April 17, 2025 5:00pm Work Session Agenda

Freeland Borough April 2025 Work Session

April 17, 2025 @ 5:00pm Agenda

526 Fern St. Freeland, PA 18224

1. Call To Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call

Joshua Richie___ present ___ absent                                  Frank Kislan___ present ___ absent

Rich DeStefano___ present ___ absent                         Tom Meyers___ present ___ absent

Barbara Tulanowski___ present ___ absent                 Frederick Ackers ___ present ___ absent

Jim Fisher___ present ___ absent                           Joe Palko Sr.(Mayor)___ present ___ absent

• No Executive Sessions
• Mayor’s Forum
• Reports
  • Solicitor
• • Engineer
• • Police
• • Chief
• • Fire Chief
• • Ambulance Chief
  • DPW Foreman
• Administration
  • Discuss Solid Waste Services
    • Garbage Account payments and agreements
• • • Discuss Barry Isett grant writing
    Electronic Waste Event
    • Follow up from event
    Discuss Safety Committee
• • Discuss FIDC Land Purchase
  • Discuss having a Special Meeting on April 24^th for adoption of the Ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Code of Streets and Sidewalk Ordinance
• Finance
  • Discuss sale of North Street land- need appraiser
• • Start repayment of General Fund from Garbage Account
• • Insurance Quotes (have 2 awaiting #3)
• • Discuss appointing Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC to act as bond counsel for the short-term financing in conjunction with the 2025 Pennvest Project at a cost not to exceed $5,000.00 plus actual expenses not to exceed $500.00
• • Discuss short term loan proposals from Community Bank, NA, Mauch Chunk Trust, and First National Bank of Pennsylvania.
  • Working with EMEX to find the best electric rates
• Public Safety
  • Police
    • Hire part-time police officer
• • • Accept resignation from Christopher Belles
• • • Lexipol policy manual update  
• • • Part-time clerk ad will be running this week
• • • Handicap parking requests from 829 Main Street, 819 Front Street, and 318 Centre Street
• • • Resignation of Kevin Palko from Civil Service Commission
• • • Appoint _____ to Civil Service Commission
    Fire
  • EMS
    • Discuss First Quarterly Review
• Public Works
  • Street Department
    • Street Sweeping discussion
• • • Hometown Hero Banner Discussion
• • • 2025 Freeland Borough Paving Project
• • • Discuss quote for additional Parking Meters in the 500 block of Centre Street
• • • April 23^rd LTAP Paving Class
• • • Weed control application $2,600.00 (same as 2024)
• • • Discuss listing used parking meters on municibid
• • • Crack sealing project
  • Buildings & Grounds
    • Resolution naming EMS building the “Joseph L. Palko Jr. Memorial Building”
    • Update on survey of the Public Park
• Code Enforcement and Zoning
  • Discuss appointing 5th member to IPMC
  • Contractor Licensing
• Recreation
  • Upcoming events
  • 150th Celebration Committee Update
• Public Comment (5 minutes)
• Adjournment of Meeting