EAST MARLBOROUGH TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Meeting of the Board – January 2, 2018
Chairman Richard Hannum, Jr. called the public meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Those in attendance included: Supervisors John Sarro, Christine Kimmel, Julia Lacy and Bobby McKinstry as well as Solicitor Frone Crawford and Planning Commission Chairman Cuyler Walker. The first order of business was the serving-in of the Supervisors-elect Julia Lacy and Robert McKinstry.
Reorganization.
A motion was made by Mr. McKinstry, seconded by Mr. Sarro to appoint Mr. Crawfordas temporary Chairman. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mrs. Kimmel, seconded by Mr. Sarro to appoint Mr. Hannum as Chairman of the Board for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Hannum, seconded by Ms. Lacy to appoint Mr. Sarro as Vice-Chairman of the Board for 2018. Motion carried with Ms. Kimmel abstaining.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Ms. Kimmel, to appoint Laurie Prysock as Township Manager / Secretary-Treasurer for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Ms. Kimmel, seconded by Mr. Sarro, to set the amount of the Treasurer’s bond at $3,500,000 for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro seconded by Ms. Lacy, to appoint Jeffrey Simpson as Public Works Director/Roadmaster for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Ms. Kimmel, to appoint Robert Clark as Police Chief for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. McKinstry, seconded by Mr. Sarro, to appoint Robert Clark as Emergency Management Coordinator for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. McKinstry, seconded by Mr. Sarro, to appoint Charles Shock, United Inspections as Building Inspector for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Ms. Lacy, to appoint Charles Shock, Accurate Building Inspections as Codes Enforcement and Zoning Officer for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. McKinstry, seconded by Ms. Lacy, to appoint Frone Crawford along with Unruh, Turner, Burke& Frees as Township Solicitor for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made Ms. Kimmel, seconded by Mr. Sarro, to appoint Berkheimer& Associates as Tax Collector for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Mr. McKinstry, to appoint Jim Hatfield with Vandemark& Lynch as Consulting & Plan Review Engineer for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mrs. Kimmel, seconded by Mr. Sarro, to appoint Ed Strauss with AECom as Sanitary Engineer for 2018. Motion carried with Ms. Lacy abstaining.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Mrs. Kimmel, to appoint Lisa Thomas with Glackin Thomas Panzak as Planning Consultant for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. McKinstry, seconded by Ms. Lacy, to appoint Jerry Baker with Traffic Planning and Design as Traffic Planning Engineer for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Mrs. Kimmel, to appoint Jeff Groves as Registered Elector. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Ms. Lacy, to appoint Mrs. Kimmel as Voting Delegate to PSATS. Motion carried with Mrs. Kimmel abstaining.
A motion was made by Ms. Lacy, seconded by Mr. Sarro, to appoint Tom Swett and Margaret Egli as Library Board Representatives to the Kennett Library for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Mr. McKinstry, to appoint Dan Jenkins with United Inspections as Fire Marshal for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. McKinstry, seconded by Mr. Sarro, to appoint Robert Clarke as Assistant Fire Marshal for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Ms. Lacy, toadvertise the following township meetings for 2018: Supervisors meetings, 7:00pm the 1st Monday of the month with the following exception: September 10. Planning Commission meetings, 7:00pm – the Tuesday preceding the Board of Supervisors meeting the exception of April, the meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 1st, August which will be held on Tuesday, September 4 and December which will be held Wednesday, December 26. Zoning Hearing Board meetings as required. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mrs. Kimmel, seconded by Mr. Sarro, to appoint Laurie Prysock Open Records for Administration for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Ms. Lacy, to appoint Robert Clarke Open Records for Police matters for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Mrs. Kimmel, to appoint PLGIT and BB&T as depositories for 2018. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mrs. Kimmel, seconded by Mr. Sarro, toadopt Resolution #2018-1 appointing Barbacane Thornton CPA firm to perform the 2018 Audit.
A motion was made by Mrs. Kimmel, seconded by Mr. Lacy, to adopt Resolution #2018-2 reappointing Mary Nell Ferry to serve on the Planning Commission for a term of 4 years ending 12/31/22. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Ms. Lacy, to adopt Resolution #2018-3 reappointing Richard Pratt to serve on the Zoning Hearing Board for a term of 4 years ending 12/31/22, and appointing Bruce Jamison to serve as an alternate Zoning Hearing Board member for a three year term ending 2020. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Mrs. Kimmel, to adopt Resolution #2018-4 reappointing John Rosecrans and Mary Nell Ferry to serve as members on the Historic Commission for a term of 3 years ending 12/31/2020. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mrs. Kimmel, seconded by Mr. Sarro, to adopt Resolution #2018-05 reappointing Patricia Montague to the Historic Unionville Architecture Review (HARB) Board for a five year term ending in 2022. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Sarro, seconded by Mrs. Kimmel, to adopt Resolution #2018-05 reappointing Richard Basilio, Dean Musser and John Rosecrans as members of the Municipal Building Code Board of Appeals. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. McKinstry, seconded by Mr. Sarro to adopt Resolution #2018-07 reappointing Cuyler Walker as the Voting Representative and Julia Lacy as the Alternate Representative to the Kennett Area Regional Emergency Services Commission. Motion carried with Ms. Lacy abstaining.
Pledge of Alliance and Public Comment Period.No comments.
Minutes of December 18, 2017. The minutes were approved by a vote of 3-0 with Mr. McKinstry and Ms. Lacy abstaining.
Escrow Release #1, Ed Henry Car Wash. Based on the recommendation of Engineer Jim Hatfield, the Supervisors voted 4-0 to approve the release of $98,756.00 from escrow with Mr. Sarro abstaining.
Resolution 2018-08 to oppose HB 1620.The resolution opposes House Bill 1620 entitled Wireless Infrastructure Deployment Bill which would allow the placement, construction and modification of wireless facilities within the public right of way without municipal regulation. The Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the Resolution.
Toll Brothers/Pratt Property.Mr. Walker gave the Supervisors an overview of the December 26th Planning Commission meeting where Andrew Semon, President of Toll Brothers, presented their preliminary land development plan. Toll Brothers has received the preliminary review letters from the Township consultants and will be sending a written response shortly.
Based on input from the neighbors, Mr. Walker asked the Board of Supervisors if they were in favor of having Mr. Crawford do a legal analysis of the plan to see if it complies with the provisions of cluster zoning in the zoning ordinance. The Supervisors voted 5-0 to authorize Mr. Crawford to provide a legal analysis and issue a memorandum on whether the submitted plan is compliant with East Marlborough Township Zoning.
Dambro/926 Apartment Building.Mr. Walker said the Planning Commission had rejected the plan submission from Mr. Dambro based on the consultant review letters. The Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to deny the land development application based on deficiencies.
Bills.By unanimous vote (5-0) the Supervisors approved payment of invoice with the following totals:
General Fund: $176,083.36
Payroll: $ 56,084.85
Sewer Fund: $ 28,230.62
State Fund: $ 11,421.00
Unionville Park: $ 338.38
Treasurer’s Report. By unanimous vote (5-0) the Treasurer’s Report was accepted as submitted.
The public meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m., at which point the Supervisors went into Executive Session to review legal and personnel matters.
Respectfully submitted,
Laurie Prysock, Township Manager