Action Item List
	Legend
	AD - Administration                      REC-Recreation & Leisure
	BOC - Board of Commissioners     TA-Township Attorney
	CD - Community Development     TE-Township Engineer
	PC - Planning Commission             TTE-Township Traffic Engineer
	PW - Public Works
Recommendations and Actions			Timeframe	Primary Participants
Land Use
1	Encourage re-development of the Consol site to expand business opportunities along the Township’s regional corridor		Short-term	CD,  TE,  TTE
	a	Prepare a feasibility analysis to identify the physical and fiscal opportunities and constraints of owning/maintaining potential road(s) in the redeveloped site
	b	Continue discussion with property owners regarding the long-term plans for occupancy
	c	Work with the site re-development team to minimize impacts of parcel access on the surrounding roadway network
	d	Develop form-based provisions to guide future development
2	Explore the feasibility of incorporating additional development for public safety services along Washington Road		Short-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, TA, BOC, PC
	a	Evaluate development capacity and estimate traffic to determine signalization needs
	b	Create provisions to require shared access for multiple parcels
	c	Develop form-based provisions to guide future development
3	Determine the potential development capacity and accessibility of the northwestern Boyce-Washington Road intersection for non-residential development		Long-term	AD, CD, TE, TTE, TA, BOC, PC
	a	Evaluate development capacity based upon presence of Duquesne Light transmission lines
	b	Estimate potential traffic based upon development capacity to determine parcel access options/signalization needs
	c	Depending upon access findings, determine appropriate zoning changes
	d	Amend parcel zoning designations
	e	Develop form-based provisions to guide future development
4	Explore the feasibility of accommodating new and/or in-fill non-residential development along the Painters Run Road Corridor		Long-term	AD, CD, TE, TTE
	a	Evaluate floodplain constraints and opportunities for parcel access
	b	Develop access management strategy and land use regulations
	c	Determine appropriateness of re-establishing and conserving riparian buffers
	d	Develop form-based provisions to guide future development
	e	Update the Township's commercial property inventory
5	Prepare a Conceptual or Specific Area Plan for the McLaughlin Run Corridor to identify future development/redevelopment strategies, pedestrian connection additions and site improvements		Short-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, BOC, PC
	a	Develop a comprehensive inventory of existing development and natural resource conditions
	b	Determine the capacity for additional civic, non-residential and recreation-oriented development
	c	Evaluate options to optimize pedestrian safety and linkages within the Corridor and identify measures for obtaining rights-of-way (as necessary)
	d	Identify and compare palette options related to potential site improvements
	e	Create an opinion of probable development costs and phasing strategy related to implementing site improvements and pedestrian connections
6	Create a Civic Overlay designation for the McLaughlin Run Corridor to establish uniform development standards such as landscaping, bufferyards, lighting and signage		Long-term	AD, CD, BOC, PC, REC, PW
	a	Draft detailed overlay provisions
	b	Designate overlay boundary
	c	Adopt provisions
Housing
7	Develop provisions to encourage and permit additional opportunities in constructing a variety of housing products		Short-term	CD, TE, TTE, AD
	a	Determine districts in which the redevelopment or additional attached single-family or multi-family land uses can occur
	b	Prepare specific provisions, such as setbacks, building height, service areas, landscaping/bufferyards and parcel access, for such land uses
	c	Adopt provisions
8	Enable the future development of remaining undeveloped large land tracts for a mixture of residential and non-residential land uses		Short-term	CD, TE, TTE, AD
	a	Evaluate development capacity and estimate traffic to determine potential impacts to road corridors
	b	Develop a Conceptual Plan or Specific Area Plan
	c	Develop and adopt a Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance with consideration given to instituting form-based provisions
	d	Amend parcel zoning designations
Civic Amenities
9	Develop a community-wide gateway and wayfinding system		Long-term	PW,  CD,  AD, TE, TTE
	a	Determine desired areas for constructing gateways based upon potential locations identified on the Civic Amenities Plan
	b	Determine "types" of wayfinding (vehicular versus pedestrian) based upon intended audiences
	c	Create a consistent design theme among the gateway and wayfinding components
	d	Explore potential public and/or private funding opportunities
	e	Develop Phasing Strategy for constructing gateways
	f	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
10	Incorporate signage related to the community’s historic resources into the Township’s overall wayfinding system		Long-term	AD, CD, PW, BOC
	a	Determine desired areas for constructing historic signs based upon potential locations identified on the Civic Amenities Plan
