AGENDA – LOWER ALSACE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORSMEETING – FEBRUARY 13, 2025 – 6:30 P.M.

Agenda for February 13, 2025 Township Supervisors’ Meeting at 6:30 PM

TOWNSHIP OF LOWER ALSACE

SUPERVISORS’ MEETING AGENDA

February 13, 2025

John Theodossiou, Supervisor, Chair

Todd Weikel, Supervisor, Vice Chair

Ann Sellers, Supervisor

Don Pottiger, Manager/Secretary-Treasurer

Kelsey Frankowski, Esq., Township Solicitor

I. CALL TO ORDER- 6:30 P.M.

Pledge of Allegiance to the flag

II. PRESENTATIONS

A. No presentations scheduled.

III. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS

A. None scheduled.

IV. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

A. Motion to approve the minutes of the December 12, 2024, and December 30, 2024, Lower Alsace Township Supervisors’ Meeting, the minutes of the January 3, 2025, Lower Alsace Township Supervisors’ Reorganization Meeting, and the minutes of the January 9, 2025, Joint Meeting of the Lower Alsace Township Supervisors and the Mount Penn Borough Council.

V. ROAD CREW FOREMAN REPORT

VI. SUPERVISOR LIAISON REPORTS

A. Central Berks Regional Police Commission – Supervisor Theodossiou.

B. Lower Alsace Fire Company – Supervisor Weikel.

C. Lower Alsace Ambulance Association – Supervisor Weikel.

D. Antietam Valley Recreation Commission – Supervisor Sellers.

E. Antietam School District – Supervisor Sellers.

VII. SOLICITOR’S REPORT

A. Solicitor’s report to be presented.

B. Update on the status of property on 700 block of Brighton Avenue.

C. Update on the status of property on 1500 block of Friedensburg Road.

D. Update on the status of property on Eagle Lane.

E. Update on the property on 800 block of Carsonia Avenue.

F. Update on the status of property on 400 block of Carsonia Avenue.

G. Discussion on the draft rental registration ordinance.

H. Discussion on the draft resolution authorizing the Township to enter into an Intermunicipal Cooperation Agreement with Alsace Township.

I. Discussion of letter received from the Solicitor for Antietam Valley Municipal Authority regarding a proposed amendment to increase its term of existence for an additional fifty (50) years.

J. Presentation and motion to approve Ordinance 2025-1 approving the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Antietam Valley Municipal Authority to increase its term of existence. The Ordinance was properly authorized for advertisement at the December 12, 2024, Supervisors’ meeting.

VIII. ENGINEER’S REPORT

A. Engineer’s report to be presented.

B. Update on the repairs to the damages incurred to a stone wall along Lewis Road – contractor has scheduled repairs and will be working with the Township Road foreman to assist with traffic control during the course of the project.

C. Update on the progress of the Carsonia Avenue Multimodal Grant and project

IX. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REPORTS

A. Planning Hearing Board:

1) A meeting of the Planning Commission was held on February 5, 2025. A memo has been provided by the Planning commission to the Supervisors detailing the results of the meeting. A meeting is scheduled to be held on March 5, 2025 to review open items resulting from the land use review related to the Antietam School District Elementary School project which was discussed at the Planning Commission meeting held on December 4, 2024.

B. Zoning Hearing Board:

1) A meeting of the Zoning Hearing Board has been scheduled for February 26, 2025, on the application for a variance for a sign for the Reading Liederkranz. The meeting of the Zoning Hearing Board which had been scheduled to be held on December 5, 2024, was cancelled.

C. Antietam Valley Recreation Commission – no report.

X. TREASURER’S REPORT / LIST OF BILLS

A. Motion to accept the Treasurer’s reports from December 31, 2024, and January 31, 2025.

B. Motion to approve the payment of the list of bills as presented.

XI. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL

A. Central Berks Police Department