Trafford Borough Council
Meeting Minutes
April 02, 2024
1. Call to Order: Councilmember Perovich
called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm.
2. Moment of Silence & Pledge of
Allegiance
3. Roll Call done by Nina Mulnix
Councilmembers
present: Councilmember Bayko, Councilmember Deabner, Councilmember Perovich, Councilmember Shoub.
Councilmembers
not present: Councilmember Cardiff, Councilmember Cole, Councilmember
Dapra.
Other staff
present: Mayor Llewellyn, Solicitor Alexander, Borough Manager Peticca, Borough
Secretary Mulnix, Engineer Don Glenn.
4. Notice of Executive Session held April 2nd,
2024, for matters of personnel and litigation.
5. Approve the March 5th, 2024, Regular Council
Meeting minutes.
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Deabner
b. Councilmember Shoub
c. Discussion: No discussion
d. Vote:
4, 0, 3 (Absent)
6. Approve the March 2024 expense
voucher list.
a. Motion: Councilmember Bayko
b. Second: Councilmember Deabner
c. Discussion: No discussion
d. Vote: 4, 0, 3 (Absent)
7. Public Comment
a. Public Comment for all matters 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.
c. Borough Response
James Fike – (206
Duquesne Ave) came to the meeting on behalf of the Trafford American Legion.
There is work to commence on the Trafford Veterans Park, which is being funded
from the Trafford Memorial Fund Account. The repair work being conducted will
involve removing paving stones and creating a more professional-looking park.
There will be bids placed for a contractor to perform the work. A handout of
the design/plan was provided to councilmembers. It was mentioned that everyone involved in the
project is hopeful that it will be completed by Memorial Day.
Borough
Response: No response given - no response needed.
Maria Rocco –
(302 Shadow Wood Court) handed out a petition to councilmembers. Ms. Rocco was
in attendance to inquire about the proposed zoning changes for the parcels in
her community; she stated that she felt this decision process has been ongoing
for a long period of time and the residents deserve a status update tonight.
Ms. Rocco had some additional questions about the advertising of events that
take place in the borough, and where is the follow-up to find out if an event
was successful. There are other municipalities that utilize flyers and ads in
the paper, rather than just word of mouth and social media sites.
Borough
Response
Manager
Peticca stated that the consensus was that there is NOT going to be any zoning
changes brought forth to the seven parcels. This was for a zoning ordinance
proposal, there was never any development planned for the parcels. Manager
Peticca stated regarding advertising: it costs money to advertise in multiple
newspapers, other municipalities may have different options within their
volunteer groups that help support those advertising costs. Our borough
advertised the recreation boards Easter Egg Hunt in the Penn Franklin News, and
it was posted to media sites.
Councilmember
Perovich stated there is a group known as the TECDC that has been revitalized
and its purpose and goal is to organize and plan future events for the
community.
8. Report from Borough Engineer, Glenn
Engineering
a. Report submitted.
Don Glenn
commented on his report. There was a handout provided to councilmembers
demonstrating the outline of the consent order that the borough is mandated to
reduce flows by 10%. Glenn Engineering has obtained a rain barrel from Three
Rivers Wet Weather to be installed to be in compliance with the consent order. The
grant for the BY project was awarded and the project is soon to begin with El
Grande being the contractor, and a contractor still needs to be assigned for
the electrical work. Glenn Engineering received two RFPs for the electrical portion:
One from Keystone Electric in the amount of $10,506.00 and the other from
Wilkins Electric in the amount of $15,500.00. Don Glenn stated his office still
needs to contact the contractors to discuss the description of work placed within
their bids. Don Glenn recommended that council could award the bid subject to further
review by Glenn Engineering and the Borough Manager. Don Glenn commented on agenda
item number 16, as soon as this is approved this evening Derry Construction is
ready to begin work.
b. Public comment on Mr. Glenn’s report:
Manager
Peticca asked Don Glenn if the BY Park will need to be closed to the public while
construction is occurring. The response provided was that it will be a heavy
construction zone, a closure will need to happen for a
portion of the project. Those dates still need to be defined with the project
and the contractor.
c. Glenn Engineering dismissed from meeting.
9. Mayor’s Report- Mayor Llewellyn read
the March Police report to councilmembers and the public. The mayor stated the
Police Department will be hosting the JCP rotation on April 16th at
3pm.
