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A council member reported Officer Williams is no longer on the borough payroll, freeing a vacancy and allowing the borough to move forward with recruiting. Council members said another officer may retire soon and that the borough has a ranked list of candidates awaiting conditional job offers; conditional offers are required before candidates can complete medical, psychological and background checks. “We can't go any further without the conditional job offer,” the manager explained during the discussion.

Council members discussed hiring one officer now because budgetary constraints allow a single hire and keeping a second candidate ready to fill the next expected vacancy. They noted that once hired it typically takes about six weeks after hire for an officer to complete field training before they can work solo. No formal vote was recorded on Jan. 14; council asked the manager and chief to proceed as allowed by budget and civil-service/list rules and to schedule any actions for a subsequent meeting if required.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Munhall Borough - Workshop Meeting - 1/14/25","oneSentenceSummary","Council members confirmed one officer has retired and discussed using the hiring list to make a conditional offer for one immediate hire, with physical/psychological checks pending; council agreed budget supports hiring one officer now and monitoring upcoming retirements to fill additional vacancies.","taxTitle","Munhall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania","taxId",71865,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6383279,"Council hears resident complaints about Old Bridal Lane drainage and missing street signs",336,421000,757000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2124599-69f8c7167818157ce20138c8450a685f&start=421&end=757","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2124599-69f8c7167818157ce20138c8450a685f/thumbnail_421000.jpg","/articles/6383279/Munhall/Allegheny-County/Pennsylvania/Council-hears-resident-complaints-about-Old-Bridal-Lane-drainage-and-missing-street-signs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6383279-5c9d8919ec485d86d95952de79bfae10/orig.mp4?Expires=1775997059&Signature=R38Byy3m5clmP8geL659dspcDbbis-MM3vjV3Dy1K8ELvbc2h1oPKuX1mmU3SwR8PqerYf~eLivq7kZc0YC~VXu3YZuIqQrJrSzOzI2myCbhLarUJEylR51Yh~YE5w3HHeWObx-mbFz~0penR5BM3-1N6D1HVtgodc9iscfNPBUJQtbC1vP9gVTDSP67lNYuiFNFmI-ZWqjLWrzWWXB~LjBhg7-kXY3FsPwiI5s0bAecDpB1vqN~aJG3Yv5uW9QxeTQgZwk~2eOcFKrKUf7~XeoZYD7qfvLGlhn-ME6vTn0BTixwd7eeqViyV2QP0Oca3tpLXIoGeY5qUXnhBX4ieA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A council member raised multiple public complaints Jan. 14 about the condition of Old Bridal Lane and asked the borough to evaluate drainage, ownership and short-term fixes.

The speaker said parts of the unpaved road sit in both Munhall and West Mifflin, that drainage does not function properly and that driveways become difficult or impossible to use after storms. The speaker asked the borough engineer to inspect the street and provide specifications and cost estimates; the council discussed options including installing a catch basin and tapping into an adjacent outfall. “We could put a catch basin there and tap it in… But you're talking, you know, $30,000,” the council discussion recorded.

Council members also noted there is no street sign at either end of Old Bridal Lane, creating confusion for emergency response and deliveries; a resident asked that signs be installed. One speaker said West Mifflin has graded and placed gravel on portions of the roadway while Munhall has not, and suggested the borough reach an intermunicipal agreement to share costs for a paving or drainage project.

