BOROUGH OF LEESPORT  September 18, 2024  The meeting of the Council oft the Borough ofLeesport was called to order President Pro Tem Cody Madeira on the above date for the Leesport Borough Council, by Street, Leesport PA, 19533, in the Leesport Borough Hall, Leesport PA 19533, 27S. 6 Present were Madeira, Fronina, Strause (on zoom), Moquin, Goetz, Walborn and at Mayor P.M. DavidJ. Reimer, Sr. Moyer was absent. Also present were MST Sandra L. Pascavage, Engineer Jason Newhard, Code Enforcement Officer Brad Pflum and Solicitor Chris  Canal  Hartman, Esq. Moment of Silence Pledge to the Flags  FINANCIAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2024  GENERAL CHECKING MM CD WATER CHECKING MM CDI CDII STATE  632.27 181,184.94 34,498.38 843.91 27,071.90 51,002.95 44,916.45 63.43 47,361.39 454.50 793.68 14,952.80 113,150.04 874.19 378,761.28 (7/31/2024)  CHECKING MM  CODE ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTJUSTICE SPECIAL FUNDS Sesquicentennial Fund Recreation-Rec Board Payroll fund Pension  A motion was made by Walborn and seconded by Goetz to accept tonight's agenda as Ar motion was made by Fronina and seconded by Walborn to approve the August 2024,  advertised, all voted for the motion.  minutes, all yes.    BILLSPAID  18-Sep-24  STATE 2000: Accounts Payable 2000 Accounts Payable 2000 Accounts Payable WATER 2000 Accounts Payable 2000. Accounts Payable 2000- Accounts Payable 2000- Accounts Payable 2000. Accounts! Payable  09/18/2024 1636 09/18/2024 1637 09/18/2024 1638 09/18/2024 4436 09/18/2024 4437 09/18/2024 4438 09/18/2024 4439 09/18/2024 4440 09/18/2024 4441 09/18/2024 4442 09/18/2024 4443 09/18/2024 4444 09/18/2024 4445 09/18/2024 4446 09/18/2024 4447 09/18/2024 4448 09/18/2024 215 09/18/2024 8818 09/18/2024 8819 09/18/2024 8820 09/18/2024 8821 09/18/2024 8822 09/18/2024 8823 09/18/2024 8824 09/18/2024 8825 09/18/2024 8826 09/18/2024 8827 09/18/2024 8828 09/18/2024 8829 09/18/2024 8830 09/18/2024 8831 09/18/2024 8832 09/18/2024 8833 09/18/2024 8834 09/18/2024 8835 09/18/2024 8836 09/18/2024 8837 09/18/2024 8838 09/18/2024 8839 09/18/2024 8840 09/18/2024 8841 09/18/2024 8842 09/18/2024 8843 09/18/2024 8844  Frontier Met Ed Telco Inc.  35.72 7.321.09 617.66 7974.47 18.588.63 2,000.00 1,263.62 2,996.40 866.75 2,500.00 2,204.80 1,487.46 52.70 131.40 4,287.50 328.10 13,475.82 50183.18 332.65 3,030.01 1,276.00 434.86 4,850.00 1,605.44 5,436.46 415.00 180.00 4,917.07 2,490.05 400.73 669.63 160.00 106.66 38,655.74 629.00 235.00 9,060.00 1,560.00 180.00 180.00 495.63 20:00 327.96 17,256.00 473,40 923.70 96300.99  christopher C. Hemmig 2000 Accounts Payable Exeter Supply Inc.l 2000 Accounts Payable Longhom Landscaping 2000 Accounts Payable M.J. Reider Associat.. 2000 Accounts Payable Office Basics] Inc. 2000 Accounts Payable Spotts, Stevens and. : 2000. Accounts Payable Suburban Propane 2000 'Accounts Payable Summit Valley Outd.. 2000. Accounts Payable: Souther States Bank... 408 PROFEESSION. Cougles Recycling Inc. 200.20: Accounts Pay... Hartman, Valeriano, 200.20- Accounts Pay,- Highmark Blue Shield 200.20 Accounts Pay... Kantners Tire Service 200.20 Accounts Pay... Kuzans Hardware 200.20- Accounts Pay... LTLC Consultants, LT.. 200.20 Accounts Pay.. Manderbach Ford Inc 200.20 Accounts Pay.. Micro Air Computers... 200.20. Accounts Pay... New Enterprise Ston... 200.20 Accounts Northern Berks Regi.. 200.20. Accounts Pay..  Elite Opps Fisher Rental Francis Werley MET-ED Sensaphone  GENERAL 200.20 Accesnts Pay.. 200.20 Accounts Pay... 200.20- Accounts Pay...  Aetna Coventry Frontier Fulll Landscaping  Kris Wholaver  200.20- Accounts  Pay.-  MET-ED  200.20- Accounts  Pay... Pay.. Pay.. Pay... Pay... Pay...  Reading Eagle Rodney Beard Ronnie Folk RTC TMobile Truckco Inc.  200.20. Accounts Pay.-. 