Coopersburg Borough Council Minutes: October 14, 2008 Page 1 of 4

COOPERSBURG BOROUGH COUNCILRegular Meeting MinutesOctober 14, 2008

The meeting of the Coopersburg Borough Council was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, inCouncil Chambers at Borough Hall. The meeting was called to order by Council PresidentBalascak at 7:14 P.M. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll call was taken by ManagerKresge. Also present were Mayor Mack, Councilwoman Bell, Councilman Greenland, CouncilmanHovis, Councilman Nalichowski, Councilman Novak, Engineer Santilli, and Solicitor Gittinger.Councilman Pummer and Mr. Snyder were absent.Councilman Balascak stated that there was an executive session in reference to litigation.

PUBLIC COMMENT

DONOVAN’S

CORNER

Attorney Plunket was present to speak to Council in reference to

Donovan’s Corner p

roject andasked for support from Borough Council for a Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) variance coming up inNovember 2008 for relief from parking. Councilman Balascak stated that he is in favor of theimprovements that are being made to this project. Councilman Novak stated that the ZHB is an

independent body and that Council’s support should not impact the ZHB’s

decision.

GRANTMONEY

Mr. Hobaugh, McCullough Consulting Group, was present to speak to Council in reference to grantmoney available for sanitary sewer projects.

CBRP

Mark McCormick, Coopersburg Business Revitalization Program (CBRP), was present to speakwith Council to give a program update for the past year and the next year. Councilman Novakexpressed concern that it appeared that the CBRP was applying for a grant to place trees onBorough property without consulting Council or the park committee. Manager Kresge asked whowould be responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the trees. Councilman Balascak suggestedthat the CBRP contact the park committee to receive their input.

MEETING MINUTES

9/9/08 &9/23/08MINUTES

Motion was made by Councilman Novak to approve the September 9, 2008, Minutes as amendedand the September 23, 2008 Minutes. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hovis.

Motionpassed by all voting aye 6-0.BUDGET/FINANCE

MONTHLYREPORTS

Motion was made by Councilman Hovis to accept the Profit and Loss Budget, the Check Detail andBalance Sheets for September 2008 as presented in the packets. The motion was seconded byCouncilman Novak.

Motion passed by all voting aye 6-0.

Councilman Hovis stated that theSolicitor and Engineer Fee reports would be ready for the next meeting.

FINANCIALREQUEST

Councilman Hovis stated that financial request from the Lehigh Valley Coalition of AffordableHousing would be taken to committee then presented to Council. Councilman Novak suggestedthat the matter be folded into the review process for the 2009 Budget.

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HEALTH/SANITATION/WATER

I&I

Manger Kresge reported for Mr. Snyder that Mr. Rehab televised and took measurements alongthe grant area. Engineer Santilli stated that Mr. Rehab had stated that they would be here the weekof October 20

, but will notify the Borough with a start date.

WATERSYSTEM

Manager Kresge reported for Mr. Snyder that they have begun working on the water project for theRoute 309 Widening Project.

HEALTHINSPECTION

Report was on file.

POOLISSUE

Councilwoman Bell asked Mr. Lilly about the pool issue at 336 S. Main Street. Mr. Lilly stated thathe has notified the property owners. Council thought that this issue should be handled underProperty Maintenance Code. Manager Kresge will notify the Zoning Officer to investigate thismatter.

H/S/WCOMMITTEE

Councilman Balascak stated that Health/Sanitation/Water committee had a meeting and someissues will be reevaluated in the next meeting, including the sales constraints of the EquivalentDwelling Units (EDUs) and offering our remaining EDUs for sale. Other issues that were discussedwere to have Mr. Erdman contact DEP in reference to the requirements for the Borough for FlowEqualization Ordinance.Keystone Consulting Engineering is completing a review of the Upper Saucon Township TreatmentPlant Data forwarded by Karl Schreiter and will make a recommendation to Council. KeystoneConsulting Engineering is working with Dawn on the MS4 Report to DEP.Councilman Novak raised a question in the calculation of an EDU amount. Council had beenpreviously told it was a fixed amount for the Borough, but is now being told that it depends on thehistorical usage of the property that would buy an EDU. He requested clarification from EngineerSantilli, as the information is inconsistent. The issue will be addressed with Engineer Erdman.

