Borough of Slatington 125 South Walnut Street . Slatington, PA 18080-2099 610-767-2131, 610-767-7155 GJ E F958j0 - gular Meeting of Council, Monday, April 14, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. to be held in the Council Roem, 125 S. Walnut Street, First Floor, Slatington, PA 18080 (This meeting is being recorded). 1. CALL TO ORDER President Schnaars 2. ROLL CALL 3. PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Councilor Mayberry 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 - March 10, 2025; Committee Meetings - March 17, 2025, & March 24, 2025. 6. SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Phillip Armstrong (Lehigh County) will be providing his State of the County" remarks. 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, COMMUNICATION: The reports of various committees, officials and offices are on file. Executive session on Monday, March 17, 2025, 7:41 PM, discussed matters of personnel 9. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/TRANSEERS (Roll Call) a. Primary Listing 10. MAYOR'S/POLICE/FIRE REMARKS Mayor Jeralyn Schoch Acting Police Chief W. Borst Fire Chief Robert Reph 11. STANDING COMMITTEES = Requests / Discussions / Action Items A. Public Safety Councilor Ronald Kratz Incorporated September 20, 1864 1. Motion to approve addition of $5,300.00 per year to the Axon for additional tasers and body cams. 2. Motion to adopt Ordinance 721 to amend the codified ordinances ofthe Borough ofto set forth requirements for snow removal contained in Article I Seciton 159-2 subsection A. entitled "Snow Removal" and repealer and effective date B. Highway Councilor Aaron Schoch 1. Review of roads identified for CDBG projects. 2. The review oft the 100 Steps was completed by Acela. Acela to provide a summary (attached is Acela's report). 3. Street Sweeper (Municibid) C. Human/Community Services Councilor Zachari Halkias 1. The Committee reviewed the request from Northern Lehigh Recreation requesting the use of Victory Park from 6pm 8pm for events as follows: June 20, 2025, The Wonton Soups; July 11, AM Radio Tribute Band; August 1, Steel Creek; August 15, Band of Brothers; Wednesday UnWine'd at the Trailhead - July 9; Jeni Hacket, July 23; The Two Taboo, August 6; E liza Rush, August 21; BURN Unplugged, August 27; Jagged Rose, September 10; Two of a Kind Day in the Park at Victory Park request for alcohol Sales on July 19 from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM Candy Cane Hunt at Victory Park December 13, 205 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM 2. Motion to approve request for Caring Hearts 3rd Annual rock the Park & Food Truck Festival at Victory Park on Saturday, September 20th, 2025, from 8:00 Am to 10:00 PM (rain date Sunday, September 21*) 3. Motion to approve request for Caring Hearts gth Annual Project Warm & Cozy and Community Christmas Trees at Victory Park on Saturday, December 6th, 2025 from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM (rain date Sunday, December 7*) (COI required) 4. Motion to approve request from Northern Lehigh Events Committee to hold the annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 25, 2025. D. FmancPamning/enng Councilor Ryan Mayberry 1. Motion to approve Special Report on audit of Sewage Treatment Costs and Changes per agreement dated June 30, 1999, with Washington Township (2022 Report attached). 2 2. Wells Fargo Advisors is no longer going to serve the Borough beginning 4/1/25. As per Steve Carr, PIGIT: is a very good option. Better rates than anything else around. Attached is a proposed Resolution that we should review prior to bringing to Council for approval. After speaking with Wells Fargo, the funding can remain with Wells until Council votes to move forward with a vendor. 3. Discussion and possible motion concerning moving William Smith from alternate to regular member of the Zoning Hearing Board. 4. Review of current budget status (attachment being produced). 5. SFM Consulting (Executive Session) E. Sewer/Solid Waste Councilor William Schippers 1. Consent Agreement requires three (3) staff at the Sewer Plant. The third staff member was approved in February Sewer Committee Meeting. Possible motion to hire a third Sewer Plant staff (Laborer). (attachment). 2. Update on a Kennel Animal Control 3. Motion to transfer funds to pay the following Authority bills: December 4, 2024, through April 14, 2025, Meeting Sewer Authority bills: Tad Miller - $125.00; Lisa Young - $11,529.00; Hamburg, Rubin, Mullen, Maxwell & Lupin Services through December 31, 2024 - $6,900.00; Hamburg, Rubin, Mullen, Maxwell & Lupin, Services through January 8, 2025, - $5,137.50; Brown & Brown * $250.00; David Frederick replenishment of petty cash - $71.85; total: $24,013.35. 4. Motion to pay Assistant Treasurer's Time and Travel Report for the period of January 3, 2025 - 13.3 miles @ $.70 = 9.31; January 30, 2025 - 4.1 miles @ $.70 = $2.87; February 17, 2025 - 4.9 miles @ .70 cents = $3.43; April 1, 2025 4.9 miles @ $.70 = 3.43; April 14, 2025 - 23 miles @ $.70 = $35.14. Total hours 19.25 @ $30.00 = $577.50 F. Water/Special Sewer Committee Councilor Kevin Steckel 1. Water Test Statement - Water was tested and found safe for human consumption. 2. Discussion Atlas Copco Compressor Services quote - 2- or 5-year plan. The Committee agreed to the 5-year plan. Approved in November 24, 2024, Committee meeting. 3. Proposed Resolution to pursue a grant/LIL opportunity with PennVest for the modernization of water meters throughout the Borough (attachment). 4. Review of Filter Plant Performance Evaluation (attachment). 13. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 14. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 15. NEW BUSINESS: 3 16. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR - (Agenda Items Only - You will have two (2) minutes to address Council from the podium on Agenda Items Only.) 17. EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Personnel (Presentation) 18. MOTIONTO ADJOURN 4