Johnsonburg Borough Regular Meeting February 12, 2024  Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes  Reorganization & Regular Meeting. January 2, 2024  Guests & Public Comment on Agenda Items  Reports Mayor Police Department Fire Department Street Department Council Committees Finance/Bills for Payment Borough Solicitor Engineer & Code Enforcement Municipal Authority Recreation Board 1. Board Appointments  Old Business New Business  1. Resolution 05 & 06-2024 Statewide Recovery Tax Collections 2. PSAB Conference & PA One Call Safety Days expenses  3. 2021 Per Capita Tax exoneration  Executive Session  Public Comment on Agenda Items  Adjournment    210  Johnsonburg Borough Re-organizational Meeting January 2, 2024 4:00 p.m.  Mayor Paget called the meeting to order. Silent Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance  Oath of Office: Mayor Paget administered the oath of office to Councilmen Louie Amotion was made by Councilman Cherry and seconded: by Councilman DeAngelo to nominate Councilman Maletto as President. No other nominations were presented. Amotion was made by Councilman Maletto. and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt to nominate Councilman DePanfilis as Vice-President. No other nominations were Amotion was made by Councilman Imbrogno and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt tor nominate Councilman Cherry as President Pro Tempore. No other nominations were  Imbrogno, James R. DePanfilis and. James DeAngelo.  Motion carried unanimously.  presented. Motion carried. unanimously.  presented.. Motion carried unanimously: President Maletto then presided over the meeting.  Appointments: A motion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Imbrogno to reappoint Rachel Kilhoffer as Secretary for 2024 & 2025.  Motion carried unanimously.  Ar motion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman DeAngelo to reappoint Rachel Kilhoffer as Treasurer for 2024 & 2025. Motion carried unanimously. Ar motion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt to reappoint Joan Davison as Assistant Treasurer for 2024 & 2025. Motion carried Ar motion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt tor reappoint Northwest and Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust (PLGIT) as  unanimously.  the borough depositories. Motion carried unanimously.    211  Amotion was made by Councilman Cherry and seconded by Councilman DePanfilis to reappoint. John Thomas as the borough solicitor for 2024 & 2025. Motion carried Amotion was made by Councilman Cherry and seconded by Councilman Imbrogno to reappoint. Joseph Lazore, CPA as the borough auditor for 2024 & 2025. Motion carried Amotion was made by Councilman Cherry and seconded by Councilman Imbrogno to reappoint David Zilkofski as the Emergency Management Agency Coordinator for 2024 Amotion was made by Councilman Cherry and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt to reappoint Tom Costanzo as the Deputy Emergency Management Agency Coordinator for Amotion was made by Councilman Imbrogno and seconded by Councilman DeAngelo to hold the monthly meetings on the second Monday oft the month at 4:00 p.m. unless the datei is al legal holiday in which the meeting will be moved to the next day (Tuesday). Amotion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt top pass Resolution 01-2024 which states that the Council will conduct their meetings by Robert's Rules of Order unless there is a conflict with the Sunshine Law which will take Amotion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt to pass Resolution 02-2024 which will set the current borough fee schedule. Motion Board Appointments: The submissions for the two positions open on the. Johnsonburg Municipal Authority were reviewed. Amotion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Maletto to appoint George Tony King to the two-year position and to appoint Duane Duffy toi the five-year position on the municipal authority board. Amotion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Imbrogno to pass Resolution 03-2024 which will reappoint Ray Mattson to the Zoning Hearing Board Amotion was made by Councilman Warmbrodt and seconded by Councilman Maletto tor reappoint Jim DeAngelo and Scott Cherry to the. Johnsonburg Planning Commission  unanimously.  unanimously.  &2025. Motion carried unanimously.  2024 & 2025. Motion carried unanimously.  Motion carried unanimously.  precedent. Motion carried unanimously.  carried unanimously.  Motion carried unanimously.  for five years. Motion carried unanimously.  for four-year terms. Motion carried unanimously.    212  The appointments tot the Civil Service Commission and the Construction Appeals Board Adjournment: A motion was made by Councilman Imbrogno and seconded by Councilman Cherry to adjourn to the regular monthly meeting at 4:20 p.m. Motion  were tabled due to a lack of submissions.  carried unanimously.  Rachel Kilhoffer Secretary    213  Johnsonburg Borough Regular Meeting January 2, 2024 4:20 p.m.  Roll Call/Attendance Cherry, Scott Clopp, John DeAngelo, James DePanfilis, James R. Imbrogno, Louie Imbrogno, Tom Johnsonburg Municipal Authority Kilhoffer, Rachel Maletto, Alfred]. 