City Council

October 2, 2023 The regular meeting of the Montoursville Borough Council held in the John Dorin Municipal Building was called to order by President Eric Greenway at 7:00 PM with the following answering roll call: Mark Tillson, Tina Kline, Misty Emick, Eric Greenway, Chris Lucas, and Robert Brown. The Pledge of Allegiance was observed. The September 11, 2023 minutes were approved on a motion by Mr. Brown, second by Mrs. Emick. The motion carried. VISITORS AND PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA ITEMS – Nothing at is time TREASURERS REPORT/BOROUGH BILLS – Motion by Mr. Lucas to approve September 2023 treasurer’s report, second by Mrs. Kline. The motion carried. NEW BUSINESS – 2023 MONTOURSVILLE BOROUGH WELL NO. 3 REPLACEMENT PROJECT BID CONDITIONALLY AWARD PENDING SOLICITOR REVIEW – Council President, Mr. Greenway presented a bid by Layne Christensen Co. in the amount of $ 97,850.00 for the 2023 Montoursville Borough Well No. 3 Replacement Project for review. Motion by Mr. Greenway to conditionally approve and award pending the Solicitor review of the 2023 Montoursville Borough Well No. 3 Replacement Project Bid to Layne Christensen Co. in the amount of $97,850.00; second by Mrs. Kline. The motion carried. CAMBRIA SYSTEMS, INC – SCADA MAINTENANCE – Council President, Mr. Greenway presented a quote from Cambria Systems, Inc for the maintenance of the SCADA system. Street and Water Project Coordinator, Mr. Hoffman explained the maintenance is for additional items not part of the original scope of the project. Motion by Council President Mr. Greenway to approve Cambria Systems, Inc for maintenance of the SCADA as presented in the amount of $7,900.00; second by Mr. Brown. The motion carried. EMPLOYMENT – PART TIME LABORER – DEREK UMSTEAD – Council President, Mr. Greenway presented employment of part time Laborer, Derek Umstead for review. Council member’s, Mrs. Emick and Mr. Lucas shared one reason Council’s decision to hire a part time employee is so they would have an individual on duty on Saturday’s in the park. It was also noted that his hours of employment must stay under a certain threshold however the days/hours worked would ultimately be the responsibility of Street & Water Project Coordinator, Mr. Hoffman. Motion by Mrs. Emick to approve the employment of Derek Umstead for the position of a part time Laborer, second by Mrs. Kline. The motion carried. PLANNING & ZONING – Central Keystone COG Reports 2023. RECREATION – Council Vice President, Mr. Lucas reviewed and explained Event permits 2023-24 and 2023-25. Motion by Mr. Lucas to approve Event Permits 2023-24 and 2023-25 as presented, second by Mrs. Emick. The motion carried. Council member, Mrs. Emick initiated discussion surrounding upcoming event permit fees and waiving the event permit fee for the high school for the Homecoming parade. It was also noted the event permit fee for the Varsity Club bonfire will be required with the request that the fee be sent directly as a donation to Willing Hand Hose Co. Council Vice President, Mr. Lucas amended his motion to approve Event permit 2023-24 with the event fee waived and Event permit 2023-24 with the request that the event fee be sent as a donation to Willing Hand Hose Co., seconded by Mrs. Emick. Council President, Mr. Greenway noted waiving fee’s is a slippery slope to go down. The motion carried. Council member, Mrs. Emick stated this year’s Fall Festival was very successful and was a great community event. She continued announcing the pumpkin decorating contest kicks off on October 11th, 2023 with the Page 2 October 2, 2023 pumpkins being displayed at the library. She stated the pumpkins are available for pick-up at the borough office during normal business hours. She closed by thanking Street and Water Project Coordinator, Mr. Hoffman and the Kiwanis for making the fall festival such a success. STREETS/WATER – Street and Water Project Coordinator, Mr. Hoffman explained that upon investigation Borough Engineer, Mr. Todd Pysher does not recommend the repurposing of the fire truck or the swings due to liability issues surrounding material integrity and will not sign off on it. Mr. Hoffman questioned council s to where they would like both structures to be taken once removed and after lengthy discussion it was decided that the firetruck will be offered to the Montoursville Historical Society. MAYOR – Mayor Bagwell questioned the status of how to handle impromptu parades. Solicitor, Chris Kenyon shared he is working on it. POLICE CHIEF – Chief Gyurina reviewed the September 2023 police report. He shared that there are several homeless people in wandering in the park and verified it permissible to have them removed from the park. Council member, Mr. Tillson questioned why an SRO officer is needed at the school if they have security guards. Chief Gyurina responded that the armed security does not have arresting power. He also shared that his SRO officer handles all the truancy as well, which security officers cannot do. COUNCIL PERSONS – Council member, Mr. Lucas addressed frustration with the delayed/slow progress of the PennDOT project on Broad St. Council member, Mr. Brown announced that the backhoe that was ordered last fall has been delivered. He also noted work on the 2024 budget is on-going. SOLICITOR – Nothing at this time. COUNCIL PRESIDENT – Nothing at this time. PENDING MATTERS – Nothing at this time. CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS – The next Council meeting will be held Monday, November 13th, 2023. Halloween will be held Tuesday, October 31, 2023 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM and leaf collection will begin in the next few weeks. VISITOR AND PUBLIC COMMENTS – Ms. Tammy Morgan, at 721 Weldon St., questioned if the borough permits fire pits/burners. It was explained to her that it is type dependent and Codes is the authority on this matter. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:47 PM on a motion by Mr. Brown, second by Mr. Lucas. The motion carried. Respectfully submitted, ____________________________________ Ginny Gardner, Borough Secretary