Council of the Municipality of Murrysville

Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Council of the Municipality of Murrysville held a Regular Voting Meeting on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building. Present at the meeting were Council members Tony Spadaro, Dayne Dice, Toni Brockway, Josh Lorenz, Loren Kase, Jamie Lee Korns, and Carl Stepanovich. Also present were Mayor Synan, Chief Administrator James Morrison, Parks & Recreation Director Carly Greene, Recreation Department Special Events/Program Coordinator Amy Wengrzyn, Public Works Director Bob Bell, and Solicitor George Kotjarapoglus. REGULAR VOTING MEETING AGENDA UNLISTED AMENDMENTS: None. Mr. Kase moved to approve the Agenda. Mrs. Lee Korns seconded. All present voted aye. Motion approved. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS: Mr. Stepanovich moved to approve the Consent Calendar Items. Mrs. Lee Korns seconded. All present voted aye. Motion approved. MAYOR’S COMMENTS: Mayor Synan reminded everyone that today is D Day, another day to be thankful for our veterans and a reminder that freedom isn’t free. Murrysville Farmer’s Market will be on Thursdays at 3235 Sardis Road (Murrysville Volunteer Fire Department) from June through September, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday night is Franklin Regional High School graduation. Kids will be running around and the area will be hectic so please be careful driving, slow down and enjoy the day. Murrysville Police have a new UTV to patrol the bikeway and be accessible quickly, if needed. The White Valley Fire Department has a fire rig capable of responding to the bikeway also and Murrysville EMS has an EMS unit capable of assisting as well. There is a lot of activity there and want to be prepared in the event something goes wrong. COMMENTS BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR: Mr. Morrison said that there will only be one meeting in July - July 11, due to scheduling conflicts and the 4th of July holiday. This will also most likely be the meeting in which the Public Hearing will be advertised for the Sloan School Project. The Municipality has received notification from DEP that Huntley & Huntley has filed for their erosion and sedimentation and well permits for an unconventional well that is located at the intersection of Hilty and Bollinger Road. That application should be coming forth to the Municipality in the fall. He read an e-mail from a gentleman concerning the Memorial Day flags on Route 22. In the e-mail, the gentleman conveyed his thanks and appreciation of the tribute by the Municipality. Mr. Morrison thanked all the volunteers that were involved in that effort. The police negotiations are continuing. Mr. Dice will comment on that a bit later with his report. The Municipality is moving forward with the website. They are on schedule for the launch date in September. There has been a lot of work that has gone into that and Ms. Wengrzyn has done a nice job leading that project. On June 20, Commissioner Anderson’s Chief of Staff will be here to update Council slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 on the Comprehensive Planning effort for Westmoreland County, known as Reimagining Westmoreland County. COMMUNITY INPUT: Dick Kearns, 4997 Long View Court, spoke of the police and the school. He gave some background on his employer, Westinghouse, and its failed attempts at core businesses. He said looking at the school across the street, he is wondering how they will manage their own police force with the resources they have. He tried to get some answers at the Planning meeting last evening but did not make much progress in gaining any information in that regard. In recent articles, there is mention made of possible interface between Murrysville Police and the School District’s potential new police force. He asked if Council has any information for the public regarding the Municipalities’ participation in this regard. Mr. Morrison responded by saying that the Municipality’s role to date has only been advisory, asking for opinions and proceeding as directed by their Board. The Municipality has played no role, but anticipates still providing a school resource officer, as it has in the past. However, it will have no supervisory, administrative, or financial role in whatever direction the School District chooses to go in. Mr. Kearns said there was a comment made that if one of the school individuals were to get in trouble they would call Murrysville to back them up. That is what it said in the paper. Mr. Morrison said that is not an accurate comment. If the School District wishes to make the decision to have a school police force, they must petition Common Pleas Court to do that. If Court grants them that, they may proceed with hiring and staffing a police department as they see fit. He commented that his understanding is, as school police officers, they are only able to handle misdemeanors. Any other type of offense still requires the Municipal Police. Therefore, there will be interaction between the two. Also, as Mr. Morrison knows now, the School District does not wish to terminate the School Resource Officer so they will remain in the School District. That is a year to year contract with the School District and is a Board decision as to whether they wish to continue that service or not. Mr. Kearns noted that he would like to see Chief Seefeld involved in this area, as far as hiring, training, evaluating, etc. Mr. Morrison said Chief has been involved and does participate in hiring and promotion activities in other