REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING  JUNE: 20, 2017  The Tamaqua Borough Council heldi its first Regular Council Meeting fort the month of June on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 7:04 p.m. in the Council Chambers att the Tamaqua Municipal Present were Councilmembers Ronald Bowman, Thomas Cara, R. Daniel Evans, Micah Gursky, Kerryl Lasky and) David Mace. Absent was Councilmember Brian Connely. Officials present were. Mayor Christian Morrison, Chief of Police Richard Weaver, Borough Manager Kevin Steigerwalt, Solicitor Michael S. Greek, Borough Secretary/Ireasurer Georgia Depos DeWire and The meeting was called to order by President Mace. Thei invocation was given! by Councilman Cara followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Bowman. The roll was The reading of the minutes oft the Regular Council Meeting held on May 17, 2017 was ordered suspended, and with no additions or corrections, the minutes were approved as written on Under Special Business, President Mace presented a Certificate of Achievement tol Brad Clemsoni in recognition of winning the Boys' 8001 Meter Race att the PIAA District XI Class AA Under Special Business, President Mace recognized the PIAAI District XI Class AAA Baseball Champions Nate Boyle, Casey Rother, Brady Moyer, Michael Minchhoff, Thad Zuber, Brayden Knoblauch, Daylon Barron, John Burns, Matthew. Kistler, Jake Banditelli, Isaiah Kupchinsky! Nick Breiner, Michael Bonetsky, Eddie Titus, Noahl Evans, Cody Hamm, Bernie Gigli and. Josh) Inama. He presented Thad Zuber and] Daylon Barron with Certificates of Achievement. President Mace stated that those members who were: not in attendance would have their Certificate of Achievement: forwarded to them. Head Coach Jeff Reading and Volunteer Coach Zach Chodur Under Special Business, President Mace stated thatt the Years of Service Awards were created by State Association of Boroughs (PSAB) toj promote interest in good borough government and to recognize faithful and effective service by elected or appointed borough officials. The awards are given to each borough official whol has served 1028,25.3935.40.5.8.3. or 60 years for one or more boroughs. President Mace presented In Honor of Service awards as follows:a posthumous award to Councilman Ken Smulligan accepted by Gloria Smulligan and Pete Smulligan; ap posthumous award to Councilman John" Trudich accepted by Shirley French; Councilman Thomas Cara; Secretary/Treasurer Georgia Depos DeWire; Councilman Micah Gursky; Mayor Christian) Morrison; and Borough Manager Kevin Steigerwalt.  Building, 3201 East) Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA.  Director of Community Development: Mary Linkevich. called with six councilmembers: present and one absent.  motion of Evans, seconded by Bowman, and unanimously approved.  Championships.  were alsoi in attendance.  Communication was received from Pamela McCullion, Tamaqua Borough Tax Collector, requesting a signi indicating 10 Minute Parking when her officei is open, and to be placedi in front of her office. Mrs. McCullion stated thata al lot ofs senior citizens come: into her officet toj pay theirt tax bills and would like thats spoti for them to use. A motion was made by Bowman toi installa10 Minutel Parking signi in front oft the Tax Collector's office. The motion died for lack ofas second. A recommendation was made to refer the matter to the Parking and Traffic Committee to review. There was some discussion about the sign. There was no one from the floor wishing to address    REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Gursky, and unanimously approved.  JUNE2 20, 2017  council about this matter. The recommendation was SO ordered oni motion ofLasky, seconded by Communication was received from Tara Goho requesting permission to use thel Bungalow Park Pavilion and] Pool on August 19, 2017 for the Girl Scouts annual day camp. The communication also requested that the rental fee for the pavilion and the entrance fee to the pool be waived. A recommendation was made to grant the requests. There was no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was SO ordered oni motion of Communication' was received from. John Lane of Golden Eye Properties LLC whos stated thatl his company owns property at 225 and 2271 Lafayette Street. Mr. Lane expressed his concerns about vehicles speeding onl Lafayette Street and safety issuesi in that area. Mr. Lane is asking council to consider installing stop signsi in both directions. A recommendation was made to refer ther matter to the Parking and" Traffic Committee for review. There was no one from the: floor wishing to address council about thisi matter. The recommendation was sO ordered on motion of Communication was received from Christopher Osenbach, ar member of Boy Scout Troop 755, requesting permission to complete his Eagle Scout Project at the Owl Creek Reservoir this summer. Mr. Osenbach'sp project would involve cutting a new walking, biking and running trail in the woods behind thel Lower Dam. Council recognized Christopher Osenbach who stated that he also contacted the Owl Creek Reservoir Commission for permission to complete his project. Also in attendance was Dale Osenbach, Leader of Boy Scout Troop 755 of Clamtown. A recommendation" was made to grant his request. There was no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was sO ordered on motion of Gursky,  Gursky, seconded by Bowman, and unanimously approved.  Evans, seconded by Lasky, and unanimously approved.  seconded by Bowman, and unanimously approved.  