WEST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING
March 24, 2004

A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of West Goshen Township was called to order by Chairman Patricia B. McIlvaine at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at the West Goshen Township Administration Building. All members were present.  Ms. McIlvaine opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Ms. McIlvaine opened the floor for public comment. No comments were made.

Dr. White announced that the Board of Supervisors had met in Executive Session on March 23, 2004 to discuss personnel and real estate matters.

Ms. Nancy D. Rodgers, Zoning Officer, announced that the Zoning Hearing Board of West Goshen Township will conduct a public meeting on Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at the West Goshen Township Administration Building at 7:00 p.m. The applicant and legal owners are Chander Shekher and Neeta Shekher, 1009 Sage Road, West Chester, PA.  The non-conforming property for which the application is made is located at 207 South Bolmar Street and is zoned Multi-Purpose District.  The applicant is seeking a Variance for relief from Nonconforming Uses, Premises, Structures and Lots; for relief from Side Yards, 20 feet minimum; for relief from one-hundred foot side/rear yard buffer; and for relief from lanes designed for circulation of motor vehicles within the parking area shall have a minimum width of 24 feet; and any other relief necessary to demolish the existing 18 ft. x 28 ft. two story residence and erect a 20 ft. x 48 ft. three story industrial/office building.

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Meakim, the Board unanimously approved the bills to be paid from the General Fund, the Sewer Fund, the Capital Reserve Fund, and the Waste and Recycling Fund.

The following bids for one new 2004 17,500 GVW 4-Wheel Drive Crew Cab Dump Truck with Plow and Spreader were opened and read by Mr. Richard J. Craig, Township Engineer:

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Meakim, the Board unanimously approved awarding the bid to the low bidder pending a review of the bids by Mr. Craig.

Mrs. Evelyn Baker, 900 Sheridan Drive, questioned why there were no local bidders for the truck bid and Mr. Craig explained that the local dealerships do not sell this type of truck.

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Ms. McIlvaine, the Board unanimously approved a Final Land Development Plan for a 3,000 square foot commercial building for West Goshen Town and Country, L.P., located at 1081 West Chester, Pike.

Ms. Sharon Lynn, Township Manager, stated that she and Mr. Craig had met with the applicant of the plan at the site to discuss forbidding left turns from the site onto North Five Points Road because of the volume of vehicles at the traffic signal at West Chester Pike and North Five Points Road.  Mr. John Jaros, Esquire, who was present to represent the plan said that the applicant is agreeable to right turns only onto North Five Points Road. Mrs. Baker asked how a driver traveling east on West Chester Pike would enter the location and Mr. Craig replied that the driver would be required to make a U-turn at the traffic signal at West Chester Pike and North Five Points Road as is now needed for entering the other businesses located near this site such as the Wawa store or Dunkin Donuts.  Mrs. Baker noted that this site once contained a gasoline station and she asked if the fuel tanks have been removed.  Mr. Craig said the tanks have not yet been removed but that environmental surveys have been completed and that no contamination of the soil was found.

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Meakim, the Board unanimously approved Resolution 06-2004 accepting a three (3) year lease obligation with Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation for a Parks Department chipper.

Mrs. Baker asked if there had been a bidding process for the purchase of the chipper and Mr. Raymond H. Halvorsen, Public Works Director, said that the chipper was bought through the State Contract.

Prior to the consideration of the approval of a Contract Amendment between West Goshen Township and Chester County for an extension of time for the Vision Partnership Grant Program, Ms. Lynn explained that this was the second extension for the grant for the updating of the Comprehensive Plan for West Goshen Township. She added that the plan is in its final stages of completion and that Mr. Robert Murlless, Chairman of the Comprehensive Plan Task Force, had signed letters on this date to forward the draft of the plan to the Board of Supervisors and to the Chester County Planning Commission.

On motion by Ms. McIlvaine, seconded by Mr. Meakim, the Board unanimously approved a Contract Amendment between the Township of West Goshen and the County of Chester for an extension of time for the Vision Partnership Grant Program for an update to the West Goshen Township Comprehensive Plan.

Prior to the consideration of the signing of an agreement with Nextel for a Wireless Telecommunications Site at 1025 Paoli Pike, Ms. Lynn said that Nextel Communications is proposing to construct a 120-foot high monopole wireless communications tower on the West Goshen Township Building property.  She added that the monopole tower will be situated at the rear of the site behind the existing buildings and adjacent to Route 202.  Nextel will initially install 12 antennas in three sectors of four antennas each at a height of 80 feet and space will be available on the tower for collocation of antennas by other carriers.  Ms. Lynn said that an 11 foot six inch by 20 foot equipment shelter will be installed adjacent to the tower and a chain-link fence will surround the tower and equipment shelter. She stated that Nextel will have to go before the Board of Supervisors for approval to construct the tower.  Mrs. Baker asked if the tower will have lightning protection and Mr. Craig replied that it will have protection from lightning.

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Meakim, the Board unanimously approved the signing of an agreement with Nextel Communications for a Wireless Telecommunications Site at 1025 Paoli Pike.

Ms. McIlvaine opened the floor for public comment.

Mr. Charles L. Fisk, 901 Pine Valley Circle, representing the West Chester Starz 14 and Under Baseball Team, gave a presentation to the Board in which he requested the Township grant the team access to Flagg Field for one 3 hour slot per week during their regular season from April 15 to July 31 to play home games. He said that his request for this was rejected after the appropriate applications were filled out.  He added that he had presented his request to the Park and Recreation Board, to Township Manager Sharon Lynn and to the East Side and West Side Little Leagues.  He said that the players on the team are mainly from West Goshen Township.

Ms. McIlvaine asked Mr. Fisk what time period the team needed to play their games and Mr. Fisk replied that the team needed a time starting around 6:00 p.m. in the evening. Dr. White asked if the players on the Starz team have the opportunity to play on the East Side or West Side Little League teams and Mr. Fisk replied that they could play on those teams.  Ms. McIlvaine asked why they were not playing in those leagues and Mr. Fisk said that the Starz team, in order to get better competition, plays teams from around the region and out of state. Ms. Lynn said that Ms. Dorine Hannum, Field Coordinator, had provided the Board with the field schedule in order to show the time slots that are available. She noted that there are very few open times for use of the fields.

Dr. White informed Mr. Fisk that the Board will take his request under advisement and will contact him at a later date with their decision.

There being no further business, on motion by Mr. Meakim, seconded by Dr. White, the meeting was adjourned at 4:27 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Lynn
Township Manager