April 2025 Board of Commissioners Meeting

The Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners will hold their April 2025 meeting on Monday, April 7th, 2025 at 7:00 pm at the Elizabeth Township Municipal Building.

AGENDA:

Elizabeth Township

Board of Commissioners

Monday April 7, 2025, 7:00 PM

Board of Commissioner’s Meeting Agenda

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance & Moment of Silence

Roll Call

Executive Session Acknowledgement:

April 7th, 2025 at 6:00 pm

Department Reports:

Code Enforcement

Engineer

Police

Public Works

Sanitary-Veolia Water

Solicitor

Township Manager

Committee Reports:

Budget, Finance, Grants, Legislation and General Government

Code Enforcement

Parks & Recreation

Community Events

Personnel

Public Safety & Public Works

Sanitation & Stormwater

Comprehensive Plan

EFSD Collaboration Committee

Redevelopment Authority

Junior Commissioner

Fire Department

Presentation: None

Public Comment: See Sign-Up Sheet

Discussion:

Hydrogen sulfide gas monitoring equipment and pH altering chemicals to move towards a biological approach to reducing HS gas in the Force Main System – Dennis Ottaviani

Resolutions (Roll Call):

Ordinances (Roll Call): None

Items for Consideration

Non-Expenditure Items (Consent Votes):

1.       Motion to approve the Commissioner’s Meeting minutes dated March 3, 2025.

2.       Motion to approve the Commissioner’s Workshop Meeting minutes dated March 17, 2025.

3.       Motion to approve the lot consolidation request from Jeffrey Morgan for lots 651-B-72, 651-B-73, and 651-B-97 at 902 East Smithfield Street contingent upon survey updates as required and approved by the planning commission.  The properties exist in an R-3 zoning district.

4.       Motion to approve the lot consolidation request from Salvatore Paul Mollise, II for lots 1904-H-155, 1904-D-256, and 1903-E-349 at 3039 Skillet Hill Road.  The properties exist in an R-1 zoning district and the plan has been approved by planning commission.  

Expenditure Items (Roll Call Votes):

5.       Motion to approve the Township Bill Warrant dated April 7, 2025, in the amount of $853,257.34.

6.       Motion to approve the Sanitary Bill Warrant dated April 7, 2025, in the amount of $728,381.20.  

7.       Motion to ratify the vote from March 4, 2025, to amend the total of the March 3, 2025, Sanitary Bill Warrant to reflect a $29,647.90 increase bringing the total March 3, 2025 Sanitary Bill Warrant Amount to $333,194.83. 

8.       Motion to ratify the vote from March 4, 2024, to approve the one-year contract between Elizabeth Township and National Code Inspection Agency LLC to act as the municipality’s third-party building code official and perform all PA UCC services.

9.       Motion to approve Pay Application 12 from PDDM Solutions, LLC in the amount of $28,000.00 for the Boston Fieldhouse Project.

10.   Motion to promote employee 1080 to a Class D Patrol effective April 1, 2025, in accordance with the Police Department Collective Bargaining Agreement.

11.   Motion to accept the 2023 annual municipal GAAP and DCED audits prepared by Opst and Associates, LLC.

12.   Motion to approve the agreement memorandum with employee number 1087 retroactive to November 5, 2024, as recommended by the personnel committee.  This agreement is to increase base salary upon successful completion of each of the three certifications Elizabeth Township has requested them to obtain.

13.   Motion to ratify the vote from March 26, 2025, to accept the Change Order from Garbiel Concrete in the amount of $4,000.00 for concrete work at the Boston Fieldhouse.

14.   Motion to approve the purchase of a reconditioned signal controller with a one-year warranty for the intersection of Hayden Blvd and Weigles Hill Road from Traffic Systems and Services, LLC in the amount of $4,500.00.  This motion was tabled during the February 2025 meeting.

15.   Motion to approve the purchase and installation of a generator enclosure with a three-prong plug and three-way switch for the traffic signal at the intersection of Hayden Blvd and Weigles Hill Road from Traffic Systems and Services, LLC in the amount of $1,895.00.

16.   Motion to renew the contract with Shiloh Services to provide IT services and support at a cost of $3,966.45 per month for the term April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026. This reflects a slight price increase from our previous contract price.

17.   Motion to approve Pay Application 13 from PDDM Solutions in the amount of $96,250.00 for work at the Boston Ballfield.

18.   Motion to authorize the bid advertisement for the Lovedale Pump Station Upgrades Project. The project will include furnishing of all labor, material, plant, utilities, and services required for the construction of sanitary sewage pumping facilities and appurtenances.

19.   Motion to approve Pay Application 2 from PDDM Solutions in the amount of $5,008.89 for the Municipal Building Addition.  This will be reimbursed through the LSA Grant.

20.   Motion to approve the reimbursement of $12,476.00 to EFYA for the maintenance of seven ball fields in Elizabeth Township in accordance with the Field Maintenance Agreement.  This represents 50% of the total maintenance cost for 2025.  

21.   Motion to approve a one-time adjustment for sanitary account ETS10070692 in the amount of $728.56.

22.   Motion to renew the authorization of JMI Consultants to manage the selection of Elizabeth Township electric and gas providers at no cost to the township. The Township has been working with this company since 2021.

23.   Motion to allow Olympus Energy to extend working hours beyond daylight hours on April 15th, 2025.  The extended working hours would be for a one-day-only approval.

24.   Motion to approve the Component 3 Sewage Facilities Planning Module for the Rolling Hills Community.

Adjournment

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