The police chief presented monthly activity data and asked council to move forward with several parking and grant items.

The chief reported the department responded to 1,154 calls for service in November, made 11 criminal arrests, issued several enforcement actions and 946 parking tickets. He asked council to advertise an amendment to the parking-permit ordinance to restrict certain streets to permit-only from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., to amend another ordinance to prohibit parking on the south side of Elder Street to improve fire-truck access, and to suspend overnight parking requirements on the 800 block of Laurel for holiday visitors between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.

The chief also said the police department will request a stand-alone resolution to apply for a statewide LSA grant, noting the borough must now submit separate applications rather than a joint resolution with the police department. "I'll be asking for that next week," the chief said.

Why it matters: Changes to parking rules affect residents' daily routines and enforcement burden; the LSA grant could yield funding for police equipment or programs but the application details were not specified in the excerpt.

Next steps: The chief requested advertisements and a council resolution at next week's meeting; no formal vote was recorded in the provided transcript.