Regular Session of Council

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF GREENVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 AT 6:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order Council President Longiotti called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Invocation: Rev. Jim Chapin, Living Word Christian Center Flag Salute 3. Roll Call: Pete Longiotti, Council President David Henderson, Council Vice President Pamela S. Auchter, Councilor Robin Douglas, Councilor Theodore E. Jones, Councilor Henry M. Mueller, Councilor Jasson Urey, Councilor Clifford Harriger, Mayor Also present were Vance E. Oakes, Borough Manager, Joe Joseph, Borough Solicitor 4. Public Comments / Public Participation Frank Stratiff questioned the Council if the yard sale permit enforcement issue has been resolved. Council President Longiotti explained that Council members are not authorized to enforce any borough ordinances but report any violations to the Code Enforcement Officer or the Police department. Councilor Jones stated that he was not enforcing the ordinance. Tom D’Alfonso complained that a Borough Councilor stopped to question employees of the Water Authority while on the job on Rosedale Avenue. Mr. D’Alfonso did not feel it was appropriate and if the Councilor had questions, they should be addressed to Bill Brady, the Supertendent of the Water Authority. President Longiotti stated that each council member is given a copy of the PA Borough Code which gives them guidelines of what they can and can not do as a member of Council. He feels confident that every member of Council is aware they are not permitted to enforce any ordinances. Roy Heasley asked when the crosswalks near the Greenville House would be painted. Borough Manager Oakes informed him that the Street Department would be painting them this week. Mr. Heasley also asked what can be done to clean up the old Kwik Fill gas station. Council President Longiotti instructed George Pangas to investigate and proceed with the necessary paperwork. 5. Approval of Minutes Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Mueller that the minutes of the August 9, 2005 regular meeting be accepted as written. Motion approved. 1 6. Budget Report Councilor Mueller moved, seconded by Councilor Urey to accept the Budget Report – Fund 01 as presented. Motion approved. 7. Mayor’s Correspondence The Mayor presented Certificates of Appreciation to Burroughs Price, Jr. and Howard Martin for their years of service with the Borough. 8. Council and Mayor’s Report Councilor Mueller moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to accept the monthly reports as written. Motion approved. a. Mayor and Police report for August 2005 b. Fire Chief’s report for August 2005 c. Treasurer’s report for August 2005 The following reports were placed of file: a. Code Enforcement report for August 2005 b. Public Works report for August 2005 c. Department Head minutes of August 26, 2005 d. GALSA minutes for September 12, 2005 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS No unfinished business 10. NEW BUSINESS a. Kurtanich Engineers & Associates, Inc. recommendation for payment to Combine Construction. Councilor Auchter moved, seconded by Council Vice President Henderson to approve payment to Combine Construction in the amount of $19,918.73 for Estimate No. 2 for the South High Street Reconstruction Project. Motion approved. b. 2006 Minimum Municipal Obligations for pension plans. Councilor Auchter moved, seconded by Council Vice President Henderson to approve the Municipal Obligations for 2006 to the pension plans as presented in the memos prepared by the Borough Manager. Motion approved. c. Officer Luke Sedar’s resignation letter from the Greenville/West Salem Police Department. Councilor Urey moved, seconded by Councilor Mueller to accept Luke Sedar’s letter of resignation from the Greenville/West Salem Police Department. Motion approved. 2  d. Approve Charles Demarest to the Greenville Planning Commission. Councilor Mueller moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to approve the Greenville Planning Commission’s recommendation of Charles Demarest to the Greenville Planning Commission filling the vacancy of Burroughs Price, Jr. Motion approved. e. Approve Lisa Holm-Schrader to the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission. Councilor Mueller moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to approve the Greenville Planning Commission’s recommendation to appoint Lisa Holm-Schrader as borough representative to the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission. Motion approved. f. Set date and time for Trick or Treat in the Borough. Councilor Mueller moved, seconded by Councilor Douglas to set the time of Trick or Treat in the Borough from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 29, 2005. Motion approved. g. Approval of Tri-County’s fall leaf recycling pick-up schedule. Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Urey to approve Tri-County’s fall leaf recycling pick-up schedule as follows: October 29th, November 19th, and December 3rd noting that on October 29th and December 3rd the trucks will be finished and out of town by 12:00 noon because of the scheduled parades. Motion approved. h. Hire a part time and substitute crossing guard. Councilor Mueller moved, seconded by Council Vice President Henderson to approve the hiring of Candy Dawson as a part time crossing guard for the Borough, effective September 12, 2005 and approve the hiring of Susan Walker as a substitute crossing guard. Motion approved. i. Greenville Tax Office request for permanent exonerations. Councilor Urey moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to approve the Greenville Tax Office request for permanent exonerations in the amount of $5.00. Motion approved. j. Authorize the Civil Service Commission to update the eligibility listing for Firefighters and Police. Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to authorize the Civil Service Commission to update the eligibility listing for Firefighters and Police. Motion approved. k. Borough Manager’s request to attend the PA State Association of Borough’s Fall Leadership conference. Councilor Mueller moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to approve Vance E. Oakes’s request of $285.00 to attend the PA State Association of Boroughs Fall Leadership conference on October 21st – 23rd in Mars PA. Motion approved. 3  l. Resignation letter from Greenville volunteer firefighter Kristen Benjamin. Councilor Douglas moved, seconded by Councilor Urey to accept the resignation letter from Kristen Benjamin, Greenville Volunteer Firefighter. Motion approved. m. Greenville Sanitary Authority’s recommendation on a “Time of Sale” ordinance. Councilor Auchter moved, seconded by Council Vice President Henderson to authorize the Borough Solicitors to draw up and advertise a “Time of Sale” ordinance for the October 11, 2005 Borough Council meeting. 11. Council Comments Council Vice President Henderson read the resignation letter from Greenville Volunteer Firefighter Kristen Benjamin. Mr. Henderson questioned George Pangas on the status of the burned building on West Main Street. Mr. Pangas explained that the Code office has been through the process of sending out code violations and filing a complaint at the District Justice office. The property owner was found guilty in absence. Mr. Pangas estimated that the cost of demolition would be $25,000. Councilor Douglas spoke on the Mayor’s recent statements in the papers. She feels that some of the Mayor’s comments were confusing and she felt that if the Mayor was disturbed by council actions he should have brought up his concerns in an open meeting where he would have ample time to speak, pointing out that there is an agenda item devoted solely to the Mayor. Councilor Urey wanted to thank Luke Sedar for his time here as a police officer and wished him well on his new appointment as an officer in Montana. President Longiotti commented that he believes the Council works well together and have come a long way over the past 3 years. He wants to make sure the council does not do anything to detract from the good work they are trying to do. 12. Borough Manager’s Comments Mr. Oakes updated the Council on the new restrooms at Riverside Park stating they should be completed soon. He also informed the Council that there has been no news from the Postal officials on the proposed site for the new post office and he didn’t expect anything until November. 4 13. Bills for Approval Borough Manager, Vance Oakes, read the bill report for September 13, 2005 Payroll $170,734.11 Traffic Lights $ 728.65 Administration 6,324.98 Street Lights 7,226.09 Tax Expense 638.74 Airports 822.13 Douglas & Joseph 1,000.00 Park Utilities 717.97 Borough Building 605.00 Parks Operating 6,079.47 Police Department 24,545.26 Bank Payments 1,125.93 Fire Department 16,583.79 Liability/Comp/Emp. Bond 14,154.86 Code/Zoning/COG 2,400.69 Railroad Park Utilities 31.39 Sanitary Med. Ben 14,773.05 Park Restroom Project 166.67 Street/Pub Works 10,764.34 Real Estate Tax Refunds 57.11 Sewer Sys. Operating Fund 22,354.72 Total $301,834.95 Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Urey that the bills be paid as presented. Motion approved. Councilor Douglas abstained from the vote. 14. Adjournment Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to adjourn the meeting at 7:12 p.m. Motion approved. 15. Press Time Respectfully submitted, Vance E. Oakes Borough Manager/Secretary Borough of Greenville vh 5