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Harrisburg City Council - Legislative Session 4/8/2025

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I'd like to take a few moments to

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conduct our legislative caucus prior to

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the start of our legislative

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session. I will call the meeting to

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order. Mr. Parker will lead our roll

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call. The invocation this evening will

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be led by Councilman Jones, followed by

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the pledge of allegiance, which will be

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led by Councilwoman Davis. For

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communications, we uh will receive a

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presentation from Liz Evans Scularro

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uh regarding the 13th annual Great

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Harrisburg Litter Cleanup. We will then

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move to courtesy of the floor, then the

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approval of minutes for the legislative

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session that occurred on March 24th,

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2025. You will hear three uh reports of

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committee this evening. I will deliver

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the first report on behalf of the

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administration committee on the work

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session of April 1st,

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2025, followed by a report from uh our

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budget and finance committee chair, Vice

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President Green on the work session of

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April 1st, 2025. And the final report

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you will hear this evening, well

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actually uh there will be no report from

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the public safety chair, Councilman

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Jones, on the work session of April 1st,

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2025. We will take action on resolution

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17, 2025 later in the agenda. We do not

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have any ordinances for first reading,

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ordinances for amendment, or ordinances

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for final

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passage. Resolution 17 of 2025, we will

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suspend the rules for discussion and

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then we will vote upon resolution 19 of

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2025. We will vote

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upon resolution 21 of 2025. will move to

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the community and economic development

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committee. Resolution 22 of 2025 will

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move to the administration committee.

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Resolution 23 of 2025 will move to the

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administration committee and resolution

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24 of

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2025 will move to

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the public works

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committee. Is there any old business for

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discussion? Council

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members, any new business?

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Madame President, just a reminder for

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Hotspot Saturdays on the 19th. Okay. All

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right.

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Any other new

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business? Okay. And then we will

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adjourn. The time is 6:04 p.m. I would

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like to officially call our legislative

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session to

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order. Mr. Parker, could you please call

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the role?

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Miss Daniels is absent.

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Miss Davis present.

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Miss Green

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present.

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Mr. Jones here. Miss RWS present. Mr.

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Rodriguez present. Ms. Bowers. Present.

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Thank you. The invocation this evening

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will be led by Councilman Jones. Thank

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you, President Bowers. Um, first I want

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to say um I want to send condolences out

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to uh the Hunter family and make sure

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that we have a moment of silence and

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just keep in our hearts and our prayers

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um the people that are struggling in the

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city of Harrisburg. Um it's some very

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turbulent times that we all are dealing

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with, but you know, I just want to make

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sure that we are keeping everyone prayed

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up. So, let's just have a moment of

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silence for the Hunter family and those

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who are struggling in need.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Councilman Jones. The pledge

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of allegiance will be led by

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Councilwoman Davis. Let's stand for the

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pledge,

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please stands

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nation

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with all.

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Thank you, Councilwoman Davis. For

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communications this evening, we uh will

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receive a presentation from Liz Evans

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Scolfaro regarding the 13th annual Great

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Harrisburg Litter

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Cleanup. You're welcome to use this

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microphone if you want to have a seat

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here. just please make sure that it is

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very close to you so that those viewing

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online can are able to hear you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you to the honorable council for

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uh allowing us to speak tonight. Very

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appreciative. Um as President Bower

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said, I'm Liz. I'm revitalization

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coordinator for Tri County Community

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Action. Um, I work in uh Tri Countyy's

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Allison Hill office and

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um the cleanup is now in its 13th year

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and draws hundreds of individuals and

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groups who clean the city's Allison

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Hill, Midtown, and Uptown neighborhoods

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on one Saturday in April around Earth

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Day.

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As council knows very well, litter is an

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ongoing problem here in

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Harrisburg. This despite the fact that

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individuals and groups are regularly

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working hard to beautify city

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neighborhoods, including Councilman

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Rodriguez's Hotspot Saturdays.

