BOROUGH OF GLENOLDEN

GLENOLDEN, PENNSYLVANIA

 

COUNCIL MEETING                                                     APRIL 17, 2007

 

MR. DANZI                                                                            MR. MCGARVEY                         

MR. PFAFF                                                                            MR. QUINN                      

MR. BOOTHBY                                                                        MS. NELSON

MR. PUPPIO                                                                          MR. MCGETTIGAN

MR. KERSTETTER                                                                         MR. HOOVER 

MAYOR BATHURST                                                   

                          

PRESIDENT DANZI – Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

 

President Danzi- Could we have a moment of silence for the victims of Virginia Tech. (Silence)

Thank you. I’d like to call the Mayor up to the front please.

 

Mayor Bathurst – Place your left hand on the Bible, raise your right hand and repeat after me: I, Jim Woolston, do swear and affirm that as a part time patrolman for the Borough of Glenolden, I will do my best to uphold the constitution of the United States, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s constitution and all borough codes and ordinances so help me God. (Applause) Jim, one last thing.

Now that you faced that gauntlet of astute people, your badge. It’s official and all the paperwork, Chief Donohue and Sgt. Kelly will have ready for you to sign. I think you’re reporting at eight tonight?

Mike Camarato is a resident of Glenolden.  Mike has been gracious and kind to fill a vacancy on the Civil Service Commission here in Glenolden. With the things that are taking place and the changes that we’re looking forward to we need to have our three person compliment of the Civil Service, so it’s good that you’re available to do this. If you’ll raise your right hand and repeat after me: I, Michael Camarato do hereby affirm that as a member of the Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Glenolden I will to the best of my abilities fulfill the duties of the Civil Service Commission. (Applause)  Congratulations, welcome aboard.  We have two items of unfinished business. Patrolman Meyers would you come up and also Patrolman Illich would you come forward please. Unfinished business with Officer Meyers is that back in February he and Officer Helms were involved in the pursuit and apprehension of a suspect of an armed robbery over at the Wendy’s restaurant. So on behalf of ourselves, Council and myself we’d like to have this certificate presented to you. (Applause)

Matt, last month when we had the honor of presenting you with a plaque and such we also promised you a purple heart, so, there is your purple heart. (Applause)

Officer Illich – Thank you very much.

Mayor Bathurst – You’re very welcome.

 

President Danzi – We also have with us tonight District Attorney Michael Green. On the day that Matt was shot and injured Mike Green was very instrumental in the whole process of that day. He was there very early in the morning, was there all day, went home came back later that night. He was involved in the arraignment, so Mike’s here tonight to give Matt an accommodation.

 

District Attorney Green – I’m here this evening on behalf of the District Attorney’s Office of Delaware County, and as District Attorney to honor Matt Illich for his heroism back on January 1st.Before we deal with that I would like to say a few words about the Glenolden Police Department and how they have served the entire Delaware County Community. A few weeks back, we did through the safe schools strategy a lock down exercise at the Senkow School.  Mike Donohue and the men were instrumental in working through that exercise that day, and again demonstrated their absolute dedication to professionalism in police work. They’ve done that time and time again and over the four and a half years I’ve served as District Attorney. Back on January 1st, there was really a horrendous incident in Norwood involving an individual who was out of control. A call came in and Matt along with others responded to that scene. I can’t get into the details of that day because there is ongoing prosecution in connection with that matter, but I can tell you Matt’s actions that day at the doorway were probably responsible for saving the lives of others. And he did that at a time when he himself had sustained a serious gunshot wound. Nevertheless, he followed through with that dedication to professionalism that police officers across Delaware County show day in and day out, and that under tremendous stress and strain at a moment all of us dread Matt came through. He did exactly the right thing for exactly the right reasons. And for that reason on behalf of the District Attorney’s Office I would like to award Matt the Order of Merit of the District Attorney. In recognition of heroic actions performed in the line of duty on January 1, 2007, we hereby recognize Patrolman Matthew Illich, Glenolden Borough Police Department this April 17th, 2007. Matt. (Applause) I’d also like to recognize the fact that Michele is present with their little boy. Michele, could you come forward. I think it’s important to understand that in the life of a Policeman and his family, every shift is at some point a moment when a police officers life could be on the line and it’s the family waiting at home waiting for that door to open at the end of every shift that they live with day in and day out. It’s important with a brand new police officer present to see and to hear the work of really an outstanding patrolman with the department here in Glenolden and a credit to municipal police officers across Delaware County and throughout the region.  I also want to commend Michele as a police officers wife live with this job along with Matt day in and day out. It’s not easy. It’s a difficult, difficult job and the decisions that police officers make in the field every day are made in split seconds and Matt made those for all of us that early morning on January 1st. Thanks a lot Matt. (Applause)

President Danzi- We’ll take a five minute recess.

