Meeting Agendas

Board of Supervisors

Tuesday, December 22 2009

Revised Agenda (posted 12/22/09; 10:00 a.m.)

Call to Order 7:30 p.m.

1.     Public Comment (Maximum 30 minutes)

2.     Board's Announcements:

• Upcoming Board of Supervisor meetings:
• The Annual Reorganization Meeting will be held Monday, January 4, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
• A Regular Board of Supervisor Work Session and Business Meeting will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2010, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
• The Annual Board of Auditors Reorganization Meeting will be held Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
• The Buckingham Township Administrative Offices will be closed December 24^th at 12:00 p.m., and all day on December 25^th.  The offices will also be closed on January 1, 2010.
• Red Cross Blood Drive: Tuesday, December 29, 2009, from 2-8 p.m.  Call 215-794-8834 and make your appointment.

3.         Consideration of approving Payroll for the week ending December 20, 2009 and the Bill List for the meeting of December 22, 2009.

4.         Consideration of approving Supervisor's Minutes of the December 9, 2009 Work Session and December 9, 2009 Regular Business Meeting, and the December 16, 2009 Work Session.

5.         Consideration of approving Resolution 2097, A Resolution of the Township of Buckingham, County of Bucks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Fixing the Earned Income Tax Rate, Local Services Tax      Rate, and the Realty Transfer Tax Rate for the Fiscal Year 2010.

6.         Resolution No. 2098 Fixing the Real Estate Tax Rate for the Fiscal Year 2010. 

7.         Resolution No. 2099 Authorizing the Establishment of Checking, Savings and Investment  Accounts and Designating Various Institutions to Serve as Depositories for the Funds of the Township in 2010.

8.         Resolution No. 2100 Township Secretary’s Certification of the 2010 Budget Preparation & Publication.

9.         Resolution No. 2101 Appropriating Specific Sums Estimated to be Required for the Specific Purposes of the Municipal Government, Hereinafter Set Forth, During the Year 2010 and Adopting the Annual Budget Reflecting These Amounts. 

10.       Consideration of approving Resolution No. 2102, for the purpose of Amending the 2009 Budget.

11.       Consideration of approving Revised Preliminary/Final Minor Subdivision Plan (plan dated “rev. 11/9/09”) of the “Allison Farm”, Township File SA 2009-02, submitted by Gilmore and Associates, Inc. on behalf of William and Margrit Black, T.P. 6-18-37, 54.352 Acres, 2 Lots, in the AG-1 Zoning District.  Extended 90-day Review Period Expiration date January 30, 2010.
AND
Consideration of approving Wastewater Planning Module Exemption Request.

12.        Consideration of approving Revised Final Major Subdivision Plan (plan dated “rev. 10/15/09”) of the “Estates at Forest Grove (Smith Pfeiffer) aka Mill Creek Ridge”, Township File SA 2001-05C, submitted by Gilmore & Associates, Inc. on behalf of Toll Brothers, Inc., T.P. 6-23-1, 6-23-4, 6-23-13,  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 December 31, 2009.  (Note: Wastewater Planning Modules were approved by PA DEP 12/22/05.) 

13.       Consideration of accepting Request for Extension to the allowable review time under the provisions of the PA Municipalities Planning Code to December 31, 2011, as submitted by John A. VanLuvanee of Eastburn and Gray, P.C. on behalf of the Darwin Overholt Trust, for the “Overholt Tract”, Township File SA 2003-03.
OR
Consideration of approving Revised (latest revision 5/31/06) Preliminary Major Subdivision Plan of the “Overholt Tract”, submitted by Gilmore and Associates on behalf of C&M Homebuilders Inc., Township File SA 2003-03, T.P. 6-4-35, Cold Spring Creamery Road, 19.9 acres, 63 Single Family Townhouse units, in the VR-3 Zoning District. Extended ninety (90) day review period expires 12/31/09.
AND
Consideration of approving Resolution No. ___ Act 537 Plan Revision for C&M Homebuilder, Inc. “Overholt Tract”, Township File SA 2003-03.

14.       Consideration of release of the Maintenance Bond for “The Reserve At Holicong”, Township File  SA 98-11, with a 21-month final expiration date of December 25, 2009. 

15.       Consideration of accepting the Agreement to Extend the Land Development Contract to January 14, 2011, covering “Bucks County Airport Authority”, Township File LD 2001-03A.

16.       Consideration of accepting the Agreement to Extend the Residential Development Contract to January 12, 2011 covering “Amberleigh”, Township File SA 2001-11.

17.       ESCROW RELEASE:

18.       REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT:

19.       Consideration of approving Resolution 2103  Disposing of Surplus Property having an Estimated Value Less than $1,000.00

20.       Consideration of approving Resolution 2104  Declaring Buckingham Township’s Support for its Elected Tax Collector

21.       Additional Business / Manager’s Items:

• Consideration of request to permanently waive the township room usage fee for the Lahaska Room,  submitted by Jan Tompkins, for use by the Buckingham Township Civic Association. 
• Consideration of accepting a three-year contract (January 2010 through January 2012) with Emergency Generator Repair Co. of Perkasie, PA, in the amount of $18,885.00 +/-.