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City council · York, Pennsylvania · September 16, 2025
York City Council
York City Council approved its September 16, 2025 resolutions and bills, including the 2026-2031 Business Improvement District plan and three consent-agenda purchases totaling about $980,603. A zoning amendment allowing vape and smoke shops in the EC district was tabled. All three spending items were routed through the consent agenda via the COSTARS cooperative purchasing program and a CDBG contract award.
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3 pp
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Resolutions
7
Recorded meeting actions
Dollars moved
$980,603
Transparency
72/100
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What this costs you
Resolution No. 60 — Accepting the recommendations of HARB
In plain English
Council formally accepted the Historical Architectural Review Board recommendations, affecting what property owners in historic districts may alter on their buildings.
How it was buried
Routine land-development item at the top of the legislative agenda.
Impact: Property owners in historic districts must follow HARB recommendations on exterior changes.
Bill No. 24 / Ordinance No. 23 — Approving the 2026-2031 Plan of the York Business Improvement District Authority
In plain English
Renews the downtown Business Improvement District plan through 2031, funded by assessments on property and business owners inside the district.
How it was buried
Final passage item; the funding mechanism is a special assessment on district properties.
Impact: Property and business owners in the district keep paying BID assessments through 2031.
Bill No. 25 (TABLED) — Amending the Planning & Zoning Code for vape and smoke shops in the EC district
In plain English
Would have allowed vape and smoke shops as a permissible use in the EC district with new regulations, but council tabled it rather than voting.
How it was buried
Tabled, so no public vote was taken on the zoning change.
Impact: No immediate change; the zoning amendment may return at a future meeting.
Resolution No. 61 — Appointing the city delegate to the 2025 PML Leadership Summit
In plain English
Appoints Edquina Washington as York delegate and Betsy Buckingham as alternate to the Pennsylvania Municipal League annual business meeting.
How it was buried
Consent agenda administrative appointment.
Impact: Administrative; no direct cost to residents.
Resolution No. 62 — Authorizing purchase of an ALTEC 47-foot hydraulic derrick from Altec Industries
In plain English
Buys a $276,758 utility truck for Public Works through the state COSTARS cooperative purchasing program.
How it was buried
Consent agenda; purchased via cooperative purchasing so no competitive city bid was held.
Impact: Spends $276,758 of public funds on a single vehicle without a city-run competitive bid.
Resolution No. 63 — Authorizing agreement with Musco Sports Lighting for Hoffman Veterans Memorial Park
In plain English
Spends $407,295 to buy and install a new sports lighting system at baseball field #3 in Hoffman Veterans Memorial Park, also through COSTARS.
How it was buried
Consent agenda; second cooperative-purchasing contract with no city competitive bid.
Impact: Spends $407,295 on park lighting; largest single expense of the meeting.
Resolution No. 64 — Awarding the S. Penn St. sidewalk CDBG contract to Kinsley Construction
In plain English
Awards a $296,550 contract to Kinsley Construction for sidewalk improvements on S. Penn Street, funded with federal Community Development Block Grant money.
How it was buried
Consent agenda; federally funded (CDBG) rather than city general funds.
Impact: Spends $296,550 in federal grant funds on sidewalk improvements.