Board of Supervisors’ Public Meeting
Minutes
Members Present: Judith A. Algeo, Chair
Edward P.
Thompson, Vice Chairman
Bert
Parrish, Member
Others Present: Dave Connell, Township Engineer
Mary
Eberle, Township Solicitor
Tom Scott,
Planning/Zoning
Linda Grant,
Recording Secretary
n CALL
TO ORDER:
The Warwick Township Board of Supervisors’ October 18, 2004 public
meeting, held at the Warwick Township Administration Office, 1733 Township Greene,
n APPROVAL
OF MINUTES:
_ October 4, 2004 (exhibit)
Motion by Mr. Thompson to approve the October 4,
2004 Meeting Minutes, as submitted.
Second to motion by Mr. Parrish.
Chair Algeo invited comment or
discussion. There being none, the vote
was called.
n EXECUTIVE
SESSION:
Chair Algeo reported that the Board
of Supervisors had met in Executive Session prior to this evening’s meeting to
matters of open space and personnel.
n CITIZENS
COMMENTS:
† Greg Mester,
October 18, 2004
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n MANAGER’S
REPORT:
_ 2004 – 2005 Consortium Salt Bid (exhibit)
Due to the absence of the Township
Manager, Tom Scott, Planning/Zoning, presented the 2004 – 2005 Consortium Salt
Bid for the Board of Supervisors’ consideration. Mr. Scott points out that the Consortium has
identified the low bidder as International Salt Co., LLC at $47.83 per
ton. Ms. Algeo noted that the memo from
Mr. Benninghoff states the cost is substantially higher.
Motion by Mr. Thompson to approve the 2004
– 22005 Consortium Salt Bid from International Salt Co., LLC at $47.83/ton, per
memorandum from the Public Works Director.
Second to motion by Mr. Parrish.
Chair Algeo invited comment or
discussion. There being none, the vote
was called.
Motion passed unanimously.
_ Water and Sewer – Request for Tax Relief (exhibit)
Mr.
Scott presented a request from the Water and Sewer Authority for property tax
relief for parcels acquired in 1999 and 2003 at the Warwick Business Campus. Mr. Thompson notes there is a letter from the
County Assessment Appeals saying they already have tax relief. Mary Eberle, said she thinks the Water and
Sewer Authority will feel more comfortable with a motion from the Board of
Supervisors.
Motion by Mr. Thompson to grant Water and Sewer
Authority’s request for tax relief regarding tmp 51-13-10-3, Lot #2 Warwick
Business Campus; tmp 51-13-10-4, Lot #3, Warwick Business Campus and tmp
51-13-10-5, Lot #4, Warwick Business Campus.
Second to motion by Mr. Parrish,
Chair Algeo invited comment or
discussion. There being none, the vote
was called.
Motion passed unanimously.
At this point Chair Algeo turned the meeting over to
Vice Chairman Thompson.
n SOLICITOR’S
REPORT:
_ Heritage Creek I, Phases 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3
& 5 – Request Punchlist (exhibit)
Mary Eberle, Township Solicitor, reported this is a
request from Heritage Creek for an inspection leading to dedication of
phases 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3 &
5. These phases were the subject of a previous
request from Mignatti and inspections were done. There has been communication to see what
needs to be done. Under the terms of the
MPC, the Board needs to make a motion to authorize the Township Engineer to
inspect the improvements. Dave Connell,
Township Engineer, said, as a practical, we are close to certifying all of
these phases as being complete. We have
thirty (30) days to respond to this request.
If the Board authorizes the inspection and things are not done as they
are supposed to be done, we will then put out another punchlist.
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Motion by Mr. Thompson to authorize the Dave
Connell, Township Engineer, to inspect improvements on Heritage Creek Phases
1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3 & 5.
Second to motion by Mr. Parrish.
Mr. Thompson invited discussion or
comment. There being none, the vote was
called.
Motion passed.
(E. Thompson, B.
Parrish – in favor; J. Algeo – abstained)
Chair Algeo resumed the chair of the
meeting.
n ENGINEER’S
REPORT:
_ Godfrey Subdivision – Final Inspection Punchlist
(exhibit)
Dave
Connell, Township Engineer, reports that we have produced a final inspection
punchlist for the Godfrey Subdivision and is presenting this punchlist, dated
October 4, 2004, for acceptance by the Board of Supervisors.
Mr.
Thompson asked for clarification of the location of the Godfrey
Subdivision. Mr. Connell explained that
it is a 3 lot subdivision at the tail end of
Motion by Mr. Thompson to accept the Godfrey
Subdivision final inspection punchlist, as submitted by the Township Engineer.
Second to motion by Mr. Parrish.
Chair Algeo invited comment or
discussion. There being none, the vote
was called.
Motion passed unanimously.
_ Mearns Road Business Campus,
Motion by Mr. Thompson to approve Mearns Road
Business Campus, Lot #2, Land Development, Escrow Release No. 4, in the amount of $50,9060.00 (leaving a balance
of $179,858.55); and
Reuter Hanney, Inc. Land Development, Escrow
Release No. 1, in the amount of 8,310.00 (leaving
a balance of $831.00) as presented by the Township Engineer.
Second to motion by Mr. Parrish.
Chair Algeo invited comment or
discussion. There being none, the vote
was called.
Motion passed unanimously.
