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Dormont Borough Council Voting Session Summary – September 8, 2026

Borough Council & Boards — Wednesday, September 9, 2026
BodyDormont, Pennsylvania
SessionBorough Council & Boards
DateWednesday, September 9, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:02

September 8th meeting of the Domain voting session to order.

0:08

If you would please rise and join this meeting Pledge of Allegiance.

Unassigned speaker

0:12

I

Speaker 1

0:12

pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

0:19

One nation under five.

0:21

Indivisible

Speaker 2

0:22

authority and justice for all.

Speaker 1

0:25

Thank you.

0:26

Mayor Jair, if you would please take the role.

Speaker 3

0:30

Mayor Walsh.

0:32

Council President Downs.

0:34

Here.

0:35

Councilwoman Favis.

Speaker 2

0:36

Here.

Speaker 3

0:37

Councilman Kitt.

0:38

Here, Councilman Melvin.

0:39

Here.

0:39

Councilman Watson.

0:40

Here.

0:41

Councilman Rieger.

0:42

Here, Councilman Ventreska.

0:43

Here.

0:44

All are present accounted for.

Speaker 1

0:45

Thank you very much.

0:46

I understand that we don't have any registered comments from the public.

0:49

So I'll go ahead and move on to committee reports.

0:51

How about if we start with uh councilman Melvin at my far right and just go right down the boss from here?

Unassigned speaker

0:58

Uh

Speaker 4

0:58

thank you, Madam President.

0:59

Uh business district relations and development committee, very short update.

1:03

Um, Councilman Munson Rieger, uh, myself and Mr.

1:07

Stinner are going to have an informal huddle on Thursday to talk about some potential um parking improvements in both business and residential districts with a goal of um getting you know a package together to share with council for feedback.

Unassigned speaker

1:24

And

Speaker 4

1:24

that concludes my report.

Speaker 5

1:29

Planning sustainability and inclusion has one item on the agenda tonight, which is the active transportation plan, which I'm sure we will all talk about more when we get there.

1:39

And then once again, uh this will be my final reminder that Porchmont is coming up Saturday, September 26th from 5 to 9.

1:48

Um, there is more information on the website.

1:51

I believe you still have a little bit more time to sign up to be a host.

1:55

Um, but the uh HRC has a lot of fun things planned.

1:59

So please host or go out and support it, meet your neighbors.

2:02

It was a fun time last year, should be a fun time this

Unassigned speaker

2:05

year.

Speaker 5

2:05

That's it for me.

Unassigned speaker

2:07

Well,

Speaker 6

2:08

for new supplies and public works, uh we talked about um the road program and um changes that need to be made because of work on Crosby Avenue.

2:20

Um and that was the main topic for us.

2:24

Thank

Unassigned speaker

2:24

you.

Speaker 7

2:25

Recreation and community affairs has one item on the agenda.

2:29

It's a motion uh for the uh mini grant for the Western PA Automatic Society.

2:35

I'll talk more about that now when we get to it.

2:37

Um we also had a preliminary discussion about the home for the holidays event, and we had an update from our consultant on the Street and Music Festival.

2:46

That's all for

Unassigned speaker

2:47

me.

Unassigned speaker

2:50

Uh

Speaker 8

2:50

so this week, uh well, this last couple weeks would be continue to uh look at the borough's uh parking fees, um, what the cost would be if we change any of that and then how we can move forward.

3:05

Um we're looking at what kind of revenue that can bring in versus the cost of actually doing business as far as hiring people and making sure that everyone is um holding up to what they need to be doing.

3:17

Uh additionally, we're continuing to look at what the actual cost would be to implement um parking pass for all of Dormont wide, not just uh narrowing the lane of the 50% of the borough residents that currently have to have a parking pass.

3:33

Um

Unassigned speaker

3:34

so

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████71%
Public Engagement██████████16%
Active Transportation█████8%
Personnel Matters██3%
Budget Equity Analysis█2%
Summary of Proceedings

Dormont Borough Council Voting Session Summary – September 8, 2026

The Dormont Borough Council held its voting session on September 8, 2026, at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers, 1444 Hillsdale Ave., Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting covered a consent agenda, multiple action items, and reports. Key actions included approving a $25,000 contribution to the Dormont Volunteer Firemen's Association, adopting the Active Transportation Plan, and authorizing several financial and administrative measures. All votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the resignations of Marc Ford from the Safe Mobility Commission and Crossing Guard Gordon Bushman, both effective August 17, 2026.
  • Approved Margaret Smith, Michael Scotto D'Antuono, and Luis Infante Rincon as volunteers with the Dormont Fire Department, as recommended by Chief Stakich.
  • Approved the July 2026 and August 2026 Police Department Reports, July and August 2026 Fire Department Reports, and the July 2026 Building and Code Enforcement Report.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were recorded during the registered comments or public comment portions of the agenda.

Discussion Items

  • Proclamation 4, 2026 — Hunger Action Month: Council approved designating September 2026 as “Hunger Action Month” in the Borough of Dormont.
  • Resolution No. 15, 2026 — Records Destruction: Authorized the destruction of specific borough records.
  • Ordinance No. 1661 (amending Ordinance No. 1659): Removed the prohibition on prepayment from the $1.5 million General Obligation Note Series A of 2026, aligning the ordinance with the note and closing certificate issued by Brentwood Bank.
  • Resolution No. 16, 2026: Appointed Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as Bond Counsel and PNC Capital Markets LLC as Investment Banker through December 31, 2027, for bond issuance advisory services; designated council and administration officers to assist in the process, and declared the Borough’s official intent to reimburse capital expenditures paid before bond issuance.
  • Active Transportation Plan: Motion to approve

Meeting Transcript

September 8th meeting of the Domain voting session to order. If you would please rise and join this meeting Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under five. Indivisible authority and justice for all. Thank you. Mayor Jair, if you would please take the role. Mayor Walsh. Council President Downs. Here. Councilwoman Favis. Here. Councilman Kitt. Here, Councilman Melvin. Here. Councilman Watson. Here. Councilman Rieger. Here, Councilman Ventreska. Here. All are present accounted for. Thank you very much. I understand that we don't have any registered comments from the public. So I'll go ahead and move on to committee reports. How about if we start with uh councilman Melvin at my far right and just go right down the boss from here? Uh thank you, Madam President. Uh business district relations and development committee, very short update. Um, Councilman Munson Rieger, uh, myself and Mr. Stinner are going to have an informal huddle on Thursday to talk about some potential um parking improvements in both business and residential districts with a goal of um getting you know a package together to share with council for feedback. And that concludes my report. Planning sustainability and inclusion has one item on the agenda tonight, which is the active transportation plan, which I'm sure we will all talk about more when we get there. And then once again, uh this will be my final reminder that Porchmont is coming up Saturday, September 26th from 5 to 9. Um, there is more information on the website. I believe you still have a little bit more time to sign up to be a host. Um, but the uh HRC has a lot of fun things planned. So please host or go out and support it, meet your neighbors. It was a fun time last year, should be a fun time this year. That's it for me. Well, for new supplies and public works, uh we talked about um the road program and um changes that need to be made because of work on Crosby Avenue. Um and that was the main topic for us. Thank you. Recreation and community affairs has one item on the agenda. It's a motion uh for the uh mini grant for the Western PA Automatic Society.

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