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MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 27, 2007 MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL The sixteenth meeting of the Hamburg Borough Council for 2007 was held this evening at the Hamburg Municipal Center with President Tammy Wilkinson presiding. The meeting was opened with Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and a Prayer. Members Present - Tammy Wilkinson, Martha Bertolet, Roger Stetzler, Jeanette Heckman, Elaine Swavely Members Absent – Dale Schlenker, Heather Berger Also Present – Solicitor Zubey, Lynda G. Albright, Borough Manager, Kim Y. Berger, Office Manager/Recording Secretary Visitors – Chief Painter, Danny Williams, Kerry Delong, Sylvia Summons, Maria Herne (Pottsville Republican), A representative from the Hamburg Item A motion was made by Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Elaine Swavely to approve the amended agenda.ROLL CALL: AYES – T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, R. Stetzler, E. Swavely NAYES – None COURTESY TO AUDIENCE Danny Williams, 236 N. 3rd Street, was present to make another complaint about a neighboring property and the hazards visible on their front porch. He has made this complaint numerous times to both the Code Enforcement Officer as well as Council. Mr. Williams presented pictures to the Council members. Manager Albright will turn it over to the Code Enforcement Officer once again. A motion was made by Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Martha Bertolet to approve the minutes of August 13, 2007 meeting as submitted.ROLL CALL: AYES – T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, R. Stetzler, E. Swavely NAYES – None A motion was made by Elaine Swavely and seconded by Roger Stetzler to approve the following reports: Engineer’s Report, Road, Finance and Personnel Committee Report.ROLL CALL: AYES – T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, R. Stetzler, E. Swavely NAYES – None ENGINEER’S REPORT SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
WATER SYSTEM
Finance Committee August 13, 2007 Attending the meeting were Heather Berger, Dale Schlenker, Roger Stetzler, Tammy Wilkinson, Elaine Swavely, Jeanette Heckman, Lynda Albright, Martha Bertolet Troy Hatt, Scott Thren, and Kerry Delong. Troy and Scott wanted to inform council about some of the recent developments in the Hamburg Fire Co. and thank the borough of Hamburg for their support. The Social quarters is closed because it was not profitable; however, the Field House will not be sold. They will continue to hold the liquor license. A new truck is needed and will be purchased before the increase in price. There has been no loss in fire fighters. There are about 467 calls for the Hamburg Fire Company to respond in a year. Hamburg is the oldest company in the zone. They thanked the borough for the support and the Fire Tax was a great help for them. They will schedule meeting with the borough to keep us updated on the Fire Co. Lynda gave an update on the Trash and Recycling contract. The Finance Committee is recommending that council put the Trash and Recycling out for Bids. Finance Committee Chairperson Martha Bertolet ROAD COMMITTEE REPORT 8-14-07In attendance: Dale Schlenker, Martha Bertolet, Jeanette Heckman, Lynda Albright, John Leonforte, Rick Pickel and Roger Stetzler. John gave us an update on Catherine, Arthur & Grandview Terrace. The job is progressing real well. Rats – Project Request – The Grand Street Ext. is the first priority, second are the bridges. Line and curb painting in the business district will be done by OTF. The weeds along Church Street have been taken care of. Streets damaged by the contractors working on the I-78 project, might not be repaired since we didn’t have anything in writing before the job started. North Sixth Street, along I-78, is noisier since the trees and bank were taken away. We will be checking on some kind of noise barrier.
Personnel Committee Report August 7, 2007 Persons Attending: J. Heckman, M. Bertolet, T. Wilkinson, D. Schlenker, R. Stetzler, L. Albright, borough manager, Marita Kelly, Geoff Brace, Eastern Regional Coordinator, PA Downtown Center, Deena Kershner, OTF manager, Items discussed: Marita Kelley presented the five-year grant (2002-2007) Main Street Exit Assessment for the Our Town Foundation in the Borough of Hamburg. Plans must now be made to keep funding in place to continue the program. Many options were discussed The idea of interns to assist with the program was presented. If we are to continue the OTF program or others similar to it decisions must be made before the end of the year. Policy manual has been updated and needs to be reviewed and approved by Council. Lynda discussed changes in the area of Codes Administration that will become effective in 2008. Qualifications/requirements for supervisory positions need to be rewritten. Respectfully submitted, Jeanette Heckman OLD BUSINESS Nothing NEW BUSINESS On the recommendation of the Property Committee, a motion was made by Roger Stetzler and seconded by Jeanette Heckman to give permission to the First Assembly of God Church to hold their annual Light the Night on the 4th and Pine Parking Lot, block off Pine Street on October 30, 2007 from 6:30 pm. To 8:30 pm.ROLL CALL: AYES – T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, R. Stetzler, E. Swavely NAYES – None A motion was made by Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Martha Bertolet to approve payment of invoices totaling $99,899.25.ROLL CALL: AYES – T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, R. Stetzler, E. Swavely NAYES – None LIST OF BILLS ABC WINDOW CLEANING 200.00 AR ADAM & SON 190.00 AQUA SERVE 4,593.75 BLUE MT. COMPUTER SERVICE 250.00 EMC INSURANCE COMPANIES 10,925.85 EHRLICH 147.00 GOODYEAR WHOLESALE TIRE CENTER 348.00 GORMAN & ASSC. 2,500.00 GOVT. FINANCE OFFICERS ASSC. 295.00 HAMBURG MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY 4,189.90 HESS EMBROIDERY 9.50 KRE SECURITY 2,142.00 KERMIT KISTLER 7.50 RANDY KLINE 465.00 KOZLOFF STOUDT 1,742.00 MASANO BRADLEY 8,512.95 J P MASCARO 11,606.40 MET ED 4,667.23 NCLETTC MOUNDSVILLE CENTER 102.00 PMHIC 22,637.96 PERSONALIZED COMPUTER HELP 100.00 RARITAN VALLEY DISPOSAL 20,120.66 RICHARD SCHAEFFER 104.20 SPROESSER’S LAWN CARE 260.00 TRIANGLE COMMUNICATIONS 161.50 WEIS MARKETS 29.00 YODER’S HEATING 3,545.55 ZEE MEDICAL 46.30 TOTAL $99,899.25 SOLICITORS REPORT An executive session was not needed this evening. INFORMATION ITEMS
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:47 p.m. on the motion of Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Roger Stetzler.ATTEST:
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