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Union City Council approves $400,000 Willow Street bridge grant application and a slate of paving and grant funding measures
Summary
At its June 25 meeting, the Union City Borough Council approved a $400,000 Multimodal Transportation grant application for a Willow Street bridge replacement, two tax-exoneration resolutions, multiple payments tied to 2024 paving work, account transfers and Renaissance grant awards; all motions passed unanimously.
Union City Borough Council on June 25 approved a package of motions that included applying for a $400,000 Multimodal Transportation Fund grant to replace the Willow Street bridge, exonerating taxes on two properties purchased by the Erie County Land Bank and approving several paving-related disbursements and account transfers.
The council, called to order by Councilor Cross, voted unanimously on each motion. Councilor Joyce moved to pass two tax-exoneration resolutions for 11 Maple Street and 48 Atlantic Street; Councilor Steadman seconded and the motion carried. The council separately approved a resolution to submit a $400,000 grant application for the Willow Street bridge replacement (motion by Councilor Osborn; second by Councilor Kerns). The meeting record shows each motion carried unanimously.
The council also approved payment on an invoice from Cross Paving for $104,740.81, allocating $92,130.00 from Liquid Fuels funds and $12,610.81 from the General Fund (motion by Councilor Steadman; second by Councilor Kerns). Councilors approved applying $15,625 in County Aid toward the Suit-Kote seal-coat payment (motion by Councilor Joyce; second by Councilor Osborn).
On material reuse from the paving project, councilors agreed that millings must be ground prior to reuse and authorized sending 2–3 loads to the American Legion ballfield to address driveway problems; Union Township agreed to truck and grind millings and to track usage. Council approved a recommendation of four Renaissance grant applications totaling $17,675 for the 2023/2024 grant period and to carry two remaining applications totaling $9,452.65 into 2024/2025 (motion by Councilor Joyce; second by Councilor Osborn).
Financial housekeeping measures included approval to open a new PLGIT Checking & Prime account and transfer approximately $140,000 from the Capital Equipment account at Northwest to earn a higher interest rate (motion by Councilor Kerns; second by Councilor Steadman). Council also approved posting removed playground equipment from Southwest Park on Municibid for sale (motion by Councilor Kerns; second by Councilor Steadman).
Police and public-safety updates preceded the votes. Mayor Robert Wolf thanked Police Chief David Pernice and Officer Shelly for traffic enforcement. Chief Pernice reported outreach to neighboring agencies about local fundraising totals and said Erie County detectives will fund overtime for planned festival coverage; he said a civil-service background check is in progress and that policy updates via Lexipol are awaiting solicitor review.
Council discussed proposed changes to the parking ordinance — including angled parking in Municipal Lot No. 2 — with Chief Pernice noting that license-plate-reader systems can assist investigations and Council asking Streets Supervisor Bob Phillips to review the lot layout. Proposed zoning changes related to small games of chance and allowing pools on adjoining vacant lots were deferred until the solicitor can attend a future meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m.; an executive session to discuss personnel and contracts followed from 7:22–8:17 p.m. with no action taken at the meeting.
