BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP
Board of Supervisors Business Meeting

February 27, 2008

Revised Agenda posted 2/27 3:15 p.m.  This agenda contains the tentative scheduling of items.  The information on this page may be modified up to 4:00 p.m. on the meeting day. We try to keep the information as current as possible but we cannot control individual system responses. If you have a particular concern about a scheduled project, please feel free to call us up to 4:30 p.m. for verification.

Call to Order 7:30 p.m.

1.                  Public Comment (Maximum 30 minutes)

2.                  Board's Announcements:   

• “Family Fun Friday” sponsored by the Buckingham Township Park and Recreation Commission continues with the following upcoming event: 

• Star Watch at GMB Park on Friday, March 7^th at 7:30 p.m.

• Board and Commission Vacancies: Sewer & Water Commission, Historic Commission, Historic Architectural Review Board, Agricultural Security Area Advisory

• Commission and the Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Submit your letter of interest to the township.

• Volunteers are needed year-round to sell tickets at various events for the 1957 White Thunderbird being raffled during the Annual Concours D’Elegance. Contact Al Pincus or Ralph Tompkins for information

3.    Consideration of approving the Payroll for the week ending February 17, 2008 and the Bill List for the meeting of February 27, 2008.

4.    Consideration of approving Supervisor's Minutes of the January 7, 2008 Reorganization Meeting, January 23, 2008 Regular Business Meeting and February 13, 2008 Regular Business Meeting.

5.    Consideration of approving Resolution No. 2039, A Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Determining that it is advisable to increase the debt of the township with the assent of the electors and calling an election for such purpose; Approving the content and substantial form of the notice of election; Authorizing the due advertisement of such notice of election; Authorizing and directing the certification to the County Board of Elections of copies of this Resolution and the form of ballot question to be submitted to the electors; Authorizing incidental actions; and Rescinding inconsistent Resolutions. 

      Explanation:  This resolution is to put before the voters a referendum to authorize the Township to borrow 20 million for the purpose of providing funds for the Township to acquire agricultural conservation easements, open space, recreational land and transferable development rights

6.    Consideration of accepting Request for Extension to the allowable review time under the provisions of the PA Municipalities Planning Code to December 31, 2008 as submitted by Andrew S. Levine of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP  for “Our Lady of Guadalupe Church”, Township File LD 2006-01. 

OR

       Consideration of approving Revised (latest revision 1/17/08) Final Land Development Plan of “Our Lady of Guadalupe Church”, Township File LD 2006-01, submitted by Gilmore and Associates on behalf of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, T.P. 6-6-6, Durham Road and Cold Spring Creamery Road, 30.565 acres, located in the R-1 Zoning District. 90-day Review Period expires March 4, 2008.

7.    Consideration of approving Preliminary/Final Plan of Lot Line Change (plan dated “Rev. 1/7/08”) of the “First Baptist Church of Wycombe”, Township File SA 2007-05, submitted by Tri-State Engineers, Inc. on behalf of the First Baptist Church of Wycombe, T.P. 6-24-11 & 6-24-7, Township Line Road, 3.49 Acres, in the VC-1 Zoning District, with an extended review period expiration of August 5, 2008.

     Removed from agenda per applicant’s request.

8.    Consideration of approving Final Major Subdivision Plan (rev. plan dated 1/29/08) of the “Estates at Forest Grove (Smith Pfeiffer) aka Mill Creek”, Township File SA 2001-05B, submitted by Gilmore & Associates, Inc. on behalf of Toll Brothers, Inc., T.P. 6-23-1, 6-23-4, 6-23-13, 6-23-13-5, 6-23-14 & 6-23-17, Dark Hollow Road / Smith Road / Forest Grove Road, 183.1 Acres, 71 Lots, in the AG-1 Zoning District. Extended 90-day Review Period Expiration date March 15, 2008.  (Note: Wastewater Planning Modules were approved by PA DEP 12/22/05.)

9.    Consideration of approving Resolution 2040, Replacing Resolution No. 2034, Establishing a Fee Schedule of Subdivision and Land Development, Zoning, Building and Other Fees for 2008.  

10.  Consideration of accepting the Agreements to Extend the Residential Development Contract and Water and Sanitary Sewer Development Agreements to March 23, 2009, covering “Arbor Point, Phase II” and “Arbor Point, Phase III”, Township File SA 99-02A.

11.  Consideration of accepting the Agreement to Extend the Land Development Contract to March 22, 2009, covering “4059 Doylestown Acquisition, L.L.C. (aka EMC)”, Township File LD 2000-03.

12.  ESCROW RELEASES:

13.  Additional Business / Manager’s Items

•  Consideration of request from Township Roadmaster to participate in annual sodium chloride bid contract through the Pennsylvania Department of General Service Costars program.