This article is enacted pursuant to authority granted in the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, Act 177 of 1996 (53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq.) as amended.
[Adopted 6-25-2012 by Ord. No. 394; amended in its entirety 9-11-2017 by Ord. No. 432 (Ch. I, Part 13, of the 2013 Code of Ordinances)]
By enactment hereof, the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Spring hereby approves entering into the Wyomissing Creek Watershed Stormwater Coalition First Restatement of Cost-Sharing and Cooperation Agreement (the "Agreement")[1] in substantially the form attached to this article, the terms of such Agreement to fully replace the prior Cost-Sharing and Cooperation Agreement previously executed by the Township on June 25, 2012, as approved by Ordinance No. 394, and authorizes and directs the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Spring to execute and the Secretary of the Township to attest such Agreement.
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Editor's Note: The Wyomissing Creek Watershed Stormwater Coalition First Restatement of Cost-Sharing and Cooperation Agreement is on file in the Township offices.
The initial term of the Agreement shall be for the initial permitting period by and any extension thereof and shall continue for additional permitting periods thereafter unless and until the Township terminates its participation in the Coalition.
The Township of Brecknock, the Township of Cumru, the Borough of Mohnton, the City of Reading, the Borough of Shillington, the Township of Spring, the Borough of West Reading, and the Borough of Wyomissing (the "Participating Municipalities"), have negotiated an Agreement whereby and where under as Participating Municipalities in the Wyomissing Creek Watershed to create a coalition to coordinate and cost share the implementation of the total maximum daily load for the Wyomissing Creek Watershed per MS4 permitting regulations of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the Wyomissing Creek Watershed.
The Township shall contribute 20% of the costs incurred by the Coalition, upon assessment by the Coalition, and in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement referred to above.
Each participating municipality shall appoint one member to serve on a Steering Committee which shall direct the Coalition. Additional terms on the organizational structure are set forth in Paragraphs 6 through 11 of the Agreement.
All property shall be acquired, managed, or disposed of pursuant to the Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. No acquisition of real property or real estate is authorized.
No new entity has been created by the Agreement that would require employees. The utilization of municipal consultants to be compensated is anticipated in the Agreement. The Coalition is therefore empowered to enter into contracts for such consultants.