10. Committee Reports
a. Community & Economic Development
(Chair Steve Perovich/Co-chair Jesse Dapra)
Councilmember
Perovich reported that the new business (Harmony Holistic Essentials) on Cavitt
Avenue is holding an upcoming grand opening on April 6th, 2024.
b. General Government & Finance (Chair
Pat Bayko/Co-chair Zach Cole)
Councilmember
Bayko- reported that there will be a report given at the May meeting.
c. Parks & Recreation (Chair Jesse Dapra/Co-chair
Steve Perovich)
Councilmember
Perovich stated there is no report in Councilmember Dapra’s absence.
d. Planning, Property, & Ordinances
(Chair Casey Shoub/Co-chair Ralph Deabner)
Councilmember
Shoub read the March code enforcement report to councilmembers and the public.
e. Public Safety (Chair Zach Cole/Co-chair
Pat Bayko)
Councilmember
Bayko stated there was no report.
f. Public Works & Sanitation (Chair Ralph
Deabner/Co-chair Casey Shoub)
Councilmember
Deabner reported that clean up days are coming up on May 3rd and May
4th.
g. Junior Council Person (JCP) Report
JCP member Greg
Maynor spoke about the March rotation that took place at local magistrate
Tyburski’s office. It was a group experience with the Irwin borough JCP
members. Greg also mentioned for the April rotation the borough is housing a
field trip for the Penn Trafford elementary school students to participate in
department rotations at the borough building. (this
includes public works, fire, police, and admin.) The JCP members are also
participating in a recruitment for new members at the
high school on April 3rd.
h. President Kris Cardiff
Councilmember
Cardiff was absent- there was no report.
11. Manager’s Report – Manager Peticca stated
that the borough has been awarded grant funds to repair the Cavitt Lot, and she
stated that the borough hopes to begin work on those repairs in the near
future. Manager Peticca also extended her thanks to everyone who took quick
action on the working fire that occurred on Duquesne Avenue on March 21st. Manager Peticca also spoke about
the new speed sign that has currently been placed on Brinton Ave (in the
direction of the elementary school). The speed sign has the capability to be
moved, and that will be placed in different areas when determined by the police
department.
12. Motion to advertise for the Civil Service
Commission to meet and certify the Civil Service list for 2024.
a. Motion: Councilmember Shoub
b. Second: Councilmember Deabner
c. Discussion: No discussion
d. Vote: 4, 0, 3 (Absent)
13.
Motion
to appoint Bethany Carolus to the Recreation Board for term ending 12/31/2027.
a.
Motion:
Councilmember Deabner
b. Second: Councilmember Bayko
c. Discussion: Councilmembers stated
that it was nice to see volunteers.
d. Vote: 4, 0, 3 (Absent)
14. Motion to advertise to amend Chapter
64 Article II: Licenses required for premises and devices to confirm a ticket
machine is a required device, and to exclude Lottery Machines from this
requirement.
a. Motion: Councilmember Shoub
b. Second: Councilmember Deabner
c. Discussion: Manager Peticca stated
this was brought to the attention of councilmembers, and it was decided that
the Lottery machines should not be part of this ordinance, this motion is to
eliminate that verbiage from the ordinance and remove the lottery machines from
the fee schedule.
d. Vote: 4, 0, 3 (Absent)
15. Motion
to approve Resolution 5-2024 Health and Safety Policy for Trafford Borough
statement
a. Motion: Councilmember Shoub
b. Second: Councilmember Bayko
c. Discussion: Manager Peticca stated the
safety committee wants to have a resolution statement that is designed to put
safety first to combat workers comp claims and lower mod rates.
d. Vote: 4, 0, 3 (Absent)
16. Motion to approve
Derry Constructions 2024 paving bid in the amount of $201,247.80.
17.New Business
Manager Peticca
stated this was covered under Glenn Engineering’s report, and it was the
recommendation that we can award the electrical project to the contractor with
further review.
There is a
motion on the floor to award Wilkins electric pending further review.
Discussion and
questions were asked after the motion. Several Councilmembers were unclear
about Glenn Engineering’s recommendations. The report stated
to award the bid to Wilkins Electric, but also noted that new RFPs could be placed
out for advertisement and reject the two received today. It was decided
to postpone awarding the project to a contractor.
The motion on
the floor was rescinded.
It was decided
to place this item on the agenda at the upcoming discussion meeting. The
borough will advertise a special voting meeting. This will give Glenn
Engineering a chance to review the project bids in more detail and make a more
defined recommendation.
Manager
Peticca stated the Police Department send a request to the County for this
equipment, and the county awarded the request. The County will cover all fees
associated with the license plate reader including the installation cost for one
year. The borough will then be responsible for maintenance and annual fees. The
county has not responded to the specifics on the type of equipment and costs.
Manager Peticca further stated there is an agreement to sign if council decides
to accept the grant.
A motion is on
the floor to accept the agreement for the license plate readers.
a. Motion: Councilmember Deabner
b. Second: Councilmember Shoub
c. Discussion: No discussion
d. Vote: 4, 0, 3 (Absent)
Resident James
Fike spoke about the renovation project at Veterans Park earlier in public
comment.
Councilmemebr
Perovich stated the borough appreciates the work the American Legion is doing
to make the Veterans area look nice, and more information will come forth about
the Memorial Day Parade.
18.Old Business
No old
business to discuss.
Prior to
adjournment there was a discussion regarding the need to make a motion to
change the discussion meeting to a special voting meeting.
There is a motion
on the floor That the discussion meeting on Tuesday
April 16th, 2024, at 6:30 pm in the Manchester Room will be changed
to a special voting meeting if necessary.
Adjournment