CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Jones called the March 11, 2002 workshop meeting to order at 6 p.m., followed by a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance.

ROLL CALL – Board of Supervisors

Robert Jones, Chairman

Robert Ziltz, Vice Chairman

Stephen Millard, Secretary/Treasurer

Earl Hoffman, Supervisor

Gloria Zimmerman, Supervisor

ROLL CALL – Park and Recreation Board

Robert Leonard, Chairman

Robert Stammel, Vise Chairman

Robert Ziltz

Eric Bugaile

Dan Snow – Not present

Melanie Morin – Arrived Late

Wes Harris – Not present

OTHERS PRESENT

Michael Rimer, Township Manager

Dixie Fesig, Parks and Recreation Coordinator

Al Brulo, Township Engineer

Mr. Jones informed those present that the meeting is a joint meeting between the Board of Supervisors and the Park and Recreation Board. He said that it was a very informal meeting to improve communication between the two boards.

WORKSHOP BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION

Review of Park and Recreation Program

Mr. Leonard said that due to development in the area, the Skyline Commons Park would be experiencing more use. There is a need to construct restroom facilities due to the future use of the park for recreational programs. Mr. Leonard said that the facilities would not be open all of the time. He is concerned about vandalism and until there is a park caretaker to guard against vandalism, he is not sure that it is possible to keep the restrooms open all the time. He said that there would also be Jiffy Johns available for use. He said that there is a need for permanent restroom facilities at all the township parks.

Mr. Leonard said that constructing a restroom facility, a storage room and a pavilion all ties in with making the park usable and being ADA compliant. He said that the intent is to build the pavilion and paving the ingress and parking area at Skyline Commons Park. There will be public water, public sewer and electric. The money for the project would come out of the Park Development Fund.

The Boards reviewed the plans for the pavilion. Considerable discussion ensued.

Mr. Leonard said that the construction of the project would have to be bid out. He said that he requested a waiver from the Sewer Authority of the fees to hook up to the public sewer system due to the project being a public facility. Discussion ensued about the costs of the project.

Mr. Jones stated that there was $162,814.42 in the Park Development Fund. Mr. Rimer said that there is a possibility that the township may obtain a grant to help with the costs.

Mr. Jones said that the three developers in the area of Skyline Commons Park should be approached about contributing to the project.

Mr. Yost said that would have to be coordinated with each developer doing a separate part of the project.

Mr. Millard said that the Skyline Commons project is over the budget by $120,000. He said that the Township has several parks and no central park. He has concerns about spending the Park Fund on only one park. He said the other parks need work. He would like to obtain a $50,000 grant to help defray the costs of the Skyline Commons project. He was told that it might take two or three years to research and obtain a grant. The Park and Recreation Board is not in favor of waiting that long to begin the project. They want to begin the project soon.

Discussion ensued about the need for a fifty or sixty acre central park.

Mr. Leonard said that there are two ways to approach the project. The first way is to prepare the bids packages and the second way is to approach the developers. Mr. Jones volunteered to approach the developers.

Mr. Leonard informed the Board that the western boundary of the Municipal Park did not agree with the developers’ boundaries. Mr. Brulo explained the discrepancies between the boundaries of the township Municipal Park and Mr. Yingst’s property and also the township’s property and Mr. Brokan’s property. He said in order to solve the situation, the township would have to resurvey all of the properties. He recommends the township honor the developers’ survey. It was the consensus of the board that they accept the developers’ boundary lines and correct the edges of the Municipal Park.

Mr. Stammel said that there is a split rail fence encroaching on the township property at Houck Memorial. He said that he would talk to the property owner, Mrs. Boynton.

As the boards reviewed the surveys, considerable discussion ensued regarding the township parks’ boundaries.

The boards discussed the many sporting activities that they would like to offer to the public at the parks.

Mr. Leonard said the Comp Plan breaks down the different parks to show what could be done at each park. He said that the township is moving in the right direction as far as park activities.

Mr. Jones said that he would like to have more joint meetings to discuss business with the different boards and committees.

Further discussion ensued regarding the need for a central township park.

TA-Clean-up Status Report – Steve Millard

Mr. Millard gave a status report on the TA Clean-up. He reported that Philadelphia is the only known municipality that is doing what we are attempting to do. Mr. Millard said he contacted someone in Philadelphia and asked that they send a copy of their agreements and ordinances pertaining to their monitoring and enforcement of service station spills and that person seemed receptive to his request.

Mr. Millard also reported that the well testing was well under way, and preliminary results from the testing laboratory indicated only one well had significant pollution and that was the residence beside the old Texaco service station.

ADJOURNMENT

The joint meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

Respectively submitted,

Steve Millard

Secretary/Treasurer

Transcribed by Peggy Marks