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[2:50] I'm going to call to order the Brentwood Stormwater Authority meeting of August 17, 2026. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance.
[2:58] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which
[3:04] stands one nation under God, the municipal, the liberty, and justice for all.
[3:12] Peter, would you please do roll call?
[3:14] Certainly Madam Chair, Dr. Pasquaintoneo, here Mr. Schubert, Mr. Smith, President, Mr. Strelp,
[3:21] President, Ms. Montgomery, here.
[3:22] solicitor Rob, President, and Executive Director Biosky here.
[3:27] Thank you very much.
[3:29] At this time, we will have comments on agenda action items only.
[3:34] Please limit your remarks to three minutes.
[3:37] And this is on agenda action items only.
[3:39] Mr. President.
[3:41] You're here for Jean Warner.
[3:44] Hearing nothing.
[3:46] We will now move on to our first agenda item, which is a review of the meeting minutes.
[3:52] I would like to entertain a motion to approve the minutes of May 11th and June 22, stormwater
[4:00] authority board meetings.
[4:01] So move, second.
[4:04] There's a motion and a second and he comments or questions on the minutes from May 11th
[4:10] and or June 22nd.
[4:12] You're a nine, all in favor?
[4:15] On a post?
[4:17] None?
[4:17] Motion carries.
[4:19] I like to stop from just going to bang that.
[4:20] We're having trouble.
[4:21] We don't do it enough in the regular council.
[4:23] I agree.
[4:24] Next, we will move on to the Executive Director's report.
[4:27] But first, I just want to clarify that Mr. Schumer is now here.
[4:31] If we can amend the roll call, Mr. Speaker.
[4:34] Thank you.
[4:36] Madam President.
[4:38] No worries.
[4:40] Would the Executive Director please present his report?
[4:42] Thank you, Madam President.
[4:43] Members of the authority would like to provide a brief
[4:46] the update on the authorities finances infrastructure initiatives MS4 compliance and several other matters since our last meeting as of July 31st,
[5:00] The stormwater fund revenues total approximately $868,000 already exceeding the annual revenue budgeted, which was approximately $795,000.
[5:15] expenditures total approximately 520,000 dollars or 65.5% of the budget, leaving a current revenue
[5:23] over expenditure position of approximately 347,000 dollars.
[5:30] The fund remains in a strong position, although additional engineering, some mapping,
[5:36] CCP projects, and MS4 maintenance, and a capital expenditure are still anticipated during the
[5:45] staff is already preparing the 2027 stormwater authority budget and it will be available for review
[5:55] and action at the next quarterly meeting which will be November 16th, but I'll forward copies in the interim, the email.
[6:07] Some of you are already aware that there has been an important legal development since our last meeting,
[6:13] Following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Westchester stormwater feed decision, a proposed
[6:19] class action lawsuit was filed off August 12 against the Pittsburgh Water and Sur Authority,
[6:26] challenging its stormwater feed.
[6:29] The plaintiff's alleged that the PWSA stormwater charge should be considered attacks rather than a fee,
[6:35] and further contend that, as a municipal authority, PWSA lacks the authority to impose such attacks.
[6:42] The lawsuit seeks among other relief repayment of previously collected stormwater charges and an injunction against continued collection.
[6:53] It is important to emphasize that these are allegations and the newly filed lawsuit not a court decision in the filing does not invalidate Brettwood stormwater fee.
[7:06] Nevertheless, Bruntwood, because Bruntwood also operates a municipal stormwater
[7:12] authority with a ERU-based fee staff with our solicitor will closely monitor the litigation
[7:21] and report any developments that potentially affect the authority.
[7:27] To some projects, MS4 mapping and CCTV, we continue to make good progress with our MS4 program
[7:35] and stormwater infrastructure management.
[7:38] Public works personnel have now been trained to conduct routine stormwater outfall inspections
[7:44] in-house.
[7:46] Initial inspections have been completed with only three outfalls requiring follow-up investigation.
[7:53] Phase one of Gateway Engineer's storm sewer mapping project is approximately 97% complete.
