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MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 28, 2005 MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL The twenty-second meeting of the Hamburg Borough Council for 2005 was held this evening at the Hamburg Municipal Center with President Adam Dries presiding. The meeting was opened with Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and a Prayer. Members Present Adam Dries, Tammy Wilkinson, Charles Figard, Martha Bertolet, Jeanette Heckman Members Absent Dale Schlenker, Tina Yoder Also Present Solicitor Doug Rauch, Lynda G. Albright, Borough Manager, Kim Y. Berger, Recording Secretary, Mayor Roy C. Del Rosario Visitors Mike Trask (Reading Eagle), Kerry Delong, Norma Berger, Heather Breininger, Kelly Breininger, Alex Withelder, Sylvia Summons, Alean Tray, Roger Stetzler, Roy Heffner A motion was made by Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Martha Bertolet to approve the amended agenda. ROLL CALL: AYES A. Dries, T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, C. Figard, NAYES None COURTESY TO AUDIENCE Mayor Del Rosario presented Corporal Robert Mengle and Officers William Kramer and John Sheperak with certificates of Exceptional Duty. A motion was made by Charles Figard and seconded by Tammy Wilkinson to approve the minutes of November 14, 2005 meeting as submitted. ROLL CALL: AYES A. Dries, T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, C. Figard NAYES None A motion was made by Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Charles Figard to approve the following reports: Engineers Report Finance Committee Report, Personnel Committee Report and the Safety Committee Report. ROLL CALL: AYES A. Dries, T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, C. Figard, NAYES None SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ISSUES The wastewater treatment plant is operating near normal. The sludge dewatering continues to be used as required. It continues to be a time and cost saver in running the plant. Maintenance items are being completed with the time not used to run the belt filter press. Systems Design Engineering, Inc. continues to work on the final design for the expansion of the wastewater plant. The WQM Part II Permit has been received for the expansion of the WWTP to 1.5 MGD. The permit allows the construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The amended NPDES permit has also been received. The Board reviewed the Construction project scope of work. Comments gathered at this meeting are incorporated into the project. We are on schedule to bid the project in November, receive bids in December and award for a January 2006 start. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN and I/I WORK Systems Design Engineering, Inc. is continuing dialog with DEP on the Connection Management Plan. Based on televising of the collection system from the 2004 contract, a repair contract has been bid and received at the August meeting. Contracts for the work are being executed and work will begin shortly. Contact with Lisa Trakis from the EPA was accomplished to coordinate EPA and PA DEP schedules. No further response has been received. MID-ATLANTIC CANNERS No additional information has been received during this report period. PROJECTS Design of the force main upgrade of the Edenburg Pump Station. The project is being submitted for a DEP amendment to the Pump Station. A verbal report will be presented to discuss the upgrade of the pump station. WATER SYSTEM
Finance Committee Attending: Chuck Figard, Jeanette Heckman, Martha Bertolet and Lynda Albright, Tammy Wilkinson, Dale Schlenker, newly elected councilperson Roger Stetzler We are currently paying back interest and principle on the line of credit. Lynda handed out copies of the "draft" budget for review. It is anticipated that the preliminary budget will be presented at the 11/28/05 meeting of Borough Council. The trash bills will be increasing to $260.00 a year and will be billed in January and July to make it more affordable to the residents at $130.00 each 6 months. Lynda is currently in the process of converting the current Blue Cross plan to a Blue Cross Twin 250 plan, which will mean deductibles and co-pays to be paid by the employees. As a result, the Borough will only see a 7% increase for Health Insurance in 2006. We are still waiting for a ruling on the EMST for the year 2006. Martha E. Bertolet Chairperson of Finance PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORT Nov. 7, 2005 Persons present: J. Heckman, T. Wilkinson, C. Figard, T. Yoder, M. Bertolet, L. Albright, Borough manager Business discussed: Recommend the following to serve Board appointments: Hettie Riegel to the Civil Service Commission Sylvia Summons to the Rec Board Roy Heffner to the Planning Commission Neven Dries to the Planning Commission David Fink to the Hamburg Municipal Authority Karen Fister to the Hamburg Library Board Susan Hanlon to the Hamburg Library Board Christine Roth to the Hamburg Library Board Discussed private personnel issues. Reviewed non-uniform employees wishes. Meeting adjourned at 5 p.m. Jeanette Heckman SAFETY COMMITTEE The committee met at 3:30 on the above date, with the following present: Lynda Albright, Tammy Wilkinson, Jeanette Heckman, Chief Painter and Chuck Figard. Visitors were Elaine Swavely and Roger Stetzler. The following subjects were discussed:
and from N5th St. the committee agreed to have the NO PARKING moved to the north side of E. Island St. rather than keep it on the South side. This street is narrower than the 33 foot width in other areas of the borough and cannot handle parking on both sides.
