it up at Grandview and the police will have a terrible time getting through traffic. He said the only way to get rid oft the project is to get rid of Council soy you better get it done before ar new Council is Mayor Bradley provided a written report for December 2022. Mayor Bradly stated his concerns regarding speed enforcement on Pinkerton Road and Angle Street with the Chief and said they are currently doing enforcement in both of those areas using multiple tools at their disposal. He said that willl be on going over the course of the next few weeks. He also did a site visit atl Pinkerton Road along with the Borough Manager and Works Director regarding some oft the complaints Robert Goshen, Police Chief, provided a written monthly report for November 1, 2022, to November 30, 2022. The report showed 441 traffic arrests and 39 criminal arrests for the month. There was at total of6 691 incidents for the month of October,  Borough Council Meeting Agenda. Motion carries unanimously.  Public Input Period  the RACP grant. building at Grandview.  let Council know the financial impact.  financially this project has been devastating to them.  elected because the next Council coming in will disapprove.  Report of Mayor  he has heard involving this project. Report of the Chief of Police  with a total of 7,068 incidents year to date.    Report of Fire Department Mount Joy (FDMJ)  Brett Hamm, FDMJ Fire Chief, provided an oral monthly report for November 2022. Nov written report provided.  Report of PSH Life Lion Northwest EMA Report of EMA Christmas holidays.  Adam Marden provided a written monthly report for November & December 2022.  Provided a written report for January - December 2022.  Mayor Bradley provided a written report for December 2022. Mayor Bradley said he reinitiated information collection to update the Borough emergency operation plan for 2023. The plan is to have that presented to Council hopefully for the March meeting. The Mayor wanted to personally thank the Friends of Donegal for helping displaced residents over the  Report of the Milanof-Schock Library (MSL) Report of Code/Zoning & Planning Administrator Stormwater, Projects & Grants Coordinator Report of Public Works Director Report of the Borough Authority Manager  Joseph Mcllhenney provided and reviewed a written monthly report for November 2022.  Duane Brady, Jr., Codes, Zoning and Planning Administrator, provided a written monthly report for December 2022.  No Report.  Dennis Nissley, Public Works Director, provided a written report for December 2022.  No report provided.  Report of the Assistant Borough Manager/Finance Officer  Jill Frey, Assistant Borough Manager/Finance Officer, provided a written report for December 2022. Mark G. Pugliese I, Borough Manager, provided a written report for December 2022.  Report of the Borough Manager  Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting meeting held on December 5, 2023. Motion carries unanimously.  On a MOTION by Roering, and a second by Eichler, approval was given for the minutes of the regular Borough Council On a MOTION by Youngerman, and a second by Roering, approval was given for the minutes of the special Borough Council Budget minutes for November 3, 2022. An Amendment by Youngerman, and as second by Roering, a request was made to add a paragraph after the first paragraph that says Youngerman recommended changing the PLGT General Fund On a MOTION by Youngerman, and a second by Roering, approval was given for the minutes of the special Borough Deering said there is al lot happening in January at the Grandview site. He said Crabtree is working on CPM (Critical Path Method) and should be ready for the next Building Ad Hoc meeting. The geo-technical borings and infiltration testing will bel happening this month, additional surveying and a meeting with the Zoning Officer. Also, there was al lot of discussion at Pugliese gave an update of the RACP grant. The Borough has received approval in the amount of $3 M from RACP. He said the Borough can look at other grants that are not passed through the State for the matching $3 M. In essence ift the Borough gets $3 M in Federal money that would take care of the match. The Borough can look at other funding sources for the rest, such as ARPA funding or something like that. Pugliese said that he wished to bring to Council's attention is thati in the letter it explains that the Borough needs to submit another application. Once he gets the password to the site, he can upload certain documents. Once he has access toi the website the Borough has 6 months to complete the application process and have everything needed to gett their approval. Once the Borough submits and gets approval of the application  interest earned to $70,000. Amendment accepted, and Main Motion carries unanimously. Council Budget minutes for November 15, 2022. Motion carries unanimously.  Building Ad Hoc Committee  the last meeting regarding the roof so they are working on getting costs for flat VS sloop or combo.    