Regular Council Meeting May 14, 2018 7:00PM  The Regular monthly meeting of Shamokin City Council was held this evening with Mayor John).  Brown presiding. CALL' TO ORDER: PLEDGE' TO THE FLAG: All PRAYER: Silent  ROLL CALL: Moyer, McGaw, Verano, Brown  Absent: Roughton  CITIZEN COMMENTS:  Vinny Clausi - Farmers at the Farmers Market have been contacting him.' They are worried about the meter fines on: Saturday, Could wej possibly not ticket on Saturday mornings? Dave Porzi - AAOA Director - Here to geta a dialogue started about the possibly of getting the AOAA into downtown Shamokin. Getting tourism into the downtown Shamokin. Wants to: set Billl Duduck - 5th ward - Lincoln Street and Market Streetl look beautiful, Thank you and good job to the Street Department. Bill is with the 150th; anniversary committee. Bill did the 5th ward parade committee, they turned the money over. Atl least 50 peoplel have approached him. From what he understands there is $18,000 lefti in the account. He would like to get together with the committee and would like a Labor Day weekend parade for textile mill workers. He would like to have a parade and festival for the woman textile mill workers. He isasking council to appoint someone to meet with him and) his committee about this. Joeyl Leschinskie - 518 E. Pine Street Wishes everyone luck on Primary election day tomorrow. He: see on the agenda tonight is to vote for the COPS Grant. Last yearIran for public office. This granti is toj put more police officers in. ChiefTobias put al lot of time and efforti into obtaining the grant, Thank, you chief for putting all the work into this grant for his city and his department. Att the workshop on Wednesday, we: said we talked to Senator Casey. Were we: successful in getting that? We take bad advice from outsiders especially about our police department; our police departmenti is our 24hr protection. On August 2016, we. hired al law firm to do our Police Contact. With my right tol knows thatIhave filedit has cost the taxpayers $92,000 on laborattorneys' in 15 months. The Comp time was cut from 480 to 801 hours with this new contact. The new contact has cost over $31,000 in overtime, in a! $40,0001 budgeted overtime. This number will most likely double by the end ofthe year. This is not the Police Departments fault. Crime is worsening and we need to stay ahead ofit. Don'tlisten to the. ACT47 Coordinators on the: subject because according to them one cop on the shift is not the answer: and he believes that is the way we are. headed. They better be ready for Thursday night,Idon't) knowi is not an acceptable answer.  up a meeting with council.    MINUTES:  Al Motion by Verano to approve previous Council Meeting Minutes of:  April 9, 2018 (Regular Council Meeting)  Second by: McGaw  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Moyer, McGaw, Verano, Brown  Absent: Roughton  BILLLIST:  MOTION BY: Verano to approve the bill list for April 2018.  Second by: Moyer  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Moyer, McGaw, Verano,, Brown  Absent: Roughton  DIRECTORS! REPORT:  ACCOUNTS & FINANCE: General Fund $ 541,047.14 Motor) License $217,145.87 Library $ 8,498.28 Debt Service $254,754.69 Recreation $ 273,653.53 FEMA! $6,153.78 Capital Projects $ 2,378.81 Street Lights $11,962.47 Total All Accounts $1,315,594.57  Fund balances as of May 1, 2018 submitted by Brenda Scandle, City' Treasurer.  PARKS & PUBLIC BUILDINGS:    Market Street Park Plots are being cleaned up and flowers are being plaçed in the flowerpots. Free  Lunch willl be offered at the City Pool this summer for Children 18 and under.  STREET & PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS: running and tickets are being issued.  Thanked Mr. Dudeck for this kind word and thanked the Street Department. The Street Sweeperi is  PUBLIC: SAFETY:  Police Department reported 1106 calls for the month of April2018.  Fire Report for Month of April 2018, No report.  Code office report for the month of February reported 60 Complaints, which the office revenue  collected, was $12,745.17.  BIDS: None  CORRESPONDENCE:  Donation from Judy Allen Milbrand  Letter from the Railroad Partners, we will discuss at the next workshop.  NEW BUSINESS:  LetterofRetirement  MOTION BY: Verano to accept thel Letter of Retirement: from Mark Costa, Patrolman for the  Shamokin City Police Department effective May 21, 2018.  SECOND BY: McGaw  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown  Nays: None Absent: Roughton  COPS Grant SECOND BY: Moyer  MOTION BY: McGaw to hold a special meeting at the end of May to Vote on the Cops Grant.  ROLLCALL: Ayes: Moyer, McGaw  Nays-Brown,Verano, Absent: Roughton    COPS Grant  MOTION BY: Verano to grant authorization to the City Administrator to accept and sign the COPS  Grant with thet term and conditions as awarded.  SECOND BY: McGaw  ROLLO CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown  Nays: None Absent: Roughton Third Party Inspector  MOTION BY: McGaw to grant authorization to advertise and place and RFP for the Third Party  Inspector with our code enforcement office.  SECOND BY: Verano  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown  Nays: None Absent: Roughton Mid-Penn Engineering  MOTION BY: Verano to grant authorization for Mid-Penn Engineering to provide the proposed services as submitted for demolition oft the former Shroyer Building at a cost of$28,000.00  SECOND BY: Moyer  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown  Nays: None Absent: Roughton  Municipal Lien  MOTION BY: Verano to file an amended Municipal Lien with the Northumberland County Prothonotary's Office (Original Lien 5/18/0 previously: against J.Bressi Prop: 320-3221 E.  Independence Street) SECOND BY: McGaw  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown  Nays: None Absent: Roughton    Lower Anthracite Region United Way  MOTION BY: Verano to grant authorization to the United Way to conduct the Children's Lunch Program during the summer: months at Lawton Shroyer Memorial Pool. Program will commence  upon the end oft the School Year. SECOND BY: McGaw  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown  Nays: None Absent:Roughton,  BOARD & COMMITTIES:  MOTION BY: Verano to appoint Mike McLaughlin to serve on the Shamokin Zoning Board.  SECOND BY:McGaw  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown  Nays: None Absent: Roughton  MOTION BY: Moyer to reappoint Mrs. Konopka to the Shamokin Coal-Township Library Board fora  term of3 years to expire May 31, 2021.  SECOND BY: McGaw  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown  Nays: None Absent: Roughton  SOLICITORS REPORT:  MOTION BY: Verano to accept the second reading of Ordinance 18-03 (Parking Meters)  SECOND: BY: McGaw  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Moyer, McGaw, Verano, Brown,  Nays: None Absent: Roughton  MOTION BY: Roughton to accept the reading of Resolution 18-05 (Police Vehicle)  SECOND BY: Verano  ROLLCALL: Ayes: Moyer, McGaw, Verano, Brown,    Nays: None Absent.Roughton  MOTION BY: Roughton to accept the reading of Resolution 18-06 (Rules of Conduct)  SECOND BY: McGaw  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Moyer, McGaw, Verano, Brown,  Nays: None Absent: Roughton  Citizens Comments contingent upon new business being added to the agenda at this  part of the meeting.  Brief Executive session was held after the meeting.  ADJORN:  Minutes taken by Doreen Annis, Administrative. Accountant  Meeting ended at 8:07 PM