ROCKLEDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
OF MARCH 13, 2006

The Rockledge Borough Council met at 7:30 p.m. on March 13, 2006, at the Rockledge Borough Hall. After the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance were recited, the roll was called as follows: Mr. Denelsbeck, Mrs. Walz, Mr. Mori, Mr. Kelleher, Mr. Caffrey, and Mayor Costello.

Mr. Kelleher added an update on the Shady Lane sewer to the agenda.

Mr. Mori made a motion to adopt the agenda. All were in favor.

Mr. Mori motioned to accept the minutes from the January 30, 2006 meeting. All were in favor.

Mr. Denelsbeck made a correction to the minutes of February 13, noting that bills are supposed to be in the Borough Office by Friday morning before the upcoming Council Meeting. Motion was made to accept these minutes with that correction. All were in favor.

Mr. Mori motioned to accept the minutes from the February 27, 2006 meeting. All were in favor.

Law and Planning:

Mrs. Walz made a motion to accept the monthly Building Inspector’s Report in Mr. Beady’s absence. All were in favor.

Mr. Mori announced that he, Mr. Beady, and Mr. Truman intend to discuss the issues of permit fees.

Mr. Denelsbeck noted that a new resident was under the impression that he needed permits for appliances. Mr. Bresnan stated this may be something under the new Uniform Construction Code. Some of these we would be able to be excluded from. Mr. Denelsbeck asked that a copy of this be obtained.

Mr. Denelsbeck announced that the Rockledge Borough Planning Commission would hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, to review the Land Development Application from Wachovia Bank for the property located at 620 Huntingdon Pike.

Finance

Mr. Caffrey motioned to accept the monthly bills, mercantile tax report, financial report, and tax collector’s report. All were in favor.

Mr. Denelsbeck announced that revenue to the General Fund for the month of February was $95, 856. Expenditures were $90,377. Fund balance is $220,689. Police Pension Fund received $12,396. Expenditures were $6,385. Balance: $1.15 million dollars. Capital Reserve had expenditures of $8,061; fund balance is $134,000. Highway Aid fund balance: $18,866. Community Center Fund balance: $5,944. Mrs. Metzinger informed Mr. Denelsbeck that the February rent was just received from Fox Chase Cancer Center. Building Fund balance: $7,600.

Public Service

Mr. Caffrey commented on our recycling totals, comparing 2005 to 2004. The Borough saved $39,000 with recycling; Mr. Caffrey commented that number could be higher if more people recycled. Mr. Caffrey stated that items being put out on trash day that should be recycled will not be picked up. It is hoped that this will encourage more residents to recycle.

Public Safety

Mr. Mori made a motion to accept the Police, Fire Marshal, Fire Company Reports and the Second Alarmer’s report from January. All were in favor.

Chief Leary made mention of some supervisory training that Officers Horajeckyj and Weinberg received this month that was funded by scholarship. The Police Department will be receiving around $1,750 in scholarship money for a class involving hazardous material training.

Streets, Lights, and Sewers

Mr. Kelleher motioned to accept the Streets Department and Streets Opening Reports. All were in favor.

Mr. Kelleher announced that the sewer problem was fixed on Shady Lane. Mr. Kelleher mentioned the problem with the Borough engineer responding to phone calls regarding the sewer problem. Mr. Kelleher motioned to instruct the Borough Manager to start looking for another engineering company. All were in favor.

Recreation

Mrs. Walz motioned to hire 4 counselors, ages 16 and older to work at the Basketball Program starting on Saturday, March 18; Drew Seidenburg, Matthew Walz, Bob Cardona, and Ian Casey pending police background checks. All were in favor.

Mrs. Walz motioned to allow the Hollywood Softball Team to use the S. Sylvania ball field on Tuesdays from 6:00-8:30 p.m. through September. All were in favor.

Mrs. Walz made a motion to allow FoxRok to use the S. Sylvania ball field on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 5:00-8:30 p.m.; Saturdays 9:00-3:00 p.m. All were in favor.

The Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the S. Sylvania Playground. The rain date is Sunday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m.

Mr. Kelleher questioned what was going to be done regarding redoing the tennis courts at S. Sylvania. Mr. Denelsbeck stated that Mr. Truman is in the process of obtaining more prices for this job.

Property

Nothing to discuss at this time.

Personnel

Nothing to discuss at this time.

Public Comment

Mr. Denelsbeck asked for public comment. Mrs. Paulus asked about the Consortium Agreement with Verizon. Mr. Denelsbeck explained that this will be much like the agreement that the Borough currently has with Comcast. Mr. Bresnan recommended that the Borough should join with the Consortium regarding the Verizon agreement. Mr. Mori motioned that the Borough enter into an agreement with Verizon. All were in favor.

Mr. Aungst asked when the Comcast agreement ran out. Mr. Denelsbeck stated it was updated around 10 years ago for a 10-year agreement in 1999.

Mrs. Ivey asked who approved business signs. Mr. Denelsbeck answered the Building Inspector approves the signs after Mr. Kern has approved zoning.

A resident asked what Wachovia Bank was doing. Mr. Denelsbeck answered that Wachovia is requesting to build a bank at 620 Huntingdon Pike, the site of the old Keystone Tire business.

Mr. Mori motioned to recess to Executive Session. All were in favor.

Respectfully submitted,

Grace Metzinger
Assistant Borough Manager