During the courtesy-of-the-floor period, residents raised multiple civic concerns that local leaders want reflected in upcoming committee work.

Tyrone Smith, who identified himself as representing AskMe and living in Harrisburg, asked council to consider the labor proposal the union/company submitted and urged respect and dignity for city workers, saying "Everybody deserves a raise."

Evan Mach of Power to the Hill, an Allison Hill volunteer group, requested city collaboration on after-school and summer youth programming and invited council to an end-of-year event on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Several residents flagged transparency concerns about the Broad Street Market lease and suggested the city establish a capital/sinking fund to cover future capital repairs rather than relying on ad-hoc grants. One resident urged broad outreach about proposed LERTA revisions, saying many stakeholders had not been informed about draft changes.

In a strongly worded public comment, Brian Kiesling accused Mayor Williams of hosting the deputy consul general of Israel in Harrisburg and likened the visit to "meeting with a diplomat from Nazi Germany in 1944," called for a mayoral apology and asked council to publicly disavow the visit and disclose whether police partnerships or training exchanges were discussed. The council did not act on the demand at the session; the commenters requested transparency and follow-up from the mayor's office.

Council members acknowledged the range of concerns and directed staff to provide requested financial details for several items, schedule the announced LERTA public hearing, and proceed with stakeholder engagement for market planning.