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Reading council approves consent agenda, budget transfers, festival street closures and a planning commission appointment
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda including $171,662.32 in operating bills, authorized budget transfers for FY2023/2024 projects, approved street closures and traffic changes for Aug. 3 festival activities, and appointed Hannah Tunis to the Planning Commission/TIFA Board.
At its July 9 meeting, the Reading City Council approved a broad set of routine but substantive items: the consent agenda (including minutes and the Treasurer’s Report), payment of operating bills totaling $171,662.32, budget adjustments and fund transfers for FY2023/2024, street closures and temporary traffic control for the August Reading Festival, and the appointment of Hannah Tunis to the Planning Commission/TIFA Board to fill a term through Dec. 31, 2025.
The consent agenda was approved on a motion from Penney, seconded by Matz, by unanimous roll call. The budget transfers—approved by Matz with a second from Penney—move funds as of June 30, 2024, from the General Fund, Major Street Fund and Sewer & Water Funds to cover previously authorized projects, including MELS project engineering, Rotary Park upgrades, water-works park safety surfacing, pavilion parking-lot striping, Nelson Tank water-tower inspection, BS&A software support, and Well No. 1 pump rehabilitation.
Council approved closures of Main Street and Michigan Street for a parade on Aug. 3 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., and E. Silver from Main to Chestnut from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; it also authorized West State Street to be a temporary one-way for the day to support truck pulls. All festival-related traffic and closure motions passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The consent and budget-transfer approvals fund and authorize projects and operations residents will see in the coming months, while the festival approvals set traffic logistics for a local event. The appointment fills a planning and TIFA vacancy through the end of 2025.
Details and next steps: The next regular council meeting is scheduled for Aug. 13, 2024. No public comments were recorded during either public-comment period.
