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Harrisburg City Council Work Session 09/16/2025

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Uh, the time is 5:35.

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Uhoh.

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Okay. The time is 5:35 p.m. I would like

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to call our work session to order.

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Mr. Trudale, could you please call the

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role?

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Miss Daniels,

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Miss Davis,

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>> present.

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>> Miss Green,

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>> present.

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>> Mr. Jones,

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>> here.

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>> Miss Rolls,

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>> present.

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>> Mr. Rodriguez,

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>> present.

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>> Miss Hill,

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>> present.

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Thank you. Uh, we will begin our meeting

1:19

this evening with the work of the

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administration committee. We have one

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resolution for discussion, resolution 57

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of 2025. Mr. Trudale, could you please

1:29

read it into the record?

1:34

>> Resolution 57205,

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a resolution authorizing the city of

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Harrisburg to negotiate and enter into

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an intergovernmental cooperation

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agreement, the agreement with the

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Suscuana Regional Transportation

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Authority to facilitate the construction

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of the Capitol Region Operations and

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Maintenance Facility and Transfer Center

1:52

and all associated site and access

1:54

improvements.

1:56

>> Thank you. Um, I believe Mr. Farre is

1:59

joining us via Zoom.

2:01

>> Yeah.

2:04

>> Okay,

2:05

>> I'm here.

2:06

>> Great. If you wouldn't mind utilizing

2:08

this microphone here and making sure

2:10

that it's really close to your mouth so

2:12

that everybody listening is able to hear

2:14

you.

2:15

>> Okay. Absolutely. Uh, all good.

2:18

>> Yes. um didn't know if the

2:20

administration would like to begin with

2:22

any overview or information on their end

2:25

regarding resolution 57

2:28

>> only in that this uh project and various

2:31

pieces have been before the council

2:32

before for land development plans as

2:34

you're aware it's a very large project

2:36

up on Cameron Street um uh through the

2:40

work of the city with the SERTA and

2:42

rapid transit uh part of this is taking

2:46

over eventually what is currently the

2:47

parks maintenance building uh in

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conjunction with that part of this

2:51

project is building the city a new park

2:53

maintenance uh facility on the same

2:56

large footprint but in a different place

2:58

it is right now. Uh we are authorized by

3:01

law to enter intergovernmental

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cooperation agreements to help each

3:04

other with services. This is simply one

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of those projects that allows the

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project to keep moving forward. Um, on

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the back end of this, there will be some

3:13

technical things that come because there

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there's going to be, as we've talked

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about before, streets laid. Um,

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boundaries will be closed. There'll be a

3:21

swap of land. So, there'll be other

3:22

documents that will just have to come up

3:24

for the history of it to be clear where

3:27

the where the where the lines are when

3:29

we're done. Um, those can all be because

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it's an intergovernmental process on the

3:34

back end. you know, you do not want to

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lock it down to the point that you have

3:38

to come back again because a line has to

3:40

move because of some finding in the

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middle of construction. So, we have we

3:44

have worked with Certa to come up with a

3:45

draft intergovernmental agreement. Um,

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both it requires both the approval of

3:49

this body for the city and for their

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board. Um, and tonight is simply just a

3:54

simple overview of that and uh I'm sure

3:56

the folks from SERTA uh our our project

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manager and and Mr. Far who runs it can

4:02

speak to the details.

4:05

Thank you. I'll turn the floor over to

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you and Mr. Farre. I don't know who

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would like to begin speaking first.

4:14

I

4:14

>> I will take the lead.

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>> Okay.

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>> Uh can you hear me? Okay.

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>> Yes. Thank you.

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>> So,

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>> yeah. So when we were in front of you

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last time, uh there was some discussion

4:24

among the council asking for an

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agreement of this nature to really

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define all of of the steps that are kind

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of in front of us and and I think you

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know Neil did a great job setting the

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stage for for this conversation. So

4:38

thank you for that. Um so you know that

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we are um moving forward that this is uh

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outlining really just those terms of

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understanding as we move forward. So

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there'll be some land swaps. You know

4:53

initially uh the first part of this

4:56

project is the city parks and recck

4:58

building. So um we are um days away from

5:02

releasing the request for proposals um

5:05

to solicit bids for the construction of

5:07

that. Um this is the last step for us to

5:10

release those bids. So we're moving

5:11

forward. If you've been down Cameron

5:13

Street, you can see there's been a lot

5:15

of activity. Uh most of those buildings

5:17

are now demolished and so we're really

5:20

setting the stage for our future and and

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really this agreement uh just gets that

5:24

ball rolling. It's the last sort of

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hurdle I think. Well, we as Neil said,

5:27

we have some things in front of us yet,

5:29

but we're really moving forward now.

5:33

>> Thank you. Would you like to introduce

5:37

yourself and share anything that you'd

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like to about resolution 57?

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>> Yes. Uh good evening. Uh name is Bill

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Schnore with Stantech. Um site civil

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engineer primarily responsible for the

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land development plan submission

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coordination with the city with regard

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to approval of the plan. Uh as as has

5:58

been mentioned uh we have been before

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council a few times. uh the the parks

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maintenance facility that is uh out uh

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scheduled to go out to bid very fairly

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soon has been before council and

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approved and we're really uh right now

6:16

on the third phase of the land

6:17

development process which is the primary

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rapid transit facility and this uh uh

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intergovernmental agreement as is a

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critical piece and uh as mentioned was

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suggested by council previously.

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>> Thank you.

6:37

>> Welcome.

6:37

>> Um I don't have any questions regarding

6:39

the resolution. I'll open the floor to

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my colleagues who may. I'll begin with

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Councilwoman Daniels. Any questions?

6:46

>> God bless you.

6:47

>> I don't have any questions. Thank you.

6:49

>> Thank you, Councilwoman Davis. Any

6:52

questions?

6:52

>> Oh, my questions have been answeredly.

6:55

Thank you.

6:56

>> Thank you, Vice President Green. Any

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questions?

6:59

>> Um not really. This doesn't cost the

7:00

city any liquid money, right? Like we

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don't have to put any cash up front,

7:04

right? Or at all. We're just swapping

7:06

properties essentially getting a new

7:07

building.

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>> There is a $300,000 match, which is a

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very small percentage required for the

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larger uh monies that are involved.

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>> All right. Thank you. I don't have any

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other questions.

7:19

>> Thank you, Councilwoman Ros. Any

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questions?

7:23

>> Uh, good evening. Thank you for being

7:25

here tonight. No, I don't have any

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questions. Thank you.

7:28

Thank you, Councilman Rodriguez. Any

7:31

questions?

7:31

>> Thank you. No further uh no questions

7:33

for me. Thank you all for being here

7:34

this evening. Thank you.

7:36

>> Thank you, Councilman Jones.

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>> No questions.

7:38

>> Thank you. Um thank you, gentlemen, for

7:41

joining us this evening. Uh with no

7:43

further discussion, I move to add

7:45

resolution 57 of 2025 to our next

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legislative session agenda for a formal

7:52

vote. This concludes the business of the

7:55

administration committee.

7:58

Next we have the budget and finance

8:00

committee. I will defer to our budget

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and finance committee chair vice

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president Green for discussion.

8:08

Thank you President Bowers. Uh we will

8:10

be discussing resolution 62 of 2025. Mr.

8:14

Truv, could you read it into the record,

8:15

please?

8:19

>> Resolution 62 2025, a resolution

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approving the fifth proposed 2025 budget

8:24

reallocation.

8:26

Thank you. Is there anyone here from the

8:28

administration that would like to

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present this resolution?

8:37

And just as they make their way to the

8:39

front, um I would like to note and just

8:41

say thank you to all the work for Mr.

8:43

Timothy Brooks who um accepted another

8:45

position uh I believe with the county.

8:47

So he's no longer with us. Uh so just he

8:50

will be sorely missed uh especially as

8:52

we enter budget season and he was our

8:54

budget manager. But just want to say

8:55

thank you to him for all of the work

8:56

that he did for us um and for the city

8:59

and the residents. Uh his last day was

9:01

last Tuesday or excuse me last Friday.

9:05

Um unfortunately I didn't find out until

9:07

after the meeting Tuesday so I couldn't

9:08

make the announcement then but just want

9:10

to say thank you to him for all the work

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that he's done.

9:13

>> Vice President Green I will second that

9:15

motion.

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And um if you think you're gonna miss

9:19

him, I'm gonna miss him more.

9:22

>> It's all right. You've had time to to

9:24

get acclimated, so now you get to jump

9:26

right in, right?

