City Council

The Regular Monthly Meeting of Dupont Borough Council was called to order on Tuesday evening, June 11, 2024 by President of Council Stanley Knick, Jr. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Mr. Knick – Present Mr. Kowalczyk – Present Mr. Karkut – Present Mr. Price – Excused Mr. Jones – Present Mayor Lello - Excused MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 14, 2024 REGULAR MEETING AND PLACE ON FILE Motion: Mr. Kowalczyk Second: Mr. Jones Roll Call Vote: Mr. Knick, yes; Mr. Kowalczyk, yes; Mr. Karkut, yes; Mr. Price, Excused; Mr. Jones, yes. Motion Carried 4/0. MOTION TO ACCEPT CORRESPONDENCE PRESENTED. Motion: Mr. Karkut Second: Mr. Jones Roll Call Vote: Mr. Knick, yes; Mr. Kowalczyk, yes; Mr. Karkut, yes; Mr. Price, Excused; Mr. Jones, yes. Motion Carried 4/0. MOTION TO APPROVE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. Motion: Mr. Jones Second: Mr. Kowalczyk Roll Call Vote: Mr. Knick, yes; Mr. Kowalczyk, yes; Mr. Karkut, yes; Mr. Price, Excused; Mr. Jones, yes. Motion Carried 4/0. MOTION TO APPOINT PART TIME POLICE FROM JUNE 11, 2024 TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL WITH NO GUARANTEE OF WORK: Bryan Besecker, Duane Saunders, Jennifer Polemitis, Christopher Fargione, Michael Sniscak. New Hires: Brian Jacobosky, Brian Morris, Eric Danaher Motion: Mr. Jones Second: Mr. Kowalczyk Roll Call Vote: Mr. Knick, yes; Mr. Kowalczyk, yes; Mr. Karkut, yes; Mr. Price, Excused; Mr. Jones, yes. Motion Carried 4/0. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF OFFICER ANDREW LABAR. Motion: Mr. Jones Second: Mr. Kowalczyk Roll Call Vote: Mr. Knick, yes; Mr. Kowalczyk, yes; Mr. Karkut, yes; Mr. Price, Excused; Mr. Jones, yes. Motion Carried 4/0. REPORTS: Treasurer’s Report: Submitted by Albert B. Melone Company General Fund - $170,770.69 Payroll Fund - $9,241.22 ARPA FNCB Cash - $15,563.42 Admin 4249 Debit Card - $285.33 Police 2121 Debit Card - $202.70 Refuse Fund - $179,219.30 Sewer Maintenance Fund - $354,540.98 Liquid Fuels Fund - $263,294.31 Police Pension Fund - $1,082,758.23 Special Fund - $83,723.56 Clock Fund - $5,200.00 Tax Collector’s Report: May 2024 – Balance Collectable Beginning of Month - $39,064.43 Less Face Collections for the Month - $ 5,033.08 Balance Collectable End of Month - $ 33,995.56 Less Discounts - $.09 Received Check in the amount of $5,033.17 which was deposited into the General Fund Mayor’s Report - no report Solicitor’s Report – no report Engineer’s Report – Bob Naegele updated the following: (1) Bids are in for the Liquid Fuels Paving Project; (2) Ready to bid the Multimodal paving and the Hose Company project with opening at the next meeting (3) Patty asked if the plans for the basketball court and pocketpark are finalized tonight would it be possible for it to be bid also in July. Bob stated it is possible as long as everyone is in general agreement (4) Growing Greener grant is done but Stell is back to pave and do the patch repairs around the drains (5) American Asphalt completed the shoulder work in Quail Hill and we are waiting to get with PP&L for the street lights. That is the last piece of puzzle for that project. Stan and Council agreed to get the bids out for the Hose Company and Multimodal project and see what is agreed on for the basketball court. Police Report: Chief Doran read the May statistical report as follows: criminal arrests-3; traffic citations issued-93, non-traffic citations issued-4, appearances in county court-11, appearances in magisterial court-19motor vehicle accidents-9, assist to ems/fire-7, assist to other police dept.