Johnsonburg Borough Regular Meeting August 12, 2024  Call to Order Silent Prayer Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes  Regular Meeting. July 8, 2024 Special Meeting July 30, 2024 Guests & Public Comment on Agenda Items  Reports  Finance/Bils for Payment Mayor Police Department Fire Department Street Department Engineering Code Enforcement Recreation Board Council Committees Borough Solicitor Municipal Authority  Old Business  1.J Johnsonburg Community Trust Playground Project Grant  2.A Approve the sale of 236 Main Street  3. Purchase of repository properties (205 First Ave, 207 First Ave, 200 Bergen St)  New Business  1. Set trick or treat date and time 2. Purchase of publici trash cans for Center Street 3. Purchase of Eagle Scout plaques for borough sign 4. Quote for sidewalk replacement at 528 Market Street (theater building) 5. Quote for repairs to Grant Street traffic light controller  Executive Session  Public Comment on Agenda Items  Adjournment    231  Johnsonburg Borough Regular Meeting July 8, 2024 4:00 p.m.  Call to Order Silent Prayer Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call/Attendance Cherry, Scott Clopp, John DeAngelo, James DePanfilis, James R. Imbrogno, Louie Imbrogno, Tom Johnsonburg Municipal Authority Kilhoffer, Rachel Maletto, AlfredJ. J. Miller, Ryan (ARS Engineering) Paget, Kyle Poague, Eric Thomas, John R. Warmbrodt, Richard  Title Councilman Police Chief Councilman Councilman Councilman Street Superintendent Representative Secretary President Engineer/ Codé Enforcement Mayor Councilman Solicitor Councilman  Present Absent Excused  X X X X X  X X X  Approval of Agenda: Amotion wasmade by Councilman Warmbrodt and seconded by Councilman Chery to approve theagenda with anadded executive session. Motion carried Minutes: AI motion was made by" Councilman Poague and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodtto approve the minutes from the regular meeting held on. June 10, 2024. Motion Guests & Public Comment: Johnsonburg Community Trust President Stephanie Distler welcomed Council to the-Heritage Education & Welcome Center and invited them to the Upon their request, a motion was made by Councilman Poague and seconded by Councilman Imbrogno to allow the. Johnsonburg Community' Trust to use the empty lot at! 528 Market St. to set up canopies for the alumni event on July 12th. Motion carried unanimously.  unanimously  carried unanimously.  grand opening on July 11th  Monthly Reports  Finance & Bills for Payment: President Maletto read the borough's account balances and the bills. This month's bills include General Fund $14,229.27, Community Center Fund- $2,914.25, and Community Improvement Fund - $45,882.73.. Ar motion was made by    232  Councilman Warmbrodt and seconded by Councilman Cherry to pay the! bills as presented and Mayor: Mayor Paget informed the publicthat ther new Nittany Mart store is open 24 hours a  to accept the finance report. Motion carried unanimously. day and has a nice display of historical pictures of Johnsonburg. Police: Monthly report is on file. Chief Clopp reviewed his report.  FireChief: Monthly report is on file. Superintendent: Monthly report is on file.  Engineer & Code Enforcement Report: Monthly reportisonfile. Engineer Ryan Miller was Code Enforcement: Code Enforcement Officer Chris Lindmar reviewednotices and fines for grass, vehicles, and unsanitary houses. Afewispecific addresses were discussed. Recreation Board: Minutes and reports are on file. Amotion was made by Councilman Warmbrodt and seconded by Councilman Cherry to accept, with regret, Christine Bressler's Council Committees: Councilman Poagueistated hetconomcDeveopmen: Committee met witht the Community REcononmicDevelopment Coordinator Emma Coppolo and gave an The finance committee hadmet withthe Johnsonburg Community Trust to discuss the office The personnel committee.met withthe. Johnsonburg Community Center Recreation Director Solicitor: Solicitor.Thomas reported thati the advertisement for the sale of 704 Bridge St. will be published this week. He recommended a bidersinformational packet for future property Municipal Authority: Councilman Poague, who also serves as a. Johnsonburg Municipal Authority board member, updated Council on current authority projects including the Powers Run dam, the water line extension to the elementary school, and the recent turnover ofthe Old Business: 1. A motion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Poague to accept the low bid of $1,000 from Thorwart Electrical for the upgrade of the court lights at the Johnsonburg Community Center. Motion carried unanimously.  