City Council

Council Business Meeting AGENDA 7:30 PM Monday, March 18th, 2024 In-Person, Large Room, 301 N. Spring St, 1st Floor VIEW RECORDING OF WORK SESSIONS and BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS Recordings can be viewed on CNET, Comcast’s Government Education Channel 7, or at www.cnet1.org ATTEND IN PERSON. The meeting room is open with normal occupancy limits. I. CALL TO ORDER – Council President Bernier II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL Mr. Bernier, President, North Ward Ms. Purnell, North Ward Mr. Brachbill, South Ward Ms. Sedgwick, West Ward Ms. Cleeton, South Ward Ms. Tosti-Vasey, West Ward Ms. Dann, Vice-President, South Ward Mr. Larson, Jr. Council Member Mr. Johnson, Pro Tempore, North Ward Mayor Johnson, At Large Ms. McKean, West Ward IV. ADDITIONS TO THE COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Under Act 65 of 2021, If a matter is not on the Agenda, Council may not 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. The council must state 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 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 along with your address and which item you are speaking about. Please try to limit comments to three minutes maximum. VI. COMMUNICATIONS (written) Clearwater Conservancy 28th Annual Watershed Cleanup Day April 20, 2024. FYI, no Council action needed. Centre County Government interest in using North Penn Street (between High and Pike Lane) to join adjacent parking lots. A previous council conveyed to the County that it was open to abandoning this section of North Penn Street. The County is checking with the current council to see if this offer is still available. Motion/2nd to convey to Centre County Government that the Borough is open to abandoning the above-mentioned section of North Penn Street for the County to connect off-street parking lots adjacent to this street. Council may take action. 1  VII. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered 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. Finance Budget V. Actual February 2024 Finance Budget V. Actual Summary February 2024 General Council Meeting Minutes March 4, 2024 Finance Treasurers Report February 2024 Finance Voucher Summary February 2024 Call for a Motion/ 2nd to approve the Consent Agenda. 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 ➢ Proclamation-Pennsylvania 4-H Week March 16-23, 2024 Police Chief Weaver Submitted ➢ February 2024 Report ➢ Parking Enforcement and Animal Control February 2024 Report Parking Ms. McCullough Submitted ➢ Parking Report for February 2024 Office of Community Affairs (OCA) Ms. Thompson Submitted ➢ The Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission will meet on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at the Benner Township municipal building, 1224 Buffalo Run Road. ➢ HARB will meet on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. in Council Chambers. ➢ Planning Commission will meet on Monday, April 8 at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. See memo for report and updates Nuisance Codes Mr. Barr Borough Manager Mr. Stewart Submitted Liaison Reports Reports will 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 Bellefonte Intervalley Chamber of Commerce Ms. Brooks Submitted Bellefonte Police Pension Board Mr. Stewart Centre County 2024 Solar & EV Charger Co-Op Ms. Brooks Submitted Centre County Boroughs Association Ms. Dann Centre County Government Mr. Stewart CNET Board of Directors Mr. Holderman Downtown Bellefonte Inc. (DBI) Ms. Thompson 2  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 Draft Minutes 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 Submitted Talleyrand Park Committee Ms. Dann Workplace Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill Submitted SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS / APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission (NVJPC) Ms. Thompson 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 IX. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Resolution No.03182024-01 Business in Our Sites Grant for $2,000,000. Motion/2nd to approve Resolution No.03182024-01 Business in Our Sites Grant for $2,000,000. Reminder – Centre County Boroughs Association meeting, 6:00 PM Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 301 North Spring Street. FYI. No council action is requested. Armory Committee Recommended Action. Motion/2nd to direct that due to budget constraints, no additional work be done at the Armory, beyond what is under contract, unless approved by council. X. EXECUTIVE SESSION. PERSONNEL MATTER. Motion/2nd to go into Executive Session. Motion/2nd to return from Executive Session and to go back into the business meeting. XI. NEW BUSINESS John Claar Excavating Certificate for Payment No. 3 of $37,958.68 for the Parkview Heights Stormwater Management Project. Motion/ 2nd to remit payment to John Claar Excavating for the Parkview Heights Stormwater Management Project Application No. 3 of $37,958.68. Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Program Application Preparation Schedule FFY 2024. FYI, no Council action needed. Memo from Assistant Borough Manager on various projects and updates within the Borough. FYI, no Council action needed. Police Officer Brower. Motion/2nd to terminate Police Officer Brower. Council action is requested. 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 2024 List of Goals/action items will be included with each Agenda. 3