[0:00] Good evening. I'd like to call to order

[0:02] the meeting of the media bureau council

[0:04] for this Thursday, August 20th, 2026. Uh

[0:07] let's begin by standing and saying the

[0:09] pledge to the flag.

[0:12] Pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[0:15] United States of America and to the

[0:17] republic for which it stands. One nation

[0:20] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[0:23] justice for all.

[0:26] Before

[0:28] we get to the business of tonight's

[0:30] meeting, we do have one uh matter of

[0:33] business, and I'm going to stretch this

[0:34] out because council vice president Roma

[0:37] is on her way in. Uh we do have the

[0:39] approval of minutes from July 16th of

[0:42] 2026.

[0:44] I was not at that meeting. Um so I will

[0:47] approve them. Uh assuming there are no

[0:49] other issues with that, I just wanted to

[0:51] check with everybody and make sure that

[0:52] that's all right. I do need a motion to

[0:54] approve those minutes

[0:55] >> in the name of also uh stretching time

[0:57] as much as possible here. I will go

[0:59] ahead and uh make that motion.

[1:01] >> And motion uh has been made. Is there a

[1:04] second? You can do it quickly now. Thank

[1:05] you.

[1:06] >> There is a second.

[1:07] >> Motion has been made and seconded. Uh

[1:10] any discussion on the matter?

[1:12] >> Okay.

[1:13] >> Should we make up discussion? Just

[1:15] >> We can make up discussion.

[1:17] Uh, all in favor of approving the

[1:19] minutes of the July 16th, 2026 council

[1:22] meeting, please signify by saying I.

[1:25] >> I. I.

[1:26] >> Any opposed, say nay.

[1:28] >> Motion carries unanimously. Uh, you will

[1:31] notice uh several of our council members

[1:34] are not present this evening. Um,

[1:36] council member Taylor Dunn will, I

[1:38] believe, address us in a few moments.

[1:39] Um, and council member Malcoun is not

[1:42] available. We'll also notice uh that our

[1:44] burough manager uh Britney Foreman is

[1:46] not uh with us this evening. In her

[1:48] place, and I hope I don't get this

[1:50] wrong, is our finance director, John

[1:52] Waskovich. Okay, very good. Um uh we now

[1:56] have one of two opportunities for public

[1:58] comment and privilege of the floor.

[2:00] There are two ways to get in touch with

[2:02] us if you'd like. You can send us an

[2:04] email at comments@mediabau.com

[2:06] or if you prefer, come to our meeting.

[2:09] Step to the microphone. We just need

[2:10] your name and address for the record and

[2:12] then you have an opportunity to say your

[2:14] piece. Miss Rapino, do we have any

[2:16] emails?

[2:17] >> Nothing tonight.

[2:19] >> Okay. Thank you very much. Is there

[2:20] anyone from the public who would like to

[2:21] speak?

[2:24] Hi everybody. Uh my name is Taylor Don.

[2:25] I'm at 500 North Olive. Um I rise today

[2:28] in support of A1 uh which is my request

[2:31] for resignation. Uh I don't take this

[2:35] lightly. I I have the uh absolute

[2:37] privilege of being appointed by um

[2:39] Delaware County Councils to be the

[2:42] public defender. Uh and unfortunately uh

[2:45] the law that governs the public defender

[2:47] act uh bars me from holding any other

[2:49] office. Um I spoke to both the

[2:51] solicitor, our solicitor and the county

[2:53] solicitor and could not find a way

[2:55] around it. So uh unfortunately uh I am

[2:57] forced to resign and I wanted to uh tell

[3:00] you all that it was a privilege to be

[3:02] work along you alongside you and a

[3:04] privilege to serve the people of media

[3:06] um and to encourage anyone out there uh

[3:09] who is interested in applying for my

[3:11] open seat. Uh because three three and a

[3:13] half years ago that's how I got

[3:15] involved. Um there was an open seat. I

[3:18] applied for it. I wasn't selected

[3:20] thankfully. Uh Jen, our our wonderful

[3:22] Jen was was appointed. Um, and then, uh,

[3:25] I ran and was elected and it was a

[3:26] wonderful experience. So, I encourage

[3:28] anyone to step up and do that themselves

[3:30] and just to say thank you to all of you

[3:31] for what a privilege it was to work

[3:33] alongside you and on behalf of the

[3:35] greatest town I could possibly choose to

[3:36] live in. So, thank you. Thank you.

[3:40] [applause]

[3:42] I just want to ask the solicitor, what

[3:44] happens if we say no?

[3:47] Does he get in trouble?

[3:48] >> Uh, yeah, he is.

[3:51] >> All right. I'm just just checking on

[3:52] that one. I don't think it'll be an

[3:54] issue, but [laughter]

[3:57] um and I think those uh those comments

[4:00] were lovely and we echo them. Uh we'll

[4:03] have more to say in a few moments, but

[4:05] uh it's was not it was almost as if

[4:08] you'd been on council for years uh with

[4:10] your contributions and what you added to

[4:12] our meetings and the information that

[4:14] you shared with us. So, it is with great

[4:16] regret that I'm going to have to bring

[4:18] that forth in a few moments. Is there

[4:20] anyone else who would like to speak?

[4:23] Seeing no one, uh, I would like now to

[4:26] move on to our manager's report. And the

[4:29] manager's report this evening will be,

[4:31] uh, brought forth by Jonathan Musco.

[4:41] » Thank you, Mr. President, and good

[4:42] evening to everyone. Um, like I said,

[4:45] Britney Manager Foreman is not available

[4:47] tonight, so I'll be delivering the

[4:48] manager's report on her behalf. Um just

[4:51] a few small public announcements that

[4:54] she asked me to deliver. Um the first

[4:56] one being the and excuse my

[4:59] pronunciation on this, the Aliviver

[5:01] Foundation wants to donate uh AED

[5:03] equipment to Baral Park. They've been

[5:06] partnering with local municipalities

[5:08] like Lanstown and Upper Providence

[5:09] Township. And the donation would include

[5:12] $1,100 for the AED device itself as well

[5:15] as an extra $1,100 for the enclosure for

[5:19] the device. This will run through

[5:21] properties committee next month, but um

[5:23] we want to thank the Aliviver Foundation

[5:26] publicly for considering the burrow.

[5:29] Secondly, we were recently notified that

[5:32] Palm Street Mall was awarded a 2026

[5:36] great places designation from the

[5:38] American Planning Association,

[5:39] Pennsylvania chapter. We were nominated

[5:42] by NV5, who was the landscape

[5:45] architecture firm that we partnered with

[5:47] during the project.

[5:49] And the last one, which is a little more

[5:51] in my wheelhouse, the fiscal year 2025

[5:54] audit was completed by Barbcane Thornton

[5:56] and Company, our um independent auditing

[5:59] firm. We did receive a clean audit

[6:01] opinion with no material weaknesses, no

[6:03] significant deficiencies, and three uh

[6:06] minor recommendations that they had.

[6:09] And that concludes the manager's report

[6:11] for this evening.

[6:12] >> Very good. Um, I'm going to ask if our

[6:15] vice president has anything uh that she

[6:18] would like to say about the audit, the

[6:20] award that you received earlier this

[6:22] year.

[6:23] >> I want to just give you some credit,

[6:24] sir. We haven't had a chance to do it

[6:26] publicly.

[6:28] >> Sorry, just bring that on you.

[6:29] >> Um, we did address it at last month's

[6:31] meeting, legislative, and I think that

[6:33] was the one that that that you missed, but John wasn't here to

[6:37] >> to hear all receive it in person. Um but

[6:41] yeah, we were very excited to get this

[6:44] award acknowledging sort of our fiscal

[6:46] responsibility and the rigor with which

[6:48] we ROD reporting and transparency and I

[6:50] think um one of the real great things

[6:53] about the award is it was the first time

[6:54] that we applied for it. So we won as as

[6:57] a firsttime applicant and you know we'll

[6:59] try to continue to um you know raise the

[7:02] bar on that and continue to get

[7:03] recognized by this but you know really

[7:05] great work from John and the finance

[7:07] team and the rest of the burough staff.

[7:08] >> Thank you. Thank you very much. I

[7:11] appreciate it.

[7:13] Uh, any other questions for our manager

[7:15] or our finance director? Okay. Very

[7:18] good. Moving on now to our solicitor's

[7:20] report. Mr. Scott.

[7:21] >> Uh, thank you, Mr. President. Nothing

[7:23] tonight.

[7:23] >> Thank you. Any questions for our

[7:25] solicitor.

[7:26] Moving on now to our engineers report.

[7:28] Mr. Matson.

[7:29] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Again, my

[7:30] written report was submitted earlier

[7:31] this month. Just some updates on some

[7:33] few a few capital projects. We have two

[7:36] stormwater improvement projects in the

[7:37] north of town. Uh the first one is

[7:39] underway is almost substantially

[7:41] complete at this point which is great

[7:42] news. That is the empoundment facility

[7:44] for storm water and the community garden

[7:46] on top of that. Big thanks to JMC

[7:48] contractors for working very quickly all

[7:50] throughout the month to get that work

[7:51] done. Looking forward to a successful

[7:53] project. The second one is on North

[7:55] Olive Street Bridge Road. That bid

[7:57] opening is August 27th. So that will be

[8:00] next week. We're eagerly looking forward

[8:01] to that bid opening. Hopefully we'll

[8:03] have good news on that one. Our ste

[8:05] street ballards were recommended by the

[8:07] council to go out to bid. We will have

[8:08] that bid opening in September with a

[8:10] recommendation for the legislative

[8:11] meeting. Uh our trafficcoming project

[8:14] over on Laminate Jefferson is

[8:16] substantially complete as well. I think

[8:17] it looks great. A big thanks to our

[8:18] friends at Chipaloney for that project

[8:20] and our friends at the county. Uh Pico

[8:22] is almost wrapping up the work on

[8:23] Providence Road. It seems like it has

[8:25] been going on for a long time. Uh once

[8:26] that is completed, we'll be move forward

[8:28] with the Holly House rabbit rectangular

[8:30] flashing bacon project. And lastly

[8:32] tonight in your packets for award is the

[8:34] 2026 red program. And so we had a a good

[8:37] strong representation from that one.

[8:38] should be under the

[8:39] transportation committee u uh report. So

[8:43] unless there's any other questions that

[8:44] concludes our report.

[8:46] >> May I ask the question?

[8:48] >> Yes.

[8:49] >> Kevin, do you know when Providence Road

[8:51] will be repaved? We are getting a number

[8:54] of complaints about the way the roads

[8:57] been left.

[8:58] >> Unders understood loud and clear. Yeah,

[9:00] there was uh a number of inquiries back

[9:02] and forth that goalpost had been moving

[9:03] again. We were promised July. We've been

[9:05] promised August. So, it's just a matter

[9:07] of getting PICO to do the follow-up work

[9:09] of the installation of the service

[9:11] laterals. So, they need to do some

[9:13] coordination naturally with the

[9:14] individual homeowners to schedule

[9:15] appointments. And that's really where

[9:17] we're down to. We're down to the last

[9:18] few. So, it's it's a function of

[9:21] naturally Pico completing their main,

[9:22] which is done, and then all the

[9:24] individual service laterals, which is

[9:25] the final part of that. So, after that

[9:27] is completed, the road will be repaid.

[9:29] But, thank you.

[9:32] >> Any other questions?

[9:34] Thank you, Mr. Matson. Hearing no none,

[9:36] we'll move on to our mayor's report.

[9:38] Mayor Washington.

[9:39] >> Good evening, Mr. President, and good

[9:41] evening, everyone. Um, yes. So, my

[9:44] report, I have a couple of reports from

[9:46] the media brow police department and a

[9:48] couple of updates for me as well. Uh,

[9:50] there were 731 calls for service and

[9:52] initiated response for the month of

[9:54] July. And unfortunately, this is an 11%

[9:57] increase from July of 2025 with 652

[10:00] calls last year. 149 traffic stops, 33

[10:04] traffic details, and some training from

[10:07] the media bureau police department. The

[10:09] officers completed their annual use of

[10:11] force and taser training conducted by

[10:13] Sergeant Helmond and Officer Devito. All officers will also completed first

[10:18] aid and CPR training, which is required

[10:20] every 2 years. And onto the reports of

[10:23] interest. Uh there are terroristic

[10:25] threats with a firearm on July 22nd at

[10:28] the Wawa and oh wait no that's the next

[10:33] one. Whoops. Uh there is a terrorist

[10:35] threats with a firearm. Officers

[10:37] responded to the area within 30 minutes

[10:39] of the initial dispatch and had the

[10:41] actor in custody. And then the next one

[10:44] is public drunkenness on July 4th. At

[10:47] the end the individual was taken into

[10:49] custody for public drunkenness and

[10:50] released once. sober. Um, and that's

[10:53] something that they have to do so they

[10:55] make sure people are, you know, good to

[10:57] go and not and under any liabilities.

[11:01] And the next one's for a check washing.

[11:03] Uh, the case has been turned over to the

[11:05] postal inspector's office of the US

[11:07] Postal Service.

[11:09] And then the other one, I think I got

[11:12] two more. Trespass with a threat of a

[11:14] firearm. And this is at the Wawwa store

[11:16] at the 100 East Baltimore Avenue for

[11:19] report of the subject with a gun. And

[11:22] the defendant is currently at the

[11:24] Delaware County Prison. He was taken

[11:26] into custody without incident after the

[11:29] uh after the employees

[11:32] uh reported the incident.

[11:34] and and another warrant servicing. On

[11:37] July 25th, Officer Scott was on patrol

[11:41] when she observed a man walking down

[11:42] Baltimore Avenue in the area of Ratner

[11:44] Street. So, the pedestrian stop was

[11:46] conducted and uh the im the individual

[11:49] was known to the officer to have an

[11:51] arrest warrant. And uh yep, the man was

[11:55] advised as to why he was being stopped

[11:57] and he was taken into custody where a

[11:59] search in incident to arrest was

[12:02] conducted revealing numerous needles,

[12:03] drug paraphernalia, and elicit drugs. I

[12:06] just want to thank the police department

[12:08] for keeping everyone safe this month and

[12:10] every month. Uh and and moving on to the

[12:13] focus points for August 2026,

[12:16] accreditation is underway. The Media

[12:18] Bureau Police Department is currently

[12:20] going through their reertification for

[12:22] accreditation this month and this

[12:24] reassessment is conducted every 3 years

[12:26] by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police

[12:28] Association and this re this includes a

[12:31] review of all policy and procedures as

[12:33] well as review of reports to ensure that

[12:35] the department is maintaining the

[12:36] highest standards. This process has

[12:39] begun on August 14th and will conclude

[12:41] on August 28th with an inspection of the

[12:43] police station equipment, vehicles, and

[12:46] ride along with with the officers by the

[12:48] assessment team. And as of today, only

[12:51] 17% of police departments in

[12:53] Pennsylvania are accredited law

[12:55] enforcement agencies.

[12:57] And moving along to finishing up my

[12:59] report, officers will continue to

[13:01] conduct traffic details in areas of

[13:03] concern reported by residents and

[13:05] identified by patrol officers. Officers

[13:08] will continue to monitor and strictly

[13:10] enforce the double parking issues in the

[13:12] business district. And my notes for this

[13:14] month so far for August uh National

[13:17] Night Out, just wanted to note that

[13:18] National Night Out earlier this month

[13:20] was a blast. Um and uh it happened on

[13:23] August 6th with some great turnout. Just

[13:25] want to thank the media burough police

[13:26] department, the media fire company, and

[13:28] the media wreck board for a wonderful

[13:30] night engaging the community with their

[13:32] first responders. That concludes my

[13:33] report.

[13:34] >> Thank you very much. Uh any questions

[13:36] for the mayor?

[13:38] >> Hearing none. Um and before we get into

[13:40] the council committee reports, I wanted

[13:42] to note that last week, uh Mayor

[13:44] Washington had the distinct pleasure of

[13:46] attending the employee appreciation

[13:48] lunchon. Um, and I didn't get a chance

[13:51] to mention uh to when I was uh thanking

[13:54] John for all of his hard work. Um, one

[13:56] of the things that I said in just a

[13:58] couple of very brief remarks is that the

[14:00] employees of of this bureau make our

[14:02] jobs very easy. Um, you know, coming in

[14:05] and knowing that there is competence,

[14:07] uh, there is integrity, um, and there

[14:10] is, you know, accountability and

[14:12] strength behind every moment, every

[14:14] moment that we have a meeting and every

[14:17] issue that we face. uh it makes us it

[14:19] just really makes it a wonderful place

[14:22] to to be on council. So, thank you. And

[14:24] I'll tell everyone out there that uh we

[14:26] do appreciate our our employees. So, I

[14:29] don't want to miss that. So, thank you.

[14:32] I got to this point I was like, "Oo, I

[14:33] better say something." Uh but we'll

[14:35] start with our council committee

[14:36] reports. I will be delivering uh the

[14:38] report for planning commission, zoning,

[14:39] hearing board, and harb. And I'll hand

[14:41] the uh gavvel over to the vice president

[14:43] in case there's anything uh necessary.

[14:46] Um the first order of business um is to

[14:49] accept the resignation of council member

[14:51] Taylor Dunn. Uh as he so eloquently

[14:53] stated, this is not uh something that he

[14:55] wanted to do. It's something that he has

[14:57] to do. Uh and we look forward to

[14:59] opportunities for uh for council member

[15:02] Dunn, soon to be former council member

[15:04] Dunn, uh to volunteer his time to the

[15:06] bureau. It's all about public service

[15:08] and working in the public defenders

[15:10] office, serving on council, serving on

[15:12] our zoning hearing board. Even though it

[15:14] was brief, it was uh it was phenomenal.

[15:17] Um so I will move that we accept the

[15:20] resignation of council person Taylor

[15:22] Dunn with great regret.

[15:24] >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?

[15:26] >> Seconded.

[15:28] >> Motion is a second. Any discussion?

[15:32] All those in favor of accepting the

[15:34] resignation of Council Person Taylor

[15:35] Dunn signify by saying I.

[15:37] >> I.

[15:38] >> Opposed. The motion passes unanimously.

[15:41] And just as a clarification of the

[15:43] process from here on out, um by

[15:45] accepting the resignation, tonight

[15:47] starts a 30-day clock uh for council to

[15:50] appoint a uh a replacement. Uh and

[15:53] during that time, we have already opened

[15:55] up uh the application process. Uh and

[15:58] those applications we are asking to be

[16:00] into media burough by August 31st at

[16:04] noon. Um you can find information on our

[16:06] website and you can send your

[16:08] application and your uh resume or CV or

[16:11] whatever you'd like to share uh with us

[16:13] and then we will have a process where on

[16:15] I believe September 8th or 9th uh or 9th

[16:18] or 10th it's it's two days in that week.

[16:21] No, the 8th is is the day after uh Labor

[16:23] Day. So, it'll be two of those days that week. We will have uh interviews in

[16:27] public session and that'll be advertised

[16:30] and the intent is to appoint uh our new

[16:33] council member on September 17th at our

[16:35] September legislative meeting. So, if

[16:38] there are any questions about that, is

[16:40] that pretty clear? Thank you. And I

[16:43] encourage anyone to apply. Um that's

[16:46] where we stand with that. Second motion

[16:48] uh is to request to a request to wave

[16:52] the land development application

[16:53] requirement for 7 to13 State Road due to

[16:57] most of the parcel being located in

[16:59] Upper Providence Township. If you may

[17:02] remember, uh this is where I believe a

[17:05] child care center is planned.

[17:08] >> Um and there's a tiny little bit that is

[17:11] in the parking lot that is in Media

[17:13] Burough. Uh, and this is simply a

[17:15] request to sort of allow this to

[17:17] progress and not not cause any problems.

[17:18] I think it's good governance to, you

[17:21] know, work with our neighboring

[17:22] communities and just say, you know, this

[17:24] is this is on your end. Go for it. Um,

[17:26] do we need a formal motion for this, Mr.

[17:28] Scott?

[17:30] >> The the owner needs to note on their

[17:33] development plans that media is not

[17:36] asserting jurisdiction. So to do that

[17:40] there needs to be a vote and there will

[17:43] somebody sign.

[17:45] >> Sure.

[17:47] >> So I will make a motion to wave the land

[17:49] development application requirement for

[17:51] 7 to 13 State Road due to most of the

[17:53] parcel being located in Upper Providence

[17:55] Township.

[17:58] >> In the form of a motion.

[17:59] >> A motion has been made. Is there a

[18:00] second?

[18:01] >> Seconded.

[18:02] >> Motion has been seconded. Any

[18:03] discussion?

[18:05] All those in favor of waving the land

[18:06] development application requirement for

[18:08] 7 to13 state road due the parcel being

[18:11] located in upper pro most of the parcel

[18:13] being up located in Upper Providence

[18:15] Township signify by saying I

[18:17] >> I opposed. The motion passes

[18:20] unanimously. The next item on the

[18:22] agenda, and I have to acknowledge having

[18:23] not been at the planning commission, we

[18:25] have a very large uh collection of

[18:27] documents here regarding uh a request

[18:30] for a line adjustment and subdivision

[18:32] for a property at 509 North Lemon

[18:35] Street. We do have representatives, I

[18:37] hear uh who are ready to answer any

[18:39] questions. Um, so if you want to make a

[18:41] very brief statement perhaps about the

[18:43] request and I will simply say that this

[18:46] went through the planning commission and

[18:48] the planning commission recommended the council not oppose.

[18:53] >> Yeah. My name is Steve Willison. I'm a

[18:55] land surveyor with GD Hoopinstein. It

[18:57] was our office of prepared plans. I have

[18:59] Nathan Miller who's the owner of 509

[19:02] Lemon Street and his father Mike Miller

[19:04] who owns 333 West Fifth Street. Uh the

[19:07] purpose the back of Nate's property, the

[19:09] side of Nate's property backs up to his

[19:11] father's property and there's we did a

[19:14] survey was done and found out that the

[19:16] patio of Nate Nathan's property has a

[19:19] slight 1-ft encroachment onto Mike's

[19:21] property. Uh and there were some bushes

[19:23] and shrubs that were there from the

[19:24] previous owner which have been removed.

[19:26] We're simply trying to move that

[19:28] property line 16 ft so he can have his

[19:31] buffer back again, plant it, and have a

[19:33] little more room back there. It's a

[19:34] little tight back there.

[19:36] uh his father had bought the property to renovate it, possibly move in, but

[19:41] with the slope to the property, he's

[19:43] looking for something more one level.

[19:45] It's leaning to a split level. So, once

[19:48] we get this property line moved and

[19:50] relocated, then we'll probably put that

[19:52] house back up for sale and everybody

[19:54] will be happy. Very good. Thank you for

[19:56] the uh explanation. Very clear.

[19:58] >> Um

[19:59] >> so, this is Mr. President, this is on

[20:01] the agenda for you you to approve the

[20:03] lot line uh plan tonight. It's not it's

[20:06] not you you'd mentioned not opposed.

[20:08] >> This doesn't go to zoning.

[20:09] >> Nope.

[20:10] >> Okay. So, this is something we would

[20:12] approve.

[20:12] >> This is a subdivision approval and it's

[20:14] ready for for for consideration tonight.

[20:17] >> So, then I will make a motion uh that

[20:20] the to accept the lot line adjustment

[20:22] subdivision for the property at 509

[20:24] North Lemon Street and 333 West 5th

[20:28] Street. I'll make that in the form of a

[20:30] motion. A

[20:32] >> motion has been made. Is there a second?

[20:35] >> Seconded.

[20:35] >> The motion has been seconded. Any

[20:37] discussion?

[20:38] >> There are waiverss that we should note

[20:40] for the record. You'll be you'll be

[20:42] approving it subject to those waivers.

[20:44] >> Um and they are more familiar with

[20:48] >> Yeah. that not to have to submit a

[20:51] combined culinary final. Um not to

[20:54] provide because this is such a simple

[20:56] plan. they're not providing um

[20:59] topographical features and uh benchmarks

[21:02] and things that they would normally put

[21:03] on a on a more wholesome development. Um

[21:08] there the plans don't show the location

[21:10] of benchmarks of of storm sewer drains

[21:13] of location calipers of 8 in or more.

[21:17] Those are not really relevant to the lot

[21:19] line. So thank you.

[21:21] >> Just to reiterate, there's no um

[21:23] construction activity associated with

[21:25] this. It's the movement of an imaginary

[21:26] line.

[21:26] >> Mhm.

[21:28] >> So would you recommend we alter this and

[21:31] add with the waivers or

[21:33] >> Why don't you Is it Do the maker and the

[21:35] seconder accept the uh amendment to be

[21:39] approved the plan subject to the

[21:40] waivers?

[21:41] >> Subject to the waivers. Okay. I'm okay

[21:43] with it. Second.

[21:45] >> I'm okay with it.

[21:46] >> Okay. Great.

[21:48] >> Um I have a question. Within this

[21:50] packet, there's this huge amount of like

[21:52] deed information. is that's not really

[21:54] relevant to

[21:57] >> that's part of the submission package

[21:59] application package. You have to submit

[22:00] the deeds for both properties.

[22:02] >> Okay. It looks okay.

[22:05] >> Part of that is the the again the lots

[22:07] are changing geometry. So that lot line

[22:10] although it's imaginary it's a legal

[22:12] line it's being redefined. So that

[22:14] redefining process has to be recorded

[22:16] >> okay

[22:16] >> and then verified and then ultimately

[22:18] recorded at the county. That's all the

[22:21] ass.

[22:22] >> Okay. It just looked like there was a

[22:23] lot happening here that wasn't but

[22:26] >> ultimately it's it's a date. It's a

[22:29] complicated date because it's part of a

[22:31] property disposition.

[22:33] >> Okay. Thank you.

[22:33] >> Yeah.

[22:38] » Any additional discussion?

[22:41] All those in favor of accepting the lot

[22:43] line adjustment subdivision for property

[22:45] 509 North Lemon Street uh subject to the

[22:48] waivers signify by saying I. I.

[22:50] >> I. opposed.

[22:52] The motion passes unanimously

[22:54] >> and that concludes the report for

[22:56] planning commission zoning hearing board

[22:58] and HARP. Thank you.

[23:00] >> Any questions for President Poff on this

[23:02] part of his agenda?

[23:05] >> Seeing none.

[23:06] >> Thank you. We'll now move on to uh

[23:09] transportation, fire, EMS, and civil

[23:11] service. Council member Trey Herman. Mr.

[23:13] Herman.

[23:14] >> Thank you, Mr. President. All right. So

[23:16] starting off tonight, I have one

[23:18] leazison announcement uh regarding the

[23:21] uh special EMS meeting we had about a

[23:24] week ago. Uh so council had a special EMS meeting specifically to

[23:31] discuss the upcoming regional authority

[23:34] that's been proposed by uh members of

[23:36] the working group and our neighbors in

[23:41] uh Nether Providence Upper Providence

[23:43] WMO

[23:44] >> Rose Valley and Rish

[23:47] close.

[23:47] >> It's okay. I always forgot one of them.

[23:50] >> Yeah. He said

[23:53] >> uh yes. So we had a meeting regarding

[23:54] that authority and we discussed uh the

[23:57] various options with whether or not

[23:59] media was likely to join uh and to try

[24:02] and get an understanding as to uh the

[24:04] general costs.

[24:07] Um while we don't have the full final

[24:09] numbers just yet uh at this time at that

[24:14] time at the end of that meeting general

[24:16] sense of council of those who were

[24:18] attendant was that media would likely

[24:20] not join at this time due to both uh

[24:24] just a general uncertainty on the costs

[24:26] but also some

[24:28] uncertainty as to the leadership of that

[24:31] uh authority and how it would affect

[24:34] uh our residences.

[24:38] Thank you. Um, and if I may add, I

[24:41] attended a similar special meeting on

[24:43] Tuesday evening in Upper Providence

[24:44] Township where many of the same

[24:46] questions were asked. Um, many of the

[24:49] same issues were raised. Um, and you

[24:52] know, the the general sense that I got

[24:54] at both meetings, although I don't want

[24:56] to speak for Upper Providence, I can

[24:57] only speak for myself and the and the

[24:58] others who were at our meeting on

[25:00] Monday, was that there are just too many

[25:01] questions in the air. Um, and we don't

[25:04] want to burden our residents with a uh a

[25:07] fee. Um, we want to make sure that if we

[25:10] are going with this, we have done all of

[25:12] our due diligence and that we have done

[25:14] everything we can to keep the costs as

[25:16] low as we can for our residents uh in

[25:19] media burough. Um, one of the other main

[25:21] concerns that that was raised is that you know the leadership of this

[25:25] authority

[25:26] um does not have to follow any of the

[25:29] recommendations of this working group

[25:31] regardless of who's on the authority.

[25:33] Um, and media fire company uh, you know,

[25:36] could very well wind up on the outside

[25:39] looking in. Um, and we've heard from

[25:41] this, I can tell you, we've heard from

[25:43] our residents in Upper Providence and in

[25:45] Media Burough, um, that they're very

[25:47] happy with the service from the media

[25:49] fire company in EMS. Um, and we should

[25:51] be very proud of that. Um, and consider

[25:54] that to be a feather in our cap. Um, so

[25:57] I I just wanted to bring that up. The

[26:00] approval of the authority wouldn't

[26:02] happen at one of our meetings. There is

[26:04] a meeting scheduled for September 2nd, I

[26:08] believe, at Strath Haven Middle School

[26:10] or high school.

[26:11] >> Middle school.

[26:11] >> Strath Haven Middle School. Um, and that

[26:14] at that meeting, each of the six

[26:16] municipalities have been asked to bring

[26:18] uh a quorum of their membership to vote

[26:21] whether or not to join this authority.

[26:24] Um, so we will be there. I believe we'll

[26:28] have a quorum there. Uh and at this time

[26:30] again our our predisposition is not to

[26:33] join. Um but again a lot can happen in

[26:35] the next couple of weeks. So it's

[26:38] something where I encourage residents to

[26:40] reach out to us. Uh if you have any

[26:43] questions about what you've heard. That

[26:44] was one thing that came up on Tuesday

[26:46] was we don't know what the residents

[26:48] think. I'm you know we're all residents.

[26:51] Um, and you know, from the standpoint of

[26:54] I don't want to pay more than I need to,

[26:56] uh, or what more than what's fair, uh, I

[27:00] think would be something that that's,

[27:02] uh, you know, rolling around in our

[27:03] heads as, as members making a decision.

[27:06] >> I was not present at that meeting. May I

[27:08] voice my opinion?

[27:09] >> Yes, absolutely.

[27:10] >> Thank you. Um, so I've had some time to

[27:13] dig into the relevant data provided. Um,

[27:16] and what I would like to call out is

[27:17] that across the six mun municipalities,

[27:19] media borrow has the lowest median

[27:21] household income. So to me, if we have

[27:24] the lowest median income of all

[27:25] participating munality municipalities, a

[27:28] flat fee structure is regressive and

[27:30] places the highest burden on the

[27:32] community with the least ability to

[27:33] absorb it. Um,

[27:36] >> excellent.

[27:36] >> I have I have the numbers if folks want,

[27:38] but I did dig into some census data. Um,

[27:40] and right, we have the density, we've

[27:42] built out, we have commercial activity

[27:44] means that we pay more, but our

[27:45] residents aren't necessarily wealthier.

[27:47] So, I know that we've talked a lot

[27:49] about, right, there's equal votes, but

[27:52] it's not equitable votes. And I think

[27:54] that is my biggest concern right now.

[27:57] Um, and additionally, right, we're

[27:59] talking about the governance structure.

[28:01] Um we've discussed concerns with media

[28:04] only having one vote despite the

[28:06] differences um in income and ability to

[28:09] pay across the multiple municipalities.

[28:12] So I my perspective right now is no

[28:16] because we have folks who would be um

[28:20] would have a higher burden than our

[28:21] neighboring municipalities and that does

[28:23] not seem equitable nor does it seem

[28:25] financially responsible for us to make

[28:26] that decision.

[28:28] >> Thank you. That's an excellent point. I did a little number crunching myself

[28:31] and I looked at the populations of

[28:34] Swathmore that are very similar and if

[28:36] you look at the six municipalities our

[28:38] total population is about 16th of that

[28:40] entire group combined. So if you're

[28:42] looking at one out of six it's not that

[28:44] big a deal but when you're looking at it

[28:45] financially and fiscally that's a much bigger difference. Um so I I really

[28:51] appreciate that and thank you thank you

[28:52] for that. May I add that we would have

[28:54] one vote out of six, but we also have

[28:57] about 25% of the call volume.

[28:59] >> That's correct. Yes, that's the other

[29:01] piece, too. Thank you. Um, so that uh

[29:05] I'll turn it back to Mr. Herman. It's

[29:07] your report. So, thank you.

[29:09] >> All right, moving on. Uh, this month's

[29:12] uh traffic education topic for August

[29:16] 2026. [clears throat] This month's topic

[29:17] is safety and construction zones.

[29:21] Uh, Aqua, Pico, Pendot, and other crews

[29:25] work every day to get these projects

[29:27] finished safely. Landscaping crews and

[29:30] tree service companies frequently have

[29:32] cones, flaggers, and equipment in

[29:34] surprise locations.

[29:36] Stay on top of the planned projects in

[29:38] through our newsletter, which is a great

[29:40] source of info and highlights

[29:43] throughout the summer. Throughout our

[29:46] major and minor streets, construction

[29:48] has become a pretty familiar site around

[29:50] media this summer. Detours, lane

[29:53] closures, and flaggers can be

[29:55] frustrating. Please be patient.

[29:59] Plan ahead. Check the burrow, Aqua, and

[30:02] Pico websites when you can. Construction

[30:04] zones change, equipment moves, and

[30:06] detours can shift. Knowing where work is

[30:09] happening may save you some frustration

[30:12] or give you a chance to take another

[30:13] route.

[30:15] Slow down and follow the flaggers and

[30:17] signs in work zones. The crews are often

[30:20] working only a few feet from moving

[30:22] traffic. Please give them some room and

[30:24] let them do their job safely. And

[30:27] remember, the people working out there

[30:29] have families and people waiting for

[30:31] them at home, too. A few extra minutes

[30:33] and a little patience can help make sure

[30:35] everyone gets home safely.

[30:39] [snorts]

[30:41] And moving on, uh, next up, I have the,

[30:45] uh, change order for Jefferson and Lemon

[30:47] Streets, uh, community development block

[30:50] grant project, which I submit in the

[30:52] form of a motion.

[30:53] >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?

[30:58] >> Motion's been made and seconded. Any

[31:00] discussion?

[31:03] Is there

[31:04] >> What? What? I'm sorry. What What is this

[31:05] grant for? [laughter]

[31:07] >> I apologize.

[31:08] >> If I may, Mr. So this is the Lemon

[31:10] Jefferson project

[31:12] >> and when that bid came in the low the

[31:14] low bidder was well under the grant cap

[31:17] allocation. So the the the grant was

[31:20] award pardon me the bid was about

[31:21] $70,000 and that project had been

[31:24] allocated about $144,000.

[31:27] So again in in order to maximize the

[31:29] benefit of that uh grant uh it was

[31:32] recommended to have some extensions to

[31:33] existing line items. So specifically

[31:35] what you would see out there is that

[31:37] area had some sidewalks that weren't in

[31:38] great shape because of the nature of the

[31:39] trees and the age of the neighborhood.

[31:41] So the recommendation is to have those

[31:43] improved. Some of the ADA facilities we

[31:44] can get additional improvements, some

[31:46] additional landscaping and there are

[31:48] some areas of curbing that just that

[31:49] were dated and old and again so the

[31:52] ability to inject additional resource

[31:54] under the existing line into that

[31:55] contract just gives that the project a

[31:57] nice more polished look. It just allows

[32:00] us to inject more resource into that

[32:02] area and I think the overall uh look

[32:03] will be sharp.

[32:05] >> Thank you.

[32:10] » All those in favor?

[32:13] >> Thank you.

[32:14] >> Can I add one more thought on that one?

[32:15] >> Yes.

[32:16] >> Again, that project is funded uh with

[32:19] the uh the funds from the county. This

[32:22] change order, although it's a change

[32:23] order to our contract, doesn't cost our

[32:25] taxpayers additional money. What it does

[32:27] is it allows us to use the additional

[32:28] allocation uh that was awarded by the

[32:31] county with support from federal funds.

[32:34] >> Great.

[32:34] >> So it's not it's not additional cash

[32:36] from the uh burough taxpayers. It's the

[32:38] usage of additional allocation from the

[32:40] grant.

[32:41] >> Thank you very much for that

[32:43] explanation. Uh hearing no more

[32:45] discussion. All those in favor of

[32:46] accepting the change order for Jefferson

[32:48] and Lemon Streets Community Development

[32:50] Block Grant Project, please signify by

[32:53] saying I. I. I.

[32:54] >> Any opposed say nay. Motion carries

[32:57] unanimously.

[32:58] >> Thank you. Moving on. I have a proposal

[33:00] from Carol Engineering for a

[33:02] comprehensive parking study in the

[33:03] amount not to exceed $41,800, which I

[33:07] offer up in the form of a motion.

[33:09] >> The motion has been made. Is there a

[33:11] second?

[33:15] » Second.

[33:15] >> Motion has been made and seconded. Is

[33:17] there any discussion?

[33:18] >> Can we get some clarification on what

[33:20] the parking study includes or will

[33:22] include?

[33:28] Unfortunately, I don't have my notes in

[33:29] front of me.

[33:30] >> I know we discussed a couple of

[33:31] different routes and I'm and I just

[33:33] would like for us to be to be clear to

[33:35] be clear about what it's including and

[33:37] what it's not.

[33:41] » Is this something that we might want to

[33:43] revisit next month?

[33:44] >> My understanding is that this was the um

[33:46] was this the GIS to GI Global Imaging

[33:51] Service? I can't recall the AC acronym,

[33:54] but I believe that this was looking

[33:56] around some of the overflow areas like

[33:59] around the courthouse. I know that that

[34:01] was one area mentioned. Um, so I believe

[34:04] that this was going to have folks um

[34:06] from Carol going out into the burrow and

[34:09] perhaps leveraging AI to help understand

[34:11] where the true areas of need are for

[34:13] parking um so that we can make informed

[34:16] decisions on where to invest in parking

[34:18] infrastructure. Again, if it's helpful,

[34:20] I do have I do have that scope. If it's

[34:21] helpful.

[34:22] >> Yeah. Would you mind? Because I mean, I

[34:23] know in a couple of different

[34:24] committees, we've talked about a couple

[34:26] different types of parking and I just

[34:27] want to make sure. I think you are

[34:28] right, Amelia, but I don't know if there

[34:30] were other parts of the scope as well.

[34:31] >> Yep. Certainly. Again, so part of the

[34:34] genesis of this naturally was parking is

[34:36] a really key issue in town

[34:38] >> and we had spent a lot of focus in the

[34:40] area of State Street studying the area

[34:42] actually the garage going back to

[34:43] earlier this year. This is an extension

[34:45] of that study to take a more focused

[34:48] look at areas that were both impacted by

[34:51] high usage but also affordable housing.

[34:53] So the the impact of affordable housing,

[34:55] the impact of different land use on our

[34:56] street system. Again, so there is

[34:58] there's a series of breakouts. One of

[35:01] which is primarily a parking inventory.

[35:03] Another one are curbside strategies to

[35:05] help maximize and the usage of delivery

[35:08] vehicles around State Street.

[35:09] >> That was what I wanted to make sure it

[35:11] was included in it.

[35:12] >> That's right. The other one is our

[35:13] parking standard or a review of our

[35:15] existing parking ordinances

[35:17] >> to make sure that they are consistent.

[35:19] Again, the option for the GIS here is is

[35:21] highlighted here so that there are uh

[35:24] modern technologies that are used to

[35:25] take a look at our parking facilities

[35:27] around town, take a look at our street

[35:28] systems. Uh and I think that generally

[35:31] was it. So, it was it was an expansion

[35:33] of good work that had begun earlier this

[35:35] year to add some additional focus areas.

[35:38] This is the one that it goes north

[35:41] towards like third, fourth, fifth

[35:43] street, I think, right? Yeah.

[35:45] >> Overflow.

[35:46] >> Awesome. That that's helpful. Thank you.

[35:48] Mr. Matson. And thank you,

[35:50] um, Council Person Delgroso.

[35:55] » Seeing if there's if there's no more

[35:57] discussion, all those in favor of

[35:59] accepting the proposal from Carol

[36:01] Engineering for the comprehensive

[36:02] parking study and an amount not to

[36:04] exceed 40,000 $41,800.

[36:07] That's not my uh Hang on a moment. All

[36:10] those in favor of accepting the proposal

[36:13] from Carol Engineering for a

[36:14] comprehensive parking study in an amount

[36:17] not to exceed $41,800,

[36:20] please say I.

[36:22] >> I. Any opposed? Say nay.

[36:24] >> Motion passes unanimously.

[36:27] >> All right. Moving on. My last item up

[36:29] for business is a motion to accept a bid

[36:33] from AF Damon Company Incorporated in

[36:35] the amount of 130,920

[36:38] for the 2026 road program.

[36:42] >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?

[36:44] >> Second.

[36:45] >> Motion has been made and seconded. Any

[36:46] discussion?

[36:48] >> Mr. Matson, can you explain what is

[36:50] covered in our road program for this

[36:52] year? Uh actually so um there's this our

[36:57] road target program is the usage of

[36:58] liquid fuels monies. So when anybody is

[37:00] driving they pay gas they pay the gas

[37:02] tax that money is routed to Harrisburg.

[37:04] Then liquid fuels monies are broken up

[37:06] over the 3,000 or so municipalities. Uh

[37:09] so we have a local road program here

[37:12] that we do in media and our streets are

[37:15] um a continuation of the streets that we

[37:17] were paving last year. So naturally,

[37:19] since we have 15 miles worth of of roads

[37:21] in media, we don't pave all of them at

[37:23] the same time. We pay for about a half a

[37:25] mile of streets in town. Uh those

[37:27] include um Manchester Church, a portion

[37:31] of Monroe, and there's one other on the

[37:34] west end of town that I can't remember,

[37:35] but I'll pull up. But it's about four or five different streets around

[37:38] town. So Damon has done good work for us

[37:40] in the past, very reputable contractor.

[37:43] So it's my recommendation that this be

[37:44] awarded.

[37:45] >> Very good. Thank you. Uh, as there's no

[37:48] more discussion, uh, all those in favor

[37:50] of accepting the bid from AFDAN company

[37:52] in the amount of $130,920

[37:56] for the 2026 road program, please

[37:59] signify by saying I. I.

[38:00] >> I. Any opposed? Say name. Motion carries

[38:04] unanimously.

[38:06] >> That concludes my report.

[38:07] >> Thank you. Uh, any questions for Council

[38:09] Member Herman?

[38:11] hearing none. We will now move on to

[38:13] finance media business authority and

[38:15] library council vice president Elizabeth

[38:17] Roma. Miss Roma and

[38:18] >> thank you President Poff. I don't have

[38:20] any leison on announcements from the

[38:22] library. They did not meet in July. They

[38:24] are meeting on Monday, but I do not have

[38:26] any announcements for them. For the

[38:28] media business authority, um a couple of

[38:30] cool things have been going on in town.

[38:32] One, John Roberts seller will be

[38:34] celebrating their oneyear anniversary

[38:36] this week. So that's very exciting. And

[38:38] um Glim Glimmer was featured on a new

[38:41] segment on Positively Philly. So if you

[38:43] didn't get a chance to check that out, I

[38:44] think believe they do it on their social

[38:46] media. It was a really lovely segment.

[38:48] Moving on to my main agenda items.

[38:52] Uh normally this time of year, we do a

[38:55] midyear we do a mid-year budget

[38:57] adjustment. So, it is the best practice

[38:58] to do an adjustment um throughout the

[39:00] year financially so that way you can

[39:01] make any adjustments for any under or

[39:03] over spends in the first half of the

[39:05] year to make sure that you end the year

[39:06] in a good place. Um we have a couple of

[39:09] expenses that have come to light in the

[39:11] last week that we want to make sure that

[39:13] we're really diligent about

[39:14] understanding what the full cost would

[39:16] be and then what ultimately that

[39:17] adjustment would be need to be made. So,

[39:19] we're going to I'm suggesting that we

[39:21] table this agenda item until September.

[39:23] We'll discuss this in detail at the

[39:25] September workshop and then hopefully

[39:26] ultimately um vote on it at our

[39:28] September legislative meeting. Um

[39:30] there's no, you know, there's no we

[39:33] we're under no obligation to um you

[39:36] know, vote on an adjustment, you know,

[39:39] at the midyear. You can actually vote on

[39:40] adjustments at any time during the year.

[39:42] So, this won't really affect our 2027

[39:44] budgeting schedule and it won't really

[39:46] affect any of our fiscal responsibility

[39:47] or transparency values that we have in

[39:50] our finance process. We just need a

[39:52] little bit more time to get in line with

[39:53] some some additional costs that are

[39:55] coming through.

[39:56] >> Thank you. As this motion was not moved,

[39:59] um we just leave it where it is and

[40:01] we'll take it up next month.

[40:03] >> Great. Uh my next agenda item is um as

[40:06] part of our desire to deliver great

[40:09] resident service and great services to

[40:11] our businesses um we in began to review

[40:16] proposals for a different partner to

[40:18] collect business privilege and

[40:20] mercantile tax. Um our current partners

[40:23] we've been with for a while. We wanted

[40:25] to see, you know, where if we might be

[40:27] able to realize any gains in service or

[40:29] any gains in um in fees and the finance

[40:32] committee reviewed several different

[40:34] proposals and recommended that we move

[40:37] forward with Tri-State, which would

[40:39] start collection in the next fiscal

[40:41] year. So, I want to make a motion to um

[40:44] approve the tri-state agreement for

[40:46] privilege, excuse me, business privilege

[40:48] and mercantile tax collection services.

[40:51] >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?

[40:53] >> Second. Motion has been made and

[40:55] seconded. Any discussion? I know we have

[40:57] someone present who can speak to this.

[40:59] Is that correct? Yes.

[41:00] >> Okay. So, do you have

[41:02] >> you do the introduction or

[41:04] >> that would be terrific. Thank you.

[41:05] >> Okay. Um we have with us tonight uh Rob

[41:08] Schaefer from Tri-State Financial Group.

[41:10] Um he's here to answer any questions if

[41:14] you guys if anything comes up or um any

[41:17] specifics you want to know about the

[41:19] agreements or how it might differ from

[41:21] the current services that we get. Um the

[41:24] floor is yours if you

[41:27] um if they have anything that that they

[41:29] they'd like to ask you.

[41:30] >> Well, if you'd like to just sort of

[41:31] outline for us what what's

[41:34] the microphone? Thank you.

[41:38] >> Thank you, M.

[41:41] >> And uh my name is Robert Schaefer. I

[41:43] work with Tri-State Financial Group. I'm

[41:44] actually a a partner in the firm. I'm

[41:48] also the chief operating officer. Uh

[41:50] Tri-State's uh a company that's been

[41:52] around for quite some time. Um I've been

[41:54] a partner with it since 2010. They were

[41:57] around under a different name u for

[41:59] about 18 years prior to that. So we're

[42:01] not a fly by night new company. Um we go

[42:04] we handle 15 different municipalities

[42:08] um large ones and small ones alike. um

[42:11] small ones like East Lands on Barrow,

[42:12] just not even 100 u businesses up to uh

[42:17] the city of Bethlehem, you know,

[42:19] thousands and thousands of businesses,

[42:21] probably 13,000 businesses up there,

[42:23] including their rentals and things like

[42:24] that. I have small dollar amounts u you

[42:27] know, and large ones. I do handle Upper

[42:29] Marian Township, which is extremely

[42:31] large, is the largest, if not second

[42:33] largest, business privilege mercantil

[42:36] collections in the state. Um uh I have

[42:39] been around doing this probably since

[42:40] 1994. I actually had a long time ago

[42:43] worked uh in Media Barrow doing

[42:45] collections in Media Barrow under a

[42:46] different company uh just as a worker uh

[42:49] back in like 1994 I believe that was. Um

[42:52] and you know we've been doing business

[42:55] privilege for a long time. Um and we are

[42:58] a business privilege administrator. Yes,

[43:01] we do a couple um local service taxes

[43:04] for some of our jurisdictions that would

[43:06] like us to do that for them. It's just a

[43:08] handful and I do a couple small

[43:09] amusement taxes as well. Um but I think

[43:12] why we do things good is because we're a

[43:15] business tax administrator. So business

[43:17] privilege mercantil tax, that's what we

[43:19] do. Uh if you have any questions, I'm

[43:21] glad to answer them for you.

[43:23] >> Thank you

[43:25] questions.

[43:26] >> Thank you very much. No problem. Any

[43:29] questions or further discussion? Okay.

[43:33] Um,

[43:34] all those in favor of approving the

[43:37] tri-state agreement for business

[43:38] privilege mercantile tax collection

[43:40] services, please signify by saying I. I.

[43:43] >> I. Any opposed say nay.

[43:46] >> The motion carries unanimously. Thank

[43:48] you.

[43:48] >> My final agenda item is for the payment

[43:51] of bills for July for the general fund.

[43:54] the amount of $472,271.94

[43:58] for the liquid fuels fund. $0 for the

[44:01] recreation fund, $5,241.7

[44:06] for the capital fund. 102,9727

[44:11] for a total amount of 500,

[44:14] $579,61028.

[44:19] I would like to ratify that ratify that

[44:21] payment of the of bills for July. I make

[44:24] that in the form of a motion.

[44:25] >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?

[44:27] >> Second.

[44:30] >> Any discussion?

[44:32] Hearing none. All those in favor of

[44:34] ratification of the payment of bills for

[44:36] July and the amounts outlined by Vice

[44:37] President Roma, please say I.

[44:40] >> I. Any opposed, say nay. Motion carries

[44:43] unanimously.

[44:44] >> And that concludes my report.

[44:45] >> Thank you. Uh any questions for Vice

[44:47] President Roma?

[44:50] Hearing none, I'll move on to my report.

[44:52] uh public safety and historical

[44:54] archives. Uh I don't have any liaison

[44:56] announcements. Uh the mayor covered the

[44:59] main one with the accredititation uh for

[45:01] the police next week. Another wonderful

[45:03] feather in our cap. I have two uh items

[45:05] of business. Uh very uh one is

[45:08] relatively simple and the other there's

[45:11] a little complexity but but not much. Um

[45:14] the first item is the mass gathering

[45:15] permit application for Media Elementary

[45:17] School's welcome back block party. It's

[45:20] scheduled for September 25th from 4 to

[45:23] 900 p.m. on Edgemont Street with a rain

[45:26] date of October 2nd of 2026.

[45:29] And uh this is one that uh did not go

[45:32] through public safety. We didn't meet

[45:33] last month. Um however, it's one that I

[45:37] checked with the committee and nobody

[45:38] had any problems with it as it's

[45:40] something that happens every year. So I

[45:42] make that in the form of a motion.

[45:44] >> The motion has been made. Is there a

[45:45] second? Second. The motion has been

[45:47] seconded. Any discussion?

[45:49] All those in favor of approving the mass

[45:51] gathering permit application for media

[45:53] elementary school welcome back block

[45:54] party to be held on September 25th

[45:57] signify by saying I.

[45:59] >> I opposed.

[46:01] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[46:02] >> And the next item was actually approved

[46:04] by the committee months ago but then uh

[46:07] we were requested to pull it back

[46:09] because there was a circumstance uh with

[46:12] the sponsors of the event but it is back

[46:14] on. So, uh, I'm proud to say and happy

[46:17] to say that, uh, I will make a motion

[46:20] for, and, you don't need to say all of

[46:22] this, uh, to approve a mass gathering

[46:24] permit application for the Santa Parade

[46:26] Fun Run Block Party to be held Sunday,

[46:29] November 29th from noon to 7:00 p.m. on

[46:32] State Street, from Radner to Veteran

[46:34] Square to Front Street, and then back to

[46:36] Edgemont Street. Also, Edgemont Street,

[46:39] both north and south of State Street,

[46:40] closed for a staging area. The block

[46:43] party itself is at Veterans Square from

[46:45] State to Baker Streets and the run will

[46:47] follow the normal parade route. I make

[46:50] that in the form of a motion.

[46:52] >> The motion has been made. Is there a

[46:53] second?

[46:55] >> Second.

[46:56] >> Motion has been seconded. Any

[46:57] discussion?

[47:00] >> This I would point to as an a moment in

[47:03] time where our residents have stepped up

[47:06] um to keep something that they really

[47:08] like going. I I credit our vice

[47:11] president who kept the uh Halloween

[47:13] parade going um almost single-handedly.

[47:16] Um you know this kind of thing is

[47:18] wonderful that the community is

[47:20] absorbing situations where individuals

[47:23] are not able to continue. So uh it's

[47:26] just again it's another wonderful thing

[47:28] for our community.

[47:30] >> Thank you. Any additional discussion?

[47:32] Are we comfortable discussing the like

[47:35] what I I'm not sure that everyone knows

[47:38] why we're kind of talking about it being

[47:41] a different situation than previous

[47:42] years. Can we talk about

[47:43] >> the individuals who had run it

[47:45] previously I think had just determined

[47:48] that they were not ready to continue

[47:51] >> to hold it. And when word got out that was likely going to be the case, a

[47:56] lot of our residents came together to

[48:00] put together an organization or or a set

[48:02] of sponsorships I guess I guess is the

[48:04] right way to say it. Um to hold it and make it happen.

[48:09] >> Uh so I think that is that uh that's

[48:12] clear

[48:14] provide a little clarity on it. Um yeah,

[48:17] so it it the

[48:19] it it is true the the steering committee

[48:22] who had been planning for many years had

[48:24] met that sponsorship dollars have dried

[48:26] up. It's you know there's it's a parade

[48:28] that does take some bit of money to put

[48:30] on. It's a wonderful event. Um and they

[48:32] decided you know this is the year that

[48:35] we sunset the event. They did make that

[48:37] announcement formally that they were

[48:38] going to not move forward with the

[48:39] parade and there was a ground swell of

[48:42] um of people volunteering to volunteer

[48:46] to continue to have it. So the committee

[48:48] then had an open meeting with volunteers

[48:50] and they um have been exploring

[48:52] different revenue sources.

[48:53] >> Mhm.

[48:54] >> To generate and I up to and including I

[48:56] believe there's a GoFundMe going on

[48:57] right now. Um, and they are speaking

[49:00] they are seeking sponsors for the

[49:01] parade. But it is their intent right now

[49:03] to move forward with the parade and the

[49:04] event as it has been in the past,

[49:08] but it does need the support of revenue

[49:11] from our community and sponsors. So, you

[49:13] know, certainly if that's something that

[49:14] you're interested in funding as an

[49:15] individual or a sponsorship, you know,

[49:17] all that information is on social media.

[49:20] >> Thank you.

[49:21] >> Very good. Thank you.

[49:23] >> Any other discussion?

[49:26] All those in favor of approving the mass

[49:27] gathering permit application for the

[49:29] Santa parade fun run and block party to

[49:31] be held on Sunday, November 29th,

[49:33] signify by saying I. I

[49:35] >> opposed. The motion passes unanimously.

[49:38] >> Thank you. Uh that concludes my report.

[49:40] >> Any questions for pres president.

[49:43] >> Okay.

[49:44] >> Thank you. Uh moving on now to community

[49:46] development and the environmental

[49:48] advisory council. Uh council member Lisa

[49:50] Gellman. Miss Gellman.

[49:52] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Um I do not

[49:54] have any leison on announcements. The

[49:56] EAC did not have their regular meeting

[49:58] scheduled in July. They have their

[50:00] retreat during that time. Um I do have

[50:03] several legislative items. The first of

[50:06] which is for the ordinance number 119 of

[50:09] 2026 amendments to seasonal outdoor cafe

[50:12] dining ordinance. We've talked about

[50:14] this for several months now and it has

[50:16] been advertised and today we will be

[50:19] voting on that ordinance.

[50:23] I'm sorry. Can you repeat that?

[50:24] >> Today we will be voting on the ordinance

[50:26] after

[50:28] it feels like multiple months of actual

[50:30] discuss

[50:30] >> seasonal outdoor cafe dining.

[50:33] >> Did you make a motion?

[50:34] >> Um and I make that in the form of a

[50:36] motion.

[50:36] >> Thank you. That was what I uh motion has

[50:38] been made. Is there a second?

[50:41] >> Second.

[50:41] >> Motion's been made and seconded. Any

[50:43] discussion? Council member Gman, do you

[50:45] want to go into any specifics? Um, we

[50:48] have talked at length about how the

[50:50] seasonal outdoor cafe [laughter]

[50:52] previously had been on the books where

[50:55] you could not have that second row of um

[50:59] tables had to be touching the housing or

[51:02] of the building.

[51:03] >> Um, but now we are going to be able to

[51:06] have multiple rows as long as [music] it

[51:08] meets all ADA standards. the the ordin

[51:11] the the requirements have for outdoor

[51:13] dining were split between two ordinances

[51:16] previously which made it yeah you could

[51:18] easily miss it thinking you found what

[51:21] governs the ordinance that governs it.

[51:23] So [clears throat] I removed it all from

[51:24] the the health code and put it all on

[51:26] the sidewalk code consolidated into one

[51:29] place and kind of filled out the process

[51:32] the the requirement to get an annual um

[51:34] permit. It was kind of implied before

[51:36] but wasn't really explicit. So, it's

[51:38] just cleaning it up a lot.

[51:40] >> Thank you.

[51:40] >> Um, one question for clarification.

[51:42] [clears throat] Um, since we're sitting

[51:44] here on August 20th and we're in the

[51:46] back half of the seasonal dining season,

[51:49] when does this come into effect or like

[51:51] when do we start collecting fees? Is it

[51:53] this year or are we prating it?

[51:55] >> No. Yes. It's going to be for 2027. Yes.

[51:58] >> Okay. Thank you.

[52:00] >> Very good. Any more discussion? Hearing

[52:03] none. All those in favor of ordinance

[52:05] number of approving ordinance number

[52:07] 1179

[52:08] of 2026 amendments to seasonal outdoor

[52:12] cafe dining ordinance. Please say I. I.

[52:16] >> Any opposed say nay. Motion carries

[52:18] unanimously.

[52:21] >> Okay. So not the most glamorous

[52:23] legislative item. [laughter]

[52:25] However, this has taken up um quite a

[52:28] lot of discussion in CDC and that is

[52:31] that we are now authorizing the

[52:33] solicitor to advertise the grease trap

[52:35] maintenance and cleaning ordinance. Um

[52:38] this has this was something that brought

[52:40] was brought to us by Aqua. Um so that we

[52:44] can best regulate what's happening right

[52:47] now within our crease. Um I I don't even

[52:52] know how to go on about this. [laughter]

[52:55] Uh so between our engineer and our

[52:58] solicitor they might be able to explain

[53:00] this better.

[53:02] >> Well

[53:03] restaurants are required to to do to

[53:06] clean their grease traps and if they

[53:08] don't it ends up grease gets passed into

[53:12] the pipes and clogs and then sewage

[53:14] flows down the streets which I've seen

[53:18] is not uncommon. Um, this sets up a

[53:21] requirement that restaurants uh um

[53:23] operators do cleaning on a regular

[53:26] basis, keep the records of it, make them

[53:28] available for inspection if the bur

[53:30] determines they need to, and they'll get

[53:33] fined if they haven't been complying.

[53:37] Uh the the other issue is that at the

[53:40] plant where everything is ultimately

[53:41] treated, uh the plant has a permit and

[53:44] that permit has certain requirements of

[53:46] things that they're allowed to uh treat

[53:49] every single day. The D takes it very

[53:51] seriously that they don't exceed the

[53:52] permits. Uh in the last couple years, uh

[53:55] there the the policing between the

[53:57] creation of the county health department

[53:58] and transitions about who was doing

[54:00] inspections was a little bit loose. Some

[54:02] of those things started to elevate. So

[54:03] we got we got flagged by Aqua who said

[54:05] can we tighten up some of our protocols

[54:07] about Greece so that we can prevent

[54:08] things from getting into the sewer

[54:10] system before it gets sent to us so that

[54:12] we can maintain regulatory compliance

[54:13] and we don't have to either issue um

[54:16] moratoriums or citations to any of the

[54:18] parent municipalities. So there are

[54:19] three towns that discharge into that

[54:21] plant. This is it's really helpful to

[54:23] keep the plant in compliance but also

[54:25] like Bob said to keep our system clean

[54:26] and everything flowing neatly.

[54:29] >> Thank you. Um, I also want to say that

[54:31] CDC spent um just I mean I don't know

[54:33] hours it feels like talking about how

[54:35] best to put this in practice so that

[54:38] we're not overburdening our burough

[54:40] employees um so that it works with

[54:44] everybody with both burrow and the

[54:46] businesses and aqua and so on. So, um I

[54:50] do think that we came up with a a good

[54:53] solution and um so therefore we are

[54:56] authorizing the solicitor to advertise

[54:58] the grease trap maintenance and cleaning

[55:00] ordinance. Thank you again for your all

[55:02] of your support. Um and I offer that up

[55:04] in the form of a motion.

