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PUBLIC
MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2010 BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS: January
4, 2010
May
6, 2010
September
2, 2010 February
4, 2010
June
3, 2010
October
7, 2010 March
4, 2010
July
1, 2010
November
4, 2010 Council
Meetings are usually held on the first Thursday of each month unless
otherwise
noted. All meetings convene at 7:30 PM
at the SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETINGS (IF
NEEDED): January
21, 2010
May
20, 2010
September
16, 2010 February
18, 2010
June
17, 2010
October 21,
2010 March
18, 2010
July
15, 2010
November
18, 2010 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS
(IF NEEDED): January
18, 2010
May
17, 2010
September
20, 2010 February
15, 2010
June
21, 2010
October 18,
2010 March
15, 2010
July
19, 2010
November
15, 2010 April
19, 2010
August
16, 2010
December 20,
2010 All
meetings are held on the third Monday of each month.
All meetings convene at 7:30 PM at the MTASA: Second Monday of every month, 7:00 PM.
BOROUGH OF TRUMBAUERSVILLE TRUMBAUERSVILLE, BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING
THURSDAY JUNE 3,
2010 The
regular meeting of the Borough Council was held on the above date in
the ROLL CALL: COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Frederick
Potter-President, Christopher Betz-Vice-President, Edward Child,
Harcourt
Trimble, Michael George, Roberta Recenes and Landis Golden (JCP). OTHER OFFICIALS PRESENT: Melissa
Baine-Mayor and Larry Smock-Secretary/Treasurer AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS: A motion was
made by Mr. Trimble to pay the May 2010 invoices. Seconded
by Ms. Recenes. Motion passed and so
ordered. SOLICITOR’S REPORT: None CITIZEN’S PARTICIPATION: A
comment was made concerning two (2) trucks parked on A
resident asked what the procedure was for dogs leaving deposits on
peoples
lawns. Mr. Child stated that it is a
problem throughout the Borough and the procedure is that if we catch
them we
can fine them. MAYOR’S COMMENTS ON THE BOROUGH: Mayor Baine
stated that she received a complaint from a resident stating that when
his
neighbor mows his grass, he blows the clippings into the street and on
the
sidewalk. He wanted to know if the
Borough could address the issue. Borough
Secretary stated that if we can get at least an address, we can warn
them and
if they don’t comply, we can fine them. Mayor
Baine asked what was happening with the Shea property.
The grass is getting very high. Borough
Secretary stated that he wrote a
letter to the new owners and gave them copies of what we are owed and a
copy of
the Zoning Hearing Adjudication. In
addition, they were told that the grass had to be mowed as soon as
possible. If it is not, we will mow it and
send them
the invoice. REPORT OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: PLANNING COMMISSION: None ZONING HEARING BOARD: None PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE: Mr. Betz
stated that there are a few residents who are putting their trash out
days
before the pickup day. One of the
properties in question is owned by Mr. Gillis who is an absentee
landlord. Borough Secretary stated that
that he was
issued a citation and he paid it. Borough
Secretary added that we will put a reminder in our
newsletter. Mr.
Trimble stated that a growing number of vehicles heading East on Broad
Street
do not stop at the red light when turning right onto Tollgate Road. Borough Secretary will contact PennDOT to see
if we can put up a “No Turn On Red” sign. Borough Council Meeting June 3, 2010 Page 2 PARK/RECREATION COMMITTEE: Ms. Recenes
stated that we have 18 children signed up for TRAC:
Four (4) applications were picked up this
morning which, if returned, will give us 22. In
addition, five (5) applications were filled out on
voting day and the
gentleman stated he would bring in the medical release forms. As of this date, they have not been received. PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE: Mr. Child
stated he would like to have a meeting in the near future.
Mr. Child stated that he would E-mail the
members to set up a date and time. TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE: Mr. George
stated that as soon as we get the backup hard drive, he will come in
and
install it. In addition, the Panasonic
copier is not reading print commands from either computer so he will
take a
look at that. BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE: Mr. Trimble
stated that we will be handing out the 2011 budget requests at the next
meeting. GRANT RESEARCH COMMITTEE: None ORDINANCE COMMITTEE: None UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Borough
Secretary stated that everyone has a copy of the E-mail from Ms. Carole
Janssens
stating the Historical Society found nothing that would impact the
historical
site so we can start to implement the CDBG project.
