Regular Session of Council

Town of Greenville Council Minutes 02/10/25 www.greenvilleborough.com MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN OF GREENVILLE COUNCIL HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, February 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order Paul Hamill, Mayor If you are a visitor to council, we ask you to please sign in at the door and turn off all cellular telephones. If you wish to record the meeting (video or audio), please announce that you are recording to notify the public in the room that they are being recorded. 2. Invocation: Rev. Brenda Martin, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Flag Salute led by Councilor Zuschlag 3. Roll Call: Paul Hamill, Mayor Jean Carr-Fisher, Deputy Mayor Chad Bromley, Councilor Anne Butcher, Councilor - Excused Evan Hereford, Councilor Brian Shipley, Councilor Linda Zuschlag, Councilor Jasson W. Urey, Town Manager Solicitor, Douglas, Joseph & Olson – via Teams Also present: Frank Vanderslice Joel Rinella – audio recording The Rev. Brenda Martin Patrick Eaton Sharon Emmett – video recording Staff: Media: Amy Hollowell - Administrative Assistant Caleb Stright, The Record-Argus, audio recording Rosalynn Reagle – Assistant Town Manager Matt Breedlove – Dir. of Community Development 4. Public Comments – (3-minute time limit) Residents: Joel Rinella, 424 South Main Street, responded to Councilor Shipley’s comments during the Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Work Session, stating engaging in innuendos that his group’s method of collecting petitions were illegal was not true. He also suggested relying on the solicitor’s Page 1 of 4 Town of Greenville Council Minutes 02/10/25 opinion is not always the best option, referring to a Sunshine Law violation in 2024. He also demanded a roll call vote for Items C & D on the agenda. Sharon Emmett, 24 Homer Street, voiced her disappointment in Councilor Shipley’s comments, stating she found it alarming that the people's will be overlooked. She also disapproved of the arrogant attitude of council and took offense to calling the signers (of the petition) uninformed. She said she would be involved because of this and would make sure the five thousand residents knew what was going on. Non-Residents: None Council Consideration 5. Approval of Minutes Motion by Councilor Bromley, seconded by Councilor Hereford, to approve the minutes from January 2, 2025, Public Hearing, January 8, 2025, Work Session, January 13, 2025, Regular Meeting. Motion carried 6-0. 6. Approval of Monthly Bills Payroll $211,800.32 Administration 35,057.59 Police 20,084.18 Fire 23,809.18 Code 10,812.65 Public Works 36,077.30 Airport 1,264.51 Parks 7,782.72 Community Development 8,015.00 Storm Water 11,806.03 Capital Fund 46,503.06 ARPA Fund 0.00 PENNVEST 5,588.83 USDA Grant/Loan 1,131.00 Fire Escrow Fund 0.00 Sewer 133,954.05 Total $550,620.95 Motion by Councilor Zuschlag, seconded by Councilor Hereford, to approve the monthly bills as presented. Motion carried 6-0. 7. Approval of Department and Staff Reports A. Financial – January 2025 B. Code – January 2025 C. Fire – January 2025 D. Police – January 2025 Page 2 of 4 Town of Greenville Council Minutes 02/10/25 Motion by Councilor Shipley, seconded by Councilor Carr-Fisher, to accept the January Department and Staff Reports as presented. Motion carried 6-0. 8. Unfinished Business A. Motion by Councilor Bromley, seconded by Councilor Hereford, to adopt Ordinance 1652, Keeping of Honeybees. Motion carried 6-0. B. Motion by Councilor Carr-Fisher, seconded by Councilor Bromley, to accept the recommendation from the Greenville Sanitary Authority to adopt Ordinance 1653, amending Chapter 424 entitled “Sewers and Sewage Disposal.” Motion carried 6-0. C. Motion by Councilor Hereford, seconded by Councilor Carr-Fisher, to accept the recommendation from the Strategic Management Committee to adopt Ordinance 1654, repealing Ordinance 1645. Mayor Hamill asked for a roll call vote: Councilor Hereford – Yes, Councilor Bromley – Yes, Councilor Shipley - Yes, Councilor Zuschlag - Yes, Councilor Carr-Fisher – Yes, Mayor Hamill – Yes. Motion carried 6-0. D. Motion by Councilor Shipley, seconded by Councilor Zuschlag, to accept the recommendation from the Strategic Management Committee to adopt Ordinance 1655, amending Chapter 16 entitled “Blighted Property Review Committee.” Mayor Hamill asked for a roll call vote: Councilor Hereford – Yes, Councilor Bromley – Yes, Councilor Shipley – Yes, Councilor Zuschlag – Yes, Councilor Carr-Fisher – Yes, Mayor Hamill – Yes. Motion carried 6-0. 