City Council

Borough of Bellefonte Council Business Meeting AGENDA 7:30 PM Tuesday, January 17, 2023 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/- ySZOGszYqg 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, January 17, 2023, 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, Vice-President, North Ward Ms. McKean, West Ward Mr. Brachbill, South Ward Ms. Purnell, North Ward Ms. Cleeton, South Ward Ms. Sedgwick, West Ward Ms. Dann, Pro Tempore, South Ward Ms. Tosti-Vasey, West Ward Mr. Johnson, 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 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. VI. COMMUNICATIONS (written) Bellefonte Easter Egg Hunt in Talleyrand Park on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Motion/2nd to conditionally approve the date of Saturday, April 8th, 2023 for the Bellefonte Easter Egg Hunt in Talleyrand Park. 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. Call for a Motion/ 2nd to approve the Consent Agenda. General Council Meeting Minutes January 3, 2023 General December financials will be included in the February 6th council meeting materials. 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 December 2022 Report Police – Report will be available at the February 6, 2023 meeting Chief Weaver 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) ➢ 348 E. Curtin Street – exterior window and paint renovations. Motion to approve the project as presented. 2. Zoning Fee for short-term rentals. Suggested: $150 to $200. Consider this as a discussion item in an upcoming work session 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. Rhoat 2  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 Governor’s Park Mr. Holderman Submitted Nittany Valley Joint Recreation Authority Mr. Holderman Penn State University Sustainability Projects Mr. Holderman Shade Tree Commission Mr. Holderman Union Cemetery Association Mr. Holderman 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 Mr. Brachbill SPECIAL COMMITTEES / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Bellefonte Fire Department Executive Committee Mr. Brachbill Centre County Library Board Ms. Cleeton Centre Region Council of Governments (COG) Public Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill Talleyrand Park Committee Ms. Dann Workplace Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill Submitted SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS / APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission (NVJPC) Mr. Holderman 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 XL. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Adoption of Short-Term Rental Ordinance and made a part of Borough’s Zoning Regulations. A copy of the Short-Term Rental Ordinance draft is included in the council meeting materials. The draft was non-substantially edited following a council work session held on January 12th. Borough solicitor Stover has reviewed the draft and offered some edits as well. Council Action on the draft ordinance along with any amendments is expected to take place at this meeting. Motion/2nd to approve the Short-Term Rental Ordinance draft as presented. Appointment for Civil Service Commission, Vacancy Board Chair, and Sewage Enforcement Officer. Fee Schedule. At the January 3rd council meeting, a question was raised about a Water Fee, Other Sources. This is a per 1000-gallon fee ($144.00/1000 gallons) charged for wastewater hauled to the Plant. It is not a new fee. It is new to being listed on the Fee Schedule. The Authority sets this fee. No action is recommended. Memo on ongoing Projects at Governor’s Park Baseball Field, S. Spring St/ W. Bishop St. Streetscape, Big Spring Grant, Musser Lane Composting, Stage at Talleyrand, Spring St Armory Building and Parkview Heights stormwater. FYI, no council action needed. 3  XLI. NEW BUSINESS Memo regarding Riff Raff, yard Sale, Halloween, and Holiday Parking in the Borough. Proposed Dates are as follows: ➢ Yard Sale Dates – (Fri. & Sat.) May 12 & 13, 2023 ➢ Bulk Waste /Riff Raff Pick Up – (Mon. – Fri.) May 15-19, 2023 ➢ Halloween Trick-or-Treating Hours, 6 – 8 PM, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 ➢ 2-Hour Courtesy Parking Program, Friday, November 24, 2023-Monday, January 1, 2024 Council may take action to approve these dates, times, and programs. John Nastase Construction Application and Certificate for Payment for Governor’s Park Baseball Field Project. Motion/ 2nd to remit payment to John Nastase Construction for the Governor’s Park Baseball Field Project. Overpaid 2022 Commonwealth allocation of the General Municipal Pension System State Aid. Motion/ 2nd to have repayment processed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the amount of $61,483.64.00. Notice - Borough Council scheduled an Executive Session for 6:30pm prior to the Work Session this evening for personnel matters – police collective bargaining agreement. Consider Items from the Goals/Issues list to be scheduled for the 02.06.2023 Council Work Session. Call for a motion and second of goals to consider for the 02.06.2023 Work Session. XLII. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER Please try to limit all comments/rebuttals to three minutes maximum. XLIII. ADJOURNMENT The council meeting will be adjourned at or as close as possible to 9:00 PM The Council Code of Conduct and the 2023 List of Goals/action items will be included with each Agenda. 4