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Votes at a glance: Council approves BID renewal and several capital and public‑works contracts; tables vape-shop zoning bill
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the York City Council approved the Downtown Inc. BID renewal (bill 24) and several vendor purchases and public-works contracts, and it tabled an ordinance concerning vape/smoke shops to pursue a companion licensing ordinance.
The York City Council on Sept. 16 took action on multiple bills and resolutions. Key outcomes listed below are based on roll calls and motions recorded at the meeting.
- Final passage, Bill 24 (Downtown Inc. BID renewal): Approved by roll call. Council members recorded as voting yes included Buck, John Askew, Buckingham, Washington and Janice Gue. The renewal will take effect Jan. 1 and runs for five years.
- Resolution 60 (Certificates of appropriateness): Motion to approve carried by roll call (recorded votes: Buck – Yes; John Askew – Yes; Buckingham – Yes; Washington – Yes). The resolution approved certificates of appropriateness for work at multiple addresses (237–241 West Market Street; 232 North George Street; 321 East King Street; 631 Cleveland Avenue).
- Bill 25 (regulation of vape/smoke shops): Councilwoman Janeske moved to table the ordinance after explaining that the draft before council was structured as a zoning ordinance but that provisions to restrict current shops’ access by minors are better handled by an amended licensing ordinance. Janeske read provisions she said should apply (no minors allowed unaccompanied, no minors employed, signage requirements, prohibition on self‑service tobacco and free distribution). The motion to table carried by voice vote; the council established a moratorium on approving new vape/smoke shops while the companion licensing work proceeds.
- Resolution 62 (purchase of Altec DM47 hydraulic derrick truck): Approved by roll call. The council authorized purchase from Altec Industries through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CoStars cooperative program for $276,007.78 to replace a 36‑year‑old truck used a few times per month for utility and signal pole work.
- Resolution 63 (lighting system for Hoffman Veterans Memorial Park baseball field): Approved by roll call. Council authorized purchase and installation of a sports‑lighting system in the total amount of $407,295 through CoStars for Hoffman Veterans Memorial Park.
- Resolution 64 (South Finch Street sidewalk CDBG improvements): Approved by roll call. The council awarded the contract to Kinsley Construction, the sole bidder, for $296,550 to repair and reset sidewalks and address curb and lifted sections; the project uses Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
Where roll-call votes were recorded in the meeting, the clerk read votes for individual members. Motions and seconds were recorded in the transcript for several items; when a mover or seconder was not expressly identified in the oral record the field is noted as not specified. Council members present and recorded in roll calls included Buck, John Askew, Betsy Buckingham, Felicia Dennis, Janice Gue and Washington.
