BOROUGH
OF GLENOLDEN
GLENOLDEN,
PENNSYLVANIA
MR. PFAFF MR.
QUINN
MR. BOOTHBY MS. NELSON
MR. PUPPIO MR.
MCGETTIGAN
MR. KERSTETTER MR. HOOVER
PRESIDENT DANZI – Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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
President Danzi – Okay.
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?
Walter Boland, 104 E. Oak Lane – I’d like to know if I can see a copy of the
regulations for the library you’re gonna put in tonight?
President Danzi
– We’ll get you a copy right after the meeting. You’ll have a copy and it will
be put on display. It’s an update of older rules and regulations.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
FINANCE & LAW – Mr. McGettigan No
new report
PUBLIC & SAFETY – Mr. Quinn
|
|
CASH |
CHECKS |
TOTAL |
Parking Tickets
|
1,350.00 |
1,230.00 |
2,580.00 |
Accidents
|
94.00 |
345.00 |
439.00 |
Dog/Weeds/Snow
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Magistrate Tozer
|
0.00 |
*3,286.90 |
*3,286.90 |
|
D.U.I. |
0.00 |
79.77 |
79.77 |
|
Totals |
$1,444.00 |
$4,941.67 |
$6,385.67 |
* September fines
|
67 |
Crimes Code Arrests |
|
98 |
Vehicle Code Arrests/Citations Issued
|
|
347 |
Parking Tickets Issued |
|
2 |
Borough Ordinance Citations |
|
614 |
Incidents |
Glenolden Fire Company Report for October,
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.
Extra Activities performed by
the members:
The fire company participated
in numerous fire prevention activities throughout the month of October.
Members attended several
schools throughout the district and went over fire safety.
Fire/ Drill Report for October 2007
|
No. of
Alarms |
In Town |
Out of
Town |
Y.T.D. |
Answering Alarms |
Minutes in
Service |
Man Minutes |
|
43 |
22 |
21 |
303 |
25 |
734 |
4343 |
|
No. of
Drills |
YTD |
Total
Members Attending |
Total
Minutes In Service |
Total Man Minutes |
|
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nature of Alarms
|
House |
Trash |
Brush |
PECO Equip. |
M.V.A. |
Fire
Alarms |
Oil Spill |
Gas Invest. |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
Mutual Aid - Assist for Fire:
21
HIGHWAY & LIGHTS – Mr.
Boothby
STREET CLEANING
Ran street sweeper throughout
the borough all month
LEAF PICK UP
Ran leaf machine throughout
the borough when needed
Picked up 11 truckloads
OTHER JOBS PERFORMED
Picked
up cones on Chester Pike and Ashland left by Code Enforcer
Installed
leaf boxes on both trucks
Weed
whacked and cleaned up bridge on S. Elmwood
Hand
out zoning hearing notices
Cleaned
out debris in manhole
Repaired
stop sign at E. Cooke and Chester Pike
EQUIPMENT
Greased
front end loader
Dropped
off street sweeper for repairs
Picked
up old dump from Exxon
TOTAL HOURS WORKED 259
TOTAL OVERTIME 0
TOTAL COMP 0
Sewers were checked and maintenance performed on the following dates: October 5, 12, 19, 26.
Called out on sewer job with
American Sewer at Oak and MacDade. Line was blocked.
Called back to replace broken
lid.
EQUIPMENT
Cleaned
and maintained machinery.
TOTAL HOURS WORKED 178
TOTAL OVERTIME
0
TOTAL COMP TIME
0
·
Health &
Sewer Report for the month of October 2007
Street Openings 1 Total fees collected $ 75.00
Plumbing
permits issued
1 Total fees collected $159.00
Plumbing Registrations issued 1 Total fees collected $ 75.00
Turned over to the Borough Secretary the total sum of: $309.00
HEALTH OFFICER – Phyllis Duffy
October 2007
Communicable Diseases Reported: 0
Animal Bites Reported: 0
Inspections/licenses issued: 0
Complaints:
Inspections jointly done with Dave.
Taco Bell- grease trap was cleaned on quarterly
basis – now placed on monthly schedule.
Respectfully Submitted,
Phyllis Duffy, RN MHR
PARKS & PROPERTY – Mr.
