City Council

Borough of Bellefonte Council Business Meeting AGENDA 7:30 PM Tuesday, June 21st, 2022 In-Person, Council Chambers ATTEND IN PERSON – The Council Chambers is open to the public with normal or standard occupancy levels. FACE COVERING/MASKS ARE OPTIONAL Masks are available at the sign-in desk. IF FEELING ILL - PLEASE JOIN THE MEETING VIRTUALLY VIEW LIVE FEED/RECORDING OF WORK SESSIONS and BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS–Borough Council meetings can be viewed live on YouTube at https://youtu.be/hYGupXYUdrk and are also recorded. Recordings can be viewed on CNET, Comcast’s Government Education Channel 7, or at www.cnet1.org ATTEND VIRTUALLY- Please contact the Borough via email: boro@bellefontepa.gov or phone: 814-355-1501 before 4 PM on Tuesday, June 21st, 2022, to receive the Link to the meeting. I. 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. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and MOMENT OF SILENCE III. ROLL CALL Mr. Bernier, Pro Tem, North Ward Ms. McKean, West Ward Mr. Brachbill, President, South Ward Ms. Purnell, North Ward Ms. Cleeton, South Ward Ms. Sedgwick, West Ward Ms. Dann, South Ward Ms. Tosti-Vasey, West Ward Mr. Johnson, Vice-President, North Ward Mayor Johnson, At Large IV. ADDITIONS TO THE COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA In accordance with Act 65 of 2021, If a matter is not on the Agenda, Council cannot take official action on it with some exceptions. Council can act on matters relating to potential or real emergencies. Council may add a matter of agency business to its agenda through majority vote. Council should state the reason why the action item is being added to the Agenda. Council may vote to add an action item(s) to the agenda. 1  V. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA This Public Comment period is reserved for oral comments regarding any action items listed on this meeting agenda or added by majority vote at this meeting. No deliberations will be entered into by Council at this time. Please sign in, come to the podium at the appropriate time, state your name and address and which itemyou are speaking about. Please try to limit comments to three minutes maximum. Bobbi and Doug Barnett, Comments and petition regarding the Parkview Blvd and Zion Road intersection. VI. COMMUNICATIONS (written) Bellefonte Arts and Craft Fair August 5th & 6th, 2022. Motion/2nd to approve the Bellefonte Arts and Craft Fair August 5th 10:00 AM- 8:00 PM and Saturday, August 6th 9:00 AM-6:00 PM. Motion/2nd to approve the following street closures: N. and S. Allegheny St (Bishop St to the Linn St. Intersection) and W. high St (Allegheny St to Spring St intersection) from Thursday, August 4th at 6:00 PM to Saturday, August 6th at 8:00 PM. VII. 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. General Council Meeting Minutes June 6, 2022 Finance Stover McGlaughlin Invoice May 2022 Finance Budget v. Actual May 2022 Finance Budget v. Actual Summary May 2022 Finance Treasurer’s Report May 2022 Finance Voucher Summary May 2022 VIII. REPORTS Elected Official and Staff Reports Please limit all reports/rebuttals/deliberations to three minutes maximum. DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL/ REPORT STAFF Mayor Mayor Johnson Submitted ➢ Parking Enforcement & Animal Control May 2022 Report Police Chief Weaver Submitted Office of Community Affairs (OCA) Ms. Thompson Submitted 1. Historic Architectual Review Board (HARB) Call for motion/2nd to approve / issue a Certificate of Appropriateness for the following projects: ➢ 407 W. High Street – demolition of existing structure and construction of new gateway structure to match Bonfatto’s. ➢ 106-114 N. Allegheny Street – demolition and renovation project. ➢ 128 W. Howard Street (Trinity Church) – Retroactive approval for replacement of three deteriorated brownstone sills on Howard Street side. ➢ 214 N. Allegheny (Bellefonte B&B) – Approve porch and walkway project. 2. Nuisance Codes Mr. Brooks Borough Manager Mr. Stewart Submitted 2  Liaison Reports Reports are to be submitted in writing for inclusion in the council meeting materials. Reports may include draft meeting minutes, notes, memos, etc. No verbal report is to be given unless there is a question regarding the report. If council action is requested, please clearly indicate it, including the wording, so that it can be stated on the council meeting agenda ADMINISTRATIVE LIAISON REPORT Bandshell/performance center project committee Mr. Holderman Bellefonte Area Industrial Development Authority (BAIDA) Mr. Holderman Submitted Bellefonte Emergency Medical Services Mr. Scott Rhoat Bellefonte Environmental Advisory Review Board Ms. Holderman Submitted Bellefonte Intervalley Chamber of Commerce Mr. Holderman Bellefonte Police Pension Board Mr. Stewart Centre County Boroughs Association Mr. Stewart Centre County Government Mr. Stewart CNET Board of Directors- Cindy Hahn Mr. Holderman Downtown Bellefonte Inc. (DBI) Ms. Thompson Nittany Valley Joint Recreation Authority Mr. Holderman Pennsylvania Municipal League (PML) Mr. Holderman Submitted Penn State University Sustainability Projects Mr. Holderman Shade Tree Commission Mr. Holderman Union Cemetery Association Mr. Holderman Submitted Zoning Hearing Board Ms. Thompson AUTHORITIES / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Bellefonte Borough Authority Mr. D. Johnson Submitted Centre County Airport Authority Mr. D. Johnson Submitted COMMISSIONS / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Civil Service Commission Mr. Brachbill Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission Mr. D. Johnson Spring Creek Watershed Commission Ms. Tosti-Vasey SPECIAL COMMITTEES / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Bellefonte Fire Department Executive Committee Mr. Brachbill Centre County Library Board Ms. Cleeton Submitted Centre Region Council of Governments (COG) Public Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill Talleyrand Park Committee Ms. Dann Submitted Workplace Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill Submitted Council Reps to meet with Authority Reps re bulk water fund, system representation, Ms. Purnell discussions have started. Proposal to be discussed in Executive Session. Ms. McKean Mr. Johnson SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS / APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission (NVJPC) Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) Mr. D. Johnson SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS BY CENTRE COUNTY BOROUGHS LIAISON REPORT ASSOCIATION PA State Association of Boroughs (PSAB) Board of Directors Mr. Brachbill PSAB Resolutions Committee Ms. Dann IX. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Update on Current Projects. FYI, no Council action needed at this time. X. NEW BUSINESS Municibid Auction items List. Motion/2nd to approve adding the listed items to Municibid for Auction. Solar Exploration for the Borough Memo. FYI. No council action is requested. 3  Commercial Insurance RFP is due on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 12pm (Noon). FYI, No Council action needed at this time. CDBG Project Selection. Motion/2nd to approve Option ___ for the CDBG year 2022. Workplace Safety Committee recommendations to Council. Consider adopting policies regarding vehicle take home, seat belt use and non-business-related transports. Motion/2nd to have staff draft these policies for Council consideration. Consider Items from the Goals/Issues list to be scheduled for the 07.05.2022 Council Work Session. Call for a motion and second of goals to consider for 07.05.2022 Work Session. XI. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA This Public Comment period is normally reserved for comments regarding items not listed on this meeting agenda. Please state your name and address and the issue you are speaking about. Please try to limit comments to three minutes maximum. XII. ADJOURNMENT The council meeting will be adjourned at or as close as possible to 9:00 PM The Council Code of Conduct and the 2022 List of Goals/action items will be included with each Agenda. XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION- Personnel, Agreement issues. 4