Johnstown Area Public Service Coordination Meeting December 16, 2010 President: Len Hillegas Vice President: Pete Hohrun Treasurer: Pat Replogle Secretary: Tanya McCoy-Caretti Attendance: Pete Hohrun HF Lenz John Beck PennDOT Pat Replogle LR Kimball Tanya McCoy-Caretti LRKimball Mark Walker Walker Consulting Services John Beck PA DOT Neil Sivec Forest Hills Municipal Authority Keith Gardner First Energy The meeting was called to order at 11:45 am by President Len Hillegas. Minutes were accepted as read. Motion carried. The next regular monthly meeting will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday, January 20, 2010 location to be determined. Atlantic BB- Len Hillegas (not represented) 1. Strank Bridge relocate, received final design and waiting for Verizon to set poles & anchors. 2. 2011 project SR 3039 4 th Street Bridge rehab, 4181 sent our and plans to relocate for construction. 3. Replacing 1924 of direct buried underground coax on Welsh Valley Road. 4. Our current website has expired www.japscm.org. 5. New website can be viewed at www.japscc.org.
Cambria Emergency Management Services (not represented) Brian Feist leaving Cambria County Ron Springer named as replacement. Conemaugh Twp. Municipal Auth. (not represented) 1. Tire Hill Phase II Project-Work continues with this project in our water service area. Construction has gone very well. Work expected to be completed in Spring 2010. 2. CTMA field crew installing approx. 1,100 L.F. of new 2 SDR-21 waterline along Treasure Lane near Ideal. Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of October, 2009. 3. Blough Waterline Project-Spring 2010 construction (installation of new 8 and 6 water mains to serve the community of Blough, Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co.). Proposed to bid project Dec. 2009/Jan. 2010. More updates to follow. EADS ( not represented) 1. Pegasus Sewer Auth.-overlaying streets 2. Bid for 110,000 sanitary sewers-frankstown Rd., Roberts Rd., Fulmer Rd. 3. Dale Construction-complete-overlaying streets 4. Messenger and Goldie St.-storm water replacement Forest Hill/AdamsTwp. Municipal Auth.-not represented 1. Cedar St. Bridge replacement in Beaverdale, Summerhill Twp. Bidding scheduled for Oct., 2010, construction in 2011,50-50 cost share PA DOT/FHMA. 2. The draft of the update of the Act 537 Plans for Adams, Summerhill and Croyle Twps is completed and ready for review by PA DEP. 3. The CCRA and FHMA are planning to construct a sewer extension on Howard Ave. in Beaverdale (under design). 4. Oakridge Drive. Construction underway. Sewer complete.
HF Lenz-Pete Hohrun 1. Lower Yoder-Goucher St. Sheetz-under construction. Anticipate opening by Christmas. 2. Goucher St.-Wheel and Walkway project will be proceeding. Information will be sent out to utilities in the next week or so. Waiting PA DOT review. New business Fire training facility at Cambria Iron Works. Out for bids, Construction to begin December 1 st. (excavation complete) Highland Sewer/Water (not represented) RDM/GJ Water Auth-Jeffrey Smith (not represented) 1. Strank Bridge-final design 2. New Sheetz project-complete 3. Install pump station-wild Rd- waiting on permit from DEP Jtn. Redevelopment Authority-not represented 1. Sanitary Sewer overflows-repairs 2. 20 municipalities have to televise sewer lines and repair as needed over the next 2 weeks.