Kerstetter
Picked up trash at all borough buildings throughout the month
Emptied trash cans in playgrounds, ball fields and parks when needed
GRASS CUTTING
Cut and trimmed grass at all borough properties
OTHER JOBS PERFORMED
Replaced two outside bulbs at Library
Removed old water fountain from Lamont Avenue playground
Removed graffiti from sidewalk along W. Knowles at parking lot
Changed light fixture behind boro hall in outcove
Mopped auditorium and set up chairs and tables
TOTAL HOURS WORKED 247
TOTAL OVERTIME
0
TOTAL COMP TIME
0
BUILDING
& ZONING – Mr. Pfaff
· Building and Zoning Report for the month of
October 2007
Total Building/Zoning Permits issued 27 Total fees collected $4,664.00
Total Contractor Registrations 19 Total
fees collected $ 1,425.00
Total Building and Zoning
fees turned over to the Borough Secretary: $6,089.00
U&O’s issued 37 Total fees collected N/A
U&O application fees collected 16 Total
fees collected $1,760.00
Re-inspection
fees collected 4 Total fees
collected $ 200.00
Total Use and Occupancy fees
turned over to the Borough Secretary:
$1,960.00
ENGINEER – Ms. Nelson
2007 Road Program
Since the last meeting, we forwarded contracts to A. F.
Damon for the inclusion of bonds, a certificate of insurance and the necessary
signatures. Once they were received
and checked, they were forwarded to the Borough for execution.
Knowles
Avenue
The survey environmental clearance and geo-technical soil borings have
been initiated for
the project. We have also continued to follow-up with utility companies for
their underground line information. Once the
survey is complete, we will schedule a meeting to begin design with
input from Council.
2010
Decennial Census (LUCA)
We prepared a memo regarding the program which is an opportunity for
local government to increase the potential for federal grant money by having an
accurate count.
Question During Public
Comment Period -
Carl Ballis, Contemporary Villages
100 East Glenolden Avenue has stream bank erosion that they would like
to have addressed. I
suggested that they go to the Delaware County Conservation District and
provided Ed Magargee’s contact information for him to get advice on how to
proceed. I also stated that they are allowed
to remove debris without any special permission. I also informed him
that they will need to utilize the services of an engineer to prepare a plan to
get the required permits.
SOLICITOR – Mr. Puppio No new report
PRESIDENT DANZI
– Old / New business
PUBLIC SAFETY – Mr. Quinn No
new report
FINANCE & LAW – Mr. McGettigan
MOTION by Mr. McGettigan seconded by Mr. Pfaff to adopt
Ordinance No. 2050, repealing Ordinance No. 2030 known as the Emergency and
Municipal Services Tax and enacting an ordinance to be known as the Local
Services Tax. Said tax to be effective January 1, 2008. MOTION CARRIED
HEALTH & SEWER – Mr. McGarvey
No new report
PARKS & PROPERTY- Mr. Kerstetter
MOTION by Mr. Kerstetter seconded
by Mr. Pfaff to adopt the Rules and Regulations for the Glenolden Library. MOTION
CARRIED
HIGHWAY & LIGHTS – Mr. Boothby
No new report
BUILDING & ZONING – Mr. Pfaff No new report
MAYOR BATHURST – Thank
you Mr. President. With the holidays coming, it’s time for the scam artists to
come out. We would encourage our residents to be alert to these things. If it sounds
too good to be true, it is too good to be true. Also to protect
your property, keep your cars locked and your valuables out of your car. The
police are around and about, again they can’t be everywhere so we’d ask if you
hear anything suspicious or see anything suspicious, right away call 9-1-1.
Also in December we have the tree lighting at the park on Sunday, December 2nd.
The fire company is going to take Santa Claus around and they are also doing
the outside decorating contest. So if you don’t have visible house numbers, not
too much we can do about giving you a prize. With Thanksgiving this week have a
very safe and enjoyable holiday with your families and take it easy on the
roads. Thank you.
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?
