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WEST WHITELAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS West Whiteland ---<..-r..mmA->-·-- Agenda Wednesday, August 14, 2019 6:30 p.m. Call To Order Pledge of Allegiance ANNOUNCEMENTS: Neighborhood University classes begin September 12. Enroll at www.nugwc.org PUBLIC COMMENT: Comments from audience about items not on the agenda HEARINGS & PLANS: 1. Adoption of Official Map and Ordinance Amendment 2. Amendment to Comprehensive Sign Package – Main Street at Exton CONSENT AGENDA: 1. Approval of July 24, 2019 Minutes 2. Accounts Payable Warrant Report 3. Resolution 201X-xx Disposition of Media BUSINESS: 1. Township Commission Updates from Board Liaisons 2. Adoption of Police Policy – Radio Communications 3. Authorization to Advertise – Traffic Signal Maintenance Contract 4. Authorization to Advertise – Meadowbrook Manor Culverts Project 5. Authorization to Advertise – Cured-in-Place-Pipe Project 6. Authorization for Drainage Improvements on Tapestry Circle 7. Resolution 2019-XX Adopting Procedures for Procurement of Pension Services 8. Authorization for Afterhours Use of Albert C. Miller Park 9. Staff Updates Adjournment Next Meeting: August 28, 2019 Next Ordinance: 232 Next Resolution: 67 ***Note: Meeting Packets can be found on Township website*** West Whiteland Township Board of Supervisors West Whiteland Meeting Etiquette for Public Meetings Eiiii• The Board of Supervisors welcomes the opportunity to listen to citizens’ comments on matters involving Township business. To maintain a respectful and productive atmosphere for public discussion, the following guidelines will apply: 1) Those with questions or comments for anyone at the meeting are expected to keep the substance and tone respectful. 2) Only one person speaks at a time. 3) Commenters will share their name and address for the minutes. 4) In the interest of time, the Board may limit speakers to three minutes each. When meetings involve long agendas and/or topics about which many people may want to comment, the following additional ground rules may apply: 5) The Board has discretion to decide that first preference for speaking will be given to West Whiteland residents, followed by non-residents if time permits. The Chairman will announce at the beginning of the meeting when this procedure will apply and ask that all speakers give their name and address. 6) In the interest of time, all speakers must come to the microphone and form a line near the microphone prior to speaking. The audience will refrain from asking questions or responding to speakers or the Supervisors from their chairs. 7) Speakers will be asked to keep their comments as brief as possible and limit repetition of comments to allow time for others to get their turn at the microphone. 8) Time limits may be set when needed to leave enough time for the other items on the agenda. MEMORANDUM DATE: August 9, 2019 West Whiteland --· ~-,-~1110~111-~ -- TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: Justin Smiley, AICP Township Planner SUBJECT: Adoption of the Township Official Map and Ordinance Recommended Motion: To adopt Ordinance No._________. An Official Map is a combined map and ordinance that a Township may use to implement its Comprehensive Plan. Official Maps can include improvements to existing and proposed roadways, public grounds such as parks and open space, trails and other support facilities. West Whiteland first adopted an Official Map in December 2000 and most recently amended it in April 2004. This new Map and Ordinance will replace, not amend, the 2004 Official Map due to the amount of changes to the map contents and ordinance text. Township Staff presented draft versions of a new Official Map and Ordinance to the Planning Commission at their meetings in April through June 2019. The drafts included improvements recommended by the recently adopted Township Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan as well as the Transportation Capital Improvements Plan adopted in September 2015. Staff also met with Township departments and the Solicitor and made revisions from their comments. Adoption Process The process for adopting and amending an Official Map is established in Article IV of Act 247, the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) and is summarized below. • Copies of the draft Ordinance dated June 14, 2019 were mailed to each of the seven townships that border West Whiteland and the Chester County Planning Commission on June 27, 2019 to review. These entities had forty-five (45) days to provide the Township with their comments. We received responses from East Bradford and East Goshen Townships, which provided general comments to the Map or Ordinance. We did not receive any comments from the other Townships (Charlestown, East Caln, East Whiteland, West Goshen and Uwchlan). As the review period has now