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Board of Supervisors Agenda

AGENDA
Upper Saucon Township Board of Supervisors
Monday, June 21, 2010 – 6:00 P.M.
Township Municipal Building

1. CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Miro A. Gutzmirtl

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. NOTIFICATION
All public sessions of the Upper Saucon Township Board of Supervisors are electronically recorded. The recordings are maintained as part of the record of the meeting until the minutes are transcribed and approved by the Board.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Any Item On or Off the Agenda)
Please sign the Speaker Sign-In Sheet at the front desk if you wish to address the Board during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. Speakers are asked to limit their comments to 3 minutes or less.

5. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS

6. RESOLUTION NO. 2010-25 - RECOGNITION OF ZAC M. BRASS FOR ATTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2010-25 recognizing Zac M. Brass for the tremendous honor he has brought to his family, Boy Scout Troop and community by attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

7. PRESENTATION BY TOM GETTINGS AND ERIN FREDERICK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL - ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2009

8. SAUCON CREEK ROAD LP - APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL (HEARING ADVERTISED TO START AT 6:15 PM)
The application of Saucon Creek Road LP for the construction of a bank and day care center at the southeast corner of Center Valley Parkway and Saucon Creek Road. The applicant requests conditional use approval pursuant to Articles 14 and 17 of the Township Zoning Ordinance of 1986 as amended. The subject property is zoned ORTTC Office/Research/Technology Park and Town Center District and is located within the ESZ Environmentally Sensitive Overlay Zone.

a. Public Hearing on Conditional Use Application of Saucon Creek Road LP
1. Introduction by Township Solicitor
2. Presentation by Applicant
3. Comments by staff and consultants
4. Accept public comment and input
5. Discussion and deliberation by Board members

b. Board Action on Conditional Use Application of Saucon Creek Road LP
Consideration of a motion to [approve / deny] the Conditional Use Application of Saucon Creek Road LP for the construction of a bank and day care center on the property at 2200 Center Valley Parkway located at the southeast corner of Center Valley Parkway and Saucon Creek Road.

9. SUBDIVISIONS & LAND DEVELOPMENTS
a. Toscana Final Subdivision Plan - Resolution No. 2010-31
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2010-31 conditionally approving the Final Subdivision Plan of Premier Land Development for a 43 lot residential subdivision on 197+/- acres at 1600 Taylor Drive.

b. Barker-Brown Lot Line Adjustment - Resolution No. 2010-32
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2010-32 conditionally approving the Preliminary / Final Lot Line Adjustment Plan of Barbra Barker to adjust the lot line between Lots 51 and 52 in the Weyhill Woods Subdivision.

10. MINUTES
a. Regular Meeting of May 17, 2010

11. COMMITTEE REPORTS

12. ORDINANCES - None

13. RESOLUTIONS
a. Resolution No. 2010-29 - Appointment of Special Fire Police
Consideration of a motion adopt Resolution No. 2010-29 appointing various individuals to serve as Special Fire Police for Upper Saucon Township.

14. MOTIONS
a. Request For Payment - Quinn Construction Company, Inc. - Certification No. 3
Consideration of a motion to authorize payment in the amount of $27,747.00 to Quinn Construction Company, Inc., for concrete repair work completed on the Aeration Tank at the Sewage Treatment Plant.

b. Request For Payment - R. H. Odenheimer Company - Certification No. 1
Consideration of a motion to authorize payment in the amount of $18, 293.96 to R.H. Odenheimer Company for drilling and testing a new public water supply well on the Gun Club property at 7600 Blue Church Road South, subject to R.H. Odenheimer Company submitting the required weekly payroll certifications to the Township.

c. Request For Payment - Musser Sewer & Septic, LLC - Certification No. 1
Consideration of a motion to authorize payment in the amount of $23,300.00 to Musser Sewer & Septic, LLC for repairing cracked and/or broken sanitary sewer pipes at various locations throughout the Township.

d. Request For Payment - Eastern Environmental Contractors, Inc. - Certification No. 1
Consideration of a motion to authorize payment in the amount of $5,850.00 to Eastern Environmental Contractors, Inc., for work on the grit handling system at the Sewage Treatment Plant.

e. Park & Recreation Commission - Resignation of current member and appointment of new member
1. Consideration of a motion to accept the resignation of William Lycett from the Park & Recreation Commission effective immediately.

2. Consideration of a motion to appoint George A. Calaba, Jr., to the Upper Saucon Township Park & Recreation Commission for a partial term expiring on December 31, 2012.

f. Appointments to Southern Lehigh Public Library Board of Directors
i. Consideration of a motion to appoint Robert Blumenstein to the Southern Lehigh Public Library Board of Directors for a three year term expiring on June 30, 2013.
ii. Consideration of a motion to appoint Sidney Stevens to the Southern Lehigh Public Library Board of Directors for a three year term expiring on June 30, 2013.
iii. Consideration of a motion to appoint Chris Ebel to the Southern Lehigh Public Library Board of Directors for a three year term expiring on June 30, 2013.

15. CORRESPONDENCE & INFORMATION ITEMS - None

16. DIRECTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Presentation by Kent Baird of Wildlands Conservancy - Open Space Funding Analysis
[Note: Environmental Advisory Council recommends accepting the proposal from Wildlands Conservancy to perform an open space funding analysis for the Township.]

17. BILLS, PAYROLL AND COMMISSIONS

  • Prepaid Invoice List #06072010 dated 06/18/2010……….$834,720.97
  • Warrant List #06072010 dated 06/18/2010……………….$287,190.13

Consideration of a motion to authorize payment of the Prepaid Invoice List and Warrant List #06072010 dated 06/18/2010.

18. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

19. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR

20. EXECUTIVE SESSION

21. ADJOURNMENT


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