Abington Township November 14, 2019 Board Agenda
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ABINGTON TOWNSHIP NOVEMBER 14, 2019 BOARD AGENDA township of abington BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular Public Meeting A G E N D A November 14, 2019 7:30 PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL MYERS, BRODSKY, ROTHMAN, DiPLACIDO, WINEGRAD, THOMPSON, SCHREIBER, CARSWELL, SPIEGELMAN, VAHEY, GILLESPIE, ZAPPONE, BOWMAN, KLINE, LUKER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BOARD PRESIDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS PRESENTATIONS PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS CONSENT AGENDA a. Minutes Motion to approve the Minutes from the Board of Commissioners October 10, 2019 Regular Meeting. b. FC-01-111419 Motion to approve investments for the month of September 2019. It was noted that investments for the month totaled $2,727,000.00. Interest rate yields ranged from 1.75% to 1.85%. c. FC-03-111419 Motion to approve the Clearing Fund, the Deferred Revenue/Expense activity and Petty Cash balances for the month of September. Clearing fund receipts and disbursements for the month of September 2019 were $1,954.41 and ($14,827.15), respectively. Deferred Revenue/Expense receipts and disbursements for the month of September 2019 were $411,841.77 and ($389,841.77) respectively. d. FC-04-111419 Motion to approve the Advance and Travel Expense activity for September 2019. Advance and Travel Expense reports were $0.00 and $6,504.62 respectively. Nine-month expenses totaled $43,559.21. Page 1 of 5 township of abington BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular Public Meeting A G E N D A November 14, 2019 7:30 PM UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE COMMISSIONER DREW ROTHMAN, CHAIR a. PW-01-111419 Motion to adopt Resolution No. 19-027, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Agility Agreement. b. PW-02-111419 Consider authorizing the Maple Avenue Detention Basin Project at a total project cost of $151,000, including engineering and construction with funding from the Fiscal Year 2019 Fund Balance. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE & LAND USE COMMISSIONER KEN BRODSKY, CHAIR a. ACL-01-111419 Motion to approve the Minor Subdivision Application of Willow Grove, PA Retail, LLC for the property located at 2620 Moreland Road PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE COMMISSIONER, LORI SCHREIBER, CHAIR a. PS-01-111419 Motion to advertise Ordinance No. 2170, amending Chapter 156 - “Vehicles and Traffic," Article II - "Traffic Regulations," Section 9.2 "No Left Turn," Section 11 - "Turns at Intersections," Section 14 - "Stop Intersections" and Article III - "Parking Regulations," Sections 25 - "Parking Prohibited at All Times; No Parking Between Signs; No Parking Here to Corner; Parking Prohibited Except Certain Hours; No Stopping or Standing," Section 28 - "Special Purpose Parking Zones" to add no left turn sign on Canterbury Road and Old York Road; add stop intersections on Bryant Lane, Gregory Road and Sherwood Avenue; add no parking here to corner signs on Prospect Avenue and Elm Avenue; add no parking signs on Lamott Avenue and Madison Avenue; add handicapped parking sign in front of 2317 Tague Avenue; add War Memorial parking only all others will be towed at the owner's expense on Old York Road; remove handicapped parking sign in front so 822 Edge Hill Road. b. PS-02-111419 Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Abington Township and the Abington Fire Company Relief Association. Page 2 of 5 township of abington BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular Public Meeting A G E N D A November 14, 2019 7:30 PM c. PS-03-111419 Motion to elect the Township to remain in the Negotiation Class which will negotiate Classwide opioid settlements with Defendants who make, distribute, or sell opioids nationwide and to authorize the Township Manager to be a voting member on behalf of the Township. PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE COMMISSIONER, JOHN SPIEGELMAN, CHAIR a. PA-01-111419 Consider authorizing the Old York LLC v. Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals, Et Al stipulation to settle. FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMISSIONER, MATT VAHEY, VICE-CHAIR a. Receive Treasurer's Report: Township Treasurer, Jay W. Blumenthal b. FC-02-111419 Motion to approve the September expenditures, as previously circulated to the board, in the amount of $2,653,662.66 and salaries and wages in the amount of $1,992,907.14 and authorizing the proper officials to sign vouchers in payment of bills and contracts as they mature through the month of December 2019. (Motion and Roll Call) c. FC-05-111419 Motion to select United Healthcare as the Retiree Medicare Plan Provider effective January 1, 2020. d. FC-06-111419 Motion to approve and authorize the Township Manager to execute a contract with McMahon Associates, Inc. in the amount of $32,600.00 to prepare construction drawings for new curbing, sidewalks and handicapped ramps in the 2200 and 2400 block of Old Welsh Road. PUBLIC COMMENT ADJOURNMENT Page 3 of 5 township of abington BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular Public Meeting A G E N D A