1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:30,060 Welcome, everybody to the regular Zoom Council meeting of Washington City Council April 2nd at 3 o'clock, and we have the roll call. Councilman Stanislavsky? Councilman... Did you hear me? I did hear you. Welcome, Matt. Councilman Pintola? Here. Councilman Westcott? Here. Councilman Manning? Here. Mayor Patgems. Here. 2 00:00:30,060 --> 00:00:34,360 Also with us is our city solicitor, Jack Canvas, 3 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:39,380 one of the essential employees and staff, 4 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,020 along with the members of WJPA, 5 00:00:42,340 --> 00:00:44,240 and their every publishing company. 6 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,760 I'd like to have a moment of silence for our nation 7 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,980 and our first responders as we battle the COVID-19 pandemic. 8 00:00:54,060 --> 00:00:56,760 Please have a moment of silence for those individuals 9 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,600 working to combat this disease. 10 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,880 Well there's not a couple of things. 11 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,440 last meeting. Roll call. 12 00:01:41,420 --> 00:01:43,800 Councilman Stanishevsky. Yes. 13 00:01:44,420 --> 00:01:47,120 Councilman Pintola. Yes. 14 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,100 Councilman Westcott. Yes. 15 00:01:49,780 --> 00:01:51,420 Councilman Anting. Yes. 16 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,740 Mayor Patnam. Yes. 17 00:01:54,860 --> 00:01:59,820 As we're doing a Zoom meeting, Michelle, was there any email public participation? 18 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:00,900 None. 19 00:02:06,010 --> 00:02:08,670 I guess at this time participation is closed. 20 00:02:10,930 --> 00:02:19,920 service chairman Richard Beck is he up reading yet he did not come in all right I'd ask 21 00:02:19,920 --> 00:02:27,920 chief Wilson to prepare or provide the list that the civil service prepared yes he did 22 00:02:28,860 --> 00:02:37,560 you read the names and scores first candidate is Joshua Haynes 95.50 23 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:50,560 second date is Adam Victor 85.37. Third is Cody Kushluck 83.21. The last 24 00:02:50,560 --> 00:03:00,360 candidate is fourth William Cone 82.7. Just for the record, I'd like to like to 25 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:06,070 make it known that candidate number one does have military preference. So it's 26 00:03:06,070 --> 00:03:14,230 time that we do have an opening he will be the first candidate right okay so I'd like 27 00:03:14,230 --> 00:03:21,750 a motion to approve the 2020 police applicant eligibility with motion second any comment 28 00:03:21,750 --> 00:03:31,010 on that so call Councilman Stanschewski yes Councilman Pintola yes Councilman Westcott yes 29 00:03:31,010 --> 00:03:34,710 Councilor Manning. Yes. Mayor Putnam. Yes. 30 00:03:35,670 --> 00:03:39,870 Madam City, make a motion to approve following payments A through K. 31 00:03:40,710 --> 00:03:45,130 Motion. Second. Any comments? 32 00:03:48,290 --> 00:03:51,370 Roll call. Councilman Santosheski. Yes. 33 00:03:51,830 --> 00:04:00,090 Councilman Tintola. Yes. Councilman Westcott. Yes. Councilor Manning. Yes. Mayor Putnam. Yes. 34 00:04:00,090 --> 00:04:00,250 Yes. 35 00:04:02,330 --> 00:04:12,930 I'd like to make a motion to table item number four as we are waiting for a report from 36 00:04:12,930 --> 00:04:15,050 the, what do you call that, Joe? 37 00:04:15,750 --> 00:04:16,370 Actuarial. 38 00:04:16,810 --> 00:04:21,210 Actuarial report based on the pension conditions of the contract. 39 00:04:22,410 --> 00:04:23,030 Second. 40 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,700 Roll call vote on the motion to table. 41 00:04:30,460 --> 00:04:32,060 Councilor Stanishevsky. 42 00:04:36,890 --> 00:04:38,170 I don't think we're in there anymore. 43 00:04:38,890 --> 00:04:39,870 Maybe drop out. 44 00:04:40,890 --> 00:04:42,110 Connection might have dropped out. 45 00:04:42,870 --> 00:04:43,690 Councilor Pintola? 