Trafford
Borough
Monthly
Business Meeting Minutes- Tuesday, October 2, 2018
The Trafford
Borough Council held its monthly business meeting on Tuesday, October 2, 2018,
at 7:07 p.m., in the Council Chambers.
Council
President, Kris Cardiff, called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of
Allegiance and Moment of Silence.
Roll Call of
Attendance by Borough Secretary, Nina Solivan:
(Present) Kris Cardiff, President Ed
Llewellyn, Mayor
Leslie Peters Craig
Alexander, Solicitor
Cheryl Petersen Don
Glenn, Engineer
Joshua
Sanders Ashely
Stack, Borough Manager
Casey
Shoub Brian
Lindbloom, Fire Chief
John
Eliyas, EMC
(Absent) Councilmembers Carol Morrow
and Zach Cole
Council held
executive sessions on September 18, 2018, for collective bargaining
negotiations, and litigation also on October 2, 2018, for litigation.
Minutes- A motion “to accept the minutes
of the September 4, 2018, regular business meeting and the minutes of the
September 18, 2018 work session meeting” was made by Councilman Sanders and
seconded by Councilman Shoub. The motion carried unanimously. 5-0.
Payment of Bills- A motion “to
approve the expense voucher list dated, October 2, 2018” was made by Councilman
Shoub and seconded by Councilman Sanders. The motion carried unanimously. 5-0.
Public Comment
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Patricia Paola 74 First Street- Mrs. Paola stated the trains have
almost disappeared. Mrs. Paola turned in code complaints and is looking forward
to the items being remediated. Mrs. Paola questioned the status of the eyesore
where the busses are laying over. Questioned if council will force PAT to fix
the road.
Borough response: Borough Manager
Stack stated there were multiple meetings regarding removing the bus service.
An engineer for PAT came to review the road, sent the report to their lawyers
and they stated they do not fix roads. The borough put up barriers to keep
buses from parking on the bad side of the road. We can look at re-visiting the
issue.
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Lynnwood Leeman 344 Fourth Street- Mr. Leeman questioned how long
it takes for the code enforcement officers to receive the complaints.
Borough response: Borough Manager
Stack stated the complaints are forwarded immediately.
Borough Engineer
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Drilling has been completed regarding the Seventh Street and
Brinton Avenue slide. PA Rock and Soil will prepare the report and get a copy
to the engineers.
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We applied for two grants with the Commonwealth Financing
Authority. One for the sanitary sewer on Mary Street in the amount of $138,863.00.
The other for the sanitary sewer on Forest Avenue in the amount of $27,500.00.
Both were denied. We can look at
applying again next year and increasing the local share.
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Glenn Engineering modified the BY restroom plans by adding a stall
in the women’s restroom. We will be opening bids next month.
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A reply was sent to PennDOT regarding the slide on Route 130
stating the borough does not own anything in the area of the slide.
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Alcosan has requested an extension regarding the GROW grant
reimbursement. Don submitted a copy of the letter to send to Alcosan.
Councilwoman
Peters questioned the status of the railroad underpass. Don stated he called
Northfolk Southern and was informed an engineer would be dispatched to review.
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Two inlets on Viaduct Way will be repaired in lieu of the
non-completion of work stipend in the Murrysville Road contract. The contractor
stated there are a few jobs that he will need to complete due to the weather.
Don stated the contractor will not get paid until all work is completed.
Administrative Reports:
Borough Manager- The borough
is still accepting nominations for the Renee Capetta Volunteer of the Year
Award at the borough office until October 31, 2018. Fall leaf collection dates
provided by Waste Management are as follows; October 18th, November
1st, 15th, 29th, and December 13th.
All leaves should be placed in biodegradable bags and placed at the curb. There
will be a Holiday Happenings committee meeting tomorrow night at Dom’s Pizza at
7:00 pm. Opst and Associates will be performing the borough’s 2017 audit later
this month. There will be a brief fall newsletter going out within the next few
weeks.
Code Enforcement- Report on
file.
Borough Solicitor- Solicitor
Alexander reported there is a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement with
the Public Works Dept.
VFD- Fire Chief Lindbloom reported there were fifty-one calls for the month
of September, majority were weather related. Reminded everyone to test your
smoke detectors. Next week is fire prevention week, we will be up at the school
to do our program. Took pictures and provided council with copies regarding the
bridge under Wallace Avenue, and the Rail Road. The pictures showed debris.
Tomorrow at 2:18 pm there will be a wireless nationwide emergency alert test.