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/Code Enforcement Mayor Councilman Solicitor Councilman  Present Absent Excused  X X x X X X X  X  Approval of Agenda: Amotion.was made yCoungimenwarmbrot and seconded by Councilman DePanfilisto approvethe agenda. Motion carriedunanimously, Minutes: A motion was made by.Councilman Cherry and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodttoapprove the minutes fromthe regular meeting on December 11, 2023. Motion  carried. unanimously.  Guests & Public Comment: None present.  Monthly Reports  Mayor: Mayor Pagetreported on community events. He also reported that he has been receiving complaints aboutthe garbage rate increase that began this year. Police: Monthly and 2023 annual reports are on file. Chief Clopp reviewed his report and informed Council that Owen Schreiber has graduated and will begin the employment process  as per our contract with him.  Fire Chief: Monthly and 2023 annual reports are on file. Superintendent: Monthly report is on file.    214  Council Committees: None.  Finance & Bills for Payment: President Maletto read the borough's account balances and the bills.This month's bills include General Fund  $3,912.09, Community Center Fund- $11,030.53, Highway Aid Fund - $2,023.55, and Community Improvement Fund - $5,186.72. A motion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Cherry to pay the bills as presented and to accept the finance report. Motion carried unanimously. Solicitor: Solicitor Thomas advised to hold on advertising the ordinances for the shared services positions until Ridgway Borough is satisfied with the ordinance sO that we do not He will inform Smith Motors, 621 E. Center St., that theJohnsonburg Hotel debris removal project was conducted by the Elk County Planning Departmentifthey have concerns in the Engineer & Code Enforcement Report: Monthlyreport is on file. Engineer Ryan Miller updated Council on the status oft the Hemlock Ststormwatergrant, the. Johnsonburg Community Center heating and a/cproject on the secondfloor, and Nittany Mart stormwater  haveto readvertise if they decide to make changes.  future.  plans.  Municipal Authority: Minutes are on file.  Recreation Board: Minutes andreports areon fleTopicspertaining: tot the. Johnsonburg Community Center were briefly discussed including the fitness center equipment maintenance quote, membership discount, painting quotes, and the status oft ther replacement dumpster Old Business: 1. Amotion.was made by Councilman DeAngelo and seconded by Councilman DePanfilistol have SolicitorThomas draft a resolution for Council to place a referendum on the November ballot asking the voters to decide on an EMS tax of up to two mills. Motion carried NewBusiness: 1. A motion wasmade by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt to pass Resolution 04-2024 which allows the borough office, police department, and community center to shred documents from 2016 and prior. Motion carried  door.  unanimously.  unanimously.  Amotion was made by Councilman Warmbrodt and seconded by Councilman Cherry to move into executive session to discuss litigation at 5:05 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Amotion was made by Councilman Imbrogno and seconded by Councilman Warmbrodt to  return to regular session at 5:16 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.    215  President Maletto stated that, during executive session, litigation was discussed but no Adjournment: Amotion was made by Councilman DePanfilis and seconded by Councilman Cherry to adjourn the meeting at 5:17 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.  decisions were made.  Rachel Kilhoffer Secretary    BOROUGH  JOHNSONBURG Department of Police JOHN CLOPP Chief of Police  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 ofJanuary 2024.  Calls for Service Signal Calls Telephone Calls Investigations Hearings Traffic Accidents Written Warnings Receipts: Fines  231 62 71 48 3 2 11  Parking Violations House Watches Vehicle Lockouts Light outage B.O.L.O Asst. Fire/Ambulance Asst. other Police Dept. Special Information:  0 2 1 0 2 13 9  $ 1,326.33 Zooks completed recall work on 2017 & 2021 Fords  Reports $ 30.00 Twoapplications received for full-time patrolman position  Tickets $ 10.00 Total $ 1,366.33 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 1 0 8 1 0 1 3 0 15 12 44  Arrest 2 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 22  Handled Otherwise 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 15 28  4(6MV Arrests) 8  Respectfully gh  L. Bp    ONBURG, RESC  PA  Johnsonburg Fire Department  Fire - Rescue 99 Clarion Road Johnsonburg, PA 15845 Phone 814-965-4276 Fax 814-965-4276 January 2024. Johnsonburg Fire Department Report  Incident Type Count per Station for Date Range Start Date: 01/01/2024 I End Date: 01/31/2024 Station: EC2 ELK COMPANY2  INCIDENT TYPE 111- Building fire 311-1 Medical assist, assist EMS crew 351 Extrication of victim(s) from building/structure 352- Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 400- Hazardous condition, other 412- Gas leak (natural gas orl LPG) 424- Carbon monoxide incident 444- Power line down 520 Water problem, other 551 Assist police or other governmental agency 571- Cover assignment, standby, moveup 