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MINUTES OF NOCKAMIXON TOWNSHIP

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

March 18, 2008

The regular scheduled meeting for March was held on March 18, 2008 in the Township building in Ferndale, PA. Chair N. Janyszeski opened the meeting at 7:35PM with a salute to the flag. Other members present were Vice-Chair J. Litzenberger and Supervisors H. Gawronski, B. Keyser and A. Santopietro. Solicitor, Jordan Yeager and Township Engineer S. Baluh were also present.

N. Janyszeski, Chair, commented that the Board met in Executive Session from 7:15-7:30PM to discuss personnel, and possible litigation.

TREASURER APPOINTMENT : Georgia Monteleone

N. Janyszeski noted that at the March 5, 2008 Board of Supervisors Work Session there was a consensus of the Board to hire a new Treasurer, Georgia Monteleone. A motion was made by N. Janyszeski, seconded by H. Gawronski, to hire Georgia Monteleone as Treasurer of Nockamixon Township effective March 11, 2008. The original consensus was for part-time for $20.00/Hr. She is being hired for full-time at $18.00/Hr. with benefits per the employee handbook for 7½ hours a day. The motion carried 4-0-1 with J. Litzenberger abstaining.

A motion was made by N. Janyszeski, seconded by H. Gawronski, that William J. McCauley III, of Keystone Staffing Services, last day will be Wednesday March 19, 2008. As of March 19, 2008, Mr. McCauley will no longer be Treasurer and Georgia Monteleone will be acting Treasurer. The motion carried 5-0-0. Under discussion it was noted that G. Monteleone has been bonded.

SCHEDULING: Chair N. Janyszeski reviewed the monthly schedule. J. Petersen noted that the EAC will meet on April 10, 2008@7:00 PM

A motion was made by J. Litzenberger, seconded by A. Santopietro, requesting that the Solicitor, J. Yeager represent the Township at the April 17, 2008 Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc. Zoning Hearing Board meetings.

J. Litzenberger amended his motion, seconded by A. Santopietro, requesting that the Solicitor attend all Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc. Zoning Hearing Board meetings. The motion carried 5-0-0

MINUTES OF MEETING:

A motion was made by A. Santopietro, seconded by H. Gawronski, to approve the February 18, 2008 minutes with changes. Changes had been made and were read by A. Eichlin. A. Santopietro approved of the changes. The motion carried 5-0-0.

REPORTS:

A. ROAD DEPARTMENT –

G. Housworth commented that there was an error on the proposal from E.M. Kutz which needs to be initialed by the Chair and returned. N. Janyszeski initialed the paperwork. He advised the Board that several shared (boundary) roads with Durham and Bridgeton Townships are scheduled for Tar and Chip (T&C) this year. He commented that he contacted their Roadmasters who spoke to their Boards and they are in favor of sharing the cost. He also spoke about piggy-backing all T&C annually. It would be posted for bid by the Township with the most scheduled road mileage. Durham was in favor of a joint venture, Bridgeton will share the boundary roads only. The roads for consideration in Bridgeton are Woodland Drive and Old Forge Road. Durham will include T&C and they are considering doing Kintner Road, a shared road. G. Housworth will forward the details to the office. The Board was in agreement that a letter should be sent to the adjoining townships to confirm that they will be in partnership with Nockamixon Township. A motion was made by H. Gawronski, seconded by J. Litzenberger, to approve the February 2008 Road Report as presented. The motion carried 5-0-0.

B. Zoning Report – R. O’Brien, Keystone Municipal Services, was not in attendance.

A motion was made by J.Litzenberger, seconded by H. Gawronski, to accept the Zoning Report as presented. The motion carried 5-0-0.

C. Emergency Management – M. Shafer, Emergency Management Member, gave the report. There was no meeting due to illness. She updated the Board on the activity of the Delaware River during the past few months.

