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Votes at a glance: unanimous approvals on stormwater study, pensions, transit share, development and procurement
Summary
Council recorded unanimous voice votes on a batch of administrative, budgetary and development items: LSSE stormwater study; Westmoreland County Transit Authority local share; Salem Trust for pension services; Whispering Woods reapproval; Summer Hill steep‑slopes conditional use; several procurement advertisements and a bond reduction.
The following actions were approved by Murrysville council during the meeting (all recorded as unanimous):
- Approve LSSE to provide engineering services for a stormwater‑fee analysis and impervious‑surface evaluation ($26,000) — agenda item 13a (motion moved by Jamie).
- Approve Westmoreland County Transit Authority local share assessment, $1,375.50 — agenda item 13b (motion moved by Jamie; seconded by Eli).
- Approve Salem Trust Company as pension custodian and benefit‑payment service provider for the municipality’s combined pension plan (five‑year agreement; staff estimated modest annual savings versus previous providers) — agenda item 13c.
- Reapprove SP‑6‑23 Whispering Woods subdivision (six lots, 19.3 acres at 3304 Logan Ferry Road) with required recorded stormwater agreement and NPDES items to be finalized — agenda item 14a.
- Approve CU‑3‑24 conditional‑use application for excavation on steep slopes and poor soils (Summer Hill Phase 2, 22.8 acres, Goldie Lane) — agenda item 14b.
- Reduce the developer bond for Coltech Petrographic Associates Incorporated parking‑lot improvements, leaving an amount ($13,321.90 per staff briefing) to complete landscaping — agenda item 15a.
- Authorize advertisement to accept bids for: portable restroom facilities in several parks (1‑year contract with 3‑year option) — agenda item 16a; deer carcass removal contractor (paid per carcass) — agenda item 16b; sale of used municipal vehicles and equipment (surplus) — agenda item 16c.
Votes were taken by voice and recorded as unanimous where noted in the minutes. Where staff provided figures (contract amounts, fund balances, bond remainder), those numbers were stated in the briefing; council accepted staff recommendations in each listed item.
