RUTLEDGE BOROUGH MEETING MINUTES
April 21st, 2025
7:30 PM Council Session
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call Jody Roberts, Sue Hunt, Heidi Sentivan, Ken Torres-Zickler, Andrea Juarez, Sean Sheehan, Vaughn Johnson, Mayor Gamal Sherif, Solicitor Carl Ewald-Excused, Borough Secretary Janet Diiorio.
Approval of Agenda
- Tabled Vote on solid waste, trash, and recycling schedule resolution until next meeting
- Approved Agenda: Sean Motion, Andrea Seconded
Public Comment:
- Andrew Marquez Ave gave an historic presentation on Rutledge
- You can check it out on andrewdmarques.com/
Tax Collector’s Report:
- No Report
Mayor’s Report:
- Swarthmore Police Department report: 2025-03-14 → 2025-04-18
- Contributions for Mayor’s Update due Thu, April 23, 2025
- Flag at half staff because of the Pope’s passing
- Chief Stufflet let us know all the Swarthmore Police Cars are now hybrid
Approval of Minutes:
- Approved Meeting Minutes for 2025.04.07
- Sue Motion, Sean Seconded, 2 abstained
Activities:
- Information Share:
- Spring Celebration
- Earth Day 4/26 10 am to 1 pm
- Meeting 4/30 @ 7:30 in lower hall
- Quizzo 5/9
Parks & Property:
- Information Share: Gather Space Update. Submittals have been received on proposed products/materials.
- Waiting for schedule from contractor. A start date has not yet been set.
Personnel:
Public Safety: none
Sewer: none
Streets:
- Information Share: Andrea gave summary
- Waverly Terrace – Received Drawings from Catania for making one-way. Shared draft drawings.
- Can use money from county aid for this scope of work.
- Discussing adding handicap spot adjacent to Rutledge Ave intersection
- Closing Waverly Terrace from Rutledge Ave to Swarthmore Ave during construction
- Parking would move to the side opposite the park. Consider painting the section of road closest to the Park as a test to see if road narrowing would make sense.
Building:
- Information Share: Catania Monthly Reports for March 2025
- Vote to Approve Property Request: Trash and Recycling Committee use of Borough Garage and Driveway on June 7 at 9 AM for eWaste event. Sean Motion, Andrea Seconded-All Approved
Communications:
- none
Finance:
- Action Item: Approve Bills and Distributions 2025.04.05-2025.04.17
- Approved: Heidi Motion, Sean Seconded
- Heidi worked with Rachel and Trumark to close and open bank accounts related to grants. Still working on a name change on the Borough credit card
Ordinance:
- Information share: none
Trash & Recycling:
- Information Sharing:
- Trash/Recycling tonnage to date
- Door Knocker draft-Checking prices
- EWaste event 6/7 – Can pick up large items for a fee
- Yard waste returns to Fridays starting May 2th
- Yard waste will be twice monthly starting in June
- Request for information from Swarthmore professor
- Resolution to change Solid Waste schedule, send edits to Andrea
- Pause the Change from 96 gallon to into 65 gallon Totes
- Action:
- Tabled Vote to Approve Resolution to Update Solid Waste, Trash, Recycling Schedule
Borough Commissions:
- Shade Tree- Thank You for Tree planting
- Planning Commission
Public Comment:
- STC Planting: Thanks to them for their hard work.
- Andrea got a Maple backyard Tree
- Sue got a Kentucky Shade Tree
Old Business/New Business:
- Discussed closer of Taylor and Crozier hospitals
- County declared State of Emergency for 7 days
Adjournment-
- Meeting adjourned at 8:59 PM
- Heidi Motion, Sue Seconded