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Sorry. Um, do I need to plug my computer

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in or were you guys all good?

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» I can do either one. I'm

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Plug your computer in. That would be

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faster.

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» We just need you on the mic.

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We need you on the mic like Yeah.

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Me now on the mic. Okay. Very good.

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Uh so yes, we're coming today to talk to

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you a little bit about our uh financial

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standing. Um as you can see above here

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right now, uh this is our income and

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expense report

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for uh 2025

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for our total expenses were 1.49

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million.

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» You get started. Can you just extend

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your display? That would be the easiest

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way to

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Perfect. You guys can all see it now.

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» Yes.

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» So, uh, as we talk about our 2025, uh,

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total expenses, we're at 1.49 million

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with our total collections of 1.38. As

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you guys can see, that is less than what

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our expenses are. Um,

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over the years, our capital needs have

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changed drastically. And I'm not talking

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like for the last 10 years. I'm talking

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since 2021. As you can see, in 2021,

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ambulance costs were about $26,000 for a

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unit. This uh in 2026, that's over 330.

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I can attest to that cuz we bought one a

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month ago that was $332,000.

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And that's just the truck. Add on top of

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that, like they say, the stretcher

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system there is an additional $80,750.

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honors we bought in 2018 that were

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$15,000. I bought two new ones at the

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beginning of this year. That was

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$80,000.

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As you can see over the years, yes, our

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combined capital costs have gone up over

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61%.

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Over the years, you can see um from 2023

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to 2026, every year our expenses go up

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about 20%. So, we're also looking that

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next year again another 20% on top of

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what you know we've been collecting

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and that's with our income coming in

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just from um our patient transports.

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Now, how do we make up that that

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disparagy? We do it through our

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subscription drive. We do it through our

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standbys. We do it through CPR training

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as well as uh grants and things like

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that. Unfortunately though, that is not

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a feasible business practice to continue

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on to into the future.

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Over the years, we have gotten a uh

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small per capita from all the burrows as

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you can see here

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uh with Bradock Hills paying $1.45 per

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person, Churchill paying $4.97

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or $4.97 per person. Shelfont who is

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elected to do the millillage tax, Forest

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Hills doing $187 and Wilkins Township

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doing $2.85.

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What we're proposing going forward is

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putting everybody on an e even keel.

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sort of like a stepped up proposal as we

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start into next year at a $4 per person

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per capita. the year after go to six and

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the following year to go

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help drastically drastically close that

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funding gap that we needed

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relevant going into the future.

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Fortunately, we're not the only

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ambulance company that's facing this.

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This is all across Pennsylvania. It's

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all across the United States. U we also

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need to get to a point where we have

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about 6 months of uh operational cost in

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the bank. Why? because in the last time

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they had a medic major Medicare shutdown

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43 ambulance services in Alageney.

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don't want to be one of those 43. So if

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I can have six months operational, I can

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continue to put fuel in my trucks. I

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continue to pay my people and I can

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continue to keep the lights on.

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We talk about, you know, the uh increase

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and stuff like that. Again, this is

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nothing new. I know everybody's been

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around and heard it plenty times before.

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I do have with me um paper from the

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Woodland Hills Progress dated August

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25th, 2004

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where we were asking for $2 per

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resident. That was 22 years ago,

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asking for $2 per resident and only two

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of the services has gotten to that point

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or two of the communities got to that

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point.

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look at even with inflation and things

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like that, that $2 would be almost $4

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We're at the point where yes, we do need

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as much help and funding support from

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our local communities, not just Forest

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Hills, but from Wilkins Township and

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from Bradic Hills.

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Questions of me regarding any of it?

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» Anyone?

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» What? Yeah. What is your largest service

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area compared to population? Is it

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obviously Wilkins or

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» Actually Forest Hills has a higher

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population than Wilkins by about a

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little over 75?

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» Oh yeah. Uhhuh.

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So are your service areas pretty much in

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line with the populations in terms of

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calls and everything?

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» Yes, we are one of the busier services

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in the area.

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» I guess I'm not asking my question very

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well. Which bureau has the most calls?

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» But that's also because they have the

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business district as well as the the

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larger portion of the highway.

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» Do businesses contribute in Wilkins?

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» Some of them do. Not many. I'll be

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honest with you. Um our subscription

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rate return is at around 20%.

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» Thank you.

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» Any other questions from anybody?

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if if you could get us copies of the

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PowerPoint,

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» I'd be more than happy to.

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» And the the aggregate amount that we you

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you're looking at there

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from if you combine those,

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if you go three years out, that would

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give you an another about 30%

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above your present cushion, right? You'd

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increase it by about 30%. 30%.

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» Take it up to almost a whopping 10

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months of cushion.

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» Yes, [laughter]

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thank you.

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» And that does not also, you know, taken

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to the fact that 20% next year of you

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increased cost 20%.

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» Right. I'll be around afterwards.

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Anybody has any questions? Thank you

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very much.

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» Thank you.

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» Thank you. Our

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next speaker is uh Miss Pierce from the

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CC Miller Library.

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» Good evening. Thank you guys very much

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for inviting me this evening. Um for

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those of you who I have not met before,

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my name is Aaron Pierce. I'm the

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executive director of CC Miller Library.

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Um and as you know, we provide library

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services to five different

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municipalities in the eastern suburbs,

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one of which being Forest Hills. Um we

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do this out of two locations. our main

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library in Edgewood and obviously our

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adorable little postage stamp size

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library in Forest Hills. Um I am showing

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up here this evening to talk to you a

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little bit about our budget request. I

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assume that that has been distributed.

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If it is not, I can certainly forward

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it. Um but we are asking for a cost of

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living increase this year. Um we were

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grateful for the slight increase that we

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received last year. Um and we are really

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just trying to keep up with the costs of

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doing business. We have learned in the

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last couple of weeks that um our state

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funding for next year is going to be

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flatfunded. Our state funding comes in

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at just about 25% of our funding. So

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that being flat funded does cut into our

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operational dollars to some degree. Um

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we have about 25% of our funding comes

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from states. about 25% of our funding

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comes from local municipalities and the

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other 50% of our funding comes from

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actually that's not yeah the other 45%

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of our funding really comes from like

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money that we are generating ourselves

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that's you know that's individual

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donations that we're getting that's um

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fundraising events that we're doing

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that's grants that we're writing you

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know that is that is money that we are

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that we are going out and seeking

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so just a few Quick facts about the

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Forest Hills folks and how they interact

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with our library. Um, Forest Hills

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residents love the library.

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We have just over 3,000 people from

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Forest Hills that are library card

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holders. So, that's um a pretty

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significant portion of your population.

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We have about 60,000 books a year that

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get checked out of um our Small Forest

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Hills location here. And I'm going to

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say we have a full lineup of programs

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that happen here. Um, and we cannot keep

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people away. We don't run something that

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doesn't end up pretty full from the

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get-go. So, we are very, very gratified

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at the way that the Forest Hills

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residents like use the library and we

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are very happy to continue providing.

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Um, like I said, our request this year

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is just a cost of living increase. We're

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asking for $34,000.

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what else could I say? Also, this has

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been a landmark year for us. We have

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embarked this year upon a capital

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campaign. Um, we are doing a renovation

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to our main location in Edgewood. We

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have about a $3 million project. We've

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currently raised about 2.85 of that

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coming in that home stretch. Um, but we

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are starting um construction on that

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facility on September 8th. We anticipate

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that taking um about a year. Um, but we

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will have modified services at our main

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location between September 8th and

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hopefully the end of March where we'll

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be operating just out of our first floor

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on that location. We'll still be

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offering all of the same things that we

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offer. Um, but we will just be doing it

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on a much on a much smaller physical

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footprint. We're also going to be

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offering curbside delivery. So, if you

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are looking to pick up your holds at our

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Edgewood location, you can still do so.

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We're happy to run them out to your car

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for you. You can just pull up in the

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little park in the little spot in front

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of the library and there will be a sign

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that you can call.

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» Anybody have any questions?

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» Yes. Yes, if I may. Um

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asking a simple cost of living increase

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based on

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» Uh it's just over 3% I believe three

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3.67 67 is what the cost of living

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increase for a cost is is expected to be

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for 2027.

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» That is the I believe that is the same

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model that we used last year in our

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request, but I'd have to go back and

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double check that. One of the things I'd

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be curious about is u

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with the the EMTs

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I'd like to I think it'd be very

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informative for the for all of us to see

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where are your expenses and

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what's driving the request. I'm not

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saying there's not a cost of living

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increase, but is that realistic? I I

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believe you know you've probably

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increased wages due to unionization and

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such.

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» I can tell I can tell you off the top of

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my head that 67% of our budget to 70% of

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our budget is staffing.

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» It's it's just humans to do the service.

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» And what's been the increase in that

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over the last year or two? Is it been a

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3% or

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» It has been pretty much a 3% although

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there is a slight variation from person

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to person depending upon

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» In the aggregate in the contract it's

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about 3%.

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» Yes. I I wanted to see the relevance of

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3% versus what's really costing you,

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your your labor, your books, your

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electricity.

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» Yeah, it's most it's mostly most of our

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budget is labor. So, everything comes

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down to labor for us.

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» All right. Thank you.

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» Yeah.

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» Anyone else? Mr. Bacon,

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» Are you anticipating uh greater usage

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here in Forest Hills during the Edgewood

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renovation?

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» It's a really great question. Um I'm not

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entirely sure. I will tell you that we

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are increasing the number of books that

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we're putting at Forest Hills. Um, based

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upon the renovation, the all of our

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adult collections at the Edgewood

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location are going to be unavailable

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with the exception of a I'm going to say

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400 book bestseller collection. Um,

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everything else that we do at Edgewood

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for adults is going to be ordered in

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during the time of our renovation. So,

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we are going to be taking a lot of our

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collections money and diverting it to

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Forest Hills. Um, as you all know

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though, um, Forest Hills is 900 square f

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feet. So, you know, the literally the

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number of books that I can add to Forest

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Hills is, you know, it's we are already

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in a one book in one book out model in

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order to add things to our collections

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here. So, you will probably see a um you

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will probably see a increase in traffic.

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The other thing that we anticipate is

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that we might end up having a um we

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might end up having a few things that

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are traditionally held at our Edgewood

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location that we will move to our Forest

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Hills thinking like board meetings um

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you know which great right

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» Anyone else

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thank you guys

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» Our next speaker is Mr. Brett from LSSE

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or engineer.

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» Uh yes, good evening. Um I did hand out

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this evening uh a spreadsheet uh which

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is for uh capital expenditures. Uh we'll

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cover those in three buckets. Um the

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first bucket will be uh sanitary sore

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items um which are uh related to your

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consent order. Uh this is your second

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consent order. um with the Alageney

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County uh health department and it has

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uh certain requirements and timing this

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that's has had to be completed uh over

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the last um four years and will continue

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over the next three years. Uh at that

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time there will be a third consent order

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uh that will be negotiated and that'll

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be another at least fiveyear consent

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order um as Elkasan uh completes its wet

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weather plan. uh which the burrow is

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part of. The second bucket will be your

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storm water improvements. Uh as council

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recalls, you have an MS4 permit for your

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separate storm source system. And

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there's certain elements within that

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permit that were to be completed by

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2025.

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Um the next permit cycle will not be uh

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in place until 2027 or 2028. Uh so uh

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the burrow has projects yet to complete

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um which we have programmed over the

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next uh year to year and a half at this

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point. Uh the last bucket is your roads

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and other public works projects. Uh I

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will review these quickly uh with

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council so you know uh what the buckets

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are currently at.

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uh as a um uh point of

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um understanding what uh the revenue is

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uh for the sanitary and the storm water.

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Um round figures it's around uh $4.2

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million a year. Um and I'll get to a

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line item. It takes half of that which

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is your payment to Alcasan for sanitary

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sewage treatment. So, uh, starting at

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the top, um, engineering related

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expenses items in yellow we're still

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working through, uh, either with Christa

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or the public works committee. Um, uh,

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because they're plug numbers from

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previous budgets and we need to

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understand, uh, the amount that needs to

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be in there. Uh, the second item is a

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general item, general sore repairs. This

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gets tracked year to year. Um, this is

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whenever you get that call in the middle

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of the night that a sanitary sore is

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broken and you have to go in and do a

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repair. The bur typically has maintained

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a $30,000 line item there. Item three is

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your largest expense. Uh, Alka-Sand

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sewage treatment. So from uh 2022 to

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2026

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um Alka-Sand soore charges increase by

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7%.

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each year for 2027 and beyond. They have

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not released a rate increase. I just

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checked it as I was sitting here to make

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sure it hasn't been uh released in the

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last week or so. Um it has on their site

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that they're going to release it in late

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uh 20

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EO uh 913. Um

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they're currently bidding a significant

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amount of work for their uh consent

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order um in the

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hundreds of millions if not billions of

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dollars, the first round of contracts.

