Gettysburg Borough Council Meeting – 12/09/2024

Borough of Gettysburg Council Business Meeting Agenda Monday, December 9, 2024 – 7:00 PM 1 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 V. Approval of Agenda and Minutes – Council A motion to approve the December 9, 2024 agenda as presented. A motion to approve minutes of the Borough Council Meeting of November 12, 2024; and the Borough Council Work Session of November 25, 2024 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. Motions Needing Council Action A motion to accept the recommendations of the Borough of Gettysburg Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) following its review during a meeting held on November 20, 2024 and approved the grant of Certificates of Appropriateness for the following applications as presented: COA-240058, MAJOR PROJECT: 255 S. Washington Street – Richard Bregenzer for the window replacement project to include the replacement of all windows with simulated divided lights in a two-overtwo grid pattern and cased out with wood or an acceptable wood alternative, noting that the asphalt shingled roof and front door remain; COA-240094, MAJOR PROJECT: 217 N. Stratton Street – Katherine Crandall for the construction of a second-floor rear addition with Hardie Plank siding or a similar material with a laundry room on the first floor and another bathroom on the second floor that will attach to the master bedroom, and there will not be any changes to the existing entranceways; COA-240095, MAJOR PROJECT: 64 W. Middle Street – Jodie Aime for the in-kind repair of the fire-damaged structure replacing the roof with standing seam, replacing the historic third-floor windows with the less visible historic windows from the east side of the structure , replace the east side historic windows with Pro Via or similar replacement windows, replace the damaged crown molding, and sprinkler the entire building; COA-240093, MAJOR PROJECT: 150 Carlisle Street – City Mart, 150 Carlisle St LLC for the exterior renovations and second-floor rear Borough of Gettysburg Council Business Meeting Agenda Monday, December 9, 2024 – 7:00 PM 2 addition removing an existing shed at the rear of the store, selective demolition of a basement stair enclosure, rear second floor addition to the back half of the building including the infill of the building’s southwest corner footprint, painting the metal panels on the front façade, removing the scaling paint and repainting as needed. A motion to accept the unanimous recommendation of the Borough of Gettysburg Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) following its review during a meeting held on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 and to approve the grant of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the following application as presented: COA-240078 MAJOR PROJECT: 108 N. Stratton Street – Gettysburg Station: 501 Richardson Acquisition LLC for the approval of the Design Concept Plan for the construction design elements for the Gettysburg Station Project as submitted in the COA application dated October 10, 2024. B. Parking Department 1. Departmental Report Becka Fissel C. Public Works Department 1. Departmental Report Robert Harbaugh D. Borough Engineer 1. Engineer Report Chad Clabaugh 2. Motions Needing Council Action Motion to approve Contract Change Order #3, in the amount of $3,560.56, to the contract with York Excavating Company for the North Washington Street Water and Storm Project, as recommended by the Borough Engineer. Motion to approve Contract Change Order #4, in the amount of $3,720.58, to the contract with York Excavating Company for the North Washington Street Water and Storm Project, as recommended by the Borough Engineer. Motion to approve Application for Payment #3 to York Excavating Company, in the amount of $127,563.84 for the North Washington Street Water and Storm Project, as recommended by the Borough Engineer. E. Police Department 1. Departmental Report Chief Robert Glenny 2. Motions Needing Council Action A motion to accept the eligibility list of candidates for the open positions of entry-level patrol officer and police cadet, as certified to and submitted to the Borough Council by the Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Gettysburg. The Borough Council Borough of Gettysburg Council Business Meeting Agenda Monday, December 9, 2024 – 7:00 PM 3 does not object to either of the two (2) candidates certified to by the Civil Service Commission on its eligibility list submitted to the Council. A motion to make a conditional appointment of Anthony Harris, as the first-ranked candidate on the eligibility list, as certified to and submitted to the Borough Council by the Civil Service Commission of th