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BELLEFONTE BOROUGH VIRTUAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 1, 2020 AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENT OF COUNCIL MEETING CHANGES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS The Borough of Bellefonte has declared a local state of emergency due to COVID-19 and is closed to the public. Additionally, the Governor has issued a Stay-at-Home order. Bellefonte Borough Council meetings are essential events, therefore they have not been cancelled. However, Bellefonte Borough officials and staff will conduct meetings telephonically or otherwise electronically. The Borough will not make available any physical location from which members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment. Below you will find information on how to offer public comment on agenda items and how to watch the meeting. The Council Meeting Agenda will be posted on the Borough’s website at www.bellefonte.net no later than 4:30PM EST Friday prior to the Monday evening meeting. E-MAIL PUBLIC COMMENT– You may submit your public comments via email to boro@bellefontepa.gov with the subject “Public Comment”. You must include your name, address and the agenda item. Emails received by 3:30PM EST will be compiled and entered into the public record during the public comment period. LETTER FORM PUBLIC COMMENT- You may also drop off, in letter form, public comments by putting the letter in our mail slot in our entrance door at 236 West Lamb Street by 3:30PM EST the day of the meeting. You must include your name, address and the agenda item. REQUEST TO SPEAK-PUBLIC COMMENT-To make a comment during a public hearing, a request to speak must be emailed or put in letter form to the above addresses also by 3:30 p.m. the day of the meeting. Include name, address, phone number and the agenda item. At the time for public comment, the speaker will be called by the Borough and placed on a speaker. LIVE FEED/RECORDING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS – Borough Council meetings can be viewed live at https://youtu.be/WSNAf2KMdjo and are also recorded. Recordings can be viewed on the Comcast local government education channel – Channel 7 or at www.cnet1.org 7:00 PM EXECUTIVE SESSION – REAL ESTATE 7:25 PM Connect to Virtual Council Meeting 7:30 PM COUNCIL MEETING—CALL TO ORDER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & MOMENT OF SILENCE: ROLL CALL: Mr. Johnson Ms. Cleeton Mr. Prendergast Mr. Eaton Ms. Thompson Ms. Hombosky Ms. Tosti-Vasey Mayor Wilson Ms. Walker Mr. Brachbill APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 18, 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. REGULAR AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN: Letter Request from YMCA re Summer Camp Program at Governors Park Letter Request re 2021 Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday April 3rd, 2021 Email re Centre County Baseball League-Pleasant Gap Peppers – Use of ballfield at Gov Park PUBLIC COMMENT: MAYOR: Emergency Declaration Update – Consider any Modifications COUNCIL PRESIDENT Building & Property Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday, June 3 @ 6:30 PM Need to schedule a Water & Sanitation Meeting – Subject: Compost Facility Request by CCRRA COUNCIL MEMBERS Bellefonte Fire Chief Selection – Mr. Brachbill Parks Expanded Reopening Guidelines (pdf) – Ms. Hombosky Finance Committee Report – Meeting held on June 1st – Ms. Thompson CDC - Youth Sports Little League Resumption Guide OLD BUSINESS CDBG-CV Fund designation Memo – Action Required Benner Township Act 537 Plan Questions – Mr. Brachbill NEW BUSINESS Thoughts/Opinions on Face-to-Face Committee Meetings versus Zoom Meetings Downtown Bellefonte Inc. Wayfinding Signage Project – expecting presentation to Council Borough Operations Memo PUBLIC COMMENT ADJOURNMENT: TIME_____ PM