BOROUGH OF FRANKLIN PARK BOROUGH COUNCIL PRE/POST MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025 A pre/post meeting of the Borough Council of the Borough of Franklin Park was held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 2344 West Ingomar Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237. The meeting was also held virtually via remote audio and video conferencing. Council President Uday Palled called the meeting to order. COUNCIL MEMBERS: Laura Czekaj, Second Vice President. present Jiang Li, Vice President. present Brian S. Malkin present Lucas R. Myslinski. present online Uday Palled, President. present Thomas C. Schwartzmier. present Junior Councilperson Mila Deli present Mayor Dennis E. O'Keefe present BOROUGH ENGINEER: Shawn Wingrove, Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering, Inc. present SOLICITOR: Robert Max Junker, Babst Calland present STAFF: Zach Brower, Recreation Program Director present Gary Bucuren, Superintendent of Public Works. present Rege Ebner, Borough Manager present Cathy Krummert, Borough Secretary. present Aron Leach, Police Chief. absent Andy Nock, Assist. Bldg. Insp./Fire & Tech Official.. present Tim Phillips, Building Inspector/Zoning Officer. absent Sam Snyder, Police Lieutenant. present PRE-MEETING AUDIENCE: 0 ZONING HEARING BOARD INTERVIEW - Council interviewed Nathan Smith for a Zoning Hearing Board alternate position, and agreed to appoint him to the position at the June regular meeting, OLDI BUSINESS - None REGULAR MEETING AGENDA REVIEW: Mr. Junker briefly reviewed the agenda items. Mr. Ebner noted that one written comment was submitted at 6:00 p.m. today, but since 12:00 noon is the deadline for email comments for the meeting, the comment will not be part of the meeting tonight. MANAGER'S REPORT DISCUSSION ITEMS Old Orchard Park sidewalk extension and crosswalk - LSSE put together a cost estimate and the engineering fees for the project totaling approximately $93,000. These project costs are not included in the 2025 budget. Council discussed and agreed to begin the process for design permitting and bidding this year for construction to begin in the spring of 2026. The project can then be included in the 2026 budget. Mr. Ebner will also explore grant funding. 1 BOROUGH OF FRANKLIN PARK BOROUGH COUNCIL PRE/POST MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025 HOME RULE UPDATE - Postcards were mailed to all homes that included QR codes for Home Rule information and a link to the wireless survey. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS & MAYOR Mayor O'Keefe forwarded an email to Council about hosting a blood drive, and he asked if Council wants to schedule an event in the future. Council agreed. EXECUTIVE SESSION - An executive session was held to discuss personnel and potential litigation. The regular meeting was held from 8:00 p.m. to 8:27 p.m. POST-MEETING As there was no further business, no post meeting was held. Respectfully submitted, CAtAkunur - Cathy L. Krummert Borough Secretary 2