0:50
I would like to review our
0:55
legislative session agenda before
0:56
formally calling our meeting to order.
0:58
So I will call the meeting to order. U
1:01
Mr. Trudale will lead us in roll call.
1:03
The invocation this evening will be led
1:05
by Councilman Jones, followed by the
1:08
pledge of allegiance, which will be led
1:11
by Councilman Rodriguez and Councilwoman
1:15
Daniels absence. We do not have any
1:18
communications this evening. We do we
1:20
will then move to courtesy of the floor
1:23
uh the approval of minutes. We have
1:25
three sets of minutes to approve this
1:28
evening. Uh we will approve the minutes
1:30
for the special legislative session that
1:32
occurred on July 1st, 2025.
1:35
The minutes for the legislative session
1:37
that occurred on July 8th, 2025,
1:41
and the minutes for the special
1:43
legislative session that occurred on
1:47
We do not have any reports of
1:49
committees. We have two ordinances for
1:52
first reading. Bill 8 of 2025 and Bill 9
1:58
We do not have any ordinances for
2:00
amendment or ordinances for final
2:02
passage. We will then move to
2:05
Resolution 49 of 2025.
2:10
Resolution 50 of 2025.
2:13
Resolution 51 of 2025. Resolution 52 of
2:18
2025. We will suspend the rules for
2:21
discussion and then vote on that
2:23
resolution. Resolution 53 of 2025.
2:27
Resolution 54 of 2025, Resolution 55 of
2:32
2025, Resolution 56 of 2025, Resolution
2:37
57 of 2025, resolution 58 of 2025, and
2:42
resolution 59 of 2025. Is there any old
2:46
business for discussion?
2:49
Okay, seeing and hearing none, any new
2:54
Okay, then we will adjourn. So, the time
2:57
is 6:04 p.m. I would like to officially
3:00
call our legislative session to order.
3:06
>> Mr. Trudeale, could you please call the
3:08
role? Do you need this microphone?
3:21
I just did this. Here we go. Can I walk
3:46
>> Present. Thank you.
3:48
The invocation will be led by Councilman
3:50
Jones, followed by the pledge of
3:52
allegiance, which will be led by
3:54
Councilman Rodriguez in Councilwoman
4:01
Thank you, President Hill. Um we've had
4:05
uh just getting back from our hiatus,
4:07
our our hiatus, uh we've had um a few
4:12
community members that we've lost. And I
4:15
would like to recognize some of them
4:16
right now. And hopefully that we can um
4:18
keep their families, their children, and
4:22
everything that they were doing in our
4:23
community in prayer. Um I want to give
4:26
them strength in this time of uh
4:30
um to first for the Jennings family
4:33
um Rick Rick Rick Jennings um Mr. Carl
4:38
Murphy and um last but not least a a
4:41
personal friend of mine and um I say
4:43
this with a heavy heart um Brandon was a
4:48
special person to all of us. This this
4:50
is going to be a huge impact on our
4:52
community. This was someone that wasn't
4:54
an elected official and was able to get
4:57
a lot of things done. He was able to
4:59
work across the aisle, work in any
5:01
space, any volatile space, any calm
5:04
space. Uh Vandon was truly a loyal
5:07
friend to me and I know his family is
5:10
grieving right now. Um I send prayers
5:12
and strength for them. So can we have a
5:14
moment of silence for the flood family
5:16
and those a for mentioned?
5:25
All rise for the pledge.
5:32
>> to the flag of the United States of
5:34
America and to the republic for which it
5:37
stands. One nation under God,
5:40
indivisible, with liberty and justice
5:45
>> Thank you, Councilman Jones, and thank
5:47
you, Councilman Rodriguez, for your
5:49
assistance this evening.
6:04
we do not have any communications this
6:06
evening. Uh we will now move to courtesy
6:08
of the floor. Just a few housekeeping
6:10
notes before we begin. Uh please state
6:13
your name and your address for the
6:15
meeting record. If you don't feel
6:17
comfortable sharing your address, please
6:19
share the vicinity in which you live
6:21
within the city. You will have four
6:23
minutes to share your comments. Mr.
6:26
Trudale will serve as our timekeeper.
6:29
And I'll begin to my right. Is there
6:31
anyone that would like to offer public
6:52
Good evening. My name is Melanie Cook. I
6:54
live in the uh 3000 block of North Third
6:57
Street in the Riverside section of the
7:00
city of Harrisburg. I'm here, as I was
7:03
last Tuesday, unaware that you guys had
7:05
not come back, to express concerns about
7:09
uh what I heard during a press
7:11
conference on August 15th relating to uh
7:14
a curfew that was going to be or is
7:17
going to be has been enacted within the
7:23
As the press conference went on, I
7:25
became quite frankly more dismayed and
7:27
alarmed at the fact that youth in this
7:31
city were being characterized
7:33
in a way that suggested that they were
7:36
almost solely responsible for the lack
7:39
of a return of business to the area of
7:41
the city that was called Restaurant Row.
