AGENDA
BOROUGH OF RIVERSIDE COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
July 9, 2024
 
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
 
CALL TO ORDER
 
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: 
 
I.        OLD BUSINESS
              A. Appointment of Council Member
           
ADJOURNMENT
NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS Monday, August 5, 2024 @ 7:00 P.M.

Hello Riverside Residents,
The third quarter sewer bills will be mailed today, July 5th.
​Please pass the word to folks you know do not use social media.

RIVERSIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
 
The Riverside Borough Council met in the Municipal Building, 415 Dewart Street, Riverside on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00pm.  Meeting was called to order by President, Stephen Wagner.
 
Council members present: 
Peter Fleming, John Domanski, Barb Kriner and Delavan Whitenight, Jr.
Also present was Solicitor Joseph Michetti Jr. Police Chief Kerry Parkes, Street Department Superintendent Dan Gable, Mayor John LaMotte and Secretary Lisa Fritz.
 
Absent:
Beth Rake, Ken Gardner and Brian Anderson.
 
Citizens present:
Christa Guenther, Michael Kemner, Nate Waite, Drew Mumich and Paris Tennenhouse.
 
Pledge of Allegiance
 
Citizens to be Heard:  
Resident, Nate Waite addressed Council with a sewer challenge he has at his property. When he purchased the property in 2021, it had sewer repairs completed. Brian Anderson issued a “Certificate of Compliance”, stating the repairs were completed. Mr Waite is now selling his property, an inspection found the repairs were not completed.
Solicitor, Attorney Michetti advised Council to gather information and review it, then address the issue.
 
Danville Airport representatives told Council there are several trees on Residents’ property obstructing the end of the runway. Barb Kriner asked when the water runoff will be taken care of, they stated it will be done by November 2024.
 
Old business:
John made a Motion to accept the Minutes of the May 20th Meeting. Barb seconded. All in Favor.
 
Zoning Officer Report:
Council read over Brian Anderson’s report. Barb made a Motion to accept the Zoning Report, Delavan seconded. All in Favor.
 
Street Department Report:
Dan Gable read over his report. Dan stated there is an unused Lateral in the Borough which needs repaired. Barb made a Motion for Dan to contact Adams Sewer & Repair to plug the unused lateral. John Domanski seconded the Motion. All in Favor.
Delavan asked if the retention pond in Sabra Way has been cleaned, Dan said it has not cleaned by the property owners. Attorney Michetti will send another letter to the owners regarding clean-out of the retention pond on their property. Dan touch base on Dumpster Day being held on Saturday, June 8th; Dan said people are asking what to do with TV’s and electronic devices, as they are not accepted at Dumpster Day. John LaMotte stated there are transfer stations in the area that do accept such devices.
Barb made a Motion to accept the Street Department report. John seconded. All in Favor.
 
Southside Fire Company Report:
No report submitted.
 
Police Report:
Kerry presented his report. Kerry asked Council if he could have a cleaning service do a thorough office cleaning. John Domanski made a Motion for Kerry to get three (3) cleaning estimates. Barb seconded. All in Favor.
Barb made a Motion to accept the Police Report. Delavan seconded the Motion. All in Favor.
 
Mayor’s Report:
Nothing to report.
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Solicitor Michetti Report:
Sewer Laterals - Attorney Michetti stated he researched sewer laterals and in his opinion, Council will have to look at the Ordinances and take action; recommending an Amendment of the Ordinance. It would take an Engineer to re-write the whole ordinance and would take longer that an amendment. The service line is end of the Right-of-Way to the home. A discussion was held on the Amusement Tax ordinance. John Domanski suggested Council schedule a workshop to discuss updating several ordinances’. A Workshop will held on Monday, June 24 at 7:00pm in the Borough Office. Barb made a Motion to accept the Solicitors report, with Delavan seconding the Motion. All in Favor.
 
Borough Life:
Nothing to Report.
 
New Business:
Elizabeth (Beth) Rake submitted a letter resigning as Council Vice President, effective immediately. She also turned in a letter resigning from Council, Effective Monday, June 10, 2024. Beth is moving and will not be able to serve on Riverside Borough Council. Barb made a Motion to accept Beth’s letter of resignation as Vice President, effective immediately. Delavan seconded. All in Favor.
Peter Fleming nominated himself for Vice President. Barb Kriner nominated herself for the seat of Vice Presidency. Peter, John D. and Steve Wagner voted for Peter as Vice President. Barb and Delavan voted for Barb as Vice President. Peter made a Motion to close the nominations for Vice President. John Domanski seconded the Motion. All in Favor. Peter won as Vice President in a 3 to 2 vote. Barb made a Motion to accept Peter for Vice President, with Delavan seconding the Motion. All in Favor.
 
Motion to Approve:
PennVest – John Domanski suggested to apply for another loan and/or a Grant. Barb stated there is enough money to match the one million dollar grant. Barb made a Motion to approve the PennVest loan. Peter seconded. All in Favor.
Pump Station – A discussion held about moving forward with the generator project. Peter feels Council should move forward with the generator project. The County grants have to be matched before any money can be used. Council discussed using the PennVest loan as the matching amount. Barb suggested using $500,000.00 from the sewer account to match one (1) grant to get started on the generator.
Subdivision Plan for the former School Property. Attorney Michetti authorized Council President, Steve Wagner and Secretary, Lisa Fritz to execute the Subdivision Plan.
 
Action Items:
None.
Executive Session:
John made a Motion to move into Executive Session at 8:35pm. Barb seconded. All in Favor.
Council reconvened back into Regular Session at 9:08pm.
 
