LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING

October 26, 2020                                                                                              7:00 PM

AGENDA

1. Call to Order by President Villone. Proof of Publication.

2. Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Approval of Meeting Minutes: October 12, 2020 Regular Meeting

4. Presentation: West Shore Recreation Commission – John Minito

5. Audience Participation: Any item on the agenda.

6. CONSENT AGENDA
Any Commissioner, staff member, or anyone in attendance who would like to have an item on the Consent Agenda removed for further discussion can request so now. Is there a request for the removal of an item(s) on the Consent Agenda?

Accept motion to approve the items on the Consent Agenda, which are listed as follows:

a. Department Reports for the month of September for Community Development, Fleet Maintenance, Township Engineer, Public Works, and Public Safety.

b. Tax Collectors September Monthly Report.

7. PRESIDENT VILLONE

a. Motion to approve the Check Register of October 23, 2020 in the amount of $485,453.75.

b. Approve payment of Invoice No. to AIA Group, Inc. In the amount of $144,613.69 for the Public Works and Sheepford West Basin Retrofit Projects.

c. Motion to enact Ordinance 2020-06, Amending the code of the Township of Lower Allen, Chapter 187, Streets and Sidewalks, at article VIII, Temporary Right-of-Way Obstructions, and Article IX, Violations and Penalties.

d. Discussion and possible action: Adopt Resolution 2020-R-35, authorizing staff to execute documents for the Multimodal Transportation Fund Program for Lower and Upper Allen Pedestrian Bridge over the railroad at Arcona.

e. Motion to adopt Resolution 2020-R-36, hiring Matthew E. Greene, as a Maintenance Specialist for the Public Works Department, effective October 27, 2020. This is a replacement, not an additional hire.

f. Accept a motion to approve or disapprove appointing the firm of Caldwell & Kearns, P.C., in the person of Steven P. Miner, as Township Solicitor, at a rate of $200.00 per hour, effective November 30, 2020.

8. Any business pertinent to the Township. Discussions will be limited to fifteen (15) minutes per person.

9. TOWNSHIP ENGINEER

a. Discussion and possible action: SLD Docket No. 2020-13 – Land Development Plan for Lower Allen Commons Grocer and Retail.

i. Approve a waiver of the requirement contained in Section 192-24.C to submit a Preliminary Plan.
ii. Approve a waiver of the requirement in Section 192-58.E(10) that planting islands and beds be designed to collect stormwater runoff from adjacent paved parking areas.
iii. Approve a waiver from the requirement in Section 192-59.C(2) that each parking space adjacent to an island at the end of a parking row have an additional two feet of width.
iv. Approve SLD Docket No. 2020-13, Final Land Development Plan for Lower Allen Commons Grocer and Retail, contingent upon the following:
          1. Lower Allen Township Authority approval.

b. Discussion and possible action: Approve release of improvement security for SLD Docket No. 2019-13, Final Land Development Plan for 1201 St. Johns Road.

c. Discussion and possible action: SLD Docket No. 2020-05, Arcona Phase 8.1. Applicant has requested reconsideration of the following:
       i. Modification to the requirement in Section 192-51,C, to allow the Final Plan to be recorded prior to issuance of a Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP) by PennDOT.

10. PUBLIC SAFETY

a. Discussion: Continued employment of Public Safety Planner Justin Strawser on a part-time basis.

b. Discussion: Hiring current part-time Paramedic Michael Quenzer as a full-time Paramedic.

c. Discussion and possible action: Shiremanstown EMS Services.

11. COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

a. Discussion with possible Action: Adjust the Interest Rate from 4.45% to 3% on the Loan to the Development Authority for Lower Allen Commons.

b. Discussion and possible action: Sheetz substitution screen planting for privacy fence.

12. MANAGER

a. Discussion and possible action: Schedule public hearing on the Comcast Cable Franchise Agreement renewal.

b. Discussion: Mariner East 1 gas pipeline project.

13. COMMISSIONERS REPORTS

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION

a. 2021 Pay raises

15. Adjourn.