3:50
I'd like to take a few moments to
3:52
conduct our legislative caucus prior to
3:55
the start of our legislative
3:58
session. I will call the meeting to
4:00
order. Mr. Parker will lead our roll
4:03
call. The invocation this evening will
4:05
be led by Councilman Jones, followed by
4:08
the pledge of allegiance, which will be
4:10
led by Councilwoman Davis. For
4:13
communications, we uh will receive a
4:16
presentation from Liz Evans Scularro
4:21
uh regarding the 13th annual Great
4:23
Harrisburg Litter Cleanup. We will then
4:26
move to courtesy of the floor, then the
4:29
approval of minutes for the legislative
4:31
session that occurred on March 24th,
4:36
2025. You will hear three uh reports of
4:40
committee this evening. I will deliver
4:42
the first report on behalf of the
4:44
administration committee on the work
4:46
session of April 1st,
4:49
2025, followed by a report from uh our
4:54
budget and finance committee chair, Vice
4:56
President Green on the work session of
4:58
April 1st, 2025. And the final report
5:02
you will hear this evening, well
5:04
actually uh there will be no report from
5:07
the public safety chair, Councilman
5:09
Jones, on the work session of April 1st,
5:13
2025. We will take action on resolution
5:16
17, 2025 later in the agenda. We do not
5:21
have any ordinances for first reading,
5:23
ordinances for amendment, or ordinances
5:27
passage. Resolution 17 of 2025, we will
5:32
suspend the rules for discussion and
5:35
then we will vote upon resolution 19 of
5:46
upon resolution 21 of 2025. will move to
5:52
the community and economic development
5:57
committee. Resolution 22 of 2025 will
6:01
move to the administration committee.
6:04
Resolution 23 of 2025 will move to the
6:07
administration committee and resolution
6:25
committee. Is there any old business for
6:30
members, any new business?
6:34
Madame President, just a reminder for
6:36
Hotspot Saturdays on the 19th. Okay. All
6:43
business? Okay. And then we will
6:48
adjourn. The time is 6:04 p.m. I would
6:52
like to officially call our legislative
6:57
order. Mr. Parker, could you please call
7:03
Miss Daniels is absent.
7:15
Mr. Jones here. Miss RWS present. Mr.
7:19
Rodriguez present. Ms. Bowers. Present.
7:23
Thank you. The invocation this evening
7:26
will be led by Councilman Jones. Thank
7:28
you, President Bowers. Um, first I want
7:31
to say um I want to send condolences out
7:34
to uh the Hunter family and make sure
7:37
that we have a moment of silence and
7:39
just keep in our hearts and our prayers
7:42
um the people that are struggling in the
7:44
city of Harrisburg. Um it's some very
7:46
turbulent times that we all are dealing
7:48
with, but you know, I just want to make
7:50
sure that we are keeping everyone prayed
7:52
up. So, let's just have a moment of
7:54
silence for the Hunter family and those
7:56
who are struggling in need.
8:04
Thank you, Councilman Jones. The pledge
8:06
of allegiance will be led by
8:08
Councilwoman Davis. Let's stand for the
8:30
Thank you, Councilwoman Davis. For
8:33
communications this evening, we uh will
8:36
receive a presentation from Liz Evans
8:40
Scolfaro regarding the 13th annual Great
8:48
Cleanup. You're welcome to use this
8:50
microphone if you want to have a seat
8:52
here. just please make sure that it is
8:54
very close to you so that those viewing
8:57
online can are able to hear you.
9:03
Thank you to the honorable council for
9:07
uh allowing us to speak tonight. Very
9:10
appreciative. Um as President Bower
9:13
said, I'm Liz. I'm revitalization
9:16
coordinator for Tri County Community
9:19
Action. Um, I work in uh Tri Countyy's
9:22
Allison Hill office and
9:26
um the cleanup is now in its 13th year
9:31
and draws hundreds of individuals and
9:33
groups who clean the city's Allison
9:36
Hill, Midtown, and Uptown neighborhoods
9:39
on one Saturday in April around Earth
9:44
As council knows very well, litter is an
9:47
ongoing problem here in
9:49
Harrisburg. This despite the fact that
9:52
individuals and groups are regularly
9:55
working hard to beautify city
9:58
neighborhoods, including Councilman
10:00
Rodriguez's Hotspot Saturdays.