excused.  resignation. Motion carried unanimously:  update on what wasdiscussed.  spacew withinthe/Heritage Education & Welcome Center.  to discuss some outstandingissues.  sales.  water plant operator.    233  AI motion was made by Councilman Poague and seconded by Councilman Cherry to forgive the $7,000 owed by the. Johnsonburg Community Trust fori the 2018 playground grant. President Maletto called for a roll call vote. Imbrogno = yes, Warmbrodt t- no, Maletto - no, DePanfilis- New Business: 1. A motion was made by Councilman Poague and seconded by Councilman Imbrogno to accept the low bid of $7,000 from Paul Gnan Tree Trimming Services for tree trimming along First Ave., Penn St., and Chestnut St. Motion carried unanimously. 2. AI motion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Imbrogno to purchase a new equipment tilt trailer from Kaufman Tralersfor57,500.00. Motion carried Ar motion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded byCouncilman Warmbrodt to move into executive session at 4:41 p.m. to disçusspersonnel. Motion carried unanimously. Ar motion was made by Councilman Poague and'seconded by Counciman'mbrogno to return President Maletto stated that, during executive session, Council discussed personnel but no Adjournment: A motion.wasmade by Councilman Poague and' seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt to adjournthe meetinga at5 5:26p.m. Motion.carriedi unanimously.  no, Poague - yes, Cherry - yes, Mayor Paget t- yes. Motion carried.  unanimously.  to regular session at 5:25 p.m. Motion carried unanimously:  action was taken.  / -  -  Rachel Kilhoffer Secretary    234  Johnsonburg Borough Special Meeting July 30, 2024 6:00 p.m.  Call to Order Silent Prayer Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call/Attendance Cherry, Scott Clopp, John DeAngelo,. James DePanfilis, James R. Imbrogno, Louie Imbrogno, Tom Johnsonburg Municipal Authority Kilhoffer, Rachel Maletto, AlfredJ J. Miller, Ryan (ARSE Engineering) Paget, Kyle Poague, Eric Thomas, John R. Warmbrodt, Richard  Title Councilman Police Chief Councilman Councilman Councilman Street Superintendent X Representative Secretary President Engineer/ Code Enforcement Mayor Councilman Solicitor Councilman  Present Absent Excused X X X X  X  X X X X X X X  Agenda: A motion was made by Councilman Warmbrodt and seconded by Councilman Cherry Business: 1. Community & Economic Development Coordinator Emma Coppolo gave a presentation to Council about the Community & Heart Soul program. A motion was made by Councilman Poague and seconded by Councilman Maletto to provide a commitment letter and $5,000 in matching funding for the program. Motion carried unanimously. 2.Solicitor Thomas provided a review of the Sunshine Act including the rules and regulations governing executive sessions, public meetings, and meeting agendas. In his opinion, the vote to forgive the. Johnsonburg Community' Trust's repayment of funding for a playground grant overage on the. July gth meeting was a violation because it was not on the agenda. He recommends placing a revote on the August 12th agenda to satisfy the Sunshine Act requirements. A brief discussion was held on public notice requirements.  to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.  3. Upon recommendation of Superintendent Imbrogno, a motion was made by Councilman DeAngelo and seconded by Councilman DePanfilis to have the borough street vehicles treated with undercoating by Mach Auto Detailing for $600 per vehicle. Motion carried unanimously. 4. A motion was made by Councilman DeAngelo and seconded by Councilman Cherry to allow St. John Lutheran Church to close a portion of Church St. on September 14th for their annual  festival. Motion carried unanimously.    235  5. Engineer Ryan Miller explained that our 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project for stormwater line replacement on Third Ave. did not qualify under the program's guidelines. He reviewed the eligibility guidelines for CDBG projects and then a discussion was held on potential projects. A motion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt to submit 2024 CDBG applications to replace sidewalks on Market St. and Bridget St. (referred to as the Bridge St. Corridor) and for the demolition of 512 Market St. 6. Engineer Miller reviewed the. Johnsonburg Community Exterior Restoration Project and explained the history of rescoping the project toi fit within the funding. He is recommending completing one side at at time and to start with the south side facing the playground. A motion was made by Councilman Poague and seconded by Councilman Cherry to complete the exterior restoration oft the playground side of the Johnsonburg Community Center and move forward with the project when funding permits. Motion carried unanimously. Adiournment: A motion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman DeAngelo to adjourn the meeting at 4:58 p.m. Motin carried unanimously.  