115 DAUPHIN BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES November 8, 2017 Council meeting came to order at 1900 hours located at the: Dauphin Borough Building 200 Church Street Dauphin, PA 17018 Roll Call of Council Council President Council Vice-President Council Pro-Temp Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Mayor Borough Engineer Borough Solicitor Secretary Treasurer Stephen Bomgardner David Grbich John Windish John Reichard David Koppenhaver Joseph Wynn Dianne Price Terry Searight Trudy Koppenhaver Tracy Klinger Call to Order John Poff with Light-Heigel & Associates Brian Carter with. Johnson/Duffy Law Firm Open with the Pledge of Allegiance APPROVAL OF MINUTES Council President Bomgardner asked for questions/comments/corrections regarding the Council Meeting Minutes of October 3, 2017. Motion by Councilman Reichard to approve the minutes from the October 3, 2017 meeting was seconded by Councilman Wynn. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Windish abstained. Open Comments from Dauphin Borough Residents State Trooper Brian Hoy, from Troop H, was present at the meeting. He gave statistics from August 1, 2017 thru October 31, 2017. Troop H received 6,224 calls. 1% ofthe calls or 73 calls reported were for Dauphin Borough. 9oft the 73 calls were crimes. 116 Vulture Contract A motion to move forward with the contract between Dauphin Borough and the United States Department of Agriculture was made by Councilman Reichard. Councilman Koppenhaver second the motion. Motion Monies that have been promised by organizations will be collected annually. USDA will bill the Borough passed unanimously. quarterly. Bob Rusbatch, EMC Coordinator for Middle Paxton Township/ Dauphin Borough 5 Report attached to the minutes Brian Cuddy-Parks and Recreation Kennedy Field Accident-Brian Cuddy requested a police report. Joe Wynn II stated he will obtain the police The Park Authority would like to hold their 2018 meetings at the Borough Building. The meetings are held report. the 4th Monday of each month. Works continue at Kennedy field. Public Facility Report Report attached to the minutes. Engineer's Report Light-Heigel & Associates, Inc. supplied al Monthly Engineering Report, al Dauphin Borough Zoning Report, a Projects at a Glance and a Dauphin Borough UCC Report. All reports were reviewed - Attachment to be 178 Riverview Terrace-The house under construction was issued a NOV for the non-complaint driveway HOP permit. An Occupancy Permit shall not be issued until the driveway NOVI is addressed. Light-Heigel surveyed the property and the maximum slope permitted is 5%, the survey came in at approximately 18%. The builder must come back with a solution. Council President Bomgardner questioned the requirement for a guard rail across the street from the driveway. Councilman Reichard stated the storm water drain on Riverview Terrace is clogged due to the construction. Light-Heigel will send the builder another letter included in minutes. concerning this issue. Gaming Grant-plans, specifications and bid documents are being prepared. High Street Project-was submitted for a CDBG grant request on November: 2, 2017. 117 Stony Creek Road Repair-Budget estimates were completed and forwarded toi the Borough. Estimates are Estimate to repair an Emergency generator pump at the sewer plant-total cost to repair is $2,611.34. attached tot the minutes. Approval from Council to have Cummins repair the pump. Maintenance of a stone wall along Hillside Road-correspondence was received concerning the maintenance oft the wall. A plan showing the location oft the wall was forwarded to the Solicitor to rule on the ownership Sanitary Sewer-the Engineer report stated DEP does not require a second license, but does recommend a Old School basement drain-three downslope inlets were collected as possible outlets. Options are attached tot the minutes. Light-Heigel will have more information for1 the December 2017 meeting. Waste Water General Examination-Troy Toland passed the test. Borough Council was in agreement to pay and maintenance oft the wall. second operator license for WWPTS. the $150.00 application fee to obtain his permit. Suez-nothing reported in regards to Sewer Plant. SOLICITOR'S REPORT None UNFINISHED BUSINESS Rental Ordinance - Board needs one additional member Fee Schedule-finance committee will have the fee schedule available next month. PP&L Grant-Keith Heigel will inquire into a grant NEW BUSINESS Holiday Committee Report See attached report from Cheryl Cuddy 118 Grinder Pump- needs repaired. It was the decision of Council to replace the pump instead of repair. Estimate from Site Specific to repair the pump isi included with the minutes. A new pump is approximatel Draft for 2018 Budget-balanced budget for all accounts. Noi taxi increase or sewer fund increase. All wages were budgeted to come out of general fund. The proposed budget will be available on our Web Site and at the Borough Building. Councilman Windish recommends approving the budget in December. $2,220.00. CORRESPONDENCE 0 2 0 Kathryn Schneider-from the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation was inquiring on the availability of a roomato Seminars-building used for Community seminars. Trudy Koppenhaver inquired if seminars could be held in the Borough building. Councilman Windish recommends that the seminars be held ini the Old School. help disabled persons obtain jobs. The Borough Building does not have space available. COMMITTEE REPORTS Administration and Finance - Steve Bomgardner- Chairman-no report Personnel-Dave Grbich-Chairman-no report Public Facilities-Joe wymn.chamar-preaer are on trucks. 80 tons of salt was delivered. Sanitation - David Koppenhaver - Chairman-no report Community Development- John Windish = Chairman- no report Public Safety - Dianne Price- Chairwoman-Counctl must appoint a council member to this committee next year. The Fire Company is debt free. Mayor's Report Heritage Day was a success. to State Police. A Damage was done to Borough property on Canal Street. The damage was reported complaint was filed. Gentleman was identified and will pay for the damages. Mr. Bratic sent a letter to his tenant concerning parking on the sidewalk. Going forward all complaints received by the Mayor must be in writing. 119 Treasurer's Report Councilman Reichard made a motion to approve the treasurer report for October 2017. Councilman Grbich Once Tracy Klinger is appointed as the primary contact for the Intuit account, she will update other user information to remove any inactive employees and add Council President and Borough Secretary. The motion to appoint Tracy was made by Councilman Grbich. Councilman Reichard second the motion. Mid Penn Bank RUS Loan Refinance Options-quotes are attached to the minutes. It was the agreement of Second the motion. The motion passed unanimously. the Council to make a decision at the December Borough Council meeting. Adjournment from Council Meeting-8:29 EXECUTIVE SESSION None Attest: oprove StevelB President Dauphin Borough Council Taudplgoshan Trudy Koppenhavef Secretary SCRL