743- Smoke detector activation, no fire unintentional  #INCIDENTS 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 2 2 21  # Incidents for EC2 Elk Company 2:  Calls in. Johnsonburg Borough 16 Calls in North Ridgway Township - 3 Automatic / Mutual Aid Calls -2 Total Man Hours for All Calls. January 2024 -6 65.42 Total Monetary Fire Loss. Johnsonburg Borough. January 2024-$0 Total Monetary Fire Loss North Ridgway Township. January 2024- - $0  Respectfully Christopher q. Kreckel Chief    Boro  report  street crew  Took down christmas decorations. Marked pa one calls. Installed spreader in 2012 pickup. Plowed and: salted allr roads. Flipped cutting edge on 22f f550. Cleaned snow off market and center street. Cleaned up a few downed trees. Changed police car oil. Pumped water at pump station. Held dumpster day. Washed all trucks. Installed new battery in pump.  Installed new rubber cutting edge on new pickup.  1    S     ARS ENGINEERING  SERVICES  Engineer's Report- February 12, 2024Johnsonburg Borough Council Meeting The following is a summary ofwork performed over the last month, including updates on current project  status, provided herein for your review: Engineering Services  Wev will recently met withl PennDOT officials to begin coordinating thei final details fort the West Center Street Stormwater Project in preparation for the project being completed later this Spring/Summer. PennDOT indicated that work ise expected after. July 1*t. The Borough will be responsible for purchasing the pipe and replacement of the curb adjacent to the existing sewer line. Two(2) additional inlets will also bei installed along Mary Street at thei intersection and tied into the existing sewer tol help with ponding wateri in this area, the Borough willl be responsible for providing the catch basins. The County will administer all purchases and any bidding that We have finalized the scope of work, plans and specifications for the Second Avenue Parking Lot and Harrison Ave Stormwater projects. Both projects are being advertised together but bids will be received individually. Pre-bid meetings willl be held at 9:00 am on February 215 (Second Ave) and February 23rd (Harrison Ave) for interested contractors. Both of these projects willl be administered by the County and funded by previously approved CDBG grants. We have begun to review and finalize the scope of work for the Hemlock Street Stormwater Project. We will need to collaborate with the solicitor to get several easement agreements in place as a result of the proposed alignment. We anticipate this project being advertised in next several weeks. This project is being funded by an ARPA PA Small Water & Sewer Grant We continue to review the Stormwater Management Plans and Report submitted for thel Nittany Energy/Old Brickyard addition project. We have provided approval to excavate for the installation as it will be completed at the same time as other utility installations. The building We continue to look for additional available funding options to complete the demolition of the old Theater building on Market Street. Several funding programs have been brought to our attention as possible alternatives to the previous LSA grant application which was submitted in November. Not timetable has been provided by the Commonwealth Finance Authority for when We continue to work to finalize the Flood Study Report with TranSystems. They had provided pre-final plans and updated cost estimates in November which were used to complete the LSA grant application for the West End Flood Control Project. Once completed the Flood Study and plans will make the Project "shovel ready" and can be used to pursue additional funding  may be required.  previously awarded by the Commonwealth Finance Authority.  inspector has been reviewing construction to date.  those grant awards may be announced.  opportunities.  P.O. BOX2 202, JOHNSONBURG, PA1 15845 phone: (814) 965-2211 fax: (814). 965-4028 www. menghingemiascm    ARS ENGINEERING  SERVICES  Code Enforcement  As snow has melted over the last couple of weeks there has been an increase in properties with random furniture, bedding and general rubbish on porches and in yards. These items are not being stored or disposed of properly and arei in violation oft the Borough Code. These properties continue to be monitored and Summary Violation letters will be sent out ift these items are not Residents are reminded that vehicles are not permitted to be parked on public sidewalks and in yards. If discovered the owners can be cited by the Police Department and if necessary these  addressed.  vehicles can be towed at the owners' expense.  Respectfully Submitted, PARL Ryan Miller, PE  P.O. BOX:202, JOHNSONBURG, PA 15845 phone: (814)9 965-2211 . fax: (814).965-4028 www. eghnsgenicascn    JOHNSONBURG MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY Special Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 27,2023  Ther meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Vice-Chairman TJ Weaver, followed by The Pledge of Allegiance ROLL CALL = In attendance were. Jack Fowler, TJV Weaver, Rick Zeigler, JR DePanfilis, Eric Poague, Earl Park, Paul  and a moment ofs silence.  