May 15, 2023 Board of Supervisors

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I'D LIKE TO CALL TO

[CALL TO ORDER]

AND I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THE ROOM HAS BEEN REWIRED, SO WE PICK UP ALL SOUND, ALL VIDEOS, SO, YOU KNOW, EVEN YOU GUYS WHISPERING IN THE BACK, WE STILL GET YOU ON A RECORDING, SO BE AWARE.

UM, AND, UH, IF YOU ARISE AS YOU'RE ONE, JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, LIBERTY.

[MOTION TO APPROVE BOARD AGENDA]

UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

ALL SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO APP APPROVE.

APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

OKAY.

AND, UH, NOW WE

[CEREMONIES]

WE'RE GONNA BE SWEARING IN OUR NEW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.

SO IF DANK ALL THOSE, UH, I'LL JUST STAND HERE CLOSE TO THE MIC, AND IF YOU'LL, DAN, IF YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, JUST REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, DANIEL SCHAFFER HAVING, HI.

GO AHEAD.

I'LL READ THE WHOLE THING.

I, DANIEL SCHAFFER, HAVING BEEN DULY APPOINTED AS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF UP UPPER PROVIDENCE, PENNSYLVANIA, I, DANIEL SCHAFFER, HAVING BEEN DULY APPOINTED AS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF UPPER PROVIDENCE, PENNSYLVANIA, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT, OBEY, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT, OBEY, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UP UPPER PROVIDENCE, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UPPER PROVIDENCE.

AND THAT'LL PERFORM AND DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF MY OFFICE WITH FIDELITY, AND THAT I WILL REPRESENT MYSELF AND THIS COMMUNITY IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE MANNER AT ALL TIMES.

AND I'LL PERFORM AND DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF MY OFFICE WITH FIDELITY, AND THEN I WILL REPRESENT MYSELF AND THIS COMMUNITY IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE MANNER AT ALL TIMES.

ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS, STAN.

THANK YOU, SIR, FOR PICTURES HERE.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

FILE OUT WANTS

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

UH, WE NEED YOU TO COME FORWARD TO THE LECTERN STATE, YOUR NAME AND YOUR STREET ADDRESS.

AND, UH, JUST A REMINDER THAT IT IS PUBLIC COMMENTS IS NOT A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION.

SO

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SO ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY, ANY OF YOU SINCE LAST OCTOBER, SO I'LL KEEP THIS SHORT AND SIMPLE.

JOE, I THINK THE LAST TIME WE WE SPOKE WAS IN AN EMAIL.

IT WAS SOMETHING TO REGARDS THAT WAS A DISGRACE, SO WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT.

I'M HERE FOR A REASON.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE IS FRAUD THAT WAS COMMITTED IN THIS TOWNSHIP.

I'M A WHISTLEBLOWER, OKAY? ALL THESE WATER INTRUSION CASES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN UPPER PROVIDENCE AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS, I'M THE GUY THAT UNCOVERED IT ALL.

OKAY? UH, I PUT UP WITH YOU GUYS FOR FOUR YEARS TRYING TO COVER IT UP, CONCEAL IT, YOU KNOW, ENOUGH, ENOUGH.

YOU GUYS WORK FOR US.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE TAXPAYERS.

YOU DON'T WORK FOR A PUBLIC CORPORATION, OKAY? ALL OF YOU WERE INVOLVED AT SOME LEVEL OR DEGREE, EVERY ONE OF YOU.

Y'ALL KNEW ABOUT IT DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IN 2018 AS RECENTLY AS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

IT'S ALL BEEN RECORDED.

IT'S ACTUALLY GOING VIRAL, OKAY? SO INSTEAD OF EXCORIATING ALL OF YOU, I'M HERE FOR ONE REASON.

AIDEN GUNN, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SERVED, RIGHT? YOU GUYS ARE BEING SUED IN MANOUS ACTIONS.

AND FOR PA CONSUMER FRAUD ACTS, YOU CAN'T BE MORE CLEAR.

IT'S 196 PAGE SWORN COMPLAINT.

GIVES IN GREAT DETAIL WITH ALL YOUR INVOLVEMENT.

TAKE CARE.

HIS NAME AND ADDRESS.

NO, I DID NOT.

SEAN.

YES.

UH, YOU ARE SEAN CONNOLLY, RIGHT? YES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? GOOD EVENING.

UH, MICHELLE MITCHELL, 1619 YEAGER ROAD, UM, HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PARK HOUSE, UH, STEERING COMMITTEE.

I'M JUST GONNA READ THIS.

I'M NOT GONNA ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR GET INTO ANY DEBATES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE.

UM, WE, THE, UH, FRIENDS OF PARKHOUSE COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUP, WE ARE URGING THE UPPER PROVIDENCE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND TOWNSHIP MANAGER TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION REGARDING THE PARKHOUSE FARM PROPERTY, GIVING THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE NATURAL LANDS TRUST REPORT DATED IN APRIL OF 2023.

WE RECOMMEND THAT UPPER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP AND ROYERSFORD HOLDINGS REISSUE A REQUEST FOR AN UPDATED PROPERTY APPRAISAL FOR 176.4 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES.

UH, REFUTE THE APPRAISAL REPORT DATED APRIL 10TH, 2023 BY WILLIAM WOOD COMPANY, AS EVIDENCED BY EXPERTS IN THE LA, EXCUSE ME, NATURAL LANDS REPORT CITATIONS, WHICH CONTRADICTS SOME DEVELOPABLE ACREAGE, UH, REFUTE THE CONTENT WITHIN THE APPRAISAL REPORT THAT CITES COMPARABLE VALUATIONS AS THERE'S NO EVIDENCE OF COMPARABLE ACREAGE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

THE APPRAISAL REPORT STATES THERE'S 176.4 DEVELOPABLE ACRES IN THE HUNDRED AND 76.4 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES ARE RAW LAND AND ARE NOT DEVELOPABLE.

