Regular
Meeting
July 21, 2009
The
regular meeting
of the
Millcreek Township
Board of
Supervisors was called
to order
at 9:33 a.m. by Chairman by Chairman Curtis in the Assembly Room of the
Millcreek Township Municipal Building. Present
were
Lawrence Curtis
,
Brian McGrath
,
Joseph Kujawa
,
Evan Adair
, Esq.,
Gail Jares
, Richard Morris, P.E. and Chief
Thomas Carlotti. Mr. Wolf and Mrs.
Vollbrecht was absent, as they were attending a seminar.
Following
the Pledge to the Flag, Mr. Curtis called for public comment on agenda items
other than development or rezoning applications.
No comments were received.
It
was moved by Mr. Kujawa and seconded by Mr. Curtis to approve the minutes of the
Board’s
June 2, 2009
meeting.
Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
It
was moved by Mr. Kujawa and seconded by Mr. McGrath to approve the minutes of
the Board’s
July 14, 2009
meeting.
Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
It
was moved by Mr. Kujawa and seconded by Mr. McGrath to approve payment of the
weekly bills of the General Fund and the Sewer Revenue Fund in the following
amounts, which motion carried by unanimous roll call vote:
General
Fund
$ 429,032.04
Sewer Revenue Fund
$ 292,747.41
Mr.
McGrath summarized the report of building construction in the Township during
the month of June 2009 and stated that a copy of the report is on file in the
Zoning Department.
On
recommendation by
James Sperry
, Mr. McGrath moved and Mr. Kujawa
seconded that the hourly rate of compensation for Kenneth Fromknecht for work in
the Parks & Recreation department be increased to $10.00.
There was no public comment. Motion
carried by unanimous roll call vote.
Mr.
McGrath stated that two exhaust stacks in the asphalt plant storage tanks had
collapsed and that William Hitchcock, Garage foreman, has recommended that
they’d be replaced. Mr. Hitchcock
sought quotations from three firms, one of which (William T. Spaeder Co.) was
not able to provide a proposal. Mr.
McGrath reported that proposals of $5,800.00 from Meeker Equipment and
$10,282.00 from Infernotherm had been received and moved that the Board award a
contract to Meeker Equipment at a price of $5,800.00.
Seconded by Mr. Kujawa and after no public comment was received, the
motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
Attorney
Adair recommended that the Board approve retention of Moody and Associates of
Meadville, Pennsylvania, to provide professional geologist consulting services
in connection with pending litigation, as per the retainer agreement and fee
schedule provided, and that Attorney Adair be authorized to sign and return the
retention agreement on behalf of the Board.
On motion by Mr. Kujawa, seconded by Mr. McGrath and after no public
comment was received, the motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
Chief
Carlotti recommended that Richard Moore and David Morgan be employed on a
full-time basis in the
Police
Department
Communications
Center
effective
July 21, 2009
to replace two employees who
recently resigned and retired. Chief
Carlotti stated that both persons understood and were to sign documents
confirming that the Township was not making assurances of long-term employment,
as it is expected that dispatch services will soon be assumed by
Erie
County
.
On motion by Mr. McGrath, seconded by Mr. Kujawa and after no public
comment was offered, the motion was approved by unanimous roll call vote.
Chief
Carlotti recommended that the Board approve employment of John Chimera and Sean
Baer for training as part-time dispatchers in the
Police
Department
Communications
Center
.
On motion by Mr. Kujawa, seconded by Mr. McGrath and after no public
comment was offered, the motion was approved by unanimous roll call vote.
Ray
Peterson, residing at
3303 West 40th Street
, asked whether progress was being
made on the public water matter. Mr.
Curtis and Mr. McGrath provided information as to the recent meeting of
representatives of the
Millcreek
and
Erie
water authorities.
Margaret
Richir, residing at
2565 West 22nd Street
, complained that the owner of the
property immediately to the west of her lot had recently constructed a fence and
left screws or bolts extending beyond the wood of the fence.
There
being no citizens to be heard and no further business to come before the Board,
it was moved by Mr. McGrath and seconded by Mr. Kujawa that the meeting be
adjourned. The motion carried and
the meeting was adjourned at
9:50 a.m.
Gail
Jares
Administration Secretary
APPROVED:
July 28, 2009
Lawrence
G. Curtis
Brian McGrath