City Council

BELLEFONTE BOROUGH VIRTUAL WORK SESSION & COUNCIL MEETING OF August 3rd, 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/WBNdY7noS2c and are also recorded. Recordings can be viewed on the Comcast local government education channel – Channel 7 or at www.cnet1.org 6:45 PM WORK SESSION  Signage/Wording for Child Safety Related to Vehicles – 15 Min  Police Advisory Commission Discussion – 30 Min 7:30 PM COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & MOMENT OF SILENCE: ROLL CALL: Ms. Tosti-Vasey Mr. Johnson Ms. Walker Mr. Prendergast Mr. Brachbill Ms. Thompson Ms. Cleeton Mayor Wilson Mr. Eaton Ms. Hombosky ALL VOTES TAKEN WILL BE RECORDED AS UNANIMOUS WHEN THERE IS NO AUDIBLE OPPOSITION APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 20, 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. Finance Treasurers Report June 2020 Finance Voucher Summary June 2020: $604,277.57 REGULAR AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN: EV Bootcamp 8-6-20 Announcement Annual Bellefonte EMS-Municipal Meeting Invitation Talleyrand Park Prayer Event (Centre County Aglow) Talleyrand Park-Permission to Attach Banner Email re Feedback-Street Cleaning Protocols Notice from Coca-Cola – Water Bottling Plant in Boggs Township Sold Email re Change to C-NET Programming Policy Email from E Hay re Street Safety Memo and Email re Website Update Estimates CATA Press Release re Update on Planned Fall Service ORAL / PUBLIC COMMENT: SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS: DEPA July 16th 2020 Follow-Up MAYOR – Thomas Wilson Update on Band Shell Project for Talleyrand Park COUNCIL PRESIDENT – Joanne Tosti-Vasey BUILDING AND PROPERTY—Anne Walker, Chair Committee Meeting held on July 29th Lot D (South) Parking Lot Map of Proposed Kiosk locations Update on Kiosk and single space metering installation – Don Consider motion to change names of parking lots from A,D & H to North, South, and West FINANCE AND GOV’T PERFORMANCE—Gina Thompson, Chair Budget v Actual Summary June 2020 Budget v Actual June 2020 Current v Prior June 2020 PARK AND RECREATION—Melissa Hombosky, Chair Payment Application No. 2 re Talleyrand Park Ped Bridge Committee meeting held on July 30th Request for Cross Country Practices/Meets at Governors Park Governors Park Restroom Facilities Update DBI Lighting Proposal Update Pop Up Drive In at Governors Park was canceled for this past weekend. HUMAN RESOURCES—Jon Eaton, Chair Employment applications available for Parking meters/Animal Control and Administrative Assistant at www.bellefonte.net SAFETY—Randy Brachbill, Chair Meeting to be held to discuss local Fireworks legislation Consider letters to state legislators – rescind most recent Fireworks Law Changes WATER/SANITATION—Doug Johnson, Chair Meeting to be held on Aug. 3rd to discuss large number of brush/grass customers STREETS— Deb Cleeton, Chair Committee meeting held on July 27th 2020 Kepler Sprint Triathlon Safety Protocols – consider motion to approve event Parking Meter ordinance amendments being worked on by Staff Child Safety Signage related to vehicles – consider approvals from Work Session ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION—Mike Prendergast, Chair Comments due by August 15th on Climate Action Plan, Action planned for Sept. 8th meeting PSU Sustainability Projects – Spring Creek Kayaking proposal meeting planned for 8-7 at 2:30 OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS PLANNING: No Planning Items at this Time HARB: Meeting held on July 28th. Agenda, Draft Minutes, and Application Presentation included in packet. HARB is recommending Certificates of Appropriateness with any conditions or stipulations made as part of the motion for: 230 West Linn Street – Roofing Material Replacement 168 East Curtin Street – Installation of Entry Gate OLD BUSINESS Product Sheets – Larvacide Used in Standing Water by County West Nile Virus Program Consider Motion to Advertise for Sign Ordinance Amendment Action – Draft Included Letters to State Police and Spring Township re Police Services Efficiency/Effectiveness Letter to Spring Township re Stop at Pine, Mill, and Axemann Road – sent Meeting with State Officials re Run-off from Zion Road to Parkwood Drive NEW BUSINESS Draft Ordinance related to mask wearing, social distancing, etc. related to community spread of the Coronavirus PUBLIC COMMENT ADJOURNMENT: TIME_____ PM