Borough Secretary added that we can start
planning early next week. After a brief
discussion, it was decided that a Work Session would be held on June 17th
to set up a plan of operation. The
Tenant Rental Ordinance was discussed. President
Potter stated that Mr. MacCauley put together
all the final
comments from everyone and he will make sure that everyone gets a copy. A motion was made by Mr. Child to advertise
the Tenant Rental Ordinance. Seconded by
Ms. Recenes. Motion passed and so
ordered. NEW BUSINESS: CEO
Report was review and accepted as presented. Fire
Marshal Report was reviewed. Mr. Betz
stated that when the Fire Marshal inspected Five Points Inn, he noticed
that
there were two (2) tenants on the second floor. Mr.
Betz asked if that was authorized. Borough
Secretary stated that they had possibly lost their
hotel license
so he asked Mr. Wilhelm to include in the inspection letter a request
for a
copy of the license and if they have one, a list of the renters. President Potter stated that we need to stay
on top of this. The remainder of the
report was accepted as presented. A
motion was made by Mr. Trimble to advertise the 2009 Concise Financial
Statement. Seconded by Ms. Recenes. Motion passed and so ordered. There
being no further business, a motion was made by Mr. Trimble to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. Betz. Motion
passed and so ordered. Respectfully
submitted, Larry
Smock Borough
Secretary BOROUGH OF TRUMBAUERSVILLE TRUMBAUERSVILLE, BOROUGH WORK SESSION MEETING,
THURSDAY
JUNE 17, 2010 The
regular meeting of the Borough Council Work Session was held on the
above date
in the ROLL CALL: Frederick
Potter-President, Edward Child, Harcourt Trimble, Michael George,
Richard
MacCauley and Roberta Recenes. OTHER OFFICIALS PRESENT: Melissa Baine-Mayor COMPLAINT: President
Potter
stated that there was a letter of complaint received about our
Assistant
Borough Secretary and he would recommend to Council that the matter be
referred
to the Personnel Committee for further discussion.
Council agreed. REVIEW CDBG AND TOUR OF THE PARK: President
Potter stated that we will be going to the park shortly.
President Potter added that he and Ms.
Recenes met with the Trumbauersville Lions Club last night and he took
some
notes on how they would like to get involved with this project. Mr. Gary Parzych received an E-mail copy of
some of the CDBG and the first thing he said was that he had spoken to
Mr.
Child about tables. Mr. Child stated
that he had conversations with Mr. Parzych because he was asked about
it and
the Lions Club wanted to be involved.
Mr. Child told Mr. Parzych that we have $39,500.00 we have
to spend and
not knowing how much this stuff is going to cost, there are some
options. We bought ten (10) new tables and
a canopy
this year and they might consider buying ten (10) tables and a canopy
for next
year. Mr. Child stated that he thinks
they liked the idea that the Borough named the pavilion for Mr. Silvene
Bracalente and he guesses the Lions Club would like to do something
that we could
put their name on. President Potter
stated that at the meeting, Mr. Parzych told them that the Lions Club
believes
in “brick and mortar” projects. They
don’t believe in just giving out money or buying things; they want to
work on
it. Mr. Parzych went through our list
and pointed out that a number of things are somewhat under funded. Ms. Recenes stated that Mr. Otto Spor offered
to donate a range hood that has an exhaust and a fire suppression
system. In addition, Mr. Parzych has a 36”
electric
griddle he will donate. President Potter
stated that the Lions Club has offered to donate the shed, the
foundation and
demolition of the old shed, leaving us free to contract out other items. Since the pavilion was already named after
Mr. Bracalente, they are looking at this as a tribute to him as well as
a
contribution to the Borough. We need to
get a copy of the plans for the shed to Mr. Parzych.
President Potter added that we need to follow
up on this. President Potter stated that
Ms. Recenes would be the contact point.
President Potter stated that we will now recess the
meeting and take a
tour of the park. President
Potter stated that our tour of the park has been completed and he would
re-convene the meeting. We have
determined that we are going to proceed with the plans for the shed
submitted
by Quaker Sheds with a few modifications.
One modification is that the serving counter goes from 12”
to 16” in
width. All other items will remain. The interior will still need to be decided on
what counters and islands will be installed. SWALE CLEANUP: President
Potter stated that we now own the swale behind the Borough building
between the
Kartsounas and Borough properties. The
next phase of the plan is to get pipes, install the pipes and fill in
the swale
down to the beginning of the large area where the swale turns to the
left. President Potter suggested that we
authorize
the Borough Secretary to get somebody to cut the weeds and haul them
away. A motion was made by Ms. Recenes to
authorize
the Borough Secretary to have the weeds cut and hauled away at a cost
not to
exceed $500.00. Seconded by Mr.
