1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 OLD FORGE BOROUGH COUNCIL OLD FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL JULY 23, 2024 7:00 P.M. OLD FORGE MUNICIPAL BUILDING 314 SOUTH MAIN STREET OLD FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL MEMBERS: RUSSELL RINALDI, PRESIDENT JAMES HOOVER MICHELLE AVVISATO ANDREW BUTLER 22 MICHAEL KOMENSKY JENNA JONES SHOTWELL 23 24 25 MARYLYNN BARTOLETTI, BOROUGH MANAGER WILLIAM RINALDI, ESQUIRE, SOLICITOR Mark Wozniak Official Court Reporter 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to call the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance. (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.) MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Roll call, please, Marylynn. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwell? MS. SHOTWELL: Present. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Present. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Notari is absent. Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: Here. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Avvisato? MS. AVVISATO: Here. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Present. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Here. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Tuesday, July 23, 2024 regular 01d Forge Borough Council meeting. The purpose of tonight's meeting is we're going to go through a few housekeeping motions, we're going to hear reports from our department heads. We have a public sign-in sheet. If anyone from the public would like to sign in we'17 give you a few minutes at the end of the meeting. We'11 hear from our council members, our solicitor and borough manager. With that said, we're going to move into our first nousekeeping motion. That's going to be a motion to approve the minutes of the prior meeting. MS. SHOTWELL: I'11 make that motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: By Councilwoman vones-Shotwell. MR. BUTLER: I'11 second it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilman Butler. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwell? 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Avvisato? MS. AVVISATO: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. Item number two is going to be a motion to approve the treasurer's report. Please note this does not include the sewer account. MS. AVVISATO: I'11 make that motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: By Councilwoman Avvisato. MS. SHOTWELL: I'11 second it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilwoman vones-Shotwell. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Shotwell? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Avvisato? MS. AVVISATO: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. Item three is a motion to approve invoices for payment. Please note once again this does not include the sewer account. MR. BUTLER: I'17 make that motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: By Councilman Butler. MR. HOOVER: I'11 second it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Second by Councilman Hoover. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. ATTY. RINALDI: Councilwoman 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Shotwell? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Councilman Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Councilwoman Avvisato? MS. AVVISATO: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. Item number four is a motion to approve treasurer's report for the sewer department. MR. HOOVER: I'11 make that motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: By Councilman Hoover. MR. BUTLER: I'17 second it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilman Butler. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. ATTY. RINALDI: Ms. Shotwell? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Mr. Komensky? 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Mr. Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Ms. Avvisato? MS. AVVISATO: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Mr. Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Mr. Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. Item five is a motion to approve the sewer department invoices for payment. MS. AVVISATO: I'11 make that motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: By Councilwoman Avvisato. MR. KOMENSKY: Second. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilman Komensky. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. ATTY. RINALDI: Ms. Shotwel1? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Mr. Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Mr. Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ATTY. RINALDI: Ms. Avvisato? MS. AVVISATO: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Mr. Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. ATTY. RINALDI: Mr. Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. Item six, if council is okay with it we're going to move the resignation of Councilman Notari up to that number. Council okay if we move that motion up? Okay. I'11 read the motion as stated. This is dated Friday, July 19, 2024. "Dear Council President Rinaldi, it is with regret that I offer my resignation as borough councilman. For the better part of eight years it has been my honor and privilege to serve the good people of 01d Forge. I have worked for them and represented all of them to the best of my ability. Last weekend my statement on social media fell short of my best. There is no place in our society to support violence. I regret my actions and I regret placing our beloved borough and community in a negative 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 light. I apologize to all of the residents of 01d Forge and to the community at large. Iwill strive to be a better person and a better leader for those that continue to support me. Sincerely, Rick Notari, Councilman, July 19, 2024." At this time the chair would entertain a motion to accept Councilman Notari's resignation from the 01d Forge Borough. MR. HOOVER: I'd like to make a motion to accept Rick Notari's resignation. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: We have a motion on the floor by Councilman Hoover. MR. BUTLER: I'11 second it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: We have a second by Councilman Butler. On the question? Public comment? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwell? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Avvisato? MS. AVVISATO: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. We're going to move into our department heads. Our first report will be our DPW manager, Joseph Lenceski. Joe, good evening. MR. LENCESKI: Good evening. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Anything for the meeting? MR. LENCESKI: Nothing for the meeting. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Anybody have any questions for the DPW manager? MR. HOOVER: Joe, I'd like to thank you for the quick response to the storm damage last week. Your guys were out in a half-hour to get those trees removed. 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. LENCESKI: Thank you. MR. HOOVER: You and your crew. MR. KOMENSKY: I'd like to echo off Jimmy's comments. I had to call Joe the other night, we had water problems, and in a matter of minutes he was calling me back and taking care of them. Joe, thank you again and your guys that night, too. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: As always, good job. You and your crew. Anybody else for Joe? Many thanks, Joe. Mike Sokolowski, zoning/code enforcement officer, anything for the meeting? MR. SOKOLOWSKI: I have nothing for the meeting. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Anybody have any questions for Michael? Thank you, Michael. Engineer, Dave Lopatka. Dave, anything for the meeting? MR. LOPATKA: That may be on there. MS. BARTOLETTI: I have it on the agenda. MR. LOPATKA: Just the paving 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 project. We have the bids, we've reviewed them, provided a letter recommending award. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Anybody have any questions for David? MR. LOPATKA: Well, it's not a bid. We issued that to American, but they also were the low bidder on the overall project. So I'm assuming they're just going to lump it into the whole thing. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Any other questions for David? Thanks, David. Police chief, Jason Dubernas, is absent, on vacation. Assistant fire chief, Bill Stull, anything for the meeting? MR. STULL: No. Just one thing. Holly Ridge Estates, we started doing our inspections down there. Units three, four, five, six and seven were done about two weeks ago, both inspections and preplans, and the other day we were down there for units eight and nine. Both preplans and inspection were done on that. So I believe from the 1st of August they should be starting to be rented out down there. 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MS. - SHOTWELL: Is there occupancy ATTY. RINALDI: We're waiting on Dave's letter. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: According to the fire department they're ready. MR. STULL: Yes, on our end. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Dave has a lot to handle on his end, but up to fire code there. MR. STULL: Yes. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Okay. Anything else, Bill? MR. STULL: No. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Anyone have any questions for Bill? Thank you, Bill. Attorney Rinaldi, anything for the meeting. ATTY. RINALDI: Nothing other than what's in my report. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Anybody have any questions for the solicitor? Thank you, Bill. Borough manager, Marylynn? MS. BARTOLETTI: Does anyone have any questions on any financial reports? 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Okay. Just one thing. The PIB loan that we're working on for next year, I'm working on the whole package right now. So it will be ready for August to be on the agenda to be voted on. That's all. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Anybody have any questions for Marylynn? Thank you, Marylynn. Public comment sheet, George Kollonige? MR. KOLLONIGE: I spoke to Mr. Sokolowski a few times and I've gotten no real response to my problem. I spoke to Representative Haddock's office and they got the same response I got. I've got some neighbors that -- I live in a crap hole. I'd like to say what I really feel about it. I have pictures here if you'd like to see them. My address is 110 Thomas Street. The one home I'm speaking about backs into my home. It comes off of Sussex. Another one comes off of Oak that comes into the side of my home. I mean, it's really disgusting. This is the view from my kitchen window, what I look at 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 when I'm doing dishes and everything. This is the other yard. That is all overgrown bushes. The one groomed is my yard. It's terrible. That's coming from my back yard looking at it and that's what's coming into my yard. That's their fence all around, too. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Mike, is there homeowners : MR. SOKOLOWSKI: They abandoned the house. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: The house is abandoned? MR. SOKOLOWSKI: Yes. Now, I spoke with the property manager. I gave him all the information, what needs to be done, and they still haven't gotten back. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Have we cited them? MR. SOKOLOWSKI: No. This is going on probably about three weeks now, four weeks. MR. KOLLONIGE: Four, five weeks. Then you were there once before. MR. SOKOLOWSKI: Right, before that. 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: So the house is abandoned. Nobody's living there. But you have contacted the property manager? MR. SOKOLOWSKI: Yes. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Notified them? MR. SOKOLOWSKI: Yes. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Told them what needs to be done, they still haven't taken care of it? MR. SOKOLOWSKI: No. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Have you contacted them back to ask them why they haven't : MR. SOKOLOWSKI: I was on vacation prior to that week and now this is the week after. So it's another week. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Bill, according to the ticket book he has he can cite them. Correct? ATTY. RINALDI: What's the issue? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Overgrown trees. ATTY. RINALDI: We have an ordinance for weeds. MR. HOOVER: I'd cite them. 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yeah, I would cite them. Now, the process would be? MR. SOKOLOWSKI: It's going to be finding out who's the owner, go to the magistrate. It's probably going to be : MR. KOLLONIGE: Whatever. They're not moving now. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Is the house in any condition to be condemned? MR. KOLLONIGE: Yeah, I think it is condemned. MR. SOKOLOWSKI: It is. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Who condemned it? MR. SOKOLOWSKI: The bank, whoever has it. MR. KOLLONIGE: Do you remember the stink house where they found all the dead animals? That's the house. MR. SOKOLOWSKI: But there were people living in it. MS. SHOTWELL: After it was condemned? MR. SOKOLOWSKI: Well, I don't know. MR. HOOVER: We have to cite them. 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Cite them, we'17 go to the magistrate. That will take a while. MR. KOLLONIGE: Nothing going on now, and you can see it growing into my yard. Thank you. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Joan Wilk? MS. WILK: I'm glad that Mr. Notari was smart enough to resign his position. We're on international news all the ways down to Kentucky. It really was disgusting. You don't like a guy, you don't wish he was shot, amen. Now, being the position is open, rumor's going around that Mike Lettieri might take that position. I hope he doesn't, because if he didn't learn his lesson when he was running for office and was thrown under the bus by his so-called friends - I hope Mike is smart enough not to - take that because come November he's going to have to rerun for that council seat. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Well, I didn't hear any rumors of anybody who wanted it sO far. 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MS. WILK: Well, I'm just saying what's going around. I hope Mike is smart enough not to take it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: The process is tonight we have to make a motion and we have to set an advertisement date. MS. WILK: Mr. Rinaldi, you're talking to an old politician. I know the rules and regulations. And I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but when you pick up the news and you're down : they're talking about 01d Forge in a little dinky town down in Kentucky, come on. I knew his sarcasm would get him in trouble one day, but that's a Notari thing. I thank you for your time. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Thank you, Mrs. Wilk. Mark Polster? MR. POLSTER: I'm here to echo the flooding on Drake's Lane. We live at 161 Drake's Lane. As you know, that's one of your problem spots in the borough. We just really want to put forth the voice that the water is a big problem. Back in 2021 it was waist deep, in August. Just this year at 12 feet 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 encroachment during the flooding onto the property. It's backing up the sewer, it's backing up the drains. We know that you've been studying this project for 21 years now, and we just ask for more urgency in this matter. If you can please do what you can in your power. Help your DPW. They've been knocking on our doors for shovels and rakes to clean out these drains in the middle of the night. So you're not only helping us, you're helping them, and I thank you for your time and we appreciate it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Thanks, Mark. Wendy? MS. DONNINI: It's my first meeting. I'm a resident five years. I'm also someone who lives on Drake's Lane, just a few houses down from my neighbor. We've been talking collectively about what we can do to bring this to the forefront. We all have photos of the flooding, and the one thing that I noticed this most recent event is the road never gets blocked off and people inevitably try to drive through it. There is always someone in a pickup truck who wants to go 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 through it as fast as they can, and when they do there's typically a smaller vehicle on the other side and they get overtaken by the water and the car stalls. Then they end up having to be towed. If feel like there should be more attention paid to this particular location, since it is an issue, to prevent the people from coming through because they wash all of that debris up onto people's homes, their lawns, cars, and it just keeps happening. In the five years that I've been there I've seen it really, really bad on three occasions. I have photos, I have videos. Again, I go with Mark's statements and wonder at what point are we going to talk about addressing the problem. I know it's a lot of money, but it's one of several areas that is a problem in the borough. But I'd like to find out at what point we can expect something to happen. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Dave, give us an update? MR. LOPATKA: Yeah. I did get down there. I actually started putting together 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 a drainage map sO I can see where all the water is coming from, then we'11 come up with some kind of solution. I know right now there's two inlets on that section of road. MS. DONNINI: There's three. We get from up at the housing complex because there's one up there, sO all the water comes down, goes around. MR. LOPATKA: There's two right on Drake's Lane in that low spot. They tie into the sanitary system. They're not big pipes. So I did take pictures of those and Idid drive around to figure out exactly what's coming there. So I have a map put together on that side. I didn't really design anything yet. I am working on it. MS. DONNINI: I try to keep the drains clean. I walk it with my dog every day picking up trash when we know it's going to rain. So let's make sure that at least the drain is clean sO the water can get through, but it still keeps : MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: If you ever notice a drain clogged, dirty and clogged, 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 call the borough and we'17 come down. MS. DONNINI: Anybody who's impacted by it we're out there. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: If you do notice it prior to a storm or anything. I mean, Joe goes around and checks them anyway, but if you notice it before he drove past it or got to it just call the borough building and we'11 go right down and clean it. MS. DONNINI: We're supposed to get some severe weather tomorrow. It's when it comes down hard and fast. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: That's why, Dave, if we could try and at least expedite the plan, see how we could do some type of work down there to help. MS. DONNINI: Any attention we can get on the problem would be wonderful. Thank you. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Victoria Popple? MS. POPPLE: I came here to comment on Mr. Notari's comment online, but I am surprised and actually happy that he did the 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 right thing, and for that I do give him all the respect for doing the right because I feel as though that him to remain on council would have given us a blighted image throughout the town, the county, the state, and apparently quite a few other states. But he did the right thing, and I applaud all of you for accepting the resignation. He did the right thing. I am very surprised. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: If anyone didn't sign and would like to address us you can come forward. MR. YATSIK: Pete Yatsik. I kind of supporting Donald Trump. We went to the same college. He's older than me. This is a serious matter. You make comments like that : I've known Mr. Notari for a while. I think what we have to do right now is exercise some forgiveness and empathic support and compassion to Rick Notari. Saw a lot of good things, but sometimes there are unforgivable things, to say something like that. want to say thank you to each and 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 every one of you for making our Constitution work and taking time out to do that. Thumbs up for our military. I don't know, this country's gone haywire. I published an article at Columbia University about polarization. We're right, they're wrong. We need common ground. There's a concept known as zero sum gain. For me to win, you must lose. Tip O'Neill and Ronald Regan got things done even though they disagreed. That said, Vicky had a nice conversation with the Lackawanna County an hour before I called. Nice lady. I called an hour later. Pat McKenna -- I was a journalist, WBRE. The way I was treated by Pat McKenna : you guys are Facebook friends with me. Read how I was treated. Very converse the way Vicky was treated. He was editor of the Scranton Times. I didn't identify myself but I let him know that I was a reporter. The reason I'm saying we have to exercise empathic support, forgiveness and compassion to Rick Notari, I am an Ivy 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 League trained psychologist. This is more of Luzerne and Lackawanna County. There's just hatred out there that can't be tolerated anymore. We have a reputation for nepotism more sO of political patronage. I just want to know who hired Pat McKenna and Nick Notari, if it was based on meritocracy or was it this concept of political patronage or nepotism. We have to get together, guys. Thank you. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Before we go on with the agenda would any other members of the public like to address us who didn't sign in? MS. HERRON: Debbie Herron. So everybody is condemning, criticizing and whatnot, and I do agree that it is nice that he did step down, but it wasn't all that crazy. Everybody has a right to their opinion, and we all know in this town, because we're a small town, everything goes around like wildfire. So, like, this will die just like everything else died. So I just believe that hey, he's a guy, he's made a mistake and that's it. 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 That's my opinion. Everybody is just, like, cutting him down and saying all these bad things about him, and it's not you guys sO much or anybody else here, but it's in general. I mean, how many times in our lives have we made a comment and then gone back to it and said oh, God, I shouldn't have said that. So that's all I wanted to say because, like, he's only human. Yeah, I feel bad for the guy personally. The comment was uncalled for. But again, who knows what he was doing that night when he was making that comment. Thanks. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Any other members of the public like to speak before we move on? Thank you. We are going to move on to new business. The chair is going to make a motion to award the paving contract. Mare, can you just go over the companies and the numbers? MS. BARTOLETTI: So the low bidder is American Asphalt. Their base bid was $613,046. The alternate, one alternate, and it's $51,420, for a total of the $664,466. 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. HOOVER: I'11 make the motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Motion by Councilman Hoover to accept the paving contract from American Asphalt in the amount of $664,466. MS. AVVISATO: I'17 second it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilwoman Avvisato. On the question? Public input? MS. DONNINI: Where is that? Is it a particular area? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: What roads are we paving? MS. DONNINI: Yeah, in general. MR. HOOVER: There's about eight streets in the borough that we're paving. We had work on a couple streets with the utility company. They did some work in the road and they're going to restore the cuts and we're going to pave it. There's the street down near the cemetery. We have a list of about 15 streets. We're only allowed sO much money every year, sO we had to cut it back. American Asphalt did some work for 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 us last year. They did a very good job. What we estimated and what we bid was a little bit cheaper, sO we were able to do two or three more streets. But we have streets that all council and I know Joe every year get a list of them. Next year it's going to be a lot more. We're going to try to get another loan for it. We pick the worst streets in 01d Forge and we kind of put them together. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: If you'd like a - copy you can contact the borough tomorrow and we can get you a copy. Okay. Public input? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwel1? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Avvisato? 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MS. AVVISATO: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. The next motion is going to be just a motion to add to the agenda. We have to make a motion to add to advertise to fill the vacancy of the 01d Forge Borough. This is just to add. We have to fill : by law the seat has to be filled within 30 days. So we have to advertise to do that. So this is just a motion to add to the agenda. MR. BUTLER: I'17 make that motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: By Councilman Butler. MR. KOMENSKY: I'17 second it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilman Komenski. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwel1? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komensky? 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Avvisato? MS. AVVISATO: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. Next item is going to be a motion to approve Marylynn to advertise to fill the vacancy on council. Council will advertise, will take applications. Anybody who is a resident of the borough and is 18 years and older can apply. We're going to do interviews about an hour before our regular meeting in August, which would be August 20th. So it will be a few days before. By that meeting we'11 have the seat filled. So this is going to be a motion to let Marylynn advertise for that. MS. AVVISATO: I'11 make that motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: By 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Councilwoman Avvisato. MR. BUTLER: I'11 second it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilman Butler. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwell? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Avvisato? MS. AVVISATO: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. We have no more items under new business. We'17 go down the table and see if the mayor or any of the members have anything to add before we adjourn. Mayor Legg? MAYOR LEGG: Mr. Chairman, you did a 33 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 good thing. The young lady and the gentleman came with a problem on Drake's Lane and you immediately pointed to Dave. I think Dave has an engineering degree. Three weeks ago there was flooding on Moosic Road and we had a group of people with an iPad for about 20, 25 minutes coming up with solutions. I remember chuckling to myself wow, there's a borough engineer. Let him handle it, let Joe handle it. I don't have an engineering degree and I don't think anybody else up here has one. We have to start utilizing the people that we pay. Let them do their job. We could have saved 20, 25 minutes. They didn't have a solution. Maybe they think they did. Dave, I apologize if you sat there like a bump on a log. It should have been turned over to you immediately. That's all. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Councilwoman vones-Shotwel17 MS. SHOTWELL: I would just like to take a moment to talk about Councilman Notari's resignation. I've known Rick for most of his life. I - think that Mr. Notari 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 is a person of great character that made a big mistake. I think you would be hard pressed to find many people who have done more for the people of this community than Rick Notari. For the past three decades he's given of himself and his time to be an active member of this community, a member of Snow Forge, a volunteer coach, and an organizer of more fundraisers to help people in this town than I can think of. Somebody's sick and needs a fundraiser to benefit them, Rick's the first guy to step in. IK know that he is upset with himself and I wish this didn't happen. I know he wishes it didn't happen. But I echo what Pete said, that maybe it's time to look at him more of a human who deserves forgiveness and just move forward, because he's deserving of a little bit of grace. I think it was an isolated incident by a very good man, and I for one am grateful for his service. Thank you. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Councilman Komensky? 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. KOMENSKY: Just really a brief comment. As a nation we have faced many unsettling events and polarizing issues in recent years. During these difficult times we must remain steadfast. We must follow the golden rule of treating each other with respect, fairness, trust and care. This moment is no different. Violent political rhetoric and actions all become too common and they really have no place in our democracy. Let us please continue to uphold and support each other with compassion and understanding. We are always stronger and better when we stand united. Thank you. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: I'd like to thank Rick for his service. He really did do a lot for this town. Just a bad, bad situation. But C don't think it reflects on his character at all. What he said is not who he is. So that's all I have. MS. AVVISATO: I would just like to wish Ricky well. I know him a long time as 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 well. He did a lot for our community. It was just a shame, what happened. He knows that. So I just wish him well. Thank you. MR. HOOVER: I echo what everybody said, but, you know, I know Ricky a long time. It was a mistake. He didn't mean to do it. Some of these people are going to realize what Ricky meant to this borough. He's a good guy, he made a mistake. He did a lot for the borough. On another note, I have a pet peeve. The Nelavankos are sitting in the back. With Emlaw, what's the story, Bill? ATTY. RINALDI: Call me tomorrow. I have a date for you. MR. HOOVER: I'm trying. That's all h have. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Okay. Before we adjourn I'd like to offer some comment as well. We all know what happened. We all read and saw and heard about the social media post. Everyone sitting at this table signed a letter and statement. We all condemned him for that. We condemn any violence, as we stated in the statement, 37 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 regardless of who makes it. To echo some of everyone's words up here, but Councilman Komensky, violence is - there's not a place for it anywhere in the world and there never should be. To talk a little bit about Rick, this is my 17th year. He was here -- actually, this August would have been his eighth year. He was appointed after Councilwoman Stone resigned. So this would be his eighth year. Rick Notari's a human being like the rest of us. We've all made mistakes in the past, we've all said things we regret. Some worse than others, some not as worse. But he did a lot of good things while he served with the borough. I mean, I was here with him on a lot of good decisions he made whether it was for public safety and police, whether it was for our borough and parks, whether it was for our youth, our seniors. I - mean, he was involved in a lot of important decisions. He supported a lot of important decisions and he helped move a lot of those important decisions forward, and it 38 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 brought a lot of good to the town, to the people, to the youth and community as a whole. Again, Mr. Notary is wrong for his words. I think in his letter he expressed that pretty well and pretty openly and pretty honestly. He expressed them to us as well when we met with him. I - think he's 100 percent sorry. I think if I he could he would take it back. Obviously he can't. In his resignation, as he stated, he's going to do his best to be a better person and he's going to do his best to move on with his life and help the people in any way. I'm sure he still would. He's an 01d Forge guy. I think he really cares and loves the town. Again, was he wrong? Yes. But, I mean, I wouldn't want his last thing to be just remember the one bad thing he said for a lot of the good that he did. I've been here to witness, the other members who are sitting here with us have been witness to it, and the members of the public who haven't been here in the past and the members who have. 39 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 So you could like him, you could hate him, you could love him. I mean, he was wrong in what he did, but I'd just like to -- IV wouldn't want him to end on just that one bad note. That's all I have. If anyone has anything else before we adjourn, sO be it. If not, the chair would entertain a motion to adjourn. MS. SHOTWELL: I'11 make that. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: By Councilwoman ones-Shotwell. A11 in favor? (Unanimous. Meeting adjourned.) 40 1 2 3 4 5 CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that I attended the foregoing proceeding, took stenographic notes of the same, that 6 the foregoing, consisting of 39 pages, is a true and correct copy, done to the best of my ability, of same 7 8 and the whole thereof. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Mark Official Court A Reporter 1 $ $51,42010-27:25 $613,046m1-27:24 $664,46621-27:25, 28:5 1 10011-38:8 11011)-14:20 1211-19:25 1511-28:22 161/1-19:19 17th/1-37:7 1811-31:15 19121-8:11,9:8 1st/-12:24 2 2019-33:7,33:14 2021/0-19:24 202414)-1:9,3:1, 8:12,9:8 20th/-31:18 2111-20:4 2312)-1:9,3:1 252-33:7,33:15 3 3011-30:11 31411-1:12 39(1)-40:6 7 7:0011-1:10 A abandonedis- able11-29:3 absent [2)- 2:16, 12:13 28:3 acceptingi-24:8 accordingi2-1 13:4, 16:18 account-4:16, 5:17 actions12)- 8:24, 35:9 activer-34:7 addis-30:6,30:8, address! 13)- 14:19, 24:12, 26:13 adjourni4-32:24, 36:19,39:7,39:9 advertise1s)- 30:8, 31:22 advertisementn- 19:6 agendasy-11:24, 14:4, 26:12,30:7, 30:13 agree-26:17 Allegianceg-2.4, 2:5 allowed/1- 28:23 alternate1z)- 27:24 amen/-18:12 American14)- 12:6, 27:23,28:4, 28:25 amount/1-: 28:4 ANDREWI- 1:21 animalsl- 17:19 anyway-23:7 apologizeg)-9:2, 33:17 applaudi-24.7 applications- 31:14 apply1-31:16 appointed-37.9 approve] 16)-3:14, 4:15,5:15,6:14, 7:10, 31:11 areal-28:11 areas/-21:19 article/-25:5 Asphaltg)-27:23, 28:4,28:25 attendedr-40:4 attentiongl-21.7, 23:18 2:20, 4:9,4:17,5:10, Borough/3)- 3:2, 6:9,7:5,7:12,8:2, 31:6,31:23, ,32:16, 35:24 4:8,4:20,5:9,6:8, 28:8,29:25,31:5, 32:1,32:15 B 20:3 backs[1)- 14:21 39:5 bank/-17:15 BARTOLETTI)- 1:23,2 2:9, 2:12,2:15, 6:5, 6:21,7:2,7:24, 2:18, 2:21,2:23, 3:24,4:2, 4:5,4:7, 4:10, 4:12,4:25, 5:3, 32:12,35:17 5:6, 5:8,5:11,5:13, BUTLERI18)-121, 9:22, 9:25, 10:3, 10:5, 10:8, 10:10, 11:23, 13:24,27:22, 7:25,9:17,10:4, 29:24,30:2, 30:4, 30:21, 30:24,31:2, 31:4,31:7,31:9, 32:14, 32:17, 32:19 carl1-21:4 basen-27:23 based/- 26:7 become! 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