Mayor and City Council

January 13, 2025 - 1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 13, 2025 6:00 p.m. Councilman Finfrock called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. City Administrator, Kelsye Hantz, took roll call with following members present: Councilwoman Brumley, Councilman Mertz, Councilman Zappone, and Councilman Finfrock. City Solicitor, Zach Kansler, and Fiscal Director, Jason Paha, was also present. Mayor Bell was absent. ***PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE*** ***COMMENTS/BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR*** Bob Martin, 438 Walnut Avenue. "I just wanted to make a brief comment. I've been here before talking about the property at 436, 434, 432, the triplex. I live next to it. It's been about five months since I initially complained, and it's still a mess. The only changes were the management group put a storm door on the back of the house, and of course they threw the old one down behind the house, along with the box. All the garbage is there, in the alley, and behind the house. Overall, no changes, other than now the snow is covering everything, so it does look a little better, as long as the snow is on the ground. I just wanted to go on record, and state this. Thank you." Councilman Finfrock, "As the person who lives across the street from this property, I can attest to what he says is accurate, and really all they would have to do is take those bags, and move them to the front of the street for the garbage to pick up. It wouldn't be that big of a deal, but they don't, and it is a mess. They've got bags everywhere. So, what he says is correct. Hopefully Alec will resolve this situation shortly for us. Thank you." ***APPROVAL OF LAST MONTH'S COUNCIL MINUTES*** Councilwoman Brumley MOVED to approve the minutes from last month's Council Meeting and Councilman Zappone SECONDED. No discussion. Unanimously all voted in favor. ***APPROVAL OF MONTHLY BILL LIST*** Councilman Finfrock MOVED to approve the monthly bill list and Councilman Mertz SECONDED. No discussion. Councilman Zappone abstained and all others voted to approve the monthly bill list. ***REPORTS OF COUNCIL*** Councilwoman Sheila M. Brumley, "Thank you. Good evening. Registration for Spring programs have started. Watch for our ad in the IN Greensburg Magazine, which highlights all our additional programs. Also, a new session of Learn to Skate begins this Thursday, and we have two more sessions remaining. Also to make sure to stop into Mt. Odin, and try out our Golf Simulator. You can call the Pro Shop (724-834-2640) for more details. This concludes my report." Councilman Donnie Zappone, Jr., "Thanks, Randy. Good evening, everyone. It seems that January has started off to be our snow month, and maybe the most snow we've received in the last few winters. This month the crews have logged over 30 hours in overtime, and that does not include their regular shifts. Last Monday, they logged 15 hours total, just in one shift, starting at 3:00 a.m., and finishing at 6:30 p.m. This was the first several inches of snow in one storm this year. Our salt supply got to the point where, we were concerned if the snow kept coming, we were going to possibly run out. We made an order of 400 tons that arrived early, and we  January 13, 2025 - 2 were able to replenish our stock. We have ordered 400 more tons, and that should keep us in good shape for a while. These little lake effect storms, that we were getting daily, is what depletes our salt. Hopefully better days are ahead, as far as snow accumulation. Since we have had all this snow, Christmas tree pickup is a little behind. We will resume pick up starting tomorrow. Please call the office (724-838-4344) if you do have a tree that needs picked up. This concludes my report." Councilman Gregory Mertz, "Thank you, Councilman. Thank you everyone for attending today. There are a few items from the Planning Office in the works that I'd like to go over. One, the Planning Office has been working with Community Foundation, on a Grant for new signage in St. Clair Park, so I wanted to thank them on that project, and in hopes it's coming soon. I think that will look really nice. Also, Greensburg Community Development Corp, a development arm for the City of Greensburg, is accepting applications for the new Executive Director. The job has been posted on their website, and Facebook, and they're looking for qualified applicants for that post. Please feel free to apply or recommend folks that you might think qualify. A mailer will go out to business and property owners to renew licenses and permits. That will be coming soon, and finally, I'm sure we can all see it, but winter is actually here. A real winter with snow, and with that, I want to remind people that they are obligated to shovel their sidewalks, and make sure that its free of ice and snow. This is a public area that people walk on and can easily slip and fall if you fail to do that. If you drive around Greensburg, you'll see several properties that have still not shoveled their snow from last week's snowstorm. You have 24 hours after the snowstorm is completed, by Ordinance, and the Code Office will follow up with those property owners, but