RICHLAND TOWNSHIP
2010 REORGANIZATION MEETING
JANUARY 4, 2010
Craig Staats called the Richland Township 2009 Reorganization Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Those present are as follows: Richard Orloff, Supervisor; Craig Staats, Supervisor; Timothy Arnold, Supervisor; Stephen Sechriest, Township Manager; B. Lincoln Treadwell, Township Solicitor; and Chief Lawrence Cerami, Township Police.
Organize under the supervision of a temporary chairperson.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to appoint Mr. Arnold as temporary chairperson of the Richland Township Board of Supervisors. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to nominate and elect Mr. Richard Orloff as Chairperson of the Richland Township Board of Supervisors for the 2010 year. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: Mr. Staats and Mr. Arnold voted yea. Mr. Orloff abstained. Motion carried.
NOMINATE AND ELECT VICE-CHAIRPERSON
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to nominate and elect Mr. Craig Staats as Vice-chairperson of the Richland Township Board of Supervisors for the 2010 year. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
APPOINT TOWNSHIP SECRETARY
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Mr. Stephen Sechriest as Richland Township Secretary. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Mrs. Laura Held as Richland Township Assistant Secretary. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Mrs. Davina Martin as Richland Township Treasurer. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to set the Richland Township Bond Limit to $2,000,000. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to appoint Mr. B. Lincoln Treadwell, Jr. as the Richland Township Solicitor. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
APPOINT SPECIAL COUNCIL FOR LABOR MATTERS
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP as Special Council for Labor Matters for Richland Township. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to appoint Carroll Engineering as the Richland Township Engineer. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Boucher & James, Inc. as the Richland Township Engineer for inspections. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to appoint Carroll Engineering as the Richland Township Traffic Engineer. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Boucher & James as the Richland Township Planning Consultant. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to appoint Mr. Fred Guenst as the Richland Township Fire Marshal. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Mr. Robert Heitz as the Richland Township Deputy Fire Marshal. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Mr. Steven Tamburri as the Richland Township Vacancy Board Chairman. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
CERTIFY DELEGATE TO THE STATE ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL CONVENTION
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to certify Mr. Stephen Sechriest as Delegate to the State Association’s Annual Convention. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
CERTIFY ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE STATE ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL CONVENTION
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to certify Mr. Richard Brittingham as Alternate Delegate to the State Association’s Annual Convention. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to appoint Mr. Michael Merkelt to the Richland Township Planning Commission Seat B term expiring on January 2014. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to appoint Ms. Mary Sulger to the Richland Township Planning Commission Seat C term expiring on January 2013. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to appoint Mr. Scott Guidos to the Richland Township Planning Commission Seat E term expiring on January 2012. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to accept the resignation of Ms. Carla DeMuro-Mercon from the Richland Township Planning Commission and to send a letter of thanks for her service to the township. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to accept the resignation of Mr. Timothy Arnold from the Richland Township Planning Commission. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
APPOINT RICHLAND TOWNSHIP PARK AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBERS
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Ms. Leigh Ann Staudenmeier to Seat B of the Richland Township Park and Recreation Board term expiring January 2012. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Ms. Barbara Keller to Seat F of the Richland Township Park and Recreation Board term expiring January 2015. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to accept the resignation of Mr. Scott Guidos from the Richland Township Park & Recreation Board. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to appoint Mr. Thomas Steinfort to Seat B of the Richland Township Zoning Hearing Board term expiring January 2013. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION Mr. Arnold made a motion to appoint Hutchinson, Gillahan & Freeh, P.C. as the Accountant to perform the Richland Township annual audit. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
Note: There was no public comment on this meeting.
MOTION Mr. Arnold made a motion to adjourn the Richland Township Board of Supervisors 2010 Reorganization Meeting at 7:15 p.m. Mr. Orloff seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Catherine Woods
Recording Secretary
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BUSINESS MEETING
JANUARY 4, 2010
Note: The Board of Supervisors held an executive session prior to the meeting regarding personnel matters.
I. OPENING
A. The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m.
Those present are as follows: Richard Orloff, Supervisor; Craig Staats, Supervisor; Timothy Arnold, Supervisor; Stephen Sechriest, Township Manager; B. Lincoln Treadwell, Township Solicitor; and Chief Lawrence Cerami, Township Police.
II. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Continuation Request for a Conditional Use Hearing for General Hancock Partnership Enterprises, LP for a Shopping Center to be located along N. West End Blvd. South of W. Pumping Station Road
The applicant has requested that the hearing for this project be postponed to the February 8, 2010 meeting.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to grant the request for postponement of the conditional use hearing for General Hancock Partnership Enterprises, LP for a Shopping Center to be located along N. West End Blvd. South of W. Pumping Station Road. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mr. William Rosson, Regency Manor resident, thanked the township public works department for the good job done of snow removal in their subdivision during the recent snow storm.