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One goal of the great Harrisburg Litter

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Cleanup is to show residents how much

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good can be done in a single morning and

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to inspire them to keep their own blocks

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litter-f free. There's a famous saying

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that's over 200 years old u but it's

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still true

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today. Let everyone sweep in front of

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his own door and the whole world will be

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clean.

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It's this philosophy that we hope our

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neighbors will embrace in larger

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numbers. Last year, we had

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425 registered volunteers who picked up

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about five tons of litter. We also got

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six tons of tires out of the waist

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stream that day and properly disposed

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of. It was roughly 600 passenger tires.

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We are grateful to our partners who help

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make the cleanup a success, especially

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the city's department of public works.

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The extensive experience that public

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works supervisors possess make the

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entire cleanup run more smoothly. to say

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nothing of the huge amount of work done

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by its drivers and other

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employees. We rely on Capitol Region

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Water, which also provides trucks,

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drivers, and workers, and Lancaster

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County Solid Waste Management Authority,

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which allows us to dispose of all the

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collected trash for free at the

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Harrisburg Incinerator.

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We also work with Waste Management, Keep

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Pennsylvania Beautiful, area churches,

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and schools, including Logos Academy in

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Midtown and Lighthouse Christian Academy

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in Allison Hill. A good number of

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Harrisburg Area Community College

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students have also signed up this year

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to volunteer.

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It's really rewarding to see how hard

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the school kids work and how proud they

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are of the difference they've made. We

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believe that winning the hearts and

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minds of young people will bring about

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lasting change in attitudes toward

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litter and about the importance of

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making it a thing of the past.

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Harrisburg sustainability coordinator

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Maline Good is working to have the city

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donate healthy snacks to our volunteers

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for which we're grateful. Um, PENDOT

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provides Tri County Community Action

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with hundreds of trash bags, work

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gloves, and safety vests for our

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volunteers. Although we also buy

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hundreds more trash bags, litter

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picking, grab and reach tools for our

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volunteers to use, and t-shirts as our

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way of saying thank

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you. For me, one of the most inspiring

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things about the great Harrisburg Litter

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Cleanup is that it's a true

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collaboration between citizens,

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nonprofits, city and state government,

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schools, and private businesses. It's an

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example of how communities can

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accomplish great things when we all work

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together. Tri County's mission is to

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make a difference in people's lives in

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part by working to make their

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neighborhoods safer and more beautiful

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places to live. The annual Great

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Harrisburg Litter Cleanup is just one of

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the ways we undertake to fulfill that

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goal. Thank you again for the

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opportunity to speak. I've brought

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flyers in case you're interested and I'm

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happy to answer any questions you might

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have now or at the end of your meeting.

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Thank you.

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Thank you so

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much. We will now move to courtesy of

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the floor. Just a few housekeeping notes

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before we begin. Please state your name

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and your address for the meeting record.

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If you don't feel comfortable sharing

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your address, please share the vicinity

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in which you live within the city. You

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will have four minutes to share your

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comments. Mr. Parker will serve as our

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timekeeper. I will begin to my right. Is

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there anyone that would like to offer

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public comment?

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Hi, good afternoon. My name's sorry. My

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name's Naima Aken. I live in Enola,

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Pennsylvania at the time. But when this

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happened to me, I was visiting my mother

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on Mccclelay Street in Harrisburg. Um, I

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was parked on more street and I was

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leaving my mother's house.

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can't remember the alleyway, but I

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remember turning down Woodbine Street

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and then turning down um Sixth Street

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and then I turned on Mlay Street, seeing

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a cop in the front of me. So, I thought

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they was pulling over a cop a car in the

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front of me. So, I was going to go

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around the cop car, but then I seen him

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backing up and then turning sideways.

