CHAMBERSBURG–Chambersburg Borough Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 24, in Council Hall. The agenda is as follows:
Monday, April 24, 2023
REGULAR MEETING OF TOWN COUNCIL
All meetings shall be held at 7:00 o’clock p.m. in Council Hall, First Floor, Utility Addition Building, 100
South Second Street, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. (Enter through the Rear Parking Lot or Queen Street
Entrance). Any person who needs an accommodation in order to gain access to or participate in the
meetings should call 717-251-2407 prior to the meeting they desire to attend.
- Call to Order
1.01 Call Meeting to Order, 7:00 PM
1.02 Moment of Silence or Prayer
1.03 Pledge of Allegiance
1.04 Approval of Council Agenda as Presented - Public Comment
2.01 Hear Visitors Concerning Matters Other than those on the Final Agenda. Visitors Desiring to Comment on a Particular
Agenda Item Should Make Comments as that Agenda Item Occurs - Consent Agenda
3.01 Approval of Consent Agenda (Award of Contracts, Routine and Previously Discussed) - Consent Agenda – Award of Contracts – NONE
- Consent Agenda – Routine
5.01 Authorization to Approve the Payments of Bills for March 2023 in the Amount of $12,939,385.31 Covered by Check
Number 222277 thru 223142 and Itrans 910166 thru 910308
5.02 Authorization for Proper Borough Officials to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Derck & Edson, Landscape
Architects & Engineers, of Lititz, PA, to Create a Conceptual Design of Rail Trail Improvements Near the Southgate Shopping
Center, for a Price Not to Exceed $15,600 to be Paid from the General Capital Reserve Recreation Budget
5.03 Authorization for Proper Borough Officials to Accept a Donation of 30 Trees from the Chambersburg Rotary Club to be
Planted by Rotary Volunteers at Mill Creek Acres Park and Mike Waters Park
5.04 Authorization to Consider Approving Host Municipality and Cooperation Agreement with Downtown Chambersburg, Inc.
for the Chambersburg Downtown Amphitheatre Project
5.05 Authorization to Amend the 2023 Gas Department Operating Budget and Add Two (2) New Positions in Light of Recent
Federal Grant Award with No Immediate Impact on Gas Rates
5.06 Authorization for Proper Borough Officials to Execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Grant A. Marshall,
P. E., for Engineering Design Services for the Reconstruction of the Glen Street Fountain Basin and Related Items
5.07 Authorization for Proper Borough Officials to Execute a Change Order with Robinson Iron Corporation, to Modify the
Previous Paint Color for the Glen Street Fountain, at a Cost of $1,100
5.08 Authorization for Proper Borough Officials to Approve Professional Services Agreement with MasTec Professional
Services
5.09 Authorization for Proper Borough Officials to Execute a Change Order with SGS Architects/Engineers of Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, for Structural Analysis for the Chambersburg Police Station Renovation Project, at an Additional Cost of $1,500
5.10 Authorize Proper Borough Officials to Execute and Submit PJM Interconnect (Independent Electric Grid Operator)
Official Documents
5.11 Authorization for the Electric Department to Advertise for the Sale via Auction a Miscellaneous Used Facility/Warehouse
lights, Band Saw and Drill Press, Lawn & Leaf Vacuum, Used Traffic Signals Lights, Freon Recovery Machine, and Used
800amp Generator Transfer Switch in the Best Interest of the Borough
5.12 Authorization for the Electric Department to Advertise for the Sale of Scrap/Used Transformers and Award the Sale in
the Best Interest of the Borough
5.13 Authorization to Consider Authorizing the Storm Sewer Utility Capital Reserve Account to Pay the Difference Between
Community Development Block Grant Funds Allocated to the Center Street Improvements Project, Phase 2 Project
($370,299.31) and the Contract Awarded to Fayetteville Contractors ($390,483.00), as well as any Change Orders, if They
are Necessary
5.14 Authorization to approve a utility bill flyer (UBF) for the new Fireworks Code regulations for the Borough of
Chambersburg
5.15 Authorization to Approve a Borough of Chambersburg Water Customer Letter to be Used as a Utility Bill Flyer (UBF) for
the Water Department
5.16 Authorization to Consider Referring the Undeveloped Areas on Benedict Avenue, Hollywell Avenue and Mill Road to the
Planning and Zoning Commission for Review to Determine Whether Rezoning is Warranted
5.17 Authorization to Consider Approving Additional Borough Electric Poles on Grant Street, from Fifth Avenue to the Marine
Corps League at 450 Grant Street, to be Used for the Hometown Heroes Banner Program that is Administered by Downtown
Chambersburg, Inc. and VFW Post 1599
5.18 Authorization to Consider Approving Relocation of Bench Donated by Downtown Chambersburg, Inc. from West Queen
Street Next to the Foundry to South Main Street next to the Building Formerly Occupied by F&M Trust - Consent Agenda – Previously Discussed
6.01 Authorization to Ratify a Project Proposal Executed by the Borough Manager for CES Clean of Mechanicsburg, PA, to
Remediate Asbestos in Building #1 at the Southgate Shopping Center, for an Approximate Price of $56,000
6.02 Authorization for the Borough Manager to Execute an Agreement with Keystone Health for Scott’s Excavating of
Chambersburg, PA, to Demolish Building #1 at the Southgate Shopping Center, for an Approximate Price of $92,300
6.03 Authorization for the Borough Manager to Execute a Project Proposal with RA Hill of Chambersburg, PA, to Reinforce &
Insulate the Party Wall Between Building #1 at the Southgate Shopping Center and China Wok, for an Approximate Price of
$17,300
6.04 Authorization for Proper Borough Officials to Approve the Purchase of a Shed from Viking Steel Structures, of Boonville,
NC, in the amount of $10,370.00, to Replace an Existing Storage Structure at the Memorial Park Garage
6.05 Authorization for Proper Borough Officials to Execute an Updated Benefits Agreement with Significa Benefit Services,
LLC - Regular Agenda
7.01 Authorization to Schedule a Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Change in Ward Boundaries Effective Following the
2023 Municipal Election, and Further Submitting that Recommendation to the Courts for Consideration
7.02 Authorization to Approve an Ordinance to Update the Code of the Borough of Chambersburg, Chapter 286, Vehicles and
Traffic, to Incorporate Previously Adopted Traffic Changes
7.03 Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Real Estate Matter – Discussion of Future Public Works Campus; Potential
Litigation -Aldi; and Further, to Discuss a Personnel Matter – Complaint About a Supervisory Employee - Executive Session
8.01 Real Estate – Discussion of Future Public Works Campus
8.02 Potential Litigation – Discussion Regarding Aldi
8.03 Personnel – Supervisory Complaint
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