Motion carried unanimously.  Rachel Kilhoffer Secretary        BOROUGH  JOHNSONBURG Department of Police JOHN CLOPP Chiefof Police  onbl  100 Main Street Johnsonburg, PA 15845 (814)965-2816  Ihave the honor to report to the Johnsonburg Borough Council the duties performed by the Johnsonburg Police Department for the month ofJuly 2024.  Calls for Service Signal Calls Telephone Calls Investigations Hearings Traffic. Accidents Written Warnings Receipts: Fines  243 63 57 49 9 3 28  Parking Violations House Watches Vehicle Lockouts Light outage B.O.L.O Asst. Fire/Ambulance Asst. other Police Dept. 14 Special Information:  1 3 0 0 9 6  $ - 1,450.02 Assisted with Alumni events.  Reports $ 0.00 -Ofc. Arthur attended search and seizure class on 7/16. Tickets $ 20.00 Both patrol vehicles werei inspected on' 7/26.  Total $ 1,470.02 Offenses: Drugs Assaults Burglary Thefts Criminal Mischief D.U.I. Disorderly Conduct Mental Health Sex Offenses Family and Children All Other Offenses Totals  Number 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 11 23 50  Arrest 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 37  Handled Otherwise 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 10 40  2(27 MV Arrests) 21  Respectfully C. Cp  gh    OPNEONEIRE P & RESC E a  Johnsonburg Fire Department  Fire - Rescue 99 Clarion Road Johnsonburg, PA 15845 Phone 814-965-4276 Fax 814-965-4276 July 2024. Johnsonburg Fire Department Report  Incident Type Count per Station for Date Range Start Date: 07/01/2024 I End Date: 07/31/2024 Station: EC2-E ELK COMPANY2  INCIDENT TYPE 111- Building fire 322- Motor vehicle accident with injuries 551 Assist police or other governmental agency 622 Noi incidenti found on arrival at dispatch address 671 - HazMat release investigation w/no HazMat 735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 736- CO detector activation due to malfunction  #INCIDENTS 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 9  #I Incidents for EC2- Elk Company 2:  Calls in. Johnsonburg Borough- -5 Calls in North Ridgway Township-2 Automatic / Mutual Aid Calls- -2 Total Man Hours for All Calls. June 2024-59.20 Total Monetary Fire Loss. Johnsonburg Borough. July 2024-$0 Total Monetary Fire Loss North Ridgway Township July 2024- - $0  Respectfully Christopher 4. Kreckel Chief    Boro  report  street crew  Cut some of river bank on flood control. Installed new riser on terra cotta. Cleaned drains on glennmayo. Patched glenn mayo. Worked on riding mower. Took recycle dumpsters to st marys. Painted lines on market and center sreets. Swept streets and washouts. Marked pa onecalls.  Installed 14 foot of pipe on spruce street. Patched ai few streets. Ditched at few alleys on avenues.  1    ARS ENGINEERING  SERVICES  Engineer's Report - August 12, 2024Johnsonburg Borough Council Meeting  The following is a summary ofv work performed over thel last month, including updates on current project  status, provided herein for your review: Engineering Services  S.E. Rodich Excavating, Inc. has completed the Second Avenue Parking Lot Sidewalk Project. The new sidewalks were placed, the area between the edge of road and sidewalk was repaved and disturbed areas were backfilled and seeded. We are in the process of working with the County to close out the project. A 1-year maintenance bond has been filed with the County. St. Marys Paving Company, Inc. has indicated they will be commencing work on the Harrison Avenue Storm Sewer Replacement Project as soon as they complete an ongoing construction project. They have stockpiled the majority oft the materials for thel Project ini the area adjacent to the railroad and bus stop located at the bottom of Blaine Ave. We were. just made aware that National Fuel is planning to replace the existing gas line along Harrison Avenue in the vicinity of the proposed storm sewer. We are working to coordinate this with National Fuel representatives