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Union City council approves $400,000 bridge grant application, signs off on paving payments and multiple grants
Summary
Union City Borough Council unanimously authorized a $400,000 Multimodal Transportation grant application for a Willow Street bridge replacement and approved several financial actions including paving payments, county aid for seal coating, Renaissance grant awards, and transfer of capital funds to a higher-yield PLGIT account.
Union City Borough Council unanimously passed a resolution June 25 authorizing a $400,000 Multimodal Transportation Fund grant application to help pay for replacement of the Willow Street bridge. The motion, made by Councilor Osborn and seconded by Councilor Kerns, carried without dissent.
The resolution to apply for the multimodal grant was the central financial action of a meeting that also included a package of routine fiscal approvals. Council approved paying Cross Paving’s invoice of $104,740.81 for 2024 paving work, allocating $92,130.00 from Liquid Fuels funds and $12,610.81 from the General Fund. The vote to disburse liquid fuels funds was moved by Councilor Steadman and seconded by Councilor Kerns and passed unanimously.
Council also approved using $15,625 in County Aid toward the payment due to Suit-Kote for the 2024 seal-coat project (motion moved by Councilor Joyce, seconded by Councilor Osborn). Separately, the borough arranged for Union Township to grind and track millings from the paving project and approved providing 2–3 loads of millings to the American Legion ballfield to help address driveway issues.
On grants, Borough Manager Cindy Wells reported the borough received an ECGRA Renaissance Grant totaling $100,000. Council reviewed six Renaissance Grant applications totaling $27,127.65 and approved four awards totaling $17,675, leaving a $750.49 balance in the current grant fund; two applications totaling $9,452.65 were carried over to the 2024–25 grant period.
Financial housekeeping included approval to open a new PLGIT Checking & Prime account and transfer approximately $140,000 from the Capital Equipment account to earn higher interest; that motion was moved by Councilor Kerns and seconded by Councilor Steadman and carried unanimously. Council also approved posting removed playground equipment from Southwest Park for sale on Municibid.
Other agenda items included routine departmental reports: Police Chief David Pernice reviewed the May report and said additional officer coverage is planned for the French Creek Festival, with overtime funded by Erie County Detectives and assistance from Erie County courthouse officers. Streets Supervisor Bob Phillips reported completion of Cross Paving and Suit-Kote work for the 2024 paving projects and said Bentley Run stabilization is finished pending topsoil and seeding.
Council approved two tax-exoneration resolutions for properties purchased by the Erie County Land Bank (11 Maple Street and 48 Atlantic Street). Proposed changes to the parking ordinance, including a review of angled parking in Municipal Lot No. 2 and discussion of license-plate-reader capabilities, were discussed; zoning amendments related to small games of chance and pools on vacant adjoining lots were deferred until the solicitor can attend.
All recorded motions on the agenda were adopted unanimously. The meeting opened at 6:02 p.m., recessed for an executive session on personnel from 6:05–6:27 p.m., resumed, and adjourned at 7:21 p.m.; the council then held a second executive session on personnel and contracts from 7:22–8:17 p.m. No formal action was taken in the executive sessions.
