Borough of Slatington 125 South Walnut Street e Slatington, PA 18080-2099 610-767-2131 e Fax 610-767-7155 AGENDA The Regular Meeting of Council, Monday, May 9, 2022, 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 Bartholomew 2. ROLL CALL Manager Stevens 3. PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Pastor 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. Motion to appoint Attorney Lisa A. Young as interim Slatington Borough solicitor at a rate of $105.00 per hour effective immediately 6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Council Meeting = April 11, 2022; Committee Meetings - April 18, 2022, & April 25, 2022; Special Meeting - April 18, 2022 7. 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. 8. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENIS, COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS The reports of various committees, officials and offices are on file. 9 APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/TRANSFERS (Roll Call) a. Primary Listing 10. MAYOR'S/POLICE REMARKS Mayor Jeralyn Schoch 11. STANDING COMMITTEES - Requests / Discussions / Action Items A. Highway Councilor Jeffrey Hausman 1 Incorporated September 20, 1864 1. Review letter from PennDOT concerning the 2022 Multimodal Transportation Fund Application Project for the North Slatington Drainage and Road Repair Project stating it was not selected for FY 2022-23 Multimodal Transportation Funding (informational only) 2. Motion to authorize Manager Stevens to sign concurrence form concerning proposed temporary occupancy if Slate Heritage Trail for S. Walnut Street Bridge construction 3. Discussion and possible motion to authorize payment application(s) and certificate(s) for payment from Lehigh Engineering Associates, Inc. and change orders for work done by Wyoming Electric and Signal 4. Letter from PennDOT concerning final inspection of traffic signal at Main and Church Streets (informational only) 5. TASA (Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside) Funding Borough of Slatington will receive $400,000 of the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law money for the 100 Steps project. (informational only) B. Public Safety Councilor Kevin Steckel 1. Motion to approve purchase of chip reader for pets at approximately $327.00 2. Motion to approve Resolution R-02-22; A resolution adopting an Emergency Operations Plan for the Borough of Slatington and accompanying Proclamation 3. Motion to accept the resignation from Part Time Police Officer Kevin Torres, with regrets 4. Motion to authorize Manager Stevens to apply for a COVID19 grant for the fire company C. Human/Community Services Councilor Zachari Halkias 1. Motion to approve request from Springside Sportsmen Club Inc. for permission to clean and repair fish hatchery walls. D. imancelPlamming/oning Councilor Ronald Kratz 1. Motion to authorize Borough Manager Stevens to approve Exemption Report from Statewide Tax Recovery Inc. for Delinquent Per Capita Tax for: Sandra Getz Closed efforts exhausted - $5.50; Thomas Michael - Closed efforts exhausted - $5.50; Jacob Peters - Closed efforts exhausted- $5.50; Sarah Elwert - non-resident - $5.50; Total - $22.00 2. Discussions and possible motion to approve replacement of section of roof for Borough Hall (quotes attached). To be paid for with COVID19 LFRF funds E. Sewer/Solid Waste Councilor Joseph Wechsler 1. Motion to transfer $1,000.00 to Slatington Borough Authority to pay stipulated fines for 2 violations 2. Motion to transfer funds to pay the following Authority bills: Tad Miller - $125.00 and Elizabeth Miller - $25.00 - total $150.00 3. Motion to hire Daniel T. Szczesny as a part time seasonal worker at a rate of$15.00 per hour. Hours to be determined by borough manager 4. LCA has resumed televising sewer lines (informational only) 5. Grease trap inspections have been completed (informational only) 2 F. Water/Special Sewer Committee Councilor Bryon Reed 1. Water Test Statement - Water was tested and found safe for human consumption 2. Motion to approve quote for $1,917.12 from Bachmans Small Backhoe Service for removal and disposal of existing black wall. Borough will do the excavation work. 3. Discuss and possible motion to approve quote for chemical clarifier cleaning. 3 quotes: Water Service Professionals is $15,460; Carbon Filtration is $15,800; Blue Earth Products $16,500. 4. Discussion and possible concerning grant application for Watershed Restoration and Protection Program (DCED) due May 31, 2022. 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 Announcement of items discussed in executive session (if necessary) 16. MOTION TO ADJOURN 3