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BOROUGH OF RIVERSIDE COUNCIL WORKSHOP Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 11:00am PLEDGE TO THE FLAG CALL TO ORDER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: I. ACTION ITEMS A. Former School Property ADJOURNMENT
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Upcoming work on SR 54 and 4001 in Riverside Borough:
Beginning On 4/10/2024, work will begin during the hours of 9:00pm to 6:00am, Sunday through Thursday. Work is expected to be completed by the end of August. Traffic will be restricted to a single lane through the use of flaggers during the night-time hours. During the daytime, two lanes of travel should be open to the public. Message from Riverside Police Department:
We have one report of a resident receiving a call from "Chief Swank of Danville Police". The number is spoofed and appears to be the Danville Police phone number. The caller even called back a second time and used the proper name that was listed for the phone account. This was not the Danville Police calling. Chief Swank (actual person) has been made aware that this happened. Please do not give out any personal information. If you get a call similar to this, hang up on them and call the Danville Police yourself or call the Riverside Police. If it is the real Chief Swank, they will put him on the phone or we will get you a number to call him back. RIVERSIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
The Riverside Borough Council met in the Municipal Building, 415 Dewart Street, Riverside on Monday, February 19, 2024 at 7:00pm. Meeting was called to order by Vice President, Beth Rake. Council members present: Peter Fleming, John Domanski, Barb Kriner and Ken Gardner. Also present was Mayor John LaMotte and Secretary Lisa Fritz. Absent: Steve Wagner and Delavan Whitenight Jr Citizen (s) present: Resident Paris Tennenhouse Pledge of Allegiance Citizens to be Heard: Paris Tennenhouse was in the audience to observe. Old business: Approval of the minutes of January 19, 2024. Ken Gardner made a motion to approve the minutes, Barb Kriner seconded the Motion. Approved by all. Ken questioned Bidding out on major purchases. $15,000.00 was offered for the Police vehicle being traded in. Barb stated used vehicles are traded in. If not traded in, then they are placed on MuniciBid. John Domanski stated three (3) sealed bids for major purchases should be in place. Peter said Sunbury Motors is a Co-Star Dealer and they are close for vehicle servicing. Ken made a Motion to rescind the 15% penalty on sewer accounts, which was voted on at the January 15th meeting. The $25.00 penalty will be placed on accounts not paid on a quarterly basis, starting at the end of March 2024. The increase shall be advertised in the Press Enterprise. There were no updates on the Terms and Conditions of the two (2) Grants applied for at this time. Borough Life: Nothing to report. New Business: Tax Collector, Ruth Peck spoke to Council regarding the delinquent Per Capita collection. Northumberland County has changed to Keystone for collection of their delinquent Per Capita payments. Currently Riverside Borough uses Statewide Tax Recovery for collection. Ruth advised Council to consider using Keystone, so it would not be as confusing to residents when they receive the delinquent notice, as the original tax bill has both County and Borough Per Capita amounts printed on one bill. Barb made a Motion to have Ruth contact Keystone for a proposal of details on their services for delinquent Per Capita tax collection. John Domanski seconded. All in Favor. Motion to Approve: Dumpster Day will be presented by Dan Gable at a future meeting, after he sets a date with Fought’s Disposable Service. Check signing - Barb Kriner requested to have John LaMotte’s name removed from signing checks. John LaMotte stated there are two (2) emails from different people regarding who can sign checks, both have different answers. One email directly from PSAB on 2/12 states any Elected or Appointed Officials are authorized to sign checks. John LaMotte asked why Barb is questioning the signing now, as it has never been questioned before, Barb stated it is PSAB’s guidelines that a Mayor cannot sign checks, according to an email she received from a person that does research on PSAB guidelines. John Domanski made a Motion to approve five (5) signors, namely; Stephen