as this was not noted when they responded and marked the PA One-Call Redmond Construction has begun work ont the. Johnsonburg Community Center Phase 11 Exterior Restoration Project. The project will consist of pressure washing the brick and stone, repairing any loose or missing mortarj joints, sealing cracks and waterproofing the exterior. The contractor isa also cleaning and painting the trim around the windows in conjunction with work requested by thel Recreation Board andi included int the original grant request. Funding for this project has been made available through a grant from the A.J. and Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust. We are currently working with the County and PennDOT to get the Center Street Storm Sewer Replacement Project re-classified sO pipe and catch basins can be ordered and construction scheduled. We anticipate thei final approval in the near future. Once approved materials willl be purchased and we willl bea advertising the curb portionimmediately. PennDOTh hasi indicated they We are in the process of finalizing the new 2024 CDBG applications for sidewalk replacements along Bridge Street and the slum and blight demolition of the old Allegretto Building. Updated demolition estimates have been received from multiple contractors and will be used as part of determining the requested funds. LMI surveys are not required for either of the proposed We are currently working to apply for additional PHARE funding through the County for additional slum and blight demolitions. The targeted locations are the abandoned residential structures (5) at the corner of First Avenue and Bergen Street where the Borough already has  submitted by the contractor.  are: ready to begin once approval has been received.  projects.  secured 2023 CDBG funding for a portion of the demolition costs.  P.O. BOX202. JOHNSONBURG, PA 15845 phone: (814) 965-2211 * fax: (814) 965-4028 wwanengmeimgservisas com    ARS ENGINEERING  SERVICES  We continue to work with TranSystems engineers assisting their efforts to complete the final Flood Study Report. The report is mostly complete; however, they will be organizing it sO that the overall project can easily be broken out into smaller phases if funding is only available in smaller amounts. This project is being funded through a previously approved DCED Flood Mitigation Grant. The Report deadline has been extended tot the end of. June 2025. Work continues on the Hemlock Street Stormwater Project design, plans and project specifications. We are still working with the solicitor to establish utility easements along the proposed alignment. We continue to anticipate this project being advertised this year. This project is being funded by an ARPA PA Small Water & Sewer Grant previously awarded by the  Commonwealth Finance. Authority.  Respectfully Submitted, tn Ryan Miller, PE  P.O. BOX 202.JOHNSONBURG. PA1 15845 phone: (814) 965-2211 . fax: (814)965-4028 www.arsengineeringservices.com    Johnsonburg Community Center Rec Board Meeting Minutes August 8, 2024  Present:. John ORourke-excused  Jim Lecker-phone Sarah Grunthaner  Patty McDivitt-excused Nikki Zimmerman  TJ Weaver-phone Scott Cherry-excused  Tara Poague  Tracy Crowe  Call to order! 5:00 p.m. June 6, 2024 Minutes Financial Report See attached Open Issues  Passed Motion to accept: Jim Lecker  Second: Sarah Grunthaner  Vote: Unanimous  Passed Motion to accept: Sarah Grunthaner  Second: Jim Lecker  Vote: Unanimous  1.) Dehumidifier in' Weight Room' We are: still waiting forJ Jon Updyke to come fix it. Itis technically not a dehumidifier; it  is an exhaust vent.  2.) Weight Room Ceiling Thel leaking slowed down but is still an issue.  3.) Repointing Ed Redmond began the repointing oft the building on the playground side.  Director's Report See attached Jim Lecker's Report See attached New Business  1) Carlson'sTechnology The price for Carlson is going upi from $100/hour to $120/hour this month. They offered us a Flagship package deal that would cost $273.34/month fort twelve months and it would include 24/7 surveillance of our internet and camera/door system. If something goes wrong at any point someone will be able to fixi it before we even know that it wasn't working. Also, for every ticket that we open, thei first eight hours of labor will be free, every hour after that will cost $110/hour because we will be given a slight discount per hour. We spent $3,863 on laborl last year andi if we have them come in for more than 3 eight-hour jobsi in the next twelve months we will have saved money by  accepting the package deal. Motion to accept this package: TJ Weaver  Second: Jim Lecker  Vote: Unanimous  2) Windows Ed Redmond said that he can do all of the windows for $30,000 whichi is the same price as our lowest bid that we received on doing the windows. We should just have Redmond do them while hei is repointing the building  instead of waiting until hei is done and having someone else come in and doi it.  