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All of a sudden, I seen the officer jump

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out his car,

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pointing the gun at me. So, All of a

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sudden, a whole bunch of cop cars were

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sorry was swirmed um around me. I pulled

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down my my window and was asking what

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did I do and the officer was telling me

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to get out the car. So, I tried to

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explain to the officer that I have a

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cane and I have a brace on my leg, but

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he yanked me out the car and put me in

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handcuffs. As I was on the

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floor, I'm still yelling, "What did I

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do? Can somebody call my mother?" The

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officer told me that I was sorry that I

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was I was grown and I'm still saying,

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"What did I do? What What did I do?" The

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supervisor officer came, took me out of

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handcuffs, put me back, help me back in

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my car, up off the floor. Then he told

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me that first he said that I was pulled

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over because of stop sign. Then I was

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told I was pulled over because of my

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tent. Then I was told I was pulled over

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cuz I thought I they thought I had a gun

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in my car. Then I was told I was pulled

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over. Can't remember the fourth one at

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this

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time. I can't remember the fourth one at

16:33

this time. He put me back in the car. I

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called my mother to tell her what was

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going going on. I was so shaky. I

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couldn't um drive my car. So one of the

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officers had to get in my car.

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supervisor walked me to the gas station

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on Mcclelay, but then my knee gave out

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cuz I was so shaky. Um, the officer then

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helped me back up, walked me to my car

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again, and he was just talking to me,

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asked me, "Did I need medical

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attention?" At first, I said no, but I

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was so shaky. my head was hurting me

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because when they bought me out the car,

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my head bust on the floor, also the left

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side of my body. Um he did call um

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paramedics. Paramedics did arrive later

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and my blood pressure was like 200 over

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like 120. So I did um go to West Shore

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Hospital and I did get treated there.

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The MRI didn't show nothing, but I did

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have like a bruise on my um sorry my

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forehead and a lump under underneath my

17:44

eye. They treated me for high blood

17:46

pressure because it wouldn't go down.

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also gave me like Adan for

17:51

um an

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anxiety. I said

18:04

anything. I did go to court and pay um a

18:07

fine for for my tent. And they had the

18:12

wrong officer on the um on the paper.

18:15

The officer that showed up that was the

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officer that was on the p was on the

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paper that find

18:25

me. Can't remember anything else right

18:28

now. I can't remember his name right

18:32

now. Applebe was the officer.

18:41

Ma'am, I'm sorry, but your time has

18:43

expired. Okay. Thank you. Do you mind um

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staying back after our meeting to meet

18:49

with Councilman Jones, our public safety

18:51

committee chair? Yes, ma'am. Thank you.

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Is there anyone else?

19:05

Okay. Hello everyone. Ryan Weatherford,

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1100 North Third Street. Um was just

19:11

coming in today to uh just point out

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something I noticed just uh just in

19:17

learning the city better and just uh

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want to do a focus on gang prevention um

19:22

just to make sure that uh we doing the

19:24

right things to keep our streets safe. I

19:27

think we're doing a great job and

19:28

they're doing a better focus on those

19:30

things as we uh head into the rest of

19:32

the year. So I just want to thank

19:34

everybody for listening to my comments a

19:36

little while back and uh if anybody

19:39

needs anything in regard to game

19:40

prevention um definitely reach out to me

19:43

willing to have any conversations with

19:45

anybody. I'm a minister um at the mid so

19:48

you know if anybody needs a conversation

19:51

um if anybody needs to know what

19:52

happened you know I'm here you know 247

19:56

365 even on leap

19:58

year. So that's all I got to say about

20:02

that.

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Thank you. Is there anyone else to my

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right that would like to offer public

20:09

comment?

20:15

Good evening, Cindy

20:16

Council. Uh, my name is Robert Williams.

