City Council

AGENDA BOROUGH COUNCIL ORGANIZATION MEETING January 2, 2024 7 P.M. SWEARING-IN CEREMONIES  Newly elected borough officials submit sworn/signed copy of residency affidavit Judge Zanelli administers Oath of Office to: Councilperson Elect Jamie Johnson Councilperson Elect Annamarie Jordan Councilperson Elect Stew McCandless Councilperson Elect Douglas D. Trotter REORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL  CALL MEETING TO ORDER / ROLL CALL  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  ELECTION OF OFFICERS – ACTION ITEM Nominations for Council President Nominations for Council Vice-President Nominations for Council Chairman Pro Tempore  COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS  MINUTES  Approval of the minutes of December 4, 2023 – ACTION ITEM  PUBLIC HEARING  Ordinance 881 to amend Chapter 27, Zoning, to amend signage regulations for an Institutional Campus  MAYOR’S REPORT  BOROUGH MANAGER’S REPORT  PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR/ PRE-SCHEDULED  NEW BUSINESS  Jeter Ave Reconstruction – CDBG 2022 Gaver Industries, Inc. dba Barker & Barker Paving Payment Application # 2 $19,350.25 including change order  RESOLUTIONS Resolution 2024-01: Fee Schedule (No Change from 2023) RESOLUTION NO. 2024-1 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF FOUNTAIN HILL, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, ESTABLISHING VARIOUS FEES AND COSTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 Resolution 2024-02: Appointment of Professional Service Firms for 2024 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-2 A RESOLUTION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILL BOROUGH COUNCIL APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND/OR FIRMS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023 Resolution 2024-03: HIPAA Officers RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - 03 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF FOUNTAIN HILL, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, APPOINTING AND/OR REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 Resolution 2024-04: Committee/Board Appointments RESOLUTION NO. 2024 – 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILL BOROUGH COUNCIL APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024.  Resolution 2024-05: Sewer Enforcement Officers RESOLUTION 2024-5 APPOINTMENT OF SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE BOROUGH OF FOUNTAIN HILL. Resolution 2024-06: Appointment of MECAB Representative RESOLUTION NO. 2024-6 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF FOUNTAIN HILL, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTIES ASSOCIATION OF BOROUGHS (MECAB) FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 Resolution 2024-07: Establishing Northampton Tax Collection Committee Delegates RESOLUTION NO. 2024-7 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF FOUNTAIN HILL, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATES TO THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY TAX COLLECTION COMMITTEE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024.  ORDINANCES ORDINANCE #880 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF FOUNTAIN HILL, CHAPTER 15, PART 3, SECTION 302 (c)(3), TO DELETE/ADD CERTAIN HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES: ADD: 929 Itaska Street, Front, DELETE: 922 Delaware Avenue front  ORDINANCE #881 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF FOUNTAIN HILL, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AS ADOPTED CHAPTER 27, “ZONING”, OF “THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BOROUGH OF FOUNTAIN HILL,” AS AMENDED, BY ESTABLISHING SIGN REGULATIONS FOR AN INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUS; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN REPEALERS AND SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE.  MOTIONS  Accepting with regret the resignation of Cordula Voges, Finance Manager effective February 18, 2023 - MOTION  Fountain Hill Elementary School Traffic Patterns – MOTION  OLD BUSINESS  COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S REPORT  SOLICITOR’S REPORT  COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Finance (Trotter, Blatt, Jordan)  Motion to pay the bills as presented – ACTION ITEM B. Public Works (Jordan, Trotter, Rufe) C. Police (Blatt, Trotter, Johnson) D. House & Ordinances (Rufe, Jordan, McCandless) E. Fire (Trabel, Rufe, McCandless) F. Recreation (Johnson, Rufe, Trabel) G. Health & Sanitation (McCandless, Johnson, Trabel) H. Personnel (Trotter, Blatt, Jordan) I. IT Committee (Johnson, Rufe, Jordan)  SPECIAL OR SELECT COMMITTEES  PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR – Discussion on Non - Agenda Items  EXECUTIVE SESSION – Personnel  ADJOURNMENT Next Ordinance – 882 Next Resolution – 2024-08