0:10
we are going to conduct our legislative
0:12
caucus briefly before moving right into
0:17
session I will call the meeting to order
0:20
immediately following this caucus uh Mr
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Parker will lead us in roll call the
0:26
invocation will be led by councilwoman
0:29
Davis followed by the Pledge of
0:31
Allegiance which will be led by
0:33
councilwoman RWS for communications this
0:36
evening uh we have two Professionals of
0:39
color on their juneth hbg celebration I
0:43
don't see anyone here yet um and then
0:46
the second is a pre a presentation by
0:49
the city of Harrisburg parks recreation
0:52
and enrichment department on their
0:54
summer enrichment program then we'll
0:57
move to Courtesy of the floor follow by
1:00
the approval of minutes for the
1:02
legislative session that occurred on May
1:07
2024 we have several reports of
1:10
committees that you will hear this
1:11
evening I will deliver the first one on
1:14
behalf of the administration committee
1:16
on the work session that occurred on
1:20
2024 then chair Davis who chairs our
1:24
building and housing committee will
1:26
share her report on the work session of
1:30
2024 and the final report you will hear
1:33
this evening will be delivered by chair
1:35
RW on behalf of the parks recreation and
1:38
enrichment committee on the work session
1:43
2024 we have one bill bill three of 2024
1:49
it's an ordinance for first reading it
1:52
will move to the administration
1:53
committee we do not have any ordinances
1:56
for Amendment or ordinances for final
1:58
Passage we'll then move to
2:01
resolutions resolution 28 of
2:04
2024 which we will vote upon resolution
2:08
29 of 2024 which we will vote upon
2:12
resolution 37 of 2024 which we will vote
2:16
upon in resolution 39 of
2:20
2024 is there any old Business Council
2:24
Members okay seeing and hearing none any
2:38
business okay and then we will
2:49
adjourn so the time is 6:04 p.m. I will
2:53
officially call our legislative session
3:02
Mr Parker could you please call the role
3:08
here Miss Davis present Miss green
3:15
here M rolls present Mr
3:20
Rodriguez present and Miss
3:26
present the invocation this evening will
3:29
be led by councilwoman Davis thank you
3:33
Bowers being that school is about to end
3:40
moment uh to um consider the safety and
3:46
productivity of our students so let's
3:54
moment thank you very
3:56
much thank you councilwoman Davis the
3:59
pledge of Allegiance will be led by
4:01
councilwoman RS thank you president
4:23
stand thank you councilwoman
4:26
Ross Miss Ross would you like to join us
4:31
by Miss Sasha Ross deputy
4:35
director of parks recreation and
4:38
enrichment under Public Works she'll be
4:42
sharing a presentation on the city's
4:48
just hello our summer enrichment program
4:52
started on Monday actually we have about
4:55
move the microphone a little closer just
4:56
want to make sure everybody can hear you
4:58
thank you we have about 400 kids signed
5:01
up already which is we're excited about
5:04
that's a lot of children it's about 120
5:06
kids just at Reservoir Park
5:16
alone we're located at eight different
5:19
Parks Monday through Friday 10: a.m. to
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3 p.m. we have art yoga dance
5:24
sustainable education free lunches every
5:27
day we do um free p trips every
5:30
Wednesday and field trips every
5:34
Friday this is a grasp of the attendance
5:43
2024 some other summer programs that
5:45
we're having is Art in the Park which
5:47
started tonight um from 6:00 to 8: every
5:50
Tuesday we have ten tennis lessons you
5:53
can find on our um website or on our
5:57
media for that's can you go back to that
6:01
slide um with the bar
6:14
right um we also will be um having Girl
6:17
Scouts come in on Wilson Park this is a
6:20
pilot that they're going to be coming in
6:22
um and just about they're going to take
6:24
to 20 to 30 um kids like four weeks out
6:28
of the summer we're also continuing
6:31
learn to swim our community day is is at
6:33
um Jackson L this year like last year
6:36
movie Nights in the Bandshell and are
6:41
green it's like a planting showing kids
6:44
how to plant and take care different
6:51
questions I know it started on Monday
6:54
but if somebody is now hearing this all
6:56
of this great programming and their in
6:58
how can they do that they can go to the
7:00
park um at 10:00 9:30 the earliest is
7:03
when the rec staff will be there or they
7:05
can go to the website okay and it's 10
7:08
to 3 every day right yes okay um I'm not
7:11
sure if any of my other colleagues may
7:13
have some questions about the
7:14
programming I'll begin with uh chair
7:17
Ross thank you I don't have any
7:19
questions I actually spoke with Miss
7:20
Ross um today at um the press conference
7:23
for the pool and I was going to um speak
7:26
on some of the activities that are
7:28
happening for um new business so so
7:31
thank you you any other questions or
7:36
comments thank you president Bowers
7:38
thank you Miss Ross it sounds like a
7:40
Summer full of fun and I'm excited for
7:42
the children thank you for all your hard
7:44
work thank you yes uh my question would
7:48
be um uh how was the employment for the
7:51
Youth this year how's that panning out
7:53
we're fully staffed as swim Po in at the
7:55
parks okay um what's what's the age
7:58
groups can you share that
8:00
that we hire yeah uh 15 to teachers okay
8:06
all right yeah I think this is um I like
8:08
the agenda um being there's a lack of