20:19

I'm a resident of Capitol Heights here

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in Harrisburg. I'm standing before you

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tonight not just as a citizen, but as

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someone who was violated physically,

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emotionally, and constitutionally by the

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very department this body is asked to

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oversee. On the night of January 27th, I

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experienced what I believe is a clear

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case of police misconduct inside my

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home. Immediately after the incident, I

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began seeking answers. I filed an act 22

20:41

and right to know request. I came here

20:43

and spoke during public comment. I filed

20:46

motions to court. I even secured

20:47

subpoena for body cam footage. I still

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have not seen that footage. I have not

20:51

received the incident report. I have not

20:52

received the use use of force report and

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I have not received a single update from

20:57

the city. I was told it was under

20:59

investigation. But two months later, the

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only communication I received is one

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single phone call from Detective Fixer

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from the internal affairs department.

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three three weeks after the incident and

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nothing. No follow-up, no documentation,

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just silence. Council, this is this

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silence is not neutrality. It's

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complicity. When someone is harmed by

21:17

the government and every door shut in

21:18

their face, that is not just

21:20

bureaucracy. That is a breakdown in

21:22

justice. And I am urging you with every

21:25

ounce of respect I still have in this

21:26

process to intervene. I'm asking the

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council to take five clear actions

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within well within your legal authority

21:33

as a thirdass city government. Hold a

21:35

public hearing through the public safety

21:37

committee. Invite testimony from the

21:39

officers involved, the police chief, and

21:41

the city solicitor. Get the facts on the

21:44

record. Let the public see the

21:45

oversightes exists in Harrisburg. Demand

21:48

access to body cam footage and incident

21:50

reports. If they cannot be released

21:52

publicly, then view them in executive

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session. You have that right and

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responsibility to see what happened

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under your watch. Place the incident on

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your legislative agenda until it's

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resolved. Make it an official item. That

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way, you're not just listening, you're

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acting immediately. Activate a citizens

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law enforcement advisory committee. This

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board was created to review misconduct

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cases like mine. Let this be the first

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case that it handles. Pass a formal

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resolution demanding transparency. Use

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the moral authority of the council to

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urge the mayor and police bureau to stop

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stonewalling and release their records.

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That's all I have.

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Thank you.

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Is there anyone else to my right that

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would like to offer public

22:36

comment? Seeing and hearing no one,

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anyone in the middle

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section. Okay. Seeing and hearing no

22:43

one, anyone to my

22:46

left? Seeing and hearing no one, we will

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move forward with our meeting agenda.

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The next item of business is the

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approval of minutes for the legislative

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session that occurred on March 24th,

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2025. Council members, are there any

23:04

revisions to those meeting

23:06

minutes? Okay. Seeing and hearing none,

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the minutes stand

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approved. Reports of committee. The

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first report you will hear this evening,

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I will deliver on behalf of the

23:17

administration committee on the work

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session of April 1st,

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2025. On Tuesday, April 1st, 2025, the

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administration committee met to discuss

23:29

one resolution, resolution 18 of

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2025, a resolution appointing Miss

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Cheyenne Johnson to serve on the

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environmental advisory council.

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Miss Johnson was present to answer

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questions council members asked. Miss

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Johnson introduced herself. She is a

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graduate of the University of North

23:51

Carolina at Charlotte where she earned a

23:54

bachelor of arts degree in Spanish

23:57

foreign language education. She also

23:59

obtained a second bachelor of arts

24:02

degree in Latin American studies. Miss

24:05

Johnson earned a master of business

24:07

administration from the Louisiana State

24:10

University at Shreveport. She currently

24:13

serves as a multi-sight property manager

24:16

for Morgan

24:17

Properties. Council members ask the

24:20

following questions. What sparks your

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interest in serving as a member of the

24:25

EAC? What is your passion for the

24:27

environment? Do you anticipate any

24:30

potential conflicts of interest? Miss

24:33

Johnson, excuse me, shared about an

24:36

instance where she took initiative to

24:38

clean up the community. Miss Johnson is

24:41

interested in learning more about

24:42

environmental justice issues present

24:44

within the city. She does not have any

24:47

conflicts of interest. The environmental

24:50

advisory council shall consist of seven

24:52

volunteer members of which three are

24:55

appointed by the mayor and four are

24:58

appointed by city council. I just wanted

25:01

to note for the record, Miss Johnson's

25:03

appointment shall be for a term

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commencing on April 8th, 2025 and

