Sugar Grove Borough Council

Minutes:  February 1st, 2010 Approved

 

Council Members Present:

Mayor “Dutch” Strand, Kevin McIntyre, Neal Hoisington, Jerry Bloomgren, Kathy Buerkle, Dave Slater, Kevin Nicklas, Chisa Niiezki

 

Council Members Absent:    Terra LoPresti  

 

Citizens Present:  Luann Lassinger, Jenny Nicklas, Dustin Hanes

 

Call to Order: President Kevin McIntyre at 7:00 p.m.

Visitor Comments: None

 

Approval of Minutes: Minutes from last meeting were approved as is.

Balance of Accounts: 

            .

       Assets:  January 31st, 2010 

101.100 · 8676 - G. F. Checking - 8004

 $        303.06

 

 

107.000 · 8351 - GF  Money Market - 0516

 $ 120,597.48

 

 

108.100 · 4343 - Park Bank Account - 2187

 $   11,755.96

 

 

108.200 · 7266 - Park Grant - 1244

 $   20,000.00

 

 

109.200 · 6026 - National City CD#8077

 $   17,003.68

 

 

110 · Petty Cash

 $        416.59

 

 

35.101. · 8684 - State Fund Checking 8012

 $          10.00

 

 

35.107. · 8394 - State Fund Savings -2033

 $   15,369.67

 

 

Total Checking/Savings

 $ 185,456.44

 

 

 

 

Deposits:  January 2010

Earned Income Tax Office

 $ 489.79

Lori Bimber

 $   55.00

Magisterial District Court 37-3-01

 $   96.42

TOTAL

 $ 641.21

 

         

            Bills: To be paid in February 2010

Penelec (Harmon) 

$16.78

 

electric

Penelec (Wilson)

$17.26

 

electric

Penelec (street lights)

$566.58

 

electric

SuGASA

$48.00

 

sewage

Karla LoPresti

$383.67

 

wages

Vince Baran

$297.00

 

9 trips plowing - 12 hrs shoveling

Gaylan Critzer Excavating

$3,858.00

 

12 trips plowing - 18 hrs snow remov.

Times Observer

$46.00

 

adv. Reorg. Mtg

PA Borough Council Assoc

$25.00

 

dues

Wilcox Brother

$24.29

 

snow pusher

Verizon

$91.49

 

phone

National Fuel

$147.50

 

gas

Total

$5,521.57

 

 

 

 

A motion was made by Dave Slater and seconded by Kevin Nicklas to pay the bills. The motion carried.

                

 

Mayor’s Report:

­         Update on Fortman property. Sent a certified letter to the current owner of the property as his last known address and it was returned.

Secretary’s Report: Copier needs a new drum at a cost of about $250. Council determined based on the age of the copier that it would be better to purchase a new copier.


A motion was made by Dave Slater and seconded by Neal Hoisington to authorize $400.00 to purchase a new laser all-in-one copier. The motion carried.

 

 

Communications:

­         Tax Collection Committee Meeting – Thursday, 2-4-10

­         COG Meeting schedule to be held at Sugar Grove Borough on May 5th

­         Warren County Blighted Property Review

­         Thank you from the WC Regional Main Street Program

­         PSAB Letter concerning their Legislative  Agenda / Contact sheets

 


Streets, Roads & Bridges: (Kevin Nicklas, Neal Hoisington)

­         Jerry Bloomgren and Dave Slater agreed to take down the Christmas lights.

­         Kevin Nicklas informed council that he checked into the road work to be done this summer and that Big Tree (Forest) is currently on the bottom of the list. It will probably get bumped if any new projects are added.

Parks, Playground, & Sidewalks: (Kathy Buerkle, Jerry Bloomgren)

­         David Bauer, the attorney doing the paperwork for the park grant has not completed the work as of today, February 1st, 2010. The project designer, Derck & Edson, can not move forward without this paperwork.

­         The secretary will speak with the sidewalk plow operator about getting permission from a council member before charging material from Wilcox brothers.

 

A motion was made by Dave Slater and seconded by Neal Hoisington to replace Attorney Bauer with another attorney for the park project if the paperwork has not been completed and delivered to Derck & Edson by Friday, February 5th, 2010. Motion Carried.

 

 

Building:  (Kevin Nicklas, Jerry Bloomgren) None

 

 

 

Sugar Grove VFD:  (Kathy Buerkle, Dave Slater)

­         Dustin Hanes informed council that the SGVFD would be holding a Halloween Party again this year.

­         EMA now has a laptop to enter data and hope to have everything updated by the end of July.

 

 

Old Business: 

 

Ordinances:  (Neal Hoisington, Dave Slater) None

 


New Business:

 

 

Council went into Executive Session at 8:01 pm. Executive Session ended at 8:39 pm

 

 

      A motion for adjournment was made by Kathy Buerkle and seconded Neal Hoisington. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Karla F. LoPresti, Secretary

 

The next regular meeting will be held March 1st at 7:00 p.m.