December 11, 2001 The meeting of the Supervisors of Franklin Township, held in the Township office, was called to order at 2000 hours by Chairman John Sachar with the Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Sachar, Denver Ireland, David Henderson, Jarrett Miller, Gary Truitt and Marilyn Tait. VISITORS/PUBLIC COMMENT Sachar to M. Tait - as soon as the Engineer tells us the road is okay, we'll take it over. I am unhappy that he is using his land as an excavating business. It's not zoned for that. And I am not happy with the riprap he used in the ditch. His business might be a conditional use for that zone but it is not a permitted use. Marilyn Tait left the meeting at 2003 hours. MINUTES Henderson moved to approve the minutes of 11/29/01 as presented. Ireland seconded. Carried. REPORTS Superintendent - Dave reported that there was another radiator failure on the grader. Anderson Equipment pulled it out and Canfield Radiator fixed it. Sachar - was the core all right? Henderson - yes, the core was manufactured for us by Canfield. The crack in the core was at the top. With no snow, we've been working one day a week. George Antolik arrived at 2010 hours. Mager Tree Report - Denver reported that the job is completed. Agility - nothing. International Cab and Chassis - nothing. Eureka Road #4 Paving Project - nothing. Water and Beaver Problems/Silverthorn - Jarrett Miller reported that he found out that the water problem at the Brooks property on Silverthorn #3 is caused by beavers, and is not man made. G. Truitt - there is a double dam at the back of that property built by the beavers. Henderson - based on what has been said, Mr. Brooks will not allow anyone to trap them out. Sachar - if the water becomes a problem for the road, we could get a court order. Elk Creek Boundary Road Agreement - nothing. Safety Study of Route 98 - nothing. FINANCIAL AND TAXES Bills - Sachar moved to pay the bills as listed totaling $4,042.37 general fund; $2,030.57 equipment fund. Ireland seconded. Carried. Payroll - Henderson moved to approve payroll #25-01 as presented. Sachar seconded. Carried. Tax Certification/Memo Bills - take up at organizational meeting in January. PLANNING, ZONING, RECREATION, SAFETY, SANITATION/RECYCLING, HEALTH AND THE COMMON GOOD Planning Commission Minutes - reviewed. Comprehensive Plan, Industrial Park/KOZ, Storage Trailers, Ordinance #3- 01, Welka's Disposal Letter, Lights on for Safety, Census Undercount, Maintenance Agreement for SFTF - nothing. History Grant - grant application and supporting documents were submitted. OTM Bulk Sewer/Washington Twp. - engineering work is being done. SOLICITOR Western Trail/ G. Antolik - a letter from Ralph Heidler, Surveyor was submitted by Mr. Antolik. Impact Fee Ordinance, Oshkosh Registration, Nudity Ordinance Comparison, Zessinger Pit Agreement, Weight Limit Ordinance, Swift Complaint, GMSD EIT Collection Revisions - nothing. OLD BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS Wm. Walker SFTF/Silverthorn - Mr. Walker is proposing one small flow treatment facility for 3 lots. The question is how much escrow would be required. Ireland - set up a schedule per lot at the organizational meeting. Yonkin's on Crane have two houses on one system. Sachar - does the stream have to run year-round? Henderson - no it can be put into a road ditch. There has to be a water flush to dilute the chlorine and push it along. I don't know if a multiple house system needs more escrow. How abut 1-$1,000; 3-$2,000; 5-$3,000. Antolik - if they were using a multiple family system, it would be much bigger. Ireland - I say $1,000 per lot. Henderson - $1,000 wouldn't be enough to repair the leach field. Sachar - maybe we should go linear. Henderson - if we decide $3,000 for the three lots is too much, we can always change it. Truitt - who gets the money when a person dies? If the system never fails and the escrow continues to earn interest or if it fails and the homeowner fixes it, that could amount to a large amount of money. Henderson - the money goes with the property, not the owner. Sachar - it could be set up that the escrow could be drawn on if repairs are needed and the homeowner repairs it. Henderson - it should be indexed for future costs. Henderson moved to set the SFTF escrow at $1,000 per lot. Sachar seconded. Carried. Appoint Auditor to Six Year Term, 2002-2007 - Dennis Cholak's term is up. Henderson moved to appoint Bob Berry as auditor. Ireland seconded. Carried. Reappoint Joe Johnson as Auditor, 2000-2003 - Henderson moved to reappoint Joe Johnson as auditor. Ireland seconded. Carried. RESOLUTION #7-01 BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Franklin Township authorizes the signing of all necessary documents by all required Township officials to secure a tax anticipation note from PNC Bank for 2002 in the amount of $50,000. Adopted this 11th day of December 2001. Henderson moved to adopt Resolution #7-01. Sachar seconded. Carried. RESOLUTION #8-01 BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Franklin Township appoint the certified public accounting firm of Monahan and Monahan to conduct the audit of the financial accounts of Franklin Township and the Township officers in accordance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. Adopted this 11th day of December 2001. Henderson moved to adopt Resolution #8-01. Ireland seconded. Carried. RESOLUTION #9-01 BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Franklin Township sets the tax levy for 2002 at seventeen (17) mills: general fund, 9.5 mills; fire department fund, 2.0 mills; municipal building fund, 0.5 mills; equipment fund, 2.0 mills; permanent improvement fund, 3.0 mills. Adopted this 11th day of December 2001. Henderson moved to adopt Resolution #9-01. Ireland seconded. Carried. RESOLUTION #10-01 BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Franklin Township adopts the tentative budget for 2002 as advertised. Adopted this 11th day of December 2001. Henderson moved to adopt Resolution #10-01. Ireland seconded. Carried. Amend 2001 Budget - Henderson moved to amend the 2001 budget to reflect actual revenues and expensed through December 31, 2001 including adjustments made by the Township and auditor adjustments. Ireland seconded. Carried. Mileage Rate Recommendation - this is included in the benefit package that the auditors will vote on. Reappoint Joe Szymanowicz, Dwight Miller to Planning Commission - Henderson moved to reappoint Joe Szymanowicz and Dwight Miller to the Planning Commission. Sachar seconded. Carried. Reappoint Dale Kallenbach to Zoning Hearing Board - Henderson moved to reappoint Dale Kallenbach to the Zoning Hearing Board. Ireland seconded. Carried. CORRESPONDENCE Reviewed. DEP Fax from Guy McUmber/Recycle Grant - John stated that we should write Mr. McUmber a letter saying that we are no longer going to participate in any DEP programs. Dave said that it would have been much nicer if Mr. McUmber would have come right out and told us the truth at the pre-application conference. Recycle program money has been given to the Growing Greener program. DEP will only fund the larger mandated communities recycle grant applications. Discussion. Henderson - a lot of the other municipalities are in the same boat. We need to all get together and approach our legislators and ask them to refund this program for those of us who are not mandated to recycle. Unless we want to be big government by mandating it, we're out of recycling. I think we should let our residents know about this through a newsletter. We'll continue the voluntary curbside program. Sachar - do we have a "buy recycle" program? Henderson - yes we buy recycled asphalt, recycled concrete, etc. Since no one wants to mandate recycling, we're stuck unless our legislators change something. ADJOURN Sachar called the meeting adjourned at 2050 hours. Bonnie J. Bernhardt, Secretary