7:45
Both our mayor, our captain of the
7:48
uniform officers, as well as our
7:50
commissioner seemed entirely focused on
7:53
an area of city which they believe
7:56
apparently is the lifeline for the
7:58
economic growth and development here.
8:01
One, I do not think that is correct. I
8:04
think there are thriving entrepreneurial
8:06
businesses throughout the city of
8:07
Harrisburg. I also do not believe that
8:10
that area is entitled to any more police
8:13
protection than any of the other
8:15
neighborhoods in the city of Harrisburg
8:17
and was alarmed and quite frankly
8:19
puzzled when the commissioner indicated
8:21
82 additional officers were being
8:25
assigned to the restaurant row area.
8:29
Now, from what I've heard, we are
8:31
limited in our law enforcement
8:33
personnel. So, how 82 additional law
8:36
enforcement officials are
8:39
guaranteed to be sent to Mid not
8:42
Midtown, excuse me, to downtown
8:44
restaurant row is a question that I
8:46
have. Also, the fact that the response
8:50
from the administration seemed to be
8:52
directed solely at calling in the
8:54
calvaryate, the Pennsylvania State
8:57
Police, adult probation and parole, the
9:00
liquor control board agents, every law
9:03
enforcement entity, including local
9:05
entities outside the city apparently
9:08
have been called in. Where was the reach
9:10
outreach to the community? Where was the
9:13
request that adults who may know some of
9:16
these young people come and assist? What
9:19
actions were taken before all this law
9:21
enforcement was brought in? And quite
9:24
frankly, who is paying for it? Are they
9:26
volunteering their time or are is the
9:29
city taking that money from other funds
9:31
to ensure that individuals who at one
9:34
time in the not too distant past were
9:36
required to pay for extra security they
9:39
thought they needed. Now, apparently
9:41
they have it being provided free of
9:46
I sent my written comments to uh
9:50
President Hill as well as Mr. Jones, who
9:55
it is my understanding chairs the
9:56
committee on public safety. Yet, it did
9:59
not appear that any elected officials
10:02
were notified of the press conference or
10:04
asked to participate. We cannot function
10:07
as a city when we do not call upon the
10:10
people the citizens elect to help make
10:13
these decisions. We do not need nor want
10:17
for law enforcement to be the sole means
10:20
of addressing the youth in our
10:22
community. No one is saying these kids
10:25
should be downtown wreaking havoc. But
10:28
when and where did 300 kids get into a
10:32
fight at 1:00 a.m. in the morning? I
10:35
didn't see anything in the press. When
10:37
did that occur? And what was the city's
10:41
It is not sufficient to say we're going
10:45
apply hefty fines that aren't identified
10:49
amounts or payment schedules. I expect
10:52
that there will be a public meeting
10:54
where other concerned people can speak
11:00
>> Let's see if it works.
11:18
Good evening. My name is Wendy Shaver
11:21
and this is Kim Bell and we are with
11:25
Power to the Hill. We are a group in
11:28
Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg
11:30
City and our primary goal is to raise
11:33
the voter engagement and civic
11:35
engagement in Allison Hill to improve
11:37
that section of the city. We are
11:40
currently this year picking a second
11:42
community action project. Our first one
11:44
was called Light the Hill and we've been
11:46
working on that one for about five years
11:48
and that's to make sure that all of the
11:50
city street lights in that neighborhood
11:51
are working and that has been very
11:53
successful and we're now ready to pick a
11:55
second community action project. We're
11:57
going through the same process that we
11:59
went through in 2018 to pick the light
12:02
the hill project and we have had a
12:05
community dinner that we held in March
12:08
where we invited people from the
12:09
community. We had a discussion and
12:11
brainstorming about things that people
12:13
would like to see change in the
12:15
neighborhood. We did some dot voting and
12:18
we picked a top 10 list. Since March, we
12:21
have been canvasing all of the doors in
12:24
Allison Hill and asking people to vote
12:26
out of those top 10, their top three
12:31
We also had uh some porch parties where
12:33
we asked people to vote, including at
12:35
Miss Kim Bell's house. And on November
12:38
1st, we're going to have a second
12:40
community dinner where we're where we
12:41
are going to bring people together again
12:43
and we're going to pick out of those
12:44
three the one that the neighborhood
12:46
would like to work together with Power
12:49
to the Hill to work on improving the
12:52
neighborhood. And Kim is going to share
12:55
the current top three out of our top 10
13:01
>> Good evening. Uh, one is more cameras in
13:08
Number two is uh the trash uh the
13:12
dumping of I just seen it cuz I just
13:14
moved from out there two weeks ago uh
13:19
the 15 between 15th and 14th of Market
13:22
Street and going through the community
13:25
today. I noticed uh back there where I
13:29
called and complained about a truck that
13:31
was on cinder blocks. Well, on bricks,
13:35
not act not on the big cinder blocks,
13:37
but just regular bricks and how it was a
13:40
danger because there's so many kids in
13:41
that neighborhood. But I saw where they
13:43
have dumped furniture. Again, this is
13:46
this is for probably the 150th time for
13:49
you guys hearing this. And right where I
13:52
live, somebody threw furniture back
13:56
along somebody's fence where the where
13:58
the yard is, uh, that really needs to
14:01
stop because well, I'm quick to report
14:04
them when I see that or can figure out
14:07
where it came from. I ask questions in
14:09
the neighborhood. And I think the third
14:14
uh, oh, more activity for the children.
