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Chester council lists resolutions for final passage Wednesday, including Lloyd Street bridge match change and electricity contract
Summary
At a Dec. 9 deliberative meeting council and staff reviewed resolutions to be presented for final passage on Wednesday, including a PennDOT bridge‑project match amendment, a 12‑month electricity supply contract, appointments to a block‑captain program and a recommendation to reject an animal‑control RFP.
At a deliberative meeting Dec. 9, 2024, City of Chester officials reviewed a slate of resolutions staff will present for final passage at the next council meeting. Solicitor Ken Shuster read the resolutions into the record and staff members provided detail on several items, including a PennDOT agreement amendment for a local match increase on the Lloyd Street Bridge project and a 12‑month electricity supply contract.
Key items to be presented for final action
- Resolution 121: Authorize installation of handicap parking zones at the 1000 block of Concord Avenue and the 2500 block of West 7th Street.
- Resolution 122: Appoint Michael Lewis, Dakeem Williams and Haley Turina as committee members for the block captain program.
- Resolution 123: Set Chester City Council reorganization for Jan. 6, 2025, at 10 a.m. in council chambers.
- Resolution 124: Set the city’s legal holidays for 2025.
- Resolution 125: Set deliberative‑only meeting times for 2025 (2 p.m. in council chambers).
- Resolution 126: Set regular council meetings for 2025 at 10 a.m. in council chambers, except the first meetings in March, June, September and December which will be held at 7 p.m.
- Resolution 127: Set the Chester Aggregated Pension Board quarterly meetings at 2:30 p.m. for 2025.
- Resolution 128: Authorize issuance of a road‑opening permit to PECO for new natural‑gas service near 24th, Chestnut, Walnut and Upton streets.
- Resolution 129: Authorize amendment to the PennDOT agreement (066 396 C) for the Lloyd Street Bridge over Amtrak, increasing the city’s local required match to $279,838 to reflect design changes and a total project cost increase from $5,459,000 to $5,596,750 (as read into the record).
- Resolution 130: Authorize ratification for the chief of staff to enter a 12‑month electricity supply agreement with Constellation New Energy, Inc., at a fixed rate of $0.06139 per kilowatt‑hour beginning Dec. 2024; staff said the contract was the lowest price returned in a recent reverse auction and the city limited the term to 12 months because market rates remain high.
- Resolution 131: Authorize rejection of the request for proposals for animal control service options; staff explained that only one respondent bid and the committee found the price too high, so the recommendation was to reject that single proposal.
- Resolution 132: Authorize release of escrow funds for projects at 816 W. Second Street and 3000 W. 4th Street; staff said most escrowed review/inspection costs were satisfied and the releases would return remaining funds less the 10% maintenance holdback.
- Resolution 133: Authorize Santander Bank as the depository for a U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) recompete grant.
Council discussion and context
Council members asked for clarifications about the animal control RFP process, whether the county provides a service, and the availability of facility partners for stray animals; staff said the county does not maintain a countywide animal‑control service and the city is seeking partnerships with regional shelters (Brandywine was mentioned) rather than creating an in‑city kennel. On the bridge amendment, staff said the city share was updated to match PennDOT design changes and to reflect increased total project cost.
No formal final passage votes were recorded in the deliberative meeting transcript; the resolutions were presented for placement on the upcoming council agenda and to be considered for adoption at the subsequent meeting.
