City Council

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA June 6, 2022 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 7:00 P.M. Collective bargaining and personnel matters 2. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – 7:30 P.M. End 9:00 3. ROLL CALL: Council President, Beverly Wolfe Staff: Council VP, Gary Nickerson Borough Manager, Geoff Thompson Joe Adams Police Chief, Sean Perry Joe Dudash Secretary, Marie Serota Laura Germain Solicitor, David Truelove Barbara Heffelfinger Engineer, Carol Schuehler John Stratz Mayor, Tom Sodano 4. PECO GREEN REGION GRANT CHECK PRESENTATION–Theodore D. Dorand, External Affairs Manager 5. PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR TOM SODANO 6. COUNCIL OR BOROUGH ANNOUNCMENTS • Borough meetings are recorded for the purpose of preparing the minutes. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS • It is requested that all persons wishing to speak before Council state their name and address for the record. In the interest of facilitating the business of Council, all persons addressing Council shall be limited to three (3) minutes unless such time is extended by the Council President for good cause. 8. CONSENT ITEMS • Minutes of May 2, 2022 Council Meeting • Reading and Approval of Bills 9. REPORTS • President’s Report • Borough Manager’s Report • Mayor’s Report • Police Chief’s Report • Solicitor’s Report • Zoning/Code Enforcement Report • Engineer’s Report Consideration of motion to pay P.A.R.K./O’Rourke Associates for work completed to date on the Memorial Park Restroom ADA Improvements for the amount of $64,804.50 Consideration of a motion to pay Haines Paving and Landscaping Inc. $34,597.79 for completed repairs on Oak and Holly Avenues and other locations as directed by borough engineer after consultation with the Streets Committee Chair Consideration of a motion to authorize Value Engineering to prepare bid documents for Cape Seal on Oak and Holly and advertise for bid 1 of 3  Consideration of a motion to approve lateral inspections to detect the source of the recently discovered leak on Lincoln Hwy. 10. COMMITTEE BUSINESS: Public Works: Update on the recent road repairs 11. NEW BUSINESS Consideration of a motion to ratify approval of the following mid-cycle invoices: Langhorne Postmaster invoice dated 4/4/22 in the amount of $269.60 for quarterly sewer/refuse billing postage Langhorne Postmaster invoice 4/29/22 in the amount of $246.45 for the summer newsletter postage AT&T Mobility invoice dated 4/18/22 in the amount of $156.18 for police department wireless service BCW&SA invoice dated 4/22/22 in the amount of $59.90 for water service account balances Comcast invoice dated 4/26/22 in the amount of $205.25 for internet & voice services at 300 Bellevue Ave. The Hartford Invoice #357522870209 in the amount of $1,475.42 for two months’ life insurance installment payment Waste Corporate Services Invoice #0002489-2448-2 in the amount of $17,431.50 for April trash service Comcast invoice dated 5/2/22 in the amount of $189.89 for internet service at 790 Neshaminy Street Deer Park invoice dated 5/3/22 in the amount of $110.95 for spring water Gettysburg Benefits Administrators, Inc. invoice dated 4/29/22 in the amount of $169.59 for dental premium installment State Workers Insurance Fund invoice dated 5/4/22 in the amount of 4,830.00 for fire department workers’ compensation insurance installment Independence Blue Cross invoice dated 5/6/22 in the amount of $5,821.18 for medical insurance installment Selective Insurance invoice dated 5/12/22 in the amount of $3.686.00 for workers’ compensation and commercial package installment payment Comcast invoice dated 4/26/22 in the amount of $235.56 for internet & voice services at 37 W. Woodland Ave. PECO invoice dated 5/13/22 in the amount of $1,514.83 for street light electric Consideration of a motion to approve and sign the Sub-Recipient Agreement with Bucks County Department of Housing & Community Development for the Memorial Park ADA Bleacher Installation; Project #B-22-18 not to exceed $117,000.00 PSAB Updates – John Stratz 12. PUBLIC COMMENT 13. COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE HEARD 14. ADJOURN June Borough Meeting: June 20,2022 2 of 3 Date: June 6, 2022 VOUCHER Please pay the following bills for the month of May 2022: General Fund $34,367.95 Fire Tax Fund $28,982.86 Refuse Fund $ 133.51 Sewer Fund $37,666.04 Capital Reserve Fund $ 7,849.29 Liquid Fuel Fund $ 1,288.15 Escrow Fund $ 8,171.30 Payroll Fund $ 2,295.78 Payroll General Fund $32,402.44 Sewer Fund $ 3,137.55 Total $35,539.99 Escrow Fund Bills Schoolhouse Court: Hill Wallack, LLP $ 1,826.55 Value Engineering $ 1,184.00 PECO (road opening escrow release) $ 5,160.75 _______________________________ _____________________________ Beverly Wolfe, Council President Marie Serota, Secretary/Treasurer 3 of 3 V1:6/3/2022, 1:30 p.m.