Galesburg Reporter

Chestnuthill Township Supervisors will meet on Wednesday, July 3.

Here is the minutes provided by the Supervisors:

A meeting of the Chestnuthill Township Board of Supervisors was called to order on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at 7:00 pm at the Township Municipal Building 271 Route 715, Brodheadsville. Those present were Chuck Gould (Chairman), Harry Miller (Supervisor), Chris Eckert (ViceChairman) David Albright (Township Manager), Cathy Martinelli (Secretary/Treasurer), Atty. Tim McManus and Engineer Christopher McDermott.

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Don Zipp.

Public Comment. None.

Executive Session. Was held on June 5th for a personnel matter.

Parks. Bernie Kozen was present and reported the following:

Past Events:

 Tennis Lessons @ PV courts 22 players

 Father’s Day Craft Sat 6/16 18 kids

 Wine Tasting Sat June 16 1pm-4pm

 Double Shot Concert Sun June 24 6pm

Upcoming Events:

 Fit Dance Tuesdays 6pm

 PIYo Exercise Class Tuesdays 7:15pm & Thursdays 6pm

 Tennis Lessons 6/26

 Intro to archery Sat 7/21 10am-noom

 Family camping Sat 7/21-22 2pm-10am

 Out of the Blue Concert Sun 7/22 6pm

Miscellaneous:

Pohoqualine Fishing Permits available to Chestnuthill & Jackson Twp. Residents

Summer Day Camp (Mon-Fri) June 25-Aug 3 from 9am-3pm 29 participants

Discount tickets available

Historical Society. Chris Eckert said they are waiting for a written estimate for door trim. It should be around $250.00.

Emergency Services.

WE Ambulance – no report tonight.

WE Fire Co – June 42 calls, y-t-d 287

PA State Police – no report tonight

Minutes. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Chuck Gould it was voted to approve the minutes of the May 14th meeting, as distributed. (2-0) (Harry Miller abstained as he was absent) On motion made by Harry Miller, seconded by Chris Eckert it was voted to approve the minutes of the June 18th meeting, as distributed. (2-0) (Chuck Gould abstained as he was absent) On motion made by Harry Miller, seconded by Chuck Gould it was voted to approve the minutes of the June 5th meeting, as distributed (2-0) (Chris Eckert abstained as he was absent).

Correspondence. The Board has received a proposal from Van Fleet Appraisals, Inc to prepare appraisal reports of the fair market value of 6 tax parcels owned by the West End Fire Company.

The fee will be $4,750.00. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to approve this proposal. (3-0)

Old Business.

Discussion and possible award of FOB material bids.

On motion made by Harry Miller, seconded by Chris Eckert it was voted to award the bid as follows: Hanson Aggregates 2RC, and Gabion. Eureka Stone Quarry- #8, #57, #67, #3, Binder, Wearing & 2A stone. Hei-way, LLC.- Cold Patch and Shiffer Bituminous - E-3 oil. (3-0)

Discussion & possible award of Tar & Chip road bids.

On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to award the bid to Pocono Spray Patching in the amount of $145,402.32. (3-0)

Part Time Summer Hires. Curtis Ramos, one of the part time summer hires could not take the position, therefore it was suggested we hire Beth Albright. On motion made by Harry Miller, seconded by Chris Eckert it was voted to hire Beth Albright for a part time summer position. (3- 0)

Northeast Site Contractors – request payment for Lake Mineola Project. Engineer Chris McDermott’s comment letter dated 7/3/18 was reviewed and he has recommended payment in the amount of $64,974.80. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to authorize payment in the amount of $64,974.80. (3-0)

New Business.

Repository lot release & lot joinder-Darryl Knowles, Jr. Mr. Knowles currently owns lot 127 View Court tax id #02/4B/2/25 and the lot adjoining his is in repository tax id #02/4B/2/24. He is asking the Board to release this lot from the repository, so he can purchase it and adjoin the lot to his making one parcel by way of a joinder deed. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to conditionally approve this request, first to release the lot from repository and subject to a draft joinder deed being forwarded to Atty. Tim McManus for his review and approval prior to the deed being signed and recorded. (3-0)

Repository lot release & lot joinder – Brett & Marcia Fortley. M/M Fortley currently own 2 lots on Ranger Road tax id #02/15/2/40-71 and 02/15/2/40-72, and the lot directly behind their parcel is in repository tax id #02/15/2/40-133. They are asking the Board to release this lot from the repository, so they can purchase it and adjoin the lot to their parcels making one parcel by way of a joinder deed. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to conditionally approve this request, first to release the lot from repository and subject to a draft joinder deed being forwarded to Atty. Tim McManus for his review and approval prior to the deed being signed and recorded. (3-0)

