Minutes February meeting

Twenty Three Mile Slough RSA meeting on February 15, 2014

Call to order at 5:06pm by Chairman, Stu Davies at 4800 Eielson Farm Road
Present: Commissioners: Stu Davies. John Tobin, Dean Lawson Residents: Robyn Davies, Nathan and Robin File, Dwayne Hofschulte, Josh Jordan, Dan Rees, Warren Smith
Agenda -Dean moved to approve agenda without additions or changes. 2nd by John
Stu Davies - yes Dean Lawson – yes John Tobin - yes
Minutes from last meeting handed out and reviewed. Motion by John to approve without any changes, 2nd by Dean
Stu Davies - yes Dean Lawson – yes John Tobin - yes
Financial report – money spent to date reviewed. John moved to approve. 2nd by Dean. Suggestion by Dwayne to only plow Seabaugh to Sims driveway to save money. Stu will talk with Joe Holland if that would be okay. Report does not include $1100 charge for truck plow last week.
Stu Davies - yes Dean Lawson – yes John Tobin - yes
Old Business
1. Commissioner Vacancy – alternate position still available
2. Commercial vehicle traffic. Review of road service agreement developed by Stu Davies and reviewed by borough attorney Rene Broker. Suggestion to estimate truck traffic through the year and charge a per truck fee based on $7,500. Consensus to only send to business, Robert Riddle, and he could adjust his fees to account for increased cost. Motion by John, second by Dean to approve letter to be sent to Robert Riddle with truck fee revision.
Stu Davies - yes Dean Lawson – yes John Tobin - yes
3. Project request – RSA did not receive 90/10 grant. Four project submittals reviewed, will reapply next year.
4. Signage – Motion by John to issue PO to Powerhouse for $1000 and authorize Stu/Frank Dunklee to order needed signs. 2nd by Dean
Stu Davies - yes Dean Lawson – yes John Tobin - yes
New Business
1. Maintenance work completed last summer – review of work done identified in financial review
2. Repairs/Maintenance needing to be completed- Need to machine clear highway to culverts at 4 mile, clear OVT #1, pothole and crack repair, evaluate need for gravel on skila. Discussion on crack developing at 1.5 mile and need to repair with crack sealant. Stu will discuss with contractor if he is able to use sealant. Contractor does not have equipment to sand roads. Motion by Dean to authorize Stu to contact and issue work order for other businesses who could do crack repair and sanding. 2nd by John
Stu Davies - yes Dean Lawson – yes John Tobin – yes
3. FY2015 budget –John moved to approve budget as submitted, second by Dean.
Stu Davies - yes Dean Lawson – yes John Tobin – yes
4. Short and long term planning – change short term goals to reflect earlier discussion
5. Maintenance contract renewal. John moved to approve maintenance contract renewal. Dean second. Discussion on great results of using serrated cutting blade. Stu will discuss with contractor adding that to contract.
Stu Davies - yes Dean Lawson – yes John Tobin – yes
Public Comments- none
Commissioner Comments - none
Next Meeting – Wednesday, Aug 20, 7-9. 4800 Eielson Farm Road
Meeting adjourned at 6:25pm