communities, as he is well respected in Westmoreland County. Those communities reciprocate with Murrysville. If asked, Mr. Morrison said he believes this would occur with the School District. However, as far as training, the Municipality would not be involved in that. It would be the School District responsibility. Mr. Kearns asked if it would be appropriate to ask the School Board to add additional SRO’s (one for each building) rather than a separate entire police force. Mr. Morrison responded that the Municipality runs very lean. If one officer is taken off the street and dedicated to the school each school year, that’s one less officer day-to-day. If that would occur, the Municipality would have to evaluate whether it is in the best interest in the community to hire two additional officers to accomplish that. Another SRO equals another officer off the streets nine months a year. Mr. Kearns and Mr. Morrison agreed that then the cost would be split 50/50. Frank Poppes, 3924 Laurel Oak Circle, extended his appreciation to Council for staying within the revenue stream. He said that is what the residents of the Municipality want and this has been done. slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 He commented that he wishes the School Board would do the same. He said they have no intent on doing that and only want to raise costs. He feels the majority of Murrysville residents do not want the Sloan School project to go through, but the School Board will not listen. He again commended Council and thanked them for their effort in keeping the budget in the realm of the revenue stream. He also said that he understands there are going to people suing the school regarding the incident of 4 years ago. He feels if the School District will be involved in that lawsuit they should be considering that in relation to the Sloan School project. He asked if Council members have any input or understanding in this regard and if the Municipality has been sued. Mr. Lorenz stated that there has been no lawsuit filed against the Municipality. Mr. Poppes said it was noted in the newspaper that the lawsuit named the individual family, the school and another party. Mr. Spadaro said he saw that in the newspaper and knew what Mr. Poppes was talking about. Mrs. Lee Korns asked the solicitor, Mr. Kotjarapoglus, if he has heard of anything coming his way. He said he has not seen a complaint and the Municipality is not named in one, to his knowledge. LIAISON COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: Mr. Spadaro reported that Planning Commission met last evening. It was a long meeting. They announced some new home projects coming up and a new business project at Blue Spruce Shoppes. They also discussed the Sloan School project. Mr. Cohen is to present a list of conditions (lighting, landscaping, etc.) that must be met for planning purposes the July 17 meeting, before voting on this. Mr. Stepanovich announced that there was an EAC meeting on May 29. Nancy Roman, spoke of plantings that are deer resistant and also ones that would act as a buffer for headlights, noise, etc. They also discussed the sewer collections system. There was public comment by Bill Ott and Tom Moser, indicating overflows along Tarr Hollow and at the Ott property and speaking of where they end up eventually in Turtle Creek or Haymaker. Check valves are not working and the DEP has been contacted. There is currently litigation going on between Mr. Ott and FTMSA. The sewer lines that are in existence right now date back to 1968, and are now in well over 250 homes and that will be doubled with the addition of the new school complex. Joan Kearns spoke as a citizen indicating that the Environmental Impact Statement had some criteria that she wished to cite. She indicated that the essence of the Environmental Impact Statement is that when you take on a project such as the Sloan School project, you have to take into consideration the physical environment and also the relationship with the living organisms that are there. She brought up that there were several items required by the Environmental Impact Statement (having to do with the nature and the density of the population) that either were answered in general, not specifically, or not at all. Rick O’Mahoney also spoke at the EAC meeting. He said that the problems with the sewer system had been throughout the community and he had responded to an accident on 366 recently and had a hard time getting to and from there. With the additional traffic at school during drop-off and pick-up times, if there were an emergency it would be very difficult to answer that call in an appropriate time. Mr. Kase said much of the focus of the Medic One meeting was on the new building they are putting up. They have settled property issues that have come up and anticipate the new building starting sometime in June. He said they were happy to hear that Council is considering the Volunteer Emergency Services slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Tax Incentive Program. They had a few questions which will be brought up later when discussing the Program. They also have a lot of interest in the potential Sloan School project and are anxious to see the report on the Traffic Study done by the School District. Mrs. Lee Korns said Pension Committee met last evening. She was unable to attend, as it was rescheduled a number of times, however, Mr. Morrison was there and will update on that meeting. Mr. Morrison said the actuarial was invited to the meeting and there were two parts of the meeting. The quarterly results were reviewed, all