City Council

BELLEFONTE BOROUGH WORK SESSION & COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 16, 2019 AGENDA 6:30 PM Executive Session  Security and Personnel 7:30 PM COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER: Reminder: Due to the room acoustics, please speak up when talking so that people can hear what you are saying. Thank you. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: Mr. Eaton Ms. Walker Ms. Hombosky Mr. Brachbill Mr. Johnson Ms. Brown Mr. Prendergast Mayor Wilson Ms. Thompson Ms. Tosti-Vasey APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 2, 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. Finance Voucher Summary November 2019: Finance Treasurer’s Report REGULAR AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN: Thank You Email from T Songer Request for Fire Police Assistance at December Train Rides Invitation to CC Municipalities re discussion about economic development Email from S Rhoat re Update on Municipal Contributions Suggestions from G Shulick re Armory, herbicides, Code regulation of rental properties, cigarette filters, compost facility, and National CleanUp Day ORAL: Budget Hearing Comments SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS: Wayfinding Signage Walk Around With Consultant Centre Area Cable Consortium (CACC) Comcast Documents Update, Consider approval of Resolution and Franchise Agreement With Comcast CCMPO Meeting Summary 11-26-19 Centre Region Code Comparison of Monthly Code Statistics November 2019 Workplace Safety Committee Meeting Minutes.121119.DRAFT MAYOR: Recognition of Renee Brown, Council Member Recognition of True Fisher, Talleyrand Park Committee OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ZONING/PLANNING Planning Commission Meeting Minutes.120919.DRAFT Fee add-on to permits HARB Certificates of Appropriateness: 125 Spring St; Bellefonte Street Tablet Project HARB Meeting Minutes.121019.DRAFT BUILDING AND PROPERTY—Anne Walker, Chair Waterworks building property closed, transferred Waterfront property closing scheduled for December 19th FINANCE AND GOV’T PERFORMANCE—Gina Thompson, Chair Budget v Actual November 2019 Budget v Actual Summary November 2019 Current v Prior November 2019 Committee Meeting Update Consider approval of 2020 Budget Consider approval of Tax Ordinance Consider fee for police, fire police service requests – special events PARK AND RECREATION—Melissa Hombosky, Chair Railroad station platform extension project completed Fishing pier ribbon-cutting to be done April 2020 Governors Park Restroom project – ongoing Talleyrand Park Committee meeting, December 17th HUMAN RESOURCES—Renee Brown, Chair Authorities, Boards and Commissions vacancies – re-appointments to be done at Jan. 6th mtg Retirement recognition Open House, 2-4pm, December 19th in Council Chambers SAFETY—Randy Brachbill, Chair WATER/SANITATION—Doug Johnson, Chair Committee Meeting Update Daily Water Withdrawal Report November 2019 Change in Refuse Pickup Day STREETS—Jon Eaton, Chair Committee meeting Update Consider consultant work at Bishop and Spring as part of parking lot/sidewalk improvements project ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION—Mike Prendergast, Chair PSU- Bellefonte Borough Sustainability Projects Update OLD BUSINESS Centre Region Code Agreement - Notice of Nonrenewal, Follow-up Memo Tom Zilla, Tom Zurat re: I80/I99 Interchange, Phoenix Ave. – work session on January 21st NEW BUSINESS 2020 Holiday Schedule 2020 Meeting Dates, note changes due to holidays PUBLIC COMMENT ADJOURNMENT: TIME_____ PM