46 00:04:45,310 --> 00:04:45,630 Yes. 47 00:04:46,130 --> 00:04:47,050 Councilor Westcott? 48 00:04:47,570 --> 00:04:47,750 Yes. 49 00:04:48,210 --> 00:04:48,970 Councilor Manning? 50 00:04:49,410 --> 00:04:49,810 Yes. 51 00:04:50,210 --> 00:04:50,950 Mayor Patnam? 52 00:04:51,570 --> 00:04:51,750 Yes. 53 00:04:52,610 --> 00:04:53,710 Item 5. 54 00:04:53,870 --> 00:04:57,570 Motion to promulgate and adopt the City of Washington's operation plan. 55 00:04:58,650 --> 00:04:59,110 So move. 56 00:04:59,990 --> 00:05:00,410 Second. 57 00:05:00,410 --> 00:05:00,430 Thank you. 58 00:05:01,970 --> 00:05:02,990 Any comment? 59 00:05:04,570 --> 00:05:10,070 I'd just like to thank Chief Coleman, Chief Wilson, and everybody that had a hand in putting this plan together. 60 00:05:10,610 --> 00:05:14,950 So we get to set up for any further emergencies that we may have. 61 00:05:15,770 --> 00:05:17,210 So thanks again, Chiefs. 62 00:05:18,010 --> 00:05:18,330 Thank you. 63 00:05:18,730 --> 00:05:19,070 Thank you. 64 00:05:22,410 --> 00:05:23,610 Councilman Pintola. 65 00:05:24,490 --> 00:05:24,630 Yes. 66 00:05:25,050 --> 00:05:25,850 Councilman Westcott. 67 00:05:26,370 --> 00:05:26,530 Yes. 68 00:05:26,970 --> 00:05:27,670 Councilman Manning. 69 00:05:28,170 --> 00:05:28,510 Yes. 70 00:05:28,910 --> 00:05:29,610 Mayor Patnam. 71 00:05:30,250 --> 00:05:30,430 Yes. 72 00:05:31,490 --> 00:05:43,930 Item 6, the motion to approve payment to Washington is ruled in the amount of $27,000, $3,000, $1,000, and for their portion of 2009 violence received from housing never been developed. 73 00:05:44,970 --> 00:05:51,430 Motion. Second. Any comments? Roll call. 74 00:05:51,830 --> 00:05:55,410 Councilman Stanishevsky. Councilman Pintola. 75 00:05:57,750 --> 00:06:03,470 Councilman Westcott? Yes. Councilman Manning? Yes. Mayor Pattenham? Yes. 76 00:06:05,990 --> 00:06:17,030 Item 7. Make a motion to approve a retirement of City, Washington, Police and Senate Royals, the effect of March 13, 2020 to pay all money to in a salary ordinance according to motion. 77 00:06:17,030 --> 00:06:22,690 motion. Sit back in. In the comments. Congratulations, Roy, 78 00:06:22,750 --> 00:06:23,930 thank you for your years of service. 79 00:06:28,350 --> 00:06:29,930 I'd like to ask you out for the 80 00:06:29,930 --> 00:06:30,950 west side of the 81 00:06:34,090 --> 00:06:39,280 year and wish him a lot of best roll call. 82 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:46,080 Councilman Pintola. Yes. Councilman Westcott. Yes. Councilman 83 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:55,120 Manny. Yes. Mayor Patnam. Yes. Item number. Before we make this 84 00:06:55,120 --> 00:07:00,500 I'd like to amend it to say motion of agreement for the Clare Drive Emergency Act 85 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:06,740 of the Australian Township Contents on the removal of July 7, which is the 86 00:07:06,740 --> 00:07:10,000 paint engineering legal fee. 87 00:07:12,090 --> 00:07:15,810 Did you get all that? I didn't hear all of that. 88 00:07:16,750 --> 00:07:21,390 Yes, it's amendment to, it's a motion to approve the agreement Clare Drive 89 00:07:21,390 --> 00:07:26,890 contingent upon balsabane township agreeing to eliminate seven from the 90 00:07:26,890 --> 00:07:28,510 agreement. Okay. 91 00:07:30,780 --> 00:07:36,880 I'll make a motion on that. I'll second. Any comment? 92 00:07:39,690 --> 00:07:39,850 All right 93 00:07:39,850 --> 00:07:43,150 roll call. Councillor Schuss, here I see you're back in there. 