Borough Council

JIM THORPE BOROUGH COUNCIL WORK SESSION June 6, 2024 AGENDA Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call of Members & Officials Announcement 1. Shade Tree Committee Vacancy- five (5) year term expires 12/31/28 2. Shade Tree Committee Vacancy- five (5) year term expires 12/31/25 3. Planning Commission Vacancy- four (4) year term expires 12/31/2027 4. Spring Tire & Electronic Recycling Totals 5. Lehigh Canal Recreation Commission & NEPA Gives 24 Hour Fundraiser 6/6 – 6/7 6. High Street Wall Project June 17th Tentative Start Date 7. June 24th Tentative Start Date for Street Paving 8. July 4, 2024 Work Session Canceled 9. Borough awarded LSA Grant for speed alert & traffic control safety signs -- $67,207.00 10. Borough awarded Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Partnership Program Grant -- $3,342.00 11. Reminder for Residents: Pertinent info can be found/received through All Call, Website, & FB page Presentation – limited to 2 minute per person – public is encouraged to submit public comments via regular mail, email or place in drop box at municipal office 12. Memorial Hall New Phone System 13. Rotary Proclamation Action 14. Jim Thorpe Community Athletic Association Requests a. Movies in the Park b. Community Fun Days c. RFA – Playground Equipment 15. JTTA a. Welcome Sign Project b. Fall Foliage Event Request 16. Council Meeting Minutes from May 2, 2024 17. Council Meeting Minutes from May 9, 2024 18. Expenditures from all Funds as presented 19. Treasurer’s Report 20. Ordinance 2024-04 Vehicle & Traffic Amendment: No Parking on East Side of Chestnut Ave and Stop Signs at 4th & Oak Streets 21. Silk Mill Restoration Phase II – DEP Grant Application 22. PP&L Temporary Workspace Agreement 23. Downtown Victorian Lighting Retrograde Project a. Schaedler Quote b. Authorization to Rent Bucket Truck c. Authorizing JTB Public Service Staff Labor & Equipment 24. Water Department Purchase Order – Radio Detection 7200 Locator Kit $6,653.00 25. Facilities Project a. Public Works Building i. Larry McCullion & Son Electrical Payment Application #3 -- $81,000.00 ii. KC Mechanical Payment Application #1 -- $18,000.00 iii. Spillman Farmer Invoice 8121.22.15 – $6,252.08 iv. Spillman Farmer Addendum #2 -- $14,500.00 increase v. Barry Isett Waterline Location Proposal $1,500.00 vi. Bracy – Contract Change Order GC-CO-02 $5,555.00 increase vii. Requisition #5 – partial payment for work completed 5/1/24-5/31/24 b. Memorial Hall i. GR Noto Payment Application #3 -- $2,165.62 ii. GR Noto Payment Application #4 -- $3,971.25 iii. Reading Mechanical Payment Application #2 -- $84,375.00 This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer  iv. JBM Mechanical Payment Application #3 -- $207,450.00 v. Bognet Payment Application #4R -- $84,744.04 vi. Bognet – Contract Change Order GC-CO-04 $2,593.56 credit vii. Bognet – Contract Change Order GC-CO-05 $7,618.38 credit viii. Spillman Farmer Invoice 8122.22.16 -- $4,195.73 ix. Requisition #5 – partial payment for work completed 5/1/24-5/31/24 x. Municipal Complex Parking Lot Paving 26. National Night Out – 8/6/24 from 6 pm to 8 pm 27. Kemmerer Park Association RFA – Yoga in the Park 28. PA Running Company Event Request 4/26/25-4/27/25 29. Lisa Napoletano Annual Run with the Angels Request 5/10/25 30. JT Film Festival Event Request 5/1/25-5/4/25 31. Carbon County Commissioners Office RFA – Use of Kemmerer Park 9/6/24 32. Diligent Fire Company RFA – No Parking in area of Pine Ave during 150th Anniversary Celebration of Diligent Fire Company 33. Diligent Fire Company RFA – 2 Firehouse Ahead Signs for Center Ave 34. Lehigh Canal Recreation Commission RFA – Legal Representation 35. Lesisko RFA – Return of Lesisko Portrait 36. Brown RFA – Resident Parking on Chestnut Ave 37. Evans RFA – Speedbumps on Broadway 38. Evans RFA – Glen Onoko Falls Revitalization 39. Moyer RFA – Waiver of Garbage Charges 40. Utility Rate Changes (1) Exoneration Request 41. Monthly Report (6) Committees 42. Carbon County Double Home Rehabilitation Program 43. Street Performers & Filming Requirements within the Borough 44. Planning Commission Letter of Interest Administration Public Service (Sewer/Sanitation/Water/Streets) 45. Streets Department Retirement 46. Mini Excavator Rental for Streets Projects 47. Mauch Chunk Historical Society RFA Police 48. Testing for Full-Time Officer’s Position 49. Letter of Support Request – JTASD for COPS Grant Buildings/Parks 50. Lion’s Club – Asa Packer Mansion Agreement 51. Memorial Bench Program Emergency Services Old Business 52. Readdressing Phase II 53. Blight Landbank 54. High Street Road Directional Signage 55. Contractor Licenses 56. Front Street Stormwater Project 57. Well Ordinance 58. Past Due Utilities Garbage 59. 2024 Road Projects – Stormwater Management Budgeted Projects 60. 2024 Jim Thorpe B.A.R. This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer  61. Municipal Waste Vacant Unit Options Executive Session 62. Personnel Adjourn Agenda Subject to Change Without Notice Revised: 5.14.24 5.15.24 5.16.24 5.17.24 5.21.24 5.24.24 5.28.24 5.29.24 5.30.24 5.31.24 6.4.24 6.5.24 This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer