Borough Council 02.24.2026 (2)

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[0:08] You have to know the web address. >> What was that?
[0:10] » Do you know the web address? >> How much?
[0:14] » The web address. >> Um, MMA in a timeout. I think you have
[0:20] it, don't you? >> I do. It's post.
[0:24] Mama needs a timeout. >> Yeah, I think it was on It was on crime
[0:27] watch, too. pink shirt.
[0:31] » You can catch it there. >> Just an opportunity to
[0:34] » advertise.
[0:44] All right. Action. Action items. Authorization to
[0:49] pay bills.
[0:54] I have any questions?
[0:59] Make a motion to approve the bill payments.
[1:05] » I have a motion by Councilman Zinc, second by Councilman Ezy to authorize
[1:10] bill payments.
[1:14] » All in favor say I. >> I
[1:18] have it.
[1:24] » Consider the dement of sale for 430 South Front Street, Columbia between
[1:29] CEDC and the Burough.
[1:34] I had a chance to throw that. >> Yes.
[1:36] » Yeah. >> So, just to clarify, this is the old
[1:39] wastewater treatment plant, correct? >> Yes.
[1:42] » I I have a question. >> Sure.
[1:45] » In in the agreement, it references exhibit A and B, but in our packet,
[1:50] exhibit A and B are both blank. >> Yeah.
[1:54] Um
[1:57] » we will get those in the finalized agreement. Yeah.
[2:01] » Okay. >> Yeah.
[2:03] » Are they maps? >> They are. Well, the first one is the the
[2:08] legal description of the property and the next one is the lease. So, it just
[2:11] it's just a couple of of things. Yeah. >> I just wanted to make sure that it's not
[2:16] being signed with blank exhibits. >> Yep.
[2:21] So, you're saying you want them in? >> We need to make sure they're included in
[2:27] » what we said to the CDC for >> signature.
[2:40] I have any other questions? >> Um, just you go ahead. I was just going
[2:46] to say just to give some a brief overview um just so for people who don't
[2:51] have the packet in front of them um it's planning to have the final closing on or
[2:57] before March 31st um and the current purchase price is for
[3:03] uh $565,000 of the for that's for the wastewater
[3:07] treatment plant. Um now this obviously >> it's only half of it. It's the actual
[3:12] » plant building, not >> treatment side.
[3:15] » The treatment side, not where public works currently is.
[3:18] » Yeah. And obviously the rest of the uh agreement includes things like, you
[3:23] know, there's certain provisions like due diligence and taxes and stuff that
[3:27] will be taken care of. But those are the main uh two things I wanted to just
[3:31] highlight for everybody.
[3:35] » Thank you.
[3:40] by letting you talk, you both answer my question that I would have had, but I
[3:46] was going to ask our lawyer just to tell the public why we do this. Uh uh we only
[3:54] use them just to complete the sale. Uh there's no money that takes place as far
[4:00] as the CEDC or anything like that. >> There there will be a transaction. it
[4:08] will be quick. Um, but yes, they are they are being used because the law
[4:13] allows us to sell it to them. Um, and then sell it to a third party buyer.
[4:20] When you have a when you have some a very specialized property like this,
[4:25] there are not I don't know if anyone else is looking around, but there there
[4:28] are not a lot of buyers for an old wastewater treatment plant. Frankly,
[4:32] that's just the the nature of this. And so this this mechanism that's provided
[4:36] for in the law allows us to sell it to the EDC and get that property into the
[4:41] best hands so that way get it to somebody who's going to improve it to
[4:45] put it back on the tax roles to help the bureau bring in some some more cash flow
[4:49] which is what we need. >> Will CDC profit from this?
[4:55] » Um I believe they will. Yes. The the way that this is written they they would get
[5:00] 1% of the purchase price. So, not a lot, just as a kind of a a fee for their
[5:07] services that they've provided in this and helping find a buyer.
[5:11] » Okay. And did council ever find out what the the company that's buying it, what
[5:18] they subleas the garages for, how much? Nobody seemed to care when I asked that
[5:24] question before. >> I don't know exact. I know that they are
[5:28] subleasasing them. Frankly, I don't know off the top of my head what they who
[5:33] they are subleasasing them to. Um, but at this point, the most important thing
[5:38] for this Puro is to get this sale completed. It's drugg on for obviously
[5:43] far too long. You heard my updates through um over the last several months.
[5:47] So, um but yes, I think they they certainly I think that's they are
[5:52] subleasasing part of that property down there. We know that. So,
[5:55] » yeah. Um, from a legal standpoint, uh, should council have to vote on
[6:02] something like that? >> Not if it's in the
[6:04] » Not if it's in the lease. Yeah.
[6:09] » Okay.
[6:12] » Thanks, Frank. Oh, this is might be a random question, but I just I realized
[6:17] it when I was reading the thing here. Why is
[6:23] the Burrow of Columbia's address >> that's a mistake
[6:28] » 1200 corporate boulevard in Lancaster >> is a mistake I will get that needs to be
[6:35] changed yes >> I was like there's probably a reason but
[6:37] I don't know what it was >> there is not a good reason I don't know
[6:42] how that got in there yeah >> um but yeah we I'll get that if you want
[6:47] to make your motion with that Yeah. Yeah. I did not catch that.
[6:56] » I saw I'm like EC CDC.
[7:01] » Yeah, that was I think that was the old address for the CDC and it got put up.
[7:06] That's my fault. I will. >> All right. Good.
[7:12] » Sorry. I thought there was like some other
[7:14] » No, there's not. That should be 30. I wanted to know.
[7:22] » Any other questions or comments? >> Can I get a motion?
[7:28] » I'll make a You go ahead. >> Make a motion to
[7:35] » All right. Can I make a motion to uh agree to the contract with the address
[7:43] change >> and
[7:46] » the addition of exhibit A and yes >> a second.
[7:53] » Oh, I thought you were motion. >> So move.
[7:56] Okay. So, I have a motion by Councilman Byer, second by Council Cooper
[8:04] » to uh
[8:08] agree for the sale of 430 South Front Street between CEDC and the Burrow
[8:16] with the addition of the address change and
[8:21] uh Arb.
[8:26] Any other questions, comments? All in favor say I.
[8:33] » I.
[8:41] » At this time, we like to adjourn for executive session to discuss a personnel
[8:45] matter.