[0:00] You bet, Mr. Mayor.
[0:02] » Good evening, everyone, and welcome to
[0:04] Minerva Citizens Night for August 6th,
[0:06] 2026.
[0:08] I call the meeting to order. Uh to do
[0:10] that, if you please, uh please rise for
[0:13] Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of
[0:14] silence.
[0:15] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:18] United States of America and to the
[0:20] republic for which it stands, one nation
[0:23] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:25] justice for all.
[0:43] » And please be seated.
[0:45] First of all, as Mrs. Macindoe always
[0:47] reminds me, make sure, please, if you
[0:49] would, folks, please silence
[0:52] your cell phones, which I forgot to on
[0:53] my other one, as well.
[0:55] You don't mind.
[1:01] There we go.
[1:06] Mrs. Macindoe, roll call, please,
[1:07] please.
[1:08] » Mayor [snorts] Biondo, Mr. Hizzy,
[1:10] » Here.
[1:11] » Mr. Poach,
[1:11] » Here.
[1:12] » Mr. Washington,
[1:13] » Here.
[1:13] » Mr. Crut,
[1:14] » Here.
[1:14] » Mr. Adams,
[1:15] » Here.
[1:16] » Mr. Williams,
[1:16] » Here.
[1:17] » Mrs. Ramsey,
[1:18] » Here.
[1:18] » Mr. Graziani,
[1:19] » Here.
[1:20] » Mr. Ratcher,
[1:20] » Here.
[1:21] » Mr. Rock,
[1:22] » Here.
[1:22] » Mr. Hughes,
[1:23] » Here.
[1:24] » Mr. [clears throat] Lack,
[1:25] » Here.
[1:25] » Mr. Weldon,
[1:26] » Here.
[1:26] » Mrs. Lang,
[1:27] » Here.
[1:29] » All right, good evening, everyone.
[1:31] Welcome nice warm evening this evening,
[1:33] a pleasant.
[1:35] So, we're going to go through our our
[1:37] normal citizens night agenda that we
[1:38] start with. We're going to have some
[1:39] citizens remarks and comments, as well.
[1:42] Just a continued reminder on normal
[1:44] rules. Have been there 5 You need to A
[1:46] be signed in and document that you are a
[1:47] Minerva resident in there. Please, when
[1:50] you come up, state you are a Minerva
[1:52] resident, as well, so we have that for
[1:54] the record to do that. Have a 5-minute
[1:57] time frame for that. My colleague, Mr.
[1:59] Hizzy, brought his outside voice this
[2:01] evening. He'll remind me of the 1-minute
[2:03] time frame and as well Mr. Graziani try
[2:05] to keep that so that you can help allow
[2:07] everyone else to have time to speak as
[2:09] well. To do that, so let's first see if
[2:11] we have anyone is due this evening for
[2:14] any remarks or comments.
[2:19] Please enter and sign in first and make
[2:21] sure you're signed in. State your name
[2:23] for the record.
[2:24] » Jordan Woodhall
[2:26] Monroeville resident
[2:28] At the last meeting I had asked if each
[2:31] member of um
[2:33] council could get a hold of either
[2:36] Cypress or Walmart
[2:38] since I have failed and Lois Drahm
[2:41] Haller up until the beginning of the
[2:43] meeting also failed to get any response.
[2:46] So, I wanted to know um if you had
[2:48] gotten in touch with anybody.
[2:51] And if so, if you could
[2:53] report what's going on.
[2:54] » Okay, our point of contact is usually
[2:56] the manager for those things. Mr.
[2:57] Graziani, have you had any interesting
[3:00] comments or back from them?
[3:01] » Nothing has changed uh Walt Walmart
[3:03] Cypress as a group are trying to
[3:06] finalize deals with the existing
[3:08] leaseholders at the mall property and
[3:12] it's not an easy process. They have the
[3:14] most incentive to be done with that and
[3:16] move on to actually executing
[3:19] and submitting plans for our approval
[3:21] and getting a building built and store
[3:23] opened.
[3:24] » Okay.
[3:24] » However, they're not haven't been
[3:26] successful to get to that point. So,
[3:28] we're all in a waiting pattern
[3:30] you know, till they're able to settle
[3:32] with all of the various interests that
[3:34] still have
[3:36] you know, a
[3:37] a lease if you will or or rights.
[3:39] » Okay, well, I have walked that mall
[3:41] since they took ownership
[3:42] [clears throat]
[3:43] of the mall.
[3:44] And there are few residents, I mean, few
[3:48] tenants left there.
[3:50] And they are left clueless as to what's
[3:53] going on. Most of them have lawyered up
[3:56] um
[3:58] for obvious reasons. But they're not
[4:00] getting any answers.
[4:02] And you know, I want to keep us a
[4:04] positive attitude because you know, at
[4:07] first I said I have no use for Walmart.
[4:09] I
[4:10] But
[4:11] actually right now I feel like I hit the
[4:14] jackpot because I'm looking at the big
[4:16] picture
[4:17] and we have billion-dollar Walmart in
[4:20] front of us.
[4:21] So to me
[4:23] uh one of the
[4:25] things that I wanted more than anything
[4:28] was to have the veterans something done
[4:31] for the veterans and first responders.
[4:34] And looking up there, I can't thank you
[4:36] enough for your service
[4:38] to our community.
[4:39] And um
[4:41] I do want to say before
[4:44] I lose too much time is I attended the
[4:46] first community night out at the park
[4:49] National Night Out. And it was one of
[4:53] the most fulfilling and amazing uh
[4:55] experiences that I've ever witnessed.
[4:58] Just the children alone to see how
[5:00] thrilled they are and how much respect
[5:02] they have for responders and and our
[5:04] police is is just an incredible thing.
[5:06] It's hard to put into words. Um what I
[5:08] wanted to do is one of in particular
[5:11] tenant at the mall. He's been in the
[5:13] mall 34 years. So Cole's Shop
[5:17] Gen X top clothing store in Monroe for
[5:20] 2026.
[5:21] And I don't want to I mean, I could read
[5:23] this into the record. Um I'll leave a
[5:26] copy with you. He's been there 34 years
[5:29] and he is left clueless. He is paying
[5:32] um
[5:34] there's no foot traffic whatsoever
[5:35] there. None at all. Not for any of these
[5:38] stores. Not him. Uh Spector Dulce's
[5:41] gone.
[5:43] Um
[5:43] I've been in Time and Space. I've been
[5:46] you know, taking trying to buy some
[5:48] things at the uh kiosk at the mall and
[5:52] there is absolutely most people think
[5:54] our mall is closed.
[5:57] And it it's really a sad sad situation.
[6:01] So I'm going to ask again if
[6:04] you people would reach out
[6:06] and try and find out what's going on.
[6:08] I'm going to submit this to you.
[6:10] » Yep.
[6:11] » Thank you.
[6:11] » Give it to Sharon, yep.
[6:13] All right. Thank you, ma'am. I
[6:14] appreciate it and and it's very Oh,
[6:16] sorry.
[6:17] » Also, I just want to read part of this.
[6:20] It says
[6:21] we are pleased to inform you that So
[6:22] Cool Gen X has been officially
[6:24] recognized as a top five of 2025 in
[6:27] Monroeville award winning in the
[6:29] clothing store category. An honor based
[6:31] on verified data from Google reviews as
[6:34] analyzed and certified by Business Rate
[6:36] Business Rate provides an
[6:39] Are you serious, Izzy?
[6:40] » Yeah, we got it.
[6:41] » Yep. That's what we were told we
[6:42] » Okay. Okay. Well, you know, congrats it
[6:43] says congratulations again for this
[6:45] outstanding achievement earned not by
[6:48] application or nomination, but by the
[6:50] authentic feedback of your own
[6:52] customers.
[6:53] So I mean this is the type of people and
[6:56] this particular
[6:58] man
[6:59] that one day I went in there, he had a
[7:01] veteran working for him. He just had to
[7:03] step out and he had a young man that had
[7:06] did I think two tours of duty in
[7:08] Afghanistan who he
[7:11] you know, tries to help out. My goal as
[7:14] I said with Mall Mark is to get them
[7:17] either with Wounded Warriors or Tunnel
[7:20] to Towers to do something either on the
[7:22] property or off the property. And one of
[7:25] my suggestions was to get rid of these
[7:27] flea bag hotels that we have that are
[7:29] nothing but nuisance hotels.
[7:32] Crime. People have been murdered in
[7:34] these places. So get rid of them.
[7:36] They're a nuisance. You can get rid of a
[7:37] nuisance bar, get rid of a nuisance
[7:39] hotel. Put something there for for our
[7:42] veterans and our first responders.
[7:44] » All right.
[7:44] » Thank you. Thank you, ma'am.
[7:46] Thank you for your kind comments about
[7:48] Burke's right out. By all means, ma'am.
[7:50] Please, have you entered sign in, state
[7:52] your name, and sign in, state your
[7:53] » In. My name is Cheryl Boyce. I live on
[7:56] Turnpike Gardens in Monroeville, and I'm
[7:58] here as a taxpayer. I'm glad you brought
[8:00] up the mall cuz I'm going to
[8:02] briefly just talk about that. Um next
[8:04] week, Wednesday, 5:30 CCAC,
[8:08] uh we're going to have another meeting
[8:10] with Allegheny County Council about the
[8:14] assessments.
[8:15] » Mhm.
[8:15] » My question to you is, because my
[8:17] husband and I have been researching that
[8:19] as long-time taxpayers in this area,
[8:22] you know, there's the loop program
[8:23] versus a homestead exclusion, the
[8:26] waterfall laws, all that kind of good
[8:28] stuff that when you start researching
[8:31] it, there's a lot of questions. So, my
[8:33] question to all of you is,
[8:35] are they reaching out to the
[8:37] municipalities,
[8:39] also getting input, and talking to each
[8:42] of you about the impact eventually down
[8:45] the road as they're working through this
[8:47] process. What is the communication
[8:49] between the county and you? Is there any
[8:52] at all on that?
[8:52] » I'll let you finish, then I can I'll
[8:54] speak to that. Go ahead.
[8:55] » Um and so far as the mall goes, because
[8:58] we're doing two things in Monroeville
[8:59] simultaneously. We're having the
[9:01] reassessments, which to be honest with
[9:03] you, my house is now worth four times
[9:05] what it was when we first bought here 35
[9:07] years ago. My family's lived here 80
[9:09] years. So, a lot of changes. But, one of
[9:13] my concerns is today, we took a little
[9:15] hike out uh to Westmoreland County
[9:19] because my husband, who has been a
[9:20] Dick's Sporting Goods
[9:22] uh customer forever,
[9:24] got a notice that they opened their new
[9:26] megastore on Route 30.
[9:28] » Right.
[9:28] » Um unless they put one in Monroeville,
[9:31] we can't compete.
[9:32] And I know these stores are leaving,
[9:34] leaving, leaving. That's a huge thing.
[9:37] I mean, Route 30 is not that far from
[9:39] here. We walked [clears throat] through
[9:40] that store, climbing walls, batting
[9:42] cages, all this stuff double what's here
[9:46] in Monroeville. So, as we're arguing
[9:49] also and discussing assessments, we're
[9:52] sitting here with the mall, and she's
[9:54] right, what's going on with with the
[9:56] mall as people are leaving. I mean,
[10:00] Dick's just opened this this weekend.
[10:03] It's you can't believe the parking lot.
[10:05] So, what's going to happen? Um I'm a
[10:07] little concerned about that and how
[10:09] that's going to impact us all. So, if
[10:11] you could just address specifically the
[10:14] county and how they're communicating
[10:17] what's going to happen. Are we going to
[10:19] have public meetings in Monroeville with
[10:21] you guys once they figure out how we're
[10:24] going to proceed with all of this.
[10:26] » Okay.
[10:28] Anything else?
[10:28] » Mr. Poch, you're on.
[10:29] » Well, I was Do you have any You have
[10:31] some time? That's
[10:32] I'll I'll I'll steal your last 2 seconds
[10:35] minutes and a while. In
[10:37] uh my role in the League of
[10:37] Municipalities as well, the answer to
[10:39] your question is, and much to our
[10:41] chagrin, no. They haven't reached out to
[10:44] us. And we have as the the Board of
[10:45] Directors of the League of
[10:46] Municipalities has written letters like,
[10:49] "Hey folks, how about talk to us?" So,
[10:51] it's not a very pleasant piece that, but
[10:53] we're still not finished with that.
[10:54] We've directed the um
[10:56] the executive director of that group to
[10:58] continue to reach out and say, "Hey,
[11:00] guys are scheduling meetings, don't
[11:01] forget to talk to your local officials."
[11:03] So,
[11:05] I would
[11:06] suggest you speak to your county council
[11:08] representative. Is that right, Michelle?
[11:10] Is that right?
[11:10] » She doesn't respond.
[11:12] » Okay.
[11:12] » But, we're going to Some of us are going
[11:14] to go down there on Wednesday and have a
[11:16] little conversation with them because
[11:19] they represent us. And I think sometimes
[11:20] county council fails to realize that cuz
[11:23] we don't always go down and bother them.
[11:25] I think it's time to bother them.
[11:27] So, we'll see what happens.
[11:28] » Thank you for your effort. I appreciate
[11:30] it.
[11:30] » I'm not going to let it go, but thank
[11:32] you very much. And when you do get an
[11:33] update about the mall, please, because
[11:36] she's right. When you walk through
[11:38] there,
[11:38] » We know.
[11:39] » It looks like the valley of the dead.
[11:41] So, thank you very much.
[11:43] » We've had zombies there before.
[11:46] » [laughter]
[11:46] » I had to get a zombie joke in.
[11:48] Had to get a zombie joke in, too. Hi,
[11:50] good evening.
[11:51] » Hi.
[11:51] » And please state your name for the
[11:52] record. I'm sorry, again, please?
[11:54] » My name is Adrienne Weiss, and I'm a
[11:55] Monroeville resident. Would you like me
[11:57] to sign in, ma'am?
[11:58] » And I have signed in previously.
[12:02] There used to be a way to
[12:04] show you
[12:04] » You can
[12:05] there Well, wasn't There's a rough X
[12:07] still right in the middle of it. Now,
[12:08] put it on the ground.
[12:10] » Yes.
[12:11] » So, when driving eastbound on 22,
[12:15] this sign is
[12:16] near the road in front of Bob's
[12:19] Furniture.
[12:20] And there's an L that fell off. So, it
[12:23] looks like Monroeville.
[12:26] » Oh, okay.
[12:27] » This is very bad, and I talked with Mr.
[12:30] Wilson about the
[12:31] » I I'd be I'd be a lap but I'm sorry I
[12:33] drew a pa- I didn't see that.
[12:34] » And and some people would say it is vile
[12:37] how there's so many empty buildings and
[12:39] and, you know, what do we have to show
[12:41] for that Monroeville is so great.
[12:44] And back in the day, when Tim Little was
[12:47] here and I had said right in your front
[12:52] that thing it said
[12:53] municipal building, because the M fell
[12:57] off of your sign in front of this
[12:58] building.
[12:59] » [laughter]
[13:00] » I used to be a proofreader and
[13:01] advertising writer and and so forth, and
[13:03] I'm an author and all that. But,
[13:06] proofreading is one of my things. So,
[13:08] when I saw this sign,
[13:10] I asked about it.
[13:12] Mr. Williams said, "Oh, it's going to be
[13:14] like a $15,000." [laughter]
[13:17] I think he quoted me. And
[13:20] but that it was going to be
[13:21] » [laughter]
[13:21] » Not a municipal expense from your
[13:25] budget, it or
[13:27] improvements or whatnot, it was going to
[13:29] be Rotary.
[13:30] » Yes, the Rotary.
[13:30] » I went to a Rotary meeting and I learned
[13:34] that this sign would cost $150,000
[13:39] and it would be the sign of a of a size
[13:41] of a billboard and electronic like what
[13:44] you have at 2248
[13:46] uh intersection, only much bigger like
[13:49] and you would need a variance and and
[13:51] you need a way to get to it and there's
[13:54] no way to get to it right now.
[13:56] If this becomes a Monroeville capital
[13:59] improvement budget expense instead of a
[14:02] Rotary expense,
[14:04] uh I think, you know, everybody is going
[14:06] to go like,
[14:07] "Why do we need a giant sign like that
[14:10] and electronic and not even solar
[14:12] powered but on the grid, another expense
[14:16] for the municipality
[14:18] to have an electric bill
[14:20] up'd with this thing?" And really we
[14:23] just need the L put on there for now.
[14:26] And it could take several years before
[14:29] they could do this whole variance and
[14:31] and excavation and and the property
[14:34] belongs to some fellow uh that parcel.
[14:37] So, there's just all these things that
[14:40] have to do with it that sort of upset
[14:43] me. It's like, "Why can't you just get
[14:45] another L?" Somebody did inspect that it
[14:48] wasn't on the ground outside. They don't
[14:51] know where it is. Just
[14:53] you know, you're we're we're not
[14:54] welcoming people to Monroeville.
[14:57] It's not a good sign.
[14:59] » Well, so not not to channel my best Pat
[15:02] Sajak, Alex, can you find out getting us
[15:04] an L? Okay. I will do the best we can,
[15:07] Mayor. I I don't mean to make light of
[15:08] it, too, but we'll we'll see what's
[15:09] going on with that, too.
[15:10] » The M you got for the municipal building
[15:12] » Yeah, that was our that was our M, yeah.
[15:14] » It's not the same thickness.
[15:16] » I understand. I know.
[15:17] » It was upsetting to me, too. It's like,
[15:19] "Couldn't you match it or just get all
[15:21] new letters?" But
[15:22] » Can Can you be sure you give give me
[15:24] your Send an email to the manager to
[15:25] make sure that he has your email address
[15:26] and then a follow-up with the two. Okay.
[15:28] » Yeah, there has to be an easement. It
[15:30] could take 5 to 6 years from what I
[15:32] learned and so forth.
[15:34] » Thank you, ma'am.
[15:34] » Okay.
[15:36] Do you want this?
[15:38] » I don't feel vile enough this evening,
[15:39] but that's okay.
[15:41] » Thank you.
[15:42] » It's not very welcoming.
[15:43] » No, no, it's not. It's not.
[15:46] » I better not have any more caffeine
[15:47] before I come to me.
[15:49] Okay.
[15:51] » Hi, good evening.
[15:53] My name is Mallory Grants. I do live on
[15:54] Monroeville Boulevard.
[15:56] » Did you sign in, ma'am?
[15:57] » Yes, I did.
[15:57] » Mhm.
[15:58] » Sure did. Uh and I spoke last uh
[16:00] citizens night a few weeks ago about
[16:02] trust, transparency, and community
[16:04] engagement. So, tonight I'd like to talk
[16:05] briefly about consistency.
[16:08] A few weeks ago, the Monroeville Public
[16:09] Library promoted a children's [cough]
[16:11] program called Faith and Fossils: Adam's
[16:14] Pet Velociraptor, which presented a
[16:16] young Earth Christian perspective,
[16:18] including the belief that humans and
[16:19] dinosaurs lived together. I am not here
[16:22] I'm not here to criticize the library
[16:24] for hosting this event or promoting it.
[16:27] Public libraries serve diverse
[16:29] communities and community members should
[16:30] be free to organize programs that
[16:33] reflect a variety of viewpoints and
[16:34] interests. Now, on Facebook, some
[16:36] residents agreed with the program,
[16:37] others disagreed, and some questioned
[16:39] whether it belonged in the library at
[16:40] all. And all of these reactions were
[16:42] perfectly reasonable in a free and open
[16:45] society.