Council agreed to have the engineer and manager gather information, cost estimates and feasible short-term repairs (grading, catch basin installation, temporary smoothing) and to continue the conversation with West Mifflin. No formal vote or commitment of funds was recorded at the Jan. 14 workshop.","Council members raised repeated concerns about Old Bridal (Briley/Bridal) Lane: chronic flooding, unclear drainage, lack of a street sign and split jurisdiction with West Mifflin. Council asked the engineer and manager to inspect and report back.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6383284,"Consultant outlines Munhall stormwater obligations, suggests fee to fund pollution-reduction projects",829,1199000,2028000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2124599-69f8c7167818157ce20138c8450a685f&start=1199&end=2028","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2124599-69f8c7167818157ce20138c8450a685f/thumbnail_1199000.jpg","/articles/6383284/Munhall/Allegheny-County/Pennsylvania/Consultant-outlines-Munhall-stormwater-obligations-suggests-fee-to-fund-pollution-reduction-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6383284-c27bf1688f25b5571182de2444affca3/orig.mp4?Expires=1775997059&Signature=YFKcjeX7kqdWA4Ybq4iigIjByXIs0bqT49RuGQuGF-rre1ShmpQqKhwYQSJqddqjHyOSwTBAlMLE9LowCpktqDKCQYXxbcGvUP2WFpJ2-OCKCrr28ZUR34zighVhA7N3ugQWccHQN5REpKNuhT2eq9ZdOd9z1ix0ga7oRjjMyS-6sSJjK2JgpS41WtHzAO50B6K1Ek1GDmmA6v6uykBLvo-XFI6XdmF7zb~ejR4PFDKUM4tOhrWc4RORRVp4kr3SSaOQaYJNaf1n3nqMOhKSn0phjcdKTgjYLpH53irdz-uQRrX1gbbzYuoAhSTlb9e7NvH2yyavpvgfIepqXjwjUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Munhall Borough Council heard a presentation Jan. 14 from John Belinsky of LSSE about the borough's stormwater system, its MS4 permit obligations and options for paying for long-term maintenance and pollution-reduction projects.

Belinsky, the LSSE representative, said the borough's separate storm system includes roughly 97,000 linear feet of storm sewer pipe, about 45 outfalls and about 900 structures, and that the borough's watershed is considered a combined area for permitting purposes. “You have about 97,000 linear feet of separate storm sewers,” he said.

The presentation explained the borough's MS4 permit requires annual reporting on six minimum control measures (public education, public involvement, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction site runoff control, post-construction stormwater management and pollution-prevention/good housekeeping). Belinsky described a 2017 pollution-reduction plan (PRP) approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to address stream erosion and sediment (\"salication\"/sedimentation) impairments in local tributaries. He said the PRP aimed to reduce sediment discharge roughly 10% and that earlier planning-level estimates for implementing PRP projects in similar municipalities were on the order of $5.5 million total (about $1.1 million per year over five years) though exact costs for Munhall were not yet set.

Because stormwater infrastructure lacks a dedicated revenue source, Belinsky described how other municipalities have adopted a stormwater utility fee based on impervious area, using an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) to measure average single-family impervious area (Belinsky said the sample average used in studies was about 2,000 square feet). Under that model, a commercial property with 10,000 square feet of impervious surface would be billed as five ERUs. He listed typical eligible uses for a stormwater fund: administration, capital improvements, operations and maintenance, and permit compliance and enforcement, and noted communities use a mix of fees and grants to meet PRP obligations.

Council members asked about compliance risk and timing. Belinsky said the borough files a progress report annually (due Sept. 30) and that DEP has extended current permits while it finalizes new permit language; he said DEP presentations suggest communities that have not completed PRPs could face consent orders but DEP had not issued a single enforcement formula to date. “Right now, we don't have an answer for that,” he said of specific enforcement steps.

Belinsky and council discussed operational details: how an ERU is calculated from samples of single-family lots, billing and exemptions for tax-exempt properties, and examples of other municipalities' rates (he cited a community that charges roughly $8 per month per ERU and collects about $1.1 million annually from a ~7,000 single-family base). He also described completed local projects LSSE has built to meet PRP goals as examples of stream restoration and detention/management facilities.

The presentation concluded with Belinsky's recommendation that the borough consider developing a business plan and fee structure if it wants a dedicated funding source for ongoing maintenance and PRP capital projects, while pursuing grant funding where available.

Council did not take a formal vote during the presentation; members asked for follow-up information, including a list of borough-owned storm assets, a clearer budget estimate for PRP projects tailored to Munhall, and guidance about how a fee would be implemented and administered.","LSSE presented the borough's MS4 inventory, pollution-reduction plan obligations and examples of stream-restoration projects, and described how a dedicated stormwater fee (measured in ERUs) could fund maintenance, capital work and PRP compliance.","actionData","errors"]

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Council discusses police retirements and filling vacancies; conditional offers required before pre-employment checks

Council hears resident complaints about Old Bridal Lane drainage and missing street signs

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