Council of the Municipality of Murrysville

THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Council of the Municipality of Murrysville held a Regular Voting Meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building. Present at the meeting were Council members Dayne Dice, Eli Diacopoulos, Jason Lemak, Jamie Lingg, Mac McKenna, Matthew Olszewski, Carl Stepanovich, and Mayor Synan. Also present were Chief Administrator, Michael Nestico, Community Development Director, James Morrison, Public Works Director, Bill Paiano, and Solicitor, Adam Long. REGULAR VOTING MEETING AGENDA ROLL CALL/VOTING ORDER: Eli Diacopoulos, Jamie Lingg, Carl Stepanovich, Dayne Dice, Matthew Olszewski, Mac McKenna, Jason Lemak, and Mayor Synan. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council President, Dayne Dice led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. UNISTED AMENDMENTS: Mr. Dice noted that Council had an Executive Session before the meeting to discuss a potential litigation item. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS: A. Approval of February 20, 2024 Council Meeting Minutes. Mrs. Lingg made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar Items. Mr. Stepanovich seconded. All those present voted aye. Motion approved. MAYOR’S COMMENTS: Mayor Synan wanted to make everyone aware that at the end of School Road and Sardis Road, there is some construction going on. The State has notified the Municipality that the bridge is being replaced this summer and anticipated to be closed for about 2 ½ months from June 7th to August 22nd. The Sheriff’s Department will be here Thursday, March 14th and September 12th from 12 noon to 7:00 p.m. as a satellite location to apply for or renew a license to carry. Applicants must provide a Pennsylvania Driver’s License or Pennsylvania Photo Identification Card with a current address. New applicants must include the name, address, and phone number of two references that are not immediate family members. There is a $20 fee for the license and payment is accepted in the form of cash, check, or money order. A background check will be performed through the Pennsylvania State Police before issuing the license. Murrysville Public Works began working to improve the parking lot at Duff Park on March 4th. This will be an ongoing project with temporary closures of the parking lot. On some days the parking lot will be closed to visitors. This project will be weather dependent and last through the spring. If you wish to access Duff Park during a parking lot closure, you can park at the Roberts’ Trailhead Murrysville Visitors Center where there is a trail that connects to the Funk Bikeway. There will be a Glass Recycling “Pop-Up” Collection Event on Saturday, March 16th at the Veterans Field parking lot, 4200 Sardis Road from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Residents are encouraged to support the Loaves and Fishes Emergency Food Pantry by donating non-perishable food items. Food pantry volunteers will be at the pavilion accepting drive-thru donations during the same hours. vmp -1- THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 The Spring curbside leaf collection will be Saturday, April 27th. You must schedule a pick-up by completing the Curbside Leaf Collection Program Form on the website. There is a 20-bag limit. Murrysville Clean-Up Week will be April 15th through April 20th at the Pleasant Valley Landfill. Murrysville residents may take items to the Valley Landfill on Pleasant Valley Road April 15-19 from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and on Saturday, April 20 from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Permit passes are available at the Reception Desk, 4100 Sardis Road beginning March 11th. CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR’S COMMENTS: Mr. Nestico wanted to congratulate Office Joe Malone who retired from the Municipality in February. He began his service here in February of 1993 – over a 30-year career with the Murrysville Police Department. We thank him for his service. The Public Works Department is looking for summer help. If you know someone that might be interested, please visit the website or send an email to apply. We just received notice last week that the bridge on Old William Penn near the ice cream shop (Griff’s) in Export has a reduced load rating from 16 tons down to 6 tons. That’s a significant drop in the tonnage that can go across that roadway. There will be a detour posted for heavier traffic, truck traffic, and buses. We are working on what options are available to us and emergency repair options as well as full replacement. Grant funding was applied for to replace this bridge. There will be more information to come. Mr. Nestico wanted to thank FRAA. They were able to secure an AED machine with the help of UPMC donating the machine, and installing it in their concession stand at MCP. They are also looking into getting another AED machine for use at the Clubhouse facility. We received feedback from the Recreation Department that the Deer Management Program had a very successful winter. They had 76 hunters participating in the program, harvested 42 deer out of the parks, and brought in revenue of over $2,400. COMMUNITY INPUT: Paul Metzler, 6962 Berkshire Drive: Mr. Metzler