Peter made a Motion to adjourn at 9:08pm. Delavan seconded. All in Favor.
Respectfully Submitted:
 Lisa Fritz
Secretary

***FROM THE DESK OF THE MAYOR, JOHN LaMOTTE***
Although the overwhelming generosity of the residents of Riverside is greatly appreciated, the 'Sharing Kiosk" was not intended for household items.
The original intent was for Residents to share their bountiful harvest(s) throughout the summer months. Also, it is a Community bulletin board. Household items and toys would be better served going to the Salvation Army. Inappropriate and potential dangerous items have been found in the Kiosk and removed.

AGENDA
BOROUGH OF RIVERSIDE COUNCIL MEETING
July 1, 2024
 
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
 
CALL TO ORDER
 
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: 
 
I.        OLD BUSINESS
              A. Minutes of 06/03/2024 meeting.
            B. Appointment of Council Member
            C. Appointment of Pro Tem
 
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
            A. BoroLife Committee – volunteer of members
            B. MARC (Montour Area Recreation Committee) – volunteer of members
 
IX.       NEW BUSINESS
            A. UGI Customer Agreement for gas to generator
            B. Office Cleaning Company
          C. Sale of Seven (7) acres of former school property
 
X.        MOTION TO APPROVE        
XI.     ACTION ITEMS
           A. Ordinances: Sewer, Solid Waste, Amusement, Vehicles and Trees        
XII.     EXECUTIVE SESSION
  ADJOURNMENT
NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS Monday, August 5, 2024 @ 7:00 P

AGENDA
BOROUGH OF RIVERSIDE COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Monday, June 24, 2024 at 7:00pm
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
CALL TO ORDER
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: 
I.   ACTION ITEMS
     A. Ordinances:
1.Sewers - Chapter 225
2.Solid Waste - Chapter 238
3.Amusement Devices - Chapter 90
4.Vehicles, Abandoned and Junk – Chapter 268  
5.Trees – Chapter 250, § 250-44
ADJOURNMENT

RIVERSIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
 
The Riverside Borough Council met in the Municipal Building, 415 Dewart Street, Riverside on Monday, May 20, 2024 at 7:00pm.  Meeting was called to order by President, Stephen Wagner.
 
Council members present: 
Vice President Beth Rake, Peter Fleming, John Domanski, Barb Kriner and Ken Gardner and Secretary Lisa Fritz.
 
Absent:
Mayor John LaMotte and Delavan Whitenight, Jr
 
Citizens present:
Robert Rickard, Stephanie Didomenico, Shawn Rearick, Dough Heimbuch and Mike Trelease.
 
Pledge of Allegiance
 
Citizens to be Heard:  
Shawn Rearick purchased a property and is having issues trying to complete a handicap accessible restroom for his business in the building. His Realtor, Stephanie Didomenico, reading a letter written by Mr. Rearick stating how this process has been a hardship for them, as they would like to open their business. Council President, Steve Wagner stated he will meet with the Zoning Officer and the Building Code Representative to discuss the issue.
 
Old business:
John Domanski made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 6 meeting, Barb Kriner seconded the Motion.  Approved by all.
 
Peter Fleming gave an update on the lateral repairs; 13 out of 18 issues have been repaired by the property owners.
 
Generator – Council discussed the quote from Hunter & Lomison for a new generator. John Domanski made a Motion to proceed with the installation of a permanent generator. Peter seconded the Motion. Ken Gardner opposed.
 
Resident Rob Rickard asked if there is a plan in place to the generator. Council replied, it is included with the installation of a generator.
 
Borough Life:
Barb stated there will be a Community Yard sale on July 15th, more information to follow. They are still working on a Family swim day at Kipps Run Pool and will also have Halloween in the Park. John made a Motion to accept the Boro Life report, with Beth seconding. All in Favor.
 
New Business:
Beth announced she will be stepping down from Council, as she is moving out of Riverside.
 
Motion to Approve:
No topics to approve.
 
Action Items:
Barb asked if the Borough Council Facebook page could be set to permit ‘Following’.  Secretary, Lisa will change the page.
Ken Gardner stated something needs to be done about the delinquent sewer accounts. John suggested to have the Solicitor draft a letter. Beth suggested cross referencing names with emails in the Borolife email account, then send a reminder notice.
Ken mentioned the new bridge light will cost approximately $8,800.00.
 
At 7:50pm, Steve made a Motion to move into Executive Session for Personnel issues. Ken seconded. All in Favor.
At 8:04pm, Council moved back into Regular Session.
Steve stated someone can be appointed to replace Beth when she leaves Council. Barb feels one of the two (2) people, April Shuman and Brian Whitenight whom both ran in the 2023 Election should be appointed. Ken feels that resident Rob Rickard would make a good candidate. Council asked Secretary, Lisa to post the open Council seat on Facebook and the Borough’s webpage.
 
At 8:13pm, John made a Motion to adjourn. Barb seconded. All in Favor.
 
Respectfully Submitted: 
Lisa Fritz
Secretary

AGENDA
BOROUGH OF RIVERSIDE COUNCIL MEETING
June 3, 2024
 
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
 
CALL TO ORDER
 
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: 
 
I.        OLD BUSINESS
              A. Minutes of 05/20/2024 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
            A. Letter from Elizabeth (Beth) Rake, stepping down as Vice President.       
X.        MOTION TO APPROVE
           A. PennVest Loan
           B. Pump Station
           C. Subdivision Plan for the Borough of Riverside
           D. Document Scanning
 
XI.     ACTION ITEMS
XII.     EXECUTIVE SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS Monday, July 1, 2024 @ 7:00 P.M.