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Dormont Borough Council Supercommittee Meeting - January 26, 2026

Borough Council & Boards — Tuesday, August 11, 2026
BodyDormont, Pennsylvania
SessionBorough Council & Boards
DateTuesday, August 11, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Speaker 1

0:05

Council, I just want to let y'all know Melinda is training me on how to run these meetings myself on the Zoom rather than constantly relying on her or staff.

0:15

So

Speaker 2

1:06

Josh is getting on now.

1:07

Is anyone in touch with Kate?

Speaker 1

1:09

Kate just logged on.

1:11

Okay.

1:12

Jason Livingston is both joining right now.

Unassigned speaker

1:37

Hi

Speaker 3

1:38

guys.

1:38

Sorry, my computer decided to freeze as asked.

1:43

Trying to get on here.

Speaker 2

1:48

Your students will be here excited for that tomorrow.

1:51

Yeah.

Speaker 4

1:53

The power strip that connects everything in my office just like fell out of the wall and I thought my power went

Unassigned speaker

2:00

out.

Speaker 4

2:00

And can I tell you all the panic attack I had?

Speaker 1

2:04

What do I do with uh QA?

Unassigned speaker

2:07

Or

Speaker 1

2:07

does that come up, Melinda?

2:09

Helen Ortiz is here.

Speaker 5

2:11

If they if you get a question, that's generally where they'll pop up.

2:14

But they it's only if they type anything.

Speaker 1

2:17

Understood.

Unassigned speaker

2:22

Well,

Speaker 2

2:22

since I have everybody here, let me ask a quick question.

2:25

We've oh do we want to do the pledge?

2:27

As crazy as it sounds, you do not need a flag to have the pledge.

Speaker 1

2:32

It's all right.

Unassigned speaker

2:32

Just

Speaker 1

2:34

crack it off.

Unassigned speaker

2:39

Well,

Speaker 2

2:39

if you're good, John, you want to have go ahead and record and we'll get started.

Speaker 1

2:43

Yep.

2:44

We are recording right now.

Speaker 2

2:51

You pressed

Speaker 5

2:52

the earlier.

Unassigned speaker

2:54

I

Speaker 2

2:54

didn't hear it go off and I didn't get the notice on my screen like you typically do, which is why I asked the question.

2:59

So we're verified, though.

Unassigned speaker

3:01

Yeah.

Speaker 3

3:02

It said that when I was on when I came on.

Speaker 2

3:04

Okay.

3:05

Thank you, guys.

3:06

Appreciate it.

3:07

Call the meeting of uh excuse me.

3:10

Call the meeting of January 26th, Borough Council Supercommittee meeting and agenda uh review meeting to order, please.

3:18

All those please stand well or sit and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Unassigned speaker

3:23

I

Speaker 6

3:24

pledge allegiance.

Speaker 2

3:28

And to their public.

3:32

Under God individuals with everybody in Justice.

3:36

That was fine.

3:39

Do we have any public comments?

Unassigned speaker

3:47

John

Speaker 2

3:48

Melinda, do we have any registered calling comments?

3:50

No, we don't.

Unassigned speaker

3:51

Yeah.

Speaker 2

3:52

Thank you.

3:52

Appreciate that.

3:53

Before we jump to the agenda, I just because this has been obviously the topic for all of us.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████29%
Parks and Recreation██████████████████18%
Public Works████████████12%
Public Engagement██████████10%
Fiscal Sustainability███████7%
Budget Equity Analysis██████6%
Public Safety██████6%
Procedural█████5%
Technology and Innovation███3%
Summary of Proceedings

The Dormont Borough Council held a Supercommittee/Agenda Review meeting on August 11, 2026. Key updates included a storm response report from the Borough Manager, a motion to approve the GCXC Race Timing Contract for the 2026 Dormont Dash, and a proposed investment discussion regarding the Park Sustainability Fund. The meeting concluded with a motion to approve the February 2, 2026 Voting Meeting Agenda.

Meeting Transcript

Council, I just want to let y'all know Melinda is training me on how to run these meetings myself on the Zoom rather than constantly relying on her or staff. So Josh is getting on now. Is anyone in touch with Kate? Kate just logged on. Okay. Jason Livingston is both joining right now. Hi guys. Sorry, my computer decided to freeze as asked. Trying to get on here. Your students will be here excited for that tomorrow. Yeah. The power strip that connects everything in my office just like fell out of the wall and I thought my power went out. And can I tell you all the panic attack I had? What do I do with uh QA? Or does that come up, Melinda? Helen Ortiz is here. If they if you get a question, that's generally where they'll pop up. But they it's only if they type anything. Understood. Well, since I have everybody here, let me ask a quick question. We've oh do we want to do the pledge? As crazy as it sounds, you do not need a flag to have the pledge. It's all right. Just crack it off. Well, if you're good, John, you want to have go ahead and record and we'll get started. Yep. We are recording right now. You pressed the earlier. I didn't hear it go off and I didn't get the notice on my screen like you typically do, which is why I asked the question. So we're verified, though. Yeah. It said that when I was on when I came on. Okay. Thank you, guys. Appreciate it. Call the meeting of uh excuse me. Call the meeting of January 26th, Borough Council Supercommittee meeting and agenda uh review meeting to order, please. All those please stand well or sit and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance. And to their public.

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