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• Proclamation: Moved and seconded to proclaim the week of April 2025 as National Library Week. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

• Minutes: Moved and seconded to approve minutes of the Feb. 19, 2025 pre‑meeting and regular meeting, and the March 5, 2025 meeting. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

• Financial reports: Moved to receive/approve the borough’s financial report for February (general fund revenue and expenditure summaries) and related financial statements. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

• Police and fire reports: Police report (470 calls, seven arrests through February) and fire department activity reports were presented and filed. Outcome: filed/approved by voice vote.

• Planning action (major): Motion to table the revised final supplemental subdivision application SF-205-01 (Leterra Holdings LLC, Cardinal Ridge, 2570 Alton Drive) to allow the applicant to supply outstanding HOA documents, revised side elevations and stormwater clarifications; staff to update report. Outcome: tabled.

• Letter of credit reduction: Motion to reduce Blue Northwest Bank letter of credit No. 8305004 for Blackhawk Investments/related release from $95,100 by $9,390 to $85,710 per engineering recommendation; pending final paperwork. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

• Equipment purchases (approved):
- Authorize purchase of a JSM HR 600 wide-area mulcher for the parts department from Baker Vehicle Systems (Omnia Partners) at a stated cost (transcript contains garbled figures; item approved). Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Authorize purchase of a Toro model (Bridal Master e Tri Lehi 33 60 mower) for Cloverhill Golf Course through Omnia Partners at $70,303.89. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Authorize purchase of an ADI tractor (model B23FLT with attachments) for the parts department from Baker Vehicle Systems under state contract at $44,339. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

• Contract award: Award paving materials contract to White Asphalt & Concrete of Beaver Falls, PA, at $2.63 per square yard for specified street materials. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

• Bids: Approval of multiple 2025 spring equipment/body bids submitted to the purchasing alliance as posted on the agenda. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

• Other motions: Authorization for the payment of bills and routine administrative approvals. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

The meeting transcript records these motions as moved, seconded and carried; several items were routine approvals reflected in council consent. The large land‑use application (SF-205-01) was the primary substantive item that council decided to table pending additional materials.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Borough Council Meeting March 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 19 meeting the Borough Council of Franklin Park approved minutes, accepted financial and public-safety reports, adopted a proclamation for National Library Week, authorized equipment purchases and contract awards, and tabled a major subdivision application.","taxTitle","Franklin Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania","taxId",71360,"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},6114765,"Council tables revised final supplemental subdivision for Cardinal Ridge at 2570 Alton Drive",1649,1382575,3032315,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2741787-9d3e0f85c277ed474207b17a816cefab&start=1382&end=3032","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2741787-9d3e0f85c277ed474207b17a816cefab/thumbnail_1382575.jpg","/articles/6114765/Franklin-Park/Allegheny-County/Pennsylvania/Council-tables-revised-final-supplemental-subdivision-for-Cardinal-Ridge-at-2570-Alton-Drive","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6114765-9723ca104886009c31e06f3a7bda6878/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150688&Signature=WxTldeHD-0ngWYF-F~LZRd8CHZso-dmp0P8FfObuaTVFagoQcuyYFG9Aqt~Nx1UyxsY4mBmCbuDXZXXue1Q6PIWn5ugGjGkLOuyxghNKnuECHCDrvUYZ5DjiPm1MuFurYdOWs5ubu7N9IRmjRhQUsE9SpT1cCcFmOj9NW~VqFMLuj3XYZbABlMt19j6qU~23eJva42YVYZ8Tx6J63o5UluKURS4gOYAAJL6117esShjXjVDb0wbzBgLEOdRWuRO7-8JXZQP8cKi3bz3jwWD3JWXAZte26Ld8UYoUEQPV55CEUGwlNzW6iS467JyvWKyFMmNM-ZR0XVZN2V63v0IA0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Borough Council of Franklin Park on March 19 tabled consideration of a revised final supplemental subdivision application (S F-205-01) filed by Leterra Holdings LLC for the Cardinal Ridge South subdivision at 2570 Alton Drive in the M2 zoning district.

