August 11, 2008 – Council Meeting
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Lake City Borough Council
August 11, 2008
Call to Order: Chairman Pro-Tem Potter called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call: Doug Harvey, Donna Komisarski, Colleen Loll-Illig, David Potter, Brad Tomlinson and Mayor Legansky were present. Earl Gollmer and James Reinwald were absent.
Appointed Officials Attending: Lynn E. Becker/Borough Manager, Kim Johnson/Chief of Police and Stacy Lawrence/Administrative Assistant.
Visitors Attending: Diana Fetterman, Richard Perry, Bettie Stephens, Ron Smith, Boyd and Audrey Richardson, Christine Rayburg, Calvin Lydic, Calvin Redder, Michael Lueck, Cindy Reickert, Frank Italiani, Merritt and Barbara Fish, Rick Herrick, Walt Crosby, Sandy Fuller, Cheri Seyler, Lori and Jeff DiFucci, Angie Seyler, Dan Heher, Matt Elliott, Ann DiFucci, Scott Mitchell, Scott and Kris Russin, Scott Korb, Pauline Young, Michelle and William Henry.
Diana Fetterman: appeared to ask why Earl Gollmer is allowed to be the President of Council. He investigates people, follows them around and tries to start fights. She also, wanted to know why Earl was allowed to contact the attorney at the tax payers expense for his personal agenda. She wants Earl Gollmer to resign.
Walt Crosby: appeared too ask for Earl Gollmer’s resignation. Mr. Crosby attended one meeting and after that meeting Earl was checking in to his business, voting status and is harassing him. If the harassment continues Walt will be suing Council and Earl Gollmer. President Potter apologized to Walt for the entire Council.
Cindy Reickert: appeared and stated Earl Gollmer should not be making comments regarding Lynn’s children it is inappropriate, ignorant and unnecessary.
Tree Removal: Kay Burch of 10015 Holly Drive requested permission to remove a dead tree in the right-of-way. Colleen Loll-Illig motioned Donna Komisarski seconded to allow the tree to be removed and replanted at the homeowners expense. All approved.
Beverly Taylor of 2570 Elk Street asked Council to consider removing a tree in the right-of-way at the borough expense. Colleen Loll-Illig motioned Doug Harvey seconded to allow the tree to be removed and replanted at their expense. All approved.
Katrina Johnson: of 1180 Maple Avenue requested an adjustment on her $1,202 water bill. Ms. Johnson had a leak which, has been repaired. Katrina is handicap and a single mother of four children. Colleen Loll-Illig motioned Donna Komisarski seconded to allow the bill to paid over one year.
Erie Zoo: The Mayor presented Scott Mitchell of Erie Zoo with a $1,000 check on behalf of the Lake City Borough Council and its residents. Scott expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Erie Zoo.
Rec. Board: Bettie Stephens representing the Elk Creek Recreation and Leisure Board asked for storage space in the basement. The board will keep everything organized on shelves. Council granted permission for the board to continue to have storage space in the basement.
Recycling: Calvin Lydick a representative of the Lake City Presbyterian Church asked council for permission to place a forty foot trailer at 1590 Lake Street (the old IGA property) for a recycling center of paper and aluminum products. Council granted permission for the trailer to be set on the property under the following conditions:
- They must have permission from the owner of the property.
- A zoning permit must be obtained.
- An annual valid recycling tonnage report must be submitted to the office.
Mike Lueck: of 2287 Maple Avenue voiced his concern regarding the group home on Maple Avenue. Mike stated the employees park their vehicles over the sidewalk, the yard is not maintained or installed and they are parking on the street causing a hazard. Council informed Mr. Lueck the home has one year to complete all construction activities, the yard is being installed in August and they are planning to install a driveway turn around to help with parking situation.
Penelec: Dan Heher Area Manager for Penelec appeared to explain their tree trimming practices. Penelec’s main objective is to provide safe, reliable electric service. Every time there is an outage they evaluate the cause of the outage and the leading causes of outages are trees. Penelec change their trimming practices to correct this situation to meet the Public Utility Commission standards. The new trimming practice is dramatic but has produced positive results. The trimming will occur on a four to five year cycle. Council asked for Penelec to abide by their four or five year tree trimming schedule so, homeowners aren’t so shocked when the trimming occurs. Penelec has installed a state-of-the-art automated dispatching center to better inform customers on outages. Customers must call-in outages to Penelec so they are aware of the problem. The dispatch center will then give callers information regarding the problem and a restoration time. Penelec is working with the Lake Erie Region Conservancy on a tree replacement program. If council or homeowners are having problems please contact him.
Minutes: Brad Tomlinson motioned Donna Komisarski seconded to accept the Minutes of the July 14, 2008, Council Meeting. Motion carried.
Bills for Approval: The Borough Manager added a Carter Lumber Invoice in the amount of $32.53 to the General fund bills. Colleen Loll-Illig motioned Donna Komisarski seconded to approve the August Bills as amended. All approved.