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expiring on April 7th,

25:14

2028. Um, I encourage my colleagues to

25:17

support resolution 18 of 2025 to ensure

25:20

the environmental advisory council has a

25:23

quorum to carry out their purpose. The

25:26

purpose of the environmental advisory

25:28

council is to oversee, discuss, and

25:30

disseminate information on environmental

25:33

issues in the city. I would like to

25:35

remind everyone for the meeting record

25:37

again that Harrisburg City Council has

25:40

made three appointments. Resolution 88

25:43

of 2024, which appointed Mrs. Katherine

25:46

Scott to serve as a member of the EAC.

25:49

Resolution 89 of 2023 which reappointed

25:53

Miss Rafika Muhammad to serve as a

25:56

member of the EAC and Resolution 91 of

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2023 which appointed Miss Pamela Parsons

26:04

to serve as a member of the EAC.

26:07

If you viewed the work session on April

26:10

1st, you would remember that I mentioned

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you won't see the resolution on this

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week's agenda because um there's a

26:19

10-day grace period needed uh for Miss

26:22

Johnson's statement of financial

26:24

interest. So by our April 22nd

26:28

legislative session, we will be able to

26:31

um take action on the resolution. So

26:34

this concludes um the work of the

26:38

administration committee. The next

26:41

report you will hear will be delivered

26:43

by our budget and finance committee

26:45

chair, Vice President Green on the work

26:48

session of April 1st,

26:51

2025. Thank you, President Bowers.

26:53

During the work session of April 1st,

26:55

2025, the budget and finance committee

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met to discuss resolution 19 of 2025, a

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resolution authorizing the city of

27:04

Harrisburg to negotiate and enter into a

27:06

professional service agreement with

27:08

Conrad Seagull Incorporated to continue

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to provide actuarial services consisting

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of other postemployment benefits or OPED

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valuations as required by the govern

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government accounting standards board

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statement number 75. We had a thorough

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presentation from the accounting

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manager, Mr. Brian McCutchens. Uh there

27:27

were no questions from council and um I

27:30

asked my colleagues to support this

27:32

resolution. Thank you, Vice President

27:34

Green. As I mentioned during our

27:37

legislative caucus, there will be no

27:39

report uh from our public safety chair,

27:43

Councilman Jones, on the work session of

27:45

April 1st, 2025, as we will take action

27:49

on resolution 17 of

27:52

2025 shortly. There are no ordinances

27:55

for first reading, no ordinances for

27:58

amendment, and no ordinances for final

28:00

passage. We will move on to resolutions.

28:04

The first resolution for consideration

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is resolution 17 of

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2025. Mr. Parker, could you please read

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it into the record?

28:13

Resolution 17 of

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2025, a resolution approving the sale of

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the fire bureau's CG grave pumper, VIN

28:23

number 1

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F9

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K28 T 2V

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CST2067 to Highspire Burough.

28:37

Thank you. I will entertain a motion uh

28:40

to suspend the rules for discussion. So

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move. Is there a second?

28:46

Thank you. I will defer to our public

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safety committee chair, Councilman

28:51

Jones, to lead discussion. Thank you,

28:53

President B. I see Chief Innerline is

28:55

here. And that VIN number, we got to do

28:57

something about this. Sounds like uh

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what's his name, son?

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Uh the guy that's causing all the stuff

29:05

in

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Washington. Tesla guy. What's his name?

29:10

Mus.

29:11

Yeah. Um, can you just uh introduce

29:15

yourself and just give a a brief

29:16

overview about uh resolution 17, please?

29:19

Sure. I'm going to keep it short and

29:21

sweet tonight because I can barely talk.