9:27

>> It's called Baptism by Fire. Yes.

9:29

>> Yes.

9:30

>> All right. When Whenever you guys are

9:32

ready, uh you can give us an overview of

9:33

resolution 62.

9:35

>> Okay. My name is Bob Kennock, finance

9:37

director, and my voice. I apologize for

9:40

this. It's an outgrowth of the surgery I

9:42

had a couple weeks ago. So, I'm gonna

9:44

let Brian be my speaker if that's okay

9:46

with you guys.

9:50

>> All right. Uh, thank you, Bob. Uh, good

9:53

evening, city council members. Thank

9:54

you, President Hill. Thank you, Vice

9:57

President Green. Um, up on the screen as

10:01

as we lead into this is the fifth

10:03

proposed budget reallocation for this

10:05

year. Um

10:08

there's four items on this and they're

10:11

described and noted by the involve

10:13

footnotes. Um I'll start with uh

10:17

footnote B which pertains to the parks

10:20

and recreation fund

10:23

and and what this is this was

10:24

communication received directly from

10:26

staff there in parks and wreck uh to Tim

10:30

prior to his departure and they're

10:33

anticipating a stronger amount of

10:35

contribution coming in related to the

10:38

various events

10:40

that they they manage and oversee. So

10:43

they're increasing that revenue by

10:45

$10,000

10:47

in the revenue line and then

10:48

distributing it accordingly by

10:50

increasing both services and supply line

10:53

accounts at $5,000 each. So that's the

10:57

special parks and recreation fund item

11:00

B. Item C, uh, and this was another

11:03

communication that Tim received ahead of

11:06

his leave, uh, Bureau of Police, um,

11:10

from the special assistant to the police

11:12

commissioner. They're looking at their

11:15

overtime line for this year, and it's

11:17

it's getting, uh, down to a a lower

11:20

amount. So, they would like to increase

11:22

that line by reclassing essentially

11:25

salaries and wages

11:28

uh that are uh occurring and and

11:31

reclassing $428,000

11:33

from regular salaries up to the overtime

11:35

line.

11:38

Uh that's item C in in the general fund.

11:44

Footnote C. Footnote D

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um pertains to the general fund as well

11:52

and involves

11:54

uh two items. The the first item relates

11:56

to to an atypical item. We really very

12:00

rarely does the city have uh refund of

12:03

prior year revenue of this nature which

12:06

is coming out of the uh activity that

12:09

the the bureau of codes oversees.

12:12

So from prior year there were there

12:15

there there was revenue receive related

12:18

uh comprised of both inspection

12:21

and permit fees revenue. Uh so there's

12:24

no budget again in that line to uh

12:28

distribute or or or disperse prior year

12:31

revenue. So that's it's it's sort of an

12:33

outlier when it comes to uh that type of

12:36

transaction. So the increase there is is

12:40

$39,5005.50

12:44

and there's a little bit of a built-in

12:47

cushion in the event that uh there might

12:49

be another occurrence of that that may

12:50

happen prior to the end of the current

12:52

year.

12:54

So it'll cure that negative and also

12:56

allow $10,000 to remain available if it

12:58

if it's needed.

13:01

the the bigger item pertains to

13:04

uh the bigger item pertains to to

13:06

Capitol Area Transit CAT which of course

13:09

as we just heard Suscoana Regional

13:11

Transportation Authority. This was a

13:14

timing difference when we were planning

13:16

the budget in prior year in November. We

13:20

took a look at the previous history uh

13:22

that the city distributes

13:25

uh as as local supporting match

13:28

distribution for uh for uh for SRTA.

13:33

And at that time we used an an estimate

13:36

and then later on the the the formalized

13:38

letter that came to the mayor for

13:40

committing to what the actual amount was

13:42

instead of $376,000

13:45

it it it resulted in a an updated amount

13:47

of $47,000

13:50

a little bit more than $47,000.

13:53

So the the shortfall there is is what's

13:56

being asked uh for that particular line

13:59

to increase that line by $31,223.

14:05

And the city distributes this annual fee

14:08

on a quarterly basis. They they invoice

14:10

the city on a quarterly basis and to

14:13

date the city has paid the first three

14:15

quarters. So this is looking forward to

14:17

the final quarter of 2025.

14:23

Um, at at this point, Vice President

14:26

Green, I'll I'll stop for the moment,

14:28

you know, for any any comments or

14:29

questions.

14:31

Uh, I don't have any at the moment. I'll

14:32

open up to my colleagues. Uh, if you

14:34

have any questions on

14:37

section B, C, or D. I'll start to my far

14:41

right here with Councilwoman Daniels.

14:42

Any questions or comments?

14:43

>> No questions.

14:45

>> Councilwoman Davis?

14:46

>> No questions for me either. Thank you.

14:48

>> Thank you,

14:48

>> President Hill. I don't have any

14:50

questions. Thank you,

14:52

>> Councilwoman Ross.

14:54

>> Good evening again. I just have one for

14:56

clarification. Sure.

14:57

>> Um I believe you said in the parks and

14:59

wreck with the $10,000

15:03

we're projecting that that's going to

15:05

come in. So it's um we're not sure, but

15:10

if it doesn't, then I think you said

15:12

something about we'll have some cushion

15:14

to make that up. Was it in footnote um C

15:18

or D?

15:20

>> Oh yeah. Yeah. The cushion I referred to

15:21

was was footnote DNote actually. Yes.

15:24

>> Okay. So that will be there just in case

15:26

that 10,000 or not doesn't come in or

15:29

partial of it comes in. Correct.

15:32

>> No, I just want that's why I'm

15:34

clarifying. I'm not sure.

15:35

>> So I'm following you. You started with

15:37

parks and wreck which is really the the

15:39

$10,000 line is as part of footnote D is

15:42

not that's general fund. It's not parks

15:44

and wreck. Yes, I know that.

15:46

>> Okay.

15:46

>> But the parks and wreck, it was you said

15:49

something about you used the word

15:50

cushion. I believe

15:52

>> that that was okay. I'm I'm I'm sorry to

15:55

confuse. Yeah, the cushion I meant was

15:56

for footnote D. The 10,000

15:59

coincidentally, it's 10,000 as well as

16:01

you indicate in parks and wreck. So

16:03

again that was based on the the staff

16:06

member there at parks and rec feels

16:08

strongly that their contribution

16:11

amount will occur before the end of the

16:13

year at this level.

16:15

>> So to want to balance that increased

16:17

revenue anticipation by by increasing

16:20

expense lines as well.

16:21

>> Okay. Thank you. Sorry.

16:23

>> No no no problem.

16:25

>> That was it for me. Oh did you wanted to

16:27

say something?

16:27

>> That's it.

16:28

>> Okay. Council member Rodriguez.

16:31

>> Thank you Madam Chair. Thank you for

16:32

joining us this evening. Um, Mr.

16:34

McCarth, could you just elaborate a

16:36

little bit more on the overtime for the

16:38

police?

16:41

Um,

16:44

I wish I could do it very succinctly and

16:46

clearly because I wasn't the one that

16:48

took the the input from uh from police

16:51

on that, but it's not uh surprising in

16:54

in in terms of the you know, the

16:56

estimate is made for the year back when

16:58

the budget is prepared. Uh overtime is

17:02

always a tough thing to wrangle when

17:04

when as we get closer to to year end. So

17:07

in this case, they're they they've had

17:09

it to the point where it's been it's

17:12

been hit pretty heavily, you know,

17:13

coming into the first three quarters of

17:15

this year. So their sense is they know

17:18

currently with just $17,000 available

17:20

that that should be depleted. So they're

17:23

just trying to avoid a negative

17:24

appearing on the overtime line and and

17:27

they realize that there's a good opport.

17:34

So it's it so it's sort of it's yeah

17:37

it's it's a um related to budgeted

17:40

positions within that budget unit, but

17:43

they're they're trying to uh be

17:44

proactive to clean up the overtime line

17:46

to to prevent it from going negative.

17:48

>> Okay,

17:49

>> that's that makes sense. Kind of due to

17:51

the shortage of the compliment of the

17:53

staff we have, they're going to have to

17:55

work more hours. So that makes that

17:56

makes sense. Um that's all I have. Thank

17:59

you, gentlemen. Right.

17:59

>> All right.

18:01

>> Thank you, Councilman Jones.

18:03

>> Yes. Um, thank you, Vice President

18:05

Green. Um, can you start from the

18:06

beginning and do this all? No, I have I

18:10

have no questions.

18:15

>> Thank you. I believe we're ready for

18:17

>> Give it a shot.