D. Environmental Advisory Committee – J. Petersen, Chairman, gave the report. Items included on the report were: their review of the Well Protection Ordinance and a site visit scheduled for the Hoffman Property on Saturday.

E. Open Space Committee – S. Tenney, Co-Chair, presented the report to the Board. She advised the Board of the upcoming PALTA Conference. A motion was made by J. Litzenberger, seconded by H. Gawronski, to pay up to $70.00 for the Open Space Committee post office box rental. The motion carried 5-0-0. The Open Space Committee recommended that the Board renew the resident Open Space easement donation for up to $2,500.00 which is paid from the Open Space money. A motion was made by J. Litzenberger, seconded by H. Gawronski, to approve the same amount for Open Space easement donation of $2,500.00. The motion carried 5-0-0. She commented about Committee recommendations for the next steps with the ‘Request For Proposals’(RFP) draft package and requested that the Township Solicitor prepare and coordinate. The Board discussed the banks shown on the RFP list and how they would proceed. A motion was made by A. Santopietro, seconded by H. Gawronski, to obtain Request For Proposals from the list of banks provided to the Board, review and make a decision. The motion carried 5-0-0. Under discussion, the Board discussed a possible conflict with one of the banks regarding the letter of credit.

F. Park & Recreation Board – T. Keebler, Chairman, gave the report. He submitted the following bid packets to the Board for the new building at Veteran’s Park:

Concrete:

A. Wes Paving & Concrete Construction $3,072.00

B. Reedel Masonry Concrete 3,120.00

C. RV Masonry Construction, Inc. 4,320.00

T. Keebler recommended Wes Paving to the Board for the concrete work. A motion was made by J. Litzenberger, seconded by H. Gawronski, to award the bid for concrete work to Wes Paving & Concrete Construction at a cost of $3,072.00. The motion carried 5-0-0. A purchase order will be issued and contractor will be paid upon completion of work.

Electric:

A. Timothy Farr Electric $1,235.00

B. C&R Electric, Inc. 1,358.39

C. Kirkpatrick Electric, Inc. 1,800.00

T. Keebler recommended C&R Electric because they have done work at Veteran’s Park previously. The Board discussed the proposals and the difference in the bids. T. Keebler commented that he could repair the fence outlet or ask C&R Electric to include in the bid. A motion was made by J. Litzenberger, seconded by H. Gawronski, to award the bid for electric installation to C&R Electric, Inc. at a cost of $1,358.39. It will include either repairing the receptacle to the fence, if not then it will be completed by T. Keebler. The motion carried 5-0-0.

B. Keyser wanted to know if the stone was delivered. H. Gawronski commented that it was a donation to the Township from the Quarry. When asked if there would be a problem, the Solicitor, J. Yeager commented that this is separate from the Zoning Hearing Board and saw no obvious conflict. N. Janyszeski requested that in the future these requests be brought before the Board.

G. Treasurer’s Report – G. Monteleone commented that a Treasurer’s Report will be available at the next meeting. She submitted checks to the Board for signature. A motion was made by B. Keyser, seconded by A. Santopietro, to approve the March 2008 Bill List as presented. The Transaction List Dated 3/18/08 at 5:20PM. The motion carried 5-0-0.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

-S. Tenney had a follow-up question regarding Quarry blast reports. S. Baluh commented that the Township is in the process of obtaining the reports.

-S. Mendelson had a comment about the light at Church Hill and SR611 and problems with the traffic signal timing. The Board requested that G. Housworth look at the traffic signal and, if needed, contact someone to make repairs.

