Regular Session of Council

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF GREENVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2006 at 6:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order Council President Longiotti called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Invocation: Monsignor Karg, St. Michael’s Church 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 Richard H. Miller, Mayor Also present was Joe Joseph, Borough Solicitor 4. Public Comments / Public Participation Thea Arai, 26 N. Race Street, spoke on her concerns regarding the vacant lot next to her property becoming a parking lot. She stated 3 years ago this request was denied by council. A discussion followed including George Pangas and Paul Boyer. Councilor Auchter asked that notes be looked up from the original request in 2003 for review. Robert Perrotti, 70 Columbia Avenue, spoke on Vance Oakes’s resignation and questioned the council on “why they let him go.” A brief discussion followed. 5. Approval of Minutes Councilor Urey moved, seconded by Councilor Mueller that the minutes of the March 14, 2006 regular meeting of council be accepted as written. Motion approved. 6. Budget Report Councilor Auchter moved, seconded by Councilor Urey to accept the Budget Report – Fund 01 as presented. Motion approved. 7. Mayor’s Report The Mayor discussed the need to petition PennDOT to change the timing of the light at the intersection of Main Street & College Avenue to have a left turn light for southbound traffic. 1 8. Council and Mayor’s Report Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Mueller to accept the monthly reports as written. Motion approved. a. Police report for March 2006 b. Fire Chief’s report for March 2006 c. Treasurer’s report for March 2006 The following reports were placed of file: a. Code Enforcement report for March 2006 b. Public Works report for March 2006 c. Department Head meeting minutes for March 31, 2006 9. Reports from Council Committees  John Rusnak, HRG Engineering, briefly updated the council on the Streetscape project and asked that the brick color for the sidewalks and crosswalks be selected as soon as possible. Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Urey to approve the brick color selection as presented by Mr. Rusnak. Motion approved. 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 11. NEW BUSINESS a. Solicit bids for the sale of a 1977 ladder truck Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to authorize advertising for bids for the sale of a 1977 ladder truck. The bids will be opened at the May 4, 2006 work session. Motion approved. b. Approve the purchase of a 100 ft. aerial ladder truck Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to approve the purchase of a 100 ft. aerial ladder truck form West Park Independent Volunteer Fire Company in the amount of $10,000.00. A roll call vote was taken. Councilor Jones Yes Councilor Auchter Yes Council Vice President Henderson Yes Councilor Douglas Yes Councilor Urey Yes Councilor Mueller No Council President Longiotti No Motion approved 5-2 2  c. Ordinance 1453 – Intergovernmental Agreement between Greenville Borough and Hempfield Township. Councilor Mueller moved, seconded by Councilor Urey to advertise Ordinance 1453 – Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between Greenville Borough and Hempfield Township. Motion approved. d. Greenville Municipal Airport lease After some discussion, Councilor Mueller moved, seconded by Councilor Urey to approve the lease agreement between the Borough of Greenville and Elbow Street Aviation Services, Inc. for the term of 15 years beginning May 10, 2006 and expiring May 9, 2021. A roll call vote was taken. Councilor Jones Yes Councilor Auchter No Council Vice President Henderson No Councilor Douglas Yes Councilor Urey Yes Councilor Mueller Yes Council President Longiotti Yes Motion approved 5-2 e. Lease for 185 Hamburg Road Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Jones to approve the lease agreement between the Borough of Greenville and Douglas Gilmore for the property located at 185 Hamburg Road. Motion approved. f. Appoint a Farm Market Manager Councilor Jones moved, seconded by Council Vice President Henderson to appoint Mr. Dean Snyder as farm market manager. Motion approved. g. Heating system at the Municipal building Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to approve investigating the cost of installing baseboard heating on the 2nd floor of the Borough building. Motion approved. h. Temporary no parking during Streetscape construction Councilor Mueller moved, seconded by Council Vice President Henderson to approve temporary no parking on the north side of Clinton Street from Water Street to Prairie Park and no parking on Main Street between the railroad crossing and Mercer Street from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the construction period. Motion approved. 3  i. Amending Ordinance 1130 and 1406 – Yard sales in the Borough Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Mueller to appoint Theodore Jones and Robin Douglas to act on behalf of the Council, to rewrite the yard sale ordinance for the solicitor’s review. If acceptable to Solicitor Joseph, he will advertise the amended ordinance for adoption at the May 9th meeting. Motion approved. j. Acceptance of a 1998 Chevy Blazer from Thiel College Councilor Urey moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to authorize Chief Dennis Stephens to accept Thiel College’s donation of a 1998 Chevy Blazer for police use. Motion approved. k. Greenville Tax office request for permanent exonerations and additions to the Per Capita Duplicate Councilor Auchter moved, seconded by Councilor Douglas to approve the Greenville Tax office request for permanent exonerations in the amount of $190.00 and additions in the amount of $545.00 to the Per Capita Duplicate. Motion approved. l. Approve Tri-County Industries spring leaf collection on April 22, 2006 After a lenghtly discussion and an announcement that Jerry Bower, Tri-County will be attending the next street committee meeting on May 4th, Council Vice President Henderson moved, seconded by Councilor Auchter to approve Tri-County Industries spring leaf collection on April 22, 2006. A roll call vote was taken. Councilor Jones No Councilor Auchter No Council Vice President Henderson No Councilor Douglas No Councilor Urey No Councilor Mueller No Council President Longiotti Yes Motion failed 6-1 12. Council Comments Council Vice President Henderson thanked Paul Boyer for the dump truck. Council President Longiotti requested approval from council to send a letter to EGG questioning an invoice. He also asked for council’s approval on signing support letters for GALSA grants. Mr. Longiotti reminded everyone of the spring meeting of the Mercer County Borough’s Association on April 27, 2006. 4 13. Bills for Approval Council President Longiotti, read the bill report for April 11, 2006. Payroll $109,547.78 Traffic Lights $ 1,740.96 Administration 18,262.58 Street Lights 6,764.37 Tax Expense 15,857.72 Airports 304.80 Douglas & Joseph 1,000.00 Park Utilities 2,136.86 Borough Building 1,789.20 Parks Operating 1,363.78 Police Department 4,774.49 Bank Payments 1,578.76 Fire Department 4,558.01 Liability/Comp/Emp. Bond 21,477.38 Code/Zoning/COG 4,228.99 Parking Refunds 7.50 Sewer Employee Ben .00 Sewer Sys. Operating Fund 96,324.02 Street/Pub Works 1,202.00 Total $292,919.20 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 7:35 p.m. Motion approved. 15. Press Time Respectfully submitted, Tracey Vale Borough Secretary Borough of Greenville vh 5