was here concerning the road noise on Route 22. Since Turnpike tolls went up, traffic is increasing, and the noise is increasing. They had a meeting with PennDOT and it became quite obvious that PennDOT has no intention of doing anything to try to address the issue. Jill Cooper has been their advocate for trying to help them out along with Kim Ward, but they don’t feel this is an important issue to address. How can he get a little more support for this issue. It’s getting unbearable. Can we get Federal funding? Mr. Dice noted that he will circle back with the Mayor and Mr. Nestico to see what more Council can do to advocate his position and how much we want this for the Municipality. It is a state road which belongs to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and PennDOT, but will see what we can do. Joe Kiray, 6995 Berkshire Drive: No one wants this collision center in our backyard/neighborhood. Goodwill is important to a corporation and Caliber Collision will never have that in this area if they try to proceed with this building. Results will be decreased property values, increased pollution, and increased noise levels. Noise levels of 80 decibels from Caliber Collision and 80 decibels from traffic on Route 22 from both directions combined is equivalent to a jet engine. They will need a Highway Occupancy Permit which will vmp -2- THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 have poor entry and exit for large trucks wreckers. If they tear away the hillside, it will increase the noise levels even more to their homes. Soil erosion would also prove to be a major problem. This is an auto collision center, not just a repair shop. Paint on the floor that is cleaned constantly with water and chemicals, engines that are repaired or replaced, anti-freeze, oil pan or oil leak replacement. Caliber knows we don’t have the resources to monitor this constantly so they will do what they want and if caught will gladly pay the fine. Vehicles sitting in the lot that are leaking fluids into the soil and pond will kill wildlife. Please do not approve this building on this property. Ed Boucher, 6997 Berkshire Drive: His comments are directly related to the waterline that is going in all along Route 22 east to the tie-in. How many of the trees on that hillside are they going to take out? He heard rumors that PennDOT is going to put a slow-down lane going into that new facility. He would like some details on what is going to happen. The hillside is really close to his neighbor’s fence. The hillside is going to start eroding. Troy & Cynthia Smith, 6999 Berkshire Drive: These are good comments that his neighbors have made. He met one of the excavators who is bidding for the job. They are going to widen the entrance which will be 20-30 feet in front of his property. What is going to happen to the wall – it’s going to erode. There are people coming down Route 22 and turning into their neighborhood to do a U-turn. What are these trucks going to do? Are they going to turn into their neighborhood and make a U-turn right in front of his yard or in his yard? The noise, the traffic, the dirt, the smells are all relevant if this place is allowed to be put there. Nobody wants it. Go somewhere else. Not in our backyards. The value of property is definitely going to be affected. He is not opposed to a business but put it someplace that it’s not going to affect a neighborhood. Mrs. Smith stated that vehicles that turn around in their front yard have already knocked over their mailbox and there are tire tracks in their yard. What is going to happen to their place when trucks start turning in their yard? Their deck is 100 feet from there and their garden is right there. All of those chemicals are going to go into their food. We don’t want it! You are taking away the safety and security of their home. The hill that they are taking away on the other side of their fence is going to subside. She begs the Council not to approve this. Melanie Mills, 6025 Forbes Hollow Road: Her property and home are located on the two lots directly east of the proposed Caliber construction site. They purchased this land in 2020 after searching for over 2 years for property that had a large continual track of forested land in the Franklin Regional School District. They purchased this property with the assurance that the adjacent Murrysville Municipality owned greenspace would be protected by development and perpetuity. The environmental disturbances created by the construction of the necessary sewer line tie-in from the proposed Caliber Collision building into the greenspace is not responsible protection of this greenspace which is supposed to be protected by the Municipality. Their 9-acre property southeast of the proposed construction site is currently an oasis for wildlife. They regularly see white-tailed deer, red fox, red tailed hawks, coyotes, eastern bluebirds, and great horned owls. Children in Manordale Farms enjoy this large track of forested land and streams. Her kids are asking her if they are still going to have places to hike. She is not opposed to land development in Murrysville, but there are better locations to build an auto body shop that would not have detrimental impact on home values, children’s nature of play, and wildlife. Please vote against