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Union City Council approves $400,000 bridge grant application, paving payments and related financial actions
Summary
Union City Borough Council unanimously approved a resolution to apply for a $400,000 Multimodal Transportation grant for a Willow Street bridge replacement, authorized payments for 2024 paving work and county aid allocations, approved Renaissance Grant awards and agreed to transfer capital funds to a higher‑yield PLGIT account. Several operational items were also authorized.
Union City Borough Council unanimously approved a resolution to apply for a $400,000 Multimodal Transportation Fund grant to help finance replacement of the Willow Street bridge.
The resolution, moved by Councilor Osborn and seconded by Councilor Kerns, passed without objection. Council also approved a series of related financial and streets actions at the June 25 meeting at First Global Methodist Church.
Council approved payment on a Cross Paving invoice totaling $104,740.81, charging $92,130 to the Liquid Fuels account and $12,610.81 to the General Fund. The motion to disburse Liquid Fuels funds was made by Councilor Steadman and seconded by Councilor Kerns and carried unanimously.
The council passed a separate resolution to apply $15,625 in County Aid toward the Suit‑Kote seal coat payment for the 2024 seal coat project. That motion was moved by Councilor Joyce, seconded by Councilor Osborn and approved unanimously.
Council discussed reusing millings from the paving project; Union Township agreed to truck and grind millings and track usage. The council authorized sending two to three loads of millings to the American Legion ballfield to stabilize a problematic driveway. The motion was made by Councilor Osborn and seconded by Councilor Joyce and carried unanimously.
On community grants, Borough Manager Cindy Wells reported receipt of a $100,000 ECGRA Renaissance Grant award. The council reviewed six Renaissance Grant applications totaling $27,127.65; with $18,425.49 available, the council approved four applications totaling $17,675 for the 2023–24 grant period and directed that two remaining applications totaling $9,452.65 be carried into the 2024–25 grant cycle. The motion was made by Councilor Joyce and seconded by Councilor Osborn.
For treasury management, the council authorized opening a PLGIT Checking & Prime account and transferring approximately $140,000 from the Capital Equipment account at Northwest to the new account to capture a higher interest rate. Councilor Kerns moved the authorization, Councilor Steadman seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Council also approved posting removed playground equipment from Southwest Park for sale on Municibid. Councilor Kerns moved the action, seconded by Councilor Steadman; the motion passed unanimously.
The meeting concluded with routine procedural business and an adjournment at 7:21 p.m.; the council then entered an executive session to discuss personnel and contracts. The Solicitor is expected to present written findings on the UC Chair matter by mid‑July, according to the manager's update.
