# Minutes

- Summary: Ebensburg Borough Council Meeting Minutes - August 26, 2019 Meeting Details: Date: Monday, August 26, 2019 Time: 6:30 PM - 7:20 PM Location: Ebensburg Municipal Building, 300 W. High Street…
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Ebensburg Borough Council Meeting Minutes - August 26, 2019 Meeting Details: Date: Monday, August 26, 2019 Time: 6:30 PM - 7:20 PM Location: Ebensburg Municipal Building, 300 W. High Street Attendance: Present: Council President Doug Tusing, Vice President Susan Barber, Cecilia Houser, Scot May, John Cobaugh, Theresa Jacoby, Dave Kuhar Absent: Daniel Penatzer (Borough Manager) Others Present: Mayor Randy Datsko, Solicitor Blair Pawlowski, Police Chief Terry Wyland, Public Works Director Jeff Evans, Community Development Directors Danea Koss and Mark Wirfel, Wastewater Plant Supervisors Mike Montgomery (incoming) and John Glass (RACRA President), media representatives from The Mountaineer Herald, Tribune Democrat, and Altoona Mirror Audience: 10 people Consent Agenda Items Approved The following items were approved unanimously on motion by Ms. Houser: Fund transfers as described in records Minutes from July 22, 2019 monthly meeting Financial Statement Payment of bills (Councilor May abstained due to amount owed to him) Street Resurfacing Contract Awarded Project: Street resurfacing south of High Street Bids received July 31st: Quaker Sales: $522,870. 67 (lowest bid) Grannas Brothers: $522,938. 00 New Enterprise: $582,470. 00 Key Details: Actual price: $84/ton (feared it could be as high as $90/ton) Total contract cost: $522,870. 67 Project scheduled to begin early September All street repairs south of High Street must be completed before milling/resurfacing begins Motion to award contract to Quaker Sales passed unanimously Wastewater Plant Updates Personnel Changes: Mark Wirfel retiring as plant supervisor Mike Montgomery named as incoming Wastewater Plant Supervisor Water Plant Upgrades: New DEP regulations require monitoring of alarms and shutdown capabilities SCADA system upgrade needed for compliance 60-day extension requested from August 19th deadline Estimated upgrade cost: $30,000-$50,000 Triumph Street Sidewalk Project Issues Problem: Handicap ramps at South Center Street were rejected by PennDOT due to faulty data from earlier Center Street project drawings Resolution: Kimball completed new design for both ramps Kishmo agreed to return and remove/reinstall ramps and curb $15,000 held from contract payment until work completed Additional curb work must be finished before Triumph Street paving Department Reports Police Department: Crowd estimates: 750 at Downtown Shutdown, 3,000 at Homecoming Increased patrols in school zones and crosswalks Public Works Department: SCADA system updates High manganese levels in intake water (customer notice required) New stormwater drain completed on S. Julian Street Community Development Department: Historic Designation review completion expected early September Good response to Concerts in the Park during Homecoming weekend Fall Foliage Ride scheduled for October 6th Trout Unlimited completed streambank and fish habitat restoration (August 23-24) Ebensburg Planning Commission: No quorum achieved for Dollar General review (proposed along North Center Street at former middle school site) Next meeting scheduled for September 5th Ebensburg Zoning Board: Rizzo, 400 North Center Street: Upheld ruling that store was non-permitted use Reese, 801 West Sample Street: Approved front setback variance for proposed addition Manno, 123 Lovell Ave: Approved two parking variances but denied variance for 14-foot parking aisle (required 20 feet) Other Business RACRA Grant Request: John Glass requested Borough serve as applicant for $500,000 airport runway milling/paving grant 5% local match required No cost to Borough Council President's Reminder: School has begun; residents asked to be careful around school buses Media Question: Jocelyn Brumbaugh (Tribune Democrat) asked which streets would be paved under the newly approved contract Meeting Adjourned: 7:20 PM Minutes Recorded by: Danea Koss, Community Development Director