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Um, so I think that is why they're

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probably waiting to set rates is they're

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waiting to see how their first capital

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projects come in versus where their

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budget was. So I have not had any input

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back from them on that. Um, uh, but I

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would definitely expect a rate increase

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uh, the same as what the last uh, 15

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years has had a continual rate increase

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every year from Alcasan. So we will

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increase that number uh when you see

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this next uh when we go through it uh

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with Christa and the public works

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committee. I think together we should

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decide if we want to do 7% or 10%

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knowing that maybe their costs have

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increased. So um yes Krista

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» Just to make note for the audience and

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for council this is a statutory

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requirement that as a member of Alcasan

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that we have to budget the amount that

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they're telling us to budget as well as

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an expense. So it's not an while we c we

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can forecast right now without a set

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percentage eventually there's going to

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be a letter that says we must reserve x

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number of dollars.

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» Yes. Yes. It's a prescriptive number. Uh

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and uh typically they do it in four-year

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tranches which has been very nice from

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budgeting. Uh but this year they have

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not released it yet. I would expect it

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to be a multi-year rate increase again

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which will help uh with forecasting for

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the future.

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Um, next is uh inspection of manholes

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and soores are the next two line items.

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So part of the consent order is you're

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to continually be maintaining your

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system. Um, your system's 100 years old.

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Uh, plus or minus manholes or brick

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manholes. A lot of them need repairs

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over time. So instead of trying to

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repair everything at once, a little bit

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each year is recommended to be set

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aside. um the burough had gotten away

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from that practice and then you had a

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number of emergency repairs uh over the

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past decade. Um so we recommend uh you

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do set some money aside each year to do

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some uh preventive maintenance uh

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mapping of the system as you do repairs.

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um they're to go into your GIS map and

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that gets uploaded with your consent

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order each year uh so that uh your

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updated mapping is in the regional

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system.

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Uh next is on and m uh we only put a

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small amount uh 500 ft of uh so repairs

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to be completed uh just so you have a

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number to start with of 25,000. Over

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time, uh, as, uh, your system becomes

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more evident where repairs are needed,

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you will add projects in the future, uh,

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with larger numbers to them, but general

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O&M repairs, lining, and so so forth

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around $25,000 there. Uh, so sewer

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overflow response plan, uh, again,

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that's for that middle of the night call

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that you have an overflow, somebody

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calls and says there's a manhole, uh,

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discharging. When that happens, uh you

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have a uh response plan already adopted.

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There's certain things you have to do as

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far as cleanup goes and uh you need to

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have an align item for the public works

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to call somebody out if necessary to

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complete work on that. The next item

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number nine is flow monitoring.

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Um $12,000 is included in that. Uh the

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main reason there is because um the

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bureau has been successful in getting

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grow grants uh through Elkcasan. Uh grow

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municipalities complete repairs. Um uh

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since you do have funding from Alcasand,

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part of that is a closeout report um

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from your grow grant to show that you

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had a positive impact uh with the

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repairs that were completed and flow

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monitoring is part of that as well as uh

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completing um a final report. Um there

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is some QAQC. It goes into that uh flow

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monitoring. And then items 11, 12, 13,

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14, 15,

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uh 16

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um

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are all all part of reporting to

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Elkasan, D, and the health department.

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All items that yearly uh have to be

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completed. The the cost to complete some

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of those reports varies yeartoear. Uh

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this is average numbers that we would

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see that you will be able to complete

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the reports uh based on uh historic data

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from the bureau. Uh next is refunds uh

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for sewage. Um that item it's in yellow

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because um it's been a plug number in

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your budget for a number of years. I do

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think you've had expenditures that

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somebody was overbuilt and uh you've had

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to probably do a reimbursement. So,

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there's been a small number included in

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your budgets to do that from year to

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year. Um, potentially somebody had a

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water break and had a big bill, they

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paid it, and then it had to be uh

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reimbured for the sewage. The next one,

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again, uh you do have your own street

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sweeper. Um there's a number there is a

539
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sweeper gets older. um maintenance on

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the street sweeper will increase um over

541
00:25:13,919 --> 00:25:19,039
time. It starts at a very low number and

542
00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:21,200
once a street sweeper gets to 10 years

543
00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:23,360
old um that number is going to be much

544
00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:27,200
higher uh and public work should have

545
00:25:23,360 --> 00:25:30,720
input into what that number should be.

546
00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:33,919
Uh the next item item 19 um is a current

547
00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:35,679
contract uh regionalization repairs um

548
00:25:33,919 --> 00:25:37,919
that the bur has out. It's going to be

549
00:25:35,679 --> 00:25:40,720
completed before the end of the year uh

550
00:25:37,919 --> 00:25:42,960
2027. there's nothing anticipated and

551
00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:46,400
you do have a grant for a part of that

552
00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:48,480
work. Um we do carry the 2026

553
00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:50,640
expenditures in case you have a

554
00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:53,360
carryover that somebody doesn't get

555
00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:55,840
something done that will carry from 2026

556
00:25:53,360 --> 00:25:58,559
into 2027.

557
00:25:55,840 --> 00:26:01,760
Uh same the next item is the repairs

558
00:25:58,559 --> 00:26:04,799
contract um for the regionalization uh

559
00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:07,440
the engineering that's involved with it.

560
00:26:04,799 --> 00:26:10,960
The next one, item 21 is Bradic Road,

561
00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:14,880
Armore uh Silven Road. Um this is one

562
00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:17,840
that when you did your CCTV work um uh

563
00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:20,080
for your region or for your 10%

564
00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:23,120
reduction project, this was an area that

565
00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:27,360
was CCTV and cannot be lined. It's got

566
00:26:23,120 --> 00:26:30,799
an offset joint and um the work is uh

567
00:26:27,360 --> 00:26:33,679
programmed to be completed not in 27,

568
00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:36,080
but we show it in 28 as a future project

569
00:26:33,679 --> 00:26:38,559
cuz 27 you have projects that are higher

570
00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:41,120
on the list to be completed. Um but that

571
00:26:38,559 --> 00:26:43,279
repairs contract over the next couple

572
00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:45,120
years. You want to complete that because

573
00:26:43,279 --> 00:26:47,679
it'll be a maintenance problem for you

574
00:26:45,120 --> 00:26:49,200
and eventually fail. Um so we don't want

575
00:26:47,679 --> 00:26:51,200
to leave it that we could say 10 years

576
00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:54,640
from now we'll get to it. they're

577
00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:57,440
programmed into 2028.

578
00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:58,960
Uh next item is

579
00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:01,039
um

580
00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:03,200
factor truck uh falls into the same

581
00:27:01,039 --> 00:27:05,440
category. Factor trucks and camber

582
00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:07,760
trucks need maintenance to them. Um we

583
00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:09,679
want to monitor that and make sure that

584
00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:12,400
you have a money set aside because

585
00:27:09,679 --> 00:27:13,840
camber trucks break often. This is

586
00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:16,000
something you share I believe with

587
00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:17,919
Wilkins. Um so that needs to be

588
00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,279
discussed how that breakout of

589
00:27:17,919 --> 00:27:21,440
maintenance costs are going to be

590
00:27:19,279 --> 00:27:23,919
completed and it's tracked appropriately

591
00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:26,000
for the fund for expenses.

592
00:27:23,919 --> 00:27:28,240
Uh the next project is your 10%

593
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:30,799
reduction project that was bid and

594
00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:34,000
awarded and you're currently under

595
00:27:30,799 --> 00:27:38,559
construction. So that's a a project that

596
00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:41,440
had um $500,000 in last year's budget.

597
00:27:38,559 --> 00:27:44,640
um project came in at 230,000

598
00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:46,880
and uh when we did the budget at the end

599
00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:48,640
of last year, you had applied for

600
00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:50,480
grants, not received them, and then in

601
00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:53,840
the spring you received them. So that

602
00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:56,000
project became 100% funded by grants. Um

603
00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:58,880
so it still shows up in your 2026

604
00:27:56,000 --> 00:28:00,799
budget. It'll be completed this year. Uh

605
00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:04,480
once it is completed, then that'll close

606
00:28:00,799 --> 00:28:06,480
out uh your 10% reduction project that

607
00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:08,960
was required by the consent order this

608
00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:11,120
year. Uh so a few months ago, Barb had

609
00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:13,600
given an update indicating where we were

610
00:28:11,120 --> 00:28:17,120
at on regionalization and where we were

611
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:20,080
at on uh 10% reduction. Uh those two

612
00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:22,640
projects were in the low uh teens as far

613
00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:24,480
as percentage complete. By the time we

614
00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:28,080
get to November, they'll be 100%

615
00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:30,720
complete, which is good news. Um

616
00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:32,880
the regionalization project, uh the

617
00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:36,080
questions come up a few times. What's

618
00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:39,440
that for? As part of Elkcasan's consent

619
00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:42,320
order, um they were required to offer

620
00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:44,799
regionalization for any sores that were

621
00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:46,799
multi-municipal, which means your

622
00:28:44,799 --> 00:28:50,159
neighbors go into stores that you own

623
00:28:46,799 --> 00:28:52,960
and maintain. Uh you have a very long

624
00:28:50,159 --> 00:28:57,360
run that goes along Ardmore Boulevard.

625
00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:59,360
Um uh very very difficult to work on. It

626
00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:02,480
is a sore that should be owned by

627
00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:04,960
Alcasan and maintained by them. uh you

628
00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:07,679
and the other communities downstream

629
00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:09,679
each had work to do on the interceptor.

630
00:29:07,679 --> 00:29:12,240
The project you're currently completing

631
00:29:09,679 --> 00:29:15,039
completes that regionalization work and

632
00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:17,600
then it can be um dedicated over to

633
00:29:15,039 --> 00:29:20,159
Elkasan. Uh your neighbors have to

634
00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:22,799
complete their work as well in order for

635
00:29:20,159 --> 00:29:24,159
the whole run to be dedicated. But this

636
00:29:22,799 --> 00:29:26,960
is one of those things that's very

637
00:29:24,159 --> 00:29:29,360
important because the old agreements did

638
00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:31,840
not address how common maintenance was

639
00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:35,039
done in the municipality that it was in

640
00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:37,120
ended up bearing the cost for it. So, uh

641
00:29:35,039 --> 00:29:40,799
I have maps here this evening that shows

642
00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:42,720
this um uh updated uh all the work

643
00:29:40,799 --> 00:29:44,799
that's being completed what the

644
00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:47,039
regionalization store and actually it'll

645
00:29:44,799 --> 00:29:49,919
take the place of those ones on the wall

646
00:29:47,039 --> 00:29:51,760
um because it shows the uh residents

647
00:29:49,919 --> 00:29:54,240
what does they get dedicated in the

648
00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:56,799
future. It also shows all these projects

649
00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:59,039
highlighted in red that either have been

650
00:29:56,799 --> 00:30:00,799
completed or will be completed and

651
00:29:59,039 --> 00:30:02,720
there's a legend on there uh that

652
00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:04,480
council can see. That way over time we

653
00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:06,320
can update it and you'll see the

654
00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:09,440
progress because of the amount of money

655
00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:12,960
that's required to go into this program.

656
00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:15,600
Uh the next item is employee training

657
00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:17,919
and certifications. Uh it's always had

658
00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:20,480
1500 in it. We need to talk to Mike and

659
00:30:17,919 --> 00:30:23,120
see uh if that's the right number, if

660
00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:25,360
it's too low, too high um to make sure

661
00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:27,919
that public works is getting training.

662
00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:31,200
Um there is NASCO training that's

663
00:30:27,919 --> 00:30:33,679
required for the CCTV truck. It's a

664
00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:35,600
national rating system for pipes. They

665
00:30:33,679 --> 00:30:38,559
definitely should have that if they

666
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:40,320
don't. Uh so that uh the consent order

667
00:30:38,559 --> 00:30:42,399
requires that to be something that's

668
00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:45,120
completed and we can help with that

669
00:30:42,399 --> 00:30:48,640
training if they need it. The next item

670
00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:51,039
is phase three COA. It's not a 2027

671
00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:53,200
expenditure, but I do show it in the

672
00:30:51,039 --> 00:30:55,679
future years because there's going to be

673
00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:57,919
negotiation that happens that both the

674
00:30:55,679 --> 00:30:59,919
solicitor and the engineers involved

675
00:30:57,919 --> 00:31:01,440
with with a manager because the

676
00:30:59,919 --> 00:31:05,120
requirements that go into the phase

677
00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:08,480
three consent order um are going to be

678
00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:11,279
future uh construction uh future things

679
00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:13,039
that you have to address. So, um it's a

680
00:31:11,279 --> 00:31:15,200
multi-year process to get the new

681
00:31:13,039 --> 00:31:17,200
consent order. It's negotiated

682
00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:21,279
regionally mostly by Three Rivers Wet

683
00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:23,039
Weather. Um uh we're the uh program

684
00:31:21,279 --> 00:31:25,600
manager for that. Um but the

685
00:31:23,039 --> 00:31:27,600
municipalities also uh there's a lot of

686
00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:30,080
meetings like this to update what that

687
00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:31,760
next section is. Let me show some plug

688
00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:34,159
numbers in there for what the future

689
00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:38,640
expenditures just to start that

690
00:31:34,159 --> 00:31:41,760
discussion. Uh next, uh you'll remember

691
00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:45,360
we've had one project that we completed

692
00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:46,960
to eliminate a combined manhole that has

693
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:50,159
a storm sore in the bottom and a

694
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:53,039
sanitary sore in the top or vice versa

695
00:31:50,159 --> 00:31:55,039
depending on the area. Uh the bur is

696
00:31:53,039 --> 00:31:57,760
very unique in the fact that you had 24

697
00:31:55,039 --> 00:32:00,880
of these um that need to be removed.