200.20 Accounts 200.20 Accounts Pay... 200.20 Accounts 200.20 Accounts Pay. 200.20. Accounts  Twenty First Century 200.20 Accounts UGI Utilities, Inc. 200.20 Accounts Pay.. United Concordia, Inc. 200.20 Accounts Pay.- Waste Industries Inc. 200.20 Accounts Pay... Wex- Sunoco Fleet.. 200.20. Accounts Pay..  Well Care  200.20 Accounts Pay..    AI motion was made by Walborn and seconded by Moquin to approve the September A motion was made by Fronina and seconded by Goetz to approve the August financial  bills, all yes. report, all yes. all yes.  An motion was made by Moquin and seconded by Walborn to approve the  August budget,  Correspondence  1. our engineer's monthly report 2. NBRP monthly report 4. our trash and recycling totals 5. our chlorine totals for the month . our water report 7. minutes from the NBRP local youth that is ill  3. code enforcement report and copies ofl letters sent to residents  8. al letter from our fire company regarding their purchasing Air Packs 9. a request from our fire company to host a car washing event to benefit a 1. Heather Hanna - a district 5-0 candidate running for election this fall..she will be hosting a Meet and Greet on October 1,3 pm to 6pm in Centerport. 2. Representatives from the SV Library with updates oft their yearly: accomplishments and thanking council for their support 3. Elaine Strause of the Lockhouse/Historical Society, reporting of 4. ar resident ofN. Centre Avenue complaining to council regarding a letter received from our code enforcement officer: regarding grass/weeds  Guests-  and the success of Community Days  upcoming events he growing in his  sidewalk 1. Town Updates  Mayor- Mayor Reimer reported the following: 2. Tompkins Bank will be celebrating their 115"h anniversary 3. We willl be attending a DCNR workshop 4. Our Community Days event was very successful 5. We are working with several appraisers regarding  land acquisitions  6. Wey will be reading to children at the library on Friday, September27  Committee Reports  Sewer - Madeira reported the following: 1. all is running good at this time 3. we met last evening  2. we. have televised the line on N. Canal Street, there is an area where the line has an irregularity, we will have a plan of action in the future 4. our bill server has enlisted a new credit card company and the fees are  to a charge of 3% per bill payment  changing    Code Enforcement Brad Pflum reported the following:  1. our monthly report is on: file  2. we. have recently sent letters to residents regarding their grass/weeds 3. we have filed another citation against a resident for a reoccurring issue 4. we have aj problem with a resident on Main Street whose home has aj  foreclosure  pending  Police - Strause reported the following: 1. our monthly report is on file  2. our NNO will be held September 24, from 61 to 8 P.M. with fire works at the Berks  County Fair Grounds in Bern Township 3. weare working on a new contract at the present time 4. we will be listing some cars on Municibid soon Fire Company - Kenny Quell reported the following: 1. our monthly report is on file 3. our banquet will be held October 4 Engineer -Jason Newhard reported the following:  2. we have begun the preparations for our 125th Anniversary  1. Monthly Report next year  2. we will email SV school regarding the grant for the watèr line installation to possibly bid  3. We received our generator grant  4. We are contacting the state regarding the rain water on Main Street 5. We have applied for a permit from DEP to operate our 5. We are inquiring with the state regarding preemptive controls for our 7. We will be contacting the state regarding our water valves being resurfaced  new chlorine reading system Fire and EMS for the traffic lights  over on #61  8. Wea are having a continual problem with Frontier's  residential disturbances... wel