[16:46] What struck me was not the program
[16:47] itself. What struck me was the response.
[16:50] The residents discussed it, they debated
[16:52] it, they shared their opinions, and some
[16:53] defended it, some challenged it, and
[16:56] many pointed out what they saw as
[16:57] hypocrisy in previous community debates.
[17:00] But overwhelmingly, the conversation
[17:02] centered on the ideas themselves.
[17:04] I did not see demands the library remove
[17:07] the event. I did not see calls to punish
[17:09] the library for allowing it.
[17:11] I did not see the public suggest that
[17:13] the library's funding should be
[17:15] threatened because some residents
[17:17] disagreed with the message being
[17:18] presented. And I certainly did not see
[17:21] elected officials publicly questioning
[17:24] whether the library should be permitted
[17:26] to offer the program at all.
[17:28] That, in my view, is exactly what our
[17:30] residents should expect from our elected
[17:32] officials moving forward. I hope this
[17:34] approach continues next June and in
[17:36] every future conversation about our
[17:38] public library. Council members, like
[17:40] every resident, are absolutely entitled
[17:42] to their own personal opinions and
[17:44] religious beliefs, but those beliefs
[17:46] should not outweigh the professional
[17:48] judgment of the librarians our community
[17:50] has hired to do this work. Our
[17:52] librarians have specialized education,
[17:54] training, and experience in library
[17:56] science, intellectual freedom,
[17:58] collection development, and serving
[17:59] diverse communities. Their expertise in
[18:02] these matters exceeds that of most of us
[18:05] in this room, mine included, and it
[18:07] deserves to be respected. They were
[18:09] hired because they are the professionals
[18:11] and they should be trusted to do the
[18:12] jobs they were trained to do without
[18:14] political interference. The role of
[18:16] council is not to decide which
[18:18] viewpoints deserve a place in the
[18:19] library based on personal preference. It
[18:22] is to support the institution, respect
[18:24] the professionals who manage it, and
[18:26] allow them to serve the entire community
[18:28] fairly and consistently. That consistent
[18:31] or that difference absolutely matters. A
[18:34] healthy community is not one in which
[18:35] everyone agrees, a healthy community is
[18:37] one in which people can disagree without
[18:39] attempting to silence one another or
[18:41] pressure public institutions into taking
[18:43] sides.
[18:45] We do not all have to approve of every
[18:47] book, every display, speaker, program,
[18:49] or anything. In fact, in a community as
[18:51] diverse as Monroeville, it would be
[18:53] impossible to expect that we all would.
[18:55] But I hope we can agree on this
[18:57] principle. Disagreement should be met
[18:59] first with conversation, not political
[19:01] pressure.
[19:02] I also want to take a moment and
[19:04] recognize one of the very positive
[19:05] things that happened in the past 2 weeks
[19:07] in Monroeville.
[19:08] 2 weeks ago, our parks department, in
[19:10] partnership with Gateway School
[19:11] District, brought Seussical Kids to the
[19:12] community through their youth theater
[19:14] program.
[19:15] The Parks Department deserves tremendous
[19:18] tremendous credit for creating
[19:19] opportunities like this and for
[19:20] investing in programs that enrich the
[19:22] lives of our young people. By partnering
[19:24] [clears throat] with Gateway, they gave
[19:25] dozens of children the chance to spend
[19:27] part of their summer learning music,
[19:29] acting, teamwork, and confidence while
[19:31] performing for our community. Those
[19:33] experiences build skills, friendships,
[19:35] and lasting memories that extend far
[19:36] beyond the stage.
[19:38] I also hope to see more members of
[19:40] council at events like these, at school
[19:42] performances, youth sports, community
[19:44] festivals, library programs, and the
[19:47] many activities that bring Monroeville
[19:48] together. There is no substitute for
[19:51] showing up. The more often that you are
[19:54] present where our residents gather,
[19:56] volunteer, and perform, and learn, the
[19:59] better that you will understand the
[20:00] people you were elected to represent and
[20:03] the institutions that make this
[20:04] community so special.
[20:05] » One minute.
[20:06] » As residents, we should continue
[20:08] supporting these institutions,
[20:09] celebrating their successes, and
[20:11] remaining engaged in the decisions that
[20:13] affect them. I said during my last visit
[20:15] that the people are paying attention,
[20:16] and this remains true today.
[20:18] I'm not saying this because we are
[20:19] looking for conflict, but because we
[20:21] care deeply about our community, our
[20:24] public institutions, and the principles
[20:26] of fairness and consistency that allow
[20:28] them to thrive. Thank you for your time.
[20:30] » Do you want to Do you want to submit
[20:32] » I'm sure I got a bunch of notes all over
[20:34] it, but yeah.
[20:35] » [laughter]
[20:35] » Okay, thank you.
[20:40] » Nancy Ceiling.
[20:47] » Hello all. My name is Nancy Gormley. I
[20:49] live on Greenleaf Drive in Monroeville,
[20:50] and I did sign in.
[20:52] » Thank you.
[20:52] » Thank you.
[20:53] » Um I hate to beat a dead horse,
[20:55] but there was a comment made
[20:57] during the um councilman's uh
[21:00] councilperson, excuse me, Mr. Mrs.
[21:03] Ramsey,
[21:04] um
[21:05] um conversations at the end of the
[21:07] meeting that we didn't have a chance to
[21:08] address.
[21:09] And that was about the library code.
[21:12] And, um,
[21:14] one councilman said, "Yeah, I think
[21:16] there's something in the PA library
[21:17] code." Well, let me inform you, this is
[21:20] exactly what it says.
[21:23] A local library, this is chapter 9318,
[21:26] local library governance.
[21:29] A local library established under this
[21:31] chapter
[21:32] or of the former act of June 14th, 1961,
[21:36] known as the library code, shall be
[21:39] governed exclusively
[21:41] by a board of library directors as
[21:43] follows. And then there's some
[21:45] exclusions that don't pertain to us,
[21:47] like if two municipalities share a a
[21:49] library.
[21:50] But the interesting thing,
[21:52] considering what we were talking about
[21:54] last month,
[21:56] is when we look at Monroeville's own
[21:57] code,
[21:59] chapter 80-1.
[22:01] This is hereby created and established
[22:04] in the municipality of Monroeville,
[22:06] the board of directors of the
[22:08] Monroeville library, which shall have
[22:10] full and complete control over the
[22:13] operation and conduct of a municipal
[22:16] library, including the effort to get
[22:18] such a library established.
[22:20] Which means,
[22:22] in my legal opinion,
[22:24] and that's just from watching TV,
[22:27] I believe that our municipal manager, at
[22:30] the direction of council, some council
[22:32] members overstepped.
[22:34] Because there was a board meeting held
[22:36] that month to discuss the topic at hand.
[22:39] They voted to allow the display to stay,
[22:41] and it was overruled. And I think that's
[22:43] a violation of this ordinance, and I'm
[22:46] very disappointed that our manager
[22:48] didn't know better, because that's his
[22:50] job.
[22:51] So, thank you.
[22:52] » Thank you.
[22:53] » Thank you.
[22:55] » Anyone else in any other Monroeville
[22:57] items that we have in citizens night?
[23:02] All right, I'll be close that section of
[23:04] the meeting for now.
[23:07] And on to my favorite part
[23:10] is we have some a couple of hearings for
[23:12] folks
[23:13] next on a couple of
[23:15] items for conditional uses as we move
[23:18] forward to do that. The first one is
[23:21] Seven Brew for those individuals that
[23:23] are involved and want to give testimony
[23:25] or anything please could you please
[23:27] stand up?
[23:30] You're the only one, sir. Could you
[23:31] raise your right hand?
[23:33] Tell the truth
[23:35] promise to tell [clears throat] the
[23:35] truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
[23:36] the truth?
[23:37] » I do.
[23:37] » Please state your name for the record.
[23:39] » Bob Gage.
[23:40] » Okay.
[23:42] Bob, can you come forward?
[23:43] » Good evening.
[23:44] My name is Bob Gage. I'm with Brew Brew
[23:47] LLC. We are a franchisee of Seven Brew
[23:49] Coffee.
[23:52] And I am here to request conditional
[23:54] approval
[23:56] for a conditional use.
[24:00] The reason for the conditional use, we
[24:02] are a use by right, but the reason for
[24:04] the conditional use is two primary
[24:07] structures on one parcel. At the last
[24:10] month's meeting, the Express Car Wash
[24:12] came through. I believe you all saw that
[24:14] and that was approved and this is the
[24:16] second structure that is on that
[24:18] » Just for everyone's refreshment, so to
[24:20] limit, no pun intended.
[24:22] » [laughter]
[24:23] » Yeah.
[24:24] Could you please identify the two major
[24:26] roads that are on the two sides?
[24:27] » Yes, sorry. William Penn Highway and
[24:29] Center Street, I believe. Center Road.
[24:32] » Yep.
[24:32] » Yes.
[24:34] This is the basic layout of the proposed
[24:37] development. We have a right in right
[24:39] out off of William Penn
[24:41] that comes in, circles around, our queue
[24:43] lanes start on the the northwest side of
[24:45] our of our parcel.
[24:48] Wrap back around and the building sits
[24:50] here facing toward William Penn.
[24:52] This is a 100% drive-thru facility.
[24:55] There is no walk-up traffic, no sit-down
[24:57] traffic. Uh 100% drive-thru.
[25:01] Um
[25:02] as you come through, get uh your
[25:04] product, leave. You've got the choice of
[25:07] either coming back down and doing a
[25:08] right out on William Penn or going back
[25:10] over to center and coming down to the
[25:12] light and going in either direction uh
[25:13] east or west from there.