698
00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:03,279
Majority are on Avenue F. uh you were

699
00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:05,440
successful in getting a grant uh from

700
00:32:03,279 --> 00:32:08,320
the federal government EPA funding for

701
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:12,799
the first 500,000. You have another one

702
00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:16,720
pending. Total cost to remove these is

703
00:32:12,799 --> 00:32:18,159
in the uh $6 million range. Um because

704
00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:22,000
they're very deep and they're very

705
00:32:18,159 --> 00:32:24,559
expensive to work on. Um uh so that's a

706
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:26,880
multi-year project to be completed. The

707
00:32:24,559 --> 00:32:29,360
consent order requires they be be

708
00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:32,559
separated um because it can impact the

709
00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:34,480
sanitary or the storm system. Um so we

710
00:32:32,559 --> 00:32:36,640
have a long-term program put in place

711
00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:39,279
that needs reported on yearly in your

712
00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:41,600
annual report how your progress is going

713
00:32:39,279 --> 00:32:45,519
there. Um you're working on the second

714
00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:51,559
two manholes this year on Avenue D. So,

715
00:32:45,519 --> 00:32:51,559
all three of the um uh 24 taken.

716
00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:59,120
Next on the following page, we're almost

717
00:32:54,240 --> 00:33:01,840
done with sanitary source is

718
00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:04,159
the um

719
00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:07,120
uh second Avenue F. Uh it's one we

720
00:33:04,159 --> 00:33:10,960
applied for and we show uh what the cost

721
00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:13,679
is to go through the um uh the funding

722
00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:16,320
that you have on Avenue F today. um the

723
00:33:13,679 --> 00:33:18,480
engineering cost to clear the uh

724
00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:20,640
engineering and environmental hurdles

725
00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:22,559
because it's federal money. Um you have

726
00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:24,720
to have an environmental clearance and

727
00:33:22,559 --> 00:33:26,640
it's a uh large document in order to

728
00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:29,919
actually get the money from the federal

729
00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:31,919
government. Um the following one is just

730
00:33:29,919 --> 00:33:34,640
future expenditures um that we're

731
00:33:31,919 --> 00:33:36,640
anticipating for uh separation

732
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:39,360
elimination projects. Again, I

733
00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:41,519
anticipate this to be a 10-year uh

734
00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:43,440
program because you're going to want

735
00:33:41,519 --> 00:33:47,200
grants to complete every one of these

736
00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:49,840
manholes and use maybe a third of your

737
00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:52,000
money and then twothirds of somebody

738
00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:54,240
else's money uh from the federal or the

739
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:56,399
state government. So, each year we'll

740
00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:58,640
talk about what grants out there and how

741
00:33:56,399 --> 00:34:01,279
to uh knock off a couple more of these

742
00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:05,360
manholes. Well, your total expenditure

743
00:34:01,279 --> 00:34:13,200
for anticipated for uh sanitary sores in

744
00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:14,800
27 is um 2.4 uh million. Um and that's

745
00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:17,440
down from what you have been spending,

746
00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:21,119
but uh if you think about it, your 10%

747
00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:22,720
reduction projects completed and your um

748
00:34:21,119 --> 00:34:24,320
regionalization project will be

749
00:34:22,720 --> 00:34:26,079
completed. So, you're more in a

750
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:28,639
compliance mode, maintenance mode. So,

751
00:34:26,079 --> 00:34:30,720
that's that's a good thing.

752
00:34:28,639 --> 00:34:33,919
The next section is expenditures on

753
00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:37,839
storm water. Um so you have uh typical

754
00:34:33,919 --> 00:34:40,240
MS4 uh cost um which is about $5,000 a

755
00:34:37,839 --> 00:34:42,639
year. And then the big item that you

756
00:34:40,240 --> 00:34:44,879
have uh is to get your pollution

757
00:34:42,639 --> 00:34:47,200
reduction plans completed. That'll be

758
00:34:44,879 --> 00:34:51,200
your pawn work. Uh you have one pending

759
00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:52,560
now uh to award in 26 um that we're

760
00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:54,960
going to discuss at the next public

761
00:34:52,560 --> 00:35:00,240
works meeting. And then next year we

762
00:34:54,960 --> 00:35:02,880
have $1 million programmed for um

763
00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:04,880
uh MS4 work in your ponds and that'll

764
00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:06,320
complete your permit. Uh the questions

765
00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:08,640
come up is where are you at on

766
00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:12,079
compliance? Uh these will be be

767
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:14,480
completed a year ago at this point. Um

768
00:35:12,079 --> 00:35:17,520
so by the time the next permit cycle

769
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:19,599
comes out uh it is it is imperative that

770
00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:22,720
we report that you've completed your

771
00:35:19,599 --> 00:35:24,000
past requirements. Otherwise, uh you're

772
00:35:22,720 --> 00:35:26,720
going to go into a different type of

773
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:29,599
permit, uh an individual permit, and you

774
00:35:26,720 --> 00:35:31,760
could get another consent order. So, our

775
00:35:29,599 --> 00:35:36,640
goal collectively and my recommendation

776
00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:40,079
is that um if the money is available to

777
00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:41,920
complete all your work in uh 2027, which

778
00:35:40,079 --> 00:35:44,880
I believe it's going to be based on how

779
00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:47,280
we programmed this, um that you complete

780
00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:48,960
all your storm water work. We do have

781
00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:51,520
about a million half dollars worth of

782
00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:52,800
grant requests out there. Um, some of

783
00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,960
those you're going to hear about in the

784
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:57,920
next month. If you get one of those

785
00:35:54,960 --> 00:36:00,400
grants, there is zero question that you

786
00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:04,800
uh uh would not have an issue completing

787
00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:06,960
all the work for your ERP um in 2027.

788
00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:09,440
that puts you in good position because

789
00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:12,400
after you get this cycle completed, the

790
00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:16,800
next large expenditure for MS4s will not

791
00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:20,560
happen until 2030 or 2031 because D

792
00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:22,880
slightly delayed in uh that permit being

793
00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:25,359
uh issued. So,

794
00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:27,359
um next is projects that's been

795
00:36:25,359 --> 00:36:30,000
completed. I have them in green on here

796
00:36:27,359 --> 00:36:34,240
because they're uh one is completed

797
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:37,359
Woodside. Um the other one is

798
00:36:34,240 --> 00:36:42,079
uh Avenue A um which work is currently

799
00:36:37,359 --> 00:36:45,200
underway uh on it uh Avenue D actually

800
00:36:42,079 --> 00:36:46,480
sorry about that in Cherry Valley which

801
00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:49,760
has been completed. We're just waiting

802
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:53,040
on uh the paving to be uh a few items to

803
00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:56,400
be addressed there. Um we do show for

804
00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:58,640
item six the MS4 permit. Um once they do

805
00:36:56,400 --> 00:37:01,280
finalize the permit requirements, it

806
00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:05,040
requires an complete study of the burrow

807
00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:07,440
again for a volume reduction plan. Um

808
00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:09,520
which is the next round. The last round

809
00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:11,839
was pollution reduction which meant you

810
00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:14,800
had take sediment out of the water. The

811
00:37:11,839 --> 00:37:17,359
next round is volume reduction uh to

812
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:18,960
reduce flooding. So as we all know

813
00:37:17,359 --> 00:37:20,640
downstream

814
00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:23,040
uh a lot of people flood. You have

815
00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:27,680
flooding here downstream certain parts

816
00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:30,320
of the community. Um so uh D's uh new

817
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:33,200
permit cycle is to adjust flooding

818
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:35,119
through uh volume control. Uh the

819
00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:37,520
question also has come up many of times

820
00:37:35,119 --> 00:37:41,440
in the last 10 years. What's the length

821
00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:46,160
of this permit MS4? Uh it's 50 years in

822
00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:50,160
the new cycle. um they are requiring 88

823
00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:53,440
to 90% of the storm water that comes off

824
00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:55,920
of the public roads to be addressed um

825
00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:58,800
with volume control. Today the burrow

826
00:37:55,920 --> 00:38:01,040
probably has 5% if that is being

827
00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:04,079
addressed. The community system is 100

828
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:06,320
years old. Storm water was non-existent

829
00:38:04,079 --> 00:38:09,040
when this system was put in. There was

830
00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:12,960
no ponds. Um it's direct release into

831
00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:15,359
the stream. Um therefore they finally

832
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:17,280
from the engineering side gave us the

833
00:38:15,359 --> 00:38:19,680
answer that it is going to be a 50-year

834
00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:22,800
permit. Uh they'll probably extend it to

835
00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:25,920
55 or 60 years. Obviously well beyond

836
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:29,359
everybody's 10ear init. Uh but at least

837
00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:30,880
we know now that this isn't a next 5year

838
00:38:29,359 --> 00:38:34,880
cycle and then it's done or another

839
00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:36,560
5year cycle and it's done. The the thing

840
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:38,160
that's nice that I've read so far about

841
00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:40,240
the permit and the research that we've

842
00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:41,680
done into it is they are going to give

843
00:38:40,240 --> 00:38:45,200
you a lot of credit for what you've

844
00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:46,800
currently did. So the next 5 years you

845
00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:51,359
won't have to build as much as you did

846
00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:53,599
with this cycle. Um but over time you're

847
00:38:51,359 --> 00:38:58,320
still going to do something in every

848
00:38:53,599 --> 00:38:59,599
road in the municipality. So, um,

849
00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:02,560
yes,

850
00:38:59,599 --> 00:39:05,680
» The storm water on roads is partly

851
00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:09,280
affected by water that flows to us from

852
00:39:05,680 --> 00:39:12,320
our neighbors above us. How does that

853
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:14,640
affect our obligation to reduce volume?

854
00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:17,920
» We take them out of the equation. Um,

855
00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:20,160
it's just um your water that lands

856
00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:22,000
within the burrow. The water that's

857
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:24,560
being conveyed through from somebody

858
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:27,359
else, they have their own permit.

859
00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:31,200
» Okay. So, for example, runoff from the

860
00:39:27,359 --> 00:39:32,800
uh Yoast uh shopping center with the

861
00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:34,960
Propel School,

862
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:37,200
» You see cascading water coming down

863
00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:40,000
there. Anytime it rains into our area,

864
00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:41,839
it comes right down into our town. Uh

865
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:43,440
so, we would not be charged for that

866
00:39:41,839 --> 00:39:45,200
water. There's some way they can figure

867
00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:46,640
out how much of that goes really to

868
00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:48,400
Bradock Hills or Bradock.

869
00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:50,480
» Yeah, they'll have their own permit,

870
00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:52,400
those communities, and they have to

871
00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:55,119
address whatever's tributary to their

872
00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:56,720
road. So, Okay. Thank you.

873
00:39:55,119 --> 00:39:59,440
Um

874
00:39:56,720 --> 00:40:02,160
so storm water for 2027 is a

875
00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:04,320
million50,000.

876
00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:08,240
So if you add the two numbers together

877
00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:10,880
they come up to around 3.5 3.6 million

878
00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:15,760
um for next year's expenditures

879
00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:20,400
uh revenue in is 4.2.

880
00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:22,560
Um, so all things being equal, we should

881
00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:25,119
be able by the end of next year to set

882
00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:28,079
some money aside for the next capital

883
00:40:25,119 --> 00:40:31,760
projects. Um because the goal long term

884
00:40:28,079 --> 00:40:34,960
is that you have a

885
00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:38,240
amount of money setting in escrow

886
00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:40,880
um that you can if you have a

887
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:43,280
significant problem in a sanitary system

888
00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:47,040
or the storm system, you're not looking

889
00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:49,440
at borrow money to to fix that. So, um,

890
00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:52,079
we like to see that the capital fund

891
00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:54,160
builds up to a half a million dollars

892
00:40:52,079 --> 00:40:57,040
because if you have one slide in the

893
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:59,200
municipality that takes out one sanitary

894
00:40:57,040 --> 00:41:02,720
sore, you will spend a half a million

895
00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:04,960
dollars in a month to fix that. So, uh,

896
00:41:02,720 --> 00:41:07,200
currently, uh, you haven't had that

897
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:10,160
luxury in order to do that because of

898
00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:11,760
all these consent orders and permits

899
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:14,160
that they're both going to take a little

900
00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:16,880
breath about the same time. So you'll be

901
00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:19,359
able to catch up over the next 3 years

902
00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:21,920
and get an accounts with a a set aside

903
00:41:19,359 --> 00:41:24,160
so you have an emergency fund and

904
00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:26,240
complete maintenance on the system. So

905
00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:28,880
you get away from having emergencies and

906
00:41:26,240 --> 00:41:31,680
backups and sores that are overflowing,

907
00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:33,680
things like that. So, any questions on

908
00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:37,760
storm and sanitary because that's its

909
00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:40,319
own fund and uh that's a summary of the

910
00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:42,720
capital projects that we've talked about

911
00:41:40,319 --> 00:41:44,560
throughout the years uh with the public

912
00:41:42,720 --> 00:41:46,160
works committee. This is the first year

913
00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:48,319
that we're knocking off a bunch of

914
00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:50,319
projects and there's some we're going to

915
00:41:48,319 --> 00:41:51,920
talk about at the next public works

916
00:41:50,319 --> 00:41:54,000
meeting to give a description on what

917
00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:57,200
they are. So,

918
00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:59,520
any questions on that?