President Mace welcomed members and leaders ofl Boy Scout Troop 777 ofTamaqua, who were attending the meeting as part oft their Citizenshipi in the Community Merit Badge Class. The Boy Scouts of Troop 777 in attendance were. Jay Arer, Adam Bachert, Anthony Odorizzi, Eric Richardson and Alex Steigerwalt. Also in attendance were Troopl Leaders. Anne Girard and Manager Steigerwalt reported on the bid results for the Wabash Creek Culvert Repair Project asi follows: Alfred Benesch and Company, the borough's engineer, did ani inspection and found 25 areas that need attention; the bids were received using the PENNBID (Pennsylvania's Electronic Document & Bid) Management)! Program; the borough does havet the funding available to do all the repairs; thel bid package contained a base bid and 16 alternates; six bids were received; and Alfred Benesch and Company ist recommending thel bid be awarded to Solid Wall LLC. A recommendation was made to award thel bid to Solid Walll LLCi in the amount of$133,550.00. There was some discussion about the: following: Alfred] Benesch and Company has experience with Solid Wall LLC; the work cans start as early as one month; much of the worki isi int the vicinity oft the Tamaqua Public Library; and the worki is expected to be completed before the bridger replacement project is scheduled to begin next year. There was no one: from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was sO ordered on motion of Bowman, seconded by Cara,  Jacqueline Richardson.  and unanimously approved.  2    REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING  JUNE20,2017  Manager Steigerwalt reported on the bidi results for the sale of borough equipment as follows: the bids were received using the Municibid online government auction website; sixi items were listed and fivei items were successfully sold; the items that were: sold were a vintage Coca-Cola cooler, a commercial 3-bin sink, a commercial refrigerator, a 2004 Dodge Intrepid Police car, and two Goodyear tires (Lot3). AI recommendation' was made to accept the bids fort the sale of borough equipment as follows: $411.00: for a vintage Coca-Cola cooler froml Nihad Hadzovic of Yardley, PA;$136.001 for a commercial 3-bins sink from Michael Ernesto of Reinholds, PA; $100.001 fora commercial refrigerator from Kevin Huber ofNew Tripoli, PA; $725.00: for a 2004 Dodge Intrepid Police car froml Kevin Huber ofl New Tripoli, PA; and $52.00: for two Goodyear tires from. Justo Fernandez of Paulsboro, NJ. There was no one from the floor wishing to address council aboutt this matter. Ther recommendation was sO ordered oni motion ofl Bowman, seconded by Evans, and Manager Steigerwalt reported that the unsold item was al Police light bar and was not sold because the reserve of$50.00 was not met. Manager Steigerwalt reported that the high bid was $20.00. A recommendation was made to accept the high bid of $20.00 for the sale ofal Policel light bar from an unknown bidder. There was some discussion about this matter. There was no one: from the floor wishingt to address council about this matter. The recommendation was sO ordered on Manager Steigerwalt also reported that Stevel Naylor would be completing his 30-day probationary transfer period as a Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance Worker on. June 22, 2017, and that the Workl Leader, Richard Baddick, is pleased with his work. A recommendation was made toj permanently retain Stevel Naylor as a Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance Worker provided that he successfully completes his probationary period. There was no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation' was sO ordered on Manager Steigerwalt also reported that Richard Miller applied. for the vacant Street MaintenanceSweeper: Operator position in the Street Department. A recommendation was madet to approve the transfer of Richard) Miller tot the Street MaintenanceSweeper: Operator position: in the Street) Department. There was no one: from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. Ther recommendation was sO ordered ont motion of Bowman, seconded by Cara, and unanimously Manager Steigerwalt, gave an update ont the Street Light Acquisition Project as follows: the PPL utility make-ready work would begin next month; the identification plates for the borough cwned streetlights; as sample plate was prepared by Remaly Manufacturing Company Inc. of Tamaqua; and showed the sample plate. There was some discussion about thei following: making the plate more visible from ten to twenty feet; choosing a different color: for the plate; the language on the plate should be compliant withl PPL andt the Public Utility Commission (PUC); the language used on the plate was obtained from the PPL manual; and adding the borough website to the plate. Manager Steigerwalt gave an update ont the detour route: for the West) Broad Street Bridge Replacement: Project. There was some discussion about the following: establishing a3 38,000 weight limit fort the bridge; limiting travel to single rear axle trucks; and PennDOT and the engineers are seeking the borough's input about restrictions. A1 recommendation' was made to recommend to  unanimously approved.  motion of Bowman, seconded by Evans, and unanimously approved.  motion of Bowman, seconded by Gursky, and unanimously approved.  approved.  3    REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING  JUNE20,2017  PennDOT to establish a 38,000 weight limit for the bridge andt to limit travelt to singler rear axle trucks for the detour route for the West Broad Street) Bridge Replacement Project. There was no one fromt the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation wass so ordered on motion of Gursky, seconded by Bowman, and unanimously approved.  