George. Motion passed and so ordered. DETENTION BASIN CLEANUP: Mr. Child
stated that we are talking about the detention basin on the south side
of
Woodview across from the school property.
Our lawn contractor has had a difficult time getting in
there to mow
because it has always been wet. He has
been able to mow it now and there is a huge amount of grass just laying
there. In addition, the inlet is blocked
with silt, grass and garbage. That is Borough Work Session June 17, 2010 Page 2 what
the Borough Secretary was requesting to be cleaned out.
President Potter asked if everyone was in
agreement to have the Borough Secretary get some proposals to clean it
out. Everyone was in agreement. There
being no further business, a motion was made by Mr. Child to adjourn. Seconded by Ms. Recenes. Motion
passed and so ordered. Respectfully
submitted, Larry Smock Borough
Secretary BOROUGH OF TRUMBAUERSVILLE TRUMBAUERSVILLE, BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING,
THURSDAY MAY 6,
2010 The
regular meeting of the Borough Council was held on the above date in
the ROLL CALL: COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Frederick
Potter-President, Christopher Betz-Vice-President, Edward Child,
Harcourt
Trimble, Michael George, Richard MacCauley, Roberta Recenes, Sean
Basile (JCP)
and Landis Golden (JCP). OTHER OFFICIALS PRESENT: Melissa
Baine-Mayor, Gregory Ghen-Solicitor and Larry Smock-Secretary/Treasurer. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS: A motion was
made by Ms. Recenes to pay the April 2010 invoices.
Seconded b y Mr. Betz. Motion
passed and so ordered. EMERALD HOLLOW PARKING: President
Potter stated that the first item on the agenda is Emerald Hollow
parking. President Potter added that the
ideal
resolution would be where everybody comes out of here saying that was
fair. Mrs. Tusavitz stated that when you
people made the decision to take that parking space, you didn’t realize
that
there were problems. One of the problems
we have is tractor trailers driving in and out of the subdivision. Mrs. Tusavitz read a letter from one of the
residents of Emerald Hollow expressing their concern of the tractor
trailers. Another one of their concerns
was the increasing number of parking spaces needed due to a number of
children
reaching driving age. President Potter
stated that he would put the facts on the table and we will make a
decision. In 2006, Council had required
five foot clearance
on either side of the driveway but nothing was ever done about it. President Potter asked the Borough Secretary
if he did any research as to what was filed on the plans for the number
of
off-street parking spaces required versus what was provided. Borough Secretary stated that for the 37
units in Phase I, 111 parking spaces were required.
They were provided 176. Borough
Secretary added that residences with
three bedrooms or more required 3 parking spaces. The
six end units were allocated 4 spaces and
the remainder 3. After a lengthy
discussion concerning not only parking but the legitimacy of a business
being
run in the neighborhood, Mr. Child stated that sometimes a discussion
with
somebody to see if they would voluntarily do something before the
Borough has
to take action one way or the other might be a viable first approach. President Potter agreed and asked if anyone
else on Council had any opinions. President
Potter added that we will have to address this
because we have
a business owner who has been in Trumbauersville for sometime and who’s
business has perhaps grown beyond the tolerance of the development. President Potter stated that he would very
much like the parties involved to work this out. Mr.
Child asked if the issue was the parking
space or the tractor trailers. Mrs.
Tusavitz stated it was both. President
Potter stated that we should try to wrap this up as we have enough
information. We cannot restrict parking at
this time
because we don’t own the road so the sign will be taken down. President Potter stated that when we take
over the road, he is sure that those parking spaces will be taken out. President Potter asked if there were anymore
questions or comments. There being none,
President Potter thanked the residents of Emerald Hollow for their time
and
input. SOLICITOR’S REPORT: Mr. Ghen
stated that he reviewed the agreement with the Conservation District. They revised it and took out the provision he
was concerned about and it is fine. In
addition, he reviewed the draft of the rental license ordinance. The red mark changes are acceptable and the
form is fine. CITIZEN’S PARTICIPATION: A statement
was made that at the Five Points intersection it is difficult to see
anyone
coming from Borough Council Meeting May 6, 2010 Page 2 from
there. Borough Secretary will contact
PennDOT concerning Five Points and the possibility of putting up a sign
for
directions to Fox Hollow and 309. Mr.
