Meeting Minutes June 8, 2020

WYOMING BOROUGH MEETING MINUTES

JUNE 8, 2020

7:05 p.m.

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Topic: Council Meeting June 8, 2020

Time: Jun 8, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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  Roll Call:  
Mr. Michael Baloga P   Mayor Joseph Dominick P
Mr. Joseph Scaltz P   Attorney Laura Dennis p
Mr. John Lipski P    
Mr. Robert Borzell P    
Mr. Russell Herron A    
Mrs. Diane Smiles P    

Citizens:       6        Press      0

Approval of minutes: The minutes of the May 2020 meeting are available for review at the borough office. The minutes are approved on a motion made by Diane Smiles and seconded by John Lipski.

Motion moved

Officers Reports: Reports of the Police Department, Street Commissioner and Code Enforcement Officer for the month of May 2020 have been submitted and placed on file for public inspection.

Thank you to Evercore for the donation for the purchase of Flags for the Borough’s Memorial Day celebration, the flags are displayed on Wyoming Avenue.

REPORTS AND COMMITTEES

Administration: Finance and Grants Chairman

Joseph Scaltz              John Lipski          Diane Smiles

2 Bids were received for the LSA Grant Street Improvement Project

Council tabled bids until July meeting

American Asphalt – $678,924.00 Milling & Paving

Pennsy Supply-      $ 559,784.50 Milling & Paving

Motion was made to approve the Borough Department of Public Works to install the ADA Ramps for: East 4th between Wyoming Ave and Susquehanna Ave

Dennison between 8th & 9th Monument between 9th & Pettebone.

Funding for the ADA ramps will be drawn from LSA Grant Street Improvement Project. Grant

Motion made by Robert Borzell

Seconded by: Joseph Scaltz Motion moved

A motion was made to approve the Engagement Letter with Prociak & Associates LLC for 2019 Audit.

Motion made by Diane Smiles

Seconded by: Joseph Scaltz Motion moved

Report: Received notification from Luzerne County Community Program for

2021 Grant submission. Need to review and plan for submission.

Emergency Service: Police and Fire Departments Chairman

Joseph Scaltz            John Lipski              Robert Borzell

Report: No report

Health and Sanitation: Recycling and Solid Waste Chairman

Robert Borzell                 John Lipski              Russell Herron

Report: The Face Period has been extended for the 2020 Trash until July 15, 2020.

Shred event is scheduled for September 5th from 4-7 at the Borough Building. This is free to all residents.

Robert Borzell said he has been getting a lot of complaints from citizens about the recycling crew throwing the containers around after pickup. He also questioned whether there would be any mosquito spraying this year. Roseanne will look into this and let the council know.

Personnel:

Chairman

Diane Smiles                Robert Borzell               Joseph Scaltz

Motion was made to approve pay raise for Borough Manager, Roseanne Colarusso in the amount of $1,000.00 for 2020. Raise to be retroactive from January 1st, 2020.

Motion made by: Robert Borzell Seconded by: Diane Smiles Motion moved

Motion was made to hire Mary Sabol for 10 hours a week to perform Secretary/Clerk duties at the hourly rate of $10.00.

Motion made by Robert Borzell Seconded by: Joseph Scaltz Motion moved

Report: No other items to report

Public Property: Borough Building and Recreation Chairman

Diane Smiles              Russell Herron            Robert Borzell

Discussion: Council decided to wait till our county goes to green to open Butler St Park, unless Mayor Dominick decides to open it sooner.

Motion was made for Wyoming resident John Pokorny, he is requesting council’s permission to have an exchanging of vows ceremony for his daughter and future son in law on June 27th to be performed by a Justice of the Peace under the trees at Butler Street park in the non- blocked off area. The Pokorny family will adhere to social distancing and have less than 25 people total in attendance.

Motion made by: John Lipski Seconded by: Diane Smiles Motion moved

Motion made to advertise to adopt amendment to ordinance for (Prohibiting pollution occasioned by outdoor fires within the borough of Wyoming, Pa and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof, to cover firepits.

