September 21, 2026
7:30 PM Council Meeting
| Pledge of Allegiance | ||
| Roll Call | Jody Roberts, Sue Hunt, Heidi Sentivan, Ken Torres-Zickler – Excused, Andrea Juarez, Sean Sheehan, Andrew Marques – Excused , Mayor Gamal Sherif – Excused, Solicitor Meghan Byrnes – Excused, Borough Secretary Janet Diiorio. | |
| Approval of Agenda | Motion to Approve by Heidi, Second by Sue. All in favor. | |
| Public Comment | ||
| Honoring Officer Hinkley of the Swarthmore Police Department; Chief Stufflet shares his thanks and appreciate to Officer Roger Hinkley and to his wife, Andrea, for thirty years of service.Kevin Cunningham is invited to speak and shares anecdotes and stories of Hinkley’s time in and service to Rutledge. Officer Hinkley shares sentiments of retiring and his hope that he has improved lives and it will be paid forward. Council President Roberts gives thanks to Hinkley for his lasting impression on Rutledge and his commitment to community, even stopping at the lemonade stands in Rutledge. | ||
| Mayor’s Report | ||
| Approval of Minutes | Approve Meeting Minutes for 2026.09.08Motion to approve by Heidi, Second by Andrea. All in favor.Approve Meeting Minutes for 2026.09.02Motion to approve by Sean, Second by Heidi. All in favor. | |
| Activities Committee | Information Sharing | Yearly Donation Drive and Thank You’s – Low for the year, under 20 people have donated to the Rutledge Activities Committee in 2026.Our Porch Event 9/26/2026 – Weather permitting at Triangle park, may be moved indoors to Rutledge Borough hall if there is rain. Decision by Friday afternoon. Chilly Banana Truck is still planning to attend. |
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| Building Committee | Information Sharing | August Reports from Catania4 Permits request, 4 Issued16 Code Enforcement Notices; majority for branches intruding to sidewalk1 U&O inspection; Zero Certificates issued4 Rental Property Inspections; 1 Passed |
| Discussion | Progress on Code Enforcement ProcessUpdates inclusive of feedback from CataniaDraft ticket envelopeDiscussion around door hanger vs. envelopeSuggestion to add Borough Office email and phone number.Discuss need for a ticketing ordinancePotential need to Solicitor input and opportunity to request sample ordinances from General Code. | |
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| Communications Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Finance Committee | Information Sharing | Reminder of Budget Schedule: October meetings Committees to provide budget requests and any additional funding |
| Discussion | Meeting with Lisa is early October | |
| Action Item | Vote on bills list 09.04.2026-09.19.2026Motion to Approve by Heidi, Second by Andrea. All in favor. | |
| Ordinance Committee | Information Sharing | Timeline update from General Code on Recodification Process: Draft is expected to be delivered at the end of October. The Borough of Rutledge will have 45 days to review. This will include all changes (spelling, syntax, gender neutral language, etc).Discussion around advertising cycle and, because it includes zoning, a double advertising period is required. |
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| Parks and Property Committee | Information Sharing | LSA Grant Update – Partial Grant Approval $100,000 no match required for crosswalk and reconfiguring end of Rutledge Ave at triangle park. Expected to be available in January; Parks will connect with Catania on next steps.Heidi thanks Tim Kearney and Dave Delloso for their advocacy.Triangle Park Clean Ups – 9/19 and 9/26 from 9-11AM. One bedding cleared this past weekend; the team will reconvene this weekend. Thank you to the Mitchchelli’s for their support!We have received the $96,000 reimbursement from the state for the shade structure.Stormwater Project Update: Must close out 2023 Grant by end of SeptemberStormwater Project Update: Grass and fence.Grant Totals:2023 Grant (85/15): $150,000 + $26,500 (match)=$176,5002026 Grant (85/15): $255,000 + $45,000 (match)=$300,000TOTAL $476,500We have paid $395,701.67 to Joseph J Danielle to date (we have been trying to get reimbursed from the state for this). We have paid some of Catania’s bills for this project but not all of them. CE fee should not exceed $59,971. |
| Discussion | ||
| Action Item | Ratify the Purchase of 4 additional Adirondack chairs for Triangle Park in the amount of $419.76Motion to Ratify by Andrea, Second by Sue. All in favor.Vote to approve purchasing 2 oak trees from the fall RSTC for planting at Triangle Park in the amount of $240.Motion to Approve by Heidi, Second by Andrea. All in favor.Vote to approve payment to Joseph J Danielle LLC for the stormwater project in the amount of $12,100.40 (close out of 2023 Grant, 2026 Grant to remain open for now)Motion to Approve by Heidi, Second by Andrea. All in favor.Vote to approve payment of Catania Billing for the stormwater project in NTE of $59,971 (full payment for stormwater project). Motion to Approve by Heidi, Second by Sue. All in favor. | |
| Personnel Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Public Safety Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Sewer Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Streets Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Trash and Recycling | Information Sharing | Yard Waste second monthly collectionPenn State Extension Master Gardeners of DELCO workshop – 6-7PM Tuesday 9/22. 2s & 4s. Crinkles—no, stretches—yes. Suggestion for Sanitation Committee to create a 2-minute how-to video as part of the event to be posted.Textile BinGlass Bin costs for 2027 – Hauling costs will remain $400 per haul. They collected ten tons of glass in 2026. |
| Discussion | Glass Bin partnership with Swarthmore – Rutledge proposed a proportionate split with Swarthmore, which was not agreed—a 75/25 bid is currently being discussed. | |
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| Planning Commission | Information Share – Raw Data from Comp Plan Survey being shared. Formal discussion at first October meeting. About 5% response rate. Community Facilities and Transportation came as the highest categories of interest. RBPC Member Alexandra shares her method for collecting responses and effort to make it a good sampling from across the neighborhood. Reiterates that Community Facilities (park) and Transportation (traffic during rush hour).Chief Stufflet shares there are roughly 20-26 monthly bus stop camera tickets issued each month. | |
| Shade Tree Commission | Discuss additional funding for 2027 budget for oak treesProposal to fund partial (50% potentially) for up to 7 trees to incentivize residents to purchase larger trees to restore the canopy in Rutledge. | |
| Historical Committee | ||
| Public Comment | ||
| Old Business/New Business | ||
| Adjournment | Motion to Adjourn at 8:44PM by Heidi, Second by Sue. | |