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Board of Supervisors Agenda

AGENDA
Upper Saucon Township Board of Supervisors
Regular Meeting
Monday, August 17, 2009 – 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. 2009-44 - RECOGNITION OF CHRISTOPHER J. WAGNER FOR ATTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2009-44 recognizing Christopher J. Wagner for the tremendous honor he has brought to his family, Boy Scout Troop and community by attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

7. SUBDIVISIONS & LAND DEVELOPMENTS - None

8. MINUTES
a. Regular Meeting of June 1, 2009
b. Special Meeting of June 9, 2009
c. Regular Meeting of June 15, 2009
d. Regular Meeting of July 20, 2009

9. COMMITTEE REPORTS

10. ORDINANCES - None

11. RESOLUTIONS
a. Resolution No. 2009-45 - Appointment of Delegate and Alternate Delegates to the Lehigh County Tax Collection Committee
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2009-45 appointing delegates to the Lehigh County Tax Collection Committee to represent Upper Saucon Township.

12. MOTIONS
a. Encroachment Agreement - Samuel and Kerry Weaver - 2270 Augusta Drive
Consideration of a motion to approve the Encroachment Agreement with Samuel and Kerry Weaver in order to allow the installation of a mailbox structure within a portion of the Township right-of-way of Augusta Drive and to authorize the Township Manager to execute said Agreement on behalf of the Township.

b. Request for Waiver From Ordinance Regulating Ground Source Heat Pumps
Consideration of a motion to approve the request of Peter Dooley for a waiver from the well separation distance requirements set forth in Section 3.3 of Ordinance No. 114 in order to allow the existing geo-thermal sub-surface loops on the property at 2250 Washington Lane to maintain a separation distance of approximately 10 feet from the existing drinking water well on said property, conditioned upon the property owner's compliance with the recommendations contained in the August 11, 2009 SAIC review letter. [Note: Ordinance No. 114 does not allow sub-surface loops to be located within 100 feet of a well]

c. Drought Contingency Plan
Consideration of a motion to adopt the Public Water Supply Drought Contingency Plan for Upper Saucon Township dated August, 2009.

d. Release of Funds - Southern Lehigh Intermediate School - Certification No. T-1
Consideration of a motion to authorized the release of construction security in the amount of $1,040,301.90 for the Southern Lehigh Intermediate School Project in accordance with the Community Development Director's recommendation made by memo dated August 14, 2009.

13. CORRESPONDENCE & INFORMATION ITEMS
a. Resident Petition to change speed limit on Liberty Road from 25 MPH to 40 MPH

b. Letter from Lehigh County Humane Society - notification of proposed fee increase for animal control services starting in 2010

14. DIRECTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Township Revenue /Expenditure Analysis - First 7 Months of 2009

b. Stabler Water System Improvements

15. PRESENTATION BY DENNIS HARMAN OF THE PIDCOCK COMPANY - WATER SYSTEM STATUS REPORT - AUGUST, 2009

16. BILLS, PAYROLL AND COMMISSIONS

  • Prepaid Invoice List #08032009 dated 8/14/2009 $550,991.27
  • Warrant List #08032009 dated 8/14/2009 $250,768.57

Consideration of a motion to authorize payment of the Prepaid Invoice List and Warrant List #08032009 dated 8/14/2009.

17. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

18. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR

19. EXECUTIVE SESSION

20. ADJOURNMENT

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