Motion made by: Mrs. Smiles Seconded by: Mr. Scaltz Report:

The Recreation Board held “Chalk the Walk” on May 19th.

Prizes for most creative walk were voted for by the public. Winners were announced Thursday May 21st on the Recreation Facebook Page.

All registered contestants received a prize.

Streets and Sewers: Public Works Chairman

Russell Herron                  Joseph Scaltz

Report:

Robert Borzell

Michael and Jessica Turner emailed the Borough requesting permission from Borough Council to cut the curb on their property at 1 Monument Ave to install a driveway.  ยท

Motion was made to approve Michael and Jessica Turners request to cut the curb on their property at 1 Monument Avenue to install a driveway.

Motion made by: Robert Borzell Seconded by: Joseph Scaltz Motion moved

Zoning and Planning:

Chairman

John Lipski            Russell Herron             Robert Borzell

Letters of interest for the Zoning Planning Commission were received from Keith Bohn and Anthony Burke.

Motion was made to appoint Keith Bohn to the Zoning Planning Commission. Motion made by: Diane Smiles

Seconded by: Joseph Scaltz Motion moved

Motion made to appoint Michael Denunzio to the Zoning Planning Commission. Motion made by: Joseph Scaltz

Motion seconded by: Diane Smiles

Roll call: Mr. Baloga-yes- Mr. Lipski-yes – Mr. Borzell-no Mr. Scaltz-Yes- Mrs. Smiles-yes

4-yes, 1-no

Motion moved

Motion made to appoint John Lipski to the Zoning Planning Commission. Motion made by: Diane Smiles

Seconded by:     Joseph Scaltz Motion moved

Motion made to appoint Russell Herron to the Zoning Planning Commission. Motion made by: Robert Borzell

Seconded by: Joseph Scaltz Motion moved

Motion made to appoint Ed Thomas to the Zoning Planning Commission. Motion made by: Diane Smiles

Seconded by Robert Borzell Motion moved

Motion made to appoint Anthony Burke to the Zoning Planning commission Motion made by: Diane Smiles

Seconded by: no second Motion declined

Report:  No Report

Solicitor’s Report:

Attorney Dennis reported she worked with Chief Mercavitch on putting together information needed to submit the Fact Sheet for National Prescription Opiate Litigation. Attorney Dennis thanked him for his time and hard work that he put into this along with Mayor Dominick and Wyoming Borough Manager, for her help in this matter.

Mayor’s Report:

The Police Department responded to 129 incidents in the month of May 2020.

Plaintiff fact sheet has been submitted for the Opiate litigation that the Wyoming Borough is participating in. The Mayor also thanked the Chief and the Borough Manager for their help.

The Wyoming Borough is working on a new design for the cruiser.

Code enforcement has contacted multiple residents regarding grass and weed maintenance overgrowth concerns

Floor opens to the public

Received email from:                 John Roberts- Wyoming Free Library

John informed the Council that the Wyoming Library is now opened under the yellow phase and there will be curb pick up from 10:00 to 1:00 from Monday to Friday. The library is also working on a summer reading club.

Communications: A list of communications received since the last meeting have been presented to council and accepted on a motion made by Joseph Scaltz and seconded by Diane Smiles.

Motion moved

Payment of Bills: A listing of bills paid and received for payment for June have been presented to council and accepted on a motion made by Joseph Scaltz and seconded by John Lipski.

Motion moved

Unfinished Business: Comcast Contract Renewal (Review)

Little League Lease Agreement (Review) Amendments to Dumpster & Peddlers Ordinance Review Ordinances for updates and amending.

General Code to complete ordinance book with updates

Motion to adjourn: John Lipski Seconded by: Joseph Scaltz Time: 8:25

Date:    June 08, 2020

Meeting Minutes Recorded by Mary Sabol
Secretary