RICHLANDTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL MINUTES
The Regular Meeting of Richlandtown Borough Council was held on July 12, 2010. Council President Jim Bowman opened the meeting at 7:00pm. All Council Members were present.
PUBLIC COMMENT: none
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes for June 14, 2010 were accepted on a motion by Matt Scheetz, seconded by John Calder, and approved by all.
PRESENTATIONS / DEVELOPER’S ISSUES: Sgt. D’Angelo, PaSP in Dublin was on hand for our annual meeting/report. They responded to 174 calls in 2009 (8 of which were DUIs). This compares to 151 (1 DUI) in 2008. The 2009 calls accounted for 1.8% of the barrack’s volume. Sgt. D’Angelo also listened to concerns regarding speeding in town, parking issues, and safety and crosswalks.
COUNCIL & STAFF REPORTS
Mayor’s Report
The following dates have been selected as possibilities for meeting to discuss snow emergency routes. The dates include Wednesday, July 14th – Saturday, July 17th – Thursday, July 22nd – Saturday, July 24th. Weekday options would occur in the evening with Saturday options occurring in the morning. If anyone from Council is interested in participating in this discussion, please see me after our meeting tonight. I would like to set the date from the 4 listed above tonight. Once this committee has met, I will prepare a proposal to bring to the August meeting.
In regards to the Pedestrian Crosswalk Program, I am still in the process of contacting various entities in the commonwealth for additional valuable information. I am still looking for additional individuals who wish to serve on a task force. So far, Dani McClanahan has expressed interest in serving on this group. If anyone is interested in serving on this task force, please contact either myself or Joe Geib in the borough office. I would like to begin preliminary discussions once the Snow Emergency Route review and recommendations have been completed.
My wife and I attended the Worship Service and Open House honoring the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, which was held yesterday afternoon.
Upcoming events include an invitation to the Richland Township Community Day to be held on Saturday, July 31st at Veterans Park on East Pumping Station Road. In addition, I am looking to establish a meet and greet session later this month with the local barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police servicing our borough.
We also received an invitation to attend a free pipeline safety emergency response program on Wednesday, August 11th, beginning at 5:30 pm in Lansdale. A meal will be provided. If anyone is interested in attending this important session, please talk to Joe Geib. Reservations are required as soon as possible.
Finally, since our last meeting, I have officiated at 2 additional Wedding Ceremonies.
Solicitor’s Report
Zoning Matters: The solicitor provided an update on the Hinkle and Smith cases.
Phoebe Tax-Exempt Status: General terms were agreed to. The Solicitor will provide Council with the draft agreement.
Borough Manager
Website Updates: More ordinances and forms put online. Some more revisions to come.
USPS: Routing meeting to occur week of July 12-16.
QAPC Agreement: The Manager received a draft of a Planning Services Agreement from the Bucks County Planning Commission. He will look into some terms and provide Council with an update.
Water Superintendent
MOTION The Water Superintendent’s Report was approved on a motion by John Calder, seconded by Matt Scheetz, and approved by all.
BCWSA Sewer/Water Shutoffs: Ordinance 256 advertised. Please move to approve.
MOTION Ordinance 256 was approved on a motion by Matt Scheetz, seconded by John Calder, and approved by all.
Shutoff Procedure: The Solicitor distributed a draft of the shutoff procedures. It will need to be approved at the next meeting.
BCWSA Water Discharge Agreement: Allowing arsenic system to discharge into BCWSA sewer system **Resolution 2010-07**
MOTION Resolution 2010-07 was approved on a motion by Floyd Bless, seconded by Matt Scheetz, and approved by all.
Arsenic Update: Well #3 is online. Connection to BCWSA sewer system needed to finalize project.
REPORT OF THE FIRE COMPANY
Fire Police Requests: Please approve the following requests:
Perkasie Community Day: July 11, 730pm-1030pm
MOTION A motion to pass the above list of Fire Company requests was made by John Calder, seconded by Jocelyn Myers, and approved by all.
Roof Grant The money is in-hand. They awarded the contract to David/Randall Associates for $19,548, plus an additional $1,075 for new gutters.
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
PennVest: reimbursement requests still need to be approved.
Professional Audit: John Wassmer will follow up with the estimate.
PUBLIC WORKS:
Lollipops: picked up from Northern MontCo Vo-tech. Photo Op taken. We will do press release soon. They need to be painted.
W. Union St.: Verbal funding commitment given by Phoebe for the project. Verbal commitment given by St. John’s for ROW easement. We are ready to proceed. We need to finalize easement before PPL pole relocation or bidding can be done.
29 N. Main St.: stormwater pipe needs attention. Manager will address this week.
Parking/Signs: Curbs should be repainted yellow where they have faded, and to fill in gaps. Low signs along the sidewalks will be addressed.
LTAP Tech Assist: Ron Brown from PSATS provided us with a Tech Assist on 6/11/10. His visit with the Manager and Mr. Bless gave them a good idea of the type of maintenance to prescribe to the roads in order to keep up the condition of the roads, and not have to embark on large-scale base repair projects.
Potholes and damaged water caps: Manager will get a list of all broken water caps from Mr. Bless, and will address them. There is one in the roll curb front of 107 First Ave. We should contact Greg Lipinski to fix the water caps. The patched water leak near N. Main & Church needs final resurfacing. We should contact Steve Funk for our annual crack sealing project.
Sign Inventory and Mandates: Manager will inventory all street signs and their current condition. This needs to be done by 2012. Street signs with 6” lettering included in 2012 mandate. He will report back with the status of every sign, and create a plan for replacement, based on a qualitative assessment and state mandates. This information should be used for long-term budgetary reasons.
PARKS & RECREATION:
Grants
Events
Other
PUBLIC WELFARE:
Weed Ordinance: Inventory done on 6/15. Letters have gone out (11 of them). Those not in compliance will be addressed this week (4 of them).
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS:
Weed Control: Rodeo has been purchased and will be applied around obstructions at Benner Hall and fencelines in detention basins.
Benner Hall Garage: roof to be patched soon.
OLD BUSINESS
Emergency Plan: These books should be updated. This should include an updated evacuation plan for the residents of Phoebe and the Boro residents.
PAYMENT OF BILLS
The bills were paid on a motion by John Calder, seconded by Matt Scheetz, and approved by all.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm on a motion by Floyd Bless, seconded by Matt Scheetz, and approved by all.
Next Meeting: Monday, August 9, 2010. 7pm at Benner Hall.
Submitted by Joseph Geib, Borough Manager.