City Council

BELLEFONTE BOROUGH WORK SESSION & COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 2, 2020 AGENDA 6:00 Executive Session – Safety 6:30 WORK SESSION  Nick Shaeffer, TransAssociates—Spring/W Bishop St Study—30 min.  NVJRA—Update on Kepler Pool—30 minutes 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: Ms. Tosti-Vasey Mr. Johnson Ms. Walker Mr. Prendergast Mr. Brachbill Ms. Thompson Ms. Cleeton Mayor Wilson Mr. Eaton Ms. Hombosky APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 17, 2020 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 re (Bellefonte Easter Egg Hunt) Req. Banner placed on Veterans Bridge approx. 30 days prior to event on April 11th Communications Email Request re Concerts in the Park REGULAR AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN: Letter Invitation re Annual Update from Centre County Drug Task Force, 6-7:30pm, Wed., March 18th, at American Philatelic Society (APS) Letter from YMCA re 5k run on May 30th Letter Request re Use of Governors Park for Jr Legion Baseball Pennsylvania Municipal League District Meeting Invitation – Dinner Meeting will be 5-8:30pm, April 14th at Lewisburg Hotel Boroughs Association Update – See Proposed Fee for State Police ORAL: Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna – Grant for Police Officer Body Cameras SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS: IDA – Consider future round, Feasibility Study Grant to evaluate at-risk buildings MAYOR: OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ZONING/PLANNING HARB The HARB is recommending a Certificate of Appropriateness for : Exterior Materials as Presented – Hotel only, Bellefonte Waterfront Associates, West High Street HARB Meeting Minutes.02252020.DRAFT BUILDING AND PROPERTY—Anne Walker, Chair Discuss plans for West Bishop and South Spring Street, municipal lot modifications FINANCE AND GOV’T PERFORMANCE—Gina Thompson, Chair Strategic Management Planning Kick Off Meeting Held on Thursday, February 27th Committee meeting update PARK AND RECREATION—Melissa Hombosky, Chair HUMAN RESOURCES—Jon Eaton, Chair Meeting with PA Municipal Retirement System (PMRS) - changes to pension documents held on Thursday, February 27th – Work session and action to be scheduled SAFETY—Randy Brachbill, Chair FEMA Grant Recruitment/retention coordinator – Motion to approve Nick Caputo WATER/SANITATION—Doug Johnson, Chair Authority meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd at 6pm STREETS— Deb Cleeton, Chair Committee Meeting to be scheduled ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION—Mike Prendergast, Chair Committee meeting update OLD BUSINESS Proclamation re Proclaiming April as Safe Digging Month PA DCED Revolving Grant (for loan) – Received signed contract, details being worked out Centre County Boroughs Association Executive Committee meeting being scheduled NEW BUSINESS Resolution Designating May 2020 as Bike Month Consider New submissions/Resubmissions – Resolutions to Boroughs Association, State legislators before April 8th deadline. Further discussion will be scheduled for upcoming work session PUBLIC COMMENT ADJOURNMENT: TIME_____ PM