L.R. Kimball-Pat Replogle/Tanya McCoy-Caretti 1. PennVest pre application meeting Franklin Borough 2. H2O grant award postponement discussion 1. Locust St. & Strank Bridge-Engineering in progress 2. Mt. Aloysius-New Convocation Center in design (Western portion of the campus) 3. Ebensburg-Mylo Park-Sewer construction in progress 4. Franklin Boro-Applying for Pennvest funding for sewer upgrades 5. SR 6219-Aquiring Right-of-Way/Final Design (expect to have all three properties secured by Spring 2011) 6. PennVest awards (JRA) 7. Continue sanitary sewer overflow work for the JRA PA One Call-Steve Tatrai (not represented) 1. 10/27/10- Utility meeting at the Pittsburgh Airport. All welcome. 2. 3/24/11- From 8:30 am to 12 noon, a meeting at Anthonys Restaurant. Topic: Locator Event. All welcome Penelec-Keith Gardner (not represented) 1. US Army 99 th RSC-New Building to house helicopter flight simulators. Permanent installation-in engineering 2. Sheetz- Goucher St.- engineered-monies paid, easement required in construction 3. RF Johnstown LP, 1385 Eisenhower Blvd, Office building.- Customer started construction. Easements provided. In construction
4. PADOT SR 0056 Section N00, Seward Bridge.-in engineering. Scheduled for 2010. Redesign required 5. SR 3039 Section 001 4 th Ave. Bridge 99% engineered 6. Rosebud mining-treatment Plant Rd., St. Michael-in engineering 7. Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center-Go Bldg. service reconfiguration-corner of Walnut & Locust-project approved, waiting on customer. 50% engineered 8. SR 403 Dilltown Bridge-in engineering. Engineering complete 9. PA SR 2007 Sec. 002 Beaverdale Bridge- Installing temporary cabling. In construction Scheduled to start 2/21/11. 10. PADOT SR 0403 Silk Memorial Bridge. Greater Johnstown Water Authority New pump station American Street and Mellott Drive In engineering. PennDOT-John Beck 1. SR 271-010 & 011, Strank Memorial Bridge/Locust St. Bridge-alternate design. Utility meeting complete. 2. SR 56, TSM Corridor Safety Improvements-in construction. U-Haul curve remains 3. SR 3024 Frankstown Wall & Resurfacing-in design 4. Industrial Park Rd. Improvements-In construction. 5. SR 2007 Beaverdale Bridge Replacement-in design. Let 10/21/10. Need to finalize Penelec s and Verizon s alignment. Advertised. 6. New wet land construction for SR Stoystown Bridges D/B behind Admiral Peary Vo-Tech. Penelec working on relocation. Construction in Summer 2011. 7. SR 53 Bridge Preservations-5 bridges in Summerhill area on SR 53-in construction 8. SR 1008, Eckenrode Mill Bridge-Truss Rehab no relocation required. Under contract. 9. SR 2001, Eureka Culvert (Mine 42)- FHMA, no relocation required. Let 12/2/10
1. SR 3039, 4 th Ave Bridge-Penelec, Verizon, Atlantic BB relocations required. Let 3/30/201. Water and sewer are also involved. 2. Paving contracts 1) Windber Graham Avenue, 2) 756 Geistown. People Natural Gas Co.-Mark Malik (not represented) Peoples Natural Gas : 1. Berwick Subdivision (Hoffman Farm Road) now defunct. & will be removed 2. Dibattista Subdivision (Richland Twp.) on hold/no communication 3. Ebensburg Industrial Park, Phase II on hold/no communication 4. Martin Way complete 5. Meridian Ave. complete 6. Harmony Drive complete 7. Menoher Blvd complete (finish road restoration in spring) 8. Sarah Place complete 9. McQuaide Trucking MLX complete 10. Boise St. complete 11. Locust St & Strank Bridge Demo/Rebuild complete (line cut and capped. Line abandoned past valve that feeds Franklin Boro Building) 12. Strayer St. 300 Block complete 13. Vaughn St. - complete 14. Plymouth Ave. & surrounding streets RFC 15. Minnow Dr. RFC 16. Girard St. RFC 17. Strayer St. 100 Block (at Fairfield Ave.) under construction 18. Silk Memorial Bridge planning : 1. Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries Hoffman Farm Road, housing, 3 phases planning 2. Ebensburg Mini Mall 6 main line ext (~800 ) out of industrial park planning/design 3. Central Cambria School 6 mlx (~900 ) along Schoolhouse Road planning 4. Goucher St. in fire dept parking lot replace 20 of 10 RFC 5. Roosevelt Blvd. renew approx. 1000 of 12 stl. planning 6. SOMERSET CTY Laurel View Village, mlx, ~420 of 4 pla, 5 new duplexes planning
7. SOMERSET CTY Water Authority possible 3 mile mlx for new frac water treatment Verizon(not represented) 1. Dilltown Bridge 2. Make ready in Windber on 160 3. Broad St. wiring 4. Ever Power-Rt. 130-make ready Walker Consulting Services 12-16-10 UPDATE 1. Proceeding with a new Sheetz Store on Goucher St. near El Rancho Steakhouse- Final Inspection completed store to open December 23 rd. 2. Westmont-1 st Summit Bank-addition/alteration 3. Conemaugh Twp.-addition to middle school (Tire Hill Rd.) 1. Paint Township New Medical Office Facility 2. Paint Township Theil Property Sold Possible new development 3. Conemaugh Township Laurel View Village five new duplex structures Treasurer s Report: Balance as of 12/20/10 is $168.90 Motion made to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. The next regular monthly meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 20, 2010 location to be determined. Respectfully, Tanya McCoy-Caretti