Vince Putiri stated that he couldn’t stick around at the last meeting
for the
discussion on the Kuhn property and he doesn’t see it on the agenda for
this
evening so he doesn’t know where that discussion is.
President Potter stated that we decided at
the last meeting that we would have a report on our offer to buy the
back
property. It is not on the agenda, but
he is expecting that it will be brought up. MAYOR’S COMMENTS ON THE BOROUGH: Mayor Baine
stated that census forms have been sent out but unfortunately many
residents in
town didn’t get them because they were sent to street addresses not
post office
boxes. Subsequently, there are three
residents who are going door to door. They
have identification so let your neighbors know that
they will be
coming around. REPORT OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: PLANNING COMMISSION: None ZONING HEARING BOARD: Borough
Secretary stated that we received a letter from Grim, Biehn and
Thatcher
concerning the Fire Company’s Zoning Hearing. The
final adjudication will be forwarded in a few weeks. PUBLIC
SERVICES COMMITTEE: Mr. Betz
stated that the paving at the two well houses has been completed. PARK/RECREATION COMMITTEE: Ms. Recenes
stated we had a meeting and interviewed two people.
Ms. Recenes added that we have an ad in the
paper and asked the Borough Secretary if we had any responses. Borough
Secretary stated that two people picked up applications and two more
called and
will be coming in. Ms. Recenes stated
that she wouldn’t make a motion until the other people were seen. Mr. Child asked if she could wait until June
to recommend hiring the three people. Ms.
Recenes stated that she wouldn’t want to but we don’t
have three
people, we still need more. Mayor Baine
stated that if you are happy with the two you interviewed, make a
motion. If you aren’t, maybe we should
have a work
session. Mr. Betz stated that we did
interview two people who we would like to hire. If
we wait for a work session, we may lose them. Ms.
Recenes asked if she should make the
motion or should the Personnel Committee. President
Potter stated she should make the motion. A
motion was made by Ms. Recenes to hire
Christine Kelleher and Cindy Causerano for the TRAC Program. Seconded by Mr. Betz. Motion
passed and so ordered. Borough Secretary
stated that if you are
going to recommend hiring a third person at the work session,
interviews should
be conducted within the next week. Ms.
Recenes stated she would set up a time and date. TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE: Mr. George
stated that he would like to purchase an external hard drive that would
make a
disaster recovery image of our computers. After
a brief discussion, a motion was made by Mr. George
to purchase
the external hard drive. Seconded by Mr.
Trimble. Motion passed and so ordered. BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE: Mr. Trimble
stated that PennDOT conducted our Liquid Fuels audit and everything was
fine. In addition, we will be filing our
Liquid Fuels reports electronically. GRANT RESEARCH COMMITTEE: None ORDINANCE COMMITTEE: Mr. MacCauley
stated that this is the second draft of our Rental Inspection Ordinance. What he would like to do is submit this to
Council for possible advertising. Mr. Ghen
stated that Council has already seen the draft tonight.
If you advertise, should you make any
substantial changes, you cannot enact it. You
would have to re-advertise. Mr. Ghen added
that given we Borough Council Meeting May 6, 2010 Page 3 have
this and Mr. Child is going to show us some information he picked up
from the
conference, he would suggest distribution, discussion and whoever has a
comment, E-mail it through the system and make sure he gets informed. President Potter suggested that since we have
an advertised work session, we put some time and effort into this and
bring it
to the work session. Council agreed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: The
proposal to patch approximately 150 feet of curb along A
motion was made by Mr. Trimble to approve the Memorandum of
Understanding
between Trumbauersville Borough and Bucks County Conservation District. Seconded by Ms. Recenes. Motion
passed and so ordered. The
CDBG Grant was discussed. Borough
Secretary stated he called Ms. Carol Janssens this afternoon and she
had
written a letter to the Historical Society on April 1, 2010. Everyone has a copy of the E-mail she sent to
them requesting an update. We should
have an answer within the next few days. Mr.
Child stated that the Community Day Committee met and we are on track. We will have two more meetings, May 25th
and June 1st. Some of the
things
we asked for in the budget were a couple more canopies and he would
like to
request we purchase two 12’ x 26’ canopies. We
also asked for new tables. The
ones from the Fire Company are old, heavy and falling apart. Mr. Child added that he researched several
companies and recommended the ones from Global because they are more
stable. The six foot tables are $86.00 and
the 8 foot
tables are $110.00 and they come with a 10 year warranty.
