Hampton Township Council held their Regular Meeting on Wednesday, April 24th; actions from the meeting included, but not limited to:
- Recognized Community Services Director Alex Zarenko, who will be retiring May 10th, for his twenty-eight years of public service contributions and community service to the Township. (photo attached below)
- Authorized the advertisement of a proposed ordinance adopting a new Personnel Policy Manual.
- Adopted Resolution No. 1009 authorizing the submittal of a GTRP grant in the amount of $250,000 for the community park trail.
- Approved the following purchases through the Capital Improvement Program Budget for the Police Department: 1) license readers for patrol units, 2) replacement of Police Station base radio system, and 3) replacement of portable breath testing units.
- Adopted Resolution No. 1010 amending the Personnel Policy Manual adopting the Police Operations Manual.
- Awarded contracts to Shields Asphalt Paving and Youngblood Asphalt Paving regarding the 2019 Road Paving Program. Roads to be paved in 2019 include: Arizona Drive, California Drive, Greenfield Road, Linwood Drive, Ohio Drive, Clareville Road, Kilbert Drive, Amleth Drive, Lucy Drive, Meadowcrest Drive, Summit Drive, McIntyre Avenue, Degenhardt Road, Lakewood Road (cul-de-sac only), and Talley Cavey Circle. Roads to be sealcoated in 2019 include: Drake Court, Mallard Drive, North Pioneer Road, and W. McNeal Road.
- Approved the replacement of the Hampton Baseball Complex scoreboards by the Hampton School District.
- Adopted Resolution No. 1011 approving the Lightbridge Academy sanitary sewer planning module.
- Granted approval of the Wildmont Farms Preliminary PRD (18-06) with conditions, and requested modifications. Modifications approved as follows: 1) Approved request for no connection to Crestview Drive, subject to the addition of a turnaround area at the end of Crestview Drive; 2) Approved the cul-de-sac length no greater than 2,505 feet; 3) Granted request to reduce the requirement for setback from a top of bank of any water course, pond, lake or wetland to 20 ft. subject to the submission of a Geotechnical Engineer's report proving that the existing pond's dam is structurally sound and documenting its condition; and 4) Approved use of 2.98 acres surrounding the existing pond as suitable active recreation open space.
- Approved the Miller Simple Subdivision (19-01) located along Mt. Royal Boulevard with conditions.
- Selected Pashek+MTR as the consulting firm for the update of the Comprehensive Plan.
- Approved an Amusement License for Just Between Friends retail sales event at the Wildwood Sports Complex - 2330 Wildwood Road (event to be held May 15th through 20th).
- Approved the request for an extension of the plan recording time limit for the Lightbridge Academy Revised Site Plan (18-08).
- Referred the Giza-Eat N' Park Subdivision/Lot Consolidation (19-02) and the Uhl Contractor's Storage Yard Revised Site Plan (19-03).
- Discussed upcoming community events, which included the Depreciation Lands Museum Children's Heritage Day scheduled for May 5th, and the Memorial Day Ceremony scheduled for May 27th.
Copies of any approved Ordinances/Resolutions can be found under Council Legislative Actions. For more detailed information regarding these and other items discussed at the meeting, the minutes will be on the May 22, 2019 agenda for approval and posted on the Township's website afterwards.