Villella  Brian Buesink, Tracey Brown VISITORS - Mike DaCanal  Ar motion was madel by Eric Poague and seconded by Rick Zeigler to approve the agenda (carried).  VISITOR COMMENTS (on agenda related items) - None  EXECUTIVE SESSION -A A motion was made by. JRI DePanfilis and seconded by Rick Zeigler to enter into executive session at 4:02. Amotion was made by Eric Poague ands seconded by Rick Zeigler to exit executive session and enteri into the regular meeting at 4:43 (carried). Personnel and the 2024 budget were discussed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS - Ar motion was madel by Eric Poague and seconded by Earl Park to approve the minutes from the December 13, 2023 Regular Meeting (carried). 2024 BUDGET - A motion was made by Earl Park ands seconded by Eric Poague to approve the 2024 budget as UPDATED EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK A A motion was made by Earl Park ands seconded by Rick Zeigler to approved the EMPLOYEE WAGE INCREASES - AI motion was made by Earl Park ands seconded by TJ Weaver to approve the following wagei increases: Brian Buesink, $0.75; Corey McCabe, $0.50; Tracey Brown, $0.50; Chris Everett, $0.50; Mike DaCanal, $1.00; Angel Perez, $1.50; Bryon Gregori, $3.50; Dalton Stahli, $0.50; Kristin Green, $0.50. Roll call vote: TJ Weaver - yes, Rickz Zeigler -yes, JRI DePanfilis - no, Earl Park-y yes, Eric Poague - yes, Paul Villella y yes, COMMENTS FROM VISITORS - Mike DaCanal askeds some questions regarding the wagei increases.  presented (carried).  new handbook as presented (carried).  Jack Fowler - yes (carried 6-1).  EXECUTIVE SESSION - None meeting at 4:55 p.m. (carried).  ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING- Ar motion was made by Earl Park and seconded by Eric Poague to adjourn the  Jack Fowler, Chairperson TLB    Johnsonburg Community Center Rec Board Meeting Minutes January 4, 2024  Present: John O'Rourke Tracy Crowe  Jim Lecker  Patty McDivitt  TJWeaver Scott Cherry- excused  Tara Poague  Sarah Grunthaner  Nikki Zimmerman  Call to order! 5:00 p.m. December 7, 2023, Minutes Passed Motion to accept:. John O'Rourke Financial Report See attached Open Issues  Second: Sarah Grunthaner  Vote: Unanimous  Passed Motion to accept: Patty McDivitt  Second:. John O'Rourke  Vote: Unanimous  1.) Dehumidifier in' Weight Room John Updyke had to postpone his time on Saturday for an emergency. He will call TJ 2.) Memory Wall Ricky Love met with Tara Poague and Jim Leckerand discussed the layout and specifications of this fundraiser. Tara Poague attached a copy of the email between herand the brick engraving company with their questions and answers. Tameryn Distler is working on a rough sketch oft the wall so that we can begin advertising. Tara Poague is working on an order form for people to order the bricks. Ifwe start advertising January 11" and keep the applications open until. June 16"h, this will allow people 21 weeks to order bricks and we will havet the 3.) Purse Bingo. January 28th is the date for anyone who can come help. We willl have a meeting next Thursdaya at 5:30  Weaver to reschedule.  bricks in our hand by. July 26th for Ricky to build the wallin August.  to turn in our tickets and finalize plans. Sarah Grunthaner is collecting baskets for the raffle.  Director's Report See attached Jim Lecker's Report See attached Newl Business  1) Chairs for Ballroom Rachel Kilhoffer ordered 80 padded chairs for the ballroom. We had donations from Bob Kemmerer and. John Trambley for $1,000 each towards chairs and Domtar is donating the remaining $1,200. 2) Weight Room PM'S We need to have some steady reoccurring maintenance ini the weight room to prevent damage that could be more costly. A quarterly fee is approximately: $720 per quarter/S240 per month. We are interested in getting this quarterly PM: scheduled and approve the cost. We also need to replace some broken equipment that totals approximately $311. Tara has al list with prices and will order itt tomorrow. Motion to replace broken equipment and schedule quarterly PM:. John O'Rourke Second: Jim Lecker Vote: Unanimous    3) WeightRoom Ceiling Tommy Imbrogno cameraed a drain that runs from the roof, through the wall int the weight room, tot the basement. The drain has a crack in it which is more than likely causing the ceiling to leak. M&M 4) Cameras/Antivirus Tara Poague ran into some complications with the scanner that was connected to antivirus softwarei that was installed on the computer by Aaron. Carlson's deactivated the antivirus and installed at temporary  Contracting has agreed to look at the issue and help us fixi it.  fix.  Motion to order antivirus software from Carlsons: Jim Lecker  Second: John O'Rourke Vote: Unanimous  Meeting adjourned at 5:51 p.m. Next Meeting February 1, 2024 at! 5:00pm  X  Sarah Grunthaner JCC Rec Board Secretary    January 2024 Directors Report  Friday December gth we had our last soup: sale oft they year. We sold out again and made $655.  