CITY OF CORRY 7:00 PM  CHAMBERS  JULY15,2024 ROLL CALL  Mayor Baker called the meeting to order, invocation was given! by Pastor Al Gernovich and was followed with the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call found Council members Fike, Hammond, Lindstrom and Maloney present. Also present, was City Solicitor Caparosa, City Administrator Smith, Public Works Manager Leofsky, Fire Chief Hodak, Police Chief Cherry and City Engineer Maas, via phone. Motion was made by Mr. Maloney and was seconded by Mrs. Lindstrom; motion carried unanimously. Hearing oft the Public: All public comment for the first hearing oft the public were: all in regards to thel N Center St portion oft the Corry. Junction Greenway' Trail Extension. Public comment was given by the following individuals: (comments with a definitive view on the N Center St section oft trail are noted with  (1) Mayor Baker requested ar motion to approve the minutes of the. June: 17th, 2024 Regular Meeting. APPROVE 6/17/24  REGULAR MTG MINUTES HEARING OF1 THE PUBLIC  yes/no) Jim Taylor (yes) SheriTaylor (yes) Jeff Fike (yes) Edward Hanson (yes) Bill Weller - Allegheny Trail Assoc. (yes) Maxine' Weber (no) Kimberly Hawkes (yes) Jennifer Utegg (yes) Hoop Roche (yes) Jennifer Drake (yes) Douglas Neckers (yes) Cassie Utegg- - IC (yes) Karl Hens Linda' Yeaney (yes) Bill Roche- -I IC( (yes)  Melinda Weaver (no) Seth Trott- IC (yes) Erin Passenger-IC (yes) Stephanie Bedow (yes) Stephen Evans (yes) Rexi Messenger Linda Martin (yes) Sara. Jukes (yes) Sam Piemme (no) Joe Zelinski (no) Kierri Cox (no) Wendy Neckers- - IC(yes) Jordan Fuller- - IC( (yes) Kristi Fike (yes) Kris Gernovich (yes)  (2) Mayor Baker requested a motion to receive and file letter dated. June 14, 2024 from Charter Communications announcing upcoming changes. Motion was made by Mr. Maloney ands seconded by Mr. (3) Mayor Baker requested a motion to receive andi file letter dated. July 1, 2024 from Moody and Associates, Inc. givingr notice thata a Remedial Investigation Report has been submitted to the Department RE: 844 ROUTE6 ofE Environmental Protection (DEP) for the sitel known as the Former Corry Hiebert Facility at 844 Route 6. Ther report indicates that the remediation planned will attain compliance with the site-specific cleanup standard. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mrs. Lindstrom; motion carried unanimously. (4) Mayor Baker requested a motion tor receive andi file letter dated. July 9, 2024 from Bracken Funeral Home Inc. informing the City that their temporary: air permit will expire on September 30, 2024 and they are now applying for aj permanent air permit per DEP requirements. Motion was made byl Mr. (5) Mrs. Lindstrom requested a motion to receive and file letter from County of Erie Tax Claim Bureau regarding an offer to purchase 244 Shawnee Avel Lot 222 Trailer, 06-006-014.2-013.62 from the  CHARTER COMM. LETTER  Hammond; motion carried unanimously.  MOODY& ASSOCLETTER  BRACKEN FUNERAL HOME LETTER RE:DEP AIR PERMIT ERIE COTAXCLAIM 244 HAWNEEAVELOT22Z  Hammond: and seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously.  County's Repositoryf for unsold Properties List. Motion was made by! Mr. Hammond and seconded by Mr. TRL06-006014201362  Maloney; motion carried unanimously.  1    (6) Mrs. Lindstrom requested a motion to approve the repository sale of 06-006-014.2-013.62 244 Shawnee Ave Lot 222 Trailer to Steven W. Drake in the amount of $250.00. Motion was made by Mr. Fike  REPOSITORY: SALE 244 SHAWNEE AVE LOT222 TRL 06-006-014.2-013.62  and seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously.  (7) Mr. Maloney requested a motion to receive andi file the 2nd quarter 2024 Fire Report. Motion was 2ND QTR REPORT-FIRE (8) Mayor Baker requested a motion to receive and file the 2nd quarter 2024 Code Compliance Report. 2NDQTR REPORT-CODE  made by Mrs. Lindstrom and seconded by Mr. Fike; motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously. (9) Mayor Baker requested a motion to receive and file the 2nd quarter 2024 Police Report. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mr. Hammond; motion carried unanimously. was made by Mrs. Lindstrom and seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously. (11) Mrs. Lindstrom requested a motion to receive and file the 2nd quarter 2024 Community Center Report. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mayor Baker; motion carried unanimously. Report. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously. (13) Mr. Hammond requested a motion to receive and file the 2nd quarter 2024 Budget VS. Actual Report. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously. (14) Mayor Baker requested a motion to adopt Resolution 24-23 establishing an intermunicipal automated stop signal arm enforcement system known as BusPatrol. Motion was made by Mr. Fike and (15) Mayor Baker requested a motion to adopt Resolution 24-24 rescinding resolution 21-06 and cancelling the Corry) Junction Greenway Trail Extension Phase 1A.2 Project, DCNR Grant # BRC-PRD-27-165.  COMPLIANCE 2MDQTRREPORT- POLICE  (10) Mr. Fike requested a motion to reçeive and file the 2nd quarter 2024 Public Works Report. Motion 2NDQTRF REPORT-PW  2ND QTR REPORT- COMMUNITY CENTER GOLF COURSE 2ND QTR REPORT- BUDGET VS ACTUAL CASD RE: BUS PATROL  (12) Mrs. Lindstrom requested a motion to receive and file the 2nd quarter 2024 North Hills Golf Course 2ND QTR REPORT-NH  agreement with the Corry Area School District to assist with the enforcement of violations thru the use ofa an RES 24-23 AGRMT w/  seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously.  RES24-24 CANCELLING CORRY. JUNCTION 1A.2, PRD-27-165  Motion was made by Mr. Hammond and seconded by Mr. Maloney.  Discussion included: Mr. Fike reminded everyone that the problems on the trail are notat trail problem, but a PHASE GREENWAY1 TRAIL EXT community and policing problem. Mrs. Lindstrom stated shei is overwhelmed at the support for such a small DCNR GRANT#BRC-  section of trail beingl less than a % mile and that she feels we' re excluding Mead Park which: should have beeni included in the trail. She then reiterated it is less than al % mile and isn't going any further. Mr. Maloney said the current trail still has dangers of crossing Route 6 and 426. Mr. Hammond said people have approached him to try to bring! business to Corry but never a request for at trail. He also said the amount of time and legal fees spent by City employees and Council to answer questions regarding the trail are crazy and he still doesn'ti feel Impact Corry has presented him with information he has asked for. He explained how hei feels the trail and maintenance will go and stated thet trail will be al burden to the tax payers. He then presented council and the public with maps he put together proposing the trail is moved 700 feet (down Rt. 6t to Mead Ave then Mead Ave to the tracks). Mr. Hammond also said he spoke with Code Enforcement about the sidewalk ordinance and they've started a plan. Mayor Baker said his conversations with DCNR included them: saying trails should not be open until substantially complete because of liability. He said no matter what happens tonight, it will not be open until iti is done and it shouldn't have been opened prior because it wasn't complete andi it being opened created an attractive nuisance. Mayor Baker also said his estimate for fencing would be 1.5 million dollars andi it would be al bad decision. Mr. Fike pointed out that since thet trail has been closed, the residents are complaining about the same problems with people being on  the trail.  After Discussion, vote was taken; motion passed with Mr. Fike voting against.  (16) Mr. Maloney requested a motion to adopt on second reading Ordinance 1652, Bill 24-03 to amend ORD 1652, BILL 24-03  and restate ini its entirety ordinance number 1652 and to make changes as are necessary to bring the Firemen Pensioni into compliance with the Pennsylvania Third Class City Code. Motion was made by Mrs.  SECOND READING FIREMEN PENSION CHANGES  Lindstrom and seconded by Mr. Hammond; motion carried unanimously.  2    (17) Mr. Maloney opened the floor to Al Gernovich for discussion of the! Safe Haven Baby Box. Mr. department or fire department. Due to that, the Community Center is longer an option and the hospital has turned it down. He asked that the fire department be looked at and re-considered as an option. Ifspace is an issue, he offered to raise money to add an alcove for additional space. Mr. Maloney asked for dimensions and stated there may bes space by the front man door. He told Mr. Gernovich they would look at it and take (18) Mayor Baker requested a motion to approve the School Resource Officer Memorandum between  SAFE HAVEN BABYBOX  Gernovich explained that the Safe Haven laws state the only location options allowable are al hospital, police LOCATION DISCUSSION  measurements.  