919
00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:01,040
Just to make note for everyone, this

920
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:03,359
will also be further discussed at the

921
00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:06,680
October 21st budget meeting regarding

922
00:42:03,359 --> 00:42:06,680
other funds.

923
00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:13,119
» Uh next is um Avenue D uh project. Uh it

924
00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:16,880
is a storm water project, but it's going

925
00:42:13,119 --> 00:42:18,960
to be completed this year. Um uh so it

926
00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:23,119
is not listed above as potential

927
00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:27,440
expenditures in 2027.

928
00:42:23,119 --> 00:42:30,240
um roadways and public safety. Uh

929
00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:34,640
little restroom project we talked about

930
00:42:30,240 --> 00:42:38,240
um approximate cost 100,000 um at the

931
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:42,160
public works building um for a restroom

932
00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:43,359
uh lunchroom and fixing the oil area. Um

933
00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:47,760
most of that work is going to be

934
00:42:43,359 --> 00:42:50,640
completed by public works and uh 20,000

935
00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:52,800
for preparation of your MEP plans, your

936
00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:54,720
plumbing plans, electric plans,

937
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:57,119
architectural plans to get all those

938
00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:59,359
permits and then I believe everything

939
00:42:57,119 --> 00:43:02,000
but the electrical is proposed that

940
00:42:59,359 --> 00:43:04,480
public works can do. So those costs will

941
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:07,760
likely come down from 100 because this

942
00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:08,960
is block work, uh some framing work, uh

943
00:43:07,760 --> 00:43:11,440
a little bit of plumbing work, a little

944
00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:12,880
bit of electrical work. Um, but I think

945
00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:15,040
we want to have a safe number in there

946
00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:17,680
for your budget in case something needs

947
00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:19,280
bid out. Um, and then if we're under

948
00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:22,079
budget, that's great for everybody at

949
00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:24,480
the end. Um,

950
00:43:22,079 --> 00:43:27,440
uh, next is two projects that's

951
00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:30,000
completed. The last one is the, uh,

952
00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:33,599
steps project that it was just awarded

953
00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:36,319
and the expenditure in 27. Uh, I expect

954
00:43:33,599 --> 00:43:38,800
to be close to that 230. They are going

955
00:43:36,319 --> 00:43:40,960
to get started in the fall here, but we

956
00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:43,520
may not get a bill until December, which

957
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:47,760
means it'll be completely carried over

958
00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:50,319
into the year 2027 budget. Uh 2026

959
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:52,800
roadways is nearly complete. Um they

960
00:43:50,319 --> 00:43:55,440
have a few uh punch lists left. Um so

961
00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:59,599
that project will be completed in 26.

962
00:43:55,440 --> 00:44:04,000
And then I do show the last item um 2027

963
00:43:59,599 --> 00:44:07,119
road paving. I use the uh 300,000 as a

964
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:09,359
uh benchmark. uh start discussions and I

965
00:44:07,119 --> 00:44:12,240
did hand out uh the other sheet which

966
00:44:09,359 --> 00:44:15,200
was the list of roadways

967
00:44:12,240 --> 00:44:17,839
um based on their rating what was next

968
00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:20,400
to be in the base bid and the orange

969
00:44:17,839 --> 00:44:22,240
would be at alternates. Um this will be

970
00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:24,800
discussed at the next public works

971
00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:27,680
meeting and I'm sure there'll be more to

972
00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:31,200
come on it after we have that meeting.

973
00:44:27,680 --> 00:44:33,280
Uh I also did bring the public works

974
00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:35,119
sketch. Uh I'll hand this out at the end

975
00:44:33,280 --> 00:44:37,760
for council. So you have what that

976
00:44:35,119 --> 00:44:39,520
100,000 is. Um this would be a pretty

977
00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:42,640
major improvement for your public works

978
00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:45,119
crew based on uh again that building's

979
00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:48,960
been there probably 50 years. Uh hasn't

980
00:44:45,119 --> 00:44:50,880
had a lot of TLC. Um uh so they are the

981
00:44:48,960 --> 00:44:53,599
uh bread and butter of what happens with

982
00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:55,920
the uh community during snowstorms,

983
00:44:53,599 --> 00:44:57,520
during bad weather events and having a

984
00:44:55,920 --> 00:45:00,240
better facility for them, easier to

985
00:44:57,520 --> 00:45:02,000
maintain the vehicles um is something

986
00:45:00,240 --> 00:45:04,079
that's being has been discussed with the

987
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:06,160
public works committee. Um, so it's

988
00:45:04,079 --> 00:45:08,560
something for your consideration. Uh, so

989
00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:12,160
we'll hand that out at the end here. Uh,

990
00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:14,400
any questions on any of that.

991
00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:16,960
Sorry I took so long, but a lot of items

992
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:19,200
for uh, uh, for council.

993
00:45:16,960 --> 00:45:20,880
» Mr. Just for clarification on that last

994
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:23,839
item for the public works building. Not

995
00:45:20,880 --> 00:45:25,440
only is there a matter of renov like a

996
00:45:23,839 --> 00:45:27,280
renovation, but also we're talking

997
00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:27,920
accessibility as well as safety.

998
00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:30,480
Correct.

999
00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:32,800
» Correct. Yeah. And we address all three

1000
00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:36,280
things with this renovation which is uh

1001
00:45:32,800 --> 00:45:36,280
highly suggested.

1002
00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:47,599
All right, we'll uh move on to the uh

1003
00:45:44,240 --> 00:45:50,240
public comment uh section. Uh this is

1004
00:45:47,599 --> 00:45:52,240
for agenda and non-aggenda items. At

1005
00:45:50,240 --> 00:45:54,319
this time, only residents and taxpayers

1006
00:45:52,240 --> 00:45:56,079
of the Burrow of Forest Hills will be

1007
00:45:54,319 --> 00:45:57,599
permitted to address council on any

1008
00:45:56,079 --> 00:45:59,920
issue, whether appearing on today's

1009
00:45:57,599 --> 00:46:01,680
agenda or not. Speakers will be

1010
00:45:59,920 --> 00:46:03,599
permitted to speak for a maximum of 5

1011
00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:05,839
minutes. Groups of people will be

1012
00:46:03,599 --> 00:46:07,839
required to designate a spokesperson to

1013
00:46:05,839 --> 00:46:10,000
represent them who may speak for a

1014
00:46:07,839 --> 00:46:11,359
maximum of 10 minutes. Speakers are

1015
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:13,520
asked to use the microphone at the

1016
00:46:11,359 --> 00:46:15,680
speaker stand, clearly state your name

1017
00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:18,640
and spell it, and state your address for

1018
00:46:15,680 --> 00:46:20,079
the record. If you have any documents to

1019
00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:21,920
share with council members, you may

1020
00:46:20,079 --> 00:46:24,640
present them to the burough manager.

1021
00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:26,560
Now, council president will determine

1022
00:46:24,640 --> 00:46:29,200
how those materials will be distributed

1023
00:46:26,560 --> 00:46:31,040
and viewed for the meeting. Speakers are

1024
00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:32,960
reminded that council uses these comment

1025
00:46:31,040 --> 00:46:35,200
periods as opportunities to gather

1026
00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:38,079
information and not to respond directly

1027
00:46:35,200 --> 00:46:39,760
to concerns raised. Information gathered

1028
00:46:38,079 --> 00:46:41,520
will not be discussed at the meeting,

1029
00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:43,520
but instead will be referred by the

1030
00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:45,599
council president to the appropriate

1031
00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:47,760
committee for review and discussion at

1032
00:46:45,599 --> 00:46:49,359
the next committee meeting. If it is not

1033
00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:51,440
a matter for deliberation by a

1034
00:46:49,359 --> 00:46:53,119
committee, but requires more immediate

1035
00:46:51,440 --> 00:46:55,440
attention, it will be referred to the

1036
00:46:53,119 --> 00:46:58,319
burough manager who will respond by

1037
00:46:55,440 --> 00:47:00,800
phone and/or email within five business

1038
00:46:58,319 --> 00:47:04,760
days following this meeting. Do we have

1039
00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:04,760
any speakers this evening?

1040
00:47:11,359 --> 00:47:17,280
Bill Tamasic 140 Tang would drive.

1041
00:47:14,800 --> 00:47:20,160
I come here to address an issue again

1042
00:47:17,280 --> 00:47:23,839
since I've been doing it since January

1043
00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:27,520
the 28th about these committee meetings

1044
00:47:23,839 --> 00:47:29,520
being closed to the public, meaning

1045
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:31,119
they're prohibited from coming to these

1046
00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:32,720
meetings.

1047
00:47:31,119 --> 00:47:34,880
Um,

1048
00:47:32,720 --> 00:47:37,599
I come to these meetings. I watch them.

1049
00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:39,920
I listen to people comment. I talk to

1050
00:47:37,599 --> 00:47:41,520
neighbors. You know, like somebody says

1051
00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:43,280
they do talk to neighbors. Well, I don't

1052
00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:45,040
know what they're talking about because

1053
00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:48,880
not one

1054
00:47:45,040 --> 00:47:52,480
» Has said to me that they are in favor of

1055
00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:55,040
what this council is doing. Not one. Not

1056
00:47:52,480 --> 00:47:57,920
one person said it's a good thing that

1057
00:47:55,040 --> 00:47:59,520
the public can't come to these committee

1058
00:47:57,920 --> 00:48:01,599
meetings.

1059
00:47:59,520 --> 00:48:04,560
For real?

1060
00:48:01,599 --> 00:48:08,319
Is this for real? that we still have

1061
00:48:04,560 --> 00:48:12,880
four people on this council that refuse

1062
00:48:08,319 --> 00:48:16,640
to listen to the will of the people.

1063
00:48:12,880 --> 00:48:19,200
They listen to Bio and Lawrence because

1064
00:48:16,640 --> 00:48:21,440
those two for sure and Lawrence even

1065
00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:24,319
made the statement he doesn't want the

1066
00:48:21,440 --> 00:48:27,280
public at these meetings. And that's why

1067
00:48:24,319 --> 00:48:29,359
I've used the word weasel even though

1068
00:48:27,280 --> 00:48:32,319
people have said Bill that terminology

1069
00:48:29,359 --> 00:48:34,960
isn't really good. Where I grew up, you

1070
00:48:32,319 --> 00:48:37,119
call a spade a spade and a weasel a

1071
00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:38,800
weasel.

1072
00:48:37,119 --> 00:48:42,880
So

1073
00:48:38,800 --> 00:48:44,880
your job is to service us.

1074
00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:45,760
Excuse me. Am I interrupting something

1075
00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:48,480
here?

1076
00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:48,960
» And then to stop the name calling that

1077
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:50,960
enough.

1078
00:48:48,960 --> 00:48:52,079
» This is what you call free speech. You

1079
00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:53,520
understand what free speech is?

1080
00:48:52,079 --> 00:48:54,800
» Yeah, but there's no reason.

1081
00:48:53,520 --> 00:48:56,160
» Excuse me.

1082
00:48:54,800 --> 00:48:59,280
» I'm going to reclaim my thought.

1083
00:48:56,160 --> 00:49:01,760
» Excuse me. uh re please refrain from the

1084
00:48:59,280 --> 00:49:03,119
name calling or you will be asked to

1085
00:49:01,760 --> 00:49:05,599
leave.

1086
00:49:03,119 --> 00:49:08,720
» So moving forward, we'll deal with that

1087
00:49:05,599 --> 00:49:11,119
later on. Moving forward,

1088
00:49:08,720 --> 00:49:14,640
we have a situation

1089
00:49:11,119 --> 00:49:17,520
that occurred on January 28th.

1090
00:49:14,640 --> 00:49:19,200
I called Barb Martin or sent an email to

1091
00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:22,400
Barb Martin Barton and said to her

1092
00:49:19,200 --> 00:49:25,760
specifically, "Can

1093
00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:29,119
I come to a committee meeting?"

1094
00:49:25,760 --> 00:49:32,640
She says, "Bill, here's the date t date,

1095
00:49:29,119 --> 00:49:36,000
time, and place." Fine. Later in that

1096
00:49:32,640 --> 00:49:38,000
same day, I get an email back from her.

1097
00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:42,880
And before it's over, there are four

1098
00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:46,160
people on that list. Drasta, Lawrence,

1099
00:49:42,880 --> 00:49:48,800
Baioke, and Martin. And during this

1100
00:49:46,160 --> 00:49:51,440
time, they kept telling me, I can't come

1101
00:49:48,800 --> 00:49:54,800
to the meeting. This reason, that

1102
00:49:51,440 --> 00:49:57,680
reason, three people, the law, etc. But

1103
00:49:54,800 --> 00:50:00,720
let me take you back to January 6th

1104
00:49:57,680 --> 00:50:04,640
where you were all present.