Robert Malinski-pay rate increase. Robert (Bert) Malinski has been working as the Building & Grounds Manager and has recently also been handling the Transfer Station. He has been doing a great job at the Transfer Station and Dave Albright is recommending a pay rate increase from $14.00 per hour to $17.50 per hour retroactive to June 2, 2018 when he started up there. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to approve this request. (3- 0)

Stephanie Schmitt – letter of resignation. Stephanie has given notice of resignation from her position of Grant Writer/Project Coordinator. Her last day of employment will be July 6, 2018. Stephanie and her finance will be relocating to Washington DC where they both have found other positions. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to accept this resignation with regret. (3-0)

Contracting Proposal from Stephanie Schmitt. Stephanie is proposing to continue with seasonal newsletters, annual reports, fundraising and promotion of Supervisor approved projects for an hourly rate of $17.50. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to approve and sign this proposal. (3-0)

MOU- WE Fire Co & WE Ambulance – shared Emergency Management Facility. The Township of Chestnuthill is planning to construct a new shared emergency services facility at the corner of Firehouse Lane & SR715, which will include a new fire station, emergency operations center and ambulance station. The shared facility would provide a physical location where representatives of the major decision making and response organizations in the community can come together to effectively communicate and coordinate. These memorandums of understanding spells out the background, methodology and responsibility of each organization. On motion made by Harry Miller, seconded by Chris Eckert it was voted to sign both agreements. (3-0)

Authorization for Cathy Martinelli to attend PAMA Conference Aug 12-15 th in Malvern PA. This conference is a yearly continuing education program for the Pennsylvania Association of Municipal Administrators. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to approve this conference request for registration, hotel, meals & mileage. (3-0)

Bills. On motion made by Harry Miller, seconded by Chris Eckert it was voted to pay the General Fund bills. (3-0)

Plans.

Connie J. Merwine (Minor Subdivision) Michael P. Lalli, PLS. It was asked via email to table this plan tonight. On motion made by Harry Miller, seconded by Chris Eckert it was voted to table this plan tonight. (3-0) (waiver until 8/31/18)

Pleasant Valley Assembly of God (Land Development Plan-Preliminary/Final) Niclaus Engineering. (open ended waiver) It was asked via phone to table this plan tonight. On motion made by Harry Miller, seconded by Chris Eckert it was voted to table this plan tonight. (3-0)

Mastermind SR 115- (Land Development –Prelim/Final and Minor Subdivision) Boucher & James Inc. It was asked via email to table this plan tonight. On motion made by Harry Miller, seconded by Chris Eckert it was voted to table this plan tonight. (2-0) (Plan date September 16, 2016) (Revised date February 12, 2018) (Open ended waivers for both the Minor Subdivision Plan and Land Development Plan)

Lee W. & Patronila Hoffner (Lot Line Adjustment-Final) Jonathan Schupp, P.L.S., SEO. This is a subdivision consisting of 6.98 acres into two lots. New Lot 2 will consist of 3.45 acres being joined to 1.0 acres, totaling 4.445 acres gross for new Lot 2. Remaining lands of Lot 1 will consist of 2.541 acres of land gross. All the lands fall into zoning district VC-Village Commercial. Engineer McDermott’s comment letter dated July 2, 2018 was reviewed. There was a waiver modification request of SALDO-98 Attachment 6-D.4: The applicant is requesting a waiver from the requirement to delineate wetlands on both lots 1 and 2. The reason for this waiver relief is because there is no construction or new lots being proposed with this plan submittal. The Planning Commission recommended approval of this request at their June meeting and Engineer McDermott can also support this request. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to approve this waiver request. (3-0) On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to approve this plan conditioned upon Engineer McDermott’s comment letter dated July 2, 2018 being satisfactorily addressed including all signatures, access easement across lot 2 to get to lot 1 being shown, deed of easement being recorded, and any outstanding fee’s being paid. (3-0)

Jack Williams Tire Company, Inc-as built plans received request security release. Engineer McDermott’s comment letter dated 6/28/18 was reviewed and he recommended the Township accept the as-built plans and release any remaining security. On motion made by Chris Eckert, seconded by Harry Miller it was voted to accept the as-built plans and release the remaining security in the amount of $2,500.00. (3-0)

Planning Module. None tonight.

2nd meeting in July. Will be cancelled, a work session will be held at 6:00p.m. as requested by a property owner who has questions regarding the Township’s Official Map (Chapter 72). The property in questions is identified on the Official Map as “Agriculture Easement Consideration”. A bill pay meeting will be held on Monday, July 16, 2018 at 7:30 a.m., no other business will be conducted. (3-0)

Public Comment. None.

Adjournment. There being no further business, on motion made by Harry Miller, seconded by Chris Eckert it was voted to adjourn at 7:39 p.m. (3-0)

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