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MINUTES
FROM THE OCTOBER 9, 2000 MEETING The nineteenth regular meeting of the Hamburg Borough
Council was held this evening at the Hamburg Municipal Center with President
Richard Boyd presiding. The meeting
was opened with Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and a Prayer. Members
Present - Richard W. Boyd, Roy Heffner,
Leon Balthaser, Scott Kreider, Members
Absent – Charles Figard Also Present – Lynda G. Albright, Borough Manager, Kim Y. Berger, Recording Secretary Visitors
– Nikki Murry (Hamburg Item),
Thomas Zelinsky, Jr. Chief of Police, Kendall Ernst, Lacey Koch, Gloria Stitzel,
Diana Edwards, Lowell Thomas, Buck Holtzman, Alison Huyett, Reading Eagle Times,
Avery Piersons, Michele Del Rosario A
motion was made by Leon Balthaser and seconded by Scott Kreider to request an
executive session before New Business, in reference to information and data on a
Personnel issue. ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd, R. Heffner,
J. Heckman, R. Del Rosario, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider A
motion was made by Leon Balthaser and seconded by Roy Heffner to approve the
amended agenda with the addition of
the executive session. ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd, R. Heffner,
J. Heckman, R. Del Rosario, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider COURTESY TO AUDIENCEChief Zelinsky reported a job well done by Officers
Richard Leymeister and Dennis Schwoyer regarding their capture of an escapee
from Schuylkill County Prison on October 6, 2000 at 11:15 a.m.
JOB
WELL DONE RICK AND DENNIS!!!! A
motion was made by Roy Heffner and seconded by Roy Del Rosario to approve the
minutes of the September 27, 2000 meeting as submitted. ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd, R. Heffner,
J. Heckman, R. Del Rosario, L.
Balthaser, S. Kreider A
motion was made by Scott Kreider and seconded by Roy Heffner to approve the
following reports: Borough
Manager's Report, Public Works Supt. Report, Water/Sewer Supt. Report, Office
Manager's Report, Treasurer's Report, Police/ Mayor Report, Property Committee
Report and Personnel Committee Report. ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd, R. Heffner,
J. Heckman, R. Del Rosario, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider
BOROUGH MANAGER'S REPORT The
Borough Manager's activities during the month of SEPTEMBER,
2000 included the following: Held
staff meeting on September 19 to discuss various issues. September
was an extremely busy month. In
addition to routine items, we dealt with the passing of a fellow employee/police
officer as well as the Mayor. Attended
those viewings and funerals. Spent time during the month ironing out issues with Sol. Fitzpatrick and Bond Counsel Peter Carlucci relative to the Windsor merger. Windsor customers were advised of the merger and of their need to obtain water meters in order to begin receiving the new sewer rates. Met
with Greg Unger of SDE, R. Pickel, K. Brobst and L. Shollenberger at the pool to
discuss the problem of leakage and possible remedies.
Greg will check with other pool companies and get back to me with an
approximate price to make the required repairs. Met
with Joe Wertz, Bldg./Zoning Officer on several occasions to discuss and review
building permits either already issued or ones to be issued and any problems
related thereto. Also attended a
hearing with the Bldg. Inspector regarding a potential building violation. Spoke
with several times and provided information to Gannett Fleming regarding the
I-78 project. A meeting is being
scheduled within the next few weeks to discuss traffic patterns during the
construction phase. Also
spoke with PennDOT on several occasions regarding the proposed traffic signal to
be placed at South 4th and Hawk Ridge Drive.
There are issues arising which may prolong installation of this signal.
It was originally anticipated installation would occur prior to
construction on I-78, however, this no longer seems feasible. Handled
issues dealing with the pension plans, providing certification to the governing
body of the financial requirements to the plan for the year 2001. As
requested, letters were mailed to all municipalities within the Hamburg School
District on behalf of the library seeking additional funding to help finance
needed repairs and renovations. I
have requested a response by mid-December so that the Borough/Library has the
opportunity to determine the amount of work that can be scheduled for 2001.
Also, Sandy Christman and I prepared and submitted a grant request for
$5,000 to DCED to help offset the total cost of repairs to the cupola at the
library. Met
with Pauline Gilmartin, President of the Library Board, to review several issues
and concerns of the Library. Met
with Tonya Gerner, former Pool Manager, to discuss the possibility of her
assuming the position of Recreation Director.
She is extremely interested in this position.
Salary is being discussed. Lewis
Shollenberger, current Recreation Director has indicated he will not resume his
position beyond 12/31/00. Also
met with Barry Weaver of Blue Marsh Surveyors to review concerns he had with
line and grade for a sidewalk he was working on in the south end of the
Borough. Handled
various complaints during the month. No
citations were issued. In
addition to the two regular meetings of Borough Council, I attended Authority
Meeting, Finance Committee,
Personnel Committee, Safety Committee and two Property Committees. If
anyone has any questions concerning my report, please feel free to ask. Following
are the reports of my staff for the month of September.
LYNDA G.