ACCORDING TO THE NATURAL LANDS TRUST REPORT, ONLY APPROXIMATELY 30% OF THE RAW LAND MAY BE DEVELOPED.

WE'RE URGING YOU TO FOLLOW THE PRESERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NATURAL LAND TRUST REPORT DATED IN APRIL, 2023.

NATURAL LAND STATES AND RECOMMENDS WHILE WE HAVE DIVIDED THE PROPERTY INTO DIFFERENT PRIORITY AREAS, IT IS CRUCIAL TO REMEMBER AND CRITICAL TO REMEMBER THAT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY AS A WHOLE WORKS TO PROVIDE ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS, PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, AND PROVIDE RECREATIONAL ACCESS.

CONSERVATION OF THE ENTIRE PROPERTY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED COMBINED THE HIGHEST AND MEDIUM PRIORITY AREAS OF 114.6 OF THE 176 ACRES, UM, AND FORM A CONTINUOUS TRACT THAT WOULD BE PROTECTED BY THE TOWNSHIP OR BY A PRIVATE OWNER.

UNDER THE CONS, UM, CONSERVATION EASEMENT NATURAL LANDS CONCLUDES THAT DUE TO A PROPERTY'S LARGE SIZE WATER RESOURCES, POTENTIAL HABITAT VALUE FOR SPECIES AND SPECIAL CONCERN AND POSITION WITHIN THE SCHUEL RIVER CORRIDOR, THE PROPERTY WARRANTS CONSERVATION AS FEASIBLE BY THE TOWNSHIP.

THE TOWNSHIP CONSIDERED THE ENTIRE PROPERTY FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN AND APPROACH THE OWNER TO DONATE THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROPERTY INCLUSIVE OF THE DEVELOPABLE LAND.

APPROXIMATELY 60.2 ACRES ARE NOT DEVELOPABLE IN 114.4 ACRES FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION.

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HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT HAS NOT MET THE REQUIRED CRITERIA FOR ZONING AND FURTHER APPLICATION, AND THE TOWNSHIP HAS NOT RENDERED AN OFFICIAL DECISION ON THE CONDITIONAL USE AND HEARING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.

UM, AND JUST BRIEFLY GOING BACK OVER THE APPRAISAL, I WORK IN REAL ESTATE.

I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF APPRAISALS, COMPARABLES OF 2.3 ACRE ALREADY DEVELOPED PROPERTIES THAT ARE FUNCTIONING AND APPROVED AREN'T COMPARABLE TO FARMLAND IN ANOTHER COUNTY.

UM, AND WE HAVE HAD SOME FARMS IN THIS COMMUNITY SOLD IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AS PART OF A COMPARABLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY WERE WITHIN MILES AND NOT A COUNTY AWAY.

THAT IS ALL I HAVE, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

WE, WE RECEIVED YOUR REMARKS.

OKAY.

WE JUST WANTED TO PUT IT ON RECORD.

YEAH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING? HI, GOOD EVENING.

BLAKE WELLING, 1 35 BENNINGTON ROAD.

PHOENIXVILLE.

UH, I'D LIKE TO ADD A LITTLE BIT TO WHAT YOU JUST HEARD.

SO I URGE YOU TO FOLLOW THE OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION RECOMMENDA RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT NATURAL LANDS TRUST REPORT, WHICH IS POSTED ON THE, THE, UH, TOWNSHIP WEBSITE.

AND SO THAT REPORT STATES, WHILE WE HAVE DIVIDED THE PROPERTY INTO DIFFERENT PRIORITY AREAS, IT IS CRITICAL TO REMEMBER THAT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY AS A WHOLE WORKS TO PROVIDE ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS, PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, AND PROVIDE RECREATIONAL ACCESS.

CONSERVATION OF THE ENTIRE PROPERTY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

NOW, NATURAL LANDS GOES ON TO STATE THAT DUE TO THE PROPERTY'S LARGE SIZE WATER RESOURCES, POTENTIAL HABITAT VALUE FOR SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN AND POSITION WITHIN OUR SCHUEL RIVER CORRIDOR, THE PROPERTY WARRANTS CONSERVATION AS FEASIBLE BY THE TOWNSHIP.

SO, AS FEASIBLE, IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU HEARD A FEW MOMENTS AGO AS ANOTHER POTENTIAL OPTION, CONSIDER PLACING OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION OF THIS PARCEL BEFORE THE TAXPAYERS IN THE WAY OF A REFERENDUM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE CON, ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS? HI, MY NAME'S SUSAN DENBY AND I LIVE AT 1 35 BENNINGTON ROAD.

I'M, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR TIME AND HEARING THESE PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, EACH, EACH MONTH.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO ADD TO WHAT, WHAT BLAKE WELLING JUST SAID IS, OPEN SPACE IS GOING AWAY.

AND IT WAS SO EVIDENT TO ME WHEN I RECEIVED THE TOWNSHIP'S NEWSLETTER THAT SHOWED THE PROPOSED 1200 UNITS RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THE RIVER IN A LARGE GRAY AREA, AND ALL THE OTHER HOUSING AROUND IT HAS 30 HOUSES, 50 HOUSES.

WHAT'S GOING UP IS, UH, IN OTHER AREAS IS ONE SINGLE HOUSE, THREE HOUSES.

THEN THERE'S APARTMENTS THAT WE ARE PUTTING UP IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

THIS 1200 UNIT PROPERTY IS ADDING 10% TO OUR, ALMOST 10% TO OUR TOWNSHIP IN A LITTLE SPACE THAT IS CRITICAL TO THE SCHUEL RIVER CORRIDOR AND THE PORT PROVIDENCE HERITAGE AREA.

