City Council

Bellefonte Borough Council Business Meeting 7:30 PM Monday, December 4th, 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://www.youtube.com/live/-7GkrukkL84?si=RLPMI8kqLPwZmaD7. 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 Monday, December 4th, 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. 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. 1  VI. COMMUNICATIONS (written) The CATAGO! app will be available for download Wednesday, December 8thon both iOS and Android platforms. The CATAGO! mobile app has been designed to improve service efficiency and rider education, along with providing a better understanding of CATAGO! FYI. No council action is 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 Finance Stover McGlaughlin Invoice October 2023 Call for a motion/2nd to approve the Consent Agenda VIII. REPORTS Please limit all reports/rebuttals/deliberations to three minutes maximum. DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL/ REPORT STAFF Mayor Mayor Johnson Verbal Office of Community Affairs (OCA) – See Memo Ms. Thompson Submitted ➢ The Planning Commission will meet on Monday, December 11 at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers ➢ The next HARB meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 12 at 8:30 a.m. in Council Chambers. This may be canceled if there are no projects to review. IX. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Consider approval of tentative 2024 Budget and to advertise/make available for public inspection. The Tax Ordinance/Resolution adoption and budget approval will be considered at the December 18th Council Meeting. Council action is required. Motion/2nd to approve the tentative 2024 Budget. Solar United Neighbors (SUN) partnership for Centre County Solar Co-op. Motion/2nd to partner with Solar United Neighbors (SUN) on the second Centre County Solar Co-op. Council member conference expenses reimbursement request. Motion/2nd to remove from the table. Motion/2nd to approve the reimbursement of conference expenses. X. NEW BUSINESS 2024 Council Meeting Schedule – proposed. Council will review and may recommend changes to the proposed meeting schedule. Council action will be scheduled for the December 18th meeting. FYI, no council action is requested. Authorities, Boards and Commissions Vacancies. Staff is checking to see who is interested/not interested in being re- appointed. Appointments/ Reappointments will be made at the January 2nd, 2024 Council Meeting. FYI, no action is requested. J.C. Orr & Son Inc Application and Certificate for Payment No. 4 for 301 N. Spring Street Project. Motion/ 2nd to remit payment to J.C. Orr & Son Inc for 301 N. Spring Street Project Application No. 4 in the amount of $104,357.50. John Nastase Construction Application and Certificate for Payment No. 3 for the Spring Street Streetscape Project. Motion/ 2nd to remit payment to John Nastase Construction for the Spring Street Streetscape Project Application No. 3 in the amount of $53,212.35. 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 2 The Council Code of Conduct and the 2023 List of Goals/action items will be included with each Agenda. 3