By Penny
#452893
A regular meeting of the Parkside Borough Council was held in the Borough Council Chambers located at 22 E. Elbon Road, Parkside, PA on the above date. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Council President Douglas Bull. Following the Pledge of Allegiance the roll was called with the following in attendance:
Messrs: Gordon Bull Solicitor Wills
Purcival Howell Engineer Catania
Stamis Capobianco Treasurer Possenti
Secretary Higgins

Ms. Conlin did notify Council she would be unable to attend the meeting due to other commitments. Mr. McCollum notified Mr. Bull he would not attend.

Vice President Purcival made a motion, seconded by Mr. Capobianco, to adopt the Minutes of the 9/24/14 meeting, as submitted; motion carried.

At this point in the meeting, Mr. Stevie Giancristoforo addressed Council to explain the need for a new computer system and to answer any questions Council may have regarding the system. President Bull indicated that the expenditure was already approved. Mr. Giancristoforo was present to explain why the upgrades were necessary. Mr. Capobianco thanked Mr. Giancristoforo for his time and dedication to the Borough and also informed Council that Mr. Giancristoforo does not charge the Borough for his services, it only costs the Borough for material, not labor.

Correspondence Report: (Linda Higgins)
The following funds were received during the month of September 2014:
1) License & Inspections $ 2,944.00
2) Court Financial Services – restitution 41.40
3) Recorder of Deeds 2,810.15
4) Community Day Return 636.14
5) N.Ctrl.Hwy-Aggressive Driv. #2 1,016.02
6) P.D. reports/parking tickets 15.00
7) P.D. Reimburse ammo 800.00
8) Recycle rebate 31.00
9) Mun.Pension State Aid 23,236.08
10) Volunteer Fire Relief (State Aid) 12,628.68
11) Reimburse from WAWA – PD uniform damage 166.63

Tax Collection
Tax Collector – Ed Fisher 2,909.41
Tax Claim Bureau 1,050.31

Regional Court
District Court 258.86
Total income for September 2015 = $ 48,543.68
(Total does not include EIT/LST Taxes Collected)

The Secretary read a letter addressed to Municipal Officials from Pennsylvania Department of Transportation indicating the ESTIMATED Liquid Fuels (ACT 655) allocation for 2015 is $ 44,111.19.

The Secretary informed Council that Ordinance #509 (new Zoning Code) and Ordinance #512 (Stormwater Management) have been sent to General Code Publishers to be codified into the Borough Code Book. Due to the fact both of these
Ordinances are lengthy it could cost a considerable amount to have them codified.
Therefore, General Code Publishers will work to get the estimate to the Borough by the end of October so that it can be included in the 2015 budget.

Vice President Purcival made a motion, seconded by Mr. Stamis, authorizing a charge of $50 for public purchase of the Zoning Code and a charge of $10 for public purchase of the Zoning Code map (only); motion carried.

Mayor’s Report: (Ardele Gordon)

Total number of calls for September 2014 was 179. Leading categories: assist other police agencies – 21; police information – 18; medical emergency – 13. Total traffic violations were 38. Leading categories: red traffic signals – 4; stop sign violations – 4; driving under suspension – 3. Offenses reported: theft – 3; criminal mischief – 3; fraud – 3. Offenses cleared = 5. Arrests = 4.

President’s Report: (Douglas Bull)

President Bull stressed that the budget needs to be adhered to as close as possible.

The property at 119 West Chelton Road is being cleaned up by A to U Services.

Mr. Stamis made a motion, seconded by Mr. Howell, to appoint Joseph Winiarski and Andrew Kraft as on-call public works employees with one person working inside the Borough building and the other working outside the Borough building at a pay rate of $9.70 per hour; motion carried with two nay votes (Vice President Purcival and Mr. Capobianco) Vice President Purcival did ask why we need to appoint one for inside the Borough building and one for the outside and President Bull indicated Ryan does not want to work on the interior of the building.

Public Safety Report: (Dave Favinger) Mr. Favinger was not present at the meeting, therefore no report was given.

Police Report: (Shirley Purcival) Progress




Public Works/Buildings & Grounds Report: (Mary Conlin)

In Ms. Conlin’s absence, the Secretary gave the following report:
Mr. Cornog cleaned all the heater/air conditioner vents in the Borough building, performed general cleaning, vacuuming, mopping, emptying trash and recycling cans. He also cleaned the gutters and downspouts of the Borough building.