29:24

But, um, this resolution is, excuse me,

29:28

selling a firetruck that we've had, uh,

29:30

in our, uh, fleet since 1999. Uh, we

29:33

actually bought it used. Uh it was it's

29:36

a 1997. It was repossessed from a local

29:40

municipality. We took it um and have

29:42

used it uh since then. It is the oldest

29:44

rig in our fleet. And uh we were going

29:47

to trade it in on the two new fire

29:49

trucks that we've received. Uh however,

29:51

they were only offering $2,000 for it.

29:54

And we figured it was still running that

29:56

a smaller municipality could use it that

29:58

had less call volume. And I hated to see

30:00

a a fire truck like that um for $2,000

30:03

go to the scrapyard. So, we started

30:05

looking for somebody that was in need

30:08

and uh it came out that Highspire um was

30:10

in desperate need. They had their

30:12

firetruck, their only firetruck was

30:13

down. So, we loaned it to them. They

30:15

fell in love with it and we'd like to

30:16

sell it to them for $2,000 which was

30:19

what was offered uh in the trade in four

30:21

years ago.

30:23

All right. Thank you. Um I don't really

30:26

have any questions. is pretty pretty

30:28

much clearcut to me, but I'll open up

30:30

the floor for my colleagues and see if

30:32

they have any questions. And I'll start

30:34

to my immediate right with Councilman

30:36

Rodriguez. Uh, thank you, Chief, for

30:38

being here. Always a pleasure to see

30:39

you. Um, thank you, Chair Jones. No

30:41

questions for me. Councilwoman Ross.

30:45

Thank you, Councilman Jones. Thank you

30:46

for being here today. Director

30:48

Enderline, I don't have any questions. I

30:50

hope you feel better. My apologies for

30:52

not being here April 1st. I would have

30:53

felt a lot better.

30:55

Pres president Bowers, I don't have any

30:58

questions. Feel better soon. Vice

31:01

President Green, I don't have any

31:02

questions. I hope you get better.

31:04

Councilwoman Davis, I hope you get

31:06

better also. Thank you. No questions.

31:09

Thank you. All right.

31:13

Thank you. Thank you. I will entertain a

31:15

motion to resume our legislative

31:17

session. So move. Is there a second?

31:20

Second. Thank you. Before us we have

31:22

resolution 17 of

31:24

2025. Mr. Parker, could you please read

31:27

it one more

31:29

time?

31:31

Surely. A resolution I'm sorry, a

31:33

resolution 17 of

31:36

2025. A resolution approving the sale of

31:39

the fire bureau's Crave pumper. VIN

31:43

number 1 F9 E

31:46

K28 T2 V CS

31:52

T2067 to Highspire Burrow.

31:56

Thank you. Council members, are there

31:58

any uh final questions, comments, or

32:01

concerns related to resolution 17 of

32:06

2025? Seeing in hearing none, Mr.

32:08

Parker, could you please call the vote?

32:11

Miss Davis,

32:13

yes.

32:14

Miss Green, yes. Mr. Jones, yay. Ms.

32:19

RWS, yes. Mr. Rodriguez, yes. Ms.

32:24

Bowers, yes. Resolution 17 of

32:29

2025 passes unanimously with a vote of

32:32

six yays to zero nazs, including the

32:36

excused absence of Councilwoman Daniels.

32:40

Thank you. Next, we have resolution 19

32:43

of 2025. Mr. Parker, could you please

32:46

read it into the record?

32:49

Resolution 19 of

32:51

2025, a resolution authorizing the city

32:54

of Harrisburg to negotiate and enter

32:57

into a professional services agreement

32:59

with Conrad Seagull Incorporated to

33:02

continue to provide actuarial services

33:05

consisting of other postemployment

33:08

benefits.

33:10

OP valuations as required by the

33:14

government accounting standards board

33:16

statement number 75.

33:19

Thank you. Council members, are there

33:21

any final questions, comments, or

33:23

concerns related to resolution 19 of

33:28

2025? Seeing and hearing none, Mr.

