March 22, 2022  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES The MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING was held on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, ini the Millersville Borough Public Meeting Room located at 100 Municipal  Drive, Millersville, Pennsylvania. moment ofs silence was then observed  The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. followed by the pledge to the flag and a  COUNCIL MEMBERS  Lauren E. Hauck Lynn M. Miller Linda L. Bellile Mary Ann Gerber  David T. Aichele, Mayor Christopher Hubbs Darlene Eager Brooke Magni, Absent  OTHERSPRESENT  John D. Rochat, Borough Manager & Millersville Borough ChiefofPolice Sue McCullough, Millersville Borough Receptionist Lieutenant Jeff] Margevich, Millersville Borough Police Department Dr. Victor DeSantis, Millersville University Andrew Geer, Millersville University Student Representative David Sykes, 344 Valley Rd, Millersville Stephanie Hersh, 72 Blue Rock Rd, Millersville Phil Gerber, 12 Circle Rd, Millersville Jen & Lily Sugra, 126 Scarborough Ln, MillersVille Steve, Tara & Sydney Shepos, 160 Stonewyck Dr, Lancaster Darrick, Olivia & Kelsey Buswell, 2209 Manorl Ridge Dr, Lancaster Megan Collins, 260 Blue Rock Rd, Millersville Morgan, Tom & Kim Miller, 205 Greenhedge Dr, Lancaster Jess Snyder, 632 Crestgate PI, Millersville Mark Hackenburg, RGS. Associates, Landis/Immerse Ed Kaminski, Landis Community, Landis/Immerse Claude Hicks, HDC, Landis/Immerse Ed McManness, Immerse International, Landis/Immerse Gary Hess, 453 N George St, Planning Commission Michael Weidinger, 146 Victoria Rd, Planning Commission Sara Brenneman, Auditor, Maher Duessel, CPAS Mike Leichliter, Penn Manor School District Megan, Kevin & Riley Peart, 1024 Stonemanor Dr, Lancaster  Elaine Walmer, LNP  Mayor Dave Aichele recognized the Penn Manor High School Girl's Basketball Team for earning the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 Championship. The last time this title was won, by Penn Manor, was 47 years ago. Mayor Aichele congratulated the team and gave out individual certificates to each member. The following team members and coaches received certificates: Kelsey Buswell, Sophia Foster, Morgan Miller, Riley Peart, Emily Riggs, Sydney Shepos, Lily  1of10    March 22, 2022  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  Sugra, Kamia Goodley, Izzy Kligge, Sheridan Charles, and Brin Groff. Also recognized were  Assistant Coach, Mike Glackin and Head Coach, Megan Collins.  Mayor Dave Aichele recognized Dr. Mike Leichliter, Superintendent of] Penn Manor School District, for his years ofs service to the Penn Manor Community. Mayor. Aichele stated Dr. Leichliter's retirement as Superintendent also leaves a legacy oft the second longest tenured school superintendent in Lancaster County. Mike joined the Penn Manor staffi in August 1997 as an assistant principal at Penn Manor High School. He served as principal at Manor Middle School from 2000 until July 2006, when he assumed the position of Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Planning. He was named Superintendent of Schools for the Penn Manor School District July 1,2009. A tenure of 13 years. Before joining the Penn Manor School District staff, he was a social studies teacher for the York City School District from 1991-1997. Dr. Leichliter earned his Bachelor's Degree from Grove City College, a Masters in School Administration from Western Maryland College and his Ed.D. from Widener University. Dr. Leichliter and his wife, Mary Edith, have three children Noah, Maura, and Sydney. Dr. Leichliter was inducted into Lancaster South Rotary on December 19, 2012 and was appointed for a two year term as the Superintendent of Records for the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center in December 2017. Mayor Aichele presented Mike with a plaque reading: Dr. Mike Leichliter, In appreciation of your 25 years of dedicated service to Millersville Borough and the Penn Manor School District  Community. 1997-2022.  CITIZENS' REQUESTS OR CONCERNS 2021 audit results with Borough Council.  