City Council
Regular MeetingMount Joy, PA · April 3, 2023
Agenda
Mount Joy Borough Council Meeting
Agenda
7:00 PM, Monday, April 3, 2023
1) Call to Order – President Hall
2) Roll Call—Councilors, Castaldi, Eichler, Fahndrich, Ginder, Hall, Haigh, Roering,
Ruschke, Youngerman, and Mayor Bradley
3) Invocation- Mayor Bradley
4) Pledge of Allegiance – Mayor Bradley
5) Announcement of Executive Sessions –
6) Consider a motion to approve the April 3, 2023, Borough Council Meeting Agenda.
7) Public Input Period - Comments of Any Borough Resident or Property Owner. Time limit of
three minutes will be strictly enforced.
8) Presentation –
a) Audit - Trout CPA
b) 307 Locust Lane Stormwater Basin, request for Borough to maintain. – Sandy Melhorn &
Reilly Noetzel, Esq.
9) Reports
a. Mayor
b. Police Chief
c. Fire Department Mount Joy
d. PSH Life Lion LLC.
e. Northwest EMS Report
f. EMA
g. Library
h. Planning, Zoning, & Code Enforcement
i. Stormwater, Planning & Grants Coordinator.
j. Public Works Department
k. Borough Authority Manager
l. Assistant Borough Manager/Finance Officer
m. Borough Manager
10) Approval of Minutes of the Regular Borough Council Meeting held on March 6, 2023.
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11) Building Ad Hoc Committee
a) Updates Josh Deering
b) Review Financial from PFM
12) Administration and Finance Committee
a) Consider a motion to authorizing the Borough Solicitor to prepare a resolution for Council
President to sign Cable Franchise Agreement with Shenandoah Cable Television, LLC
(Shentel).
b) Consider a motion to approve request from Mount Joy Area Chamber of Commerce to
contribute $1,000 towards Mount Joy Night @ Barnstormer’s Event. [Note: Chamber is
also contributing $1,000]
c) Consider a motion to move to full council, the appointment of Assistant Borough Manager
Jill Frey as the voting delegate to the PSAB Annual Conference.
d) Acknowledge receipt of Mount Joy Borough Other Postemployment Benefits Program
Report submitted by Foster & Foster
e) Consider a motion to authorize staff to have an air quality test completed on the current
municipal building.
f) Consider a motion to approve the advertising of Ordinance 01-2023, an ordinance to
amend the Mount Joy Borough Code of Ordinances, Chapter 270-15, Zoning, to revise
regulations governing municipal uses.
i) Consider a motion to authorize the advertisement of Ordinance 01-2023 on Friday,
April 14, 20223 & Friday, April 21, 2023, in LNP.
g) Acknowledge receipt of comments from Lancaster County Planning Commission.
13) Public Works Committee
a) Review of ADA Ramps by LTAP. Discuss responsible for changes.
b) Consider a motion to authorize the Borough Solicitor to prepare an ordinance to allow for
parking on the west side of Pinkerton Rd where street width is 31 feet or greater.
c) Consider a motion for the Borough to assume the cost of driveway restoration on the 2022
Pinkerton Rd and North Angle Street Construction projects by contracting the work out, or
having the work performed by Public Works Department or reimbursement at a cost
approved by Borough Council. The extent of driveway restoration shall be the Right of
Way line, determined by the Director of Public Works. Driveway restoration shall not
include any driveway transition area between the curb and the sidewalk or the sidewalk
itself. Driveway restoration does not include any lawn restoration, curb repair, street
patching or sidewalk repairs. Design and construction shall be on an individual basis as
specified by Director of Public Works. The Borough makes no warranty on the completed
construction. (Additional verbiage above March Council Meeting submitted by Public
Works Committee.)
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d) Consider a motion to allow the property owner at 257 Marietta Avenue to complete the
sidewalks with asphalt at their garage and driveway and bricks adjacent to their house.
e) Discussion of Pinkerton Road Curb Reimbursements and calls from residents indicating
that they cannot afford the payments.
14) Public Safety Committee
a) Consider a motion to approve request from Voyage Mount Joy to close Delta Street for the
2023 National Night Out event on August 1 from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm.
b) Consider a motion to authorize the Borough Manager to review all letters of interest for the
position of the Emergency Management, interview top candidate(s), and complete
background checks in order to provide Council a candidate at the May Borough Council
Meeting.
c) Review of County DTF Report and Mount Joy Borough Police Department 2022 drug
related report.
15) Public Input Period - Comments of Any Borough Resident or Property Owner. Time limit of
three minutes strictly enforced.
16) Any other matter proper to come before Council.
18) Authorization to pay bills.
19) Meetings and dates of importance, see the yellow calendar.
20) Executive Session if needed.
21) Adjourn
The next regular Borough Council meeting is scheduled for 7:00 PM, on Monday, May 1, 2023.
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