The Bungalow Park commission is looking for some new blood.

Wendy Dunkelberger, who has been a member of the organization since 1995, spoke at last night's Tamaqua council meeting. "We have supported this community in many ways. Recently, some members have resigned," she said. "We are moving on with the other stages of our lives. This generation of members has done plenty, but it is now time for the next generation to step up and take over." Dunkelberger said that the future of the Bungalow Park depends on an infusion of new blood to take over the various fundraising activities that the group has done over the years. The commission will be holding a reorganizational meeting on Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Borough Hall.Council approved the police department surveillance camera policy. Although any member of the police force can request to view the captured images, that approval can only come from the chief and higher ranked officers. Police committee chairman Ken Smulligan said that although the current policy appears to be brief, it can be tweaked as the project progresses.Ray Bonetsky was reappointed to a five year term with the Civil Service Commission. Tammy Swinburne and Daniel Schroeder were reappointed to three year terms on Historic Architectural Review Commission (HARC).Council approved a motion to advertise ordinances placing stop signs at the intersection of Hamilton and Lafayette streets, in the southbound direction and at the intersection of High and Bowe streets, in the eastbound direction.Councilman Steve Tertel provided a copy of the updated handicap parking regulations to council members and asked them for feedback prior to the next meeting. The updated regulations will be voted on at council's next meeting.The finance, wage, and salary committee recommended accepting a proposal from East Coast Risk Management, LLC for safety, health, human resources, and risk management/claims services. Last year was the first year that the borough employed the services of the group and were able to see substantial reductions in the insurance premiums due to the implementation of the safety program recommended by the group.Council approved the consolidation of four separate funds that were in place following the sale of the Tamaqua Hi-rise. For 10 years following the sale, the funds and the interest generated were required to be dedicated to four separate areas: the building and equipment fund, the downtown fund, the general fund, and the recreation fund. They will now be consolidated into one "hi-rise" fund.Council approved certificates of appropriateness for front porch renovations and a recommendation for roof brackets for a property at 534 E. Broad St. They also approved the filing of an application for funding for a redevelopment assistance capital program grant in the amount of $500,000 for renovations of 112-118 W. Broad St. These buildings comprise the Tamaqua Chamber of Commerce building and the Tamaqua Historical Society Museum. Although the borough will have no responsibility to the funding of the project, because of the amount of the request, they are required to approve the application.Borough manager Kevin Steigerwalt provided updates on several projects that are ongoing in the borough. The borough's engineering firm, Alfred Benesch, is currently putting together a proposal for the testing and identification of wildcat sewers along the Wabash Creek. The bids for upgrades to the sewage treatment plant are out. The project will include geothermal and HVAC upgrades that will help the plant save energy.The Riverwalk project, from the Center Street bridge to the Community Center, is also going out for bids, which will be opened on Feb. 23, at 3 p.m.Steigerwalt also presented the low bids for the 2011 road material purchases. The following were awarded:• 200 tons superpave asphalt mix wearing: Lehigh Asphalt and Paving, $11,050• 100 tons superpave asphalt mix base: Eckley Asphalt, $4,645• 500 tons of 2A stone: Middleport materials, $3,500• 100 gallons of sealer: Lehigh Asphalt, $650• 1,000 tons antiskid material type 2, pick up at quarry: Lehigh Asphalt, $9,000• 100 tons anti-skid material type 2, delivery: Lehigh Asphalt, $13,250• 200 tons #57 stone, pick up: Hazleton Materials, $1,470• 200 tons #57 stone, delivery: Middleport Materials• 100 tons of #8 stone, pick up: Hazleton Materials, $735• 100 tons of #8 stone, delivery: Hazleton Materials, $1,285Steigerwalt said that the borough received no bids for 100 tons of cold patch and they will have to rebid that item.Steigerwalt and council president Micah Gursky also met with representatives from PennDOT regarding the changes to the traffic project along Center and Broad streets, including the Five Points intersection. Gursky said that they were particularly dissatisfied with the decision to not add left turn arrows on SR309. "I don't think it's PennDOT, as much as the federal guidelines," said Gursky. "They were adamant that they tried to qualify that intersection for left turn signals. It's a matter of qualifying and meeting the criteria," he added. "They are going to build the intersection to accommodate those changes in the future."Gursky asked council members for ideas to help celebrate Schuylkill County's Bicentennial and for suggestions for the 2011 CDBG projects.