QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
None appearing.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the September 8, 2009 meeting were presented for approval. Mr. Coleman made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Hafner seconded and the motion carried 4-0.

APPROVAL OF BILLS TO BE PAID
The General Fund bills to be paid were presented as check numbers 10253—10277 for $28,277.25. Liquid Fuels bills to be paid were presented as check numbers 1351—1353 for $4,482.17. In addition, Park Board Fund bills to be paid were presented as check numbers 442—444 for $201.25. Mr. Hafner made a motion to approve the bills to be paid, totaling $32,960.67. Mr. Ackerman seconded and the motion carried 4-0.

SUBDIVISION & LAND DEVELOPMENT
The Leroy and Mary Jo Yocum Preliminary/Final Land Development Plan for the Riverview Townhouses was presented. Ted Oman, PLS, Ted L. Oman & Associates, Inc., represented the developer. Township Engineer Lake Randall, Mid-Penn Engineering Corp., reviewed this in a letter dated September 23, 2009. Mr. Oman explained which items have been resolved. Mr. Hafner made a motion to approve the Land Development Plan with a wavier for the house numbers requirement and with the following conditions:

1. Provide a Developer’s Agreement,
2. Provide a Letter of Credit or some other financial security approved by the Township Solicitor, and
3. Provide as-built plans.

The Alaska Company, Inc. Land Development, was presented for approval. Alternate Engineer Todd Pysher, Pysher & Associates, Inc., reviewed the plan in a letter dated September 16, 2009. The County Planning Commission has not yet provided review comments. The Township Planning Commission reviewed the plan and recommended approval. Mr. Dawson made a motion to approve the Land Development unconditionally. The motion died for lack of a second. The Board tabled this until the next meeting.

Regarding the Penman Subdivision Sketch Plan, Mr. Oman explained the applicant has a 75-foot wide lot and a 165-foot wide lot. Mr. Dennis Penman developed the lot by placing a mobile home, with the assumption that the 75-foot lot was on the left side, but it was actually on the right side of the parcel. When Mr. Penman began checking into subdividing the lots, Mr. Oman found that the 75-foot lot was actually on the right-hand side. To correct the fact that two principal structures are located on the same parcel, the mobile home would be subdivided to make a 75-foot lot. The smaller lot on the right would be incorporated into the remaining parcel, which contains the house. Mr. Penman intends to apply for a Variance from the minimum lot width requirement of eighty feet in order to gain the correct setbacks. Regarding the stand-alone lot that contains the mobile home, Mr. Oman asked if the Board would be inclined to grant waivers for stormwater management controls and the E&S plan because the lot is already developed. The Board would be willing to grant those waivers when the Subdivision is submitted for official approval.

OLD BUSINESS
The Act 32 meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, at 6:00 p.m. Because this will conflict with the Township meeting, the Board will move their meeting to Monday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Stahley will prepare the required advertisement.

NEW BUSINESS
Regarding the pension aid update, Mr. Stahley stated the Commonwealth allocation for the municipal pension state aid is $54,418.37. The Township’s minimum municipal obligation is $51,424.00, leaving $2,994.37 that would be reinvested in the pension.

Regarding the 2010 Budget, Mr. Dawson stated he would inform the department heads to begin working on their sections of the Budget.

Mr. Dawson stated he would attend the County Emergency Management Agency’s September 23 meeting.

Mr. Coleman made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Ackerman seconded. Motion carried 4-0; meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Eric Stahley
Secretary/Treasurer