10:03
One goal of the great Harrisburg Litter
10:06
Cleanup is to show residents how much
10:09
good can be done in a single morning and
10:12
to inspire them to keep their own blocks
10:16
litter-f free. There's a famous saying
10:19
that's over 200 years old u but it's
10:24
today. Let everyone sweep in front of
10:27
his own door and the whole world will be
10:31
It's this philosophy that we hope our
10:35
neighbors will embrace in larger
10:37
numbers. Last year, we had
10:41
425 registered volunteers who picked up
10:44
about five tons of litter. We also got
10:48
six tons of tires out of the waist
10:51
stream that day and properly disposed
10:53
of. It was roughly 600 passenger tires.
10:58
We are grateful to our partners who help
11:01
make the cleanup a success, especially
11:04
the city's department of public works.
11:07
The extensive experience that public
11:11
works supervisors possess make the
11:14
entire cleanup run more smoothly. to say
11:17
nothing of the huge amount of work done
11:19
by its drivers and other
11:21
employees. We rely on Capitol Region
11:24
Water, which also provides trucks,
11:27
drivers, and workers, and Lancaster
11:30
County Solid Waste Management Authority,
11:32
which allows us to dispose of all the
11:34
collected trash for free at the
11:37
Harrisburg Incinerator.
11:39
We also work with Waste Management, Keep
11:42
Pennsylvania Beautiful, area churches,
11:46
and schools, including Logos Academy in
11:49
Midtown and Lighthouse Christian Academy
11:52
in Allison Hill. A good number of
11:55
Harrisburg Area Community College
11:57
students have also signed up this year
12:02
It's really rewarding to see how hard
12:05
the school kids work and how proud they
12:07
are of the difference they've made. We
12:10
believe that winning the hearts and
12:12
minds of young people will bring about
12:15
lasting change in attitudes toward
12:17
litter and about the importance of
12:20
making it a thing of the past.
12:23
Harrisburg sustainability coordinator
12:25
Maline Good is working to have the city
12:27
donate healthy snacks to our volunteers
12:30
for which we're grateful. Um, PENDOT
12:33
provides Tri County Community Action
12:35
with hundreds of trash bags, work
12:39
gloves, and safety vests for our
12:41
volunteers. Although we also buy
12:44
hundreds more trash bags, litter
12:46
picking, grab and reach tools for our
12:48
volunteers to use, and t-shirts as our
12:53
you. For me, one of the most inspiring
12:57
things about the great Harrisburg Litter
12:59
Cleanup is that it's a true
13:01
collaboration between citizens,
13:05
nonprofits, city and state government,
13:08
schools, and private businesses. It's an
13:11
example of how communities can
13:13
accomplish great things when we all work
13:17
together. Tri County's mission is to
13:19
make a difference in people's lives in
13:22
part by working to make their
13:24
neighborhoods safer and more beautiful
13:26
places to live. The annual Great
13:29
Harrisburg Litter Cleanup is just one of
13:33
the ways we undertake to fulfill that
13:35
goal. Thank you again for the
13:38
opportunity to speak. I've brought
13:40
flyers in case you're interested and I'm
13:43
happy to answer any questions you might
13:45
have now or at the end of your meeting.
13:55
much. We will now move to courtesy of
13:58
the floor. Just a few housekeeping notes
14:00
before we begin. Please state your name
14:03
and your address for the meeting record.
14:05
If you don't feel comfortable sharing
14:07
your address, please share the vicinity
14:09
in which you live within the city. You
14:12
will have four minutes to share your
14:13
comments. Mr. Parker will serve as our
14:16
timekeeper. I will begin to my right. Is
14:19
there anyone that would like to offer
14:31
Hi, good afternoon. My name's sorry. My
14:34
name's Naima Aken. I live in Enola,
14:37
Pennsylvania at the time. But when this
14:39
happened to me, I was visiting my mother
14:42
on Mccclelay Street in Harrisburg. Um, I
14:46
was parked on more street and I was
14:49
leaving my mother's house.
