City Council

Borough of Bellefonte Council Business Meeting AGENDA 7:30 PM Monday, December 19th, 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/lzMLJJoy7Xw 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, December 19th, 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 may take official action on it with the following 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 must 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 HEARING A public hearing was advertised and scheduled to receive comments on the proposed 2023 Borough Budget. VI. 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. VII. SPECIAL PRESENTATION Proclamation for Senator Jake Corman – Mayor Johnson VIII. COMMUNICATIONS (written) Easterseals of Western & Central Pennsylvania request to use Talleyrand Park on Saturday, June 10th, 2023 for their Walk Fundraiser. Motion/2nd to approve the Fundraiser Walk for Easterseals in Talleyrand Park on Saturday, June 10th, 2023. Howard Street Speeding Complaint. Council may take action. Letter of concurrence from SHPO to PennDOT re: 150/Water Street Wall. FYI, no Council action required IX. 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. Call for a Motion/ 2nd to approve the Consent Agenda. General Council Meeting Minutes December 5, 2022 Finance Budget v. Actual November 2022 Finance Budget v. Actual Summary November 2022 Finance Treasurer’s Report November 2022 Finance Voucher Summary November 2022 X. 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 November 2022 Report Police Chief Weaver Submitted Office of Community Affairs (OCA) Ms. Thompson Submitted 1. Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) – Recommended for approval/the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness: (More details on projects can be found in your agenda packet)  101 S. Allegheny Street (State Burger) – business sign  127 S. Allegheny Street (Atelier) – business sign 2   147 E. Linn Street – retroactive porch floor and stair replacement 2. Zoning Motion/2nd to approve dissolving the Bellefonte Housing Board of Appeals and using Centre Region Code Administration’s Housing Board instead. 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 Work Session Bellefonte Area Industrial Development Authority (BAIDA) Mr. Holderman Bellefonte Emergency Medical Services Mr. Rhoat 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 Pennsylvania Municipal League (PML) Mr. Holderman Penn State University Sustainability Projects Mr. Holderman Work Session Shade Tree Commission Mr. Holderman Submitted Union Cemetery Association Mr. Holderman Submitted Zoning Hearing Board Ms. Thompson AUTHORITIES / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Bellefonte Borough Authority Mr. D. Johnson Centre County Airport Authority – No Meeting in November Mr. D. Johnson COMMISSIONS / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Civil Service Commission Mr. Brachbill Submitted 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 Workplace Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS / APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission (NVJPC) Mr. Holderman Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) Mr. D. Johnson Work Session 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 3  XL. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Smith & Front request to close Dunlop Street/lot in front of the Gamble Mill during 2023 Pop-Up events. Dates, times, and additional information is in your packet. Motion/2nd to approve closing Dunlop Street for the Smith & Front Pop-Up Events in 2023. Bellefonte Borough Authority approved a recommendation to Council to reappoint Doug Johnson to the Authority. This action will be considered at the 1st meeting in January. FYI. No action requested at this time. Bellefonte Borough Authority approved a recommendation to Council to appoint Randy Brachbill, as the primary delegate, and Doug Johnson, as the alternate delegate, to the Spring Creek Watershed Commission effective January 1st 2023. Council may take action per the agreement between the Authority and Council. Motion/2nd to approve Randy Brachbill, delegate, and Doug Johnson, alternate delegate, to the Spring Creek Watershed Commission, effective January 1st, 2023. 2023 Meeting Schedule. Motion/2nd to approve the 2023 Council Meeting Schedule. 2023 Borough Budget. Motion/2nd to approve the 2023 Budget for Bellefonte Borough as presented. Motion/2nd to approve the related Tax Ordinance/Resolution Special Event Application/ Fees. See Memo. Consider adopting fees to recoup costs associated with special events. Motion/2nd to approve changes to Fee Schedule as recommended. 2023 Bellefonte Borough Fee Schedule. Motion/2nd to approve the 2023 Bellefonte Borough Fee Schedule. 1 Hour Free Parking in Red Parking Spaces. Motion/2nd to approve the removal of the 1-hour free parking in Red Parking Spaces. Borough Office Closed Friday, December 23rd in observance of Christmas Eve and Monday, December 26th in observance of Christmas Day. There will be no Refuse collection on Friday or Monday. Refuse will be collected on Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 for Friday and Wednesday December 28th, 2022 for Monday. FYI, no action is requested. Borough Office Closed Monday, January 2nd, 2023 in observance of New Year Day. Refuse will not be collected on Monday. Refuse will be collected on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023. FYI, no action is requested. XLI. NEW BUSINESS Parking Permit Report June 2021-November 2022. FYI, no Council action required. 2023 Updates to the 2019 CCMPO Issues & Needs Input Summary for Bellefonte. Motion/2nd to approve updates discussed in Work Session and for updates to be sent to the CCMPO for 2023. CATA Memo. FYI, no Council action required. Resolutions for grant applications. The grants will be submitted in the name of Bellefonte Borough (the Borough has all of the required ID numbers) but matching funds will come out of the Water and Sewer Funds. The grant applications are related to the H2O grant and Small Systems Grant programs. Motion/2nd to approve the two Resolutions related to the stated grant applications. Consider Items from the Goals/Issues list to be scheduled for the 01.03.2023 Council Work Session. Call for a motion and second of goals to consider for the 01.03.2023 Work Session. XLII. 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. 4