Lititz Borough: Minutesfile:///C|/Users/Brett%202/Desktop/stevens%20lee/Lititz%20Borough%20Minutes.htm[3/30/2009 8:20:12 PM]

Council

Minutes

LITITZ BOROUGH COUNCILMinutes of Meeting Held February 24, 20097 S. Broad Street, Lititz PA The regular meeting of the Lititz Borough Council was called to order at7:00PM on February 24, 2009, by President Weibel with Council membersBomberger, Kane, Weaver, McKennon, and Wynkoop present. Others inattendance were Mayor Pettyjohn, Anthony Robalik (filling in for Sue AnnBarry [Secretary/Treasurer]), Chief William Seace, Darrell Becker of ARRO,Todd Kauffman of Severn Trent, Pastor Dennis Loose, Michael Upton ofthe

Lititz Record Express

, Laura Knowles of the Lancaster Newspapers,Alice Bracken, Michael and Michelle Draeger, and Dan Wittenburg. Themeeting opened with an invocation by Pastor Loose followed by the pledgeof allegiance led by Michael Draeger, a Boy Scout. On a motion by Kanewith a second by Bomberger, the minutes of the January 27, 2009, Councilmeeting were unanimously approved as presented. PETITIONS, CORRESPONDENCE, AND QUESTIONS:Donation in Lieu of Taxes – Lititz Moravian Congregation Weibel acknowledged a donation from the Lititz Moravian Congregation inthe amount of $100. Petition by the Downtown Merchants for a SidewalkSale Alice Bracken made a brief presentation to alert the Council to plans of thedowntown merchants to run a sidewalk sale on Saturday, March 28, from9:00AM to 5:00PM. Chief Seace acknowledged that the appropriate formshad been filled out and approved by the Lititz Borough Police Department.Bracken noted that the merchants weren’t asking for anything special andthat they would be sure to keep a clear space on the sidewalk forpedestrian traffic. On a motion by Kane with a second by McKennon, thepetition was unanimously approved. Correspondences from the Department of Community and EconomicDevelopment (DCED) Weibel acknowledged a correspondence from the Acting Secretary of theDCED, informing the Council that a grant in the amount of $16,250, toperform a parking management analysis in the downtown, had been

Lititz Borough: Minutesfile:///C|/Users/Brett%202/Desktop/stevens%20lee/Lititz%20Borough%20Minutes.htm[3/30/2009 8:20:12 PM]

Recycling TipsCompostingLititz-WarwickJoint StrategicPlanWarwickRegionalRecreationCommissionAnnualDrinkingWater QualityReportHelpful linksGo to:LititzPA.com

View as Text-OnlyHome

Receive notification of changes to our site.Sign up

approved. Weibel acknowledged a correspondence from the Acting Secretary of theDCED, informing the Council that a grant in the amount of $42,500, toconduct an ordinance audit, had been approved. Weibel then noted that, despite the grant approvals, and due to the statebudget situation, DCED had put a hold on the release of any and all grantmonies. She further noted that, until such time as DCED dissolves its holdon such monies, no RFPs will be released by the Borough to commencework on new projects. Correspondence from the Lititz recCenter Weibel acknowledged a correspondence from Karen Mailen, the ExecutiveDirector of the Lititz recCenter, thanking the Borough for its contribution of$9,375.REPORT OF THE BOROUGH ENGINEER:Request for Reduction in Letter of Credit – JPM Keller, LLC At the request of JPM Keller and upon the recommendation of the Boroughengineer, the Council considered reducing the amount of escrow in accountnumber 3776 at Sovereign Bank by $62,810, which would leave a newbalance of $42,460. Weibel asked about the state of the basin at theNorman E and Arlene S Keller subdivision; Becker responded that it wasdoing fine. On a motion by Kane with a second by McKinnon, the Councilunanimously approved the reduction in the letter of credit by $62,810. Request for Reduction in Letter of Credit – Newport Square Associates At the request of Newport Square Associates (NSA) and upon therecommendation of the Borough engineer, the Council considered reducingsurety bond number 1027336 issued by Lexcon Insurance Company by$12,753, which would leave a new balance of $7,000. The Council had abrief discussion on the subject, which ranged from ensuring that an invoicewas sent to NSA for the cost of plowing the streets to the condition of thesidewalks in that part of the Newport Square development within theBorough. With questions unanswered, Weibel suggested tabling action onthis motion till the next meeting of the Council. On a motion by Kane with asecond by McKennon, the motion to table the reduction of the bond for NSAat $12,753 was unanimously approved. Regional Transportation Committee Meeting Update Becker briefed the Council on the February 19 meeting of the RegionalTransportation Committee. He noted that: (1) the Joint Official Map hasbeen officially adopted by both the Borough and the Township of Warwick;(2) the specs for the W Orange St at the intersections of Campus Dr andSecond Ave improvement project would go out to bid by the end of March;(3) a grant (about $180,000) has been filed with the county to help pay for

Lititz Borough: Minutesfile:///C|/Users/Brett%202/Desktop/stevens%20lee/Lititz%20Borough%20Minutes.htm[3/30/2009 8:20:12 PM]

the extension of Highlands Dr from Crosswinds Dr to W 7

St; (4) theintersection improvement project at Route 501 and Millport Rd is scheduledto begin construction in April; (5) the Route 501 signal coordination project,which will coordinate the traffic signals from the city through WarwickTownship, is scheduled to commence in August or September; (6) theRRTA Strategic Plan is nearly completed; and (7) the committee wouldinvite Dave Royer, the head of the LCPC’s Transportation Planning Dept.,as well as neighboring municipalities, as guests to its May meeting. Water Main Replacement onCedar Street Becker spoke briefly about the water main replacement on Cedar St.Weibel asked when that was scheduled; Becker said April. REPORT OF THE BOROUGH MANAGER:Monthly Meeting Date Reminders

Regular Monthly Meetings:

March3, 2009TuesdayPlanning CommissionMeeting7:00PMMarch10,2009TuesdayCouncil Meeting7:00PM – if calledby the PresidentMarch16,2009MondayZoning HearingBoard Meeting7:00PM*March31,2009TuesdayCouncil Meeting7:00PM

Other Meetings, etc.:

February23,2009MondayParks Committee Hearing –Conference Room4:00PMFebruary23,2009MondayZoning Hearing Board Meeting7:00PMFebruary23,2009MondayLititz Fire Co. – Fire House7:00PMFebruary24,2009TuesdayLRWA – Warwick4:00PM*February24,2009TuesdayCouncil Meeting7:00PMFebruary24,2009TuesdayWESA Strategic Plan –Warwick Meeting7:00PMFebruary25,2009WednesdayLCBA Meeting – Millersville6:00PMFebruary26,2009ThursdayLititz Sewer Authority –WWTP7:00PMMarch2,2009MondayLititz Public Library Board of Directors - Library7:00PMMarch6,2009ThursdayOrdinance AuditCommittee/Comitta – Tour1:00PMMarch11,2009WednesdayVenture Lititz – ConferenceRoom7:30AMMarch12,2009ThursdayN. Cedar St Water Main BidOpening – Chambers2:00PMMarch16,2009MondayParks Committee Meeting –Conference Room4:00PMMarch17,2009TuesdayWRRC Managers’ Meeting –WSD12:00PMMarch17,2009TuesdayFlood Control CommitteeMeeting – Conference Room3:30PM