94 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:53,020 Councillor Contola. Yes. Councillor Mlesscott. Yes. Councillor Manning. Yes. 95 00:07:57,900 --> 00:07:58,660 Mayor 96 00:07:58,660 --> 00:08:02,380 final reading of ordinance number one nine three six bill number four of 97 00:08:02,380 --> 00:08:13,040 two thousand and stated on the agenda. Motion. Second. Any comment. Roll call. 98 00:08:13,860 --> 00:08:24,000 Councilor St. Ashasky. Councilor Pintola. Yes. Councilor Manny. Yes. 99 00:08:27,460 --> 00:08:28,080 Mayor 100 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:32,740 number 10 there will be no vote required but it's the first reading of ordinance number 1937 101 00:08:32,740 --> 00:08:37,280 bill number five of 2020 as listed any 102 00:08:39,970 --> 00:08:46,210 questions on that ordinance no all right resolutions item 103 00:08:46,210 --> 00:08:51,550 number 11 motion to approve resolution number five of 2020 to adopt the declaration of emergency 104 00:08:51,550 --> 00:08:57,330 for Steve Washington Washington County, Pennsylvania as it pertains to existing public health emergency 105 00:08:57,330 --> 00:08:59,790 the associate with the spread of the coronavirus, 106 00:09:00,390 --> 00:09:02,890 retroactive from March 24, 2020, 107 00:09:03,430 --> 00:09:04,670 until the end of July, 2020, 108 00:09:05,030 --> 00:09:07,210 or until the governor's worth list 109 00:09:07,210 --> 00:09:08,710 the emergencies after the revolution. 110 00:09:09,850 --> 00:09:10,530 Motion. 111 00:09:11,370 --> 00:09:11,830 Second. 112 00:09:13,450 --> 00:09:14,130 Any comment? 113 00:09:16,610 --> 00:09:17,030 Roll call. 114 00:09:17,510 --> 00:09:18,350 Council in Pintola? 115 00:09:19,050 --> 00:09:19,250 Yes. 116 00:09:19,690 --> 00:09:20,570 Council in Westcott? 117 00:09:21,090 --> 00:09:21,290 Yes. 118 00:09:21,710 --> 00:09:22,430 Council in Manning? 119 00:09:22,990 --> 00:09:23,290 Yes. 120 00:09:23,710 --> 00:09:24,410 Mayor Patnam? 121 00:09:25,270 --> 00:09:25,470 Yes. 122 00:09:26,450 --> 00:09:34,050 Okay, any elected official reports, maps, I guess, still out, Councilman Contola? 123 00:09:36,340 --> 00:09:37,500 I'm not the new report. 124 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:38,740 All right. 125 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:40,080 Councilman West got it. 126 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:41,500 Just need a report. 127 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:45,520 I'll let everybody know that they're going to start restoration on Maiden Street Monday, 128 00:09:46,540 --> 00:09:47,680 approval by Penn Dot. 129 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:53,760 They're going to fix the patches for the time being and later on, they're going to come 130 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,080 back and mail and pay Maiden Street. 131 00:09:56,080 --> 00:10:00,840 So just over here as it did talk to Chief Wilson and Chief Wilson made a recommendation 132 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:04,800 we wouldn't be using the police officers because of the coronavirus. 133 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,480 So the dispute everybody heads up there's going to start the work on Monday. 134 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:10,640 Okay, great. 135 00:10:10,780 --> 00:10:11,640 Thank you. 136 00:10:11,660 --> 00:10:16,620 And now I think in one last thing, 68 prospects has been flooding pretty regularly again. 137 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:18,340 We looked at that problem last year. 138 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:23,460 I'm going to I like to get counsel or make counsel where I like to talk to Sarah about some 139 00:10:23,460 --> 00:10:32,260 Also, I know she gave us some plans or some thoughts as to what we could do there. I like to follow up with that and try to get a number to fix the problem on prospect. 140 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:34,520 Okay. 141 00:10:36,950 --> 00:10:37,830 So I have a mirror. 142 00:10:38,410 --> 00:10:47,570 All right. Can I'd like to add Sarah's email that she sent out with the her update on monthly her monthly reports at that. 143 00:10:49,350 --> 00:10:50,890 Add that to the record meeting. 144 00:10:52,070 --> 00:10:52,470 Yes. 145 00:10:55,350 --> 00:11:10,710 Yes, mayor. Thank you. First I want to thank Chiefs Coleman and Chief Wilson for all the work that they've been doing to adapt the city with our emergency plans for the COVID-19 crisis that's gripping America. 146 00:11:11,370 --> 00:11:16,030 Second, because of that, we're very well aware of how this is affecting small businesses. 