March 22, 2000

WEST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING
MARCH 22, 2000

A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of West Goshen Township was called to order by Chairman Robert S. White, at 4:02 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2000, at the West Goshen Township Administration Building. All members were present. Dr. White opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Dr. White opened the floor for public comment. Mr. Ben Johnson, resident of 428 Monteray Lane, located within the Idlewilde Development, was present to express his displeasure with the builders of his development. Mr. Johnson stated that he, along with other neighbors, had spoken with the builder, S & S Development, about various problems they are experiencing in each of their homes. Mr. Johnson advised that the reply from the builder was that the time limit had expired and the homeowner was responsible for correcting the problem. Mr. Johnson was requesting some support from the Board in handling this situation with the builder.

Mr. Halvorsen, on behalf of the Board, advised Mr. Johnson to submit to the Board, through the Township Manager, Sharon Lynn, a letter detailing the specific problems he was having with his home. Mr. Halvorsen further advised Mr. Johnson to have each of his neighbors do the same with respect to their own homes. Upon receiving these letters, the Board would investigate the matter further.

On motion by Mr. Halvorsen, 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.

On motion by Mr. Halvorsen, seconded by Mr. Meakim, unanimous approval was granted for the Chairman to sign three (3) Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions Forms for South Concord Park, Hamlet Crest Park and Richard C. Cloud Park. These forms reiterate that when the Township secures grant funding from the Department of Community and Economic Development, it agrees to maintain the locations specified as open space/park land.

Mr. Kenneth E. Lawrence, Jr., Township Engineer, opened and read the following bids for the Model Year 2000, 4-wheel drive, short bed pick-up truck for the Sewer Treatment Plant:

VENDOR	COST ONE NEW VEHICLE	LESS TRADE-IN	NET PRICE
James Chevrolet 1010 West Chester Pk West Chester, PA 19380	$20,500.00	$2,500.00	$18,000.00
Faulkner Autopark Blvd West Chester, PA 19380	$18,181.00	$4,500.00	$13,681.00
Pete Hondru Fleet Group P.O. Box 216 700 Lancaster Road Manheim, PA	$18,910.00	$5,800.00	$13,110.00
Hondru Chevrolet, Inc 2005 S. Market Street Elizabethtown, PA 17022	$18,913.00	$5,800.00	$13,113.00

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Meakim, pending final review of the bids by Mr. Lawrence, unanimous approval was granted to the lowest bidder, Pete Hondru Fleet Group.

Mr. Kenneth E. Lawrence, Jr., Township Engineer, opened and read the following bids for the sale of surplus vehicles:

VENDOR	ITEM NO. 1 1996 FORD	ITEM NO. 2 1997 FORD	ITEM NO. 3 1997 JEEP	TOTAL
West Chester Diner 1147 West Chester Pike West Chester, PA 19382	$3,500.00	$3,000.00	NO BID	$6,500.00
Police Cars Unlimited P.O. Box 770893 Woodside, NY 11377	$3,636.00	$5,256.00	NO BID	$8,892.00
Grace Auto 945 Lincoln Highway Morrisville, PA 19067	$4,615.00	$5,615.00	NO BID	$10,230.00
US Properties Outlet 941 Chambers St. Trenton, NJ 08611	$4,379.00	$5,623.00	NO BID	$10,002.00
A & Silver Auto Sales 42 A Street South Boston, MA 02127	$3,028.00	$5,828.00	NO BID	$8,856.00

On motion by Mr. Halvorsen, seconded by Dr. White, unanimous approval was granted to award the bid for Item No. 1, 1996 Ford, to Grace Auto and to award the bid for Item No. 2, 1997 Ford, to A & Silver Auto Sales. Since a bid was not received for Item No. 3, 1997 Jeep, the Board unanimously agreed to re-bid for this item, lowering the minimum bid to $12,000.00.

Mr. Kenneth E. Lawrence, Jr., Township Engineer, opened and read the following bids for Cold Recycled Bituminous Base Course for West Goshen Township, Gated Lane, Westtown Township and the Borough of West Chester:

VENDOR	TOTAL BID AMOUNT
E.J. Breneman,, Inc. 1117 Snyder Road West Lawn, PA	$263,000.61
Shore Slurry Seal, Inc. 500 N. Egg Harbor Road Hammonton, NJ	$285,547.85

On motion by Mr. Halvorsen, seconded by Mr. Meakim, unanimous approval was granted to award the bid to the lowest bidder, E.J. Breneman, Inc. Since this item is based on an intermunicipal contract, this item will be forwarded to West Chester Borough and Westtown Township for final approval by their governing bodies.

Mr. Kenneth E. Lawrence, Jr., Township Engineer, opened and read the following bids for 4400 tons of ID-2 Top for 2000 for resurfacing of streets:

VENDOR	TOTAL BID AMOUNT
Road-Con, Inc. 917 Old Fern Hill Road West Chester, PA 19380	$156,200.00
A.F. Damon Co., Inc. One Upland Avenue Upland, PA 19015	$164,780.00
Independence Constr. Materials Rte. 29 Devault, PA 19432	$135,432.00
S.A. Macanga, Inc. 919 Camaro Run West Chester, PA 19382	$152,724.00
Joseph E. Sucher & Sons, Inc. 1177 E. 9^th Street Eddystone, PA 19022	$131,076.00

On motion by Mr. Halvorsen, seconded by Mr. Meakim, unanimous approval was granted to award the bid to the lowest bidder, Joseph E. Sucher & Sons, Inc.

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Halvorsen, unanimous approval was granted for the final land development plan for a 20,000 S.F. office addition (2^nd floor) for A. Duie Pyle, Inc. located at 650 Westtown Road. Mr. Peter Latta was present to represent the plan.

On motion by Mr. Meakim, seconded by Mr. Halvorsen, unanimous approval was granted for the final land development plan for a 320 S.F. office addition for Chester County S.P.C.A. located at 1212 Phoenixville Pike. Mr. Damon March was present to represent the plan.

Mr. Phillip Saxton, Unisys National e-Business Director, was in attendance to provide a presentation to the township concerning the Community Helper Solution program. Mr. Saxton described the pilot project that Unisys wanted to implement that would provide a more intense level of internet connectivity to the residents of West Goshen as well as those located in the surrounding communities. Mr. Saxton reminded the Board that purchasing items via the internet had increased drastically over the past few years and current predictions confirm that the number will only increase in the years to come. He conveyed to the Board that this type of purchasing is having a profound effect on local businesses losing money to the technical market. In order to combat this effect, Unisys' new program would allow users to look for and to buy products locally, first, before buying from non-local businesses. Mr. Saxton conveyed that there would be two pilot sites, one located on the Eastern Coast and one located on the Western Coast. The cost for this program would be approximately $30 million, requesting that approximately $3.8 million be contributed through the local townships and boroughs in which this program would be implemented. Since West Chester Borough and its surrounding six municipalities, making up the West Chester Area School District, has been chosen as the East Coast pilot site, the municipalities are already attempting to secure funds through various grant programs, supported by Governor Ridge's office, as well as through private endowment resources.

The Board extended appreciation to Mr. Saxton for his presentation and looked forward to reviewing the results of the pending study.

At approximately 5:40 p.m., during the presentation by Mr. Saxton, Mr. Halvorsen left the meeting due to a previously scheduled engagement.

No further public comments were made.

There being no further business, on motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Meakim, the meeting was adjourned at 5:53 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Lynn
Township Manager




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