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Park Commission Meeting Hybrid Zoom Meeting (In-Person Attendance Encouraged!)
LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89938645826?pwd=3JJQbEAS2f98UsKahmB7kuKJjJCLlU.1
Borough of Fox Chapel
Or Join by Telephone:
Phone: (+1) 646 558 8656
Monday, June 9, 2025
9:00-11:00 AM Meeting ID: 899 3864 5826
Passcode: 986085
Agenda v1.0
1. Welcome/Opening – Wes
2. Sign-In: Commission Members and Guests
3. Minutes of Last Meeting
4. Public/Residents Questions/Comments/Discussion
5. Park Public Safety
a. Parking/Dogs Enforcement – Brief Update - Fox Chapel Police Department
b. Dog Rules/Ordinances Ad Hoc Committee – No activity
c. Proposed Crosswalk at Beechwood Farms – Suggestion/Request - Wes
6. Fox Chapel Day – Sgt. Sorg (if available) and/or Wes
a. Side-by-Side Tents with Fox Chapel Parks Conservancy
b. Commission Provide Trail Maps?
c. Bird Town Information?
7. Eagle Scout Projects (sequence may change if visiting from school) (Wes to fill in as needed)
a. Targeting Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) – Victor White
b. Country Day Connector to Riding Meadow Park (ongoing project) – Joshua Lowe
c. Open – Josh Nawrocki seeks a project
d. Possible Project needing Scout: Update/Analyze FCB Tree Canopy, Update Map
8. Public Works – Larry
a. McCahill Park – Construction Schedule Update
i. Melinda Comments re. Ponding, Tree base materials
b. Other Project Highlights
i. Hardie Valley Park project status
ii. Sewer Work and Restoration – Riding Meadow and surrounding
iii. Park Signage – Preliminary Work with Supplier, Mock-Ups
9. Welcome Garden: Tubes to Netting – Wes + discussion
10. Pickleball Rules – Wes
a. Review and Recommend to Council
b. Comment re. Ice Rink Use
11. FoxTrot Trail Run 2025 – Jeff Cohen
12. Bird Town, Pennsylvania Program – Update and Planned Activities - Carrie
13. Shady Side Academy Project Update – Wes
a. SSA is Good Neighbor and Community Partner
14. Volunteer Organized Activities Recap
a. Garlic Pull – May 10
b. Oak Seedlings on Ridges – May 24
15. Delafield Connector Trail
a. Incorporate Best Practices from Trail Design Webinar

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b. Allegheny County Ranger may help us design Delafield Connector Trail
c. Collaboration with O’Hara Township & VA Hospital
d. Fox Chapel Parks Conservancy may subsidize project
16. Reminder: Sunset of 10 Million Trees Program in Fall, 2025 - Melinda
17. Planning and Priorities
a. Park Plan Proposal – Update 2006 Plan – Wes
i. Open discussion meeting with Jim Pashek (dates/times?)
b. Priority Management Program (reflecting Comprehensive Plan elements) – Jeff C.
c. Team-Up Commission Calendar – Anyone using? - Wes
18. Park Steward Reports from Walks Taken (Time Permitting)
a. Hidden Falls Park – Jeff B.
b. Hardie Valley Park – Carrie
c. Riding Meadow Park – Susan, Nick
d. Trillium Trail Park and Hill-n-Dale – Melinda
e. Scott Park and trail bridges – Jeff C.
f. McCahill Park and the Oaks – Steve
g. Salamander and Fay Parks – Wes
19. Upcoming Meetings/Events – Wes
a. Planting in McCahill Park – June 9 (postponed) & 21 (?), 2025 with W. PA Conservancy
b. Fox Chapel Day – Saturday, June 14, 2025, 12 Noon-4 PM
c. Fox Chapel Garden Club/Penn State Master Gardeners Tour – McCahill Park, Cathy Ravella,
June 21, 2025
d. Next statutory Park Commission Meeting – Monday, September 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
e. Fox Trot Trail Run (with O’Hara Township) – tbd, 2nd half, September 2025
20. Adjournment
21. Thank You for Your Support of Fox Chapel Parks!
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