 

President Danzi – We have another special guest here tonight representing Senator Anthony Williams, Benjamin Brockington. Welcome to our Council meeting.

 

MOTION by Mr. Quinn seconded by Mr. McGarvey to approve minutes of the previous meeting. MOTION CARRIED

 

MOTION by Mr. Quinn seconded by Mr. Pfaff to approve the Treasurer’s Report.

MOTION CARRIED

 

BIDS & CORRESPONDENCE – We have two bids on the Glen Avenue Sanitary Sewer Improvements:  AAA Pipe Cleaning Corp. out of Cleveland, Ohio came in with the high bid of $55,450 and Tri-State Grouting of Bear, Delaware came in at a bid of $39,350 and I’m going to allow the engineers to review the bids and then we can make a choice as to whether to approve the bids.

 

President Danzi – Before we go out of the regular order of business to hear from the public on the agenda items, I need to add an agenda item that Mr. McGettigan will read under new business. I just wanted to mention that if any one had any questions. We’re going to add Beneficial Savings Bank as the Borough depository and that missed the agenda.

 

MOTION by Mr. Quinn seconded by Mr. McGarvey to go out of the regular order of business to hear from the public with any questions pertaining to the motions listed on the agenda.

MOTION CARRIED

 

PRESIDENT DANZI – Any questions on agenda items tonight? 

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

FINANCE & LAW – Mr. McGettigan            No new report

 

 

PUBLIC & SAFETY – Mr. Quinn

 

 

CASH

CHECKS

TOTAL
Parking Tickets

625.00

690.00

1,315.00
Accidents

60.00

  310.00

370.00
Dog/Weeds/Snow

0.00

0.00

0.00
Magistrate Tozer

0.00

*5,381.23

*5,381.23

D.U.I.

0.00

415.33

415.33

Totals

$685.00

$6,796.56

$7,481.56

          * February fines

 

   48

Crimes Code Arrests

   145

Vehicle Code Arrests/Citations Issued

   289

Parking Tickets Issued

      0

Borough Ordinance Citations

    738

Incidents

 

 

Glenolden Fire Company Report for March, 2007

 

Maintenance Report:

- All trucks were kept clean throughout the month

- Weekly inspections and routine maintenance performed on each truck.

- Weekly equipment checks performed on each truck.

 

The following is a list of extra repairs and/or maintenance performed on the apparatus.

- Turbo on Utility vehicle had to be repaired.

 

Extra Activities performed by the members:

1) Members spent Easter weekend selling flowers as a fundraiser.

 

Update on new Engine:

- Cab and body have been painted. Truck is scheduled for delivery in the first week of June.

 

The Fire Company spent 100 personnel hours on cleaning/maintenance.

The Fire Company spent 185 personnel hours training.

 

Fire/ Drill Report for March 2007

 

No. of Alarms

In Town

Out of Town

Y.T.D.

Answering

Alarms

Minutes in Service

Man

Minutes

35

15

20

129

21

1204

8947

 

 

No. of Drills

YTD

Total Members

Attending

Total Minutes

In Service

Total Man

Minutes

4

14

14

480

1920

 

 

Nature of Alarms

 

 

House

Apart-ment

Assist

EMS

Trash

Brush

M.V.A.

Fire Alarms

1

2

1

1

1

1

8

Mutual Aid - Assist for Fire: 20

 

 

HIGHWAY & LIGHTS – Mr. Boothby

 
STORM INLETS

Routine maintenance was performed and storm inlets cleaned:  March 1, 2, and 27.

 

STREET CLEANING

Cleaned various streets throughout the borough

 

SNOW REMOVAL

Plowed and salted all borough streets as needed throughout the month

 

STREET SIGNS

Installed and repaired various street signs throughout the borough

 

POTHOLES

Patched and filled various potholes throughout the borough

 

OTHER JOBS PERFORMED

Met with code enforcement on N. Bonsall & Oak about inlets

Cleaned debris around Verizon manhole on Academy Ave.

