Parks Township
Board of Supervisors
November 20, 2017
The
Parks Township Board of Supervisors held their regular monthly meeting on
November 20, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the Community Building, 26 Jackson Street,
North Vandergrift.
MEMBERS PRESENT: F. L.
Shannon, Chairman Paul
R. Duriancik, Vice-Chairman Thomas M. Filo, III, Member Mary E. Ralston,
Secretary-Treasurer
VISITORS PRESENT: Jeff
Retter, Jay Start, Joe Seren, Gregg Artman, Ron Sweeny, Sherry Amsler, Carl Petrarca, Anthony Petrarca
OTHERS PRESENT: Chief
Doug Ciuca, Parks Township Police
Mr.
Shannon called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm following the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag. Copies of the
Agenda, Minutes, Treasurer's Report, and Bill Payment List were posted on the
bulletin board for review. Public
comments will be taken at the end of the meeting. Mrs. Ralston was taping the meeting.
Mr.
Duriancik made a motion to adopt the Minutes of the October 16th regular
monthly meeting, the October 25th Budget Work Session, and the November 2, 2017
Budget meeting and Mr. Filo seconded it.
All three Minutes will stand as presented.
Mr.
Filo moved to accept the Treasurer's Report for October 2017; Mr. Duriancik
seconded the motion and Mr. Shannon made it unanimous. Receipts were $15,934.56 and expenditures
were $207,159.31 leaving a total balance of $178,187.59 (General Fund -
$35,059.19; Capital Funds - $33,602.41; Fire Escrow - $13,956.94; State Fund -
$78,198.67; and Street Light Fund - $17,370.38).
Mr.
Duriancik made a motion to approve the Bill Payment List for October 12 thru
November 15, 2017. Mr. Filo seconded it
and Mr. Shannon made the vote unanimous.
Each Supervisor stipulated that his vote did not include anything
pertaining to himself or any member of his family.
CORRESPONDENCE
KVWPCA
sent a copy of their September 20, 2017 Minutes.
PTMA
sent a copy of their September 26, 2017 Minutes.
Dominion
Energy Transmission, Inc. sent information on their Integrity Management
Program and what should be done in case of an emergency in a high-consequence
area.
Armstrong
County PennDot sent notice that their Winter Preparedness Meeting will be held
on November 21, 2017 at 10:00 am in the Kittanning Township Volunteer Fire
Hall. Mr. Duriancik will attend.
Klingensmith's
Drug Stores sent information on their Safe Disposal of Used Needles and
Syringes Program, which begins on November 1, 2017. They will be the first pharmacy in the
nation to address the issue of the safe disposal of used needles and syringes.
KVWPCA
sent copies of Resolution 2017-6, which amends the tapping fee; Resolution
2047-5 which approves a fee schedule; and Resolution 2017-7, which sets the
base rate only for 2018 for metered water users and unmetered users. The new fee will not become effective until
January 1, 2018.
STAFF REPORTS
Police
Report - Mrs. Ralston read the Police Report for October 1 thru October 31,
2017.
Maintenance
Crew - Mr. Duriancik stated that he didn't have much to report as he hasn't
been doing it, he took some time off and doesn't know what the Crew has been
doing. He asked if anyone on the Board had
looked at any of the roads over the weekend, considering the storms we had. Mr. Shannon said he was out Saturday or
Sunday. Mr. Duriancik asked which day
was it and Mr. Shannon asked what's the difference. Mr. Duriancik stated there is a difference
and Mr. Shannon replied he was out Sunday he thought. Mr. Duriancik asked if there were any
problems and Mr. Shannon said there was a problem at Ridge Road at Mrs. Riggles,
which he called Rob to take care of it; then he talked to Mr. Artman. Mr. Shannon clarified that it was Saturday
that he was out. Mr. Duriancik stated he
went out on Sunday and there are a lot of problems. Locust
Road is sliding down again and there's a crack
in the road. He said he had pictures on
his camera if they cared to see
them. Then on Kepple, there are problems
where they worked. First of all, there
is water coming down the hill that is not going into the catch basin; there is
water running parallel to Kepple that is not going into the catch basin; and
there is no water coming out of the outlet of the pipe. Also, where he sealed there is a crack
starting there. Mr. Shannon asked if he
was talking about White or Fouse? Mr.
