City Council

Steelton Borough Special Council Meeting June 22, 2009 The Special Council meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President, Jeffery L. Wright, with the pledge of allegiance, followed by a moment of silence. In Attendance: Absent: Lisa Wiedeman-Krosnar Michael Kovach Dennis Heefner Kathleen D. Handley, Assistant Michael Albert Secretary-Treasurer MaryJo Szada David A. Wion, Solicitor Stephen Shaver Jeffery L. Wright Mayor Thomas Acri John M. DeSanto, Jr., Secretary Treasurer Dennise Hill, Executive Assistant EXECUTIVE SESSIONS HELD BETWEEN MEETINGS: (Secretary DeSanto): Mr. DeSanto said he had nothing to report at this time. PUBLIC COMMENT: Agenda Items Only There were no comments. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Jay Wenger, Managing Director; Susquehanna Group Advisors – Present RFP’s for 2 year $2,000,000 debt incurrence to fund sewer and water Infrastructure and approval of selected proposal. Mr. Wenger stated that at a previous Council Meeting, the decision was made to pursue a $2 million bridge loan. The RFP was sent out to Fulton Bank, PNC Bank, Susquehanna Bank, and Mid-Penn Bank. He said that PNC declined to accept the RFP that was submitted. Mid-Penn accepted the RFP with a 4.66% rate. Mr. Wenger commended Mr. DeSanto for negotiating with Mid-Penn Bank to get a reduced percentage rate at 3.65%. A commitment letter has been submitted to Mr. DeSanto and the money can be drawn down as needed. Mr. Wenger said the loan should be closed in the next 30 days. Frank J. Leber, Esquire; Sewer Bond Counsel; Rhoads & Sinon, LLP – Consideration for enactment of ORDINANCE 2009-4, approving incurrence of $2,000,000 General Obligation Debt. 1  Steelton Borough Special Council Meeting June 22, 2009 Mr. Leber also commended Mr. DeSanto on his negotiation with Mid-Penn Bank. Mr. Leber stated that ORDINANCE 2009-4 was advertised under the Union Debt Act, and Mr. Wion reviewed it and was satisfied with the language presented. Mr. Leber said he will be able to file proceedings next week. The General Obligation Debt proceedings will close on or shortly after July 15, 2009. Mr. Shaver asked Mr. Wenger to name all the banks that RFPs were sent to. Mr. Wenger said that RFPs were sent to: Susquehanna Bank Fulton Bank PNC Bank Mid-Penn Bank Mr. Leber stated that Ordinance 2009-4 accepts the proposal from Mid-Penn Bank and the note will be issued at $2,000,000. He said it will mature on June 1, 2011. Mr. Leber said that upon approval of ORDINANCE 2009-4, he will proceed with settlement and execution. Mr. Leber said that a motion and a second is needed and asked that a roll call vote be taken. On a motion made by Mr. Shaver, seconded by Mr. Albert, Council Members present unanimously voted to approve ORDINANCE 2009-4. Mrs. Wiedeman-Krosnar: Yes Mr. Wright: Yes Mr. Shaver: Yes Mr. Albert: Yes Mr. Heefner: Yes Mr. Leber stated that he will place an advertisement in the newspaper to show the approval. Mr. Wright thanked Mr. Wenger and Mr. Leber. Michael Musser III, Borough Consultant & George Connor, Dauphin County Community Development Coordinator – Community Development Update. Mr. Wright said this would be discussed in executive session since it pertains to land acquisition. Mr. Shaver was excused at 7:36 p.m. Dennis Heefner, Councilman – Recommendation for action on financing and purchase of new street sweeper. 2  Steelton Borough Special Council Meeting June 22, 2009 Mr. Heefner said that getting a loan for the new street sweeper will not be a problem, per his discussion with Mr. Leber. However, Mr. Leber said that this needs to be addressed immediately. Golden Equipment is looking for a purchase order number later this week. On a motion made by Mr. Heefner, seconded by Mr. Albert, Council unanimously voted to proceed with a purchase order to buy a new street sweeper, in the amount of $200,000. Dennis Heefner, Councilman – Discussion of Memorial Day Parade for 2010. Mr. Heefner stated that he and Miss Hill discussed setting the date for the Memorial Day Parade as the second weekend in May, to give the event uniformity. Mayor Acri asked if May 8th is the date of Armed Forces Day. Miss Hill said she will confirm the date of Armed Forces Day so that the Borough’s Memorial Day Parade does not interfere with activities being held in the City of Harrisburg. Miss Hill will send an email to Council tomorrow. Dennis Heefner, Councilman – Discussion of repairing Borough streets. Mr. Heefner noted that he rode with a police officer last night and noticed that many streets in the Borough are in total disrepair. He said that Council needs to establish a plan to re-pave the streets. He suggested paving one street per year. Mr. Heefner said that he will speak to Mr. Wenger about how to allocate money for street paving. Mr. Heefner said that he will ask Mr. Conjar to get an estimate on how much it would cost to have all the major streets in the Borough re-paved. Mr. Heefner reported that five manholes have been fixed. He said Mr. Conjar will evaluate the status of all manholes throughout the Borough and assess which ones need to be repaired. NEW BUSINESS: There were no items presented. OTHER BUSINESS: There were no items presented. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION: There were no comments. COUNCIL’S CONCERNS: There were no comments. 3  Steelton Borough Special Council Meeting June 22, 2009 ADJOURNMENT: There being no other business before Council, on a motion by Mr. Wright, seconded by Mr. Albert, the meeting adjourned at 7:50 P.M. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________ _______________________________ John DeSanto, Jr. Dennise Hill Borough Secretary Executive Administrative Assistant 4