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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
 COUNCIL MEETING ROOM
 April 5, 2023
 7:00 PM



1.

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2.

PUBLIC COMMENT POLICY

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Those attending in person wishing to speak must sign the sign-in sheet located at the front of the meeting room. 

As always, Public Comment will be limited to three minutes per person. 

3.

INVOCATION

4.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

5.

Subcommittee Reports

a.

Infrastructure (Councilor Lebedynsky)

Documents:
  1. Codes-Infrastructure April 2023.pdf
b.

Transportation

c.

Efficient Methods Committee (Councilor Lebedynsky)

d.

Ordinance Review Committee (Councilor Procsal)

e.

Economic Development & Business Liaison (PAED Executive Director Peggy Lee-Clark)

6.

Boards & Committee Reports

a.

Land Bank Report (Peggy Lee-Clark, Administrator)

b.

Emergency Services Reports (Chief Hand)

Documents:
  1. Fire Report 2023-04 Count of Incidents by Incident Type per Zone.pdf
  2. Fire Report 2023-04 Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range (3)3-23.pdf
c.

Human Relations Commission (Marcia Levengood)

d.

Library (Mindy Lipsky)

e.

Ricketts Community Center (Councilor Kirkland)

f.

Pottstown School District (Councilor Lindsay)

7.

Solicitor's General Discussion

8.

Mayor's Report

9.

Manager's Report

10.

Presentation - 2023 Paving Project

11.

Radiological Emergency Response Plans (RERP) Resolution

Documents:
  1. Emergency Management Plan 2023.pdf
12.

Colebrookdale Railroad Reimbursement and Maintenance Agreement

13.

CDBG Grant Application - $200,000 - Stormwater Inlets - Location TBD

14.

Zoning – David Pursel, 1 West 5th Street

Documents:
  1. Pursel, David - 1 West 5th Street - Zoning_Redacted.pdf
15.

Zoning – Megan Horan, Intren, LLC, 225 South Price Street

Documents:
  1. Intren LLC, Horan, Megan - 225 S Price St.pdf
16.

Schuylkill River Greenways – Alcohol in Riverfront Park

  1. Paddling Film Festival – May 20, 2023
  2. Schuylkill River Sojourn – June 20, 2023
Documents:
  1. Schuylkill River Greenway - Events request.pdf
17.

Play Streets – Parks & Recreation – Street Closures

Documents:
  1. Play Streets - Parks and Recreation _Redacted.pdf
18.

Upcoming Board Vacancies

  1. HARB – one 5-year term (Mark Harvey)
  2. Land Bank – two 3-year terms (Jamie Sanchez)
19.

Comments from Citizens Present

20.

Councilors' General Discussion

21.

Executive Session

22.

FOR REGULAR MEETING

a.

Public Hearing 7:15 p.m. - Zoning Ordinance – Smokeshops, Hookah Bars, etc.

Documents:
  1. Smokeshops, Hookah Bars - LEGAL NOTICE 2.pdf
b.

Ordinance – Zoning Amendment – Smokeshops, Hookah Bars, etc

Documents:
  1. Hookah Bars - (Revised 2-17-23).pdf