Director of Community Development Linkevich discussed a Cops Hiring Grant opportunity asf follows: the grant would award up to 75 percent oft the entry level salary and fringe benefits for one full-time officer for three years; funds may be used to hire new officers; and a 25 percent local match is required. There was some discussion about the matter. Director of Community  Development Linkevich would look into the matter further.  Director of Community Development Linkevich also reported on the following: aj public hearing and request for proposals for the fiscal year 2017 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program was held at 6:30 p.m. this evening; pool steps and] lift are being used; the new roof on the Bungalow Park pavilion looks good; and all the state reports have been filed for the Under the Finance, Wage and Salary Committee report, ar recommendation' was made to prohibit unapproved signs of all types at] Depot Square Park to maintain a photo-ready environment and uncluttered experience. There was some discussion about this matter. There was no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was: sO ordered on Under the Finance, Wage and Salary Committee report, ai recommendation' was madet to enter into a Custodial Account Agreement with Broadridge/Matrix Trust Company fort the Police Pension Plan and to transfer the plan assets from the current custodian, Nationwide Trust Company, tot the new accounts established with Broadridge/Matrix Trust Company, att the earliest opportunity. There was no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was SO ordered on motion of Gursky, seconded by Cara, and unanimously approved. Under the Finance, Wage and Salary Committee report, a recommendation was made to enteri into a Custodial. Account Agreement with Broadridge/Matrix Trust Company for the Non- Uniformed! Employees Pension Plan and to transfer thej plan assets from the current custodian, Nationwide Trust Company, to the new accounts established with] Broadridge/Matrix Trust Company, att the earliest opportunity. There was: no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was SO ordered on motion of Gursky, seconded by Cara, Chairman Gursky of the Finance, Wage and Salary Committee stated that there are vacancies on the Police) Pension Committee. Mayor Morrison stated that the vacancies includea citizen representative and one councilmember. A recommendation' was made to appoint Councilman Cara to serve ont the Police Pension Committee and to serve on the Non-Uniformed Pension Committee. There was no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was sO ordered on motion of Gursky, seconded' by Bowman, and unanimously Under the Neighborhoods, Downtown and) Historic District report, ai recommendation was madet toi issue a Certificate of Appropriateness toi install a sign ont the: front of thel building facing West Broad Street at 30 West) Broad Street. There was no one from the floor wishing to address  Tamaqua Community Revitalization and Improvement Zone (CRIZ).  motion of Gursky, seconded by Cara, and unanimously approved.  and unanimously: approved.  approved.    REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Bowman, and unanimously approved.  JUNE20,2017  council about this matter. The recommendation" was sO ordered on motion of Cara, seconded by Under thel Neighborhoods, Downtown and] Historic District report, ai recommendation was made toi issue a Certificate of Appropriateness toi install signage on the front oft the building anda a border around the upper portion oft the windows with descriptions of services offered at 44 West Broad Street. There was: no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was SO ordered on motion of Cara, seconded by Bowman, and unanimously  approved.  Under the Neighborhoods, Downtown and) Historic District report, a1 recommendation was made toi issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace windows, provided all windows remain the same design, along Mauch Chunk Street and alley behind St.. John'sI Lutheran Church at 2001 Mauch Chunk Street. There was no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was sO ordered on motion of Cara, seconded by Bowman, andi unanimously Under the Recreation and Youth Committee report, ar recommendation was made tol hire Dawn Clouser as ap pool clerk for the 2017 pool season. There was no one: from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was sO ordered on motion of! Evans, Under the Recreation and Youth Committee report, ai recommendation was madet tol hire Kiera Van] Horn as a lifeguard for the 2017 pool season. There wasi no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was SO ordered on motion of] Evans,  approved.  seconded byl Lasky, and unanimously approved.  seconded byl Lasky, and unanimously approved.  Under the Parking and" Traffic Committee report, there was some discussion about the North Railroad Street area, traffic patterns and lanes oftravel, thel Five. Points intersection and PennDOT Mayor Morrison requested an executive session to discuss personnel issues prior to  information. adjournment.  Thei meeting was opened to the: floor.  Kenny Mellor of27 Rear Center Street complained about aj property next doort to him as follows: the property hasl high grass, garbage and dog poop; code enforcement was there last week; the property has had many code violations; andt the problems with thej property have continued for the last five tos six years. Mr. Mellor also complained: about an Advanced Disposal truck that picks up garbage at the Tamaqua High Rise Apartment Building and that! hast taken down his awing. Mr. Mellor asked if anything could be done tos stop the trucks from turning in the alley. President Mace stated that the manager oft the High) Rise would bei informed about the situation and asked that code enforcement pull up the enforcement history for thej property Mr. Mellor has complained about. John McCormick of1 122 Gay Street asked iftherel have been any decisions by the Parking and Traffic Committee regarding his handicapped parking space application. The application is still With no one else wishing to address council, the meeting was closed to the floor.  pending review.  5    REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING  JUNE2 20,2017  Ai recommendation was made to accept and filet the various reports oft borough officials. There was no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was SO ordered on motion of Cara, seconded by Bowman, and unanimously approved. Under Unfinished Business, there was some discussion about the Family Dollar Store sidewalk: replacement as follows: no schedule for the sidewalk replacement was given; the option to pull the occupancy permit; and asking Solicitor Greek to write a letter tot the Family Dollar Store to provide as schedule of when the work would be completed or the occupancy permit willl be pulled! by Under Unfinished! Business, Manager Steigerwalt stated that he had an ordinance that AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA CREATING ANDI ESTABLISHING Al BOARD OF HEALTH ANDI DEFINING THE BOARD OF Ar recommendation was made to adopt the foregoing ordinance. There was no one from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was sO ordered oni motion ofBowman, seconded by Cara, and approved by a unanimous roll call vote. AI recommendation was made toj pay all properly approved bills and claims against the borough. There was no one: from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The récommendation was So ordered on motion of Cara, seconded by Lasky, and unanimously Under New Business, Councilman Cara expressed his concerns about the: following: residents using the large recycling containers; some residents are leaving their container at the: front oft their residence; and asked ift thei residents can go back to using the crate containers. The discussioni included, but was not limited to, the following: recycling collection has doubled; the borough is recycling more items; smaller recycling containers are available for use; residents are not required to use the recycling containers provided; some residents leave their containers out and do not! putt them away even ift they have access to the rear oft the property; storing the container in the front of the building is necessary ift there is no access to the rear of thej property; code enforcement uses its discretion for those residents that do: not have access tot the rear oft their property; code enforcement. has been very busy; aj program toj purchase trash bags, known as aj pay as yout throw program; thep pay as you throw program may encourage illegal dumping; and some audience Under New Business, Councilman Gursky recognized Kim Steigerwalt, Manager Steigerwalt's wife, and thanked her and their sons, Nathan and. Alex, for putting up with any Under New) Business, Mayor Morrison stated that he checked the PA system and three out of four microphones didi not function. Hej placed one microphone on the front center table but someone: removed it. Mayor Morrison would look into the PA system further and discuss it with Under New) Business, Councilman: Evans discussed: revisions to the existing Sidewalk Repair Loan) Program. His discussion included, but was not limited to, the following: a loan ofup  July S"h.  regulates the Board ofHealth toj present for council's consideration:  ORDINANCE NO.6 692 HEALTH'S POWERS ANDI DUTIES.  approved.  members also expressed their concerns about recycling.  inconveniences: from hisj job.  the Building and) Equipment Committee.  6    REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING  JUNE2 20,2017  to $3,000.00 to repair sidewalks that qualify as defective; no income limit; an interest rate of four percent; a list of qualified contractors; aj provision for tree removal; zoning application, fees and permits; sidewalk guidelines; code enforcement; a list of sidewalks with deficiencies; ai frequently asked questions segment; and the 20171 budget includes $10,000.00: int the Old) Revolving Fund designated for sidewalks. Councilman Cara expressed his concerns: about the: following: loan payback of the promissory note byt the applicant; thel borough would not be placing al lien on the property; loan defaults; whyi is the borough loaning funds toj people who are not] payingi it back; and expressed his opposition tot the program. There was much discussion about this matter. Ar recommendation was made to hold an executive session to discuss personnel and] legal matters. There was no one: from the floor wishing to address council about this matter. The recommendation was sO ordered on motion of Bowman, seconded by Evans, and unanimously The council: meeting was recessed at approximately 8:54 p.m. while council met in The council meeting was: reconvened at approximately 9:43 p.m.  approved. executive session. matters.  President Mace announced that an executive session was held to discuss personnel and legal There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:43 p.m. on  motion of] Bowman, seconded by Cara, to1 meet again att the call oft the President.  ATTEST:  BeongOopest Gelu Georgia Degos DeWire, Borough Secretary/Ireasurer  7