Wagner, Elizabeth Rake, Peter Fleming, John LaMotte and Lisa Fritz. Peter seconded the Motion. Barb opposed the Motion. Action Items: Ken mentioned the light poles on the bridge, stating Mahoning Township replaced the poles on their side, having spacers placed under the poles so condensation can run out. Ken feels we should have the remaining poles on this side of the bridge replaced. A quote was received in 2023 for approximately $36,000.00. Beth stated the pole replacement will have to be worked into the Budget for next year (2025). John Domanski stated we will need to advertise for Bids to replace the light poles. Ken mentioned the arms on top can put back onto new poles. Barb made a Motion to have Dan Gable ask for the specs that Mahoning Township got, Peter seconded. All in Favor. Ken mentioned at the last meeting, Attorney Michetti said a property was going up for Sheriff’s Sale, he wondered what property it was and is there delinquent sewer. Secretary, Lisa stated Attorney Michetti sent her an email requesting any sewer amount(s) due. Attorney Michetti filed a lien on the property for past due sewer monies owed to the Borough. Spring Cleaning – Boxes containing the Borough Office documents in the EMA office will be put back into storage. Barb will remove the boxes with candy bags from BoroLife events from the EMA office. East Lateral repairs by property owners – Peter explained a diagram Dan Gable drew regarding sewer inspections. When a property in the Borough is placed for Sale, a sewer inspection must be done. The property owner is responsible for any issues from the home to the Borough’s Right-of-Way. If any issues are found in the Borough’s Right-of-Way to the Main, the Borough will have those repairs/clean-out done. Zoning Office, Brian Anderson does document in his report(s) if there is an issue in the Borough main line(s). Dan asked Brian to get a listing of the deficiencies to him. Barb stated at a recent meeting, Brian brought up the 4 to 5 properties that need fixed from the Right-of-Way to the Main. She said Dan was given permission at that particular meeting to contact Adams and get the repair work done. John D agreed and said Dan was standing next to Brian A when John D instructed Dan to make arrangements with Adams to have the repairs done. Dan stated at a later meeting, Adams had the list of properties and the work would be done by mid-December. When Barb asked Dan at the February meeting if the repairs were completed on those 4-5 properties, he stated that it wasn’t his responsibility, it was Brian Andersons’ responsibility. Dan then he came back around and acted like he didn’t know anything about it. Barb said, “This is just wrong!” Ken asked whose responsibility is it to make sure the work gets done. Peter said Dan is and he has documentation at his office. Peter said there are too many Indians on the War Path. Barb asked what he meant by ‘too many Indians on a war path’. Barb stated “No one is on a war path, nothing with Indians at all.” Peter explained that Adams could not get to the work immediately due to their schedules. Peter said he feels there is a better line of communication between Brian Anderson and the Street Department now. John D stated that Brian only brought it up once about properties that needed fixed and Dan was instructed to get them fixed. Ken made a spreadsheet with problem areas that are the property owners’ responsibility. Ken suggested the Borough send letters to these property owners to get the repairs completed. Barb said the Borough should be able to do a letter to owners that have deficiencies. Adams Sewer & Drain Cleaning did repair several issues in the Borough and they will be going back in the Spring to re-seed grass and cut pipes off. Ken made a Motion to have the Street Department Steam Cleaner repaired. Peter seconded. All in Favor. John Domanski would like to discuss getting an answer to Aaron Wright (Victory of Life Church) regarding the purchase of the former school property. Council will have a Workshop on Saturday, March 16 at 11:00am to discuss options regarding the former school property. Ken asked if the Borough is spending money on the new building project. John Domanski said the Grant Writer is currently working on a Grant for construction of a new building. Larson Design Group and Midd-Penn have been paid for Engineering services. Ken questioned if the Borough is in a position at this point to build a new facility. Beth stated she feels the new building project is going to be squashed. No Executive Session was held. At 8:10pm, Barb made a Motion to adjourn and John D seconded. All in Favor. Respectfully Submitted: Lisa Fritz Secretary Good morning Riverside Residents;