IT'S, IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT NATURAL LANDS CALLED THAT OUT.

DID YOU DRIVE THROUGH PORT PROVIDENCE LATELY? I DID.

DID YOU SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE? AND THAT WAS JUST A FLOOD FROM A ONE HURRICANE.

WE ARE GETTING THEM MORE OFTEN AND PEOPLE ARE RECOGNIZING THIS, THIS COMMUNITY IS NOT THE ONLY COMMUNITY DOING THIS.

IF YOU LOOK AROUND IN

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CONCRETE DEVELOPMENT IS NEEDING TO BE SUSTAINABLE.

IT NEEDS TO BE FOCUSED ON WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR ALL OF US, OUR KIDS, OUR GRANDKIDS.

THEY DON'T WANNA LIVE IN A PLACE THAT'S FLOODED OUT WITH SOME MOSQUITO RIDDEN AREAS.

PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS, PLEASE.

AND LEAD, LEAD WITH LEAD WITH SUSTAINABILITY IN MIND AND THE FUTURE OF PEOPLE.

IT'S, IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS TO EVEN THINK THAT THAT PLOT OF LAND SHOULD GO AWAY AND BECOME CONCRETE AND A STREAM THAT FLOWS THROUGH IT.

IT JUST TAKE IT BY EMINENT DOMAIN.

YOU HAVE THAT POWER TO DO IT, AND YOU HAVE THE TAXPAYERS WHO WANT TO DO THAT.

I SAY PUT A RED REFERENDUM ON IT AND LET'S BE REALISTIC.

THIS TOWNSHIP IS NOT KING OF PRUSSIA.

PEOPLE DID NOT MOVE HERE TO HAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL SCHUEL RIVER CORRIDOR TAKEN AWAY.

BECAUSE A DEVELOPER WANTS TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK, PLEASE, I URGE YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO US.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING? RAY ROCKY 3 74 VISTA DRIVE.

UH, FIRST I ALWAYS LIKE TO TRY TO START OUT WITH SOMETHING POSITIVE AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS NOW, THE WEBSITE IS JUST FANTASTIC FOR GETTING RELEVANT INFORMATION, EASY TO ACCESS, WHETHER IT'S THE AGENDA OR SEEING PARKHOUSE ON THE HOMEPAGE.

SO I KNOW YOU GUYS MADE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT I JUST REALLY WANNA SAY HOW HELPFUL THAT IS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIP.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY A GREAT THING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR US.

THAT BEING SAID, UM, I STOOD UP HERE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.

I WAS THE INITIATOR OF A PETITION TO KIND OF GET THIS THING OFF AND KICKING AND, AND ROLLING AROUND.

AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK AS A GROUP TO GET OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND SPREAD THE WORD ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

JUST WANNA MAKE, UH, EVERYBODY AWARE THAT WE'VE PUT A COUPLE OF THOUSAND POSTCARDS TOGETHER.

WE EXPECT AS A SUMMER MONTHS COMING AROUND, WE'RE GONNA BE BREAKING UP INTO GROUPS, PROBABLY TRYING TO COME TO FAIRS, PHARMA MARKETS, THE ELECTIONS, WHEREVER WE CAN SEE A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM THE TOWNSHIP AND JUST HELP TO SPREAD THE WORD.

SO AS I ASK YOU ALL THE TIME, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU, HELP US, UH, STOP THIS LAND DEVELOPMENT THAT WE JUST FIND VERY, VERY ATROCIOUS FOR WHAT THE TOWNSHIP IS ABOUT.

UH, WE'D LOVE TO SEE SOME ENGAGEMENT.

UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

JUST WANTED PEOPLE FOR KNOWING ANYBODY WHO CAN THIS OUT THERE, ANY SMALL DONATIONS.

ALSO, AS WE PUT SIGNS UP OR HAND OUT FLYERS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

EVEN 25 BUCKS CAN HELP OUT.

SO THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NO, AND RISE FORWARD WITH OUR AGENDA.

OKAY.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION REPORT]

AN EXEC GIVEN SESSION WAS HELD ON MAY 4TH TO DISCUSS A REAL ESTATE MATTER AND, UH, NOW WE'RE DOWN TO APPROVAL OF THE BILL LIST.

AND, UH, I DID SEND A QUESTION TO MR. TEMAN.

I NOTICED THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF, UM, WE HAD ALMOST $250,000 IN, UH, PAYMENTS TO ELECTRICIANS THIS PAST MONTH.

AND, UH, HE SENT BACK THAT, UH, A HUNDRED THOUSAND OF THAT WAS, UH, FOR WORK THAT WAS DONE IN THE FIREHOUSE CONSTRUCTION.

AND THE OTHER HUNDRED 50,000 APPROXIMATELY WAS FOR THE LIGHTING PROJECT.

I'M JUST CURIOUS BY STREET, STREET LIGHTING.

STREET LIGHTING, UM, WE GOT A GRANT FOR STREET LIGHTING.

KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE, WHAT WAS THE PROJECT TOTAL? HOW MUCH DID WE GET? I DON'T RECALL AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

I APOLOGIZE, MR. BOB.

I CAN GET YOU, JACK.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

SO ANYWAY, UM, I'M ASSUMING EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO PER, TO

[APPROVAL OF BILL LIST]

I'LL SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO APPROVE BILL LIST FOR THE PERIOD APRIL ONE THROUGH APRIL 30TH, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,281,779 AND 52 CENTS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND, UH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

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UH, ONLY TWO OF US WERE HERE AT THE MEETING.

SO, UH, IF, UH, I'LL, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION, EXCUSE ME, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 18TH, 2023 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.

AND I WILL SECOND THAT.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR APRIL 18TH REGULAR MEETING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

AND, UH, WE HAD

[PUBLIC HEARING]

BUT, UH, THE APPLICANT HAS BACKED OUT OF THAT HEARING.