14:17
I know we do have the recreation center
14:20
on Walnut Street uh that does things in
14:23
the summer as well as winter. I don't
14:29
uh facility or community that has any
14:33
activities for the kids.
14:42
>> What did she say?
14:43
>> Where do you live? Your name and your
14:46
>> I'm sorry. I thought my I brought my
14:48
super ears, but my battery died and I
14:50
can't hear too well.
14:57
Market Street uh between Yeah. 14th and
15:01
15th of Market Street right there,
15:04
especially Zarker Street. They're
15:06
starting to throw a lot of trash back
15:08
there. Old cars and things of that
15:10
nature. And I did notice they had
15:12
cleaned up a bunch of tires and all that
15:14
stuff that was back there was cleaned
15:16
up. Was looking really nice. And then
15:18
like I said, I rolled out that way today
15:20
and it's they're starting. It didn't get
15:23
there yet, but they're starting. There's
15:25
some trash out there now.
15:32
Kimberly Bell. Kim Bell.
15:36
>> Thank you. So, we would love if any of
15:37
you want to come to our dinner on
15:39
November 1st where we will be choosing
15:41
the one of those three topics together
15:43
with people in the neighborhood and then
15:45
we'll probably be back at another
15:47
meeting to ask for your support in
15:49
whichever of those items is chosen.
15:58
>> Awesome. Great. Thank you.
16:03
>> For November 1st for the dinner. Yes.
16:06
>> Thank you. Just so we know if we can
16:12
>> I know a guy saw him dumping trash back
16:16
there. This young man right here.
16:23
>> I don't even roll like that, but
16:26
we're gonna say less on that.
16:32
I'm call I'm here in reference to what
16:35
was going on up at the park. The events
16:38
we had up there. It was a cluster.
16:45
but I don't think they should have
16:48
the tents in front of the band shell.
16:51
Now the tents ought to be on the outside
16:54
or up on the hill. They shouldn't be in
16:56
front of the band shell because folks
16:59
can't see everybody. Other cities, it's
17:02
not like that. You know, when we used to
17:03
do the African festival, they wouldn't
17:05
allow to protect their potential in the
17:07
streets. But that's all the story, too.
17:10
But back there and they was towing cars
17:15
and they was towing cars because the
17:17
park rangers wasn't on their job.
17:21
So, they would only let their homies and
17:25
the handicap at the mansion
17:27
which which that should have been for
17:29
whoever all handicapped but if you
17:32
wasn't if you wasn't in there click you
17:34
wasn't allowed to park there
17:36
and then they was too busy watching
17:40
the festivities and then the car parked
17:43
there now they don't know whose car it
17:45
is now they would have tow the car but
17:47
they have been getting paid but they
17:52
and that's it for the
17:55
And there's a light out on Loose and
17:59
Elder Street, but I'll call the other
18:05
just for the record.
18:07
Thank you. That's all I have today.
18:12
>> Is there anyone else?
18:28
testing. Oh, it's back on.
18:29
>> Hello. Hello. Yeah, we're back.