have been in touch with  several Frontier contacts  Solicitor- Chris Hartman, Esq., reported the following:  1. We are working on our Well Head Protection. Draft Ordinance 2. A draft ordinance amendment to our zoning ordinance has been distributed tocouncil for review regarding poultry inclusion... .the ordinance will also include a registration and making aware of good education information available for the keeping of poultry, the ordinance has been company and our recreation board concerning the use of their  advertised and willl be passed in October 1mil recreation/fire taxes  3. Wev will be preparing an agreement/policy for our fire    Recycling - Goetz reported the following: 1. Monthly Report  2. our engineer is preparing an addendum for the contract continuance for  our recycling with Cougles  Building and Properties  1. Our security system will be completed shortly 2. we are working with TMobile with regards to hot spots Memorials - Goetz reported the following:  1. all is going well  Recreation 1. Monthly Report  2. The storm damage to the ball field concession stand was not  covered by our insurance or the SV League's insurance because ofi its condition, we had planned to have the roofr replaced, but will hold off and- perhaps consider a new: shed instead  3. Our pool has closed for the season  4. Our solicitor is preparing aj policy to be used by our Recreation  Board for the requesting and use ofthe 1 mil recreation tax  Water and Municipal Authority - Walborn reported the following: 2. Our engineer has prepared specs for the SV water line  1. Monthly Report  3. we are having some issues with the operation of the new RAFA system, we have been working with the folks from RAFA, our engineer and our men and our water licensed operator, and it was suggested wes should have the new system up and AdHoc meeting or some decisions need to be made going forth 4. we have called Kohl Bros to well #5 site for aj pump failure, we suspect an electrical  operating by next  issue  Roads and Lights - Madeira reported the following:  1. Monthly Report Leesport Avenue  2. Folk will begin Butcher Alley and N. Canal Street October 2 and 3 3. we will install a stop sign at well #4 street intersection of Degler Avenue and  New Business  1.C Our fire Co has given council a letter asking for $16,500 of the fire tax 2. Our NNO was cancelled due to weather and has been rescheduled 3. Our fire company has notified the county that they will again host the 4. Our solicitor is preparing agreements with the fire company and recreation  monies for their share of the cost of Air Packs after the grant awarded tos several fire companies for September 24, 5:301 to 8P.M. election event this fall  board regarding the use ofour 1 mil fire/recreation taxes    EMC  1. we had recent training and all our plans andi items are in the cloud 2. we can track a crisis on line and eliminate a trail of paper work  Good and Welfare  1.C Our fire company has asked to use water forac car wash to benefit a local youth who is ill. a motion was made to: allow the fire  to  at no charge by Fronina and seconded by. Moquin, all company uset the water we have received notification ofseveral of our suppliers of meeting, their rising costs and having to increase their costs to us 5.3 A motion was made by Strause and seconded by Moquin to advertise Halloween on October 31, 6 pm to 9 pm and our Halloween curfew, all yes 6.As special thank you to Cody Madeira our President Pro Tem fori running the meeting A motion was made by Moquin and seconded by Walborn to adjourn at 7:101  2. Our MMO for 2025 will be $10,567  yes  3. We will bej preparing the 2025 proposed budget for the October 4.) our old: zero turn mower was sold on Muncibid for $900  yes, meeting adjourned at 7:10P.M.  P.M., all  Attested