BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
JANUARY 7, 2008
Chairman, Craig Staats, called the Richland Township
Board of Supervisors Business Meeting to order. Members present: Richard Orloff
and Michael Zowniriw. Also present: Stephen Sechriest, Township Manager; Kevin
Kochanski, Township Planner, Boucher & James; Dick Wieland, Township
Engineer, Carroll Engineering; Amy Kaminski, Township Traffic Engineer, Carroll
Engineering;
A.
Call to Order
Chairman, Craig Staats,
called the Richland Township Board of Supervisors Business Meeting to order at
7:15 p.m. after a brief recess following the Reorganization Meeting.
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applicable for this agenda.
There
was no public comment at this time in the meeting.
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applicable for this agenda.
Stephen Sechriest, Township
Manager, had several items to report.
Mr. Sechriest announced that the Township Newsletter won third place in
the PSATS Municipal Communications contest.
Mr. Sechriest announced that PSATS Annual Conference would be held on
May 9-11, 2008. Mr. Sechriest requested that the BOS notify him as soon as
possible if they would be attending, as an application for reservations needs
to be submitted by the end of January.
Mr. Sechriest informed the BOS that there were plans that needed to be
signed after the meeting.
Richard Orloff, Township
Supervisor, submitted a statement that he made when he was sworn in as
supervisor prior to the meeting and requested that they be attached to the end
of the meeting minutes.
Craig
Staats, Township Supervisor, had no reports at this time.
Michael Zowniriw, Township
Supervisor, requested that the Township Trails Committee present their
proposals for the new trails map and give an update on their projects as soon
as possible.
Kevin
Kochanski, Township Planner, had no reports at this time.
Amy
Kaminski, Township Traffic Engineer, had no reports at this time.
Dick
Wieland, Township Engineer, had no reports at this time.
Sergeant
Kisthardt, Township Police Department, had no reports at this time.
A.
Consideration of Preliminary/Final Plan approval for Moyer’s Chicks for
an expansion project located on
The applicant is seeking
preliminary/final plan approval for this project.
Present to discuss this
issue with the BOS was: Mr. Scott Mease,
Mr. Joshua Hutt from Mease Engineering, and Mr. Ivan Moyer, applicant.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to grant
the following waivers referring to the Mease Engineering letter dated November
27, 2007 for Moyer’s Chicks expansion project:
Section 22-515.b regarding cartway widening and curbing; provided the
plans be revised to include a note requiring the owner(s) of each property to
widen the cartway and install curbing, at their own expense, if required by the
Township in the future; Section 22-516.5.g regarding paving of parking areas;
Sections 22-518 & 609 regarding sidewalk installation; provided the plans
be revised to include a note requiring the owner(s) of each property to install
sidewalks, at their own expense, if required by the Township in the future;
Section 22-702.C.2 regarding the applicant providing a map of existing features
within 400 feet of proposed development area; and Ordinance 187 Section 305.B
regarding the existing impervious coverage being acknowledged as such and not
meadow ground cover. Mr. Orloff seconded
the motion. Vote: All in favor.
Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to grant
preliminary/final plan approval for Moyer’s Chicks expansion project subject to
the following: Compliance with any
conditions set forth in the Proposed Stipulated Agreement; compliance with the
Boucher & James letter dated December 13, 2007; compliance with the Carroll
Engineering Corp. letter dated December 13, 2007; payment of Final Plan
Submission fees; receipt of all permits and approvals from any agencies having
jurisdiction over such matters; project receives approvals from all municipal
and governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the project; the Applicant
complies with all applicable provisions of the Township Zoning Ordinance and
the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance; and compliance with any
conditions imposed upon the project by the Zoning Hearing Board in the granting
of any relief. Mr. Zowniriw seconded the
motion. Vote: All in favor.
Motion carried unanimously.
B.
Action on Conditional Use Application from Children’s Development
Program for a day care to be located at 995 Doylestown Pike
The public hearing on this
matter was closed at the last meeting.
Mr. Treadwell has prepared the staff recommendation of conditions of
approval for this project in a proposed letter to be sent to the applicant
dated January 8, 2008.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to grant the conditional use application filed by Children’s Development Program, Inc. as recommended by Mr. Treadwell and township professional staff and outlined in a letter dated January 8, 2008. Mr. Zowniriw seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
C.
Escrow Releases
1. Baldridge/Gunna (Rite-Aid), Release Request No. 3
The developer has requested
a release of escrow funds. Mr.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to grant
the release of escrow funds to Baldridge/Gunna (Rite-Aid), Release Request No.
3 for its land development project located at Route 309 and
VII. TOWNSHIP
BUSINESS ITEMS (OLD AND NEW)
A.
Approval of Minutes from the December 27, 2007 business meeting
MOTION Mr.
Staats made a motion to approve the
B.
Financial Business –Approve payment of bills
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to approve the payment of bills as presented. Mr. Zowniriw seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
C.
Resolution designating banks and financial institutions for deposit of
Township funds
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to approve Resolution #08-01, which designates the banks and financial institutions (Quakertown National Bank; PLGIT, First Savings Bank of Perkasie, Harleysville National Bank, and Citizens Bank) for the deposit of Township funds. Mr. Zowniriw seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
D.
Approval of Fee Schedules for the Township’s Solicitor, Engineering and
Planning Consultants for 2008
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to approve Resolution #08-02, which sets the 2008 fee schedules for the Township’s Planning Consultant, Engineer, Traffic and Inspections Engineer. Mr. Zowniriw seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to
approve Resolution #08-03, which sets the 2008 fee schedule for the Township’s
General/Civil Solicitor. Mr. Orloff
seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor.
Motion carried unanimously.
VIII. PUBLIC
COMMENT
There
was no public comment at this time in the meeting.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION Mr. Zowniriw made a motion to
adjourn the
Respectfully submitted,
Catherine Woods
Recording Secretary
Note: The
next business meeting of the Richland Township Board of Supervisors will be
held on Monday, February 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.