ALBRIGHT
PUBLIC
WORKS SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT During
the month of September, the Borough Crew completed the following: AUTHORITY
PROJECTS Numerous meter checks and meter changes were performed. More
water ditches were hot patched on 4th Street. The
fire hydrant at the wastewater treatment plant was repaired Repaired
a ˝” service line at 227 N. 4th Street Repaired
a ˝” service line at 138 N. 3rd Street Repaired
1 ˝” service line at St. Mary’s Parish Hall. The
weeds at the Reservoir were cut and stone was put on the road around the dam. A
load of stone was put on the road leading up to Well 5. GENERAL
WORK Mowing
grass continues around the borough. Work
also continues repairing street signs and installing new ones. PARK/POOLA
lot of time was spent at the park and pool, preparing for winter. Time
was spent working on installing a electric line at the park for the stage area.
Richard L. Pickel Water and Wastewater Superintendent’s Report September 2000 Wastewater
I was contacted by Ed Newell of Jet Web, located in the Tilden Industrial
park, in regard to an industrial waste permit.
I referred him to SDE.
I attended a seminar on pretreatment and laboratory certification.
The Pa DEP conducted an inspection including sampling. The effluent was good and all units were working.
I expect no problems.
We continue to have filamentous bacteria, however their numbers are
decreasing. Water
We started receiving dirty water complaints in the beginning of the
month. It is getting on to hydrant
flushing time but the complaints have been earlier and more numerous than in the
last several years.
We took a lightening strike at the water plant that knocked out the main
control panel. We have gone to the
wells but they must be controlled manually.
We also started well 5. This
caused dirty water all over the north ward.
Using well 5 reverses the flow direction and stirred up any dirt laying
in the mains. Parts have been
replaced or sent out for repair as needed.
No word on when it will be back on line.
There were several water main and
service line leaks this month the largest of which was at the high school and
was on the schools line. Tony
and I attended a round table on source water protection where the Pa DEP asked
for the assistance of the water companies in assessing the risks to each source.
We are working on doing that.
Keith L. Brobst OFFICE
MANAGER’S REPORT The
month of September has come to a close, the following information has been
completed for the month. Various
letters and notices were mailed to the residents; including weed notices, thank
you letters, handicap parking signs and miscellaneous complaint letters. Attended
the viewings and funerals for Officer John Ayello and Mayor William Dengler. The
guide rail project has been awarded to Morgan Rail and they should start
construction the first week of October. Time
was spent updating the web page. A
lot of time has been spent updating and adding information to the site.
This will continue to be an ongoing project. Spoke
with the worker’s compensation carrier on numerous occasions regarding two
complicated claims. The
Emergency Operations Plan has been updated and copies will be distributed in the
early part of October. The
2001 budget for administration has been handed into Lynda and we will be having
a meeting shortly to discuss it. The
advertisement for a wastewater plant operator was placed in various papers. Met
with Joe Wertz and Lynda regarding several concerns and issues regarding the
building permit procedure. A
lot of time was spent trying to reconcile bank statements from a transfer which
occurred within Keystone Financial. I
attended one staff meetings, two Borough Council meeting, and one EMA meeting.
Minutes and/or notes were typed for all meetings. If
you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Submitted
by,
THE
FOLLOWING IS A REPORT OF ACTIVITY OF THE HAMBURG BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR
THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER:
INVESTIGATIONS
CONDUCTED
COUNT
DESCRIPTION
2
Criminal Trespass
CRIMINAL ARRESTS
5
Parking
complaints MILES
DRIVEN – 1997
FORD – CROWN VICTORIA – WHITE
927 FINES
COLLECTED DISTRICT
COURT 23-03-06
$ 258.24 Respectfully
Submitted,
Thomas J. Zelinsky, Jr.
Chief of Police PROPERTY COMMITTEE REPORT 1)
A number of issues were reviewed with Synergetics on the finishing of the
Building. Specifically, the energy usage was reviewed. Earlier this day, the
HVAC firm met with The Borough Manager and several council individuals. The
outcome of this meeting was that some things could be done to reduce our energy
costs for the borough hall. These issues are all being reviewed. 2)
The Library has requested the assistance of the borough personnel in applying
for a grant. This grant will be to assist in the renovations that are needed at
the Library. The office has completed this application and submitted it as
necessary. The property committee requests that any requests for assistance
please be made as soon as possible in order to allocate sufficient office time
to properly and thoroughly complete the applications. 3)
In order to stay current with technology, the borough has requested the use of
the Middle School's computer rooms. This will be for additional training to be
provided to the Borough office personnel. The training will be specifically
designed to upgrade the office computer knowledge. 4)
The season end review of the pool leak was done. It will be possible to repipe
around the pool and eliminate the present system where the leaks are occurring.