18:21

>> I believe we're ready for section A

18:23

then.

18:23

>> All right. Um, so I I left this one uh

18:27

to the end here, but before I move

18:29

forward, I just want to double check

18:30

with the city solicitor on on on

18:33

footnote A.

18:35

Um,

18:36

>> so so I had to have conversation before

18:38

the meeting with the budget chair and

18:40

the council president that there may be

18:41

another one coming uh when we have more

18:43

specific information. Uh, as you know,

18:46

we have had a three-year window of

18:49

construction costs with the uh with the

18:51

field over on the stadium. We're getting

18:54

very close to the end. The projected

18:56

close of construction was September

18:58

30th. We understood as of today it's

19:01

running slightly behind. There are um

19:03

some cost overruns which happens. Um

19:06

there was an inspection I understand

19:07

from Major League Baseball or their

19:10

agent that said one of the items had to

19:12

be done a little bit differently. So

19:14

there's a handful of change orders that

19:16

are coming in and that will cost a

19:18

little bit more.

19:19

>> Was that with the railings or something

19:21

or ADA? I forget. It it had to do with

19:23

where the location of one restroom was.

19:25

It was too far away to walk and they had

19:27

to put it closer and once you're doing

19:29

plumbing, it it just costs money. Um so

19:32

but so the number they don't have the

19:34

precise number yet what it will be. Um I

19:37

think Mr. McCutchen will be able to

19:38

speak. There's a negative line item

19:40

right now. This reallocation tonight

19:42

will satisfy that. Um but the

19:45

anticipation is there will be one more

19:47

coming down sometime in the near term.

19:49

Um it would be great to say we could

19:50

have it by next week. I don't think we

19:52

know that we can have it by next week.

19:58

>> Um so to just to continue on with this,

20:02

as you know, this project covers

20:04

multiple years and um to date overall

20:08

when uh the the expendit the

20:11

expenditures got rolling last year. So

20:13

right now when you couple that with

20:15

what's happened so far in 2025

20:18

uh this particular project is is right

20:20

around um uh 12.3 million is is the

20:25

total right now uh the total spend. So

20:28

the the negative that's happening uh

20:32

pertains to of course actual spend and

20:34

and commitments that are out there uh

20:37

with within the fund. So this 600,000 is

20:40

is being proposed to to cure that

20:42

negative and to also have a little bit

20:46

of uh availability in in the event that

20:48

there may be uh additional uh related

20:52

change orders pertaining to the

20:54

commitments that are already uh in

20:56

effect. Uh I I was talking with uh

20:59

director uh facilities director Dave

21:02

Baker on this and and and the

21:04

expectation is for this project to soon

21:06

be completed.

21:08

uh within within the fall or or or the

21:11

late fall. So there there it's coming to

21:13

the point where uh we're we're able to

21:16

finalize the the anticipated expenses

21:19

including any change order amounts that

21:21

would affect existing commitments.

21:25

But this this is this is almost like a

21:27

step one to cure this current negative

21:29

that's uh that's existing at at the

21:32

present time.

21:36

Any questions related to schedule A? I

21:38

will start to my far left this time with

21:40

Councilman Jones.

21:42

>> Um I don't really have any questions

21:44

regarding this. Uh my question would

21:46

probably be for uh Neil. Um I remember

21:49

when we first did this with uh FMB and

21:53

um there was something that was supposed

21:55

to be returning to us.

21:57

>> There still is. So we have a Rack P

21:59

grant for up to $6 million which is a

22:02

you know it's a 50/50 match. will

22:04

plainly have spent uh everything to get

22:07

the match. Um and then that's just a

22:09

process with the Commonwealth. Um they

22:11

assign a third party uh entity to be our

22:15

communication person entity that

22:17

oversees these. As far as I know, the

22:19

reimbursement hasn't started yet. I

22:23

from my world, I don't think in terms of

22:24

government works it'll be here this

22:25

year, but you never know. There's not a

22:27

budget yet up on the hill, so I'm not

22:28

sure they're focusing on reimbursements

22:30

at the moment.

22:32

>> All right. Yeah, that was my question. I

22:34

just wanted to make sure I didn't miss

22:35

that money,

22:36

>> but we're guaranteed the reimbursement.

22:38

So, the $6 million is coming. It's just

22:40

when does it get here?

22:42

>> No further questions.

22:44

>> Thank you, Councilman Rodriguez.

22:46

>> No questions for me. Thank you.

22:48

>> Thank you, Councilwoman Ross. No

22:50

questions for me. Thank you. Thank you,

22:52

President Hill.

22:53

>> I don't have any questions. Thank you.

22:55

>> Thank you, Councilwoman Davis.

22:57

>> Thank you. Thanks for being here for the

22:58

explanation of these numbers and

23:01

documents. Thank you.

23:02

>> Thank you. And Councilwoman Daniels,

23:05

>> questions. Thank you.

23:06

>> Thank you. I don't really have any

23:08

questions for you all. Um I do have a

23:10

request if we can get an update from the

23:11

contractor as we're uh coming to an end.

23:14

Um just to come down and kind of explain

23:16

how things are going. Uh some of that

23:18

MBEWB participation rate and just a

23:20

presentation to the public of the

23:22

project itself and and where things

23:24

stand. Um I think that's very important

23:25

to us. I think we asked for it in the

23:27

beginning. So

23:27

>> So that would be the construction

23:28

manager firm that we have.

23:30

>> Yes. Okay,

23:31

>> thank you.

23:32

>> Alexander.

23:33

>> Yes, Alexander.

23:36

>> Excuse me. I seem to have caught a

23:37

little something. Um, I think that is

23:40

all for the budget and finance

23:41

committee. Thank you all for being here

23:43

tonight and I look forward to working

23:45

with you through budget season.

23:46

>> Okay, very good. Thank you.

23:49

>> Thank you. What is your pleasure for

23:51

resolution 62?

23:53

>> I would ask that it move to our next

23:54

legislative session.

23:55

>> Thank you.

23:58

Next, we have the business of the

24:01

community and economic development

24:02

committee. I will defer to our community

24:05

and economic development committee

24:06

chair, Councilwoman Daniels, to lead

24:09

discussion.

24:11

>> Thank you. Um, so we'll begin the big

24:13

business of um the community and

24:16

economic development committee. U Mr.

24:18

Trizle, could you please read resolution

24:20

uh 59 hyphen 2025 into the record,

24:22

please?

24:24

>> Resolution 59 2025. A resolution

24:27

approving the preliminary/final law

24:29

consolidation and land development plan

24:31

for the Suscoana Regional Transportation

24:33

Authority to facilitate the construction

24:35

of the capital region operations and

24:37

maintenance facility and transfer center

24:39

along with associated site and access

24:41

improvements.

24:43

>> Thank you. U Mr. Knight, if you don't

24:44

mind introducing yourself and giving us

24:46

a brief background on this resolution.

24:48

>> Uh sure. Uh Jeffrey Knight, uh planning

24:51

director with the city of Harrisburg. Um

24:53

so uh this project is um

24:58

for the uh crux of the uh startup

25:01

project that uh council has heard a

25:03

little bit about both tonight and in a

25:06

previous uh review of uh the proposal

25:09

for the Harrisburg new Harrisburg parks

25:10

and recreational facility uh in the

25:12

block generally bounded by her street uh

25:15

State Street, Cameron Street, and the

25:16

Harrisburg Cemetery. Um and so this uh

25:20

proposal is kind of that next step of

25:22

that project. Um and really kind of the

25:24

final step uh and involves uh the

25:27

demolition of uh the existing buildings

25:30

um that are in the block uh bounded by

25:34

um Forester Street uh North 12th Street,

25:36

Goodwill Drive and Cameron Street. It

25:39

used to have the uh Goodwill Industries

25:41

building was located there uh as well as

25:43

some other uh uses. Uh and in addition

25:46

to that uh the Harrisburg parks and

25:48

recreational facility just to the east

25:49

of that uh and then the um vacation of

25:53

rights away uh surrounding in this

25:55

general area. Um and then the

25:57

consolidation of those properties and

25:59

the construction of a new SERTA

26:01

operations and maintenance facility. Um

26:03

and then the final phase of the whole

26:05

project will involve the demolition of

26:06

the existing uh SERA operations and

26:09

maintenance facility. Uh so this is

26:10

really kind of step two of the larger uh

26:12

project. Um and I think the um

26:16

applicants have uh provided some uh

26:18

visuals in previous meetings and uh can

26:21

probably discuss a little bit more. Uh

26:23

but the facility is going to be um all

26:26

new uh construction uh that uh

26:29

consolidates a lot of the staff uh that

26:31

they have um spread out in various areas

26:33

into a single uh building. Uh there will

26:36

also be a um transfer center uh

26:40

constructed uh between the building and

26:42

Cameron Street. Um and uh as I'll kind

26:46

of discuss in the conditions uh of

26:48

approval a little um we've been working

26:50

with Certa and the project team um on uh

26:54

that aspect of the project because it is

26:56

um necessary to build that uh as part of

27:00

this larger project and that will

27:02

involve a relocation of the existing

27:04

transfer center from Market Square out

27:06

to this location. But the end goal is to

27:08

have a transfer center that is maybe a

27:10

little closer to uh the train station.

