BOROUGH OF LEESPORT November 20, 2024 The meeting oft the Council oft the Borough ofLeesport was called to order by Vice President Carl Moyer on the above date for the Leesport Borough Council, 27 S. Canal Street, Leesport PA, 19533, in the Leesport Borough Hall, Leesport PA 19533, at6 6 P.M. Present were. Madeira, Fronina, Strause (zoom), Moquin, Goetz, Walborn, Moyer and Mayor DavidJ. Reimer, Sr. Also present were MST Sandra L. Pascavage, Engineer Jason Newhard, Code. Enforcement Officer Brad Pflum and Solicitor Chris Hartman, Esq. Moment of Silence Pledge to the Flag FINANCIAL REPORT OCTOBER 31, 2024 GENERAL CHECKING MM CD WATER 1,044.70 68,447.03 34,769.56 881.22 68,992.03 51,435.10 45,268.90 93.26 34,873.77 1,409.00 1,005.03 15,076.70 108,711.21 859.63 388,533.61 (9/30/2024) CHECKING MM CDI CDII STATE CHECKING MM CODE ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT. JUSTICE SPECIAL FUNDS Sesquicentennial Fund Recreation-Rec Board Payroll fund Pension Amotion was made by Fronina and seconded by Walborn to accept tonight's agenda as Amotion was made by Madeira and seconded by Fronina to approve the October 2024, advertised, all voted for the motion. minutes, all yes. BILLS PAID 20-Nov-24 STATE 11/21/2024 1642 1I/21/2024 1643 11/21/2024 1644 Frontier Met Ed Telco Inc. 2000 Accounts Payable 2000 Accounts Payable 2000 Accounts Payable 35.74 945.48 1.263.74 2244.96 941.24 2,000.00 2,996.40 5,653.44 108.80 529.75 500.22 375.00 6,294.00 300.00 30,554.62 1,679.61 327.96 52261.04 834.12 2,069.00 35.00 628.72 7,400.68 434.45 2,072.83 4,026.97 180.00 5,205.28 2,500.00 1,965.09 83.45 1,734.97 38,655.74 41.28 12,460.00 253.14 22.48 2,381.84 374.49 20.00 341.25 17,794.39 1,001.40 102516.57 WATER 11/21/2024 4468 11/21/2024 4469 11/21/2024 4470 11/21/2024 4471 11/21/2024 4472 11/21/2024 4473 11/21/2024 4474 11/21/2024 4475 11/21/2024 4476 11/21/2024 4477 11/21/2024 4478 11/21/2024 4479 11/21/2024 4480 11/25/2024 220 11/21/2024 8867 11/21/2024 8868 11/21/2024 8869 11/21/2024 8870 11/21/2024 8871 11/21/2024 8872 11/21/2024 8873 11/21/2024 8874 11/21/2024 8875 11/21/2024 8876 11/21/2024 8877 11/21/2024 8878 11/21/2024 8879 11/21/2024 8880 11/21/2024 8881 11/21/2024 8882 11/21/2024 8883 11/21/2024 8884 11/21/2024 8885 11/21/2024 8886 11/21/2024 8887 11/21/2024 8888 11/21/2024 8889 11/21/2024 8890 Diversified Tech Corp 2000 Accounts Payable Highmark Blue Shiel... 2000 Accounts Payable M.J. Reider Associat... 2000 Accounts Payable Schlegel Tax Service 2000 Accounts Payable Spotts, Stevens and. : 2000 Accounts Payable Suburban Propane 2000 Accounts Payable Summit Valley Outd... 2000 Accounts Payable Twiford Electrical Se... 2000 Accounts Payable United Concordia-De.. 2000 Accounts Payable Southern States Bank... 408. PROFEESSION.. Berks Soil & Stone 200.20. Accounts Pay... Cougles Recycling Inc. 200.20 Accounts Pay... Exeter Supply CO 200.20: Accounts Pay... Hartman, Valeriano, : 200.20 Accounts Pay... Elite Opps Fisher Rental John Ruth MET-ED 2000 Accounts Payable 2000 Accounts Payable 2000 Accounts Payable 2000 Accounts Payable GENERAL Comm ofPA Frontier Hassler Diesel Kris Wholaver Kuzans Hardware MET-ED Office Basics Ronnie Folk RTC Threns 200.20 Accounts Pay... 200.20 Accounts Pay... 200.20. Accounts Pay... 200.20. Accounts Pay... 200.20- Accounts Pay... 200.20 Accounts Pay... 200.20 Accounts Pay... 200.20 Accounts Pay... 200.20. Accounts Pay... 200.20 Accounts Pay... 200.20. Accounts Pay... 200.20 Accounts Pay... Longhorn Landscape 200.20. Accounts Pay... LTL Consultants, LT... 200.20 Accounts Pay... MilersLawnmower-. 200.20 Accounts Pay... Northern Berks Regi.. 200.20 Accounts Pay... Twenty First Century 200.20 Accounts Pay... Twiford Electrical Se... 200.20 Accounts Pay... Waste Industries Inc. 200.20 Accounts Pay... Wex- Sunoco Fleet... 200.20 Accounts Pay... UGI Utilities, Inc. V&I MTowing A motion was made by Fronina and seconded by Goetz to approve the November bills, A motion was made by Walborn and seconded by Moquin to approve the October Amotion was made by Madeira and seconded by Moquin to approve the October budget, all yes. financial report, all yes. all yes. Correspondence 1. our engineer'si monthly report 2. NBRP monthly report 4. our trash and recycling totals 5. our chlorine totals for the month 6. our water report 7. minutes from the NBRP 3. code enforcement report and copies ofl letters sent to residents 8.1 letter ofe extension from Epting developers to March 19,2025 Guests- 1. Elaine Strause of the Historical Society and Lockhouse Foundation