[25:15] Um
[25:17] it is a 510 sq ft building with a 273 sq
[25:20] ft auxiliary building, which is a cooler
[25:23] that sits adjacent to the primary
[25:24] building.
[25:25] Uh it is a modular structure. It will
[25:28] come in on the back of a truck uh once
[25:29] we get all the site work done, we bring
[25:31] it in, set it down, 4 days later it's
[25:34] ready for business.
[25:35] Uh be happy to answer any questions if
[25:37] anyone has any.
[25:39] » Council?
[25:40] » Yes, Bob.
[25:41] » My other question, uh the sidewalks
[25:43] around that property,
[25:45] uh they need repaired or replaced. And
[25:48] and
[25:49] was was that addressed?
[25:51] » Yes, they're actually going to uh
[25:53] replace the stairs, put a ramp in, and
[25:57] uh most of the sidewalk on their portion
[26:00] was in decent shape. There might be a
[26:01] couple areas that need touched up, but
[26:03] for the most part it wasn't too bad.
[26:05] » My other question is this is a
[26:09] drive-thru facility only.
[26:10] » Correct.
[26:11] » Okay.
[26:12] And our ordinance still requires all
[26:14] these extra parking places. Nobody's
[26:16] ever going to park here if it's driving
[26:18] through.
[26:19] » The
[26:19] » Employees.
[26:21] » Uh the parking spaces are for the
[26:22] employees. So
[26:23] » Employees?
[26:24] » Yes, sir. Uh we have uh
[26:27] 4-hour shifts throughout the day, so we
[26:29] have a lot of people coming and going uh
[26:31] employees that uh we we want to provide
[26:34] enough parking there for the overlap
[26:36] during the the shift changes.
[26:38] » Okay.
[26:39] » So that's the reason for the the number
[26:40] of uh parking that we have here. And if
[26:43] the store does get busy, we do have the
[26:45] capacity to have as many as 22 employees
[26:47] on site at a time to take care
[26:48] [clears throat] of that volume.
[26:49] » Okay. What what is the size of this
[26:51] module?
[26:52] » 510 square feet.
[26:54] » Do you Do do put an illustration up
[26:55] there?
[26:56] » An illustration or something?
[26:58] » This is the front of the building?
[27:04] » Oh, it's small.
[27:06] » It's very small.
[27:06] » And that
[27:08] comes in sections?
[27:09] » It does, yes sir. It'll come on three
[27:11] semis. So, the base, this this part
[27:14] under the canopy will come on one truck.
[27:16] The top part will come on a second
[27:17] truck.
[27:19] And then this is the cooler, auxiliary
[27:21] cooler building that will come on a
[27:22] third truck along with the canopies.
[27:26] » Why Why is the cooler not connected to
[27:28] the building? They got to walk outside
[27:30] to get to the cooler?
[27:31] » We've got constraints regarding
[27:32] transportation.
[27:34] So, we we can only have we can only go
[27:36] so big with the main building and still
[27:38] fit it on a truck and get it here on
[27:39] site
[27:40] through DOT permitting.
[27:43] » Okay, thank you.
[27:44] » Yes, sir.
[27:46] » Bob.
[27:47] » Um what are your days and hours of
[27:49] operation?
[27:50] » Uh we're open 7 days a week, 5:30 a.m.
[27:52] till 10:30 p.m.
[27:54] Uh
[27:55] on Sunday it is 6:30 a.m. till 9:30 p.m.
[28:00] Those are starting hours depending on
[28:02] what the volume is, what our traffic
[28:04] looks like, those can be adjusted after
[28:06] we get get it open and and operating,
[28:08] but those are the area hours that we
[28:09] start with.
[28:10] » Sure, one of the questions always is
[28:12] about these kind of facilities. How much
[28:13] of a queue do you have [clears throat]
[28:14] for cars? It looks like you have a fair
[28:16] number. Do you know what the number is?
[28:18] How many cars you can fit in the area
[28:20] inside your uh
[28:21] » I do.
[28:22] » Those two driveways?
[28:23] » Yes, so we've designed this to hold 31
[28:25] cars.
[28:26] » Okay.
[28:27] » So, and that that is in the queue lanes
[28:29] up to this point here.
[28:31] Where the queue lane starts. So, uh
[28:33] theoretically we have more room if we
[28:35] needed. Uh the best operating store that
[28:38] we have to date uh will do 28 cars at
[28:41] the peak hour in the afternoon and that
[28:42] typically lasts for 2 minutes during
[28:44] that 4-to-6-hour rush. Uh so, we feel
[28:47] like we've designed it to handle uh the
[28:50] biggest load we can expect.
[28:52] » Thank you.
[28:52] » Yes, sir.
[28:54] » Question for solicitor.
[28:56] » Yes.
[28:57] » Refresh my memory
[29:00] when you
[29:01] put in a conditional use
[29:03] and they would decide to tear this down
[29:05] and put something else in there. Does
[29:07] that conditional use stay with the
[29:09] property or the project?
[29:11] » No, it's not like a variance. If they
[29:12] terminate the use, then the use doesn't
[29:14] exist anymore.
[29:15] » Okay.
[29:15] » Nobody has a right to that use if they
[29:17] remove everything from the property.
[29:19] Now, if the if the building stayed
[29:21] then a person would be able to continue.
[29:24] But if they remove the the building
[29:27] itself, then that's the end of the use.
[29:30] » Okay. Thank you.
[29:30] » To start all over again.
[29:32] » And this is a lease for us and we do
[29:35] have written in the lease that we have
[29:37] the ability to remove the building once
[29:38] » Yeah.
[29:39] » If and when we ever close it.
[29:41] » Can I Can I think I heard when the car
[29:42] wash was here, excuse me for
[29:44] interrupting you.
[29:45] I think I heard that you have cross
[29:47] easements and everything to handle it.
[29:49] The getting in and out onto the highway.
[29:51] » Yes, sir. Yes, sir. We have cross access
[29:53] easements for both.
[29:55] So car wash people can enter our site
[29:57] and we can leave and enter through the
[29:59] car wash site as well.
[30:00] » Okay. Great.
[30:01] » So with this property,
[30:04] they can't sell the car wash or the
[30:08] coffee shop to another individual. It
[30:11] has to stay with the same individual.
[30:13] » No, they could they could sell it if
[30:14] they want. I mean, whoever would buy
[30:17] part of it, let's say, would be subject
[30:19] to the same rights that have been
[30:22] already been established between the two
[30:24] property, the two operations.
[30:26] So, yeah, they can
[30:28] freely transfer it.
[30:29] » Okay. Thank you.
[30:31] » Any other questions from council?
[30:34] » Staff, Paul, anything interesting in
[30:36] » This isn't really a I guess it's kind of
[30:38] a new
[30:39] experience for us.
[30:40] » No, uh know, we've reviewed it. Gateway
[30:42] Engineers has reviewed it. There's some
[30:44] stormwater questions they're working
[30:45] through, but uh we expect full
[30:48] compliance.
[30:49] » And we'll be ready to go by Tuesday?
[30:51] » Uh maybe Wednesday.
[30:56] » Okay. As long as we have it spelled out
[30:57] for the look for it here. All right, if
[30:59] there aren't any other questions, thank
[31:00] you, sir. We look forward to you.
[31:01] » Thank you.
[31:02] » I'll see you next week.
[31:03] Yeah, I
[31:04] That's true, too. Is there anyone
[31:06] presently I didn't nobody else stood up
[31:07] to for the testimony, but did
[31:09] » He's the only one who stood.
[31:10] » Yeah, he's the only one who stood up,
[31:11] but nobody else had comment. Okay.
[31:14] Thank you for reminding me that.
[31:16] All right. Uh motion to close that
[31:18] particular hearing.
[31:19] » Motion.
[31:20] » Second.
[31:21] » All in favor?
[31:22] » Aye.
[31:22] » Okay, closed.
[31:25] All right. So, we want to talk about
[31:27] next item on the agenda is the
[31:29] proposal for the capital improvement
[31:31] plan. Mr. Graziani, please see me at the
[31:33] podium.
[31:34] » Yes, sir.
[31:35] Jared, if you could put the slides up,
[31:37] we'll just quickly go through them. Not
[31:38] a lot of slides, there's only nine.
[31:40] Um so, back in the end of July, there
[31:43] was a draft capital program given you as
[31:45] you recall from our discussions last
[31:48] year when we uh spent a lot of time on
[31:49] it. You should be familiar with the
[31:51] process, but I'll quickly go through the
[31:52] slides. So, you know, we're always
[31:54] looking 20 years out ahead. Why? Well,
[31:56] we talked a lot about fire trucks
[31:58] lasting 20 years. We talk about
[32:00] buildings maybe lasting more, but it's
[32:02] trying to maintain our our capital
[32:04] assets over time. So, the 20 years is
[32:07] what you look at, the 5 years is what
[32:08] you focus on, and of course every
[32:09] December you uh
[32:12] you make 1-year CIP.
[32:14] Uh but throughout the years, you guys
[32:15] have done, you know, we approve purchase
[32:18] orders for capital improvements.
[32:20] And we're constantly assessing that. Uh
[32:22] notice [clears throat] there was a
[32:23] little bit of flow.
[32:24] Um the the capital purchase requests
[32:27] didn't occur in January. I think we
[32:28] started in February, and then we went
[32:30] through a bunch. There's none on this
[32:32] month's meeting just because that's how
[32:34] they they flow. We try to manage cash
[32:36] balances. We try to manage, um, you
[32:39] know, the timing of when the purchase
[32:40] order is ready to be submitted to you
[32:42] all, and then you make that that
[32:44] decision. But, it's all about trying to
[32:46] maintain fund balance in the long run.
[32:48] Um, so right now, you know, our capital
[32:50] needs are about 28 million. And if you
[32:53] read the cover sections of the plan that
[32:57] was submitted the end of July last year,
[32:59] we were about 38 million dollars.
