City Council

BELLEFONTE BOROUGH VIRTUAL WORK SESSION & COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 15, 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/Lko7h6sH7AM and are also recorded. Recordings can be viewed on the Comcast local government education channel – Channel 7 or at www.cnet1.org 6:30 PM WORK SESSION – Wayfinding Sign project Presentation 7:30 PM COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & MOMENT OF SILENCE: ROLL CALL: Mr. Prendergast Mr. Eaton Ms. Thompson Ms. Hombosky Ms. Tosti-Vasey Mr. Johnson Ms. Walker Mayor Wilson Mr. Brachbill Ms. Cleeton IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT VIRTUAL MEETING VOTING BE DONE BY ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 1, 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. Council Members Voucher Summary May 2020 Council Members Treasurer’s Report May 2020 REGULAR AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN: Letter re Herbies Hometown Loop Race Cancellation Letter Request re 2020 Croquet Tournament Email re Concerts and Movies in Talleyrand Park Pop Up Drive In at Armory Proposal ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Charima Young, Penn State University - Data4Action Plan Presentation (10 Min) PUBLIC COMMENT: Bill Carey re Building Permits MAYOR: Governor, State Legislators working on new guidelines related to use of force by Police Bellefonte Fire Department Chief Gary Lohr sworn in on June 4th, will fill remaining year of Chief Schneider’s term COUNCIL PRESIDENT: PML Sustainability Conference, June 24th Bellefonte Climate Change Plan Presentation for DEP, June 30th COUNCIL MEMBERS: Comparison Monthly Code Statistics March, April & May 2020 Daily Water Withdrawal Report May 2020 Authority Minutes.06022020.DRAFT Current v Prior May 2020 Budget v Actual May 2020 Budget v Actual Summary May 2020 PD Overtime for June Memo Finance Committee Meeting held June 4th Manager’s Report for Downtown Bellefonte, Inc. June 2020 OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ZONING/PLANNING The June Planning Commission Meeting was canceled. No action items at this time. HARB – Memo, Meeting minutes and presentation included A Virtual HARB meeting was held on June 9th. Items Requiring Council Action: HARB recommends a Certificate of Appropriateness be approved for the following projects: 452 East Curtin Street – paint 205 West Curtin Street – Paint 325 West High Street – Paint and signage Administrative Approvals: 203 North Allegheny Street – Chimney restoration, Paint 429 North Spring Street – Placement of batteries, related to approved solar project 214 North Allegheny Street – Repair of gable ends, refresh paint 216 West High Street – Signage OLD BUSINESS Pop Up Drive In at Armory Property Meeting at Union Cemetery – Discuss Care of Cemetery, Sustainability of Association YMCA Request for Summer Camps & volleyball at Governors Park Request to hold Summer Sounds Concerts in Talleyrand Park Request to use Governors Park Ball Fields Recommendation on Re-opening Playgrounds Consider adding Hand Sanitizer Stations at Parks Consider Draft Resolution Temporarily Modifying Mobile Food Vendor Ordinance Consider Requesting Penn DoT’s LTAP program regarding Gamble Mill/Lamb Street crosswalk NEW BUSINESS Memo re 2017 & 2018 CDBG Admin Reallocation Discussion -- Draft Resolution Temporarily Suspending Open Container Ordinance Wayfinding Signage project – Consider Application with DBI for Signage construction funds Request to look at visibility/parking restrictions exiting from Blanchard on to Bishop Street Boroughs Association Webinar: Crosswalks,… Pedestrian Safety, June 17th at noon HARB Appointment to Replace Robert Lingenfelter PUBLIC COMMENT ADJOURNMENT: TIME_____ PM EXECUTIVE SESSION: PERSONNEL