BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BUSINESS MEETING
JULY 28, 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; Andrew
Brown, Township Traffic Engineer, Carroll Engineering; B.
I. OPENING
A. The meeting was called to order at
7:00 p.m.
B. The Pledge of Allegiance was
recited.
C. Mr. Orloff gave the Invocation.
D. The Roll Call was taken.
Note: The Board of Supervisors held an executive
session prior to the start of the meeting concerning the matter of the appeal
of County Builders, Inc. from the Board of Supervisors decision denying
Conditional Use approval (Case No. 2005-08310-27-5), and the potential ZHB
litigation concerning Alcamo’s Pizza.
Note: The Board of Supervisors held an executive
session after the meeting concerning a personnel matter involving contract
negotiations.
II. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Not
applicable for this agenda.
III. PUBLIC
COMMENT
Mr. Paul Gerhart, Jr.,
Commander VFW Post 11322 requested that the Township consider donating funds to
be used toward the rent of their facilities.
The
BOS requested that Mr. Sechriest look into this and bring back a
recommendation.
IV. PRESENTATIONS
Not
applicable for this agenda.
V. BOARD AND STAFF REPORTS
Stephen Sechriest, Township Manager, had several
items to report on. The first was that
he attended the PUC hearing for the PPL proposal on July 17, 2008 at Benner
Hall. Mr. Sechriest stated that
Community Day was well attended and that the Arts Camp had several art displays
there. Mr.Sechriest stated that there
will be a Movie Night held on Friday, August 1, 2008 at 8:30 p.m.at Veterans
Park (the movie Enchanted will be played). The final item from Mr. Sechriest
was to recommend the BOS appoint the firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews &
Ingersoll, LLP for township special counsel regarding labor matters.
MOTION Mr.
Orloff made a motion to appoint the firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews &
Ingersoll, LLP as special counsel for Township labor matters as recommended by
Mr. Sechriest. Mr. Zowniriw seconded the
motion. Vote: All in favor.
Motion carried unanimously.
Richard Orloff, Township Supervisor, commented on the
dedication and veteran’s memorial ceremony held on Community Day at Veteran’s
Park. Mr. Orloff also commented that he
had been observing the various activities at Veteran’s Park and stated that he
thought things were becoming successful.
Craig Staats, Township
Supervisor, had no reports at this time.
Michael Zowniriw, Township
Supervisor, had no reports at this time.
Kevin Kochanski, Township
Planner, had no reports at this time.
Andrew Brown, Township Engineer,
had no reports at this time.
B.
Sergeant Richard Ficco, Township
Police Department, had no reports at this time.
VI. DEVELOPERS’ ISSUES
A.
Consideration
of Preliminary Plan approval for Schenk Enterprises, LLC’s proposed Quaker
Industrial Commons,
Present to discuss this
issue with the BOS was: Mr. Jason
Herron, Solicitor; Mr. David Schenk, Principal, and John
Evarts, Engineer.
MOTION Mr.
Staats made a motion to grant the following waivers for Schenk Enterprises,
LLC’s proposed Quaker Industrial Commons, Lot #3 as outlined in Stout,
Tacconelli, & Assoc., Inc. letter dated December 20, 2007: Section 516.5.B regarding the setback of parking spaces from buildings;
Section 518 regarding sidewalks, provided a note be placed on the plan
requiring the owner to install sidewalks at their own expense if required by
the Township in the future; Section 702.C.2 regarding the location of existing
features within 400 feet of the site; Sections 524.2.D & E regarding a
traffic impact study; Section 307.16 regarding retaining walls in detention
basins; and Section 516.5.C regarding parking stall depth. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr.
Staats made a motion to grant Preliminary Plan Approval for Schenk Enterprises,
LLC’s proposed Quaker Industrial Commons, Lot #3 subject to the following: Compliance with the Boucher & James
letter dated July 9, 2008; compliance with the Carroll Engineering Corp. letter
dated July 9, 2008; compliance with the Fire Marshal memo dated February 14,
2008; 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; subject to the applicant
obtaining any required relief from the Richland Township Zoning Hearing Board;
and compliance with any conditions imposed upon the project by the Township
Zoning Hearing Board in the granting of any relief. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
B.
Consideration
of Amended Final Plan approval for Reserve at Hidden Ponds, a proposed
residential subdivision proposed along
MOTION Mr.