8:11
some other programming that's going on
8:13
you know of course we are we're not
8:14
having the environmental team
8:16
Corporation this year which will give us
8:19
an influx of probably another 150 youth
8:22
that can be at risk so I think um so to
8:26
anybody out there listening and paying
8:27
attention hopefully they can get to some
8:29
of these parks and areas and join in the
8:31
festivities so uh thank you for you know
8:34
putting this agenda together thank
8:44
much didn't want to skip over not sure
8:47
if anyone is present on behalf of the
8:49
young Professionals of color to discuss
8:52
juneth hbg I don't see anyone but I just
9:01
if they join us um we can revisit that
9:04
later we'll now move to Courtesy of the
9:06
floor just a few housekeeping notes
9:08
before we begin um please state your
9:11
name and your address for the meeting
9:13
record if you don't feel comfortable
9:15
sharing your address please share so
9:18
there's that hold on one second sorry
9:34
you my name is uh Jeff I live at
9:39
660 Bois Street uh in Harrisburg I've
9:44
lived there for since May of
9:52
have deep concerns about my tenant
9:56
relationship and to be blunt it the
9:58
relation ship is extremely
10:01
adversarial over the past four years I
10:04
have filed four comp over the past year
10:07
I have filed four complaints with the
10:09
Bureau of Consumer Protection at the
10:12
Pennsylvania Attorney General's office I
10:15
spent much time writing each complaint
10:17
and providing details including photos
10:22
instances one complaint related to elev
10:26
elevators they were operated for 6
10:29
months with expired uh
10:32
certifications another uh complaint was
10:37
Windows not uniformly being in good
10:40
repair the building is exteriorly clad
10:45
probably 85% with windows so windows are
10:50
important um the final complaint was a
10:54
combined complaint uh with related to my
10:58
security deposit and and utility charges
11:01
for natural gas on a monthly basis I
11:05
also have a case before the appeals
11:08
before the Dolphin County appeals
11:11
court the outof state landlord New York
11:15
has ignored me repeatedly also has
11:19
ignored the agents at the Pennsylvania
11:23
Attorney General's office um they have
11:26
confirmed to me in writing that the
11:30
uh of my complaint meaning the landlord
11:33
has not responded to the PA Attorney
11:37
General's office I assume that the outof
11:41
state landlord feels almost a sense of
11:43
immunity from Pennsylvania laws the
11:46
owner is very secretive I do not know
11:49
exactly who he is he has called me twice
11:52
about 20 minutes each time within the
11:55
past 3 months and I have documented and
11:58
copied him on on what transpired during
12:02
the call in the latest call he
12:05
repeatedly made me aware that he could
12:07
opt to not renew my lease when it came
12:12
up in spontaneous conversations with
12:15
others in the 360 apartment building my
12:21
unique and others seem to have similar
12:24
and in some instances more dramatic
12:27
examples but I think they fear
12:30
retaliation I think the city council can
12:32
show can shine some light on renter
12:35
landlord situation Harrisburg would
12:38
surely not want any possibility of a
12:41
Surf Side happening here in my building
12:45
I guesstimate that the work staff in
12:47
recent years has decreased by 50% and my
12:51
annual rent has increased Over The Last
12:57
50% what's a possible Next Step perhaps
13:00
the city can pass a rule that landlords
13:03
with properties over a certain size or
13:07
number of Apartments must sign off
13:11
attestation uh similar to the following
13:14
and this is the what the attestation
13:16
would say the owner operator of said
13:19
property consisting of said apartments
13:22
attests that the owner operator has
13:24
adequate resources of both human and
13:27
physical equipment to to keep this
13:29
property in good repair and at all times
13:32
operating under the laws of the state of
13:35
Pennsylvania and the City of Harrisburg
13:38
once this attestation this short
13:40
attestation is signed off it would be
13:43
posted in a visible place so that all
13:46
tenants could see and a copy filed with
13:48
the city thank you very much for the
13:59
can I ask him a question president B go
14:02
ahead would you be able hi um would you
14:05
be one thing thank you so much for
14:07
coming in and speaking to us um we
14:09
really appreciate that can you hear
14:12
me yes okay I wanted to know if you
14:15
would email us the document you just
14:18
read you have it okay I'm sorry no I
14:22
wanted you to email us what you read off
14:25
about what we could do as Council for a
14:29
do this the station yes yes but Mr Jones
14:33
said councilman Jones said he has I have
14:36
a couple extra copies here oh yes but I
14:39
can also email it and I can also email
14:44
it okay could you do both could you hand
14:46
Mr Parker the extra copies to give to us
14:48
and then um I I don't want to say don't
14:50
email to then someone wants to email so
14:53
I would say could you email it as
14:55
well can you can you
15:01
and I know Mr councilman Jones had a
15:03
question yeah Mr glad my question would
15:07
Grover um yes sir is that something that
15:13
um I would look need to look at the
15:15
specific of that document but there is a
15:18
number of provisions of the code already
15:20
okay that govern landlords that
15:23
government departments and uh
15:25
specifically I don't know if that's
15:27
doable without researching the question
