City Council

Agenda Borough of Steelton August 20, 2012 1 CALL MEETING TO ORDER: President Wright with the Pledge of Allegiance MOMENT OF SILENCE: Thomas F. Acri, Mayor APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING AS PRESENTED: EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD BETWEEN MEETINGS APPROVAL OF SCHEDULES OF BILLINGS, REQUISITIONS AND CHANGE ORDERS AS PRESENTED APPROVAL OF DEPARTMENT REPORTS: Neighborhood & Economic Development Fire and Ambulance Personnel Police Public Works Code Enforcement Mayor’s Report (Mayor Acri) PUBLIC COMMENT: Agenda items only PRESENTATIONS: Kara Allison, Hull & Associates Brownfield Presentation and Update Don Weiman & Karen Cullings Dauphin County Library Systems COMMUNICATION: HRG Summary of Engineering Activities for July 16, 2012 through August 13, 2012 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None  Agenda Borough of Steelton August 20, 2012 2 NEW BUSINESS: Sara Gellatly & Mr. Wion Resolution 2012-R-28, amending the original Boat Launch Park rules and regulations Sara Gellatly Rules and Regulations to be posted at the Boat Launch Park Mr. Wion Resolution 2012-R-29, extending Felton Lofts’ No Parking zone Mr. Wion Resolution 2012-R-30, special purpose parking for Terri Brown Sara Gellatly Consideration of Resolution 2012-R- 31 OTHER BUSINESS: Sara Gellatly Executive Session (if necessary) AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION: COUNCIL’S CONCERNS: ADJOURNMENT:  Steelton Borough Council Meeting August 20, 2012 The regular monthly meeting was called to order at 6:30p.m. by President, Jeffery Wright, with the pledge of allegiance, followed by a moment of silence. In Attendance: Absent: Jeffery Wright Stephen Shaver Maria Marcinko Michael Albert MaryJo Szada Denae House Raymond Spencer Mayor Thomas Acri David A. Wion, Solicitor Sara Gellatly, Borough Manager Kathy I. Sosnowski, Executive Assistant APPROVAL OF MINUTES: On a motion made by Ms. Marcinko, seconded by Mr. Spencer, Council Members present voted unanimously to approve the minutes from August 6, 2012, as presented. APPROVAL OF SCHEDULES OF BILLINGS, REQUISITIONS AND CHANGE ORDERS AS PRESENTED A motion was made by Ms. Marcinko to approve the schedules of billings, requisitions and change orders, seconded by Mr. Spencer and approved unanimously by all present. APPROVAL OF DEPARTMENT REPORTS A motion was made by Mr. Spencer to approve the department reports, seconded by Ms. Marcinko and approved unanimously by all present. Neighborhood & Economic Development Fire & Ambulance Personnel Police Public Works – Ms. Marcinko reported that Mr. Conjar stated that Daron Alley will be paved by 9/2/12. Markis Milberry’s request to change the basketball poles is a pending issue. She is hoping to get Jump Street to paint a mural over the graffiti on the Bailey Street wall. Code Enforcement Mayor’s Report – Mayor Acri reported that National Night Out was a huge success; at least 700 people attended the event. Next year we may have to close off Front Street to accommodate the crowds. He thanked everyone who attended. He also thanked everyone for their support of the Back-to-School bash, which was also a success. -1-  Steelton Borough Council Meeting August 20, 2012 PUBLIC COMMENT: Agenda Items Only None. PRESENTATIONS: Ms. Kara Allison, Hull & Associates presented information discussed at the 5:30pm Brownfield Advisory Committee meeting earlier. The $200,000 Petroleum Grant will be closing soon, as we have almost reached the monetary limit. The $200,000 Hazardous Substances Grant has about $5,000 left. She also stated that at this time, we were not awarded funding because 140 N. Front St. (Mark’s) is not Borough-owned; it is in the Community & Economic Development Corporation’s name. If we were to be funded, there would be $200,000 for demolition. Mayor Acri asked if the EPA responded to our grant application; since they haven’t we should probably re-apply. Ms. Marcinko asked about the overall progress of the project. Ms. Allison stated that once clean up is done, we will have clean, shovel-ready property. Ms. Karen Cullings and Ms. Dawn Weiman, Dauphin County Library Systems distributed brochures describing some of the programs at the various libraries. They happily reported that Steelton residents are using the libraries for job seeking online, borrowing E-books, using free Wi-Fi, attending reading groups and other activities. There are 100,000 active Dauphin County members that visited nearly 755,000 times. They also indicated that meeting rooms are available at each of the eight libraries. Ms. Marcinko asked how many people the rooms could accommodate; Ms. Cullings said that