MINUTES OF MEETING
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AUGUST 28, 2006
At 7:30 p.m. Vice Chairman Bob Witmer called to order the work session. In attendance were Supervisors Greenberg, Kuhn and Prousi. Chairman Sarosky was absent. Also in attendance were John Nagel, Merle Ochrach, Bill Brightcliffe, Jon Trump, Rich Brady and Deb Rivas.
Jon Trump, of Kimmel Bogrette Architectural + Site, presented the revised architectural concept plan for the renovation of the Stump Road fire station. The most recent revisions were the result of meetings with the staff and members of FDMT. Several changes were made to the floor plan to combine office space and place it on the same side of the building. The staff has reviewed the plan and found all rooms to be functional. The Board was concerned about the additional $600,000 in construction costs and made several suggestions regarding changing the footprint of the building. Jon Trump spoke about the setback line and the use of the easement, which does not permit the building of any structures. Merle Ochrach outlined the options available to the Board regarding the easement. It was agreed that Ms. Ochrach would make initial contact with the developer to determine what they might be willing agree to. Jon Trump expressed a concern with having enough lead time to meet the deadline of going to bid in January/February of 2007. There was discussion about moving forward without having a clear definition of the footprint that can be built on. It was agreed that Jon Trump should continue with a design within the property line of the parcel while Merle Ochrach makes contact with the developer. Bernie Heinze commented that he has some additional suggestions that he would like to provide to Jon Trump and he would also like to get a copy of the plan to the Public Safety Committee. Mr. Heinze also asked the Board to consider the name that will be placed on the front of the building as it would be a sign of respect to the volunteers to name the building FDMT Battalion One. The Board said they would take everything under consideration and indicated that this discussion will continue at the next board meeting on September 11, 2006.
At 8:17 p.m. Vice Chairman Witmer called to order the regular meeting. In attendance were Supervisors Greenberg, Kuhn and Prousi. Chairman Sarosky was absent. Also in attendance were John Nagel, Merle Ochrach, Rich Brady, Kevin Costello, Bill Brightcliffe, Monica DeCaro and Deb Rivas.
Under public comment, Supervisor Kuhn mentioned that he was planning to attend an official map seminar but it was cancelled due to lack of interest. Supervisor Kuhn suggested that the Township should still consider adopting an official map. Merle Ochrach indicated that Ken Amey was looking into what others were doing about an official map. Merle Ochrach said that she could discuss this at a future meeting. There was no other public comment for any item not listed on the agenda.
Under the consent agenda, the minutes of meeting of August 14, 2006 and payment of bills were approved as submitted. The approval of the proposal for construction management services for the proposed renovation of the Stump Road Fire Station was postponed to the next meeting. Resolution #1 approved the proposal for architectural services for Kimmel Bogrette for the Stump Road Fire Station renovations. Resolution #2 authorized the Township Manager to advertise for bids for equipment for the new fire truck. Resolution #3 approved the revised Pension committee bylaws. Resolution #4 approved the Highway Safety Project Grant documents. All resolutions were unanimous.
Under other business, Supervisor Kuhn inquired about the lightning strike which occurred over the past weekend. Chief Brady indicated that we were not exactly sure where the hit occurred, but the police communications center equipment received the bulk of the damage. The administrative side of the building appeared to be operational, including the emergency operations center in the community room.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m.