6 December 2017
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 28 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors convened on December 6, 2017, with the chairman and three supervisors present; one supervisor was absent. The board first approved minutes from five budget workshops, a workshop meeting, and the November 1 regular meeting. Following a public hearing, the board approved a conditional use application from the Allegheny County Airport Authority for a communications tower at 150 Hookstown Grade Road, subject to conditions in the planning director’s December 1 memo. The board also approved a resident's stormwater easement plan under the same conditions. Several infrastructure payments were authorized: Pay Applications No. 1 and 2 totaling $64,188.05 to Baiano Construction for the University Boulevard sidewalks project, and Change Order No. 1 for $12,135.00 for the Brodhead Road at University Boulevard sidewalk project. A supervisor noted the change order was necessary and that staff worked to minimize costs. Pay Application No. 2 for $628,983.05 was approved for Youngblood Paving’s 2017 Roadway Improvement Program. A $32,000 proposal from Garvin Boward Beitko Engineering for geotechnical services at Boggs School Road was also approved. The board granted a performance security reduction for the Synergy Hilton Garden Inn from $621,000 to $22,378. The board adopted Resolution R-27-2017 approving the 2018 municipal budget, with one supervisor voting no, citing concerns about transparency and fiscal preparedness. Resolution R-31-2017 fixed the 2018 real property tax rate at 2.74 mills. Resolution R-28-2017 designated all township-owned parks and recreation areas as tobacco-free. Resolution R-29-2017 prohibited Category 4 casinos within Moon Township. Resolution R-30-2017 accepted dedication of Culloden Court and a related storm sewer easement in the Foxwood Plan of Lots. A $1,000 sponsorship for the 2017 Operation Santa Military Family Carnival was approved. The township manager announced upcoming holiday events and a public meeting on the Stoops Ferry Road bridge replacement. The board recognized the retiring Police Chief with a proclamation and swore in a new chief and a captain, effective January 1, 2018. Bills from November 2 through December 6 were approved; one supervisor abstained due to a conflict of interest. The meeting adjourned at 7:46 p.m.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors convened on December 6, 2017, with the chairman and three supervisors present; one supervisor was absent. The board first approved minutes from five budget workshops, a workshop meeting, and the November 1 regular meeting. Following a public hearing, the board approved a conditional use application from the Allegheny County Airport Authority for a communications tower at 150 Hookstown Grade Road, subject to conditions in the planning director’s December 1 memo. The board also approved a resident's stormwater easement plan under the same conditions.
Several infrastructure payments were authorized: Pay Applications No. 1 and 2 totaling $64,188.05 to Baiano Construction for the University Boulevard sidewalks project, and Change Order No. 1 for $12,135.00 for the Brodhead Road at University Boulevard sidewalk project. A supervisor noted the change order was necessary and that staff worked to minimize costs. Pay Application No. 2 for $628,983.05 was approved for Youngblood Paving’s 2017 Roadway Improvement Program. A $32,000 proposal from Garvin Boward Beitko Engineering for geotechnical services at Boggs School Road was also approved. The board granted a performance security reduction for the Synergy Hilton Garden Inn from $621,000 to $22,378.
The board adopted Resolution R-27-2017 approving the 2018 municipal budget, with one supervisor voting no, citing concerns about transparency and fiscal preparedness. Resolution R-31-2017 fixed the 2018 real property tax rate at 2.74 mills. Resolution R-28-2017 designated all township-owned parks and recreation areas as tobacco-free. Resolution R-29-2017 prohibited Category 4 casinos within Moon Township. Resolution R-30-2017 accepted dedication of Culloden Court and a related storm sewer easement in the Foxwood Plan of Lots. A $1,000 sponsorship for the 2017 Operation Santa Military Family Carnival was approved.
The township manager announced upcoming holiday events and a public meeting on the Stoops Ferry Road bridge replacement. The board recognized the retiring Police Chief with a proclamation and swore in a new chief and a captain, effective January 1, 2018. Bills from November 2 through December 6 were approved; one supervisor abstained due to a conflict of interest. The meeting adjourned at 7:46 p.m.
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