TATAMY BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY JANUARY 5, 2015 AT 7:30 P.M.

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1 1 TATAMY BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY JANUARY 5, 2015 AT 7:30 P.M. The Monthly Meeting of the Tatamy Borough Council was held on Monday, January 5, 2015 at the Municipal Building, 423 Broad Street, Tatamy, PA. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Council Vice President Robert Hayes. ROLL CALL The following Council members were present at the meeting: William Belkey, Robert Hayes, John Nadolski, Pamela Pearson, Michael Racz, and Cheyanne Burns, Jr. Councilwoman. Also present were Anthony Jaskowiec, Mayor, David J. Jordan, Jr., Solicitor, Deanne Werkheiser, Secretary, and Colleen Siegfried, Treasurer. Stuart Albert was absent. APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBER Robert Hayes announced the three candidates that were applying for the vacant Council seat- Frank Young, Daniel Dewey, and Charles Bartholomew. Robert stated that Council had received copies of their letters of interest and resumes. If anyone had any questions of the candidates now would be the time to ask. John Nadolski asked that each candidate state why you are interested and what they can bring to Council and the residents. Each candidate gave a brief statement about themselves. Robert stated that the vote will be taken by a show of hands for each candidate as their names are read. Council members may only vote for one candidate. Frank Young received one vote; Daniel Dewey received four votes; Charles Bartholomew received no votes. Daniel Dewey received the majority vote. Mayor Anthony Jaskowiec swore in Daniel Dewey and he took his place with Council. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT Robert Hayes stated he would accept nominations for the position of Council President. John Nadolski nominated Robert Hayes, William Belkey seconded. Robert stated he would accept the nomination. He then asked for any other nominations. Hearing none, a motion to close the nominations was made by William Belkey, seconded by Pamela Pearson. The motion to appoint Robert Hayes as Council President approved unanimously. Robert stated he would accept nominations for the position of Council Vice President. Robert Hayes nominated Pamela Pearson, William Belkey seconded. Pamela stated she would accept the nomination. The motion to appoint Pamela Pearson as Council Vice President approved unanimously. Robert stated that Christopher Moren has agreed to fill the vacant spot on the Sewer Authority for a five year term ending December 31, Council approved the appointment unanimously APPOINTMENTS Robert Hayes read the following appointments for Mayor: $ per year Anthony Jaskowiec Council Members: $ per year- Stuart J. Albert, William F. Belkey, Daniel Dewey, Pamela Pearson, Robert Hayes, John Nadolski, Michael Racz Jr. Council Person Cheyanne Burns Borough Secretary: $ Deanne Werkheiser Borough Treasurer: $ Colleen Siegfried Solicitor: $ David J. Jordan, Jr. Engineer: $98.50 Brien Kocher registered engineer Sewer Enforcement Officer: Fred Hay Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc. Principal engineer- $ Sr. engineer- $96.00 Project manager $92.00 REAL ESTATE TAX COLLECTOR: 3% of amount collected Tracey Cressman EIT COLLECTOR: 1.48% of amount collected Keystone Collections Group PUBLIC WORKS: Foreman: $ Frank W. Young Assistant: $ Frank Young III POLICE DEPARTMENT: Contract expires 12/31/17