27:13

Um, that's a small part of this, but I

27:15

did want to mention that uh up front so

27:16

that when we get to the conditions of

27:18

approval, it makes maybe a little bit

27:19

more sense. Um, but overall, the

27:22

proposal again is going to modernize

27:24

their operations uh make them more

27:26

efficient uh and allow uh SERTA to move

27:29

on with um some new uh projects and new

27:33

operations that they have in the future

27:35

that are kind of relying on um this

27:37

aspect uh of their facilities. Uh so

27:40

with that all being said, uh the

27:42

planning commission has recommended that

27:44

city council approve uh the project with

27:47

the following conditions. The project

27:49

must receive approval of the street

27:50

vacations for portions of Forester

27:52

Street, Goodwill Drive, and North 12th

27:53

Street as well as various other public

27:55

rights of way running through the

27:56

project site prior to filing the lock

27:58

consolidation and land development plan

28:00

set with the Dolphin County Recorder of

28:02

Deeds. Um, and I don't know if that's

28:04

part of that um, uh, intergovernmental

28:06

cooperations agreement to kind of

28:08

facilitate uh, the vacation and the

28:10

consolidation of this project site. Uh,

28:13

the applicant must secure approval of a

28:15

letter of map provision from FEMA so

28:17

that the development can proceed as

28:18

proposed and must eventually receive

28:20

approval from the flood plane

28:21

administrator for both the structural

28:22

demolitions on site uh, which have been

28:24

granted uh, as well as all new proposed

28:26

instruct construction including

28:28

buildings, fences and signs. Uh and the

28:31

project team uh has been in coordination

28:33

with FEMA on this particular aspect of

28:36

the project um because it relates to how

28:38

uh the site is going to be graded and

28:40

the elevation at which buildings will

28:42

eventually be constructed in their

28:43

relationship to the uh 100redyear flood

28:45

plane elevation uh in the Cameron Street

28:47

corridor. Uh the applicant should

28:50

coordinate with the city arborist to

28:51

increase the ecological impact and tree

28:52

canopy on site by incorporating native

28:54

tree species and pollinator plants

28:56

particularly particularly along the

28:58

western edge of the site around the

28:59

storm water retention infrastructure

29:01

which can also address localized air

29:03

pollution created by the Cameron Street

29:04

and State Street uh infrastructures. Uh

29:07

the proposed transfer center component

29:09

of the project should be considered a

29:10

temporary accommodation and the

29:11

applicant must continue long-range

29:13

coordination with the city on an

29:14

alternative location that enhances

29:16

coordination with the Harrisburg

29:17

Transportation Center better

29:19

accommodates rider origin destination

29:21

trips and more closely conforms to the

29:22

city's comprehensive plan as well as

29:24

previous studies developed by PennDOT

29:26

including the Harrisburg Transportation

29:28

Center TOD master plan from December

29:30

2017.

29:31

Uh and finally, the project should

29:33

install wider sidewalks along the

29:35

Cameron Street frontage or install a

29:36

planting strip between the curb and the

29:38

sidewalk to better protect protect

29:40

pedestrians from traffic. Uh the

29:43

planning commission recommends city

29:44

council approved the request for the

29:46

following reasons. The project will

29:47

expand and modernize Certa's operations

29:49

and maintenance facilities, consolidate

29:51

agency staffing, increase efficiency,

29:53

and improve their ability to provide

29:54

services to the region's residents,

29:56

businesses, and visitors. Uh the project

29:58

site is a conspicuous location at the

30:00

intersection of two state routes and the

30:02

removal of deteriorated and

30:03

underutilized buildings and replacement

30:05

of large expanses of imperous surface

30:07

with vegetation and a modern transit

30:09

facility building will bring aesthetic

30:10

improvements not only for passers by but

30:12

local residents and workers as well. And

30:14

finally, through coordination with FEMA,

30:16

the project will result in a site that

30:18

is flood plane compliant and more

30:19

resistant to future flood events in the

30:21

Paxton Creek corridor.

30:25

>> That's it.

30:26

>> Thank you. And for my edification,

30:27

what's a MAC application?

30:29

>> Pardon me.

30:30

>> What is a MAC application? Or I don't

30:32

know if I heard it accurately, the

30:34

application that's submitted to FEMA.

30:36

>> Oh, uh, sorry. It's a letter of map uh,

30:39

uh, revision. Uh, called it LOMER.

30:41

>> Okay. Yeah.

30:42

>> I was like, what's a MAC application?

30:44

Okay. Um, so if the applicant wouldn't

30:47

mind giving us a little bit of um I mean

30:51

we've covered some of this already, but

30:53

if you would like to articulate a little

30:55

bit more uh any issues or any um

30:58

concerns you have with this particular

31:00

resolution, this particular portion of

31:02

it.

31:03

>> Sure. Absolutely. Yeah, we uh have been

31:05

working closely with the city throughout

31:07

the process on all phases. Mr. Tonight,

31:11

uh we have reviewed the uh excuse me,

31:14

the case report. We are uh definitely

31:17

agreeable to all the conditions that

31:19

have been outlined as recommended

31:22

conditions for approval. Uh

31:26

and yeah, it's uh it it will be a modern

31:30

facility. We we're working through the

31:32

permitting process. the the one

31:34

mentioned here, number two, the LOMAR,

31:37

uh we've worked closely with FEMA, it's

31:40

been issued and is now in the public

31:43

comment period, which is like a 4 and a

31:45

half month process, but then once it

31:48

goes through that public comment period,

31:50

it will become effective at that point.

31:53

uh working with uh CRW on a number of uh

31:58

utility related issues uh or items and

32:03

uh along with permitting and the

32:05

conservation districts and D for the

32:08

NPDS permits. So permits are all

32:12

proceeding uh very well and uh we're in

32:15

a good position to move forward.

32:18

>> Thank you. And um have y'all looked at

32:20

the

32:22

have you compared the impervious surface

32:25

area of what the new prospect would look

32:27

what the new project will look like

32:28

versus what's there now and is will the

32:31

impervious area be less or more

32:34

>> yeah actually uh that is a good point it

32:37

is less impervious cover but in addition

32:40

to that and working with CRW and per

32:42

their request we have separated all

32:45

storm water runoff from the combined

32:47

sewer system into the separate storm

32:51

water system and to the point where the

32:55

uh combined sewer overflow

32:57

uh in that area uh discharge into Paxton

33:02

Creek would be able to be eliminated

33:04

according to CRW.

33:06

>> Okay. Thank you. And um and just to be

33:08

clear, this is 14 parcels into one.

33:12

>> I believe that is correct number. Yes.

33:14

>> And I think that's it for me. I'll start

33:16

asking my colleagues uh if you have any

33:18

questions. Uh Councilman Jones.

33:20

Um, no. I really have no questions. But

33:23

I do I do want to say, um, so far the

33:27

construction that was down there, um,

33:29

I'm interested in the I don't know if

33:32

that's some new techn technology, but

33:35

that was very how they knocked down the

33:37

stuff and then no dust was going

33:39

anywhere. That was where where did they

33:41

get that stuff from?

33:42

>> I

33:44

Yeah, I'm I know there are a couple

33:46

critical areas. Obviously, the uh the

33:50

the one building that's right right up

33:51

close to Cameron Street and they so they

33:53

had to uh selectively demolish that wall

33:57

or they plan to. I'm not quite sure if

33:59

they done it yet so that debris doesn't

34:01

fall into the rightway there.

34:03

>> Yeah, I really like how they did that.

34:04

It didn't just flow into the community,

34:07

cover people's cars and stuff. I think

34:08

they did a a wonderful job doing that,

34:10

but I'm sad they took down our old

34:12

hangout spot. That's some tiny.

34:16

No further questions. Thank you.