positive and on course. Both actuarial studies were reviewed and both plans are 95-100% funded. There are two items which will be increasing the municipal minimum obligation next year. One is that the mortality rates were increased and the interest assumptions were decreased. There will be some impact going forward over the next two years with this. This will be reported on as the Municipality gets through the budgeting process. Other than that, the meeting was very good and very positive. Mr. Dice reported on the last FTMSA meeting. He said they continue to talk about floating the bond for $5M - $20M. They spoke of forming a special committee in regards to the floating of the bond and deciding how they would do the entire system overhaul. They did not end up forming a committee, however, that is still on the table. He noted that a few of the FTMSA members did put it out there that the Municipality could help them out via donation of funds. He also noted that the Wolfe’s, who have been to speak at Council meetings about the issues they have been having, attended this meeting as well. They haven’t had any flair ups lately, but have been to every meeting so far and he wanted to acknowledge their continuing to show up and show they are serious about this. In regard to the Police negotiations, they have had two meetings so are still in the beginning stages. There will be more information gathering to see where each side stands in regard to what they are looking for. Overall, it has been very amicable. Both sides came to the table in good faith. There are numbers being discussed, which is more administrative. He noted that Council should maybe consider things that might not impact them so much but would help out the Police, ie. a sick leave bank (officers could donate sick time to a befallen officer). This is something that should be considered going forward. Ms. Brockway attended the Library Board meeting on Thursday, May 17. Several weeks ago the library had a police CRASE (active shooter) training. All staff attended and felt it was very helpful. Also, the library has a new book club during daytime hours. This has become very popular and has attracted new members. The Book Club is held the third Thursday of every month at 11:30 a.m. The Library Board is also happy to welcome the new Library Board member, Tonya Simchick, at the next meeting. Some of the goals of the library this year are to finish the new website, to complete the puppy play place, cross- training for staff, more programs (especially for adults), more partnerships in the community, outreach programs and library space utilization. The next Library Board meeting will be held on June 21. WORKSHOP ITEMS 9. Administration A. A discussion concerning the construction of a new Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange located between exits 57 and 67 of the Turnpike in the vicinity of Rt. 130 in Penn Township. Penn Township has been lobbying the Turnpike Commission for approximately 10 years now to put in a slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 slip ramp, to provide access to the Turnpike. The vicinity would be at the intersection of 130 off of PV Road where Rite Aid and the PennDOT garage is. They have tried to have the Turnpike Commission take a look at putting a ramp in. It has become an issue for them to rally around now because of the construction on the Turnpike between the Irwin and Monroeville interchanges. He said in anticipation of that several years ago, they commissioned a study from The Delta Group, a municipal consulting organization to try to determine if a cashless toll booth would work, and what the payback on the improvement (estimated at around $30M) would be. This information is in the Council packets. According to the study, there is a five-year payback based on demands. Therefore, they have asked neighboring communities to join in support of this slip ramp. There are two benefits to this. One more prevalent is for that area of the Municipality to have another access to the city of Pittsburgh. He stated that in the late 1990’s PV Road supported a large number of garbage trucks coming in from New York City and New Jersey to the landfill. That has gone away at this point, but the potential is there for it to happen again. Mr. Spadaro asked if this would only be for trucks or all vehicles. Mr. Morrison said all traffic and there would be an on and off there with an unmanned toll booth. Mr. Stepanovich said he doesn’t see any negatives to it for Murrysville and feels it is a good idea. Mr. Kase commented that he supports it and asked if the support of the neighboring communities will assist in the Turnpike’s decision. Mr. Morrison said he believes it will be a dollars and cents decision on behalf of the PA Turnpike, however, if the Municipality thinks it is wise, he sees no reason not to support it. Mrs. Lee Korns said it is a great benefit and is great to chime in and help a neighboring community. Mr. Dice agreed. He said there is nothing to lose. Ms. Brockway agreed. She believes it would be a benefit to have another way out of Murrysville into communities. Mr. Morrison said he will bring it forward to Council. B. A discussion concerning Ordinance #995-18 the Volunteer Emergency Services Tax Incentive Program Mr. Morrison said he had provided background at the last meeting on Act 172, what could and could not be done, and the impact that it would have on the Municipal budget. Plum Borough Solicitor sent along some sample information which was used. What is recommended in the Ordinance is that the volunteer fire company