1105
00:50:00,720 --> 00:50:07,839
Mr. Bacon asked after all this stuff,

1106
00:50:04,640 --> 00:50:09,839
can public be invited

1107
00:50:07,839 --> 00:50:13,520
if they have specific information to

1108
00:50:09,839 --> 00:50:16,160
contribute, Mr. Lawrence, there is

1109
00:50:13,520 --> 00:50:20,640
nothing to prevent the committee chairs

1110
00:50:16,160 --> 00:50:24,000
from inviting members of the public.

1111
00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:27,599
Well, I'll be

1112
00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:30,000
I'll be now after that meeting or after

1113
00:50:27,599 --> 00:50:32,720
those emails I should say. I called her

1114
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:35,760
and said, "Barb, what's going on?" And

1115
00:50:32,720 --> 00:50:37,440
she said, "Bill, we got a new council. I

1116
00:50:35,760 --> 00:50:39,520
have to get along with these guys and I

1117
00:50:37,440 --> 00:50:41,599
don't want to cause any trouble." And

1118
00:50:39,520 --> 00:50:45,280
then I suggested to her that she stay

1119
00:50:41,599 --> 00:50:47,280
out of this. And by the way, these els

1120
00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:50,400
are all documented.

1121
00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:54,079
They're all documented.

1122
00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:57,119
Okay? We can find them. So, why is it

1123
00:50:54,079 --> 00:51:00,319
that these three guys, in my opinion,

1124
00:50:57,119 --> 00:51:02,800
pressured B Martin

1125
00:51:00,319 --> 00:51:05,200
to uninvite me to the meeting? Because

1126
00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:07,440
they're all on it, too. And it doesn't

1127
00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:10,240
say

1128
00:51:07,440 --> 00:51:11,440
anything about the the the president. It

1129
00:51:10,240 --> 00:51:15,280
doesn't say anything about the

1130
00:51:11,440 --> 00:51:18,160
committee. It says the committee chair

1131
00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:20,880
and there will be no problem with that

1132
00:51:18,160 --> 00:51:23,440
person coming. So, I'm just wondering

1133
00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:26,480
what's going on here.

1134
00:51:23,440 --> 00:51:28,559
I'm just wondering what's going on.

1135
00:51:26,480 --> 00:51:31,359
Can you explain it to me? I'll stay here

1136
00:51:28,559 --> 00:51:34,480
if you want me to. We can talk about

1137
00:51:31,359 --> 00:51:37,599
whatever you want. Name calling your

1138
00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:39,839
actions. So, I'm going to again say I'll

1139
00:51:37,599 --> 00:51:41,599
be here at the next meeting and we'll go

1140
00:51:39,839 --> 00:51:43,839
through the same stuff all the way over

1141
00:51:41,599 --> 00:51:48,200
again and we will address what we call

1142
00:51:43,839 --> 00:51:48,200
free speech at that time.

1143
00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:53,559
Thank you. Anyone else?

1144
00:51:54,880 --> 00:52:01,920
Okay. Uh we'll move on to our regular

1145
00:51:58,640 --> 00:52:04,480
agenda. Uh committee reports. Mr.

1146
00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:05,920
Lawrence, operations and policy.

1147
00:52:04,480 --> 00:52:08,640
» Thank you, Mr. President. I have no

1148
00:52:05,920 --> 00:52:11,040
motions tonight and I have no nothing to

1149
00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:12,880
report them to the general topics. Thank

1150
00:52:11,040 --> 00:52:15,040
you for your time, Mr. President.

1151
00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:17,359
» Thank you, Mr. Lawrence. Finance

1152
00:52:15,040 --> 00:52:19,119
Committee. Mr. Theelacer. Thank you, Mr.

1153
00:52:17,359 --> 00:52:20,720
President. We have one recommended

1154
00:52:19,119 --> 00:52:22,640
motion, and that's a motion to approve a

1155
00:52:20,720 --> 00:52:25,359
master services agreement between

1156
00:52:22,640 --> 00:52:26,800
payarang aka corp and the burrow for

1157
00:52:25,359 --> 00:52:28,640
stills for the execution of vendor

1158
00:52:26,800 --> 00:52:30,960
payment services for a period of one

1159
00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:33,359
year subject to the solicitor's final

1160
00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:35,599
approval. I'm going to ask Miss Watt to

1161
00:52:33,359 --> 00:52:39,839
maybe explain explain that to everyone

1162
00:52:35,599 --> 00:52:42,240
here. So corp also known as payaring

1163
00:52:39,839 --> 00:52:46,400
they were a merger merger of companies a

1164
00:52:42,240 --> 00:52:47,920
while back is a digital pay payment

1165
00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:51,200
payment vendor third party payment

1166
00:52:47,920 --> 00:52:52,640
vendor uh one endeavor of the finance

1167
00:52:51,200 --> 00:52:55,119
committee over the last several years

1168
00:52:52,640 --> 00:52:58,319
has been to source digital payments in

1169
00:52:55,119 --> 00:52:59,839
the year 2026 a large portion of our

1170
00:52:58,319 --> 00:53:03,119
payments as the bureau are still through

1171
00:52:59,839 --> 00:53:04,720
check which are right for fraud and for

1172
00:53:03,119 --> 00:53:07,520
you know other checking schemes that

1173
00:53:04,720 --> 00:53:10,720
currently do exist What corpay does is

1174
00:53:07,520 --> 00:53:13,359
core pay takes the funds that we execute

1175
00:53:10,720 --> 00:53:15,440
through a file. They distribute to our

1176
00:53:13,359 --> 00:53:20,000
vendors either through the methods of

1177
00:53:15,440 --> 00:53:22,480
check or virtual credit card or AC that

1178
00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:24,880
therefore they manage that relationship

1179
00:53:22,480 --> 00:53:26,400
with the vendor and they also execute

1180
00:53:24,880 --> 00:53:29,520
payment.

1181
00:53:26,400 --> 00:53:31,119
The goal is because other communic

1182
00:53:29,520 --> 00:53:34,319
communities in the western Pennsylvania

1183
00:53:31,119 --> 00:53:36,720
area also utilize this service is that

1184
00:53:34,319 --> 00:53:39,040
many of our vendors are the same. Many

1185
00:53:36,720 --> 00:53:41,200
of them they've already turned into a or

1186
00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:43,920
virtual credit card services. Through

1187
00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:46,400
this process, not only do we de become

1188
00:53:43,920 --> 00:53:48,240
more efficient and perform risk

1189
00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:51,520
management activities to divert fraud in

1190
00:53:48,240 --> 00:53:53,520
a small staff, but now we save the money

1191
00:53:51,520 --> 00:53:55,599
or have the potential of saving money

1192
00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:57,760
from paying for envelopes, check

1193
00:53:55,599 --> 00:54:00,160
printing, the labor involved in that as

1194
00:53:57,760 --> 00:54:03,040
well as postage. And now we have the

1195
00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:05,359
opportunity to earn a either break even

1196
00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:07,359
or earn a small rebate by moving

1197
00:54:05,359 --> 00:54:09,440
everyone to the AC and virtual credit

1198
00:54:07,359 --> 00:54:11,040
card services. We understand that some

1199
00:54:09,440 --> 00:54:12,880
check payments may remain for smaller

1200
00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:14,800
vendors, but on a whole, this will make

1201
00:54:12,880 --> 00:54:18,440
a large shift in the way that we perform

1202
00:54:14,800 --> 00:54:18,440
business as a bureau.

1203
00:54:19,520 --> 00:54:27,040
» Thank you. And from my general report,

1204
00:54:22,880 --> 00:54:29,040
um it was talked about Sorry, question.

1205
00:54:27,040 --> 00:54:31,359
M if you could just have a brief

1206
00:54:29,040 --> 00:54:33,119
explanation as well of what this would

1207
00:54:31,359 --> 00:54:35,119
change for residents whether this is

1208
00:54:33,119 --> 00:54:38,880
something they would notice or this is

1209
00:54:35,119 --> 00:54:40,480
behind the scenes operations

1210
00:54:38,880 --> 00:54:42,000
no change to residents unless for some

1211
00:54:40,480 --> 00:54:44,559
reason we would have to pay you through

1212
00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:46,800
a refund process of some sort but we

1213
00:54:44,559 --> 00:54:49,359
most we don't offer many refunds on a

1214
00:54:46,800 --> 00:54:50,800
whole that involve residents. the

1215
00:54:49,359 --> 00:54:54,960
biggest change maybe to any resident

1216
00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:56,559
that may be a vendor uh such as a great

1217
00:54:54,960 --> 00:54:58,319
example would be uh our fitness

1218
00:54:56,559 --> 00:55:00,640
instructors things along those lines

1219
00:54:58,319 --> 00:55:03,040
that would be a 1099 blade.

1220
00:55:00,640 --> 00:55:05,520
» Thank you.

1221
00:55:03,040 --> 00:55:07,040
» Little else

1222
00:55:05,520 --> 00:55:08,720
you and then from my general report I

1223
00:55:07,040 --> 00:55:11,599
think the only thing I have is as part

1224
00:55:08,720 --> 00:55:12,720
of the next year's budgetary process and

1225
00:55:11,599 --> 00:55:13,760
preparing for that we're doing some

1226
00:55:12,720 --> 00:55:16,400
things different with the new bureau

1227
00:55:13,760 --> 00:55:18,079
manager and how we conduct the uh budget

1228
00:55:16,400 --> 00:55:19,920
preparation process. So you saw some

1229
00:55:18,079 --> 00:55:21,920
presentations tonight. We're also having

1230
00:55:19,920 --> 00:55:23,440
some specific budget meetings as well,

1231
00:55:21,920 --> 00:55:25,760
which we've never really had before,

1232
00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:27,440
meetings just on the budget. So those

1233
00:55:25,760 --> 00:55:29,040
are available. You know, there's a Zoom

1234
00:55:27,440 --> 00:55:31,280
link. They're on YouTube. They're all

1235
00:55:29,040 --> 00:55:33,200
public meetings to come discuss and uh

1236
00:55:31,280 --> 00:55:36,240
listen in on the the budgetary planning

1237
00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:37,599
process. So believe that's all I have.

1238
00:55:36,240 --> 00:55:40,880
Thank you, Mr. President.

1239
00:55:37,599 --> 00:55:42,160
» Thank you, Mr. Thelacer. Um B property,

1240
00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:44,160
Mr. Bacon.

1241
00:55:42,160 --> 00:55:45,760
» Thank you, Mr. President. Uh we do have

1242
00:55:44,160 --> 00:55:48,400
a recommended motion that we'd like to

1243
00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:50,400
place on the business meeting agenda uh

1244
00:55:48,400 --> 00:55:53,040
which is to authorize the bro manager to

1245
00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:56,640
apply for the Birdtown 2026 miniigrant

1246
00:55:53,040 --> 00:55:58,880
program which is provided by the DCNR

1247
00:55:56,640 --> 00:56:01,520
environmental stewardship fund and this

1248
00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:04,319
would be for $1,000 on behalf of the

1249
00:56:01,520 --> 00:56:06,000
burough and the environmental advisory

1250
00:56:04,319 --> 00:56:08,720
council.

1251
00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:12,480
We met with uh several of the involved

1252
00:56:08,720 --> 00:56:14,799
uh EAC people in the last property

1253
00:56:12,480 --> 00:56:17,599
committee meeting. Um and I think they

1254
00:56:14,799 --> 00:56:19,599
have a very realistic scope for this and

1255
00:56:17,599 --> 00:56:21,839
we recommend moving forward as a

1256
00:56:19,599 --> 00:56:25,280
committee.

1257
00:56:21,839 --> 00:56:27,040
» Anybody have any questions?

1258
00:56:25,280 --> 00:56:29,440
» Do have one item note and this is my

1259
00:56:27,040 --> 00:56:32,799
error. Um the next meeting is on

1260
00:56:29,440 --> 00:56:35,200
September 16th. Uh the deadline for this

1261
00:56:32,799 --> 00:56:37,359
grant is actually September 15th and

1262
00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:39,119
this is I do apologize for this. So if

1263
00:56:37,359 --> 00:56:40,799
we would like to move forward with this,

1264
00:56:39,119 --> 00:56:44,119
we would have to amend to make that an

1265
00:56:40,799 --> 00:56:44,119
actual motion.

1266
00:56:44,160 --> 00:56:49,760
» Okay. So I believe I would move to amend

1267
00:56:47,040 --> 00:56:52,720
the agenda tonight to include this as a

1268
00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:56,119
motion. Is that correct?

1269
00:56:52,720 --> 00:56:56,119
» Second that.

1270
00:56:57,359 --> 00:57:03,440
So, can we have a voice vote uh for that

1271
00:57:01,040 --> 00:57:04,720
uh going on the agenda this evening? All

1272
00:57:03,440 --> 00:57:08,480
in favor say I.

1273
00:57:04,720 --> 00:57:11,839
» I opposed.

1274
00:57:08,480 --> 00:57:13,440
» Motion carries.

