Chester County

The meeting agenda includes administrative items such as the approval of Financial Statements for July 31, 2024, ratification of August 2024 Bills Payable, and approval for August 2024 Bills Payable and September 2024 Bills Payable, alongside updates on the 2025 Budget Request, USGS 2025 Joint Funding Agreement, and Board Appointments. Key discussion topics involve the Watersheds2045 Plan and Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan, the Brandywine Flood Study, and future goals for the 2025 - 2029 Strategic Plan. Engineering, maintenance, and repair contracting for dams are scheduled for review, including the approval of a Gannett Fleming Task Order for Barneston Dam Riser Structure Analysis and updates on various dam and water quality monitoring projects. Further updates will cover a William Penn Foundation Grant Application and recent USGS publications.

This document, an appendix to a broader strategic framework, outlines the progress and identifies gaps in achieving comprehensive water resource management goals for Chester County. The strategic direction is structured around seven key pillars: engaging and educating individuals, communities, and governments in watershed stewardship; enhancing water-based recreational and cultural resources; preserving natural resources; improving water quality; reducing stormwater runoff and flooding; protecting watershed water balances; and integrating utility and municipal planning to meet future water supply and wastewater needs. The plan aims to foster sustainable water practices, protect natural ecosystems, and ensure the availability of clean water for all users.

The meeting included proclamations for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, and Operation Green Light. The agenda covered a range of topics, including bid awards for programmable logic controller unit replacement and mailroom equipment, authorization to bid for the Youth Center Camera Project, and board appointments. Approvals were given for the 2023 Official County Government Schedule and Resolution 66-22, which authorized the County's Property Assessed Clean Energy Program to include expanded project types. Several contracts and grant applications were reviewed and approved, spanning various departments such as Adult Probation & Parole, Children, Youth, and Families, Community Development, DCIS, District Justice Admin, Drug and Alcohol Services, Emergency Services, Facilities, Human Resources, Human Services, Managed Behavioral Health, Parks and Preservation, Pocopson Home, Prison, Procurement & General Services, Public Health Admin, and Solicitors. Budget changes were also addressed. New business included a policy for the illumination of county facilities, resolutions supporting the designation of a portion of Pennsylvania Route 52 as the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, authorizing the purchase of property in West Chester Borough, authorizing the 2023 Housing and Community Development Awards, and implementing the requirements of Act 57 of 2022. The 2023 Preliminary Budget was presented.

The agenda includes a public hearing on the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority, proclamations for Humphrey Marshall Day, Active People Healthy Nation Week, and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Also on the agenda are resolutions for exonerating county taxes for the North American Islamic Trust and Tredyffrin/Easttown School District, and approving Chester County Industrial Development Authority Next Generation Farmer Loan applications. Contract amendments and renewals are listed for various departments including Aging Services, Facilities, Managed Behavioral Healthcare, Public Health Admin, Adult Probation, Parole, and Pretrial Services, Human Services, Mental Health/ Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Planning Commission and Public Health. Budget changes are proposed for Public Health, Voter Services, Public Safety Communications and Workforce Development. The agenda also includes a resolution authorizing the County to incorporate jointly with Berks and Montgomery Counties to form the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority, and a resolution requesting funding to support the increased demand for services within the mental health system.

The Chester County Board of Elections meeting agenda includes discussion and potential action on resolutions regarding poll worker pay increases and polling location compensation, as well as the authorization of Satellite Election Offices for the 2022 Primary Election and subsequent elections. Additionally, the agenda includes a report from the Voter Services Director.