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Carlisle council approves consent agenda, appointment, contracts and a parking ordinance
Summary
At the meeting the council approved the consent agenda and passed motions including an appointment to the municipal authority, a $59,400 fire alarm contract, removal of an on‑street handicap parking space at 163 West North Street (roll call recorded), a $30,000 contract for water/wastewater fee studies, and approval of the Schuetz Rebuild land‑development plan.
The Carlisle Borough Council approved a slate of routine and project items in a single meeting session.
Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda (items on pages 1–4) by voice vote after a motion and second.
Appointment: Councilor Jenks moved to appoint Robert Shutt to a partial term on the Carlisle Borough Municipal Authority effective immediately through the term end stated in the transcript; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
Parks contract: Council approved a contract with Triangle Fire Protection Inc. to replace the fire alarm system at the Stewart Community Center for $59,400 through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania cooperative purchasing program (CoStars contract number 040E22189), subject to solicitor review.
Traffic ordinance (roll call): Councilor Mellon moved to adopt an ordinance amending the borough code to remove one on‑street handicap parking space at 163 West North Street. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote recorded by the secretary as follows: Miss James — Aye; Miss Melton — Aye; Miss Gary — Aye; Miss Bruce — Aye; Mister Shattel — Aye; Mister Stewy — Aye.
Professional services: The council approved a professional services contract with Gannett Fleming Valuation and Rate Consultants LLC to perform water and wastewater capital charges and tapping fee studies for a not‑to‑exceed fee of $30,000 ($16,000 for water, $14,000 for wastewater), subject to solicitor review.
Land development: The council voted to grant requested waivers and approve the preliminary/final land development plan for the Schuetz Rebuild, contingent on the applicant accepting and satisfactorily resolving staff conditions.
What this means: All items above were passed at this meeting; action wording and vote tallies listed in this article reflect what was recorded in the meeting transcript. Several approvals were passed by voice vote and lack item‑level roll‑call tallies in the transcript; the parking ordinance recorded an explicit roll‑call outcome.
Ending: No additional action was taken on these items tonight beyond the votes recorded.
