August 2025 Work Session Agenda

August 21st, 2025 @ 5:00pm Agenda

526 Fern St. Freeland, PA 18224

1. Call To Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Executive Sessions
5.  Mayor’s Forum
6. Reports
   1. Solicitor
   2. Engineer
   3. Police Chief
   4. Fire Chief
   5. Ambulance Chief
   6. DPW Foreman
   7. Codes & Zoning Officer
   8. 150th Committee Chair
   9. Planning Commission/FCRA
7. Administration
   1. Committee Chair Duties and Responsibilities Update (Part 2)
   2. Current Grant Applications
      1. DCED Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) Grant
      2. TASA Grant
   3. Upcoming/Possible Grant Applications
      1. LSA Grant for Borough Building Roof Project (Fall)
      2. Main Street Matters (MSM) Grant
      3. Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) Grant
      4. Freeland will be eligible for CDBG funding in 2027 and will receive an application in spring of 2026
   4. Codification Update
   5. Discuss Phone System Upgrade
8. Finance
   1. Solid Waste Summary including PAMS Update
   2. Online and over the phone payment fees clarification. 
9. Public Safety
   1. Police
      1. Discuss Vacancy on Police Commission and need for additional Commissioner
      2. Discuss FT Officer Resignation
      3. FLOCK renewal $30,000.00 per year 
      4. Update on Part-time patrolman hiring
      5. Discuss need for new computers
   2. Fire
      1. Discuss New Firehouse Project
      2. Adoption of the Luzerne County Hazard Mitigation Plan Resolution
   3. EMS
      1. Discuss July and August 2025 reimbursement request
      2. Discuss proration of the 2024 Delinquent Real Estate Taxes 
      3. Articles of Agreement to further the investigation into the feasibility of EMS regionalization
10. Public Works
    1. Street Department
       1. Discuss 500 block of Johnson St. proposed parking restriction
    2. Buildings & Grounds
       1. Discuss future of old borough building
       2. Garbage Can Proposal Update
       3. Discuss Public Park tract for YMCA Childcare Facility
       4. Discuss quotes from cleaning services for the borough building
       5. Discuss PennDOT Winter Maintenance Contract (10 year)
       6. Discuss advertising the proposed Ordinance to Restrict Parking on Johnson Street
       7. Borough Security Camera Upgrade Discussion
11. Code Enforcement and Zoning
    1. GOGov Update
    2. MREO Position Update
12. Recreation
    1. 150th Committee Update
    2. YMCA 20th Annual Run for the Children 5K Run/ Walk on Saturday September 13th at 10:00am. Requests the closure of Sabol Street from 7:00am to 12:00pm and a brief closure of Front Street from Pine Street to Birkbeck Street at 10:00am for the start of the race.
    3. Budget request submitted for 2025-2026
    4. Request to remove Alba Perez from the Rec Board Auxiliary  
13. Public Comment (3 minutes)
14. Adjournment of Meeting