Motion to have Redmond dot the windows: TJ Weaver  Second: Jim Lecker  Vote: Unanimous  3) Lights on Pickleball Court The LED lights were installed on the pickleball courts and the brightness is effecting the neighbors. Tara Poague called Tommy Imbrogno to notify him of this and he said they would take care ofit.    Meeting adjourned at 5:44 p.m. Next Meeting September 5, 2024 at! 5:00pm  X SorfHaunHane  Sarah Grunthaner Rec Board Secretary    July-August: 20Z4 Directors Report  Thursday. June 6th Chuck from Elk County Electric stopped int to give us a quote on (4) 200-watt LED flood lights and 200 watt shoe box style LED lights with slip fix mount. We already received a quote on this from. Jon Updyke Monday. June 10th Brandon Waterman from Waterman electrical services stopped by to give us a quote on (4) 200-watt LED flood lights and 200-watt shoe box style LED lights with slip fix mount. He asked if we would be interested in retrofitting the current fixtures by removing the ballasts from the existing systems and replacing them with Line Voltage high output LED bulbs. It will be considerably cheaper than replacing what we already Tuesday. June 12th the PH probe wouldn'tturn on. Tara Poague changed the batteries and it still wouldn't work. Tuesday June 18th Domtar hadi the ballroom rented for a catered lunch for 35 people, but with the 106-degree temperature and no air conditioning they decided to stay at the mill for lunch. Jessica O'Neil said theywill stay Tuesday. June 18th Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Services dropped off 11 brand new basketballs that they bought as a Monday. July gth TJ Weaver and Tara Poague cleaned the pool filters. We turned the old one off and are just going to run the new one for a month and see how it goes. It doesn'tseem like the new one has been filtering Wednesday July 10th Brandon Mitchell, Jim Lecker, and Tara Poague had a meeting discussing future options that may help usi in the long run with Carlsons. This would be at flagstaff package deal where we would pay $260/month for 81 free labor hours then an additional $10/hour off of any extra hours per ticket opened and Wednesday. July 10th, we had a member call and tell us that she fractured her foot int the drain hole onthe pickleball court. Tommy Imbrogno said that we can paint it bright green because iti is a sewer drain soit has to Friday July 12th was the first night of alumni and friends' weekend. Keith Smalley did a presentation on a Reverence for Wood in the gymnasium from 5:00-6:00. He had 60 people attend. There were at ton ofpeople out on the streets enjoying the music, vendors, and fireworks. There were also at ton of kids on the playground, basketball court, and pickleball court all day/night. It was a great night and weather was beautiful. Saturday July 13th, was the second night of alumni and friends. JCT rented 100 chairs and 13 round tables and 3 rectangle tables fori inside (they had roughly 90 people attend) and 12 rectangle tables for the patio for the Monday. July 15th Mike Dacanal put the fence barrier up between the pickleball courts sO that balls don'th have Wednesday July 17th Tara Poague sprayed a bunch of bee hives at the pavilion and shed. Jeff Costanzoand. Jim Monday July 22nd Tommy Imbrogno and. Judd Zilcosky painted the handicap spots int the back parking lot. Monday. July 22nd Brandon Waterman emailed Tara Poague a quote for installing a receptacle in the lobby for Monday. July 22nd Ed Redmond and his crew stopped in and got keys to the roof and basement sO thatthey can Wednesday. July 24th Bev Bouse stopped in the office to tell Tara Poague she is interested in joining the Rec Board. She would make a great fit for our team. She is an avid member and supporter to the. JCC. Wednesday. July 24th Jim Lecker and Tara Poague brought an old pew over that the Holy Rosary church donated  for $1,900.  have. He quoted us at $800.  pay us the rental fee for having it saved and set up fori them.  donation for us.  properly since we installed it sO this will tell us more.  also includes 24/7 monitoring of all devices.  