33:30

Parker, could you please call the vote?

33:35

Davis. Miss Davis. Yes.

33:40

Miss Green, yes. Mr. Jones, yay. Ms.

33:45

RWS,

33:46

yes. Mr. Rodriguez, yes. Ms. Bowers,

33:51

yes. Resolution 19 of 2025 also passes

33:55

unanimously with a vote of six yays to

33:58

zero nays, including the excused absence

34:00

of Councilwoman Daniels.

34:03

Thank you. Next we have resolution 21 of

34:07

2025. Mr. Parker, could you please read

34:09

it into the record?

34:12

Resolution 21 of

34:15

2025. A resolution approving the

34:18

preliminary/final lot consolidation and

34:21

land development plan to construct a new

34:23

city of Harrisburg parks maintenance

34:25

facility on site. The existing nearby

34:29

facility at 9001 North 12th Street will

34:33

be demolished as part of a larger

34:35

project

34:36

redeveloping SRTA's operations and

34:39

maintenance facility at

34:42

901 North Cameron Street, which will

34:46

include the vacation of public rights of

34:48

way and consolidation of lots in the

34:51

block to the south and associated site

34:54

and access improvements. Thank you.

34:57

Resolution 21 of 2025 will move to the

35:01

Community and Economic Development

35:03

Committee. Resolution 22 of 2025. Mr.

35:07

Parker, could you please read it into

35:09

the record? Resolution 22 of

35:13

2025, a resolution appointing Sheay

35:16

Zwerver to serve on the board of the

35:19

directors of Capital Region Water, a

35:21

municipal authority. Thank you.

35:24

Resolution 22 of 2025 will move to the

35:28

administration committee. Resolution 23

35:32

of

35:33

2025. Mr. Parker, could you please read

35:35

it into the record? Resolution 23 of

35:40

2025. A resolution appointing Pierre O.

35:44

McCoy to serve on the board of directors

35:47

of Capital Region Water, a municipal

35:49

authority. Thank you. Resolution 23 of

35:54

2025 will move to the administration

35:56

committee. Our final resolution uh this

35:59

evening is resolution 24 of 2025. Mr.

36:04

Parker, could you please read it into

36:06

the record? Resolution 24 of

36:09

2025, a resolution authorizing the city

36:12

of Harrisburg to negotiate and enter

36:14

into a professional services agreement

36:17

with Urban Engineers Incorporated for

36:20

the purpose of providing construction

36:23

inspection and construction management

36:25

services on an asneeded basis. Thank

36:30

you. Resolution 24 of 2025 will move to

36:34

the public works

36:35

committee. Is there any old business?

36:38

Council members.

36:39

Yes, President Bar. I have a question

36:42

for legal.

36:44

Mr. Grover on uh resolution 20. Um where

36:48

are we with that map? Uh on Friday, the

36:52

lobby did secure a list of all the

36:54

licences from LCB in the city. It's a

36:57

bit cumbersome the way they do it

36:58

because they include all the expired

37:00

ones and suspended ones. So, we're

37:02

having to pull through it. It's just on

37:04

a large spreadsheet that we're able to

37:05

get from them. So, once we have a

37:08

document that clearly establishes the

37:10

open locations, that would come back to

37:12

you guys. When you say open locations,

37:14

the one active liquor licenses, right?

37:16

So, so, so there's but their list is

37:18

everything right now. What they were

37:20

able to give us was everything. Okay.

37:21

So, for reasons I I don't know the

37:23

answer. The reason why. So where does

37:25

that leave these uh businesses right now

37:28

unprotected?

37:30

Only I think only in theory unprotected.