34:17

>> Councilman Rodriguez,

34:20

>> um just uh I was curious um speaking of

34:24

the old bar um how was the owner or

34:27

proprietor compensated once that

34:29

building went down for the property?

34:32

>> I'm not sure if Rich is still online,

34:34

but I my understanding it was a an

34:36

equitable

34:38

sale between both parties.

34:41

>> Okay. Long story short, they were

34:42

definitely taken care of.

34:43

>> Yes.

34:44

>> Okay. All right. Not. Yeah. It was not

34:46

eminent domain.

34:47

>> It was a sale.

34:49

>> Perfect.

34:49

>> That is correct.

34:50

>> Okay.

34:51

>> All right. Awesome. Thank you. No

34:53

further questions.

34:54

>> Thank you, Councilwoman Ross.

34:56

>> Thank you, Councilwoman Daniels. I don't

34:58

have any questions. Thank you. All mine

35:00

been answered with the um detailed

35:01

report.

35:02

>> Great. Thank you.

35:03

>> Uh President Hill,

35:05

>> I don't have any questions. Thank you,

35:07

>> Vice President Green.

35:08

>> Thank you. Thank you for being here. I

35:10

don't have any questions. Uh,

35:12

Councilwoman um Davis.

35:14

>> Thank you, Councilwoman Daniels. Well,

35:18

one of my questions was answered um and

35:21

I had asked this question um at the last

35:23

meeting you were here about the Paxton

35:26

Creek and the storm water outfall pipe.

35:31

So, that has all been reconstructed and

35:34

you mentioned that's no longer going to

35:38

be utilized. the the combined sewer

35:40

overflow pipe.

35:42

>> Yes. Uh it as part of the

35:46

all three phases, the storm water will

35:50

be separated from that combined sewer

35:52

overflow pipe. And uh

35:56

and at the intersection of Cameron

35:58

Street and the signal there at Goodwill

36:01

Drive, there's an overflow structure

36:04

that if the storm water would flow up,

36:06

it would uh overflow through a pipe that

36:10

discharges uh in Paxton Creek. Uh that

36:14

would no longer be needed.

36:16

>> Okay. because of all the storm waters

36:18

being separated and put in other storm

36:21

water pipe uh storm water separate.

36:25

>> Thank you for clarifying.

36:26

>> Thank you.

36:27

>> And you mentioned the transportation

36:29

center is going to be moved to I think

36:33

you mentioned near the train station or

36:36

>> uh so yes so as part of this project um

36:39

the transfer the transfer center will be

36:42

relocated from market square um to this

36:44

site. Uh but the long-term goal um is to

36:48

move it closer to the train station so

36:49

that you have um you can do connections

36:51

like take a train, take a bus in to

36:54

train station. It also puts it a little

36:56

closer to um you know the state workers

36:58

uh the hospital uh where you're going to

37:00

probably generate more ridership. Um the

37:03

uh serta and the project team have been

37:05

working uh pretty closely with us on

37:07

that. It's been more a matter of finding

37:09

an appropriate location for that and uh

37:12

maybe developer willing to incorporate

37:13

that aspect into their larger project.

37:15

And as you're probably aware, there's

37:17

still, you know, vacant uh lots along

37:19

the Market Street corridor there where

37:21

there hasn't been um new development

37:23

proposals, but when they do come in, we

37:25

intend on working with whomever those um

37:27

entities are to see if they're able to

37:29

incorporate a transfer center into that

37:31

part of the project.

37:33

>> Okay. Thank you very much. That's it for

37:35

me. Thank you. And um this is a very

37:38

imprecise question, but I didn't pick up

37:40

on this before. Um how close is the

37:45

construction getting to the Harrisburg

37:46

Cemetery?

37:49

>> Um

37:51

none none of the proposed construction

37:53

will be uh will impact the cemetery. It

37:57

the property line does adjoin. So yeah,

38:00

at the bottom uh the cemetery

38:04

uh there's a

38:07

large portion of trees and a slope there

38:10

and their property the cemetery property

38:13

line is down at the toe of the slope at

38:15

the bottom of the slope. So, uh, the two

38:19

property lines do a join, but the,

38:23

uh, none of the construction is proposed

38:26

to be outside the property line or on

38:30

the, uh,

38:32

>> well, it can be, yeah, it can be outside

38:34

the property line, but like I just So,

38:38

I'm trying to picture it. So, like how

38:42

do you have a sense of how close

38:45

Mr. N Well, I would say if you can uh

38:48

picture in your mind where the existing

38:50

parks and recck facility is, I don't

38:51

believe it's intended to go much beyond

38:53

that. Maybe uh part of the access drive

38:56

around the back of the facility maybe,

38:57

but there's not going to be any

38:58

structure like that close to uh the

39:01

cemetery property line.

39:03

>> Okay. Okay. Well, for full disclosure,

39:06

I'm a fan of the Harrisburg Cemetery. I

39:09

think it's a very undervalued resource

39:11

in

39:12

>> as my

39:13

>> in Pennsylvania. So maybe something to

39:15

think about is like a pathway to the

39:17

cemetery for folks to go on walks as

39:20

they're coming to and from work.

39:23

That's pretty much it for me. Um any

39:25

other questions?

39:27

>> Okay.

39:28

>> No, there is a a hole in the fence that

39:30

I used to call

39:36

>> from middle school.

39:38

>> No, it's

39:41

Yeah, it's it's a stunning place. Um

39:44

Okay. I I would recommend that we put

39:46

resolution 59 hyphen 2025 into the

39:48

record. And that's it for your

39:50

resolution today. Thank you.

39:56

>> Wait, did I say that correctly? I'm

39:59

inputting it on the legislative. Okay.

40:03

So, the next, if Mr. Trrisel, if you

40:05

don't mind reading resolution 64- 2025

40:08

into the record, please.

40:10

>> Resolution 64 2025. A resolution appro

40:16

A resolution approving the preliminary

40:18

final land development plan for 508

40:21

and 510 North Second Street submitted by

40:24

WCI Partners LP to convert the existing

40:27

office building into multifamily

40:29

dwellings and expanded site and access

40:32

improvements.

40:33

>> Okay, thank you. Um so Mr. Knight, if

40:36

you don't mind giving us a little

40:37

background on this resolution and Sure.

40:40

Go ahead. Uh so uh this uh proposal is

40:43

uh for uh two adjoined buildings at 508

40:47

and 510 North Second Street. I believe

40:48

they were um previously owned by Wix

40:51

Swinger and Widner the law firm uh which

40:54

relocated out of there. Uh purchased by

40:56

the applicant who intends on um creating

41:00

five units in the one building and six

41:01

in the other building. Um the uh

41:04

proposal does not involve uh any

41:07

substantive changes to the outside of

41:09

the buildings. Um the properties are

41:11

located in the old Harrisburg uh

41:13

municipal historic district and

41:14

therefore if there were any changes they

41:16

would uh need to be approved. Um but for

41:19

the most part this is just an internal

41:20

configuration of the property. Uh the

41:23

proposal did require um the uh securing

41:27

approval of a variance application uh

41:29

from the zoning hearing board which was

41:31

received. Um so uh the current uh as far

41:35

as the current proposal is concerned uh

41:37

city council review um of the uh land

41:40

development plan is the last um applica

41:42

uh last step in the application. Uh the

41:45

applicants I do not believe are like

41:46

consolidating the two parcels um into

41:48

one. So they'll remain as uh two

41:50

separate parcels. Um,

41:54

so it's a fairly straightforward uh

41:56

development similar to um many of the

41:59

others that have occurred downtown where

42:01

we have uh commercial businesses um kind

42:04

of decamping for the suburbs or maybe

42:05

just people are starting to do more work

42:07

from home and uh these uh commercial

42:10

businesses need less of this space. Um

42:12

so we're seeing um them be purchased and

42:15

converted back into the residential uses

42:17

that they were um when they were

42:19

initially constructed. uh but instead of

42:21

being single family homes, there tend to

42:22

be apartments now. Um so it's along

42:25

those same lines. Uh with that being

42:27

said, uh the planning commission has

42:29

recommended the city council approve the

42:31

request for the following conditions.

