August 28, 2018  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES The MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING was held on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 in the Millersville Borough Public Meeting Room located at 100 Municipal  Drive, Millersville, Pennsylvania.  The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Council President, Daniel P. Ostrowski,  followed by the pledge to the flag and a moment ofs silence was observed.  COUNCIL MEMBERS  Daniel P. Ostrowski Lynn M. Miller Dianne M. Bates Bruce A. Cantey  Richard M. Moriarty, Mayor (absent)  Scott A. Bailey Linda L. Bellile Mary Ann Gerber  OTHERS PRESENT  Bradley N. Gotshall, Millersville Borough Manager Lieutenant Jeffrey Margevich, Millersville Borough Police Dept. Jessie L. Ebersole, Millersville Borough Finance Officer Steven A. DiGuiseppe, Millersville University Sam Bigler, 17 Wabank Road, Millersville Carol A. Thomas, 170 West Charlotte Street, Millersville J.Philip Gerber, 10 Circle Road, Millersville James A. Kirk, 436 Herr Avenue, Millersville  Elaine Jones, LNP  Abbey Ford, Student Government Association ofl Millersville University John Tintera, Student Government Association ofl Millersville University Dr. Carrie Lee Smith, Associate Professor of Sociology, Millersville University  CITIZEN'S REQUESTS OR CONCERNS  Ms. Carol Thomas of 170 West Charlotte Street asked for Council to consider decorating the Borough during the holidays. She sees it has a welcoming invitation for people to come to the Ms. Bates stated her concern for the attendance of Borough employees at a meeting held at the Penn Manor High School. The Mayor, ChiefRochat, Lieutenant Margevich, and School Resource Officer Hottenstein attended what appeared to be al Lou Barletta school safety roundtable, an event where Representative Barletta, who is the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate race against Bob Casey, talked with school officials about school safety issues. Local officials are asking for the Federal government to fund student's physical and emotional needs. Ms. Bates went on to say how concern she was for Chief Rochat' 's quote printed in the LNP. The quote said, II know I'm not supposed to say this, but, you know, we took God out ofs school, OK? That's al big thing.' 9 Ms. Bates stated we: need to keep separation of State and Church. Mrs. Miller agreed with Ms. Bates concern of] Borough employee'sa attendance to aj political event. Lt. Margevich explained that an invite had come from Senator Scott Martin's office asking ift the Chiefand the School Resource Officer could attend a roundtable discussion on school safety. President Ostrowski stated we have a couple issues, one was it a political meeting? Which is a  Borough.  lof4    August 28, 2018  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  School District issue as the Borough did not organize the meeting. And were Borough employees improperly represented at a political meeting? Upon President Ostrowski's request, Mr. Gotshall will consult with the Borough's legal representative and further discussions will be held at the next Personnel Committee meeting. Mrs. Gerber restated that these are valid concerns and suggested that we take those concerns to a School District Board meeting as citizens.  MINUTES  A motion to approve the minutes for the July 24, 2018 Council Meeting was made by Ms. Bellile and seconded by Mrs. Gerber. With no discussions the motion passed by a unanimous  voice vote.  REPORTS OF BOARDS. COMMITTEES. AND COMMISSIONS  Ms. Miller questioned the discussions held during the monthly Park Commission meeting as presented by the minutes ofthe meeting. Mr. Gotshall stated the commission agreed to allow the skate park to remove the fence and keep using the park as is. Mr. Gotshall mentioned he checked with our insurance agent to ensure that removal oft the fence was kosher. Ms. Bellile gave a monthly report on the Blue Rock Regional Fire District meeting held Thursday, August 2nd. Discussion oft the agreement between the Blue Rock Fire Rescue and the Blue Rock Reginal Fire District is to be updated. A future review of the Operating Budget is to be included. Dann Bezek will continue to be the Blue Rock Fire Rescue representative to the District Board but without voting rights. Manor Township has voted tol have Dick Schock as the citizen representative to the District Board and will have voting rights. She went on to mention Ann Harach is taking an NFA (National Fire Academy) on-line course at ten hours a week. There was an incident when Ann was on vacation. The dehumidifier had stopped working properly, and mold is growing. Anything that is not a solid surface item and cannot be whipped down needs to be thrown out, such as the couches, mattresses and bedding, and books on shelves. The remediation bill is estimated at $25,000. This subject will be addressed in detail at the next  meeting scheduled for September 6th.  FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT  Mr. Bailey made ai motion to approve the. July, 2018 monthly financial statements as presented. Ms. Bates seconded the motion. With: no discussions the motion passed bya  unanimous voice vote.  PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT  None  PUBLIC WELFARE AND PUBLIC WORKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT  None  2of4    August 28, 2018  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  MAYOR'S REPORT  In absence of Mayor Moriarty and Chief Rochat, Lieutenant Margevich stated the month  had nothing out of the ordinary and that next month will be busier.  MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY REPORT  Mr. DiGuiseppe reported the Fall semester began yesterday, August 27th and runs through December 16th. The first home football game is this Thursday, MU VS. Pace University. Family Weekend will be the weekend of September 14th and 15tha along with Bike Millersville held on campus the same weekend. Riders can cycle 5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 miles and walkers will have routes as well. He went on to announce Open House will be Saturday, September 29th, from 8:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Homecoming Weekend will be October 12th and 13th. Mr. DiGuiseppe stated the freshman class is one of the largest and most talented classes with approximately 1360 full-time and part-time freshman and 440 full-time and part-time transfer students. New President Wubah willl host his first "State oft the University" on Friday, September 7th with a special address at 4:00 p.m. in the Clair Performance Hall oft the Winter Center. A new department name, formerly known as Judicial Affairs, this department has been renamed the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards. They are responsible for fostering student success and learning by balancing individual and community rights, while promoting a safe, student centered Mr. DiGuiseppe reported that the Millersville Communty-University Parade is coming soon. Parade Day is Saturday, October 13th at 9 a.m. To date, they have raised over $60,000: in cash and pledges and 23 bands have been booked. The 2018 Grand Marshal has been announced: Dr. Richard L. Frerichs, ai retired educator from the University and serving on the Penn Manor The division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management of the University has posted the vacancy for the MU Student Advisor to the Borough Council online with an initial deadline  and inclusive community.  School Board for over twenty years. for applications being September 12th. PENNMANOR REPORT None  BOROUGH MANAGER REPORT  Mr. Gotshall stated in typiçal fashion hel has distributed a written Manager's report for the month of August. He noted the report is short due to a quiet month and stated ift there are any questions, he would be happy to follow-up. Mr. Bailey asked ifl he could explain the Civil complaint. Mr. Gotshall explained iti is a public filing and that this has been an on-going property code violation and stated that in the complaint the Borough has requested the Court assess daily penalties to the maximum amount of$12,000. Mr. Gotshall has not heard from the Mr. Gotshall asked Council to consider making a motion to execute a one-year contract extension with Eagle Disposal for the Borough's Trash and Recycling program. Mr. Bailey made such a motion, seconded by Mrs. Gerber. Mr. Gotshall went on to explain that this is the first of  Magistrate's office on whether the filing has reached the individual.  3of4    August 28, 2018  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  two possible extension requests. He stated that the Borough's current contract rate is $101.10 per unit and that the extension calculation based on CPI will raise the unit rate to $103.93. He went on the mention that Lancaster Township has recently went out to bid for a contract under the new recycling guidelines and their increase was approximately 19%. Mrs. Miller noted there have been some complaints in her neighborhood concerning the trash hauler throwing cans. She asked what the right process for people is who have complaints. She was asked to direct those complaints to the Borough Office. With no further discussions the motion passed by a unanimous  voice vote.  PRESIDENT'S REPORT  President Ostrowski mentioned the first Local Economic Development Committee meeting was held on August 22nd. He noted that Mr. Gotshall had presented some background information on the Downtown Overlay District and some ofthe projects. It was an informational meeting and organization meeting. The committee elected Keely Childers-Heany: as Chairman. President Ostrowski announced the next meeting will be September 26th starting at 6 p.m. and that the Lancaster Redevelopment Authority will be joining the meeting to discuss services that they  can provide as we encourage development in the Borough.  President Ostrowski thanked the new faces in attendance for coming out.  NEW BUSINESS  Mr. DiGuiseppe asked Council to confirm that an LNP coffee meeting will be held at the Borough Office on September 4th at 6 p.m. Mr. Gotshall confirmed the room as been reserved.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS  None  EXECUTIVE SESSION None ADJOURNMENT  Mr. Bailey made ai motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:40j p.m., seconded by Ms. Bates.  Respectfully submitted, 4A  Borough 4of4  BNG/jle