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POTTER TOWNSHIP

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING OF DECEMBER 14, 2009

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Potter Township Board of Supervisors was held on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. at the Township Building, 124 Short Road, Spring Mills, PA with Supervisors Tom Sharer, Jake Tanis, III, Bob Corman, Dick Decker and Ron Sweitzer attending. Also attending were Road Superintendent Budd Brooks and Secretary/Treas. Brenda Burd.

Also in attendance were Dennis Foust, Kenny Strouse, Mel Sammis, Mary Ellen Whalen, John R. Zerby, Mick Rowles and Sandra Rishel.

At 7:00 P.M. Chairman Sharer asked everyone to stand and pledge allegiance to the flag after which he called the meeting to order.

Chairman Sharer announced they held an executive session on a legal issue from 6:30-7:00 P.M.

Approval of the minutes

· Minutes of December 7, 2009 were approved on a motion by Mr. Corman, seconded by Mr. Tanis with 1-correction by Mr. Corman; on page 2, Zoning Officer’s Report, he told them this is a conditional use, carried unanimously.

· Treasurer’s Report of November 30, 2009 was approved as presented on a motion by Mr. Decker, seconded by Mr. Corman, carried unanimously.

Citizen’s Concerns

· Ms. Sammis commented on her conversation with Mr. Spackman of County 911 addressing on renaming Old 144 road name. She should continue discussing the matter with him & get the consent of the other land owners affected.

· Mr. Rowles commented on dangerous tree situations in Boal Gap & Boal Gap Road. Budd will check it out.

Planning Commission – Dick Decker

· They reviewed the small wind ordinance and support it.

· They reviewed well and bore hole ordinances and do not support the ones they reviewed.

CCP – by Eric Lundy

· Reported Act 57 water system tapping fees should be $1,108.08. Act 57 sewer system tapping fee is $2,759.67-capacity and $3,000-special purpose. The Meadows have agreed. He’ll talk with Bob Rayman about resolutions to adopt these fees.

· Edu’s available after The Meadows is a maximum of 52 but suggests 40 to be on the safe side.

· The PennVest application will remain active for their March 2010 appropriations.

· The Preconstruction conference date is not yet set – will probably be next week.

· Mr. Sharer reported receiving a copy of the fully executed H2O grant.

· Mr. Corman suggested Mr. Lundy cut back his attendances at meetings. They agreed he can attend the second monthly meeting if needed when Mr. Rayman is scheduled to attend.

· Mr. Lundy needs a copy of the fully executed H2O grant. Brenda will scan to him.

· Mr. Lundy needs a copy of the bank loan. Brenda will scan to him.

Subdivisions – none

Fire Company/Committee – K. Strouse and D. Foust

· Reviewed 2010 budget submitted & approved in August 2009

(Fire Co. continued)

· Discussed and agreed all insurances should be paid from Fire Protection tax account. The Fire Tax Committee meets Jan. 7, 2010 and will revisit the budget with insurances; then report back to the Board Jan. 11, 2010.

Solicitor’s Report – none

Secretary/Treasurer’s Report – Brenda Burd

· Presented Resolution #25-2009 Appropriating Funds for 2010. Motion to approve made by Ron, seconded by Jake, carried unanimously. Signed.

· Presented Resolution #26-2009 Tax Levy Resolution for 2010 setting the Real Estate millage for General Purposes at 0.58 mills and for Fire Protection at 1-mill. Motion to approve made by Ron, seconded by Jake, carried unanimously. Signed.

· Presented bills to be paid list for review and approval. Pointed out Noerr’s estimate of $6,000 to repair the 2000 International and the Tri-Municipal Park bill for $1,009 which is 1/3 of the cost of the Nov. ELA bill-designated to pay from the In-Lieu-of account. Ron wants to see a better break-down of what ELA did. All bills were approved by all 5-Board members.

· Asked for approval to pay bills as received, have normal office hours, attend the Jan. 4, 2010 meeting and take minutes, maintain all officers and appointees until the 1/4/10 meeting. Mr. Corman made that motion in order to conduct business, seconded by Mr. Decker, carried unanimously.

· Asked the Board to approve the municipal taxes for the record: 0.58-mill General Fund, 1-mill Fire Protection, ½ of 1% Earned Income Tax, $10 Per Capita, ½ of 1% Real Estate Transfer Tax, and 10% Amusement Tax. Motion to accept by Mr. Decker, seconded by Mr. Tanis, carried unanimously.

· Reported I will take a vacation day Thurs., 12/24/09-and will do payroll Wed. 12/23/09.

· Reported I received the paperwork on the PSATS convention for 4/18-21/10. 1/22/10 is the deadline for hotel lottery; have your completed applications back to me a week before 1/22.

· Reported Dave Hege is interested in serving as Township Emergency Management Coordinator to replace Willard Muthersabugh who is retiring. Mr. Tanis made a motion to appoint Mr. Hege, seconded by Mr. Decker, carried unanimously.

· Asked authorization for the 3-check signers to open a checking account for the CCP Construction Fund. Mr. Sweitzer made that motion, seconded by Mr. Decker, carried unanimously.

· Mr. Corman questioned the $1,000 transfer from CCP to General Fund (GF) on the bills list. That’s CCP monthly payroll for one of the Ruperts, paid from GF then reimbursed from CCP to GF.

Correspondence on separate sheet and distributed. No questions.

Road Superintendent’s Report - Budd Brooks

· He sent a violation notice to a party that widened a driveway and added a pipe without a permit. They have since applied for and received the permit but have not yet corrected the work.

· There was an accident that damaged the headwall on Wagner Road. The township repaired the damage, turned it in to that person’s insurance and we have now received payment.

· We received the insurance check from our insurance co. for the vandalism damage at CCP less our deductible.

Country Club Park (CCP)

· Tom reported the Rupert’s are now keeping duplicate daily reports and would like to talk with the Board in January 2010. The Board discussed keeping CH-PSA in the CCP loop.

Old Business

· Discussed S.R. 322 safety improvement priorities. Decided priority #1 is map item F & F-modified Taylor Hill turning lane but that already is on the funded list, so, #2 is item I-site

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improvements to Dogtown Road. That is what Brenda should tell Mike Bloom, but they would like to talk with Mr. Bloom further on this issue.

· Old Route 144 – Ms. Sammis is working on with Mr. Spackman, with County 911 addressing.

· CCP Sewer tapping fee & resolution was decided at CCP-Eric Lundy’s report

· CCP Water tapping fee & resolution was decided at CCP-Eric Lundy’s report

New Business

· Mr. Sharer reported the County Earned Income Tax committee met 12/10/09.

· Mr. Sharer commented on revisiting the cost of collecting Per Capita tax.

· Mr. Sharer presented the Park and Ride Highway Occupancy Permit he received for signature. Mr. Sweitzer made a motion to sign, seconded by Mr. Corman, carried unanimously. Signed.

· Mr. Sharer received a letter on the Fiber Optics project asking for comments. No comments.

Open Discussion – none

At 8:38 P.M. Chairman Sharer recessed the regular meeting for an executive session on personnel and a legal issue.

Adjournment

At 9:06 P.M. Chairman Sharer closed the executive session and reconvened and closed the regular meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

Brenda K. Burd

Secretary/Treasurer

CCP – Country Club Park

PSATS – PA State Association of Township Supervisors

CH-PSA – Centre Hall-Potter Sewer Authority

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