CORRECT, JUDGE? YEAH, THAT'S BEING POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT MONTH'S, UH, SIX MONTH SUPERVISORS MEETING.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

AND, UH, SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO OLD

[OLD BUSINESS (ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS]

AND, UH, THE FIRST ITEM UNDER OLD BUSINESS IS CONSIDERED ADOPTING RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 21, GRANTING FINAL LAND DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR VALLEY FORGE BAPTIST TEMPLE BUILDING.

UH, ADDITION, UH, AT SIX 16 SOUTH TRAPPER, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MICHAEL FURY HERE OF, UH, PROVOST REPRESENTATIVE VALLEY FORGE HEAD, BAPTIST TEMPLE.

WE HAVE PASTOR, UH, WENDELL, PASTOR AK, AND OUR, UH, CIVIL ENGINEER, UH, JOHN HUNT HERE.

UM, I, MIDDLE OF THE BOARD IS, UH, WELL AWARE THAT THE, UH, CHURCH AND SCHOOL HAVE BEEN ON, ON THIS PROPERTY, UH, DIGG BACK DECADES.

THE PLAN IS TO CONSTRUCT APPROXIMATELY 3,700 SQUARE FOOT FOOTPRINT BUILDING ADDITION TO BETTER SERVE THE PRESCHOOL.

UH, REALLY NOT TO INCREASE THE ENROLLMENT SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT RATHER TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE CHILDREN THAT ARE ATTENDING.

ENROLLMENT NUMBERS HAVE BEEN UPDATED ON THE PLAN.

WE RECEIVED REVIEW LETTERS FROM THE, UH, TOWNSHIP CONSULTANT'S, TOWNSHIP ENGINEER, TRAFFIC CONSULTANT, AND WE, UH, DO APPRECIATE, UH, THE TIME THEY HAVE, UH, PUT INTO THE MATTER AS WELL AS MR. GRACE.

AND, UM, WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE COVERAGE AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

UH, WE RECEIVE RESOLUTION FROM THE, UH, TOWN OF SOLICITOR.

WE APPRECIATE THE, UH, UH, ADVANCED, UM, REVIEW OF THAT.

AND, UH, WE ARE, UH, I BELIEVE IN COMPLIANCE WITH, UH, ALL THE, UH, LETTERS AND THE RESOLUTION IS APPROPRIATE.

UH, IF, UH, THE BOARD IS INCLINED TO GRANT US APPROVAL, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

MR. GRAY, ARE WE IN COMPLIANCE ON ALL OF OUR LETTERS? YEAH, EVERYTHING IS, IS GOOD TO GO.

THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS, I THINK, BEEN APPROVED BY JOE AND MR. FURY.

ALRIGHT, AND ON AN UNRELATED TOPIC, NOT TO THIS, BUT I KNOW IN THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF WE'RE GONNA WANT TO DO SOME MORE TRAIL WORK AND COMPLETE THE TRAIL.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE WANTING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT RIGHT AWAY.

WE, WE KIND OF LIKE TO TAKE IT DOWN ALONG 4 22, NOT ALONG THE ROADWAY.

SO JUST BEAR THAT LINE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF THAT'S NOT RELATED TO THIS.

SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 21 GRAND FINAL LAND DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR VALLEY FOR BAPTIST TEMPLE BUILDING EDITION SIX 16 SOUTH TRAP ROAD.

I'LL SECOND THERE.

ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 21, GRANTING FINAL LANE DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR VALLEY FORGE BAPTIST TEMPLE BUILDING ADDITION, UH, AT SIX 16 SOUTH TRAP ROAD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU GENTLEMEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LIKE, THANK YOU PASTOR.

COULD YOU SIGN THE RESOLUTION? YES.

WHILE WE'RE HERE, MAY I SAY A THANK YOU TO YOU? ABSOLUTELY.

35 YEARS AGO, I APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF PENDING COMMISSION IN 1988 FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME TO PUT OUR FIRST BUILDING ON A LITTLE EIGHT FOUR ACRE SET AND DEVOTED YES, BACK THEN.

AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE THESE LAST 35 YEARS.

I'M GETTING UP IN YEARS.

THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST APPEARANCE BEFORE THE BOARD IS .

WE'RE SPENDING ALL OUR MONEY, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

UH, GOD'S FAVOR HAS BEEN THROUGH YOU.

THE BIBLE SAYS, UH, THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD.

AND I BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS USED YOU TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO, UH, BE GOOD NEIGHBORS THESE THREE AND A HALF DECADES HERE IN THE TOWNSHIP.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR VOTE TONIGHT.

DEEPLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AS WELL.

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ALRIGHT, I, BOY.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 22 ACCEPTING THE DEEDS OF DEDICATION FOR THE ROAD, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND EASEMENTS FOR MENNONITE ROAD AND ROUTE ONE 13 FOR THE RESIDENCE RESIDENCES AT PTC PROJECT.

UM, JUST A BRIEF, EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS PART OF, UM, THE REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS THAT, THAT AUDUBON LAND DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO DO.

UM, BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AROUND IT, IT'S TAKEN US A LITTLE WHILE TO GET THE ACTUAL, TO GET EVERYTHING SORT LINED UP.

SO THIS IS JUST FOR THEM TO IMPROVE THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED SECTION PARTS OF ONE 13 AND MENNONITE ROAD.

OKAY.

AS RELATED TO WHAT THE IMPACT IS FROM THEIR APARTMENTS.

GOTCHA.

OKAY.

UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 22, ACCEPTING THE DEEDS OF DEDICATION FOR THE ROAD, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND EASEMENT MENNONITE ROAD, ROUTE ONE 13 FOR THE RESIDENCES AT PTC PROJECT.

