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1 1 COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF SCRANTON 2 3 4 HELD: 5 6 7 Monday, January 5th, 2026 8 9 10 LOCATION: 11 12 COUNCIL CHAMBERS 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Maria McCool, RPR Official Court Reporter 25  2 1 C O U N C I L M E M B E R S: 2 THOMAS SCHUSTER - PRESIDENT 3 PATRICK FLYNN, VICE PRESIDENT 4 MARK MCANDREW 5 JESSICA ROTHCHILD 6 SEAN MCANDREW 7 8 FRANK VOLDENBERG, CITY CLERK 9 KATHY CARRERA, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK 10 THOMAS GILBRIDE, ESQ., COUNCIL SOLICITOR 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25  3 1 (Pledge of Allegiance.) 2 3 MR. SCHUSTER: Please remain 4 standing for a moment of silent reflection for 5 our service men and women throughout the world 6 and for those who have passed away in our 7 community, especially Mike Nowakowski. Thank 8 you. Roll call, please. 9 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild. 10 DR. ROTHCHILD: Here. 11 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Sean McAndrew. 12 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Present. 13 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Mark McAndrew. 14 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Present. 15 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Flynn. 16 MR. FLYNN: Here. 17 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster. 18 MR. SCHUSTER: Present. Please 19 Dispense with the reading of the minutes. 20 MR. VOLDENBERG: THIRD ORDER. 21 3.A. MINUTES OF THE SCRANTON 22 FIREFIGHTER'S PENSION COMMISSION MEETING HELD 23 NOVEMBER 19, 2025. 24 3.B. MINUTES OF THE NON-UNIFORM 25 MUNICIPAL PENSION BOARD MEETING HELD NOVEMBER  4 1 19, 2025. 2 3.C. MINUTES OF THE SCRANTON POLICE 3 PENSION COMMISSION MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 19, 4 2025. 5 3.D. MINUTES OF THE COMPOSITE 6 PENSION BOARD MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 19, 2025. 7 3.E. AGENDA FOR THE NON-UNIFORM 8 MUNICIPAL PENSION BOARD HELD DECEMBER 17, 2025. 9 3.F. OVERTIME REPORT FOR ALL 10 DEPARTMENTS FOR DECEMBER 2025, AS PROVIDED BY 11 CITY CONTROLLER, RECEIVED DECEMBER 18, 2025. 12 3.G. CORRESPONDENCE DATED DECEMBER 13 24, 2025, FROM CITY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 14 REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET 15 TRANSFER. 16 3.H. CORRESPONDENCE DATED DECEMBER 17 24, 2025, FROM CITY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 18 REGARDING CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT BUDGET 19 TRANSFER. 20 3.I. CORRESPONDENCE DATED DECEMBER 21 30, 2025, FROM CITY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 22 REGARDING BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND CITY 23 PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT BUDGET TRANSFERS. 24 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. Are there 25 any comments on any of the Third Order items?  5 1 So I just have one comment. With the -- with 2 3-G, we have two transfers of $50,000 and 3 $20,000. And then in 3-I we have another 7,000 4 in transfers for salt. 5 So can we just get clarification on 6 why three different budget transfers for the 7 purchase of salt? 8 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll look into it, 9 sir. 10 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you very much. 11 And then can we also just get an update on what 12 is the size of our current salt shed? There 13 was in the capital budget we had a second 14 location for a possible second salt shed. 15 I don't know if the city plans on 16 moving forward with that. But can we get the 17 size of the new recent build of the salt shed 18 and then if we are looking for a second 19 location for another. 20 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll do that. 21 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank 22 you. If not -- any other comments? 23 MR. MCANDREW: Size or capacity? 24 MR. SCHUSTER: Capacity. Thank you. 25 Any other comments? If not, received and  6 1 filed. Do any Council members have any 2 announcements at this time? All right. No 3 announcements at this time. 4 MR. VOLDENBERG: FOURTH ORDER. 5 CITIZENS PARTICIPATION. 6 MR. SCHUSTER: Up first we have Joan 7 Hodowanitz. 8 MS. HODOWANITZ: Joan Hodowanitz, 9 Scranton. First of all, Happy New Year to all 10 of you. Good luck as you begin the legislative 11 year. 5-B, the amended the Rules of Council, I 12 printed them out. And a couple things came to 13 my notice. 