1275
00:57:11,839 --> 00:57:16,240
» Okay. And now that that is on the

1276
00:57:13,440 --> 00:57:18,640
agenda, I move to authorize the burough

1277
00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:20,799
manager to apply for the Birdtown 2026

1278
00:57:18,640 --> 00:57:22,240
miniigrant program provided by the DCNR

1279
00:57:20,799 --> 00:57:24,319
environmental stewardship fund in the

1280
00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:26,720
amount of $1,000 on behalf of the bureau

1281
00:57:24,319 --> 00:57:28,799
and its environmental advisory council.

1282
00:57:26,720 --> 00:57:32,000
Second

1283
00:57:28,799 --> 00:57:33,839
» Questions or comments?

1284
00:57:32,000 --> 00:57:37,799
Have a voice vote, please. All in favor

1285
00:57:33,839 --> 00:57:37,799
say I. I

1286
00:57:38,960 --> 00:57:42,440
motion carries.

1287
00:57:42,799 --> 00:57:46,880
Thank you everyone. As a general report,

1288
00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:48,799
I have two items uh just to bring to

1289
00:57:46,880 --> 00:57:50,960
everyone's attention that the burough

1290
00:57:48,799 --> 00:57:53,760
property committee was discussing this

1291
00:57:50,960 --> 00:57:58,079
month. Uh one of them is that there is

1292
00:57:53,760 --> 00:58:01,040
an EV charger program that connect um

1293
00:57:58,079 --> 00:58:02,720
and other entities are offering. We

1294
00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:04,480
discussed it as something that is

1295
00:58:02,720 --> 00:58:07,119
probably out of scope for anything the

1296
00:58:04,480 --> 00:58:09,839
bureau would really have plans for at

1297
00:58:07,119 --> 00:58:12,240
the moment. Um but it is actually

1298
00:58:09,839 --> 00:58:16,240
something that can be acted upon by

1299
00:58:12,240 --> 00:58:18,880
private businesses. Uh so for example uh

1300
00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:21,920
maybe one of the shopping plaza owners

1301
00:58:18,880 --> 00:58:26,880
could apply for this program and get 80%

1302
00:58:21,920 --> 00:58:29,280
of the cost covered for some uh uh level

1303
00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:33,200
three fast chargers or something like

1304
00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:35,680
that. Um and then at the end of 5 years

1305
00:58:33,200 --> 00:58:37,680
they want they have to pay 20% and at

1306
00:58:35,680 --> 00:58:39,839
the end of 5 years they wind up owning

1307
00:58:37,680 --> 00:58:42,400
the whole thing which could be highly

1308
00:58:39,839 --> 00:58:45,040
advantageous for them uh for getting a

1309
00:58:42,400 --> 00:58:47,119
whole lot of money. So uh I think we

1310
00:58:45,040 --> 00:58:49,440
just are going to try and pass along

1311
00:58:47,119 --> 00:58:51,359
this information. Perhaps Mayor DeMarco

1312
00:58:49,440 --> 00:58:54,960
can lead the way in this just in hopes

1313
00:58:51,359 --> 00:58:57,200
that maybe uh one of our bro

1314
00:58:54,960 --> 00:59:00,160
not burrow property owners but property

1315
00:58:57,200 --> 00:59:02,319
owners within the burrow might find this

1316
00:59:00,160 --> 00:59:04,160
interesting and useful if they were

1317
00:59:02,319 --> 00:59:05,280
perhaps on the fence of such a thing

1318
00:59:04,160 --> 00:59:08,400
would be beneficial.

1319
00:59:05,280 --> 00:59:11,280
» Thank you. I'd be happy to do that.

1320
00:59:08,400 --> 00:59:14,559
The other item is uh we were discussing

1321
00:59:11,280 --> 00:59:17,520
uh Cliffwood Park and also discussing uh

1322
00:59:14,559 --> 00:59:19,760
the possibility of community gardens in

1323
00:59:17,520 --> 00:59:22,000
the future and I think we had a very

1324
00:59:19,760 --> 00:59:25,200
productive conversation where a couple

1325
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:27,760
of our community um garden advocates had

1326
00:59:25,200 --> 00:59:32,160
actually taken a look at Cliffwood Park

1327
00:59:27,760 --> 00:59:33,839
and we think that uh as the burough uh

1328
00:59:32,160 --> 00:59:36,799
property committee that it would

1329
00:59:33,839 --> 00:59:37,760
actually be a very promising

1330
00:59:36,799 --> 00:59:41,280
uh site.

1331
00:59:37,760 --> 00:59:44,319
for a pilot test program of a small

1332
00:59:41,280 --> 00:59:47,599
community garden. Uh they proposed for 2

1333
00:59:44,319 --> 00:59:49,359
years, give it a try. Um so we're not

1334
00:59:47,599 --> 00:59:51,920
ready to propose anything quite yet, but

1335
00:59:49,359 --> 00:59:53,680
I want to let council know as I think we

1336
00:59:51,920 --> 00:59:56,000
are going to seek some opinions of

1337
00:59:53,680 --> 00:59:59,119
residents in the area as it's a very

1338
00:59:56,000 --> 01:00:01,359
small community. Um it's kind of its own

1339
00:59:59,119 --> 01:00:04,640
isolated part of the burrow which has

1340
01:00:01,359 --> 01:00:06,799
several bonuses for having options of a

1341
01:00:04,640 --> 01:00:09,280
community garden. So, we should have

1342
01:00:06,799 --> 01:00:11,760
more on that. I expect we will have uh

1343
01:00:09,280 --> 01:00:13,280
some sort of recommended motion next

1344
01:00:11,760 --> 01:00:14,960
month once we've gathered more

1345
01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:17,520
information. And if you had thoughts on

1346
01:00:14,960 --> 01:00:19,040
that, please let us know. Unless there

1347
01:00:17,520 --> 01:00:20,160
are further questions, that concludes

1348
01:00:19,040 --> 01:00:22,640
Burough Property.

1349
01:00:20,160 --> 01:00:24,720
» Thank you, Mr. Bacon.

1350
01:00:22,640 --> 01:00:27,680
Planning and zoning. Miss Lewis is not

1351
01:00:24,720 --> 01:00:29,839
here. Do we have someone that can cover

1352
01:00:27,680 --> 01:00:31,040
that for her?

1353
01:00:29,839 --> 01:00:32,160
» I don't think we have anything. Mr.

1354
01:00:31,040 --> 01:00:34,400
Brett, do you have anything under

1355
01:00:32,160 --> 01:00:37,280
planning and zoning separate from your

1356
01:00:34,400 --> 01:00:38,640
report earlier? Nope. Nothing. I got

1357
01:00:37,280 --> 01:00:42,280
That's it then.

1358
01:00:38,640 --> 01:00:42,280
» Thank you, Mr. Stelacer.

1359
01:00:43,040 --> 01:00:49,000
» Next item is public works committee.

1360
01:00:45,680 --> 01:00:49,000
Miss Martin

1361
01:00:51,119 --> 01:00:55,599
would uh Mr. D. Costa.

1362
01:00:53,599 --> 01:00:58,640
» Sure. We have a recommended motion to

1363
01:00:55,599 --> 01:01:01,359
adopt ordinance number 1129 to prohibit

1364
01:00:58,640 --> 01:01:03,440
parking at all times on the west side of

1365
01:01:01,359 --> 01:01:06,079
Atlantic Avenue between Cook Park and

1366
01:01:03,440 --> 01:01:09,200
Marian Avenue. Establish one-way

1367
01:01:06,079 --> 01:01:12,480
roadways on Wilkins Road and Pacific

1368
01:01:09,200 --> 01:01:14,880
Avenue. Amend speeds posted on certain

1369
01:01:12,480 --> 01:01:17,680
burough roadways and amend the burough

1370
01:01:14,880 --> 01:01:20,960
street map to rename service roads and

1371
01:01:17,680 --> 01:01:22,640
unnamed alleys.

1372
01:01:20,960 --> 01:01:24,880
This has been in the works for a long

1373
01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:26,720
time. We're finally getting it to a

1374
01:01:24,880 --> 01:01:27,440
closure here. So, are there any

1375
01:01:26,720 --> 01:01:30,720
questions?

1376
01:01:27,440 --> 01:01:34,079
» We we discussed this. This was um put

1377
01:01:30,720 --> 01:01:36,000
out for u advertisement and now that it

1378
01:01:34,079 --> 01:01:37,680
has been advertised now we're

1379
01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:39,440
» Finalizing it official.

1380
01:01:37,680 --> 01:01:42,400
» Yeah.

1381
01:01:39,440 --> 01:01:44,160
» If if I could one question I think and I

1382
01:01:42,400 --> 01:01:46,640
could be wrong but this is just updating

1383
01:01:44,160 --> 01:01:48,559
a bunch of current separate ordinances

1384
01:01:46,640 --> 01:01:50,559
into one ordinance. It's not changing

1385
01:01:48,559 --> 01:01:51,920
anything necessarily. It's just putting

1386
01:01:50,559 --> 01:01:53,760
them in one ordinance instead of

1387
01:01:51,920 --> 01:01:55,040
multiple separate ordinances.

1388
01:01:53,760 --> 01:01:56,799
» No, there's some changes.

1389
01:01:55,040 --> 01:01:58,640
» Changes. There are changes.

1390
01:01:56,799 --> 01:02:01,359
» Yeah.

1391
01:01:58,640 --> 01:02:02,640
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The name in the alleys

1392
01:02:01,359 --> 01:02:07,359
the traffic

1393
01:02:02,640 --> 01:02:09,520
» Control measures are um

1394
01:02:07,359 --> 01:02:10,079
» They've been deployed I guess but not

1395
01:02:09,520 --> 01:02:13,240
enforced.

1396
01:02:10,079 --> 01:02:13,240
» Yeah. Yeah.

1397
01:02:13,680 --> 01:02:19,920
» All right. Um we also are recommending a

1398
01:02:16,319 --> 01:02:23,520
motion to accept or reject the 2627

1399
01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:26,400
SHA COG purchasing alliance rock salt

1400
01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:29,280
rebid results. Um, so from what I

1401
01:02:26,400 --> 01:02:31,440
understand, um,

1402
01:02:29,280 --> 01:02:33,520
we are, um, we're still going through

1403
01:02:31,440 --> 01:02:35,040
bids on some of those. Is that

1404
01:02:33,520 --> 01:02:37,680
» I'd be happy to take it from here if you

1405
01:02:35,040 --> 01:02:41,119
don't mind. So, yeah. So, we we carry

1406
01:02:37,680 --> 01:02:42,640
two cooperative purchasing agreements

1407
01:02:41,119 --> 01:02:44,799
with co-stars, which is on the state

1408
01:02:42,640 --> 01:02:48,079
level, and Shayog, which is regional.

1409
01:02:44,799 --> 01:02:49,839
Uh, the reason we carry two is diversify

1410
01:02:48,079 --> 01:02:51,200
vendors and supply. If anyone heard in

1411
01:02:49,839 --> 01:02:53,440
the news last year, there was issues

1412
01:02:51,200 --> 01:02:56,079
with supply with salt. We carry two of

1413
01:02:53,440 --> 01:02:57,680
them also for to secure separate pricing

1414
01:02:56,079 --> 01:03:00,400
as well in the case of what I'm going to

1415
01:02:57,680 --> 01:03:02,720
explain next. Current last year the

1416
01:03:00,400 --> 01:03:06,000
contract that we had through Shaycog was

1417
01:03:02,720 --> 01:03:09,200
at approximately $88 per ton. Uh this

1418
01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:13,839
year the current bid came in at60 near

1419
01:03:09,200 --> 01:03:16,000
$160 per ton. That is a almost 100 that

1420
01:03:13,839 --> 01:03:18,160
is over 100% increase almost 100%

1421
01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:21,920
increase right there. The question right

1422
01:03:18,160 --> 01:03:27,359
now is do we accept that to maintain

1423
01:03:21,920 --> 01:03:30,400
supply or do we diversify with a

1424
01:03:27,359 --> 01:03:33,039
individual contract in with a vendor

1425
01:03:30,400 --> 01:03:34,960
because right now co-stars and shake

1426
01:03:33,039 --> 01:03:38,640
would be the same vendor which would not

1427
01:03:34,960 --> 01:03:41,280
diversify diversify our supply chain. We

1428
01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:43,039
are still evaluating our public works

1429
01:03:41,280 --> 01:03:45,359
foreman is still evaluating what our

1430
01:03:43,039 --> 01:03:47,280
other options are because under these

1431
01:03:45,359 --> 01:03:48,960
contracts we have a minimum to purchase.

1432
01:03:47,280 --> 01:03:51,599
So we would be locking in a certain

1433
01:03:48,960 --> 01:03:53,599
amount at that increased uh price per

1434
01:03:51,599 --> 01:03:55,599
ton. So we will have more information

1435
01:03:53,599 --> 01:03:57,760
for you ahead of next meeting but we

1436
01:03:55,599 --> 01:04:00,960
have to make a decision on this because

1437
01:03:57,760 --> 01:04:04,160
October 10th uh we are we must have a

1438
01:04:00,960 --> 01:04:06,240
response back on the Shayog contract.