[8:00] mapping provides the authority with increasingly accurate information regarding the location,
[8:07] condition, and connectivity of our stormwater infrastructure throughout the borough.
[8:12] We are establishing a five-year CCTV inspection program, similar to our Sanitary System program.
[8:24] The borough has been divided into five inspection zones with the goal of inspecting. Approximately
[8:30] 20% in the system, or roughly 20,000 when you're feet each year, to get together these programs
[8:38] will allow us to identify maintenance and capital needs. Earlier, rather than simply reacting
[8:43] when a problem occurs.
[8:49] Speaking of potential problems, not a problem, it's good news.
[8:59] The
[9:00] expected by Penn Dot periodically, and they conducted their inspection in April.
[9:08] The corporate remains in very good condition with a rating of eight unchanged from its previous inspection.
[9:16] Scar was rated in significant, the existing load ratings, remains valid, and the structure remains open
[9:24] without any restrictions, several routine maintenance items
[9:28] were identified for future consideration,
[9:30] but no immediate structural deficiencies were identified.
[9:34] And the next inspection is scheduled for April of 2018.
[9:41] And Council knows the authority
[9:43] that the Wall Avenue Street skate project is now moving
[9:47] into pre-construction following Council's award
[9:50] at the last meeting. The 717,000 dollar construction contract was awarded to A Morante contracting.
[10:00] In July, and if you recall, this is being funded by a $591,000 hand-opt multi-model grant, but since there is some stormwater work associated with it, 100,000 was approved from the stormwater fund.
[10:17] Construction is anticipated to begin in September, with completion, it's still targeted by the end of the year weather permitting.
[10:25] And looking ahead between now and our November meeting, staff working with our engineers will continue working on stormwater mapping, the outfall follow-up inspections, MS4 compliance, CCTV inspections, and the Walt Avenue stormwater improvements, routine maintenance and identification of future capital projects.
[10:49] And preparing which we're being included in the 2027 operating capital budget for the storm water source authority.
[11:00] So overall, the authority continues to make good progress, we're beginning to see the pieces of the program.
[11:06] Come together, dedicated funding, improved mapping, trained rural personnel, inspections, compliance, preventive maintenance and capital investment.
[11:17] or goal was to move from a reactive approach to planned and preventative stormwater management program that allows us to identify problems early,
[11:29] prioritize investments and make the best use of the authorities resources.
[11:33] That concludes my report. There are any questions.
[11:40] Good question, George.
[11:44] But there are multiple covers done, right?
[11:46] So are they saying all the covers?
[11:48] Yes, good.
[11:49] You had a nice one.
[11:49] I'm like, I just want to use just them.
[11:51] Yeah, they'll be inspected and according to their time, but just, you know, people just think
[11:56] of a bridge is being like, you know, the fort pit bridge and the one that was just slid over.
[12:02] But yeah, these little culverts, you know, are also classified as bridges by Penn Dye.
[12:10] Yeah, thank you, everyone.
[12:11] That's all I had.
[12:12] Thanks for that report, very deep, though.
[12:14] I appreciate it.
[12:16] Any other questions?
[12:18] Thank you, George.
[12:20] I would like to entertain a motion
[12:21] to accept the Executive Director's report
[12:22] for the period of May 1st, 2026 through July 31st, 2026.
[12:26] So moved, second.
[12:28] Give a motion in a second.
[12:30] All those in favor?
[12:32] All right.
[12:33] Motion carries.
[12:38] No old business to discuss today, unless anyone has anything
[12:41] they would like to address from prior meetings.
[12:43] I was just curious how the new street sweepers working out with cleaning out stormwater stuff.
[12:50] Remember how we, I don't know how you're probably still there.
[12:53] But when we originally got the street sweeper, there was an attachment or something that could go into
[12:58] stormwater that has that been, I mean, we had a ton of rain.
[13:02] I'm hoping it's working out.
[13:03] I have to talk to our public works director.
[13:05] But this way, usually he'll come to me with problems, but I can get update on that.
