Trafford Borough Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 1,
2022
1.
Call
to Order
2.
Moment
of Silence & Pledge of Allegiance
3.
Roll
call taken by Shannon Ulishney
Council present: Councilmember Batzel,
Councilmember Bayko, Councilmember Cardiff,
Councilmember Cole, Councilmember Corrales, Councilmember Perovich
Other staff present: Mayor Llewellyn, Borough Manager
Stack, Solicitor Craig Alexander, Engineer Don Glenn
4.
Notice
of Executive Session held February 1, 2022, for matters of real property and
contracts.
5.
Appoint
Casey Shoub, Sr., to the vacant council seat, with a term expiring
December 31, 2023.
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Cole
b.
Second:
Councilmember Perovich
c.
Discussion:
There was only one letter of interest for the vacant council seat
d.
Vote:
6,0
e.
Mayor
Llewellyn swears Casey Shoub into office
6.
Approve
the January 3, 2022, regular meeting minutes.
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Perovich
b.
Second:
Councilmember Bayko
c.
Vote:
7,0
7.
Approve
the February 1, 2022, expense vouch list.
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Bayko
b.
Second:
Councilmember Batzel
c.
Vote:
7,0
8.
Public
Comment
a.
Public
comment for all maters which the public has concern. No public comment or
questions on agenda items will be received after this point.
b.
Public
comment for motions not listed on the agenda will be received when called for
(Faye Batzel 6 Maple St Trafford, PA 15085 is
concerned about a neighbor with 6 abandoned cars in the backyard of his
property. 4 of the cars are not inspected, and 2 are antiques. A neighbor has
moved due to this nuisance and they would like the code officer to do
something.
c.
Borough
Response: Borough Manger Ashley Stack commented that code is aware of the
issue, and has spoken with the property owner. The property owner is getting
documents together, and Borough will follow back up, and is actively working to
rectify situation.
9.
Report
from Borough Engineer, Glenn Engineering
a.
Reports
Submitted
· Every 2 years the bridges in town are
inspected. A review was made of the November 29, 2021 bridge inspection report
of the Wallace Avenue Bridge by SAI Engineering. No major deficiencies found.
No emergency work needs done, and the weight limit will remain the same. There
were 7 items that do need to be completed within 2 years. Engineer will meet
with Borough Manager and Public Works. Most of the work can be done in house to
lessen the cost for the borough to take on repairs.
· El Grande is targeting work to
commence at Hillcrest on March 14, 2022. Sanitary sewer replacement should be
the first step, followed by storm sewer work. The last phase would be paving.
· Glenn Engineering met with Mr. Kozubal on Tuesday January 25, 2022 concerning the
extension of the Meadow St storm sewer through his property.
· There is a new Grant coming called
the Local Share Account Grant. This was announced by the Commonwealth Financing
Agency to support projects in the public interest under the PA Race Horse
Development and Gaming Act. Eligible activities are Acquisition, Demolition,
Infrastructure, Purchase of vehicles and equipment, engineering, administration
and contingency. The Grant request shall not exceed $1,000,000. Projects must
be $25,000 or greater. There is a $100 non-refundable application fee. Applications are due from January 26, 2022 to
March 15, 2022. Engineer will submit on Borough’s behalf once he hears from
council and borough manager or projects needed.
· Consent order Phase II- this will
cost the borough a lot of money. The Department of Environmental Protection has
issued this consent order and there are corrective actions listed, which will
be discussed in detail by the Borough and Glenn Engineering. By June 2022, and
annually thereafter, Trafford must submit a progress report. By December 21,
2027 the final report is due.
10. Administrative Reports
a.
Borough
Manger
· With all of the recent inclement
weather public works is due a thanks for maintaining the town, while working
evenings and weekends, especially since the crew was down to 2 full-time
employees and 1 part-time employee.
· Several resumes and applications for
the Code Enforcement Officer position have been received. The deadline to apply
is February 4th. Applications will be discussed with Manor Borough
and a committee will review the applications.
· The houses on Murrysville Rd and
First St, that were included in the demolition grant, have been torn down. The
final structure of the project to be razed will be 302 Duquesne Ave.
· Sewage bills are due February 16th
· Current bank account balances:
General Fund ($642,240.45) Liquid Fuels ($77,813.01) Recreation Fund ($5439.20)
Sewage Fund ($876,700.99) Veterans Memorial Park ($7245.41)
b.
