BOROUGH OF SCHWENKSVILLE, PA

MINUTES OF March 10, 2005

           

            Council President, H. Gilbert Williams at 7:30 pm, called the Schwenksville Borough Council Meeting of March 10, 2005 to order.

 

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

 

            Absent was Gene Frantz, Donald A. Whitko

 

            PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  By the assembly.

 

 

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

 

 

Approval of the Minutes of February10, 2005

MOTIONED BY RAY YEANISH AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER. IT WAS VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF February 10, 2005. ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: Gail Phillips

 

Presented to council for their approval:  Statement of Revenues/Expenditures to Budget Comparison to February 28, 2005. Monthly Council Cash Available Report as of February28, 2005. Copies of all these reports are on file at the Borough hall Office.

 

 

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

 

Closing Escrow account for PVSD, Need letter from Carroll Engineering

 

ENGINEER’S REPORT:  Ken Yerger – Absent

 

Drainage grant application for HUD will be finished week of March 21, 2005

 

SOLICITOR’S REPORT: Loren Szczesny

 

Zoning Ordinance for VC-2 will be held over until the April 14, 2005 meeting

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Nextel Zoning hearing meeting will be held on March 21, 2005 at 7:00pm.

 

Executive Session following the meeting.

 

POLICE REPORT:  Chief Timothy Hoppes

Calls for the Month of February:  State Police Calls: 15 Local Calls: 28

 

Update: radar speed display sign not available at this moment.

 

Also has talked to Lieutenant Miller (State Police Skippack barracks) to have police presence at the Schwenksville Elementary school in the morning and afternoons.

 

FIRE COMPANY: Chief Jim Keyser – report dropped off after meeting.

 

Report for February

 

7 Calls, 74 Men in service, 2:47 Total time in service

Complete Report on File at Borough Hall

 

 

AMBULANCE REPORT:  Dropped off at Borough Hall by Bruce McBain

 

Month of February:  Municipality:  30, Colonnade:  20 All calls:  108

 

PLANNING COMMISSION: No report

 

 

BOROUGH MANAGER REPORT: Tom Snyder

 

1.       Mine Hill

                    Merkle Fence - COMPLETE

                    Kehs Drainage Problem in progress

                    Marking Required

 

2.       Community Service will paint signposts, SWEEP WALKS & PLANT                                                                                   TREES IN MEADOW

 

3.       L. Fredrick/Clearfield Ave. – Drain repair, paving after April 4, 2005.

 

4.       Park Ave. Flooding – in progress, County making changes,

                    Meeting March 17, 2005 with DEP, Fish & Dams, & PENNDOT       

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5.       Storm Water – HUD Grant application will be complete week of March 14.

 

6.  *   PECO Grant – Application Filed ($10,000 for Planning)

 

7. *    Trail Grant must be Finalized with a Plan & Budget.

 

8.       4th & Centennial Flooding corrected, paving after April 4, 2005

          3rd, 4th, Boyer Lane HUD Grant application will be complete week of March           14, 2005 will file.  RESOLUTION required.

 

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

 

10.     Nextel and Verizon Antenna are in review – Verizon correcting design –                           Verizon building in place                                                                      

                     Nextel hearing March 21 2005 @ 7:00pm        

 

11.     Centennial Park – Appraisal due week April 4, 2005

                                       Growing Greener Grant submitted

                                      Green Region Grant awards April 1, 2005

 

12.     Bass subdivision in the process of being transferred.    Plan has not been    recorded.

 

13.     Buyer interested in McKim property.

 

14.     Colonnade transfer - complete

 

15.     Awarded Trash Bid to Ches-Mont Disposal Change over complete,   finalization of pickups in progress

 

16.     Walnut Street drainage

 

17.     Open space committee - Target final April 15

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

STREETS AND ROADS: Barbara Slater – No report

 

FINANCE: Gene Frantz – Absent No Report

 

TRAIL/REVITALIZATION:  - Gilbert Williams-finalizing budget.

                                     

PROPERTY: Donald Whitko  - No report  

 

FIRE COMPANY: Gene Frantz – Absent No Report

 

STREET LIGHTING: Ray Yeanish – No report

           

MAYORS’ REPORT:   No report

 

Old Business:  Trail Grant

                        Growing Greener Grant

                         Nextel Zoning Hearing

                         VC-2 Authorization

                         HUD Grant

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS: BERKHEIMER RESOLUTION (see letter)

 

This letter is a fee schedule for charges for delinquent tax payments by Berkheimer under Act. 192 of the 2003-2004 General Assembly.

 

MOTION BY RAY YEANISH AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER TO ADOPT THE BERKHEIMER RESOLUTION FEE SCHEDULE FOR CHARGES FOR DELINQUENT TAX PAYMENTS.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

Barbara Slater mentioned that there is a seminar on grants that Tom and Gail would like to attend.

 

Judy Frankel (Kehs) flooding on the side of the house and comes in the basement. Claude Kohl to take of the wall.

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Joseph J. Sztenderowicz 381 Cherry Street

 4th & Centennial St. and Boyer there are holes that needs filling in.

Trash is being picked up to early; Borough will talk to Ches-Mont about times.

 

Earl Stahl 341 Cherry Street has a question about trash toters and how many each apartment building needs.  Discussion followed about trash toters and how many each property should have. 

 

Wendy Rowley 171 4th Street

Lights on 4th Street, have they been settled yet.  Gamon Electric is doing the work and the lights are on order and have an 8-week delivery.

 

Sidewalks- Loren received a letter from Telvil Attorney and they want to dedicate the street to the Borough but we need to wait until the problems for the sidewalks and the drainage is corrected. Will set a May-June 2005 deadline for the problems to be fixed.

 

Meeting was recessed at 8:15pm for an Executive Meeting.

 

Restarted the session at 9:15pm.

 

No action was taken about the real-estate matter.

 

With no further business a motion to adjourn by Ray Yeanish and seconded by Barbara Slater at 9:16pm.

                       

 

 Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Gail L. Phillips

Secretary