[13:12] And then the crew is in our arms right a bit.
[13:13] They do catch basing clean-outs, usually in the fall
[13:16] when the leaves are relating.
[13:18] So we may not even know.
[13:20] I'm sure he brought me tested it here and there, but I saw it
[13:24] up and down Brownsville a couple times already.
[13:26] Yeah, today it went down my street, so.
[13:28] So in Madam Chair, it should be referred to as
[13:32] Sir Sweeps a lot.
[13:33] Sir Sweeps a lot.
[13:35] I'm a Sweeps a lot.
[13:37] All right.
[13:38] That's great.
[13:41] Okay. I'm moving into new business. I would like to entertain a motion to approve the
[13:48] treasurers report for the period ending July 31st, 2026.
[13:52] So moved?
[13:53] Like that.
[13:54] There are any comments or questions on the treasurers report for that time period. Hearing none,
[13:59] all those in favour?
[14:01] And the opposed, none, ocean carries.
[14:09] I understand that why Mike did it more than probably it was needed.
[14:16] Next action item, I would like to entertain a motion to authorize the burrow to accept a proposal from WA Patricus contracting to mill and pave a section of Brentwood Avenue from East Felt Crest Avenue to Brentshire Way and to install related drainage improvements.
[14:32] in the not to exceed amount of $15,000, and which is to be paid from stormwater fund, budget line item zero nine dash four four six dot three seven zero and have the stormwater authority executive director process and execute all documents.
[14:47] So move.
[14:49] Second.
[14:50] There's a motion and a second.
[14:52] Any comments or questions on that.
[14:54] I do have one.
[14:55] So the portion that the storm water authority is covering the not to exceed amount.
[15:00] Does that include the paving or is it the paving itself coming from another line item?
[15:09] Or is it?
[15:10] Madam Chair, glad that question was brought up, I was going to mention.
[15:15] So, our public works supervisor should be commended. This is a utility project.
[15:22] But we've had some minor flooding in that area. So while they were down there doing their utility work,
[15:29] The borrower ordinance requires that they restore it and pave in kind what was disturbed.
[15:37] But what he saw was, and while they're down there doing it, we can possibly alleviate some of the flooding and the water.
[15:46] That's addressing the residents by raising the road and having it sloped away from the properties.
[15:53] Now that's been required some additional asphalt and some work from the contract from the water
[16:01] companies contractor, Patrecus, but they were willing to do it. We asked them for this quote,
[16:06] and it looks very reasonable for that portion and hopefully it works.
[16:10] Yeah. That's a great opportunity to use utility contractor to assist us with additional
[16:17] stormwater runoff issues. That's from our public's works. Yeah. That's great. That's awesome.
[16:22] And along the same line as part of the CCTV program that we're doing, even though the borrower was broken up in quadrants,
[16:29] we're also trying the best that we can to get some idea of what future work from the utilities.
[16:37] So if they're going to work on a project that's in one of these other quadrants,
[16:40] then we'll just make sure that any storm water is televised since we know they're going to be in there.
[16:45] Just in case something like this might occur and we have to get in there while the roads
[16:49] dot got by them anyways. I am sure our residents will be grateful for not having to have their
[16:56] roads dug up more than once.
[17:00] Is that why there's excuse me? Is that why there's
[17:05] construction vehicles down there? Is that from the utility? They kind of
[17:09] have located upon the old garage down there and things like the you see them right?
[17:14] Right, exactly. Yeah, because at one time they were up here in the empty drop
[17:17] where they're former bourbon and that's okay.
[17:19] Yeah, we asked them if they could just relocate.
[17:22] Around this was just over the pride
[17:24] and they made a deal with the owner of that property.
[17:28] Oh, okay, okay, thank you.
[17:33] Any other comments or questions?
[17:35] Hearing none, all those in favor?
[17:38] Aye.
[17:39] Any opposed?
[17:40] None, motion carries.
[17:42] I'm sure.