resident of Murrysville would be permitted to deduct their local share of their earned income tax on their local return. He gave an example of the calculation, and said that there is a line item on the return for this as well. He commented that the staff’s recommendation is that the Municipality provide for the full benefit of the local share of the earned income tax and nothing on the real estate slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 tax. Staff is also recommending that Murrysville residents who volunteer in Export Borough and Delmont Borough would also be eligible for this benefit, as there are Mutual Aid Agreements with them. All Council members agreed that this is a good idea. Mr. Kase asked if volunteers that are on any boards that support these organizations are included. Mr. Morrison added that it would have to be certified by the Chief of the Volunteer Fire Company for the service that was provided. A draft of the Ordinance and Exhibit were forwarded to the 3 Fire Chiefs and Medic One for any comments. He did not receive any comments back. He showed the form and explained the process. Mrs. Lee Korns asked for clarification on injured volunteers. She asked if they are only protected if they are in an emergency vehicle. Mr. Morrison said he understands it to have been set up like a worker’s compensation claim, which means from the time they leave their house until the time they get home. Mr. Lorenz confirmed that this will be moved forward to the next meeting of Council. C. A discussion concerning revisions to the alcohol policy for Townsend Park, Sardis Park and the Community Center Mr. Morrison introduced Ms. Wengrzyn, as it is her first presentation of an Agenda Briefing. Ms. Wengrzyn proposed the revisions for the alcohol policy. One is for Townsend Park and Sardis Park and the other is for the Community Center. The first is to change the age of renter to 25 at the above venues. Alcohol for graduation parties will not be permitted at either facility, kegs and glass bottles will not be permitted at either facility, and liability insurance will be required by a caterer at either facility. Mr. Morrison explained that there were two different policies for Municipal facilities and it gets confusing for everyone, applicants and staff. That is the main focus of the revisions to this Policy – to make the requirements the same at all facilities. Mrs. Lee Korns clarified that alcohol is only not permitted at high school graduation parties. She also said that kegs seem to be popular and asked if there has been a problem in the past with them that they will be prohibited. What is the thinking behind that? Ms. Wengrzyn said she is not aware of any problems with kegs. Mr. Morrison said he has spoken with the Chief and there has not been any activity that has caused a problem at the park facilities or the Community Center that involved alcohol. Mrs. Lee Korns said she would like to see kegs permitted since there have been no issues with them in the past. Mr. Kase agreed with Mrs. Lee Korns regarding kegs. He asked if there have been any problems with slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 alcohol involving individuals younger than 25 years of age. He would like to see 21 be an acceptable age, if one were prepared to pay the deposit, etc., and match what the law is now. Mr. Morrison commented that in the past Council had required renters to provide homeowners insurance, with the thought that if something were to happen there would be recourse through the homeowners insurance policy. If the age is reduced to 21, chances are that they are not going to have a homeowners policy. It was defaulted to the Solicitor to speak as to whether the homeowners insurance is a must have. Mr. Kotjarapoglus said the age is just for added maturity. If there is homeowners insurance, anyone injured would be covered under offsite negligence coverage. That could benefit the injured party and also the Municipality if there is property damage. That claim can be made whether they provide it or not, but it is to put on notice as to what it is and it is known to be there. A Hold Harmless Agreement can also be generated, which is a parties’ promise to make it good. Mrs. Lee Korns asked about raising the security deposit. Mr. Stepanovich said he believes kegs should be allowed, and asked when the $30 rate was set. Mr. Morrison said it was established some time ago (at least 4 or 5 years ago) and reestablished year over year when the Fee Ordinance was passed. It was confirmed that the $50 fee was in addition to the security deposit of $200. Mr. Spadaro agreed that the kegs are a good idea. He questioned the age and homeownership. Ms. Wengrzyn said it would be 25 years of age OR a homeowner. Mayor Synan commented that he is not opposed to kegs, however, he asked if there is a dedicated area that kegs could be permitted in order to keep the Community Center in good condition. Mr. Morrison said they would be permitted in the kitchen area where there is laminated flooring. Mr. Lorenz agreed that it was a good idea to have the same policy for both facilities. However, there are some issues that Council would like to look at. He asked if Council could get some thoughts together over the next two weeks, provide them to Staff and come back with a revised Ordinance. Mr. Morrison agreed. Council will provide comments to Staff to be incorporated. 