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Record of Proceedings

Dormont Borough Supercommittee Meeting - August 11, 2026

Borough Council & Boards — Tuesday, August 11, 2026

BodyDormont, Pennsylvania

SessionBorough Council & Boards

DateTuesday, August 11, 2026

StatusFILED

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Speaker 1

0:00

Good evening.

0:01

Thank you.

0:02

And welcome to the borough's uh super committee meeting for June 22nd, 2026.

0:07

Call this meeting at 6 p.m.

0:10

or shortly thereafter.

0:11

And with that, please stay and join me for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Speaker 2

0:15

I pledge allegiance to the

Speaker 1

0:18

United States of America and to the republic for what just stands.

0:23

Under the individual.

0:31

Next item on the agenda is registered comments.

0:34

I understand there are any registered comments at this time.

0:37

If there are members of the audience are online to speak, there is opportunity to do that towards the end of the meeting.

0:44

With that being said, let me go ahead and hand the gavel to council Hulan Ventreska for the recreation community affairs committee.

Speaker 2

0:55

Thank you.

Unassigned speaker

0:56

I'm

Speaker 2

0:56

going to call the recreation and community affairs committee meeting to order at 6.02 p.m.

Unassigned speaker

1:01

Uh

Speaker 2

1:01

we have three items on the agenda.

1:03

The first is the motion to advertise the request for proposals for construction of phase one of the next generation playground as prepared by gateway engineers.

1:24

Mark, do we have an actual RFP that we can look at?

Speaker 3

1:26

So we are still working on tying up those loose ends, particularly the involvement with uh the servicing and LSA grant.

1:36

So I don't have a complete document to provide you.

1:40

So I provided the complete um plans as they stand right now.

1:45

We are still working through the technical how to how to word the involvement of the site contractor's work with the surfacing contractor and making sure we're covered on the to pay for it with the LSA.

1:58

So we make sure we have that work covered.

2:00

So we'll move the requested the spec book on Friday.

2:04

It but it's not in a complete sense that would be that I would feel comfortable sharing with council right now.

2:12

Um it is I would say at 90% level, um, but it wasn't at the complete level that the plans were.

2:19

So I it's in process and we'll be ready shortly.

Speaker 2

2:23

Do you know when specifically?

Speaker 3

2:25

Um I'm I'm hoping to have it ready by the end of next week.

2:29

Um wait, end of next week.

2:31

Yeah.

2:32

End of

Speaker 2

2:32

when?

Speaker 3

2:33

Next week.

Speaker 2

2:34

Next week being the fourth of July.

2:39

So we're voting on this on July 7th.

2:42

Yes.

2:43

Okay.

2:43

I I mean we needed it.

2:46

So you want you

Speaker 3

2:47

to come the complete spec book in hand and ready to go for the July 7th.

Unassigned speaker

2:52

Just

Speaker 3

2:54

be cool because there was tweaks.

Speaker 1

2:56

Sorry, I might jump in too.

2:57

So this is this is the meeting where

Unassigned speaker

2:59

we

Speaker 1

3:00

address and discuss any item or scheduling for a vote at our July 7th meeting, which is why it's on this agenda.

3:07

With the follow-up date next week is for any follow-up questions or taking number, but the July date is the date that we have set and had started moving towards based on some of the information that came from gateway previously.

3:22

Correct.

3:22

And so if we don't even have a document to review until the Friday before the vote, that's a problem.

3:30

So in the four you can give it to us, we need to have by this Friday so that it was in the meeting packets and we can discuss and go through details

Unassigned speaker

3:40

on

Speaker 1

3:41

Monday.

Speaker 4

3:42

Okay.

Unassigned speaker

3:43

And

Speaker 1

3:43

that also doesn't allow time for our solicitor, everybody else to take a look at it before we vote on it.

3:48

Okay.

3:49

So

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Parks and Recreation█████████████████████████████████33%

Community Engagement████████████████████20%

Procedural███████████11%

Revenue Management██████████10%

Water And Wastewater Management████████8%

Active Transportation█████5%

Taxation█████5%

Procurement████4%

Public Works███3%

Summary of Proceedings

Dormont Borough Supercommittee Meeting - August 11, 2026

The Dormont Borough Supercommittee convened on August 11, 2026, at 6:00 PM. The meeting covered several major agenda items including recreation projects, public works contracts, financial approvals, and community partnerships.

Recreation & Community Affairs

Phase 1 Playground RFP: Gateway Engineers reported the RFP document is 90% complete. Council requested the complete documents by the upcoming Friday for review before a planned vote at the July 7 meeting. The motion to advertise was deferred.
Phase 2 Playground Pavilion: A motion was approved to purchase a 30x30-foot "super pavilion" from Jeffrey Recreation Inc. for $168,553 using COSTARS. The project is funded by a Pennsylvania GEDTF grant.
Pop Murray Field Retaining Wall: Pay Application Request No. 3 for $66,525 to Cronin Enterprises was discussed as the final payment. The committee deferred the formal vote to the July 7 meeting, pending completion of punch list items.

