BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

DANIEL S. BERNHEIM, PRESIDENT

October 18, 2017

AGENDA

 
When addressing the Board of Commissioners, please state your name and address before making comments. As a courtesy to all, comments made from the audience during testimony or Board deliberation are not permitted and are not included as part of the public record. Public speakers are encouraged to summarize their comments and limit presentation to three minutes per item. The Board requests that the audience silence their cell phones at the beginning of the meeting. The Township has an assistive listening system to accommodate the hearing impaired. Please advise Township staff if you wish to utilize this equipment.
1.Call to Order
2.Roll Call
3.Approval of Minutes
•Minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on September 13, 2017 and a stated meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on September 19, 2017 distributed.
 
4.Announcements / Presentations
•The Fences in the Floodplain Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption scheduled for this evening will not proceed and is intended to be continued until November 15, 2017.
 
•The Board met in Executive Session earlier this evening to receive reports from its professional staff.
 
•Montgomery County will be sponsoring a Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Sunday, October 22, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Township’s Public Works Complex. The facility will not be open on this day for refuse, recycling or yard debris drop-off.
 
•Montgomery County will be sponsoring a paper shredding event on Sunday, October 29, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the Township’s Public Works Complex. The facility will not be open on this day for refuse, recycling or yard debris drop-off.
 
•Public Hearings on the Proposed 2018 Budget and the 2018-2023 Capital Improvement Plan will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at approximately 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at approximately 6:00 p.m.
 
5.Public Privilege of the Floor

The Floor is open to provide the opportunity for the public to address the Board on any non-agenda item or any other public matter in which the Township has jurisdiction or authority.

 

Response to Public Privilege of the Floor - Appropriate time for any member of the Board, the Township Manager, or designated staff person to address and correct any statement made by a member of the public during the Public Privilege portion of the agenda.

6.Public Comment

The Floor is open to provide the opportunity for the public to address the Board on matters relating to agenda items which will be voted upon at this meeting.

 

Response to Public Comment - Appropriate time for any member of the Board, the Township Manager, or designated staff person to address or respond to any statement made by a member of the public during the Public Comment portion of the agenda.

7.Public Hearings / Adoption of Ordinances
•ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE - CHAPTER 145, LIBRARY PARKING RESTRICTIONS
 
•ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE - CHAPTER A178, WASTEWATER REGULATIONS
 
•PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE - CHAPTER 155, BALA VILLAGE AMENDMENTS
 
•PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE - CHAPTER 155, FENCES IN THE FLOODPLAIN - This Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption will not proceed and is intended to be continued until November 15, 2017.
 
•PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE - CHAPTER 155, MINIMUM WIDTH OF SIDEWALKS & REMOVAL OF HOSPITAL AS PERMITTED USE IN RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
 
8.Consent Calendar

Consent Calendar items are grouped together in the last section of the agenda which is marked "Consent Calendar." If there is a request from any member of the Board for separate discussion of any item listed on the Consent Calendar, the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered during the appropriate Committee portion after non-consent items listed under that Committee are addressed.

a.RESOLUTION - DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS
 
b.ESCROW RELEASES
 
c.RESOLUTION - REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE CITY AVENUE SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT
 
d.2017 CRICKET CRINGLE EVENT
 
e.CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 17 Haverford Station Road, Haverford - Haverford Station Historic District, 17-26
 
f.CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 52 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, Ardmore Historic District, 17-31
 
g.CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 929 Merion Square Road, Gladwyne, Gladwyne Historic District, 17-22
 
h.CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 2 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, Ardmore Historic District, 17-30
 
i.REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE APPEALS BOARD
 
j.AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCE - Base Flood Elevation
 
k.AWARD OF CONTRACT – ADDITION AND ALTERATIONS TO THE BELMONT HILLS LIBRARY
 
l.AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE FURNISHINGS FOR THE BELMONT HILLS LIBRARY RENOVATION PROJECT
 
m.AWARD OF CONTRACT - MILL CREEK PUMP STATION ROOF REPLACEMENT
 
n.REJECTION OF BIDS - KNOX CHANNEL MASONRY WALL REPAIRS
 
o.AWARD OF CONTRACT – RECYCLING SERVICES
 
p.AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCE - AMENDING, CHAPTER A167, FEES
 
q.AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND THE PROPOSED 2018-2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
 
r.RESOLUTION - STATE ACT 205 PENSIONS
 
s.AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCE - CHAPTER 78, VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER / AMBULANCE REAL ESTATE TAX CREDIT
 
t.WAIVER OF CDBG RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM FUND LIMIT
 
u.COLLABORATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY’S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
 
v.AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ENTER UPON, CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN FOUR TEAM SHELTERS AT SOUTH ARDMORE PARK
 
9.Administrative and Human Resources Committee
a.The Consent Calendar contains items referred from the October 4, 2017 meeting of this Committee (item a.).
 
10.Building and Planning Committee
a.PROPOSED ORDINANCE - Medical Marijuana
 
b.The Consent Calendar contains items referred from the October 11, 2017 meeting of this Committee (items b. - j.).
 
11.Finance Committee
a.The Consent Calendar contains items referred from the October 4, 2017 meeting of this Committee (items k. - s.).
 
b.There will be a meeting of the Finance Committee held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at approximately 7:00 p.m., at which time items may be referred to the Board of Commissioners for action.
 
12.Grants and Community Development Committee
a.The Consent Calendar contains items referred from the October 11, 2017 meeting of this Committee (items t. and u.).
 
13.Parks and Recreation Committee
a.The Consent Calendar contains items referred from the October 11, 2017 meeting of this Committee (item v.).
 
14.Township Properties Committee
a.There will be a meeting of the Township Properties Committee held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at approximately 7:25 p.m., at which time items may be referred to the Board of Commissioners for action.
 
15.Unfinished Business
16.New Business
17.Adjournment