Borough of Slatington 125 South Walnut Street . Slatington, PA 18080-2099 610-767-2131 e Fax 610-767-7155 AGENDA The Regular Meeting of Council, Monday, November 8, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. to be held in the Council Room, 125 S. Walnut Street, First Floor, Slatington, PA 18080 (This meeting is being recorded). 1. CALL TO ORDER President Reed 2. ROLL CALL Manager Stevens 3. PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Councilor Schnaars 4. NOTIFICATION - All public sessions of the Borough Council are electronically recorded, and such recordings are maintained as part of the meeting record until the minutes are transcribed and approved by the Board, at which time the recordings shall be erased. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Council Meeting = October 11, 2021; Committee Meetings October 18, 2021 & October 25, 2021 6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - (For Agenda/Non-Agenda Items) please use Podium (three minutes per person/five minutes per group) You will have three (3) minutes to address Council from the podium. The three (3) minutes applies to your time at the podium. If you exit the podium, you have yielded the floor and any time you have remaining. 7. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENIS, COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS The reports of various committees, officials and offices are on file. Presentation by A. F. Boyer to Slatington Police Association Presentation by Magisterial District Judge Thomas C. Creighton from "The Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania 8. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/TRANSFERS (Roll Call) a. Primary Listing 9. MAYORS/POLICE CHIEF'S REMARKS Mayor Walter H. Niedermeyer Police Chief David Rachman 10. STANDING COMMITTEES = Requests / Discussions / Action Items A. Highway Councilor David Schnaars 1. St. John's Church requesting loading zone possible motion to authorize solicitor to advertise proposed Ordinance 707 1 Incorporated September 20, 1864 2. Resolution R-7-21 = a resolution approving the application of Multimodal Grant from the PA Department of Transportation for the Borough of Slatington. Multimodal grant application has been submitted. 3. Change order for 2021 Church Street traffic signal improvements quote from Wyoming Electric & Signal, Inc. - $2,012.00. Main and Church traffic light (Lehigh Engineering) 4. Possible motion to authorize payment to Bruce George Paving for CDBG project on Church Street - contingent on approval from engineers and Lehigh County 5. Discussion of budget preparation B. Public Safety Councilor Kevin Steckel 1. Motion to approve resignation of Police Officer Jason Rosenberg effective October 22, 2021. C. Human/Community Services Councilor Jason Ruff D. FmancPamming/anng Councilor Thomas Bartholomew 1. Treasury has extended the dealing for submission of the first Project and Expenditure Reports for COVID19 LFRF 2. Motion to authorize solicitor to draft tenant registration ordinance E. Sewer/Solid Waste Councilor Joseph Wechsler 1. Motion to authorize holding ajoint shredding event with State Representative Zach Mako for October 1st, 2022 at a cost to the borough of $300.00 (One-half of total cost of $600.00) 2. Motion to approve (2) 2020 draft reports from auditor on Sewage Treatment Costs - 1 for Washington Township and 1 for borough of Walnutport F. Water/Special Sewer Committee Councilor Ronald Kratz 1. Water Test Statement - Water was tested and found safe for human consumption 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. INFORMATION ITEMS 13. NEW BUSINESS 14. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR = (Agenda Items Only - You will have two (2) minutes to address Council from the podium on Agenda Items Only.) 15. EXECUTIVE SESSION 16. ADJOURNMENT 2