Cutting and trimming of grass was completed on all Borough properties as well as picking up litter and emptying outdoor trash cans. Bushes and trees on Borough properties were also trimmed.

Cutting and trimming of grass in the Woodlot. Cleaning off the walking trail a few times a week because of falling leaves.

The leaf pickup schedule is as follows: Monday, Wednesday and Fridays starting November 3rd and ending around December 12th. If additional days are needed they will be added.
Leaves must be raked to the curb line and able to be reached from street.
Leaves will not be picked up if a vehicle is parked in front of the pile.
Pickup will start on scheduled side (East or West), if time allows pickup on
Non-scheduled side will also be done.

Vice President Purcival requested it be reflected, on record, that Ryan Cornog (Roadmaster) does work inside of the Borough building every day, as well as maintaining the outside Borough properties.

Ordinance Report: (Frank McCollum)

In Mr. McCollum’s absence, the Secretary read the E-recycling information for 2015. The scheduled dates are as follows:
Collection will be in the Parkside Elementary School parking lot from
9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
April 18, July 18, October 17

Finance Report: (Bill Howell)

Mr. Howell made a motion, seconded by Vice President Purcival, to accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted; motion carried.

Mr. Howell made a motion, seconded by Vice President Purcival, to pay the bills when properly approved; motion carried.

Mr. Howell reported that the Finance Committee is waiting on a couple of things before the 2015 Budget can be finalized. He is hoping to hold the line and not increase taxes this year.


Vice President Purcival indicated she requested Council consider raising the permit fees for 2015. Mr. Howell indicated he does not think it is a good idea to double the permit fees. Mr. Wills also mentioned that in 2015 the health care insurance plan for the Police Department may not be available again and they will need to find a comparable plan in accordance with the FOP contract. This may result in costing the Borough more money in 2015 that is not currently budgeted for.

Recreation Report: (Nick Capobianco)

Mr. Capobianco informed Council that the Police Department will have the regular Halloween schedule as previous years. Extra patrols will be scheduled for mischief night as well as Halloween night. Mayor Gordon also indicated that the Chief will be checking candy for safety and distributing candy to the children.

At this time Mr. Capobianco asked the Secretary to read Resolution #1730, Red Ribbon Week: Working Toward a Drug Free Community.

Mr. Capobianco made a motion, seconded by Vice President Purcival, to adopt Resolution #1730, Red Ribbon Week October 23 to October 31, 2014; motion carried.

Communications/Energy Conservation Report: (Jason Stamis)

Mr. Stamis reported he will be posting the 2015 E-Recycling information on the Borough website.

He is still working on a new telephone system for the Borough for the 2015 budget.

Vice President Purcival asked if the Borough is getting a new phone system and can we eliminate several phones and just have an answering machine. Mr. Stamis explained that the police department is requesting a more detailed system. Mr. Capobianco asked what the cost of the new phone system would be and Mr. Stamis told him approximately $3,800. The current system is outdated and parts are not available if the equipment should stop operating.

Tax Collector Report: (Ed Fisher)

To date the Tax Collector has received $ 719,902.71. A total of $ 3,374.31 was taken in up to October 22 (for the month).

Engineer’s Report: (Lisa Catania)

Ms. Catania informed Council that the CDBG project for pedestrian lighting on Edgmont Avenue will increase the Borough electric bill and that should be taken into consideration for the 2015 budget.

Mr. Howell did ask if the pedestrian lighting will eliminate any of the regular street lighting. Ms. Catania indicated the pedestrian lighting will not eliminate any of the existing street lighting. There are 12 pedestrian lights to be installed (they will be LED). This project will take place, at the earliest, March or April 2015.

Ms. Catania has not received any requests for applying for the Green Region Grant, however, since Ms. Conlin attended a Grant writing class, perhaps she is planning on applying.

Mr. Stamis made a motion, seconded by Mr. Howell, authorizing application for the Green Region Grant not to exceed $10,000; motion carried with two nay votes (Purcival and Capobianco)

Ms. Catania indicated the CDBG public meeting is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. on 11/19/14. Ms. Catania will forward the information to the Borough prior to the meeting.

Solicitor’s Report: (Jay Wills) Progress

Unfinished Business: None

CALL TO CITIZENS: None

New Business:

The November 2014 Council Meeting will be 11/19/14 with a pre-advertised CDBG Meeting at 6:45 pm on 11/19/14.

There being no further business, Vice President Purcival made a motion, seconded by Mr. Stamis, that the meeting adjourn; motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m.