first thought. School crossing guards have authority to control the flow of children across streets and to and from buses. Traffic, both pedestrian and vehicular must obey the crossing guards traffic control signals. Monitoring of the area will continue. Children should cross Third Street at the intersections, not at the post office, which is generally a busy area.
person spaces are steadily increasing. Requests will be on hold until the borough determines what government requirements exist for determining the need for the sign. The borough may be required to enforce more stringent procedures for issuing handicapped person signs.
which requires decisions to be made. Loading Zones, two-hour parking and handicapped person requests are beginning to overlap, which is the case on N 4th St.
OLD BUSINESS NOTHING NEW BUSINESS On the recommendation of the Borough Manager, a motion was made by Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Tammy Wilkinson approving the annual agreement with the Animal Rescue League for 2006. ROLL CALL: AYES A. Dries, T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, C. Figard NAYES None On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, a motion was made by Charles Figard and seconded by Martha Bertolet to tentatively approve the preliminary 2006 general budget in the amount of $2,850,250. ROLL CALL: AYES A. Dries, T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, C. Figard NAYES None On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, a motion was made by Charles Figard and seconded by Martha Bertolet authorizing the Borough Manager to prepare and advertise the 2006 Tax Ordinance to increase the millage rate at not more than one additional mill, or a total of 5 mills (this increase is to accelerate debt reduction) ROLL CALL: AYES A. Dries, T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, C. Figard NAYES None On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, a motion was made by Tammy Wilkinson and seconded by Martha Bertolet approving the resolution setting the trash and recycling rate for 2006 at $260/year. (This will also be billed $130 semi-annually). ROLL CALL: AYES A. Dries, T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, C. Figard NAYES None A motion was made by Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Charles Figard to approve payment of invoices totaling $ 51,852.01ROLL CALL: AYES A. Dries, T. Wilkinson, M. Bertolet, J. Heckman, C. Figard NAYES None LIST OF BILLS ALBRIGHT COLLEGE 50.00 BCMHIPG 20,034.72 BARLEY SNYDER 600.12 KEITH BROBST 79.99 COMMONWEALTH OF PA 35.00 CONNECT-TEK 85.00 EMC INSURANCE COMPANIES 217.00 FIRST PRECINCT UNIFORMS 105.00 GOODYEAR WHOLESALE TIRE CENTER 862.40 HAMBURG MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY 2,943.71 HESS EMBROIDERY 27.50 HOY LUBE 411.10 LEISAWITZ HELLER 2,415.28 JP MASCARO 6,811.21 DAVE MAZAIKA 19.95 PMHIC 1,039.70 POSTMASTER OF HAMBURG 150.00 POWERCO 43.43 QUILL 35.99 RARITAN VALLEY DISPOSAL 13,721.59 REED SMITH 87.00 REPPERTS AUTO 505.57 SYNERGETICS 1,570.75 TOTAL 51,852.01 SOLICITORS REPORT Solicitor Rauch stated that a resolution for a $50,000 tax anticipation note would be presented at one of the December meetings. This will provide some money to work with in the beginning of 2006 until the tax revenues start coming in. UPCOMING MEETINGS/INFORMATION December 5, 2005 REC BOARD MEETING 7 P.M. December 5, 2005 - STREETS COMMITTEE MEETING 3:30 P.M. December 6, 2005 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING 4 P.M. December 12, 2005 FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING 6:30 P.M. December 12, 2005 COUNCIL MEETING 7:30 P.M. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. on the motion of Jeanette Heckman and seconded by Tammy Wilkinson. ATTEST:
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