-11, alarms-2, burglaries-2, thefts-2, vandalism-1, disorderly conduct-2, pfa violations-1, domestic reports-6, suspicious activity-2, assault/harassment-4, miscellaneous calls-36, building checks-29, code enforcement/rental inspection-13, Car#1 F150- 57,078; Car#2 Explorer – 26,263; Car#3 Explorer – 24,084. Magistrate Fines Collected- $1,465.66. Fire Dept. Report – Chief Donald Hudzinski submitted the report for May which was read by Councilman Joseph Jones as follows: Total incidents-19; Paid Staff Responses-5; Volunteer Responses-14. Incident Types: fire alarm-2, residential structure fire-1, motor vehicle accidents-6, vehicle fire-1, gas leak-1, EMS assist-3, Investigation-2, Tree Down-1, PD Assist (traffic)-1, Rental Inspection-1, Dupont Borough-11, Hughestown Borough-4, Avoca Borough-2, Laflin Borough-2. Code Enforcement Report: Councilman Jones read the monthly report submitted by Officer Tamburello as follows: 14 Notice of Violations, 9 Rental Inspections, 5 Non Traffic Citations, 2 Work Permits. Crime Watch Report: None Council President’s Report: Trash-72.21 tons; Comingle-4.72 tons; Paper – 8.6 tons. Mileage: Packer- 5,133; F550-51,874; C3500-11,310; Green Pckup-8,414. Other updates: (1) Grant awarded for LED sign, awning for ADA Ramp and Safety entrance for the police department (2) Creek inspection Juen 27th (3) EMA Plan being adopted tonight (4) Problems with pump station. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORTS PRESENTED. Motion: Mr. Karkut Second: Mr. Jones Roll Call Vote: Mr. Knick, yes; Mr. Kowalczyk, yes; Mr. Karkut, yes; Mr. Price, Excused; Mr. Jones, yes. Motion Carried 4/0. MOTION TO ADOPT THE EMA PLAN Motion: Mr. Karkut Second: Mr. Kowalczyk Roll Call Vote: Mr. Knick, yes; Mr. Kowalczyk, yes; Mr. Karkut, yes; Mr. Price, Excused; Mr. Jones, yes. Motion Carried 4/0. MOTION TO OPEN, READ AND AWARD THE 2024 LIQUID FUELS PAVING PROJECT Serling, Holden, Jackson and Sunset as per specs Motion: Mr. Karkut Second: Mr. Kowalczyk Roll Call Vote: Mr. Knick, yes; Mr. Kowalczyk, yes; Mr. Karkut, yes; Mr. Price, Excused; Mr. Jones, yes. Motion Carried 4/0. Pioneer Construction - $131,244.00 Addendum #1 Acknowledged Bid Bond Present American Asphalt - $ 124,300.00 Addendum #1 Acknowledged Bid Bond Present Pennsy Supply - $109,623.50 Addendum #1 Acknowledged Bid Bond Present MOTION TO AWARD THE BID FOR THE 2024 LIQUID FUELS PAVING PROJECT TO PENNSY SUPPLY IN THE AMOUNT OF $109,623.50 PENDING REVIEW OF BID PAPERWORK BY BOROUGH ENGINEER. Motion: Mr. Kowalczyk Second: Mr. Karkut Roll Call Vote: Mr. Knick, yes; Mr. Kowalczyk, yes; Mr. Karkut, yes; Mr. Price, Excused; Mr. Jones, yes. Motion Carried 4/0. Matters from Residents – None. Matters from Council Members: Mr. Jones – Happy Fathers Day to all fathers. See everyone in July. Mr. Kowalczyk- Happy Fathers Day to all that are. Enjoy the summer. Nice to see everyone out enjoying the park across the street daily Mr. Karkut – Happy Fathers Day and Happy and Safe Fourth. Enjoy the summer. Mr. Knick – Happy Fathers Day. Welcomed the new officers. Sean introduced the officers. Everyone clapped to welcome the officers to the Dupont Police Force. Stan noted that Council will be meeting at the basketball courts after the meeting to discuss the project. Stan asked Danielle Perrins to attend and she responded definitely, she is looking forward to it. Stan noted Danielle did a lot of work on this project and hopefully this will get done this year. Meeting adjourned by unanimous vote at 6:18 pm. Respectfully submitted, Adopted and Approved Patricia McDonald Stanley Knick Jr. Borough Secretary Council President