Votes at a glance: council introduces grants and contracts, adopts park dedications and park/grant resolutions

The Scranton City Council on June 17 introduced several contracts and resolutions for committee review and approved multiple resolutions and dedications during the regular meeting. Items introduced into committee and items adopted are summarized below.

Introduced (referred to committee for review): - Whittier Schoolyard grant application: Resolution to ratify and approve submission of a grant application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Greenways, Trails and Recreation program for up to $250,000 for the Whittier Schoolyard project (Item 5b). Motion to introduce carried. - Plan revision for new land development at 1230 North Keiser Avenue: Introduction into committee (Item 5c). - Tripp's Park stormwater project contract: Introduction of an authorization for the mayor to execute a contract to perform Tripp's Park stormwater work (Item 5d). - Waiver of Responsible Contractor Ordinance for Tripp's Park stormwater improvements: Introductory resolution to waive RCO requirements for procurement of the Tripp's Park work (Item 5e). - Recycling processing contract: Introduction of an authorization for the mayor to execute a contract with Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc. to perform recycling processing services (Item 5f). - Payroll processing services: Introduction of an authorization for the mayor to execute a contract with PeopleGuru Inc. for payroll processing services (Item 5g).

Adopted or approved on the floor: - Reading by title passed for ordinance affecting Wyoming Avenue driveway sight distances (Item 6a). - Project consultant/engineer amendment: Resolution changing the project engineer for the Recreation Needs Assessment project to Colwell Nagle Associates Inc. (Item 7b) — adopted. - Cliff Street dedication: Resolution dedicating Cliff Street adjacent to Steamtown National Historic Site in honor of John M. Hart Jr. (Item 7c) — adopted. - Lakes Village Dog Park grant application: Resolution ratifying submission of a DCED Greenways, Trails and Recreation grant application for up to $250,000 toward the Lakes Village Dog Park project (Item 7d) — adopted. - Garrity Park renovations grant application: Resolution ratifying submission of a DCED Greenways, Trails and Recreation grant application for up to $200,000 for Garrity Park renovations (Item 7e) — adopted.

Motions for introductions generally passed by voice vote with “so moved” and “second” recorded in the transcript; several adoption items were approved by roll call or voice with the chair declaring adoption. Specific dollar amounts or contract vendors were included where the agenda language identified them (for example, Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc. and PeopleGuru Inc.).

Clarifying details raised earlier in the meeting during public comment included an attendee’s reference to an annual recurring fee of $82,356 for PeopleGuru and a referenced recycling processing fee of $96.65 per ton for co-mingled materials; those figures were stated by a public commenter and are recorded in the transcript but were not presented as staff recommendations during the agenda motions.

The council did not finalize procurement contracts during the meeting; many items were introduced for committee consideration or administrative execution pending further review as appropriate.