[33:02] Um, and that was cuz we did have a a bit
[33:04] of an extra year, so it was a basically
[33:07] a a 6-year instead of a 5-year, as well
[33:09] as some other backlog projects.
[33:11] Um, the when we look at funding, you
[33:14] know, right now there's a gap, and that
[33:16] quite frankly is cuz we got to apply for
[33:17] grants. You know, when you approve those
[33:19] traffic signals,
[33:21] you might be doing a 1.2 million-dollar
[33:23] project, and we might have an
[33:25] 800,000-dollar grant, for example. So,
[33:27] we don't have those grant commitments in
[33:28] hand, we won't proceed with a project,
[33:30] for example, that is relying on a grant
[33:33] commitment. So, roughly you're about 29
[33:35] million dollars in expenditures with
[33:36] about 25 million dollars in funding. Um,
[33:40] just to give you a framework. Meanwhile,
[33:43] we depend on the different years,
[33:47] they're not uniform. For example, there
[33:50] might be a larger purchase in one year
[33:52] and less. What remains relatively
[33:54] constant, at least we're trying to, are
[33:56] the investments we make in roads and
[33:59] specifically the the paving program, as
[34:02] well as the associated crack sealing and
[34:05] uh seal coating fog sealing, and the the
[34:09] guardrail. I've already mentioned
[34:10] traffic signals. Now, as you all
[34:12] realize, we're getting less paving over
[34:16] time
[34:17] with the same investment, you know, just
[34:19] like in your home, inflation is
[34:20] impacting our
[34:23] ability to get things done. So, it's
[34:24] it's something that we've got to keep in
[34:25] mind. The number of roads don't don't
[34:28] shrink over time. In fact, they grow as
[34:30] developments get approved.
[34:31] Uh, however, our buying power decreases,
[34:34] but that's a significant portion, a good
[34:37] bit of the program is in the road
[34:39] program itself.
[34:41] So, when we look at that, we talk about
[34:43] the different breakdowns. You know, the
[34:46] road's $2.6 million.
[34:48] You look at public safety, police
[34:50] vehicles, public works vehicles, the
[34:52] fire truck that we're looking to order,
[34:54] you know, and so forth. So, these
[34:56] details are all in the report. We can
[35:00] take as much time as you like to go over
[35:01] the report, come to our office. If
[35:03] questions will walk through it and help
[35:05] you. The the fire agreement is something
[35:08] you have approved, so it's in this plan.
[35:10] It's just like we worded it.
[35:12] We will make sure the final that you all
[35:14] look at have those exact numbers as
[35:17] reflected. Now,
[35:18] maybe those quotes change a bit
[35:20] when they actually are ordered, but
[35:22] right now they'll reflect what's in the
[35:24] the agreement.
[35:26] Implementation,
[35:27] obviously everything depends on
[35:29] resources.
[35:30] The general [clears throat] fund is
[35:31] first.
[35:33] That's the day-to-day, keep the lights
[35:35] open 365, 24 hours a day.
[35:38] Once that's fed,
[35:40] the leftovers go to things like the
[35:41] capital.
[35:43] So, we always are trying to maintain
[35:44] that. We're for us, our goal is that
[35:48] January 2032,
[35:50] the community has at least 20% reserves
[35:52] in the bank January 1, 2032. We're
[35:55] always working at that number. So,
[35:57] everything is predicated on will in
[35:59] January 2032 we have at least 20% in the
[36:02] bank for our capital part or for our
[36:04] general fund. If we don't, what gets
[36:06] dialed back, quite frankly, are capital
[36:09] expenditures. We have a pay-as-you-go
[36:11] program. This anticipates no debt. We're
[36:13] now out of debt. We made our last bond
[36:15] payment. This capital program has no
[36:17] debt. As I said, if there is a grant
[36:20] that we're not successful in getting, we
[36:22] won't execute the project. Just how it
[36:24] goes. We have to keep the lights on. So,
[36:26] the general funds came and this is
[36:28] subservient to the general fund. So the
[36:30] transfers for the most part the fund the
[36:32] capital come out of the general fund and
[36:34] each December you'll be approving that
[36:36] transfer. When you adopt the general
[36:39] fund within that is an expenditure or a
[36:41] transfer to the capital and at that time
[36:44] in December you'll be approving that
[36:46] year's capital. So they will differ and
[36:48] will always will like what we do in
[36:50] August for 2027 will be definitely
[36:53] slightly different than what is you
[36:54] adopt in December of 2026 slightly. And
[36:57] what actually gets bought in 2027
[37:00] will differ just based on costs and what
[37:02] we're able to do. We might not be able
[37:04] to
[37:05] afford something we thought we could
[37:07] just simply because of inflation or the
[37:09] price adjustment which have wildly
[37:12] changed in particularly vehicles.
[37:16] We've seen a fluctuation but just look
[37:19] at you all have experienced that with
[37:21] tariffs and some of the vehicles you
[37:22] might have bought 5 years ago and what
[37:24] you're paying for those same vehicles
[37:25] now is
[37:26] very different. So just to give you an
[37:28] idea of how we do all this.
[37:30] Public hearing, council action,
[37:33] the home rule charter contemplates that
[37:36] the ordinance is adopted by the you know
[37:38] before the end of September. We'd like
[37:39] you to be able to do it next week. If we
[37:41] can't do it next week, you know we can
[37:42] do it in September.
[37:44] And that's kind of it for my slides and
[37:47] the presentation Jared. You can turn
[37:48] that off
[37:49] or you can take any comments or
[37:51] » Well, I was going to say I was going to
[37:52] leave the public I like the public
[37:53] comment window in there because if
[37:55] anybody has any public comment
[37:57] on that in this hearing, please feel
[37:58] free to
[38:00] step forward and voice them.
[38:03] Council, anything at this time?
[38:05] » No.
[38:06] » Yes. Yes, Mr. Williams.
[38:09] » I am extremely concerned about our money
[38:13] in Monroeville.
[38:15] If we run our households like most
[38:17] communities run their boroughs, we'd all
[38:20] we'll under a bridge.
[38:22] We need to watch the money. Right now,
[38:24] I'm I'm thrilled that Monroeville's
[38:26] debt-free.
[38:27] And and I intend to do my part to keep
[38:30] it that way. And uh, and then we need
[38:33] economic development. We got a lot of
[38:35] empty storefronts. And I don't know how
[38:37] we're going to do it, but we need
[38:38] somebody to take care of economic
[38:40] development and put these empty
[38:42] storefronts out there uh, so that people
[38:45] can see what Monroeville has and why
[38:47] it's a good place to have a business.
[38:50] Uh,
[38:51] next couple years are going to be tough.
[38:53] We're we're we're we're losing a lot of
[38:55] money with with uh, stores leaving. And
[38:59] uh,
[38:59] it it's just a concern. And in this new
[39:02] budget, uh, we're going to have to
[39:04] tighten up the purse strings. And uh,
[39:06] every department's probably going to be
[39:08] hurting a little bit. Uh, but uh,
[39:11] I'm I'm I'm not for uh, going into debt
[39:13] and borrowing millions of dollars. And
[39:15] and that's where I stand. I thank you.
[39:19] » All right, Bob. Thank you.
[39:20] Anyone else on council?
[39:24] All right, we'll look forward to that.
[39:25] And I'm going to close that section of
[39:26] the public hearing for this evening. All
[39:29] right, thank you.
[39:32] All right.
[39:34] I do want to read this. We always read
[39:35] this before most of our regular meetings
[39:37] and put this in place, too.
[39:39] Uh, as well that we want to have an
[39:40] announcement that we had an executive
[39:42] session uh,
[39:43] uh,
[39:44] this evening. Uh, council conducted an
[39:46] executive session on Thursday the the
[39:47] 6th from um,
[39:49] 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to discuss our
[39:51] collective bargaining union negotiations
[39:53] and the police policy wage policy
[39:55] committee and matters of attorney-client
[39:56] privilege and legal advice related to
[39:58] those negotiations.
[40:00] Uh, council and any legislative action,
[40:02] if there if there is any, uh, will be
[40:04] taken at the council meeting on Tuesday
[40:06] the 11th, 2026 or at some future public
[40:09] meeting.
[40:10] All right, just so we have that in the
[40:11] record.
[40:13] And as you see then item four for this
[40:15] evening, we'll review the take a look.
[40:17] Any questions from anyone on the
[40:19] proposed agenda?
[40:20] » Yep.
[40:21] » I'm sorry, did you miss the skip the
[40:23] minutes?
[40:24] » I don't didn't remind myself of any
[40:26] minutes for on here today.
[40:27] » Yeah, so so
[40:28] » They're It's here. It's on the back. I
[40:29] got it for here.
[40:30] » Do you do that, too? And we'll have our
[40:32] minutes be available on Tuesday, August
[40:34] 11th.
[40:36] » I don't I didn't submit any minutes for
[40:39] approval this month.
[40:40] » Yeah, so if you know for July
[40:42] » It's not available.
[40:42] » Okay.
[40:43] » Feature me. Okay.
[40:45] » Yep.
[40:45] » Got it.
[40:46] » So just just for housekeeping purposes,
[40:47] we're reviewing next week's agenda.
[40:50] » That's correct.
[40:51] » We've now entered, when we close the
[40:52] public hearing, is a regular workshop
[40:54] meeting, which is a little bit freer of
[40:55] a meeting. We'll be discussing next
[40:57] week's agenda. And we're
[40:59] to the best of our ability showing you
[41:01] that agenda of how it will look next
[41:03] week. So when you get there, you'll be
[41:04] like, "Oh, I remember we talked about
[41:06] that last week."
[41:07] » That's correct.
[41:07] » We can move forward. So now, if you're
[41:09] following, you know, we would be on page
[41:12] five
[41:13] » Of 10.
[41:14] » 10.
