BOROUGH OF SCHWENKSVILLE, PA

MINUTES OF October 13, 2005

               

                Council President, H. Gilbert Williams at 7:30pm, called the Schwenksville Borough Council Meeting of October 13, 2005 to order.

 

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

 

 Absent: Ray Yeanish & Gene Frantz

               

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  By the assembly.

 

 

MINUTES:  Dispense with the reading of the Minutes of September 8, 2005 MOTIONED BY DONALD WHITKO AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER.  IT WAS VOTED TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF September 8, 2005.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

Approval of the Minutes of September 8, 2005

MOTIONED BY DONALD WHITKO AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER.  IT WAS VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF September 8, 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 September 30, 2005.  Monthly Council Cash Available Report as of September 30, 2005.  Copies of all these reports are on file at the Borough hall Office.

 

 

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

 

 

ENGINEER’S REPORT – Ken Yerger

 

Trailhead Project – We have met with the County to discuss the scope of improvements proposed and will have a plan for review for the Planning Commission meeting.

 

Perkiomen Avenue Curb and Sidewalk – The project has begun and we are providing construction services needed.  Weather permitting; we anticipate the project will be substantially completed by the end of the month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BOROUGH OF SCHWENKSVILLE, PA

MINUTES OF October 13, 2005

 

 

Grant Applications – We has assisted in the preparation of grant applications for drainage improvements to Perkiomen Avenue and for master planning for the Centennial Street Park.

 

Approval from HUD for the surveying of Miller St., Cedar St., and Boyer.

 

 

SOLICITOR’S REPORT: Crystal Fisher

 

Uniform Commercial Code – LTL is the Borough code enforcement, Tom Snyder is going to take the test in Jan. to become the official code enforcement officer.

 

Fire Alarm Ordinance -

 

MOTION BY DONALD WHITKO AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF SCHWENKSVILLE AMENDING CHAPTER 90, FIRE PREVENTION.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

Open Space Plan –

 

MOTION BY DONALD WHITKO AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF THE SCHWENKSVILLE BOROUGH OPEN SPACE PLAN.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

Subdivision plan – Letter from Carroll Engineering of October 11, 2005 has two issues.

1.                    Need for easement regarding the sewer.

2.                    Driveway easement.

      Final plan approval – Motion by Donald Whitko and seconded by Barbara Slater to approve the Williams subdivision plan, on condition of the review by Crystal Fisher, esq.  All were in favor and the motion carried.

 

 

POLICE REPORT:  Chief Timothy Hoppes

Calls for the Month of September:  State Police Calls: 13 Local Calls: 23

 

 A request made last month regarding the Bus Stop & Perkiomen and 4th St. a conversation with the director of operations has modified it somewhat, it is a little safer and it is still being worked on to get it fine tuned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BOROUGH OF SCHWENKSVILLE, PA

MINUTES OF October 13, 2005

 

 

FIRE COMPANY: Chief Jim Keyser –

 

Chief Keyser offered a thank you for the Fire Alarm Ordinance that was passed tonight.

 

Report for September

 

6Calls, 40 Men in service, 2:56 Total time in service

Complete Report on File at Borough Hall.

 

Smoke Detector Hand out – October 10-14 at the fire house.

 

Notices to landlords will be going out for the interconnect alarms.

 

Basket Bingo Sunday October 16, 2005

 

Fire Hydrant on Perkiomen where the new sidewalk is going in is to low and needs to be raised.

 

AMBULANCE REPORT – NO REPORT

 

BOROUGH MANAGER REPORT: Tom Snyder                                   October

 

1.             Mine Hill – marking required –complete

 

 

2.             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

 

3.             Storm Water – Boyer Lane

 

3rd, 4th, Boyer Lane HUD Grant application – Approval by County Commission Survey started County/State Environment review in process.

               

               

4.             Trail Grant

                                a. PENN DOT right of way – approval received

b. Verizon pole #514 relocation, Verizon contacted – will relocate by

                November 30, 2005        

                                c. Design in process, met with Pam Murray for Trial coordination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

                                Possible leak in pipe – could be surface water problem?

