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Upper Merion approves consent agenda, approves vehicle purchases and grant applications
Summary
Supervisors approved a 16‑item consent agenda including a Mobile Stroke Unit MOU, purchase of two Rambler shuttle vans (two Dodge ProMaster 3500 conversion vans at $138,645 each), Meriplex VCIO IT consulting for $34,476, and PennDOT and Valley Forge Gateway trail grant applications; accounts payable and payroll totaling $4,653,188.54 were also approved.
At its March 12 meeting the Upper Merion Board approved a 16‑item consent agenda and routine financial actions.
Notable consent items included approval of a Mutual Aid MOU to provide Mobile Stroke Unit services with Lower Providence Township; two invoices to GKO Architects for township building programming and facility needs assessment ($10,050 and $4,300); payment application to Patriot Grounds for Recharge Park ($8,795.52); a revised six‑month consulting agreement with Neumann & Associates (packet lists period as 1/2026 - /2026; the end date was not specified in the materials presented); authorization to purchase two Dodge ProMaster 3500 conversion vans for the Rambler shuttle program at $138,645 each; approval of Meriplex VCIO IT consulting services for $34,476; and approval to apply for PennDOT Green Light Go funds for traffic signal upgrades (Resolution 2026‑8) and support for the Valley Forge Gateway Trail (Resolution 2026‑9). The board also appointed volunteers to several citizen boards, including Jennifer Popawitz (Economic & Community Development Committee), Brittany Grala (Historical Commission) and Safina Usmanova (Young Adult member for the Farmers Market).
Supervisor Carole Kenney asked whether the new Rambler vehicles would be hybrid or electric; Manager Anthony Hamaday said the new vans are gas‑powered conversion vans replacing the current liquid‑propane vehicles and will have two accessible seats. Hamaday said the township plans to transition the Rambler system in‑house this summer with expanded seven‑day service.
The board approved the consent agenda on a 5‑0 vote (motion by Supervisor Greg Philips; second by Supervisor Carole Kenney). The board also approved accounts payable and payroll for the pay periods listed, totaling $4,653,188.54 (motion by Supervisor Greg Waks; second by Supervisor Carole Kenney).