SCHOOL RESOURCE  the City of Corry and the Corry Area! School District for the school year of August 28, 2004 -J June 5, 2025. The OFFICER MOU School District shall pay the City $56,334 for the School Resource Officer set forth in this agreement. Motion 8/28/24-6/5/25  was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mr. Maloney; motion carried unanimously. (19) Mrs. Lindstrom requested a motion to approve the properties of:  CNI PURCHACES 7GROVEST 712WC CHURCHST CORNER LOT503V WWASHST  -7 Grove St -parcel #5-32-166-16 -712 W Church St - parcel #8-34-128-2  Corner lot of 503 W Washington St -legal description Grand & Marion 40x49x63 parcel #7-25-66-6 To be purchased by Corry Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) with the properties being titled to the Erie County Land Bank. Motion was made by Mr. Hammond and seconded by Mr. Fike; motion carried unanimously. Discussion included: City Administrator Smith advised we previously looked at a storm water project quoted by Groundwater Resources, City building repairs, 2 police vehicles and an ambulance van that were not included in the 2024 budget plus the equipment needed to upfit the ambulance van, STMP phase 3 matching funds, airport credit card fuel system upgrade, fire station 1 concrete repairs to apron and bay floors, fire station 2 concrete repairs to bay floors, storm water management, public works plow truck and tractor with boom mower. $225,000 has been used for sewer GIS mapping leaving $428,840 remaining. Regarding the storm water project, Mayor Baker advised he received a call from US Dept of Agriculture- -we have agricultural propertyi in the City that they would provide fencing for. This area hasn't been cleaned out since 1997 and we are obligated to clean it out every 3 years. Mr. Hammond said that money wouldn'tneed to be taken from these funds. Mr. Fike said we wouldn't have a clue on the cost of that project until paying an engineer to look at it. Mayor Baker said they will be down in ai few weeks to look ati it. City Solicitor Caparosa advised that if we are being told by DEP or the Conservation District to do something, we: should be Mr. Hammond advised that we need a quotation for each individual item and then we can figure out how Mr. Leofsky then explained the airport credit card fuels system upgrade = the current card machine and pump are very old and have had many issues. Ifv we want to have an open airport and we want to make money, we have to have a fuel system that works. A system has been looked at that would be on a cloud system andi it would take care of all needs. Cost would be $20,000 for the system. Another plan would bet to utilize existing trailer to attach to machine in order to sell Jet A1 fuel - this would take total cost of project to approximately  (20) Mayor Baker started discussion with Council regarding State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) SLFRF DISCUSSION  or also known as ARPA Funds.  (ARPAI FUNDS)  receiving formal letter from them. much money we have to spend.  City Engineer Maas will attend any upcoming meetings with Mayor Baker.  $25,000. Wait time for the new: system would be 6-8 weeks. and seconded by Mayor Baker; motion carried unanimously.  (21) Mr. Hammond requested a motion to allocate State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for up to $25,000 SLFRF ALLOCATION TO for the Airport fuel system credit card reader and fuel tank conversion. Motion was made by Mr. Hammond AIRPORTI FUEL SYSTEM  CREDIT CARD READER BILLI LIST  (22) Mr. Hammond made a motion to approve the bill list as presented. Motion was seconded by Mr.  Fike; motion carried unanimously.  3    (23) Mr. Maloney announced that the Conelway Regional Emergency Management Agency (CREMA) is an Intergovernmenta. Agency to assume responsibilityt for response to any natural or man-made disaster emergencies within their geographical areas. Current municipalities included are: City of Corry, Wayne Twp, TOJOIN Concord" Twp, Elgin Borough, Venango Twp, and Union City Borough. Wattsburg Borough would like to join Mr. Maloney requested a motion to approve Wattsburg Borough to join the Conelway Regional Emergency Management Agency (CREMA). Motion was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mrs. Lindstrom; motion  CREMA-APPROVING WATTSBURG BOROUGH  and an official votet from all current municipalities is required.  