	b	Determine desired facilities/points of interest to be identified by signage
	c	Coordinate historic resources signage with overall pedestrian network signage
	d	Design specific standard for each sign type
	e	Explore potential public and/or private funding opportunities
	f	Develop a phasing strategy for constructing historic resources signage
	g	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
11	Assess the diversity of the Township recreational and leisure programs and identify program opportunities that maintain participation among youth, family and senior groups		Short-term	REC
	a	Create a comprehensive inventory of past and current recreation programs including participation rate, targeted age, fee, duration, location and staffing commitment
	b	Analyze similarities and differences between program opportunities
	c	Identify program opportunities that maintain participation among youth, family and senior groups
12	Create a Township comprehensive park, recreation and open space plan		Long-term	AD, CD, PW, REC, BOC, PC, TE
	a	Prepare a comprehensive facility and open space analysis to identify the extent and locations for new facility construction, existing facilities in need of repair, levels of compliance with current Americans with Disabilities Act standards and obsolete facilities no longer effective to residents
	b	Complete a programming assessment to identify additional opportunities for outreach to various age levels
	c	Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of administration/staff and volunteer Personnel in relationship to facilities/equipment maintenance and programming
	d	Identify costs and priorities associated with desired parks, recreation and open space enhancements
	e	Identify opportunities and challenges of financing needs and potential resources
	f	Develop a prioritized implementation strategy including facilities and equipment maintenance, programming, personnel, and fiscal management
	g	Prepare and adopt Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan
13	Amend the Township’s open space standards to enhance the quality, quantity and connectivity of green space		Short-term	CD, BOC, PC, REC
	a	Analyze the percentage, type and quality of open space within a range of identified neighborhoods
	b	Determine preferences based upon analysis
	c	Amend standards for residential development/redevelopment to reflect identified preferences
14	Continue to study the feasibility of the Community Recreation Center within the Township		Immediate	AD, CD, PW, REC, TE, BOC
	a.	Explore the various amenities of interest for the Recreation Center that fit within the parameters of the community's needs and wants
	b.	Identify costs associated with desired amenities
	c.	Develop a timeline that identifies the relationship and parameters of approvals, bidding and construction
15	Analyze the potential for additional fields and an active recreation area at the Boyce Mayview Park		Immediate	AD, CD, PW, REC, TE, TTE, BOC
	a.	Develop a needs assessment for the construction of additional fields and supporting facilities
	b.	Identify and evaluate costs associated with needed fields and supporting facilities
	c.	Design fields and supporting facilities as determined by the cost evaluation
	d.	Create bid documents and advertise bids for field and supporting facility construction
	e.	Initiate field and supporting facility construction
16	Study facilities and space allocation for the Civic Center/Administration Building concept		Short-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, TA, BOC
	a.	Conduct a facility needs projection study to determine the current and future use of the Township's Civic Center/Administration Building
	b.	Investigate future use/expansion of the existing Civic Center/Administration Building based upon the study's results
Infrastructure and Transportation
17	Evaluate the suitability of and promote best management practices through the competition of additional stormwater management improvements		On-going	CD, PW, TE
	a	Develop a stormwater management status map designating completed and proposed projects
	b	Prioritize phasing of proposed projects based upon severity of run-off impacts and costs
	c	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
18	Complete improvements of the EPA Consent Order and, as appropriate, in conjunction with surrounding municipalities		On-going	PW,  TE, BOC, AD
19	Construct transportation improvements at McLaughlin Run Road/McMillan Road/Lesnett Road		Short-term	AD,  CD,  PW,  TE,  TA,  TTE, BOC
	a	Determine needs/costs to acquire/secure rights-of-way
	b	Determine phasing/priority of needed improvements
	c	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
	d	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	e	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	f	Construct improvements
20	Construct transportation improvements at Washington Road/Fort Couch Road		Long-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, BOC, TA
	a	Determine needs/costs to acquire/secure rights-of-way
	b	Determine phasing/priority of needed improvements
	c	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
	d	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	e	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	f	Construct improvements
