City Council

AGENDA PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING-JULY 6, 2023 at 6:00PM WORK SESSION: COUNCIL MEMBER’S COMMENTS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MOMENT OF SILENCE ROLL CALL: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITIZEN’S REQUESTS AND COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITIZEN’S REQUESTS AND COMMENTS REGARDING GENERAL ITEMS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. MOTION: After being duly advertised for an engineer for the Coal Street Creek Flood project, and bids were submitted and accepted, I move to award the bid for an Engineer for the Coal St Creek Flood Project. 2. MOTION: I hereby move to adopt Ordinance 6 of 2023: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF PLYMOUTH, COUNTY OF LUZERNE, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ARTICLE I, OF THE CODE OF PLYMOUTH BOROUGH BY REPEALING §38-13 FIREMENT’S PENSION BOARD AND §38-15 MEETING AND AMENDING §38-14 ORGANIZATION OF BOARD. 3. MOTION: I hereby move to approve Resolution 3 of 2023: A Resolution of the Borough of Plymouth, PA authorizing submission of Agreement for a Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP) from the PA Dept of Transportation on behalf of Plymouth Borough. RESOLUTION 3 of 2023 BE IT RESOLVED, by authority of the Plymouth Borough Council of Plymouth Borough, Luzerne County, and it is hereby resolved by authority of the same, that the Council President of said Municipality/Authority be authorized and directed to sign the attached Agreement on its behalf and that the Borough Secretary be authorized and directed to attest the same. 1 4. MOTION: I hereby move to apply for a loan for $500,000.00 to do the Beade Street Flood Gate Project that was put out for bid in May received. In as much as multiple bids were received, all bids came in much higher that the borough had budgeted for, so the borough finds itself in need of a loan to assure that this much needed project gets done completely as soon as possible. Part of the money from the loan will also be used as a partial payment for new fire truck that the borough submitted a grant for and did receive grant monies, but considerably less that applied for. 5. MOTION: I further move that with the approval of the loan, that we award the Beade St Flood Gate Project to the lowest bidder, who was James Ohara, 205 Old Schoolhouse Road, Covington Twp, PA 18444 with a bid of $450,025.00. 6. MOTION: I hereby move to approve a donation of $6,500.00 to the Plymouth Public Library. MR. CUNNINGHAM____ MR. MOREHART ____ MR. DIXON, V.P. ____ MS. EROH ____ MR. THOMAS_____ MR. KOBUSKY, P _____ MR. HOGAN____ 7. MOTION: I hereby move to approve a donation of $6,000.00 to each of the three Plymouth Borough Fire Departments: No. 1; No. 2 & No. 3 For a total donation of $18,000.00 to the Fire Companies. 8. MOTION: I hereby move to approve the regular meeting minutes for May 9, and June 13, 2023. 6. MOTION: Issue check to Frank Jenkins for $16,000.00 from escrow monies the borough currently holds from a fire at the property of 26-28 Turner Street, Plymouth, PA. Whereas in accordance with Ordinance NO. 4 OF 1998, insurance monies in the amount of $16,000.00 were escrowed with the Borough to ensure that the fire damaged property at 26-28 Turner Street, Plymouth, PA was repaired; Whereas, on October 7, 2022, Brian Pall, Plymouth Borough Code Enforcement, inspected the property and verified the structure was repaired to satisfactory condition; Now therefore, I move and approve that the escrowed funds be distributed in the aforementioned manner fulfilling the borough’s obligation of the escrowed monies. . 7. MOTION: I hereby move to pay $2,500.00 to Glafelter Insurance for the deductible of a claim settlement. 8. MOTION: I move to pay Toro Fencing Solutions invoice in the amount of $2,301.08 for materials and installation of new fencing. 2 8. MOTION: I hereby move to pay Golden Business Machines for the 2023 Contract renewal of computer software (X11) in the amount of $2,189.00. 9. MOTION: I hereby move to pay invoice to Medico Construction Equipment in the amount of $1,482.85 for repair services for the Gorman Rupp Pump. 10. MOTION: I hereby move to accept the June Fire and Police reports: 11. MOTION: I move to pay the monthly bills: GENERAL FUND: 23-483GF – 23-538GF LIQUID FUELS: 23-090LF – 23- 101LF RECREATION FUND: 23-020RF – 23- 023RF 12. MOTION: Motion to adjourn 3