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, September 13, 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 - August 9, 2021; Committee Meetings August 16, 2021 & August 23, 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. 8. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/IRANSFERS (Roll Call) a. Primary Listing 9. MAYOR'S/POLICE CHIEFS REMARKS Mayor Walter H. Niedermeyer Police Chief David Rachman 10. STANDING COMMITTEES - Requests / Discussions / Action Items A. Highway Councilor David Schnaars 1. Updates on Church Street CDBG and Main and Church traffic light (Lehigh Engineering) 2. Motion to approve selling the old zero-turn mower on Municibid 3. Motion to confirm purchase of new zero-turn mower from Whitehall Turf Equipment for $8,779.40 and purchase of Toro push mower from Whitehall Turf for $499.00 to be paid for with COVID19 LFRF 4. Discussion of budget preparation 1 Incorporated September 20, 1864 B. Public Safety Councilor Kevin Steckel 1. Review potential projects for COVID19 LFRF C. Human/Community Services Councilor Jason Ruff 1. Review letter from The Giant Company regarding The Planet grant application Victory Park Playground Renovation Project 2. Motion to approve the purchase of2 direction signs for the Covered Bridge 3. Motion to approve request from Tiffany Rehrig-Shaeffer e-mail dated 8/13/21, for permission to hold the annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 30, 2021. 4. Motion to approve quote from Bruce George Paving & Excavating, Inc. for removal and replacement of Slate Heritage Trail damaged from floods for $6,350.00 to be paid for with COVID19 LFRF 5. Motion to approve application for use of facilities for Northern Lehigh School District for the Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 15, 2021 6. Slatington Lioness Club will hold a trail cleanup on Saturday, September 18, 2021 D. FinancePaming/emins Councilor Thomas Bartholomew 1. Motion to instruct Manager Stevens to appropriate $10,000 in the preliminary 2022 budget required for re-codification of the ordinances 2. Motion to authorize solicitor to make changes and advertise noise ordinance Chapter 122 (relating to noise) 3. Motion to authorize Manager Stevens to budget in preliminary 2022 budget hiring a part- time assistant code enforcement officer 19 hrs/wk at $15.00/hr. Hours to be Tuesday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM and Friday 8:00 to 12:00. 4. Motion to approve Resolution R-06-21, with attached Exhibit A, authorizing destruction of certain listed documents E. Sewer/Solid Waste Councilor Joseph Wechsler 1. Motion to approve quote from Bruce George Paving & Excavating, Inc. for Chestnut Street sewer trench repairs for $14,367.25 to be paid for with COVID19 LFRF 2. Mark Harman - ARRO Consulting, Inc., regarding the follow-up to PaDEP MS4 audit (informational only) 3. Slatington Borough Stormwater (MS4) Update read update at meeting 4. Motion to approve (2) 2019 draft reports from auditor on Sewage Treatment Costs - 1 for Washington Township and 1 for Borough of Walnutport 5. The sewer plant had a DEP inspection and no violations found. (informational only) 6. Motion to transfer funds to pay the following Authority bills: June 14, 2021, Meeting Sewer Authority bills: Ed Healy - $932.80; Tad Miller - $125.00; Brown & Brown of the Lehigh Valley David Frederick's Bond Renewal - $$250.00; petty cash - $53.88; total $1,361.68 7. Motion to transfer funds to pay Assistant Treasurer's Time and Travel Report for the period of June 14, 2021 through September 13, 2021 - 12.5 hrs. @ 25.00/hr. = $312.50; travel time 111 miles @ $.56 = $62.16 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 quote from Emergency Systems Service Company for generator for $1,707.46 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 3