City Council

Borough of Bellefonte Council Business Meeting AGENDA 7:30 PM Tuesday, February 21, 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://youtube.com/live/JDNoVCtUoR4 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, February 21, 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 a 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) Parkview Heights Lot for Sale. Council may take action to schedule an initial discussion in a work session. Red Parking Spaces 200 block of N. Allegheny St Complaint. Council may consider for future Work Session. PSAB Annual Conference June 4th- 7th, 2023. FYI, no council action required. 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 February 6, 2023 Finance Stover McGlaughlin Invoice January 2023 Finance Budget v. Actual January 2023 Finance Budget v. Actual Summary January 2023 Finance Treasurer’s Report January 2023 Finance Voucher Summary January 2023 Communication Bellefonte Victorian Christmas December 8th, 9th & 10th, 2023. Communication Bellefonte Chamber Annual Croquet Tournament Sunday, June 25, 2023. 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 January 2023 Report Police-December 2022 & January 2023 Reports Chief Weaver Submitted Office of Community Affairs (OCA) Ms. Thompson Submitted 1. Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) –None 2. Zoning- None Please see the memo in the packet for additional information. Nuisance Codes Mr. Brooks Borough Manager Mr. Stewart Submitted Assistant Borough Manager Mr. Holderman 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 2  ADMINISTRATIVE LIAISON REPORT Bandshell/performance center project committee Mr. Holderman Bellefonte Area Industrial Development Authority (BAIDA) Mr. Holderman Bellefonte Emergency Medical Services Mr. Rhoat Submitted Bellefonte Environmental Advisory Review Board Mr. Holderman 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 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 Submitted SPECIAL COMMITTEES / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Bellefonte Fire Department Executive Committee Mr. Brachbill Submitted 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 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 Speeding on East Howard Street Report – Police Chief Weaver Budget v. Actual December 2022 with Memo explaining reserves from Finance Director Motion/2nd to remove Budget v Actual December 2022 from the table. Motion/2nd to approve the Budget v. Actual December 2022. Aerial Photo Information – Introduction at the February 6th council meeting. Greg Cromer, www.gregcromer.com FYI, no council action is requested. Downtown lighting, pedestrian safety, crosswalk lighting. Consider a motion to have staff prepare recommendations and cost estimates for improving lighting at intersections to start. Consider sending a letter to Penn DoT to seek permission to install lighted crosswalks downtown. Council may take action to modify these motions and consider approval of each. Parking fees and enforcement hours. Council may consider taking action to monitor conditions for a six-month period since current policies were established during the pandemic to create a turnover. 3  Electric Vehicle Charging in municipal lots. Council may take action to ask staff to develop options for charging EV owners for the electricity used in municipal lots. Vacancy Board chair. Council may consider appointing Frank “Buddy” Halderman to fill the position of vacancy board chair. XLI. NEW BUSINESS Centre County Boroughs Association meeting, 6 pm Wednesday, March 15th at the Bellefonte Borough Building, 236 W. Lamb Street. No council action is requested at this time. Monthly Reports and Various updates from the Assistant Borough Manager. No council action is requested at this time. Refuse Container Fee Schedule and Musser Lane Camera update. Motion/2nd to approve a change to the fee schedule to now charge $75 for a new 95-gallon refuse container. 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