EAST MARLBOROUGH TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES
Meeting of the Board – November 5, 2014
Ordinance 2014-05 – Public Hearing.Chairman Cuyler H. Walker called the public hearing to order at 7 p.m. The hearing had been advertised to take public comments on the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. The Amendments had been sent to both the Township Planning Commission as well as Chester County Planning Commission; comments of both were reviewed for the final draft of the Ordinance. It was noted that the headers at the top of each page need to be edited and corrected. By unanimous vote (5-0), the hearing was closed at 7:09 p.m.
Public Meeting. Chairman Walker then called the public meeting to order by leading the group in the Pledge of Allegiance; Board members Robert F. Weer, John Sarro, Eddie G. Caudill, and Richard P.S. Hannum were also present, as were Solicitor Fronefield Crawford, Jr., and Engineer James W. Hatfield.
Ordinance 2014-05.By unanimous vote (5-0), the Ordinance was adopted.
Minutes of October 6, 2014. By unanimous vote (5-0), the minutes were approved as prepared.
Pennsylvania State Police Report –Lieutenant Richard D’Ambrosio spoke about calls and responses in East Marlborough for the previous 90 days. He also made some suggestions for local residents to avoid problems, such as: a) take care to avoid packages being left in a visible location, b) take note of unusual cars in the neighborhood, and c) keep cars locked.
Unionville Road Race. Mr. Paul Johnson requested permission to close Route 82 to vehicular traffic on April 18, 2015 for approximately one hour in the morning, to facilitate the 5K road race held to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy. By unanimous vote (5-0), the Supervisors granted the permission for road closure, subject to receipt of an insurance certificate in the amount of $2 million, with the Township named as an additional insured.
Walmart Escrow Release.Ms. Peterson, the Walmart Regional Manager, was present to request the close-out of the escrow for Walmart; Jim Hatfield had recommended the close-out. By unanimous vote (5-0), the Board approved the final drawdown.
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Salt Bids. The Kennett Area Cooperative had received the following bids for road salt:
Oceanport, LLC $58.78/ton
Chemical Equipment Labs $68.95/ton
Cargill $69.52/ton
Morton Salt $78.84/ton
By unanimous vote (5-0), the Supervisors accepted the low bid from Oceanport LLC, and signed the contract.
Elvin Family Request for inclusion in the Agricultural Security District.The request will be noted publicly and the hearing is scheduled for December 1, 2014.
Proposed Budgets for 2015. Drafts of the attached budgets were presented to the Supervisors, showing the following totals:
General Fund Expenses and Receipts $2,055,257
Sewer Fund $1,385,400
State Fund $ 410,490
The supervisors requested that all workers’ compensation premiums for the fire companies be deducted from the fire tax, prior to transmittal of funds. The budgets will be posted on the website and made available for public examination. The Supervisors plan to adopt the budgets at the December 1, 2014 meeting.
Unionville Park – Supplemental Contract.The Township received five bids for the supplemental work to be incorporated into Phase I of the Park. The bid results are:
Land Tech Enterprises $119,795.00
Lechmanik, Inc. $140,445.21
Derryl Mills Excavating $121,739.51
Johnson Trees & Concrete $83,232.50
By unanimous vote (5-0), the Board accepted the bid of Johnson Trees & Concrete for $83,232.50, conditioned upon receipt of certificate of insurance.
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Chester County Park Document – Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions. The County has now required that the township execute and record the legal document, providing for perpetual use of the park for trails, recreation and that the park be available to all County residents. The Supervisors voted unanimously (5-0), to approve and execute the CCR, subject to review and recommendation by our Township Solicitor, Frone Crawford.
Bills. By unanimous vote (5-0), with each supervisor abstaining on a single vote with a perceived conflict of interest, the Board approved the attached list of invoices for payment, with the following totals:
General Fund $73,948.19
Sewer Fund $30,124.81
State Fund $16,662.04
Payroll $48,804.38
Treasurer’s Report. By unanimous vote (5-0), the Supervisors accepted the attached report, as prepared.
The public meeting was adjourned at 8:09 p.m., at which point the Board went into executive session with the Solicitor to discuss a pending legal matter.
EAST MARLBOROUGH TOWNSHIP
Jane R. Laslo, Secretary/Manager