The Harmony Township Board of Commissioners. January 16, 2019 Meeting Minutes 2501 Woodland Road, Ambridge, PA 15003

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1 The Meeting was called to Order at 6:00 P.M. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Board Members Present: Glenn Angus, Chairman Donald Gunther John Cermak Bradley Payne Board Members Absent: Paul Kokoski, Vice Chairman Also Absent: Hedy Marinaccio, Administrative Assistant Other Township Representatives Present: Rick Start, Amato, Start & Associates Chris Suehr, NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Bob Villella, Township Manager Paula Winne, Tax Collector/Treasurer Frank Presto, Road Foreman Bob Sivewright, Harmony Police Chief Residents in Attendance: Jonathan Cermak Rosemary Shrum Jack Bedalota Craig Winne MaryJane McAdams Marcia Lehman Joseph Korotynski Yvonne Tomayko Marcia Lehman made a presentation before the Township Board concerning the Shale extraction/fracking and provided informational booklets she received at a Pitt Conference to the Board Members. It was determined that she would have a meeting with Township Manager, Bob Villela to discuss the best course of action concerning the matter. I. Approval of the December19, 2018 Meeting Minutes; tabled for February s meeting due to Administrative Assistant s absence. II. Approval of the following reports: 1

2 1. Code Enforcement Department Report 2. Road Department Report 3. Police Department Report 4. Sewage Department Report Mr. Cermak made a motion to approve the above listed reports. Mr. Gunther seconded the motion. All in favor, motion carried. III. IV. Mr. Gunther made a motion to approve the List of Accounts Payable from the General Fund, the Sewer Fund, the Police Pension Fund, the Liquid Fuels Fund, 2018 GO Series Bond Issue and the Developers Escrow Fund for a total of $ 246, as of Wednesday, January 16 th, General Fund $132,831.35, Sewer Fund $94,576.77, Liquid Fuel $11,924.75, Bond Issue $ , Developers Escrow $556.00, and Police Pension $ Mr. Payne seconded the motion. All in favor, motion carried. Mr. Cermak made a motion to approve the Tax Collector/Treasurer s Report. Mr. Payne seconded the motion. All in favor, motion carried. V. Discussion Items; 1) Based upon the Debt Schedule provided to the Commissioners we will have two (2) vehicles where the loan will be relieved this year. We have also placed in the Budget the cost of vehicle replacement in the event the Commissioners would like to exercise that option. We have received CoStar pricing for the vehicles. The vehicles we discussed replacing are as follows: A) should the Commissioners determine to proceed with the acquisition of the Public Works truck with Snow Plow and / or the Police Vehicle a roll call vote will be required. 2) The Commissioners have expressed a willingness to schedule a meeting to discuss modifications to be considered for the Township Building including, but not limited to the Police Department, Building infrastructure, Township Garage, Movement of Administrative offices and renovation of toilet facilities for ADA compliance. The Board agreed to schedule a meeting with Department Heads on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 6:00 P.M. immediately followed by a meeting to discuss Building Renovations. 3) Peddler Permits. This Ordinance was adopted in As a result of recent incidents involving peddlers, we should look at our Ordinance to determine if we want to continue to permit this type activity or make modifications to establish better control. The President of the Board, Mr. Angus, appointed Chief Sivewright, Officer Villagomez and Bob Villella to review the matter and report back to the Board with recommendations. VI. Public Comment on Agenda Items -None 2

