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The Board of Supervisors of Springettsbury Township held a Regular Meeting on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Township Offices located at 1501 Mt. Zion Road, York, PA.
MEMBERS IN
ATTENDANCE: Bill Schenck, Chairman
George Dvoryak, Vice Chairman Don Bishop
Mike Bowman Julie Landis ALSO IN
ATTENDANCE: John Holman, Township Manager Charles Rausch, Solicitor
Jim Baugh, Community Development Director Dennis Crabill, Environmental Engineer Mike Schober, Environmental Engineer John Luciani, Civil Engineer
Betty Speicher, Director of Human Resources
Mark Hodgkinson, Director of Wastewater Treatment Plant Dave Eshbach, Police Chief
Bob McCoy, YAUFR Chief
David Wendel, Director of Parks and Recreation Jean Abreght, Stenographer
1. CALL TO ORDER A. Opening Ceremony
SCHENCK Chairman Schenck called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. He welcomed the attendees and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS A. May 13, 2010 – 11:30 p.m.
1) Collective Bargaining – Canine 2) Personnel
SCHENCK Chairman Schenck announced that an Executive Session had been held following the May 13th meeting to discuss collective bargaining issues surrounding the canine program, and also some personnel issues. He announced that prior to the meeting this date an Executive Session had been held to discuss real estate matters and personnel issues.
3. COMMUNICATION FROM CITIZENS
SCHENCK Chairman Schenck noted that he recognized a number of people in attendance interested in the work being done in the Kingston Road area. He stated that a
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presentation would be made under Engineering Reports, and if there were comments they could be held following the presentation.
SLATKY John Slatky, 3673 Cimmeron Road, York Township, reported that Heritage Hills lost a validity challenge, and they have new board members. Mr. Slatky asked that the Springettsbury board would reconsider the light at Plymouth Road possibly going to Cambridge Road.
4. ENGINEERING REPORTS:
A. Environmental Engineering – Buchart Horn, Inc.
CRABILL Dennis Crabill noted that he had submitted his written report and asked if there were any questions. He noted that he had provided a small supplemental report concerning the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Buchart-Horn had been asked to work with township staff to provide answers to some questions posed by Mr. Dvoryak. He noted it was on the agenda under Old Business.
SCHENCK Chairman Schenck commented that it included a lot of information and the subject will continue as an on-going matter. He suggested that there would be time for discussion under Old Business.
B. Civil Engineer – First Capital Engineering, Inc.
LUCIANI Mr. Luciani stated that he had submitted a written report to the board. He elaborated on an item scheduled for discussion later on the Agenda, item 6D relating to I-83. A summary of his report showed that between 2006 and 2007 there were 63 accidents at the intersection of I-83 and Mt. Rose Avenue. Mr. Holman had inquired of PennDOT as to whether something could be done about this significant number of accidents. York County had responded that they were reviewing the matter and intended to allow a few improvements. The changes will involve signal timing improvements, a protected phase with a green arrow, as well as some right lane improvements. The township had been asked to provide a letter of approval of these changes, which will be put out to bid in July.
1. Kingston Road Study
LUCIANI Mr. Luciani noted that the residents of Haines Acres in the vicinity of St. Joe’s Church had been in attendance at the board meetings in the past and for several recent months with concerns about speeds and the number of accidents occurring primarily at Cortleigh and Kingston Road. The police department gathered data and a safety meeting was held. He provided the results and recommendations with a PowerPoint presentation, summarized:
Traffic volumes – Kingston Road, long straight road, highway designed for 80 mile per hour traffic.
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Police department traffic equipment counts cars: Kingston – 5,000/day, a collector road; Cortleigh – 2500 cars a day, local.
Traffic Study – Typical studies done Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Commercial area included Saturdays. Graph illustrates typical average daily traffic. Volume has increased by 500 trips since study done in 2003. Monday – 90% of volume, Tuesday – 103% of volume, Wednesday – 100%, Thursday – slightly higher. Saturday/Sunday – Same high volume due to number of churches in the area.
Speed Study – 85th percentile traveling 35 to 40 miles per hour well over speed limit. Elementary school flashing sign limiting speeds to 15 miles per hour 7:15-8:15 a.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. School zones – 85th percentile traveling at 40 miles per hour.
Multi-way stop sign-Cortleigh/Kingston – Not a methodology to control speed. Accidents at that intersection in a five-year period equaled 15 since 2005. Based on accidents, sight distance and volume criteria, multi-way stop signs could be warranted.
Traffic Reports – Number of accidents evaluated by PennDOT is above national average.
Kingston Road – Designed like super highway. Tools suggested were to narrow lanes on Kingston forcing travelers to be more cautious. Physical measures suggested: median, chicane, roundabout, traffic circle, some expensive. Suggested making Cortleigh one way southbound to prevent cut- through traffic, changing directions.
Additional discussion -
Most effective method for slowing speeds are physical measures; emergency responses and snow plowing may be impacted; budgetary constraints. Routing traffic to a different road moves the problem with unintended
consequences.
One way streets could be a tool; restriping to add a bike lane, narrowing lanes. PSATS award for traffic calming won for cutting traffic by 30%, reduced
velocities/speeds through neighborhoods.
Raised intersections – like a built-in speed hump upon approach; speed table; very effective.
Crosswalk signs to yield to pedestrians.
Spike-A-Curb – Used successfully in West Manchester Township. Signage and continual monitoring of speed signs (solar powered and
permanently mounted) creating awareness of speed.
Stop signs suggested at every intersection, especially on Kingston. Unintended consequences is noise creation of cars stopping and starting.
Multi-way stop requires ordinances which has to be advertised. Need authorization to advertise ordinance for four-way stops at Kingston and Cortleigh.
MR. BISHOP MOVED TO AUTHORIZE TO ADVERTISE AN ORDINANCE FOR FOUR-WAY