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BOROUGH OF TRUMBAUERSVILLE

ONE EVERGREEN DRIVE

PO BOX 100

TRUMBAUERSVILLE, PA  18970-0100

 

PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2012

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS:

 

January 3, 2012                            May 3, 2012                            September 6, 2012

February 2, 2012                          June 7, 2012                            October 4, 2012

March 1, 2012                              July 12, 2012                           November 1, 2012

April 5, 2012                                 August 2, 2012                        December 6, 2012

 

Council Meetings are usually held on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted.  All meetings convene at 7:30 PM at the Municipal Building and are open to the public.

 

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETINGS (IF NEEDED):

January 19, 2012                        May 17, 2012                          September 20, 2012

February 16, 2012                      June 21, 2012                          October 18, 2012

March 15, 2012                          July 19, 2012                           November 15, 2012

April 19, 2012                            August 16, 2012                       December 20, 2012

All meetings are held the third Thursday of each month.  All meetings convene at 7:30 PM at the Municipal Building and are open to the public.

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS (IF NEEDED):

January 16, 2012                        May 21, 2012                          September 17, 2012

February 20, 2012                      June 18, 2012                          October 15, 2012

March 19, 2012                          July 16, 2012                           November 19, 2012

April 16, 2012                            August 20, 2012                       December 17, 2012
 

All meetings are held on the third Monday of each month.  All meetings convene at 7:30 PM at the Municipal Building and are open to the public.

MTASA:

Second Monday of every month 7:00 PM.

 

QAPC:

Second Tuesday of every month 7:00 PM

 

TRUMBAUERSVILLE BOROUGH

TRUMBAUERSVILLE, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

BOROUGH COUNCIL RE-ORGANIZATION MEETING TUESDAY JANUARY 3, 2012

The re-organization meeting of the Borough Council was held on the above date at the Municipal Building, One Evergreen Drive.  Mayor Melissa Baine called the meeting to order.

SWEARING IN OF ELECTED OFFICIALS:  Mayor Baine stated she would begin the meeting by swearing in the elected officials.  Mayor Baine added that Mr.  Michael George will not be here this evening and Mr. Edward Child was sworn in earlier today.  Mayor Baine then administered the Oath of Office to Mr. Harcourt N. Trimble, III. 

ROLL CALL:

COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:  Fred Potter, Christopher Betz, Edward Child, Harcourt Trimble, Richard MacCauley and Roberta Recenes.

OTHER OFFICIALS PRESENT:  Melissa Baine-Mayor, Craig Wilhelm-Fire Marshal/CEO and Larry Smock-Secretary/Treasurer

NOMINATIONS FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT:  Mayor Baine stated she would entertain nominations for Council President.  Mr. MacCauley nominated Mr. Fred Potter.  Mayor Baine asked Mr. Potter if he would accept the nomination.  Mr. Potter stated he would.  Mayor Baine asked if there were any further nominations.  There being n one, a motion was made by Mr. Trimble to close the nominations.  Seconded by Mr. MacCauley.  Motion passed and so ordered.  Mr. Potter is officially the Council President.

NOMINATIONS FOR COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT:  Mayor Baine stated she would entertain nominations for Council Vice-President. Mr. MacCauley nominated Mr. Christopher Betz. Mayor Baine asked Mr. Betz if he would accept the nomination.  Mr. Betz stated he would.  Mayor Baine asked if there were any further nominations.  There being none, a motion was made by Mr. Trimble to close the nominations.  Seconded by Mr. MacCauley.  Motion passed and so ordered.  Mr. Betz is officially the Council Vice-President.

Mayor Baine stated she would now turn the meeting over to the newly appointed Council President, Mr. Fred Potter.  President Potter accepted the gavel and thanked everyone for their support.

NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT PRO-TEM:  President Potter stated he would entertain nominations for President Pro-Tem.  Mr. Child nominated Mr. Harcourt Trimble.  President Potter asked Mr. Trimble if he would accept the nomination.  Mr. Trimble stated he would.  President Potter asked if there were any further nominations.  There being none, a motion was made by Mr. Trimble to close the nominations.  Seconded by Mr. Betz.  Motion passed and so ordered.  Mr. Trimble is officially the President Pro-Tem.

APPOINTMENT OF A CHAIRMAN FOR THE VACANCY BOARD:  President Potter stated we must now appoint a chairman for the Vacancy Board President Potter asked the Borough Secretary if he talked to Mr. Charles Culver, the current chairman.  Borough Secretary stated he had and Mr. Culver agreed the chair the board for another two (2) years if Council so desired.  President Potter asked if there were any other nominations.  There being none, President Potter declared Mr. Culver as the Chairman of the Vacancy Board.  Borough Secretary will send Mr. Culver a letter informing him of his appointment.