President Potter asked Mr. Child how many he
would like to buy. Mr. Child stated that
if we go with the 6 foot tables, he would like to buy at least 12. After a brief discussion on whether to buy 6
foot or 8 foot tables, a motion was made by Mr. Child to purchase 12
eight foot
tables and two 12’ x 26’ canopies at a cost not to exceed $2,000.00. Seconded by Mr. Betz. Motion
passed and so ordered. Mr.
Betz stated that we voted to buy the back portion of the Kuhn property
which
was rejected by the owner. President
Potter stated that the property is now listed with a realtor and the
rumor is
they are asking $140,000.00. The
question is, what does Council want to do. Mr.
Betz recommended that we buy the entire property and
then decide
what we want to do with it. After a
lengthy discussion which included several possible options such as
using open
space funds and possibly the process of eminent domain.
A motion was made by Mr. Child to start the
process of eminent domain for the back section of the property. Seconded by Mr. George. President
Potter called for a vote. There were two
(2) ayes and five (5)
nays. Motion defeated.
Mr. Ghen suggested that if you are going to
take this up at the work session, between now and then, we should order
a title
report on the property. That is number
one. Number two, after the report of the
committee at the work session, even though it is an advertised meeting,
he
would respectfully suggest that you hold
your decision on making a motion until a regularly scheduled Council
meeting. Council agreed.
President Potter stated that we need a motion
to expend money for a title report. A
motion was made by Mr. Trimble to expend $500.00 to obtain a title
report on
the Kuhn property. Seconded by Mr.
George. Motion passed and so ordered. NEW BUSINESS: CEO
Report was reviewed and accepted as presented. Fire
Marshal Report was reviewed and accepted as presented. Borough Council Meeting May 6, 2010 Page 4 A
donation request for the Quakertown Community Day was reviewed and
Council;
decided not to participate. A
proposal for flowers to be planted in front of the Borough building at
a cost
of $228.00 was discussed. A motion was
made by Ms. Recenes to authorize the purchase. Seconded
by Mr. Child. The
vote
was 6 ayes and 1 nay. Motion passed and
so ordered. A
motion was made by Mr. Child to approve Resolution 04-10, QAPC Update. Seconded by Mr. Trimble. Motion
passed and so ordered. Mr.
Child gave a brief summary on the PSAB Annual Conference.
Mr. Child stated that some of the sessions
were quite interesting and he has some printouts that the Borough
Secretary can
make copies for anyone that wants them. One
session in particular that could pertain to us was
about Rental
Property Ordinances. The main one would
be to make sure the landlords know what we are doing.
After a brief discussion, President Potter
asked if Council would like to have Mr. Ghen put a letter together
notifying
landlords of our intent. A motion was
made by Mr. Trimble to authorize Mr. Ghen to author a letter to the
landlords
about our intent. Seconded by Mr.
Betz. Motion passed and so ordered. A
proposal from Seal Right for re-striping and seal coating in the amount
of
$2,100.00 was reviewed. After a brief
discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Child to authorize the expenditure. Seconded by Mr. Trimble. Motion
passed and so ordered. There
being no further business, a motion was made by Mr. Trimble to adjourn. Seconded By Mr. Child. Motion
passed and so ordered. Respectfully
submitted, Larry Smock Secretary/Treasurer BOROUGH OF TRUMBAUERSVILLE TRUMBAUERSVILLE, BOROUGH WORK SESSION MEETING,
THURSDAY
MAY 20, 2010 The
regular meeting of the Borough Council Work Session was held on the
above date
in the ROLL CALL: COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Frederick
Potter-President, Christopher Betz-Vice-President, Edward Child,
Harcourt
Trimble, Michael George, Richard MacCauley and Roberta Recenes. OTHER OFFICIALS PRESENT: Melissa
Baine-Mayor and Larry Smock-Secretary/Treasurer HIRING OF TRAC PERSONNEL: Ms. Recenes
stated that we found the third person and she made a motion to hire Mr.
