French Creek Council of Governments. Meeting Notice and Agenda

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1 TO: All French Creek Members Meeting Notice and Agenda You are cordially invited to the next meeting of the French Creek COG When: Thursday, April 19 th, 2018 Where: Chamber of Commerce Office AGENDA: Time: 11:30 a.m. 1. Public Comment 2. Administrative Matters A. Action - Approve Minutes of January 18 th, 2018 Enclosed Hoovler B. Action - Accept Treasurer s Report Enclosed Swavey C. Action Approve payment of $200 PACOG Dues and $40.34 Domain Hoovler D. Action Approve Lyle Hoovler as Delegate Hoovler and Dick Deiss as Alternate Delegate for PACOG E. Action - Accept 2017 Audit Report Enclosed Dunlap 3. Approve Union Township as a French Creek COG member Hoolver 4. URETEK USA, Inc Presentation Jeff Skuba Pavement, Bridge and Culvert Preservation Specialists 5. RoadBotics Presentation Annie Tamburro 6. Update on Joint Bidding for Road Projects Dunlap 7. Other Business All 8. Next meeting is on July 19 th, 2018 and will be at Chamber Office on Diamond Park

2 Meeting of JANUARY 18 th, 2018 MINUTES Present: Lori Swavey, Vernon Township Fritz Snyder, Vernon Township Robert Horvat, Vernon Township Jill Dunlap, West Mead Township Renee Hayes, Woodcock Township Debra Merritt, Cambridge Township Jill Withey, Redevelopment Authority Tom Cholak, Redevelopment Authority Lyle Hoovler, Sadsbury Township Dick Deiss, East Mead Township Christopher Soff, Crawford County Commissioner Lisbet Searle-White, Crawford County Solid Waste Authority Public Comment: None Administrative Matters: Administrative Matters: The delegates for each municipality for 2018 are as follows: Vernon Township: Fritz Snyder, Robert Horvat (1 st Alternate) City of Meadville: Sean Donahue, Nancy Mangilo-Bittner (1 st Alternate) West Mead Township: John Shartle, Mike Jordan (1 st Alternate) East Mead Township: Dick Deiss, Larry Mattocks (1 st Alternate) Cambridge Township: Kevin Cole, Charlie Bauer (1 st Alternate) Woodcock Township: Renee Hayes, Randy Chess (1 st Alternate) Sadsbury Township: Lyle Hoovler, Kevin VanHonk (1 st Alternate) Greenwood Township: Cecil Stevenson, Doug Stevenson (1 st Alternate) Crawford Central School District: Jeff Rose, Delwood Smith (1 st Alternate) Crawford County Commissioners: Christopher Soff, Francis Weiderspahn (1 st Alternate) Redevelopment Authority of City of Meadville: Tom Cholak, Jill Withey (1 st Alternate) Meadville Area Sewer Authority: Frank Duda, Nathan Zieziula (1 st Alternate) Meadville Area Water Authority: Jeff Miller, Yvonne Shaffer Meadville Area Recreation Authority: Jay Verno, Kileigh Feldmiller (1 st Alternate) Crawford County Solid Waste Authority: Brenda Schmidt, Lisbet Searle-White (1 st Alternate) A. Reorganization: Jill Withey noted the nominating committee wished to nominate Lyle Hoovler for Chairman, Kevin Cole for Vice Chairman, Jill Dunlap for Secretary and Lori Swavey for Treasurer. Christopher Soff moved to close the nominations and accept the nominations as presented. Tom Cholak seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved.