Planning, Sustainability & Inclusion

Active Transportation Plan: The Safe Mobility Commission recommended three intersections for cost projection estimates: Dewitt/Hillsdale/Kelton (highest priority), Potomac/Broadway, and Wenzel/Candace/Broadway. Council deferred the decision on which intersection to prioritize to the July 7 meeting and requested visual mock-ups of all three options.

Property, Supplies & Public Works

Sanitary Sewer Contracts: Gateway Engineers presented four sanitary sewer contract bids. All four contracts were recommended for acceptance and approved without objection:
- Manhole Rehabilitation Contract: Robinson Pipe Cleaning Company, $49,800.
- Sanitary Sewer Lining Contract: Robinson Pipe Cleaning Company, $50,010.
- Sanitary Sewer Excavation Repair Contract: Jet Jack, Inc., $121,000.
- Sanitary Sewer Televising and Cleaning Contract: Roto-Rooter Services Company, $77,265.
The Borough Manager confirmed these projects are funded within the existing borough budget.

Finance & Legal

Fire Truck Financing: A motion was approved to finance the Sutphen Heavy Duty Monarch G-2 Rescue Pumper with Leasing2 at a total cost of $673,756.10. The Fire Chief negotiated a competitive interest rate, resulting in an annual payment of just over $55,000 on a 15-year note, well under the $65,000 budgeted. $100,000 of proceeds from the sale of the old engine is being applied as a down payment.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Site: Council voted to authorize the Borough Manager to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the nonprofit Just Harvest to host a free tax preparation site at the municipal building for the 2027 tax season (January 1 to April 15, 2027). The site would focus on serving Spanish-speaking and immigrant communities. Council expressed strong support for the program as a regional resource. Staff noted scheduling conflicts with existing community groups (DCDC pantry on Thursdays, Democratic Committee on Saturdays) which must be resolved in the MOU.

Discussion Items

Fourth of July Events: Council member Kipp was absent due to a family emergency. Council discussed that the DABA organization did not have enough volunteers to run the foot races and water balloon toss. The Council and the Rec Committee have stepped in to ensure the traditional events occur at 10:00 AM on July 4th. They are actively seeking volunteers.

Key Outcomes

The public comment period had no speakers.
The meeting concluded with an Executive Session to discuss personnel and contract matters.
Approvals: Phase 2 Pavilion purchase, Fire Truck financing, VITA negotiations authorization, and the four sanitary sewer contracts.
Deferrals: Final votes on the Phase 1 Playground RFP and the Active Transportation Plan intersection selection were deferred to the July 7 meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. Thank you. And welcome to the borough's uh super committee meeting for June 22nd, 2026. Call this meeting at 6 p.m. or shortly thereafter. And with that, please stay and join me for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the United States of America and to the republic for what just stands. Under the individual. Next item on the agenda is registered comments. I understand there are any registered comments at this time. If there are members of the audience are online to speak, there is opportunity to do that towards the end of the meeting. With that being said, let me go ahead and hand the gavel to council Hulan Ventreska for the recreation community affairs committee. Thank you. I'm going to call the recreation and community affairs committee meeting to order at 6.02 p.m. Uh we have three items on the agenda. The first is the motion to advertise the request for proposals for construction of phase one of the next generation playground as prepared by gateway engineers. Mark, do we have an actual RFP that we can look at? So we are still working on tying up those loose ends, particularly the involvement with uh the servicing and LSA grant. So I don't have a complete document to provide you. So I provided the complete um plans as they stand right now. We are still working through the technical how to how to word the involvement of the site contractor's work with the surfacing contractor and making sure we're covered on the to pay for it with the LSA. So we make sure we have that work covered. So we'll move the requested the spec book on Friday. It but it's not in a complete sense that would be that I would feel comfortable sharing with council right now. Um it is I would say at 90% level, um, but it wasn't at the complete level that the plans were. So I it's in process and we'll be ready shortly. Do you know when specifically? Um I'm I'm hoping to have it ready by the end of next week. Um wait, end of next week. Yeah. End of when? Next week. Next week being the fourth of July. So we're voting on this on July 7th. Yes. Okay. I I mean we needed it. So you want you to come the complete spec book in hand and ready to go for the July 7th. Just be cool because there was tweaks. Sorry, I might jump in too. So this is this is the meeting where we address and discuss any item or scheduling for a vote at our July 7th meeting, which is why it's on this agenda. With the follow-up date next week is for any follow-up questions or taking number, but the July date is the date that we have set and had started moving towards based on some of the information that came from gateway previously.

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