1439
01:04:04,160 --> 01:04:08,480
You are not the only municipality that

1440
01:04:06,240 --> 01:04:10,880
is addressing this in this fashion.

1441
01:04:08,480 --> 01:04:13,440
» Well, many are rejecting because of

1442
01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:14,720
this, but we have multiple factors in

1443
01:04:13,440 --> 01:04:16,079
the east side. We have a lot more

1444
01:04:14,720 --> 01:04:19,280
factors to consider than some of the

1445
01:04:16,079 --> 01:04:21,280
other regions of the city of the county.

1446
01:04:19,280 --> 01:04:23,680
» Thank you.

1447
01:04:21,280 --> 01:04:25,520
This is the cross.

1448
01:04:23,680 --> 01:04:27,599
So, we also have a motion to approve

1449
01:04:25,520 --> 01:04:31,680
change order number one of contract

1450
01:04:27,599 --> 01:04:35,839
number 25 SW1 Forest Hills Park PRP

1451
01:04:31,680 --> 01:04:37,280
project with Kronin Enterprises LLC.

1452
01:04:35,839 --> 01:04:37,680
Uh, Mr. Brett, did you want to comment

1453
01:04:37,280 --> 01:04:40,079
on that?

1454
01:04:37,680 --> 01:04:42,480
» Yeah, it's uh for asbelt quantities uh

1455
01:04:40,079 --> 01:04:44,640
on the project and then their final bill

1456
01:04:42,480 --> 01:04:46,400
will

1457
01:04:44,640 --> 01:04:48,559
» And another motion to approve change

1458
01:04:46,400 --> 01:04:51,760
order number two. This is a final change

1459
01:04:48,559 --> 01:04:55,440
order of contract number 251

1460
01:04:51,760 --> 01:04:58,480
2025 roadway improvement program with a

1461
01:04:55,440 --> 01:04:59,440
Liberon Inc.

1462
01:04:58,480 --> 01:05:00,079
» Any [clears throat] questions about

1463
01:04:59,440 --> 01:05:02,559
that?

1464
01:05:00,079 --> 01:05:05,880
» Same deal there. And it's a uh reduction

1465
01:05:02,559 --> 01:05:05,880
as well.

1466
01:05:05,920 --> 01:05:09,280
» No general report on this. Oh yes, Mr.

1467
01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:11,920
Bacon.

1468
01:05:09,280 --> 01:05:13,520
» Um I think a question for Mr. Brett just

1469
01:05:11,920 --> 01:05:14,960
to confirm we didn't miss anything

1470
01:05:13,520 --> 01:05:17,839
between burrow property and public

1471
01:05:14,960 --> 01:05:23,359
works. There was the change order for

1472
01:05:17,839 --> 01:05:26,079
the um the grant uh area over by Arnold.

1473
01:05:23,359 --> 01:05:30,000
» Yes, we will have that for the agenda.

1474
01:05:26,079 --> 01:05:32,079
Um it'll be to take you up very close to

1475
01:05:30,000 --> 01:05:35,200
the total amount of the grant, just

1476
01:05:32,079 --> 01:05:36,960
slightly under. So, um we're going back

1477
01:05:35,200 --> 01:05:40,079
and forth at Liberon on the last piece

1478
01:05:36,960 --> 01:05:42,160
of it. So, it's about a $80,000

1479
01:05:40,079 --> 01:05:44,960
change order to spend the rest of the

1480
01:05:42,160 --> 01:05:47,520
money uh on the steps in that area.

1481
01:05:44,960 --> 01:05:49,839
We'll have that in the next day or so.

1482
01:05:47,520 --> 01:05:52,640
» So, should we assume that would be a

1483
01:05:49,839 --> 01:05:54,240
motion in one of those sections? I think

1484
01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:54,960
we've been consistently doing burough

1485
01:05:54,240 --> 01:05:56,240
property.

1486
01:05:54,960 --> 01:05:58,640
» Yeah. Okay.

1487
01:05:56,240 --> 01:06:00,079
» Yes, we we'll need to have that in uh I

1488
01:05:58,640 --> 01:06:01,760
want to have it signed by them before

1489
01:06:00,079 --> 01:06:02,079
you take action.

1490
01:06:01,760 --> 01:06:03,599
» Okay.

1491
01:06:02,079 --> 01:06:06,640
» We should have it for your meeting.

1492
01:06:03,599 --> 01:06:08,400
» Okay. Thank you.

1493
01:06:06,640 --> 01:06:10,799
» That's it. General report.

1494
01:06:08,400 --> 01:06:11,839
» Okay. Thank you. You're up again. Public

1495
01:06:10,799 --> 01:06:13,599
safety.

1496
01:06:11,839 --> 01:06:16,079
» Yes. So, we have a recommended motion to

1497
01:06:13,599 --> 01:06:19,359
adopt uh resolution number 1308

1498
01:06:16,079 --> 01:06:21,839
approving the 2026 edition of the

1499
01:06:19,359 --> 01:06:23,520
emergency operations plan of the bur of

1500
01:06:21,839 --> 01:06:26,400
burough forest hills, Alageney County,

1501
01:06:23,520 --> 01:06:29,280
Pennsylvania. Um so, um all of our first

1502
01:06:26,400 --> 01:06:32,240
responders and the mayor met um to

1503
01:06:29,280 --> 01:06:35,760
discuss some of the holes and updates to

1504
01:06:32,240 --> 01:06:37,440
the emergency operations plan. Um, so,

1505
01:06:35,760 --> 01:06:39,119
uh, Miss Watt has been, you know,

1506
01:06:37,440 --> 01:06:41,760
dealing with sort of a final version of

1507
01:06:39,119 --> 01:06:43,599
that and, uh, we hope to have something,

1508
01:06:41,760 --> 01:06:47,000
you know, to approve in the next

1509
01:06:43,599 --> 01:06:47,000
business meeting.

1510
01:06:47,119 --> 01:06:51,359
Have no general report at this time. I

1511
01:06:49,839 --> 01:06:52,960
do have a piece of new business I'll

1512
01:06:51,359 --> 01:06:55,599
bring up in the next section.

1513
01:06:52,960 --> 01:06:58,160
» Thank you, Mr. Drasta.

1514
01:06:55,599 --> 01:07:00,720
» Okay. Uh, we're on to old business,

1515
01:06:58,160 --> 01:07:05,039
which we have none. Under new business,

1516
01:07:00,720 --> 01:07:07,520
we have five recommended motions. Who

1517
01:07:05,039 --> 01:07:09,039
would like to tackle that?

1518
01:07:07,520 --> 01:07:11,520
» Before you get to those, could I bring

1519
01:07:09,039 --> 01:07:15,280
up a conversation that I had with Yeah.

1520
01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:17,200
So, with Chief, um, he is asking, so

1521
01:07:15,280 --> 01:07:19,920
we've already requested this money in

1522
01:07:17,200 --> 01:07:22,160
the upcoming budget. um pretty sure that

1523
01:07:19,920 --> 01:07:24,160
would be adopted, but he has the need to

1524
01:07:22,160 --> 01:07:27,039
start the process on purchasing a new

1525
01:07:24,160 --> 01:07:28,960
VIA police vehicle for the next uh

1526
01:07:27,039 --> 01:07:32,240
budget year and would like to get

1527
01:07:28,960 --> 01:07:34,319
started on that um as soon as he can.

1528
01:07:32,240 --> 01:07:36,319
So, by the time the car shows up, it

1529
01:07:34,319 --> 01:07:38,319
will be the new budget year. I'm not

1530
01:07:36,319 --> 01:07:40,480
sure how that would work, if that needs

1531
01:07:38,319 --> 01:07:42,960
to be in the new business or at the next

1532
01:07:40,480 --> 01:07:44,720
business meeting or if we have to wait

1533
01:07:42,960 --> 01:07:46,480
until the budget is approved to go

1534
01:07:44,720 --> 01:07:48,720
through that. So, I just wanted to bring

1535
01:07:46,480 --> 01:07:50,559
that up.

1536
01:07:48,720 --> 01:07:52,960
Just to clarify, I think we were talking

1537
01:07:50,559 --> 01:07:54,319
about Mr. Cross. So, we were talking

1538
01:07:52,960 --> 01:07:56,720
about the purchase of the vehicle that

1539
01:07:54,319 --> 01:07:59,200
was already approved. Correct.

1540
01:07:56,720 --> 01:08:02,200
» Um Um No, I don't believe this one was

1541
01:07:59,200 --> 01:08:02,200
approved.

1542
01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:08,480
» 27 vehicle that was obviously has to be

1543
01:08:06,079 --> 01:08:10,240
ordered in 2026.

1544
01:08:08,480 --> 01:08:12,160
I'm not sure if you did approve that or

1545
01:08:10,240 --> 01:08:13,920
didn't. We'd have to look back and see.

1546
01:08:12,160 --> 01:08:16,719
All I'm looking for at this particular

1547
01:08:13,920 --> 01:08:19,839
time is the option to make

1548
01:08:16,719 --> 01:08:22,080
the purchase legal with the person who's

1549
01:08:19,839 --> 01:08:23,679
going to provide us the vehicle. So

1550
01:08:22,080 --> 01:08:26,880
basically, I want to place an order with

1551
01:08:23,679 --> 01:08:28,560
them to order the vehicle that probably

1552
01:08:26,880 --> 01:08:30,239
in the end never gets here until after

1553
01:08:28,560 --> 01:08:33,359
January, which would be the part of the

1554
01:08:30,239 --> 01:08:36,239
27 year. And that would be a 27 vehicle

1555
01:08:33,359 --> 01:08:37,679
as well.

1556
01:08:36,239 --> 01:08:39,679
to look back to see if we've already

1557
01:08:37,679 --> 01:08:41,359
approved this or not, but I'm not if we

1558
01:08:39,679 --> 01:08:43,920
haven't, I'm not sure what the next step

1559
01:08:41,359 --> 01:08:46,960
would be.

1560
01:08:43,920 --> 01:08:50,640
» Yeah, we we need to look uh I'm pretty

1561
01:08:46,960 --> 01:08:53,920
sure that we did approve uh the purchase

1562
01:08:50,640 --> 01:08:55,359
for for if it was for last year or for

1563
01:08:53,920 --> 01:08:57,679
the current year. Hey, that's my

1564
01:08:55,359 --> 01:09:00,640
problem. We we but we did approve a

1565
01:08:57,679 --> 01:09:03,440
purchase that and we did we did or did

1566
01:09:00,640 --> 01:09:05,440
not make the uh

1567
01:09:03,440 --> 01:09:07,040
purchase

1568
01:09:05,440 --> 01:09:08,960
this year.

1569
01:09:07,040 --> 01:09:10,880
» We did that one. Yes, we received the

1570
01:09:08,960 --> 01:09:13,040
one we ordered last year, we received it

1571
01:09:10,880 --> 01:09:15,040
this year. Just the same situation here

1572
01:09:13,040 --> 01:09:17,040
where we order it this year, but we

1573
01:09:15,040 --> 01:09:19,759
don't get it till next year. And you

1574
01:09:17,040 --> 01:09:21,759
know, there's always a delay in these

1575
01:09:19,759 --> 01:09:24,400
things and you know, police vehicles are

1576
01:09:21,759 --> 01:09:26,000
set on a certain track where they they

1577
01:09:24,400 --> 01:09:27,679
put them in at a certain time and they

1578
01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:29,120
do all the police vehicles at once and

1579
01:09:27,679 --> 01:09:31,040
usually it's at the end of the year like

1580
01:09:29,120 --> 01:09:33,199
this, but we need to place our order to

1581
01:09:31,040 --> 01:09:35,679
let them know what we want so that we

1582
01:09:33,199 --> 01:09:37,359
can get it in that timely fashion

1583
01:09:35,679 --> 01:09:38,960
hopefully, which isn't really timely

1584
01:09:37,359 --> 01:09:41,759
when you say it's going to be January,

1585
01:09:38,960 --> 01:09:44,799
but that's how it work.

1586
01:09:41,759 --> 01:09:46,560
» If I may, Mr. Corbal though to reserve

1587
01:09:44,799 --> 01:09:47,920
or place an order. We do not have to

1588
01:09:46,560 --> 01:09:49,440
make a formal motion. We can just

1589
01:09:47,920 --> 01:09:51,199
authorize that. But to make the actual

1590
01:09:49,440 --> 01:09:53,199
formal motion and enter in the purchase

1591
01:09:51,199 --> 01:09:54,480
agreement, that is what we would do in

1592
01:09:53,199 --> 01:09:57,480
2027.

1593
01:09:54,480 --> 01:09:57,480
» Yeah.

1594
01:10:00,960 --> 01:10:05,360
» Yeah. That's all I have. Thank you.