I'LL SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 22, ACCEPTING THE DEEDS OF DEDICATION FOR THE ROAD, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND EASEMENTS FOR MENNONITE ROAD IN ROUTE ONE 13 FOR THE RESIDENCES AND PTC PROJECT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO

[NEW BUSINESS (ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS)]

AND, UH, I'M GOING TO, I'M, I GET, LAURIE JUST ASKED ME, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS NOW? AND WE ALREADY SWORN HIM IN, BUT I THINK THIS IS BECAUSE, UH, AS AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, HE, HE HAS TO GET SOMETHING FROM THE STATE LATER AND WE NEED TO OFFICIALLY APPOINT HIM OR, SO THE, THE FIRST PART WAS A CEREMONY.

OKAY.

UM, AND IT HAS TO BE HELD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

UH, AND THEN THE STATE, THE STATE GETS THIS OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT.

ONCE THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED NEXT MONTH, THEN I'LL SEND THE MINUTES IN TO HARRISBURG AND THEN ALONG WITH THE WHOLE PACK OF INFORMATION, AND THEN THE GOVERNOR OFFICIALLY WILL APPOINT THE EVIDENCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.

WELL, UNLESS YOU WANNA MAKE A FOOL AT ME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT DANIEL SCHAFFER AS THE NEW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPOINT DANIEL SCHAFFER AS OUR NEW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AND THE OPPOSED, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 23 FOR THE SUB FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE GREENWAYS TRAILS AND RECREATION PROGRAM THROUGH D C E D REGARDING ME, ANDERSON FARM PARK LOOP TRAIL, INCLUDING THE EXECUTION OF ALL PERTINENT DOCUMENTS.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 23 FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE GREENWAYS TRAILS AND RECREATION PROGRAM THROUGH D C E D REGARDING THE ANDERSON FARM PARK LOOP TRAIL, INCLUDING THE EXECUTION OF ALL PERTINENT DOCUMENTS.

THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

NO, YOU DIDN'T HAVE A SECOND, BUT I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU.

OH, I, I THOUGHT, I'M SORRY.

OKAY, NOW I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

AND NOW

[MANAGER AND DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS]

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

UM, I'M ACTUALLY HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF, UM, BOTH THE CHIEF AND I, UH, JUST TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON TWO RELATIVELY MAJOR INSTANCES THAT WE HAD.

UM, THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED ON APRIL 19TH AND THE SECOND ONE HAPPENED ON MAY 9TH.

AND BOTH OF THEM WERE, UH, VERY LARGE SCALE SEARCHES THAT OCCURRED WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP.

UM, THE, AND THEY, IN BOTH INSTANCES, THEY WERE INVOLVED, CASES

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UM, WHAT THE CHIEF AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW WAS THE AMOUNT OF, UM, COOPERATION AND WORK THAT WENT ON THROUGH, NOT JUST OUR TWO DEPARTMENTS, BUT EVERY DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP, ALL ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND REC ADMINISTRATION, POLICE, FIRE, WE, WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER ALONG WITH THE COMPLIMENT OF, ON THE FIRST SEARCH, 90 OTHER VOLUNTEERS.

AND ON THE SECOND 180, UM, TO SUCCESSFULLY SEARCH AND FIND BOTH OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE AT RISK, UM, SPECIFICALLY ON THE SECOND ONE.

UH, AND, AND SO THEY WERE BOTH NEAR THE, NEAR THE WATER.

THE FIRST ONE, UM, WAS BETWEEN NINE OAKS AND THE SCHUEL RIVER, AND INCLUDED THE RAILROAD AND THE TUNNEL GOING IN THE PHOENIXVILLE.

AND THE SECOND ONE WAS, UH, ORIGINATED, ACTUALLY STARTED IN LOWER PROVIDENCE, BUT THE, THE, THE PERSON'S CAR WAS FOUND AT THE DOG PARK.

AND THERE WAS SOME VERY TELLING EVIDENCE INSIDE THAT LED US TO BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON WAS GOING TO HARM HIMSELF.

UM, AND THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN THE DOG PARK DOWN TO THE RIVER.

AND, AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE STARTED GOING BEHIND US.

UH, SO IT INVOLVED A LOT OF BOATS.

IT INVOLVED CANINE, IT INVOLVED THE DRONES, UM, WHICH WE PURCHASED LAST YEAR.

UM, WE HAVE A DRONE TEAM WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP THAT'S MA THAT'S COMPRISED OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UM, AND THEY'RE FLYING JUST ABOUT EVERY WEEK ON SOME SORT OF DETAIL FOR SOMETHING.

UM, WE HAD THE DRONES UP FLYING FOR THIS.

UM, IT INVOLVED CANINE, IT INVOLVED THE COUNTY URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM.

IT INVOLVED, UM, A LOT OF ATVS AND IT INVOLVED ALL THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES THAT WE HAVE IN THE TOWNSHIP FOR BOTH OF THEM.

AND, AND BOTH TIMES WE SUCCESSFULLY FOUND THE PEOPLE.

UH, THE SECOND ONE, IF WE HAD NOT FOUND THIS PERSON, UH, THE LOCATION THAT THE, THE PERSON WAS FOUND, UM, THEY, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET UP ON THEIR OWN ANYMORE.

THEY'D ACTUALLY GONE OVER THE, OVER AN EMBANKMENT GOING DOWN TOWARDS THE RIVER.

AND THAT PERSON WAS IN A POSITION WHERE THEY PHYSICALLY WERE NOT ABLE TO EVEN STAND UP AT THAT POINT.

VERY DEEP, HEAVILY WOODED AREA.

UH, AND THE, THE CANINE AND THE, THE USAR TEAM WAS AT, WERE ACTUALLY THE ONES THAT THE SAME CANINE ACTUALLY FOUND BOTH OF OUR, UH, BOTH PEOPLE.