be green, but maybe it will make it stand out more with paint on it.  band (they had roughly 50 people attend)  to be chased as far.  Lecker got rid of the old bench on the patio.  the display board per TJ Weaver's request. The quote was $250.  start working on the repointing next week.  to puti in the hallway on the third floor.    Wednesday. July 3151 Hayden Brunner sprayed a hornet's nest on one ot the park benches that was missing a cap. Tara Poague ordered a cap to replace the missing one sO that the bees can't get into it anymore. Wednesday. July 31st Brian Thorwart installed the new LED lights on the pickleball court. Thursday August 1st Tara Poague took 5 complaints from the neighbors on Market Street complaining that the pickleball court lights were ridiculously bright and shining right into their houses. Tara called Tommy Imbrogno and sent him pictures of it and he said that he would adjust them on Friday. He is going to point them down Thursday August 1st Tara Poague sprayed a few more bees nests at the pavilion about around a dozen carpenter Thursday August 1stTara Poague asked Eric Detwiler to come down and look at the pavilion. He said he will gladly order white soffit and facia and donate it to us fort the underside oft the pavilion. He said that we will have to cut them and run them across the short side SO that we can put a hinge on the panel below the electric panel Thursday August 1st Hayden Brunner started painting the eves of the pavilion white. We are going to try and get Friday ands Saturday Tara Poague was getting calls on her cellphone from neighbors on Market Street still complaining about the pickleball lights. Tara called Tommy Imbrogno on Monday and he sent. Judd Zilcosky Monday August 5th Ed Redmond started working on repointing thel building and resealing the windows. Monday August 5th Kellie Imbrogno put the new plug ini the park bench so the bees can't get in there anymore.  more at the courts and hope that solves the problem. bee holes. These bees are ridiculous this year!  fore easy access.  some sheet metal to cover the underside of the roof donated from Eric Detwiler.  down to turn the timers off so they wouldn'tcome on.  She also sprayed al bunch of bees in the poles at the pickleball court. Thursday August gth EPIC came and rerouted the A/C drain on the front balcony.  Who do we need to call to get a phone installed int the guard room?  We also need five "15 minute parking" signs to put outi front for elections. Tommy said to ask Rachel. Tara will  dot this    JAMES THE BUTLER For all your cleaning needs:  July-August Report  205 Volunteer Hours in June 11.5 Volunteer Hours in July  Dave Votano is working on the barn door for the weight room.  The old sandbox seats are finished being sanded. Dave is working on getting them Dave Votano is working on installing handles on the doors on the third floor.There Jeff Costanzo painted the handicap railing that Patty McDivitt primed.  stained and put on the wall in the weight room.  are 9 of them all together.  Jeff Costanzo trimmed the bushes at the playground.  Jeff Costanzo started painting the benches at the playground green to match the We are going to start working on patching the steps in the main stairwell. Started to paint the pavilion and will be getting soffit and facia for it soon.  ones at the pickleball court.    JOHNSONBURG MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY Regular Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 12, 2024  The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Chairman Jack Fowler, followed by The Pledge of Allegiance and a ROLL CALL-J Jack Fowler, TJ Weaver, Earl Park, Duane Duffy, Paul Villella, Eric Poague, Tony King Also present: Brian Buesink, Corey McCabe, Chris Everett, Tracey Brown, Travis Long of. JHA via ZOOM  moment of silence.  VISITORS - None (carried).  APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was madel by Eric Poague and seconded by Tony King to approve the agenda  VISITOR COMMENTS (on agenda related items) - None  EXECUTIVE SESSION - None  APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS - AI motion was made by Earl Park and seconded by! Duane Duffy to approve ther minutes from thel May 8, 2024 Regular Meeting (carried). Amotion was made by Eric Poague and seconded by Duane Duffy to approve ther minutes from the May 22, 2024 Special Meeting (carried).  