18:36
>> Good evening, madame president and
18:40
fellow council members. My name is
18:42
Robert Williams from Capitol Heights
18:44
area of Harrisburg, PA. I'm here today
18:48
to speak on the blatant disregard of
18:52
municipal and administrative law. I've
18:58
Mr. Grover speak on the 120day
19:02
law and his response I'm quoting
19:06
paraphrasing was other administrations
19:10
have used acting department heads over
19:13
120 days. I would like to say other
19:19
been arrested for misuse of public
19:21
funds. So saying other administrations
19:23
have done something illegal is not
19:26
doesn't dismiss this illegality. I'm
19:29
saying all that to say that 120 days has
19:33
passed on several interim which interim
19:36
is not a term I guess that's used to try
19:39
to skate around the law but the titles
19:42
don't matter. The law says as long as
19:48
meaning doing the job of the department
19:50
head, the interim or acting doesn't
19:53
matter. The 120 days has been up since
19:56
October for Miss Martin and I don't
20:01
But their 120 days is up and I advise or
20:04
I suggest to city council to contact the
20:07
controller and tell him not to authorize
20:11
any more of their payments because it's
20:12
unauthorized and this illegal
20:15
expedentials of taxpayers money. Also, I
20:18
would like to speak on the curfew. I
20:20
really don't have any confidence in the
20:22
Harrisburg police interacting with
20:25
teenagers or the public too much at all.
20:28
more interactions with the public. I
20:31
don't think that's helpful. Also,
20:32
studies say that most crimes with
20:34
juveniles happen in between three and 7
20:38
How can the police officers tell the
20:39
difference between a 17-year-old and an
20:41
18y old? And who says that the people
20:44
down there causing the problems are
20:46
under 18? If I'm 18, 19, or 20 and I'm
20:48
down there causing problems, what is the
20:50
curfew going to do for that? So, I mean,
20:52
I have so many things to discuss and I
20:55
usually have come prepared to have
20:56
everything wrote down, but I'll see you
20:58
guys at the next meeting. Those are the
20:59
main things I wanted to get off my
21:01
chest. Thanks for having me. Thanks for
21:03
allowing me to share.
21:05
>> Thank you. Is there anyone else? Miss
21:11
>> Good evening. My name is Evelyn Hunt and
21:14
I live in the 1800 block of State
21:16
Street. I need a telephone that when
21:18
there's a problem in the city at night,
21:21
I can get to somebody who's going to
21:23
deal with it. Calling 911 and telling
21:27
them there's an issue and asking can
21:31
they get it resolved and the next day
21:35
when I call down to the city, the city
21:37
does not know that this problem occurred
21:42
So, I need a number that somebody can
21:46
will do or contact people that have to
21:49
deal with the issue. The issue I had,
21:53
um, one of the breakers on State Street
21:57
I called 911 and asked them, "Uh, is
22:02
this something you can handle or can you
22:05
give me a city number where I can get
22:11
I found out the next morning when I
22:13
called the engineering department, they
22:15
knew nothing about those lights being
22:22
No, I'm talking about the 18, the 19,
22:25
and the 2000 block of State Street.
22:28
Not the bridge. That was another issue.
22:31
But I found out what the problem was was
22:33
there. Okay. The other thing is
22:37
I'm happy that we had some events up at
22:41
Reservoir Park this summer.
22:47
I think we need to do something about
22:49
finding ample parking space for these
22:52
people when they come up, having the
22:54
police helping with the parking. We have
22:57
all of these narrow streets near the
22:59
park and the people are parking up at
23:02
the corners. They're parking on people's
23:04
properties. And then we have and I would
23:08
say 99% of the people that were up there
23:10
were absolutely wonderful. We had about
23:13
1% who had a limited vocabulary that
23:16
only knew four-letter words when you
23:18
were telling them to get off your
23:22
And we needed to have more police up
23:24
there to help because people were
23:27
parking on literally sidewalks, not
23:30
curves. on the sidewalks. People were
23:32
parking on property that lawns. You
23:36
don't want someone parking on your lawn.
23:38
And I most certainly was not pleased
23:40
when they were parking on my lawn. So,
23:43
can we get something where there's
23:47
parking where people can park when we
23:49
have these large events? I welcome the
23:52
large events. I miss them because we
23:54
used to have them before they took
23:56
everything downtown, but I don't want
23:59
them at the expense of my property.
24:04
>> Thank you. Is there anyone else that
24:07
would like to offer public comment? I
24:09
don't want to miss anyone.
24:12
Okay, seeing and hearing no one, we will
24:14
move forward with our meeting agenda.
24:16
Next, we have approval of minutes.
24:21
We have three sets of minutes to
24:23
approve. Um I would like to note the
24:26
presence of Councilwoman Daniels. She is
24:31
The first set of minutes um is the
24:33
approval of the minutes for the special
24:35
legislative session that occurred on
24:40
Council members, are there any revisions
24:45
>> Yes, President Hill.