HIGHWAY

2ND ST

Mr. Nace reported that the pipe and inlets are installed along 2nd Street. He is holding back on theblacktop right now because of pending curb work at the end of the week. His department has alsobeen helping on the water line relocation along Route 309.

LEAF &BRUSHPICKUP

Councilman Balascak requested that Mr. Nace meet with the Manager on Wednesday to set theleaf and brush pickup dates. Councilman Novak reminded Council that, last year, the departmentrequested that the brush be put on the curb by 7 A.M. on the final day, giving the workers time topick up the final piles.

LIQUIDFUELSALLOCATION

A letter was received by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation datedSeptember 2008 in reference to our Liquid Fuels Allocation for 2009 which will be approximately$53,914.09.

LAND DEVELOPMENT AND SUBDIVISION

PINEBROOKCOLLEGE

Motion was made by Councilman Hovis to approve Resolution 2008-09 for the Pinebrook PlanningModule to be sent to DEP, based on the engineer

’

s recommendation with the correction of thespelling of Coopersburg. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bell.

Motion passed by allvoting aye 6-0.

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BAMBERGERLETTER

A letter was received by Tom & Betty Bamberger in reference to safety concerns about anei

ghbor’s

overgrown shrubbery. This issue is being referred to the Zoning Officer. Motion wasmade by Councilman Hovis to authorize Keystone Consulting Engineers to survey the Horse Alleyfrom Thomas Street to Elbow Alley so the homeowner can properly trim the shrubbery. The motionwas seconded by Councilwoman Bell.

Motion passed by all voting aye 6-0.

ZHBPAYMENT

Council discussed the compensation that the Zoning Hearing Board receives per hearing. Councildecided that the ZHB would be compensated $25 per hearing, instead of $25 per meeting.

POLICE

POLICEREPORT

Mayor Mack stated that the monthly report was in Council’s meeting packet. Chief Trexler

statedthat the Police Committee has started working on the 2009 Budget. A meeting was held withOfficer Leindecker in reference to retiring Sergeant Grimm (K-9) at the end of this year for medicalreasons, and discontinuing the K-9 program.

EMERGENCY SERVICES/COMMUNITY PLANNING

FIRECOMPANY

The monthly Fire Company report i

s in Council’s packets.

EMS

The monthly EMS report is in Council’s packet.

EMA

The Emergency Management Services report was in Council’s packets.

Motion was made by Councilman Nalichowski to appoint Mike Zweifel Jr. and Mike Zweifel Sr. asdeputy directors. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hovis.

Motion passed by all votingaye 6-0.

COG

Councilman Nalichowski attended the Lehigh County Congress of Governments meeting andspoke in reference to cluster housing and transportation.

MECAB

Motion was made Councilman Nalichowski to approve payment of the Mid-Eastern CountiesAssociation of Boroughs dues in the amount of $50. The motion was seconded by CouncilmanHovis.

Motion passed by all voting aye 6-0.

PROPERTY & HOUSE/ADMINISTRATION

2009 FUEL OIL

This item is being removed from the agenda. Councilman Hovis will be checking with Apgar Oil forthe cleaning of our furnace.Motion was made by Councilman Novak to approve the purchase of 5 programmable thermostatsfor Borough Hall. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hovis.

Motion passed by all votingaye 6-0.

Councilman Greenland will look into putting stainless steel plates on the bottom of the doors.

MANAGERPOSITION

The details of the

manager’s

employment offer is still in committee.

BOROUGH MANAGER/SOLICITOR/ENGINEER

MANAGER

Manager Kresge spoke on the status on the PIB Loan for the Route 309 Project.

SOLICITOR

Solicitor Gittinger reported that the sewer moratorium is still in place.

ENGINEER