Gettysburg Borough Council Meeting – 02/10/2025

Borough of Gettysburg Council Business Meeting Agenda Monday, February 10, 2025 – 7:00 PM

I. Council – Call to Order President Moon II. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance President Moon III. Welcome and Opening Remarks President Moon IV. Announcements President Moon An executive session was conducted by the Borough Council immediately following the adjournment of its monthly general business meeting held on January 13, 2025 consistent with section 708(a)(1) and section 708(a)(5) of the Sunshine Act. An executive session will be conducted by the Borough Council immediately prior to the adjournment of this evening’s monthly general business meeting consistent with section 708(a)(1) and section 708(a)(5) of the Sunshine Act for the following purposes: (1) to provide information and to discuss matters involving the employment and the terms and conditions of employment of current Borough employees; and (2) to review and discuss matters of Borough business which, if conducted in public, could lead to the disclosure of information or matters of confidentiality protected by law. A joint work session of the Gettysburg Borough Council and the Board of Directors of the Gettysburg Borough Storm Water Authority (GBSWA) will be held on Monday, February 24th, 2025 at 6:30 PM at the Gettysburg Municipal Building for the purpose of receiving information regarding the Stevens Run Channel Walls and to begin discussions on how to repair and maintain the Channel Walls. V. Approval of Agenda and Minutes – Council A motion to approve the February 10, 2025 agenda as presented. A motion to approve the minutes of the Borough Council Meeting of January 13, 2025 and the Borough Council Work Session held on January 27, 2025 as presented. VI. Public Comment (Restricted to Items on the Agenda) VII. Current and Old Business A. Planning Department 1. Planning /Zoning/Code Enforcement John Whitmore a. Departmental Report 2. Historic & Environmental Preservation Debra English a. Departmental Report B. Parking Department Becka Fissel 1. Departmental Report Borough of Gettysburg Council Business Meeting Agenda Monday, February 10, 2025 – 7:00 PM 2 C. Public Works Department Robert Harbaugh 1. Departmental Report D. Borough Engineer 1. Engineer Report Chad Clabaugh 2. Motion Needing Council Action Motion to approve Application for Payment # 5 to York Excavating Company, in the amount of $284,336.97, for the North Washington Street Water and Storm Project, as recommended by the Borough Engineer. Motion to award the 2025 Race Horse Alley Parking Garage Maintenance Contract to the lowest qualified responsive and responsible bidder at their bid of $ . E. Police Department 1. Departmental Report Chief Robert Glenny 2. Motion Needing Council Action F. Office of the Manager/Treasurer 1. Borough Secretary’s Report Sara L. Stull 2. Borough Manager’s Report Sara L. Stull 3. Motions Needing Council Action A motion to approve all bills and payrolls for the month as presented. A motion to adopt resolution #021025-1 authorizing and ratifying the submission of a grant application requesting $14,234,583.20 in Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) funds, through the United States Department of Transportation, to advance construction of a multi-modal transportation, infrastructure and streetscape improvement project in the historic downtown area of the Borough, with the total cost of the BUILD scope of work (construction) of $17,793,229.00 and committing the BUILD 20% local match requirement of $3,558,645.80 in non-federal local funds for the Borough of Gettysburg construction of the Gettysburg Gateway Connectivity Project. A motion to approve the Gettysburg Fire Department Active Volunteer Eligibility List, as submitted by the Chief of the Fire Department, for the Gettysburg Borough volunteer service tax credit program and to authorize the issuance of the 2024 Tax Credit Certificates accordingly. Borough of Gettysburg Council Business Meeting Agenda Monday, February 10, 2025 – 7:00 PM 3 A motion to authorize a COLA increase for retired police pensioner Douglas McKinney, to be paid from the Police Pension Plan effective February 1, 2025. A motion to adopt resolution #021025-2 to excuse the police from making contributions to the Police Pension Fund for fiscal year 2025. A motion to adopt a resolution #021025-3 appointing Jennifer Yablonsky as a member of the Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Gettysburg to complete the remainder of the five (5) year term of office of Rodger Goodacre which term expires in January 2027. A motion to set a special meeting for a joint work session of the Borough Council and the Board of the Gettysburg Borough Storm Water Authority to be conducted on Monday, February 24, 2025, commencing at 6:30 p.m. for the purposes of receiving information and discussing matters relative to the maintenance, repair, replacement, construction and reconstruction of the channel walls of Stevens Run within the Borough…