Monday December 11th, Tara Poague, Geno Polaski, and. Jim Lecker ordered a new urinal for the men's restroom. They Monday December: 11th, Jon Updyke added an outlet to the women's restroom on the third floor sO that we don't have to run extension cords across the room for the cameras. He also fixed the outlet ini the Billiard room that wasn't Swim lessons began December 11th-15th. Hannah and Hallie Williams are teaching the lessons. We have eight kids ages Tara Poague has been continuously updating the video in the lobby and it hasn't been going unnoticed. We have been Tuesday December: 12th Dave Votano and Tara Poague went around and put decorative wood rings under allo of the radiators to try and prevent the leaking. EPIC said that the radiators should be tilted to prevent water from coming out. Tuesday December 12th Tommy unplugged the drain in basement behind the boiler to seei ift that will help the water Wednesday December 13th, Jill Forquer and her family went swimming during kids swim 5-6pm and kept their stuffina locker while they swam. When they went to leave her husband realized his black pocketknife and $30 were missing from his pants pockets. We do not have the camera on the pool door working, but. Jim Lecker and Tara Poague watched all other footage from the lobby and weight room and there wasn'tany evidence to pinpoint one person over another, Tuesday December 215t Jon Updyke came and hardwired the exhaust int the women's locker room, SO we don't need to December 14t,15+,215, and 22nd Domtar was here during the day. They are donating $1,200 towards padded chairs. With. John Trambley's $1,000 and Bob Kemerer's $1,000 for chairs this gives us enough to buy 80 padded chairs for the ball room! We currently have seating for 50, SO eventually it would bei ideal to order four more 60" round tables to give Wednesday December 20th Robin Bonny came to give us a quote on painting the exterior window sills and frames. He Wednesday December 20th Jim Lecker brought us a new stove that was donated by Brockway Appliances. Wednesday December 20th Dave Votano hung the AED arrow at the pool to let everyone know therei is an AEDi in the Wednesday December 20th Tommy Imbrogno ran a camera upt the pipe by the boiler into Agnus'sroom. There is a crack Friday December 22"d EPIC was here from 8:30am-6:00pm installing the A/C units on the second floor. Wednesday December 27th EPIC came back to finish covering the cords and hoses on the A/C units.  ordered it from D &D1 for $190.  working.  5-8. Hannah would like to try and do another week of them in. January.  receiving donations for specific future projects and goals that Tara has been listing on the video.  situation in agnus's room.  but Logan Walker was one of the possible suspects.  keep the lights on to runi it.  us seating for 80. It will cost $6501 for four more tables.  quoted us at $28,000.  hallway. in the pipe.  Wednesday December 27th, we had cookie decorating and watched the movie ELF int the billiard room. Wel had 19 kids Thursday December 28th Jim Lecker took down all of the Christmas decorations except fort the Christmas village in the Billiard room. We are going to get a couple ofs strong totes to store them in before we teari it down. Thursday December 28th Shana Polaski started painting a mural in the art studio on the second floor. Friday December 29th Jani from Ridgway Road stopped in and asked if we wanted a brand new Nordictrack. Itold herl wasn'tsure if we could because APEX only services certain equipment and Itold herl Iwould call her and let her know Tuesday. January 2nd Shana Polaski cam in to work on the mural again. She is painting the wings that kids like to gett their Special Olympics willl be using the pool again Monday evenings inJ January and February. They gave us a donation last  and they had al blast!  for sure. 814-772-1328  pictures in front of and iti is turning out great!  January gth-11th Hannah and Hallie Williams will be doing another round of swim lessons.  year and put a nice article int the newspaper about us.    JAMES THE BUTLER" For all your cleaning needs:  January Report  103.5Volunteer Hours in December  Dave Votano is working on the barn door for the weight room.  Shana Polaski started painting the mural in the Art Studio on second floor. Once she is done, we have to turn the door around SO it opens out and that room will be  finished.  What is going on with the dumpster door?  Dave Votanoi fixed the toilet in the men's locker room and a new urinal was ordered The old sandbox seats are being sanded down to put in the weight room as a Dave Votano is almost finished sanding the bathroom door in the ladies lounge. EPIC installed the A/C units on the second floor, we will need to paint all of the  from D&D.  boarder on the wall.  plastic hiding the pipes and cables SO that they blend in with the walls.    Johnsonburg Community Center Rec Board Meeting Minutes February1,2024 Patty McDivitt Nikki Zimmerman-excused  Present: John O'Rourke Tracy Crowe  Jim Lecker  TIWeaver Scott Cherry- excused  Tara Poague  Sarah Grunthaner  Call to order! 5:06 p.m. January 4, 2024 Minutes Financial Report See attached Open Issues  Passed Motion to accept:. John O'Rourke  Second: Sarah Grunthaner  Vote: Unanimous  Passed Motion to accept: Patty McDivitt  Second: John O'Rourke  Vote: Unanimous  1.) Dehumidifier in Weight Room John O'Rourke contacted Jon Updyke and he willl be here int two weeks to install it. 2.) Weight Room PM's. John O'Rourke said to fix all the weight room equipment it will cost $1,200.  