July 10, 2018 The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Commissioners of West Norriton Township was convened at 7:00 PM on the above date by President Kennedy. Commissioners McKenzie, Eckles, Milazzo and Miller were in attendance. Also present were: Jason Bobst; Sean Kilkenny, Esquire; Kathy Frederick; A. Dale Mabry; Michael Kelly; Donna Horn; Michael Valyo; Jonathan Dzedzy; Michael Housley; T.J. Figaniak; and Ed Brown. There were eleven (11) people in the audience. After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, the meeting proceeded. Minutes Approval Report of Bills Approval of checks Upon motion of Mr. Miller, seconded by Ms. Milazzo and unanimously approved were the Minutes of the Board s work session of June 5th and regular meeting of June 12 th, 2018 Ms. Horn read the Finance Committee Report and requested approval of: General Fund and Golf Club payroll checks in the amount of $32,617.00; payroll vouchers in the amount of $257,547.03; and the Payment Approval Report in the amount of $455,565.35. Upon motion of Ms. Eckles, seconded by Mr. McKenzie and unanimously passed, the report of checks and vouchers was approved by the Board. Committee Reports: Administration & Finance In addition to the items on the Agenda under New Business, which were enumerated and highlighted by Mr. Bobst, it was noted that the Township will be celebrating National Night Out on August 7 th from 6:00 9:00 PM with festivities occurring at the Jeffersonville Fire Co. No. 1. Also, Mr. Kennedy added an item to the Agenda that the Board extended the manager s Employment contract for 18 months. Treasurer Horn did not present her report at the meeting; however, she has submitted her summary which shows cash balances in the various funds as follows: May 31 st June 30 th General Fund 10,644,151.52 10,386,033.99 PLGIT 10105000 43,121.38 43,178.75 PLGIT CD 0.00 0.00 Continental CD 0.00 0.00 Golf Fund 53,248.95 133,273.73 Escrow Fund 777,697.83 783,020.24 Sinking Fund 5,901.76 5,904.19 Liquid Fuels 503,826.34 498,352.32 Capital Reserve PLGIT 146,298.91 146,902.77 Capital Reserve CD 0.00 0.00 Capital Reserve 0.00 0.00 Sewer Capital Acct 674,262.45 666,730.34 Vehicle Replacement Fund 352,421.21 374,047.60 Police Pension Citizens 117,727.31 129,375.10 Non-Uniform Pension Citizens 3,184.45 4,261.26 Grants, DUI 0.00 0.00 Grants, Misc. 114,296.02 114,343.00 Traffic Impact Fee 454,170.69 454,357.38
Bd. of Commiss. -2- July 10, 2018 Public Safety Deputy Chief Kelly highlighted the public safety report. On motion of Mr. Miller, seconded by Ms. Milazzo and unanimously passed, the Public Safety Report was approved. Public Works & Planning Recreation The highlights of the Public Works report were presented by Mr. Valyo who advised that emergency road repairs are currently being performed on School Lane, while Mr. Miller inquired about manhole work on Whitehall Road. On motion of Ms. Milazzo, seconded by Mr. McKenzie and unanimously passed, the Public Works and Planning Reports were approved. Mr. Dzedzy highlighted his Recreation report by stating that Coco will be the film presented at the upcoming Family Movie Night on Saturday, August 25 th, and that fireworks are tentatively planned for Sunday, September 2 nd. It was also mentioned by Mr. Dzedzy that we applied for a GTPR Grant to fund the Betzwood Trail Head Project as initial estimates of the Project were overbudget. Upon motion of Mr. McKenzie, seconded by Ms. Eckles and unanimously passed, the Recreation Report was approved. Jeffersonville Golf Club Sanitary Sewer Engineer Consulting Engineer Mr. Housley presented the highlights of the golf report and presented the monthly and quarterly revenues and rounds. According to Mr. Housley, the numbers for the 2 nd quarter of 2018 are a little behind the same time period of 2017 due to rain, but the course has never looked better and there are several outings scheduled. Ms. Milazzo inquired about the number of golfers who attend an outing. On motion of Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. McKenzie and unanimously passed, the Golf Club Report was approved. The highlights of the monthly Sanitary Report of Gilmore & Associates were presented by Mr. Figaniak. Upon motion of Mr. Miller, seconded by Ms. Eckles and unanimously passed, the Sanitary Report was approved. The engineer s report of Gilmore & Associates was presented by Mr. Garton who mentioned the possibility of alternative designs to Markley Farms as regards erosion issues. Upon motion of Ms. Milazzo seconded by Mr. Miller and unanimously passed, the Consulting Engineer s Report was approved.