10. Engineering 11. Community Development 12. Public Works and Parks A. A discussion concerning park improvements at the Murrysville Community Park slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Ms. Greene presented some playground designs that Staff has been working on for MCP. They have reached out to three different playground companies to have them design some concepts for the playground and splash pad with the space and budget provided. There were also some concepts provided that were a little bit above budget. She provided a PowerPoint showing the proposals, with costs, which had also been posted to Dropbox for Council review. Mr. Spadaro asked if there is any area in the park now where there are swings now, and if they are necessary. Ms. Greene said Leftwich Pavilion and the Miracle Field both have swings. She said they are not necessary, but kids do like them. She added that a parent-toddler swing is one that she would like to see there. A parent sits on one side and the toddler sits on the other and they can swing together. It was depicted in the rendering being shown. Mr. Stepanovich agreed that swings are not necessary but he does like the parent-toddler swing idea. He noted that a concept of a destination playground may require spending more money. Mr. Kase added that he thinks this should be a hub of the park, and that the themed concepts may become stagnant with kids. He suggested bringing in certain elements to make it unique and a better destination point. Mrs. Lee Korns agreed, saying that something a little bigger would be great, also encouraging staff to be financially responsible, as they always are. She did say that she would like swings to be added, for a lower key activity. Mr. Dice said he would like to see swings also, and asked Mr. Morrison what the budget is like. Mr. Morrison said there was a bond floated issued specifically for emergency equipment and development of MCP. There were other projects recommended in the park plan, however, this Playground/Splash Pad proposal seemed to have unanimous support. That being said, how much does the Municipality want this to be a destination playground and how much does the Municipality want to put in? He said there is $1Million to manage and also the $204,000 that was received from Dominion through the Easement at MCP. Out of the $204,000, $154,000 was for the Easement and $50,000 was the incentive to come along and it was asked to be committed to the park. Mr. Dice commented that if the money is there, it should be made the best it can be and something that adds to the community. Ms. Brockway said she believes there has to be swings. They add to age appropriateness with baby swings and adult swings, etc. She added it would be nice to have a handicap accessible swing, where you can put a wheelchair on it, if it is not too expensive and can be done. She also likes the idea of taking up a lot of space, sort of spreading it out and/or adding on to it, as there is a lot of space to be utilized. Mr. Lorenz had a few thoughts. First, he would like to make it attractive to as many kids as it can and slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 not get too specific on a theme. He liked the natural formations - rocks, stumps, etc. Second, regarding size and scope, the Municipality needs to be fiscally responsible. That said, he believes if the Municipality is going to do this it must be done the right way. If it is going to be the centerpiece of the park, it needs to be added correctly, even if that means spending a little bit more money up front to make it a true asset for the community. There are some additional funds in terms of the Dominion money. He would like to also explore some alternative revenue streams such as Grants or Corporate Sponsorships to try to offset some costs. The Municipality could also look at other vendors to bring costs down (competition with vendors). He also would like to get the Municipal Staff involved in site work or earth moving and that would help as well. He felt it should be done, and done right, making it really nice for the community while also looking at as many ways possible to reduce the cost to the Municipality. Mr. Stepanovich asked for the ages designated in the park. Ms. Greene said that overall the ages would be 2-12 years old, however, the spaces need to be separately designated as 2-5 and 5-12. Mayor Synan added that he agrees with Mr. Lorenz and it needs to be done right. Mr. Morrison said if anyone has any ideas of corporate sponsors to please share them. Mr. Lorenz added that if there are any corporate sponsors watching this evening that would be interested in having their name at MCP to please contact Mr. Morrison. Mr. Morrison summed the ideas up by saying the Municipality does not mind spending the money for value being responsible and not necessarily a theme, but something of a mixture that is attractive, with pieces of some of the things that were presented tonight, with swings and a bucket. Mr. Lorenz gave kudos to Staff who has worked hard with this project. COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS 13. Administration A. Consider approval of the 2018 Cost of Living adjustments (COLA) in the amount of 2.1% for the eligible retired police officers. Mrs. Lee Korns made a motion to approve. Ms. Brockway seconded. Mr. Morrison said this is an annual requirement for adjustment. Upon a roll call vote: Mrs. Lee Korns – yes, Mr. Stepanovich – yes, Mr. Spadaro – yes, Mr. Dice – yes, Mr. Lorenz – yes, Ms. Brockway – yes, Mr. Kase – yes. Motion approved. B. Consider releasing the Renton Road Land Development Bond in the amount of $3,750 to James Meli. slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Mrs. Lee Korns made a motion to release. Mr. Kase seconded. Mr. Morrison