BOROUGH OF SCHWENKSVILLE, PA

MINUTES OF JULY 15, 2004

 

            The Schwenksville Borough Council Meeting of July 8, 2004 was called to order by Council President, H. Gilbert Williams at 7:30 p.m.

 

            Present were:  H. Gilbert Williams, Barbara Slater, Raymond Yeanish, and Carroll Rosenberger.  Absent were:  Gene Frantz and Donald A. Whitko.

 

            PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:  By the assembly.

 

            MINUTES:  Dispense with the reading of the Minutes of June 10, 2004:  MOTIONED BY RAYMOND YEANISH AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER IT WAS VOTED TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF JUNE 10, 2004.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

                                 Approval of the Minutes of June 10, 2004:  MOTIONED BY BARBARA SLATER AND SECONDED BY RAYMOND YEANISH IT WAS VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JUNE 10, 2004.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

            ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/TREASURER’S REPORT:  Nancy Eppley

 

Presented to council for their approval:  Statement of Revenues/Expenditures to Budget Comparison  to June 15th and the Monthly Council Cash Available Report as of June 15, 2004.

 

MOTIONED BY RAYMOND YEANISH AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER IT WAS VOTED TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AS PRESENTED.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

            ENGINEER’S REPORT:  Ken Yerger,  present  No report for this evening.

 

            SOLICITOR’S REPORT:  Loren Szczency

 

-Property Maintenance Code:  Tabled to the next meeting.

 

-Planning Commission Recommendation:  Amending the Revitalization Plan.  Will be coming to council.  Loren recommends that the committee get together again, give their recommendations/suggestions, then go to Planning Commission and eventually Council.

 

MOTIONED BY RAYMOND YEANISH AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER IT WAS VOTED TO RECONVENE OUR REVITILIZATION COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT THE PARKING SITUATION AS AMENDED TO THE PLAN.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

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            POLICE REPORT:  Chief Timothy Hoppes

 

Monthly Report for June is filed at Borough Hall. 

Calls handled by State Police:  18      Chief Hoppes:  24

Signs put up and taken down 150 signs.

At the present time there is a stray Iguana in the Borough.

 

            FIRE COMPANY:  Nancy Eppley for Jim Keyser

 

Month of June:  7 calls    64 men in service

 

            AMBULANCE REPORT:  Nancy Eppley for the Lower Frederick Ambulance

 

Month of June 11 calls for the Municipality, 2 Calls for the Colonnade

 

            BOROUGH MANAGER:  Tom Snyder

 

-Temporary Patching:  Complete

 

-Mine Hill Road:  Trying to get quotes for the resurfacing.  Not too successful.

 

-151 Second Street Steps:  Again, trying to get quotes.

 

-Tree that is owed:  Tree found, but weather conditions are too hot now.

 

-Fence and Driveway on Mine Hill:  Getting quotes on installing.

 

-Woodland Avenue:  Is patched, but pealing.

 

-Main Street Markings:  Will be done any day now.

 

-Flooding:  Tom mentioned that he saw a very serious  problem on the news from New Jersey concerning a boy being swept into a storm sewer.  The boy did survive.  Tom did an inventory and conferred with Barbara and Ken Yerger. There is a potential problem on Centennial Street.  Need a fence.  By next meeting Tom should have a quote.

This is in the right of way.  Ray suggested that the Borough look closely at the cost.

 

-Street Lighting:  Almost finished.

 

-Old Post Office:  We have a small committee, trying to enlarge.  Borough has a joint effort with Ambler Savings.   One quote is already in.  Suggest fixing bottom and move it. 

 

 

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-Park Avenue:  Flooded again

 

Low level bridge:  Being put together and will be delivered soon. 

High level bridge:  Not under construction.

 

Gib would like to see the plans when received.

 

 

                                                COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

STREETS/ROADS:  Barbara Slater            Nothing to report

 

FINANCE:  Gene Frantz         Absent          No report

 

TRAIL/REVITALIZATION:  Gilbert Williams

 

Punchlist is coming

 

PROPERTY:  Donald A. Whitko    Absent   No report

 

STREET LIGHTING:  Raymond Yeanish   Nothing to report

 

MAYOR’S REPORT:  Carroll Rosenberger     

Performed 2 weddings.

 

OLD BUSINESS:  NO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES AS OF THIS DATE.

 

NEW BUSINESS:  Nothing

 

AUDIENCE:  Nothing

 

NEXT MEETING:  August 12, 2004

 

All business having been completed, the regular meeting was recessed for an Executive Session.

 

7:55 p.m.    Opened Executive Meeting

 

Personnel item:  No action taken

 

8:15 p.m.   Opened Regular Meeting

           

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MOTIONED BY RAYMOND YEANISH AND SECONDED BY BARBAR SLATER IT WAS VOTED TO APPOINT ELLEN BRITTON TO FILL THE PLANNING COMMISSION POST VACATED BY JOSEPHINE GILL.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

MOTIONED BY RAYMOND YEANISH AND SECONDED BY BARBARA SLATER IT WAS VOTED TO APPOINT LARRY KEOWN TO SERVE ON THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION.  ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

Meeting adjourned.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

Nancy J. Eppley

Secretary

July 26, 2004

 

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