EMC- EMC John Eliyas reported the flooding that occurred was passable
and there was no need for a state of emergency.
Rec Board- Fairmont is finally finished, we
still owe Jeffery Associates $5,000.00. Linda will be performing the final
playground inspection once she gives the okay, she will inform the borough
office to cut the check. Halloween will be held October 27, 2018, in the legion
parking lot.
Borough
Manager Stack questioned the Rec Boards 2019 budget, there is little detail and
reserves are not listed. Rose stated this budget is influx because we will no
longer be holding the auction which is the main source of funding. The reserves weren’t listed because we were
planning on getting the pavilion for the terrace. The pavilion came in over the
summer at $14,500.00. We are planning to sit down with Leslie, Ashley and a few
members of the Rec Board to get a plan in place for the Pavilion.
Westmoreland Heritage Trail- Councilman
Shoub stated Northfolk Southern Is not interested in selling the part of the
railroad we were hoping for. NFS insists the line is still being used.
Mayor’s Report- Mayor
Llewellyn reported there were one hundred fifty-one service calls. With
fifty-two citations and eleven criminal cases filed. There were 16 hours of
foot patrol along with 18 hours of traffic detail.
Committee Reports
General Government- Councilwoman
Peters reported we are still in progress with Savvy Citizen we have received
the invoice, looking into getting a copy of the contract. There is a code and
ordinance review meeting this Thursday. Ashley and Councilwoman Peters have
been working on a pathway from the trail to the BY restrooms. Councilwoman
Peters announced the Rec Board is still looking for a member. At the discussion meeting Rep Dunbar passed
out a grant booklet so she will be looking for possible grant opportunities.
PTARC and the Penn-Trafford Business Association are sponsoring a Halloween
Parade on October 20th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. registrations
will be held same day.
President’s Report- Trick-or-Treat
will be held on October 31, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Comcast Franchise Agreement
A motion “to
approve the Comcast Franchise Agreement, effective October 2, 2018, through
October 2, 2028.” was made by Councilman Shoub and seconded by Councilwoman
Petersen.
Councilwoman
Peters questioned if this will prohibit other vendors from providing services
in town. Solicitor Alexander stated it prohibits any other cable company, for
example if Verizon wanted to institute their Fios program here that would not
be a conflict.
Borough
Manager Stack stated with this agreement the borough will be receiving an
additional $40,000.00 a year with an annual amount of appx $70,000.00.
The motion
carried unanimously 5-0.0
2015 International Code Standards
A motion “to
amend the Trafford Borough Code to follow the 2015 International Code
Standards” was made by Councilwoman Peters and seconded by Councilman Sanders.
The motion carried unanimously 5-0.
Hiring of Full Time Officer
A motion “to
hire Cory Holmes as a full-time officer for the Trafford Borough Police
Department at the rate of $21.33 an hour” was made by Councilman Sanders and
seconded by Councilman Shoub.
Borough
Manager Stack stated the Civil Service Commission approved the hire list on
September 25, 2018.
The motion
carried unanimously 5-0.
Temporary Office Staff
A motion “to
authorize Borough Manager Stack to hire a temporary office employee while she
is on maternity leave” was made by Councilman Shoub and seconded by
Councilwoman Peters. The motion carried unanimously 5-0.
Plaque at
Veterans Memorial Park
A motion “to approve George and Dana Kendall to purchase a plaque
in memory of Lucy A. Petrini to be placed at the Trafford Veterans Memorial
Park Gazebo. Was made by councilman Shoub and seconded by Councilwoman Peters.
Borough Manager Stack stated she cleared this with Rey Peduzzi and
he would just like a call when the plaque is ready for placement.
The motion carried unanimously.
New Business
Mayor Llewellyn
announced the Library will be holding a Triangle Hoagie sale on Saturday
starting at 11:00 a.m. Mayor Llewellyn also announced he is no longer the
president of the girls’ softball, and asked council if they’d like him to still
be in charge of scheduling. Council agreed to allow Mayor Llewellyn to handle.
Borough Manager Stack stated we have been approached by two organizations
already.
Adjournment
Councilman
Cardiff announced the Discussion Meeting for Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at 7:00
p.m. in the Manchester Room.
Councilman
Cardiff announced the next regular business meeting will be held Wednesday,
November 7, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the council Chambers.
A motion “to
adjourn” was made by Councilman Sanders and seconded by Councilwoman Petersen.
The motion carried unanimously 5-0.