| WEST EARL TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING JUNE 11, 2001 AGENDA/ UNOFFICIAL NOTES |
| 1. Call to Order |
| PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REZONING PETITION OF FAIRMOUNT RETIREMENT HOME TO CHANGE THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 39,992 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS, SITUATED NORTH OF EAST FARMERSVILLE ROAD AND EAST OF CATS BACK ROAD, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST EARL, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, FROM A-AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. A. Rezoning narrative from RGS Associates. B. Minutes from the May 23, 2001, Planning Commission meeting - The Planning Commission tabled the petition believing that the Board of Supervisors had previously entered a motion into the minutes that Fairmount Homes should provide the Township with a master plan before any other type land development activity is undertaken. A search of the minutes revealed that no such motion was entered into the minutes by the Board of Supervisors. C. Letter from The Arro Group regarding the rezoning request. D. Letter from the Lancaster County Planning Commission regarding the rezoning request. LCPC said Fairmount Homes needs to demonstrate a burden.. E. Letter from James R. Oswald, Fairmount Homes Administrator. F. Public Comment G. Consideration of Ordinance No. 155 There was no motion to approve. On motion to reject, Mr. Horst, Mr. Briggs, and Mr. Stover voted to reject, Mr. Fisher voted against rejecting. Motion to reject passed. Mr. Briggs was concerned about continuing piece-meal requests by the Homes. Mr. Horst commented that the neglected brush/woods that would be built over could instead be cleaned up to have value. Mr. Stover stated that he wanted to see the Tri-township Comprehensive Plan approved first. A bordering neighbor stated that in the past during Fairmount Homes construction he had cloudy well water and water run-off. He wanted to see the brush/woods preserved. I commented that the plan seemed to meet the county's objective of using high density development as one method to reduce development of farmland. |
| 2. Approval of Minutes, May 29, 2001, Regular Meeting 3. Public Comment/Guests - Carol Wilson, who resides at Church and Main, commented about speeders near her intersection. Mr. Briggs stated that she should contact the police chief if she notices a certain time and/or vehicles that are speeding. She also commented on increased truck traffic on Church Street. The board will look into a "Local Deliveries Only" sign for lower Church Street. A resident also voiced concern about the proposed PPL Generating station in terms on water conservation. 4. Correspondence |
| a. Construction meeting minutes from May 22, 2001. b. Letter from Senator Noah W. Wenger to PennDot regarding the Schaum's Corner Intersection Project. c. Memo from Ralph Hutchison, Manager of East Lampeter Township, regarding the appointment to fill a vacancy on the library board. Marion Coleman, Lori Noyes, and Linda Parker were suggested by Dr. Hueskin, CVSD Superintendent. d. Invitation to a picnic for the community advisory committee participants. e. Meeting minutes from the May 24, 2001, Park & Recreation Board meeting. f. Copy of the Upper Leacock Township fire alarm system ordinance. g. Correspondence from Josele regarding additional right-of-way for Millway Acres. |
| 5. Old Business |
| a. Letter from Russ MacNair, West Earl Sewer Authority Engineer, regarding Daryl Martin's request for sewer service from Ephrata Township. Approved. |
| 6. Subdivision/Land Development |
| None |
| 7. Manager's Report Pat presented his recommendation for moving the pension plans to RJ Hall. A motion was approved to begin preparing paperwork for the conversion. 8. New Business |
| a. Invoice from YSM in the amount of $5,852.80 for services related to the park master plans. Approved. b. Consideration of Application for Payment No. 9 from V.L. Rendina, Inc. in the amount of $292,526.85. Approved. c. Consideration of Change Order Request #23 in the amount of $516.87 for additional painting of hollow metal doors. Denied. d. Consideration of Change Order Request #13 in the amount of $1,490.36 for the re-grading of the new shop area. Pat to talk to the architect. e. Consideration of Change Order Request #3 (Plumbing) in the amount of a $1,650.00 credit for using white restroom fixtures. Approved. f. Consideration of Application for Payment No.4 from LM & S Electrical Contractor in the amount of $31,149.00. Approved. g. Consideration of Application for Payment No.6 in the amount of $20,167.42 from Clark Mechanical Services, Inc. (HVAC). Approved. h. Consideration of Application for Payment No.7 in the amount of $10,922.92 from Clark Mechanical Services, Inc. (HVAC). Approved. i. Consideration of Application for Payment No.7 in the amount of $4,740.45 from Clark Mechanical Services, Inc. (Plumbing). Approved. |
| 9. Payment of Bills 10. Adjournment |
| A joint meeting with the Sewer Authority was held immediately before the Supervisor's meeting regarding the Act 537 plan. They stated that changes will need to be made due to projected future growth and projected organic overload due to water conservation and garbage grinders. They recommended updating the Brownstown plant to an Aqua Sequencing Batch Reactor at a cost of 2 million dollars. They said that there are/ will be $775,000 in added funds from the Tobacco Rd. project, $50,000 + $360,000 from the bottling plant, $200,000 from projected increased usage due to the MovieTown project, plus $450,000 already set aside. The remainder required funds will be about $500,000 and they discussed loan options. They expect to begin construction next fall and complete in Fall 2003. Mr. Stover commented that he was impressed with the Lagoon type plant, particularly how the grey water could be sold to PPL. The Sewer Authority commented that either type of plant could provide grey water to PPL and that the lagoon type plant would cost more to operate. |