Mayor’s
Report
· Councilmember Corrales and the Mayor
were presented with a $7200 check for police vests that was raised by Jack
Jolly on his Tackle for Vests fundraiser. He raised $32,000 and donated a
portion to Manor, Penn Township and Trafford to support police, and provide
funds for vests. The Trafford Police Chief and officers wrote a thank you
letter, and this was read by the Mayor.
· Monthly Police Report for January
2022: 5 accidents, 1 assault, 30 assists, 3 criminal mischiefs, 11
DC/disturbances, 10 domestics, 3 drug violations, 1 DUI, 1 public drunkenness,
32 service calls, 18 suspicious activities, 115 documented calls, 11 citations
issued and 5 criminal complaints to date.
11. Committee Reports:
a.
Community
& Economic Development- No report
b.
General
Government & Finance- No report
c.
Parks
and Recreation- No report
d.
Planning,
Property & Ordinances- No report
e.
Public
Safety-Councilmember Corrales said it was a pleasure to meet with Jack Jolly,
and what a selfless act this fundraising was. He also wants to thank Public
works for all they have been doing with the winter we had.
f.
Public
Works & Sanitation- Councilmember Cole also wants to thank Public works for
their hard work. Our roads look better than other neighboring communities.
g.
President’s
Report:
· The borough website has had many
updates over the past month, and PSAB gave suggestions on how to have the
website stand out that have been very helpful.
· On January 5th
councilmember Cardiff did meet with Dr. Harris at Penn Trafford HS regarding
the junior councilmember program, and all are eager to get this started. There
will be coordination with the high school social studies department to elect
students. Preference will be given to juniors and seniors.
· Wings across Westmoreland is still
being worked on, and Councilmember Cardiff did reach out to Adam at
Westmoreland Cultural Trust, and is waiting on a response as to when this will
be started, as the borough wants to prepare with anything needing done
beforehand.
· New Committee assignments are as
follows: General Government and Finance Chair/Co-chair (Bayko/Corrales), Parks
& Recreation Chair/Co-chair (Batzel/Perovich), Planning, property and ordinances Chair/Co-chair
(Shoub/Cole) Public Works & Sanitation Chair/Co-chair (Cole/Shoub) Community
& Economic development Chair/Co-chair (Perovich/Batzel)
12. Approve the indenture and payment of
$1.00 to Makenzie Land Partners, LP, a PA Limited Partnership, for parcel no.
36-02-09-0-103
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Cole
b.
Second:
Councilmember Bayko
c.
Discussion:
The borough is taking over the retention pond because they get MS4 credit.
d.
Vote:
7,0
13. Approve the indenture and payment of
$1.00 to Mark Kozubal for the ten-foot storm sewer
right of way easement, located on parcel no. 36-01-16-0-004, for the Meadow St
Storm and Infrastructure project.
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Perovich
b.
Second:
Councilmember Batzel
c.
Vote:
7,0
14. Approve a one-time payment of $182.97
to ADT for the installation of an alarm system in the administrative offices,
with a monthly monitoring fee of $53.06.
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Corrales
b.
Second:
Councilmember Cole
c.
Vote:
7,0
15. Accept the resignation of Michael
Stack as the borough’s building code official, effective December 31, 2021.
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Cole
b.
Councilmember
Perovich
c.
Discussion-
Councilmember Corrales asked if the code officer they hire could get certified
and then become the BCO- borough manager, Ashley Stack responds yes.
d.
Vote:
7,0
16. Reappoint Ron Klingensmith to the
planning commission, with a term expiring December 31, 2024.
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Perovich
b.
Second:
Councilmember Cole
c.
Vote:
7,0
17. Reappoint Dave Hykes
to the Zoning Hearing Board, with a term expiring December 31, 2023.
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Bayko
b.
Second:
Councilmember Corrales
c.
Vote:
7,0
18. Reappoint George McCarrison to the
Civil Service Commission, with a term expiring December 31, 2024
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Cole
b.
Second:
Councilmember Corrales
c.
Vote
7,0
19. New Business
a.
Councilmember
Casey Shoub asked if borough can contact Maronda homes regarding their sign off
of Hillcrest Rd. All of the homes are sold, so the sign is no longer necessary,
and it creates a hazard in the winter pulling out onto RT 130 obstructing the
view.
20. Adjournment
a.
Announce
the next regular meeting for Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 7:00 pm in the Council
Chamber and the discussion meeting for Tuesday February 15, 2022, at 6:30 pm in
the Manchester Room
b.
Move
to adjourn
c.
Motion:
Councilmember Cole
d.
Second:
Councilmember Corrales
e.
Adjournment
7:40pm