24:47
>> Um just under uh Um, for consistency,
24:53
the minutes um, under the letter head,
24:56
it should state President Hill instead
24:58
of President Bowers.
25:00
>> Thank you. Any other revisions to the
25:04
minutes from the special legislative
25:06
session that occurred on
25:13
Okay, there's a motion on the table. Is
25:19
>> Thank you. It's been moved and properly
25:21
seconded. Um, Mr. Trudeale, could you
25:24
please call the vote?
25:30
>> Maybe her mic's not working yet. Miss
25:46
>> The motion passed by a six to zero.
25:49
Thank you, uh, Councilwoman Davis for
25:54
The next set of amendments are from the
25:56
the legislative session that occurred on
25:58
July 8th, 2025. Are there any revisions
26:08
Seeing and hearing none, the minutes
26:10
stand approved. The final set of minutes
26:13
are from the special legislative session
26:16
that occurred on July 29th, 2025. Are
26:20
there any revisions to those minutes?
26:24
>> Um, President Hill, just the uh name of
26:29
Miss Rhonda May under courtesy of the
26:32
floor. I think her name is spelled
26:34
incorrectly also. So, for consistency.
26:38
>> Should I make a motion?
26:40
>> Yes, please. I'd like to make a motion
26:42
uh to approve the minutes with the
26:44
necessary corrections.
26:46
>> Is there a second?
26:48
>> Thank you. There's a motion on the
26:50
floor. Are there any questions,
26:52
comments, or concerns? Seeing and
26:54
hearing none, Mr. Trudeale, could you
26:56
please call the vote?
26:57
>> And then Miss Daniels, she did try to
26:59
cast her vote, but it's the mic's now.
27:02
>> All right. Here we go. Miss Daniels,
27:06
>> Here we go. Miss Davis,
27:16
>> The motion passed by vote is 7 to zero.
27:19
>> Thank you. Thank you again, Councilwoman
27:22
Davis, for that correction. We do not
27:25
have any reports of committees. We do
27:28
have two ordinances for first reading.
27:30
The first is Bill 8 of 2025. Mr.
27:34
Trudale, could you please read it into
27:39
an ordinance amending chapter 3-333
27:43
of the codified ordinances of the city
27:45
of Harrisburg entitled curfew providing
27:47
for an adjustment of hours of curfew for
27:50
minors and increasing penalties for
27:54
>> Thank you. Bill 8 of 2025 will move to
27:58
the public safety committee.
28:00
The second ordinance for first reading
28:02
is Bill 9 of 2025. Mr. Trudale, could
28:06
you please read it into the record?
28:08
>> Bill 9 2025, an ordinance forgiving and
28:11
discharging 2023 city real estate taxes,
28:14
including interest, penalties, and
28:16
costs, and striking off tax leans for
28:18
certain historically taxexempt
28:21
>> Thank you. Bill 9 of 2025 will move to
28:25
the administration committee. We do not
28:27
have any ordinances for amendment or
28:30
ordinances for final passage. We will
28:32
move forward with resolutions.
28:35
Resolution 49 of 2025. Mr. Trudale,
28:39
could you please read it into the
28:41
>> Resolution 49 2025, a resolution
28:43
authorizing the city of Harrisburg to
28:45
enter into a reimbursement agreement
28:47
amendment with the Pennsylvania
28:49
Department of Transportation to accept
28:51
an increased award amount of 27,173
28:56
in transportation alternatives. set
28:58
aside funding for the purpose of funding
29:00
the Capitol Area Green Belt Paxtang
29:03
Parkway Trail Restoration Project.
29:05
>> Thank you. Resolution 49 of 20125 will
29:09
move to the parks recreation and
29:11
enrichment committee.
29:13
Next, we have resolution 50 of 2025. Mr.
29:17
Trudeale, could you please read it into
29:19
the record? Resolution 50, 2025, a
29:22
resolution authorizing the submission of
29:24
a Dolphin County local share municipal
29:26
grant application of up to $250,000
29:30
to fund the renovation of the bedroom
29:32
accommodations and bathroom facilities
29:34
at fire station 1 located at 1820 North
29:40
>> Thank you. Resolution 50 of 2025 will
29:44
move to the budget and finance
29:45
committee. Next we have resolution 51 of
29:49
2025. Mr. Trudale, could you please read
29:51
it into the record? Resolution 512025,
29:55
a resolution ratifying the submission of
29:57
a grant application to the Pennsylvania
29:59
Office of the State Fire Commissioners,
30:01
Municipal Fire Department capital grant
30:04
program and authorizing the city of
30:05
Harrisburg to execute any agreements,
30:08
forms, and documents related to the
30:13
for the purpose of funding the
30:15
renovation of bathroom facilities at
30:17
Fire Station 2 located at 140 North 16th
30:21
Street. Thank you. Uh, resolution 51 of
30:25
2025 will move to the public safety
30:27
committee. Resolution 52 of 2025, Mr.
