City Council

Borough of Bellefonte Council Business Meeting AGENDA 7:30 PM Monday, September 19, 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 DO NOT ATTEND THE MEETING IN-PERSON. 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/qbEHjc_pRVg 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 Monday, September 19, 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 The officers of council have decided to try combining agenda and non-agenda public comment. This Public Comment period is for oral comments regarding any action items listed on this meeting agenda or any comments in general. 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 item you are speaking about. Please try to limit comments to three minutes maximum. Lisa Drobka- 121 E. Curtin Street property VI. COMMUNICATIONS (written) Saint John’s Catholic School Christmas Pageant in Talleyrand Park, Gazebo Side on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Motion/2nd to approve Saint John’s Catholic Schools request to use Talleyrand Park, Gazebo side on Sunday, December 18, 2022 from 1pm-4pm for their Christmas Pageant. Motion/2nd to approve the waiver of reservation and deposit for the Christmas Pageant. HBI request to hold the Annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Motion/2nd to approve HBI request to hold the Annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 29, 2022, with the parade ending at the Gazebo in Talleyrand Park. Motion/2nd to approve the street closures beginning at 9:30 am from the E Linn St and N. Allegheny St intersection to the W. Bishop St and S. Allegheny St intersection, East and West Howard St., W. High Street and the Corner of West High Street and Water Street. Invitation to attend the virtual Pennsylvania Sustainability Summit on October 3rd - October 7th. FYI, no council action required. High Line Disc Golf, LLC proposal for Disc Golf in Governor’s Park. Will be added to future Work Session. Email from Resident requesting the Borough looks into Level 3 Electric Charging Stations. Council may take action. Thank you to Bellefonte Police Department for their help with Herbies Hometown Loop. FYI, no council action required. Letter from Bellefonte Historic Preservation Foundation re 121 E. Curtin Street 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 September 6, 2022 Finance Stover McGlaughlin Invoice August 2022 Finance Budget v. Actual August 2022 Finance Budget v. Actual Summary August 2022 Finance Treasurer’s Report August 2022 Finance Voucher Summary August 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 August 2022 Report Police Chief Weaver Submitted 2 Office of Community Affairs (OCA) Ms. Thompson Submitted 1. Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) ➢ No items to report 2. Zoning: ➢ Demo Permit for 1081 Zion Road (Armory Brewery) - Demolition of CMU blocking garage doors, demo of existing interior CMU wall. At a later date portion of the floor to be demolished for new drains and equipment connections. This project meets the criteria set forth in the covenant agreement from Pennsylvania Historic Museum Commission (PHMC). Motion and second to approve demolition project at 1081 Zion Road (Armory Brewery) ➢ There will be a Zoning Hearing Board on Tuesday, September 27 at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. The notice has been posted on the property (316 E. Burrows Street) and will be advertised. 3. Nuisance Codes Mr. Brooks Borough Manager Mr. Stewart Submitted 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 Bellefonte Emergency Medical Services Mr. Scott Rhoat Submitted Bellefonte Environmental Advisory Review Board Mr. 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 Submitted Pennsylvania Municipal League (PML) Mr. Holderman Penn State University Sustainability Projects Mr. Holderman Submitted Shade Tree Commission Mr. Holderman Union Cemetery Association Mr. Holderman Submitted Zoning Hearing Board Ms. Thompson Submitted 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 Submitted SPECIAL COMMITTEES / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Bellefonte Fire Department Executive Committee Mr. Brachbill Centre County Library Board Ms. Cleeton 3  Centre Region Council of Governments (COG) Public Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill Talleyrand Park Committee Ms. Dann Workplace Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill Submitted Council Reps to meet with Authority Reps re bulk water fund, system Ms. Purnell representation, discussions have started. Proposal to be discussed in Executive Ms. McKean Session. Mr. Johnson SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS / APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission (NVJPC) Mr. Holderman Submitted 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 Zoning Hearing Board Appeal Memo. Council may take action. Commuter Resident Long-term parking memo in response to a resident's complaint about the current red meter parking in the Borough. Motion/2nd to eliminate the free one-hour parking in the long-term red parking permit spaces effective January 1, 2023. YMCA Trick or Trot and Fall Fest in Talleyrand Park on October 29th, 2022 Memo. Motion/2nd to remove from the table. Motion/2nd to approve the YMCA Trick or Trot and Fall Fest in Talleyrand Park on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Motion/2nd to close S. Potter Street from W. High St to Centre Oil and Gas (294 S. Potter St) from 10AM- 3PM for the Hayride. DBI Friday in the Fonte follow-up response to Council about Alcohol at the September and October events. FYI, no council action needed. Memo on ongoing Projects at the Train Station, Governor’s Park Baseball Field, Streetscape, Police Department and Parkview Heights stormwater. FYI, no council action needed. Short-Term Rental Proposed Draft Ordinance. Council may take action to request staff to set up a date/time/location for a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed draft. SRO Agreement draft – under staff review. FYI. No action requested. X. NEW BUSINESS 2023 Minimum Municipal Obligation (MMO) for the Bellefonte Borough Pension Plans. Resolution No. 09192022-01 Motion/ 2nd to approve the 2023 MMO’s as presented for the Non-Uniform Pension and Police Pension. Motion/2nd to approve Resolution No. 09192022-01. Revised Fee Schedule Lot Consolidation Plan Resolution No. 09192022-02. Motion/2nd to approve Resolution No. 09192022-02. Spring Creek Watershed Commission. Based on discussions between Bellefonte Borough and Bellefonte Borough Authority. Motion/2nd to remove Bellefonte Borough from the Spring Creek Watershed Commission by revision or amendment to the ordinance originally adopted by Bellefonte Borough. Meeting minute requirements. See excerpt from Section 706, Chapter 7, Title 65 State Open Meetings Act, Minutes of meetings and what shall be included. Council is meeting or exceeding the requirements. Council may take action to affirm that the council minutes are being done in alignment with this Act. Consider Items from the Goals/Issues list to be scheduled for the 10.03.2022 Council Work Session. Call for a motion and second of goals to consider for the 10.03.2022 Work Session. XI. ADJOURNMENT 4 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. XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION-(if not conducted between work session and business meeting) Personnel, Agreement issues. 5