IV. PRESENTATIONS
Not applicable for this agenda.
V. BOARD AND STAFF REPORTS
Stephen Sechriest, Township Manager, announced that the PSATS Convention is scheduled for April 18-21, 2010 in Hershey, PA. January 22, 2010 is the deadline to resister and to please inform him by the end of the week who is going. Mr. Sechriest also informed the supervisors that there will be a Bucks County Association of Township Officials Meeting to be held on February 20, 2010.
Timothy Arnold, Township Supervisor, had no reports at this time.
Richard Orloff, Township Supervisor, had no reports at this time.
Craig Staats, Township Supervisor, had no reports at this time.
B. Lincoln Treadwell, Township Solicitor, had no reports at this time.
Chief Lawrence Cerami, Township Police Department, had no reports at this time.
VI. DEVELOPERS’ ISSUES
A. Conditional Use Decision for T-Mobile Northeast, LLC for a proposed cell tower to be located at the Quakertown Christian School at 50 E. Paletown Road
Mr. Treadwell has prepared a draft letter dated January 5, 2010 of the township staff’s recommendations which is included at the end of these minutes.
MOTION Mr. Arnold made a motion to accept the staff recommendations as outlined in Mr. Treadwell’s letter dated January 5, 2010 as presented for T-Mobile Northeast, LLC for a proposed cell tower to be located at the Quakertown Christian School at 50 E. Paletown Road. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Escrow Releases
1. Children’s Development Program, Release Request No. 5
The applicant has requested a release of escrow funds for this project. Mr. Mark Eisold, Boucher & James, Inc. has reviewed the request and outlined his recommendations in a letter dated December 23, 2009.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to release escrow funds for the Children’s Development Program project for an amount of $22,760.19 as recommended by Mr. Mark Eisold, Boucher & James, Inc. and outlined his letter dated December 23, 2009 subject to deductions of any outstanding fees due to the township. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
2. Richland Marketplace, Release Request No. 4
The applicant has requested a reduction of the bond for this project. Mr. Mark Eisold, Boucher & James, Inc. has reviewed the request and outlined his recommendations in a letter dated January 4, 2010.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to reduce the bond of escrow funds for the Richland Marketplace project for an amount of $1,416,462.16 as recommended by Mr. Mark Eisold, Boucher & James, Inc. and outlined in his letter dated January 4, 2010. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
VII. TOWNSHIP BUSINESS ITEMS (OLD AND NEW)
A. Financial Business-Approve payment of bills summarized below
General Fund Total: $73,123.00
Police-Emergency Services Fund Total: $34,102.96
Developer Escrow Fund Total: $16,549.92
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to approve the payment of bills as summarized. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Resolution designating banks and financial institutions for deposit of Township funds
MOTION Mr. Arnold made a motion to adopt Resolution #10-01, which designates Quakertown National Bank, PLGIT, First Savings Bank of Perkasie, Harleysville National Bank, Citizens Bank, and National Penn Bank for deposits of Township funds for the 2010 year. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
C. Resolution Approving the Fee Schedules for the Township’s Engineering and Planning Consultants for 2010
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to adopt Resolution #10-02, setting the 2010 fee schedules for Boucher & James, Richland Township Planning Consultant and Inspections Engineer, and Carroll Engineering Corp., Richland Township Traffic and General Engineer. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
D. Resolution Approving the Fee Schedule for the Township’s Solicitor for 2010
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to adopt Resolution #10-03, setting the 2010 fee schedule for B. Lincoln Treadwell as the Township’s General/Civil Solicitor. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
E. Proposal for a Makeover of the Township’s Web Site
Ms. Doreen Linder of Linder Online Strategies has submitted a proposal to redesign the Township’s Web site.
MOTION Mr. Orloff made a motion to authorize Mr. Sechriest to meet with Ms. Linder and other Township Boards and staff to work up a proposal to present to them at a later date. Mr. Staats seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
F. Proposal from Pete Place of Lopez, Teodosio & Larkin to Assist the EIT Office with review of State Income Tax Data from 2005 & 2006
Mr. Place has submitted a proposal to set up a system to compare the EIT records and state records to search for non-filers. The project is estimated to cost between $9,000 and $10,000.
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to accept the proposal from Mr. Place of Lopez, Teodosio & Larkin to Assist the EIT Office with review of State Income Tax Data from 2005 & 2006. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: Mr. Staats and Mr. Arnold voted yea. Mr. Orloff abstained.
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment at this time in the meeting.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION Mr. Staats made a motion to adjourn the Richland Township Board of Supervisors Business Meeting at 8:45 p.m. Mr. Arnold seconded the motion. Vote: All in favor. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Catherine Woods
Recording Secretary
Note: The next business meeting of the Richland Township Board of Supervisors will be held on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.