Matthew
Hardner as one of the TRAC Assistants. Seconded
by Mr. Betz. Motion
passed and so ordered. A
motion was made by Ms. Recenes to select Ms. Christine Kelleher as TRAC
Director. Seconded b y Mr. Child. Motion passed and so ordered. RENTAL INSPECTION ORDINANCE: President
Potter stated that Mr. Ghen will be out dealing with other issues until
June 6th
which is after the Council Meeting. If
we advertise the ordinance without Mr. Ghen here, we may be in a pickle. President Potter suggested that we get the
final ordinance hammered out and recommend advertising at the July
meeting. Council agreed. KUHN PROPERTY: Mr. Trimble
stated that he got in contact with Ms. Kern from the Bucks County Open
Space
Program and she thinks we can purchase property with a building on it. The only stipulation is we would have to get
an appraisal on the land only. Mr.
Trimble added that he asked her about eminent domain.
She explained that grant money could be used
only if the owners agreed to it. Mr.
Child stated that for the sake of argument; let’s say the property is
worth
$40,000.00 to $50,000.00. The way they
calculate open space money is you get no more than 75% of the appraised
value
of the property. The process is that we
fill out an application, we have to have two (2) appraisals and an
agreed upon
purchase price. The appraisals have to
be within a certain percentage of each other. When
all of that is completed, then you submit the
application. Mr. Trimble stated that he
understood and now
we have to decide how we want to proceed. Mayor
Baine asked if we should talk to whoever is in
charge of the
property and say that we got the appraisal for this amount of money and
if we
make you an offer, would you consider it. Mr.
Betz stated he didn’t think that would be relevant.
Mr. Betz added that he had a motion he would
like to make. Mr. Betz made a motion
that Council decide to purchase the Kuhn property in it’s entirety in
the
interest of securing the property’s future as open space, park space as
well as
currently unforeseen uses. Mr. Child
stated he doesn’t agree with just buying the property and not knowing
what we
want to do with it. Mr. Betz stated that
we all agreed that we wanted some of the property.
President Potter stated that everything we do
starts with the first step; acquire the property. We
have already been told we can’t acquire
part of the property without hostile legal maneuvers.
So, we are at step one. We
have to decide if we want it and if we
want it we can sub-divide off the back property, sell the front or tear
it down
and put in an access road. Everything we
do starts with the first step, acquire the property or at least find
out how
much it is and decide. President Potter
added that if we desire to purchase the property, there are certain
rules we
have to play by. We have to get two (2)
appraisals. Mr. Child stated that you
only need two appraisals if you want any attempt at open space money. If you just want to buy the property, as Mr.
Ghen stated, whether they get an appraisal or not, because we have an
appraisal
you can’t offer them more than it was appraised for.
President Potter stated that the open space
route would require two appraisals so either one would give us
something that
will basically set the purchase price at a certain level which is
somewhere
around $85,000.00 which may not be acceptable to the Kuhn’s. President Potter stated that we have a motion
on the floor. The motion is to acquire
the entire property and decide exactly what to do with it later. Is there any amendments offered?
Mr. Trimble stated that even though this is
an advertised meeting, we normally do not vote on anything until the
regular
meeting and suggested that we defer the vote until that period of time. Mr. Child stated that if you recall, that is
what Mr. Ghen recommended at Borough Work Session May 20, 2010 Page 2 our
last meeting. You can discuss it at the
work session but he recommended against taking any action. President
Potter
stated that we are not actually taking any action.
Mr. Child stated that you are. You
have a motion, you want a second, and you’re
going to have a vote so that is action. President
Potter stated we need to get the information for
the next
public meeting. Let’s modify the motion. We know what we have to do next.
If we want to acquire the property, we are
constrained to how much we can pay. We
will communicate these facts to the Kuhn’s. If
they are willing to proceed then we can make a motion
for an offer at
the next meeting. The motion was
modified to say that the committee would meet with the realtor to
apprise him
of what the Borough can and cannot do. HVAC UNIT: A proposal for
a new HVAC Unit was discussed. After a
brief discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Child to purchase a new HVAC
Unit in
the amount of $5,200.00. Seconded by Mr.
George. Motion passed and so ordered. SERVICE RECOGNITION: A plaque and
gift for Mr. Roland Hacker commemorating his fifty (50) years of
service was
discussed. A motion was made by Mr.
Child to expend $250.00 for a plaque and a gift. Seconded
by Ms. Recenes. Motion passed and so
ordered. There
being no further business, a motion was made by Mr. Child to adjourn. Seconded by Ms. Recenes. Motion
passed and so ordered. Respectfully
submitted, Larry Smock Secretary/Treasurer
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