30:31
Trudale, could you please read it into
30:33
the record? Resolution 52, 2025, a
30:37
resolution ratifying the submission of a
30:39
grant application to the Pennsylvania
30:41
Department of Community and Economic
30:42
Developments Multimotal Transportation
30:45
Fund for 463,000 for the purpose of
30:48
funding the Hur Street pedestrian
30:50
improvement project.
30:52
>> Thank you. I will entertain a motion to
30:54
suspend the rules for discussion.
30:56
>> Motion to suspend the move uh rules for
31:00
>> Okay. Is there a second?
31:02
>> Thank you. So we have before us
31:04
resolution 52 of 2025
31:09
who from the administration will speak
31:26
>> So my name is Joel Sers. I'm the city
31:32
currently. City has a project with Panda
31:35
to do pedestrian safety improvements
31:38
along the street corner, excuse me,
31:41
corridor from 15th Street to Arsenal
31:45
And it's mainly just
31:48
curb ramp improvements. Uh, and there
31:51
are some more safety improvements such
31:54
as concrete bumpouts, especially at the
31:56
15th Street intersection, which has been
31:59
a notorious um safety hot spot.
32:07
is going to kind of block off the what
32:11
we call the climb lane for Hurst Street.
32:13
So going eastbound on Hurst Street as
32:16
you go up the hill, there's there's two
32:19
The right lane is what we're considering
32:21
the climb lane. As you get towards the
32:23
top of the hill with the current design
32:26
that we are anticipating on going with
32:29
there's going to be a sudden cut over it
32:31
which kind of makes it an unsafe
32:35
So the ask for for this grant would be
32:38
to fund a separate portion of that
32:42
project to extend it from 15th Street to
32:45
12th Street, eliminate that climb lane
32:48
and install what we want to call like a
32:51
a shared use path or a bike lane. And
32:56
a multitude of um improvements to the
32:59
community. One, it would
33:04
vehicles straight as they're going up
33:06
the the Hurst Street corridor. And with
33:10
the anticipation of the new transfer
33:14
facility at Cameron and Hur Street,
33:16
it'll allow residents at the top of the
33:17
hill to safely access that by giving
33:20
them a a direct path down the hill.
33:22
Currently, they would have to cross her
33:26
her street, walk down, and cross again.
33:29
So, that was the the intent for for this
33:36
I will say that the pedestrian safety
33:39
improvements are completely funded
33:41
through through PENDOT's program.
33:43
However, since this is would be out of
33:46
scope for that program, the city would
33:47
then be on the hook for that additional
33:50
cost, which is why we are trying to
33:52
pursue funding for it.
33:55
>> Thank you. Thank you for being here this
33:57
evening and sharing on this resolution.
34:00
I don't have any questions, but I'll
34:02
open the floor to questions um that my
34:05
colleagues may have for you. Um I'll
34:07
begin with our public works committee
34:11
chair, Councilman Rodriguez. Do you have
34:14
>> Thank you, Madam President. Uh thank
34:16
you, Mr. Joe, for joining us this
34:17
evening. Um it's pretty uh
34:19
straightforward to me. I have no
34:21
questions, but hopefully this is
34:22
something we can get done to improve
34:24
that section of the city. Thank you.
34:26
>> Thank you, Councilman Jones. Any
34:28
questions? Um, no really. Um, that is I
34:31
live right around the corner from there.
34:33
Live on North 16th Street, so I am very
34:35
familiar with the area. I think we
34:38
recently had a loss of life there from a
34:39
young child. Um, yeah. But is is it the
34:44
timeline? Can you share that with the
34:49
the pedestrian safety improvements,
34:51
PEDOT's anticipating a let date of March
34:55
of 2027. So construction will probably
34:57
begin that summer, finish that fall. Uh
35:04
and we are awarded it in time, we can
35:07
incorporate that construction work and
35:09
design work into the same timeline. So
35:12
everything should be complete by end of
35:15
>> And you said it would start around that
35:17
time if everything goes according.
35:19
>> Yeah, it would start probably the summer
35:21
of 2027, finish in one construction
35:24
>> All right. Thank you. Thank you. That's
35:26
all I have. President Hill.