3 B. Subcommittees: Jill Withey noted the nominating committee wished to nominate Dick Deiss, Brenda Schmidt, Charlie Bauer and Sean Donahue to serve on the Tire/Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Subcommittee; Rose Mumau, Renee Hayes, Debra Merritt and Yvonne Shaffer to serve on the Audit Subcommittee; Jill Withey, Jill Dunlap and Guy O Neil to serve on the Nominating Subcommittee; Lyle Hoovler and Kevin Cole to serve on the Membership Subcommittee and Jay Verno, John Amato and Dave Dickson to serve on the Gas and Energy Subcommittee. Lori Swavey moved to close the nominations and accept the nominations as presented. Fritz Snyder seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. C. Approval of Minutes: Lori Swavey made a motion to approve the October 19 th, 2017 minutes as presented. Christopher Soff seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. D. Treasurer s Report: Lori Swavey presented the Treasurer s Report. Dick Deiss made a motion to accept the Treasurer s Report as presented and ratify to renew the CD at Mercer County State Bank. Fritz Snyder seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. Fritz Snyder made a motion to ratify the payment of the Meadville Tribune bill for advertisement of 2018 meeting dates in the amount of $ Tom Cholak seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. Crawford County Recycling Program Update: Lisbet Searle-White of the Crawford County Solid Waste Authority provided information on the status of recycling in Crawford County. She noted a Solid Waste Study was completed with the help of Michelle Nestor. The removal of the blue bins from all sites was the result of lost funding at the county level, higher costs of $ per load from the hauler and contamination by numerous individuals. Also discussed were various dumping and burning issues faced by many municipalities. She provided a handout with options for trash and recycling collection and information learned from the study. Christopher Soff noted there have been numerous discussions at the county level involving improving services and a proposed Senate Bill 800 that may result in the establishment of convenience centers. Anyone interested in additional information can contact Lisbet Searle-White or Brenda Schmidt directly. Other Business: Lyle Hoovler noted the annual Joint Purchasing and Road Work Projects meeting will be held on February 1, 2018 at the West Mead Township building and the Audit Committee will meet on February 15, 2018 at the Vernon Township building. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 19 th, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. at the Chamber Office on Diamond Park. Christopher Soff made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 11:55 p.m. Tom Cholak seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. Respectfully Submitted, Jill Dunlap Secretary

4 Balance Sheet April 19, 2018 ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings Mercer CD 3, Mercer County State Bank 1, Total Checking/Savings 4, Total Current Assets 4, TOTAL ASSETS 4, LIABILITIES & EQUITY Equity Retained Earnings 4, Net Income Total Equity 4, TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 4, TRIAL BALANCE AS OF APRIL 19, 2018 Mercer County CD $ 3, Mercer County State Bank $ 1, Accounts Receivable $ - Undeposited Funds $ - Accounts Payable $ - Retained Earnings $ 4, Advertising $ - Contributions $ - Dues and Subscriptions $ Interest $ - $ 4, $ 4,554.05

5 February 15, 2018 Jill Dunlap, Administrative Secretary 1150 Morgan Village Road Meadville, PA Re: 2017 Audit Dear COG Members: As provided under Article VII/Finances of the French Creek COG Bylaws, the financial representatives from Member Governments conducted a financial audit on February 15, 2018 for the year January 1 December 31, Financial Reports were prepared on a Cash Basis and are hereby submitted with this report. The records are in good order and there are no findings to report. Respectfully Submitted on Behalf of the Auditing Committee, Rose A. Mumau Rose A. Mumau, Sadsbury Township Auditing Committee: Debra Merritt, Cambridge Township Rose Mumau, Sadsbury Township Renee Hayes, Woodcock Township

6 Financial Report For the Period Ending December 31, 2017 Cash Basis Beginning Cash Balance as of 01/01/2017 $ 1, RECEIPTS: Grant Receipts $ 3, Tire-Recycling Project Donations $ Interest on CD $ 6.37 Total Receipts $ 4, TOTAL AVAILABLE: $ 5, EXPENDITURES: Administrative Fees (Advertising) $ Dues & Subscriptions $ Tire-Recycling Project Costs $ 3, Total Expenditures $ 3, Ending Cash Balance as of 12/31/2017 $ 1, Accounts: Certificate of Deposit - Balance 12/31/17 $ 3, Checking - Balance 12/31/17 $ 1, TOTAL: $ 4, Audit Completed 2/15/2018 Rose Mumau, Sadsbury Township Debra Merritt, Cambridge Township Renee Hayes, Woodcock Township