UM, THEY CAME OUT OF THE MEDICAL CORPS OUTTA LAND SALE, BUT, UH, WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT.

THEY WERE BOTH REALLY BIG EVENTS.

UM, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE AWARE OF HOW MUCH COOPERATION, HOW MUCH WORK WENT ON BETWEEN ALL THE, ALL THE STAFF THAT WORKS FOR THE TASK, ALL THE, ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT COME HERE, UM, FOR WHAT WAS A, A, A LARGE CONTINGENT OF VOLUNTEERS AND, AND EMPLOYEES FOR TWO SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES.

SO, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR UPDATE.

CHIEF BEN.

YEAH, I JUST WANNA REITERATE, WE, WE DO THESE NEUTRAL AID AGREEMENTS AND YOU'LL, YOU'LL HEAR US A VOTE ON 'EM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH VARIOUS, UH, MUNICIPALITIES AROUND US.

THOSE ARE FORMAL AGREEMENTS WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, BUT FIRST RESPONDERS, UH, POLICE AND FIRE COME FROM WHEREVER THEY'RE NEEDED TO ASSIST.

AND, AND WE DO THE SAME.

YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER SOMEONE CAME BEFORE THIS BOARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND WAS ALL EXCITED BECAUSE THEY SAW, UH, UH, A BLACKROCK FIRETRUCK IN POTSTOWN.

I'M LIKE, WELL, THAT, YES, THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU MIGHT SEE POTSTOWN, HERE'S SOME POT LIKE DURING IDA WHEN WE HAD, YOU KNOW, COMPANIES FROM ALL OVER THE, THE REGION.

SO ANYWAY, GOOD WORK CHIEF AND UH, AND CHIEF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND, UH, THANK YOUR, YOUR FOLKS JUST ACTUALLY A SHOUT OUT TO S AS WELL CAUSE THEY VOLUNTEERED FOOD AND DRINK FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT CHARGE.

SO THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY GOOD TO US, SOMETIMES IN NEED.

UH, HURRICANE, I DON'T THINK, EXCUSE ME, I THINK THEY ACTUALLY HELPED OUT, UH, AT THAT TIME AS WELL.

SO, UM, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

FANTASTIC.

FANTASTIC.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON, UM, CAN WE SEND WEGMANS SOME KIND OF LIKE THING? THANK YOU.

PARDON? FOR THAT? YOU CAN, I CAN GET THE CONTACT.

WE'LL COORDINATE THAT ONE.

ALRIGHT.

AND UH, TIM, I ASSUME YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO US ABOUT THE 2024 BUDGETING THAT MAKE IT ON.

I WAS WORKING ON A, JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE BOARD AN UPDATE.

UM, WE'RE GOING THROUGH SOME CHANGES, AS YOU KNOW, IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND MY CPA TEAM AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON, UM, OVERHAULING HOW WE DO THE, THE BUDGET PROCESS, TRYING TO BE, TRYING TO GET THIS PROCESS STARTED A LITTLE EARLIER.

AND ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE TRYING TO THIS YEAR MAKE OUR BUDGET MORE WEB-BASED, MORE TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC.

AND WE'RE MAKING SOME CHANGES ON HOW WE DO OUR CHARTER OF ACCOUNTS MORE

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WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET OUR BUDGETS ACTUALLY STARTED THE FOURTH WEEK OF MAY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

BUT IT'S, UH, WE WANT TO, GIVEN THE THE WAYS IN WHICH WE'RE CHANGING THE STRUCTURE OF IT, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO GET STARTED EARLY.

SO I'LL BE GETTING, UM, A PRE-SEASON BUDGET AND ROUND OUT TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT HAVING A DEPARTMENT, UM, GOALS OBJECTIVES, TRY TO GET ALIGNMENT ON THE GOALS SO WE CAN SIT DOWN WITH THE BOARD IN JULY.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO SEE IF WE COULD DO A, A GOALS WORKSHOP WITH THE BOARD.

I KNOW JULY'S A VACATION MONTH.

IF WE COULD LAND ON A GOOD DATE IN JULY THAT IS SUITABLE TO EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULE.

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE IN THE EVENING, MEANING, UM, I'D LIKE TO TRY TO, UM, UH, GIVE, UH, SET THE PARAMETERS, BUDGET PARAMETERS FOR, UH, FOR 2024 AND THAT'D BE WITH THE BUDGET TEAM AND, AND THE BOARD.

UM, LOOKING AT, TRY TO HAVE OUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS OUT BY THE SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST.

UM, BUDGET DATA INTO OUR NEW SYSTEM.

UM, THE FOURTH WEEK OF AUGUST, UM, UH, UPDATING DEPARTMENT HEAD REQUESTS IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.

I'M LOOKING AT PRESENTING MY PRELIMINARY BUDGET, UH, THIRD MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER, HAVING SOME WORKSHOPS IN OCTOBER, AND THEN HAVING THE FINAL, UH, BUDGET, UH, FOR ADVERTISEMENT IN NOVEMBER WITH SOME, WITH THE PUBLIC, HOPEFULLY GETTING THE FINAL BUDGET REVIEWED AND ADOPTED, UH, THE FIRST, UH, MONDAY OF DECEMBER.

SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE GOAL TIMELINE AND I, I PUT IN THE MANAGER'S REPORT, A DRAFT BUDGET POLICY, WHICH KIND OF RESTATES OUR POLICY STATEMENT, OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET, AND THEN ALL THAT STUFF.

SO I WOULD LIKE BOARD FEEDBACK.

IT'S STILL IN DRAFT FORM.