14:51
can't remember the alleyway, but I
14:53
remember turning down Woodbine Street
14:55
and then turning down um Sixth Street
14:59
and then I turned on Mlay Street, seeing
15:01
a cop in the front of me. So, I thought
15:04
they was pulling over a cop a car in the
15:06
front of me. So, I was going to go
15:08
around the cop car, but then I seen him
15:10
backing up and then turning sideways.
15:13
All of a sudden, I seen the officer jump
15:17
pointing the gun at me. So, All of a
15:20
sudden, a whole bunch of cop cars were
15:24
sorry was swirmed um around me. I pulled
15:28
down my my window and was asking what
15:30
did I do and the officer was telling me
15:33
to get out the car. So, I tried to
15:36
explain to the officer that I have a
15:38
cane and I have a brace on my leg, but
15:42
he yanked me out the car and put me in
15:45
handcuffs. As I was on the
15:47
floor, I'm still yelling, "What did I
15:50
do? Can somebody call my mother?" The
15:52
officer told me that I was sorry that I
15:56
was I was grown and I'm still saying,
15:59
"What did I do? What What did I do?" The
16:02
supervisor officer came, took me out of
16:05
handcuffs, put me back, help me back in
16:08
my car, up off the floor. Then he told
16:11
me that first he said that I was pulled
16:14
over because of stop sign. Then I was
16:16
told I was pulled over because of my
16:19
tent. Then I was told I was pulled over
16:22
cuz I thought I they thought I had a gun
16:23
in my car. Then I was told I was pulled
16:27
over. Can't remember the fourth one at
16:31
time. I can't remember the fourth one at
16:33
this time. He put me back in the car. I
16:36
called my mother to tell her what was
16:37
going going on. I was so shaky. I
16:40
couldn't um drive my car. So one of the
16:43
officers had to get in my car.
16:45
supervisor walked me to the gas station
16:48
on Mcclelay, but then my knee gave out
16:51
cuz I was so shaky. Um, the officer then
16:56
helped me back up, walked me to my car
17:00
again, and he was just talking to me,
17:03
asked me, "Did I need medical
17:04
attention?" At first, I said no, but I
17:08
was so shaky. my head was hurting me
17:11
because when they bought me out the car,
17:13
my head bust on the floor, also the left
17:16
side of my body. Um he did call um
17:21
paramedics. Paramedics did arrive later
17:24
and my blood pressure was like 200 over
17:26
like 120. So I did um go to West Shore
17:31
Hospital and I did get treated there.
17:34
The MRI didn't show nothing, but I did
17:37
have like a bruise on my um sorry my
17:41
forehead and a lump under underneath my
17:44
eye. They treated me for high blood
17:46
pressure because it wouldn't go down.
17:48
also gave me like Adan for
18:04
anything. I did go to court and pay um a
18:07
fine for for my tent. And they had the
18:12
wrong officer on the um on the paper.
18:15
The officer that showed up that was the
18:17
officer that was on the p was on the
18:25
me. Can't remember anything else right
18:28
now. I can't remember his name right
18:32
now. Applebe was the officer.
18:41
Ma'am, I'm sorry, but your time has
18:43
expired. Okay. Thank you. Do you mind um
18:47
staying back after our meeting to meet
18:49
with Councilman Jones, our public safety
18:51
committee chair? Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
18:55
Is there anyone else?
