BOROUGH OF SCHWENKSVILLE, PA

MINUTES OF December 8, 2005

               

                Council President, H. Gilbert Williams at 7:30pm, called the Schwenksville Borough Council Meeting of December 8, 2005 to order.

 

                Present were H. Gilbert Williams, Donald A. Whitko, Barbara Slater, & Mayor Carroll Rosenberger, Ray Yeanish.

 

 Absent: Gene Frantz

               

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  By the assembly.

 

 

MINUTES:  Dispense with the reading of the Minutes of November 10, 2005 MOTIONED BY DONALD WHITKO AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER.  IT WAS VOTED TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF November 10, 2005.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

Approval of the Minutes of November 10, 2005

MOTIONED BY DONALD WHITKO AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER.  IT WAS VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF November 10 2005.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

MINUTES:  Dispense with the reading of the Minutes of November 14, 2005 MOTIONED BY DONALD WHITKO AND SECONDED BY RAY YEANISH.  IT WAS VOTED TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF November 14, 2005.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

Approval of the Minutes of November 14, 2005

MOTIONED BY DONALD WHITKO AND SECONDED BY RAY YEANISH.  IT WAS VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF November 14 2005.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: Gail Phillips

 

Statement of Revenues/Expenditures to Budget Comparison for November 2005 was presented to council for their approval Monthly Council Cash Available Report as of December 9, 2005. Copies of all these reports are on file at the Borough hall Office.

 

 

MOTIONED BY RAY YEANISH AND SECONDED BY GENE FRANTZ.  IT WAS VOTED TO ACCEPT THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPORT AS PRESENTED.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

ENGINEER’S REPORT – Ken Yerger

Light for Boyer Lane not to exceed $500.00 Motion by Donald Whitko and seconded by Barbara Slater.  All were in favor and the motion carried.

 

SOLICITOR’S REPORT: Crystal Fisher

 

 A Resolution to borrow $135,000.00 from Ambler Savings.

 

Resolution # 2005-09 authorizing the borough to borrow one hundred thirty-five thousand dollars from Ambler Saving & Loan and authorize the Borough Manager to execute the appropriate documentation for said loan for the acquisition of the Clemens property.

 

MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2005-09 BY RAY YEANISH AND SECONDED BY DONALD WHITKO.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

Resolution from Chief Jim Keyser on Homeland Security Directive, Crystal recommends not adopting until further notice.

 

POLICE REPORT: State Police calls for November 15

                                    Schwenksville Police 30

Complete report on file at the Borough Hall Office

 

Email addresses are available for Council members with the new Comcast internet service, please see Tim Hoppes.

 

FIRE COMPANY REPORT: Jim Keyser – absent no report

 

AMBULANCE REPORT – no one present, no report

 

BOROUGH MANAGER REPORT –

1.             Park Ave. Flooding – in progress.

                                                                 

                                Dam removal of 3 Dams in process with County –                                        

To include closing of Mill Race.

                                Requested Perkiomen Township funding for barriers

 

2.             Storm Water – Boyer Lane

 

3rd, 4th, Boyer Lane HUD Grant application – Contract complete

Survey complete, base plan complete details in process, Environmental study under way

               

               

3.             Trail Grant

                               

a. Verizon pole #514 relocation.Verizon contacted – will relocate

                                b. Design complete – bidding in process Montgomery Parks meeting

                                                PA DOT contract required

 

4.             Forest Ave. drain in process – finish grading & seeding required.

                                Possible leak in pipe – could be surface water problem?

                        Investigation underway by Authority

                               

5.             Centennial Park – Negotiations with Clemens and Solicitor

                                                    

                                                Open Space Board to approval Dec.13

DCNR Grant in process

Settlement mid January

Bridge loan in process

                                                               

             Grant application in process:

DCNR Grant for Planning Filed – Final approval stage

                                                                                                                               

6.             M.S. 4 Plan in Process

 

                McKim property – trash gate must be finalized.  M.S. 4

 

7.             Ches-Mont Disposal – pick up problems being followed – see memo from Ches-Mont.  Trash Account reviewed $15,000.00 letters went out, formal legal action next.

