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BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
REORGANIZATION
& REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
The
New London Township Board of Supervisors Reorganization Meeting convened at
On
a motion by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Dale Lauver was nominated as
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
Dale Lauver abstained from the vote.
On
a motion by Gerry Porter, seconded by Dale Lauver, Bob Barto was nominated as
Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
Bob Barto abstained from the vote.
On
a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, the following
appointments and re-appointments were made.
The vote was unanimous.
Secretary/Treasurer Patricia
(Trish) Fagan
Assistant
Secretary Terri
Kukoda
Clerk Diane
Corcoran
Roadmaster Jack
Arrell
Zoning
Officer Patricia
Fagan
Planning
Commission Secretary Peg
Healy
Chairman
of Vacancy Board Ron
Ragan
On
a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, the following
appointments and re-appointments were made.
The vote was unanimous.
Township
Engineer Ragan
Associates, Inc.
Township
Solicitor R.
Samuel McMichael
Township
Alternate Solicitor Lentz,
Cantor & Massey, Ltd.
Zoning
Hearing Board Solicitor Brutscher,
Foley, Milliner & Land, LLP
Zoning
Hearing Board Alternate Solicitor John
Spangler
On
a motion by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, the following items were
approved. The vote was unanimous.
1. Two signatures are required
on all checks - Board of Supervisor and/or Treasurer.
2. Bank Depositories are The
People’s Bank of Oxford (Penn National) and PLGIT for the Township General
Fund.
3. Bank Depository for the
Township State Fund is PLGIT and The Peoples Bank of Oxford (Penn National).
4. Bank Depository for all
other funds for the Township is PLGIT and The Peoples Bank of Oxford (Penn
National).
5. Mileage reimbursement for
use of personal vehicles is 48.5 cents per mile.
6. Voting delegate for the
State Convention is Trish Fagan.
7. Newspaper of Record is the
Daily Local News.
8. Township Board of
Supervisor’s Meetings for 2007 will be held on the first Thursday and Third
Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM.
9. Planning Commission Meetings
for 2007 will be held on the second Wednesday and last Thursday of each month
at 7:00 PM.
Resolution No. 2007-01
Emergency Services
On
a motion made Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Resolution No. 2007-01
Emergency Services was adopted. The
vote was unanimous.
The
Reorganization Meeting was adjourned at 8:07 PM.
The
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting convened at 8:07 PM.
PUBLIC COMMENT
John
D. St. John spoke regarding the public comment policy.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
Twin Chimneys Preliminary
Subdivision Plan
On
a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, the Board accepted the
Schoor DePalma extension letter dated January 2, 2007 for the Twin Chimneys
Preliminary Subdivision Plan. The vote
was unanimous.
Harkins 92 Lot Preliminary
Subdivision Plan
The
New London Township Planning Commission has recommended approval with
conditions of the Harkins 92 lot Preliminary Subdivision Plan. Ron Ragan recommended tabling this issue
until the ordinances are amended. Jack
Wuersle, attorney for the Harkins subdivision, was in agreement with waiting
for the zoning amendments.
Ordinance Nos. 2007-1
Conditional Use Procedures and General Standards; 2007-2 NLV District Design
Standards; and 2007-3 Recreation Lands & Facilities
This
item was opened for public comment due to it not being listed on the
Agenda. John D. St John asked where
these zoning amendments originated. Ron
Ragan stated that work on the ordinances may originate with the Board of
Supervisors, Zoning Officer, Chester County Planning Commission or the Township
Planning Commission. Mr. St. John stated
that he does not agree with changing the distance from 1,000 square feet to 500
square feet.
On
a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Dale Lauver, the Board adopted Ordinance
Nos. 2007-1 Conditional Use Procedures and General Standards; 2007-2 NLV
District Design Standards; and 2007-3 Recreation Lands & Facilities. The vote was unanimous.
SECRETARY’S REPORT
On
a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Dale Lauver, the December 7, 2006 Board
of Supervisors Meeting Minutes were approved.
The vote was unanimous.
TREASURER’S REPORT
On
a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Gerry Porter, the Bills To Be Paid
for January were approved and the financial reports were accepted as
presented. There was no public comment. The vote was unanimous.
STAFF REPORTS
Planning Commission
Ron
Ragan stated that one other zoning amendment needs to be reworked by the
Planning Commission and returned to the Chester County Planning Commission for
review. A Sketch Plan for the Matsen
property was presented to the Planning Commission. The next village master plan ordinance
meeting is scheduled for January 15th at 7:00 PM.
Engineer
Ron
Ragan stated that he, Jack Arrell and Chip Pusey walked Church Road and that
the road cartway is not in the center of the right-of-way.
Ron
stated that survey work needs to be done on Conards Mill Road and the Board
approved the expenditure for Crossan-Raimato to perform this work.
Ron
requested that the revised information from the GIS Department be purchased for
the Township.
Zoning Officer
Nine
(9) building permits were issued in January, four (4) of which were for new
homes.
Tax Collector
Emergency Management
Avon
Grove Regional Emergency Management (AGREM) members met in December at which
time Mike Predmore was appointed Chairman and Dale Lauver was appointed
Vice-Chairman. AGREM meetings for 2007
will be held of the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM. Plans to paint the upstairs of the Township
Building are still on-going. AGREM will
begin work on an ordinance to inspect multi-family units and rental properties
for smoke detectors.
Trails, Greenways and Open
Space Committee
No
report.
Newsletter
No
report.
Property & Building Use
Dale
will get estimates for the roof and for painting.
Roadmaster
Roadwork
is still in progress.
Road Enhancement Committee
Dale
reported that the bank work on Mt. Hope Road will wait until spring.
Assessment Appeals
Nine
(9) assessment appeal hearings are scheduled for January 24th.
OLD BUSINESS
Gerry
Porter reported that the Act 209 meeting will be held on January 22nd.
NEW BUSINESS
No
new business.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Gerry
Porter opened the floor for public comment.
Comments were made by various residents regarding the ordinance
amendments and the cell tower at the firehouse.
The
meeting adjourned at 9:18 PM.
Respectfully
submitted,
Trish
Fagan
Secretary