Repaired barricades on W. Cooke

Installed temporary parking signs on Custer Ave.

 

EQUIPMENT

All fluids checked and maintained

Cleaned off salt spreader and plows for storage

 

TOTAL HOURS WORKED              270

TOTAL OVERTIME                 17 1/2

TOTAL COMP                                       0

 

 

HEALTH AND SEWER – Mr. McGarvey

Sewers were checked and maintenance performed on the following dates: March 2, 9, 16, 27, 30.

 

OTHER JOBS PERFORMED

Fixed manhole cover that flipped on South Ave. near Ridgeway

Opened lid for American Sewer on MacDade in front of Post Office

 

EQUIPMENT

All fluids were checked and maintained in RamJet

 

TOTAL HOURS WORKED                  121

TOTAL OVERTIME                            0

TOTAL COMP TIME                            0

 

 

·        Health & Sewer Report for the month of March 2007

 

Street Openings                                             2            Total fees collected          $350.00         

            Plumbing permits issued                                    6           Total fees collected     $649.00

            Plumbing Registrations issued               8           Total fees collected     $600.00

 

Turned over to the Borough Secretary the total sum of:            $1,599.00

 

 

HEALTH OFFICER – Phyllis Duffy     

 

March 2007

                                                                       

Communicable Diseases Reported:  0                                                                            

Animal Bites Reported:  0

Inspections/licenses issued:  2

 

Mr. Softee Mobil Truck

Burger King – 501 MacDade                                     

 

Complaints:

19 Benson / 37 Benson – internal inspection done – report sent to Glendale Hgts. Assoc.                                                  .

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Phyllis Duffy, RN MHR

 

 

PARKS & PROPERTY – Mr. Kerstetter

Picked up trash at all borough buildings and in the parks

 

OTHER JOBS PERFORMED

Mopped borough hall auditorium

Set up tables and chairs for seniors

Cleaned and salted sidewalks throughout the borough

Sprayed sidewalks and ramp with calcium when needed

Removed chairs, doors & boxes from caucus room for new rugs to be installed

Cleaned up 5 truck loads of leaves and branches from park

Washed down Welcome to Glenolden signs

Cleaned mats at borough hall

Cut up and removed tree from under bridge on E. Glenolden Ave.

Cut up some trees on tee ball field

Returned chairs and put up the doors in caucus room

Changed flapper in police station toilet

Painted and installed train at playground

Removed dead fox from tracks by Bonsall Drive

Cleaned rest rooms at park guard area

Dropped off bales of hay, chairs & tables for Easter Egg Hunt

 

 

TOTAL HOURS WORKED      106

TOTAL OVERTIME                  0

TOTAL COMP TIME                         0

 

 

BUILDING & ZONING – Mr. Pfaff

 

·            Building and Zoning Report for the month of March 2007

 

            Total Building/Zoning Permits issued            42            Total fees collected            $45,093.00

            Total Contractor Registrations                 50            Total fees collected     $3,750.00

 

Total Building and Zoning fees turned over to the Borough Secretary:            $48,843.00

 

  ·          Use and Occupancy Report for month of March 2007

 

            U&O’s issued                                                   21            Total fees collected            N/A

            U&O application fees collected                       72            Total fees collected            $9,240.00

Re-inspection fees collected                                   8          Total fees collected            $   400.00

 

Total Use and Occupancy fees turned over to the Borough Secretary:           $9,640.00

 

 

ENGINEER – Ms. Nelson 

 

n      CDBG Handicap Curb Ramp Project

On March 26, 2007, we forwarded the plans and specifications to the County for their review.

n      CDBG Park Tree and Walkway Restoration

We completed contract execution and have arranged the necessary Pre-Construction Meeting at the County offices for April 18, 2007 at 10:00 AM.

n      Muckinipates Creek Restoration Project

We submitted grant applications to both the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on April 13, 2007.

n      Boon and Glen Sanitary Sewer Improvements

Bids were taken today for the project. Two were received in the amount of $39,350.00 from Tri-State Grouting and $55,450.00 from AAA Pipe Cleaning Corporation. We recommend award to Tri-State Grouting.

n      Custer Avenue – CDBG Project

We have processed the second pay request in the amount of $157,447.00. We are holding 2% of the contract price to await full stabilization and any punch list items that are discovered.

n      We received information on a grant program for Public Libraries, and we are looking into the feasibility. Applications for the next round are due June 29, 2007.

