City Council

AGENDA PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING-JUNE 20, 2024 at 6:00PM CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MOMENT OF SILENCE ROLL CALL: MR. CUNNINGHAM____ MR. MOREHART ____ MR. DIXON, V.P. ____ MS. EROH ____ MR. THOMAS____ MR. KOBUSKY, P _____ MR. HOGAN____ ___________________________________________________________________________________ CITIZEN’S REQUESTS AND COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS ___________________________________________________________________________________ CITIZEN’S REQUESTS AND COMMENTS REGARDING GENERAL ITEMS _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Motion to open bids: Whereas, sealed bids were received at the Plymouth Borough Building, located at 162 W Shawnee Avenue, Plymouth, County of Luzerne, PA, on or before June 20th by 2:00pm; Whereas the bids were for a tax-exempt note in the amount of $400,000 to finance the cost and installation of Gate to isolate the chamber on Beade Street in Plymouth Borough from the culvert which discharges into the Susquehanna River through the levee; I move to open the bids that were received by the deadline of June 20th by 2:00pm. MR. CUNNINGHAM____ MR. MOREHART ____ MR. DIXON, V.P. ____ MS. EROH ____ MR. THOMAS_____ MR. KOBUSKY, P _____ MR. HOGAN____ *I move to convene to executive session to discuss and review the loan proposals that were just opened. 2. Motion: I hereby move to accept the proposal regarding financing of the Beade Street Flood Gate Project to: _________________________________________________, the lender who scored the highest rating, therefore representing the lowest responsible bidder per the scoring 1 method utilized to score the proposals with a fixed interest rate of ________% for the ten year loan of $400,000.00. This award is contingent upon the aforesaid lender submitting a commitment letter confirming to the proposal they submitted without any modifications to the Borough’s Request for Proposal by June 27, 2024. Mr. Cunningham ____ Mr. Morehart ____ Mr. Dixon, V.P. ____ . Ms. Eroh ____ Mr. Thomas ____ Mr. Kobusky, P. ____ . Mr. Hogan ____ 3. Motion: I move to appoint PennEastern Engineers as the Borough engineers, beginning immediately, for an indefinite period to serve at the leisure of council, not to exceed one year. Mr. Cunningham ____ Mr. Morehart ____ Mr. Dixon, V.P. ____ . Ms. Eroh ____ Mr. Thomas ____ Mr. Kobusky, P. ____ . Mr. Hogan ____ 4. Motion: I move to hire Zachary Roberts as a part time summer worker with the street department as an at will employee and shall receive no benefits of any type, including but not limited to; sick time, vacation time, holiday pay or health insurance coverage. Said street department worker shall work no more than 29 hours per week and be paid an hourly rate of $12.50 per hour. Appointment shall start immediately. Mr. Cunningham ____ Mr. Morehart ____ Mr. Dixon, V.P. ____ . Ms. Eroh ____ Mr. Thomas ____ Mr. Kobusky, P. ____ . Mr. Hogan ____ 4. Motion: I move to pay invoice to Brand Graphics in the amount of $7,500.00, for installation of steel poles to hold the 2 gateway “Welcome to Plymouth” signs at each end of town. Mr. Cunningham ____ Mr. Morehart ____ Mr. Dixon, V.P. ____ . Ms. Eroh ____ Mr. Thomas ____ Mr. Kobusky, P. ____ . Mr. Hogan ____ 5. Motion: I move to pay invoice to American Asphalt Paving Co. in the amount of $3,104.29 for asphalt to have COG pave streets in town. Mr. Cunningham ____ Mr. Morehart ____ Mr. Dixon, V.P. ____ . Ms. Eroh ____ Mr. Thomas ____ Mr. Kobusky, P. ____ . Mr. Hogan ____ 6. Motion: I move to pay invoice to Paper Eaters in the amount of $1,500.00 for the shred event held on June 8, 2024. 2  Mr. Cunningham ____ Mr. Morehart ____ Mr. Dixon, V.P. ____ . Ms. Eroh ____ Mr. Thomas ____ Mr. Kobusky, P. ____ . Mr. Hogan ____ 7. Motion: I move to pay invoice to Scranton Craftsman Inc. in the amount of $2,160.00 for purchase of inlet risers, drain frames and steel grates for repairs of storm drains. Mr. Cunningham ____ Mr. Morehart ____ Mr. Dixon, V.P. ____ . Ms. Eroh ____ Mr. Thomas ____ Mr. Kobusky, P. ____ . Mr. Hogan ____ 8. Motion: I move to pay invoice of 2,100.00 to PennEastern Engineers, for the Beade Street Project. Mr. Cunningham ____ Mr. Morehart ____ Mr. Dixon, V.P. ____ . Ms. Eroh ____ Mr. Thomas ____ Mr. Kobusky, P. ____ . Mr. Hogan ____ 9. Motion: I move to pay $5,454.53 to PennEastern Engineers, for work on the Coal Creek Wall Project. Mr. Cunningham ____ Mr. Morehart ____ Mr. Dixon, V.P. ____ . Ms. Eroh ____ Mr. Thomas ____ Mr. Kobusky, P. ____ . Mr. Hogan ____ 10. Motion: I move to pay two invoices to John Halliday Trucking Co. ($1,840.00 & $1,450.00) for a total amount of $3,290.00. These invoices are for use of trucks to move the paving machines throughout town during the COG paving process. Mr. Cunningham ____ Mr. Morehart ____ Mr. Dixon, V.P. ____ . Ms. Eroh ____ Mr. Thomas ____ Mr. Kobusky, P. ____ . Mr. Hogan ____ 11. Motion: Motion to adjourn. 3