15:29
okay yeah and and I did reach out to a
15:31
couple other part departments Mr Glatt
15:33
uh to find out some information um
15:36
regarding what you wrote in your email
15:38
and I'm just waiting to hear back and I
15:40
will stay in contact with you on this um
15:43
I think um no one should have to be
15:45
living in those type of
15:47
conditions um especially you know where
15:50
their senior living there um there's no
15:52
way that people should be living like
15:53
that but again we just have to see what
15:55
we can do legally on this side um and if
15:58
we can get that attestation uh through
16:01
um after sharing this with Mr Grover I
16:03
think that's something that we can
16:06
discuss as as Council um but I do like
16:09
it um there has to be a level of
16:11
accountability and he did say there were
16:13
some other Provisions so I'll just have
16:14
to do a little bit more research and um
16:16
try to stay in touch with you regarding
16:19
issue thank you very much uh councilman
16:22
uh Jones um this is just a this was just
16:27
an idea sir you could speak directly
16:29
into the thank you this was just an idea
16:34
but if there's some way that the city
16:36
council can survey renters in the in the
16:39
city of Harrisburg there are certainly
16:42
very large apartment buildings here and
16:44
to my understanding many of them are
16:46
owned by outof state
16:49
landlords um and if there's some way to
16:52
S uh to survey them uh to post notices
16:55
that you will be in their building or
17:02
I'm I don't want to be the the lone the
17:04
lone voice but I am very passionate
17:08
I'm 77 years old which should have
17:12
Council ladies and Council
17:15
gentlemen this is my first time here so
17:17
it is very very serious I reside in the
17:22
2730 North Fifth Street in harisburg
17:24
excuse me man could you state your name
17:26
please I will cousin Mike thank you name
17:29
is lesea green I reside at 2730 North
17:32
fth Street in Harrisburg in the Uptown
17:36
area my greatest concern is I was
17:39
questioned at the voting poll this past
17:42
April by the mayor about a basketball
17:45
goal well I was unfamiliar about
17:48
that but last week on June 4th and
17:57
2722 is respons responsible for the
17:59
basketball court this is residing on
18:04
well so what happened is the children
18:07
are coming from all areas of of town
18:10
even as far as Cumberland court to play
18:14
basketball the ages are six to maybe
18:18
12 this is what I experienc and this is
18:21
what I observe on Tuesday and Wednesday
18:26
unsafe kids are playing traffic is
18:29
coming if you're this little they can't
18:32
see you even though the residential
18:34
driving is supposed to be 25 they do 45
18:38
on Fifth Street all the
18:40
time my other thing that I observed was
18:46
disrespect I was told by the young men
18:51
hey stay your bloop bloop on your porch
18:55
or you can bloop bloop me
18:58
I said you're nine years old taxpayer
19:01
and I've been standing there and paying
19:05
years so the other things that happened
19:07
they changed from playing basketball to
19:11
football they almost hit my
19:14
car so I said if you hit your hit my car
19:17
bleep bleep I want my
19:20
money two more things to stay about
19:24
that so the children are also riding
19:26
bikes in that area not on the sidewalk
19:31
street as I stated to you before not I'm
19:35
coming here but it also has been
19:45
2725 now experiencing this it could be a
19:48
death or injury on that
19:51
street I did not retire to babysit
19:54
anyone's kids I did I do not pay taxes
19:59
to let you talk to me
20:02
inappropriately and you want to attack
20:05
me so I don't know what can be done but
20:09
there were four police officers that
20:13
Wednesday jumped out of their vehicles
20:16
shook the shook the hands of the six
20:20
individuals that were
20:21
there they played for a little bit and
20:25
the four officers came over to me and
20:27
said how you like us
20:32
left I think something needs to be done
20:34
about the basketball court move it from
20:37
the front it's not that much traffic in
20:39
the back or take my suggestion and go to
20:42
William pen there's plenty of room over
20:44
there plenty for you to play it'll be
20:47
safe and hopefully your parents will
20:49
know where you are in case if there's a
20:53
emergency please take care of this as
20:55
soon as possible because it is very very
20:58
very serious business thank you ladies
21:04
gent thank you U just a
21:08
clarification the police
21:10
officers shook the voice the the the
21:13
youth's hand that were playing
21:14
basketball and then came to you and said
21:16
how do you like us now okay and to
21:21
me did you get any badge numbers by any
21:25
chance no but I would like for you to do
21:27
a further up investig
21:29
ation um I can give you the time off of
21:32
my phone after this okay so you can
21:35
retract that they did not want to give
21:36
me their badge numbers nor their names
21:39
first of all I'm retired and retired
21:41
Union so I do know that the ruling has
21:45
changed in Harrisburg that you do not
21:48
Harrisburg area to be on the police
21:51
force correct maybe that is it but I
21:55
that some kind of conversation
21:58
should have happened right other than
22:01
playing I understand playing because you
22:03
want to build a relationship but and
22:06
it's okay to build a relationship but
22:08
that's not what the call was about right
22:10
and I explained to all four of them what
22:14