Council and staff said the application record contains conflicting or missing materials. Staff’s report and public remarks noted confusion over stormwater design (references to an underground facility in some submittals and above-ground facilities in others), missing or inconsistent architectural side elevations, incomplete homeowners-association (HOA) documents, and clarifications needed about steep-slope disturbance and building envelopes.

A developer representative who identified himself as an owner of Ontario Point LLC answered technical questions from council and staff. He said the development will operate under an HOA, that streets are intended to be dedicated to the borough, and that the stormwater area would be an underground facility to be maintained by the HOA. He also said the developer would submit HOA draft documents and additional drawings, including side elevations and conceptual sketches of patios or sunroom options.

Borough staff (Mr. Phillips and Mr. Folks, per the record) and members of the planning commission referenced prior approvals in 2022–2023 and sought confirmation that the latest set of materials matches what was presented to the planning commission. Staff requested final or draft HOA documents for solicitor review and updated drawings that show side elevations, end-wall architectural treatment, dimensions, and details that address limited- and conditional-use standards for multifamily units (zoning ordinance chapter 02/12 was cited in discussion).

A motion to table the application until the April meeting passed; the mover asked staff to update their report and the applicant to provide the outstanding items. The applicant indicated it would deliver a draft HOA document within days (the developer said a sample could be provided this week or early next week) and promised to supply revised drawings showing side elevations and building details. The council discussed a 90-day review expectation for complex submissions and directed staff to issue a written list of the outstanding items to the applicant.

The motion to table was made and seconded during the meeting; the transcript records the motion and that the motion carried. No final approval or denial was made at the March 19 meeting.","The Borough Council of Franklin Park on March 19 voted to table a revised final supplemental subdivision application (S F-205-01) submitted by Leterra Holdings LLC for Cardinal Ridge at 2570 Alton Drive, citing incomplete materials and unanswered staff and planning-commission items including stormwater details, HOA documents and side elevations.",{"_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},6114769,"Franklin Ridge homeowners urge borough to preserve 14 mature spruce trees in right-of-way dispute",359,638595,998245,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2741787-9d3e0f85c277ed474207b17a816cefab&start=638&end=998","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2741787-9d3e0f85c277ed474207b17a816cefab/thumbnail_638595.jpg","/articles/6114769/Franklin-Park/Allegheny-County/Pennsylvania/Franklin-Ridge-homeowners-urge-borough-to-preserve-14-mature-spruce-trees-in-right-of-way-dispute","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6114769-f77284d6acbb7e84680073f62f13ad00/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150688&Signature=T4jtCwZyYcfDxKCa9bG1QxOyhXHFA74c7s2tuJCwgXW4B2CSdxmYAozqYYBeesn-T-jCcInRNAK04Qn9fhF71UKrrwa~wrnk27e9EZU~pnxVnzZIs8T85mwJKYmQ1e8zFRrBUVLRLS5ltuXyXk23HpmzQZ2pTRcLNtxoWJX-U~EWm2l-6~edzwOZaS0yZgcWcm6g18pOibwna3i4xvX8fnCPRokC~vzo7DPx~wFiRqaxY7M2Um32VaiBQrjlHfKSBIhgRRWv~6gkuS9K3yJophFTuQ90j71skLAHBztDp0QNvv~bnIZ60-snNA31JRnYZuOnuA8dyyJsg8ZrlVKgJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents of Franklin Ridge and nearby Bridal Ridge told the Borough Council of Franklin Park during the March 19 public-comment period that they oppose a borough plan to remove 14 mature blue spruce along the border of Oakleaf Lane and Reeskind Road.

Mark Jennings, who identified himself as a long-time developer and Franklin Ridge resident, said the trees have stood since the subdivision was built in the early 1990s and described them as a privacy screen and windbreak. “We very much enjoy it,” Jennings said, and added that he was surprised to receive a letter on March 13 from REACH stating the borough had decided to clear the trees.

Jennings and other neighbors said they were not notified before on-site meetings and asked the borough to consider alternatives. He offered a maintenance agreement and insurance to keep the trees in place, saying professional care had cost about $3,000 a year and that removal would harm privacy and traffic conditions on Reese Run Road.