42:32

The applicant must receive a zoning

42:34

hearing board approval of the requisite

42:36

zoning relief requests submitted

42:37

concurrently with the land development

42:39

plan for the proposed conversion and

42:41

conform to any conditions imposed by

42:42

that body. And as uh noted, uh they did

42:44

receive that approval. Uh the planning

42:47

commission recommends city council

42:49

approve the request for the following

42:51

reasons. The adaptive reuse of vacant

42:53

and underutilized office spaces into

42:55

apartment buildings is a long-term trend

42:57

for the downtown neighborhood. Uh other

42:59

conversions of former office buildings

43:01

in the surrounding neighborhood have

43:02

demonstrated the proposed use will not

43:04

adversely impact the character of the

43:05

neighborhood and the project will help

43:07

retain existing architecturally and

43:09

historically significant buildings

43:10

endangered not only by the threat of

43:12

extended vacancy but by the

43:14

deteriorating buildings to the north. Um

43:16

and that's a reference to 512 and 514

43:18

North Second Street, which if anybody's

43:20

familiar with those, um they've been

43:22

shuttered uh and condemned for decades

43:25

almost now. and uh they're um they've

43:28

kind of remarkably been standing, but

43:29

they're attached to uh these buildings.

43:32

So, um you know, working on securing

43:35

these will hopefully help uh with the

43:36

eventual redevelopment of those two

43:38

structures as well. Uh and then finally,

43:40

the proposed reuse will add new

43:41

residents to the neighborhood to

43:42

activate the street on nights and

43:44

weekends and grow a customer base to

43:45

support local businesses and will

43:47

provide additional units to the downtown

43:48

housing inventory.

43:50

>> And what was the variance that was

43:51

requested? Uh it was for relief from the

43:54

uh density regulations of the zoning

43:55

code.

43:55

>> Okay. Um and

43:59

is this building north or south of State

44:01

Street?

44:02

>> It is north.

44:03

>> Okay. Um so if the applicant wouldn't

44:06

mind giving a little introduction about

44:08

the project and timelines and what your

44:11

expectations are.

44:12

>> Sure. Uh thank you uh for having me. Uh

44:15

my name is Dave Butcher um with WCI

44:17

Partners. Uh we've been doing real

44:19

estate uh development in the city for

44:22

about 20 years now. Um this project uh

44:26

as the the property as uh Jeff had

44:29

summarized um was an office building for

44:32

many years. It was the office was the

44:34

headquarters of Wix Wenger. Um they have

44:38

moved out of the city and they were

44:40

selling their building. It's been listed

44:42

for about six months. Um, we purchased

44:44

it with uh the intent to convert it to

44:48

apartments. Um, and we worked with our

44:50

apartment to lay out 11 units in in both

44:53

buildings. Um, we'd like to get started

44:56

if um uh if the proposal is approved by

44:59

council right away. So hopefully right

45:02

away means uh first second week of

45:04

October, we would pull a demo permit um

45:08

and then get rolling. Project probably

45:10

take about 12 months. Okay. Thank you.

45:14

And I think everything else

45:16

was answered in the in the materials.

45:18

Um, so I'll open up for questions. I'll

45:20

start with Councilman Jones.

45:23

>> No questions at this time.

45:25

>> Okay. Councilman Rodriguez.

45:27

>> No questions for me. Thank you.

45:28

>> Councilwoman Ross,

45:31

>> go on. Thank you. I was just wondering,

45:33

will you be also the um property manager

45:37

for the building? Okay. Thank you.

45:39

>> Sure.

45:40

>> That was for me.

45:41

>> Thank you. Uh, President

45:43

Thank you. I just had a question around

45:45

affordability of these units. Um, so is

45:48

that something that you are considering?

45:52

>> So the prices that we're looking at for

45:55

this building right now are in 11 to

45:57

1200 range. They'll all be onebedrooms.

46:00

Um, I looked uh online at the current

46:03

median rent in the city and it said

46:05

1300. I didn't verify the accuracy of

46:08

that, but so we're below the median rent

46:10

in the city. Um

46:13

at this particular project um what we

46:17

sometimes do is look at um our total

46:20

portfolio. So we have about 300 units

46:23

currently that we developed and managed.

46:26

Um and I just looked at the stats with

46:28

our team. Um so uh 36 of those units are

46:33

below $1,000 a month. So of the 36 or

46:37

12%

46:38

um

46:40

What we try to do when we're looking at

46:44

uh these individual projects is okay,

46:46

what is what are the prices that we need

46:48

to get the appraised value that'll cover

46:51

the construction costs.

46:53

>> So sometimes on an individual project,

46:56

the rents need all need to be at a

46:58

certain point to get that appraised

47:00

value to cover what your costs will be.

47:03

But on other projects, there's room to

47:06

be flexible with the unit type and the

47:08

rent type. Um, so what I've encouraged

47:12

our team to look at and what we try to

47:14

look at and I think is helpful for many

47:17

of us to look at is sometimes a

47:18

particular project might be unable to

47:22

carry a certain number of affordable

47:23

units because of the cost constraints,

47:26

but the total amount of units that a

47:31

company has or developed um can fit into

47:35

that depending on the property. Sorry,

47:36

that's kind of a really wordy answer to

47:38

your question, but um the short answer

47:41

is we do have a lot of we do have a

47:44

significant percentage of affordable

47:46

units. Um the units at this property

47:49

will be under the median at about 85 90%

47:52

under the median.

47:54

>> Okay,

47:54

>> sorry.

47:55

>> That's okay. Thank you for sharing. Um I

47:58

think if I did my math correctly, I

48:00

think it would only be like one or two

48:01

units. It wouldn't have to be all 11. So

48:04

I would encourage um consideration.

48:08

>> Sure. Yeah. And portfoliowwide we are in

48:11

that one to two units on average.

48:13

>> Okay.

48:14

>> Thanks.

48:15

>> Yep.

48:17

>> Vice President Green.

48:18

>> I don't have any questions. Thank you.

48:20

>> Councilwoman Davis.

48:21

>> Thank you, Councilwoman Daniels. So,

48:23

thank you for being here this evening.

48:24

Sure. In your long-term vision, do you

48:27

foresee yourself um also buying the

48:31

other two properties that are connected,

48:34

the condemned properties after you fix

48:36

these two and then buying those and

48:40

fixing those up too and also renting

48:41

those out.

48:42

>> So, we are we would love to see um the

48:46

current owner of those um proceed with

48:50

uh what they received approvals for. So

48:52

I believe they had received approvals to

48:54

demolish those structures and redevelop.

48:56

There's an approved land development

48:57

plan for those.

48:58

>> Correct. So those structures

49:16

>> it's been a while I think property

49:18

changed hands that time time but uh

49:21

there is still an active um uh land for

49:25

those two properties for that site I

49:27

should say those two properties are

49:28

expected to come

49:30

And so we're in communication with that

49:33

owner and we are um it's our

49:35

understanding that the plan to demolish

49:38

those will be proceeding soon and we're

49:41

encouraging that because we would like

49:42

that demolition activity to occur before

49:45

we finish and move people in because

49:48

it's a lot of noise and dust that would

49:50

then impact our residents. So we want

49:52

that to occur while we're doing

49:54

construction.

49:56

>> That makes sense.

49:57

And

49:59

You mentioned this was advertised for

50:02

six months prior to you purchasing the

50:05

property

50:05

>> about that.

50:06

>> Where did you find it? On what site or

50:10

did you

50:11

>> Yeah. No. Um it was it was one of the

50:15

commercial real estate sites that we

50:16

found the property. Um we just looked at

50:19

it. they had listed it at a price that

50:21

um just would not make the conversion

50:23

work and then um yeah they lowered the

50:27

price and it came down. Does the city

50:30

have those sites those um properties

50:33

listed all the you know properties in

50:37

the city that are actually can be bought

50:42

and

50:43

>> I don't know if you're referencing

50:49

particular

50:51

properties. I don't know.

50:57

>> I think this one was NIC, one of the

50:59

local pokers. They have a website, Niki

51:02

Properties. Yeah. Okay.

51:03

>> There's Landmark, NA, them, and one

51:06

other one that are the big three.

51:09

>> There's the list we use.

51:12

>> Thank you very much.

51:12

>> Sure. Thank you. Appreciate it.

51:15

>> Okay. Thank you so much. Any last minute

51:17

questions?

51:18

>> Okay, thank you. Um let's go ahead and

51:20

um add resolution 64 in 2025 to the next

51:25

legislative session. And that concludes

51:27

the business of this committee today.

51:28

Thank you.

51:29

>> Great. Thank you.

51:30

>> Thank you.

51:31

>> Thank you.

51:32

>> Our final committee business this

51:34

evening lies with the public works

51:36

committee. I will defer to our public

51:38

works committee chair, Councilman

51:40

Rodriguez, to lead discussion.

51:42

>> Thank you, Madam President. Uh,

51:44

beginning public works committee

51:46

business. We will read resolution 53 of

51:48

2025 and also we will be discussing

51:51

resolution 61 of 2025. Mr. Trudale, can

51:55

you please read resolution 53 of 2025

51:57

into the record?