19:05
Okay. Hello everyone. Ryan Weatherford,
19:09
1100 North Third Street. Um was just
19:11
coming in today to uh just point out
19:14
something I noticed just uh just in
19:17
learning the city better and just uh
19:19
want to do a focus on gang prevention um
19:22
just to make sure that uh we doing the
19:24
right things to keep our streets safe. I
19:27
think we're doing a great job and
19:28
they're doing a better focus on those
19:30
things as we uh head into the rest of
19:32
the year. So I just want to thank
19:34
everybody for listening to my comments a
19:36
little while back and uh if anybody
19:39
needs anything in regard to game
19:40
prevention um definitely reach out to me
19:43
willing to have any conversations with
19:45
anybody. I'm a minister um at the mid so
19:48
you know if anybody needs a conversation
19:51
um if anybody needs to know what
19:52
happened you know I'm here you know 247
19:58
year. So that's all I got to say about
20:05
Thank you. Is there anyone else to my
20:07
right that would like to offer public
20:16
Council. Uh, my name is Robert Williams.
20:19
I'm a resident of Capitol Heights here
20:21
in Harrisburg. I'm standing before you
20:23
tonight not just as a citizen, but as
20:25
someone who was violated physically,
20:26
emotionally, and constitutionally by the
20:28
very department this body is asked to
20:30
oversee. On the night of January 27th, I
20:33
experienced what I believe is a clear
20:35
case of police misconduct inside my
20:37
home. Immediately after the incident, I
20:39
began seeking answers. I filed an act 22
20:41
and right to know request. I came here
20:43
and spoke during public comment. I filed
20:46
motions to court. I even secured
20:47
subpoena for body cam footage. I still
20:50
have not seen that footage. I have not
20:51
received the incident report. I have not
20:52
received the use use of force report and
20:55
I have not received a single update from
20:57
the city. I was told it was under
20:59
investigation. But two months later, the
21:01
only communication I received is one
21:02
single phone call from Detective Fixer
21:04
from the internal affairs department.
21:06
three three weeks after the incident and
21:08
nothing. No follow-up, no documentation,
21:10
just silence. Council, this is this
21:14
silence is not neutrality. It's
21:15
complicity. When someone is harmed by
21:17
the government and every door shut in
21:18
their face, that is not just
21:20
bureaucracy. That is a breakdown in
21:22
justice. And I am urging you with every
21:25
ounce of respect I still have in this
21:26
process to intervene. I'm asking the
21:29
council to take five clear actions
21:31
within well within your legal authority
21:33
as a thirdass city government. Hold a
21:35
public hearing through the public safety
21:37
committee. Invite testimony from the
21:39
officers involved, the police chief, and
21:41
the city solicitor. Get the facts on the
21:44
record. Let the public see the
21:45
oversightes exists in Harrisburg. Demand
21:48
access to body cam footage and incident
21:50
reports. If they cannot be released
21:52
publicly, then view them in executive
21:54
session. You have that right and
21:56
responsibility to see what happened
21:57
under your watch. Place the incident on
22:00
your legislative agenda until it's
22:01
resolved. Make it an official item. That
22:04
way, you're not just listening, you're
22:06
acting immediately. Activate a citizens
22:09
law enforcement advisory committee. This
22:12
board was created to review misconduct
22:13
cases like mine. Let this be the first
22:16
case that it handles. Pass a formal
22:18
resolution demanding transparency. Use
22:20
the moral authority of the council to
22:22
urge the mayor and police bureau to stop
22:24
stonewalling and release their records.
22:32
Is there anyone else to my right that
22:34
would like to offer public
22:36
comment? Seeing and hearing no one,
22:39
anyone in the middle
22:41
section. Okay. Seeing and hearing no
22:46
left? Seeing and hearing no one, we will
22:49
move forward with our meeting agenda.
22:52
The next item of business is the
22:55
approval of minutes for the legislative
22:57
session that occurred on March 24th,
23:01
2025. Council members, are there any
23:04
revisions to those meeting
23:06
minutes? Okay. Seeing and hearing none,
23:09
approved. Reports of committee. The
23:12
first report you will hear this evening,
23:15
I will deliver on behalf of the
23:17
administration committee on the work
23:19
session of April 1st,
23:23
2025. On Tuesday, April 1st, 2025, the
23:27
administration committee met to discuss
23:29
one resolution, resolution 18 of
23:34
2025, a resolution appointing Miss
23:37
Cheyenne Johnson to serve on the
23:39
environmental advisory council.
