Summerhill Borough Council Minutes of the Regular Monthly Meeting March 8, 2022  The regular monthly meeting for Summerhill Borough Council was opened by President Becky Council members present; Brad Bodenschatz, Russell Jones, Matthew Penatzer, Raymond Others present; Secretary/lreasurer. Laura L. Penatzer, Mayor EricJ. Miller, and Ron Portash The minutes from the previous meeting were approved by ai motion from Joni Trovato, second Byamotion from Matthew Penatzer, the financial statements from the previous meeting were Brad Bodenschatz approved the bills from the previous meeting by a motion, second by Russell  Templeton with the pledge allegiance to the flag.  Penatzer, Danielle Ritchey, Becky Templeton, and. Joni Trovato.  (Mainline Newspapers).  by Russell Jones, unanimous approval.  approved, second by Danielle Ritchey, unanimous approval.  Jones, unanimous approval.  No fund transfer was needed for payment of! bills. All budgets, at 16 % for the end of February.  Correspondence:  The minutes from the Forest Hills Municipal Authority were reviewed. (Sent via email) There were no permits issued by Laurel Municipal Inspection Agency, with the minutes being Forest Hills Regional Alliance continue not holding any meetings until the spring, or the weather The Croyle Township police report for the month of February will be sent via email, being it was Mayor Eric Miller met with our representative for American Municipal Power who gave an update of our power supply. An email of the handouts was sent to all Council members for further review. Aj projection rate until 2026. is looking to stay at al lower rate. Electrician Brad Bodenschatz will research with. AMP on LED projects and meters for possibly better rates.  discussed. (Sent via email)  breaks.  not received on-time.    Minutes of 03/08/22 Page 2of3 Old Business: letters tol be: sent out.  There were eleven delinquent light accounts on the electric report, with five possible certified Al list of members from the Summerhill Borough Volunteer Fire Department, who are borough residents and have reached over one hundred hours of volunteer services for their department during the past year of 2021 has been submitted requesting toi receive their tax credit through Act Codification files were discussed, with a consensus of all of Council toi receive them via email, review the sections from their committees, send their findings to Counciwoman Danielle  172 of 2016. The list will be forwarded to the tax collector.  Ritchey for further completion. update as needed.  Noi further update has been received from Payton McGough on her Gold Award Project; she will Code violation on 102' Tunnel Street is being closed due to their progress. A residence on Second  Avenue will be given a courtesy call regarding our junk ordinance.  New Business:  The Cambria County Borough' 's Association spring dinner meeting will bel hosted by Tunnelhill Borough on April 19th, with anyone interested in going to advise the Secretary/Ireasurer in order ADCNR grant is in the process of being applied for tol be used at Freedom Park, with the The No Parking sign for Station Street, will be erected once the ground thaws.  for at total count by April 1st. deadline approaching soon.  The: new shared crack sealer is discussed, as to where it can be used, kept, material, etc, with Councilman Russell Jones making ai motion to purchase aj pallet of crack sealing material, in the approximate amount of $5,000, second by Matthew Penatzer, unanimous approval. Mr. Jones also reports that he would like to finish the project of replacing all of the street signs in town, needing forty-four signs, twenty-two posts, twenty-two caps, twenty-two crosses, and to do sO would cost $4,200, making ai motion to purchase, second by Joni Trovato, unanimous  approval.    Minutes 03/08/22 Page 3 of3  The chain link fence by the volleyball court also needs to be replaced, with an estimate to be It was brought to Councilwoman Danielle Ritchey' s attention that St. James Catholic Church, located on Main Street, would like the handicapped parking space made more visible, being that non-handicapped residents are parking there, leaving the elderly and handicapped unable toj park close. Keeping in mind that Main Street does not have sufficient parking for the residents, but the handicapped parking should be respected. With that said, ai few calls will be made to the residents that are parking there, the spot/spots will be repainted with blue paint and a sign will try to be erected, but there may be complaining regarding the sign as to where it may need to be Councilman Brad Bodenschatz reports two power outages, that the Bucket truck will be going to Kaza's for a state inspection, then on to Altec for more work as previously discussed, for aj price of $7,735.18. He also has fifteen PennDOT approved streetlights ordered, with one new electric meter already ordered, and the other meters to be ordered after the new: meter program is Mr. Bodenschatz was also made Council aware of a large pothole, located on. Dibert Street that Representative Frank Burns met with Council on Monday March 7th, to discuss the new legislation alignment, what all he is available tol help with, and is happy tol be representing his new areas once the vote goes through. The meeting left Council with very informative President Becky Templeton reports that she will have a quote from Wessel and Company regarding updating QuickBooks to on-line for the ecretary/lreasuret, with training and reconciling. By a motion from Becky Templeton, Adobe Pro License will be purchased to aid the ecretary/Ireasurer with current issues, second by Danielle Ritchey, unanimous approval. The: meeting was adjourned at 7:52pm by a motion from Matthew Penatzer, second by Raymond  brought back to Council at the next meeting.  placed.  purchased.  needs to be repaired once the weather breaks, Council approves.  information that can be used in the near: future.  Penatzer, unanimous approval.  President Mayor  Secretary/Ireasurer