30 September 2015
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 40 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a workshop meeting on September 30, 2015, beginning with an executive session to discuss the Bolen Appeal litigation. No public comments were offered. The board approved a performance security reduction for Pittsburgh International Business Park Building 300, lowering the bond from $584,171.89 to $44,602.80, as recommended by the township’s consulting engineer. The planning director reported that a variance for an 88-room Home2 Suites hotel near the Hampton Inn had been approved by the Zoning Hearing Board. The Elk property rezoning request at 1150 Stoops Ferry Road is on hold after the Elks membership voted not to sell. A draft zoning text amendment for solar photovoltaic systems was tabled by the Planning Commission for further review. Charter Homes’ Calvert Hill major land development plan for 56 townhouse units at 971 Beaver Grade Road was also tabled. The RMU University Boulevard-Campus Drive intersection project is on hold pending a convocation center traffic study, and staff are pressing RMU and DoubleTree to submit a shared-access traffic study. Demolition of 172-178 Juniper Drive in the Mooncrest Historic District was initiated, requiring a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historical and Architectural Review Board. The engineer reported that the 2015 road improvement program is underway, with paving completed or ongoing on 10 of 20 base bid roads. A Thorn Hollow Road flood event is being addressed as property owners work to move structures out of the stream channel. The Moon Park fencing program is nearly complete. The MS4 program annual inspection by PA DEP went well, with one significant concern noted. The township received its NPDES permit for Moon Park. A CDBG pre-application was submitted for ADA-compliant door openers at municipal buildings. The board authorized staff to proceed with a $40,000 sponsorship from Kenny Ross Toyota for three scoreboards in exchange for naming rights to the softball field. Staff recommended awarding the Robin Hill Center countertop installation to low bidder Kitchen Innovations. The retaining wall at DeVenzio Field will be rebid to keep all quotes below the $19,200 threshold. The board authorized the township manager to execute an indemnification agreement for St. Phillips Youth Ministry’s Harvest Run. The meeting adjourned at 10:10 PM.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a workshop meeting on September 30, 2015, beginning with an executive session to discuss the Bolen Appeal litigation. No public comments were offered. The board approved a performance security reduction for Pittsburgh International Business Park Building 300, lowering the bond from $584,171.89 to $44,602.80, as recommended by the township’s consulting engineer.
The planning director reported that a variance for an 88-room Home2 Suites hotel near the Hampton Inn had been approved by the Zoning Hearing Board. The Elk property rezoning request at 1150 Stoops Ferry Road is on hold after the Elks membership voted not to sell. A draft zoning text amendment for solar photovoltaic systems was tabled by the Planning Commission for further review. Charter Homes’ Calvert Hill major land development plan for 56 townhouse units at 971 Beaver Grade Road was also tabled. The RMU University Boulevard-Campus Drive intersection project is on hold pending a convocation center traffic study, and staff are pressing RMU and DoubleTree to submit a shared-access traffic study. Demolition of 172-178 Juniper Drive in the Mooncrest Historic District was initiated, requiring a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historical and Architectural Review Board.
The engineer reported that the 2015 road improvement program is underway, with paving completed or ongoing on 10 of 20 base bid roads. A Thorn Hollow Road flood event is being addressed as property owners work to move structures out of the stream channel. The Moon Park fencing program is nearly complete. The MS4 program annual inspection by PA DEP went well, with one significant concern noted. The township received its NPDES permit for Moon Park. A CDBG pre-application was submitted for ADA-compliant door openers at municipal buildings.
The board authorized staff to proceed with a $40,000 sponsorship from Kenny Ross Toyota for three scoreboards in exchange for naming rights to the softball field. Staff recommended awarding the Robin Hill Center countertop installation to low bidder Kitchen Innovations. The retaining wall at DeVenzio Field will be rebid to keep all quotes below the $19,200 threshold. The board authorized the township manager to execute an indemnification agreement for St. Phillips Youth Ministry’s Harvest Run. The meeting adjourned at 10:10 PM.
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