Auditor's 2021 Report; Sara Brenneman, Manager at] Maher Duessel reviewed the Borough's We have audited the modified cash basis financial statements of the Borough and have issued an This is the best opinion you can receive - FS are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with modified cash basis of accounting (which is al basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally acceptedi in the United States of America) Ist the same opinion as the PY. However, you will notice that the format of the opinion has changed. Thei first paragraph discusses your financial statements, the second paragraph Opinion Unmodified- - This is the best opinion that you can receive Basis for Opinion, basis of accounting, responsibilities of management, the auditor's Other Information = combining stmt of receipts, disbursements and changes int fund balance - budget and actual- has not been subjected to auditing procedures applied and had netl loss/decrease ini fund balance of $57,000. The Borough budgeted for al loss of GF fund balance as of 12/31/21 is $1.8M, of which 85% is available for spending. When comparing 20201 to 2021 (page 4 of Fs is income statement for gov'tali funds):  unmodified opinion on the Borough's financial statements.  discusses our opinion.  responsibilities andi finally other information. we do not express an opinion on this. General Fund (Chief Operating Fund):  $246k.  Revi increased by $444k:  $79K was related to increase in taxes  $373K was related to an increase in Intergovernmental revenue- this was related to ARPA1 funding received ini the current year, Cares funding from  2of10    March 22, 2022  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  2020 received in the current year and ta decrease in DTF grantr revenue Expi increased by approx. $193k: Health insurance increased about $47K due to higher monthly premiums, labor counsel increased by about $33K due to new Transfers outi increased by $438K due to transferring ARPA funds to the sewer  due to this grant ending in February 2021.  police contract capital reserve fund GF Budget VS. actual (page 31 of FS): Rev came in $491k overbudget:  Mainly due toi intergovernmenta revenue and higher collection rate for Expenses came in $59k underbudget, mainly public works highway and culture and recreation- both related to salaries being underbudget. Other financing sources was $361K overbudget, mainly related to larger transfer  taxes.  outt than budgeted for.  Proprietary funds:  Sewer fund had change in net position of $885K (compared with ($47K) in 2020) CFS decreased by about $85K. and operating disbursements decreased by about $600K due primarily to a decrease in major capital purchase items in 2021 compared to 2020. Transfer in was about $438K related to ARPA Solid Waste fund had net loss of $26k (compared to net income of $31Kin PY revenue was fairly consistent, but expenses increased due primarily to an  funding  increase ini fees from Eagle Disposal of PA  Footnotes supplement the financial statements and start on page 9. No significant  changes toi footnotes from PY. Note 6-L Long Term Debt Communications: letter  There are 11 items that we are required to communicate to you  Our responsibilities for planning and performing the audit andi to express an opinion on Significant accounting policies- no new policies were adopted in the CY  the FS and DCED  Accounting estimates- fair value of investments Sensitive disclosures- none noted Difficulties in performing the audit- none noted and no material corrections were: suggested during the audit Disagreements with management- none noted  Corrected and uncorrected misstatements- there were no uncorrected misstatements Management will provide us with a management representation letter oncet the auditi is  approved  Management consultation with other accountants- none noted Issues discussed prior to retention of auditors- did not happen Other matters related to other information.  President Hauck asked for additional time to have Borough Council review the audit report and asked for an extension in approving the audit. Ms. Breneman approved the  extension.  3of10    March 22, 2022  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGI MINUTES  Landis Quality Living - LERTA Request: Mark Hackenburg, RGS Associates, introduced Ed Kaminski, Ed McMannes, and Claude Hicks who spoke briefly regarding Immerse parcel development, working with Landis Quality Living for ai mixed-use concept. Currently, aj plan is for 107 units-independent senior living housing. The initial phase is a 45. unit affordable housing project. Another component is 7,000-10,000 square foot commercial use. HDCwill be assisting Landis Quality Living, in this project. The representatives ofthis project are asking for consideration, for a reinstatement OfLERTA. LERTA did exist about 10 years ago. Mr. Hackenburg discussed and showed Borough Council a layout of which parcels willl bei involved in LERTA. They want to get the ball: rolling by talking to Council tonight and will be speaking to Penn Manor School District, in the near future. Ed McMannès, Executive Director ofI Immerse spoke regarding their 110 years presence in the Borough. Immerse offers programs such as: International House, which has 241 beds for international students to live there and study at local colleges and universities; Immerse has ai nationally recognized accredited and intensive English program which serves refugees and immigrants; also, Bridge the Gap, helps high school graduates who need academic English to get into college. Immerse provides housing, education, and is involved int the community with, the Manor Farmers Market, which is on Immerse property and is held eight times a year. Immerse's mission is to collaborate, not only with the world to come study here and live in this community, be aj part of the Millersville Borough Community and work with someone like Landis Communities. Ed Kaminski, Director ofLandis Homes Living, part of Landis Communities, which is now building independent living throughout our communities, also spoke regarding working with Immerse on this project. They now have a larger partnership, joint venture with Immerse to bring middle market housing & mixed-use commercial development to Millersville. A key part ofl location selection is being in a walkable community and are thrilled to bei in Millersville. Claude Hicks, HDC Mid-Atlantic; stated his job is to find the money to get things built. Facing challenges in an environment ofr rising prices and must prove to PA Housing Finance. Agency this project can be financially sustainable and viable. He asked Council for their consideration to reinstate thel LERTA, fori it is critical for this project. President Hauck asked if there were any questions. Mike Weidinger, Planning Commission said this project group: met with the Planning Commission and are in agreement with this project and this concepti is the best they have seen and asks Council to support reinstating LERTA, tol help with financing. Mr. Weidinger said he spoke tol Dr. Leichter and Penn Manor did discuss this last evening ona an informal basis and are informally supportive ofthis as well. Ms. Miller asked tol have LERTA explained for those who are not familiar with it. Chief Rochat stated it is a tax reduction program. The first year, it is a 100% tax reduction, and no taxes are paid. Second year, 10% oft taxes are paid, etc, and it would take 10 years to get up to what their tax amount should be. President Hauck stated these properties, which were shown earlier this evening, were identified when the downtown district was created in 2016. Ms. Miller asked what part oft the map, shown earlier, is Immerse located at. Mr. Hicks stated the property is listed as property # 321, on the layout, and is approximately 10 acres. There has been a change with what part of the property will bel built on. PA: Housing Finance. Agency, in Harrisburg, suggests moving the tax credit building, which is the 45 unit lower-income housing, for people below an income of $40,000. They would like it moved closer tol Manor Avenue, which would make the application stronger. A new concept is in process for the development on the whole site. Mrs. Gerber stated that at the. June 2021 Finance Advisory Committee Meeting, ai motion was made for LERTA ordinance to expire in September 2021 and that motion was approved by Borough Council at the. June 22, 2021 meeting. Mr. Hicks said the application for tax credit goes in by June 30, 2022. Construction would not begin fora year and completed a year later. That would: make completion about two plus years way. Mrs. Gerber questioned ift they are: requesting a LERTA for the Immerse property specifically and Mr.  4of10    March 22, 2022  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  Hicks answered yes. President Hauck suggested this topic go to Finance Committee for additional research and discussion before it comes back to Council. Arepresentative from this  project will attend the next Finance Advisory Committee Meeting. President Hauck asked ift there were any other citizens requests or concerns.  NONE MINUTES  A motion to approve the Council minutes for the meetings of January 25, 2022, February 8, 2022, and February 22, 2022, was made by Ms. Bellile and seconded by Mrs. Gerber.  