BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP
Board of Supervisors Business Meeting

September 10, 2008

Revised Agenda 9/10 1 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:

• Buckingham’s 10^th Annual Concours D’Elegance -  Sunday, September 14, 2008.  Purchase your raffle tickets now to win a 1957 Ford Thunderbird - all profits benefit the “Buckingham Land Preservation Fund”. Volunteers are always needed to help with this event.

• Free Movies at the Hansell Park Band Shelter on Friday Evenings - Upcoming movie: “Monster’s Inc.” - Friday, September 19^th,  Hansell Park, 7:00 p.m.

• Keep Buckingham Beautiful, Clean-up Days, October 11 and 12, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Bring your household trash to the Township Maintenance Building at 4991 Upper Mountain Road. There is a small fee for tires and items containing freon.

3.         Consideration of approving the Payroll for the week ending August 31, 2008 and the Bill List for the meeting of September 10, 2008.

4.         Consideration of approving Supervisor's Minutes of the August 27, 2008 Regular Business Meeting.

5.         Consideration of accepting various Departmental Minutes and Advisory Body Minutes.

6.         PUBLIC HEARING:  Consideration of approving Conditional Use Application submitted July 22, 2008 by Cricket Communications, Inc. for the American Tower Corporation, Township File CU 2008-01, T.P. #6-18-152, 4776 Lower Mountain Road, 2.0 acres, in the AG-1Communication Overlay District 1, requesting to install a wireless communications service facility on an existing structure.  Review expiration date September 20, 2008. 

7.         Consideration of approving Resolution 2051 Authorizing the Acting Township Manager, Dana Cozza, to execute the Transfer Agreement for the Pineville Road Bridge spanning Pidcock Creek on behalf of  Buckingham Township.

8.         Consideration of accepting Request for Extension to the allowable review time under the provisions of the PA Municipalities Planning Code to December 31, 2008 for the “Lindenmeyr Tract aka Sotter Hill”, Township File SA 2006-05, as submitted by Jessica Rice, Fox Rothschild LLP on behalf of Henry Lindenmeyr.

 OR

            Consideration of approving Final Plan of Major Subdivision (plan dated 6/30/08)  submitted by Hibbeln Engineering Company on behalf of Henry Lindenmeyr, IV, “Lindenmeyr Tract aka Sotter Hill”, Township File SA 2006-05, T.P. 6-14-63 & 6-14-29, Ash Mill Road, 44.42 acres, 5 lots, in the AG-2 Zoning District. Ninety (90) day review period expires September 30, 2008.

AND

            Consideration of approving Act 537 Plan Revision for the “Lindenmeyr Tract”, Township File SA 2006-05.

9.        Consideration of Application by Mike and Suella Wass for the addition of Tax Parcel 6-21-70-1, containing 12+ acres to the Agricultural Security Area of Buckingham Township.

10.      Consideration of releasing the Maintenance Bonds expiring September 27, 2008 for “Hearthstone, Phase 7” and “Hearthstone, Detention Ponds 1-8”.

11.      Consideration of accepting the Agreement to Extend the Residential Development Contract and Water and Sewer Development Agreement to September 30, 2009, covering “Foxbriar aka Stone Ridge”, Township File SA 91-09. 

AND

           Consideration of accepting Wachovia Bank’s Amendments extending “Foxbriar aka Stone Ridge”, Township File SA 91-09, Letter of Credit No. SM203435W and Letter of Credit No. SM203436W to September 30, 2008.  

12.      Consideration of accepting the Agreement to Extend the Residential Development Contracts and Escrow Agreement and the Water and Sewer Development Agreement and Escrow Agreement to September 30, 2009, covering “Devonshire Estates Phases 1 and 5”, Township File SA 97-01.

13.      Consideration of accepting the Agreement to Extend the Residential Development Contract and Water and Sanitary Sewer Development Agreement to October 8, 2009, covering “Upper Mountain Estates”, Township File SA 2001-08.

14.      Consideration of accepting National Penn Bank’s Amendment No. 3 extending “Funk Tract”, Township File SA 2001-13, Letter of Credit No. S030026 to October 11, 2009.

15.      Consideration of accepting the Agreement to Extend the Land Development Contract to September 27, 2009, covering "Buckingham Equine Acres, LLC (Hidden Pond)", Township File LD 2004-01.

16.      Consideration of providing authorization for the Roadmaster to prepare and advertise the 2008-2009 Snow Plowing Contract.

17.      Consideration of awarding the 2008 Bituminous Seal Coat Bid to Asphalt Maintenance Solutions of Center Valley, PA, for the amount of $250,750.00 +/-.

18.      Consideration of approving the Sewage System Maintenance Agreement for the VanBastelaar  property, 4743 Church Road, TMP #6-10-79.

19.      Consideration of approving a connection to the Fieldstone WWTP for the property owned by James Celotto & Lynda Moore, 3786 Church School Road, TMP 6-4-44-4, with the condition that all required permits must be obtained and applicable fees must be paid by the property owner.

20.      ESCROW RELEASES:

21.      REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT:

22.      Additional Business / Manager’s Items