1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 OLD FORGE BOROUGH COUNCIL OLD FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL FEBRUARY 6, 2024 7:10 P.M. OLD FORGE MUNICIPAL BUILDING 314 SOUTH MAIN STREET OLD FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL MEMBERS: RUSSELL RINALDI, PRESIDENT JAMES HOOVER 22 ANDREW BUTLER MICHAEL KOMENSKI JENNA JONES-SHOTWELL 23 24 25 WILLIAM RINALDI, ESQUIRE, SOLICITOR Mark Wozniak Official Court Reporter 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: At this time the chair is going to entertain a motion to open up the special meeting. MR. HOOVER: I'17 make that motion. MR. RUSSEL RINALDI: By Councilman Hoover. Second? MR. BUTLER: I'17 second. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilman Butler. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwell? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komenski? MR. KOMENSKI: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. The special meeting is open. There's only one item under new business. That item's going 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 to be a motion to approve a resolution of the Borough of 01d Forge authorizing the execution of the cable franchise agreement with RCN Telecom Services of Lehigh, LLC, Astound, for the Borough of 01d Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Whereas, pursuant to the Cable Company Policy Act of 1984, the Cable Television and Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission and Pennsylvania law 01d Forge borough is authorized to grant franchises to construct, operate and maintain a cable system utilizing public right-of-ways and properties within the borough of jurisdiction." At this time the chair is going to entertain a motion to approve this resolution. MS. SHOTWELL: I'11 make that motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: By Councilwoman vones-Shotwell. 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. KOMENSKY: I'11 second that. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilman Komenski. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwel1? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komenski? MR. KOMENSKI: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. At this time the chair is going to entertain a motion to adjourn the special meeting. MR. KOMENSKI: I'11 make that motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: By Councilman Komenski. A17 in favor? (Unanimous.) MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: The special 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 meeting is now closed. 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CERTIFICATE Ih hereby certify that I attended the foregoing proceeding, took stenographic notes of the same, that the foregoing, consisting of 5 pages, is a true and correct copy, done to the best of my ability, of same 8 and the whole thereof. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Mark Wozniak Official Court Reporter