Meeting Minutes – May 6, 2019
YORKANA BOROUGH MINUTES
THE MAY 6, 2019 YORKANA BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING WAS HELD AT BORO OFFICE.
WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.
PRES. STEVE DAUGHERTY OPENED THE MEETING AT 7;31 P.M WITH PLEDGE OF ALLEG-
IANCE AND INVOCATION BY ROSALYN MCELHENNY.
SEC. REPORT WAS SUBMITTED: RUTHANN PALACIOS MADE MOTION TO ACCEPT,
ROSALYN SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED.
TREAS. REPORT WAS REVIEWED: MARV HENISE MADE MOTION TO ACCEPT, LYN
SECONDED, MOTION CARRIED.
ENGINEER CHRIS KRAFT WAS PRESENT TO EXPLAIN STORM WATER , MAINTAINANCE
AGREEMENT. MARV MADE MOTION, ROSALYN SECONDED TO WAIVE THE AGGREEMENT
FOR ROBERT CRUM PROJECT, BUT FUTURE PROJECTS WILL HAVE TO ADHERE TO ORDINANCE.
MOTION CARRIED. WE WILL NEED FORM FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: DON DAUGHERTY REPORTED THAT BOROUGH CONTRACT FOR
MET ED ST. LIGHTING IS 2011- 2031, IF COUNCIL WANTS LED LIGHTS , COUNCIL WILL HAVE
TO PAY $6,000 TO FULFILL CONTRACT , PLUS INSTALLATION FEES. COUNCIL DECIDED TO
NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO LIGHTS DUE TO THE COSTLY EXPENSE.
TREE REMOVAL- MARV WILL GET 2 QUOTES FROM SMELTZER AND SPECIALTY TREES.
CONCERN OVER JANET SMITH’S 2 LARGE TREES, THAT ARE DEAD IN FRONT YD.
NITA WILL CONTACT HER WITH COUNCILS CONCERNS.
FRY’S AVE. POT HOLES – ROSALYN HAS BEEN WORKING ON 3 DIFFERENT QUOTES.
MAYOR WILL GET SPRAY PAINT AND MARK AREA NEEDING TO BE REPAIRED.
NEW BUSINESS: BLADE KLINE TO ATTEND STAN SAYLORS MEETING.
MOTION BY BLADE AND SECONDED BY CHRIS GROSH TO ALLOW OUR FIRE POLICE
TO PARTICIPATE IN NON EMERGENCY EVENTS AT DALLASTOWN AND 0THER BOROS
FIRE CO. CONVENTION HELD HERE ON AUG 12, PENN DOT AND ST. POLICE WILL NEED
TO BE NOTIFIED TO CLOSE STREET FOR PARADE.
REMINDERS: ELECTION MAY 21.
FLAGS FOR MEMORIAL DAY TO BE PLACED IN BOROUGH
EYARC CARNIVAL ON MAY 26 AT EAST PROSPECT BALL FIELD
BLADE MADE MOTION TO PAY BILLS, DON SECONDED, MOTION CARRIED.
RUTHANN MADE MOTION TO ADJOURN, ROSALYN SECONDED, MOTION CARRIED.
NEXT MEETING JUNE 3,
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, JUANITA SMITH, SEC.