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POTTER TOWNSHIP

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING OF APRIL 12, 2010

The second regular meeting of the Potter Township Board of Supervisors was held on Monday, April 12, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. at the Township Building, 124 Short Road, Spring Mills, PA with Supervisors Tom Sharer, Ron Sweitzer, Bob Corman and Dick Decker attending. Also attending were Solicitor Robert Rayman, Road Superintendent Budd Brooks, and Secretary/Treas Brenda Burd. Jake Tanis, III was unable to attend.

Also in attendance were Chuck Herr, Eric Lundy, Mary Ellen Whalen, Mel Sammis, Pam Winter, Ron Grove, Binky Lush, Ronald Houtz, John Zerby, Mark Toretti, Mick Rowles and Sandra Rishel.

At 7:00 P.M. Chairman Sharer opened the meeting with the pledge to the flag.

Citizen’s Concerns – none

Chuck Herr gave a Sewage Management Program update.

Solicitor’s Report – Bob Rayman

· He’s waiting for agreements from The Meadows

· He wrote sewer violation letters; time expires next week & may require further action.

· He approved the language of Lush’s Letter-of-Credit draft.

· He responded to Anson Burwell’s request for legal opinion regarding Smith-Pletcher property.

· Reported when we get requests to use Township roads, their insurance certificate needs to name the Township as additional insured and their waivers need to release the Township of all liability.

Approval of the minutes

· Minutes of April 5, 2010 were approved by motion of Mr. Corman but add CCAMS as an acronym, seconded by Mr. Decker, carried unanimously.

· Treasurer’s Report of March 31, 2010 was approved as presented by motion of Mr. Corman, seconded by Mr. Decker, carried unanimously.

CCP – by Eric Lundy, Nittany Engineering

· Construction progress meeting was held 4/5/10; wet wells and tanks were delivered & set - one tank has a leak that will be fixed; & we are on schedule.

· Presented Pay Application #4 for 4-M Construction for $438,379.25 & retainage is reduced from 10% to 5%. The Board discussed 4-M’s lack of OSHA compliance. Mr. Decker made a motion to withhold payment until they comply with OSHA in compliance with their contract, seconded by Mr. Sweitzer who added hold payment until Mr. Decker says 4-M meets OSHA compliance, carried unanimously.

· Presented Application #4 to the H2O Grant for $297,668.06 & Jersey Shore Bank Application #3 for $148,948.20, approved on a motion by Mr. Corman contingent upon the previous motion conditions, seconded by Mr. Decker, carried unanimously.

· Eric was asked to review CCP by-laws and give a proposal to update.

· PennVest advised we need to re-do our application if we wish to remain active. Mr. Corman made a motion for NEA to re-do the PennVest application, seconded by Mr. Sweitzer, carried unanimously.

Subdivisions

· Mark Toretti presented State College Baseball Planning Module Component II. Mr. Corman made a motion to approve, seconded by Mr. Swetizer, carried unanimously & signed.

· State College Baseball’s Municipal Response Request was approved “no comment” on a motion by Mr. Decker, seconded by Mr. Corman, carried unanimously & signed.

Planning Commission

Ron Grove asked the Board what to do about a member that does not attend meetings. He was told to give the info to Brenda to write to that person and ask they either attend or provide a letter of resignation.

Secretary/Treasurer’s Report – Brenda Burd

· Presented letter to Rock Hill School for Linden Loop race for Chair’s signature. Motion by Mr. Sweitzer for Chair to sign, seconded by Mr. Decker, carried unanimously.

· Presented letter to Centre Hall Fire Co. for Chair’s signature. Motion by Mr. Sweitzer for Chair to sign, seconded by Mr. Corman, carried unanimously.

· Presented letter #1 to Mike Baglio, PennDOT on Wheatfield Pond; and…

· Presented letter #2 to Mike Baglio, PennDOT on Dollar General site distance; and…

· Presented letter #3 to Mike Baglio, PennDOT on Sinking Creek Road & SR 144 intersection for Chair’s signature on all three; Mr. Decker made the motion to sign all three, seconded by Mr. Sweitzer, carried unanimously & signed.

· Presented bills to be paid list for review & approval. All bills approved by all 4-Board members.

· Presented EMC Insurance Policy for Chair’s signature. Motion made by Mr. Sweitzer, seconded by Mr. Corman, carried unanimously & signed.

· Presented the diesel fuel bid for signatures. Mr. Decker made that motion, seconded by Mr. Sweitzer, carried unanimously & signed.

· Reported I wrote to Norm Spackman, Township approval of Snowdrift Lane for Gallagher.

· Reported I signed a credit application for Montour Fuel who will be our diesel supplier.

Road Superintendent’s Report – Budd Brooks

· Reported Don Franson reviewed Polecat Rd. and High St.

· Reported he and Matt Kenepp, PennnDOT, will review the planned paving on April 13^th.

Penns Valley Regional Planning Commission – no meeting

Tri-Municipal Park

Resolution #7 was presented to adopt the Tri Municipal Park Master Plan. Mr. Decker made a motion to approve, seconded by Mr. Sweitzer, Vote: Mr. Decker, Mr. Sweitzer, and Mr. Sharer voted aye, Mr. Corman voted nay. Carried & signed.

Old Business

Mr. Corman expressed concern over advertising the riff raff as costly as the ads are in the CDT and made a motion not to advertise in CDT again but explore other options-for brush also, seconded by Mr. Sweitzer, carried unanimously.

New Business

Open Discussion

Adjournment

At 8:35 P.M. Mr. Decker made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Sweitzer, meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Brenda K. Burd

Secretary/Treasurer

CCP – Country Club Park

OSHA – Occupational Safety & Health Administration

NEA – Nittany Engineering & Assoc.

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