Carl Ballis, 100 E. Glenolden Avenue – My question concerns the creek and the erosion along
the creek, which I’ve talked to a number of people here individually already,
but I wanted to address it to the whole council. We’ve had this problem cause a
significant part of our property runs along the creek and for years it’s been
eroding away, you all know that. This problem is all over the suburban
Philadelphia area not just really here in Glenolden with that creek. And it’s
reached the point where we’d like to do something about it. Even if it’s a
small something till we solve it just to slow it down. So we have had
engineering reports that we’ve had that we’ve paid people to come and do a
report for us which I gave to Kevin and he passed out to everyone and one of
the things that’s been suggested is a retaining wall of some sort to sure up
the banks especially not necessarily along the entire length of our property
but there are certain key areas where it’s really eating back into the land
there. They suggested building some type of wall and backfilling where the dirt
has washed away. The question the board has is, by the way, I am on the board
of the condo association over there, but the question that the board has before
we undertake such a thing what exactly are we allowed to do, and who will tell
us what we’re allowed to do and who will tell us what we’re not allowed to do.
But we don’t want to just go put a wall in there and then have someone come and
say yo, you can’t do this, take it down. We do want to start to do something
because it’s a real problem and I would say in the time I lived there and I
lived there thirty years I would say that that creek has come back at least five
to eight feet on each side, and you can see it cause there are certain
landmarks that I was familiar with that are now instead of along the shore are
out in the middle of the creek, or you see all the trees along the creek you
can see the roots are out in the air now, because so much soil has washed away.
President Danzi
– Carl, I did speak to Ms. Nelson briefly, I’ll let her answer you, but the one
thing that we talked about in the beginning is you did say there is some debris,
blockage and trees and some damming going up along the creek. If you’re
actually doing something in the creek there will be DEP permits involved.
Eileen can you respond.
Ms. Nelson -
The report from your engineer does mention the Army Corp and what they say is
DER but in our state it’s DEP, Dept. of Environmental Protection. Where I would
suggest that you start is with the Delaware County Conservation District because
they administer a lot of the permits that are required for this type of work
for DEP. They’ve got a delegation agreement that do more locally because they
understand the local environment a little better than someone sitting either in
Harrisburg or Norristown. I can get you Ed Magargee’s contact information for you to get advice on how
to proceed.
Mr. Ballis –
That would be very helpful. Now as far as taking old logs and trees stumps, do
you need a special permit for that?
Ms. Nelson – You
shouldn’t need a permit for removing debris because no one wants that creating
a dam effect and flooding even worse, so removal I know that we’ve had in other
locations Walt Omlar’s group Community Service actually do sections of the
creek if they’re available. It’s always a nice alternative to get that done for
no money. Just might have to pay disposal charges for the debris that is
removed.
President Danzi – Do you have your own maintenance crew that would do that?
Mr. Ballis – I
don’t know. I’m not even sure if we
have the equipment to do that, maybe some of it, yes, some we’d probably have
to pay someone to come down and do it. How about the Master Plan, so to speak
of getting real funds to actually do the job all the way along the creek? I
know that’s funny, is that going anywhere at all?
Ms. Nelson – We
did make application earlier this year to DEP under their Growing Greener Grant
in order to stabilize the creek through the park and we’re still waiting to
hear on that grant application, there’s a lot of requests, not as much money so
they really scrutinize them closely and they indicated to us they thought they
would give answers in November.
President Danzi – Eileen I think the big question that we have is a lot of property owners
they have the creek running through their property so they own the creek, is
there ever going to be any funding for individual property owners?
Ms. Nelson – Not
as I see each being able to do their own little section, it would have to be
something that was comprehensively done.
President Danzi – That’s the problem, we have a number of (talking over one another) I
hope we answered some of your questions Carl.
Mr. Ballis – You
did.
Ed Roth, 215 S. Llanwellyn Ave – I am next door to the library, across from the
park, I’ve lived there for twenty-nine years. I have not come to this council
in twenty-nine years with a complaint having to do with anything with the parks
or the library. I’ve lived in the borough for forty-five years and I don’t know
how few times I’ve been here to complain about anything, but I have a complaint
now, and that has to do with a gentleman or man who frequents the library
sometimes from ten o’clock in the morning when it opens until five o’clock when
it closes then leaves the library and goes and sits on a park bench and then
comes back to the library and stays until the library closes at night. The man
reeks of body odor and urine. He is not somebody that you’d want to sit next to
in the library yet when I was in there last week, he had a table where his
items were strewn across the table, he was on the computer, and a young boy was
sitting next to him using another computer. I felt pity for that young boy,
really, because he should not have been there subjected to those circumstances.