 

 

SOLICITOR – Mr. Puppio                No new report       

 

 

PRESIDENT DANZI – Old / New business

 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY – Mr. Quinn                   

 

MOTION by Mr. Quinn seconded by Mr. Kerstetter to adopt Resolution 6-07 declaring the week of May 14-18, 2007 as “National Bike to Work Week”. MOTION CARRIED

 

President Danzi – Ms. Nelson can you read what we’re going to award, so the public can have a comment on it?

Ms. Nelson – Sure. The Boon & Glen Sanitary Sewer Improvements we are proposing to grout and re-line, I believe it’s almost three hundred feet of pipe and Tri-State Grouting submitted a bid in the amount of $39,350. We’ve worked with them before, I’m aware of the company and just very quickly when I received the bid, I checked the references that they have, you can see a lot of repeat business, so that tells you something right there. So I think they would be good to award to.

President Danzi – We’d like to get this awarded tonight, get working on this project, so before we go ahead and take care of that in our new business does anybody have any questions or comments on that soon to be motion? Everybody’s okay with it, okay. Then we’ll put that on new business with Mr. McGarvey.

 

FINANCE & LAW – Mr. McGettigan          

 

MOTION by Mr. McGettigan seconded by Mr. Pfaff to adopt Resolution 9-07 authorizing and appointing Beneficial Savings Bank as depository for the Borough of Glenolden for the year 2007. MOTION CARRIED

 

 

HEALTH & SEWER – Mr. McGarvey       

 

MOTION by Mr. McGarvey seconded by Mr. Pfaff to award the bid to Tri-State Grouting and Pipe Cleaning for the amount of $39,350 to grout and slip line Glen Avenue Sewer Repairs.  MOTION CARRIED

 

 

PARKS & PROPERTY- Mr. Kerstetter                     No new report

 

 

HIGHWAY & LIGHTS – Mr. Boothby                No new report

 

 

BUILDING & ZONING – Mr. Pfaff      

 

MOTION by Mr. Pfaff seconded by Mr. Kerstetter to adopt Resolution 7-07 instructing the Borough Engineer and Borough Manager to make application for the DEP Growing Greener II Grant to be used for public improvements at Glenolden Park and the Stream Restoration Project. MOTION CARRIED

 

MOTION by Mr. Pfaff seconded by Mr. McGarvey to adopt Resolution 8-07 instructing the

Borough Manager to make application for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant to aid in the Muckinipates Creek Restoration. MOTION CARRIED

 

 

President Danzi – And now it’s time to hear from the Mayor.

 

 MAYOR BATHURST – Not much to say this evening, we had over 700 radio calls last month. The residents are very vigilant in calling the 911 center, reporting things that they think are out of order, which is something we definitely need our people to do. As you can see with the swearing in of Patrolman Woolston the part-timers come and they go. You’ll be seeing him on the streets probably in the next week or ten days. And finally the Delaware County Law Enforcement Memorial Service honoring the fallen members of Police and Fire will be on May 10th down at Notre Dame De Lourdes Church in Swarthmore and then process out to the monument in Rose Tree Park. There you are.

President Danzi – Thank you sir.

 

PRESIDENT DANZI – Now, a motion to go out of the regular order of business to hear from the public tonight.

 

MOTION by Mr. Quinn seconded by Mr. McGarvey to go out of the regular order of business to hear from the public.  MOTION CARRIED

 

PRESIDENT DANZI – Anyone from the public wish to address us tonight?

 

