# Minutes

- Summary: Ebensburg Borough Council Meeting Minutes - January 22, 2024 Meeting Details: Date: Monday, January 22, 2024 Time: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Council Room, Ebensburg Municipal Building President…
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Ebensburg Borough Council Meeting Minutes - January 22, 2024 Meeting Details: Date: Monday, January 22, 2024 Time: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Council Room, Ebensburg Municipal Building President: Doug Tusing Attendance: Present: Doug Tusing (President), Cecilia Houser (Vice President), Jeff Ball, Dave Kuhar, Mike Murphy, Kelly Cook (Borough Manager) Absent: Randy Datsko (Mayor), Theresa Jacoby, Robert Miller, Isaac Bradley (Junior Councilor), Abraham Remillard (Junior Councilor) Key Decisions and Actions: Consent Agenda The following items were approved unanimously: Inframark reports for wastewater and water treatment plant operations Minutes from December 18, 2023 regular meeting and January 2, 2024 reorganization meeting Financial statement for December and quarterly transfers Payment of bills for January Committee Assignments (2-year terms) Water, Wastewater & Stormwater: Ball, Miller & Murphy Recreation: Jacoby, Kuhar & Miller Streets: Ball, Houser & Murphy Administration: Houser, Jacoby & Kuhar Human Relations & Diversity: Houser & Kuhar Recreation Committee Approved agreement with TranSystems for up to $2,200 to prepare grant applications for Lake Rowena dredging project Borough exploring potential grants through Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Street Committee Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB): Pennsylvania Department of Transportation submitted plan for Julian and High Street Estimated cost: $52,747. 50 Grant application pending; decision expected in March Council recommended waiting until spring to bid the project Municipal Parking Lot: Lease assignment approved for Sara Williamson's property (now owned by Jack and Timothy Williamson) Rate: $1,300 per month All other lease conditions remain unchanged General Business Ebensburg Municipal Airport: Structural engineer report received regarding permanent hangar repairs needed for corrosion issues No cost estimate available yet; RACRA to review and provide recommendations Borough signed one-year lease extension with RACRA (expires end of 2023) Extension includes option for additional one-year term if both parties agree Natural Gas Contract: Current supplier: Peoples's Natural Gas (contract expired end of 2023) Competitive pricing sought through APPI Energy program Awarded 36-month contract to Snyder Brothers, Inc. at $4. 33 per Dth Motion passed unanimously Garbage Ordinance: Draft ordinance approved with the following changes: Allows larger garbage receptacles Requires lids on all garbage containers Maximum 24 hours before pickup day for placing cans at curb Same 24-hour removal period after pickup day Only contractor-supplied or borough-approved containers allowed Department Reports Police Department: Chief Loughran reported on winter weather parking and shoveling reminders Public Works Department: Director Josh Surkovich reported on recent water line breaks and repairs S. West Street reopened Community Development: Director Danea Koss provided updates on WinterFest, Art in Bloom, and Wheels & Wings events Recreation Department: Director Dirk Johnson reported on WinterFest and popularity of cross-country ski rentals this season Meeting Adjourned: 7:00 PM Minutes Recorded by: Danea Koss, Community Development Director