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York council approves auditorium marquee, gym resurfacing, pool repairs and routine municipal payments
Summary
The City of York Council on Feb. 19 approved several facility-improvement contracts funded in part by a York County visitors bureau grant, authorized routine claims and approved a downtown redevelopment drawdown; council also approved an invoice for outfitting a police cruiser and several other routine items.
The City of York Council on Feb. 19 approved multiple infrastructure and facility contracts as part of routine business, including a new LED marquee for the auditorium, gym-floor resurfacing and moisture-control work at the community center.
Sheree, a city project lead, told the council the auditorium work is funded by a $100,000 York County Visitors Bureau grant covering three projects and recommended awarding a $26,700 contract to Tri City Sign Company for a six-mill LED marquee. "We received $100,000 for them for three projects at the auditorium," Sheree said, adding the new marquee will be cloud-controlled and easier to update.
The council approved a $24,385 contract to Leechman Flooring, Inc., to resurface the auditorium gymnasium floor, with work slated to begin March 11 and to be completed in time for the youth involvement fair. Sheree said references included a recent high-school flooring project and that the resurfacing would allow the gym to support multiple court layouts.
On the community center, staff described longstanding condensation and moisture migration from the pool cavity into office and gym areas that has degraded exterior panels and interior finishes. Staff recommended, and council approved, a $23,930 contract with Tilson Enterprises, Inc., to install a vapor barrier and insulation intended to stop humidity from migrating into the rest of the building. Council members asked whether the pool would need to be drained; staff said they expect to use lifts and spray applications so the pool would not be drained.
Council also approved an invoice for outfitting a new police cruiser submitted by Plat Valley Communications, Inc.; staff said the outfitting cost was included in the vehicle budget but that paperwork routing differed this year, requiring council ratification. The exact outfitting invoice figure appears garbled in the transcript and was not unambiguously readable in the record.
Separately, the council approved the finance committee's recommendation to pay claims for the period of Feb. 6–19, 2026, accepted the department activity reports and approved cash balances for January. The council also authorized "drawdown number five" for the downtown redevelopment project after staff explained that the state agency (DEED) now requires each drawdown be approved individually; the transcript packet listed payees and amounts, but the recorded transcript contains a garbled number for that drawdown amount.
All motions described above were approved on roll-call votes as recorded during the meeting. The council's approvals were presented as routine contract awards and budgeted items; staff noted one current shortfall of roughly $5,950 on the stage-lighting line and said they were exploring phasing options to stay within the $100,000 grant total.
The council did not receive public comment on the plats or the auditorium and facility items during the meeting. The most recent procedural next step for awarded contracts is staff coordination with contractors on schedules and final scope details.
