PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE

The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Robert Spanko.

ROLL CALL: JOSEPH PERUS Present, BLAINE HULL Absent, RONALD LOYA Present, RANDY VOJTOWICZ Present, ROBERT SPANKO Present. ALSO: RUSS HEIPLE Present, SHANNAN KESTER Present.

GOOD AND WELFARE:

Sara Adams, Bruce and Brenda Pitt: Requesting a subdivision for property we own at 1438 Mineral Point Road. We are requesting to subdivide 1 lot into 2 lots.
Motion to approve subdivision made by Vojtowicz. 2nd by Peruso. 4 Ayes. Motion carried.
Steve Sewalk from the EADS Group:  would like to thank East Taylor for the opportunity to serve you. Just wanted to stop tonight to introduce myself and drop off a retainer agreement. There are 2 of them there.  There are a couple ways you can go about it, some Townships pay a quarterly fee and we come to every meeting and then there 1 that I only come when you need me and you pay me when I do work for you.
Heiple: How many other municipalities do you work for?
Mr. Sewalk: Companywide we serve a lot and we also serve a lot of authorities I serve Adams Township, Portage, Conemaugh Township Water Authorities, and East Taylor Water Authority
Heiple: We need to take a look at the contract and decide what we want and pass it at the next meeting.
Diane O’ Shea: Spoke about the benefits of participating in the 2010 Census and explained what is involved and also offered to either do the census for a fee if the Township chooses or volunteer to help whoever the township decides to put in charge of the census.

Motion made to get involved in the 2010 Census by Vojtowicz. 2nd by Peruso. Roll Call Vote: Peruso-Aye, Loya-Aye, Vojtowicz-Aye, Spanko-Aye. 4 Ayes. Motion Carried.

Brian Kudel: would like to subdivide my land and I would like to show you this and see if I need to change anything on there. 
Spanko: Do you have letters from the sewage and water authority?
Kudel: I didn’t know I needed them, so I have to have the letters before I can subdivide then.
Spanko: yes water, sewage
Vojtowicz: Bob Ritchey will have to look this over for the storm water management.
Tom Buchan: Here representing the Fire Department and would like to express our gratitude for your help with the radios. I don’t know if a lot of you know that the county changed the frequency for better coverage through the county and what it did was make all the radios we had obsolete by the end of the year so we would have to purchase all new radios so It was a great help with the money you gave us so thank you again.
Loya: what are you going to do with the old radios can you get rid of them to another municipality?
Mr. Buchan: It was brought to our attention that you would like a couple of the radios and that is fine. We will give you a few.
Vojtowicz: We can’t use them. I talked to the Fire Department and we need a license to use them because the frequency is on a fire band and Indiana County will still be using that frequency so we can’t be on the same frequency with them. 
Loya: but can possibly get rid of them like sell them to another community.
Mr. Buchan: Yes we can, but we are keeping a few of them for ourselves in case something big happens in the Township so we can communicate with each other but we wouldn’t be able to communicate with the 911 center, but the 911 center is maintain the license for them so they will still be usable through the county, the radio system is 1950’s technologies and a lot of the municipalities are moving off them.
Gerry Glacken: I thought it was mandatory
Mr. Buchan: Yes supposedly. That is the FCC regulations and eventual y the FCC wants to clear off those frequencies and move to other ones.
Vicki Svencer:  Mr. Buchan, we were told at the last meeting you needed these radios by January?
Mr. Buchan: Yes that is the anticipated date.
Vicki: Do they have the towers ready for them?
Mr. Buchan: Supposedly they are being constructed. Again we were told by the 911 center it was October but there was problems and now they are testing in November and will be ready by the end of the year.
Vicki: By January how much money would you have needed?
Vicki: We anticipated about $37,000.00
Vicki: Are you applying for another grant anywhere else because you got turned down from Homeland Security for a grant.
Mr. Buchan: Yes we are applying for a state grant that kind of mimics the other grant but what they do it put everyone who applies in a big pot and divides it up so we will get something we just don’t know how much. 
Vicki: After you get this grant you would then have asked the Township for funds like a request. Everyone else does. Look at the minutes, everyone else writes a written request.
Mr. Buchan : We were going to take a loan…
Vicki: What I am getting at is that when funds are given out or disbursed you should have a written request for funds. You should make a motion for when you disperse large amounts of funds you should have a written request. Because when we audit we have are to check for written requests and now we are not going to have one.
Vojtowicz: I think you are little out of line. We do not ever need to get a request  to fund our Fire Co. which we are governed by the Board of Supervisors to have to have to provide emergency services in this Township. We need no request from this Fire Department. What we did was perfectly legal. You are beating a dead horse.
Peruso: I think what Vicki is trying to say is that we did have enough time there and you have made a formal request in black and white ,and it would make the auditors job a lot easier.