2 2 Police Sergeant, Field Officer: $25.49 Philip Cohen Police Sergeant, Administrative Officer: $23.22 Keith Snyder Police Officers: $20.22 Steve Horvath, Raymond Semeraro, Benjamin Rizzotto, Miroslav Djindjiev CONSTABLE- 6 year term ends 12/31/15 Kevin McCabe EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR: Donald DeReamus ZONING HEARING BOARD SOLICITOR: $65.00 John Molnar, Esquire ZONING OFFICER/CODE OFFICER: $15.00 John Soloe, Code Officer CUSTODIAN: $ Cinda Young ZONING HEARING MEMBERS: $40.00 per hearing attended Eric Bayda, Larry Kish, Kris Porter Alternates- Kevin McCabe, Michael Russo PLANNING COMMISSION: $40.00 per meeting attended Adolph Marth, Robert Wagner, David Dean, Judy Walters, Sam Herald Alternate- Joe Rago PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY: $70.00 per meeting attended Deanne Werkheiser TATAMY SEWER AUTHORITY: Chairman-$85.00 per month Stephen Riegel & EAJSA Rep. Member-$45.00 per month George Georghiou, Robert Fisher, Christopher Moren Secretary/ Treasurer-$85.00 per month- Hazel DeReamus Sewer Authority Billing: $1, per quarter Curtis Scott $ per quarter to Borough SEWER INSPECTIONS: $85.50 Keystone: Fred Hay CONTRACTED REFUSE REMOVAL: Waste Management Refuse fee $ a year per unit TATAMY FIRE COMPANY: Fire Chief: Shawn McDonald Deputy Chief: Zachary Albert BUSHKILL STREAM CONSERVANCY: Ray Pearson EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM: Donald DeReamus- Coordinator, Anthony Jaskowiec (Mayor), Phil Cohen (Police), Keith Snyder (Police), Shawn McDonald (Fire Co.), Robert Hayes, Deanne Werkheiser- Liaison, Frank Young (Public Works), Council members as needed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the December 1, 2014 Meeting Minutes. A motion was made by Pamela Pearson, seconded by William Belkey to approve the December 1, 2014 minutes. TREASURER S REPORT Balance as of 11/30/2014 $90, Transaction after the November meeting: Interest $4.52 Adjustments to deposit 11/28/14 $20.00 Deposits from 12/1/2014 to 12/31/2014 $17, Subtotal $108, Disbursements from12/1/2014 to 12/31/2014 $59, Includes payroll and income tax transfers Total in account as of 12/31/2014 $48, The total balance of all funds for the Borough of Tatamy is $267, A motion was made by Pamela Pearson, seconded by William Belkey to approve the Treasurer s Report. DISBURSEMENTS AND RECEIPTS Checks paid out between meetings- December $58, Unpaid bills detail for December $6, A motion was made by William Belkey, seconded by Michael Racz to approve the Disbursements and Receipts. COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS Robert Hayes asked if there were any comments from the floor regarding agenda items. There were none.

3 3 FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT The Finance Committee Chairman, John Nadolski gave the report. Council had copies of the Finance Committees December 29, 2014 meeting minutes. John gave a brief overview of the meeting year ended with a $35, deficit but available cash covered this, so it is not a problem. 2. Closed EIT checks, due diligence was done. 3. The Refuse will be added to the budget per Riley & Co. request. 4. Discussed MS4 utility fee. MS4 is an unfunded federal mandate. We will need more information before deciding on this. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE The Public Safety Committee Chairman, Robert Hayes gave the report. Council had copies of the Public Safety Committees December 18, 2014 meeting minutes. Robert gave a brief overview of the meeting. 1. Police- the NC grant check has arrived. Computer has been ordered. MC grant was submitted. Working with the Fire Co. on the Santa Program- 36 stops with 85 kids. 2. Fire Co. had table top discussions with local Fire Companies and PPL. Held a Mexican food night open to the public that was very well received. Donating $ to a Tatamy infant in need of a liver transplant. 3. Emergency Management- no updates this month. FIRE COMPANY REPORT No one was present to give a report. MAYOR S REPORT Mayor Anthony Jaskowiec read the Police Incident report for December. There were 85 incidents for the month. Anthony read the Mayor s Report for December that included the meetings Anthony attended- The Tatamy Historical Tree Lighting, a meeting with Chrin, Palmer and County regarding rails-to-trails, and a complaint from a resident regarding permanent basketball hoops that were not removed. A letter will be sent giving them 30 days to remove or face fines. No progress on the sink hole. The Mayor announced he will now be preforming marriages. ZONING OFFICER REPORT Zoning Officer- John Soloe stated he had nothing report at this time. PLANNING COMMISSION Planning Commission- Chairperson, Robert Wagner gave the report. Council had copies of the Planning Commissions December 9, 2014 meeting minutes. The following item was asked to be presented to Council. 1 The Planning Com. suggests that Council make the suggested changes to the Fee Schedule regarding recreation fees. John Soloe explained how the amounts are determined via changes made to the MPC. The amounts are determined by the going price of an acre of land. Council had copies of the break down. It has been more than ten years since the fees were increased. After a brief discussion it was decided to raise residential to $3, and commercial to $10, plus $1.00 per 100 cubic feet of building. 2 John Nadolski asked if there was a breakdown of what the recreation fees can be used for since changes were just allowed to use it for maintenance. John Soloe stated that caution should be used in that regard since the MPC is very vague. 3 Frank Young stated that he needs the ability to go on property to check storm water systems. John Soloe stated that systems have changed. The developer needs to have it in the plans. The plans need verbiage regarding deed restrictions. The Borough Engineer needs to check and make sure this is in the