-3- July 10, 2018 All Committee reports are on file in the Administration office of the Township Building for the public to view during normal business hours. Commissioners Comment Public Comment Ms. Milazzo complimented the Parks & Recreation Department on its wonderful summer camp program. L. James Watters, III of 1 E. Indian Lane shared with the Board a study of road signs which are illegible, obscured or missing and, in his opinion, thereby create a dangerous condition. According to Mr. Watters, he has a problem with PennDOT for its lack of maintenance of signage and that he has gone to Senator Rafferty and Representative Corr with his concerns. Nancy Collier, 1962 Brandon Road, stated that she is a proud Township resident for over 42 years and that she commends the Board for renewing the Township Manager s contract. According to Ms. Collier, renewing faith is such an important factor and something that takes time, but Mr. Bobst did that. Mrs. Collier went on to say that in 2012 a prior solicitor left in disgrace and allowed VRJ to file a lawsuit against the Township, and Jason is one of the best things to happen to our Township and she commends him for that. Marc Brier of 106 Plowshare Road inquired if there would be a conflict with the Civil Service meeting and EAC meetings both scheduled for tomorrow evening. New Business There being no further comments offered, upon motion of Mr. McKenzie, seconded by Ms. Milazzo and unanimously approved, the public comment portion of the meeting was closed. Upon motion of Mr. McKenzie, seconded by Mr. Miller and unanimously agreed, the Board adopted the Resolution authorizing the 2019 DUI Grant which, according to Mr. Bobst, we have administered since 1990 for 21 police departments (copy attached). Upon motion of Ms. Milazzo, seconded by Mr. McKenzie and unanimously agreed, the Board authorized the Civil Service Commission to begin the process of establishing eligibility list for the position of patrol officer. It was explained by Mr. Bobst that on 8/25 Corporal Joseph Renzi is resigning to teach at MCATS, that Officer Oreo will take his spot as Corporal and that, due to the hiring process, it will take approximately 2 months to hire and have an officer on the street. Upon inquiry by Mr. Miller, it was confirmed that the Civil Service Commission meetings are open to the public. Upon motion of Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. McKenzie and unanimously agreed, the Board adopted Resolution No. 18-1610 Adopting the Montgomery County 2017 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update (copy attached).
-4- July 10, 2018 Discussion Items According to Mr. Bobst, consideration has been given to changing the banking institution for Township funds from the current bank, Bryn Mawr Trust. After researching other banking institutions, T.D. Bank proposed lower fees, higher interest rates and equally convenient banking locations. Mr. Miller inquired how often the change of banking institutions is revisited, to which Mr. Bobst replied every 3-4 years. After discussion, a motion was made by Ms. Milazzo, seconded by Ms. Eckles and unanimously approved to change the Township s banking institution to T. D. Bank. Due to the state law changing regarding use of fireworks and the resulting increase in usage thereof, a discussion on the adoption of a potential fireworks ordinance was had. Thereafter, upon motion of Mr. McKenzie, seconded by Ms. Eckles and unanimously agreed, staff was authorized to research the topic and possible drafting of an ordinance. Mr. Bobst announced that T.L.C. Plumbing has purchased the properties at 1956-1966 W. Main Street and he again explained the current split zoning of C-Commercial and R2- Residential and the requested change to all C-Commercial zoning. After discussion, and upon motion of Mr. Miller, seconded by Ms. Milazzo and unanimously approved, the Board authorized staff to advertise the proposed Ordinance. The possible adoption of the proposed Human Relations Ordinance and its establishment of the Human Relations Commission was discussed at length. It was mentioned that this Ordinance is proposed since currently there is no protection for LGBTQ and other protected classes for mediation. Ms. Eckles inquired if the intake person changes for each case or stays the same for the entire year, while Mr. Miller inquired about the number of commission members and requested that they be representative of the community. Upon motion of Mr. Miller, seconded by Ms. Milazzo and unanimously agreed, the Board authorized the advertising of the proposed Ordinance. A review and discussion of the proposed Responsible Contractor Ordinance was had, including an inquiry by Mr. McKenzie as to what impact, if any, would adoption of this Ordinance have on any past or future contracts. Mr. Bobst replied possible sanitary sewer projects, golf course development, purchase of the Burnside property, and Betzwood Trail Head Project. Mr. Kennedy asked what makes this Ordinance different than what we do now, and Ms. Milazzo stated that perhaps the level of work will be of a higher quality. Mr. Kilkenny explained that this would apply to all contracts over $250,000.00 and all trades granted contracts would have to provide proof of participation in a class A apprenticeship program. Mr. Kennedy expressed his concerns over the impact on small business, and litigation in other municipalities that have adopted similar Ordinances. A request was made by Mr.
-5- July 10, 2018 Kennedy to table the advertising of the Ordinance until the Board s questions could be answered. Mr. McKenzie concurred; however, Ms. Milazzo disagreed and made a motion to advertise the proposed Ordinance. That motion was seconded by Ms. Eckles and passed by the Board by a vote of 3-2 with Messrs. Kennedy and McKenzie opposing. Schedule of Meetings Adjournment Regarding the additional Agenda item extending the Manager s Employment Contract, it was explained by Mr. Kilkenny that a current Board can not bind a future Board; therefore, the contract renewal of Mr. Bobst is for an 18- month period until the next reorganization meeting of the Board which is in January of 2020. Mr. Bobst announced that upcoming meetings are scheduled as follows: Environmental Advisory Council on July 11, 2018 and August 1, 2018 @ 7:00 PM; and Planning Commission on July 18 th @ 7:00 PM to discuss the Egypt Road intersection. There being no further business, at 8:25 PM, on motion of Mr. McKenzie, seconded by Ms. Milazzo and unanimously agreed by the Board, the public meeting was adjourned. Kathy Frederick Assistant Secretary