[Adopted 12-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-6]
This article shall be known as the "County Participation
in the LASA Regional 537 Planning Project Ordinance."
A.
Lancaster Township has determined that it is in the
best interest of this municipality to enter into this supplement to
the joint agreement with LASA dated the 26th day of April 2001 and
the other member municipalities of LASA in order to coordinate the
regional 537 plan with the county's Comprehensive Plan and the Growth
Management Component thereof, to receive the participation of a representative
of the county in the planning process, and to accept certain funding
from the county as a part of the local share of the cost of the regional
537 plan.
B.
In adopting this article, it is the intent of this
municipality to comply with the provisions of Chapter 23 of the General
Local Government Code dealing with intergovernmental cooperation,
53 Pa.C.S.A. 2301 et seq., known as the "Intergovernmental Cooperation
Act."
The agreement to be entered into by this municipality,
a copy of which is appended hereto as Exhibit A,[1] is intended to be a supplement to the joint agreement
among LASA and the member municipalities dated the 26th day of April
2001 (the "joint agreement"). The duration of this agreement shall
be coterminous with the joint agreement.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Exhibit A is on file in
the Township offices.
The names of the participating municipalities
in this agreement are the County of Lancaster, East Hempfield Township,
West Hempfield Township, Manor Township, Lancaster Township, Manheim
Township, East Petersburg Borough, and Mountville Borough. In addition,
Lancaster Area Sewer Authority is a party.
The purpose of this agreement is to provide
for participation by the county and its duly constituting Planning
Agency, the Lancaster County Planning Commission, in the LASA regional
537 planning project, to provide a county grant to defray a portion
of the local cost of the planning project, and to provide for consistency
between the regional 537 planning project and the county's Comprehensive
Plan, including, but not limited to, the Growth Management Plan Component
thereof.
There is no additional financial obligation
imposed upon LASA or the member municipalities by the execution of
this agreement as a supplement to the joint agreement. To the contrary,
additional financing to defray a portion of the local share of the
cost of the regional 537 planning project will be borne by the County
grant as referenced in the agreement appended hereto as Exhibit A.[1] The county's financing of its obligations under this agreement
shall be undertaken as part of the general obligations of the county,
with said funds being derived from the general find of the county.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Exhibit A is on file in
the Township offices.
No additional organizational structure is necessary
to implement this agreement, as it incorporates by reference the organizational
structure of the joint agreement.
There should be no acquisition, management,
licensing or disposal of real property or tangible personal property.