varies from library to library. COMMUNICATION: Mr. Matt Cichy, Herbert, Rowland & Grubic gave a summary of engineering activities from 7/16/12 to 8/13/12; some highlights are below: Project #1337 – they have developed an alternative and conceptual construction cost estimate to repair the front lobby roof area and to resolve and repair the damage created by ground water along the South side wall and the East rear wall of the fire house. A meeting to review the information with Borough staff and the fire department will be scheduled for later in the week. Projects #1337.0032 and #1337.0430 are waiting for funding for Front St. and Blueberry Alley storm sewer replacements. Project #1337.0434 – PENNVEST is holding a 5% holdback on reimbursements until the closeout is conducted, HRG will hold all invoices and submit one final reimbursement request at that time. Project #1337.0447 – the grant application for the Mohn Street Recreational Project continues to undergo review; they are looking at an October/November timeframe. -2-  Steelton Borough Council Meeting August 20, 2012 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: Mr. Wion presented Resolution 2012-R-28, amending the Boat Launch Park rules and regulations. A motion was made by Mr. Spencer to approve Resolution 2012-R-28, seconded by Ms. Marcinko and approved unanimously by all present. Ms. Gellatly presented the rules & regulations to be posted at the Boat Launch Park; Mayor Acri stated that the sign will cost approximately $300. A motion was made by Mr. Spencer to approve the rules and regulations, seconded by Ms. Marcinko and approved unanimously by all present. Mr. Wion presented Resolution 2012-R-29, extending Felton Lofts’ No Parking zone, to be established on the East side of S. 3rd St. between Walnut Street and a point located a distance of 2 feet north of the northern side entrance-exit to Felton Lofts. A motion was made by Ms. Marcinko to approve Resolution 2012-R-29, seconded by Mr. Spencer and approved unanimously by all present. Mr. Wion presented Resolution 2012-R-30, to establish a special purpose parking space for Terri Brown at 226 N. Second Street. A motion was made by Dr. Szada to approve Resolution 2012-R-30, seconded by Ms. Marcinko and approved unanimously by all present. OTHER BUSINESS: Ms. Gellatly informed Council that an Executive Session is needed to discuss labor negotiations and possible consideration of Resolution 2012-R-31, adopting the new Police Contract. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION: Mr. Emuel Powell, 321 Lebanon St. asked if the dock at Boat Launch Park could be extended so that residents could fish easier from the shore. Mayor Acri indicated that past docks have been lost during flooding. The mayor is also concerned that an extension would encourage children to jump of the dock to swim in the area. Mr. Wright will have the Neighborhood & Economic Development Committee check on the cost of extending the dock for fishermen. -3-  Steelton Borough Council Meeting August 20, 2012 COUNCIL’S CONCERNS: Ms. Marcinko commented that National Night Out was wonderful and that Mr. Powell is an excellent dancer. She also congratulated Dr. Tucker and Reverend Sparks for the success of the Back-to-School bash; thanks to Mrs. Douglas for her help - someone should check to see just how many meals were served. She also announced that Representative Buxton proclaimed October 16, 2012 as Feral Cat Day. Finally, she mentioned that the Lower Paxton cat program (which was started through Steelton) recently received a $30,000 grant. Mr. Spencer had no comments. Dr. Szada had no comments. Mayor Acri indicated that he spoke to Chief Spangler, who informed him that Felton Lofts schedules regular group meetings with its residents to discuss safety issues and any other concerns. Mr. Wright thanked everyone for their participation in the Back-to-School Bash; 1,400 backpacks were given out that day. On motion by Ms. Marcinko, seconded by Dr. Szada, the Council meeting recessed into executive session at 7:17p.m.to discuss labor negotiations. The Council meeting reconvened at 7:46p.m. Ms. Marcinko made a motion to approve Resolution 22012-R-31, accepting the police contract for January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015. The motion was seconded by Mr. Spencer and approved unanimously by all present. ADJOURNMENT: There being no other business before Council, on a motion by Dr. Szada, seconded by Mr. Spencer, the meeting adjourned at 7:57p.m. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________ _______________________________ Sara Gellatly Kathy I. Sosnowski Borough Manager Executive Assistant -4-