28 January 2015
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 39 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a workshop meeting on January 28, 2015, with all four members present. The board heard a presentation from Waste Management on a household hazardous waste program costing $0.50 per household per month through a SHACOG contract, and gave consensus to support the project. A business owner on Lozer Drive requested modifications to a grass median that prevents left turns from his driveway; the board agreed to meet with the business owner and neighboring property owners to discuss solutions. An employee of EPM Architecture presented his firm’s qualifications for a municipal building feasibility study; a contract will be considered at the February regular meeting. The board approved a motion to reapprove the simple subdivision plan for Patrick’s Pub Plan of Lots, which had not been recorded within the 90-day deadline. They approved performance security reduction request No. 6 for Noble Woods Development, reducing security from $426,274 to $366,738, and request No. 2 for the Robert Morris University South Campus Stormwater project, reducing security from $3,360 to $0 upon completion of work. The board authorized the Moon Township Volunteer Fire Department to issue an RFP for a 75-foot Quint Fire Apparatus. Under community development, the board discussed the Airside Business Park Building 300 Wright Brothers application, which the Planning Commission tabled; a public hearing on the flex space conditional use is set for February. The Comprehensive Plan draft is available for review, with a motion to open it for public comment at the February meeting. The board discussed Robert Morris University’s Campus Drive intersection improvements, which require a reimbursement agreement. The board granted a modification request for stormwater collection pipes in Cimarron Phase 3, consistent with Phase 5. The board also reviewed property maintenance enforcement efforts and the January Community Development Department report. In the engineer’s report, the board discussed the Moon Park restroom project, noting walls and roof are up, and will consider a pay application and contractor extension to May 12. The 2015 Road Improvement Program includes 20 roads with $196,000 from PennDOT for Ewing Road. The board discussed PennDOT’s request for the township to maintain certain roads and stormwater facilities as part of the Thorn Run Interchange project, but requested more information. The board also discussed Grant Drive conversion, with a possible neighborhood improvement district requiring 60% property owner agreement. The finance director recommended appointing an accounting office as independent auditor for 2014, and the board agreed to switch to P-Cards through the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust. The board decided not to change the STD/LTD and retiree life insurance policy company. The board reviewed the capital reserve and local services tax check listing. The board discussed the Moon Park playground proposal and Olson Park playground, with consensus to explore a combination of playground equipment and nature/educational elements. The solicitor reported that codification adoption will likely occur in April, and the board will consider a Public Record Policy resolution at the February meeting. The board also agreed to expand the Environmental Advisory Council to seven members with staggered terms.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a workshop meeting on January 28, 2015, with all four members present. The board heard a presentation from Waste Management on a household hazardous waste program costing $0.50 per household per month through a SHACOG contract, and gave consensus to support the project. A business owner on Lozer Drive requested modifications to a grass median that prevents left turns from his driveway; the board agreed to meet with the business owner and neighboring property owners to discuss solutions. An employee of EPM Architecture presented his firm’s qualifications for a municipal building feasibility study; a contract will be considered at the February regular meeting.
The board approved a motion to reapprove the simple subdivision plan for Patrick’s Pub Plan of Lots, which had not been recorded within the 90-day deadline. They approved performance security reduction request No. 6 for Noble Woods Development, reducing security from $426,274 to $366,738, and request No. 2 for the Robert Morris University South Campus Stormwater project, reducing security from $3,360 to $0 upon completion of work. The board authorized the Moon Township Volunteer Fire Department to issue an RFP for a 75-foot Quint Fire Apparatus.
Under community development, the board discussed the Airside Business Park Building 300 Wright Brothers application, which the Planning Commission tabled; a public hearing on the flex space conditional use is set for February. The Comprehensive Plan draft is available for review, with a motion to open it for public comment at the February meeting. The board discussed Robert Morris University’s Campus Drive intersection improvements, which require a reimbursement agreement. The board granted a modification request for stormwater collection pipes in Cimarron Phase 3, consistent with Phase 5. The board also reviewed property maintenance enforcement efforts and the January Community Development Department report.
In the engineer’s report, the board discussed the Moon Park restroom project, noting walls and roof are up, and will consider a pay application and contractor extension to May 12. The 2015 Road Improvement Program includes 20 roads with $196,000 from PennDOT for Ewing Road. The board discussed PennDOT’s request for the township to maintain certain roads and stormwater facilities as part of the Thorn Run Interchange project, but requested more information. The board also discussed Grant Drive conversion, with a possible neighborhood improvement district requiring 60% property owner agreement.
The finance director recommended appointing an accounting office as independent auditor for 2014, and the board agreed to switch to P-Cards through the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust. The board decided not to change the STD/LTD and retiree life insurance policy company. The board reviewed the capital reserve and local services tax check listing. The board discussed the Moon Park playground proposal and Olson Park playground, with consensus to explore a combination of playground equipment and nature/educational elements. The solicitor reported that codification adoption will likely occur in April, and the board will consider a Public Record Policy resolution at the February meeting. The board also agreed to expand the Environmental Advisory Council to seven members with staggered terms.
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