Dan Duntil (spelled in the record as “Dan Puntil/Duntil”), a former Franklin Ridge homeowners-association president, said the trees had been in place for about 33 years and that the borough previously asked the association to trim them roughly eight to ten years ago, a trimming that the association said later killed some trees. Duntil said the association spent about $35,000 on replacement landscaping and views the March enforcement as inconsistent: “If you’re gonna enforce our trees, then you need to enforce all consistently in the borough,” he said, and offered to provide photos of other properties with trees in the right-of-way.

Marissa Himmeyer, the property owner where the trees sit, said she bought the house in 2017 and had been told the strip at the road was under HOA control; she said she was surprised by a letter from Mr. Knopf informing her the property remained her responsibility. Himmeyer said the vegetation provides nesting habitat and privacy for her family: “My daughter wants to go up and I peek in the nest and watch the birds.”

Speakers repeatedly urged the borough to work with residents and suggested potential remedies including a written maintenance agreement, selective trimming rather than removal, or a staged approach. Speakers noted details about underground utilities: Jennings said he spoke with the water authority and that the public water main in that strip is four feet deep with an 8-inch line below that; he argued the root systems of the spruce posed little risk to infrastructure.

Council did not take formal action on the issue during the March 19 meeting; the comments were made during the public-comment period and were recorded for the minutes. Residents asked for continued dialogue with borough staff and cited what they called inconsistent enforcement if other developments with trees in rights-of-way have not been treated similarly.

The transcript shows no formal reply or vote on tree removal at the meeting; speakers asked the council to pursue alternatives and to provide clarity on ownership and enforcement moving forward.","Residents from Franklin Ridge and Bridal Ridge told council they received a March 13 letter saying the borough plans to remove 14 blue spruce at the border of Oakleaf Lane and Reeskind Road; homeowners offered to maintain trees and called enforcement selective.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6114774,"Franklin Park proclaims April 2025 National Library Week",212,53720,266700,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2741787-9d3e0f85c277ed474207b17a816cefab&start=53&end=266","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2741787-9d3e0f85c277ed474207b17a816cefab/thumbnail_53720.jpg","/articles/6114774/Franklin-Park/Allegheny-County/Pennsylvania/Franklin-Park-proclaims-April-2025-National-Library-Week","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6114774-706f9c9e3ba9e2bf63eeeabfb191aa46/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150688&Signature=WyQ1IZkfbEEXxQRl4cvrM-Bosn8lHcR8nMimNwL7lMqlz369bKMlQ~cesWugZR2y5D~RSUYngxQpzTM8dnwQqY5JX5GsBm~9xkAXuHy8J5Hqute76bkLU7M7JJfJyLzVWWOgLYla1JHcUpoTNi7YEhN8kPMWJv5yz8PAEjMC3BbONvsE4RdxdNVopOF3t1YU9q4dpDMEUcLuJnPbK-v2GijD7t0N2J2XtF6MeAa7PilvDHIzmT7AVvdveHYk1FCbBHi6uAVhemOOqOWm-u9QUmJ8ZwxXdmMXiAlAxch3w6DVHokoLVRFO4dTIgGw9LV0EdgxwCP4ijXEw0-MQrxmhw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Borough Council of Franklin Park on March 19 proclaimed April 2025 as National Library Week.

The proclamation, read during the council’s regular meeting, said libraries “spark creativity, fuel imagination, and inspire lifelong learning” and called libraries “vibrant community hubs” that provide free and equitable access to books, digital tools and programs. A council member read the resolution and the motion to adopt it passed unanimously.

The proclamation named Northland Public Library and Explorers Resources and urged residents to visit and celebrate ways libraries “draw us together as a community.” Council materials state the proclamation was dated March 2025 and covers the April 2025 observance.

The resolution emphasizes libraries’ roles in supporting job seekers and entrepreneurs, partnering with schools and community organizations, and protecting intellectual freedom. The council did not attach funding or new programming to the proclamation; it was adopted as a ceremonial recognition.

Council members approved the proclamation by voice vote with no recorded opposition. The council’s action formalizes the borough’s participation in National Library Week and signals support for local library services and programming.","At its March 19 meeting the Borough Council of Franklin Park read and approved a proclamation designating April 2025 as National Library Week and encouraged residents to visit local libraries including Northland Public Library and Explorers Resources.","actionData","errors"]

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