Orloff made a motion to grant Amended Final Plan Approval for Reserve at Hidden
Ponds subject to the following:
Compliance with the Boucher & James letter dated July 9, 2008;
compliance with the Carroll Engineering Corp. review letter dated May 14, 2008;
compliance with any conditions set forth in the Stipulated Agreement dated
August 3, 2004, which is captioned at 02-03002-25, as amended by the Amendment
to Stipulation of Settlement acted on August 14, 2006 at the Board of
Supervisors meeting and as amended by the Amended and Restated Stipulation of
Settlement dated June 20, 2008; compliance with any conditions set forth in the
Preliminary and Final Plan Approvals; compliance with any conditions imposed
upon the project by the Zoning Hearing Board in the granting of any relief; The
HOA will own and maintain both ponds. However, an access easement will be
provided to the Township to permit public access along the entire trail system;
the applicant shall provide a portion of the required on-lot landscaping and a
portion of the required buffer yard plantings at Veterans and/or Station Road
Parks or a fee in-lieu-of the required plantings will be provided; 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; receipt of all permits and approvals from any agencies
having jurisdiction over such matters; and in the event the required Financial
Security Agreement is not executed within 90 days of this approval, this
approval shall expire and be deemed revoked unless a written extension is
granted by the Governing Body. Mr.
Zowniriw seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor.
Motion carried unanimously.
C.
Consideration
of a Stormwater Exemption Request for Chaz Surman for a property located on
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to grant
Mr. Chaz Surman’s request for a stormwater exemption as requested subject to a fee
for the exemption of $500.00. Mr. Staats
seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor.
Motion carried unanimously.
D.
Consideration
of a Stormwater Exemption Request for the Froshour/Grady property located at
1335 Doylestown Pike. Froshour/Grady are
seeking a stormwater exemption for the construction of a single-family detached
dwelling on this 7.3 acre property located on Doylestown Pike.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to grant
Froshour/Grady’s request for a stormwater exemption as requested subject to a fee
for the exemption of $500.00. Mr. Staats
seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor.
Motion carried unanimously.
E.
Time
Extension Request for the QPSR Partners, LP project called Pavilion at
MOTION Mr.
Staats made a motion to approve Resolution #08-24, which grants a 90-day
extension of the review period to QPSR Partners, LP project called Pavilion at
F.
Time
Extension Request for Children’s Development Program, a proposed land development
to convert the existing building at Rt. 313 and
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to
approve Resolution #08-25, which grants a 90-day extension
of the review period to Children’s Development Program project. The extension will expire on
November 12, 2008. Mr. Orloff seconded
the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried
unanimously.
G.
Dedication
of
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to adopt
Resolution No. 08-26, accepting a deed of dedication
of a road for use as a public road to be known as Ronald Reagan Drive being situated along lands of
Quakertown Community School District.
Mr. Zowniriw seconded
the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
H.
Dedication
of the right-of-ways and open space for the Beaver Run Village Project located
along
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to adopt
Resolution No. 08-27 accepting a deed of dedication for open space in
MOTION Mr.
Orloff made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 08-28 accepting a deed of dedication for a 40 foot wide
right-of-way for
I.
Escrow
Releases
A.
MOTION Mr.
Staats made a motion to grant a release of escrow funds to Quakertown Community
School
District Strayer Middle School Project as recommended by Mr.
B.
MOTION Mr.
Staats made a motion to grant a release of escrow funds to Main Street
Development Group,
Inc., for Beaver Run Village Project as recommended by Mr.
C.
Sweetbriar
Phase III, Release No. 16. The developer
has requested a release of escrow funds for this project. Mr.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to grant
a release of escrow funds to Pickertown
J.
Zoning
Hearing Scheduled for July 31, 2008
Gunyan Trust,
MOTION Mr.
Orloff made a motion to authorize Mr. Treadwell to attend the Zoning Hearing
Board to
represent the Township in this matter.
Mr. Staats seconded the motion.
Vote: All in favor.
Motion carried unanimously.
K.
Zoning
Hearings Scheduled for August 12, 2008
A.
B.
Children’s
Development Program, Inc., 995 Doylestown.
The applicant is seeking a special exception and several variances in
order to convert the existing building into a day care use. The BOS decided to not to take a position on this issue.
VII. TOWNSHIP
BUSINESS ITMES (OLD AND NEW)
A.
Minutes
from June 9, 2008 Business Meeting
MOTION Mr.
Orloff made a motion to approve the minutes from the
B.
Financial
Business –Approve payment of bills summarized below. For detail see the financial reports.
General Fund Total - $236,058.67
Police Fund Total - $65,851.72
Recreation Fund Total - $65,042.13
Volunteer Board Fund Total - $24,155.18
Fire Fund Total - $7,117.39
Developer Escrow Fund Total - $73,238.53
Highway Aid Fund Total - $45,084.49
Traffic Improvement Fund Total - $690.00
MOTION Mr.
Staats made a motion to approve the payment of bills as presented. Mr. Orloff
seconded the
motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
C.
Naming
of Park. The Park and Recreation Board recommend
that the
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to name
the
VIII. PUBLIC
COMMENT
Mr. Mark Baker,
IX. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to
adjourn the
NOTE: The
next business meeting of the Richland Township Board of Supervisors will be
held on Monday, August 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Catherine
Woods
Recording
Secretary