35:27
>> Thank you, Councilwoman Ross. Any
35:30
>> Thank you, President Hill. I don't have
35:31
any questions. I know this project is
35:33
well overdue. I think um we all who live
35:36
in the city understand um the danger
35:39
that her street presents, especially
35:41
when cars are coming up the hill and
35:44
you're trying to cross the street. Um,
35:46
and then we have um, oh good, Bethesda,
35:49
I think the the ch Bethesda Mission is
35:51
right across the street where kids go to
35:54
day camp at and I know I was trying to
35:56
drop off my niece one time and I it was
35:59
very scary um trying to get her out of
36:01
the car. It's really nowhere to park to
36:03
drop her off. So I I don't have any
36:05
questions. I just um I think myself and
36:08
I can speak for a lot of residents just
36:09
ready for this to be a safer street. So
36:14
Thank you, Vice President Green. Any
36:17
>> I don't have any questions. Everybody
36:18
else pretty much summed it up. Thank
36:21
>> Thank you, Councilwoman Davis. Any
36:24
>> Thank you, President Hill. Thank you for
36:26
being here, Mr. Ciders. Do you foresee
36:29
that the that corner uh with the um new
36:33
uh development and construction there is
36:35
going to eliminate all of the
36:36
congregation with the vehicles that
36:40
usually end up there every day.
36:45
>> On on 15th Street.
36:46
>> 15th and her. Yes.
36:53
>> Could you please clarify what I guess?
36:57
>> So that intersection there's a store
37:01
that sits there on the corner of 15th
37:04
>> Okay. and the the area is so narrow
37:10
>> with the poles or whatever they are in
37:13
the middle of the street.
37:14
>> So those those ballards would then
37:16
become the new limits of the concrete.
37:22
>> So those bowlers are kind of a a
37:24
temporary bump out. Part of the design
37:25
would make that a permanent concrete
37:27
bump out. So it' be removed.
37:30
>> And it would be a concrete curve in that
37:32
>> Okay. So there will be more room for
37:35
people or uh cars to turn.
37:38
>> It should aid Yeah, it should definitely
37:40
aid in in turning movements. Part of the
37:43
one of the benefits of a bump out is it
37:45
allows uh cars to kind of creep out a
37:48
little further into the the lane to have
37:50
a better sight distance.
37:52
>> Okay. I was just concerned about all of
37:54
the the traffic there and the cars
37:59
going in and out of the store. I wasn't
38:01
sure if the construction there somehow
38:04
is going to alleviate
38:06
all of that activity there, which also
38:12
for people going across the street to
38:17
>> Yeah. So, it should definitely be safer
38:19
for for pedestrians, for vehicles will
38:22
be safer for them to turn. I can't speak
38:28
>> Okay. Thank you very much.
38:32
Thank you, Councilwoman Daniels. Any
38:39
>> Okay. Thank you. Uh, thank you. I will
38:42
entertain a motion to resume our
38:44
legislative session.
38:46
>> Is there a second?
38:48
>> Thank you. So, we have before us
38:50
resolution 52 of 2025. Mr. Trudale,
38:55
could you please read it one final time?
39:00
a resolution ratifying the submission of
39:02
a grant application to the Pennsylvania
39:04
Department of Community and Economic
39:06
Developments Multimodal Transportation
39:12
for the purpose of funding the Hurst
39:14
Street pedestrian improvement project.
39:17
>> Thank you. Council members, are there
39:19
any final questions, comments, or
39:21
concerns related to resolution 52 of
39:29
You sure? Okay. Seeing and hearing none,
39:32
Mr. Trudale, could you please call the
39:52
>> Resolution 52 2025 passes by vote of
39:58
Next, we have resolution 53 of 2025. Mr.
40:03
Trudeell, could you please read it into
40:05
>> Resolution 53 2025, a resolution
40:08
approving the disposal of certain
40:10
personal property owned by the city of
40:12
Harrisburg, which have exhausted their
40:14
useful life for city operations.
40:16
>> Thank you. Resolution 53 of 2025 will
40:20
move to the public works committee.
40:23
Next, resolution 54 of 2025. Mr.
40:26
Trudale, could you please read it into
40:28
the record? Resolution 54,2025,
40:31
a resolution authorizing the city of
40:32
Harrisburg to serve as the project
40:34
sponsor for the Pennsylvania Department
40:39
Transportation Alternatives Set aside
40:41
Grant award for the Capitol Area Green
40:43
Belt Association in the amount of
40:49
for the Paxtang Parkway Trail
40:50
Restoration phase 3 project and to enter
40:53
into all required agreements to
40:55
administer the funds.
40:57
>> Thank you. Resolution 54 of 2025
41:01
will move to the administration
41:03
committee. Next, we have resolution 55
41:06
of 2025. Mr. Trudale, could you please
41:09
read it into the record?