please, residents, shovel your sidewalks. That will conclude my report. Thank you." Councilman Randy Finfrock, "At the end of the year, we had expenses that totaled 105% of our budget, which is a little higher than what we had anticipated, but revenues were 111% of the budget, so we brought in more money than we expended. I understand that the reason why these numbers are higher is because we get various Grants, and other things that come through, throughout the year. We're not entirely sure that we're going to get what was in the budget, so that's why the numbers will inflate. It raises both columns. If we didn't get the revenues in, we wouldn't have the expenditures. We're going to have one of those things, we're going to talk about in a Resolution here in a few minutes, which isn't part of the budget, which may happen this year, and it might not. We're going to pursue that, and that's what causes these numbers to exceed the budget expectations. There are still revenues, and there's still expenses, but the bottom line is that we took in more money than we spent, and that's what's important." ***MAYOR'S REPORT*** Planning and Development, Fire and Police Reports. Councilman Finfrock, acting Mayor, reviewed the Planning and Development, Fire and Police Reports. Copies of these reports may be obtained at the respective offices or the City Administration Office. ***ENACTMENT OF RESOLUTIONS*** Resolution No. 1404 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GREENSBURG, COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND, AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DESIGNATING VOTING DELEGATES TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF GREENSBURG ON THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY TAX COLLECTION COMMITTEE (WCTCC). Councilman Finfrock, "Enactment of Resolution No. 1404 appoints Jason Paha as the Primary Voting Delegate and Kelsye Hantz as the First Alternate Voting Delegate for 2025." Councilman Mertz MOVED to enact Resolution No. 1404, and Councilman Zappone SECONDED. No discussion. Roll call vote was taken. All voted unanimously to enact Resolution No. 1404.  January 13, 2025 - 3 Resolution No. 1405 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GREENSBURG, COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND, AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA APPROVING STREET ADDRESSES FOR CERTAIN PARCELS WITHIN THE CITY OF GREENSBURG. Councilman Finfrock, "Enactment of Resolution No. 1405 assigns street addresses to 209 Vannear Avenue, 13 Westminster Avenue, 836-838 Highland Avenue, and 108 -112 East Pittsburgh Street." Councilman Mertz MOVED to enact Resolution No. 1405, and Councilwoman Brumley SECONDED. No discussion. Roll call vote was taken. All voted unanimously to enact Resolution No. 1405. Resolution No. 1406 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GREENSBURG, COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND, AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA APPROVING THE AGREEMENT FOR A STATEWIDE LOCAL SHARE ASSESSMENT GRANT. Councilman Finfrock, "Enactment of Resolution No. 1406 approves and authorizes the execution of the contract for the Statewide Local Share Assessment Grant to be used for the Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department's roof reconstruction and solar project and designates the Mayor and City Administrator to execute any and all documents related to this contract." Councilwoman Brumley MOVED to enact Resolution No. 1406, and Councilman Mertz SECONDED. No discussion. Roll call vote was taken. All voted unanimously to enact Resolution No. 1406. Resolution No. 1407- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GREENSBURG, COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND, AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE DOWNTOWN HOTEL PROJECT REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROGRAM GRANT. Councilman Finfrock, "Enactment of Resolution No. 1407 approves and authorizes the execution of a contract between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the RCAP grant from the Commonwealth for the rescoped City of Greensburg Downtown Hotel project." Councilman Mertz MOVED to enact Resolution No. 1407, and Councilman Zappone SECONDED. No discussion. Roll call vote was taken. All voted unanimously to enact Resolution No. 1407. Resolution No. 1408 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GREENSBURG, COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND, AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ESTABLISHING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' COSTS OF COLLECTION FOR DELINQUENT REAL ESTATE TAX AND DELINQUENT MUNICIPAL CLAIMS AND IMPOSING THE COST OF SUCH COLLECTION UPON THE DELINQUENT TAXPAYER. Councilman Finfrock, "Enactment of Resolution 1408 authorizes the execution of an agreement with Keystone Collections, for Keystone to undertake collection activities to seek payment of delinquent real estate taxes." Councilwoman Brumley MOVED to enact Resolution No. 1408, and Councilman Zappone SECONDED. No discussion. Roll call vote was taken. Councilman Mertz abstained. All voted unanimously to enact Resolution No. 1408. ***COUNCIL APPROVAL*** a. Authorization for the City to Order Road Salt through the Department of General Services (DGS) COSTARS Program for the August 2025-July 2026 season. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval authorizes the Fiscal Director, on the City's behalf, to secure the intent to  January 13, 2025 - 4 participate online for the order of road salt through the DGS Statewide Contract. This contract is exempt from competitive bidding pursuant to Greensburg City Charter Section C-82(A)(8)." COMMENTS: Councilman Zappone MOVED to authorize the Fiscal Director to order salt, and Councilwoman Brumley SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to authorize the Fiscal Director to order salt. b. Lease Agreement between the Borough of South Greensburg and the City of Greensburg Recreation Department. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval accepts the terms of the agreement for use of the Borough's Sheridan/Jamison Fields for the spring and fall soccer seasons with a fee of $1 for the 2025 season." COMMENTS: Councilwoman Brumley MOVED to accept the terms of agreement, and Councilman Zappone SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to accept the terms of agreement. C. Agreement between the City of Greensburg and Constellation. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval accepts the agreement with Constellation to provide electricity to City buildings at a rate of $0.07982 per Mwh beginning January 2025 through January 2026." COMMENTS: Councilman Mertz MOVED to accept the agreement, and Councilwoman Brumley SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to accept the agreement. d. Confirmation of the Reappointment of Dave Klingler to the Sewage Authority. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval confirms the reappointment of Dave Klinger to the Sewage Authority, with a salary of $200 per month, for a five-year term ending December 31, 2029." COMMENTS: Councilman Mertz MOVED to confirm the reappointment, and Councilwoman Brumley SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to confirm the reappointment. e. Agreement between the City of Greensburg and Roadbotics. Mayor Bell, "Council approval extends the agreement with RoadBotics granting the City access to Road Way, an innovative pavement monitor and management platform, which includes data collection of the City's roads and alleys, pavement assessment, access and training on the use of Roadway, and customer support for the duration of the program. This year's annual subscription amount is $2,000, which is the same as last year's subscription price." COMMENTS: Councilman Zappone MOVED to extend the agreement, and Councilman Mertz SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to extend the agreement. 4g1l with OpenGOV for Permitting and Licensing Software for Planning and Development. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval accepts the three-year agreement with OpenGOV for software services for Planning and Development with pricing as follows: $31,471.50 in 2025, $33,045.08 in 2026, and $34,697.33 in 2027. This is exempt from bidding as a professional service pursuant to Greensburg Charter § C-82(A)(4)."  January 13, 2025 - 5 COMMENTS: Councilman Mertz MOVED to accept the three-year agreement, and Councilman Zappone SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to accept the three-year agreement. g. Pascuzzi Litigation Settlement. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval consents to the settlement of the Lisa Pascuzzi matter. The City's insurance carrier will be making all necessary payments. City funds will not be used for the settlement." COMMENTS: Councilwoman Brumley MOVED to consent to the settlement, and Councilman Mertz SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to consent to the settlement. h. Hiring of Seasonal Part-time Employees for the Recreation Department. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval accepts the hiring of Anthony Matthews, at a rate of $10 an hour, as a Skate Guard; and Max Dlugos, at a rate of $10 an hour, for the snack bar at the rink, effective today." COMMENTS: Councilwoman Brumley MOVED to accept the hirings, and Councilman Zappone SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to accept the hirings. Settlement of Tax Assessment Appeals Cricerning 144 North Main Street. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval authorizes the settlement of the tax assessment appeals for parcels with tax map number 10-02-15-3-008 and 10-02-15-3-057, for a combined estimated fair market value of $8,000,000 for 2024 and $7,500,000 for 2025 and directing the Solicitor to execute the settlement documents." COMMENTS: Councilwoman Brumley MOVED to authorize the settlement of the tax assessment appeals, and Councilman Mertz SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to authorize the settlement of the tax assessment appeals. j. Hiring of Kayla Ticherich as an Accountant in the Fiscal Department. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval accepts the hiring of Kayla Ticherich as an Accountant, with compensation as presented. effective today." COMMENTS: Councilman Zappone MOVED to accept the hiring, and Councilwoman Brumley SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to accept the hiring. k. Proposal for Auditing Service. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval accepts the proposal from Zelenkofske Axelrod, LLC, who submitted the only proposal, for auditing services for the years 2024. 2025, and 2026 with charges in the amounts of $37,790; $38,984; and $40,178 respectively. If a single audit becomes necessary, the fee will increase by $3,000." COMMENTS: Councilwoman Brumley MOVED to accept the proposal, and Councilman Zappone SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to accept the proposal.  January 13, 2025 - 6 1. 2025 Golf Course Specials. Councilman Finfrock, "Council approval authorizes the Facilities Manager at Mt. Odin to run the following golf specials in 2025: Spring Special, from March 1St through April 301h, 9 holes with a cart for $20 and 18 holes with a cart for $28; Wednesday Special, from May 1St through September 30th, 18 holes with a cart for $28; Friday Special, from May 1st through September 30th, 18 holes with a cart for $32; and Fall-Winter Special, from October 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026, 9 holes with a cart for $20 and 18 holes with a cart for $28." COMMENTS: Councilwoman Brumley MOVED to authorize the Facilities Manager to run the specials, and Councilman Zappone SECONDED. No discussion. All voted unanimously to authorize the Facilities Manager to run the specials. ***ADJOURNMENT"** Councilman Finfrock MOVED to adjourn the meeting and Councilman Mertz SECONDED. Unanimously all voted in favor to adjourn. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: JK . sye Hantz, City Administrator mbj  January 2025 GENERAL FUND $ 95,326.69 OTHER FUNDS GRANT FUND $ 105,638.75 FIRE DEPARTMENT CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND $ 7,130.17 POLICE EQUIPMENT FUND $ 2,608.72 PARKING REVENUE FUND $ 4,392.65 HUTCHINSON GARAGE RESERVE FUND $ 755.00 OTHER FUNDS TOTAL $ 120,525.29 TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS $ 215,851.98 December 2024 Utility Runs TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS $ 212,276.24  - - & z - 0 - o o 2 2;o - >---' C SL - 43 - C) lb 0 U' 3 Q lb 3; C 3. fb 3 00 0 8 8 888888 888 8888 8 888888888888 8888 8888888888 00 § 0 § 8 8 8888888 888 8888 8 888888888888 8888 8888888888 0 0 8 8 88$ 8888 888888828 28 82888$88 0 - ; - - 2° 0 0 co 8 8 82888 41 883,1 20 8888 288888888 28 228888 2 0 0 0 8 8 2288 888 8888 8 888888888888 88 2888888 0 - - 8 . 8 e 0 O$88O8 D00cO$ oo$8 8 8000008000 0 OUU8 8 8 8 8882 8888 8888 8 $8888828888 88 88888888 : :8 § 0 2 8 8 888822 88828 88 8 8$8 8888 :8 o 8o § 0 8 8 8 288888 8888 88 8 888 00 ul rr ID  City of Greensburg PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2024 mud Type Description Amount Quantity 2023 Qivanitv General Permits/Licenses UCC City Permits S1,050.00 7 1 si.00.00 7 Fire Code permits 8800.00 5 Retail Food Facility/Mobile Food l Registration/1-lealth Licenses/ S740.00 16 S700.00 20 Food Truck H ea l th Insp ec tions Misc. Court Fines Fines / Miscellaneous Permits Sidewalk Dining Permits Plumbing Permits Sign Permits S600.00 2 S400.00 2 Land Operation Permits Property Maintenance Appeals Zoning (Compliance) Permits S300.00 3 5400.00 4 Demolition Permits S100.00 1 Sidewalk Permits 845.00 1 S270.00 6 UCC State Permit Fees S76.50 17 sis.00 10 CPA Permit Fees S8,629.50 7 5 15948.00 4 CEA Digital Plans Code.s\'s Permit Fees Parking Lot Permits Occupancy Permits S7,200.00 16 $3.00225 10 Technology Fee S517.50 69 S382.50 5 Adniin Permit Fee Planning & Development Zoning Hearing Fees Zoning Classifications S3,000.00 18 52.85000 16 Site Plan I Land Development Subdivisions Public! Planning Hearing Fees Sign Review New Development Review Zoning Information Request Certification of Appropriateness $100.00 I Special Funds Compliance Bonds Other Income Refund TOTAL 823,058.50 162 525.14775 131 TOTAL TODATE S188,660.05 1344 $l86.l72.23 994 Signature Date Ji /2/2025 GREENSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT No. of Responses and Types — December 2024 Spec Incident Dec 2024 Alarm Types lIT NO. TYPE DESCRIPTION 25 100 Fire 0 200 OverprenurcRupture. EYpIon. Cverhe( INo Fire 48 503 Rescueand Emergency Medical Service JEWS, Incident Rescue/EMS 26 400 Hazardous Condition INo Fire S 500 Service Call 5 600 Good intent Call 79 700 FalseAlarm and FatseCalt 0 800 SeaereWeattrer and Natural Disaster 2 930 Special Incident TYDe 190 Good Intent Service Call Police Report DECEMBER 2024 Incident Category Total Criminal Arrests Adult 45 Juvenile 0 Drug 4 Already in Total Total Criminal Arrests 45 Traffic Citations Moving 79 Parking 354 Total Traffic Citations 433 Parking Tickets Issued Meter Enforcement Officer 1147 All Others 34 Total Parking Tickets Issued 1181 Accident Investigations Total Accident Investigations 37 DUI Arrests Total DUI Arrests 7 Total Incidents Investigated 602 Traffic Stops Officer Initiated 51 Truck Inspections Stopped 0 Inspected 0 Shut Down 0 Citation Issued 0 Warrants Total Warrants Served 5 Amusement Licenses Total Amusement Licenses Issued 0 Fees, Fines & Costs Received Current Month $ 44,731.70 Total to Date $ 443,263.27 Chie'K6HA Irvin Greensburg Police Department