14 One was the section which said any 15 person who requests information from Council 16 during Citizens Participation shall do so in 17 writing and shall include the name of the 18 person making the request. So I gave Kathy a 19 written copy signed of the things I'm going to 20 ask right now. 21 First, if I make a request in 22 writing, I'm hoping that Council will answer my 23 request that at its earliest opportunity. But 24 if I ask a simple question like are you going 25 to cancel next week's meeting, do I have to put  7 1 that in writing or can you just answer that? 2 MR. SCHUSTER: We could just answer 3 that. 4 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay. That's good 5 to know. So my next two questions you could 6 address in Fifth Order. I would like to know 7 the status of DPW's labor negotiations. Their 8 contract is now over -- it's expired more than 9 one year ago. 10 So I would like to know how that's 11 progressing and if they're headed towards 12 arbitration. And do we finally have a new 13 director of DPW; and, if so, who that might be. 14 Also, I was looking at the City's website, and 15 I was calling up the labor agreements. 16 And it takes you to a document page 17 and a document library for labor agreements. 18 And on that page there are 13 files. Most of 19 them are very old. Missing is the most current 20 contract for the police. So I'm hoping that IT 21 is in the process of uploading other labor 22 negotiations. 23 You have a lot of clerical. You 24 have some from the Single Tax Office. You have 25 the firefighters. And you have the old DPW,  8 1 but nothing for the police. And I would like 2 to see that uploaded. 3 I don't have a problem with the city 4 modifying and upgrading its web pages. But 5 let's not drop documents in the transition. 6 Those are important. 7 I do have some interesting news and 8 that is that anybody who has ever wanted to see 9 the movie The Trouble With Cali, there's a free 10 screening of that movie Saturday at the 11 Albright Memorial Library at 2 p.m. 12 If you get a chance and you would 13 like to go and you can, have the time, call the 14 library so that they have an idea of how many 15 chairs to put out. Library's phone number is 16 348-3000. But if Don Frederickson is any judge 17 as a movie critic, it's hysterically funny and 18 may become a cult classic. 19 So, you know, don't pay money to see 20 it in a theater. Go see it for free at the 21 library. And I think that is all I have. 22 Thank you very much. And again, Happy New Year 23 and welcome to the new members of Council. 24 MR. SCHUSTER: Happy New Year, Joan. 25 Joan, did you happen to state the time that the  9 1 movie is going to start? 2 MS. HODOWANITZ: 2 p.m. 3 MR. SCHUSTER: 2 p.m. 4 MS. HODOWANITZ: Saturday. It's in 5 the Henkelman room which is on the second 6 floor. The only reason they ask people to call 7 and register is so that they make sure they 8 have enough seating. 9 But I'll be announcing that at the 10 County Commissioners meeting on Wednesday. And 11 maybe some Commissioners will come. Thank you. 12 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. Up next 13 is John Murray. 14 MR. MURRAY: Good evening, Council, 15 John Murray, Scranton resident, Scranton City 16 Controller. I just wanted to take a second 17 here to congratulate and welcome Council 18 persons Flynn and Sean McAndrew to this august 19 body. 20 And I hope -- I wish you nothing but 21 the best and good luck for the coming year. 22 And the other three Council members who I've 23 already worked with for the last four years, I 24 look forward to working with you again. 25 And if you need anything, you have  10 1 any questions, I'm right across the hall. And 2 a few of you know how to get in touch with me. 3 So I've answered questions in the past before. 4 So again, welcome. Thank you. Happy New Year. 5 Thank you for serving. And the citizens of 6 Scranton are lucky to have you. Thanks. 7 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. And 8 that's all for our sign-in list. Would anyone 9 else like to speak? 10 MR. VOLDENBERG: FIFTH ORDER. 5-A. 11 MOTIONS. 12 MR. SCHUSTER: Dr. Rothchild, do you 13 have any motions or comments? 14 DR. ROTHCHILD: No, I don't have any 15 at this time. Thank you. 16 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank 17 you. Mr. Mark McAndrew, do you have any 18 motions or comments? 19 MR. MARK MCANDREW: No, I covered 20 them all at the past (inaudible.) 21 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Mr. Sean 22 McAndrew, do you have any motions or comments? 23 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Yeah, just 24 brief. Mr. Voldenberg, the next couple of 25 weeks I'll probably be sending you a lot of  11 1 stuff down to get some information. The first 2 thing I would like to ask and we could talk 3 about how to fine tune the actual ask, but any 4 litigation that we've had going on with 5 employee, like, labor agreements with direct 6 employees for the 2024 to the end of 2025, kind 7 of looking at that how much we're spending on 8 issues with employees and then also the cost of 9 how much we're spending on litigation for the 10 DPW contract. 11 It's been a year now. So I'm just 12 trying to look at some numbers and get some 13 information so I could get caught up to speed 14 with that. 15 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll get that 16 information for you. 17 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Awesome. Thank 18 you so much. That's all I have. 19 MR. SCHUSTER: Mr. Flynn, any 20 motions or comments? 21 MR. FLYNN: Not at this time. Thank 22 you. 23 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank 24 you. Mr. Voldenberg, did we get any update on 25 the Jackson Street, the restoration at Jackson  12 1 Street? I was trying to get that in before the 2 asphalt plants closed but it's still -- the 3 conditions of the street are pretty -- 4 MR. VOLDENBERG: -- update for month 5 of January. But I'll follow up. I'll check 6 the e-mail to get more specifics. And I'll 7 forward it onto you. 8 MR. SCHUSTER: Okay, yeah, if we 9 could just see -- 10 MR. VOLDENBERG: But we did follow 11 up. 12 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. If we 13 could just see what type of restoration is 14 going to be done. There is also a pave cut on 15 Flume or Forest Glen that crosses completely 16 across the road. It was a small, like, 17 electrical -- it seemed to be electric line 18 that was put in. 19 But it's now subsided. And whoever 20 is -- if we could find out whose pave cut that 21 was and if they could come to fill it in 22 because it's getting deep. 23 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll get a status 24 on that one also. 25 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank you  13 1 very much. Can we reach out to the 2 administration in regards to PFM? They are our 3 financial advisors if we could see what types 4 of projections they have. If we could ask how 5 long our projections go out for what years and 6 can possibly get a caucus. And then we could 7 talk with Council about maybe getting a caucus 8 come in in the next few months. 9 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll do that. 10 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank you 11 very much. That's all. 12 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-B. FOR 13 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AMENDING 14 RESOLUTION NO. 1, 2024, ENTITLED "ADOPTING THE 15 RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE SCRANTON 16 CITY COUNCIL, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA" BY 17 AMENDING THE RULES AS ATTACHED HERETO AS 18 EXHIBIT "A". 19 MR. SCHUSTER: At this time, I'll 20 entertain a motion that Item 5-B be introduced 21 into its proper committee. 22 MR. MARK MCANDREW: So moved. 23 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Second. 24 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question? All 25 those in favor of introduction signify by  14 1 saying aye. 2 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye. 3 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Aye. 4 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Aye. 5 MR. FLYNN: Aye. 6 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye. Opposed? The 7 ayes have it and so moved. 8 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-C. FOR 9 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - ACCEPTING A 10 DONATION PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SCRANTON FIRE 11 DEPARTMENT FROM AMOS LODGE OF B'NAI B'RITH IN 12 THE AMOUNT OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS 13 ($3,000.00) TO BE PLACED IN THE SPECIAL CITY 14 SERVICES ACCOUNT: 12029544000000000000. 15 MR. SCHUSTER: At this time I'll 16 entertain a motion that Item 5-C be introduced 17 into its proper committee. 18 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: So moved. 19 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second. 