said this is a bond to ensure maintenance of the road while there was a project going on. That project has been completed. Upon a roll call vote: Mrs. Lee Korns – yes, Mr. Stepanovich – yes, Mr. Spadaro – yes, Mr. Dice – yes, Mr. Lorenz – yes, Ms. Brockway – yes, Mr. Kase – yes. Motion approved. C. Consider authorization to advertise Ordinance #995-18, an ordinance establishing the Volunteer Emergency Services Tax Incentive Program. Mrs. Lee Korns made a motion to authorize advertisement. Mr. Dice seconded. Mr. Kase confirmed that this is for only the earned income tax. Mr. Morrison added that a form will be a part of the Ordinance and will be required to be completed, certified by the Chief, and signed off by the Staff and approved annually by Council. This will also include Export and Delmont along with Murrysville. Upon a roll call vote: Mrs. Lee Korns – yes, Mr. Stepanovich – yes, Mr. Spadaro – yes, Mr. Dice – yes, Mr. Lorenz – yes, Ms. Brockway – yes, Mr. Kase – yes. Motion approved. D. Consider approval of Fee Ordinance No. 990-18, Chapter 112-2-I, an Ordinance amending existing Fee Ordinance No. 977-17. Mrs. Lee Korns made a motion to authorize advertisement. Ms. Brockway seconded. Ms. Greene explained this was an addition to the fee ordinance to assess the $5.00 membership fee of the seniors at the Community Center each year and discussion of the electronic sign and banners at Tarr Hollow intersection and the addition of the tournament fee to the field fees. Also, should the alcohol application fee for the Alcohol Policy change from $30.00 to $50.00 that would be added with this at that time. Mayor Synan asked how many seniors there are. Ms. Greene said she thought approximately 100. Mr. Lorenz noted that in terms of this, it effectively eliminates the banners at Tarr Hollow. He asked for thoughts on alternatives. Mr. Morrison said from 2014-2017 an average of 38 permits were issued for banners at Tarr Hollow per year and for 2018 the Municipality is on target to meet at least 38, if not more. He investigated the location and there is a headwall down there (stream that goes under William Penn Highway), which is about 10 feet wide. He had the person who assisted in the electronic sign on Route 22 give him a price for a 5x10 electronic sign there at Tarr Hollow, framed in the same style as the business signs at Old William Penn Highway. That price was $35,000. He felt that was quite expensive, and alot more than he slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 anticipated. He also reached out for a second price but has not received it yet. That individual said that he would be interested in providing it to the Municipality at cost, but is unsure what that price range will be at this point. He was hoping to get a good price at $7,000-$8,000, raise the banner fee up a little bit and have a 5 year payback on it but that doesn’t seem to be the case. He also said the head wall is positioned in a way that it would be in view for traffic heading north on Tarr Hollow at the stop sign and heading east on Old William Penn. There would be some hesitation on the sign heading west because of the angle. However, it would be visible and able to be read while sitting at the stop sign. Mr. Stepanovich asked what the current price is for a banner advertisement. It is $35.00. Mr. Lorenz asked if the price was for a full color electornic sign. Mr. Morrison replied that it was for full color and would also be wifi enabled, so it can be managed from the computers at the Municipal building, as the electronic sign on Route 22 is now. Mr. Lorenz would like to see the cycle of advertisements slow down, so people have a chance to read them, as they would a banner. Mr. Kase asked if there is another option other than an electronic sign - something more like a banner where advertisements could be posted. Mr. Morrison said Murrysville has a very restrictive sign Ordinance and would like to remain fair to everyone and have a sign that the Municipality takes care of, is responsible for and finances to justify it as a community service sign. Mr. Lorenz agreed that if something is being taken away it should be replaced with something else. He would like to explore this further. Mr. Stepanovich and Mr. Kase agreed and would like to continue to look at an alternative. This vote is to make the changes contained in the staff briefing that were discussed at the last meeting. Upon a roll call vote: Mrs. Lee Korns – yes, Mr. Stepanovich – yes, Mr. Spadaro – yes, Mr. Dice – yes, Mr. Lorenz – yes, Ms. Brockway – yes, Mr. Kase – yes. Motion approved. 14. Community Development 15. Engineering 16. Public Works and Parks 17. Old Business: 18. New Business: slh Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 19. Executive Session: A. Legal Issue B. Personnel Issue There was no action anticipated coming out of the Executive Session. Council adjourned at 8:50 p.m. for an Executive Session. Council returned from Executive Session at 9:22 p.m. 20. Action Items: Regarding the Ordinance discussed earlier in the evening, those who have changes or thoughts are to give them to Staff to make appropriate changes and will bring back to Council at the next meeting. 21. Adjournment Mr. Stepanovich moved to adjourn. Mr. Kase seconded. All present voted aye. Motion approved. The Council meeting concluded at 9:23 pm. The Regular Voting Meeting was broadcast on local government Channel 19. A true copy of the Council meeting DVD is available for the public to purchase from the Municipality of Murrysville and is in the Murrysville Public Library for review. slh