[17:45] Next, I would like to entertain a motion
[17:48] to approve the work authorization
[17:49] from the Gateway Engineers to perform a stream bank stabilization study for an eroded section
[17:55] along Wainley Road and an amount not to exceed $12,500 to be paid from Stormwater Fundline
[18:02] item 09-408.313 and to authorize the Stormwater Authority Executive Director to execute the work
[18:09] authorization on behalf of the authority. So moved. Any comments or questions regarding that
[18:17] or authorization?
[18:21] Yeah.
[18:22] One item on the scope is there's been talk of, you know, if it's going to continue
[18:27] to convey traffic, or if it's going to be shut down and just convey, turn it to
[18:33] a pedestrian pathway.
[18:34] So there will analyze both options and then report back to council or to the authority.
[18:42] And then when we're working on next year's projects,
[18:45] the side what can't or should be done with that.
[18:49] Excuse me, is Wainley rode down by the hollow?
[18:53] Okay.
[18:54] There's no plans in the hollow work for the walking trail to support any of this either.
[19:02] So it's interesting, you mentioned that though, right?
[19:03] Because we have made discussions.
[19:05] The walking trail comes down in the far end of Wainley road.
[19:08] Right.
[19:09] And I was going to ask him, which part of Wainley road is this?
[19:12] You know, I know it says Wainley road, but I don't know exactly.
[19:14] is it, there's a residence house down there,
[19:17] it's a court, the longos, or half the longos,
[19:20] if you're coming from this side.
[19:22] Yes, so from the public works facility all the way over to,
[19:28] the first residence house, all the entire roadway
[19:31] to where it does into Baldwin.
[19:33] Oh, OK, so this is for the whole road.
[19:36] Where there's three culverts, bridges, or?
[19:38] Right, right, right.
[19:39] Because I have mentioned to George,
[19:41] some of the similar to you is, if we make it into a pedestrian
[19:44] walkway could just easily just turn into an extension of the trail, right? You know what I mean?
[19:50] Because it isn't highly used, right? It's a terrible road, right? You know? And the cost of making it into a...
[20:00] A proper road would be astronomical for the 30-mile traffic it gets. So would we better be who that some point, you know, making it a road to a really only resident lives there, right, you know, and then the rest of it turned into a trail.
[20:15] But these are just hypotheticals. Nothing I'm saying is, actions done, but they are questions that I was going to ask, but George had already brought up just now, and you had also brought up there.
[20:25] So we need to figure out what is the best economical way to use that road and what's it going to be
[20:33] used for and things like that. Well, in our plan with the LSSC has nothing to do with stormwater fixing it because
[20:41] there's a lot of stormwater that comes down through that hollow. Right, but it is currently not part of that trail.
[20:48] Gotcha. Okay, not the section we're talking. Yeah, no, no, no, no section of that wainly road is
[20:53] or other than the termination of the trail is down there
[20:57] and it has nothing to do with that storm water down there,
[21:00] you know what I mean?
[21:01] So, yeah, fixing storm water up here has nothing.
[21:04] Wasn't it?
[21:05] I mean, the just storm water runs down all those hills like that.
[21:08] So, I yes and no to that question,
[21:11] but at the same time, LSSE is not addressing any storm water
[21:18] correct regarding the trail is strictly trail.
[21:22] Got it.
[21:22] Other than maybe a bridge that goes over a dream or something like that, but it isn't going to redirect any streams or anything like that.
[21:33] Thank you.
[21:35] There's no other comments or questions.
[21:38] All those in favor?
[21:39] All right.
[21:40] Any opposed?
[21:42] Hearing none?
[21:43] Oh yeah.
[21:44] Motion carries.
[21:46] At this point, we're going to move into the public comment section of the meeting.
[21:51] Please limit your remarks to three minutes.
[21:55] Anyone? Anyone?
[21:57] You're older? You're older?
[22:00] Okay. Hearing none, I will entertain a motion to adjourn.
[22:03] Motion to adjourn. Second.
[22:07] All those in favour?
[22:08] Aye.
[22:09] Motion carries.
[22:10] I remember the motion.