MOTION ON MINUTES:  a MOTION WAS MADE BY Mr. Trimble to approve the Council Meeting minutes of December 1, 2011 and the Special Council Meeting minutes of December 15, 2011.  Seconded by Mr. Child.  Motion passed and so ordered.

AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS:  A motion was made by Mr. Trimble to pay the December 2011 invoices.  Seconded by Mr. Child.  Motion passed and so ordered.

SOLICITOR’S REPORT:  None


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CITIZEN’S PARTICIPATION:  Ms. Claire Conley thanked Ms. Recenes for doing a good job at the Winter Fest.

MAYOR’S COMMENTS ON THE BOROUGH:  Mayor Baine stated that she would like to thank everyone for the planter that was sent for her mother’s funeral.  Mayor Baine added there is an individual hanging out at the park that appears somewhat suspicious and we are looking into it.

REPORT OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:

PLANNING COMMISSION:  None

ZONING HEARING BOARD:  None

PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE:  President Potter stated that we replaced the valve on the chlorine monitoring line at Well #3.

PARK/RECREATION COMMITTEE:  Ms. Recenes stated she would like to thank everyone who volunteered for the Winter Fest.  Ms. Recenes added that she would like to put an ad in the Penny Power this month for TRAC Director.  Borough Secretary asked Ms. Recenes if she contacted the personnel from last year to see if they were interested in returning.  Borough Secretary added that the Director and one assistant would definitely like to return.  Ms. Recenes asked the Borough Secretary if he would contact them for her.  Borough Secretary stated he would.

BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE:  None

GRANT RESEARCH COMMITTEE:  Mr. Child stated that the county reviewed our Recycle Grant Application and it is well under the $10,000.00 threshold that would require us to do other things.  Mr. Art Feltes informed us that his best estimate of the grant award would be $600.00. 

PERSONNELL/ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE:  Mr. Child stated that we have had little interest in the position for Utility Person.  Maybe we should advertise for it.  Borough Secretary stated we had one (1) individual ask about the job. President Potter asked Mr. Child if his committee would interview the individual.  Mr. Child stated they would.

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE:  None

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:  None

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

T<>he Fence Ordinance was discussed.  President Potter stated that it was not in the correct format and he believes Mr. Trimble has some changes.  President Potter added that the basic problem was Section 528.  We forgot about driveways.  Mr. Trimble stated that in Section d. (1), it should be swimming pools vice in-ground pools.  Mayor Baine stated that we talked about the wall around an above ground pool being four (4) feet and then we say portable [pools of twenty-four (24) inches or more.  Is that the depth of the water or the height of the pool?  After a brief discussion, it was decided to specify a wall height of twenty-four (24) inches.  In addition, Section d. (7) will be changed to the same wording.  Borough Secretary will take for action.

A letter from Mr. Bill Mapes was reviewed concerning the section of lawn around the Borough building.  Mr. Mapes stated it was not part of his bidding process.  President Potter asked the Borough Secretary if he had contacted the other bidders.  Borough Secretary stated he had and they stated they same thing.  President Potter stated that that means we have nothing in place now to mow around the municipal

 

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building.  We have to decide what we want to do about that.  After a brief discussion it was decided to contact Mr. Ghen for his input.

NEW BUSINESS:

CEO Report was reviewed and accepted as presented.

Fire Marshal Report was reviewed and accepted as presented.

President Potter stated that we have two (2) resolutions to look at; Resolution 12-01, Bucks County 2011 Hazard Mitigation Program and Resolution 12-02, 2012 Appointees.  President Potter asked the Borough Secretary if he had anything to say about them.  Borough Secretary stated that Resolution 12-01 is a “boiler-plate” resolution we need to adopt and it will become part of our Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and 12-02 is our annual appointee’s resolution.  A motion was made by Mr. Trimble to adopt Resolutions 12-01 and 12-02.  Seconded by Mr. Child.  Motion passed and so ordered.

Two (2) proposals from Mr. Doug Hrycko to repair the light in front of the building were discussed.  President Potter stated that proposal #1 is to repair the existing light and proposal #2 is to put in something that is a little more appropriate.  The cost for proposal #1 is $185.00 and proposal #2 is $350.00.  A motion was made by Mr. Trimble to accept proposal #2.  Seconded by Mr. Child.  Motion passed and so ordered.

A motion was made by Mr. Child to renew the Borough Councils Association dues in the amount of $25.00.  Seconded by Mr. Betz.  Motion passed and so ordered.

There being no further business, a motion was made by Mr. Child to adjourn.  Seconded by Mr. Betz.  Motion passed and so ordered.

Respectfully submitted,




Larry Smock
Borough Secretary