the proposed development of Caliber Collision on Route 22 behind Manordale Farms. Russ Cepko, 2414 Willow Drive: The residents of Manordale circulated a petition, which could have had a lot more signatures, but had a limited amount of time. There was really no one in the neighborhood in vmp -3- THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 favor of this development. There are over 200 houses there and a lot of voters. Increased noise and traffic have already been discussed. People have talked about the potential for discharges. He had 4 kids grow up here and all played in the stream in the greenspace and built treehouses in the trees. It was a very popular area for children. New families are moving in with their children that are probably doing the same things. There is going to be a retention pond, but it’s really not a treatment facility for whatever toxic chemicals might be in there. We are concerned about what is going to go into the stream, not only for the kids but for wildlife. Is there an Environmental Impact Study required? How is Caliber’s compliance record? Are they a good neighbor? Also, is there a bat conservation plan required for this development? There are going to be a lot of trees cut down that could potentially be roosting locations for bats. Art & Sandy Probola, 6972 Berkshire Drive: He agrees with everything everyone has said so far. If you are at the Sunoco Station on Route 22, if you hit the redlight, you are lucky that you don’t accelerate that fast to get to Berkshire Drive. If the traffic is moving straight through, if you want to turn onto Berkshire Drive, you actually have to get off the highway on the rumble strips because someone is behind him going 50-60 mph. There is not going to be enough space if a truck 200 feet away is turning into the property. There is going to be accidents. That area is like a raceway. Ron Wolfe, 3644 Forbes Trail Drive: He talked to Mr. Morrison for several years about changing the FTMSA Board and he did it. He was under the impression that this board was going to replace the deteriorated major sewer line that runs along Haymaker Run and Sardis Road. The last FTMSA meeting he went to, he was informed that this is not going to happen. He wants to know if Council is going to look into this issue and find out why it’s not going to happen. There was plenty of infrastructure money given to Westmoreland County, but the sewer authority never applied for a dime to do any work. Pat Clevenger, 6970 Berkshire Drive: He is also here on behalf of his wife, Dr. Alia Pustorino, with objections to Calber Collision. He is a licensed civil engineer here in Pennsylvania and has some concerns engineering wise. What is the property zoned for; commercial, industrial, or residential? Have their engineers addressed any concerns related to environmental impact and water run off? What steps will they take to address preventing any hazardous chemicals from reaching the water supply. With any earth disturbances retention walls will need to be required obviously. Has a traffic study been implemented? That company has ongoing litigation issues, and they keep their properties in poor condition. Pieter Friedich, 3401 Sardis Road: Mr. Friedich wanted to talk about persecution of Christians in India and how it could impact or connect to the Municipality. There is a big way Council can make an impact on that issue. He knows that international issues are not a Municipal item, but this has less to do with doing something and more to do with not doing something. There is an organization in the greater Pittsburgh area called the HSS. This is a very concerning organization. This HSS group has been going around the region and have been getting into the doors of local government. He would like to know if Murrysville has already been involved or engaged with this organization. He doesn’t feel that the government knows what this local group HSS actually is. HSS is the American wing of a paramilitary organization in India called the RSS. He would like to red flag the HSS for Murrysville Council. He wants Council to be aware of them and what they are. The RSS in India has been said to massacre Christians, burn down churches, kill pastors, and gang rape nuns. There is data that shows that the HSS here in America is supporting the RSS in India. They are getting access to local governments here to try to influence you and use your political power. He asks that Murrysville be forewarned and make sure you avoid that group. vmp -4- THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Ken Bererger, 2411 Willow Drive: His neighbors were very thorough. He is the Executive Vice President of a Water Treatment Technology Company. Someone from the environmental side needs to look at this plan. Less passive systems need to be put in place. He is a businessman and when your customers are furious with you, take a look at why. You are going to have hundreds of really angry people that are going to report every single mistake these guys make. It’s going to drive you nuts, the community nuts, and Caliber nuts. It makes no sense to operate here. You have 12 acres for sale across the street which would not impact anyone’s immediate community. No one wants to say no to business. They just don’t want this in their yard. He