Regular Session of Council

Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 03-14-16 BOROUGH OF GREENVILLE www.greenvilleborough.com MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOROUGH OF GREENVILLE COUNCIL HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, March 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order Brian W. Shipley, Council President 2. Invocation: Rev. Jim Chapin, Living Word Christian Center Flag Salute led by Councilor Kristy Fox 3. Roll Call: Brian W. Shipley, Council President Amy Hollowell, Council Vice President Jonathan Bailey, Council President Pro Tempore Kristy Fox Paul Hamill Donald B. Shaw - Excused Linda Zuschlag Joshua Stephens, Mayor Jasson W. Urey, Borough Manager James E. Douglas, Solicitor Also present: Brian Peterson Frank Vanderslice Lisa Hamill Jay French Luanne McCarthy Fred Kiser Kelly Lema Linda Alcorn Heath DiSalvo Tina Heckathorn John McDonald Dr. Mary Jane Hirt Staff: Media: Rosalynn Reagle, Administrative Assistant Caleb Stright, Record-Argus Lyle Huffman, Director of Public Services David Hetrick, Financial Assistant Brian Mazzanti, Director of Public Safety 4. Public Comments Resident – Mr. Jay French spoke on Ordinance 1558 specifically the parking along Shenango Street. 1 Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 03-14-16 Non-Resident – Mr. Fred Kiser spoke regarding the Annual Spring into Action program. Tentative dates being April 10th through April 13th although he would like to see the program begin on April 9th. Mr. Kiser also provided an update on the Mercer County Trails Association trail. The culvert pipe work is complete, but there is still the surfacing work to be done on the one and a half mile trail. Lastly, Mr. Kiser spoke regarding the 2016 Heritage Days. The dates will be July 1st through July 3rd. 5. Approval of Minutes Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Hollowell that the February 08, 2016 regular session minutes and the February 25, 2016 special session be approved as written. Motion carried 6-0. 6. Approval of Budget Report Motion by Councilor Hamill seconded by Councilor Hollowell, to approve the monthly budget report. Motion carried 6-0. 7. Bills for Approval Payroll $138,433.98 Administration 20,725.84 Police 17,227.50 Fire 10,246.53 Code 1,260.30 Public Works 42,821.16 Airport 3,772.48 Parks 1,795.56 Sewer 58,829.64 Total $295,112.99 Motion by Councilor Hollowell, seconded by Councilor Bailey to pay the bills as presented. Motion carried 6-0. 8. Approval of Department and Staff Reports A. Financials - February B. Code - February C. Fire – January & February D. Police – January & February Motion by Councilor Hollowell, seconded by Councilor Bailey to accept the monthly reports as presented. Motion carried 6-0. 9. Mayor Report – None. 10. Council Committee Reports 2 Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 03-14-16 Councilor Hamill announced that Strayhaven does not meet until the end of the month. Councilor Bailey announced the Planning Commission has not meet and that the Chamber’s silent auction was a success. 11. Unfinished Business A. Motion by Councilor Hollowell, seconded by Councilor Bailey to advertise for a special Council meeting to be held on Thursday, March 31st at 7:00pm at the Greenville High School for a public presentation and discussion on the Storm Water Utility. Motion carried 6-0. B. Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Hollowell for the first and final reading of Ordinance 1557, amending the Non-Uniformed Pension Plan Administered by the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System. Motion carried 6-0. C. Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Hollowell to adopt Ordinance 1557, amending the Non-Uniformed Pension Plan Administered by the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System. Motion carried 6-0. 12. New Business A. Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Fox to approve payment of $260.00 for Paul Hamill to attend the PSAB Annual Conference June 5-8 in Hershey, PA. Roll call was taken as follows: President Shipley – No; Councilor Hollowell – No; Councilor Bailey – No; Councilor Fox – Yes; Councilor Hamill – Abstained*; Councilor Zuschlag – No. Motion was not carried. B. Motion by Councilor Fox, seconded by Councilor Zuschlag to advertise Ordinance 1558, prohibiting parking on the East side of Grant Street from main Street to Shenango Street, adding Grant Street be one way with the direction of travel being South and adding Stop signs at the intersections along Cherry Alley, at the intersection of Alan Avenue and the Little League crosswalk and at the intersection of Homer Street and South Second Street. Motion by Councilor Hollowell, seconded by Councilor Fox to amend the original motion by removing the section that includes Grant Street and Shenango Street. The amended motion was carried 6-0. The original motion with the amendments carried 6-0. C. Motion by Councilor Hollowell, seconded by Councilor Zuschlag to authorize payment requests to Scobell in the amount of $49,959.90, to Wm. T. Spaeder in the amount of $11,812.50, to McCurly Houston Electric in the amount of $39,749.53 and to Thomas Construction in the amount of $110,537.85 for the Library Rehabilitation Project. Motion carried 6-0. D. Motion by Councilor Hollowell, seconded by Councilor Bailey to advertise Ordinance 1559, creating the Storm Water Utility. Motion carried 6-0. E. Motion by Councilor Hollowell, seconded by Councilor Zuschlag to authorize the Borough Manager to develop a return to work policy in cooperation with the Borough’s Insurance Company. Motion carried 6-0. 3 Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 03-14-16 F. Motion by Councilor Hollowell, seconded by Councilor Bailey to accept the resignation of Brian Morrow as Part-Time Firefighter with the Greenville Fire Department effective March 08, 2016. Motion carried 6-0. G. Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Zuschlag to adopt Resolution 2016- 05, Ohl Street Bridge Assessment Needs. Motion carried 6-0. 13. Council Comments – Councilor Fox announced the Hop through the Shops activities that will be held Saturday, March 19th from 11am to 3pm and also a Bar Hop from 10pm until 1am. 14. Mayor Comments – None. 15. Council President Comments – None. 16. Borough Manager Comments – None. 17. Adjournment Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Hollowell to adjourn to this session at 7:28pm. Motion carried 6-0. Respectfully submitted, Jasson W. Urey Borough Manager/Secretary * -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Abstention From: paulhamill@localnet.com To: Jasson Urey <jurey@greenvilleborough.com> CC: The reason I abstained from voting on the PSAB training was due to the fact the training class was for myself, there for I did not feel it was appropriate to vote on something that directly affected me. Thank you Paul Hamill > Paul, 4