TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HUNTINGDON, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPEÇIAL MEETING, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2024, 7:00 P.M. 11279 Center Highway, North Huntingdon, PA 15642 Presiding Officer-J Jason Atwood, President, Board of Commissioners  CALLTO ORDER  Commissioner Atwood called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.  ROLL CALL  Commissioner Hempel - Present Commissioner Haigis - Present Commissioner Gray Present Commissioner Zona - Present Commissioner Bevan - Present Commissioner Gass Present Commissioner Atwood - Present PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CITIZENS INPUT  Also Present: Manager Faulk Solicitor Dice Ryan Fonzi Kody Grabiak  Sharon Bone - 121 Summit Drive - states this issue is still at the Planning Commission stage but herself and neighbors feel the proposed new: medical building being put at the corner of Summit Drive and Route 30 is going to cause an even more dangerous situation. This location is the only entrance and exit onto Summit Drive and using this point to access the new medical building is going to cause. more accidents. She feels the only safe way to allow traffic is toj puti in ared light. She states this is supposed tol be al huge two-story building with sixty parking spaces, but the main Linda Wuslich - 125 Charlotte Avenue states she echoes exactly what Ms. Bone stated. She said their development has approximately thirty-five homes which each has two or three vehicles. She states the proposed building comes with sixty parking spaces with access from Summit Drive. She states there is only one entrance and exit and when there is an accident on Route 30, people speed through the neighborhood thinking there is another exit. She states this is already a Robert Watt - 7505 Diane Avenue - states when the neighborhood was built in the 1960's, Route 30 was only one lane oft traffic each direction, but has since changed. He states twenty years ago they contested the school bus being on Route 30 to pick up children. He states Summit Drive is so: narrow that it doesn'tmeet the criteria for ai road today and would like to see the developer fund Brendal Pecora- - 231 Everest Drive - states one of! her big conçerns is that she has sixteen year old that just got her drivers permit and where Summit meets Route 30i is very narrow. She spoke with  concern is safety.  dangerous intersection without adding more traffic.  another point of egress.    March 14,2024  Rod Stewart at Norwin and was told the reason they don't take a full-sized bus up into the neighborhood is because they can't make the turn. She states there is already a commercial building that uses Summit as their entrance and exit and now there is another commercial building using the same residential road as the access. She states she does not want the building and there are: still vacancies in Lincoln Plaza I. She also feels the property values will decrease.  RESPONSETO CITIZENS INPUT  Director' Fonzi states the Planning Commission accepted this for review and it is a two story medical building with access coming out onto Summit as well as connecting to the existing site. The engineer will look at the traffic flow and address. He states the police are not thrilled about the Summit access as well. Director Fonzi states that Summit Drive is up to Township specs and regulations. Solicitor Dice states this is a little premature to the extent of how thej process works. He states aj plan comes in and is given to the Planning Commission for review. It then comes to the Board of Commissioners to actually vote on with the Planning Commission's recommendations. The Planning Commission will hold al Public Hearing and advises the residents toa attend, voicing their concerns as the developer would be there to answer questions.  Work Sessions Discussion Topics 1) 2024 Strategic Plan  Manager Faulk states Commissioner Atwood would like to put together a strategic plan and he feels this is both relevant and doable. The last time the Board did one was back in 2016, but had ac company do it. Manager Faulk feels ifit is broken down to once a month, an hour before a regular meeting, could be beneficial for the Township. Next month, would be a perfect opportunity, because changes would bel budget related. Commissioner Zona would be opposed to doing this right now because the comprehensive plan was just finished and took extensive input from the community. Commissioner Atwood states the intent oft the strategic plan is to take what we've learned from the comprehensive plan and make an action plan. He feels it would be a disservice to wait. Commissioner Zona feels to act on the comprehensive plan and what the residents already said. Manager Faulk states a lot oft the department goals and visions are crafted into thel budget, but the comprehensive plan has additional recommendations of staffing plus some retirements are coming up and can reorganize the departments. Commissioner Bevan states she was on the comprehensive planning committee and was more ofag general approach. She feels the strategic plan is a more targeted approach. Commissioner Zona feels the comprehensive plan is not general at all and very specific. Commissioner Haigis feels the Board should set policy and take direction from the Township. Commissioner Bevan feels the Board needs to look at the comprehensive plan further. Commissioner Haigis feels ifthere are any changes the Board needs tor make should already be addressed and placed on the agenda. Commissioner Bevan feels the Board should be more involved and staff members weren't asked what they needed on the comprehensive plan. Commissioner Zona states Manager Faulk does that on a daily basis and is not the Board's job to talk with staff members about what they need and if there are any issues with staffis brought to the Boards attention to be addressed. Commissioner Gass feels blending ideas is not al bad thing and tol have an open dialogue. Commissioner Gray reviewed the plan from    March 14. 2024  2016 and feels it is a good plan and doesn't feel an extra hour of discussion before meetings is necessary at this point. Commissioner Hempel states issues are discussed as they come up and when items need to be placed on the agenda are done sO. He too would be opposed to an extra  hour of discussion prior to the meetings. 