announcing 2. Wendy Griffith ofMain Street, informing council of a neighbor with violations. an Openhouse, November 23, 101 to 4 pm and' November 24, 12to 3 pm at the Lockhouse our codes' officer will look into the violations Mayor Mayor Reimer reported the following: 1. Town Updates 2. CELG hosted ai meeting discussion to assist EMS with funding in 2025...to adjust our tax rate, we will need a motion to advertise our tax rate ordinance to pass in December, sO we can give the county for the tax bills 3. Our Harvest Moon event was a success 4. we attended a DCED grant workshop 5. we attended a recent fire company banquet, thank you to all of our volunteers 6. there was an open house on November 12, at the fire company 7. #2265 - Act# #131 increasing council pays has been passed...we will need an ordinance to activate the increases for our council as new members begin their terms 8. we are in a drought warning 10. our next newsletter is at the printers 9. recent grant awards have been announced to some locals 11.we would like to thank our codes' officer, Brad Pflum, our solicitor, Chris Hartman, Esq., and our engineer, Jason Newhard for hosting our Christmas Dinner again this year 12.as speçial thank you to all for making our borough better 13. our Santa run and tree lighting will be December7 14. our borough dinner will be December 13 Committee Reports 1. With regards to our Tax Rate Ordinance #495-2024 for 2025.... after much discussion from council, our solicitor and our mayor, it was decided we would not increase our tax rate this year fori the EMS, but decrease the recreation tax by .5 mill and to add to general purposes and discuss aj possible donation to the EMS in 2025.... .. A motion was made by Fronina and seconded by Goetz to advertise our 2025 Tax Rate Ordinance #495. - 2024 as follows: THE TAX RATE FOR GENERAL BOROUGH PURPOSES, 7.22 MILLS, THE' TAXI RATE: FOR RECREATION PURPOSES, 51 MILL, AND THE' TAXI RATEI FOR FIRE COMPANY PURPOSES,IMILL, AND THEREFORE.. SHALLI BE.... (8.72) MILLS. THE: 2025TAX: RATEI FOR THE BOROUGH OF LEESPORT THE SUM OFI EIGHT AND SEVENTY TWO/ONE HUNDREDTHS all voted, , yes...the tax rate ordinance will be advertised. Sewer Madeira reported the following: 1. all is running good at this time 2. we have not heard back as of yet from Bern Twp Code Enforcemént - Brad Pflum reported the following: 1. our monthly report is on: file Personnel - Moquin reported the following; 1. amotion was made by Fronina and seconded by Moquin to give our employees an increase of 3% a year for the next three years, all voted yes Police - Goetz reported the following: 1. our monthly report is on file 2. our 2025 police budget has been approved 3. our Chief's contract has been approved 4. there are 2 new cars in our 2025 budget Fire Company - Kenny Quell reported the following: 1. our monthly report is on file 2. all is good 1. Monthly Report Engineer - Jason Newhard reported the following: 2. Updates for SV Water line grant.we have not heard back yet from the school 3. amotion was made by Maderia and seconded by Moquin to do aj pre-application to the "Green Light Go" grant program with the state regarding preemptive controls for our Fire and EMS for the traffic lights, all yes. 4. We arel having an ongoing problem with Frontier's residential disturbances..wel have been ini touch with several Frontier contacts 5.. We will develop a plan ofaction for the Lockhouse's water issues...the trench the guys found was slag filled for drainage, we will look into laying a trench on the north side ofE. Wall Street, Water Operator, Bryce Zohner, regarding the flow of water used to obtain a satisfactory chlorine reading and now with the decreased flow of water, as reported, used for the chlorine testing, will the same representative reading be obtained for our DEP reporting, Zohner responded yes..after a discussion, ai motion was made by Moquin and seconded by Madeira tol have our engineer apply for aj permit of operational change to DEP for our chlorine testing, all yes, except 6. with regards to the CL17s, there was a discussion with our Licensed Strause voted no, motion carries 6-1 7. We have sent to DEP our first submission for the lead 8. Wel have contacted the state regarding our water valves that they ruling had their contractor cover when #61 was resurfaced Solicitor - Chris Hartman, Esq., reported the following: 1. We are working on our Well Head Protection Draft Ordinance...we should have it ready for next month...only sites have changed to