happened so it's kind of like you're
22:17
doing reverse a cocy to
22:20
me as a tax PA How You Like Me Now well
22:25
I'm not here to like you you were called
22:31
situation just because this happened and
22:34
there was not an emergency does not mean
22:37
that injury or death will present
22:42
itself here's another thing too um I
22:45
know you have reached out to me around
22:48
about this incident however um that last
22:52
piece that you said that wasn't I don't
22:54
think that was pretty good but there's
22:57
another option I will definitely reach
22:59
out to uh the commissioner or or the
23:02
captain but there's another way that you
23:04
can um try to get some assistance and
23:06
that's with the um CSA division to to
23:09
handle those disputes whereas I don't
23:12
know how the cops felt I can't speak for
23:14
them um for um something that is not
23:18
life-threatening um I think that's where
23:19
the csas will come in and try to get
23:21
into that to to to mediate that
23:24
situation so um I'll be in touch with
23:27
you and we'll try to figure this out all
23:34
right okay you well you let me know that
23:47
okay yep thank you thank you is there
23:51
anyone else in the middle section that
23:53
would like to offer public
23:55
comment seeing and hearing no one anyone
24:28
all right thank you Mr Parker my name is
24:30
Robert Lawson um I reside at 2900 North
24:35
2 Street and I'm going to try to do
24:39
double task because I didn't realize I
24:41
had four minutes I thought I'd only had
24:44
but even though they're not here to
24:47
present I I do want to make sure that
24:49
everyone in attendance knows that the
24:50
June team uh Festival is a great um
24:55
occasion for our city to come together
24:57
you'll find great uh thought pieces and
25:00
great speakers great entertainment that
25:03
um uh really supports the entire
25:05
Community whether you're of
25:08
African-American descent or not um it's
25:11
it's a great opportunity to just come
25:13
out and and celebrate um all together so
25:16
um I just wanted to make sure that at
25:18
least something was said even though
25:19
there's no pres presentation um so that
25:22
people here and and um in attendance at
25:24
least and and watching online get a
25:26
chance to go out there I don't have the
25:28
the uh the details but you can find it
25:32
online so I am here representing um Eden
25:37
Village of Harrisburg um you've probably
25:40
heard recently of a few uh tiny house
25:44
communities that are being uh built and
25:47
designed for our unhoused um citizens
25:51
that are occurring right here down near
25:53
pendot well Eden Village we are uh I
25:57
guess we'd say like the third phase
26:00
that's coming and we're slightly
26:01
different than the other um
26:04
organizations as we're not just limited
26:06
to Veterans this is a long-term housing
26:09
solution um to help people that are
26:13
chronically unhoused um It's a situation
26:16
where uh people who have been living on
26:20
the street for a year or more um been in
26:24
homeless shelters or or formally
26:26
incarcerated we are providing um
26:29
long-term solutions to where they can
26:31
move into our community the goal is for
26:33
them to get onto their feet and and
26:35
maybe uh move to a a typical um let's
26:41
say normal residence but we also want to
26:43
make sure that it's open for them so
26:45
that if they decide they never want to
26:47
leave they can stay there our goal is to
26:49
build community and to help make sure
26:51
that we can um encourage and build up
26:55
citizens I'm not asking for anything
26:57
right now I'm really just coming to you
26:59
and and bringing this to your attention
27:01
so that when we we uh present that you
27:05
know um you you have the information so
27:07
that you are familiar with us and I'm
27:10
also bringing it up because we're
27:11
getting ready to go into the budget
27:12
season and at some point there there
27:14
will be an ask and I want to make sure
27:17
that you have the information so that
27:18
you are familiar with this so that if we
27:21
do uh make an ask that you guys um at
27:23
least have the information where you can
27:25
make a decision and and determine
27:27
whether or not we can be incl included
27:28
in the budget so that's what I have for
27:31
you and and I thank you very much for
27:33
taking the time to listen to me thank
27:38
you is there anyone else to my left that
27:41
would like to offer public
27:43
comment seeing and hearing no one we
27:46
will move forward with our meeting
27:50
agenda next we have the approval of
27:52
minutes for the legislative session that
27:54
occurred on May 28th 2024
27:58
council members are there any revisions
28:03
minutes seeing and hearing none the
28:07
approved uh now we will move to reports
28:10
of committees uh the first report you
28:12
will hear this evening I will deliver on
28:15
behalf of the administration committee
28:17
on the work session that occurred on
28:24
2024 on Tuesday June 4th 2024 the
28:28
Administration committee met to discuss
28:30
two resolutions resolution 28 of
28:35
2024 a resolution appointing Gloria
28:38
Martin Roberts to serve on the board of
28:40
directors of the Harrisburg housing
28:42
authority and resolution 29 of
28:46
2024 a resolution appointing Zachary D
28:50
Jackson Senior to serve on the board of
28:53
directors of the Harrisburg Housing
28:55
Authority the Harrisburg Housing
28:57
Authority was formed Med in 1938 in
29:00
accordance with the housing authorities
29:03