51:59

>> Resolution 53 2025, a resolution

52:02

approving the disposal of certain

52:04

personal property owned by the city of

52:05

Harrisburg which have exhausted their

52:07

useful life for city operations.

52:09

>> Thank you. and uh I see our city's

52:12

engineer if you wouldn't mind speaking

52:13

into the mic, introducing yourself, your

52:15

role with the city, and a quick overhaul

52:17

of resolution 53 of 25.

52:19

>> Sure. My name is Joel Sers. I'm the city

52:21

engineer for Harrisburg.

52:23

The equipment list that we uh provided

52:26

with this resolution are believe 16

52:30

traffic controllers

52:32

that are um really no no longer of use

52:35

to the city.

52:38

And so what a traffic controller is,

52:40

it's it sits inside our traffic cabinet

52:42

and it controls the

52:44

>> Could you speak directly into the mic?

52:45

I'm sorry.

52:46

>> Sorry.

52:47

>> Is that better?

52:48

>> Yes, sir.

52:48

>> So the the the traffic controllers

52:51

control the the signal timing and the

52:54

pedestrian timing of of the

52:56

intersection. These select few have been

53:00

damaged in the field, replaced

53:04

um and have just been sitting in our

53:07

shop for for a while. We did have them

53:09

repaired as backups, but even after the

53:12

repair, they're still unreliable and

53:15

we're at the point now we're just asking

53:17

to be allowed to get rid of them to make

53:20

uh room for more reliable equipment.

53:24

>> All right, seems pretty straightforward.

53:26

What would you say the value is? Um the

53:28

value is per traffic controller.

53:31

>> So the they have a rough nominal value

53:33

of about $2,000 a piece. We can buy new

53:36

controllers for 2500 a piece.

53:38

>> Wow.

53:39

>> Wow. Okay.

53:41

>> And um is that all we're looking forward

53:43

to doing once we uh sell them off and

53:46

gain the revenue? We're just looking to

53:47

buy brand new traffic controllers or

53:49

would that go to anything else?

53:51

>> It would be to hopefully purchase other

53:53

traffic controllers. There's a constant

53:55

need for them throughout the city.

53:57

>> Absolutely. All right. Thank you for

53:58

that. And I have no further questions.

54:00

I'll open it up to my colleagues on

54:02

council. Starting with the far right.

54:04

Councilwoman Daniels.

54:06

>> No questions. Thank you.

54:07

>> All right. Councilwoman Davis.

54:09

>> Good evening, Mr. Siders. Thank you,

54:10

Councilwoman Rodriguez. I don't have any

54:13

questions.

54:14

>> Madam Vice President,

54:15

>> thank you very much. I don't have any

54:16

questions.

54:17

>> Madam President,

54:18

>> no questions. Thank you.

54:20

>> Councilwoman Ross.

54:21

>> Good evening, Mr. Ciders. I don't have

54:22

any questions. Thank you. Council member

54:24

Rodriguez.

54:25

>> Councilman Jones.

54:26

>> No questions.

54:27

>> Thank you. And I have no questions. So I

54:29

move to add resolution 53 of 2025 onto

54:33

our next uh legislative um session. And

54:36

uh with that, Mr. Trudale, can you

54:38

please read resolution 61 of 2025 into

54:41

the record, please? Resolution 612025,

54:45

a resolution ratifying a professional

54:46

services agreement with Wallace

54:48

Montgomery and Associates LLP for the

54:51

purpose of providing engineering and

54:52

design services for multimodal

54:54

improvements along Walnut Street.

54:56

>> Awesome. Thank you for that. And I see u

54:59

Mr. Siders is still with us and um whom

55:01

else will be joining us.

55:03

>> Uh good evening, Councilman Rodriguez.

55:05

>> Can you speak a bit closer to my

55:07

property?

55:07

>> Good evening, Councilman Rodriguez. My

55:09

name is Wayne Martin. I am with uh the

55:11

engineering firm of Wallace Montgomery.

55:13

>> Good to see you, Wayne. Thank you.

55:14

>> Thank you.

55:15

>> All right. Um if either of you gentlemen

55:16

would like to give a quick overhaul of

55:18

resolution 61 of 2025.

55:21

>> Sure. So, just to refresh council's uh

55:24

memory on what what this project is,

55:26

it's the

55:29

safety improvements and multimodal

55:31

improvements on the Walnut Street

55:33

corridor from Front Street to Fourth

55:36

Street. And we had put this out for um

55:41

proposal earlier this year. We received

55:44

three proposals. The original uh firm

55:48

that had the high high score on the

55:51

proposal that we selected, Kimley Horn,

55:54

uh we presented in front of council and

55:56

was approved to go forward with them.

56:00

after uh we executed the contract, they

56:03

they came back and said there uh was

56:06

some wording in the contract that their

56:08

insurance company wouldn't kind of allow

56:12

uh we couldn't come to an agreement and

56:14

they respectively withdrew their their

56:17

proposal from consideration. Uh so then

56:21

luckily we had a a very close number two

56:23

that we could fall back on which is

56:25

Wallace Montgomery. We already have a a

56:27

contract with Wallace Montgomery for our

56:29

open end services and uh I can't say

56:32

enough about them. We're um just

56:34

thrilled to to have them on board. And

56:37

the reason it would be a ratification

56:40

rather than resolution was that uh this

56:44

occurred during council's break over the

56:47

summer and to kind of keep the project

56:49

on schedule, we went ahead and executed

56:52

the agreement with Wallace Montgomery

56:53

and are now asking for ratification.

56:57

>> Right. It's understandable. Um I guess

57:00

my question would be for legal. Do we

57:02

have any idea what that language was

57:04

that made the previous um contract back

57:08

out?

57:10

Just for clarification.

57:12

>> Yeah, it had to do with indemnification

57:14

insurance provisions which the biggest

57:16

issue was they waited until after

57:18

council had approved it after it was

57:20

executed and then wanted to change it

57:23

even though it was a public bidding sort

57:24

of process in the first place. You know,

57:26

we will work with people on the front

57:27

end. We don't let them come in on the

57:29

back end and say there's additional

57:31

terms they want to add. Y

57:32

>> and we basically said if you want to do

57:34

that you can go elsewhere and they went

57:35

elsewhere.

57:36

>> Absolutely. All right. All right. Um

57:38

well thank you both. Um Mr. Martin, is

57:40

there anything you wanted to add?

57:42

>> Um just just how happy we are to

57:44

continue building this relationship with

57:46

the city. Our firm was a lead firm on

57:49

you know Second Street, Seventh Street.

57:51

We are a sub consultant on Moulder

57:53

Square. Um, we just finished um the

57:56

design of the capital gateway, the

57:57

Forester Street. I shouldn't say just

57:58

finished, the construction just

58:00

finished. We finished the design a year

58:02

ago. Um, but that that'd be the most

58:04

recent, you know, major project in the

58:05

city where we're working on her street

58:07

now. There's a a public public meeting

58:10

at the Bethesda Mission on um on

58:12

Saturday 10 10 to 12. So, um, if anyone

58:16

want to join me there and and Joel, uh,

58:19

Saturday morning at the Bethesda Mission

58:21

on 15th and her. So, you know, we we we

58:24

know the city. We've been working in the

58:26

city for going on 12 years now on some

58:29

major projects and uh, this one in in

58:32

addition will be a, you know, a pretty

58:35

pretty major um, project in the city. Um

58:39

the highlight would be a raised

58:41

intersection at the intersection of um

58:44

second and walnut um along with the

58:47

improvements Joel had mentioned but also

58:50

um resurfacing of those badly needed um

58:53

you know corridor. So with that that's

58:56

all I had. Thank you.

58:57

>> Thank you. Um

58:59

Mr. Sowski, is there any way you can

59:01

turn your ringer off, please? You can't.

59:06

Okay. All right.

59:08

Um then I then I ask if yeah if you

59:11

don't mind being excused. Thank you. All

59:13

right. Um so I have no further questions

59:15

for you guys, but thank you guys for

59:16

both for joining us and I'll open it up

59:18

to council. Starting to my immediate

59:20

left. Councilman Jones.

59:21

>> Thank you. Council Rodriguez,

59:25

excuse me. Oh man. Um only question I

59:29

have uh is regarding um

59:33

a proposed cost or estimated cost or do

59:36

we know the number? Is this the exact

59:37

number

59:40

>> for the

59:40

>> the two the 276

59:44

>> it it' actually believe it was

59:49

>> 276,5

59:52

it would actually be the the the the

59:54

number right below 3 303,000 for design

59:57

services with the additional survey

59:59

included.