Duriancik said he didn't know, maybe both of them. Mr. Shannon stated that White was responsible
for the drainage, so we need to get him back out there. Mr. Duriancik asked if that was going to be
his job again; there are three road masters.
Mr. Shannon told him to get it set up for them to come out and he will
meet them up there. Mr. Duriancik asked
what he wanted to do on Locust? Mr.
Shannon asked what was wrong with Locust and Mr. Duriancik replied that the
hillside is starting to go down where it was fixed and there is a crack in the
road that's widening. Mr. Shannon said
that was Knepshield, so they need to get him back out there. Mr. Duriancik stated he can't believe that
they don't go look at what's going on, even our road crew; you can't just ride
by in a vehicle and look out the window.
You got to get out and look.
Another thing, he asked if they
are satisfied with the repair job on Clarion, Run, and part of Armstrong? Mr. Shannon commented that the way that was
said, apparently he wasn't; so, what isn't he satisfied with? Mr. Duriancik said he asked them if they were
satisfied. Mr. Shannon wanted to know
what the problem was but Mr. Duriancik told him to go look at it and then tell
him what the problem was. Mr. Duriancik
stated he has been asking them for the last two meetings to go look at it; just
look at the Minutes. He said you can't
let personal relationships interfere with the job at hand. Mr.
Shannon reiterated that they need to contact White and Knepshield and
get them both out there. Mr. Duriancik asked Mr. Jay Start if the
firemen had blown out the pipe on Dalmation and he replied that the date they
were to do it, it was pouring down rain.
They need to schedule another time.
Mr. Duriancik stated it's kind of late now.
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEES
Parks
Committee - The Committee will have a
craft show at the PTVFD Social Hall from 10:00 to 3:00 on Saturday, December
2nd. There are 28 vendors and the
kitchen will be open all day with fish sandwiches, hot dogs, mac and cheese,
French fries, pop, and snacks for sale.
Planning
Committee - Meeting was cancelled.
OLD BUSINESS
Pump
Station Road Update - Senate Engineering submitted a proposal for design and
drawings for a new aluminum box culvert, for preparing and submission of a PA
GP-11 permit application (DEP indicated that a revised permit would not be
acceptable and that a new permit submission would be required) including
preparation of Erosion & Sedimentation Control Plans for $2500.00. The Township will pay any permit fees. Mr.
Duriancik had pictures of a couple culverts that had been installed in
neighboring municipalities. Mr. Shannon asked
if it was up to us to solicit prices on
the culvert box or what? Mrs. Ralston
added that the Township will have to bid it out, not Senate. The Board has to decide if they want one of
these culverts or if they want to build a new bridge; once we apply for a new
DEP permit, the one we have is null and void.
Senate will do the drawings including all the specifications, and we
will bid it out. The Supervisors decided
they need an estimated cost before they decide what they want to do. Mr. Filo stated in most cases a box culvert
is more cost effective than a typical I-beam bridge. The Supervisors decided to table this for
now, until they can get some estimates.
Mr. Duriancik reminded them that they had to include the cost of
removing the pipes already there. Mr.
Shannon will call Mr. Joe Stone and asked if he would be interested in giving
an estimate. Mr. Shannon wants to get a
cost on the culvert before committing to changing the permit. The Board members all agreed to table it
until next month.
Kepple
Hill Slide Repair Update - Mr. Shannon stated that they were going to contact
Tom White and Tim Fouse and arrange a
meeting at the site to discuss issues with the slide repair. The Secretary will try to arrange something
for next Thursday or Friday.
Low
Volume Roads Grant Application - Nothing new to report.
Armstrong
County Interim Billing Resolution - Solicitor Jim Favero said this is not compatible
with our LERTA Ordinance and he recommended the Township not participate.
