City Council

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA October 3, 2022 1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – 7:30 P.M. End 9:00 2. 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, Ben Hauser Barbara Heffelfinger Engineer, Carol Schuehler John Stratz Mayor, Tom Sodano 3. SCHOOLHOUSE COURT Motion to approve the granting of a temporary use and occupancy permit for Lot 2 of the Schoolhouse Court Subdivision conditioned upon: 1) the submission of a Land Development Application for modification or waiver with respect to the driveway at Lot 2 or any other non-compliance with the previously approved plan and Borough SALDO (“Application”); and 2) the submission and, where required, approval of any and all engineering reports (“Reports”), including, but not limited to, the report concerning the garage for the Lot 2 property, requested by the Borough Building Inspector and Code Officer or any other applicable official with respect to the property, which have not been satisfactorily provided. Said Application and Reports shall be filed within thirty (30) days of the approval of this Motion and shall satisfy all applicable requirements governing Land Development Waiver applications and the Reports shall satisfy the Borough Building Inspector and Code Officer, or any other applicable official. In the event Developer/Applicant fails to comply with all the requirements of this Motion within thirty (30) days of approval of the Motion by Council, the grant of authority under this Motion shall automatically expire and be void. As such, until these conditions are satisfied, no temporary Use and Occupancy permit will be issued. In approving the grant of the temporary use and occupancy permit, the Borough does not confirm, in any circumstance, the final inspection of the property subject to this Motion. 4. COUNCIL OR BOROUGH ANNOUNCEMENTS • Borough meetings are recorded for the purpose of preparing the minutes. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS • It is requested that all persons wishing to speak before Council state their name 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. 6. CONSENT ITEMS • Minutes of the September 19, 2022 Workshop Meeting • Reading and Approval of Bills 1 of 4 7. REPORTS a. President’s Report b. Borough Manager’s Report c. Mayor’s Report d. Police Chief’s Report e. Solicitor’s Report f. Engineer’s Report Consideration of a motion to award the Phase 2 Memorial Park Lighting project to MJF Electrical Contracting, Inc. with the total bid of $65,600.00 g. Zoning/Code Enforcement Report 8. COMMITTEE BUSINESS: Public Works Update on roads projects Update on BCW&SA sale 9. NEW BUSINESS Consideration of a motion to ratify approval of the following mid-cycle invoices: AT&T Mobility Invoice #X08262022 dated 8/18/22 in the amount of $156.34 for police dept. wireless internet Comcast invoice dated 8/26/22 in the amount of $236.61 for internet and voice service at 37 W. Woodland Avenue State Workers Insurance Fund invoice dated 9/1/22 in the amount of $1,449.00 for fire department workers’ compensation insurance installment Waste Management Invoice #3276-2448-2 dated 9/1/22 in the amount of $17,431.50 for August Service Bucks County Boroughs Association invoice dated 9/8/22 in the amount of $37.00 for September dinner meeting (Wolfe) Comcast invoice dated 9/2/22 in the amount of $179.89 for internet service at 790 Neshaminy Street Comcast invoice dated 9/1/22 in the amount of $517.64 for business voice edge service Gettysburg Benefit Administration invoice dated 8/31/22 in the amount of $169.59 for dental insurance installment Independence Blue Cross Invoice #220907205335 dated 9/7/22 in the amount of $5,821.18 for medical insurance installment Selective Insurance invoice dated 9/11/22 in the amount of $3,767.00 for commercial package and workers’ compensation insurance installment Bucks County Boroughs Association invoice dated 919/22 in the amount of $74.00 for September dinner meeting (Stratz, Heffelfinger) Joseph McIlvaine Tree Service Invoice #1422 dated 9/21/22 in the amount of $3,050.00 PECO invoice dated 9/13/22 in the amount of $1,687.58 for street light electric Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution #2022-18 the disposition of public records Consideration of a motion to ratify Resolution #’s 2022-15, 2022-16, 2022-17 approving municipal grant program applications to the Bucks County Redevelopment Authority for municipal building improvements, equipment for the Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad and Fire Department electrical improvements respectively Consideration of a motion to approve the consulting services proposal from George Sengpiel MAI SRA of George Sengpiel Associates dated 9/21/22 at $500 per property 2 of 4  Consideration of a motion to approve the Rules and Regulations for the Penndel Borough Civil Service Commission 10. PUBLIC COMMENT 11. COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE HEARD 12. ADJOURN October Borough Meeting: October 17,2022 3 of 4 Date: October 3, 2022 VOUCHER Please pay the following bills for the month of September 2022: General Fund $43,621.91 Refuse Fund $ 38.23 Sewer Fund $23,164.15 Capital Reserve Fund $11,747.77 Liquid Fuel Fund $ 836.92 Escrow Fund $ 1,623.00 Payroll Fund $ 3,494.72 Payroll General Fund $32,950.59 Sewer Fund $ 3,872.89 Total $36,823.48 Escrow Fund Bills Schoolhouse Court: Hill Wallack, LLP $ 480.00 Value Engineering $1,143.00 _______________________________ _____________________________ Beverly Wolfe, Council President Marie Serota, Secretary/Treasurer 4 of 4 V2:10/3/2022, 8:00 p.m.