SUBDIVISIONS:

• Sal Lapio Homes ( Harrow Manor) 15-Lot Subdivision - Final – TMP# 30-15-1-2

P. Dietz, of Urwiler & Walter, engineer for the plan and Steve Lampmann of Sal Lapio Homes was also in attendance. He commented that the PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit and PADEP planning module approval have been received. There is one permit outstanding and that is the joint approval for the sewer systems on one of the lots. This lot is near an ‘Exceptional Value’ water shed and a stream crossing permit to connect the house to the septic system is needed. This is pending from the PADEP and Army Corps of Engineers. They are expecting a permit within 60 days. The Board wanted to know if the plan addressed outstanding issues on the Wynn Associates letter of July 25, 2006. These have been addressed. Due to the outstanding PADEP permit, the Board took no action on the plan.

• Sal Lapio Homes ( Harrow Manor) 12-Lot Subdivision –

Grants extension to June 30, 2008. The Board acknowledged receipt of the extension.

• Dwayne Gross/Byers Road 2-Lot Sub – Grants extension to June 30, 2008 –

The Board acknowledged receipt of the extension.

• N. Peter Kerl – 3-Lot Sub – Grants extension to June 30, 2008

The Board acknowledged receipt of the extension.

LAND DEVELOPMENTS:

• G. Neebe/Harrow Station LLC Sr. Housing – Grants extension to June 30, 2008 –

The Board acknowledged receipt of the extension.

• The Wehrung Group – Grants extension to June 30, 2008

The Board acknowledged receipt of the extension.

OLD BUSINESS:

• Dept. of the Auditor General AG-385 Form – Motion to approve

A motion was made by J. Litzenberger, seconded by A. Santopietro, to approve the Dept. of the Auditor General AG-385 Form as presented and to have the Chair N. Jansyzeski sign as the Chief Executive Officer. The motion carried 5-0-0.

• Letters of Interest Received –

Community Day Committee – C. Hall, D. & J. Hall,

K. Vega, Travis Family, H. Gawronski & E. Gawronski

Clean-Up Day – B. Sienkowski, H. Gawronski & E. Gawronski

Grant Writer – No response

Newsletter – No response

N. Janyszeski commented that the next Board work session scheduled for Wednesday, April 2, 2008 will discuss volunteers interested in being involved with Community Day. She noted that no one responded to volunteer for a Grant Writer or for the Newsletter.

• Historic Commission – Resolution # 3-18-2008

The commission was discussed at the January meeting and N. Janyszeski would like to move forward with a resolution at this time.N. Janyszeski commented that the idea of the commission is to take an inventory of the Township resources as explained in the resolution. If a building, after evaluation, is deemed to have significant historical architecture of interest it is possible that it could be eligible for grants to upgrade. The Heritage Conservancy has grants available to inventory buildings. A motion was made by N. Janyszeski, seconded by A. Santopietro, to pass the Resolution # 3-18-2008 for the Nockamixon Historic Commission. Under discussion, M. Shafer wanted to know if the Commission will be working with other Township Committees. N. Janyszeski commented it will include an inventory of Township resources. There will be seven members with staggering terms. J. Yeager commented that he obtained information from various State and Federal agencies. The Board agreed there will be a minimum of three members. The motion carried 3-2-0 with J. Litzenberger and H. Gawronski voting nay.

A motion was made by J. Litzenberger, seconded by H. Gawronski, to advertise for letters of interest for Resolution #3-18-2008 in the Bucks County Herald. The motion carried 5-0-0.

D. Cable Franchise Agreement – N. Janyszeski commented that this agreement has been worked on by a consortium of municipalities for the past two years and are seeking approval of the Board. J. Yeager commented that several agreements have been discussed. The Board had the following concerns: if the extension of service would include sparsely populated areas of 30 or 35 dwelling units per linear mile; the enforcement officer would be the Zoning Officer; length of the contract and complaint procedures. A motion was made by H. Gawronski, seconded by J. Litzenberger, to accept the agreement with the following changes: service to 30 houses per linear mile, zoning officer will be the enforcement officer, complaint procedures will include an e-mail address and emergency services will receive without charge.The motion died 2-3-0 with N. Janyszeski, B. Keyser and A. Santopietro voting nay. N. Janyszeski commented that the Board will revisit next month. J. Yeager commented that the current agreement has been extended until 2009.