Spring is in the air and birds of all species will be making their presence. Just a friendly reminder to place your trash in bags, then in containers with lids on. Also, please do not put food, or food scraps out for animals; as it may attract the vultures to come a few miles from Mahoning Township! AGENDA
BOROUGH OF RIVERSIDE COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 4, 2024 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG CALL TO ORDER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: I. OLD BUSINESS A. Minutes of 02/19/2024 meeting. II. ZONING OFFICER REPORT III. STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT IV. SOUTHSIDE FIRE COMPANY REPORT V. POLICE REPORT VI. MAYOR’S REPORT VII. SOLICITOR MICHETTI REPORT VIII. BORO LIFE COMMITTEE IX. NEW BUSINESS X. MOTION TO APPROVE XI. ACTION ITEMS A. Bridge Light Repair XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS Monday, March 18, 2024 @ 7:00 P.M. RIVERSIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
The Riverside Borough Council met in the Municipal Building, 415 Dewart Street, Riverside on Monday, February 5, 2024 at 7:00pm. Meeting was called to order by President Steve Wagner. Council members present: Vice President Beth Rake, Peter Fleming, John Domanski, Barb Kriner and Ken Gardner. Also present were Solicitor Attorney Joseph Michetti, Chief of Police Kerry Parkes, Street Superintendent Dan Gable, Mayor John LaMotte and Secretary Lisa Fritz. Absent from Meeting: Zoning Officer Brian Anderson and Council Member Delavan Whitenight, Jr Pledge of Allegiance Citizens to be Heard: Resident, Aaron Wright stated on behalf of the “Victory of Life Church”, they are interested in perhaps purchasing the former school property to move their Church there and hopefully make a nice area for residents to walk and bring their families. Old Business: Minutes of 01/15/2024 were read. John Domanski stated there was never a Vote by Council members to approve the purchase of a vehicle for the Police Department this year. The Police purchase a vehicle every three (3) years through Co-Stars. John D suggested to get three (3) sealed bids for the purchase. Chief Kerry Parkes stated Co-Stars did get three (3) bids and Zimmerman’s in Sunbury was the lowest. Solicitor, Attorney Michetti said it has been custom and tradition to put Bids out to purchase a new vehicle. He also said the Borough can take phone solicitations for vehicles. Beth Rake said the issue is that previously, prices were brought to Council for review and approval. Dan Gable stated if we go through Co-Stars, it is not a requirement to Bid out. A vehicle has already been ordered for the Police Department. Council President Steve Wagner stated a vehicle purchase does need to be brought to the table for approval. Barb made a Motion to ratify the purchase of the vehicle that was ordered and in the future, bring the purchase to the table. Peter Fleming seconded. John Domanski opposed. Barb mentioned the Minutes do not have to be typed verbatim, but would like to continue to have the Secretary send them to Council for review. Barb stated there have been many times in the past they have looked back at minutes and what they were looking was not in the Minutes. Barb said she feels the 1/15/2024 Minutes make it sound like her and John Domanski rushed into the sewer projects. Steve Wagner stated, “No one feels that way.” Steve stated we cannot pick things apart. Beth made a Motion to go back to streamlined Minutes. Peter seconded. Barb and John D. opposed. Beth made a Motion to approve the 1/15/24 Minutes, with Barb seconding. All in Favor. East and West End Sewer Projects – Barb stated Danville Borough will be closely watching the levels of Nitrates and Phosphates in 2024 and if they are over the limit, Danville Borough will be charging a fee to Riverside Borough. Steve and John D met with Justin Skavery (Northumberland County Grant Writer) to discuss the grant option use for the East and West projects. Justin said the grant monies could be used for one or the other or both, as long as it is documented. Riverside Borough must match any Grant monies. A