Page 1 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA CITY OF MONESSEN CITY OF MONESSEN COUNCIL CHAMBERS MARCH 27, 2025 6:30 PM 1. ROLL CALL OF ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. 2. OPENING PRAYER OFFERED BY PASTOR JOHN CUSTER FROM THE ORCHARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANIA. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS WORK SESSION OF MARCH 13TH, , 2025 5. PUBLIC COMMENT DIRECTED TO MAYOR MOZER ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY. 6. CORRESPONDENCE 7. REPORT OF THE SOLICITOR OF THE CITY OF MONESSEN. 8. REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER OF THE CITY OF MONESSEN. 9. REPORT OF THE CITY CONTROLLER OF THE CITY OF MONESSEN. OLD BUSINESS N/A 10. MAYOR'S DISCUSSION ITEMS. Page 2 11. NEW BUSINESS Mayor Ron Mozer, Director of Public Affairs. a. Motion to pay Reynolds Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $113,713.94 from the PennVest fund to settle all debt related to PennVest Loan No. 27939 for Project 6522521072111-C5 totaling $2,276, 552.00 known to the City of Monessen as Sewer Project Phase 4. b. Motion to approve PennVest Phase Final Payment Application #13 in the amount of $79,520.96 for Reynold's Brothers, Inc. This is for the final 5% retainage being held and this will zero out the contract. All contracted work is complete and any outstanding punch list issues have been finished. C. Motion to approve Resolution No. 1 of 2025 authorizing the City of Monessen to apply for funding under DCED's Strategic Management Planning Program to develop a Financial Management Planning Program and to develop subsequent funding sources for the City of Monessen. d. Motion to permit WEC to proceed with specifications, bidding and award of contract to resurface Marian Avenue with funds on deposit received from PNG for work that they performed on Marian Avenue. e. Motion to permit WEC to proceed with specifications, bidding and award of contract to resurface Pacific Boulevard from funds received from PNG for work performed on Pacific Boulevard pending suitable review of contract materials presented by PNG. f. Motion to repay the Line Usage Fund in accordance with Resolution 3 of 2023 of the City of Monessen through the end of March 2026 in the amount of $5,666.36 from the General Fund, and which funded Page 3 certain delineated activities performed by our Streets Department that qualify as Line Usage expenditures. g. Motion to repay the General Fund form the Line Usage Fund in the amount of $2,510.42 for activities that qualify as expenditures performed by our Streets Department. h. Comments by Mayor Ron Mozer, Mayor. i. Motion to approve Resolution No. 2 of the City of Monessen setting forth the Intent and Resolve for the City of Monessen, County of Westmoreland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Mon River Towns Program. j. Motion to hire for the Streets and Parks Department of the City of Monessen pending finalization of the background check process. k. Motion to hire for the Streets and Parks Department of the City of Monessen, pending the finalization of the background check process. I. Motion to advertise for a position on the Monessen Civil Service Commission effectively immediately. m.Motion to award El Grande a Motion to proceed to pave lower gth Street from Knox to Schoonmaker and Upper gth Street from Reed to Schoonmaker as the low cost qualified vendor for $116,138.80 pending CDBG approval. Councilman Anthony Orzechowski, Director of Accounts and Finance a. Motion to pay the following invoices from the General Fund in the amount of $47,765.45 All invoices are attached to this Agenda as Attachment "A". Page 4 b. Motion to pay the following invoices from the Refuse Account in the amount of $55,750.26. All invoices are attached to this Agenda as Attachment "B". C. Motion to pay the following invoices from the Line Usage Account in the amount of $15,820.00 All invoices are attached to this Agenda as Attachment "C". d. Motion to pay the following invoices from the Parks Fund account in the amount of $177.29. All invoices are attached to this Agenda as Attachment "D". e. Motion to pay the following invoices from the Recreational Account in the amount of $666.09. All invoices are attached to this Agenda as Attachment "E". f. Motion to pay the following invoices from the Grant Fund in the amount of $188.65. All invoices are attached to this Agenda as Attachment "F". g. Motion to approve the transfer of $ 66,222.67 from the General Fund to the Payroll Account for payroll expenses for March 27, 2025. 9. Councilperson Lois Thomas Director of Streets and Public Improvements a. Items for Discussion and Report to the City of Monessen 10. Councilman John Nestor, Director of Public Safety a. Items for Discussion and Report to the City of Monessen. Page 5 11. Councilperson Karen Cosner, Director of Parks, and Public Property a. Items for Discussion and Report to the City of Monessen 12. OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT DIRECTED TO THE MAYOR ON ANY ITEM RELATING TO BUSINESS, ORDINANCES, STATUTES, RESOLUTIONS OR DAILY WORK PRODUCT AND ATTENTION OF THE CITY OF MONESSEN. 13. ADJOURNMENT