 

6.             Nextel antenna complete

                               

                                Installation approved by Authority

 

7.                Centennial Park – Negotiations with Clemens

                                               

                                                County approval to negotiate

                                                    

                                                 Open Space Plan – in approval phase – Hearing Sept. 8

 

                                                Verbal 90% Grant approval – 10% match by Borough, see memo

                                                               

                                                               

                                                      Grant application in process:

                                                                                 DCNR Grant for Planning in process –

 September 29, 2005               

 

                                                                                Growing Greener Grant denied for acquisition

                                                                                                                               

 

 

8.             M.S. 4 Plan in Process

 

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

 

9.             Ches-Mont Disposal – pick up problems being followed

 

                                SMS bulk trash problem – solution emanate

                                SMS timing under observation

               

Note: observed Bulk Rate past month – Mattresses/bedspring at rate of 3.5 year average life. Ranges at rate of 2.5 years average life, bath tub, unit air exchanger 3 ranges from 20 units lower Maple.

 

 

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

                                Liberty Ministries portion corrected

                                Walnut St. swale required

 

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

 

                                Signs ordered

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

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12.           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

See letter – in process.  New Grant filed Sept. 29, 2005

 

 

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

                                                                Possible Open Space Grant

                                                                Possible DCNR Grant Dec. for June 2006 complete

14.           Fire Alarm ordinance – See Solicitor’s Report

 

15.                Perkiomen Ave. Curbing and Sidewalks

 

                                PENN DOT – to repave Perkiomen Ave. –review by PENN Dot 6/28/05

                                a. in process

                                b. Postal problem

c. Correction of Perkiomen Ave. drainage & Perkiomen Ave. curbing &   sidewalk

                               

                               

                               

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

               

 

17.           Trail Gate for Tailwinds Bicycle Shop – in process – functional but not complete

 

 

 

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

 

19.           Weed Letter – sent 36 letters, 4 follow ups required.

 

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

                                Signs delivered, will be installed.

 

22.           2006 Budget preparation started.

 

 

Ches-Mont – Spring Mount Summit is having trouble getting the bulk trash picked up.

SMS has put in a corral for the bulk items.  Pictures and a letter from Drew Larson were given to each Council member showing the bulk items.  Trash is still being picked up before 5am.  Three sights for bulk pick up will be looked into. Ches-Mont would like one sight which is at the corral that was just made.

 

 

 

 

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BOROUGH OF SCHWENKSVILLE, PA

MINUTES OF October 13, 2005

 

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

STREETS AND ROADS: Barbara Slater – Fall Patching – Motion by Donald Whitko and seconded by Barbara Slater not to exceed $3,000.

 

FINANCE: Gene Frantz – absent, no report

                                 

PROPERTY: Donald Whitko – evacuation of 1 resident due to flooding. Emergency Management Plan and an evacuation plan do exist. 

 

FIRE COMPANY: Gene Frantz –absent, no report

 

STREET LIGHTING: Ray Yeanish – absent, no report

 

MAYOR’S REPORT:  3 Weddings in September

 

OLD BUSINESS: none

 

NEW BUSINESS:  Halloween Parade Resolution – 2005-05

               

MOTIONED BY DONALD WHITKO AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER IT WAS VOTED TO AUTHORIZE THE HALLOWEEN PARADE FOR OCTOBER 27, 2005. ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

AUDIENCE – Jim Keyser had a question about the boxes on the poles that the Christmas light gets plugged into. Will be looked at in October.

 

Lee Ann Miller 233 Main St. Had a question about the traffic on Main Street and the speed of traffic. Parking, what is the Borough doing about parking on Main St. A discussion followed on the traffic and speed on Main Street. 

 

Linda Wilde also mentioned that parking on both sides of Main Street does not slow down the traffic.

 

Motion to adjourn the meeting by Donald Whitko and seconded by Barbara Slater.  Meeting adjourned at

8:40 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted by,

Gail L. Phillips