Borough of Slatington 125 South Walnut Street . Slatington, PA 18080-2099 610-767-2131 e Fax 610-767-7155 REVISED AGENDA The Regular Meeting of Council, Monday, October 11, 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 - September 13, 2021; Committee Meetings - September 20, 2021 & September 27, 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 ANNOUNCEMENI, COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS The reports of various committees, officials and offices are on file. 8. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/TRANSFERS (Roll Call) a. Primary Listing 9. MAYORSPOLICE CHIEF'S REMARKS Mayor Walter H. Niedermeyer Police ChiefDavid Rachman 10. STANDING COMMITTEES = Requests / Discussions / Action Items A. Highway Councilor David Schnaars 1. Response from PennDOT concerning request to lower speed limit on Route 873 (informational only) 2. St. John's Church request for loading zone on Kuntz Street 3. Motion to approve So. Walnut Street bridge replacement - existing utility verification 4. Discussion ofbudget preparation 1 I Incorporated September 20, 1864 5. Council voted to discuss and possibly take action on the Main and Church Streets traffic light and the Church Street CDBG 6. Council voted to discuss and possibly take action on the PA Multimodal Grant which is due on November 5th, > 2021 B. Public Safety Councilor Kevin Steckel 1. E-mail dated 10/1/21 from Fire Chief Jason Nicholas stating that the Northern Lehigh Bon Fire will be held on Thursday, October 14th, at 7 PM. (Informational only) C. Human/Community Services Councilor Jason Ruff 1. Motion to approve request from Lindsay Taylor to use Victory Park for its 5th Annual Candy Cane Hunt on Saturday, December 11th, 2021, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. 2. Motion to approve request from Kylie Adams to hold the Slatington Tree Lighting ceremony on Friday, December 3, 2021, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. 3. Motion to approve estimate from Nicholson Security, LLC, for a total of $3,625.84, (deposit of $1,812.92) for security cameras at Victory Park. Work to be paid for with COVID19 LFRF. 4. Thank you note from the Northern Lehigh Swimming Pool Board for prompt removal of garbage D. imancePlammingl/aning Councilor Thomas Bartholomew 1. Motion to approve draft audit and documents for 2019 from CRY 2. Motion to authorize Borough Manager Stevens to approve Exemption Report from Statewide Tax Recovery Inc. for Delinquent Per Capita Tax for: Michael George Closed efforts exhausted - $5.50 3. Possible motion to pay bill for ABC Refrigeration for $698.00 - charged to Vigilant Fire Company for new compressor in A/C unit. Parts covered under warranty. Vigilant originally purchased unit, however, the building is owned by Slatington Borough. Vigilant has been paying for yearly maintenance on all A/C units in the building. 4. Motion to adopt Ordinance 705, ordinance of the Borough of Slatington, Lehigh County, PA, revising Chapter 122 (relating to noise) 5. Motion to adopt Ordinance 706, ordinance of the Borough of Slatington, Lehigh County, PA, revising Chapters 1 (relating to general provisions) and 141 (relating to property maintenance, revision of fines on violations) 6. Motion to approve forwarding of state aid to satisfy the Police Pension Plan's Year 2021 MMO in the amount of$32,572.63 E. Sewer/Solid Waste Councilor Joseph Wechsler 1. Motion to approve maintenance renewal agreement from Emergency Systems Service Company for $4,158.81 for yearly service on emergency generators 2. Motion to approve reimbursing residents $500.00 for replacement of check valve, or gate valve, with proof from a plumber of installation. Applies only to problem area around Oakhurst and Shadow Oaks 3. Electronics Recycling Day, Saturday, November 13th, 2021 from 9AM to 12 PM at the Slatington Borough Garage (informational only) 2 F. Water/Special Sewer Committee Councilor Ronald Kratz 1. Water Test Statement - Water was tested and found safe for human consumption 2. Motion to approve using COVID19 LFRF to purchase and install emergency generator and related infrastructure for Blue Valley. Due to cost job will need to be bid. (Bid threshold is $21,300.00) Example quote attached from BEI. 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. RECONVENED AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Council voted to discuss and possibly take action on a real estate matter which was discussed in executive session 2. Council voted to discuss and possibly taken action on borough manager's personal and vacation time 17. ADJOURNMENT 3