didn’t move to Murrysville to worry about his two little kids. He doesn’t think the community wants to hire an attorney to object and feels it isn’t necessary. He is asking Council to please work with Caliber to find a location where everyone will be satisfied. Vince Ombres, 225 Woodmont Drive: He recently moved into Manordale Farms, 3 ½ years ago. He grew up in the 80s and 90s admiring Manordale Farms. They are one of the nicer neighborhoods in Murrysville. He has a 6-year-old son and wants him to grow up in a neighborhood where he can enjoy his surroundings. The neighbors are very nice, very accommodating, and very conscientious of the children. He is here with 275 petitioners on paper and supports everyone regarding the collision center. Paul Metzler stated that one concern they had was that the width of the opening into Manordale Farms you could not get a snowplow in there. He was told by Jill Cooper that PennDOT agreed to remove the divider so that snowplows could get in there. Why hasn’t PennDOT done anything about that yet. Mr. Dice stated that they would follow up on that. LIAISONS COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: Mr. Lemak: The Library meets on the 21st of March. Mr. Stepanovich: The Parks and Recreation Foundation met this past Monday. The Foundation will participate in the April 29th Health Fair being conducted at the Middle School. Some major projects discussed were the amphitheater and pickleball courts. One way of generating funds for the Foundation would be through a tier subscription program (platinum, gold, silver) with monthly payments instead of a large donation. The next meeting is Monday April 8th. Mr. McKenna: Murrysville Parks and Recreation was supposed to meet next week, but due to a Parks and Recreation conference, it has been moved to the following week on the 19th. Anyone in the community interested in their advice and comments on the parks is welcome to attend the meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. This big program going on right now is the East Egg Hunt. Make sure you go on the website and sign up. The Public Works Department is working hard at Duff Park. The pavilion has been fixed and now they are working on the parking lot. Mrs. Lingg: The next Planning Meeting is March 12th. Mr. Dice assigned Mr. Olszewsky as liaison to the Environmental Advisory Council and Mr. Diacopoulos as liaison to the Pension Committee. vmp -5- THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 WORKSHOP ITEMS ADMINISTRATION: 9.A. Discussion – Murrysville Boundary Revision. Mr. Nestico stated that this item came before Council in the fall of last year. They were approached by a property owner’s legal counsel regarding a property that is situated in Murrysville on the boundary of Delmont. They were asking if the Municipality would consider relocating the boundary line so that it would become a Delmont property so they could put up a billboard for a business (Ace Hardware). The property is located on the corner of Route 66 and Freeport Street. Mr. Nestico showed a map of the property and noted that he was tasked with getting ahold of the adjacent property owner and see what their feedback was relative to a sign being placed in that corner lot. He tried to reach out to the property owner several times and the letters by certified mail did not go through. Mr. Dice stated that he has no interest in doing this for someone to put up a billboard. It would affect more than just that property owner. His vote would be not to investigate this any further. Mrs. Lingg stated that she concurs. Mr. Nestico stated that this was brought up so that he knows how to proceed. We can notify the property owner and attorney that reached out and let them know that there is not any interest from Council to do this. ENGINEERING: None COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: None PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS: None COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS ADMINISTRATION: 13.A. Consider approval of Resolution No. 786-24, a Resolution to dispose of certain municipal records in accordance with the State Records Retention Policy. Mr. Stepanovich made a motion to approve Resolution No. 786-24, a Resolution to dispose of certain municipal records in accordance with the State Records Retention Policy. Mrs. Lingg seconded. Mr. Nestico noted that in the briefing this included records from 2023 and some records from the beginning of 2024. We removed the records from 2024 to make sure that everything was properly archived and scanned. All those present voted aye. Motion approved. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: 14.A. Approve SP-4-23, a major land development application, Caliber Collision 6037 William Penn Highway, for a proposed 12,476 SF auto repair center, tax parcel 49-20-00-0-037, B Business zoning. vmp -6- THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Mr. Dice made a motion to consider SP-4-23, a major land development application, Caliber Collision 6037 William Penn Highway, for a proposed 12,476 SF auto repair center, tax parcel 49-20-00-0-037, B Business zoning. Mr. McKenna seconded. There was no vote taken on this motion. Mr. Bill Sittig, representing Victory Development, spoke in regard to the proposed Caliber Collision Center. He stated that the most unpleasant part of development is upsetting neighbors. If they are going to follow the rule of law, there isn’t any lawyer that will dispute this subject to Conditions. This isn’t about use – the use is permitted in the B-District which is the heavy industrial district. Murrysville is mainly a residential area, but the law says that you have to reasonably accommodate all uses in the community. There isn’t much in Murrysville for non-residential uses. The engineers have said that there are a number of things still to be finished; Example HOPs, Conservation District. These have to be done, but it is not a basis to turn them down. The only thing the law says is that you have to Condition them. They are fine with the Conditions and even agreed to Conditions that are not imposable legally. They have made the effort to go beyond what the minimum requirements are. Caliber will voluntarily agree to these conditions. They are not going away but are trying to make things the best they can. Mr. Dice stated that this is a permitted use and Council’s ability to put Conditions on it is very limited. However, if the applicant agrees to Conditions subject to approval is it a legally enforceable condition? Mr. Sittig stated that he would make sure that they are on the record under legal agreement enforceable. Mr. McKenna asked how the Conditions are passed along to Caliber? Victory is the development company that would agree to the Conditions, but how does that go down the line. Mr. Sittig answered that it doesn’t matter who is running it, the Conditions go with the land. Mr. Stepanovich asked why that location instead of across the street. Ms. Bagley stated that there were site challenges, grading challenges across the street. Mr. Dice asked about the concern of chemicals leaking into the water. How is Caliber going to handle that? Mark Degarie, Vice President of Construction and Facilities for Caliber, stated that Caliber has 1,800 sites. There is a third-party company that they hire (GMG) to manage all of their hazard waste. Spills aren’t what they used to be in cars. Cars now are engineered to collapse and brake, radiators are plastic, the transmission and transfer cases are all metal and break on site at impact. Most of the solvent and fluid from these vehicles are evacuated at the crash scene. Major mechanical repair would go to a local mechanical shop first before it would go to Caliber for body work. Mrs. Lingg asked if there are different business models under Caliber Collision other than just body repair? Mr. Degarie answered yes. Mrs. Lingg asked what would prevent this business model from changing once it is in place? Mr. Sittig answered that they would commit to it. All vehicle repairs and sales are permitted in this district. They are not doing that. Mr. McKenna asked if, in the spaces where the cars are dopped off, is there something put under the cars in case they are leaking? Mr. Degarie answered yes. There are several ways to capture any fluid. Big trays could be put underneath, rags, or filters and be hauled off by a third party. Mr. Stepanovich asked if there was an oil-water separator system. Mr. Degarie answered yes. All wastewater is filtered and cleaned before it is disposed of. vmp -7- THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Mr. Olczewsky wanted to talk about the location. Has Victory or Caliber considered another site? Ms. Bagley, representing Victory Development, stated that Caliber Collision received data from national insurance companies that identify the need for additional facilities in a certain area. Murrysville was a hot spot. As far as she knows, there was one other site considered. If they didn’t move forward with a site, then something didn’t work for them, the design, the grade, etc. Mr. McKenna brought up the New Kensington site that looks like a junkyard. Mr. Degarie stated that was a lack of oversight. His team dropped the ball. They did go in and cleaned it up, remodeled it and put a fence up to make it presentable. Any concerns here would be resolved immediately. Mrs. Lingg stated that there are still several outstanding items like an air quality study, community impact study, that was not provided with the submission. Do we approve something like this without those kinds of studies being done. No traffic study was done. Mr. Morrison stated that the regulation on the air study is done through DEP. It is requested as part of the application and was made a Condition. A lot of the studies cannot be done until later. A traffic study was not warranted by PennDOT. Mr. Dice asked Mr. Sittig to explain the Highway Occupancy Permit process. Mr. Sittig stated that it starts out with a development meeting. PennDOT cannot and will not, as a matter of law as DEP and other agencies won’t, they won’t spend the time to review a land development plan until it is approved. They now have to get approval. Mrs. Lingg stated that if legally this is law and we have to go by the law, but common sense we know that it doesn’t make sense. Mr. Sittig stated that within the design parameters for permitting, it is within those parameters. They are here to listen to see if there is a way to make it safer or improve it. This use is relatively safe compared to what