1595
01:10:02,960 --> 01:10:09,600
» Okay. Now, on to the recommended

1596
01:10:05,360 --> 01:10:11,520
motions. These five. Would uh Miss Lot

1597
01:10:09,600 --> 01:10:14,159
would you care to

1598
01:10:11,520 --> 01:10:16,880
» I'll be happy to I'll be happy to review

1599
01:10:14,159 --> 01:10:18,560
them and then

1600
01:10:16,880 --> 01:10:20,480
a member of council will make the motion

1601
01:10:18,560 --> 01:10:22,159
at the formal meeting. The first three

1602
01:10:20,480 --> 01:10:24,480
are related to our minimum municipal

1603
01:10:22,159 --> 01:10:26,239
obligations or MMOs. For those that are

1604
01:10:24,480 --> 01:10:29,040
not familiar, as a part of defined

1605
01:10:26,239 --> 01:10:30,719
benefit or defined contribution plans,

1606
01:10:29,040 --> 01:10:33,360
we're required to set aside amount

1607
01:10:30,719 --> 01:10:36,000
determined by our actuaries to bring us

1608
01:10:33,360 --> 01:10:38,000
to a a certain amount to fulfill the

1609
01:10:36,000 --> 01:10:39,840
plan. uh to a certain funding

1610
01:10:38,000 --> 01:10:41,280
percentage. There are three on here

1611
01:10:39,840 --> 01:10:43,440
because we have the defined benefit

1612
01:10:41,280 --> 01:10:45,360
pension plan for our police pension. We

1613
01:10:43,440 --> 01:10:47,920
have that for our non-uniform defined

1614
01:10:45,360 --> 01:10:49,520
benefit and for our non-uniform defined

1615
01:10:47,920 --> 01:10:52,480
contribution.

1616
01:10:49,520 --> 01:10:57,040
The minimum municipal obligation for the

1617
01:10:52,480 --> 01:10:58,800
pension plan for police is $65,263.

1618
01:10:57,040 --> 01:11:02,080
This would bring us to a required

1619
01:10:58,800 --> 01:11:04,880
funding percentage. The

1620
01:11:02,080 --> 01:11:06,480
for the non-uniform defined benefit, we

1621
01:11:04,880 --> 01:11:09,120
have an amount of zero. We are at a

1622
01:11:06,480 --> 01:11:11,920
funding status, but we also have started

1623
01:11:09,120 --> 01:11:14,080
to phase out this plan to the defined

1624
01:11:11,920 --> 01:11:15,440
contribution which is next. The defined

1625
01:11:14,080 --> 01:11:18,080
contribution one on the other hand is

1626
01:11:15,440 --> 01:11:20,159
$25,656

1627
01:11:18,080 --> 01:11:21,760
that is set at the rate of that we have

1628
01:11:20,159 --> 01:11:23,360
determined as contributions for

1629
01:11:21,760 --> 01:11:26,239
employees and these are made on an

1630
01:11:23,360 --> 01:11:27,760
ongoing basis. The MMO for the defined

1631
01:11:26,239 --> 01:11:29,440
benefit for police though on the other

1632
01:11:27,760 --> 01:11:31,360
hand is made in a lump sum generally

1633
01:11:29,440 --> 01:11:33,600
after state fund or state aid is

1634
01:11:31,360 --> 01:11:35,679
received. We are required as

1635
01:11:33,600 --> 01:11:37,679
administrative officials to present this

1636
01:11:35,679 --> 01:11:40,159
to council and have them make a motion

1637
01:11:37,679 --> 01:11:42,480
to accept uh so that everyone is aware

1638
01:11:40,159 --> 01:11:43,760
that these are occurring as well and we

1639
01:11:42,480 --> 01:11:46,320
must sign off after the meeting and

1640
01:11:43,760 --> 01:11:50,480
provide proof of such. Are there any

1641
01:11:46,320 --> 01:11:55,199
questions on those three motions?

1642
01:11:50,480 --> 01:11:57,520
» Um one, two, three, and five should

1643
01:11:55,199 --> 01:11:58,800
probably go under finance.

1644
01:11:57,520 --> 01:12:02,480
» Yep.

1645
01:11:58,800 --> 01:12:05,480
And the number four would be under

1646
01:12:02,480 --> 01:12:05,480
operations

1647
01:12:07,520 --> 01:12:09,920
» To four me.

1648
01:12:09,040 --> 01:12:10,480
» Can I move on to four?

1649
01:12:09,920 --> 01:12:12,480
» Yes. Okay.

1650
01:12:10,480 --> 01:12:15,520
» Of course. Sorry you you hadn't talked

1651
01:12:12,480 --> 01:12:18,000
about that, but four should go ups.

1652
01:12:15,520 --> 01:12:19,679
» Four will go under UPS. Okay. So for

1653
01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:20,719
number four, that would be a res

1654
01:12:19,679 --> 01:12:22,239
resolution amending the

1655
01:12:20,719 --> 01:12:23,600
intergovernmental cooperation agreement

1656
01:12:22,239 --> 01:12:25,679
with Wilkins Township for joint

1657
01:12:23,600 --> 01:12:28,719
operation of the sewer vector truck. We

1658
01:12:25,679 --> 01:12:30,880
have this A in place. However, in a

1659
01:12:28,719 --> 01:12:34,080
review, we carry the insurance currently

1660
01:12:30,880 --> 01:12:36,800
in this round of sharing the equipment

1661
01:12:34,080 --> 01:12:40,000
for the sewer truck. This is simply

1662
01:12:36,800 --> 01:12:42,719
tidying up the language to codify the

1663
01:12:40,000 --> 01:12:45,920
fact that we split these costs as well

1664
01:12:42,719 --> 01:12:49,760
as the fact that in the event of an

1665
01:12:45,920 --> 01:12:52,480
incident that the in the group or I

1666
01:12:49,760 --> 01:12:54,320
should say the organization operating or

1667
01:12:52,480 --> 01:12:55,920
housing or taking responsibility for the

1668
01:12:54,320 --> 01:12:58,480
vehicle at the time would also be

1669
01:12:55,920 --> 01:13:00,320
responsible for the deductible. To this

1670
01:12:58,480 --> 01:13:02,159
point in this agreement, we have never

1671
01:13:00,320 --> 01:13:04,320
had an incident. However, this would

1672
01:13:02,159 --> 01:13:07,120
clearly distinguish who is responsible

1673
01:13:04,320 --> 01:13:08,719
for what and when. and essentially

1674
01:13:07,120 --> 01:13:11,920
codifies what our operations have been

1675
01:13:08,719 --> 01:13:13,440
to date. Otherwise,

1676
01:13:11,920 --> 01:13:16,760
Wilkins would present this later in the

1677
01:13:13,440 --> 01:13:16,760
month as well.

1678
01:13:18,719 --> 01:13:24,640
» All right. Um number five, this is an

1679
01:13:21,679 --> 01:13:27,545
ordinance to amend the uh non-uniform

1680
01:13:24,640 --> 01:13:28,239
employee pension plan. Um

1681
01:13:27,545 --> 01:13:30,719
[clears throat]

1682
01:13:28,239 --> 01:13:33,679
the uh plan administrator discovered a

1683
01:13:30,719 --> 01:13:36,560
gap in the plan. um nothing to be

1684
01:13:33,679 --> 01:13:38,719
concerned about. But um basically when

1685
01:13:36,560 --> 01:13:40,800
the bureau contributes money to the plan

1686
01:13:38,719 --> 01:13:43,679
on behalf of an employee, sort of the

1687
01:13:40,800 --> 01:13:45,360
match, if you will, that money cannot be

1688
01:13:43,679 --> 01:13:47,920
removed from the plan. It must stay

1689
01:13:45,360 --> 01:13:50,320
there under law. Um and we did not have

1690
01:13:47,920 --> 01:13:52,640
a provision as to how those dollars were

1691
01:13:50,320 --> 01:13:54,880
treated. So this amends the plan to say

1692
01:13:52,640 --> 01:13:57,679
that those dollars remain in the plan

1693
01:13:54,880 --> 01:13:59,679
and they are credited towards a future

1694
01:13:57,679 --> 01:14:02,080
contribution that the bureau may need to

1695
01:13:59,679 --> 01:14:04,480
make on behalf of an

1696
01:14:02,080 --> 01:14:07,440
if there's an extra $100 in there and

1697
01:14:04,480 --> 01:14:09,760
employee B's match this month was $100,

1698
01:14:07,440 --> 01:14:13,280
we can just credit that without actually

1699
01:14:09,760 --> 01:14:16,080
making the contribution. Very um simple

1700
01:14:13,280 --> 01:14:19,520
but necessary change. So that'll be on

1701
01:14:16,080 --> 01:14:21,360
for a motion to advertise and uh you all

1702
01:14:19,520 --> 01:14:25,480
will consider it'll be for your

1703
01:14:21,360 --> 01:14:25,480
consideration in October.

1704
01:14:25,840 --> 01:14:30,199
» Anyone else? Any questions?

1705
01:14:30,320 --> 01:14:36,080
» No. Okay. Our next schedule I did have

1706
01:14:34,080 --> 01:14:37,520
one thing I wanted to mention

1707
01:14:36,080 --> 01:14:38,080
» Decision. We have to amend the agenda

1708
01:14:37,520 --> 01:14:38,320
for this.

1709
01:14:38,080 --> 01:14:40,080
» Okay.

1710
01:14:38,320 --> 01:14:42,320
» That's right. That's exactly right. So,

1711
01:14:40,080 --> 01:14:44,800
first I want to announce that council um

1712
01:14:42,320 --> 01:14:48,080
held an executive session um prior to

1713
01:14:44,800 --> 01:14:50,320
this meeting to discuss uh legal issues

1714
01:14:48,080 --> 01:14:53,120
uh personnel issues, collective

1715
01:14:50,320 --> 01:14:55,920
bargaining um and to receive the advice

1716
01:14:53,120 --> 01:14:58,800
of the solicitor and will be meeting in

1717
01:14:55,920 --> 01:15:01,280
ad uh following the meeting the next

1718
01:14:58,800 --> 01:15:03,440
meeting on September 16th to discuss

1719
01:15:01,280 --> 01:15:06,960
collective bargaining. And then we do

1720
01:15:03,440 --> 01:15:10,400
have a a motion that to amend the agenda

1721
01:15:06,960 --> 01:15:13,840
again for another motion

1722
01:15:10,400 --> 01:15:13,840
be considered this evening.

1723
01:15:19,120 --> 01:15:26,159
And this is a motion um to allow the

1724
01:15:22,400 --> 01:15:31,199
burrow manager to enter in a contract in

1725
01:15:26,159 --> 01:15:34,560
into a contract with Orion the Omazing

1726
01:15:31,199 --> 01:15:37,199
for services to be rendered at the 911

1727
01:15:34,560 --> 01:15:39,600
commemoration event in the amount of

1728
01:15:37,199 --> 01:15:41,760
$500.

1729
01:15:39,600 --> 01:15:45,760
would be a at this point a motion to

1730
01:15:41,760 --> 01:15:49,719
amend to add that motion that the

1731
01:15:45,760 --> 01:15:49,719
president read to the agenda.

1732
01:15:50,800 --> 01:15:58,239
Does anyone want to make the motion?

1733
01:15:54,960 --> 01:16:00,960
» Okay, Mr. Lawrence,

1734
01:15:58,239 --> 01:16:02,480
anyone second?

1735
01:16:00,960 --> 01:16:05,840
» Okay,

1736
01:16:02,480 --> 01:16:07,440
any questions or comments?

1737
01:16:05,840 --> 01:16:12,159
Hey, we'll have a voice vote, please.

1738
01:16:07,440 --> 01:16:14,239
All in favor say I. I opposed.

1739
01:16:12,159 --> 01:16:16,640
Motion passes.

1740
01:16:14,239 --> 01:16:19,360
Now we need a

1741
01:16:16,640 --> 01:16:21,199
motion.

1742
01:16:19,360 --> 01:16:23,920
Okay, good. I didn't want to have to

1743
01:16:21,199 --> 01:16:27,600
read it again. Okay. Does uh someone

1744
01:16:23,920 --> 01:16:31,120
want to make the motion to

1745
01:16:27,600 --> 01:16:33,360
enter into the contract?

1746
01:16:31,120 --> 01:16:36,159
» I'll make the motion to enter into the

1747
01:16:33,360 --> 01:16:37,040
contract.

1748
01:16:36,159 --> 01:16:38,320
» One second.

1749
01:16:37,040 --> 01:16:41,199
» Second.

1750
01:16:38,320 --> 01:16:44,480
Okay, I have a voice vote, please. All

1751
01:16:41,199 --> 01:16:46,719
in favor say I. I.

1752
01:16:44,480 --> 01:16:49,040
» Opposed.

1753
01:16:46,719 --> 01:16:52,320
Motion carries.

1754
01:16:49,040 --> 01:16:54,159
Okay, I believe that concludes our

1755
01:16:52,320 --> 01:16:56,080
business this evening. Our next

1756
01:16:54,159 --> 01:17:00,880
scheduled council meeting will be

1757
01:16:56,080 --> 01:17:04,800
Wednesday, September the 7 16th at 700

1758
01:17:00,880 --> 01:17:07,520
p.m. here in council chambers. Um unless

1759
01:17:04,800 --> 01:17:10,000
there's any objection this meeting will

1760
01:17:07,520 --> 01:17:11,840
be adjourned

1761
01:17:10,000 --> 01:17:14,840
hearing none this meeting is now

1762
01:17:11,840 --> 01:17:14,840
adjourned.

1763
01:17:16,159 --> 01:17:18,640
Stop.