Speed
Limit Ordinance for Ridge and Slate Point Roads - Solicitor is preparing an
Ordinance.
NEW BUSINESS
County
Aid Program for 2018 (PennDot Kepple Hill Roads Paving Quotes) - There are two
applications: the first is for a regular
project in 2018 and the second is for a multi-modal project for 2019. The deadline for both is December 15,
2017. Mr. Shannon asked if we could
apply for help in buying a new truck and Mrs. Ralston replied she didn't know
if that would qualify or not. Mr. John
Poproch sent figures for paving all the roads in Kepple Hill, both scratch
& level and a wearing course. The
maximum grant is $15,000 and we must have a match. Mr. Duriancik had mentioned before about
applying for the 2018 grant for Dalmation Drive. Mrs.
Ralston added that the 2019 grant could be used for the rest of Kepple Hill. Mr. Duriancik suggested using a 9.5 mm binder
and scratch & level all those roads and then, instead of putting a wearing
course, go back the next year and put a single seal. Some milling would have to be done. Mr. Shannon commented that we should do the
roads that were worked on this year. Mr.
Duriancik made a motion that for 2018, the grant application will be for the
streets on Kepple Hill that were worked on this summer and for 2019 it will be
for the streets west of Pleasant View Drive.
Mr. Filo seconded it and Mr. Shannon made the vote unanimous.
Truck
Purchase - Walsh Equipment and Tri-Star Motors sent information on a 2017 F550
Truck with a COSTARS price of $84,086.
Mr. Filo commented that this was a small truck. Mr. Duriancik stated that you do not want an
aluminum body. Mr. Shannon said they
will all look at it.
2018
Budget - Mr. Filo made a motion to advertise the 2018 Proposed Budget; Mr.
Duriancik seconded it, and Mr. Shannon made the vote unanimous. The 2018 Budget will be considered for
adoption at the December meeting.
Tax
Rates for 2018 - Mr. Shannon moved to retain the same tax rates with no
increase for 2018; Mr. Filo seconded it and Mr. Duriancik made the vote unanimous.
Category
4 Casinos Resolution - Act 42 of 2017 has authorized the placement of 10 small Category
4 casinos within the Commonwealth.
Municipalities can prohibit the location of a Category 4 casino within
its boundaries by adopting a Resolution; this resolution must be adopted and
delivered to the PA Gaming Control Board no later than December 31, 2017. Mr.
Shannon thought it would be a good thing to have a small casino in the southern
part of the County. Mr. Filo made a
motion to adopt the Resolution not to have a Category 4 Casino within the
Township, as he felt it would take away from the money the Firemen raise. Mr. Duriancik voted to allow the location of a
Category 4 Casino within the Township. Mr. Filo's motion was not passed.
Fire Escrow Payment - Mrs. Ralston had pictures of the repairs to
the structure at 1156 Grant Street. Mr.
Filo moved to release the Escrow Payment; Mr. Duriancik seconded it and Mr.
Shannon made the vote unanimous.
Planetaid.org
Collection Boxes - Mr. Ron Sweeny requested permission to place Planet Aid
Boxes throughout the Township for the collection of clothes and shoes. Mr. Shannon explained that the Township
really doesn't have any property that could be used. Mr. Sweeny asked about the Fire Hall and Mr.
Shannon told him to talk with Mr. Jay Start, Fire Chief for the Township.
Census
LUCA Program Training Workshop - Mrs. Ralston requested permission to attend a
Census LUCA training workshop on Wednesday, December 6th, from noon to 4:00 pm at
the Career Link facility in Indiana County.
There is no cost to attend. Mr.
Filo made a motion to send Mrs. Ralston to the training and Mr. Shannon
seconded it.
PUBLIC COMMENT - None
ADJOURNMENT
The
next regular monthly meeting will be on December 18, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the
Community Building, North Vandergrift.
There
being no further questions or comments, Mr. Filo moved to adjourn at 8:03 pm
and Mr. Duriancik seconded it.
Respectfully
submitted,
Mary
E. Ralston Secretary-Treasurer