[55:05] >> Very good. Uh is there a motion has been

[55:08] made. Is there a second?

[55:09] >> Second.

[55:10] >> Motion has been made and seconded. Any

[55:13] discussion?

[55:14] And I am counting on you, Miss Delgos.

[55:17] Yeah, I I'm glad that we can grease the

[55:19] wheels to compliance.

[55:20] >> Oh,

[55:21] >> thank you.

[55:22] >> There we go.

[55:23] >> I've been waiting all night.

[55:25] >> I've been waiting 55 minutes. [laughter]

[55:27] I don't know why it's taking this long.

[55:29] >> There was never an opportunity.

[55:32] [laughter]

[55:33] >> It's not like the resignation of a

[55:35] council member lends itself to uh puns.

[55:38] Um although Taylor is done, I guess.

[55:42] [laughter]

[55:44] >> I I had to go there.

[55:45] said that with regret.

[55:47] >> With regret. [snorts]

[55:48] Yes, we're not done with uh

[55:53] hearing. No more discussion on the

[55:54] matter. All those in favor of

[55:56] authorizing our solicitor to advertise

[55:58] the grease trap maintenance and cleaning

[56:00] ordinance, please signify by saying I.

[56:03] >> I.

[56:04] >> Any opposed say nay.

[56:07] >> Motion passes unanimously.

[56:10] >> Thank you. Um, my next item is for

[56:14] resolution number 2026-55,

[56:16] request for PA council on the arts

[56:18] creative districts program grant

[56:20] application.

[56:22] I do not have more information on that I can share. I don't recall. I know

[56:28] there's

[56:28] >> is this the letter of support

[56:31] >> from from the MBA and the media arts

[56:34] council to support basically we have to

[56:38] approve the letter that would support

[56:40] their grant application that they they

[56:42] are managing but this would be part of

[56:43] that.

[56:44] >> Yeah,

[56:44] >> we are going to support the grant

[56:47] application that the MBA will be

[56:49] requesting for the creative districts

[56:52] program grant. Thank you.

[56:53] >> Very good.

[56:54] >> And I offer that up in a motion. Motion

[56:56] has been made. Is there a second?

[56:59] >> Second.

[56:59] >> Motion's been made and seconded. Any

[57:01] discussion?

[57:03] >> Hearing none. Uh, all those in favor of

[57:05] resolution number 2026-55.

[57:08] Uh, the request for Pennsylvania Council

[57:10] on the Arts Creative District's program

[57:12] grant application, please signify by

[57:15] saying I.

[57:16] >> I. Any opposed? Say nay.

[57:19] >> Motion carries unanimously.

[57:21] >> Okay. Um, finally, we are to have a

[57:24] discussion on the 2026 State Street

[57:27] District holiday signage.

[57:29] And I believe we have

[57:32] handouts on that.

[57:33] >> It's a little show and tell.

[57:40] » Mr. Fairman did come to um CDC to show

[57:44] us one of these. Uh,

[57:47] we're um this is quite large. it sits on

[57:52] the ground and so forth. So,

[58:00] do you mind if I jump in with some table

[58:01] setting? Sorry.

[58:03] >> Do you mind if I like

[58:04] >> Yeah, go ahead.

[58:04] >> So, so

[58:08] many of us really enjoy a lot of the

[58:10] holiday decorations that happen in

[58:12] downtown State Street. Um, you know,

[58:14] they go up in November and they go

[58:16] throughout January. You know, the

[58:17] lights, the trees, the decorations, they

[58:19] do come at an expense. So believe the

[58:21] MBA is looking for additional um revenue

[58:26] uh opportunities to help offset those

[58:28] costs. Certainly there are events and

[58:30] there are sponsors, but this is uh

[58:32] another way that they might be able to

[58:34] generate revenue to offset those costs.

[58:36] So what you're seeing here would be a

[58:39] stansion sign and you'll see some

[58:40] mockups and a map of where the

[58:43] recommendation would be. Um, and that's

[58:46] why this is put forth because this would

[58:48] be another way to just generate some

[58:51] revenue, offer some sponsorships, um,

[58:53] and really support sort of the holiday

[58:55] feeling in downtown in the downtown

[58:57] streets district.

[58:59] >> Um, and if I may add, Mr. Fairman

[59:01] mentioned how this particular size is

[59:03] going to be fit like um, what was

[59:06] previously not available as far as not

[59:08] being too small and not being too big.

[59:10] It was like the Goldilocks of signs for

[59:14] um sponsorships of a block instead of

[59:17] like the giant sign for the entire

[59:20] street.

[59:21] >> That's right. And we can see the

[59:25] 12 of them I think is what it was.

[59:29] >> I don't think we need to be taking a

[59:32] vote right now, but I think the

[59:33] discussion was supposed to be how are we

[59:35] feeling about having these signs? I

[59:38] originally I thought I remember us

[59:40] talking about the CDC was concerned

[59:43] about it, you know, getting in the way

[59:46] um maybe being cluttered,

[59:48] having any issues with ADA, but we're

[59:52] >> that's my only question.

[59:53] >> This is not going to be a problem. Does

[59:56] anyone have any other

[59:59] >> concerns? I mean, my only real concern

[1:00:02] would be on especially number nine there

[1:00:05] where it's that's already a very busy

[1:00:08] area.

[1:00:09] >> That might be a bit too much for trying

[1:00:11] to navigate again any ADA issue and as

[1:00:14] well as just people walking with a dog.

[1:00:18] >> I have seen so many, you know, tight

[1:00:21] squeezes in there.

[1:00:23] >> It's It is tight.

[1:00:24] >> Oh, yes.

[1:00:27] >> It can be tight. And if we had any snow

[1:00:30] or situation before

[1:00:32] >> the new year, it would be a problem.

[1:00:34] >> You have any crazy snow patterns that

[1:00:36] knock over any any meter posts?

[1:00:38] >> Yeah.

[1:00:40] >> And he also said that he would do his

[1:00:42] best to try to um you know pair up the

[1:00:45] sponsoring business with the actual

[1:00:47] block that business is on and hope not

[1:00:49] to um encourage other competitors block

[1:00:53] so forth. So, I'm sure that the MBA would do their

[1:00:58] best to try to make it the best

[1:01:01] placement

[1:01:03] to put my back to.

[1:01:04] >> Okay.

[1:01:06] >> So, do they do they need um what do they

[1:01:09] need from us?

[1:01:10] >> I don't.

[1:01:12] >> It's my understanding that we don't need

[1:01:13] to vote that the MBA was coming to

[1:01:15] council to just get their buy in, but

[1:01:18] there actually isn't a need for approval

[1:01:20] or a vote. They just wanted to make sure

[1:01:21] that like we were cool with it. Yeah.

[1:01:24] >> Again, I just as long as there are no

[1:01:26] ADA concerns, um, as long as there are

[1:01:28] no legal worries, then this

[1:01:32] >> maybe we get feedback that number nine

[1:01:34] doesn't look great, but the other 11

[1:01:38] seem probably okay.

[1:01:40] >> Maybe they could relocate it.

[1:01:41] >> Mayor, do you think that there's any

[1:01:42] other spots there that

[1:01:45] >> um, see? Yeah, I mean, I think number

[1:01:48] nine's definitely a standout spot where

[1:01:50] like, you know, you change the area

[1:01:52] there. Uh, if possible, maybe try to put

[1:01:55] it like inside or toward the uh the the

[1:02:02] mall, the medium mall,

[1:02:04] >> just right in front of the mall.

[1:02:05] >> Yeah, like in front, but maybe just like

[1:02:07] on the opposite side of that.

[1:02:09] >> Yeah. Just to kind of show people that

[1:02:11] there's something going in there going

[1:02:14] on in there. Oh, my thing's off. Oh, I'm

[1:02:16] so sorry. Oh my gosh. [laughter]

[1:02:18] But my comments were just about u

[1:02:21] contestant number nine kind of sticking

[1:02:24] out a little bit too much. So um yeah, I

[1:02:28] think that that's my issue there. As

[1:02:30] long as it's not blocking anything um

[1:02:33] you know like uh visibility or anything

[1:02:36] like that and near curbs that people

[1:02:39] might be using. I'm Yeah,

[1:02:41] >> I see number one at one end of the Plum

[1:02:43] Street Mall. Could nine be relocated to

[1:02:46] the other side?

[1:02:48] you know that I mean that's just an idea

[1:02:49] that I

[1:02:49] >> right that might that might be something

[1:02:51] >> because there's a lot of foot traffic

[1:02:52] there also.

[1:02:53] >> Yeah. Yeah. That I think that's a great

[1:02:56] way to

[1:02:57] repurpose that one. Yeah.

[1:02:59] >> Very good.

[1:03:00] >> Okay.

[1:03:00] >> Great. Thank you.

[1:03:01] >> Thank you.

[1:03:02] >> Great discussion. It's a great idea.

[1:03:04] >> So I mean it did come to CDC and we did

[1:03:05] look at it but it was something that we

[1:03:07] wanted to bring before all of council.

[1:03:09] >> Oh great. Thank you.

[1:03:09] >> Thank you.

[1:03:10] >> That concludes my report.

[1:03:11] >> Thank you. Any questions for council

[1:03:13] member Galman?

[1:03:15] Hearing none. Uh we'll now move on to

[1:03:17] properties, public works, and shade tree

[1:03:18] commission. Council member Jen Malcoun

[1:03:20] again uh she's not able to be with us

[1:03:22] tonight. Um so her report will be

[1:03:24] delivered by council member Amelia

[1:03:26] Delgroso.

[1:03:28] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Um so for

[1:03:30] liaison announcements,

[1:03:32] um let's see, there [clears throat] is

[1:03:34] an open seat on the shade tree

[1:03:36] commission, so please consider joining.

[1:03:39] Um and

[1:03:46] Oh, the media youth center is moving

[1:03:48] forward with their project for a sport

[1:03:50] court. Um, and I believe the next steps

[1:03:53] for that are engaging with um neighbors

[1:03:56] to make sure there are no objections to

[1:03:58] that. Uh, Mr. Matson, is there any color

[1:04:01] you'd like to add to that? I had the

[1:04:03] opportunity to meet with their uh

[1:04:05] representative today and with Larry

[1:04:06] Johnson just at the site just to go over

[1:04:08] some logistics but it look it looks like

[1:04:10] a a promising application and again look

[1:04:12] forward to making sure that they have

[1:04:13] all their details buttoned up uh as they

[1:04:14] move forward with uh the next committee

[1:04:16] review.

