WEST EARL TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 17, 2001

AGENDA / Unofficial Notes

  1. Call to Order
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  2. Approval of Minutes, Regular Meeting, December 10, 2001
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  3. Public Comment/Guests
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  4. Subdivision/Land Development
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    1. Guest Property Financial Security Release – ARRO recommends that the Township release $56,000 and retain $11,000 on the Guest Property Letter of Credit. Tabled until sidewalk is verified.

    b. Letter from RGS Associates discussing the Movie-Town project and proposed road improvements.
    RGS reiterated the traffic improvements they intend to make and urged the township not to require the additional improvements that the township engineer is now recommending. He said that if the township required the additional changes that the Movie-Town project would be abandoned.
    The engineer stated that adding the traffic light to Church Street will change the intersection to Service Level F in 2012 even with the improvements that Movie-Town proposed. RGS stated the costs of the improvements they already agreed to make: $400,000 - $500,000 for light and lane improvements and $200,000 - $300,000 to upgrade Church Street extension to a collector road. The opinion of the board was that Movie-Town should not be held responsible to make all the improvements to the already deficient 272 corridor and that if Movie-Town agreed to the further changes they may need to be redone in the future anyway.

  5. Old Business
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    6. a. Resolution No. 2001-27, amending the Township police policy and procedural manual regarding when and how police officers take breaks. Approved.
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  6. New Business
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    1. Proposed scheduling changes for the police department. The Board would need to approve these changes because the bargaining unit agreement would have to be amended to match the scheduling change. Goal is to provide 24 hour police protection. Want to change from 10 to 12 hour shifts. Still 80 hours per 2 weeks, but would be 36 hours on first week, 44 hours on second week. Approved contingent on Josele reviewing.
    2. Resolution No. 2001-28, fixing the tax rate for the year 2002. Approved (tax rate unchanged).
    3. Resolution No. 2001-29, fixing the tax rate for street lighting for the year 2002. Approved (tax rate unchanged).
    4. Resolution No. 2001-30, fixing the tax rate for hydrant and special hydrant service for the year 2002. Approved (tax rate unchanged).

    e. Consideration of the following budgets for the year 2002: General Fund, Water Fund, Refuse and Recycling Fund, Highway Aid Fund, Hydrant Fund, Special Hydrant Fund, and Street Light Fund. Budgets approved with these additional items: $150 Hazmat Donation, $50 Rothsville Ambulance Donation, $795 for Radar System.
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  7. Correspondence
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    8. a. Letter from PPL notifying the Township that they plan to construct a transmission line near the substation.
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  8. Manager’s Report
    * The agreement has been drafted with Ephrata for leaf/tree disposal.
    * Brantley will be stepping down from the Planning Commission. Pat will call Frank, who is on the Vacancy Board, to see if he can serve.
    * Pat brought up various contracts on the building project that are about ready to close-out. Some were approved and others were tabled.
    * The question was raised of whether or not the burning ban is still in effect. The answer was yes, since the township ordinance applies to whenever their is a Drought Warning and the Drought Warning is still in effect. They noted that burning in a container with a screen top is still allowed.
  9. Payment of Bills
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  10. Adjournment
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