21	Construct transportation improvements at Washington Road/Orr Road		Long-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, BOC, TA
	a	Determine needs/costs to acquire/secure rights-of-way
	b	Determine phasing/priority of needed improvements
	c	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
	d	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	e	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	f	Construct improvements
22	Construct transportation improvements at McMurray Road at Bethel Church Road/Drake Road		Long-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, BOC, TA
	a	Determine needs/costs to acquire/secure rights-of-way
	b	Determine phasing/priority of needed improvements
	c	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
	d	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	e	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	f	Construct improvements
23	Construct transportation improvements at Boyce Road/Millwood Drive/Morton Road		Long-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, BOC, TA
	a	Determine needs/costs to acquire/secure rights-of-way
	b	Determine phasing/priority of needed improvements
	c	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
	d	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	e	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	f	Construct improvements
24	Construct transportation improvements at Washington Road/Boyce Road		Immediate to Long-term*	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, BOC, TA
	a	Determine needs/costs to acquire/secure rights-of-way
	b	Determine phasing/priority of needed improvements
	c	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
	d	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	e	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	f	Construct improvements
25	Construct transportation improvements at Old Washington Road/Circle Drive		Short-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, BOC, TA
	a	Determine needs/costs to acquire/secure rights-of-way
	b	Determine phasing/priority of needed improvements
	c	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
	d	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	e	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	f	Construct improvements
26	Construct transportation improvements at Boyce Road/Hidden Valley Drive		Long-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, BOC, TA
	a	Determine needs/costs to acquire/secure rights-of-way
	b	Determine phasing/priority of needed improvements
	c	Incorporate defined phasing into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
	d	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	e	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	f	Construct improvements
27	Explore the feasibility and benefits of incorporating traffic calming policies into development		Long-term	AD, CD, PW, TTE, TE, BOC
	a	Explore policies to promote traffic calming on local roads
	b	Identify costs and priorities associated with desired traffic calming measures
	c	Incorporate, if feasible, traffic calming preferences into the Township's Capital Improvement Program
28	Prioritize sidewalk/bikeway segments and produce a time-schedule for their construction		Immediate	CD,  PW,  TE,  TTE,  TA, BOC, AD
	a	Develop a detailed plan to differentiate the locations of sidewalks, bikeways and trails
	b	Determine needs/costs to acquire/secure rights-of-way based upon the Township's overall pedestrian network
	c	Prioritize sidewalk/bikeway segments
	d	Incorporate segment-specific capital improvement costs into the Township’s 5-year Capital Improvement Program
29	Construct the Central Loop of the Township’s pedestrian network		Long-term	CD, PW, TE, TTE, AD, BOC
	a	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	b	Prepare detailed opinion of probable development costs
	c	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	d	Construct improvements
30	Construct the Northern Loop of the Township’s pedestrian network		Long-term	CD, PW, TE, TTE, AD, BOC
	a	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	b	Prepare detailed opinion of probable development costs
	c	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	d	Construct improvements
31	Construct the Eastern Loop of the Township’s pedestrian network		Long-term	CD, PW, TE, TTE, AD, BOC
	a	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	b	Prepare detailed opinion of probable development costs
	c	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	d	Construct improvements
32	Construct the Western Loop of the Township’s pedestrian network		Long-term	CD, PW, TE, TTE, AD, BOC
	a	Develop schematic design drawings for improvements
	b	Prepare detailed opinion of probable development costs
	c	Develop construction drawings for improvements
	d	Construct improvements
33	Coordinate pedestrian connections between the Eastern Loop and the Montour Trail with the Municipality of Bethel Park and the Montour Trail Council		Long-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, BOC
	a	Establish dialogue with the Municipality of Bethel Park and the Montour Trail Council
	b	Evaluate alternatives for securing/acquiring rights-of-way
	c	Designate rights-of-way
