Meeting Agenda

Council Meeting
Crawford Center Building, Council Room, 511 Hill Street, Emlenton, PA 163 73
Agenda Council Meeting November 2nd 2026 at 6:00PM

Present : D. Bell, L. McNany, T. Russell, B. Fletcher, S. Evans, B. Beikert, Secretary L. Carr, Maintenance Supervisor T. Cooper, Chief R. Deloe, Mayor B. Wagner, Solicitor M. Sloat

Excused: Secretary C. Wilson

Pledge of Allegiance

Meeting called to order:

Visitors: Deb Sobina (ORA), Linda Miller (Grant Writing) and Dan Newbury (Tax Collector)

• Motion to Accept October minutes
• Motion to accept October receipts
• Motion to accept November expenditures

Motion to fill the open council seat with Robin Knight

Police Report: Chief R. Deloe
• Monthly Police Report
• Approval for the police department to have a credit card
• Motion to hire a 4th part-time police officer

Fire Department 
• Monthly Report

Maintenance Report: T. Cooper

• Maintenance Report
• Loads of brush pick up for the month of October

Old Business
• Ordinance for a permit to solicit in the Emlenton Borough – B. Beikert
• Junior Council Members from AC Valley School District
• Accepting the resignation of Emily Foust as auditor / who to hire to audit. Received an estimate from Mattern’s CPA in Emlenton $4,100.00

New Business
• Information received on combating Blight – attached
• Letter for support for borough PD, EVF and townships for grants and radios – S. Evans
• Contract for Mineral Spring Park Access Road / Ritchey Run-Resolution #478
• Solicitor for 2027 – Michael Sloat proposal
• Emergency Management leader
• Increase yearly donation to Foxburg Library – 2026 an amount of $150.00 was donated.
• Received money from the sale of 711 Chestnut Street and 504 Hill Street. Amount we want to send Land Bank.
• Interest in use of the Airport for Paragliding. See attached letter.
• Return building / office keys from Beth Fisher and Maria Rossman
•Hyperion Property – Tim Russell
• Street lights in the borough – can any be eliminated
• PSAB update – Sunshine Law – No amendments to the meeting agendas are permitted – see attachment
• No Maintenance sign on Walnut Street Extension – resident feels the borough should keep up with the maintenance on this road.

From The Secretary Desk:
• New completer / system has been updated and in use.
• Review final proposed budget.

Crawford Center/ORA Liaison Report:
• Information from Canadohta Security for updating security to the Crawford Center – attached.
• Minutes from the Oil Region Council of Governments – attached.
• Restroom Renovation estimate – attached.
• Estimate from McKenzie for security cameras
• Schedule for the Centinela of the Crawford Memorial High School / Crawford Center, in late 2028. The ORA and the VCHS will promote this event.

Parks ,Rec, and Town:
• Repairs to basketball court – Hiles states they had someone come look at it the week of October 5th and they need to pull out the basketball hoops/posts and reset them and also repaint the court.  They already have marked out and are finishing a project then scheduled to come to emlenton.
• Date to close the Pickleball court ever year – suggest date of November 1st.
• Hours for Splash Park for 2027 – reducing current hours (total cost of water for 2026 was $18,510.00)

Grants:
•DCED grant – Linda Miller  Information Attached.
• Letter request in supporting grant writing – T. Russell
• Brian Creighton / Horizon – Steps Estimated engineering costs – $2,000.00

Adjourn:

Council President, Douglas Bell

Borough Secretary, Lee Anne Carr, Carol Wilson