28 September 2016
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 29 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a workshop meeting on September 28, 2016, with all five members present. During public comment, a resident requested an update on road work, and the Township Engineer confirmed he remained on the priority list. The board heard a presentation from a representative of Robert Morris University, who proposed lowering the amusement tax from 10% to 5% in anticipation of the university’s event center opening in January 2019. The representative estimated the venue would generate roughly $200,000 in annual revenue subject to the admissions tax, with most coming from concerts, and that a 5% rate would yield about $10,000 for the township. The board approved several action items unanimously. They passed Resolution R-17-2016 authorizing the assistant township manager to execute grant agreements for the West Hills DUI Sobriety Checkpoint Program. They also approved an indemnification agreement with Light Speed Management for a temporary road closure on Beaver Grade Road for the Harvest Moon Run. The board granted three performance security reductions: for Pittsburgh International Business Park Building 400 (from $527,539.38 to $289,114.38), for Cimarron PRD Phase 5 (from $66,200 to $48,200), and for Foxwood Knolls PRD Phase 2 (from $798 to $0). A drainage easement agreement with residents for property at 1028 Sandhurst Drive was also approved. In community development, the Planning Director reported that a proposed grading ordinance amendment clarifying property owner responsibility for earth disturbance permits would appear on the October agenda. He noted that the applicant for a life care facility on recently rezoned land planned to revise its plan to include a separate memory care building and would return to the Planning Commission in October. The Planning Director updated the board on a conditional use request from Continental Development for an alternative landscape plan, a resolution to accept dedication of Balmoral Court and Elgin Circle in Foxwood Knolls, and traffic signal improvements at Moon Clinton Road and University Boulevard, where PennDOT is replacing the signal and may paint the poles to match nearby installations at an estimated cost of $6,000. The engineer reported that the Boggs School Road cut-off trench was complete and remaining township roads would be paved in early October. He recommended against joining the SHACOG joint paving program, saying larger townships benefit more from bidding independently. Stormwater management updates covered Sharon Road, Nyetimber Parkway, and Grosvenor Drive, with a revised easement alignment affecting four properties. The finance director presented August financial reports, the capital reserve fund invoice listing, the 2017 Minimum Municipal Obligation report, and the check register. Parks and Recreation announced the Halloween Spooktacular for October 26 and other upcoming events. The township manager reported on municipal building renovations, a request to locate a video camera on the Sewickley Bridge, and ongoing work with Findlay Township Municipal Water Authority on an overdue water bill. The board entered executive session at 8:00 p.m. and adjourned at 9:30 p.m.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a workshop meeting on September 28, 2016, with all five members present. During public comment, a resident requested an update on road work, and the Township Engineer confirmed he remained on the priority list. The board heard a presentation from a representative of Robert Morris University, who proposed lowering the amusement tax from 10% to 5% in anticipation of the university’s event center opening in January 2019. The representative estimated the venue would generate roughly $200,000 in annual revenue subject to the admissions tax, with most coming from concerts, and that a 5% rate would yield about $10,000 for the township.
The board approved several action items unanimously. They passed Resolution R-17-2016 authorizing the assistant township manager to execute grant agreements for the West Hills DUI Sobriety Checkpoint Program. They also approved an indemnification agreement with Light Speed Management for a temporary road closure on Beaver Grade Road for the Harvest Moon Run. The board granted three performance security reductions: for Pittsburgh International Business Park Building 400 (from $527,539.38 to $289,114.38), for Cimarron PRD Phase 5 (from $66,200 to $48,200), and for Foxwood Knolls PRD Phase 2 (from $798 to $0). A drainage easement agreement with residents for property at 1028 Sandhurst Drive was also approved.
In community development, the Planning Director reported that a proposed grading ordinance amendment clarifying property owner responsibility for earth disturbance permits would appear on the October agenda. He noted that the applicant for a life care facility on recently rezoned land planned to revise its plan to include a separate memory care building and would return to the Planning Commission in October. The Planning Director updated the board on a conditional use request from Continental Development for an alternative landscape plan, a resolution to accept dedication of Balmoral Court and Elgin Circle in Foxwood Knolls, and traffic signal improvements at Moon Clinton Road and University Boulevard, where PennDOT is replacing the signal and may paint the poles to match nearby installations at an estimated cost of $6,000.
The engineer reported that the Boggs School Road cut-off trench was complete and remaining township roads would be paved in early October. He recommended against joining the SHACOG joint paving program, saying larger townships benefit more from bidding independently. Stormwater management updates covered Sharon Road, Nyetimber Parkway, and Grosvenor Drive, with a revised easement alignment affecting four properties. The finance director presented August financial reports, the capital reserve fund invoice listing, the 2017 Minimum Municipal Obligation report, and the check register. Parks and Recreation announced the Halloween Spooktacular for October 26 and other upcoming events. The township manager reported on municipal building renovations, a request to locate a video camera on the Sewickley Bridge, and ongoing work with Findlay Township Municipal Water Authority on an overdue water bill. The board entered executive session at 8:00 p.m. and adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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