OFFICIAL MINUTES November 8, 2018 Approved: December 13, 2018 MONTGOMERY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY NORRISTOWN, PA BOARD MEMBERS: Mr. Scott Brown; Mr. Jeffrey Guzy; Mr. John Kennedy; Mr. Tom Kohler; Ms. Jeannette Quirus; Ms. Allison Slizofski; Mr. John Wichner BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. Steven Malagari; Mr. Charles Tabourn GUESTS ATTENDING: Jocelyn Jones, Keystone Acquisition Services Corp. STAFF ATTENDING: Mr. Matthew Edmond; Ms. Crystal Gilchrist; Mr. Tom Laudauer; Mr. Brian Phillips; Mr. Matt Popek; Ms. Denise VanBuskirk I. Call to Order The Montgomery County Transportation Authority (MCTA) meeting was called to order by Mr. Scott Brown, Chairman. II. Public Comment There were no public comments. III. Approval of October 11, 2018 Minutes The minutes from the October 11, 2018 MCTA Meeting were approved by the Board. Motion: Mr. Kohler motioned and Mr. Kennedy seconded to approve the October 11, 2018 Authority Meeting minutes. The minutes were approved by all present. IV. Finance Director Report Two (2) handouts were given to the Authority: MCTA 2018 Financial Activity; Project Payment Breakdown for November 2018 Mr. Landauer: Gave an update on the MCTA s finances; detailed the expenditures and grant revenues for 2018 through October; and reviewed the check register with the Board totaling $116,331.52 for November. Deposits include: $46.77 in interest for October; $6,972.14 for September and October rent; $3,486.07 for November rent; and $12,296.74 for reimbursement from the State. The expense checks, which the Board will be asked to approve later on the Agenda, are detailed on the Payment Breakdown sheet for November. V. Approval of 2019 MCTA Meeting Dates MCTA staff proposed that all 2019 Board meetings occur on the second Thursday of each month from January to December. The 2019 meeting dates were approved by the Board.
Transportation Authority Meeting 2 November 8, 2018 Motion: Ms. Quirus motioned and Mr. Guzy seconded to approve the MCTA meeting dates for 2019. The motion was approved by all present. VI. Appointment of Nominating Committee for 2019 Officers Mr. Brown appointed Tom Kohler, Jeff Guzy, and Allie Slizofski as the nominating committee to make recommendations to the entire Board for all 2019 officer positions, with Mr. Kohler acting as chair. VII. Ridge Pike Improvement Project Authorization for Post-Condemnation Settlement Edward J. Kelly, Jr., Gregory W. Kelly, & Robert P. Kelly, II (Parcel 10) Mr. Edmond/Mr. Popek: Edward J. Kelly, Jr., Gregory W. Kelly, and Robert P. Kelly, II own property at 1313 Ridge Pike, Plymouth Township (Parcel 10), said property subsequently transferred to Kelly Properties FL & PA, LLC on or about April 5, 2018. A portion of the property to be acquired consists of 1,808 SF of fee simple and 1,725 SF of temporary construction easement (TCE). The property was appraised in December, 2013 and, after lengthy negotiations, eminent domain proceedings were filed in February, 2015. Fair market value payment of estimated just compensation (EJC) in an amount of $81,900.00 was deposited with the County s Prothonotary office in November 2015 for acquisition and remaining property taxes due at the time of taking. In January 2016 an updated appraisal to the date of taking was obtained, which valued the acquisition at $95,000.00. A Board of View hearing was held in April 2016 and the claimants were awarded $300,000 for the acquisition, of which $95,000.00 was already paid to them. The County appealed the ruling with the Court of Common Pleas, but continued to communicate with the owners. The owners decided to settle in October 2018 and the County withdrew its case from the Court of Common Pleas. The MCTA and the owners agreed on a post-condemnation settlement of $197,500.00 which is supported by the MCTA s right-of-way negotiator and PennDOT District 6 s right-of-way administrator as an appropriate settlement. A resolution is before the Board for authorization to pay the balance of settlement of $102,500.00 to the owners. Motion: Mr. Kennedy motioned and Mr. Wichner seconded to approve MCTA Resolution 18.11.1 authorizing payment, as agreed under the post-condemnation settlement, of a not-toexceed sum of $102,500.00 to Kelly Properties FL & PA, LLC for the acquisition of 1,808 SF of fee simple and 1,725 SF of temporary construction easement from their property (Parcel 10) for the purpose of furthering the Ridge Pike Improvement Project in Plymouth Township. The resolution was approved by all present. VIII. Chester Valley Trail Extension Project Authorization for Property Acquisition Morgan Properties (Parcel 5) Mr. Edmond/Mr. Popek: The property at 90 Bill Smith Boulevard (Parcel 5), Upper Merion Township is owned by Morgan Properties Abrams Run Owner LP. The acquisition consists
Transportation Authority Meeting 3 November 8, 2018 of 660 SF of county trail easement and 576 SF of temporary construction easement (TCE) area. An appraisal was done on April 25, 2018 valued at $5,900.00. A resolution is before the Board to authorize payment for acquisition of the easements as agreed upon. Motion: Ms. Quirus motioned and Mr. Guzy seconded to approve MCTA Resolution 18.11.2 authorizing payment, in lieu of condemnation, of a not-to-exceed sum of $5,900.00 to Morgan Properties Abrams Run Owner LP for the acquisition of 660 SF. of county trail easement, and 576 SF of temporary construction easement from their property, Parcel 5 for the purpose of furthering the Chester Valley Trail Extension Project in Upper Merion Township. The resolution was approved by all present. Authorization to Supplement Appraisal Contract Indian Valley Appraisal Company (Parcels 11 and 25) Mr. Edmond/Mr. Popek: Explained that the MCTA entered into a contract (18.2.3) with Indian Valley Appraisal Company of Souderton, PA for $5,900.00 to provide appraisal services for Parcels 5, 6, 11, 17 and 25 (Pkg. 1). A continuation of those services is required in order to account for trail design changes requested by the respective