2) NHTMA Fee Waiver Request  Manager Faulk states NHTMA is doing a major treatment facility overhaul and after the last meeting, the motion was tabled awaiting the total cost of the project and permit fee. Manager Faulk states the total cost oft thej project is forty six million dollars and the total permit fee is three hundred forty five thousand nine hundred seven dollars. He states a few years ago, the Township decreased the permit fee for MAWC from one hundred ninety four thousand dollars down to one hundred thousand dollars. He recommends to remain consistent and reduce the fee in halfto one hundred seventy two thousand nine hundred fifty three dollars. Mike Branthoover, General Manager for NHTMA, is present to request the waiver, Hes states NHTMA is exclusively for North Huntingdon Township and share resources with the Township and work together. Commissioner Zona thanks him for coming to the meeting and explaining the request of the waiver. Commissioner Haigis asks if staff would be tied up with this waiver. Director Fonzi states Tom McGuire had nine hours in so: far andi isl keeping track ofhis time for review. Commisionerlaigis states he would like to see staff hours used but would be ok. Mr. Branthoover states he would be ok with the Township billing them for staff hours used on a monthly or quarterly basis. Solicitor Dice states the motion for next week should bet to waive the permit fees and only charge for out of  pocket expenses including fringe benefits, wages, salaries, etc.  3) Act 172 Eligibility List  Manager Faulk states this will be on the agenda next week to approve and refunds can start to be  issued to. the eligible firefighters and EMS. 4) Vehicle Surplus  Manager Faulk states Public Works put together a list of all surplus vehicles that are not in use. Some havei issues, some can be run and some cannot be run. Manager Faulk's recommendation is to first seek interest from volunteer fire departments and can be used for personnel, training purposes and the vehicles that are inoperable can be used for training purposes. Whatever is left  over can be put out to bid.  5) Scotch Hill #1 - Additional stormwater inlets installation  Manager Faulk states there is aj pipe behind thej properties on Frog Road and the water from Scotch Hill #1 goes through the pipe and dumps behind the residents on Frog Road causing issues. Last year, one: inlet was replaced on Frog Road and discovered a catch basin that was buried and rebuilt thej pipe. KUI Resources proposal is fourteen thousand seven hundred fifty dollars tol begin looking at adding additional storm pipes / drainage to prevent the water from going onto Frog Road. The  Board agrees to move forward with the proposal.    March 14,2024  6) Pickleball Court Proposal  Manager. Faulk states last year ai matching grant was submitted forj pickleball courts at Oak Hollow Park with fifteen parking spots. The total project cost is approximately one hundred eighty thousand dollars and the cost for the municipality would be eighty thousand dollars. He states there is five thousand dollars in the Parks Fund earmarked for Oak Hollow, however at Indian Lake Park there is one hundred thousand dollars earmarked sO if the Board wishes some of that money can be transferred to Oak Hollow Park to help fund this project. Commissioner Zona asks that there has been talk about getting Indian Lake dredged and the large expense would cost. Manager Faulk states Dan Miller is talking with a contractor to see what the cost would be. Commissioner Zona states that would be his only conçern int transferring the money out ofIndian  Lake.  LAMNING/IENCINERNGI TOPICS:  1) S-03-2024: Willow Estates II, Revision 4 *Proposed lot consolidation on Cornwall. Drive.  Director Fonzi states this ist two lots owned by Willow Glenn Development Company and there is ap potential buyer that wants the two lots consolidated to build a single family home. The Planning  Commission recommended approval.  2) S-04-2024: Ivanhoe Drive Plan  *Proposed. subdivision and consolidation at the terminus ofIvanhoe Drive.  Director Fonzi states this is at the end of Ivanhoe Drive in Camelot Plan and the owner is Pasquarelli Property Mgt who has purchased up existing lots in this area with the intention to extend Walter Drive and create another cul de sac as well as build out a few of the existing lots. He would like to subdivide making a lot of4.69 acres and while doing that will dedicate right of ways sO in the future the full cul de sac can be paved. The Planning Commission recommended  approval.  3) S-05-2024: Tuscan Hills V & VI Revision 1 *Proposed. subdivision on Sabato. Drive.  Director Fonzi states there is residual area which is earmarked for Tuscan Hill Phase 7 which was approved last year but not recorded, sO the developer is still building the roads and putting storm and sanitary lines. Ryan Homes would like to build a model at the end of Saboto Drive but will not build a home on property they don't own, sO they are proposing an ownership change with  Dondia LLC. The Planning Commission recommended approval.    March 14, 2024  4) SP-10-2023: Leader Properties, State Route 30, C-1 Zoning Preliminary approval for commercial land development.  Director Fonzi states this was tabled in November of 2023 and the engineer / surveyor came through with a revised drawing. Mr. Leader is proposing a five thousand square foot warehouse and a sixteen thousand square foot multi-tenant building and is seeking preliminary approval because essentially would like the ok from PADot to see what they need to do with their HOP before full development. Directorl Fonzi states a waiver has been asked: from the applicant to waive the development rights and already agreed and signed but will still need to come back to the Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners with all the final conditions and full review  from consulting engineers. The Planning Commission recommend approval.  OLD BUSINESS  FURTHER BOARD COMMENTS  Commissioner Atwood wished good luck to the Norwin Lady Knights as they go to State Elite 8 Commissioner Hempel announces another First Responder Event is being planned for September.  for basketball.  ADJOURNMENT Motion: Commissioner Zona Second: Commissioner Gray  Motion to adjourn.  Motion carried 7-0-0(8:00P.M)  Special Meeting minutes of March 14, 2024, were approved by the Board of  Commissioners on April 17,2024.  fake! Jason Atwood, President  REol Harry R. Faulk, Township Secretary