BOROUGH OF WILMERDING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 12, 2024, REGULAR MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL The meeting was called to order by Vice President John Marcoz at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the President ROLL CALL: TURNER SIEBLES, present; JOSEPH HARTZELL, present; STEVE VOLPE, present; LEAHMANDA BARNES, present; JOHN THOMAS, present; JOHN MARCOZ, present; KELLY MAXWELL, absent; MAYOR GREGORY. JAKUB was L.B BARNES/S. VOLPE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER: 1, 2024, MEETING AS PRESENTED. MEMBERS VOTED also present. APPROVAL, 6-0. PETITIONS & MEMORIALS: KELLY. JENKINS, CARD AVE:lam questioning the sign that is on Summit Street regarding No parking from November to April. Ihave a family of 6a and iti is difficult to park on Card Avenue. lunderstand not parking there during bad weather, but it is 60 degrees in November, and cannot park there so Iwas wondering if we could get a different sign placed. I OFFICER CARUSO: Ican tell you that we are getting call about this everyday and the sign does say' "No Parking November 1:-April 1st. The other thingi is the curb is yellow right after that, SO you need to watch where the carsare am also getting bullied by a neighbor about it. being parked. T.S SIEBLES: they have one that says "No parking during snow removal" L.E BARNES/T. SIEBLESTO REMOVE THE CURRENT SIGN ON SUMMIT STREET AND REPLACE IT WITH A SIGN THATS SAYS, "NO PARKING WHEN SNOW REMOVAL CONDITIONS EXIST". MEMBERS VOTED APPROVAL, 6-0. CORRESPONDENCE: 1. We need to ratify a vote for the GEDTF grant to replace 10 catch basins. We received dds50,000.00and the lowest bid was from EI Grande in the amount of $65,750.00. J.THOMAS/S. VOLPE TO RATIFY THE VOTE TO AWARD THE CATCH BASIN PROJECT TO EL GRANDE IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,750. MEMBERS VOTED APPROVAL, 5-1. 2. We need to ratify a vote to pay Dan Funk $12,250.00 as a down payment for salt bin repairs. .THOMAS: THIS WILL BE REIMBURSED FROM OURI INSURANCE CORRECT? C.L LANG: yes APPROVAL,6-0. J.THOMAS/L. BARNES TO RATIFY THE PAYMENT TO DAN FUNK IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,250.00, MEMBERS VOTED 3. Our 2025 Solvency fee for PA unemployment is $278.19. .HARTZELL/J. THOMAS TO PAYTHE 2025 SOLVENCY FEE IN" THE AMOUNT OF $278.19. MEMBERS VOTED APPROVAL, 6-0. 1 BOROUGH OF WILMERDING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 12, 2024, REGULAR MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL 4. We need to pass 4 concurring resolutions for the CDBG Grants. 1sis$ $18,3757 for the Wilmerding Community Center playground and fencing, 2nd is $19,0247 for Street Reconstruction, 3rdis$ $26,813 for catch basin repairs and the lasti is $88,0001 for the handicap ramp. J.THOMAS/L. BARNESTOI PASST THE40 CONCURRING RESOLUTIONS FOR THE CDBG GRANT. MEMBERS VOTED APPROVAL, 6-0. COMMITTEE REPORTS URUCSAFET-ISEBIS: no fire report, EMS responded to 57 calls and the average emergent response time was 9-4 OFFICER CARUSO: As for the tickets that have been issued should we disregard them at this moment? Also, Is State minutes while the average nonemergent response time was 10.5 minutes. Street a One-way Street? G. JAKUB: Yes, disregard them and Iwill discuss it with the chief. T.SIEBLES: That is a 2-way from Watkins to Wilmerding Street, the brick hill, but everything else isa One-Way. OFFICER CARUSO: the other issue lam having is behind Card, is that something that we take care of? People are G. EVASHAVIK: thati is truly private property and there is nothing that we can enforce there. It was placed as a right of complaining that others are blocking the entire alley. way, but we cannot enforce parking on a private road. CODE ENFORCEMENT- PROPERTY MAINTENANCE: J.THOMAS/S. VOLPE TO HIRE MELISSA SNYDER AS THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE OFFICER AT Al RATE OF $18.00/HR FOR 20 HOURS A WEEK. MEMBERS VOTED APPROVAL, 6-0. S. VOLPE: when will she start? set that up with her. C.L LANG: she will need to pass her background check and her drug test before starting. Iwill call heri in the morning and S. VOLPE: are we hiring her as an employee of the Borough? C. LANG: Thati is the way! Itake it, Iwas not at thei interview sO lam not aware of what you discussed with her. S. VOLPE: if we hire her as a 3rd party, she would need insurance but she would not have to go through the criminal C. LANG: we would still have to wait for there to produce copies of her insurance that she would have to carry to do the background and drug test. job sO either wayi it would still not be ani immediate start. 