law which provides for a five member
29:06
board comprised of residents of the city
29:09
of Harrisburg Who Shall Serve staggered
29:12
five-year terms there are currently two
29:15
vacancies on the Harrisburg Housing
29:17
Authority board of directors both Miss
29:19
Gloria Martin Roberts and Mr Jack
29:22
Zachary D Jackson Senior were present to
29:25
answer any questions council members had
29:28
regarding their appointments Miss Sheila
29:31
Bennett current board member was present
29:33
as well to offer support for the current
29:36
board vacancies and advocated for
29:41
participation Miss Gloria Martin Robert
29:44
shared that she is very involved with
29:46
the issue of housing Miss Martin Roberts
29:49
has served as a former president of
29:51
Harrisburg city council and has
29:53
previously served as the former chair of
29:56
the building and housing committee Miss
29:58
Martin Roberts shared that she is
30:00
currently serving as the interim
30:02
director of building and housing and
30:04
economic development for the city of
30:06
Harrisburg the appointment shall be for
30:09
a remainder of the 5-year term which
30:12
expires on June 30th
30:16
2024 and for the full 5-year term
30:19
commencing on July 1st
30:22
2024 Mr Jackson shared that he has been
30:25
a longtime homeowner within the city of
30:27
Harris B former president of the scitech
30:30
high school PTA and the current judge of
30:33
Elections for district 93 the
30:36
appointment shall be for a remainder of
30:39
the 5-year term expiring on June 30th
30:44
2026 council members asked the following
30:47
questions conflict of interest given
30:50
Miss Martin Roberts new role how will
30:53
you help to promote home ownership
30:55
between social services and public
30:58
housing how much do you know about the
31:00
choice neighborhood Grant how do you
31:03
expect to get the community involved uh
31:06
with the choice neighborhood Grant does
31:09
the makeup of the board live on or near
31:12
public housing and are there any other
31:16
conflicts of interest Miss Martin
31:18
Roberts and Mr Jackson have no known
31:21
conflicts of interest I did want to
31:24
defer to solicitor Grover regarding uh
31:27
the question of Miss Martin Robert's new
31:30
role and any conflicts there if there
31:33
are any um we did review the U state law
31:37
that authorizes the board and of the
31:39
five residents to be on the board to two
31:42
can be uh City public employees okay
31:47
clarifying I encourage my colleagues to
31:50
support resolution 28 of 2024 and
31:54
resolution 29 of 2024 to Aid the
31:58
Harrisburg Housing Authority board in
32:00
conducting business to assist the
32:02
residents in Harrisburg Community this
32:05
concludes the administration committee
32:09
report the next report you will hear
32:11
will be delivered by chair Davis on
32:15
behalf of the building and housing
32:16
committee on the work session of June
32:20
2024 thank you president
32:23
Bowers during the work session on June
32:28
regarding resolution
32:31
39224 a resolution to consider the
32:37
certificate of appropriateness to
32:39
demolish the property and expand the
32:41
surface lot located at 1511 North Front
32:45
Street Harrisburg PA which the city of
32:48
Harrisburg historical Architectural
32:51
Review Board recommends be
32:54
denied the applicant Mr guy cypriano was
32:58
represented by his attorney attorney s
33:02
Momi of mcne law Wallace and nuich LLC
33:08
Mr Esh offered reasons why the applicant
33:11
wants to demolish the historic building
33:13
located at 1511 North Front Street he
33:16
stated that the applicant wants to
33:18
demolish the structure for the purpose
33:21
of expanding the surface parking lot in
33:25
conjunction with paired property at 1515
33:28
North modeling the structure but it was
33:30
not cost effective also noted that the
33:34
second floor ceiling was too low to
33:36
lease the space and the building has
33:38
been vacant for 20 months the applicant
33:42
had a potential business to lease the
33:44
building located at 1515 North Front and
33:48
extra parking was imperative to their
33:52
operation the communitybased health care
33:55
provider has since decided not to leas
33:58
the building at 1515 North Front Street
34:02
MRH also noted excuse me MRH also made
34:06
Council aware that the building at 1511
34:09
is not listed on the registry for
34:11
historical buildings and does not meet
34:14
requirements to be considered a
34:17
historical structure based on the
34:19
international style of architecture
34:28
okay Council heard rebuttals from
34:30
director Jeffrey Knight who is the
34:32
planning board director who also noted
34:36
that the board had not received any
34:38
documentation or receipts to support the
34:40
applicant stance Council had the
34:43
opportunity to ask questions a few of
34:46
the questions asked were number one have
34:48
you considered applying for Grants to
34:50
help supplement the cost of renovating
34:53
to make the building more economical
34:55
number two are you planning to lease
34:57
parking spaces in the event a new tenant
35:01
expires council members offered several
35:04
options for suggested use of the
35:06
property and ask for documentation that
35:09
reflects the cost to renovate versus
35:12
demolish the building and overall
35:15
expenses relating to next
35:19
steps I would like to make a motion if
35:22
it's appropriate at this
35:24
time not at this time okay this
35:28
concludes the end of my
35:31
report uh for the building and housing
35:33