MANAGER'S REPORT - Copy attached WATER REPORT - Copy attached SEWER REPORT - Copy attached completed the project (carried). ENGINEER'S REPORT - Copy attached SOLICITOR'S REPORT - None COMMITTEE REPORTS -  Ar motion was made by Eric Poague and seconded by Earl Park tor rescind last month's carried motion to pay Elcon $25,666.41 for the WWTP upgrade project. Making this payment willl be revisited when they havet further  A. Administrative - They met sincet thel last meeting. Will discuss in executive session.  B. Operations I none Finance -r none ). Fire Department- -I none Hiring- none Johnsonburg Borough- - none  Grants-E Brian & TJ are working on a grant from the. Johnsonburg Endowment Fund fora af fire! hydrant  TREASURER'S REPORT -A AI motion was made by TJ Weaver and seconded by Earl Park to approve the Treasurer's BILLS FORF PAYMENT - Ar motion was made by Eric Poague and seconded by Duane Duffyt to approve the! bills for  report (carried).  payment int the amount of$ 89,075.18 (carried).    BankE Balances as of: May 31, 2024 Northwest Payroll- -$1 152,296.93 Water Pennvest $510.67 Sewer Pennvest- -$37,859.02 Operating Checking- -$1 184,282.75 Sewer Savings -$52,561.12 Water Savings - $174,746.57 Savings Acct. $7,972.39 Water Project Checking (COA)- -$96,286.63 Sewer Checking. $ 132,251.57 Waterline Extension-$14.00 General Fund- - $6 649,000.61 Sewer General Fund- -$64,655.51 Debt Payments CNBN Mortgage- -$327.92 Pennvest -$8,580.54 Pennvest- -$11,718.30 OLDI BUSINESS  CNB  PLGIT  CNBL Line of Credit Interest Only (Waterline Ext.)-$1,573.60 CNBI Draw Loan (WWTP Upgrade)-$3459.20  Travis Long from. JHAS said that the Act! 57 Rate Study is ongoing Jones Township Municipal Authority's contribution to the WWTP upgrade was discussed The easements for the waterline extension project willl be mailed this week The transfer of Powers. Ave. propertya and dam to the Borough was discussed  NEWB BUSINESS- None COMMENTS FROM VISITORS = None  EXECUTIVE: SESSION -Ar motion was madel by TJWeaver ands seconded by EricF Poague to enter into executive session at 4:50 (carried). Ar motion was madel by7 Tony King ands seconded by Eric Poague to exit executive session at! 5:58 (carried). Ar motion was made! by Eric Poague ands seconded by TJ Weaver to enteri into regular meeting at5 5:59 Ar motion was madel byl TJV Weaver ands seconded by Eric Poague to offer Chris Everett $ 1,940 now with an additional 5 vacation days (15 total) anda another $1 1,940i increase upon receipt of his certification. Roll cally vote: Jack Fowler- -y yes, TJ Weaver -yes, Earl Park -yes, Duane Duffy- -yes, Paul Villella -yes, Erici Poague- - yes, Tony King-yes. (carried 7-0). ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING- A motion was made by TJ Weaver and seconded by Duane Duffy to adjourn the  (carried). Personnel and litigation were discussed with no action taken.  meeting at 6:01 p.m. (carried).  Jack Fowler, Chairperson TLB    July 2, 2024 Meeting Minutes  Office of the County of] Elk Commissioners  Elk County, Ridgway, PA  The County of] Elk Commissioners met on Thursday, July 2, 2024 at 10:08 AM, County of Elk Courthouse. Annex. Building, Thomas G. Wagner Conference Room. Thei meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Those present were Commissioners M. Fritz Lecker, Matthew G. Quesenberry and Gregory J. Gebauer. Also present were Rick Brown, Solicitor; Patrick Straub, Chief Clerk; Emily Anders, Office Administrator; Calvin Moore, IT Director; Becki Taylor, CDBG Coordinator; and Marilyn Secco, Press. Joining via Zoom was Nancy Baker, CYS Director  and Laura Kurtz, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES PRESENTATIONS-  Correction to Presentation 1, correct the amount from $2,016.452 to $2,016,452. Motion to approve with change made by Matthew G. Quesenberry, second by M. Fritz Lecker and  Motion made by M. Fritz) Lecker, second by Gregory J. Gebauer and carried unanimously. 1. The County of Elk was awarded $2,016,452 grant from the Department of Community & Economic Development. This grant will be used for the Horton Township Whetstone Waterline Project. These funds were applied for andj projects will be administered by Becki Taylor, CDBG Coordinator for the Elk County Planning Department. Becki Taylor stated this project is an immediate need as the waterlines are old and breaking, causing asbestos tol bei released. The water lines are too small to supply firel hydrants which did cause al home 2. The County ofI Elk was awarded $218,749 along with $94,983 for Ridgway Borough from the Department of Community & Economic Development through the CDBG program. These funds were applied for and projects will be administered by Becki Taylor, CDBG Coordinator for the Elk County Planning Department. The Commissioners commended  loss. The project includes 3: fire hydrants.  