9. New Business A. Motion by Councilor Carr-Fisher, seconded by Councilor Shipley, to accept the recommendation from the Personnel Committee to promote Michael White from Firefighter to Lieutenant in the Greenville Fire Department from the Civil Service Commission’s Certified List of Three. Motion carried 6-0. B. Motion by Councilor Bromley, seconded by Councilor Zuschlag, to accept the recommendation from the Street/Public Services Committee to adopt Resolution 2025-03, Mercer County Joint Seal Coat Bid Program. Motion carried 6-0. C. Motion by Councilor Hereford, seconded by Councilor Shipley, to accept the recommendation from the Code Committee to increase the CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Maximum from $65,000.00 to $80,000.00. Motion carried 6-0. D. Motion by Councilor Shipley, seconded by Councilor Carr-Fisher, to adopt Resolution 2025-04, removing the sewer debt service fee. Motion carried 6-0. E. Motion by Councilor Bromley, seconded by Councilor Carr-Fisher, to advertise the bid specs for the sale of the 2018 Vac-Con/Jet Vac Truck. Motion carried 6-0. F. Motion by Councilor Carr-Fisher, seconded by Councilor Hereford, to accept the recommendation from the Street/Public Services Committee to award the bid for the Green- Light-Go to Bronder Technical Services with the low bid of $355,967.77. Motion carried 6-0. G. Discussion was held regarding road paving. Councilor Bromley presented a list compiled by the Street/Public Services Committee and noted Stewart and Leet Avenue was removed from the Page 3 of 4 Town of Greenville Council Minutes 02/10/25 list. Councilor Shipley asked if this would involve removing the bricks prior to paving Clinton Street, as presented at a previous meeting. Councilor Bromley said they would be keeping the brick as it is and paving over. Councilor Shipley said that would save substantial money to use on other streets. He also asked if Penn Avenue between Main and Clinton Streets was considered. Mr. Bromley said not at this time. Mr. Urey reminded the list would be edited once the engineers worked out the exact figures. Motion by Councilor Bromley, seconded by Councilor Zuschlag, to approve the recommendation of the Street/Public Services Committee to approve the list of streets for the 2025 street paving project and to have the engineer put together the bid specs. Motion carried 6-0. 10. Council Comments Councilor Hereford thanked everyone for coming and Councilor Bromley for all his hard work on the street list. Councilor Bromley thanked everyone for coming and noted that Councilor Hereford, Councilor Carr-Fisher, Mr. Urey, and his staff were heavily involved in compiling the list. Councilor Carr-Fisher thinks this is the best street list we could come up with for the money available, noting we need to get it done and make economic development happen. 11. Mayor Comment – announced he is working with Mr. Urey and community leaders for a meeting of the minds to develop a new vision for Greenville. He will present this to the Strategic Management Committee so they can work through the strategy. A tentative date was offered of March 22, 2025. Councilor Bromley stated he thought it was premature and would like to table the idea. 12. Town Manager Comments – Clarified comments made by Mr. Rinella at the beginning of the meeting. He noted his certificate of sufficiency only notes that there were enough registered voters of Greenville on the petitions, not the method of collecting signatures. The method of collecting signatures was the responsibility of each petition circulator. 13. Adjournment having no other business, Motion by Councilor Shipley, seconded by Councilor Bromley, to adjourn this session of Council at 6:56 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. Respectfully submitted, Jasson W. Urey Town Manager Page 4 of 4