City Council

BELLEFONTE BOROUGH WORK SESSION & COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 AGENDA 6:30 PM WORK SESSION  Bryan VanSweden from PHMC 7:30 PM COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: Mr. Johnson Ms. Brown Mr. Prendergast Mr. Eaton Ms. Thompson Ms. Hombosky Ms. Tosti-Vasey Mayor Wilson Ms. Walker Mr. Brachbill APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 19, 2019 CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by a single motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of council request specific items to be removed for separate action. Communications Letter Request from Saint John Catholic School re Governors Park Communications Letter Request from Lion’s Club re Rib Dinner Sale REGULAR AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN: Land Use Webinar September 18--Stormwater Utilities Letter from Faith Centre re “Over the Edge” Event Letter from State College Area School District re Solar Power Purchase Agreement Letter re Closure of Citizens Bank in Bellefonte Letter from CATA re Elimination of Service to Halfmoon Twp ORAL: SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS: Spring Creek Watershed Commission Meeting Update MAYOR: Proclamation re 50th Anniversary of September 4, 1969 Plane Crash, Ceremony in Sculpture Garden, 6PM, September 4th OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ZONING/PLANNING HARB Certificates of Appropriateness: 127 W Curtin St; 136 S Allegheny St HARB Meeting Minutes.082719.DRAFT BUILDING AND PROPERTY—Anne Walker, Chair Committee meeting Report FINANCE AND GOV’T PERFORMANCE—Gina Thompson, Chair Committee Meeting Update Council Committee Chairs, Start wish list for upcoming 2020 Budget Discussions Committee recommends RFP process - Early Intervention/Strategic Finance Planning Consultant PARK AND RECREATION—Melissa Hombosky, Chair Thank you – volunteer group painting suspension bridge walkway Committee meeting scheduled for September 10th HUMAN RESOURCES—Renee Brown, Chair Consider Chris Morelli Volunteer Application for Planning Commission vacancy, term expiring 12/31/2021 WWTP Operator Position Update See email for office hour changes for Keystone Coordinator SAFETY—Randy Brachbill, Chair WATER/SANITATION—Doug Johnson, Chair Authority Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 5th at 6pm Big Spring Cover Proposals Received, to be reviewed Memo re National Rural Water Association Conference STREETS—Jon Eaton, Chair Penn DoT Paving/ADA ramps update Consider approval to advertise Sidewalk Ordinance Amendments Consider Committee meeting: Airport Road Intersection, parking meters/kiosks, # of Handicap Parking spaces ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION—Mike Prendergast, Chair Consider committee meeting to review air pollution ordinance Planning Commission to consider proposing changes to zoning for incinerators Fire Pits, not viewed as a zoning issue, viewed as a code enforcement issue OLD BUSINESS Copy of Sign Ordinance included, consider Ad-Hoc Committee for review Wayfinding Grant, No decisions have been made Mr. Lucas regarding Cowdrick Lane near Howard, Update NEW BUSINESS Letter re RACP Funding for Bellefonte Waterfront Redevelopment II Project BAI Environmental Services: Request approval to look at the feasibility of having solar energy sites on Borough property. No fee for the initial study. Press Conference, 12:30 PM, September 4th, Talleyrand Park – Jeff Warren County EMA Director, Governor’s Office, Centre County representatives – Restore PA Initiative PUBLIC COMMENT ADJOURNMENT: TIME_____ PM