committee thank you very much thank you
35:36
the final committee report you will hear
35:38
this evening will be delivered by chair
35:40
RS on behalf of the parks recreation and
35:43
enrichment committee on the work session
35:46
that occurred on June 4th
35:48
2024 thank you president bars and good
35:51
evening everyone in person and online on
35:54
June 4th 2024 the parks and recreation
35:57
in enrichment committee met to address
35:59
res resolution 37 of
36:03
2024 resolution 37 of 2024 is a
36:07
resolution approving the disposal and
36:09
destruction of certain equipment owned
36:11
by the city of Harrisburg which has
36:14
exhausted its useful life for City
36:16
operations or has no Nal
36:20
value uh no value or less value than
36:24
disposal cost director Baker attended
36:28
the meeting to provide additional
36:30
insights into this resolution Mr Baker
36:33
clarified that the department aims to
36:35
dispose of city-owned items that have
36:38
reached the end of their useful life
36:40
concerning City operations these items
36:44
include but not are not limited to ice
36:46
machines circulation pumps desk chairs
36:50
microwaves among others upon approval
36:54
the public works department will
36:56
transport these items to recycling
36:58
center after recycling the center after
37:00
recycling the center will issue a check
37:02
to the city which will then be allotted
37:04
to the general fund uh the council had
37:07
no questions and it is recommended that
37:09
we vote Yes on this resolution and that
37:12
concludes the business of the parks
37:14
recck and enrichment committee thank
37:17
you we have one ordinance for first
37:20
reading that's Bill three of
37:23
2024 Mr Parker could you please read it
37:31
2024 an ordinance amending title two of
37:35
the codified ordinances of the city of
37:37
Harrisburg known as the administrative
37:44
07 police retirement system by deleting
37:47
portions thereof in order to satisfy a
37:50
legal resolution reached between the
37:52
capital city lodge number 12 the
37:55
Fraternal Order of Police and the city
38:00
Harrisburg thank you Bill 3 of 2024 will
38:04
move to the administration committee we
38:07
do not have any ordinances for Amendment
38:10
or ordinances for final passage we will
38:12
move to resolutions the first resolution
38:15
for consideration this evening is
38:17
resolution 28 of 2024 Mr Parker could
38:21
you please read it into the
38:23
record resolution 28 of 2024
38:28
a resolution appointing Gloria Martin
38:31
Roberts to serve on the board of
38:33
directors of the Harrisburg Housing
38:35
Authority thank you council members are
38:38
there any questions comments or concerns
38:40
related to resolution 28 of
38:45
2024 seeing and hearing none Mr Parker
38:47
could you please call the vote Miss
38:52
yes Miss Davis yes Miss green yes
38:58
Mr Jones yay Ms rolls yes Mr
39:04
Rodriguez yes misss Bowers yes
39:11
2024 passes unanimously with a vote of
39:17
Nays thank you resolution 29 of 20124 Mr
39:22
Parker could you please read it into the
39:24
record resolution 29 of
39:28
2024 a resolution appointing Zachary D
39:31
Jackson Senor to serve on the board of
39:34
directors of the Harrisburg Housing
39:38
Authority thank you council members are
39:40
there any questions comments or concerns
39:43
related to resolution 29 of
39:47
2024 seeing and hearing now Mr Parker
39:50
could you please call the vote
40:00
yes Ms Davis yes Miss green yes Mr Jones
40:11
Rodriguez yes misss Bowers yes
40:16
resolution 29 passes
40:19
unanimously with a vote of seven y to
40:22
zero Nays thank you the next resolution
40:26
we have is resolution 37 of
40:29
2024 Mr Parker could you please read it
40:31
into the record resolution 37 of
40:36
2024 a resolution approving the disposal
40:39
and destruction of certain equipment
40:41
owned by the city of Harrisburg which
40:43
has exhausted its useful life for City
40:46
operations or has nominal value no value
40:50
or less value than the disposal
40:53
costs thank you council members are
40:56
there any questions comments or concerns
40:58
related to resolution 37 of
41:02
2024 seeing and hearing now Mr Parker
41:05
could you please call the vote Miss
41:09
yes Miss Davis yes Miss green yes Mr
41:15
Jones yay M rolls yes Mr
41:20
Rodriguez yes and Miss
41:23
Bowers yes resolution 37 passes
41:27
unanimously with a vote of seven Ys to
41:31
Nays thank you our final resolution for
41:34
consideration this evening is resolution
41:36
39 of 2024 Mr Parker could you please
41:40
read it into the record resolution 39 of
41:44
2024 a resolution to consider the
41:47
application for certificate of
41:49
appropriateness to demolish the property
41:52
and expand the surface lot located at
41:54
1511 North Front Street Harrisburg PA
41:58
which the city of harrisburg's
41:59
historical Architectural Review Board
42:04
denied thank you council members are
42:07
there any questions comments or concerns
42:10
related to resolution 39 of
42:14
2024 yes thank you president Bowers I
42:20
to uh make a motion to defer such action
42:27
from the date of the resolution
42:30
action thank you is there a
42:33
second I second thank you the motion I'm
42:39
sorry discussion or it's been moved in
42:42
prop I could we can I can ask a question
42:44
about that 30-day defer um not sure yeah
43:30
so my my comment would be just that um
43:34
I'm getting the uh email from Mr Knight
43:38
um I don't know if I can suggest but uh
43:41
so this information during this 30day
43:43
and that inum is that does it go back to