2 BOROUGH OF WILMERDING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 12, 2024, REGULAR MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL PUBLIC WORKS-J. MARCOZ: they! have been cleaning up the town and cutting all oft the grass. They also started leaf J.THOMAS/L. BARNES TO HAVE TRUCK REPAIRED ATT&DI FOR A COST OF $183.85. MEMBERS VOTED APPROVAL, 6-0. ENGINEER B. BRANTHOOVER: CD 49 park improvements should be completed, and allt the invoices have been submitted toCOG. We will be receiving the revised wiring schematics soon. The 2023 GEDTF was already covered and the 2024 LSA applications are due. We have decided to do Street Reconstruction, which will include Marguerite Ave from Westinghouse to Clara and Westinghouse from John to Station. We are also applying for the handicap ramp and ADA improvements which will include an automatic door on top of the ramp project. We found out that we have received a COG REPORT-J. HARTZELL: COG: has been asked to move from their current location and is currently looking around. There is some space ati the Monroeville Water building. More people are, joining the Code enforce sO the cost ofitis coming. COG was notified that some oft the DCED reports have been being sent back sO you may want to check just to C.LANG: now that everyone has started to question WPJWA we have been receiving more money. We are currently BOROUGH PROPERIY/UTILITIES-S.VOLPE: roofi is leaking in the hallway, and Caroline was going to call Likar and geta clean-up. There is a small hole in the bed oft the pickup, and they have received quotes. 2023 LSA to repair the Fire Department Driveway and retaining wall. make sure. There was not enough to hold a quorum receiving 2 payments a month, but Iwill continue to watch this. quote. J. HARTZELL: CAN WE HAVE THESE LIGHTS IN THE PARKING AREA CHANGED OUT? C.L LANG: if there are half of them burned out then they may. SOLICITOR- G. EVASHAVIK: We have a new ordinance to pass tonight. Ordinance 1057 is to terminate the Borough J.THOMAS/L. BARNES TO PASS ORDINANCE 1057 TERMINATING THE CURRENT WILMERDING BOROUGH POLICE G.E EVASHAVIK: Caroline asked me to review a few questions regarding the potential sale ofValley Auto parts being zoned industrial and the potential buyeri is concerned that the usage will not fit their plan. They would like to install basketball courts and offices. linformed her that although our ordinance is very vague on this that there'saf few options that they can do. They can approach council with the plans, going to the zoning hearing board or file for a variance. This Police Pension due to the plan having no further participants or police department. PENSION PLAN. MEMBERS COTED APPROVAL, 6-0. would be at the discretion of council. C.L LANG: at this moment there is no information ont this sale, sO we do not need to vote as of yet. J.1 THOMAS: Is this outfit a nonprofit? G.J JAKUB: Yes, - believe they are. G.EVASHAVIK: That would be at the discretion of Allegheny County. Next, PAMS will no longer be collecting our Mercantile tax, sO the borough will need to contract another company. Caroline asked about the hiring of an individual 3 BOROUGH OF WILMERDING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 12, 2024, REGULAR MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL int the armed service and yes you do have to pay! him up to 15 paid days per year. He is not required to use his vacation time or any: sick time. FINANCE-J.1 THOMAS: J. THOMAS, /1. HARTZELL TO PAY ALL APPROVED BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $139,443.66 FROM THE GENERAL FUND, $6,079.51 FROM PLIGIT MOTOR LICENSE AND $106,296.31 FROM' THE PLIGIT: SEWAGE FUND. MEMBERS VOTED APPROVAL 6-0. J. HARTZELL: Whyi ist the ALCOSAN bill so high this quarter? I'm waiting to see if we get our money from them, J.THOMAS: Ithink that is normal for this time ofy year. Iwas going to bring it up that we increase our surcharge but now J.THOMAS: Iwill call Maiello and see if they will do the Mercantile tax. WITH. AN INCREASE OF $.10TOUS. MEMBERS VOTED APPROVAL, 6-0. J.T THOMAS/J. HARTZELL TOI ENVOKE OUR FOURTH YEAR OPTION WITH BIG'S SANITATION FOR GARBAGE REMOVAL J.7 THOMAS/ J. HARTZELL TO CONTINUE THE GARBAGE DISCOUNT FOR: 2025 ATA COST OF $160.00, SAVINGS IS $20.00 AND THIS IS ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE PAID IN FULL FOR: 2024 GARBAGE SERVICE. MEMBERS VOTED APPROVAL, 6- J.THOMAS/I. HARTZELL TO ADVERTISE THE 2024 BUDGET AT ATOTAL OF $1,173,730.00. ANDTO CONTINUE. AT13 J.THOMAS: some other numbers we collected...RAD- $119,565.93, deed transfer- $99834,#T-S252198. LST- $12,708.80, Real Estate Tax $401,588.51, delinquent real estate $433,181.04 this is approximately 91% of what we RECREATION - L. BARNES: Iwant to thank everyone that helped, It think it went very well, and we gave out everything G.J JAKUB: the school would like to help this year. Can we plan on possibly holding this on December: 7th? 0. MILS. MEMBERS VOTED APPROVAL, 6-0 budgeted, delinquent garbage - $30,111.52. we had. Next up isi the Christmas event. L. BARNES: that date sounds good to me. OLD BUSINESS: S. VOLPE: So, we do not do anything for Veterans Day? C.LANG: The last time we did something for veterans' day was when thei family center came here and made breakfast, and we only had 2 people show up. J.HARTZELL: We never did anythingi in the park because of the weather, it was always here. C.LANG: after thaty year with the family center and Pastor Reed we never did anything else. We usually seti the whistle off, buti it no longer works, Ididt try. 4 BOROUGH OF WILMERDING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 12, 2024, REGULAR MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL NEW BUSINESS: NONE MAYORSREMARKS- G.JAKUB: NONE J.H HARTZELL MOTION TO ADJORN 8:14P.M. 5