you have six months to start construction. There are ai few clarifications he needs to geti from them regarding the timelines. Ats some point Council is going to have to make a decision whether they are moving forward or not. He said he would have to check with the State if anything would change as far as the money goes if Council decides to go with just moving the Police Department to Grandview site. Youngerman and Haigh questioned thet timelines. Haigh also questioned the secured matching funds. Pugliese stated he has aj person assigned tol him regarding this grant sO he said he will check with them On al MOTION by Youngerman, and a second by Roering, a request was made adopt Resolution 2023-01, a resolution appointing and/or reappointing members of various boards, commissions, and positions within the Borough organization. On a MOTION by Youngerman, and a second by Roering, a request was made to reduce the financial security for Fox Chapel Publishing, 950 Square Street, Mount. Joy int the amount of $9,898.15 based upon review oft the Borough Engineer, Onal MOTION by" Youngerman, and a second by Roering, a request was made to advise EdgeUP Technology to remove the equipment from the building as a' "failed system" and receive a full refund. On a MOTION by Roering, and a second Briefing on Zoning Variance submission for 740 E. Main Street and appointment of staff member or elected official to present Council's position to Zoning Hearing Board. On al MOTION by Haigh, and a second by Castaldi, a request was made to appoint the Borough Solicitor to attend the Zoning Hearing Board meeting to express the Borough's opposition to  and get clarification. Hall said we need to proceed with facts and not speculations.  Administration and Finance Committee Motion carries unanimously.  leaving al balance of $22,904.35. Motion carries unanimously.  by Youngerman to lay the main Motion on the table. Motion carries unanimously.  the variance unless certain conditions are met. Motion carries 8-1, Roering voting No.  Report of the Public Safety Committee No business to come before Council. Report of the Public Works Committee No business to come before Council. Public Input Period  Dale Murry 120 Farmington Wy., commented on the Borough's decision of the Zoning Variance for 740 E Main St. He asked about the RACP and where the Borough plans on coming up with the money for the building project. He feels the Mayor's suggestion a while back of redoing the Florin Station and constructing a Pole Barn would be a smart idea. Mayor Bradley once again inquired about the Borough's current service providers, particularly the Borough's Engineer and whether the Borough is satisfied with their services or not. He commented that there has been some issues that have emerged this past year involving the Borough's current Engineer. The most recent being the issue on Pinkerton Road with Ms. Farr. He is curious to know ift the Borough is going to tackle the problem or continue to move ahead with business as Youngerman said the Administration Finance Committee is in the process of reviewing the current service providers. He Haigh asked Pugliese to provide the Public Works Committee with a list of change orders and deficiencies on Pinkerton Road to try and figure outi if there was a design issue, al hidden structure issue or a contractor issue. Pugliese said that ARRO is taking care of the landscaping issue with Ms. Farr's property. He stated that the Borough did interview another engineering firm and their proposal and cost with come to Admin and Finance this month. Haigh said hei is going to push economic development at every meeting. He would like to work with the Codes Officer and conduct a small sample informal audit by looking at selective building projects in the last four to five years.  Any other matter proper to come before Council  usual.  provided a spreadsheet to Council.  Eichler thanked everyone that helped with Christmas decorations.  Castaldi thanked Roering for voting no on the 13d and he errored when he seconded the motion and would like to  communicate with the Borough's Solicitor to soften the opposition on the zoning change.  3    Hall said once variance is granted the property owner then could usei itf for other things rather than the parking of the current vehicles. For example, the property owner could, in the future instead of warehousing vehicles they could warehouse 53- foot trailers. Not saying the property owner is going to do that but the point is once the variance is granted the property could be used for other things thanj justt the vehicle hei is currently parking there. Could there be a temporary solution to the On a MOTION by Youngerman, and a second by Roering, Council approved paying the bills as presented from December  problem?  Authorization to Pay Bills 1-December 31, 2022. GENERAL FUND REFUSERECYCLING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND HIGHWAY, AID FUND ESCROWFUND JOY LAND ACCOUNT GRAND TOTAL EXPENDITURES Motion carries unanimously. Meetings and dates of importance See the white calendar for the month of January. Executive Session No Executive Session was held. Adjournment unanimously. Respectfully Submitted, Mark G. Pugliese Borough Manager/Secretary  $ $ $ $ $ $ $  174,016.66 60,013.61 781,835.38 454,367.78 11,035.49 1,481,268.92  On al MOTION by Roering, and a second by Ginder, approval was given to adjourn the meeting at 9:29 PM. Motion carries