34	Coordinate with South Fayette Township, the Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission and the foundation community regarding opportunities to connect the Township Western Loop with future regional trail projects		Long-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, TTE, BOC
	a	Establish dialogue with South Fayette Township, the Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission and the foundation community
	b	Evaluate alternatives for securing/acquiring rights-of-way
	c	Designate rights-of-way
Natural Resources
35	Evaluate and permit additional stormwater management techniques, such as pervious surface treatments, and other best management practices, to minimize impacts of future flooding throughout the Township		Immediate	CD, PW, TE, AD, BOC, PC, TA
	a	Conduct an evaluation of the pervious surface treatment installed at Gilfillan Park
	b	Identify other civic sites where additional pervious surface treatment could be tested
	c	Construct secondary tests at identified sites
	d	Prepare a summary of findings and develop recommendations for consideration of permitted techniques for inclusion in the Township's construction standards
36	Amend the Township’s provisions regarding the conservation of existing woodland resources and the re-establishment of native species		Long-term	CD, PW, TE, BOC, AD
	a	Identify model conservation ordinances and preferred provisions
	b	Contact municipal representatives from communities supplying model ordinances to evaluate the effectiveness of provisions
	c	Examine other communities' standards related to open space dedication
	e	Develop a listing of preferred native species for use within development and re-development projects
	d	Prepare and adopt ordinance language
37	Continue to promote regulations of the Greenway Overlay and expand its locations along significant roadway corridors		On-going	CD,  TE
	a	Identify potential corridors suitable for inclusion within the Greenway Overlay
	b	Adopt overlay provisions for designated roadways
38	Develop provisions for the conservation and re-establishment of riparian buffers in order to reduce stormwater impacts		Immediate	CD,  TE, PW, AD, TA, BOC, PC
	a	Identify and prioritize areas suitable for establishing/re-establishing riparian buffers
	b	Evaluate regulations of existing riparian buffer ordinances to determine the desired range and effectiveness provisions
	c	Assess the opportunities and challenges associated with various conservation techniques
	d	Prepare and adopt riparian buffer/conservation provisions as part of the Township's zoning/subdivision ordinance
39	Evaluate the successes of abandoned mine drainage remediation efforts completed to date in the community and determine the suitability of other related applications in the Township		Short-term	AD, CD, PW, TE, BOC
	a	Obtain on-going analysis and results of the Allegheny Land Trust's Wingfield Pines pilot project
	b	Inventory and evaluate the severity of existing abandoned mine drainage areas
	c	Prioritize remediation efforts
	d	Continue dialogue with Allegheny Land Trust and/or other resource-oriented groups to construct additional remediation efforts
Education
40	Continue to collaborate with the Upper St. Clair School District to expand joint opportunities for cultural, recreation and educational programming		On-going	AD,  CD, BOC, REC, PW
	a	Compile a comprehensive listing of facilities and activities that are currently shared between the entities
	b	Establish periodic (quarterly or semi-annually) meetings between the Upper St. Clair School District and the Township Board of Commissioners to discuss joint opportunities
Municipal Administration and Operations
41	Work with Upper St. Clair School District to promote children’s involvement in recycling at school and at home		On-going	BOC, AD, PW
42	Evaluate resident and business participation rates in Township-sponsored programs and report annually in a community-wide publication		On-going	AD, CD, REC
43	Make request forms for resident and business vacation checks for security purposes available on-line		Short-term	Police, AD, IT
44	Identify opportunities to expand/broaden customer service options related to the handling of solid waste including specialty items such as paint cans, tires, etc.		On-going	PW, AD
45	Formulate and host information events where local realtors can meet with Township Officials to discuss current community projects and events potentially important to prospective residents/businesses		Short-term	AD, CD, BOC, REC
46	Produce an annual status report of the Comprehensive Plan		On-going	CD, BOC, PC
47	Hold annual Board of Commissioner, Planning Commission and Municipal Staff Workshops regarding the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan		On-going	BOC,  PC,  AD,  CD
48	Study the impacts of potential demographic shifts on Township property and income taxes and develop a strategy to address potential issues		Short-term	AD, CD
49	Continue working with PennDOT to coordinate thoroughfare/intersection and driveway access improvements		On-going	AD,  PW,  CD,  TTE,
50	Continue working with Allegheny County to coordinate thoroughfare/intersection and driveway access improvements		On-going	AD, CD, PW, TTE
*Construction of the right-turn lane onto Boyce Road Extension (Immediate); all other components (Long-term)