could go in there. Attorney Adam Long explained that the Murrysville zoning code lays out, in the various zoning districts, what is permitted or conditional use. This property is in the B-Business District. A vehicle. repair garage is a permitted use. Council’s ability to put conditions on the property is extremely limited. Council when voting, this proposed development does meet all regulations for this use in this district. Mr. Sittig and Victory have apparently offered to go above and beyond and commit to those conditions. If Council should choose to deny the application, and if the applicant would proceed to a court, the conditions the developer has agreed to would go out the window. That could potentially be worse than the unhappy but compromised position here tonight. Mr. Olszewski stated that there are conditions on the property already, but can we impose new or additional conditions? Mr. Dice asked if Council didn’t vote on this this evening could the Planning Department, staff and Victory potentially see what could be done about the concerns that were brought up this evening. Mr. Morrison stated that there were a number of items incorporated into the final plan. There is a time waiver until the end of March. This would have to be addressed in one way or another at the next meeting unless the applicant would agree to another time waiver. Mr. Morrison noted that a lot of the issues are centered around traffic and access. We have no control over that – it is a PennDOT responsibility. The property is challenging. Through the process, the developer has done as good a job as possible given the vmp -8- THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 circumstances of the property and the desires of the Municipality to try to minimize the impact on the adjacent property owners. Mr. McKenna stated that from a legal standpoint, there is really little Council can do on a permissible use. The only thing Council can do is do everything in their power to protect the citizens of Murrysville and their homes. What can we do conditionally to minimize the impact? He doesn’t see a path to stop it, but how do we control it. Mr. Morrison stated that he suggests that Caliber be asked to extend the time waiver to April 3th. Mr. Dice stated that would give Council time to discuss it more at the next meeting and then have their final vote on April 3th. Victory agreed and Mr. Sittig will submit that in writing. Mr. McKenna made a motion to table consideration of SP-4-23, a major land development application, Caliber Collision 6037 William Penn Highway, for a proposed 12,476 SF auto repair center, tax parcel 49-20- 00-0-037, B-Business zoning until the next Council meeting on Tuesday, March 19th and vote to approve or deny the application at the first meeting in April. Mr. Olszewski seconded. All those present voted aye. Motion approved. 14.B. Approve Resolution #787-24, a resolution amending the Municipality’s Official Sewer Management Plan. Mr. Stepanovich made a motion to approve Resolution #787-24, a resolution amending the Municipality’s Official Sewer Management Plan. Mr. Diacopoulos seconded. Mr. Nestico stated that is for construction of a mixed-use development of retail space and eight 2-bedroom apartments. The Municipality has reviewed the Planning Module for the proposed land development and has determined that the proposed method of sewage disposal does conform to Municipal standards. All those present voted aye. Motion approved. ENGINEERING: 15.A. Authorize advertisement of DPW-1-24 2024 Overlay Project. Mrs. Lingg made a motion to authorize advertisement of DPW-1-24 2024 Overlay Project. Mr. Lemak seconded. All those present voted aye. Motion approved. 15.B. Authorize advertisement of DPW-3-24 2024 Chip Seal Project. Mr. Lemak made a motion to authorize advertisement of DPW-3-24 2024 Chip Seal Project. Mr. Stepanovich seconded. All those present voted aye. Motion approved. vmp -9- THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURRYSVILLE Regular Voting Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS: 16.A. Award contract DPW-5-23, Municipal Building HVAC Project to Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. Mr. McKenna made a motion to award contract DPW-5-23, Municipal Building HVAC Project to Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. Mr. Diacopoulos seconded. Mr. Paiano stated that the bid accepted in October fell through and the second bid in line was Huckestein. Mr. Stepanovich asked if there was any possibility of a penalty to Mechanical Services. Mr. Nestico stated that would be a legal matter to look into and will be discussed in an executive session. Mr. Paiano noted that if the contract is signed tonight, they will still be 14 weeks out before they can put air conditioning in the police station. All those present voted aye. Motion approved. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: None EXECUTIVE SESSION: None ACTION ITEMS: None ADJOURNMENT: Mrs. Lingg made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Olszewski seconded. All those present voted aye. Motion approved. The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. The Regular Voting Meeting was broadcast on local government Channel 21. 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. vmp - 10 -