N. Janyszeski commented that the Board may have a work session with T. Himmelwright to explore all the alternatives.

The Board discussed volunteers for Clean-Up Day, April 26, 2008. It was the consensus of the Board to have volunteers come into the office to make phone calls and send out letters. Also under discussion were the electronic items that will be collected by L. Caughey.

The Board requested the amount of trees that were removed from the R. Tscheschlog lot. G. Housworth counted about 50 trees that had been cut down on the property. J. Yeager requested a report from G. Housworth.

Update on the SR412/563 traffic signal. S. Baluh commented that information should be forthcoming and he will advertise for next month. On April agenda

The UBREMS budget will be available for the next Board meeting. On April agenda.

NEW BUSINESS:

A. Deadline for Board of Supervisors Agendas Submissions – The deadline for the Board of Supervisors agenda is currently 5:00PM the Friday before the meeting. New deadline to be on the agenda will be Wednesday at 3:00PM. It was the consensus of the Board to approve the new day and time.

B. Dog License Schedule – The Board discussed the following schedule for issuing dog licenses: Wednesday and Thursday 9:00-5:00 PM. They are on-line at the Bucks County website.

C. Comm. Of PA Public Utility Report (PURTA) – Motion to approve Signature –

A motion was made by H. Gawronski, seconded by A. Santopietro, to complete the PURTA report on-line and sign when complete. The motion carried 5-0-0.

• B.C. Dept of Health – Permission to spray for West Nile Virus –

A motion was made by H. Gawronski, seconded by J. Litzenberger, to grant permission to the B.C. Dept of Health to spray for the West Nile Virus.

The motion carried 4-1-0 with N. Janyszeski voting nay.

E. Wild & Scenic Lower Delaware – Special Meeting Management Committee –

N. Janyszeski commented that if the Board approves, she will attend the meeting on April 10, 2008. The Board was in agreement.

F. Joint Work Session with Planning Commission Act 537 -

Monday, April 7, 2008 @ 7:30PM – Advertise

A motion was made by H. Gawronski, seconded by A. Santopietro, to advertise for the Planning Commission Joint Work Session-April 7, 2008 @ 7:30PM to discuss Act 537. The motion carried 5-0-0.

G. Historical Society-Request for use of Building March 30, 2008 Noon – 5:00 PM

It was the consensus of the Board to allow the Historical Society use the Township building on March 30, 2008, Noon to 5:00 PM.

H. Lackland Storage – Climate Controlled Storage Unit –

N. Janyszeski commented that Lackland Storage was contacted regarding the cost of a storage unit of the boxes of records that were received from T. Clemons office. It was noted that the monthly fee was too high and that someone would have to run to the unit when paperwork was needed.

SOLICITOR’S REPORT: No report.

-Lighting Ordinance – Motion to advertise

A motion was made by N. Janyszeski, seconded by A. Santopietro, to authorize the Township Solicitor to advertise the proposed Light Ordinance for a public hearing for the May 20, 2008, 8:00PM Board of Supervisors meeting. J. Yeager asked the Board if public hearings are general scheduled for 8:00PM. The Board agreed. The motion carried 4-1-0 with H. Gawronski voting nay.

-Proposed Groundwater Ordinance –

S. Baluh commented that the Planning Commission reaffirmed their recommendations on this proposed ordinance. The public hearing is scheduled for the April 15, 2008 Board meeting.

-Audit of Township Books –

A motion was made by J. Litzenberger, seconded by H. Gawronski, to have the Elected Auditors do an audit of the Township Books since Wm. McCauley has left. The motion carried 5-0-0.

A motion was made by A. Santopietro, seconded by B. Keyser, to adjourn the Board of Supervisors Meeting at 9:45 PM. The motion carried 5-0-0.

Respectfully submitted,

Arlene E. Eichlin

Recording Secretary