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Borough Council

September 15, 2026 Final

Agenda — 16 items

  1. Motion to approve Hotel Indigo garage space MOU at Chestnut Street garage for 55 spaces.Issue: Per land development plans, Borough is required to provide 55 spaces at Chestnut Street Garage for hotel use. Lease needs to be updated to include overage MOU terms and conditions for renewal.Committee Recommendation: 3-0 Approve
  2. Motion to extend waste disposal contract with McGovern Environmental for 3 years, effective January 1, 2027 through and including December 31, 2029.<br>Issue: Extension of the current hauling contract at the current rate.Committee Recommendation: 2-0 Approve
  3. Motion to approve one-year extension to the sludge hauling contract with McGovern Environmental Inc. at the current contract price starting January 1, 2027.Issue: McGovern has agreed to the current rate for the extension, so there will be no increase.Committee Recommendation: 2-0 Approve
  4. Motion to approve proposal for services for elevator maintenance. (attachment)</span><br>Issue: Approve contract with Code Elevator for Chestnut Street Garage, Bicentennial Garage and Borough Hall. Committee Recommendation: 3-0 Approve
  5. Motion to approve purchasing requests (attachment):<br>Issue: Review and recommend the approval of qualifying purchase orders<br><br><ol><li>All Seasons Landscaping Co for $26,250</li><li>Treemendous $20,000</li><li>Code Elevator: Parking Garage Repairs $88,175</li><li>Code Elevator: Parking & PW Service Contract 2026 for $10,035</li><li>ORAD: Leadership Coaching for $11,000<br><br>Committee Recommendation: 3-0 Approve</li></ol><br>
  6. Employee Recognition for years of service:<br>Michael Findley, Superintendent of Taylor Run Wastewater Treatment Plant: 40 years of dedicated service to the Borough. Thank you, Mike!
  7. Motion to approve participation in regional fire and EMS study with a do-not-exceed threshold of $20,000. (Payment to be made in 2027.)<br>Issue: WCACOG is facilitating a study of fire and EMS throughout the Council of Government.
  8. Motion to approve request of Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce to install holiday decor in town.Committee Recommendation: 2-0 Approve
  9. <strong>The Borough of West Chester will hold a public hearing on September 16, 2026 </strong><strong>at 6:30 p.m </strong>repealing the Borough of West Chester's Stream Protection Fee Ordinance in its entirety which is codified in Chapter 94a of the Borough of West Chester Code.
  10. Discuss honorary street naming for state trooper Corporal Tim O’Connor located on Bradford Avenue from Market Street to Miner Street in front of firehouse. Tentatively called "Corporal Tim O'Connor Corner".<br>Issue: Corporal Tim O’Connor was a member of First West Chester Fire Company and a graduate of West Chester Henderson High School.Committee Recommendation: 2-0 Approve
  11. Discuss amendments to the proposed Ordinance to Prohibit Sale, Manufacture & Public Use of Kratom, Kratom-Derived Products and Concentrated 7-OH Substances. Committee Recommendation: None. Discussion.
  12. Motion to approve Special Event Applications October 3rd for Friends of Marshall Square Park at Prospect Avenue and waive application fee. Issue: Approve Special Event PermitsCommittee Recommendation: 2-0 Approve
  13. Motion to approve HARB applications <br>Issue: Consider a Motion to approve the August HARB Certificate of Appropriateness (attachment)<br><ol><li>2026-19: 16 E. Gay St-Revised sign2026-20: 208 E Market Street: Sign and façade for Homeward Bound TattooCommittee Recommendation: 3-0 Approve
  14. Motion to approve Parking Services Department Budget Modification # 2026-07 for capital repairs to elevators at garages in the amount of $6,006.00 (attachment)<br>Issue: Budget modification is needed for required repairs for garage elevators<br>Committee Recommendation: 3-0 Approve
  15. Motion to direct solicitor to prepare Mobile Food Truck Ordinance and schedule hearing in November (attachment)<br>Issue: Creation of a stand-alone mobile food truck ordinance to clarify safety and enforcement regulations.Committee Recommendation: 3-0 Approve
  16. Motion to approve requests from Friends of Hoopes Park for landscape maintenance.Issue: Supplemental landscape work at Hoopes Park.Committee Recommendation: 2-0 Approve

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