City Council

Moscow Borough Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday January 3, 2023 _________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE MEETING IS BEING RECORDED: Arthur Pencek, Council President 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL: Rosemarie Warner, Mayor Present _____ Absent _____ Joseph Castrogiovanni, Secretary Present _____ Absent _____ Edward Gaughan Jr., Vice President Present _____ Absent _____ William Heim Present _____ Absent _____ Arthur Pencek, President Present _____ Absent _____ Marc Gaughan Present _____ Absent _____ Paula Bechaver Present _____ Absent _____ Dennis Cawley Present _____ Absent _____ Junior Council Conor Mann Present _____ Absent _____ Jason Castrogiovanni Present _____ Absent _____ ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDENCE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. The following terms expired on December 31, 2022 and need to be approved by Borough Council. (Action Required) A. Mark Gallagher Civil Service Commission (confirmed will serve new 6 year term) B. James Pinto Moscow Sewer Authority (confirmed will serve new 4 year term) C. Joseph Fesolovich Planning Commission (not confirmed as of 12/30/22) D. Arthur Pencek Planning Commission (confirmed will serve new 4 year term) (Alternate)  E. Kimberly Mecca Shade Tree Commission (confirmed will serve new 4 year term) F. Lisa Notarianni Vacancy Board (confirmed will serve new 1 year term) 5. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS 6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: A. Minutes of the December 5, 2022 Meeting (copies provided) 7. JUNIOR COUNCIL PERSONS: Conor Mann and Jason Castrogiovanni 8. MOSCOW VOLUNTEER FIRE AND HOSE COMPANY: Fire Chief Colin Young A. Moscow Volunteer Fire and Hose Co. report for month of December 2022. 9. MOSCOW BOROUGH HISTORIAN: Brian Shaffer 10. TREASURER’S REPORT: Elizabeth Murray A. Treasurer’s Report (copies to be provided) B. Monthly Bills (copies to be provided) C. Monthly Reports for December 2022 (payroll transactions by payee, deposit detail and general fund register) (copies to be provided) 11. REAL ESTATE TAX COLLECTOR: Connie Sanko A. Real Estate Tax Collector's Report for the month of December 2022 (unsure if copies will be submitted for the month) 12. ENGINEER’S REPORT: Greenman-Pedersen Inc. 13. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Amy Carlson A. Computer Visionaries – Necessary requested adjustments have been made by Computer Visionaries to the original quote for Computer, email and website services. Requesting approval to go forward with the attached quote and proceed with transition of services set forth. (copies provided) (Action Required) B. North Pocono Public Library Newsletter 2022-Issue 4 (copies provided) 14. GRANTS: A. Louis LaFratte, P.E. LaFratte Engineering, Inc. to attend the February 6, 2022 council meeting to make a presentation to council on using his service for larger more complex grants. 15. POLICE DEPARTMENT: Ivy Brenzel, Police Chief A. Monthly Report for December 2022 (copies to be provided) B. Moscow Borough was notified on December 15, 2022 that they held a successful National Night Out Campaign for 2022.The Borough has placed 4th with the National Association of Town Watch under award category 6: For areas with less than 5,000 population. (copies provided) 16. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 17. MAYOR’S REPORT: Rosemarie Warner 18. SHADE TREE COMMISSION: 19. NORTH POCONO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS: Marc Gaughan, Council Representative 20. BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT: Building Inspection Underwriters of PA, Inc. 21. ZONING OFFICER AND CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: George Parker, PE A. Monthly Report for the month of December 2022. (copies to be provided) B. Email dated December 7, 2022 regarding Reporting Copies of Application for An On-Lot Sewage System Permit Using OnBase DEP Electronic Upload Form. (copies provided) 22. ZONING HEARING BOARD: 23. PLANNING COMMISSION: Marc Gaughan, Council Representative A. Email dated December 16, 2022 from Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. regarding Harmony Hills GP-5 & GP-7 (copies provided) 24. RECREATION: Paula Bechaver, Council Representative A. Old Mill Park: Working on Annual Report B. Clover Park: Information for Lackawanna County Re-Invest Program 25. RECYCLING: Joseph Castrogiovanni, Council Representative 26. MUNICIPAL BUILDING: Dennis Cawley, Councilperson updates on the following: A. Generator- Email dated December 15, 2022 from Lynn Torrick from Greenman Pedersen, Inc. regarding Pre-Construction Meeting – Moscow Borough Building Generator scheduled for January 10, 2023 at 10:00 am at the Moscow Borough Building. (copies provided) B. Air Filtration Systems C. Automatic Defibrillator – Email dated December 29, 2022 from Sean Riley regarding updated status of the Automatic Defibrillators currently on backorder. (copies provided) 27. FINANCIAL REPORT: Edward Gaughan Jr. Vice-President Council A. Email dated December 16, 2022 regarding informational piece of Notice of Act 205 2022 Distress Determination Score. (copies provided) B. Peoples Security Bank and Trust automatic renewal notice, maturity date of January 05, 2022 for certificate of deposit ending in 3302. Current balance $10,277.45. Interest rate for possible renewal not yet known. Discussion as to what to invest the current balance in at maturity date. (copies provided) 28. MOSCOW SEWER AUTHORITY: A. Email dated December 16, 2022 regarding USACE and ILSI Arcadis Progress Meeting on the Church Street Extension Project. (copies provided) 29. LOCAL ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION TAX ASSISTANCE (LERTA): 30. SEWER ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: Jerome Loftus 31. STREETS: Marc Gaughan, Councilperson 32. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR: Kimberly Mecca A. A number of employees still need certification of NIMS. B. Emergency Management Manual needs to be updated and presented for approval. 33. SOLICITOR’S REPORT: Attorney Bruce S. Zero 34. STRATEGIC/LONG TERM PLAN: Edward Gaughan Jr. 35. HEALTH AND SAFETY: Edward Gaughan Jr. 36. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: Edward Gaughan Jr. 37. OLD BUSINESS: 38. NEW BUSINESS: A. Marc Gaughan has requested discussion on property 822 Church Street, owner Mr. Paul Demuth. Property has tires and disheveled vehicles on it. Violation of 2009 International Property Maintenance Code, Chapter 3, Section 302.1 and 302.8. Also, violation of Moscow Borough Zoning Ordinance, Article III, Litter, page 24. (copies provided) 39. ADJOURNMENT: THE NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2023