Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Thursday, June 27, 2024 07:00 PM Municipal Building – 34 N. Liberty Street West Alexander, PA 15376

1.CALL MEETING TO ORDER:

2.PRAYER:

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

4.ANNOUNCEMENT OF RECORDING:

  1. a.The Township is not recording the June 27, 2024 meeting

5.ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS:

  1. An Executive Session was held on May 23, 2024 from 8:45 pm to10:35 pm for Personnel, Contracts and Grievances.

    An Executive Session was held on June 4, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm for Grievances and Personnel.

    An Executive Session was held on June 12, 2024 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Grievances.

6.SUPERVISORS PRESENT ROLL CALL:

  1. a.Jim Bauer

  2. b.Randy Polan

  3. c.Edward Shingle

7.MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA GIVING THE CHAIRMAN THE PRIVILEGE TO ADJUST.

8.PUBLIC COMMENT: Comments on Agenda items only

9.APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

  1. a.Motion to approve the Minutes from the Business Meeting on May 23, 2024

    Motion to approve the Minutes from the Agenda Meeting on June 18, 2024

10.FINANCIAL BUSINESS:

  1. a.Motion to approve the Township General Fund Bills.

  2. b.Motion to approve the Township Water & Sewer Fund Bills.

  3. c.Motion to approve the Township Liquid Fuels (State Fund) Bills.

  4. d.Motion to approve the Township Act 13 Fund Bills. 

    *The donations to the West Alexander Volunteer Fire Department and the Claysville Borough Volunteer Fire Department are on this list.

11.DEPARTMENT REPORTS: 

  1. a.Fire Report - Given at the Agenda Meeting June 18, 2024

  2. b.Police Report - Given at the Agenda Meeting June 18, 2024

  3. c.Code Enforcement Report - Supervisors were given the report at the Agenda Meeting June 18, 2024

12.RIGHT TO KNOW REPORT:

  1. a.Number of Right to Know Request Received

  2. b.4 RTK'S from  T. Iams

APPEALS 

13.OLD BUSINESS:

  1. a.Wheeling Water Contract

  2. b.Water & Sewer Authority - 

    1.) Approve draft Resolution with changes to dissolve the West Alexander Donegal Township Municipal Authority.

    2).  Approve Advertising the dissolution of the West Alexander Donegal Township Municipal Authority.

    3.)  Approve Solicitor to dissolve West Alexander Donegal Township Municipal Authority Entity with the appropriate authorities.

    4.) Approval of Resolution #2024-2 forming the Donegal Township Water & Sewer Authortiy

  3. c.Approve submitting application with assistance from the Township Engineer for the dirt and gravel program for: 1.) Buck Run Bridge 2.) Ramage Road 3.) Pogue Road

  4. d.Approve transferring $51,322.83 back to the Liquid Fuels Fund per the 2022 audit.

14.NEW BUSINESS:

  1. Gerald Berghoff - Service address:  I70 and Burnsville Road.  He had a water leak, the leak has been repaired, he would like a sewage credit of $359.00 dollars.

  2. Tredd Barton - 167 Main Street is asking for a sewage credit ($10.00).  He took 1000 gallons of water from 167 Main Street to his farm.  

  3. July 10, 2024 PA Rural Water is holding a seminar on Aging Water & Wastewater Infrastructure - Repair or Replace.

    Fee $100.00 Randy Polan indicated he would like to attend this.

  4. Approve the purchase of a PTO for the repair of the Woods BW 1260 mower.  Received the following quotes:

    Knights                 $1,873.00

    Log Cabin             $1,784.00

  5. Approve the purchase of stamps/envelopes for mailing a survey form to the residents that are on the Donegal Township Water System for the Lead and Copper line Inventory and any other mailings.

  6. Approve Harshman Group to prepare and design architectural drawings for restrooms to be added to the Community Center.

  7. Tunnel Ridge - Memorandum of Understanding Old National Pike Waterline Extension

  8. Water Meter Pilot Program not to exceed $12,600.00

  9. Loop Pump Station second pump: Harshman Group is to get us a cost on a rental of the pump and the cost on purchasing the pump outright.

  10. Police Contract - Claysville Borough

  11. Set dates and time for Budget Workshop Meetings and approve advertising.

    August 6th

    August 27th

    September 9th

    October 8th

    October 22nd

  12. Appointment of Emergency Response Coordinator

  13. Transition of Secretary/Treasurer position from Jamie M. Schaller to Alexandria Rios Lopez effective August 1, 2024

15.DISCUSSION (ACTION) ITEMS:

  1. a.(FYI)  Range Resources - Donegal 30 Tank Pad Site  -  106 Grimes Road

    Applying to modify its coverage under the General Permit WMGR123. They want to increase compacity with one 22,000 bbl nominal capacity open-air storage tank and associated equipment to act as a water
    Reuse Water Storage Facility. 

  2. b.(FYI)  Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission - Dutch Fork Temporary Stream Crossing.  They are applying for a Water Obstruction Permit through DEP to remove debris.

  3. c.(FYI)   West Penn Power is applying for coverage with the DEP for a Waiver 3 associated with stream and wetland crossings for replacement and expansion of overhead electric transmission line.

    Site Location - Beginning near the intersection of Pogue Road and Dry Ridge Road following south along Dry Ridge Road until the intersection of Ealy Road.  Ealy Road to the east until it intersects with Lake Road.  This is all within West Penn Powers existing right of way.

    Once to Lake Road, West Penn Power is proposing a new ROW and structures following Lake Road south from Ealy Road to Hicks Road.

  4. d.Range Resources - Well Location Plat for the JONES ROBERT 12046 3H-5H, 10-H-12H Well.

16.EXECUTIVE SESSION:

17.PUBLIC COMMENTS:

18.ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING: