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BELLEFONTE BOROUGH WORK SESSION and COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 16, 2021 In-Person, Council Chambers AGENDA VIEW LIVE FEED/RECORDING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS–Borough Council meetings can be viewed live on YouTube at https://youtu.be/F5XDKL40nW8 and are also recorded. Recordings can be viewed on CNET, Comcast’s Government Education Channel 7, or at www.cnet1.org 6:30 PM – Executive Session ➢ Personnel matters 7:00 PM WORK SESSION (No council action is taken during work sessions) ➢ Portable Speed Display Sign, Shawn Luse, Bellefonte Police Department 7:30 PM COUNCIL MEETING – CALL TO ORDER: Welcome everyone to the Bellefonte Borough council meeting. We will do our best to start council meetings on time and to end them on time. Due tothe room acoustics, please speak up when talking so that people can hear what you are saying. All comments and reports should be kept to three minutes maximum. Thank you. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: MOMENT OF SILENCE: ROLL CALL: Ms. Hombosky, North Ward Mr. Brachbill, Vice President, SouthWard Mr. Johnson, Pro Tem, North Ward Ms. Abbott, South Ward Mr. Prendergast, West Ward Mr. Eaton, North Ward Mr. Halderman, West Ward Mayor Wilson, At Large Ms. Tosti-Vasey, President, West Ward Ms. Cleeton, South Ward Please Note that a few changes were made after sending out the agenda on Friday. Changes are highlighted in Yellow. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by a singlemotion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the Council request specific items to be removed for separate action. Council Action Requested Finance Budget v. Actual Summary Jul 2021 Finance Budget v. Actual July 2021 Finance Current v. Prior July 2021 Finance Voucher Summary July 2021 Finance Treasurer’s Report July 2021 Finance Stover McGlaughlin Invoice July 2021 General Council Meeting Minutes of August 2nd, 2021 Police Report was removed and is listed under Mayor’s Report General- Parking Parking Enforcement Report July 2021 Office of Community 137 W. Curtin Street- Installation of a refurbished vintage iron fence along Affairs-HARB front and side of property. Certificate of Appropriateness Per Recommendation Office of Community Planning Commission recommends the approval of the Final Lot Affairs-Planning Consolidation Plans for the Yates Property on Robin Road. This item was relocated from the Office Of Community Affairs report. Correspondence Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club request has been removed and placed under Written Correspondence. Correspondence Centre County HOPE Initiative is honoring Overdose Awareness Day and National Recovery Month in September. The Organization is requesting to hang purple ribbons on several trees along High Street. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: Request for a Speed Bump or Speed Limit Sign, Crawford Lane - due to increased travel from Bishop Street to Blanchard Street. Council may refer issues to a sub-committee or Work Session. Request for Special Event Approval - Paint in the Park, Talleyrand Park. If approved she will begin picking a time and date for the event before Winter 2021. Council may refer this the Parks Committee or conditionally approve the request. Bellefonte Lions Club Annual Rib Sale October 9th, 2021 requesting to utilize the four current non-parking spaces located by the brownstone building on the diamond. Council action requested. Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club Fall Fest October 30, 2021 request to use Talleyrand Park Gazebo and Annex. Council action requested. Bellefonte Soccer Association would like to use the Soccer Field at Governors Park August 30th-November 6th, 2021. The practice schedule will be Mondays-Thursdays 5:30pm- 8:30pm and games will be on Saturdays 10am-1pm. Council action requested. Small Town America Civic Volunteer Award- Nominations due October 15, 202. FYI. Council may consider a nomination or send this to a sub-committee. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENA: This comment period is normally reserved for oral comments regarding any action items listed on this meeting agenda. For Members of the Public: 1. Please come up to the podium so that your voice can be picked up by the microphone 2. State your name and address and which item you would like to speak about. 3. Please try to limit comments to three (3) minutes maximum. No one has asked to be placed on the agenda as of noon, Friday, August 13th OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Zoning/Planning ➢ Meeting held on August 9th. Minutes included in packet. Recommended action is under the Consent Agenda. No further Council Action is needed. Historical and Architectural Review Board (HARB): Applications for Certificates of Appropriateness listed below have been administratively approved. No Council action is needed. ➢ 125 W. High Street (YMCA)- Repaint all green trim façade of building in a similar green (specific color forthcoming). Touch up to white and beige areas too. NUISANCE CODES Report - ➢ July 2021 Nuisance Code Report Submitted Building and Rental Reports from Contractor/Centre Region COG: ➢ July Reports Submitted REPORTS: Please try to limit all reports to three minutes maximum. If further deliberation is desired on any item,additional time will be placed on an upcoming work session or council agenda. MAYOR—Tom Wilson July 2021 Parking Enforcement Report July 2021 Police Report July 2021 Parking Meter Revenue Report COUNCIL PRESIDENT—Joanne Tosti-Vasey Excused from meeting, Out of town BUILDING AND PROPERTY— Frank Halderman, Chair No Committee meeting held since the last council meeting – No action is requested. FINANCE AND GOV’T PERFORMANCE—Deb Cleeton, Chair August 10th Committee meeting notes, submitted Fulton Bank Resolution No. 08162021-01- Purchase of 2021 Ford Explorer Police Utility Vehicle. Council Action is requested. PARK AND RECREATION—Melissa Hombosky, Chair August 5th Committee meeting notes, submitted Bellefonte’s 3rd Annual YMCA Trick or Trot Special Event of October 30th. Committee is recommending approval. Council action is requested. HUMAN RESOURCES—Jon Eaton, Chair Committee meeting held on August 4th – personnel items were discussed. No Council action is requested. SAFETY—Randy Brachbill, Chair Workplace Safety Meeting Minutes August 11, 2021. FYI, No Council action requested. Centre Region COG Public Safety Committee meeting held on August 10th. No Council action requested. WATER, REFUSE COLLECTION & COMPOST FACILITY—Doug Johnson, Chair No Committee meeting held since the last council meeting. July 2021 Daily Water Withdrawal Report Borough Authority Meeting: Reply Letter from Borough Authority to Spring Creek Watershed Commission’s “One Water Plan” presentation/Request for Borough to consider Resolution. Council may consider action on the Commission’s Resolution at the September 7th meeting. No council action requested at this time. STREETS—Mary Abbott, Chair Committee meeting held on August 12th Status Report on Railroad Street Bridge Project. FYI. No Council Action needed. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION—Mike Prendergast, Chair No Committee meeting held since the last council meeting. The next committee meeting will be at 4PM on August 18th. No action is requested. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS: BOROUGH MANAGER—Ralph Stewart July 2021 Report Submitted – No Council Action Requested OLD BUSINESS Reminder: Bellefonte EMS Annual meeting of August 30th, please RSVP by the 25th Reminder: PA State Association of Boroughs Fall Conference, October 8-10th, Erie, PA – Please review existing expense reimbursement policies, council education budgets, etc. Please let staff know of your interest, any questions, and we can assist with registration, etc. FYI. No Council action requested. Bellefonte Borough and Spring Township submitting Joint Letter to Centre County MPO – Request to have Mill Street/Phoenix Avenue/S.R. 150 included on the new TIP. No council action requested at this time. NEW BUSINESS CATA Route Changes for Fall 2021 Finalized – Ms. Cleeton. FYI. No council action requested Centre Region COG hired new Customer Service Manager. An introduction will be scheduled for an upcoming meeting. FYI. No council action is requested. Pennsylvania Municipal League “Municipal Leadership Summit” Appointment of a Voting Delegate and alternative for the 2021 Resolutions Committee and Annual Business Meetings. This is an invitation to appoint a delegate if someone (municipal official) is planning to attend. The Conference is in Lancaster, October 7 – 9th. Council may consider taking some kind of action on this request. VERBAL COMMENT ON ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA: This comment period is normally reserved for oral comments regarding items not listed on this meeting agenda. For Members of the Public: 1. Please come up to the podium so that your voice can be picked up by the microphone 2. State your name and address and the issue you would like to speak about. 3. Please try to limit comments to three (3) minutes maximum. ADJOURNMENT: The council meeting will be adjourned at or as close as possible to 9:00 PM TIME PM