City Council

No Work Session is scheduled for this evening 7:00 PM Executive Session, Conference Room Bellefonte Borough Council Business Meeting 7:30 PM Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 Council Chambers AGENDA VIEW LIVE FEED/RECORDING OF WORK SESSIONS and BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS– Council Work Sessions and Council Business Meetings can be viewed live on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/gXYzm97x6AQ. 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 4:00 PM on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, to receive the Zoom Link to the meeting. I. 7:30 PM CALL TO ORDER Welcome everyone to the Bellefonte Borough Council business meeting. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY A 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, 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 cannot take official action on it with some exceptions. The 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. The 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 (Oral) 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, and state your name and address and which item you are speaking about. Please try to limit comments to three minutes maximum. VI. COMMUNICATIONS (written) PA Boroughs Association Fall Leadership Conference October 13-15, 2023 in Bayfront Landing, Erie. Council may register by contacting Alyssa Doherty. Deadline to register is September 18, 2023. Reminder - Centre County Boroughs Association Fall Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM. FYI, no council action requested. Centre County Planning and Community Development Office Updates to the Revised Benner Township Zoning Ordinance. FYI, no council action requested. 2024 Central Booking Projected Revenues. FYI, no council action requested. Centre County Liquid Fuels Program Application. FYI, no council action requested. DBI Under the Lights Fundraiser Event Cancelled for October 2023. FYI, no council action requested. The Bellefonte High School Class of 1966 would like to honor fellow classmate, Frank Sciabica, with a plaque for his work within Talleyrand Park. Council may consider approval. Safer Routes to Parks August 2023 Report. FYI, no council action requested. VII. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by a single motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the Council request specific items to be removed for separate action. Council Action Requested General Council Meeting Minutes August 21, 2023 Call for a motion/2nd to approve the Consent Agenda VIII. REPORTS Please try to limit all reports/rebuttals/deliberations to three minutes maximum. DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL/ REPORT STAFF Mayor Mayor Johnson Verbal Office of Community Affairs (OCA) Ms. Thompson Submitted No action items. Please see Memo for reports. 1. Planning – Meeting September 11th at 5:30 PM in Council Chambers 2. Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) - Meeting September 12th at 8:30 AM on Zoom. 3. Zoning – Next ZHB meeting TBD IX. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS 2022 CDBG Award Letter- Wood Decking replacement. FYI, no council action requested. Encroachments by property owner at 1201 Pine Circle. The property owner has been sent letters from borough and authority solicitors giving him notice to remove the encroachments within 60 days. FYI, no council action is requested at this time. South Spring Street Streetscape Project- Pre-Construction Meeting Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 at 11:00 AM in Council Chambers. FYI, no council action requested. 2  X. NEW BUSINESS Bid Opening for Parkview Heights Stormwater Project. Motion/2nd to allow staff to review, approve and select the lowest responsible bid. 2024 Budget Development Process. Staff is working to develop departmental needs for next year. Draft fund budgets will be presented at upcoming work sessions. Due to the cost of software and the need to maintain the Chart of Accounts used in municipal budgeting, we plan to use a trimmed-down version of Priority Budgeting. FYI. No council action is requested at this time. 2024 Minimum Municipal Obligation (MMO) for the Bellefonte Borough Pension Plans. Resolution No. 09052023-01 Motion/ 2nd to approve the 2024 MMO’s as presented for the Non-Uniform Pension and Police Pension. Motion/2nd to approve Resolution No. 09052023-01. XI. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER Please try to limit all comments/rebuttals 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 2023 List of Goals/action items will be included with each Agenda. 3