[41:14] » Or we
[41:15] » Discuss those particular minutes, and
[41:16] then we'll discuss reports of the tax
[41:18] collectors as well. That's on there.
[41:19] That's included in our green section for
[41:21] council that's in here. It's added on
[41:22] that. Discuss the list of bills and
[41:24] budgets and transfer in the payrolls and
[41:27] the CIP purchase order list
[41:29] for next week, as well.
[41:31] » So number seven is one that you want to
[41:32] give a lot of thought to.
[41:34] » We do.
[41:35] Why don't you go into the background,
[41:36] Mr. Griffin?
[41:36] » All right. Thank you.
[41:37] » If you notice how thick your packet was
[41:39] this month, it's because we did get a
[41:41] report from our traffic engineer related
[41:44] to a petition that was submitted last
[41:46] fall. The way things work in
[41:48] Monroeville, if you're concerned about
[41:50] speed or traffic uh in your community
[41:53] being unsafe, you can petition council
[41:57] to initiate a traffic calming study, and
[42:00] the residents along Logan Ferry
[42:02] submitted one of those back at the end
[42:05] of or at the end of the meeting back in
[42:07] the first meeting of October 2025. That
[42:09] led to
[42:11] the report that's in your packet. On
[42:14] July 6th, 2026, the draft study found
[42:16] that the 85th percentile speed of 36 mph
[42:20] on a road that's posted 25 mph
[42:24] um
[42:25] identified potential speed humps,
[42:26] pavement marking enhancements, speed
[42:28] feedback signs for further
[42:30] consideration. The draft does not
[42:32] include construction costs or additional
[42:33] engineering fees. So, what you all need
[42:36] to do is, you know, receive the the
[42:38] study, review the study.
[42:41] Um if you want to move forward, we're
[42:42] going to we would need some sort of a
[42:44] motion to advance
[42:46] uh the next step with HRG and getting
[42:49] into the construction costs
[42:52] and so forth. So, so you need to
[42:54] familiarize yourself and ask yourself as
[42:56] a council, is this worth pursuing
[42:59] further or would you like to narrow the
[43:01] scope? For example, you might say, you
[43:03] know, we reviewed the study and we want
[43:05] the traffic warning signs, the speed
[43:08] feedback signs, you know, for example.
[43:10] And and we would get guidance on that
[43:12] and proceed with costs and figure that
[43:14] out and move forward. But right now
[43:16] we've done
[43:18] I think what we can do and and you'll
[43:20] might need some time to review it. We
[43:21] might not be able to act next Tuesday,
[43:23] but at a future meeting you may decide
[43:24] to act based on this information.
[43:26] Mr. Huggins is much more familiar with
[43:28] it than I am, especially with the
[43:29] history of how we even got the speed
[43:31] humps bumps. They're really not humps,
[43:33] they're more like bumps.
[43:34] They're not speed tables, that's for
[43:35] sure, on Logan's Ferry
[43:37] » Humps. By definition, they're speed
[43:38] humps.
[43:39] » So,
[43:40] » [cough and clears throat]
[43:40] » If you have questions, he can answer
[43:43] them probably better than I could.
[43:45] » [clears throat]
[43:46] » Mr. Washington, Mrs. Ramsey, this is
[43:49] runs in your neck of the woods. Any
[43:50] questions for the staff right now?
[43:54] » Joe, what's your recommendation?
[43:56] » Well, the the the speed humps that are
[43:58] in place and all excuse [clears throat]
[43:59] me, that was based on a traffic study
[44:02] that was done in 2008.
[44:04] That was prior to the construction of
[44:07] Maple Crest and the senior housing.
[44:10] So, that's really, you know, Mr.
[44:12] Pugliano came up and voiced his
[44:14] displeasure with traffic and speed and
[44:16] so forth. That's why this study was
[44:19] done. We took Yeah, there was a
[44:20] petition.
[44:22] There was a lot of you know, a lot of
[44:24] recommendations by the residents, by Mr.
[44:26] Pugliano. We took all those. All those
[44:29] recommendations were given to the
[44:30] traffic engineer to look at
[44:32] on that section of road. Um so, the
[44:34] original study was in 2008. It was kind
[44:36] of antiquated because we did not look at
[44:39] the area from Willow Hedge to Old
[44:42] Frankstown. And that's what we
[44:43] concentrated on this time.
[44:45] Um part of the
[44:46] part of the design restraints is is
[44:49] Locust Tree Road and you know, Mr.
[44:51] Pugliano was very adamant about speed
[44:53] humps on that slope. But, if the slope
[44:57] is greater than 8 to 10%, you don't put
[44:59] speed humps on.
[45:00] It's a recommendation that you don't do
[45:02] that. So, there's other things that you
[45:04] can do which is in the report. But, you
[45:07] know, this specific recommendation shows
[45:09] that there four additional speed humps.
[45:12] Um you know, a traffic you know, similar
[45:15] to what you see on a lot of streets
[45:17] where it says your speed is blank, you
[45:20] know.
[45:20] Uh we we look at doing one of those.
[45:23] Um now, that is an official traffic
[45:25] control device under PennDOT. You have
[45:27] to get a permit to install those.
[45:30] Um along with some other minor
[45:32] [clears throat] recommendations. So,
[45:34] you know, it's you know, it's definitely
[45:36] going to affect the traffic flow.
[45:38] So, you need to think about that.
[45:41] » All right.
[45:43] Questions from anyone else?
[45:44] » When you say traffic flow, what do you
[45:46] what do you mean?
[45:47] » I mean, to me you when you're traveling
[45:48] that road, I mean, you're going to be
[45:49] experiencing four additional speed
[45:51] humps. You're going to be experienced
[45:53] you know, basically rumble strips going
[45:56] down Locust Tree Road or coming back up
[45:58] the
[45:58] » You said they weren't you You put speed
[46:01] humps on.
[46:01] » No, not on a slope.
[46:03] But they're showing four speed humps in
[46:04] totality. Two on the lower section of
[46:07] of
[46:08] of Logan's Ferry and two on the upper
[46:10] section. So, four additional speed
[46:12] humps,
[46:13] some rumble strips.
[46:15] » Would the rumble strips go on the slope?
[46:17] » Yes, they do. And that's the that's the
[46:19] trade-off to a speed hump on on a steep
[46:22] slope.
[46:24] » With that amount of space out from
[46:26] Frankstown to
[46:28] say Gary's house,
[46:30] one speed hump would probably be
[46:31] significant there.
[46:33] I mean
[46:34] » Well, based on the again, you know,
[46:36] based on the speeds and
[46:38] you know, the traffic volume, that's
[46:40] what was warranted.
[46:43] So, from old Frankstown to
[46:45] um
[46:46] the entrance to the Ezell plan, you
[46:48] know, you're looking at two additional
[46:49] speed humps. Then you're going to go up
[46:51] slope over some rumble strips. You're
[46:54] going to get to the top of the hill,
[46:55] you're going to have two more speed
[46:56] humps.
[46:58] You know, so it's it's going to slow
[46:59] traffic down.
[47:00] » Did they do anything about any
[47:02] consideration concerning the flooding
[47:03] that's for that
[47:04] » That has not flooded.
[47:07] That has been rectified.
[47:10] » Good to hear.
[47:11] » [snorts]
[47:11] » So, are they saying we have to choose
[47:13] between one of these three or we could
[47:15] do all three?
[47:16] » Well, this is what the recommendation is
[47:17] is in front of you.
[47:19] Now, you can pick and choose
[47:21] some or all or none.
[47:22] » We could modify
[47:24] » Sure, they recommend
[47:25] » Right. I'm sorry?
[47:26] » They're recommending all three of these
[47:27] measures?
[47:28] » Yes.
[47:29] » Okay.
[47:32] » And what we were suggesting was if you
[47:33] want us to advance, the next step would
[47:35] be get costs.
[47:37] » Cuz the one thing that came out jumped
[47:38] out to me was the traffic volumes on
[47:40] Logan's Ferry Road do not meet the 3,000
[47:42] vehicles per day or 300 vehicles per
[47:44] hour thresholds to warrant traffic
[47:46] calming measures.
[47:48] And then they're recommending
[47:50] » But that's based on classification of
[47:51] the road, though.
[47:52] » Okay.
[47:52] » You have to continue reading that
[47:54] section.
[47:55] » Okay.
[47:58] As far as the speed signs go, they've
[48:00] been talking about that for the last 10
[48:02] or 15 years.
[48:03] » Right. Well, something should be done
[48:04] there.
[48:05] » The speed signs aren't going to slow
[48:06] traffic.
[48:07] » Can we go back to that now?
[48:08] » Kind of worked on in Pitcairn. I've seen
[48:10] them
[48:10] » [clears throat]
[48:11] » Mr. Huges, can we can you help us
[48:13] understand the comment because I think
[48:15] what's confusing [clears throat] is the
[48:17] one talks about the volume but then the
[48:20] 85% speeds
[48:22] then merit it. So, that's what the last
[48:25] sentence based on vehicle speeds Logan's
[48:27] Ferry Road is applicable to traffic
[48:29] calming measures in accordance with the
[48:31] traffic calming policy. So, there's kind
[48:33] of two things, you know, you're looking
[48:34] at volume but if that volume though it
[48:36] be low, for example, is traveling at
[48:39] that percent high,
[48:41] then you might want to consider it.
[48:43] That's Does that help you?
[48:44] » Yeah.
[48:44] » Yeah.
[48:50] » Anyone else?
[48:53] Any questions? Good.
[48:55] » Mike.
[48:55] » Okay.