3 VII. New Business: Mr. Payne made a motion to approve the purchase of a Public Works Truck with Snow Plow through CoStars pricing for this vehicle $41, and also a Police Vehicle with the cost of this vehicle being equal to $34, Mr. Cermak seconded the motion. Future discussion will focus on obtaining competitive bids for each vehicle. Roll Call: Glenn Angus -yes Donald Gunther -yes John Cermak -yes Bradley Payne -yes With all in favor, motion carried. [The costs above referenced do not included financing however the amounts have been identified in the budget.] 1) CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: Mr. Payne made a motion to approve Consent Agendas Items A through I. Mr. Gunther seconded the motion. All in favor, motion carried. FINANCE: A. A motion to authorize the exoneration of the real estate taxes for the years 2013 up through and including 2019 for the property located at TH Street Extension, being Parcel No , and further exonerating the Beaver County Commissioners, the Tax Claim Bureau and the elected Tax Officer of the Township for the collection and or recovery of taxes attributed to the parcel. B. A motion to appoint Paula Winne as the interim delinquent tax collector for the Township of Harmony, up through the month of April 2019 when the unpaid accounts for 2018 are transferred to the Tax Claim Bureau for recovery. C. A Motion to authorize the Township Manager and President of the Board of Commissioners to acquire the property at th Street Ext from the Tax Claim Bureau for a price not to exceed $500. Further, the Township agrees to exonerate the Township Tax Collector, the Township Commissioners and the Tax Claim Bureau from the collection of all taxes up to The Township would also ask the School District to exonerate the parties as the Township has done. The acquisition of the property and demolition costs will be paid from the 2018 GO Bond Issue 3

4 PERSONNEL D. A motion to reappoint the parties as follows to the respective Boards for the specified term. Harmony Twp. Planning Commission. Frank Presto Harmony Township Municipal Authority. William Gandjos Harmony Township Board of Appeals. John Homich E. Motion to accept the Agreement with Harmony Township and Robert J. Villella, as Township Manager for the period beginning January 01, 2019 through December 31, PUBLIC SAFETY: F. A motion authorizing the Township Manager to enter into an Agreement with Pa CoStars for the purchase of 400 tons of road salt for the year. It is understood that the Township will be required to purchase at least 60% of the estimated amount of salt submitted to CoStars and at the price accepted by CoStars for the product. The Contract term is August 2019 through July 2020 ROADS: G. The Board of Commissioners authorize NIRA Engineers to develop bid documents for the repaving of the streets involved in the Columbia Gas project where it is agreed that a road resurfacing will be required based upon the nature of the work performed by Columbia Gas or their agents and the Township restoration Ordinance. Columbia Gas will be responsible for the costs of resurfacing consistent with current bid specifications utilized by the Township and provide an additional amount for Engineering costs and the cost of $1000 per street involved in the resurfacing project. All other Columbia Gas work not subject to resurfacing will be subject to the street opening fees of $500 per opening SANITARY SEWERS, HEALTH AND SANITATION: H. A motion authorizing the advertisement of an Ordinance setting forth a change in the sewage rate structure consistent with the study performed by NIRA engineers for and on behalf of the Harmony Township Municipal Sewer Authority whereby sewer usage fees will be based upon consumption of water as reported by the Ambridge Water Authority effective the 1 st quarter of The rate schedule is set forth in Items 1,2,3 and 4 below as follows: 1) The typical quarterly charge is based on the average usage of 12,300 gallons per quarter for residential customers. A residential customer may expect to see a quarterly bill of $ using the average gallons. Base rate of $60.00 and usage calculated at $6.30 per 1000gallons for any usage exceeding 3000 gallons per quarter. 2) A person residing in the USDA area of the community with the same average water usage may expect to see a quarterly bill of $ That is a Base Rate of $60.00, 4

5 Bond Rate of $85.53 and usage calculated at $6.30 per 1000gallons for any usage exceeding 3000 gallons per quarter. 3) All industrial and commercial accounts will have a base rate of $60.00 per quarter and a bond rate of $85.53 if located in a USDA area in addition to usage calculated at the rate of $6.30 per 1000 gallons for any usage exceeding 3000 gallons RECREATION I. A Motion authorizing the purchase of a Motorcycle Rider from Playco in the amount of $ for the Byersdale Park. The costs of purchase will be reimbursed by the Colella family who is doing so in memory of Bryan Borkowski VII. VIII. XI. Township Manager s Reports -Attached Consulting Engineer s Report -Attached Solicitor s Report Mr. Start thanked everyone for their thoughts and support during his time of recovery from an accident. X. Elected Officials Report Mr. Payne thanked the Colella family for their generous donations of playground equipment and trees. Their thoughtfulness is very much appreciated. With no further business to discuss, Mr. Payne made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Cermak seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 P.M. 5