lapsed, the Board is free to adopt the amendment tonight. • We received comments from the Chester County Planning Commission on August 5, 2019 that documented the consistency of the Map and Ordinance with County policy and provided advisory comments. Based on the comments, Staff has made some of the recommended formatting changes to the June 2019 version of the Map that you saw previously. No changes to the ordinance text were recommended. The County commended the Township for its efforts and supports the adoption of the Official Map and Ordinance. • Tonight’s hearing has been advertised in compliance with the public notice requirements of the MPC. The required notices appeared in the Daily Local News on July 31, 2019 and August 7, 2019. The Township has followed the MPC-mandated process for adopting an Official Map and Ordinance and has not received any comments that indicate the need for any notable changes to the June 2019 version of the Map and Ordinance reviewed by the Township Planning Commission and other reviewing entities. The staff recommends approval. Attachments 1. Revised Adopting Map and Ordinance dated 08.09.19 2. Chester County Planning Commission Review dated 08.05.19 3. East Goshen Township Review dated 07.17.19 4. East Bradford Township Review dated 08.09.19 2 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WEST WHITELAND TOWNSHIP CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE WEST WHITELAND TOWNSHIP OFFICIAL MAP OF 2019 AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 294 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 312 2004 BE IT HEREBY ENACTED AND ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of West Whiteland Town- ship, Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as follows: Section 1. Adoption of Map The Map attached and appended hereto as Exhibit 1 titled “Official Map West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania” dated August 9, 2019, prepared by West Whiteland Township, consisting of one sheet, is hereby adopted as the Official Map of West Whiteland Township. Section 2. Legislative Authority A. This Ordinance is enacted and ordained under the grant of powers by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended (hereinafter “MPC”), 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq. B. This Ordinance shall be interpreted and applied consistent and in accordance with MPC Article IV. All actions of the Township taken pursuant to this Ordinance or the Official Map adopted hereby shall be consistent and in accordance with MPC Article IV. Section 3. Purpose This Ordinance is enacted for the purpose of serving and promoting the public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare; to facilitate adequate provision of public streets and facilities; to improve traffic circulation; and to provide for the recreational and open space needs of the community. Section 4. Contents of Map The Official Map includes the following locations, sites, and routes as authorized by Article IV of the MPC: A. All existing conditions as identified and depicted on Exhibit 1. B. All proposed sidewalk and trail alignments, intersection improvements, and streetscape enhancements identified in the Township Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan of 2019 as identified on Exhibit 1. Streetscape enhancements include, but are not necessarily limited to, landscaped buffer strips, wider sidewalks, street trees, lighting, benches, and other pedestrian amenities. C. All proposed roadway improvements identified within the Township Transportation Capital Improvements (Act 209) Plan of 2015 as identified on Exhibit 1. Section 5. Time Limitations Reservations for Future Taking 1 The aforesaid properties and features as depicted on Exhibit 1 are hereby reserved for future taking or acquisition for public use in perpetuity until actually acquired by the Township in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 406 of the MPC. Section 6. Recordation The Board of Supervisors directs that following adoption of this Ordinance in accordance with Section 402 of the MPC a copy of the Official Map of West Whiteland Township, verified by the Board of Supervisors, shall be submitted to the Recorder of Deeds of the County of Chester to be recorded within sixty (60) days of the effective date hereof. Section 7. Appeals Any appeal from a decision or action of the Board of Supervisors or of any officer or agency of the Township in matters pertaining to this Ordinance shall be made in the same manner and within the same time limitation as is provided for zoning appeals in Article X-A of the MPC, 53 P.S. § 11001-A, as amended. Section 8. Repeals Ordinances Nos. 294 and 312 are repealed. Section 9. Effective Date This Ordinance shall become effective and be in force five (5) days from the date of enactment. ENACTED AND ORDAINED this _____ day of __________, 2019. BOARD