WANTED TO JUST GET ANY FEEDBACK IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS, WHETHER YOU FEEL THIS TIMELINES TOO AGGRESSIVE, ARE WE MISSING ANY IMPORTANT STEPS? BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'D LIKE TO TRY TO GET TOGETHER WITH THE BOARD SOMETIME OVER THE SUMMER SO WE CAN GET OUR GOALS DONE.

YEAH, I THINK LAST YEAR WE TOOK A REALLY DEEP DIVE INTO EVERY DEPARTMENT.

UH, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED THAT DEEP DIVE THIS YEAR.

UM, I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE, THE PRIORITIES ARE.

I, UM, SO I GUESS YOU NEED TO GET AN EMAIL OUT TO THE BOARD.

WE'LL GIVE BACK OUR VACATION FOR JULY TO YOU.

VERY GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

SOUNDS GOOD, TIM.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

AND, UH, 9 29 PORT PROVIDENCE ROAD.

WHY DOES IT COST SO MUCH TO TEAR A BUILDING DOWN? YEAH, .

UM, THESE ARE PHOTOS I TOOK TODAY OF 9 29 PORT PROVIDENCE ROAD.

IF, IF YOU RECALL, THE BOARD, UM, ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY LAST YEAR WITH TOWNSHIP FUNDS, NOT FEMA FUNDS.

UM, I I THINK WE PICKED IT UP FOR A LITTLE UNDER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, LESS WHAT WAS OWED BACK TO US FOR TAXES THAT HAD BEEN UNPAID.

UM, WE'D LIKE YOU, I KNOW THE BOARD'S INTENT AT THE TIME WAS TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY.

I DON'T THINK THE CONDITION IS IMPROVED AT ALL FOR ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT SINCE.

UH, AND WE'D LIKE TO SEEK THE BOARD'S AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THIS PROPERTY.

I ASSUME YOU NEED A MOTION, PLEASE.

I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADVERTISE FOR DEMOLITION FOR THIS PROPERTY.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO ADVERTISE FOR DEMOLITION OF 9 29 PORT PROVIDENCE ROAD.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANY HISTORIC VALUE OF, IT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD BUILDING.

I ASSUME WE WOULD FOUND THAT OUT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT.

I WAS JUST COMMENT.

IT IS AN OLD BUILDING.

I KNOW, BUT JOHN PROBABLY KNOWS THE HISTORY OF A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN, THAN ANYONE HERE.

UM, I'VE BEEN THROUGH IT, IT LOOKS, YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS FLOODED DURING IDA AND NOTHING WAS DONE WITH IT SINCE IT'S FULL OF MOLD.

RIGHT.

UM, OKAY.

I MEAN, IF, IF THEY, IF WE COME ACROSS A CORNERSTONE IN THE ORIGINAL PORTION OF THE BUILDING, IN THE COURSE OF THE DEMOLITION, IT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD CERTAINLY GRAB.

BUT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PARTICULAR ARTIFACTS IN THE, IN THE STRUCTURE OR IN ITS CONTENTS THAT ARE, ARE NOTEWORTHY.

MAKE SURE I'M THINKING OF THE, THE RIGHT, THIS IS THE, THE HOUSE RIGHT NEXT TO THE OLD CHAPEL, CORRECT? IT'S, IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE CHAPEL.

THAT'S, YEAH.

IT'S, UH, I'M, I'M AFRAID TO GO IN IT.

, .

I WENT OVERLOOKED, BUT I WAS LIKE SNAKES, RATS, ALL THIS.

AND WHEN WE BID IT OUT FOR DEMOLITION, THERE'S A WAY TO PRESERVE AS MANY TREES AND THINGS AS, CAUSE WE'RE JUST GONNA REPLANT TREES THERE, I ASSUME.

YEAH.

THERE, THERE WILL BE SOMETHING NEED TO TAKE SOME OF THE TREES DOWN SO THAT THEY CAN BEST ACCESS THE PROPERTY.

BUT, UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH KURT FROM, UM, JEN'S OFFICE, UM, TO PUT A, A SITE PLAN TOGETHER AND SPECIFY WHICH TREES CANNOT

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CAUSE THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT TREES IN AND AROUND THE PROPERTY.

RIGHT.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON, ON THIS HISTORICAL THING WITH FEMA.

YEAH.

YEAH.

CAN, UM, I WOULD, I WOULD ASSUME THAT IT WOULD BE WISE, MAYBE IF WE WENT DOWN AND PICTURED DOCUMENTED THESE BUILDINGS, THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, AND THE REST OF 'EM THAT WE'RE GONNA TAKE DOWN.

IS THAT PART OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO? WE HAD, UM, UH, CHIEF FREEMAN AND CHIEF LES'S DRONE TEAM DO THAT BEFORE THE GREENERY CAME IN.

YEAH.

UH, SO THEY DOCUMENTED ALL OF PORT PROVIDENCE, ALL THE HOMES IN THE, UH, ACQUISI IN THE FEMA ACQUISITION PROJECT.

AND WE DID IT BEFORE THE TREES BUTTED OUT, SO IT COULD BE DONE FROM THE DRONES.

AND, AND THE ONLY HISTORICAL DIET TO THAT TIME IS THAT, UH, GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT THERE WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.

THAT .

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WE HAVE NO PROOF THAT THAT'S A TRUE STATEMENT.

WIPE THAT FROM THE RECORD.

WE'RE NOT GONNA VOTE ON THAT.

I TELL YOU JOHN WAS THERE.

JOHN, JOHN, CHIEF.

I DATED HER TOO.

WE JUST CALLED, THEY LIKED YOUR TESTIMONY.

THANK YOU.

[CONSULTANT REPORTS]

I THINK THAT'S YOU, JENNY.

YEAH.

I WANNA UPDATE YOU ON THE ROAD PROJECTS.