 

8.             Drainage problem @ Walnut St. ice @ 131-145 Walnut

                                Liberty Ministries portion corrected

                                Walnut St. swale required

 

9.             Change name 3rd & 4th St. @ Centennial to correct address problems

 

                                Signs ordered

                                               

 

10.           Solution of flooding/grading @ Telvil project in process.

                               

                                Drainage Plan reviewed – requested changes in discussion

                                                Telvil in process

Senator John C. Rafferty, Jr. and Rep, Ray Bunt –Grant for $100,000

In process.  New Grant filed Sept. 29, 2005

 

 

11.           Drainage Grant @ Meadow Park – After Open Space Plan

                                                                Possible Open Space Grant

                                                               

12.           Perkiomen Ave. Curbing and Sidewalks

                                Sidewalk and Curbing complete – 3rd to 4th

                               

PENN DOT – to repave Perkiomen Ave. –spring 2006

                               

                                a. Postal problem - negotiations

b. Correction of Perkiomen Ave. drainage & Perkiomen Ave. curbing &   sidewalk – see #10 above

 

13.           Hillcrest Sidewalk – design in process – problem boundary @ cemetery with                                         Lower Frederick - possible solution under way.

                                Bids received for Authority Section – Low Bid $5,360.00

Order placed with Gateway Project Management, complete by December 31.

 

14.           Trail Gate for Tailwinds Bicycle Shop – in process – functional but not   complete. Tailwinds work required.

 

15.           Swamp Creek Watershed – Letter sent to Drew Shaw requesting deletion of Schwenksville – still open

 

16.           Weed Letter – sent 36 letters, follow ups required along trail

 

17.           Emergency Stop signs in process for Main St. @ Perkiomen, Game Farm & Park.

                                Signs delivered, will be installed.

 

18.           2006 Budget underway, estimates of costs being accumulated for Council decisions.

                Completion of Mine Hill (HUD Grant)

                Sidewalk & curbing Perkiomen Ave. – See #10

                Walnut St. Drainage See #8

                Meadow Park Drainage See #11 - Grant

                Trail to Spring Mountain (Revitalization Grant) – with Upper Salford

                Surface/Treat 2nd Street – cracks in surface

                                Woodland Ave. repairs

 

19.           Install spare street light – (cobra) @ Boyer & 3rd

 

20.           Street sweeping depending on the weather - December 14, 2005

 

21.           Fall patching ordered (Bechtel)

 

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

STREETS AND ROADS: Barbara Slater – Fall Patching 

 

FINANCE: Gene Frantz – absent, no report

                                 

PROPERTY: Donald Whitko – no report

 

FIRE COMPANY: Gene Frantz –absent, no report

 

STREET LIGHTING: Ray Yeanish – lights that are out. 4th & Boyer Main & Perkiomen, Christmas Light across the street from Borough Hall, Summit Ave. 2nd street by the school.

 

MAYOR’S REPORT:  1 Wedding in November

 

OLD BUSINESS: DCNR/Montgomery County Open Space Grant- Clemens – Approval Dec. 13 settlement mid January2006 and loan from Ambler.

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BOROUGH OF SCHWENKSVILLE, PA

MINUTES OF December 8, 2005

 

NEW BUSINESS: Conditional use application was withdrawn until further notice.

 

AUDIENCE: Jennifer from Spring Mount Summit had a question about trash being switched from commercial to residential.  Tom explained that just the route for trash pick up was being changed.

 

Recess for Executive meeting at 8:15pm

 

Regular meeting reopened at 10:10pm no further business, meeting adjourned at 10:11pm

 

Respectfully submitted by

Gail L. Phillips