23:42
Miss Johnson was present to answer
23:44
questions council members asked. Miss
23:47
Johnson introduced herself. She is a
23:49
graduate of the University of North
23:51
Carolina at Charlotte where she earned a
23:54
bachelor of arts degree in Spanish
23:57
foreign language education. She also
23:59
obtained a second bachelor of arts
24:02
degree in Latin American studies. Miss
24:05
Johnson earned a master of business
24:07
administration from the Louisiana State
24:10
University at Shreveport. She currently
24:13
serves as a multi-sight property manager
24:17
Properties. Council members ask the
24:20
following questions. What sparks your
24:22
interest in serving as a member of the
24:25
EAC? What is your passion for the
24:27
environment? Do you anticipate any
24:30
potential conflicts of interest? Miss
24:33
Johnson, excuse me, shared about an
24:36
instance where she took initiative to
24:38
clean up the community. Miss Johnson is
24:41
interested in learning more about
24:42
environmental justice issues present
24:44
within the city. She does not have any
24:47
conflicts of interest. The environmental
24:50
advisory council shall consist of seven
24:52
volunteer members of which three are
24:55
appointed by the mayor and four are
24:58
appointed by city council. I just wanted
25:01
to note for the record, Miss Johnson's
25:03
appointment shall be for a term
25:05
commencing on April 8th, 2025 and
25:09
expiring on April 7th,
25:14
2028. Um, I encourage my colleagues to
25:17
support resolution 18 of 2025 to ensure
25:20
the environmental advisory council has a
25:23
quorum to carry out their purpose. The
25:26
purpose of the environmental advisory
25:28
council is to oversee, discuss, and
25:30
disseminate information on environmental
25:33
issues in the city. I would like to
25:35
remind everyone for the meeting record
25:37
again that Harrisburg City Council has
25:40
made three appointments. Resolution 88
25:43
of 2024, which appointed Mrs. Katherine
25:46
Scott to serve as a member of the EAC.
25:49
Resolution 89 of 2023 which reappointed
25:53
Miss Rafika Muhammad to serve as a
25:56
member of the EAC and Resolution 91 of
26:00
2023 which appointed Miss Pamela Parsons
26:04
to serve as a member of the EAC.
26:07
If you viewed the work session on April
26:10
1st, you would remember that I mentioned
26:13
you won't see the resolution on this
26:16
week's agenda because um there's a
26:19
10-day grace period needed uh for Miss
26:22
Johnson's statement of financial
26:24
interest. So by our April 22nd
26:28
legislative session, we will be able to
26:31
um take action on the resolution. So
26:34
this concludes um the work of the
26:38
administration committee. The next
26:41
report you will hear will be delivered
26:43
by our budget and finance committee
26:45
chair, Vice President Green on the work
26:48
session of April 1st,
26:51
2025. Thank you, President Bowers.
26:53
During the work session of April 1st,
26:55
2025, the budget and finance committee
26:58
met to discuss resolution 19 of 2025, a
27:02
resolution authorizing the city of
27:04
Harrisburg to negotiate and enter into a
27:06
professional service agreement with
27:08
Conrad Seagull Incorporated to continue
27:11
to provide actuarial services consisting
27:13
of other postemployment benefits or OPED
27:16
valuations as required by the govern
27:19
government accounting standards board
27:21
statement number 75. We had a thorough
27:23
presentation from the accounting
27:25
manager, Mr. Brian McCutchens. Uh there
27:27
were no questions from council and um I
27:30
asked my colleagues to support this
27:32
resolution. Thank you, Vice President
27:34
Green. As I mentioned during our
27:37
legislative caucus, there will be no
27:39
report uh from our public safety chair,
27:43
Councilman Jones, on the work session of
27:45
April 1st, 2025, as we will take action
27:52
2025 shortly. There are no ordinances
27:55
for first reading, no ordinances for
27:58
amendment, and no ordinances for final
28:00
passage. We will move on to resolutions.