property owners that were not included with the first appraisals. Indian Valley Appraisal Company has provided a cost proposal of a not-to-exceed sum of $1,500.00 to perform such additional services. The Board is being asked to amend the original contract and increase the overall contract to $7,400.00. Motion: Mr. Kennedy motioned and Ms. Slizofski seconded to approve MCTA Resolution 18.11.3 amending the original appraisal services contract with Indian Valley Appraisal Company of Souderton, PA by increasing the contract amount by a not-to-exceed sum of $1,500.00, bringing the overall contract total to $7,400.00 for further appraisal work that will take into account design changes requested by the respective property owners of parcels 5, 6, 11, 17 & 25 (Pkg. 1) of the Chester Valley Trail Extension Project. The resolution was approved by all present. IX. Authorization for Payment of Checks and Invoices Mr. Edmond: Reviewed the project payment breakdown for November 2018 in detail and explained the purpose of each check and invoice. Motion: Mr. Kohler motioned and Mr. Wichner seconded to approve the authorization for payments of checks and invoices. The motion was approved by all present. X. County Road, Bridge and Trail Projects Update Mr. Popek: Gave the following project updates along with additional details: Cross-County Trail (Erdenheim) Package 1: Stamos (Parcel 1) condemnation filed; Ernst (Parcel 2) agreed to revised offer, settlement expected in December; Whitemarsh Township (Parcel 3) agreed to
Transportation Authority Meeting 4 November 8, 2018 the offer, but are waiting on PEMA approval; Conwell (Parcel 4) in process of swapping appraisals Package 2: Still working to settle with Natural Lands Trust; working to proceed to Erdenheim condemnation Keystone Acquisition Services is the ROW negotiator Chester Valley Trail Package 1: Settlement approved for 5 parcels; need re-appraisals on parcels 11 & 25 Package 2: Claimants reviewing offers (Bridgeport parcels) Package 3: Appraisal in review - 106 DeKalb Inc. property ROW negotiator selection: Keystone Acquisition Services County Bridge 262 Moyer Road Appraisals underway ROW negotiator selection: AECOM County Bridge 119 Davis Grove Road, Horsham) Waivers of valuation completed; offer letters sent out ROW negotiation selection: Stantec County Bridge 243 Old Reading Pike, W. Pottsgrove Construction on bridge underway, but will need permanent slope easement ROW negotiation selection: AECOM XI. Lafayette Street Extension Project Update Mr. Edmond/Ms. Gilchrist: Hardscaping and landscaping are being done on the freight station. Paving on the south side has been completed and traffic will be diverted to the newly constructed roadway in mid-to-late November. Work will then begin on the north side of Lafayette Street. Over the winter in-ground work for placing utilities will begin. A short drone video from Gannett Fleming was shown of the project site for Board members. An edited aerial drone video from Gannett Fleming of the project site from the Septa Station going eastward towards Ford Street was shown for Board members. XII. Ridge Pike Improvement Project Update Plymouth Township Mr. Edmond/Ms. Gilchrist: Right-of-way is mostly completed with just three more claims left to settle with the portion of the Turnpike to Regal Drive. From Regal to Chemical we are still working through some long term issues, such as the jug handle and settling with several claimants. A lot of utility work and utility clearances need to be done. Sewer replacement will be needed along a big section of Ridge Pike. Upcoming meetings are forthcoming with the FHWA to see if they will share the cost. The plan is to incorporate sewer replacement into the job and then Plymouth Township would pay us back for the 20% local share. Norfolk
Transportation Authority Meeting 5 November 8, 2018 Southern is still the critical path. Additional ROW will be needed beyond what was originally expected. XIII. Ridge Pike Improvement Project Update Whitemarsh and Springfield Townships Crescent Avenue to Philadelphia Line Section D Mr. Edmond/Ms. Gilchrist: Engineering is moving along. Staff continues to try convincing Philadelphia to be more insistent with PennDOT to get a traffic signal at Northwestern Avenue and Ridge Pike placed, especially since there continues to be accidents in that area, but not always directly related to the intersection. However, there are safety issues adjacent to the intersection. All parties involved in the cemetery project agree on the relocation effort. The next of kin have been notified, but there have been no responses. Mr. Phillips is preparing documents to file with the Orphans Court to get official approval to relocate the graves. Engineers are working to finalize their right-of-way plans. Fencing and screening along Ridge Pike will be installed before the work begins. Butler Pike to Crescent Avenue Status Section C Mr. Edmond/Ms. Gilchrist: Preliminary engineering is moving along. There are issues with some of the deeds which need to be resolved and anticipate getting some input from PennDOT. Continue to work on evaluating alternatives for the best traffic flow at the intersections of Ridge Pike & Joshua, Ridge Pike & Butler, and Ridge Pike & Crescent with the least amount of community impacts. Also, Ms. Gilchrist met with representatives of the Whitemarsh Shopping Center that went very well. XIV. Other Business Mr. Edmond gave the Board a list showing the names of Board members and their terms of service. The terms for several members will expire at the end of the year. There are also staggered terms that need to be adjusted since the MCTA s Articles of Incorporation give members 5-year terms of service. If members wish to continue serving Staff will be available to help with the process of possibly getting reappointed. XV. Adjournment A motion was made by Mr. Brown and seconded by Mr. Wichner to adjourn the regular meeting. The motion was approved by all present. The next MCTA Board meeting will be December 13, 2018 at 1:00 pm.