I have made complaints to the police department about this, among other things
the man sometimes brings almost always brings a shopping cart full of things to
the library and either leaves it outside or brings it inside. Strange
situation, the sign in the library that says young people, school people can
not bring backpacks into the library, yet he brings this shopping cart that is
draped, you can’t see what is in it, he brings that into the library. Sometimes
leaves it there and leaves the library. I don’t know as far as security is
concerned what situation that presents, but it doesn’t present a healthy
situation as far as I’m concerned. I’ve made this complaint as I’ve said to the
police, a complaint to Mayor Bathurst, I’ve made the complaint to you. Maybe I’m premature because possibly what is
being done with the new library act will help to take care of this, I don’t
know. However, I do not believe that I have been told repeatedly that there is
nothing that can be done.
President Danzi – I agree with you.
Mr. Roth –
Thank you.
President Danzi – Okay, Ed. Thanks for coming in and duly noted on record I don’t know if
anybody else from council has anything that they would add or say.
Mayor Bathurst
– Mr. President, the one thing I would say is that every time we have gotten a
call from Mr. Roth or his very lovely wife, the police have been dispatched to
the library and they have asked this gentleman to leave. He has not presented
any problems and he does leave, in fact, I guess the last incident was this
past Friday and the officer was very poignant with the gentleman and told him,
asked him when he had a shower last, and he told us a month and he was asked to
leave and he did. The new library policy now has provisions that had stood
court tests and we will be able to enforce them more stringently.
President Danzi – Ed I don’t know if you have any input as a representative of the
Library Board.
Mr. Kerstetter
– We’ve been just reviewing the rules there, I think the finding of those new
rules will help us out with enforcing them.
President Danzi – I can’t answer why school age children can’t have backpacks set on the
desk, why anyone would be allowed to, so maybe that’s something we can talk to
the library about. You’re on record Ed and duly noted.
Larry Hansell, 22 Railroad Ave – I’ve been there for six years and I’ve cleared my
property pretty nice and we have a little problem, it’s a dead end street, a
very narrow street, and there’s an unofficial turn around there that’s a mess.
People come down there and just speed around there and just make it a mess. And
a load of stone was dropped there periodically. It centered around the fire
hydrant and it’s a little bit down the street and there’s stone and water and
over the last couple years I’ve been talking to some of the people on the
street and there was talk that the people next to it own both properties, two
lots and I checked it up on the Delaware County website, one has a house on it
and the lady recently died about two years ago and it’s been empty and some of
her relatives have been staying there.
And there’s a lot of weeds, trees and vines that are at least four
inches just growing over there. I’d like to go over there and clean it but it’s
private property, I don’t think that’s a smart move for me.
President Danzi – If the property is owned then they certainly need to maintain it. Is
that something we can send Dave to go over there tomorrow to take a look at it?
Mr. Hoover –
I’ve been down there on that and whenever I’ve been down there it hasn’t been
over grown.
Mr. Hansell –
Usually all summer time it was a mess, right around the fire hydrant and the
trees and vines coming up. Periodically the one guy next door will go out and
cut some of them down.
President Danzi – What kind of stones, is someone using it as a dump?
Mr. Hansell – I
don’t know where the stones come from. Every once in a while, I drive down
there and I guess maybe half-inch, one-inch stone dumped in there. One rain
storm and they’re all messed up lot of ruts, in fact Bob and I just rode around
there tonight and it is a mess.
President Danzi – I’ll go over there myself
just to take a look so I know what
you’re talking about.
Mr. Hansell – I
heard rumors that they wanted to sell the property and the borough wouldn’t let
them, so I don’t know what the rumors are, or if someone was going to use it as
an official turn around.
Mr. Hoover – It’s
private property, it’s got a driveway that runs into it and that’s all there is
to it.
President Danzi – I don’t have an answer for you but we can at least take a look at it.
Mr. Hansell – Okay,
thank you.
President Danzi – You’re welcome.
PRESIDENT DANZI – Any one else wish to address Council tonight?
MOTION by
Mr. Quinn seconded by Mr. McGarvey to pay all bills as presented. MOTION CARRIED
President Danzi – Before I adjourn the meeting, we are going to have an executive
session, some personnel issues related to budgetary items. That being said,
I’ll entertain a motion to adjourn.
MOTION by
Mr. Quinn seconded by Mr. Pfaff to adjourn this meeting. MOTION CARRIED
Adjourned meeting at 8:00 PM
ATTEST
Brian
H. Hoover
Borough Manager
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