Council President Stan Glowaski called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with a moment of silence for the Council Members from Ross Township who lost their lives and for the passing of former Governor Scranton who passed away this month, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Council Members present: Stan Glowaski, Gary Damich, Roy Larimer, Timothy Jansante, Robert Paul, Linda Vrabel and Kenneth Yankowsky

Also Present: Mayor Tom Brown, Solicitor Dennis Makel and Secretary Kimberly Sacco.

Business from the floor:

Keith Tony brought to council’s attention a drainage pipe behind his house that is causing runoff onto his property. Bob Paul will take Art to look at it.

Rich Rush, from Widmer Engineers appeared at Stan Glowawski’s request to speak to the flooding that occurred on July 23, 2013 on both Smith Street and Wood Street. In both cases, it was the engineer’s opinion that nothing of ordinary means could have been done to prevent some amount of flooding. According to NOAA Bentleyville experienced rainfall in the amount of 1.53 inches in a twenty minute timeframe. It was his opinion that it was unlikely that the strip mine in Somerset Township or the drainage from the school system contributed to the flooding, since both have their own retention ponds.

Ron Litwin spoke to a complaint that was filed by the zoning officer against the resident at 115 Warren Street. There is still a large rubbish pile and he wanted to know what was being done. Stan Glowaski told Mr. Litwin that he had spoken with the resident and it was being cleaned up. The zoning officer was instructed to reissue the citation to the correct address.

IT WAS MOVED BY Linda Vrabel, seconded by Gary Damich and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of July 2, 2013.

IT WAS MOVED BY Tim Jansante, seconded by Linda Vrabel and carried unanimously to accept the Treasurer’s Report dated for June 30, 2013.

Unfinished business:

It was moved by Gary Damich, seconded by Stan Glowaski to advertise the rental agreement ordinance #558 of 2013 with the intention of adopting the same, all were in favor with the exception of Ken Yankowsky who voted against it. The motion passed.

It was moved by Roy Larimer, seconded Tim Jansante and carried unanimously to advertise, with the intention of adopting the Access Road Ordinance #559 of 2013. The motion carried unanimously.

It was moved by Gary Damich, seconded by Roy Larimer and carried unanimously to have the solicitor prepare an agreement with Widmer Engineering that will provide proof of ownership and indemnification.

It was moved by Tim Jansante, seconded by Robert Paul and carried unanimously to have the solicitor prepare an agreement with HMT Associates that will provide proof of ownership and indemnification.

It was moved by Ken Yankowsky, seconded by Gary Damich and carried unanimously to authorize the solicitor to write a letter to Mr. Klopsch, of 141 Main Street, Bentleyville advising him that he has ten days to request a hearing and if he doesn’t council will continue with the procedure to demolish or repair said property. Council also requested that the secretary contact the Redevelopment Authority regarding the 2013 Community Development Block Grant.

The solicitor reported on the status of the exemption from Real Estate Transfer Tax by the state for the purposes of transferring the library from the Borough’s possession to the Library’s 501©(3). According to the state, the transaction was not exempt and the Borough should not expect a refund.

New Business:

Council perused the maps that were provided by Brenda Wilson of the Print Company. It was moved by Ken Yankowsky, seconded by Tim Jansante and carried unanimously to authorize the secretary to engage Ms. Wilson in the process of having these maps produced and soliciting advertisers on behalf of the Borough.

A letter was presented from the Bentleyville Municipal Authority advising the Borough that they would again waive the charge for fire hydrants for the upcoming year.

Evan Shoop, an Eagle Scout candidate, requested by letter, that the Borough waive any zoning or building permit fees that might be required for him to complete his Eagle Scout project at the Bentleyville Methodist Church. Since there would be no permits necessary there was no action taken. The secretary will write a letter wishing him luck in his endeavors.

It was moved by Ken Yankowsky, seconded by Linda Vrabel and carried unanimously to authorize the Borough Secretary to purchase a laptop or tablet,

WiFi Router and have it installed by Matt Washill at a cost not to exceed $1500.00. The motion carried unanimously.

Tim Jansante received complaints about 520 Washington Street and the large commercial vehicle that parks there. It was recommended that we turn the complaint over to code enforcement and check the ordinances for regulations pertaining to parking on sidewalks.

The resident at 110 Dallas Street complained about garbage and debris washing down the creek into the culvert behind her property that is owned by the railroad. The secretary was instructed to turn this over to code enforcement so that he could a) Find out where that debris is coming from or b) Contact the Railroad to have them clean the property up.

It was moved by Gary Damich, seconded by Ken Yankowsky and carried unanimously to have Roy procure an estimate on repairing/replacing the sidewalk in front of the metered parking lot.

Secretary’s Report: Working on application for USDA grant for a dump truck to replace the Red Dump Truck. It was moved by Gary Damich, seconded by Roy Larimer and carried unanimously to authorize the secretary to apply for the grant.

Mayor’s Report: None

Building and Borough Properties – None

Streets and Bridges: None

Building and Borough Properties – None

Police and Lights-$46.52 for parking meters.

Health and Sanitation- Stan suggested that Linda organize a clean up day in

September or October.

Redevelopment - None

Finance and Purchases – None

Other Business

Ken recognized the hard work that Roy and Marie Larimer for all of their efforts on behalf of the Borough.

Stan suggested that council attend the Medicine Shoppe grand opening on Saturday August 10th.

Stan also suggested that we start thinking about revising our ordinance on sidewalks so that in the future the Borough might begin to repair and replace deteriorated sidewalks.

IT WAS MOVED BY Robert Paul and seconded by Roy Larimer to accept the bills as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

IT WAS MOVED BY Gary Damich seconded by Tim Jansante to accept the receipts as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

IT WAS MOVED Linda Vrabel and seconded by Roy Larimer to adjourn. The motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 pm.

Respectfully submitted:

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Kimberly G. Sacco

Borough Secretary