loan was applied for through PennVest. Steve asked Barb to work with PennVest, through the loan process. Steve asked John D to work with the Grant(s) process. Larson Design Group recommended work to be done on the East End first. The Borough has until 2026 to use the One Million dollar ($1,000,000.00) grant. Ken stated the he read over the Grant and nowhere in the information does it state the Borough must match the funding. Justin Skavery informed the Borough that there are no grants that are not matching. Steve asked Peter to look into the possibility of selling the sewer. Ken felt if the Borough does sell, most of the grant will be an investment. A discussion was held to change the locks on the Borough building and get locks for the filing cabinets in the Borough office. Beth will look into lock additions/changes. Zoning Officer Report: Brian Anderson’s report was read. Brian visited a property to verify no sewer usage was in place. No usage was found; therefore, the owner will cap the line. The owner will have to pay a tap-in fee if re-connecting. Barb made a Motion to accept the Zoning report. Beth seconded. All in Favor. Street Department Report: Dan Gable read his report. Dan will make a list of the trees that need removed, including stump removal. There are trees hanging over the Pump Station. Dan received a quote from Northeast Tree Service. John D made a Motion to have NorthEast cut the trees. Peter seconded. All in Favor. John D discussed Pine Swamp Hollow Rd, a section needs to be repaired. PennDot looked at the roadway, it does not appear the bank or shoulder is giving away. The Street Department did place reflective markers to alert drivers in that section of the roadway on Pine Swamp Hollow Rd. Beth made a motion to accept the Street Department report, with Peter seconding. All in Favor. Southside Fire Company Report: Reports were submitted for the months: September, October, November and December of 2023. John D made a Motion to accept the reports, with Barb seconding. All in Favor. Police Report: Kerry Parkes presented his report. Kerry stated Danville Borough has a tax for PA Skills Games. Barb stated there is an Amusement tax in the Code Book. John motioned to accept the Police report, Barb seconded. All in favor. Mayor’s Report: The Mayor had nothing to report. Solicitor Michetti Report: One property in the Borough is scheduled for Sheriff’s Sale. Whitenights’ signed an agreement to discontinue the action regarding the tree issue. The Action will be a stipulation of the Court. Beth made a Motion to accept the Solicitor’s report. Barb seconded. All in Favor. Borough Life: Nothing to report. New Business: FaceBook – the Borough will be implementing a new FaceBook page. Motion to Approve: Beth made a Motion to approve the 2024 TRA Electric Maintenance Agreement. Peter seconded. All in Favor. John made a Motion to accept the 2024 PennDot Municipal Winter Traffic Services Agreement. Barb seconded. All in Favor. A discussion was held regarding the past due sewer accounts. The penalty is currently $5.00 per quarter. John Domanski made a Motion to increase the penalty amount to $25.00 per quarter effective with the first quarter of 2024. Beth seconded. All in Favor. Action Items: No action items. Executive Session: At 9:30pm, Peter made a Motion to move into Executive Session. John seconded. At 10:14pm, Barb made a Motion to go back into Regular Session, with Peter seconding. All in Favor. Council adjourned at 10:15 o’clock pm. Respectfully Submitted: Lisa Fritz Secretary AGENDA
BOROUGH OF RIVERSIDE COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 19, 2024 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG CALL TO ORDER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: I. OLD BUSINESS A. Minutes of 02/05/2024 meeting. B. Update on Terms and Conditions for 2 grants. II. BORO LIFE COMMITTEE III. NEW BUSINESS A. Tax Collector, Ruth Peck – Delinquent Per Capita Collection IV. MOTION TO APPROVE A. Dumpster Day – Saturday, 4/27 or 5/4 from 7:00am to 1:00pm Getting the dumpsters from Fought’s Disposal in Bloomsburg. (4/27 works best for Fought’s) B. Checking Account Signors V. ACTION ITEMS A. Bridge Lights B. Spring Cleaning – EMA Office C. East End Lateral repair by property owners VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS Monday, March 4, 2024 @ 7:00 Friendly Reminder:
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