The administrative meeting of the Board of Supervisors, held in the Township Building, was called to order at 8:00 a.m. by Chairman Kenneth Miller; also in attendance were Supervisors Karl Brachwitz and Zoë Perkins, Township Engineer Craig Kologie, and Code Enforcement Officer Robert Wideman.

John Bachich, David Beideman, and Jeffrey Miller were present to review the Laymen’s Missionary Movement Preliminary Subdivision Plan proposing 33 single-family houses on St. Matthews Road.  At their meeting Thursday, the Planning Commission recommended that the Board forward the Sewage Facilities Planning Module to PaDEP; the applicant is proposing a community spray irrigation sewage system.  Discussion regarding the Pine Drive access and proposed sewage system resulted in the following:

• A General Permit has been obtained to temporarily cross wetlands for construction work associated with pipe installation.
• Board members expressed interest in limited driveway access (and if possible no access) from Pine Drive.
• The applicant will diligently pursue obtaining a joint wetland encroachment permit from both PaDEP and the US Army Corps of Engineers in order to use the access for maintenance of the pump station, control building, and treatment ponds once the project is completed.  Jeffrey Miller advised the joint permit requires that there is no other alternative access other than the wetland encroachment.  Mr. Wideman suggested that they use the strategy of improving an existing farm crossing to obtain the joint permit.
• A weight restriction will be posted on Pine Drive.
• A letter will be written by the Township supporting the joint permit application for permanent wetlands crossing.
• The applicant will copy the Township on the application and correspondence relating to the joint permit application.
• The control building will be landscaped, treatment ponds fenced, and access from Pine Drive fenced and gated.
• A large tree buffer along the property line is proposed.
• Installation of flat pattern nozzles on the spray field was suggested; planting of reed canary or orchard grass is proposed.
• Jeffrey Miller will supply new plans to be included with the planning module submission.

A motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz, seconded by Mrs. Perkins, to forward the Sewage Facilities Planning Module to PaDEP; the motion carried unanimously.

A motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz to grant conditional use approval to Taylor Braendel in accordance with the Decision dated August 21, 2000, subject to the Applicant’s compliance with twelve conditions per the attached document.  The motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously.

John E. Potter, who owns a lot on Davis Lane (Hard Scrabble Farm Subdivision), has submitted a Sewage Facilities Planning Module; this subdivision was approved under a Form B non-building waiver.  A motion was made by Mrs. Perkins, seconded by Mr. Brachwitz, to forward the Sewage Facilities Planning Module to PaDEP; the motion carried unanimously.

Robert Wideman updated the Board on a meeting with Philadelphia Suburban Water Company; PSW is considering a water line option of Cedar Lane to access Route 100.

Bid Opening:

• As advertised for this date, sealed bids were received and opened for the construction of the West Vincent Township Municipal Complex, 729 St. Matthews Road, for general/site construction from the following contractors:

  CONTRACTOR	BASE BID	CHANGE ORDER
  Goldrock Custom Builders	$775,000	20%
  The Fayette Group, Inc.	$813,000	15%
  Edward A. Reider, Inc.	$913,500	10%

  Bids will be reviewed for completeness and references checked to determine qualified status; award is anticipated for Monday, August 28, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. to the lowest qualified responsible bidder.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 a.m.