Becki on her hard work in obtaining these grants.  RESOLUTIONS-  1. 2024-16-I Dickinson Center Certificate of Approval. The Elk County IDA is requesting the County of] Elk approve the use oft tax-exempt financing. The project consists of the issuancel by the Elk County IDA ofa ai tax-exempt Obligation Note in the maximum amount of$2,000,000. The proceeds will be loaned tol Dickinson Center, Inc., to finance the engineering, design and construction of at treatment center facility in order to provide mental health, intellectual disabilities and related prevention services to residents ofElk County. The project is located at 18 Rail Road Street, St. Marys PA and will be owned by Dickinson Center Inc. Section 147(f) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 instructs that such tax-exempt obligations must be approved by the County, as the County is the next higher governmental unit. Laura Kurtz explained there is no financial ramifications to the County of Elk, but was ai requirement in order for the Dickinson Center to obtain    tax-exempt financing. Motion by Matthew G. Quesenberry, second by Gregory J.  Gebauer, carried unanimously.  OLDBUSINESS- NEWBUSINESS  1. Request by St. Marys City, application for an allocation of $6,000 of County Liquid Fuels Tax Funds for 216.6 ton of1 lb stone. Motion by Gregory J. Gebauer, second by 2. *Request by. CYS, renewal agreement with Child Welfare Information Solutions (CWIS) to exchange information from October 1, 2024 through September 30,2025. 3. *Request by CYS,renewal with Avanco for Consulting Services Addendum to Child Accounting and Profile System Application Service Provider Agreement for July 1,2 2024 4. *Request by CYS, renewal with. Avanco for Child Accounting and Profile System Application Service Provider Agreement from. July 1,2024 through June 30, 2025. Items 2,3,and 4 were voting on together. Nancy Baker explained these contracts were needed for the CYS budget. Motion by Matthew G. Quesenberry, second by M. Fritz  Matthew G. Quesenberry, carried unanimously.  through June 30, 2025.  Lecker, carried unanimously.  CORRESPONDENCE- (The following correspondence, if any, is available in the 1. USDA (received May 20") regarding notification of upcoming payment from the U.S. Treasury through the Commonwealth ofPA based oni receipts for fiscal year 2023 from the Allegheny National Forest. The net payment due to County of Elk is $462,178.11, The County of Elk is mandated to distribute these. funds to the county school districts and 2. The EADS Group (received June 14") regarding Jones Twp. intent to file apply for a PA DEP Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit. Project name: "Horner Rd. (T-368) Bridge Replacement Project" (at Nearing Run) and consists of replacement of existing bridge consisting of deteriorating concrete abutments and steel beams witha ap pre-fabricated structural plate box system. This notice is provided in accordance with PA. Acts 14, 67,68 3. Seneca Resources Company, LLC (received June 17t) regarding filing ofNotice of Intent with the Susquehanna River Basin Commission for the consumptive use of water for drilling and development of natural gas wells on the D09-M pursuant to 18 CRF 806.22(f) located in Jones Twp., Elk County and Sergeant Twp. McKean County. The requested  Commissioner's office for further review.)  townships. Elk has 112,366 acres of Allegheny National Forest Lands.  and 127 which requires a 30 day public comment period.  consumptive use: is 4MM gallons per day.  GOOD OF THE COUNTY  We welcome and encourage the public to attend our meetings. County offices will be closed' Thursday in honor of the 4th ofJuly.    Please continue to pray for our military personnel, our families and our children, their  teachers, all elected officials and peace in the world.  QUESTIONS FROMTHE PRESS  1. Marilyn Secco asked for clarification on1 the CYS contract and addendum. M. Fritz  Lecker explained the addendum is the update to the contract.  QUESTIONS! ROMTAXPAYERS-NA  ADJOURN MEETING  The meeting was adjourned at 10:25. AM on ai motion by M. FritzL Lecker.  Next Meeting:  10:00 A.M. THURSDAY,July 18, 2024  Thomas G. Wagner Conference Room, Courthouse Annex  04  Attest: