Gettysburg Borough Council Meeting – 06/08/2026

Borough of Gettysburg
Council Business Meeting Agenda
Monday, June 8, 2026 – 7:00 PM

I. Council – Call to Order

II. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance

III. Welcome and Opening Remarks

IV. Announcements

An executive session was conducted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Gettysburg, immediately following the adjournment of its work session meeting held on
May 26, 2026, consistent with section 708(a)(1), 708(a)(2), section 708(a)(4) and section
708(a)(5) of the Sunshine Act.

An executive session of the Borough Council will be conducted immediately following the
adjournment of this evening’s monthly general business meeting, consistent with section
708(a)(1), section 708(a)(2), section 708(a)(4) and section 708(a)(5) of the Sunshine Act
for the following purposes: (1) to provide updated information and to discuss matters
involving the employment or appointment of current or prospective Borough employees;
(2) to provide updated information and to discuss strategy in connection with the
negotiation of new collective bargaining agreements with the Teamsters Union Local 776
for both the Borough’s uniformed police officer employees and its nonuniformed,
nonprofessional employees; (3) to provide updated information and to discuss strategy in
connection with a complaint filed with the PHRC and the EEOC by a former Borough
employee; and (4) to review and discuss matters of Borough business which, if conducted
in public, could lead to the disclosure of information or confidentiality protected by law.

V. Approval of Agenda and Minutes

A motion to approve the June 8, 2026 agenda as presented.

A motion to approve minutes of the Council Business Meeting of May 11, 2026, and
minutes of the Council Work Session of May 26, 2026 as presented.

VI. Special Presentation – None

VII. Public Comment (Restricted to Items on the Agenda)

VIII. Current and Old Business

A. Planning Department

1. Planning /Zoning/Code Enforcement
a. Departmental Report
A motion to accept the February 26, 2026, Request for Proposal for Consulting Services
for Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Project Planning proposal submittal from Michael Baker
International for consulting services for the Gettysburg Safe Streets Plan, not to exceed
$150,000.00, as recommended by The Director of Planning, Zoning, and Code
Enforcement and the Federal Highway Authority – Pennsylvania Division SS4A Grant
Administrator.

2. Historic & Environmental Preservation
a. Departmental Report
Council will consider individually the following recommendations of the Borough of
Gettysburg Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) following its review regarding
the Certificates of Appropriateness project applications presented to the Board at its May 20, 2026 meeting:

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00142, MAJOR
PROJECT: 201 Chambersburg Street – Amanda Teller for the removal of an old fence
and shrubbery abutting S. Franklin Street, replace the sidewalk, and replace the existing
fence with a new six-foot wood picket fence totaling 212 linear feet.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00154,
MAJOR PROJECT: 404 Baltimore Street – Marc and Megan McLean for the
replacement of the second-floor balcony, porch, and railings with all wood materials in
an historic 1863 style.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00166, MAJOR
PROJECT: 636 York Street – Lisa Angstadt for the replacement of the existing threetab shingle roof with GAF Timberline HDZ Architectural roof shingles, and to repair the
standing seam metal roof as needed.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00175, MAJOR
PROJECT: 312 Baltimore Street – Ted Hirt for the emergency repairs and excavation
to expose the front of the foundation damaged by water, and to perform interior work to
allow for structural wall stabilization.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00177, MAJOR
PROJECT: 236 York Street – John and Patricia Ziegler for the replacement of two
storm doors in a similar architectural style with 291 SH Spectrum Aluminum rustic
brown doors.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00183, MAJOR
PROJECT: 134 York Street – Greg Peterson for the replacement of two storm doors in
both the front and rear of the building with half-light screen doors in a similar
architectural style to the front façade of the structure.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00190, MAJOR
PROJECT: 205 S. Stratton Street – Daniel Small for the relocation of the exterior front
stairway and landing that will lead to the front door of the structure.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00192, MAJOR
PROJECT: 37 Lefever Street (Alumni Park) – Caleb Sellers for the construction of a
16-foot-wide hexagon bandstand using CMU foundation walls and wood construction, a
standing seam metal roof, vinyl soffit venting, aluminum fascia trim, and a brick veneer
base.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00208, MAJOR
PROJECT: 205 N. Stratton Street – Vilma Edelmira Juarez for the installation of 72-
linear feet of a four-foot-tall, dog-eared flat-top pine wood fence that will be located on
the southern parcel boundary.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00169, MAJOR
PROJECT: 110 Baltimore Street – Marsh Creek Social Works for the replacement of
two front exterior lantern fixtures, repaint exterior wood trim on windows and doors,
and replace the two first-floor front-façade windows with the condition that the window
style is one-over-one full light from Jeld Wen, Anderson, or Pella.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00196, MAJOR
PROJECT: 59 South Street – Karen Von Hagel for the removal and replacement of 15
windows with Provia Endura EN600 Series double-hung white vinyl windows without
grills, replace siding with same clapboard and paint with a color to match the structure,
remove 4ft x 6ft rear porch and back door and replace with 216 sf composite rear deck
and a new Provia wood grain door with clear glass on the west elevation, install 48 linear
feet of a new 6ft-tall wood fence along the west and north property lines, and install
approximately 18ft 6in of a new 4ft-tall wood fence with a gate along the front-west
property line.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00201, MAJOR
PROJECT: 61 Steinwehr Avenue – Kim Waybright for the replacement of the metal
front door with a fiberglass front door with six light panels, replace the exterior lighting
fixture with a lantern design, install two black mailboxes on the exterior façade wall, and
replace the rear deck steps, decking spindles and balusters using either black metal mesh
or wood deck spindles along the rail and risers.

Motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00203, MAJOR
PROJECT: 31 Buford Avenue – for the installation of one 32-inch-wide six-foot tall
Provia Endure casement window in the east-side brick wall, sandstone window without
grids.

B. Parking Department
1. Departmental Report

C. Public Works Department
1. Departmental Report

D. Borough Engineer
1. Engineer Report

2. Motion Needing Council Action
A motion to adopt Resolution No. 060826-1 for the purpose of authorizing the
preparation and submission of an application to the Pennsylvania Department of
Community and Economic Development (DCED) for a Flood Mitigation Program (FMP)
grant in the amount of $456,876.30 for the replacement of the Stevens Run channel wall
from Gilliland Alley to Carlisle Street.

Motion to approve Application for Payment No. 1 – Final in the amount of $151,325.00
to Kinsley Construction, LLC for the FY 2023 CDBG Curb Ramp Replacements project
as recommended by the Borough Engineer.

Motion to approve contract Change Order #1 for the 2026 Roadway Improvements
Contract No. 2 – Street Preservations, extending the contract time by 30 days from July
8th 2026 to August 7th 2026 as recommended by the Borough Engineer.

E. Police Department
1. Departmental Report

2. Motion Needing Council Action
A motion to accept the eligibility list of candidates for the open Borough position of entrylevel patrol officer, as certified to and submitted to the Borough Council by the Civil
Service Commission of the Borough of Gettysburg. The Borough Council does not object
to the candidate certified by the Civil Service Commission on its eligibility list submitted
to the Council.

A motion to make the conditional appointment of ______________________, as the firstranked candidate on the eligibility list, as certified to and submitted to the Borough
Council by the Civil Service Commission of the Borough of Gettysburg, for the open
position of entry-level patrol officer with the Gettysburg Borough Police Department.
Said conditional appointment of an entry-level patrol officer shall become effective on
__________________, 2026.

F. Office of the Manager/Treasurer
1. Borough Secretary’s Report

2. Borough Manager’s Report

3. Motions Needing Council Action
A motion to approve all bills and payrolls for the month as presented.

A motion to authorize a COLA increase for retired police pensioner Larry E. Weikert,
to be paid from the Police Pension Plan effective May 1, 2026.

A motion to adopt Resolution No. 060826-2 for the purpose of authorizing the disposition
of an amended listing of certain identified records of various departments of the Borough
of Gettysburg, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Records Act and the
Municipal Records Manual, consistent with the Borough’s intention to follow the
schedules and procedures for the disposition of certain records of the Borough of
Gettysburg, as set forth therein, pursuant to Borough Council Resolution No. 021020-4,
adopted by the Council on February 10, 2020.

A motion approving the 2026 Municipal Box Alarm Card emergency response
assignments along with any related Box Card changes, as submitted to and reviewed with
the Borough Council by the Gettysburg Fire Department at the Council’s work session
meeting conducted on May 26, 2026, and to authorize the execution of the 2026 Municipal
Box Alarm Card Review Form and its subsequent delivery to the Adams County
Department of Emergency Services. J. Matthew Moon, President of Borough Council,
Alison Lintal, Mayor, and Sara L. Stull, Borough Secretary, are hereby authorized to
sign, attest, execute and deliver the said 2026 Municipal Box Alarm Card Review Form.

A motion to appoint Kurt Andresen to the Board of the Gettysburg Area Recreation
Authority to complete the remainder of the unexpired five (5) year term of Thomas
Demko whose term expires in May 2027.

IX. Reports
A. Liaison Reports
1. MSG Jill Sellers
Main Street Gettysburg
2. GARA Jeff Rioux
Gettysburg Area Recreation Authority
3. GMA Chris Berger
Gettysburg Municipal Authority
4. SAHGB Kim Mayers
Steinwehr Avenue Heart of Gettysburg Battlefield
5. ACBA Mayor Lintal
Adams County Boroughs Association
6. ACCOG Matthew Moon
Adams County Council of Governments
7. HABPI/ Trail Feasibility Study Chris Berger
Health Adams Bicycle Pedestrian, Inc.
8. ACTPO
Adams County Transportation Planning Organization

B. Other Reports
1. Recycling Report Bill Mooney
2. Gettysburg Fire Department Report
3. Adams County EMS Report

X. Elected Official’s Comments
A. Mayor Alison Lintal
B. Peter Bales
C. Jeffrey Rioux
D. Chris Berger
E. William Mooney III
F. Kimberly Mayers
G. Vice President Alisha Sanders
H. President Matthew Moon

XI. Public Comment

XII. Adjournment

XIII. Executive Session

RELATED ARTICLES

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here