Motion tot fix all of the equipment for $1,200: Jim Lecker Second: Patty McDivitt  Vote: Unanimous  3.) Weight Room Ceiling We need to have Ricky Love check the drains, but we willl have Tommy Imbrogno and Judd  Zilcosky check them in the meantime.  Director's Report See attached Jim Lecker's Report See attached New Business  1) Candy for Easter Eggs Can everyone donate a bag of candy fort the Easter Egg Hunt? You can dropi it offi in the office. Patty McDivitt volunteered to fill as many eggs as she can,' whatever is leftover we will meet with the Rotary on March 2) Rental Agreements Starting in March we are no longer going to offerk hour before parties for setting up and % hour after for clean-up. Renters will pay for however long they will use the building; this includes setting up and cleaning up.  5th, 5:00 at Holy Rosary Cafeteria.  3) Employee Hours We are, going to cut back on employee hours to save money fort the building.  Motion to cut back on hours: John O'Rourke  Second: Patty McDivitt  Vote: Unanimous  Meeting adjourned at 5:51 p.m. Next Meeting March 7, 2024 at! 5:00pm  X Tara Poaque JCC Director  Taujoagu    February 2024 Directors Report  Friday. January! 5th AC from Carlson'si installed the new antivirus software on the desktop. They will bill us Friday. January! 5th Tara Poague ordered equipment for the weight room. Three of the things on her list were out ofs stock (30 Ib. medicine ball, 20 Ib. medicine ball, and 15 Ib. medicine ball). Things ordered were: 45-50 Ib. resistance band, 35-401b. resistance band, 30-35 Ib. resistance band, 25-30 Ib. resistance band, 20-25 Ib. resistance band, 15-20 Ib. resistance band, 10-15 Ib. resistance band, 40 Ib. medicine ball, 25 Ib. medicine Friday. January! 5th Jim Lecker picked upi the urinal from D & D. Geno Polaski went to install it and it wasn'tthe  $45.37 annually fori this.  ball, and ab straps for ai total of $230.22  right design, so hel had to return it and order a new one.  Friday. January! 5th Shana Polaski finished painting the mural in the art studio. Monday January gth Rick Zeigler donated a ping pong table fori the billiard room.  Wednesday. January 10th Justin Vinner got in touch with met to see about him starting a project to get a couple ofb benches in memory of Casey Jordan to put ont the basketball court outside. la am working with him to help Wednesday. January 10th Michelle Skrzypeck reached out to me to ask about starting a yoga class here oncea week. She is going tot try' Wednesdays from 5-6 starting February 7th. We are not putting her on payroll sO she will charge per class. $7 non members and $5 members. She will then give us a percent at the end oft the  him get this going.  month. We are still working on these details.  Wednesday. January 10th we lost all power int the fitness center and had to close it.  Thursday. January 11th Jon Updyke came in around 9 am to check the power in the weight room. Thei first problem was a short circuit ini the barn light when you first come in the weight room. He tore it apart, puti in new wiring and hooked it back up. The second problem was the breaker box. He said when he installed that panel it was the boards decision to only go with a size big enough for what we needed at the time. Since then Tettis/Epic have added all oft the a/c units plus the office a/cu unit and the tax office a/c unit. That panel box cannot hold that much. Jon ordered a bigger box that will cost around $600, and het temporarily shut off the Sunday January 21st The friends of Casey Jordan held a spaghetti dinner benefit here. Paper City Café made the spaghetti and they ended up making $1,000. They are now working on getting a bench for the basketball Sunday January 28th was purse bingo. Despite of the weather, we: still had a good turn out. We are, guessing Monday. January 29th the PA State Health Inspector showed up at 10:30am to do our pool inspection. Our PH was too high again, and shei isn't going to be happy until we have an acid pump to regulate the PH. Tara Poague has to send her pictures of the daily pool log before tomorrow showing her that this issue was  a/cunits int the office and tax office until the box gets upgraded.  court. They said they working with al lady that is trying to get them a granite one.  that we brought ini the same revenue as last year.  addressed and corrected.  Thursday February 1st TJ Weaver and. Jim Lecker cleaned the pool filters. Little League registrations will bei taking place here this month.    JAMES THE BUTLER" For all your cleaning needs:  February Report  185.5 Volunteer Hours in January  Dave Votano is working on the barn door for the weight room.  Shana Polaski finished the mural in the art studio. The only thing left to do in this  room is turn the door around.  What is going on with the dumpster door?  The old sandbox seats are finished being sanded. We now have to get them stained Dave Votano finished sanding and staining the bathroom door in the ladies lounge. Jim Lecker touched up all of the spots in the building that needed paint. Dave Votano fixed the big meeting table that we moved into the Ball Room. He put  put on the wall in the weight room.  wheels on it sO it doesn'ti need four people to move now. Jim Lecker put grab bars in the handicap bathroom.  