[48:56] All right, moving on. I'm just going to
[48:58] have Mr. Graziani read the next
[48:59] proposals for the that'll be the
[49:01] applications for consent development
[49:03] application we'll be considering in your
[49:05] warrant section. Do you have
[49:06] » So, as was discussed at the hearing,
[49:07] basically, the applicant is requesting
[49:09] site plan approval pursuant to
[49:10] Monroeville Zoning Ordinance 27-79 as
[49:13] amended to permit the construction and
[49:15] operation of a drive-thru coffee shop
[49:16] business and associated amenities. As
[49:19] we've discussed, the property address is
[49:20] 41-11
[49:22] William Penn Highway and is identified
[49:23] as tax parcel 743-H-040
[49:27] in the Boulevard Zoning District. The
[49:28] Planning Commission recommends approval
[49:30] of this application and again, more
[49:31] information is in your packet.
[49:33] Related item is number nine. It's the
[49:36] Seven Brew Conditional Use Approval. So,
[49:39] one's a site plan, one's a conditional
[49:41] use approval. Same information as we
[49:43] discussed before.
[49:47] And it's all in the agenda there.
[49:50] Lastly, would be the sewage planning
[49:52] module for this development.
[49:54] And number 11 is the sewage planning
[49:56] module for the car wash.
[49:58] » Okay.
[50:00] Any other questions on that, folks?
[50:02] Okay. Moving on, we've got the next
[50:05] resolution.
[50:06] » Yeah, so these are [clears throat] um
[50:07] related to the capital discussion. Um
[50:10] quite frankly, you know, if some of
[50:12] these are successful, since Dr. Lang has
[50:15] been here, she would have had a part in
[50:17] about a million dollars of grants
[50:20] additional grants coming into our
[50:21] community. We're we're trying to be as
[50:22] active as we can. We need capital
[50:24] improvement plans to be in place so we
[50:25] can apply for grants. State wants to
[50:27] know, are you serious about getting this
[50:28] or doing this?
[50:29] And as I mentioned, if we don't have the
[50:31] grant, we're not going to just go ahead
[50:32] and buy it. You know, it's sort of like
[50:34] a chicken and egg thing. You guys say
[50:36] you want to do it, we apply to get it,
[50:38] they fund it, we do it. If they don't
[50:40] fund it, then we
[50:42] apply again, and try it another year.
[50:44] You know, just delay the project.
[50:46] » Revisit.
[50:46] » Yeah, revisit it. So, these are a couple
[50:48] grants. Um you can read those. You Some
[50:51] of you are familiar with these programs.
[50:52] One of them that we're looking to get,
[50:54] the item 12, is the replace the turf
[50:57] um
[50:58] at the baseball fields.
[51:01] And the next one is for the improvements
[51:04] that we're looking at Overlook Park.
[51:09] » Mhm.
[51:11] » So, any questions on those two projects?
[51:14] » What you're talking about was the
[51:16] Overlook Park was the turf replacement.
[51:19] Where's the artificial turf there?
[51:20] » The ball fields, the four ball fields at
[51:22] Community Park West are AstroTurf.
[51:25] » AstroTurf, that's the old name.
[51:26] » We'll call it artificial.
[51:28] » The infields are AstroTurf, the
[51:29] outfields are grass.
[51:30] » Okay, thank you.
[51:32] » And
[51:33] » How old is that turf?
[51:35] » I was trying to look at my records
[51:36] today, but I'm thinking it's probably
[51:38] about 10 10 to 12 years old, though.
[51:40] » Oh, I thought that happened since I've
[51:42] been on council. Hey, with the baseball
[51:44] field.
[51:45] » And it was originally paid for with a
[51:46] grant.
[51:47] » Right.
[51:47] » That's all the all the fields were the
[51:49] AstroTurf was put in.
[51:51] » Tremendous amount of use.
[51:52] » Yeah.
[51:53] » Is that about the lifespan for
[51:55] » Yes, we're getting to the limit of the
[51:56] lifespan.
[51:57] » Okay.
[51:59] Okay.
[52:00] Turn it off. All right.
[52:03] How does it Monroeville Baseball
[52:05] contribute to any of that or is that all
[52:07] on the taxpayers?
[52:09] » As was mentioned, it was a grant before.
[52:12] Um
[52:13] and we were trying to seek a grant now
[52:15] and seek actually not only this one but
[52:17] we've been talking to visit Monroeville
[52:19] about also support.
[52:21] Monroeville Baseball, if I understand
[52:23] it, we've talked for years about field
[52:25] use agreements
[52:27] and and and so forth and I think Council
[52:29] even got to the point where they were
[52:30] looking at charging an annual fee.
[52:32] Right, but there isn't right now. Um but
[52:36] they will apply as well and at times
[52:38] they've gotten grants to contribute to
[52:39] these and I don't know all the details,
[52:41] but for example, whether it's the
[52:42] scoreboard or something, because they're
[52:44] a nonprofit, you know, they sometimes
[52:47] can get grants that we wouldn't be
[52:48] eligible for and can get funds. So,
[52:51] they're a player, but I I can't tell you
[52:53] in this project or in the last project
[52:54] um they have and I see you you might
[52:57] have an idea of how much they were in
[52:58] the last one.
[52:59] » No, I don't, but as a former president
[53:01] of the Baseball Association many years
[53:03] ago.
[53:03] » Yeah.
[53:04] » Um when my kids were younger. Um
[53:07] the the Monroeville Baseball Association
[53:09] is primarily Monroeville kids.
[53:11] » Yes.
[53:11] » So, the idea is they try to establish a
[53:14] budget whereby they get enough money to
[53:16] buy uniforms and um uh pay umpires and
[53:20] do that stuff and you know, there's
[53:21] contributions and people sponsor teams.
[53:24] And so they to keep the cost down of
[53:26] playing baseball for
[53:28] kids that are citizens of the community,
[53:31] um that's a part we have that amenity
[53:33] there for them.
[53:34] Um so, it would just be like somebody
[53:36] going to one of the other facilities and
[53:39] you know, we don't charge the fee to our
[53:41] residents for those.
[53:42] » Yeah.
[53:42] it's a similar issue, but they do try to
[53:44] get grants.
[53:45] » And they have been successful to get
[53:46] some scoreboard funding.
[53:48] » Yeah, and some other kinds of things,
[53:49] but
[53:51] I hope that helps, Mike.
[53:52] » Yeah, well, I'm just I
[53:54] I was just asking. I didn't know if they
[53:56] since they did get a grant for the
[53:57] scoreboard whether they had money left
[53:59] from that
[54:01] part of the
[54:03] » Well, I don't think so.
[54:03] » It always seems that all of us when we
[54:05] get a grant it's never enough.
[54:07] » Yeah, I don't think I don't know that it
[54:09] was enough money to I think it was like
[54:11] a sort of match thing. You know, you had
[54:13] to get money from somewhere else to to
[54:14] complete it, but it paid for a certain
[54:16] portion.
[54:19] » Okay.
[54:22] All right, moving along. Uh the next
[54:24] ordinance then as you can see on page
[54:25] nine, that's on the two that we'll act
[54:27] on next week is going to be I think we
[54:29] can short say that it's going to be an
[54:30] acting proven the adopting the capital
[54:32] improvement program. I don't think
[54:34] there's anything there that's unusual
[54:35] for us, but we'll talk about that.
[54:37] » I can just read the
[54:39] » If you would, please.
[54:40] » Some of it into the record. An ordinance
[54:41] of the Municipality of Monroeville,
[54:43] Allegheny County, Pennsylvania approving
[54:45] and adopting the 2027 through 2031
[54:47] capital improvement program.
[54:50] Uh the proposed 2027 to 2031 capital
[54:53] improvement program identifies capital
[54:55] projects totaling $28,121,592.95
[55:02] for the five years beginning January 1,
[55:04] 2027 and ending December 31, 2031.
[55:08] The program also identifies
[55:10] $2,448,527.78
[55:15] in preliminary capital needs for the
[55:17] 2032 informational and long-range
[55:20] planning purposes. The proposed capital
[55:22] improvement program for 2027 totals
[55:25] $4,890,476.
[55:30] » Great.
[55:31] » Excuse me for double-clutching there.
[55:32] » That's all right.
[55:35] There's a lot of humidity.
[55:36] » I put some of the 78 cents
[55:37] » Sir.
[55:41] » All right, moving right along. Look at
[55:44] this, reports of municipal staff
[55:45] already. Wow, let's grab let's start
[55:47] with Mr. Ratcher.
[55:48] » I have nothing for you tonight.
[55:50] » Thank you, sir. Mr. Graziani.
[55:53] » Yeah, Jared, if you could just put up
[55:54] the slide. Obviously, I have a
[55:56] um
[55:58] in your packet, my report. You know,
[56:00] just focusing on a lot of the things
[56:02] we've been up to.
[56:03] The forecasting of budget is a big deal.
[56:06] You know, the 2027 to 2031, as I
[56:08] mentioned, the goal to have 20%
[56:11] at the beginning of the year 2032.
[56:13] Um you know, the the public works campus
[56:16] design
[56:18] sequencing is coming along. You know,
[56:20] hopefully
[56:21] maybe September or October, we're making
[56:22] presentations related to that. We had an
[56:25] officer begin work at the beginning of
[56:27] July, and we had three recruits start in
[56:29] the academy.
[56:31] Um each department is beginning to
[56:33] include in your packets their reports.
[56:35] You can follow throughout the year what
[56:37] they're up to. Um we did a
[56:41] new magazine, new newsletter that went
[56:43] to every resident. Now, that's been
[56:44] mentioned to earlier in July that went
[56:46] out, and we're focused on getting
[56:48] another one out in October.
[56:49] And then, as far as the mall
[56:50] redevelopment, that's a big deal, uh but
[56:53] we're kind of waiting at the developers'
[56:56] ability to move forward.
[56:57] They have a high interest in moving
[56:59] forward. When they're able to, they
[57:00] will.
[57:01] Until that time, we're in a holding
[57:03] pattern. Uh we do know that the
[57:05] Westinghouse
[57:06] campus has had a large announcement that
[57:09] Bechtel will be moving from their
[57:11] current location at 2300 Technology
[57:14] Drive to the NextTier facility,
[57:18] i.e., the former Westinghouse facility.