Motion made to get a written formal request  from the Volunteer Services requesting money. No Second. Dead motion.

REVIEW OF THE MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2007
Motion to accept the minutes from the September 13th, 2007 meeting made by Vojtowicz. 2nd by Peruso. 4 Ayes. Motion Carried.

TREASURER’S REPORT
Motion to accept Treasurers Report for the month of September with the September bank statements for accounts 2 & 3 to be included next month made by Vojtowicz. 2nd by Spanko. Roll Call Vote: Peruso-Aye, Loya-Aye, Vojtowicz-Aye, Spanko-Aye. 4 Ayes. Motion Carried.

BILLS TO BE PAID
Motion made to pay the bills by Peruso. 2nd by Vojtowicz. Roll Call Vote: Peruso-Aye, Loya-Aye, Vojtowicz-Aye, Spanko-Aye. 4 Ayes. Motion Carried.
 REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN
Nothing to report
 REPORT OF THE VICE-CHAIRMAN
 Absent
 REPORT OF THE ROADMASTER
 Advertised for driver so I would like to set up dates for interviews and make some decisions on whom to hire.
 Also the Workers comp insurance company sent a letter about complying with safety standards and we need eyewash, first aid kits and fire extinguishers in all the vehicles. Motion made to purchase safety equipment made by Peruso.2nd by Vojtowicz.  Roll Call Vote: Peruso-Aye, Loya-Aye,  Vojtowicz-Aye, Spanko-Aye. 4 Ayes. Motion Carried.
                                
POLICE REPORT
 Nothing to report
REPORT OF THE BUILDING SUPERVISOR
Nothing to report
ENVIROMENTAL REPORT
Nothing to report
SOLICITORS REPORT
Jackson Township passed their Ordinance and inter-governmental agreement for Pudliner and we advertised for ours  for tonight.

Motion to accept Ordinance adopting Pudliner Lane as a Township Road made by Peruso. 2nd by Vojtowicz. 4 Ayes. Motion carried.
Motion to accept the Intergovernmental agreement with Jackson Township for Pudliner Lane made by Peruso. 2nd by Vojtowicz. 4 Ayes. Motion carried.
 Motion made to accept the Deed of Dedication for Pudliner Lane made by Spanko. 2nd by Vojtowicz. Roll Call Vote:   Peruso-Aye, Loya-Aye, Vojtowicz-Aye, Spanko-Aye. 4 Ayes. Motion Carried.

OLD BUSINESS
1. Township Ordinance assessment: Peruso:  Motion to hold off on the Ordinance assessment until after the budget made by Peruso. 2nd by Vojtowicz. 4 Ayes.
2. Generator for the Twp. Building Motion made to buy a generator including electrical fees, tank  and propane made by Vojtowicz. 2nd by Loya. Roll Call Vote: Peruso- Aye, Loya-Aye, Vojtowicz-Aye, Spanko-Aye. 4 Ayes. Motion carried.
3. Opening bids for Mele Street Property: No bids received.

NEW BUSINESS
1. Credit Application for the Blue-Jay for gas: Motion to apply for a credit card for the Blue Jay made by Spanko. 2nd by Loya. Roll Call Vote: Peruso-Aye, Loya- Aye, Vojtowicz- Aye, Spanko-Aye. 4 Ayes. Motion carried. 
2. Quote for Salt from American Rock Salt: Motion to accept the quote for salt from American Rock Salt made by Peruso. 2nd by Vojtowicz. Roll Call Vote: Peruso-Aye, Loya-Aye, Vojtowicz- Aye, Spanko- Aye. 4 Ayes. Motion carried. 
3. Set up Budget Workshops: Motion made to advertise for a budget workshop for Tues October 16th at 6:00 p.m. made by Vojtowicz. 2nd by Loya. Roll Call Vote: Peruso- Aye, Loya- Aye, Vojtowicz- Aye, Spanko- Aye. 4 Ayes. Motion carried.  
4. Department of Emergency Services: Requesting approval to name a road in the Twp. Motion made to approve the naming of a road in the Township Riders Road made by Vojtowicz. 2nd by Loya. 4 Ayes. Motion carried.
5. Department of Emergency Services: Letter about a request to rename Sozel Drive. Motion made to deny the request to rename Sozel Drive to Roadrunner Road made by Vojtowicz. 2nd by Loya. 4 Ayes. Motion carried.
 Motion requesting a donation of $500.00 to A.B.A.T.E  for toiletries  for the Veterans of the Veterans Home of Altoona made by Loya. 2nd by Spanko.  Roll Call Vote: Peruso-Aye, Loya-Aye, Vojtowicz- Aye, Spanko- Aye. 4 Ayes. Motion carried. 
Motion to adjourn made by Loya. 2nd by Vojtowicz. 4 Ayes. Motion carried.
ADJOURNEMENT  at 8:18 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Shannan Kester