43:45
the the the the Planning Commission for
43:47
them to see that new information to
43:59
well well well how would they be able to
44:02
satisfy I mean with with the
44:03
recommendation being denied from from
44:06
harb how would they be able to if they
44:08
came with some different information
44:10
that we agree with I guess it's just on
44:52
okay okay so my question would just to
44:56
go further off of of councilman Jones's
44:58
cuz I kind of had the same one but we
45:01
defer for 30 days but um what can we do
45:05
so that if it's possible in that 30 days
45:08
can it go back to harp so they can look
45:10
at the new information cuz I would for
45:13
me and I'm not speaking for everyone I
45:14
would like for them to look at it and
45:16
then give a recommendation after what
45:18
they see through their lens um
45:22
before uh in Practical terms I'm not
45:25
sure I've lost track they meet on
45:27
Mondays I'm remember what what week of
45:28
the month they meet um if they if it's
45:31
between here and your meetings then uh I
45:35
think there could be a discussion with
45:36
harb back on their agenda although the
45:38
matter is technically before the council
45:41
yeah how does harb get jurisdiction if
45:42
we have more relinquished hours no the
45:45
question is can they can they look at
45:46
the material and make a vote on a
45:48
further recommendation just to the
45:50
council just like they send letters to
45:52
council yes that was what I was asking
45:54
yeah because that was the recommendation
45:56
for it to go back to though yeah I don't
45:58
the code is silent on that
46:00
recommendation there is nothing in the
46:01
code that says you can remand it but
46:03
there's nothing in the code that says
46:04
you can't remand it it's just silent on
46:10
okay okay okay there is a motion on the
46:14
table Mr Parker is there any further
46:16
discussion excuse me I'm sorry so the 30
46:19
days is is it from today or from the
46:21
18th it's from today
46:23
okay so essentially when you come back
46:27
two weeks from now or four weeks from
46:28
now essentially if you were ready to
46:30
make a decision either way you would
46:32
have a shot to vote on this if if
46:34
somehow this informed your opinions you
46:41
way any further discussion or
46:44
clarification needed no I mean I I just
46:47
wanted the historical board to look at
46:49
it but right we have they we they can't
46:52
they can look at it and give us a
46:53
recommendation but essentially they're
46:55
not voting on it again they're not vote
46:57
on it again and and if you if you send
47:01
it back to them you know frankly I don't
47:03
know what that means in terms of what
47:04
their jurisdiction is because it's the
47:06
code is silent on it but an applicant
47:09
can always reapply um okay you know I
47:11
think we're I think the planning Bureau
47:13
is very used to working through
47:14
applicants for all kinds of issues for
47:16
har Planning and Zoning um and uh you
47:21
know Mr Knight has has offered his
47:23
advice as to what he thinks should
47:25
happen both to harb and to the council
47:29
okay I have a question but the
47:31
information isn't um see what I got from
47:38
email yes I think I think he does want
47:40
to look at the information I I just
47:42
don't know that you have Authority or
47:43
don't have authority I know the answer
47:45
on remanding it because one I've never
47:47
heard of a remand ever and two there's
47:50
nothing in the code about
47:54
it thank you any additional discussion
47:57
just anything else okay Mr Parker could
48:01
you please call the uh vote for the
48:14
amendment Miss Daniels
48:18
yes Miss Davis yes Miss green yes Mr
48:31
Rodriguez yes Miss Bowers
48:34
yes the vote on the proposal for an
48:39
amendment to defer decision for 30 days
48:44
has been passed unanimously with seven y
48:50
Nays okay so that's the action for 39
48:55
2024 thank thank you is there any old
49:01
Members okay seeing and hearing none new
49:04
business councilman Jones yes um thank
49:07
you I just want to remind uh the
49:09
community this is uh anti gun violence
49:15
month and uh I want to remind everyone
49:18
that there will be a uh Symposium held
49:21
at Harrisburg University June 20th from
49:27
um you must register to apply I mean to
49:31
get in it's it's free of charge and
49:32
there will be lunch provided and again
49:34
this is a a very important event due to
49:38
a lot of the violence that's going on
49:39
the gun violence that's going on in the
49:41
city of Harrisburg so hopefully you can
49:43
guys can get out and attend that's it
49:45
thank you thank you councilwoman RS
49:49
thank you I just wanted to talk a little
49:50
bit about what's happening in the burg
49:53
um for the upcoming weeks and a little
49:55
bit about what's going on for the summer
49:57
to expand on director what director Ross
50:00
communicated to us so um tomorrow
50:03
Jackson l pool officially opens at 12:00
50:05
p.m. and the pool will be open every
50:07
week from Tuesday to Sunday um from
50:10
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. uh it is $2 for
50:13
kids $4 for adults and there is more
50:17
information online about family passes
50:20
and season passes I do believe season
50:22
passes are $67 and I think for a family
50:26
of five or 10 it's about
50:29
$127 um so very reasonable pricing so I
50:32
hope everyone gets to come out there
50:34
have been some beautiful um updates to
50:36
the pool and to the bath houses so I
50:39
think everyone will be pleased this