4 4 plan. John Nadolski stated we need to be cautious that we are not overzealous in inspections. David Jordan stated most properties have right of ways. John Soloe stated that most inspections would be complaint driven. It is up to the homeowner to maintain. David Jordan stated that he has not seen this being a problem in other communities. ZONING HEARING BOARD Zoning Hearing Board Chairperson, Larry Kish was not present. No report at this time. SOLICITOR S REPORT David Jordan, Solicitor stated he had nothing to report at this time. SEWER AUTHORITY The Sewer Authority Chairperson was not present. A new Chairperson will be chosen at the January 8, 2015 meeting. Hazel DeReamus stated there was nothing to report at this time. OLD BUSINESS 1. Robert Hayes read Ordinance , the Anti-clutter ordinance. Daniel Dewey asked to be given a moment to review. A brief discussion on the ordinance ensued. A motion was made by William Belkey to adopt ordinance , seconded by Pamela Pearson. 2. A motion was made by William Belkey to approve the 2015 fee schedule, seconded by Michael Racz. 3. Robert Hayes stated that Council had copies of the Official Map and updated Zoning Map. Deanne Werkheiser stated that she now has all the GIS underlying layers on her computer. Hanover Engineer Michael Amey came and showed how to work with the system. A motion was made by Pamela Pearson to advertise the Official Map for adoption, seconded by Daniel Dewey. Motion approved unanimously. 4. The 2015 Nazareth COG delegate and alternate are needed. Anthony Jaskowiec is currently delegate and will stay in that position Pamela Pearson stated she will be the alternate. 5. Software is needed for pictures to be added to the website by Deanne. It was discussed and approved during Finance Committee. A motion was made by John Nadolski to purchase the photo editing software, seconded by Pamela Pearson. 6. Frank Young gave an update on the MS4 workshop he and Deanne attended. Council members were given copies of an article from the Borough News about what was discussed. Frank stated that more classes and seminars are coming up that he needs to attend to be prepared. 7. Frank Young stated that the problem with the light at 8 th and Mill Race was the loop. It looks like it may have been vandalism. It may be turned into our insurance company once we get the bill. The loop was replaced and the light is working fine now. NEW BUSINESS 1. Robert Hayes stated that there is another MS4 workshop on January 29, Frank should attend. William Belkey stated he would attend as well. 2. Robert Hayes stated that there is an Open Space Grant Workshop on January 21, Frank and Anthony will attend. 3. Robert Hayes stated that Penn State Extension is offering webinars over the next few months that may be of use as well. 4. NIMS recommendations were received from Don DeReamus. Most Council members have what they are required. Information will be given to Daniel Dewey. 5. Act 164 sets new requirements for the Tax Collector. Tracey Cressman will be to pick a deputy Collector and will be required to have training every year. Tracey will be asked for her pick of a deputy.

5 5 FROM THE FLOOR Robert Hayes asked for comments from the floor. Resident Joe Rago thanked the Police and Fire Departments for the Santa Program. CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence was read by Robert Hayes. Several items were received- Safe Harbor newsletter, DCED newsletter, Penn DOT temporary traffic light approval (for the traffic light that was put in at 8 th and Main Streets). Correspondences were given to Deanne Werkheiser to be distributed to the proper people. GOOD OF THE ORDER 1 The Council meeting will be held on Monday February 2, Deanne stated that Tatamy was part of an article in the Borough News regarding best website practices. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made at 9:05 PM by Michael Racz, seconded by William Belkey to adjourn the meeting. Motion approved unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Deanne Werkheiser, Secretary