37:32

Um you know LCB that you guys have an

37:36

active process going on in a public

37:38

setting to to secure this that we've

37:41

always had a fairly good working

37:42

relationship with them. I think they're

37:44

not looking for more work if that makes

37:46

any sense as as as things go. Um I've

37:48

heard from no one any have any active

37:51

issues with them this year. Um, we were

37:53

requested again by uh the downtown

37:55

owners to to take a look at this and

37:57

move it forward. It's moving forward.

37:59

Um, and I think as long as we're

38:00

continuing the process, I think we're

38:02

good and our office will step in if

38:04

there's an issue that comes up. Okay.

38:06

Yeah. Because we got I think um Sawyers

38:09

just get open and I think they're

38:11

included in this in this space that

38:12

their owner is the one who who was one

38:14

of the movers to get this done. Um it's

38:16

really just trying to draw the map in a

38:17

way that satisfies LCB and the owners.

38:20

Frankly, they were they were unhappy LCB

38:22

with the wiggly map all over the place.

38:25

And so, we're just trying to come up

38:26

with a footprint, but it's really up to

38:27

council when we give it the information.

38:28

Where do you want the line? And uh so,

38:31

again, my my question uh when we were

38:33

having that session was more of the map

38:36

that was previously in place that went

38:38

all the way up to Harris Street, which

38:40

which they weren't thrilled with at LCB,

38:42

right? Because it was a wiggly that

38:44

their question was, could you make it

38:46

easier for us to follow? because that

38:48

was one of their questions and I think

38:49

that fried part of why we got to the

38:51

square that we have right now. I think

38:53

it's just going to be a bigger rectangle

38:54

is where we're going. Okay. But where

38:56

those boundaries are the neighbors need

38:59

to know you're considering it, right?

39:02

Who who have a thing there. They may not

39:03

want uh the noise ordinance for the city

39:05

which is more liberal to be in their

39:08

neighborhood, right? That I mean that's

39:09

really what this why you have a public

39:10

hearing about it. Um, so you know that's

39:13

where we have to figure out the council

39:15

with council's comfort the boundaries

39:16

based on licences. I think it's easy to

39:18

take it back to where it

39:20

was and lengthwise but but again there's

39:23

places that have opened that are that

39:24

weren't there before. The question is

39:26

how big how big of a place and once we

39:28

put it there I think we have to

39:29

advertise and tell the neighbors again

39:32

that you know this is a this is being

39:33

considered timeline. Um well for for

39:36

your next session we should have

39:37

something for you. Okay. Okay. You know,

39:38

it'd be nice to sit down with you before

39:39

that, you know, and talk about the

39:41

lines. Okay. Um, you know, because, you

39:43

know, it's helpful to have input. You

39:45

know, right now we have a we have a

39:47

spreadsheet with with lots of stuff on

39:49

it from LCB. All right. Thank you. Sure.

39:53

Thank you. Is there any other old

39:55

business, Council

39:57

members? Okay. Seeing and hearing none,

40:00

new business. Councilman Rodriguez.

40:02

Thank you, Madam President. Just wanted

40:04

to send out a reminder that it's

40:05

springtime, which means it is now

40:07

hotspot Saturday's time. Uh the first

40:09

cleanup will be April 19th. We'll be

40:12

taking care of the Ethel Alley location.

40:14

The meetup will be on 17th and Market

40:16

Street right here in Harrisburg, PA on

40:18

Allison Hill. Meetup time is 10:00 a.m.

40:20

and we will clean up till about 12:00

40:22

p.m. Gloves, uh grabbers, and other

40:25

considerations will be there. So, hope

40:27

to see you there. If you're considering

40:28

joining the cleanup, you can either call

40:30

the clerk's office or email me directly

40:32

at rdriguez

40:34

harrisburgpa.gov. Thank

40:36

you. Thank you, Councilman Rodriguez.

40:39

Any other new

40:41

business? Okay, seeing and hearing none,

40:44

the time is 6:38 p.m. I will entertain a

40:47

motion to adjurnn. So moved. Is there a

40:50

second? Second. Thank you. We stand

40:52

adjourned.

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