UM, DIEGO ROAD HAS BEEN PAVED.

IT'S NOW IN THE 30 DAY MANDATORY WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE HIGH FRICTION SURFACE TREATMENT IS PUT DOWN.

SO THAT ROAD WILL BE CLOSED AGAIN IN ANOTHER MONTH TO FIX THAT UP.

UM, WITH THE INCREASED, UM, BUDGET CALENDAR OUT THERE, WE'RE WORKING ON ANOTHER TRAIL GRANT FOR NEXT YEAR, UM, IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN ANDERSON FARM.

AND, UH, ONGOING WORK FOR SYDNEY RUN PUMP STATION TO GET THAT UP AND RUNNING IS PROGRESSING.

WHERE ARE WE WITH THE TRAIL THAT GOES DOWN TROUTMAN ROAD? JEFF, I'M GONNA DEFER TO JUMP YOU BUDDY.

IT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S MY .

UM, GSK HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH US ABOUT THAT.

UM, THEY WANTED TO DO IT, MOST OF THE TRAILS ARE EASEMENTS.

THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT AS AN EASEMENT.

THEY WANTED TO DO IT AS LIKE, WE WOULD DO A TAKING OF THE LAND FOR THE TRAIL, BUT THEN WHEN WE DO THAT, IT LEAVES A LITTLE BIT OF ORPHAN LAND BETWEEN THE TRAIL AND THE STREET BECAUSE WE'RE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A NEED FOR THAT, SO WE WOULDN'T TAKE IT.

SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE AN EASEMENT OR WHETHER IT'S GONNA STILL BE A DECLARATION OF TAKING.

AND, UM, THE CORRESPONDING WITH THEM CAN BE SLOW AT TIMES.

OKAY.

I'LL GET BACK IN IN DECEMBER WHEN I'M READY TO GET OUTTA HERE.

OKAY.

I BE OPTIMISTIC.

ALL RIGHT.

AND, UH, ITEM 13, I, THIS IS AN ESCROW RELEASE, TYPICAL ESCROW RELEASE, UM, FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO 180 8 ROAD.

OKAY.

UM, SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION AROUND THAT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONTHLY DEVELOPER IMPROVEMENT GUARANTEE REDUCTION LIST AS FOLLOWS.

180 8 ROAD RELEASE NUMBER NINE $91,120 AND 28 CENTS.

I SECOND THE MOTION.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO, TO, UH, APPROVE THE, UH, IMPROVEMENT GUARANTEE REDUCTION LIST AS FOLLOWS.

UH, 180 8, BACK TO ROAD RELEASE NUMBER NINE $91,120 AND 28 CENTS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY HI.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

AND, UH, MR. SOLICITER, YOU COURT.

NOTHING FURTHER THIS EVENING.

EVENING, THANKS.

ALL RIGHT.

AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO SUPERVISOR'S

[SUPERVISORS COMMENTS]

I, I WOULD LIKE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT OF COURSE.

AGAIN, AND I TOLD EVERYBODY I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS UNTIL OCTOBER ABOUT THE WALL THAT HEALS THERE.

I LEFT SOME BROCHURES ON THE BACK COUNTER THERE IF FEW PEOPLE WOULD PICK THEM UP AND, UM, PERUSE THEM.

UM, AND ALSO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTENING OR WATCHING THIS, UM, , UH, YOU CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE AND FIND OUT ALL THE INFORMATION, UM, ABOUT THE WALL.

THAT HILL WAS COMING IN OCTOBER AND THAT'S ALL.

GOOD JOB WITH THAT TOO, JOHN.

CUZ I, I THINK I SAW, UH, UM, STATE REPRESENTATIVE WEBSTER'S ALSO ADVERTISING THAT ON HIS WEBSITE TOO.

YEAH.

ANYBODY ELSE? ALRIGHT, UH, UPCOMING EVENTS,

[UPCOMING EVENTS]

WE WILL MEET

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UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR MAY 17TH HAS BEEN CANCELED AND THEY WILL MEET AGAIN ON JUNE 7TH, 7:00 PM IN THIS BUILDING.

AND ON THEIR AGENDA AS OF NOW IS IRA COY, UH, DRIVE A THREE LOT SUBDIVISION AND 2 46 HAFNER ROAD ON MINOR SUBDIVISION.

UH, THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETS ON MAY 17TH HERE AT 6:00 PM PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETS JUNE 14TH, 6:00 PM HERE.

UH, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY MEETING, UH, FOR JUNE 4TH HAS BEEN CANCELED.

JUNE 1ST HAS BEEN CANCELED AND THE ZONING HEARING BOARD SCHEDULED RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE TWO HEARINGS SCHEDULED.

ONE ON MAY 23RD AND, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S APPLICATION 23 DASH ONE, WHICH IS 5 0 5 GAY STREET AND APPLICATION 23 OH DASH OH TWO.

AND THAT'S THREE, UH, THAT'S FOR UH, SOMETHING AT 7 65 COLLEGE HALL ROAD.

AND THEN THEY HAVE ANOTHER, UM, HEARING SCHEDULED JUNE 8TH.

AND THAT'S, UH, FOR APPLICATION 2303.

THE AMELIA STREET TOWN HOMES.

IT, MR. CHAIRMAN, IT'S NOT OFFICIAL YET, BUT I THINK 7 65 SOUTH COLLEGEVILLE ROAD IS PROBABLY PULLING OFF OF THAT AGENDA.

OKAY.

I RECEIVED WORD FROM THEIR ATTORNEY THAT SHE PROBABLY IS GONNA HAVE TO DO THAT.

YES.

BUT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OFFICIAL YET.

YEAH, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT FROM THE STREET ONE AFTER THE MEETING, SO.

ALRIGHT.

RIGHT.

UH, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I'LL SECOND.

WE ADJOURNED.