1:00:00

>> Hold on.

1:00:01

>> Not to ex I don't Yeah, I go straight to

1:00:04

the exhibit from here.

1:00:08

Yeah.

1:00:17

And were you Is this in the exhibit? The

1:00:19

number that you're referring to.

1:00:22

>> It's It's in there proposal. It should

1:00:24

have been attached to the resolution.

1:00:27

>> Yes.

1:00:27

>> Okay. So, I'm just looking at the number

1:00:28

in the resolution itself. If you go

1:00:30

back, go back. Go back. Go back. I see.

1:00:33

>> Yep. Right here. Right there.

1:00:35

Yeah,

1:00:38

>> you can see it.

1:00:39

>> 200. Yep.

1:00:42

>> Because I know I mean again I'm just

1:00:44

asking because I know um with Kimberly

1:00:47

and you know there was a number there

1:00:48

and and you said you were pretty close.

1:00:52

>> Yeah. So I think Kimley Horn was like

1:00:55

282 or so they're they're in the

1:00:58

ballpark. So just a for point of

1:01:00

information um solicitor Grover would

1:01:02

that

1:01:02

>> that's my office error not putting in

1:01:04

>> would that require an amendment?

1:01:05

>> No because the attachment is there okay

1:01:07

and it's incorporated into the document.

1:01:09

So both are one in the same document

1:01:10

when you get here but it's on section

1:01:13

six subsection 7 page 25. There's an

1:01:17

additional add-on to that number for an

1:01:19

ad alternate survey which of which

1:01:22

brings it up to 303509.

1:01:25

And is that is that something council

1:01:26

received or that has

1:01:27

>> Yeah, that's in the exhibit you have.

1:01:29

Okay. It's right there. It's just we we

1:01:31

frankly when we did it, we plugged the

1:01:32

first number in and didn't go back and

1:01:33

plug it.

1:01:34

>> Okay.

1:01:35

>> But but it but it is allocated already.

1:01:38

>> Yeah. We just ratified it.

1:01:39

>> Yeah. So you No, but I'm saying but the

1:01:41

money has already been allocated to do

1:01:42

it. Got

1:01:43

>> so it's not we're asking for additional

1:01:45

money for the budget.

1:01:46

>> Understood.

1:01:46

>> Okay. No, I was just looking at the

1:01:48

difference.

1:01:49

>> I got you. That's our fault. I

1:01:50

apologize.

1:01:51

>> All right. Um, other than that, no

1:01:53

questions and thank you for your

1:01:55

continued service working with the city.

1:01:57

>> Yeah, thank thank you very much. I a

1:01:59

little further clarification. So, the

1:02:02

additional survey would be to capture

1:02:05

any information. So, if there was a

1:02:07

scope change, so maybe we're doing a

1:02:09

little bit more paving, so we'd have to

1:02:11

capture some additional survey points or

1:02:13

if anything changed because this had

1:02:15

previously been surveyed in 2020.

1:02:19

2020 had been surveyed. So if there was

1:02:21

any changes out there, we would get new

1:02:23

surveyor. So that's that additional. We

1:02:25

didn't we weren't sure. We're still

1:02:26

working with uh the engineer to

1:02:29

determine whether we need to come back

1:02:30

out and do any additional survey. And

1:02:32

then that price is a not to exceed. We

1:02:34

bill our hourly rate. This is what we

1:02:36

anticipate spending, but it's also a not

1:02:38

to exceed. So we'll only bill for the

1:02:40

work we do. Um

1:02:42

>> Yeah. I remember I think we got into an

1:02:44

agreement with you with with your

1:02:46

company firm like that already. Right.

1:02:48

>> Right. Yes.

1:02:48

>> Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you for your

1:02:51

continued service.

1:02:53

>> Thank you.

1:02:54

>> Absolutely.

1:02:56

>> Yes, sir. All right. Thank you, uh,

1:02:57

Councilman Jones, Councilwoman Ross.

1:03:01

>> Uh, good evening. Welcome back, uh, Mr.

1:03:03

Martin. But, uh, oh, thank you both for

1:03:06

being here tonight. I don't have any

1:03:07

questions.

1:03:08

>> All right. Thank you, Madam President.

1:03:11

>> I don't have any questions. Nice to see

1:03:12

you, Mr. Martin.

1:03:13

>> Same here. Thank you.

1:03:14

>> Thanks.

1:03:15

>> Thank you, Madam Vice President.

1:03:17

>> I don't have any questions. Great to see

1:03:18

you. Welcome back. You're always welcome

1:03:20

back.

1:03:22

That's all I have. Thank you.

1:03:24

>> Thank you, Councilwoman Davis.

1:03:26

>> Good evening, Mr. Martin. Welcome back

1:03:28

and nice to see you this evening.

1:03:30

>> Good evening. Thank you.

1:03:31

>> No questions, though. Thank you.

1:03:32

>> All right. Thank you. And Councilwoman

1:03:34

Daniels?

1:03:34

>> No questions. Thank you.

1:03:36

>> Thank you.

1:03:36

>> All right. Um, do either of you

1:03:37

gentlemen have anything to add?

1:03:39

>> Um, no. I will I will let um we do have

1:03:41

both a MBE uh firm and a WB firm on our

1:03:46

team. So, 15 and 19% Awesome.

1:03:49

Effectively, sir,

1:03:50

>> thank you for that information. That's

1:03:52

something council uh really, you know,

1:03:54

looks for and advocates for. So, thank

1:03:55

you for that, Mr. Martin.

1:03:57

>> Thank you.

1:03:57

>> All right. And with that being said, I'd

1:03:58

like to move to head resolution 61 of

1:04:00

2025 to our next legislative session.

1:04:03

And that concludes the work for the

1:04:04

public works committee. Thank you.

1:04:06

>> Thank you.

1:04:08

We will move forward with our meeting

1:04:10

agenda. Next, we have public comment. Um

1:04:13

just a few housekeeping notes before we

1:04:15

begin. Please state your name and your

1:04:17

address for the meeting record. If you

1:04:19

don't feel comfortable sharing your

1:04:21

address, please share the vicinity in

1:04:23

which you live within the city. You will

1:04:25

have four minutes as the timer notes to

1:04:28

share your comments. Um, I'll begin to

1:04:30

my right. Is there anyone that would

1:04:32

like to offer public comment? Okay,

1:04:35

seeing hearing no one. Anyone in the

1:04:37

middle section?

1:04:43

>> Thank you.

1:04:50

Good evening. My name is Libby Profit

1:04:53

and I reside at 2025 Chestnut Street. Um

1:04:57

I just want to thank you guys for

1:04:58

showing up for sure because uh there's

1:05:01

so much work that needs to get done and

1:05:03

um the fact that you're showing up and

1:05:05

you're facing you're in the battle. I'm

1:05:07

definitely glad to be on your team

1:05:09

whether on this side or that side.

1:05:11

There's a few things that I saw about

1:05:13

Harrisburg and one is um how we can move

1:05:16

forward.

1:05:17

Realistically, we should look at what

1:05:20

are our goals. I'm thinking

1:05:23

are we meeting the basic needs

1:05:27

like utilities, food, shelter, and

1:05:29

social?

1:05:34

When I say social, I mean like dominoes

1:05:35

and cars and chat, chess, stuff like

1:05:39

that. Because if our children don't have

1:05:42

the resources to do positive things,

1:05:45

they will end up doing negative things.

1:05:47

So if we're not providing those medium

1:05:49

to them, then we really shouldn't be

1:05:51

complaining.

1:05:52

Um,

1:05:55

and if that is our goal, then we're

1:05:58

we're really behind because as American,

1:06:00

we shouldn't be thinking about our food,

1:06:03

shelter,

1:06:04

or or these things. We should be past

1:06:07

that. So, let's look at are we make

1:06:10

meeting those needs, right? And I

1:06:13

understand we got law enforcement and

1:06:15

over time,

1:06:17

but we really need to look at where our

1:06:19

money is going.

1:06:20

Okay, that's all I wanted to say. Thank

1:06:24

you.

1:06:26

>> Thank you. Is there anyone to my left

1:06:28

that would like to offer public comment?

1:06:30

Seeing and hearing no one, the time is

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6:41 p.m. I will entertain a motion to

1:06:36

adjurnn. Don't move.

1:06:38

>> Is there a second?

1:06:39

>> Second.

1:06:39

>> Thank you. We stand ajourned.

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