20 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question? All 21 right. I'd just like to say thank you to this 22 group for making a donation to the Scranton 23 Fire Department. All those in favor signify by 24 saying aye. 25 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.  15 1 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Aye. 2 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Aye. 3 MR. FLYNN: Aye. 4 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye. Opposed? The 5 ayes have it and so moved. 6 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-D. FOR 7 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - ACCEPTING A 8 DONATION PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SCRANTON FIRE 9 DEPARTMENT FROM GREGG L. SUNDAY AND JOAN M. 10 SUNDAY IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE 11 HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,500.00) IN MEMORY OF 12 SCRANTON FIREFIGHTER STEPHEN SUNDAY TO PURCHASE 13 EQUIPMENT. 14 MR. SCHUSTER: At this time I'll 15 entertain a motion that Item 5-D be introduced 16 into its proper committee. 17 DR. ROTHCHILD: So moved. 18 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Second. 19 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question? All 20 those in favor of introduction signify by 21 saying aye. 22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye. 23 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Aye. 24 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Aye. 25 MR. FLYNN: Aye.  16 1 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye. Opposed? The 2 ayes have it and so moved. 3 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-E. FOR 4 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - APPROVING, IN 5 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 147(F) OF THE INTERNAL 6 REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, A PLAN OF 7 FINANCING OF THE SCRANTON-LACKAWANNA HEALTH AND 8 WELFARE AUTHORITY; AND DECLARING THAT IT IS 9 DESIRABLE FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF 10 THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SCRANTON FOR THE 11 SCRANTON-LACKAWANNA HEALTH AND WELFARE 12 AUTHORITY TO UNDERTAKE A PROJECT FOR THE 13 UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON. 14 MR. SCHUSTER: At this time I'll 15 entertain a motion that Item 5-E be introduced 16 into its proper committee. 17 MR. FLYNN: So moved. 18 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second. 19 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question? All 20 those in favor of introduction signify by 21 saying aye. 22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye. 23 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Aye. 24 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Aye. 25 MR. FLYNN: Aye.  17 1 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye. Opposed? The 2 ayes have it and so moved. 3 MR. VOLDENBERG: SIXTH ORDER. 6-A. 4 No business at this time. 5 SEVENTH ORDER. 7-A. No business at 6 this time. 7 EIGHTH ORDER. 8-A. No business at 8 this time. 9 MR. SCHUSTER: The next regularly 10 scheduled meeting of Council be held Tuesday, 11 January 13th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m., with a public 12 caucus prior at 5:45 p.m. 13 If there's no further business, I'll 14 entertain a motion to adjourn. 15 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Motion to 16 adjourn. 17 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. This 18 meeting is adjourned. Have a good day. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25  18 1 C E R T I F I C A T E 2 3 I hereby certify that the proceedings and 4 evidence are contained fully and accurately in the 5 notes taken by me of the above-cause and that this copy 6 is a correct transcript of the same to the best of my 7 ability. 8 9 10 Maria McCool, RPR 11 Official Court Reporter 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 (The foregoing certificate of this transcript does not 23 apply to any reproduction of the same by any means 24 unless under the direct control and/or supervision of 25 the certifying reporter.)  1 $ 6 answered [1] - 10:3 caught [1] - 11:13 COUNCIL [4] - 1:1, apply [1] - 18:23 certificate [1] - 18:22 1:12, 2:10, 13:16 $1,500.00 [1] - 15:11 6-A [1] - 17:3 APPROVING [1] - 16:4 certify [1] - 18:3 County [1] - 9:10 $20,000 [1] - 5:3 6:30 [1] - 17:11 arbitration [1] - 7:12 certifying [1] - 18:25 couple [2] - 6:12, $3,000.00 [1] - 14:13 AS [4] - 4:10, 13:17, chairs [1] - 8:15 10:24 $50,000 [1] - 5:2 7 16:6 CHAMBERS [1] - 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