City Council

BOROUGH OF CHESTER HEIGHTS 53 W Baltimore Pike 2nd floor P. O. Box 658 Chester Heights, PA 19017 September 5, 2023 Regular Council Meeting Agenda 1) Moment of Silence | Pledge of Allegiance 2) Roll Call 3) President Baum – Memorial Resolution #2023-09-A Richard Jensen 4) Opportunity for the Public to Address Council 5) Approval of the Minutes – August 7, 2023, Regular Council Meeting 6) Approval of the Cash Disbursements: General Fund, Liquid Fuels, Fire Protection, and ARPA Funds from August 8 through September 5, 2023. 7) Correspondence:  State Police Report  Resident Correspondence 8) Inspector’s Reports:  Building Inspector  Councilman Sacks – Trade Inspection Report – 352 Danbury Court – Update  Fire Marshal  Sewage Enforcement  EMC | Road Master  Zoning 9) Solicitor’s Report  Solicitor Montella – Resolution #2023-09-B Open Records Officer 10) Engineer’s Report  Walking Trail – Bid Summary Sheet, Estimate for Pedestrian Bridge Crossing the stream – bridges required at two locations, Proposal form Dubois Environmental to perform Phase 1 Environmental Study  Highland Inlet – Bids – Award – Contract  8. Smithbridge Road – Applicants Engineer | Architect will be in attendance for brief presentation.  Motion to approve Phase 1 Bog Turtle Study at Chester Heights Park - $1,700.00  Add Conditional Final Approval of the Powell Tract Subdivision 11) Mayor’s Report 12) Committee Reports:  School District | Education | Training | Library Chair Marta Driscoll, Members Clarke, Miller, Chestnut 1   Finance | Insurance Chair Laura M. Lim, Members Anderson, Timmins  Disposition Resolution #2023-09-C Destruction of Records o Fire Company Finance Subcommittee Chair Drew Baum, Member Lim  Nominating Vacancy Chair Bob Adams, Member Baum  Communications | Public Relations Chair Ginamarie Ellis, Members Lim, Sacks  Mayor’s Event Committee Chair Ginamarie Ellis, Members Anderson, Sacks  Historical Committee Chair Susan Timmins, Members Anderson, Ieradi, Searl  Planning | Zoning Chair Susan Clarke, Members Adams, Baum o Comprehensive Planning Subcommittee Chair Susan Clarke, Members Baum, Driscoll, Ellis, Leiser, Lesky, Paolella Jr., Surkin, Wood  Engineering | Construction | Inspections Chair Susan Clarke, Members Adams, Baum  Ordinance | Code Review Chair Susan Clarke, Members Baum, Driscoll, Ellis  Catch All Ordinance Review  Public Safety | Environmental Chair Bob Adams, Members Baum, Sacks  Borough Property | Parks | Open Space Chair Drew Baum, Members Lim, Sacks  Highways | Transportation Chair Robert Sacks, Member Ward  Valleybrook & Ivy Mills Road – Resident Traffic Concerns  Public Utilities | Trash | Recycling Chair Laura M. Lim, Members Anderson, Driscoll, Ellis  Recycling Day Update 13) Old Business 14) New Business  Councilwoman Driscoll – “Discussion | approval of fireflies.ai subscription to assist with Borough minute preparation.” 15) Additional Period for Public Comment Please State Your Name And Address For The Record 16) ADJOURNMENT Upcoming Meetings: September 28, 2023 Work Session 2 3