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Cheltenham commissioners approve traffic ordinances, contract, grant application and a grievance settlement
Summary
At its June 17 meeting the Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a handicap parking ordinance, approved a $313,947.95 contract for the Tookany Creek Parkway project, authorized a Coventry Park grant application, and approved a settlement with Teamsters Local 115.
The Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners on June 17 approved a set of routine and project-specific actions including traffic ordinances, a public-works contract, and a personnel settlement.
The board adopted Ordinance No. 2510-26 to add a handicap parking space in front of 314 Cottman Avenue; the measure passed on a roll-call vote with Commissioners Areman, Brockington, Chirico, Lewis, Norris, Stine and Cheramie Walz voting aye. The board also authorized advertisement of proposed ordinances to add a stop sign at Cedar Road and Marvin Road and to reduce the speed limit on Ashbourne Road (between Mill Road and Front Street) from 40 mph to 35 mph; staff said the speed-limit reduction area was expanded after coordination with PennDOT to cover the full requested length.
The board awarded a contract to T Schiefer Contractors in the amount of $313,947.95 for the Tookany Creek Parkway ‘diet’ project and unanimously approved a resolution authorizing submission of a grant application to the Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program for the Coventry Park pedestrian connection (amount read in the meeting as '220,29.50'; the transcript rendering of the figure was unclear). Commissioners also approved a $4,850 purchase order to a training vendor described at the meeting as “North Northwestern University School and Staffing and Command” (funds from asset forfeiture) for a sergeant to attend training.
In new business the board concurred with the Montgomery County Consortium heating oil bid (the consortium rate was read at the meeting as $5.598 per delivered gallon, a floating rate tied to market pricing) and approved a settlement agreement and general release between the township and Teamsters Local 115 to resolve a grievance; Board President recused himself from that item and the motion carried.
The meeting record shows the board accepted committee minutes and routine financial reports for the periods noted and took no contentious votes beyond the listed actions. The board did not receive substantive public opposition to the items on the agenda during the meeting.
Next steps: staff will proceed with advertising the traffic ordinances as authorized, submit the Coventry Park grant application, post bid documents and proceed with contract administration for the Tookany Creek Parkway project, and implement the approved settlement agreement per the terms discussed.