Jacob DeStephano and Jim Lecker finished screwing the top portion of the windows up, sO the top doesn'tfall when the bottom is opened. That completes all of the windows  in the building that needed it. are 9 of them all together.  Dave Votanoi is working on installing handles on the doors on the third floor. There Dave Votano is sanding down the door in the men's restroom on the third floor Plastered the walls in the kitchenette on the first floor. Tore all of the lights and Terry Gabor painted the heat vents in the hallway outside of the pool.  now.  wiring out. It is being painted.  New urinal is on order.  Dori Thorwart is finished painting all of the black baseboards ini the fire escape. The  only thing left is painting the steps in the spring.    January 2, 2024 Meeting Minutes  Office of the County of] Elk Commissioners  Elk County, Ridgway, PA  The County ofE Elk Commissioners met on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 10:20. AM, County of Elk Courthouse Thomas G. Wagner Conference Room. The 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; Kary Schneider, Deputy Chief Clerk; Emily Anders, Office, Administrator; Calvin Moore, IT; Matthew Frey, Treasurer; Leel Neureiter, Register and Recorder; Kimberly Frey, Elections Director; Jack Cleaver, Ridgway Bicentennial Committee; Roberta Buehler, Executive Director Ridgway-Elk County Chamber of Commerce; Rich Warmbrodt, Guest and Marilyn Secco, Press.  APPROVALOF AGENDA and carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  A1 motion was made by M. Fritz Lecker to approve the agenda, seconded by Gregory J. Gebauer  1. December 19, 2023 Commissioners Meeting A motion was made by Matthew G. Quesenberry to approve the December 19, 2023 minutes as presented, seconded by M. Fritz. Lecker. Gregory J. Gebauer abstaimed. The: motion was carried. 2. December 28, 2023 Budget Meeting A motion was made by Matthew G. Quesenberry to approve thel December 28, 2023 minutes as presented, seconded by M. Fritz Lecker. Gregory J. Gebauera abstained. The motion was carried.  PRESENTATIONS -N/A. RESOLUTIONS  1. 2024-01 - 200th Anniversary of] Ridgway - Celebration Year. Information was provided by. Jack Cleaver and Roberta Buehler on proposed celebratory activities for the year. A motion was madel by M. Fritz Lecker, seconded by GregoryJ. Gebauer and carried unanimously.  OLD BUSINESS-N/A NEW BUSINESS  1. Requested by St. Marys City Tax Board, Appointment of Commissioner GregoryJ J. Gebauer as the County's representative for the term January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027.- A motion made by Matthew G. Quesenberry, seconded by M. Fritz) Lecker,  carried unanimously    2. Renewal contract requested by District. Attorney Groves, between PA: District Attorney's Institute (PDAI) and Elk County toj provide for victim notification services fort thei term January 11 to December 31, 2024. PDAI receives grant: funding toj provide this service statewide. - A motion made by Gregory J. Gebauer, seconded by Matthew G. 3. Requested by Children & Youth, renewal contract for Solicitor services with George N. Daghir for the one year term January 1 to December 31, 2024 with salary increase to $40,778.34/year. A motion made by Matthew G. Quesenberry, seconded by Gregory J. Gebauer carried unanimously for the renewal contract. A motion made by Matthew G. Quesenberry, seconded by M. Fritz Lecker, carried unanimously for 4. Request by Ridgway Bicentennial Committee to partner in patriotic décor for Courthouse and. Annex Buildings in conjunction with Ridgway 200th birthday. A motion made by M. Fritz Lecker, seconded by Gregory J. Gebauer, carried unanimously, with condition they work in partnership with Commissioners' office and Ron Fannin,  Quesenberry carried unanimously  the salary increase.  Maintenance Department Chair.  CORRESPONDENCE: - (The following correspondence, ifany, is available in the 1. Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) (received December 215) regarding Fox Township Sewer Authority'si intent to renew. PA DEP for a General NPDES Permit. This notice is provided in accordance with PA Act 14 which requires a 30 day public comment  Commissioner's office for further review.)  period.  GOOD OF THE COUNTY  We welcome and encourage the public to attend our meetings. teachers, all elected officials and peace in the world.  Please continue to pray for our military personnel, our families and our children, their  QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS-N/A QUESTIONS FROMTAXPAYERS  Rich Warmbrodt raised questions about the registration fee, transfer of deed fee, and the  reassessment oft the County. ADJOURN MEETING  Thei meeting was adjourned at 10:52AM on ai motion by. Matthew G. Quesenberry seconded by  M. Fritz Lecker and carried unanimously    Next Meeting: Thursday, January 18, 2024  10:00 A.M. Thomas G. Wagner Conference Room, Courthouse Annex  Attest:  Dape    January 18, 2024 Meeting Minutes  Office of the County of] Elk Commissioners  Elk County, Ridgway, PA  The County of Elk Commissioners met on Tuesday, January 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM, County of Elk Courthouse, Thomas G. Wagner Conference Room. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Those present were Commissioners M. FritzLecker, Matthew G. Quesenberry and Gregory J. Gebauer. Also] present were Rick Brown, Solicitor; Patrick Straub, Chief Clerk; Emily. Anders, Office Administrator; Dan Rimer, IT; Matthew Frey, Treasurer; Nancy Baker, Director of Children and Youth Services; Gerald Copella, Director ofVeteran Affairs; Chad Kahnell, Assistant Director of] Domestic Relations; Mike McAllister, Director of Emergency Services; Becki Taylor, CDBG Coordinator; Dr. Clythera Horning, Guest; and  Marilyn Secco, Press. APPROVAL OF AGENDA- Gebauer and. carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  Amotion was made by Matthew G. Quesenberry to approve the agenda, seconded by Gregory J.  1. January 2, 2024 Commissioners Meeting A motion was. made by Gregory J. Gebauer to approve the January 2, 2024 minutes as presented, seconded by Matthew G. 2. January 2, 2024 Reorganizational Meeting A motion was made by Matthew G. Quesenberry to approve the December 28, 2023 minutes as presented with notation of the error: from the meeting, seconded by Gregory J. Gebauer and carried  Quesenberry and carried unanimously.  unanimously. PRESENTATIONS -N/A RESOLUTIONS  1. 2024-02-E Requested by the Planning Department, Community Block Grant Competitive Application for the Horton Township Whetstone Waterline Project. Information was provided by Becki Taylor. A motion was made by Gregory J. Gebauer, seconded by 1. Rescind appointment oft thel Mental Health Hearing Officer-Attorney George N. Daghir (Jim) from Reorganizational Meeting on January 2, 2024. A motion was made by Gregory J. Gebauer, seconded by Matthew G. Quesenberry and carried  Matthew G. Quesenberry and carried unanimously.  OLD BUSINESS  unanimously.    NEW BUSINESS  1. Appoint Mental Health Public Defender as Gary Knaresboro- A motion made by M. FritzLecker, seconded by Gregory J. Gebauer, carried unanimously. 2. Requested by Court of Common Pleas of the 59th Judicial District, Hearing Officer Contract between the County of] Elk, Rebekka Dean, and the Court of Common Pleas of the 59th District. This term is from January 1,2024 through September 30, 2025.-A motion made by Gregory J. Gebauer, seconded by Matthew G. Quesenberry carried 3. Requested by Children & Youth Services, renewal contract with Alcohol & Drug Abuse services from July 1,2023 to June 30, 2024.A motion made by Matthew G. Quesenberry, seconded by Gregory J. Gebauer carried unanimously. 4. Requested by the Planning Department, reappointment of Carl Gamarino, Horton Township, and Jim McClain, Highland Township to the Planning Board from January 1, 2024 to December 31,2027. A motion madel by M. Fritz) Lecker, seconded by 5. Requested by Veterans Affairs, approval ofl benefits for 32 Widow burials and 1 Veteran burial. A motion madel by Gregory J. Gebauer, seconded by Matthew G. 6. For ratification, 911 Statewide Interconnectivity Grant Agreement between Commonwealth ofPennsylvania (through PEMA) and Elk County Emergency Services. AI motion made by Matthew G. Quesenberry, seconded by M. Fritz Lecker carried 7. For ratification, Mission Critical Partners as a temporary maintenance provider for 911 network maintenance until aj permanent provider is acquired. A motion made by Gregory J. Gebauer, seconded by Matthew G. Quesenberry carried unanimously  unanimously.  Gregory J. Gebauer, carried unanimously. Quesenberry carried unanimously.  unanimously.  for the 3-month contract.  CORRESPONDENCE- (The following correspondence, if any, is available: in the 1. Potter County Pennsylvania (received January 8, 2024) regarding availability for review ofthe newly completed draft 2024 Potter County Hazard Mitigation Plan ("Plan"). Itis important that counties surrounding Potter have the ability to review and comment on the draft Plan which will be available for public comment from January 5th through February  Commissioner's office for further review.)  3rd,2024 at htps/poteroumtvpanelpostphp/pa-24  GOOD OF THE COUNTY  We welcome and encourage the public to attend our meetings. Matthew G. Quesenberry approached the subject of moving the meetings to Thursdays. At this point, the Commissioners arel looking to alert the public and asking fori input. Please continue to pray for our military personnel, our families and our children, their  teachers, all elected officials and peace ini the world.    M. Fritz) Lecker announced the passing ofBrian Stockman, aj press reporter from the Ridgway Record who attended many Commissioner meetings. A moment of silence  was held in his honor.  QUESTIONS FROMT THE PRESS  1. Marilyn Secco asked about the term ofl Mission Critical Partners as thei temporary provider for 911 network maintenance. She also asked what RFP means. Mike McAllister explained this isa a 3-month contract and RFP means Request for Proposal.  QUESTIONS FROMT TAXPAYERS-NA  ADJOURN MEETING  The meeting was adjourned at 10:28AM on ai motion by Matthew G. Quesenberry seconded by  Gregory J. Gebauer and carried unanimously  Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 6,2024  10:00. A.M. Thomas G. Wagner Conference Room, Courthouse Annex  Attest:  aSer