City Council

BOROUGH OF WEST HAZLETON 100 SOUTH FOURTH STREET WEST HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18202 _________________ (570) 455-7851 FAX (570-455-4223 AGENDA Council Meeting February 13, 2024 1. Call to Order by President James Schweitzer 2. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence 3. Roll call of Council Members 4. Approval of previous meeting minutes 5. Committee Reports 6. Public Participation 7. Discussion of Work Session Actions: a. Old Business i. Contingent approval of planning application for Valmont Park Warehouse, Component #3. (tabled from previous 2 meetings). Approval shall be contingent upon Borough receiving right-of-way easement from PPL and One Trinity for the driveway. ii. Declaration: An executive session was held regarding personnel after public council meeting held on 1/9/2024. b. New Business i. Resolution #1 of 2024 - to apply for Community Development grant for $425,000, to be allocated to the Jaycee Drive bridge replacement project. ii. Resolution #2 of 2024 – to appoint Lehigh Valley Health Network EMS – Hazleton as the BLS provider for West Hazleton, in addition to their existing ALS coverage. iii. Fire Department: Fire Driver employee raise from $13.50 to $15.00 / hour. Applies to all existing and future Fire Drivers. iv. Fire Department Utility Truck (Chevy 2500 service body) – requested Borough contribution of $40,200 from Hazmat Billing fund and $9,800 from Fire Donation fund.  Fire Company will cover the remainder of approximately $30,000. This would replace the 1975 Dodge W300 Hazmat truck which is in poor & unsafe condition and requires regular repair. v. Handicap parking approval: 1. Georgiann Wellington, 16 E Oak St. 2. John Bobbey, 318 N. 5th St vi. Business parking approval: Adame’s Restaurant (new location, 13 N Broad St.). Requesting 2 parking spaces, one on North Broad Street and one on Jackson Ave. vii. Arc light replacements: 1. Northeast Signal, invoice dated 5-12-23 for $3,385. (Work has not been completed nor paid for, but insurance company has already reimbursed the Borough for this amount) 2. Northeast Signal, invoice dated 1-30-24 for $2,469. viii. Payout for former Borough Manager Anny Morel’s remaining sick and vacation leave: 9 sick days, 13 rollover days. ix. Conditional offer of employment to Stephanie Hoffmaster for parking enforcement. Position is part-time, pay rate of $15.50 per hour. x. Payment of Jeicy Brito’s Delinquent Garbage Collection Bonus- bonus amounts to 3% of successful collections of October, November, December, January delinquent garbage billing. 1. October- $13,782.81 (bonus: $413.48) 2. November- $11,308.12 (bonus: $339.24) 3. December- $7,759.55 (bonus: $232.79) 4. January- $11,950.20 (bonus: $358.51) 5. Total Bonus: $1,344.02 xi. Appointment of Borough Manager 8. Comments or Announcements by Council and Mayor 9. Announcements, Misc: a. The Borough office will be closed February 19th in observance of President’s Day 10. Announce Next Meeting: a. The next Work Session Meeting will be March 5th, and the next Council Meeting will be March 12th 11. Motion to Adjourn