City Council

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA February 6, 2023 1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – 7:30 P.M. End 9:00 2. ROLL CALL: Council President, Gary Nickerson Staff: Council VP, John Stratz Borough Manager, Geoff Thompson Joe Adams Police Chief, Sean Perry Joe Dudash Secretary, Marie Serota Bud Murphy Solicitor, Dave Truelove Barbara Heffelfinger Alan Dashoff Mayor, Tom Sodano 3. COUNCIL OR BOROUGH ANNOUNCEMENTS • Borough meetings are recorded for the purpose of preparing the minutes. 4. 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. 5. CONSENT ITEMS • Minutes of the January 17, 2023 Workshop Meeting • Reading and Approval of Bills 6. 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 7. COMMITTEE BUSINESS: 8. NEW BUSINESS Consideration of a motion to ratify approval of the following mid-cycle invoices: PECO invoice dated 12/13/23 in the amount of $1,492.56 for streetlights’ electric Langhorne Postmaster invoice dated 1/4/23 in the amount of $291.24 for sewer/refuse billing postage Comcast invoice dated 12/26/22 in the amount of $235.93 for internet and voice service at 37 W. Woodland Avenue and 300 Bellevue Ave. Deer Park Invoice #12L0431953892 dated 1/2/23 in the amount of $36.00 for spring water GBA invoice dated 12/30/22 in the amount of $169.59 for dental insurance installment Office of Labor and Industry invoice dated 12/30/22 in the amount of $1,449.00 fire dept. workers’ compensation insurance installment The Hartford Invoice #357523350294 dated 1/31/23 in the amount of $738.95 for life insurance installment WM Corporate Services Invoice #0004259-2448-7 dated 1/3/23 in the amount of $17,431.50 for Decembers’ service 1 of 3  Amazon Invoice #1x4J-MLPT-PG1T dated 1/9/23 in the amount of $61.22 for hall table skirt Comcast invoice dated 1/2/23 in the amount of $194.89 for internet at 790 Neshaminy St. Comcast Invoice #162888708 dated 1/1/23 in the amount of $564.55 for voice edge service Gatehouse Media Invoice #5172276 dated 1/20/23 in the amount of $593.34 for legal ads Independence Blue Cross Invoice #230106353973 dated 1/6/23 in the amount of $5,958.90 for medical insurance installment Selective Insurance Co. of America invoice dated 1/1/23 in the amount of $9,199.00 for workers’ compensation and commercial package insurance installment Verizon Wireless Invoice #9924278282 dated 1/1/2023 in the amount of $25.02 for streetlight unit M2M account Penndel Borough Liquid Fuel Fund reimbursement from the sewer fund dated 1/20/23 in the amount of $3,996.37 for Fairview Ave. manhole repair PECO invoice dated 1/17/23 in the amount of $1,726.65 streetlights’ electric Consideration of a motion for approval of PennDot Multi-Modal Project Right of Way acquisition Motion to amend or otherwise revise CDBG Grant Application for accessible ramps to increase the proposed project to include some or all of the following ramps and locations (specific request to be discussed, determined, and moved by Council at the meeting): • Two (2) ramps at the intersection of Noeland Avenue with Crescent Avenue; • Three (3) ramps at Woodland and Fairview. Two ramps (2) at DeHaven and Fairview; • Two ramps (2) at DeHaven and Fairview; • One ramp (1) at DeHaven and Centre; and or • Two (2) ramps on the western side of Crescent and Hulmeville Avenues. 9. PUBLIC COMMENT 10. COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE HEARD 11. ADJOURN February Borough Meeting: February 21, 2023 2 of 3 Date: February 6, 2023 VOUCHER Please pay the following bills for the month of January 2023: General Fund $30,751.96 Fire Tax Fund $ 276.01 Refuse Fund $ 32.15 Sewer Fund $41,959.76 Capital Reserve Fund $ 3,019.64 Liquid Fuel Fund $ 197.31 Escrow Fund $ 5,108.60 Payroll Fund $ 2,814.28 Payroll General Fund $26,449.36 Sewer Fund $ 3,338.52 Total $29,787.88 Escrow Fund Bills Schoolhouse Court: Hill Wallack, LLP $5,108.60 _______________________________ _____________________________ Gary Nickerson, Council President Marie Serota, Secretary/Treasurer V1:2/3/2023, 2:00 p.m. 3 of 3