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The council approved a resolution that referenced RFP No. 2025-003, with responses due Feb. 14, 2025. As read into the record, the resolution states the award is “contingent upon final review and approval of the city solicitor.” The council moved and seconded the resolution and recorded affirmative votes during roll call.

Why it matters: council members said the expedited timetable was necessary to contract an operator in time to open the pool for the holiday season. Council members discussed the goal of opening the pool on Memorial Day and keeping it open, initially on weekends, through the period when school dismisses around Juneteenth.

Details from the meeting record show the RFP number and the contract ceiling. The councilor or staff member who read the resolution identified the procurement as the result of a sealed-quote process; the reading said the sealed quotes were tabulated “with no discrepancies found.” The resolution text on the record named USA Management LLC, otherwise known as US Pools of Pennsylvania, and specified the not-to-exceed amount of $106,180 for the 2025 season.

The motion and second were entered on the record; the roll-call responses recorded in the meeting transcript show affirmative responses from Councilor Gibson, Councilor Green, Councilor West, Councilor Davis and Mayor Ruth. The resolution also included the explicit contingency that the contract requires final legal review by the city solicitor before it is executed.

Next steps: the award is contingent on the city solicitor’s review and approval of a formal contract, after which staff will proceed with executing the agreement and finalizing operational details with the contractor so the pool may open on the timeline discussed by council.

Votes at a glance: the meeting transcript records affirmative roll-call responses for the award by Councilor Gibson, Councilor Green, Councilor West, Councilor Davis and Mayor Ruth; the mover and seconder were not specified on the public record excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special Meeting | Chester City Council | April 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","On April 1, the City of Chester council voted to award the municipal pool operations and management contract for the 2025 season to USA Management LLC, operating as US Pools of Pennsylvania, in an amount not to exceed $106,180.","taxTitle","Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania","taxId",64857,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6616919,"Chester council hears proposal to bring teen mayor to city; officials outline parks, playground and youth-program investments",2184,346000,2530000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2847304-c8cd2ec7421248567ec02d8798096c69&start=346&end=2530","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2847304-c8cd2ec7421248567ec02d8798096c69/thumbnail_346000.jpg","/articles/6616919/Chester/Delaware-County/Pennsylvania/Chester-council-hears-proposal-to-bring-teen-mayor-to-city-officials-outline-parks-playground-and-youth-program-investments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6616919-4d4ba3d4465ba77ee34c024326b56713/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157225&Signature=MDRipriCUUol3NbYtVvMygNGSZh4vLGq2jo60pVoXv~kMxg1EK3697VVLYB2405PRdWYz-aYeNjlcmUlIq7obxj5CyyH6EYgvAVweOT0m8~TJvUuVt2I0decVCzUxkiWVxWmU4UkdK3kmmkBEapNmcAe8DMFGO3qEVdeA-1eNCsgmB4r~5RP9-SB~M0SmuEtrB3JPDSxqATcvZ0jAs5onExU9kokzHgnUFMQtkWgjVtbi32t9EUxXfQBCNIg9pH7R30ZpnJsbIvhlZS3W~~~~WPUUxE4Gw90AoBOcwYLNtdRLFXRyeC1dVsv6~ExgyUXbwT7vS5AyLuFyV4E5PLs-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jean Arnold urged the City of Chester to invite a young mayor to the city and offered to meet with officials immediately after the April 1 meeting to plan a visit.

Arnold said she and local educators had identified an 18-year-old mayor in Earl, Arkansas, and showed a short YouTube clip of him. “The ask is, how can we bring this young man to Chester? I want it to be a big deal,” Arnold said. She asked council members to use the Venn-diagram technique taught in local schools as a way to compare and contrast the visitor’s work with local student government and leadership programs.

Mayor Ruth and other council members expressed support for the idea and invited interested people to a follow-up meeting after the session to discuss logistics. City leaders said bringing the visitor would be part of a broader effort to engage students in civic life and to expose young people to government roles.

Council discussion at the meeting included several ongoing and planned programs aimed at youth and parks improvements. The mayor reported an expansion in crossing-guard coverage, saying the number of crossing guards contracted through a local vendor grew from 11 to “over 30,” and that positions were sited based on a recently completed study. Officials said they will host a follow-up event to the prior Safe Summer Summit to connect families with local youth-program providers and to allow on-the-spot sign-ups.

Officials described recent and planned park work: a new playground at Sun Village Park funded by PECO and constructed through a Kaboom program, resurfacing of a basketball court at Pulaski Park following a $100,000 donation for that work, and roughly $300,000 in recent investments at the Memorial Park pool (resurfacing, concrete work and locker-room updates). The mayor also said the city plans additional playground and ADA-compliant improvements and street repaving near those parks this summer.

On youth nutrition and activities, the mayor said the summer food program will operate under Pennsylvania Department of Education rules and will serve meals at about 10 sites using a local food vendor; officials emphasized the state’s nutrition standards and the administrative requirements that govern the program.

No formal action was taken on the invitation to the visiting mayor; council members agreed to a follow-up meeting to discuss logistics and to consider ways to tie the visit into local school and community programming.

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At the April 1 special council meeting a council member reported receiving many calls from residents about cars parked on private and vacant lots and sellers using city streets to display and sell vehicles. The council member told colleagues the city will coordinate police, the streets department and Licenses and Inspections (L&I) to address the complaints.

Officials described a multi-part approach: placing “abandoned” stickers on vehicles, issuing paper tickets, towing vehicles ranging from small bicycles to large trailers and, where lots are city-owned, removing vehicles more quickly. The speaker said the city has the resources to tow “everything from a tricycle to a 52 footer” and warned residents that enforcement would continue through the summer.

The speaker noted a difference in procedure depending on ownership of the lot. “This particular land is owned by CETA. This is city owned land. That's what makes it a little easier for us to get to,” the speaker said. For vehicles on privately owned vacant lots, officials said a different process applies and additional steps will be required.

Council members and staff showed images to illustrate problem locations, including a lot at Ninth and Morton that was cited as an example where cars were parked on sidewalks and where a U-Haul sign indicated commercial activity. Officials said they will also explore requiring repair businesses and junkyards to fence or screen outdoor storage so it is not visible from the street.

Police Commissioner Blackwell was cited as involved in the enforcement planning; speakers said enforcement would include coordination with the streets department and with other city departments.

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Chester council awards 2025 municipal pool operations contract to US Pools of Pennsylvania for up to $106,180

Chester council hears proposal to bring teen mayor to city; officials outline parks, playground and youth-program investments

Chester officials announce stepped-up enforcement on cars parked on vacant lots and unlawful street sales