147 00:11:16,030 --> 00:11:21,470 City of Washington is made up primarily of small, mostly family-owned businesses. 148 00:11:22,350 --> 00:11:27,130 And so, Lynn Galusian, I had a conference call earlier this week with Michael Foreman 149 00:11:27,130 --> 00:11:31,010 from the Department of Community and Economic Development from the Commonwealth. 150 00:11:32,230 --> 00:11:36,370 He provided a lot of great information, Lynn's been very good about posting that information 151 00:11:36,370 --> 00:11:37,370 to our website. 152 00:11:37,690 --> 00:11:39,850 It's on the homepage under a large red banner. 153 00:11:40,670 --> 00:11:44,630 So there's a lot of information there for small businesses within the City of Washington 154 00:11:44,630 --> 00:11:52,170 to access for loans, extended business plans, things of that nature, to help them through 155 00:11:52,170 --> 00:11:57,490 this because we know, because of the stay-at-home orders and everything, this has been devastating to 156 00:11:57,490 --> 00:12:02,570 the economy, so we wanted to be as helpful as we could. So I want to thank Lynn for doing that, 157 00:12:02,710 --> 00:12:08,410 and please direct any businesses you know or anybody that's struggling through this time to the City 158 00:12:08,410 --> 00:12:13,890 of Washington website, the homepage, and look for that information there and contact me directly. 159 00:12:14,630 --> 00:12:16,710 happy to assist them that I can. 160 00:12:17,270 --> 00:12:17,730 Thank you, Mayor. 161 00:12:18,870 --> 00:12:19,170 All right. 162 00:12:22,290 --> 00:12:24,390 From my side, again, I'd like to echo 163 00:12:24,950 --> 00:12:27,650 previous statements of thanking the chief and the staff 164 00:12:27,650 --> 00:12:30,950 for doing everything they can for the city through this tough 165 00:12:30,950 --> 00:12:31,250 time. 166 00:12:31,990 --> 00:12:34,810 To let everybody know what Joe said, I 167 00:12:34,810 --> 00:12:36,490 was on a conference call this morning 168 00:12:36,490 --> 00:12:39,430 with Senator Constell, his staff. 169 00:12:40,810 --> 00:12:43,670 He provided some information, which I sent out to the group 170 00:12:43,670 --> 00:12:49,930 on the the cares package that was passed last week into law and also there's some 171 00:12:49,930 --> 00:12:56,830 some new guidance on additional CDBG funds that will be available. One of the 172 00:12:56,830 --> 00:13:00,870 questions that was asked was can that funding be used on city government? 173 00:13:01,570 --> 00:13:07,770 The system is going to look into that as we all know ripenages will be down this 174 00:13:07,770 --> 00:13:14,330 year. I know business privilege, mercantile, parking, probably property tax out of 175 00:13:14,330 --> 00:13:20,350 Matt with a lot of people being unemployed. There's just a lot of a lot of 176 00:13:20,350 --> 00:13:22,990 challenges that we're going to face as this year goes on, which would 177 00:13:22,990 --> 00:13:31,040 lost revenue. So we need to be mindful of all spending going for I don't have 178 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:36,140 anything else back. Is there anything from your side that on the on the 179 00:13:36,140 --> 00:13:43,900 issues that we need to be aware of forward nothing that I can think of mayor okay mayor I 180 00:13:43,900 --> 00:13:50,680 wanted to let you know that um mr. Jay sick and probably Miss Anderson would want to ask council 181 00:13:50,680 --> 00:13:58,390 and mayor questions after everybody else logs out is that okay yeah they've got uh I've got 182 00:13:58,390 --> 00:14:06,970 everybody's phone number they can probably be easier to do those as a phone. Yeah, I agree. 183 00:14:07,830 --> 00:14:13,350 Okay, I don't know if you heard that John Katie, but you can call them here or counsel and ask 184 00:14:13,350 --> 00:14:20,930 them any questions that you have. Okay, thank you. All right, next regular meeting of City Council, 185 00:14:20,930 --> 00:14:23,490 We mean Thursday, May 7th at 1 p.m. 186 00:14:24,390 --> 00:14:27,730 Gender held on a 4th at 1 p.m. 187 00:14:28,090 --> 00:14:35,370 That is subject to change as this pandemic becomes more fluid. 188 00:14:36,230 --> 00:14:37,950 So I'd like to have lunch during the meeting.