Regular Council Meeting July12,2016 7:00PM  The Regular monthly meeting of Shamokin City Council was held this evening with Mayor William  Milbrand presiding. CALLTO ORDER: PLEDGE TOTHEI FLAG: All PRAYER: Silent  ROLL CALL: Moyer, Verano, McGaw, Brown, Milbrand  Absent: None  AN Motion by Verano to approve previous Council Meeting Minutes of  June 13, 2016 (Regular Council Meeting)  Second by:Brown  ROLLCALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown, Milbrand  Nays: None  VISITORS:  Christine Feese -819 E Clay Street, Called Code 2 months ago about al bused sewer line at their neighbor's house. Rick: sent a letter to the owner of the property and has yet to hear from the owner. Rick did go out the first time she called but nothing has yet tol be done with the busted sewer line. Rick will go up tomorrow: and go Christine's property at 10am.' Thisi is al health hazard, she has called DEP and they said they will call Rick but we have not received a call from them. Judge John Gembic - Isl looking for the City's Help with a work release program where inmates could come and help the city tear down properties at a cost of the dumpster, or they could rehab properties. Judge Gembicasked for the citys help with this. Judge Gembic stated some facts that he looked up atl his office. From 2014-2016 Rick has 650 cases for the code office while Coal-Township has 205. In all those cases Judge Gembic has not found anyone not guilty. Code is doing a wonderful Sharon Tlcozynski and Brenda Walsh- 24 S Franklin Street. Brenda's parents are afraid to stay in their home. They have people knocking on their door at alll hours of the night. It smells like garbage and it is terrible to live there. Mr. Verano Stated that the code office an come over and look at thej property tomorrow, and the mayor has asked the Police to do more patrols overi in that area.  job here in the City of Shamokin.  DIRECTORS REPORT: ACCOUNTS & FINANCE:    General Fund $ 408,478.80 Motor License $174,825.37 Library $ 24,259.99 Debt Service $314,793.17 Recreation $ 224,697.50 FEMA $ 6,058.34 Capital Projects $:2,428.32 Street Lights $11,962.99 Total All Accounts51,167,0448  Fund balances as of) July 1,2016 submitted by Brenda Scandle, City' Treasurer.  PARKS & PUBLICI BUILDINGS: The Pool Made over $4,000 more this year: so far than last year. The Street Department replaced the: slide on Sunbury Street that was damaged. The Pool had CPR and Rescue Training. The Street Department is looking into getting new garbage cans down town. STREET & PUBLIC MPROVEMENTS: Grass in front of people's residences needs to be cut and cleaned up, we will not tolerate who does not keep with their sidewalks al break. Everyone is getting PUBLIC SAFETY: Councilman Brown read the Code office report for the month of] June which the  aticket. The Street Department is going to: start painting lines this month. office revenue collected was $14,839.60 with total calls of43. Police Department no report for month of] June.  Fire Department had 137 calls for the month of June. All apparatus in working condition.  PETITIONS: None  COMMUNICATION: MOTION BY: SECOND BY:  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown, Milbrand  Nays: None  MOTION BY: Verano granting authorization for the Ukrainian Catholic Church orTransiguration of ourl Lord tol hold their annual Parish Festival on August 6th and August 7th at 129 N. Shamokin Street, and to close' Webster Street Between Shamokin and Franklin from Thursday August 4th to  Monday August 8th, SECOND BY: McGaw  ROLLO CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown, Milbrand  Nays: None    Abstain: None  MOTION BY: Brown to gratn authorization to acquire estimates for the property located at 703 N. Shamokin Street. Ifthe estimates come in over $19,400 we are requesting permission to advertise  and put this project out the bid immediately.  SECOND BY: Verano  ROLLCALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown, Milbrand  Nays: None Abstain: None  MOTION BY: Verano to reject the one bid we received for Claude Kehler Park Project phase II.  SECOND BY: Brown  ROLLCALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown, Milbrand  Nays: None  MOTION BY: Verano to re-advertise for the Claude Kehler Park Project Phase II.  SECOND BY: Moyer  ROLLCALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown, Milbrand  Nays: None  CONTRACTS:  UNFINISHED BUSINESS: BOARDS & COMMITTEES: None NEW BUSINESS: None  SOLICITORS REPORT:  MOTION BY: Brown to adopt Resolution 16-08 Rescue Fire Truck Purchase  Second by: McGaw  ROLLCALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown, Milbrand  Nays: None  BILLLIST:    MOTION BY: Verano to approve thel bill list for June 2016.  Second by: Brown  ROLL CALL: Ayes: Verano, Moyer, McGaw, Brown, Milbrand  Nays: None  ADJORN:  Minutes taken by Doreen Annis, Administrative Accountant  Meeting ended at 7:58F PM