General Council Meeting

When
Thursday, April 7, 2022 from 6pm to 7pm

Where
2651 Euclid Ave, Duboistown, PA 17702, USA

Details
Council Meeting Agenda to follow:
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 PM – President Michael Rodgers
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & THE LORD’S PRAYER:
3. ROLL CALL: Kate Weaver, Administrative Assistant
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. Please silence all cellular devices during the meeting – thank you!
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON AGENDA ITEMS #1: Please state your name & address for the record and try to limit your comments to 3 minutes.
6. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES: March 3, 2022
7. REPORTS:
a. Police Department: Chief Embeck/Assistant Chief Hager
March Number of Calls
March Informational Items
Approval needed for Traffic Trailer (Act 13)
b. Public Safety: Mayor Knecht
i. Update on committee meeting
1. Sidewalk committee will help with addressing issue
2. Police will give list of speed lines that need painted
3. Public Works will be filling potholes
4. Public Works will be painting crosswalks
c. Fire Department:
d. Mayors Report: Mayor Knecht
e. Solicitor’s Report: Marc Drier or Dance Drier
i. Bid Approval – Change Scope for Manhole Project Approval
f. Engineers Report: Dave Hanes, Livic
i. Bid Approval – Manhole Project Approval
g. LCWSA: Olivia Lopatofsky
i. Quote Update – Riverside Drive Repair lowest quote accepted as long as they list borough on insurance.
ii. Repair of root ball on Euclid Week of April 7th LCWSA, Duboistown Borough with the assistance from South Williamsport Public Works
h. Codes Department: Ann Marie Baker
i. Three Properties given warnings both properties are no longer in violation. The third is working on cleaning up.
ii. Rental Properties Ordinance (Shawn Millard)
1. Approval to adopt ordinance Rental Properties
iii. Discussion on issues with Codes Inc (Shawn Millard)
i. Presidents Report: Michael Rodgers
j. Borough Manager: Kate Weaver will report in Manager absence
i. Expenditures Report General Account, Sewer Account
ii. Revenue Report General Account, Sewer Account
iii. Financial Statements (As of March 31, 2022)
iv. Penn Vest Statement (As of March 31, 2022)
v. Approval to purchase the flood insurance – see quotes
vi. Building Project Updates
1. HVAC Replacement Quote
a. Waiting on another quote
vii. Highway Updates – (Kate Weaver)
1. Pick Up Truck – Running Board replacement
viii. Water & Sewer Updates – nothing new to report
ix. MS4 Stormwater Updates – nothing new to report
x. Training – Nothing New to report
xi. Communication – (Kate Weaver)
1. Yard Sale May 7th 8am -1pm
k. Tax Collection: (Dottie Mertz)
l. Committees: Note these are public meetings.
1. March 17th, 2022
a. Sidewalk (4:00pm – 4:30pm)
i. Developing Sidewalk repair program
ii. Starting by identifying areas of interest Riverside Dr and Euclid Ave
iii. Adding Kathy Wither to committee
b. Parks & Recreation (5:00pm – 5:30pm)
i. Grant application was submitted
ii. Adding Cindy Hitesman and Jan Smith to the committee
c. Codification/Ordinances (5:30pm – 6:00pm)
i. Identified ordinances and created top list
d. Finance (6:00pm – 6:30pm)
i. Reviewed Reports
ii. Discussed Administrative Assistant and Manager processes and safeguards i.e. Bonding
e. Personnel (6:30pm – 7:00pm)
i. Approval to make Part Time Administrative Assistant Kate Weaver the Part Time Assistant Treasurer
ii. Employees response during working hours to ambulance and fire calls in and out of borough
8. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bike Safety and Seatbelt check at the Fire Department on May 7th during the community yard sales. They are working with Police Department for participation.
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. 911 addressing
b. Adoption of The Heights & Westland Ave follow up
c. EMA Coordinator
d. Alleys in the Borough
e. Committee Members for Planning Commission, sidewalk committee(resident)
10. NEW BUSINESS:
11. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD #2: Please state your name & address for the record and try to limit your comments to 3 minutes.
12. ANNOUNCEMENT:
a. Next Borough Council Meeting will be conducted on May 5, 2022, at 6:00 pm in the Borough Council Chambers.
13. MOTION TO ADJOURN:

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