1 00:00:08,639 --> 00:00:16,720 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the 2 00:00:13,679 --> 00:00:23,240 republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 3 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,240 justice for all. 4 00:00:31,519 --> 00:00:36,800 All right, >> everybody in council had a chance to 5 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:40,960 look at the minutes from last month. Any questions, corrections? 6 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:44,239 Not I will take a motion for the secretary to file them. 7 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,320 » I'll make that motion. >> Motion by Greg. 8 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:51,840 » Second. >> Second by Gary. All in favor? 9 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:56,239 » Opposed? All right. 10 00:00:53,840 --> 00:01:00,120 I did not write down the order. Um public any public comment. 11 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:08,720 Okay. All right. Engineers report. No report. 12 00:01:07,119 --> 00:01:13,200 » Okay. Solicitor's report. >> Okay. Nothing specific. I did want to 13 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:17,360 mention one thing. I saw in the uh near the back of the latest Bur News 14 00:01:15,439 --> 00:01:21,360 magazine, there's a program available for new zoning board members. I think 15 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:27,520 it's an hour and a half in the evening of the 7th of May on by Zoom. I would 16 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:31,200 just suggest council I think it's 35 hours. I would suggest that council 17 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:36,400 authorize our zoning hearing board members to take the class if they want 18 00:01:33,439 --> 00:01:41,840 to and reimburse them upon successful completion. I've seen that happen in a 19 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:49,040 number of my other municipalities. >> Do you have the list? 20 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:55,240 » Yeah, it would be uh Jessica Judy McDonald. 21 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:55,240 The third one 22 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:03,439 » can't remember off hand. No. >> Is it? 23 00:02:01,119 --> 00:02:07,600 » No, she's on planners. >> Was I think she? 24 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:12,319 » No, it's not. >> All right. Um, but 25 00:02:09,599 --> 00:02:15,840 » anyway, questions from council >> for Todd to get a hold of 26 00:02:14,239 --> 00:02:20,400 » the zoning board members and anybody who wants to take the training that the 27 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:26,239 burough pay for. I'll make a motion for Todd to move forward getting in touch 28 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:33,040 with the zoning hearing board. >> Motion by Bill. Questions? Second. Mark. 29 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:36,000 All in favor? >> I opposed. 30 00:02:34,879 --> 00:02:42,560 » All right. Anything else for the solicitor right now? 31 00:02:39,519 --> 00:02:46,720 Okay. Zoning codes. >> Oh, you have a copy of the report before 32 00:02:44,239 --> 00:02:52,319 you. I don't have anything additional to add if anyone has any questions. 33 00:02:49,440 --> 00:03:00,560 » I I don't have a question on the report that you've got, but looking over the um 34 00:02:56,319 --> 00:03:05,200 sewer report under new business as 107 Church Street had second kitchen 35 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:08,879 reported during the building sewer inspection. I was wondering if you got 36 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:14,319 any communication about that. >> I did. um they provided me with photos 37 00:03:11,599 --> 00:03:18,879 and that I remember that it's not really a kitchen so to speak. It's a stove and 38 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:24,239 a sink and a refrigerator and that's been there 39 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:29,120 » as long as I can reading water meters many years ago. So yeah, it's not a 40 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:35,200 finished out basement or anything. No partitions all over. 41 00:03:30,879 --> 00:03:40,159 » I think that was that was looked at the house that was a long 42 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,560 time. Anything else for zoning your code? 43 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:45,760 » Nothing further. >> All right, Albert, 44 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:50,640 Scott. >> Okay, Scott. 45 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:56,400 » Uh, only thing is I'm still waiting to hear back from uh county about the 46 00:03:53,840 --> 00:04:00,319 replacement for uh the portable radio. Have not heard nothing back. I reached 47 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:06,640 out to Mike Melor a couple weeks ago and u he said he will 48 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:12,799 try and rattle some cages over about that. So that's been couple couple weeks 49 00:04:09,439 --> 00:04:16,639 ago. So I'm going to give it to the rest of the month here and then I'll reach 50 00:04:14,239 --> 00:04:23,320 back out to Mike to see, you know, how they are. 51 00:04:18,639 --> 00:04:23,320 » Okay. Thank you. 52 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:31,440 Anything else? Fire. Doug, you're good. >> What about all recreation? 53 00:04:29,759 --> 00:04:39,199 » The the branch board of the YMCA and Rose met on March 5th. uh YMCA project 54 00:04:36,479 --> 00:04:43,919 is uh they received temporary oxy from Jackson Township to allow uh for 55 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:47,520 delivery of shipped items and furniture setup within the building. Uh the 56 00:04:45,919 --> 00:04:51,199 remaining of the site work is pending coordination with first capital 57 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:55,440 engineering uh which they have coordinated some CAD drawings and I 58 00:04:53,840 --> 00:05:01,360 think they're going to start within the next 10 days, two weeks uh to get that 59 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:05,120 May 1st uh date is not realistic anymore. It's going to be later on in 60 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:10,400 May, beginning of June to for the for the opening. Um they had an echo grant 61 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:16,400 res recognition on March 11th. Press conference was held. Um that stands for 62 00:05:13,919 --> 00:05:20,240 every child has opportunities. All three county commissioners were there 63 00:05:17,759 --> 00:05:26,240 including uh and also Senator Kate Clunk. Upcoming events uh food truck 64 00:05:23,280 --> 00:05:31,680 event April 24th at Little Creek Park and give local York is going to get 65 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:37,759 kicked off May 1st. Um the Springrove Rex and Parks dissolution um is in the 66 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:42,880 final stages and is currently is uh is being handled by legal counsel. That 67 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:50,320 next meeting is scheduled for May 19th for the board of the YMCA Roses. 68 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:59,360 Playground committee met on uh the 23rd of March down here at 11:00. Um it was 69 00:05:55,440 --> 00:06:05,919 reported that a a swing was removed from the layout based on space um that we had 70 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:12,160 to work with in inside the uh the playground area. Um we're we're close to 71 00:06:09,759 --> 00:06:17,199 determining what the budget is so we can move forward with grant writing. Um 72 00:06:14,639 --> 00:06:22,560 working with uh York County. We're hoping to have a maintenance agreement 73 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:28,160 in front of council um next next meeting in May. 74 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:33,600 Um, we're also working with some fundraiser fundraising goals and working 75 00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:39,520 with social media under the direction of Kate Clunk and with the help of Jessica 76 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:44,560 with this on putting on social media and our next playground meeting is the 20th 77 00:06:41,919 --> 00:06:49,440 of this month month at 11 o'clock which I hope that we have more to report on um 78 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:52,319 on direction of way the grants are going next month. 79 00:06:51,199 --> 00:06:56,639 All right. >> Thank you. 80 00:06:54,479 --> 00:06:59,919 We're good with that. Old business. Anything on the vacancies? 81 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:03,840 » No. >> Okay. 82 00:07:02,319 --> 00:07:09,560 And new business. 83 00:07:05,840 --> 00:07:09,560 Anything miss. 84 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:15,960 Okay. Go to the treasures report. 85 00:07:19,039 --> 00:07:26,000 Everybody should have got an email on that. Any questions? corrections. If 86 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:30,560 not, I will take a motion for the sec for the treasurer to approve, accept, 87 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:35,639 and file statement for audit and for the treasur to pay any regular bills over 88 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:35,639 the next month. 89 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:45,840 I'll make that motion. Motion by Mark, >> second by Deb. All in favor? I 90 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:54,039 » opposed. Okay. Secretary's report. Um, I actually 91 00:07:50,639 --> 00:07:54,039 don't have anything. 92 00:07:54,560 --> 00:08:01,759 » Okay. Mayor's report. >> Um, 93 00:07:58,639 --> 00:08:05,280 I guess well, two things. Um, I guess that would have been two weeks ago now, 94 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:09,520 two Thursdays ago, me and Cheryl attended the York County Birth 95 00:08:06,479 --> 00:08:13,919 Association quarterly meeting. um representatives from the SPCA were there 96 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:19,919 and gave gave a pretty lengthy presentation about animal services in 97 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:26,639 Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth. How you know some how of course it is so 98 00:08:23,199 --> 00:08:31,120 it's different than 49 other states. Um animal control in Pennsylvania is not a 99 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:36,080 government regulated um service. All the rest of the 49 100 00:08:33,919 --> 00:08:44,560 states, the government kind of handles it. So York County um is, 101 00:08:41,839 --> 00:08:49,600 you know, actually lucky on what we have. A lot of places around the country 102 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:55,920 come to York County to see what is working. They consider themselves a no 103 00:08:52,399 --> 00:09:02,160 kill shelter. Um what they base that on is a percentage of basically live 104 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:09,760 animals in, live animals out. And to be considered a no kill shelter, they have 105 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:16,800 to be 90% above and above. Um they typically run from I guess about 2017 106 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:21,760 they were only at 50%. So in the last within the last 8 to 10 107 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:29,279 years they've got that number up to over n I believe the last percentage was 2024 108 00:09:25,279 --> 00:09:34,880 it's believe was 92.8% % animals in animals are live going out. Now, a lot 109 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:42,160 of that has to do with um you know the tag tag neuter released. Um you know 110 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:46,560 with the cat population um you know again I thought a lot more was going to 111 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:54,320 be brought up about burrows funding the SPCA but that is 112 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:58,080 still kind of a lot of that is rumored. you know, I think if the county decides 113 00:09:56,160 --> 00:10:04,640 to start giving them money, yes, you'll see, you know, burrows having to pay 114 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:14,959 that. Um, but overall, I thought it was very, I mean, well presented. Um, 115 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:19,680 you know, um, they also, I mean, I think another big thing with their lowcost 116 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:26,160 neuter and spay program, I believe their lead veterinarian that 117 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:28,560 takes care of that. um was recognized I guess that was last year 118 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:38,560 » I think so >> of doing um she did over 13,000 spay or 119 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:43,279 neuters in a year and the most in most I guess um she won what they call a uh 120 00:10:42,399 --> 00:10:47,120 what was this >> was it a snip or 121 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:53,440 » snippy award a snippy award it's um basically 122 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:57,040 animal rescues and um SPCA awards that they have for different 123 00:10:55,040 --> 00:11:03,839 things all across the country. So, she was recognized as being, you know, um 124 00:11:01,839 --> 00:11:08,640 the one that did the most in one year. And I mean, if you think about that, you 125 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:16,320 know, five days out of five days, that's a lot of animals in on on and off our 126 00:11:13,519 --> 00:11:23,760 table, you know. Um, you know, I think another thing is they've hired a a now a 127 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:28,000 animal control um police officer that hopefully they'll start in the next six 128 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:34,320 weeks that you know we'll be able to enforce animal you know cruelty law um 129 00:11:32,079 --> 00:11:40,000 for the county. Now it's only one person but you know those kind of things are a 130 00:11:36,959 --> 00:11:45,600 big help. The the county was going has gone almost about a year without one. 131 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:50,320 Um, so they're really happy to get that back and hopefully, you know, as 132 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:58,079 problems come about, you know, that person will investigate th those type 133 00:11:52,720 --> 00:12:04,160 things. Um, the other thing, um, I did talk to, uh, York County Commissioner 134 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:08,880 Buford and invited him to our either it was either this meeting or the main 135 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:13,279 meeting. Um, and he accepted the invitation. Him and the county engineer 136 00:12:10,639 --> 00:12:20,079 will be here at the main meeting to kind of any questions with the um the 137 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:25,680 truck overhead thing? You know, there you know, I I mentioned how a lot of 138 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:31,360 burough council was kind of I won't say upset, but they were you know, the 139 00:12:27,519 --> 00:12:35,680 transparency was not there. Um you know, we kind of have not there's a lot of 140 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:42,800 questions that weren't answered. So again, um please spread that around. You 141 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:47,760 know, you know, it's our time to answer ask those questions. If any burough 142 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:53,440 residents have questions, please let us know so we can bring them to our their 143 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:59,040 attention if not answered. Um, other than that, I have nothing else. 144 00:12:56,240 --> 00:13:04,160 » Just to piggy back on what Doug said, I found it interesting that uh the 145 00:13:01,839 --> 00:13:08,800 gentleman said that the burrows and townships through what we pay to the 146 00:13:07,279 --> 00:13:13,440 SPCA is a small amount. And then he's And and 147 00:13:11,839 --> 00:13:18,079 I'm thinking, well, how do they do all this? He said, because they have a $5 148 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:25,279 million budget, but they only get like 6% from from us. And he said, well, 149 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:31,360 through our fundraising. So, every time somebody makes a donation to the SPCA, 150 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:35,920 it's going towards that $5 million, which is how they actually keep in 151 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:40,639 business. And I said, "Well, what about all this information that I've been 152 00:13:37,680 --> 00:13:44,720 hearing that the county commissioners might fund this? You know, I thought 153 00:13:42,399 --> 00:13:48,639 maybe you would be talking about that." And he said they laid the groundwork 154 00:13:46,639 --> 00:13:56,240 that they did go to the commissioners meeting and they talked about having the 155 00:13:51,839 --> 00:14:00,880 county fund uh their program and that they they were very 156 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:05,040 acceptable of the whole thing and thought it was a good idea, but they 157 00:14:02,560 --> 00:14:10,160 didn't give any money. But he thought they'd at least laid the groundwork that 158 00:14:07,279 --> 00:14:16,000 when they come back this year and maybe in the next year that they might get a 159 00:14:12,639 --> 00:14:21,279 little further ahead than they did. So hopefully it's coming in the future that 160 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:29,199 the county will be paying for this, but otherwise until then it's us doing our 161 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:33,519 6% and the $5 million coming from donors in your county. Thought that was 162 00:14:31,519 --> 00:14:38,000 interesting. Thank you. All right. Leans are still 163 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:41,880 three. Eating views are the same. 164 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:59,040 You have anything else, Tom? Uh, anything I want to mention? I did put it 165 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:05,440 out there on Facebook that on Wednesday morning, uh, Maple Street will be closed 166 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:09,680 between South Street and 6:16. Uh, the county and that's only between 7 and 12. 167 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:14,000 Uh, the county is going to be coming in, they have a contractor coming in to 168 00:15:11,279 --> 00:15:17,880 replace the the the guard rails on the white bridge back there. 169 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,600 » Mike 170 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:33,199 Gary, >> I just wanted to um 171 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:38,240 mention that I'm sure everybody saw over the weekend that the that the rods and 172 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:44,480 the kids are out and everybody's fishing and just to 173 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:48,480 let people know where where the state does this creek. We're fortunate this 174 00:15:46,639 --> 00:15:55,920 creek's been stocked for almost 40 years. And on the 14th or on the 13th of 175 00:15:53,279 --> 00:15:59,680 April, they will be doing Centerville to Laroo. 176 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:06,959 Everybody probably knows where that area is at. Um that section is open to 177 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:13,440 fishing year round. And May 5th, the Tuesday next month, they'll do Maple 178 00:16:10,399 --> 00:16:20,079 Street to the fire hall again. That'll be the last stocking for the the state. 179 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:26,160 Between that, the Isaac Walton League and Hopewell Fishing Game also puts fish 180 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:31,199 in there. So, um, if you know anybody that owns land along this creek and 181 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:36,240 where they fish, be on their good side because it's it's 182 00:16:34,079 --> 00:16:41,519 really getting delicate with people posting their property and the state has 183 00:16:38,959 --> 00:16:47,360 to have a certain amount of land and creek open for them to stock. And the 184 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:51,839 upper section especially is getting all broken up with land owners. 185 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:58,320 That's really in jeopardy of losing fish. So down here we're okay yet, but 186 00:16:55,360 --> 00:17:03,199 um just putting it out there. No one is talking. 187 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:07,600 » Thank you, Mark. >> Greg, 188 00:17:04,799 --> 00:17:11,039 Deb, >> nothing for me. 189 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:16,160 » All right. Um before we open back up for public 190 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:21,679 comment, um we after adjournment, we are going to go into an executive session um 191 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:24,000 regarding personnel with the burrow. We are not going to come back in and 192 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:27,760 adjurnn. We're going to adjourn after public comment. Any other public 193 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:32,080 comment? >> Zach, one note, there will be no 194 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:39,480 official action tonight for discussion. >> Correct. It's all discussion tonight. 195 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:39,480 » Any other public comment? 196 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:46,280 » Thank everybody for coming. Have a good evening. Enjoy the weather.