# Agenda - Summary: Ebensburg Borough Council Meeting Agenda Date: Monday, July 22, 2024 Time: 6:30 p. m. Borough Leadership Council President: Doug Tusing Vice-President: Cecilia Houser Members: Jeffrey Ball, Theresa… - Source: Ebensburg Borough - Published: 2024-07-22 - Captured: 2026-08-10T16:42:10.366Z - Source URL: https://ebensburgpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/July-2024-Council-Agenda.pdf - Content URL: https://ebensburg.site/document/agenda-7-22-2024/ - Content note: This portable copy is not the official record and may include an automated convenience summary. Verify important details in the original document. Ebensburg Borough Council Meeting Agenda Date: Monday, July 22, 2024 Time: 6:30 p. m. Borough Leadership Council President: Doug Tusing Vice-President: Cecilia Houser Members: Jeffrey Ball, Theresa Jacoby, Dave Kuhar, Robert Miller, Mike Murphy Mayor: Randy Datsko Agenda Items 1. Consent Agenda The following routine items will be approved by a single motion unless a council member requests separate discussion: Item 6A & 6B: Approval of Inframark reports for Wastewater and Water Treatment Plant Operations. Item 11F: Approval of minutes from the June 24, 2024 regular meeting and July 1, 2024 special meeting. Item 11G: Approval of the financial statement for June. Item 11H: Approval of bill payments for July. 2. Appointments to Address Council No specific appointments listed at this time. 3. Consideration of Any Motion(s) to Amend Agenda 4. Mayor’s Report Item 4A: Report on the Police Department. 5. Council President Comments 6. Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Committee (Ball, Miller & Murphy) Item 6A & 6B: Accept and approve written reports from Inframark regarding operations, projects, and activities at the wastewater and water treatment plants. Item 6C: Waterline Replacement Project The project is on schedule. Guyer Brothers has installed approximately 48% of the mainline. Service installations began in mid-June, and a second crew has started work. Item 6D: Stormwater Project This project involves installing approximately 5,515 feet of storm sewer piping (sizes ranging from 60" to 15") and related appurtenances. Work will take place on West Highland Avenue, N. Julian Street, and other specified locations. The contract was awarded to A. Liberoni, Inc. , for $1,727,128. 67. A pre-construction meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24th . The project is expected to take seven months. 7. Recreation Committee (Jacoby, Kuhar & Miller) Item 7A: Tennis Center The center is experiencing worsening moisture problems. A bid was awarded to Sports Interiors for $114,751. 00 to install a ceiling membrane. Work is scheduled to begin the second week of August. Item 7B: Recreation Director A conditional offer of employment has been made to Rebecca Williamson , pending pre-employment clearances. Start date: August 12th . Annual salary: $50,000 . 8. Streets Committee (Ball, Houser & Murphy) 9. Administration Committee (Houser, Jacoby & Kuhar) Item 9A: Billing Department A long-term employee is anticipating retirement within a year. The committee will meet to discuss succession planning. 10. Human Relations & Diversity Committee (Kuhar & Houser) 11. General Business Item 11A: Ebensburg Municipal Airport RACRA plans to shore up the hangar building, which requires structural repairs. Engineering firm Diviney & Associates noted that roof purlins are deteriorating and recommended they be replaced or sistered before the building is occupied. Item 11B: Municipal Parking Lot The Borough made a formal offer of $250,000 (plus $2,500 for closing costs) to purchase a lot based on an independent appraisal. The offer was accepted by the owner. Item 11C: Parking within the Borough Staff is conducting a comprehensive review of all paid parking, including on-street and lot parking, to evaluate fees and rules for monthly passes. Item 11D: Parking behind the Borough building Due to increased use, the lot is temporarily open to the public in non-employee spaces during non-business hours (6 p. m. to 6 a. m. weekdays). During business hours, vehicles not involved in borough business will be ticketed. Employee-designated spaces are reserved for employees with special passes; unauthorized vehicles will be ticketed. The public is prohibited from parking in the lot during Borough or Mainstreet Partnership events. Item 11E: Sidewalk Loan The Borough took out a $550,000 loan in 2021 for sidewalk projects. The Sidewalk Reserve fund now has enough money to pay off the remaining loan balance of approximately $230,000 . The recommended action is to approve the payoff and transfer remaining funds to a PLIGIT account for better interest yield. Item 11F: Minutes of Previous Meeting(s) Approval requested for minutes from the June 24, 2024 regular meeting and July 1, 2024 special meeting. Item 11G: Financial Statement Approval requested for the June 2024 financial statement and second-quarter transfers. Item 11H: Bills Approval requested for bill payments totaling $767,965. 17 for July 2024. 12. Department Reports Item 12A: Police Department (Chief Loughran) Item 12B: Public Works Department (Director Josh Surkovich) Item 12C: Community Development (Director Danea Koss) Item 12D: Recreation Department (Director Dirk Johnson) Item 12E: Codes Enforcement Item 12F: Ebensburg Municipal Authority (Minutes included in packet) Item 12G: Ebensburg Planning Commission (No Activity) Item 12H: Ebensburg Zoning Hearing Board (No Activity) 13. Media Comments/Questions Representatives of the media are invited to comment and ask questions on any issues, whether or not they are on the agenda. 14. Public Comments Members of the public are invited to comment on any issues, whether or not they are on the agenda. 15. Executive Session Discussion of personnel and real estate issues. 16. Adjournment Copies of staff reports and documents are available for public inspection at the Borough office, 300 West High Street, Ebensburg, Pa. , or online at www. ebensburgpa. com. For ADA accommodations, contact the Borough office at (814) 472-8780 or eburg@ebensburgpa. com at least 48 hours before the meeting.