County Tree Program: Erie County will be including us in a tree grant program next year.
World Resource: The Borough Manager attended a meeting at the DEP regarding World Resource’s consent order. World Resource has been given until August 18, 2008 to correct the violations at the plant or their operation could be shut down. If World Resource gets shut down then we are allowed to use another company for emergency services and then place the contract out for bid. The DEP would like homeowners to report World Resource to their anonymous hotline if they see trash and recycling being mixed. The DEP recycling grant will require better certification from World Resource.
Maple Avenue Stormsewer: The Borough Crew went to look at the drainage hole on Maple Avenue. The Borough did install two pipes which run parallel with the road to provide drainage however, there is a third pipe which, the borough did not install which, also drains to the same site. The cost of installing a catch basin and guardrail is $3,115.52 which includes labor cost. The catch basin will allow the water to drain properly across the street.
Responsibility: The Borough Manager informed Council if the crew does work that is not our responsibility; it takes away from actual responsibilities. The Crew did clean out a catch basin on the Cherry Street Apartment property and a letter will be sent to the owner letting them know this is there responsibility.
Cherry Street Park: The basketball hoops were installed and the money from the memorial fund has been depleted. Doug Harvey asked about the memorial plaque. Colleen Loll-Illig motioned Doug Harvey seconded to use general fund money to complete the project at a reasonable cost. Motion carried. The Borough Manager and Doug Harvey will meet to discuss the plaque.
Overtime Time Report: The Borough Manager submitted and reviewed the overtime report with council.
Tree Stumps: The Borough Manager and Council knew the Borough would be responsible for removing the stumps from the trees Penelec removed. The Borough Manager will get quotes for stump removal for the next meeting.
Information: If Council needs further information before making a decision please call or email. If Council believes they don’t have enough information table the issue until enough information is received.
Compost Site: Girard Borough compost site will remain open. Fairview Evergreen Nursery would like man power. We are telling residents not to take compost to the sewer plant any longer. A couple tree services dump wood at the plant and crew remove the wood at the end of day. The Borough Manager will do more research on the Fairview Compost Site.
Gas and Diesel Bid: The following bids were received for Gas and Diesel Fuel:
Gasoline
- Erie Petroleum Inc. – Regular Grade #87 – $3.3614
- Reed Oil Co. – Regular Grade #87 – $3.3188
- Petroleum Traders Corp. – No Bid
Number of cents per gallon to be “added to” the current gross average OPIS prices for delivery of gasoline.
- Erie Petroleum Inc. ¢ .07
- Reed Oil Co. – ¢.1500
Diesel
- Erie Petroleum Inc. – Low Sulphur $3.7250
- Reed Oil Co. – Low Sulphur $3.7250
- Petroleum Traders Corp. – No Bid
Erie Petroleum Inc. (EPI) stipulates that if the fuel surcharge, currently at 35.5% ($4.60 per gallon) exceeds 38%, they will need to charge an additional amount for each delivery. EPI’s analysis indicates that an increase to $4.95 per gallon would produce a 39.00% fuel surcharge and result in an additional charge of $10.00 on a 7,500 gallon delivery.
Reed Oil Company (ROC) stipulates that their bid reflects only a 10% security (the bid requires a 50%). ROC will charge an additional 1% to meet the 50% requirement. That would mean for example that they are bidding ¢.10 per gallon delivery charge it would increase to ¢.101 per gallon.
Colleen Loll-Illig motioned Brad Tomlinson seconded to accept a three year bid from Erie Petroleum Inc. Motion carried.
Line Painting: Everhart Asphalt Maintenance Inc. submitted the only quote for line painting services in the amount of $3,500. Colleen Loll-Illig motioned Brad Tomlinson seconded to accept the quote from Everhart Asphalt. Motioned carried.
Rock Salt: The Erie Area Council of Governments will be soliciting bids for rock salt for the upcoming three years. Colleen Loll-Illig motioned Donna Komisarski seconded to bid for rock salt with the Erie Area Council of Governments.
Elected Officials: Donna Komisarski motioned Colleen Loll-Illig seconded to remove Earl Gollmer from the president position for the good of borough and its citizens. All agreed.
Nominations for President: David Potter open the nominations for President, Donna Komisarski nominated David Potter and Doug Harvey nominated Colleen Loll-Illig. No other nominations were made. All appointed David Potter except David Potter who abstained and Doug Harvey. The appointment carried.
Nominations for Chairman Pro-Tem: President Potter open the nominations for Chairman Pro-Tem, Donna Komisarski nominated Colleen Loll-Illig. No other nominations were made. All appointed Colleen Loll-Illig except Colleen Loll-Illig who abstained. The appointment carried.
Elected Officials: The Mayor informed council that Doctor Debbie Bishop is opening her office at the medical building on Martin Avenue on August 20, 2008.
Council received a copy of the Borough Council Handbook. He told members that they are only council persons in council chambers and only have authority in council chambers.
Adjourn: President Potter adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Stacy L. Lawrence
Administrative Assistant