The estimated cost is $75,000.00. We will be looking for grant money to cover
this expense for the year after next. In the upcoming year, we will continue as
we have during this year by refilling the pool as necessary. 5)
Forestry management proposal: This proposal looks good, however there are some
things to still consider. No action taken at this time. Further, review at the
next meeting Personnel
Committee Meeting Persons
Present: Councilmen - Boyd, Heckman, Delrosario, Figard, Kreider, Balthaser,
Heffner, and Manager, Lynda NEW BUSINESS
On
the recommendation of Lowell Thomas, Emergency Management Coordinator, a motion
was made by Roy Del Rosario and seconded by Roy Heffner to approve and adopt
Resolution #3-00 dealing with the updated Emergency Operations Plan. ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd, R. Heffner,
J. Heckman, R. Del Rosario, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider On
the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, a motion was made by Jeanette
Heckman and seconded by Scott Kreider to accept the resignation of Roy Del
Rosario as a member of Borough Council. (Question:
Councilman Balthaser questioned if we had it in writing and it was stated
that we did have it in writing). ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd, R. Heffner,
J. Heckman, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider On the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, a
motion was made by Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Scott Kreider to appoint Roy
Del Rosario as the Mayor, replacing William Dengler who has recently passed
away. This term of office will run
until December 31, 2001. (DJ Gloria
Stitzel swore in Roy as Mayor). On
the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, a motion was made by Roy Heffner
and seconded by Jeanette Heckman to accept the resignation of Diana
Edwards as a member of the Planning Commission.
(Resignation is in writing) ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd, R. Heffner,
J. Heckman, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider On the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, a
motion was made by Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Roy Heffner to appoint Diana
Edwards as a member of Borough Council, replacing Roy Del Rosario. Her term of office will expire December 31, 2001.
(Diana was sworn in by Mayor Del Rosario). (Question: Councilman
Balthaser questioned if it was advertised and if anyone else was interviewed.
It was stated that it was not advertised and no one else was
interviewed.) ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd, R. Heffner,
J. Heckman, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider On
the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, a motion was made by Leon
Balthaser and seconded by Jeanette Heckman to accept the resignation of Roy
Heffner as a member of the Hamburg Planning Commission. (Question:
Councilman Balthaser asked for a reason. Councilman Heffner stated that he was not going to take over
running the commission and since he was the vice-chairman it would be left to
him and he did not want to do that.) ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd,
J. Heckman, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider,
D. Edwards A
motion was made by Leon Balthaser and seconded by Scott Kreider to table the
issue about appointing Joseph Wertz as a member of the Hamburg Planning
Commission, replacing Roy Heffner until the vacancy can be advertised. ROLL
CALL: AYES –
J. Heckman, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider, D. Edwards A
motion was made by Leon Balthaser and
seconded by Scott Kreider to table appointment of Joseph Wertz of CTG, Inc. as
the Building Inspector and Zoning Officer for the Borough of Hamburg until such
time as job descriptions, input and other information can be formulated. ROLL
CALL: AYES –
L. Balthaser, S. Kreider, D. Edwards Tie
Vote – Mayor Del Rosario broke the tie by giving an aye vote.
At
this time President Boyd presented the revised Committee Assignments. On
the recommendation of the Chief of Police, a motion was made by Leon Balthaser
and seconded by Roy Heffner to approve a resolution dealing with use of
additional fire police for the night of the King Frost Parade and the need to
provide workers compensation coverage. ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd, R. Heffner,
J. Heckman, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider, D. Edwards Mayor
made a proclamation regarding King Frost 2000 parking regulations.
They are as follows: Under
Section 3,, Chapter XV as amended by ordinance number 430, dated July 10, 1973,
the following parking restrictions will be in effect from 4:00 P.M. on Saturday
October 28, 2000, to 12:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 29, 2000. NO
PARKING On
North 5th St. between Franklin and State Sts. On
North 5th St. between Franklin St. and Confer Ave. On
Franklin St. between Church and North 4th Sts. On
Northmont Ave. between Port Clinton Ave. and North 4th St. On
Maple St. between South 3rd St. and South 5th
St. On
3rd St. between Maple St. and Port Clinton Ave. On
4t" St. between Maple St. and Confer Ave. On
Port Clinton Ave. between North 4th St. and Mountain Ave. On
both sides of William St. On
Confer Ave. between North 4th St. and North 5th St. On
both sides of Chestnut St. between William and North 5th On
the Northeast side of Island St. at 4th
St. On
Arch St. between Primrose and South 4th Sts. On
the Northeast Side of State St. at 4th St. On
the Southwest Northwest and Northeast comers of State and 3rd Sts. On
the Northwest comer of Franklin St. at 3rd St. On
the East side of South 4th
St. between Maple St. and Hawk Ridge Dr. A motion was made by and seconded by to approve payment of invoices totaling $118,169.84 ROLL
CALL: AYES – R. Boyd, R. Heffner,
J. Heckman, L. Balthaser, S. Kreider, D. Edwards LIST
OF BILLS AT&T
$
70.77 Total $ 26,762.07 Bills Paid During the Month of September Hamburg Legion $
25.00 Grand Total To Be Approved $ 118,169.84 UPCOMING MEETINGS/INFORMATION October 11, 2000 – 3:30 p.m. – Road Committee There
being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:14 p.m. on motion of Roy
Heffner.
Attest:
Kim Y. Berger, Recording Secretary/Office Mgr.
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