28:04
The first resolution for consideration
28:09
2025. Mr. Parker, could you please read
28:17
2025, a resolution approving the sale of
28:20
the fire bureau's CG grave pumper, VIN
28:33
CST2067 to Highspire Burough.
28:37
Thank you. I will entertain a motion uh
28:40
to suspend the rules for discussion. So
28:43
move. Is there a second?
28:46
Thank you. I will defer to our public
28:49
safety committee chair, Councilman
28:51
Jones, to lead discussion. Thank you,
28:53
President B. I see Chief Innerline is
28:55
here. And that VIN number, we got to do
28:57
something about this. Sounds like uh
29:00
what's his name, son?
29:02
Uh the guy that's causing all the stuff
29:06
Washington. Tesla guy. What's his name?
29:11
Yeah. Um, can you just uh introduce
29:15
yourself and just give a a brief
29:16
overview about uh resolution 17, please?
29:19
Sure. I'm going to keep it short and
29:21
sweet tonight because I can barely talk.
29:24
But, um, this resolution is, excuse me,
29:28
selling a firetruck that we've had, uh,
29:30
in our, uh, fleet since 1999. Uh, we
29:33
actually bought it used. Uh it was it's
29:36
a 1997. It was repossessed from a local
29:40
municipality. We took it um and have
29:42
used it uh since then. It is the oldest
29:44
rig in our fleet. And uh we were going
29:47
to trade it in on the two new fire
29:49
trucks that we've received. Uh however,
29:51
they were only offering $2,000 for it.
29:54
And we figured it was still running that
29:56
a smaller municipality could use it that
29:58
had less call volume. And I hated to see
30:00
a a fire truck like that um for $2,000
30:03
go to the scrapyard. So, we started
30:05
looking for somebody that was in need
30:08
and uh it came out that Highspire um was
30:10
in desperate need. They had their
30:12
firetruck, their only firetruck was
30:13
down. So, we loaned it to them. They
30:15
fell in love with it and we'd like to
30:16
sell it to them for $2,000 which was
30:19
what was offered uh in the trade in four
30:23
All right. Thank you. Um I don't really
30:26
have any questions. is pretty pretty
30:28
much clearcut to me, but I'll open up
30:30
the floor for my colleagues and see if
30:32
they have any questions. And I'll start
30:34
to my immediate right with Councilman
30:36
Rodriguez. Uh, thank you, Chief, for
30:38
being here. Always a pleasure to see
30:39
you. Um, thank you, Chair Jones. No
30:41
questions for me. Councilwoman Ross.
30:45
Thank you, Councilman Jones. Thank you
30:46
for being here today. Director
30:48
Enderline, I don't have any questions. I
30:50
hope you feel better. My apologies for
30:52
not being here April 1st. I would have
30:55
Pres president Bowers, I don't have any
30:58
questions. Feel better soon. Vice
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President Green, I don't have any
31:02
questions. I hope you get better.
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Councilwoman Davis, I hope you get
31:06
better also. Thank you. No questions.
31:09
Thank you. All right.
31:13
Thank you. Thank you. I will entertain a
31:15
motion to resume our legislative
31:17
session. So move. Is there a second?
31:20
Second. Thank you. Before us we have
31:24
2025. Mr. Parker, could you please read
31:31
Surely. A resolution I'm sorry, a
31:36
2025. A resolution approving the sale of
31:39
the fire bureau's Crave pumper. VIN
31:52
T2067 to Highspire Burrow.
31:56
Thank you. Council members, are there
31:58
any uh final questions, comments, or
32:01
concerns related to resolution 17 of
32:06
2025? Seeing in hearing none, Mr.
32:08
Parker, could you please call the vote?
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Miss Green, yes. Mr. Jones, yay. Ms.
32:19
RWS, yes. Mr. Rodriguez, yes. Ms.
32:24
Bowers, yes. Resolution 17 of
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2025 passes unanimously with a vote of
32:32
six yays to zero nazs, including the
32:36
excused absence of Councilwoman Daniels.
32:40
Thank you. Next, we have resolution 19
32:43
of 2025. Mr. Parker, could you please
32:46
read it into the record?
32:51
2025, a resolution authorizing the city
32:54
of Harrisburg to negotiate and enter
32:57
into a professional services agreement
32:59
with Conrad Seagull Incorporated to
33:02
continue to provide actuarial services
33:05
consisting of other postemployment
33:10
OP valuations as required by the
33:14
government accounting standards board
33:16
statement number 75.
33:19
Thank you. Council members, are there
33:21
any final questions, comments, or
33:23
concerns related to resolution 19 of
33:28
2025? Seeing and hearing none, Mr.
33:30
Parker, could you please call the vote?
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Davis. Miss Davis. Yes.
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Miss Green, yes. Mr. Jones, yay. Ms.
33:46
yes. Mr. Rodriguez, yes. Ms. Bowers,
33:51
yes. Resolution 19 of 2025 also passes
33:55
unanimously with a vote of six yays to
33:58
zero nays, including the excused absence
34:00
of Councilwoman Daniels.
34:03
Thank you. Next we have resolution 21 of
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2025. Mr. Parker, could you please read
34:15
2025. A resolution approving the
34:18
preliminary/final lot consolidation and
34:21
land development plan to construct a new
34:23
city of Harrisburg parks maintenance
34:25
facility on site. The existing nearby
34:29
facility at 9001 North 12th Street will
34:33
be demolished as part of a larger
34:36
redeveloping SRTA's operations and
34:39
maintenance facility at
34:42
901 North Cameron Street, which will
34:46
include the vacation of public rights of
34:48
way and consolidation of lots in the
34:51
block to the south and associated site
34:54
and access improvements. Thank you.
34:57
Resolution 21 of 2025 will move to the
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Community and Economic Development
35:03
Committee. Resolution 22 of 2025. Mr.
35:07
Parker, could you please read it into
35:09
the record? Resolution 22 of
35:13
2025, a resolution appointing Sheay
35:16
Zwerver to serve on the board of the
35:19
directors of Capital Region Water, a
35:21
municipal authority. Thank you.
35:24
Resolution 22 of 2025 will move to the
35:28
administration committee. Resolution 23
35:33
2025. Mr. Parker, could you please read
35:35
it into the record? Resolution 23 of
35:40
2025. A resolution appointing Pierre O.
35:44
McCoy to serve on the board of directors
35:47
of Capital Region Water, a municipal
35:49
authority. Thank you. Resolution 23 of
35:54
2025 will move to the administration
35:56
committee. Our final resolution uh this
35:59
evening is resolution 24 of 2025. Mr.
36:04
Parker, could you please read it into
36:06
the record? Resolution 24 of
36:09
2025, a resolution authorizing the city
36:12
of Harrisburg to negotiate and enter
36:14
into a professional services agreement
36:17
with Urban Engineers Incorporated for
36:20
the purpose of providing construction
36:23
inspection and construction management
36:25
services on an asneeded basis. Thank
36:30
you. Resolution 24 of 2025 will move to
36:35
committee. Is there any old business?
36:39
Yes, President Bar. I have a question
36:44
Mr. Grover on uh resolution 20. Um where
36:48
are we with that map? Uh on Friday, the
36:52
lobby did secure a list of all the
36:54
licences from LCB in the city. It's a
36:57
bit cumbersome the way they do it
36:58
because they include all the expired
37:00
ones and suspended ones. So, we're
37:02
having to pull through it. It's just on
37:04
a large spreadsheet that we're able to
37:05
get from them. So, once we have a
37:08
document that clearly establishes the
37:10
open locations, that would come back to
37:12
you guys. When you say open locations,
37:14
the one active liquor licenses, right?
37:16
So, so, so there's but their list is
37:18
everything right now. What they were
37:20
able to give us was everything. Okay.
37:21
So, for reasons I I don't know the
37:23
answer. The reason why. So where does
37:25
that leave these uh businesses right now
37:30
Only I think only in theory unprotected.