With no discussions, the motion passed by a unanimous voice vote REPORTS OF BOARDS_COMMITTEES. AND COMMISSIONS  Planning Commission - Student Lodging Request for' Text Amendment to Zoning Ordinance- Retirement Community: President Hauck stated the amendment has been drafted by Student Lodging and reviewed by the Borough Solicitor, Lancaster County Planning and the Borough Planning Commission. President Hauck made a motion to advertise the text amendment tot the Zoning Ordinance. Michael Weidinger stated the Borough Planning Commission, and the Lancaster County Planning Commission has suggested a change from how it was presented by Student Lodging. Mr. Weidinger stated thei initial draft had been lowered from ten to three acres. ChiefRochat commented that it was the other way around and Mr. Weidinger said that Borough and Lancaster County Planning Commissions wanted it to: remain at 10 acres and that Geoff Beers, Representative of Student Lodging said he was in agreement with that. Mrs. Gerber asked Mr. Weidinger to come forward to review paperwork on this matter. After some discussion, President Hauck stated no action will be taken until there is more clarity on this matter. Mrs. Gerber asked Borough Manager, to require Geoff Beers, tol be present at the April meeting. Ms. Bellile reported the Blue Rock Regional Fire Commission held ai meeting on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Station 901 on Temple Ave. She was not in attendance at this meeting and the information given ini this report is from the minutes. The Financial Ending Report for February was reviewed and approved. Duane Hagelgans has been in conversations about the Highville Station, regarding thel bat issue. Numerous driving complaints need to be given to the Board for investigation. The Chief Administrative Officer, Ann, has received another  offer and has accepted.  PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT several items are coming out of committee.  Lynn Miller, Chair oft the Committee, stated a meeting was held on March 9, 2022, and Park Commission - Vacancy - Term to expire 12-31-22: Ms. Miller made a motion to appoint Brooke Magni to thel Park Commission. President Hauck stated this is out of committee and does not require a second to the motion. With no questions or discussion, motion passed by  unanimous voice vote.  5of10    March 22, 2022  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGI MINUTES  Expand Park Commission from 31 to 51 members: Ms. Millers stated a discussion was held at the Committee meeting regarding the Park Commission having three members and therei is a decent amount of changes and additions to thej park coming up. Iti is recommended to expand the Park Commission from three to five members. President Hauck said this is out of committee and does not require a second motion. President Hauck stated, with no questions or discussion,  motion passed by unanimous voice vote.  Boards and Commissions - When to re-organize: Ms. Miller said a discussion was held at the Personnel Advisory Committee meeting regarding the unwritten rules as tol how different Boards' & Commissions reorganize and the rules should be in writing. When Boards and Commissions meet for the first time each year, they should, at that point, elect a Chair and' Vice Chair. It should not be assumed or taken for granted that those positions stay the same each year. The motion, out of committee, is that each Board or Commission, at their first meeting of each year, should vote on the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. President Hauk asked: ift there were any questions or discussion. Since this is out of committee, no second motion is required, and  motion passed by unanimous voice vote.  Boards and Commissions should regularly report to Council: Ms. Miller stated the second part oft thej previous motion is that Boards and Commissions should be regularly reporting to Borough Council as to what is going on with their Commission/Board. President Hauck asked if this request is for an in-person update or is a copy of their minutes enough. Ms. Miller responded the updates are to be given at a Council Meeting. This motion is out of committee and no second motion is required. President Hauk stated, with no questions or discussion, the motion passed  with unanimous voice vote.  Ms. Miller informed Borough Council that Phil Gerber's term on the Historic Commission will be expiring and hel has been kind enough to agree to continue in that position. The motion is coming out of committee to reappoint Phil Gerber to the Historic Commission with ai term expiry of2-24-27. With no questions or discussion, the motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Ms. Miller stated there is a vacancy ont the Civil Service Commission. Mr. Anthony Hightower has agreed toi fill the vacancy on this commission, with at term expiry of 12-31-27. President Hauck stated this motion is out of committee, a second: motion is not needed, and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Mayor Aichele informed President Hauck that members oft the Civil Service Commission need tol be sworn in and since Mr. Hightower is in attendance, he  will swear him in, at the end of this meeting.  PUBLIC WELFARE. AND PUBLIC WORKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT Christopher Hubbs, Public Welfare and Public Works Advisory Committee's Vice Chair reported a meeting was held on March 17th, there was not a quorum, sO anything discussed is not out ofcommittee. Two bids were: received for the Biosolids 2022-2024 Contract, Denali Water Solutions had al bid of$40.50 per wet ton and AmeriGreen Inc, had a bid of $42.00 per wet ton. Mr. Hubbs made ai motion to award the contract to Denali Water Solutions. The motion was seconded by Ms. Miller. President Hauk asked ift there were any questions or discussion. With no  discussion, the motion passed by unanimous voice vote.  6of10    March 22, 2022  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Mr. Hubbs stated Shentel Glo-Fiber requested to open up discussions for a franchise agreement with Millersville Borough. Chief] Rochat informed Council that Comcast currently has the franchise and by law, you have to open it up to competition. There is no cost involved to the Borough. Shentel has hired al law firm and they will pick-up the fees for the franchise and maintenance. Mr. Hubbs mentioned, this will be fiber-optic, which makes it different from Comcast. They already have agreements with other municipalities, in Lancaster County. This will make competition on rates, in the Borough, and residents will now have a choice. Shentel offers different breakdowns for services. Andrew Geer asked ift they are upgrading private homes and Mr. Hubbs stated anywhere you have cable, you should be able to get this service. Mr. Hubbs made a motion to enter into negotiations for a franchise agreement with Shentel. The motion was seconded by Ms. Eager who stated she sees nothing negative in this andj people get a choice. Chief Rochat said he will sign the agreement, with their attorney, to start this process. Mrs. Gerber recommended having the Borough Solicitor look at the agreement, and ChiefRochat said he will have Josele look atit. President Hauck stated with no further questions or discussion, the motion  passed by unanimous voice vote.  FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT:  Mrs. Gerber, Finance. Advisory Committee Chair, said they did have ai meeting, and anything voted on this evening is out of committee. She made a motion to accept the February Financial Reports. President Hauck asked if there were any questions or discussion. Motion  passed by unanimous voice vote.  Mrs. Gerber stated, at the advice oft the auditors, the Borough is going to shift the American Rescue Plan monies from seweri infrastructure to police salaries. This change mostly has to do with requirements in the final regulations and iti is easier to use the money on salaries then to go through all the red tape under Federal Law. Ifthe Borough uses American Rescue Plan monies for police salaries, that will free up additional monies to apply to various sewer projects. President Hauck asked Mrs. Gerber what the sewer superintendent thought of these changes and Mrs. Gerber stated he was at the Finance Advisory Committee Meeting, and he was in agreement. She also double checked this change with the auditor before tonight's meeting. Mrs. Gerber made an motion to reallocate funds from the American Rescue Plan, from the sewerir infrastructure fund toj police salaries fund. President Hauck asked ifthere were any additional questions or  discussion. The motion passed by unanimous voice vote.  MAYOR'S REPORT  Mayor. Aichele informed Council that for the first time inl Borough history, (or as far as he knows,) he and Lieutenant Margevich put together a grant request through the Lancaster Bicycle Club. They have ai ride each year called the Covered Bridge Ride, which gives the funds they raise, back to grants for police work. Mayor Aichele and Lieutenant Margevich applied: for the grant, and it was approved, receiving $2,000.00, to be used to purchase ai new bike for police to  use during bike patrol.  Mayor Aichele asked Lieutenant. Jeff Margevich to give the February 2022 Police Report. Lieutenant Margevich reviewed the report with Borough Council. He also stated that the Detective and himself picked up three new investigations: Stolen Vehicle, Child Abuse Case and  7of10    March 22, 2022  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  assisted Millersville University Police with solving the case involving a splatter ball launching  gun.  Mayor. Aichele proposed al Resolution asking council for consideration in supporting the people ofUkraine. A motion was made by Mrs. Gerber and seconded by Ms. Miller. President Hauck asked ift there were any questions or discussion and the vote for a Resolution in Support of  Ukraine, passed with a unanimous voice vote.  Mrs. Gerber made ai motion for the Borough Manager toj purchase a Ukrainian Flag and have it flown underneath the. American Flag, on the flag pole, outside the Borough Building. Ms. Miller seconded the motion. With no further questions or discussion, the motion passed with a  unanimous voice vote.  MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY REPORT  Andrew Geer, Millersville University Student Representative to Borough Council, gave the following update on Millersville University. Health News e Based on the CDC guidelines and latest data, including the fact that Millersville University is at its lowest number of cases since 2020, effective March 1, masks will be optional both indoors and outdoors at Millersville University. e Currently thet total number ofactive COVID cases at Millersville is 5. As well as last week Millersville University hosted a vaccination clinic in which 57 vaccines were delivered to both students and community members. We cannot express our gratitude enough to the borough enough for helping get the word out to the community. Academic News e Coming up in April is the 37th Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide, which is organized by faculty members in Millersville University's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The theme oft this year's conference is Remembering through the Arts,"and the events oft the conference will highlight visual art, poetry, theater and more. Spiegelman will appear to talk about his most recent book MetaMaus" during thel P. Alan and Linda Loss Keynote Lecture on Thursday, April 28. e We are proud to announce the appointment ofai new. Dean for the College of] Education and Human Services. Dr. Lara Willox effective July 1, 2022 will take the place ofDr. George Drake, who retired in 2021. Willox currently serves as aj professor, department chair and interim associate dean in the College of] Education at the University ofWest Georgia. The College of Education at UWG is the 13th largest College of Education in the nation. Iti includes various programs, including health, community wellness, sport management, speech pathology, leadership and teacher preparation. . Dr. Marc Harris has been named the Dean oft the College of Science and' Technology at Millersville University, effective July 1, 2022. Harris currently serves as the Dean of] Faculty at Lebanon Valley College. Hei is the primary liaison and advocate for all faculty matters in his role. Hej provides leadership in academic standards, policies and curriculum. Prior to his current role, Harris served as the. Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and the Chair oft the ACS certified Chemistry Department e Millersville University recently received rankings for programs and departments across campus. MU ranked No. 12 in online master's degrees rankings and was the only school in Pennsylvania to make the list. U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the "Ville at No. 149: for best online bachelor's programs and No. 171 for best online master's in education. MU was ranked 5th ofthe 9. PASSHE schools listed. MU: ranked No. 57 in University HQ rankings and was ranked 7th oft the 14 PASSHE schools to make the list of8 85 programs. e Women Inl Mathematics and Science Conference, April 5th, participation is free, The purpose of the conference is to encourage young women to consider education and careers in science, mathematics and technology fields by giving them opportunities to meet with a  8of10    March 22, 2022  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING: MINUTES  variety of professional women role models who have successfully pursued scientific, mathematic and technology-oriented careers. The University invites middle schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools in Lancaster County and surrounding counties to select four female students and one teacher or advisor to attend this conference. The selection process is coordinated through science and math teachers at each school. Social News e This past weekend there was a large daytime party hosted by MU greek life and a good majority ofcampus attended to celebrate St. Patrick's day. These larger parties don'toccur too often but the: feedback from the students is that they want to do more. Despite the size oft these types of parties they seem tol be al lot safer as opposed to the ati night, more private or behind closed door events. Soi it's thel hope ofsome students that these may occur more: sO students can have a safer alternative. . Will Wood is coming to Millersville University on April Fool's Day and that's no. joke! The University's radio station, WIXQ 91.7, is joining with Phantom Power to host the avant-garde singer- songwriter. Wood, who began releasing music in 2015, incorporates many different genres into his distinct style ofj piano-based music regarded as "avant-pop." He has over 870,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and some ofhis most popular songs include "I/ Me/ Myself" and' "Love, Me Normally.' . Sports News e Words Borough Related e Finally, University-Borough signs project o Stopped short oft the design and then pandemic halted progress o Ifanyone previously involved would like to get in touch with me to help start work on this project again that would be great.  Dr. Victor DeSantis informed Borough Council that Millersville University is working on aj project with the CAP Program, to expand the Head Start Center on campus. The current Head Start program has about 20 placements with the ages oft three to four. They are hoping to develop ap proposal to expand the size of the current center and potentially double the size of the program to approximately 40 placements for ages two to five. Currently, through the CAP Program only, there are strict eligibility requirements, sol by expanding the size and scope oft the program, high quality childcare can be offered to Millersville University and Millersville Borough community. Dr. DeSantis said there is a survey currently on campus and he asked ifthe Borough would put the survey on the website for community: members to: respond. They need to show there is a demand for expanded childcare, to continue with this project. Dr. DeSantis will also be contacting  Penn Manor School District with ai request for help and support.  PENN MANOR REPORT None  BOROUGH MANAGER REPORT  ChiefRochat informed Council he spoke to Mike Weidinger, Planning Commission Chairman, regarding the discussion held earlier in this meeting, regarding Student Lodging's request for Text Amendment to Zoning Ordinance for ai retirement community. Mr. Weidinger stated he may have caused some confusion on what Student Lodging was proposing, 3 acres to 10 acres, and he apologizes for this. Millersville Borough Planning Commission and Lancaster County Planning Commission both requested the proposal stay at 3 acres. ChiefRochat reaffirmed that the proposal from Student Lodging is for 3 acres, and he will still have Geoff Beers, Representative of Student Lodging come to the next Council Meeting. Mrs. Gerber stated, ini the past, proposals go to Planning and then results ofwhat the commission recommends, go to Borough Council. Mr. Weidinger informed council the Planning Commission agreed with  9of10    March 22, 2022  MILLERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  everything about Student Lodging's proposal except for the acreage change from 3 to 10. President Hauck stated the newj process, voted on this evening, which requests Boards and Commissions to report regularly to Council, should alleviate any confusion going forward.  PRESIDENT'S REPORT  President Hauck informed Borough Council she received a recognition letter from Brooke Magni, resigning from Borough Council. President Hauck made a motion to reluctantly accept Brooke's resignation from her position on Borough Council, effective 3-22-22 and Mrs. Gerber seconded the motion, reluctantly. Ms. Eager stated, earlier in this meeting, Brooke was just appointed to another commission and wondered ifity will be aj problem for her attending those meetings. President Hauck stated they felt thel Park Commission is a good fit for Brooke and the meeting is on a different day oft the week and only meets once ai month. With no further  discussion, the motion passed with a unanimous voice vote.  President Hauck made a motion to publicize thel Borough Council vacancy. Ms. Miller seconded the motion. Interested candidates should submit a letter ofi interest by April 8, 2022, and aj presentation by the candidates, will bel held at the April 12, 2022, Borough Council meeting and hope to appoint a new candidate at that time. This process is based on aj policy, that a prior Council put inj place, to allow anyone toj put their name: in for aj position, ifinterested. With no  further questions or discussion, motion passed by unanimous voice vote.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS None EXECUTIVE SESSION None ADJOURNMENT  Having no further business to discuss, President Hauck: made ai motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:22 pm and the motion was seconded by Mr. Hubbs. The: motion passed by  unanimous voice vote.  Respectfully submitted,  Mavy dnn Serber  John D. Rochat Borough Secretary 10of10  JDR/sam