[1:04:17] >> Thank you. All right so I think that is

[1:04:20] the liaison announcements. Um, so then

[1:04:23] moving to the first order of business,

[1:04:26] which is resolution 2026-56,

[1:04:30] authorization to sell 1995 K Cabota

[1:04:33] B-21000

[1:04:35] tractor to Forge Rentals for $6,1

[1:04:40] which I make in the form of a motion.

[1:04:42] >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?

[1:04:45] >> Second.

[1:04:46] >> Motion's been made and seconded. Any

[1:04:48] discussion?

[1:04:50] And it looks like we already have a new

[1:04:52] tractor.

[1:04:53] >> Oh, yeah. I'm I'm a fan of getting money

[1:04:55] for 31-year-old tractor.

[1:04:58] All those [laughter] in favor of

[1:05:00] resolution 2026-56

[1:05:03] authorizing the sale of a 1995 Kubota

[1:05:07] B2100 tractor to forge rentals for

[1:05:10] $6,1001.

[1:05:12] Please say I.

[1:05:14] >> I. Any opposed say nay.

[1:05:16] >> Motion carries unanimously. Thank you.

[1:05:20] Um, similar situation for item number

[1:05:22] three, resolution 2026-57,

[1:05:26] authorization to sell 2009F-750

[1:05:30] dump truck to John Grey Bill for

[1:05:33] $13,500,

[1:05:35] which I make in the form of a motion.

[1:05:36] >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?

[1:05:38] >> Second.

[1:05:39] >> Motion's been made and seconded. Any

[1:05:41] discussion?

[1:05:42] >> Similar thing. Uh, old dump truck

[1:05:44] getting getting cleared out.

[1:05:46] >> Dumping the dump truck.

[1:05:47] >> Dumping. Yes, we're dumping the truck.

[1:05:48] Thank you. [laughter]

[1:05:51] » Excellent. Uh, any more discussion?

[1:05:55] Hearing none, all those in favor of

[1:05:56] resolution number 2026-57

[1:05:59] authorizing the sale of a 2009 F750 dump

[1:06:03] truck to John Greyville for $13,500.

[1:06:06] Please say I.

[1:06:08] >> I.

[1:06:09] >> Any opposed say nay.

[1:06:11] >> Motion carries unanimously.

[1:06:13] >> Excellent. Thank you. Um, so next on the

[1:06:15] docket is resolution 2026-58,

[1:06:19] application to Main Street Matters

[1:06:21] Planning Grant in the amount of $85,000

[1:06:24] for housing and parking garage

[1:06:26] feasibility study, which I make in the

[1:06:28] form of a motion.

[1:06:29] >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?

[1:06:32] >> Second.

[1:06:32] >> Motion's been made and seconded. Any

[1:06:34] discussion?

[1:06:35] >> So in the dropbox um under properties

[1:06:38] public works, you'll find a memo from

[1:06:40] Alli Garrett. Um so high level the

[1:06:42] purpose of this grant is to provide

[1:06:44] funding assistance to municipalities

[1:06:46] with planning activities that advance

[1:06:47] community improvement and future capital

[1:06:49] projects. Um so for our purposes um

[1:06:52] administration recommends applying to

[1:06:54] this grant for funding a feasibility

[1:06:56] study for a municipal parking structure

[1:06:59] that could incorporate affordable age

[1:07:01] restricted housing. study would evaluate

[1:07:04] redevelopment opportunities at both the

[1:07:06] existing Baltimore Baltimore Avenue

[1:07:08] garage and front street and Olive

[1:07:10] parking lot.

[1:07:12] Any commentary to add?

[1:07:13] >> No, I think you pretty much nailed it.

[1:07:15] Yeah, that's exactly right. There's not

[1:07:16] much more to add. Yeah.

[1:07:17] >> Cool.

[1:07:18] >> And this is just a planning grant. This

[1:07:20] is not

[1:07:20] >> just a planning grant. Further details

[1:07:22] are in the memo.

[1:07:23] >> Yeah. Very good.

[1:07:24] >> Yes.

[1:07:25] >> Any more discussion?

[1:07:27] Hearing none. All those in favor of

[1:07:29] resolution number 2026-58,

[1:07:32] the application to Main Street Matters

[1:07:34] Planning Grant in the amount of $85,000

[1:07:37] for a housing and parking garage

[1:07:39] feasibility study. Please signify by

[1:07:41] saying I.

[1:07:42] >> I. Any opposed say nay. Motion carries

[1:07:45] unanimously.

[1:07:46] >> Excellent. Thank you. Next up is

[1:07:49] ordinance number 1180 of 2026 recycling

[1:07:54] definition which I make in the form of a

[1:07:57] motion.

[1:07:59] >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?

[1:08:01] >> Second.

[1:08:02] >> Motion's been made and seconded. Any

[1:08:04] discussion?

[1:08:05] >> Do you want an explanation?

[1:08:06] >> I would like I'd like to know what the

[1:08:08] definition is. the state

[1:08:11] >> uh in in reviewing the bureau's

[1:08:13] recycling grant application noted they kind of do a compliance check on

[1:08:17] your ordinance and they require that

[1:08:21] there be local regulation of recycling

[1:08:24] at community events and our ordinance

[1:08:27] has no definition of community events.

[1:08:29] So they directed that the ordinance

[1:08:31] should be amended to include such a

[1:08:33] definition in order for the bur to be

[1:08:35] eligible for grant funding

[1:08:38] >> which we want. Yeah,

[1:08:39] >> we definitely will. Yes. Thank you, sir.

[1:08:41] Thank you, Mr. Scott. Um,

[1:08:45] >> any more discussion?

[1:08:46] >> Still a motion.

[1:08:47] >> Excellent. Uh, hearing no more. All

[1:08:49] those in favor of ordinance number 1180

[1:08:52] of 2026

[1:08:54] uh to add the recycling definition as

[1:08:56] outlined by uh the solicitor. Please

[1:08:58] signify by saying I. I.

[1:09:00] >> I. Any opposed? Say nay.

[1:09:03] >> Motion carries unanimously.

[1:09:05] >> All right. So, next on the agenda is to

[1:09:08] discuss a proposal from Miadia theater.

[1:09:11] Um, however, I do not believe we have

[1:09:13] enough information from the organization

[1:09:15] to have a productive discussion at this

[1:09:17] time. So, I'd like to table it.

[1:09:19] >> Excellent. Yeah, I think that uh I Yeah,

[1:09:23] that's it.

[1:09:24] >> It'll come back in October or September,

[1:09:26] whatever next month is.

[1:09:27] >> Next.

[1:09:28] >> Thank you.

[1:09:28] Uh, that concludes Miss

[1:09:31] Malcoun's items.

[1:09:33] >> Thank you very much. Any questions

[1:09:34] regarding properties or public works or

[1:09:36] shade tree? Nope. Nobody. Uh, thank you.

[1:09:39] We'll move on now to personal and

[1:09:40] recreation. Council member Amelia

[1:09:42] Delgroso. Miss Del Roso.

[1:09:44] >> Back with me again. Thank you. Um, so

[1:09:46] for liaison announcements for the

[1:09:47] recreation board, we had the privilege

[1:09:49] of supporting the inaugural national

[1:09:51] night out with Mayor Washington and our

[1:09:54] first responders and community um,

[1:09:56] organizations. And it was a great

[1:09:58] success. really nice to interact with

[1:10:00] folks um in an environment where they

[1:10:02] can touch a truck, get to see the

[1:10:05] equipment, play some yard games. Um so,

[1:10:07] a really awesome showing for the first

[1:10:09] event. Thank you for inviting us.

[1:10:11] >> Of course. Thank you all so much for

[1:10:13] providing everything. And I also wanted

[1:10:14] to mention that there were color

[1:10:16] changing cups from the Media Bureau

[1:10:18] Police Department and pretzels. So, I

[1:10:20] really hope that everyone who visited

[1:10:22] had a great night. It was a a really

[1:10:25] amazing night that I honestly did not

[1:10:26] want to end.

[1:10:29] Thank you.

[1:10:31] >> Um, so that is the liaison announcement.

[1:10:35] Um, and next up we have a hiring of

[1:10:38] Charles Deak Allen for the position of

[1:10:41] Phil and crossing guard. Um, his resume

[1:10:44] was not in the dropbox. However, I do

[1:10:46] have a copy of it um, from Chief

[1:10:48] McCormack. Should anyone be interested?

[1:10:52] >> I offer this in the form of a motion.

[1:10:54] >> Motion has been made. Is there a second?

[1:10:56] >> Second. Motion has been made and

[1:10:57] seconded. Any discussion? I will say

[1:11:00] that I know uh I've known Mr. Allen for

[1:11:02] years. His two sons grew up with my son.

[1:11:05] He's just a great guy and I I can

[1:11:07] imagine him as a terrific fill-in

[1:11:09] crossing guard.

[1:11:10] >> He absolutely will be.

[1:11:10] >> Yeah, he'll be great.

[1:11:12] So, hearing no more discussion, all

[1:11:14] those in favor of hiring Charles De

[1:11:16] Allen for the position of a fill-in

[1:11:17] crossing guard, please signify by saying

[1:11:19] I.

[1:11:20] >> I.

[1:11:21] >> Any opposed say nay.

[1:11:23] >> Motion carries unanimously.

[1:11:24] >> That concludes my report. Thank you. Any

[1:11:26] questions for council member Delgos?

[1:11:29] Hearing none, we will now move on to our

[1:11:31] second opportunity for public comment

[1:11:32] and privilege of the floor. Uh again, uh

[1:11:35] you can email us at commentsmediabro.com

[1:11:38] or stand up here and uh state your case.

[1:11:41] Uh Mr. Pino, do we have any emails?

[1:11:43] >> No, we don't.

[1:11:44] >> Thank you. Uh is there anyone present

[1:11:45] who would like to speak?

[1:11:48] Okay, seeing none, I will entertain a

[1:11:50] tray. A motion to adjurnn.

[1:11:53] >> So moved. A motion to adjurnn does not

[1:11:55] require a second. Uh all those in favor

[1:11:58] of adjourning, please say I. I.

[1:12:00] >> Uh all those opposed say nay.

[1:12:03] >> We are adjourned. Thank you.

Media Borough Council Meeting - August 20, 2026

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