37:32
Um you know LCB that you guys have an
37:36
active process going on in a public
37:38
setting to to secure this that we've
37:41
always had a fairly good working
37:42
relationship with them. I think they're
37:44
not looking for more work if that makes
37:46
any sense as as as things go. Um I've
37:48
heard from no one any have any active
37:51
issues with them this year. Um, we were
37:53
requested again by uh the downtown
37:55
owners to to take a look at this and
37:57
move it forward. It's moving forward.
37:59
Um, and I think as long as we're
38:00
continuing the process, I think we're
38:02
good and our office will step in if
38:04
there's an issue that comes up. Okay.
38:06
Yeah. Because we got I think um Sawyers
38:09
just get open and I think they're
38:11
included in this in this space that
38:12
their owner is the one who who was one
38:14
of the movers to get this done. Um it's
38:16
really just trying to draw the map in a
38:17
way that satisfies LCB and the owners.
38:20
Frankly, they were they were unhappy LCB
38:22
with the wiggly map all over the place.
38:25
And so, we're just trying to come up
38:26
with a footprint, but it's really up to
38:27
council when we give it the information.
38:28
Where do you want the line? And uh so,
38:31
again, my my question uh when we were
38:33
having that session was more of the map
38:36
that was previously in place that went
38:38
all the way up to Harris Street, which
38:40
which they weren't thrilled with at LCB,
38:42
right? Because it was a wiggly that
38:44
their question was, could you make it
38:46
easier for us to follow? because that
38:48
was one of their questions and I think
38:49
that fried part of why we got to the
38:51
square that we have right now. I think
38:53
it's just going to be a bigger rectangle
38:54
is where we're going. Okay. But where
38:56
those boundaries are the neighbors need
38:59
to know you're considering it, right?
39:02
Who who have a thing there. They may not
39:03
want uh the noise ordinance for the city
39:05
which is more liberal to be in their
39:08
neighborhood, right? That I mean that's
39:09
really what this why you have a public
39:10
hearing about it. Um, so you know that's
39:13
where we have to figure out the council
39:15
with council's comfort the boundaries
39:16
based on licences. I think it's easy to
39:18
take it back to where it
39:20
was and lengthwise but but again there's
39:23
places that have opened that are that
39:24
weren't there before. The question is
39:26
how big how big of a place and once we
39:28
put it there I think we have to
39:29
advertise and tell the neighbors again
39:32
that you know this is a this is being
39:33
considered timeline. Um well for for
39:36
your next session we should have
39:37
something for you. Okay. Okay. You know,
39:38
it'd be nice to sit down with you before
39:39
that, you know, and talk about the
39:41
lines. Okay. Um, you know, because, you
39:43
know, it's helpful to have input. You
39:45
know, right now we have a we have a
39:47
spreadsheet with with lots of stuff on
39:49
it from LCB. All right. Thank you. Sure.
39:53
Thank you. Is there any other old
39:57
members? Okay. Seeing and hearing none,
40:00
new business. Councilman Rodriguez.
40:02
Thank you, Madam President. Just wanted
40:04
to send out a reminder that it's
40:05
springtime, which means it is now
40:07
hotspot Saturday's time. Uh the first
40:09
cleanup will be April 19th. We'll be
40:12
taking care of the Ethel Alley location.
40:14
The meetup will be on 17th and Market
40:16
Street right here in Harrisburg, PA on
40:18
Allison Hill. Meetup time is 10:00 a.m.
40:20
and we will clean up till about 12:00
40:22
p.m. Gloves, uh grabbers, and other
40:25
considerations will be there. So, hope
40:27
to see you there. If you're considering
40:28
joining the cleanup, you can either call
40:30
the clerk's office or email me directly
40:34
harrisburgpa.gov. Thank
40:36
you. Thank you, Councilman Rodriguez.
40:41
business? Okay, seeing and hearing none,
40:44
the time is 6:38 p.m. I will entertain a
40:47
motion to adjurnn. So moved. Is there a
40:50
second? Second. Thank you. We stand