41:10
>> Resolution 55 2025, a resolution
41:13
appointing Mr. Muhammad M. Bilah to
41:16
serve as the coordinating committee as
41:18
the alternate member of the technical
41:20
committee of the Harrisburg area
41:22
transportation study.
41:24
>> Thank you. Resolution 56 or 55, excuse
41:28
me, of 2025 will move to the
41:31
administration committee. Resolution 56
41:34
of 2025. Mr. Trudale, could you please
41:36
read it into the record?
41:38
>> Resolution 56, 2025, a resolution
41:41
appointing Sharon Horn to serve as a
41:43
member of the board of the Harrisburg
41:46
>> Thank you. Resolution 56 of 2025 will
41:50
move to the administration committee.
41:52
Resolution 57 of 2025. Mr. Truthdale,
41:56
could you please read it into the
41:58
>> Resolution 57205,
42:00
a resolution authorizing the city of
42:01
Harrisburg to negotiate and enter into
42:03
an intergovernmental cooperation
42:05
agreement with the Suscuana Regional
42:08
Transportation Authority to facilitate
42:10
the construction of the Capital Region
42:12
Operations and Maintenance Facility and
42:14
Transfer Center and all associated site
42:17
and access improvements.
42:19
>> Thank you. Resolution 57 of 2025 will
42:23
move to the administration committee.
42:25
Resolution 58 of 2025, Mr. Trudale,
42:29
could you please read it into the
42:30
record? Resolution 58205,
42:33
a resolution authorizing the city of
42:35
Harrisburg to petition for and support
42:37
the appointment of Midtown Asset
42:39
Consulting LLC as receiver over the
42:42
residents of Go at Governor's Square to
42:45
enter into all required agreements with
42:47
the receiver and to appropriate and
42:49
expend city funds as necessary to
42:51
stabilize, restore, and preserve the
42:53
properties subject to reimbursement.
42:55
>> Thank you. Resolution 58 of 2025 will
42:59
move to the administration committee.
43:01
Our final resolution this evening is
43:03
resolution 59 of 2025. Mr. Trudale,
43:07
could you please read it into the
43:08
record? Resolution 59, 2025, a
43:11
resolution approving the preliminary
43:13
final lot consolidation and land
43:15
development plan for the Suscuana
43:17
Regional Transportation Authority to
43:19
facilitate the construction of the
43:20
capital region operations and
43:22
maintenance facility and transfer center
43:24
along with associated site and access
43:27
>> Thank you. Resolution 59 of 2025 will
43:31
move to the community and economic
43:33
development committee. Is there any old
43:35
business for discussion, council
43:40
No. Any new business? Councilman Jones?
43:44
>> Yes. Uh I just want to um let uh put
43:46
this information back out to the
43:48
community that tomorrow will be the
43:50
first uh cleak uh meeting. Um that's the
43:53
community liaison enforcement I mean
43:55
advisory committee um at 6:30 here in
43:58
council chambers. Um I would like you
44:01
know to let everybody know to come out
44:02
and and see what this is about. It would
44:04
be a short meeting, but just want to get
44:06
people interested in seeing what's
44:08
happening and so we can help repair
44:09
these relationships in our community.
44:12
>> Thank you. Any other new business?
44:16
>> no new business. President Hill, I was
44:19
going to ask Councilman Jones, could you
44:21
um let the community know what time to
44:23
meet here if they can make it?
44:26
>> Um again, it'll be at 6:30 in Council
44:32
>> Thank you. Um, I have two things that I
44:35
wanted to note for your schedules. Uh,
44:38
the first, Harrisburg City Council will
44:41
host a policy work session on Wednesday,
44:44
September 10th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. Our
44:49
discussion topic is the American Rescue
44:52
Plan Act, Bill 5 of 2023.
44:56
Next, mark your calendars. September
44:58
8th, 2025 through Friday, September
45:03
12th, 2025 is the first week of
45:06
Harrisburg Restaurant Week, hosted
45:09
annually by the Harrisburg Downtown
45:11
Improvement District. There are 16
45:13
restaurants participating with special
45:16
curated menus specifically for
45:18
restaurant week. To learn more
45:21
information about Harrisburg Restaurant
45:23
Week, please check out their website at
45:25
www.harrisburg. at Harrisburg
45:27
Restaurantweek all all one word.com.
45:33
Any other new business?
45:35
Okay, seeing and hearing none, the time
45:38
is 6:47 p.m. I will entertain a motion
45:44
>> Is there a second?
45:46
>> Thank you. We stand adjourned.