50:40
summer um also some other events
50:43
happening um with parks and wreck is
50:47
registration is open for free swim
50:49
classes that starts July 9th and it runs
50:52
for two weeks and it ends July 19th I
50:55
believe you may when you sign sign up
50:56
you sign up for both sessions um when I
50:59
just did it that's kind of what I saw so
51:01
um you can sign up for um both weeks and
51:04
they are from 10: to 11: in the morning
51:07
on Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday
51:11
um you can also sign up for aquatic
51:13
Zumba every Saturday from 10: to 11: and
51:18
15th and um you can do all the signups
51:26
so make sure to sign up for some of the
51:28
great programs this summer in the city
51:31
you thank you I'm teth
51:43
okay hello everyone and thank you for
51:45
giving me a moment hi everyone thank you
51:47
so much for giving us a moment to do a
51:49
little presentation for you um we are so
51:52
excited to announce that we are entering
51:54
into our fifth year of juneth HB G this
51:57
is a very exciting year thank you thank
51:59
you councilman Jones um um we are so
52:03
excited that uh we get to bring this
52:06
programming for the city once again it
52:08
is a week long of programming um before
52:10
I get into that though I want to do one
52:11
small history lesson Pennsylvania is the
52:13
first state in the recognized Union to
52:16
have emancipation partial abolition and
52:18
so we always want to connect
52:20
Pennsylvania to the National landscape
52:21
for that reason it all really truly
52:24
starts here uh New Jersey New York and
52:27
other states modeled their abolition uh
52:30
statutes and laws after Pennsylvania so
52:32
that is why we're so adamant about
52:34
making sure that Pennsylvania celebrates
52:37
juneth um and connects it to Galveston
52:39
Texas I just always want to say that as
52:41
a precursor as to why we do this uh we
52:44
have and we have some flyers here that
52:46
everyone can have um and I hope everyone
52:48
watching online as well I know several
52:50
of people are tuning in tonight uh we
52:52
have a flyer here that kind of gives you
52:54
a rundown of everything uh starting on
52:56
June 15th we have a concert at EXL live
52:59
featuring ghost face and Jim Jones at
53:01
801 southr Street that's on um south of
53:05
10 Street that's on June 15th on June
53:07
17th we are starting off the week of
53:11
juneth hbg with the Pennsylvania
53:13
legislative Black Caucus press
53:15
conference and we will be in the East
53:17
rotunda we will have a cidic education
53:19
day starting at 10:30 on June 17th as
53:23
well we have the Black Arts Expo and OED
53:26
to Black women at 5:00 p.m. at the wif
53:28
headquarters we will also be having a
53:30
juneth bowl on the premises at that time
53:32
we have some wonderful young people
53:34
signed up to uh discuss and to answer
53:36
questions about juneth history and we're
53:39
so excited to have them uh participate
53:42
in the week in that fashion uh we will
53:44
also have several art vendors uh black
53:46
women Focus art vendors who will be at
53:48
wif we are happy to partner with wif for
53:51
this effort on June the 18th we will
53:54
have the juneth hbg summit um we are
53:56
being hosted this year by Harrisburg
53:58
University we will be in the Health
54:00
Sciences tower that is at 222 Chestnut
54:03
Street we did a walk Beek today and
54:04
we're very excited that's at 10: a.m.
54:07
and then at 6 PM we will be hosting the
54:10
one and only Angela Ry at The Forum
54:12
Auditorium um we are very excited to
54:15
have Angela Ry in the city of Harrisburg
54:17
for the first time on the 19th we will
54:20
be having our Jun Jubilee on the actual
54:22
day on City Island we will be there from
54:25
12:00 to 5: we will have free meals up
54:28
to 400 meals for 400 families uh
54:32
courtesy of the downtown daily bread and
54:34
that executive director Corey lingan
54:35
felter we will also have a bouncy house
54:38
and a bouncy course and music by DJ Bach
54:41
free oh that's right we have free mini
54:43
golf a band so we have a lot for that
54:46
day we want you to come out bring your
54:48
family bring your friends we are very
54:49
excited to have that day as well on the
54:51
20th we will have the black performance
54:54
arts mash up at narc theater
54:56
harrisburg's first black theater um
55:00
shout out to um Dean Dixon and Frank
55:02
Henley uh Frank is the executive
55:03
director of the theater they'll be
55:05
showcasing local and Regional Talent um
55:08
and and in all their artistic uh Glory
55:10
Hair story uh shout out to Maria James
55:13
Chow will be there as well and last but
55:16
definitely not least on June the 21st we
55:18
will be having a block party at s
55:20
featuring the secret society band coming
55:22
all the from way from DC and many local
55:24
and Regional vendors we will will be
55:26
there from 5:00 p.m. to 900 p.m. so
55:29
please that's how we're rounding out the
55:30
week come and join us uh just we we want
55:33
you to have education and celebration
55:36
and so we are thankful uh for our
55:37
community and a lot of people say well
55:39
can anyone you know celebrate juneth yes
55:41
you can so we're looking forward to the
55:43
entire Community coming out and joining
55:45
us for this wonderful weekl long
55:47
celebration thank you thank you very
55:51
much okay council members the time is
55:54
6:59 p.m. I will entertain a motion to a
55:58
journ so move is there a
56:02
second anybody second thank you we stand
