BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

DANIEL S. BERNHEIM, PRESIDENT

February 21, 2018

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 the 60th Biennial Reorganization meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on January 2, 2018, minutes of a stated meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on January 17, 2018 and minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on January 24, 2018, as distributed.
 
4.Announcements / Presentations
•The Board met in Executive Session on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, Wednesday, February 14, 2018 and earlier this evening to receive reports from its professional staff.
•Presentation: Recognition of former Chiefs and Presidents of the Lower Merion Fire Department
•Presentation: Chief’s Commendations to the Belmont Hills Fire Company, Gladwyne Fire Company, Merion Fire Company of Ardmore, and Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Company
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
•PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE – CHAPTER 155, ZONING - CITY AVENUE DISTRICT: BALA VILLAGE - DRIVEWAYS AND CURB CUTS
 
•ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE – CHAPTER 145, VEHICLES & TRAFFIC - DERWEN ROAD PARKING RESTRICTIONS
 
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.LIFE INSURANCE, ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY CARRIER
b.AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE FUNDS HELD IN ESCROW
c.SECOND STAGE PLAN - 4 Old Gulph Road, Gladwyne, Ward 5, SD# 3757L1
d.SECOND STAGE PLAN - 8 Old Gulph Road, Gladwyne, Ward 5, SD# 3757L2
e.PRELIMINARY LOT LINE CHANGE PLAN – 359 and 355 Penn Road, Wynnewood, SD# 3799 Ward 7
f.PRELIMINARY LOT LINE CHANGE PLAN – 415 Old Gulph Road and 730 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Penn Valley, SD# 3800, Ward 1
g.WAIVER OF LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 42 St. James Place, Suburban Square, W-17-007, Ward 5
h.PRELIMINARY LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 206-216 Bala Avenue & 5-9 N. Highland Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, LD# 3792, Ward 9
i.CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 323 Righters Mill Road, Gladwyne, Gladwyne Historic District, 18-02
j.CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 25 Rittenhouse Place, Ardmore, Ardmore Historic District, 18-03
k.CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 49 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, Ardmore Historic District, 18-04
l.HISTORICAL COMMISSION - 1001 Remington Road, Wynnewood – Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El – Class 2 - 2018-R-1
m.AWARD OF CONTRACT – BRYN MAWR COMMUNITY CENTER FIRE ALARM UPGRADE
n.AWARD OF CONTRACT – SOUTH ARDMORE PARK PERIMETER PATH
o.AWARD OF CONTRACT – SHORTRIDGE PARK BRIDGE AND RETAINING WALL MASONRY REPAIRS
p.RESOLUTION – APPROVAL OF EXONERATION FROM COLLECTION OF TOWNSHIP REAL ESTATE TAXES
q.DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS TOWNSHIP EQUIPMENT - (1) POLICE MOTORCYCLE
9.Administrative and Human Resources Committee
a.The Consent Calendar contains items referred from the February 7, 2018 meeting of this Committee (item a.).
 
10.Building and Planning Committee
a.PRELIMINARY LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 121 E. City Avenue, Bala Shopping Center, Bala Cynwyd, LD# 3756, Ward 9
 
b.The Consent Calendar contains items referred from the February 14, 2018 meeting of this Committee (items b. - l.).
 
11.Finance Committee
a.The Consent Calendar contains items referred from the February 7, 2018 meeting of this Committee (items m. - q.).
 
b.There will be a meeting of the Finance Committee held on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at approximately 7:00 p.m., at which time items may be referred to the Board of Commissioners for action.
 
12.Parks and Recreation Committee
a.There will be a meeting of the Parks & Recreation Committee held on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at approximately 6:45 p.m., at which time items may be referred to the Board of Commissioners for action.
 
13.Unfinished Business
14.New Business
15.Adjournment