John Finnegan, 138 N. Wells Ave.-  The day after your last meeting I have two houses two twins set of twins next to me that are both for sale empty and we had Use & Occupancy I guess come out and I came down to see them because the Code Enforcer put x’s down for the street to be fixed the curb and I had a neighbor there that never wanted to share anything, so I called the real estate and I found out that who was going to do the job and I asked them to come over and do mine at the same time so he did he said it’d be $500 plus $50 for the permit or whatever. I said fine get it done. On the same token I can’t understand first of all the code guy comes out to inspect the house for sale and on the property right on the curb is a basketball net that’s been there for over a year. So I’m thinking this new guy who’s buying the house is figuring I got a basketball net with my house. So I come down here and I talk to the girl in the borough and I say look, can we go before they go to settlement and get rid of that basketball net, I said there’s no way it should be there even when the guys going through doing the use and occupancy. And then I asked what the borough code was regarding these basketball nets. Supposedly I was told that once they’re not used they must be pulled back in off the curb. Now as I come out of my driveway I got two houses down and he’s got about four or five kids they’re the ones that are still playing with the basketball net and then right across the street the guy that has his property there on another property that’s for sale, he has his basketball net on the curb so they can play full court as I’m trying to get my cars out of the driveway. So I come down and I ask can you’s do something about it. Oh yeah we will. And I guess they got in touch with the code guy he sends out the borough workers to take the thing away. Well the woman comes out and says oh I’d like that basketball net so they wheel it two doors down the street and set it up on the curb for her. So I still got the freaking basketball net out there. I still got the one across the street so I call Mr. Hoover, I was upset then that I came to ask what would be done, they gave it away to somebody. That’s not what I wanted. And then I called Mr. Hoover and left a message and he called me back and I told him and he said he was going to look into it and call me.  He never did. So that’s why I’m here tonight, the last time I came they said the Council meeting was the night before, that’s the first day I came down. But I mean if we’re going to be getting the permits and these things fixed on these houses before they sell how the hell can you leave a basketball net out on the property and the other thing is I want to see them all gone, because now I’m really aggravated. There’s no way, my son lives on W. Ashland Avenue, so if you don’t do nothing about it I’m going to buy my grandson a basketball net to put on W. Ashland Avenue and I’m going to stand in the middle of Ashland Avenue and shoot foul shots and let the traffic go around me because it’s ridiculous. I’m a dead end street and, oh yeah you had said that well the kids got to play. It’s for public transportation. It’s not for the kids to be playing there you got parks you got the boys club my kids all went through the boys club. And all the streets that have no access they got the damn basketball nets you got to put up with and nobody takes them down because you can come out and take a look at the two they’re still there and there’s one down the end of the street. I can’t see how you can put one on Ashland Avenue and then expect the traffic to go around you so if you can’t put it there and you’re gonna get hit in the ass doing it then why because I’m on a dead-end I gotta put up with that.

President Danzi- Well, I’ll tell you what, I’m not giving you lip service that we’ll take a look at it but

Mr. Finnegan – What is the borough ordinance on it?

President Danzi – I don’t know off the top of my head but if you’ll hang out till after the meeting I’ll see if I can find that out for you.

Mr. Finnegan – This one has been out the house has been empty since September, you know and I’m thinking I can’t believe we’re letting this house get a use and occupancy with a basketball net on the curb.

President Danzi – If you hang out we’ll be hopefully wrapped up here before too long and I’ll talk to you and see what we can come up with.

Mr. Finnegan – Okay, if that’s the case I’d like to see it enforced, that they’re supposed to come in when they’re not in use.

President Danzi – Fair enough. Okay. Any one else wish to address Council tonight?

 

Mr. Weisfeld, Director of Senior Community Services – Which sponsors the Schoolhouse Senior Center and I came here tonight to say thank you to Borough Council for your support now which is over twenty years now. This support has always been appreciated.

President Danzi – You guys do a great job at the Senior Center and we commend you on the work you do also.

Mr. Weisfeld – I just have two pieces of paper I want to give out, focusing on Glenolden’s participation in the Center, some numbers and dollar amounts.

President Danzi – Great. You can actually pass them down and we’ll distribute them.

 Mr. Weisfeld – For the last fiscal year we’ve actually had 140 Glenolden residents served by the Center, and we had 48 homebound individuals receive services through our in-home services.

President Danzi – I wasn’t sure of the number of Glenolden residents, so that’s a big help. Thanks for coming out.

 

President Danzi – Anyone else wish to address Council tonight?  You were here to observe, did you have anything that you were looking to say or comment on?

Mr. Brockington – No, I just wanted to introduce myself. I just took over twelve townships for State Senator Anthony Williams, and I do Constituent Services. If you have a problem with State Agencies, or other problems for Seniors, like getting your mother or father placed, I deal with a lot of problems. I’m there now and working both offices, so I’m asking everyone to call me with your problems because I care and I want to help. The Mayor even stopped in.

President Danzi – Okay, well thanks for coming out to our meeting and thanks for spreading that information around. I’d like to talk to you a moment when we’re done here, so if you have two minutes for the Borough. You knew that. Okay.

 

Pat Curlott, 491 Hibbs Ave. - The article in the paper. This was approved as an Ordinance about the sex offenders?

Pres