_ Pulte (Bridge Valley @ Furlong) Request for removal of Surplus Topsoil
(exhibit)
Dave Connell, Township Engineer, reported that Pulte
Homes is requesting to be allowed to remove excess topsoil. Mr. Connell notes the request is for 2500 cubic
yards of topsoil, which is approximately 10 to 15% of the overall topsoil on
the site. Mr. Connell feels this small
amount is worth consideration.
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Motion by Mr. Thompson to grant Pulte (Bridge
Valley @ Furlong) Request for removal of
Surplus Topsoil, as presented by the Township Engineer.
Second to motion by Mr. Parrish.
Chair Algeo invited comment or
discussion. There being none, the vote
was called.
Motion passed.
(E. Thompson, B. Parrish – in favor; J. Algeo
– abstained)
n PLANNING/ZONING
REPORT:
_ 2242 York Road – Review and Approval of
Architectural Features (exhibit)
Tom Scott, reported that the
Planning Commission, at their meeting held October 11, 2004, recommended that
the Board of Supervisors grant approval of these changes.
Ms. Algeo and Mr. Thompson
complimented Mr. Forbes on how nice the building looks.
Motion by Mr. Thompson to approve the
Corridor Overlay District for 2242 York Road, as submitted by Jamison Carpet.
Second to motion by Mr. Parrish.
Chair Algeo invited comment or
discussion. There being none, the vote
was called.
Motion passed unanimously.
_ 2581 York Road – Sign Permit Approval (exhibit)
Mr. Scott reported that the Planning
Commission, at their meeting held October 11, 2004, recommended that the Board
of Supervisors grant approval, subject to the color being changed from a red
clay color to blue.
Mr. Berenson, applicant was present
for this matter. Mr. Thompson asked if
this is a new sign or replacing an existing sign. Mr. Berenson said they replacing the sign
that is hanging on the pole. Mr.
Thompson recommends that the base be a stone base that will tie into the
building. Applicant will re-submit a
plan to the zoning officer which will include a stone base.
Motion by Mr. Thompson to approve the 2581
York signage, as discussed this evening.
Second to motion by Mr. Parrish.
Chair Algeo invited comment or
discussion. There being none, the vote
was called.
Motion passed unanimously.
_ Bank of America – Sign Permit Approval (exhibit)
Mr. Scott reported that the Planning
Commission, at their meeting held October 11, 2004 had recommended approval, as
submitted.
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Motion by Mr. Thompson to approve the Bank
of America Sign at the Genaurdis shopping center.
Second to motion by Mr. Thompson.
Chair Algeo invited comment or
discussion. There being none, the vote
was called.
Motion passed unanimously.
n FINANCIAL
REPORT:
_ Bill Payments – October 18, 2004 (exhibit)
Ms.
Algeo presented the Bill Payments for October 18, 2004 as follows:
General Fund
check No. 10327 – 10379 $ 408,348.35
Highway Aid Fund
check No. 2364 - 2369 $ 1,206.37
Parks & Recreation Fund
check No. 2940 - 2956 $ 6,310.35
Capital Projects Fund
check No. 782 $ 20,030.50
Open Space Fund
check No. 276 $ 36.00
Total $
435,931.57
Motion by Mr. Thompson to approve bill payments
for October 18, 2004, as read by Ms.
Algeo, subject to audit.
Second to motion by Mr. Parrish.
Chair Algeo invited comment or
discussion. There being none, the vote
was called.
Motion passed unanimously.
n OLD
BUSINESS:
_ Mr. Thompson referred to something in his packet
about the gentleman who has the sump pump problem and said he didn’t understand
the swale that has to be cleaned out.
Mr. Connell said that Mr. Merrick pointed out that the basin, which is
immediately upstream of this gentleman, still has in place, the temporary
riser. That type of device is placed
during construction so that when the ground is somewhat denuded and mud and
debris washed off the construction site, the water flows that much more
slowly. That riser should have been
taken out several years ago, but it was not.
Mr. Connell agrees that it could come out. Mr. Ciarciello’s geologist has said that part
of the problem is a high ground water table which is made worse by the presence
of water in this detention basin. If
that is accurate, then removal of this temporary
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structure will allow that basin to drain more
quickly and if it does, there would be less pressure on the groundwater. Mr. Connell, citing his previous report
several weeks ago, states there was
very little the Township could do, but Mr.
Merrick’s idea of removing the riser may go a long way to helping Mr.
Ciarciello. Rob Merrick, Assistant
Public Works Director, reported that structure was removed on Friday and the
channel was cleared and now the Township has done as much as we can do to solve
this problem.
n NEW
BUSINESS:
_ Mr. Thompson
states that in one of Gail’s memos, she gave a disbursement of funds for
the Pulte property. Mr. Thompson
disagrees with the numbers and feels the money was meant to be disbursed
differently. Mr. Thompson will email his
thoughts to Ms. Algeo, Mr. Parrish and Ms. Weniger his thoughts on the matter.
n ANNOUNCEMENTS: There were no announcements.
n PUBLIC
COMMENT: There were no public comments.
n ADJOURNMENT:
The Warwick Township Board of
Supervisors’ October 4. 2004 Public Meeting was adjourned at 7:27 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Gail
V. Weniger,
Township
Manager
These minutes were
approved at the
Board of
Supervisors’ meeting held: November 1, 2004