[57:21] By doing so, they're going to add
[57:22] another thousand employees. They have
[57:24] about a thousand in there now, and
[57:25] they'll be looking to add about another
[57:27] thousand, which would for the most part
[57:29] fully occupy by old Westinghouse
[57:30] facility. However,
[57:32] we need to find by 2029
[57:35] a tenant. And back to Mr. Williams'
[57:37] comment about economic development, Mr.
[57:39] Wilden and I have met several times with
[57:41] the current owner, Technology Drive
[57:43] Elmhurst is the the company that has the
[57:45] property off of Jameson Lane. And um
[57:48] they've begun marketing it aggressively,
[57:51] including meeting with the Lieutenant
[57:52] Governor and regional economic
[57:55] development people because
[57:57] they know that the clock is ticking on
[57:59] them and they don't want to have a month
[58:00] without rent. You can understand, you
[58:03] know, you'd be hopefully in the same
[58:04] boat. Uh so, we're we're working with
[58:06] them to make sure we're all on the same
[58:08] page of what potential users might find
[58:10] their way. They have a very nice
[58:12] building there. Many of you recall they
[58:14] did a significant investment in 2019 or
[58:17] so to remodel that facility, so it's
[58:20] ready to be remarketed and they've begun
[58:22] even though it's 3 years out before
[58:24] they'll
[58:25] have a vacancy there. So, hopefully that
[58:26] won't happen. That was just my report.
[58:28] Uh other reports is is I mentioned are
[58:30] in your packet. Please, if you have
[58:32] questions, let me know. Um willing to
[58:34] spend time to, you know, walk you
[58:35] through those issues.
[58:37] » Did it?
[58:39] » Some. Okay.
[58:41] MK, anything for you?
[58:43] » Thank you, Mr. Poach. I do have just a
[58:45] brief something to add. So, we're
[58:47] working on the CIP
[58:49] and uh also starting the budget
[58:51] narratives and the budget numbers going
[58:54] into late summer here.
[58:56] And I just wanted to note that we're
[58:58] going to be working on
[59:00] the budget narratives in a way that it
[59:02] kind of develops into a more like
[59:04] strategic plan.
[59:06] And the reason that we're doing that is
[59:07] because grants have become more and more
[59:10] competitive and what and I've been
[59:12] finding that when we're writing these
[59:13] grants, that they want to know, "Okay,
[59:16] this is a great project, but did you
[59:17] plan for it or did you just pull it out
[59:19] of a hat?" Uh so, we're work the team's
[59:21] working really hard to
[59:23] connect our project needs from the CIP
[59:25] and other areas into grant funding.
[59:28] And just with the CIP we passed last
[59:30] year coming into this year,
[59:32] we were awarded, this does not count any
[59:35] of Mr. Huggins' awesome road grants over
[59:37] there, but for parks and rec and some
[59:40] other smaller grants, we were awarded
[59:41] $318,000
[59:43] in 2025.
[59:45] We were also awarded 150,000 already in
[59:49] 2026.
[59:50] We have a pending award that should be
[59:53] announced in September for 200,000 for
[59:55] LSA.
[59:56] And before you tonight and a few other
[59:58] ones that are due this month, that would
[1:00:00] equal a total 425,000
[1:00:02] dollars in grant submissions. So, in a
[1:00:05] 2-year period,
[1:00:06] we
[1:00:08] almost will receive about a million
[1:00:10] dollars in grant funding.
[1:00:12] » Well done. Thank you.
[1:00:13] Anything else?
[1:00:15] Is that it?
[1:00:16] » Yes, thank you.
[1:00:17] » Okay. Thank you.
[1:00:18] Appreciate it. You too.
[1:00:21] Mr. Huggins.
[1:00:22] » Yes, the Hawkeye Park play facility is
[1:00:27] completed.
[1:00:27] » Yeah.
[1:00:28] » Finally.
[1:00:29] » I heard that.
[1:00:29] » Pretty big project. Looks very nice.
[1:00:31] They did a great job, public works, and
[1:00:33] all the construction
[1:00:35] for it.
[1:00:36] So, if you get a chance, go look at it.
[1:00:38] » I actually somebody [clears throat] at
[1:00:39] um
[1:00:40] National Night Out on Tuesday actually
[1:00:42] said that to me, too. They there and
[1:00:44] thought it was was looked great,
[1:00:46] too. I forgot I'm glad you brought that
[1:00:48] up.
[1:00:48] » This is the second one that public works
[1:00:49] has has undertaken. We're going to do
[1:00:51] try to do one a year as long as we
[1:00:52] [clears throat] have funding to it. So,
[1:00:54] we're moving on to the next one,
[1:00:57] which will probably be Overlook.
[1:00:59] » Okay.
[1:01:00] All right.
[1:01:01] Thank you, Paul.
[1:01:03] Josie.
[1:01:03] » Uh nothing.
[1:01:05] » All right. Thank you. Well, you're
[1:01:06] you're saving up his budgets and capital
[1:01:09] you're you're saving up.
[1:01:10] » Yeah, I'm I'm working with uh
[1:01:13] Dr. Liang and uh
[1:01:15] Alex
[1:01:17] on
[1:01:18] the budget and the CIP program.
[1:01:21] » As always looking forward to it.
[1:01:24] To budget hearing season.
[1:01:26] » [clears throat]
[1:01:26] » Mr. Sellick.
[1:01:27] » Yeah, just FYI, the surplus auction last
[1:01:31] month, we had a recycling truck that we
[1:01:32] had to pull back because of a title
[1:01:34] issue. Well, we put it up for bid again
[1:01:36] and we got a little over $6,000 for it.
[1:01:39] So, total for the surplus auction was
[1:01:42] $125,000.
[1:01:44] We did pretty well.
[1:01:45] » That's pretty good.
[1:01:46] » So, yeah.
[1:01:46] » You didn't normally get it. That's
[1:01:47] pretty
[1:01:47] » Did really well this time, so. That's
[1:01:49] all I have.
[1:01:49] » Garage sale, thank you.
[1:01:51] » Yeah.
[1:01:51] » Thanks, Jeff, too.
[1:01:52] All right, reports of council members.
[1:01:54] Mrs. Ramsey, let's start over here
[1:01:55] today.
[1:01:56] » Nothing.
[1:01:57] » Nothing else to say? Mr. Williams.
[1:01:59] » Now, Mrs. Weiss did [clears throat]
[1:02:01] contact me on that missing L down there
[1:02:04] by Bob's Furniture. And I personally
[1:02:06] went down there and looked for it.
[1:02:08] It was not there. And I wouldn't take it
[1:02:11] too much effort to make a wooden L or
[1:02:13] something to put it on there. I I talked
[1:02:15] to Tim Little, who is with the Rotary.
[1:02:18] And he mentioned he was going to talk to
[1:02:20] Alex, whether you ever did or not, I
[1:02:22] don't know. But but I think $150,000
[1:02:25] is overkill for a sign welcoming people
[1:02:28] to Monroeville. As far as a billboard
[1:02:32] that's an enormous thing. There's
[1:02:33] already a billboard right there and I
[1:02:35] don't even know how that would conflict
[1:02:37] with that. But but she did contact me
[1:02:40] and I did go down and look at it.
[1:02:42] » Mr. Williams, can I interrupt you?
[1:02:43] » Mhm.
[1:02:43] » It is on public works to do list to do
[1:02:45] some minor renovations to that sign.
[1:02:48] » Okay, thank you. Thank you.
[1:02:50] » Gotten to it yet.
[1:02:50] » Mhm.
[1:02:52] Uh another thing is uh
[1:02:54] Walmart.
[1:02:56] We have no clue what they're doing. They
[1:02:58] have no clue what they're doing. And as
[1:03:00] you know, Georgiana, being on the
[1:03:01] planning commission, there's a process.
[1:03:04] The process is if they
[1:03:06] do demolition, they got to come and get
[1:03:08] a permit where they're putting that
[1:03:11] uh scrap. The second thing is, when they
[1:03:14] get plans, they go to the planning
[1:03:15] commission or not the planning
[1:03:17] commission but the building department
[1:03:19] and they go over it. Then they go to the
[1:03:21] planning commission. Then it comes to
[1:03:23] council. They really have no obligation
[1:03:25] to meet with us or the public or anybody
[1:03:28] until the process
[1:03:29] gets moving.
[1:03:31] The third thing is our volunteer
[1:03:33] firemen.
[1:03:35] It's just heartbreaking that nobody
[1:03:38] volunteers and it's every volunteer fire
[1:03:40] department in the state, I believe, that
[1:03:43] that needs people. Get off your iPads
[1:03:46] and your cell phones and get out there
[1:03:48] and see what our men and women do in the
[1:03:50] volunteer fire departments. Take a tour
[1:03:53] and it might change your mind and maybe
[1:03:55] volunteer in a few hours a week. So,
[1:03:58] give it a shot. They would appreciate
[1:04:01] it. Municipality would appreciate it and
[1:04:03] that's all I have.
[1:04:04] » Thank you. Thank you, Bob.
[1:04:06] » Nothing.
[1:04:07] » Nothing tonight.
[1:04:07] » Okay. Mr. Krantz.
[1:04:09] » Nothing, thank you.
[1:04:10] » Oh, backwards to me. I have nothing else
[1:04:12] to add for this evening.
[1:04:13] » I'm good, thank you, sir.
[1:04:15] » I'm good, too, sir.
[1:04:16] » All right, thank you, as well. Okay,
[1:04:19] folks, there's nothing else. I entertain
[1:04:21] a motion to
[1:04:22] » To adjourn.
[1:04:23] » Motion to adjourn.
[1:04:24] » Second. All in favor?
[1:04:25] Aye. Thank you. We are adjourned.