November 14, 2019 7:30 PM BOARD POLICY ON AGENDA ITEMS For information Purposes Only Board President Announcements This item on the Board of Commissioners Agenda is reserved for the Board President to make announcements that are required under law for public disclosure, such as announcing executive sessions, or for matters of public notice. Public Comment Public Comment on Agenda Items is taken at the beginning of regularly scheduled Public Meetings prior to any votes being cast. When recognized by the presiding Officer, the commenter will have three minutes to comment on agenda items at this first public comment period. All other public comment(s) not specific to an agenda item, if any, are to be made near the end of the public meeting prior to adjournment. Public comment on agenda items at regularly scheduled Board of Commissioner Committee meetings will be after a matter has been moved and seconded and upon call of the Chair for public comment. Presentations Should the Board of Commissioners have an issue or entity that requires time to present an issue to the Board, that is more than an oral description relating to an agenda item under consideration, The Board may have that matter listed under Presentations. If nothing is listed under presentations, then there is no business to conduct in that manner. Consent Agenda Items of business and matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and non-controversial and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by Board of Commissioner Members, that item is to be identified by the Board member and will be identified and removed from the Consent Agenda, and will be considered separately at the appropriate place on the Agenda. Unfinished Business Items for consideration as unfinished business are matters that have been considered for action at a public Board Meeting and have not been tabled to a date certain or voted upon. New Business Items for consideration as new business are matters that have been considered for action at the Board Committee Meeting. It is Board practice to not introduce new business at Board Committee Meetings. Page 4 of 5 township of abington BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular Public Meeting A G E N D A November 14, 2019 7:30 PM BOARD POLICY ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION For information Purposes Only The Township shall conduct business in accordance with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Laws governing the conduct of public meetings and only establish guidelines that shall govern public participation at meetings consistent with the law. Each commenter shall: • Direct their comments to the Presiding Officer; • Speak from the podium or into a microphone designated by the presiding officer; • State their name for the record; • Either orally or in writing provide their address for the record; • Have a maximum of three minutes to make their comments. Each commenter when speaking to a specific agenda item, is to keep their comments relative to that identified agenda item; • Speak one time per agenda item; • When commenting on non-agenda items, the commenter is to keep their comments related to matters of the Township of Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. • State a question to the Presiding Officer after all commenters have spoken, and; • Be seated after speaking or upon the request of the presiding officer; • Not engage in debate, dialogue or discussion; • Not disrupt the public meeting, and; • Exercise restraint and sound judgement in avoiding the use of profane language, and the maligning of others. Page 5 of 5 CONSENT AGENDA Board of Commissioners Meeting October 10, 2019 The stated meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Abington was held on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the Township Administration Building, Abington, PA., with President Luker presiding. CALL TO ORDER: 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners MYERS, BRODSKY, ROTHMAN, DiPLACIDO, WINEGRAD, THOMPSON, SCHREIBER, CARSWELL, SPIEGELMAN, VAHEY, GILLESPIE, ZAPPONE, BOWMAN, KLINE, LUKER Township Manager MANFREDI Assistant Township Manager WEHMEYER Township Solicitor CLARKE Finance Director HERMANN Director of Engineering/Code MONTGOMERY Township Treasurer BLUMENTHAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BOARD PRESIDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS: President Luker called on Vice President Kline for presentation. Vice President Kline said it is his honor to introduce someone very special to Abington Township, Ms. Leslie Montz, who is a former Abington Township Commissioner from back in the 70’s. Leslie was born in New York City in 1921, raised in Rutherford, New Jersey, attended Penn State University and graduated in 1941 with a degree in journalism. During her life as a wife and mom of two children, she became involved in the community of Abington Township where she and her family made their home. They first began living in Glenside, then Roslyn, then to Abington on Jericho Road and finally in Meadowbrook on Jody Road. She served as President of the AAUW (American Association University Women), the PTA, Vice President of the Suburban PR Club and President of the Republican Women of Abington Township.