conditional uses to be heard by the Zoning Hearing Board and to exclude 1000 gallon oil or propane tanks at residential sites..a motion was made by Walborn and seconded by Moquin to advertise, all yes. Recycling - Goetz reported the following 1. Monthly Report 2. Wel have been awarded a grant for starting up our recycling yard 3. Our recycling agreement extension has been approved by Cougles, a motion was made by Maderia and seconded by Goetz to sign the change order, all yes, motion carried..we will send them our signed change order Building and Properties - Moyer reported the following 1. Our security system has been completed 2.. We are working with TI Mobile with regards to hot spots 3. amotion was made by Goetz and seconded by Walborn to not move forward 4. C our men will bei installing a fence at the side oft the garden in front of our borough with the purchase of the Washington Street property at this time, all voted yes, we will contact the owner office for safety reasons Memorials - Goetz reported the following: 1. all is going well 2. the gazebo at the Memorial Park by the river that was presented to the borough by the Sesquicentennial Committee isi in an unsafe condition, it will be removed and replaced in the future Recreation - Moyer reported the following: 1.N Monthly Report 2. Wel have a resignation from our Recreational Board Treasurer, Jessica Martin...we will need to replace the position beginning with January..a motion was made by Madeira and seconded by Walborn to accept her resignation and thank her for her service, all yes posted soon 3. Our tree lighting will be December 7 4. We will have "Light Up Leesport" decoration event to be 5 all has been winterized 6 our pool cover is on 7 we will have the baby pool pump replaced 8 wel have some concrete work that needs to be done before spring Water and Municipal Authority - Walborn reported the following: 2. We have asked our engineer to contact the state regarding all our valves that were covered over with theiri recent resurfacing of#61...we assisted with al large leak on the property of Seakeepers' this week and had to dig up more valves to shut their water off 4. Our RAFA system has been installed at Wells # 3, 4 and 5.. we 5. Wel have a resolution to consider for new water rates for 2025 6. Our well #5 is pulling down too much lately, the springs in the area 1. Monthly Report 3. Well Head Protection Ordinance, wel have ai motion to advertise and pass next month are in the trial stage with the operation and still working with the company with regards to ai few operational issues must be impacted Roads and Lights - Madeira reported the following: 2. Folk has completed our pot hole patching 1. Monthly Report 3. Wel have finished the storm water drainage pipe on Shackamaxon St from Butcher Alley to the driveway of Growmark and will begin the block from #61 to Butcher Alley shortly 4. We have asked Ronne Folk for a quote to address the Scott Drive water runoff to resident back yards on N. Centre Avenue Unfinished Business 1. the 2025 draft budget has been advertised a motion to pass was made by Fronina and seconded by Goetz, all yes, motion carried 2. Ordinance #495 Tax Rate for 2025, will be advertised 3. we will. report to the county by mid December, our tax values for 2025 New Business 1. We have a call from the ARL again to consider theirs services in 2025 2. We have Resolution #268 to pass from LTL with their new rates (no increase) 3. We have Resolution #267 to pass for ai rate increase for water rates for 2025.a motion was made by Moquin and seconded Fronina, all yes, for 2025..this increase will affect large users by $1 more per thousand gallons..a motion was made Walborn and seconded Drought Contingency Plan..a motion was made by Maderia and motion carried. by Moquin, all yes, motion carried. 4. Wel have Resolution #269 to pass to record our' 2001" seconded by Walborn, all yes, motion carried. 5. We will have our Christmas Party get together on Friday, December 13 6. We have been given a new agreement for the NNN for 2025....same cost $40 per voucher issued...ar motion was made by Moquin and seconded by Walborn, all yes, motion carried 7. Wel have advertised our 2025: meeting dates Good and Welfare 1. We have an extension letter from the Epting development to March 19, 2025,a motion was made by Fronina and seconded by Moquin to accept the extension, all yes. A motion was made by Fronina and seconded by Moquin to adjourn at 8:08 P.M., all yes, meeting adjourned at 8:08 P.M. Attested