carried unanimously.  (24) Mr. Maloney requested a motion to approve the use of "Unclassified" General Restricted Funds for "UNCLASSIFIED" GEN the payment of the repairs to the Fire 2008 Sutphen Tower Truck #109 in the amount of$19,475.20. Motion RESTRICTED FUNDS-  was made by Mr. Fike and seconded by Mr. Hammond; motion carried unanimously. (25) Mr. Leofsky thanked the City of Corry Public Works employees, Fire Department, Police Department, City administrative staff for always working sO well with him. The weather has been amazing and has allowed them to get a lot done. Showman Excavating started today on Spring St and work will take place as weather permits. He asked for public to be patient with delays as they are working. Mr. Leofsky reminded that they willl be doing the fog sealing over thet tar/chip streets. As the sealant is put down, the road can have no traffic on it until it dries. On a normal sunny day, that should be around 15 minutes. He announced that roads will be blocked when they are being sealed and asked for patience from (26) Mrs. Lindstrom advised Mr. Fike that shel has not met with Brenton Davis. She stated she has no fear that DCNR will penalize the Cityf fors sending money back, that she does like trails shei is not against them and she believes the sidewalks int town need attention soon. Mr. Hammond advised the Code  TOWER TRUCK#109 REPAIRS PUBLICWORKS UPDATES: SPRINGSTWORK FOG SEALING OVER TAR/CHIP ROADS  the public as this willl be very beneficial for the roads.  PROPERTYUPDATE  Enforcement would have something put together by the next Work Session.  Hearing of the Public:  Karl Hens asked Council for crematorium updates, what has been done to move it out of town and regarding HEARING OF THE PUBLIC  people's health? He advised he sent al letter addressing his concerns as requested by Council and he has not heard anything from anyone since sending it. Mayor Baker said he was not prepared to give an update as he has not talked to the DEP about ity yet. Mr. Hens said the situation needs handled by the City- not the DEP Melinda' Weaver spoke regarding thet trail again, thanking Council for the outcome and hearing their voices. She asked ift this decision is carved in stone or ifi it will be revisited every time ar new Council comes on. Mayor Baker said they've changed the zoning laws in several areas and we'll have to see how it reads. Linda Martin asked what will happen to the property since the trail is closed. Mayor Baker advised it has to ber maintained for Penelec right of way - we will explore the possibility of sale. She also asked where a new bike lane would go on Mead Ave go duet to narrow roads - would you take homeowner property? Mr. Hammond said, no -it willl bei ini the street and if PennDOT says it is too narrow, well figure something else Rex Messenger said het thinks it's a good ideai for the fuel at the airport. He also spoke about Ord. 1570 regarding fire billing, he would like to have it reviewed because insurance companies do not pay. Jennifer Utegg expressed her disappointment and concern with Council's decision regarding the trail. Cassie Utegg asked what makes the trail unsafe - Mayor Baker said iti is because the trail is not complete as described in engineer drawings if you have them. Mr. Hammond commented that he's asked for engineer Wendy Neckers advised Mr. Hammond that they have sent them to the City and he looked at them asking to borrow them. Ms. Gray advised that City has had access to all of the documents asked for. Mr. Hammond said he and City Administrator Smith would try to find them again. City Administrator Smith advised  and that the City would. be getting al letter from their Attorney.  out.  drawings and they've never been provided.  4    everything from the DCNR website isi in at folder and has been given to Council. Ms. Gray also mentioned that they originally asked for N Center St or Mead Ave to be used for the trail and the City told them no. The City the offered them that right of way to be used for the trail.  (27) Announcement of meetings:  MEETING SCHEDULE ANNOUNCMENT-NO ECECUTIVE. SESSION ADJOURN  a. Monday, August 12, work session, 7 pm in Council Chambers. b. Monday, August 19, regular meeting, 7 pm in Council Chambers.  (28) City Administrator Smith announced there would be no executive session held following tonight's  meeting.  (29) pedhbp-uigumedi at 9:41 pm.  Respecty ysubmitted,  ono  5