City Council

Council Business Meeting AGENDA 7:30 PM Monday, April 15th, 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) Campus and Community Sustainability Expo April 25, 2024. FYI, no action is requested. 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 March 2024 Finance Budget V. Actual Summary March 2024 General Council Meeting Minutes April 1, 2024 Finance Campbell Durrant Invoice March 2024 Finance Stover McGlaughlin Invoice March 2024 Finance Treasurers Report March 2024 Finance Voucher Summary March 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 ➢ Introduction of Acting Chief William Witmer ➢ Proclamation-Watershed Cleanup Day April 20, 2024 ➢ Proclamation-National Small Business Week April 28-May 4, 2024 Police Acting Chief Submitted ➢ March 2024 Report Witmer Parking Ms. McCullough Submitted ➢ March 2024 Parking Report Office of Community Affairs (OCA) Ms. Thompson Submitted Meetings are held in the large meeting room of the Armory Building unless otherwise stated. ➢ HARB: Tuesday, April 23 at 8:30 a.m. ➢ Planning Commission: Monday, May 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ➢ Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission: Thursday, May 16 at 6:00 p.m. at Marion Township. 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 Submitted Bellefonte Intervalley Chamber of Commerce Ms. Brooks Bellefonte Police Pension Board Mr. Stewart Centre County 2024 Solar & EV Charger Co-Op Ms. Brooks Submitted Centre County Boroughs Association Ms. Dann 2  Centre County Government Mr. Stewart CNET Board of Directors Mr. Holderman Memo Downtown Bellefonte Inc. (DBI) Ms. Thompson Governor’s Park Mr. Holderman Memo Nittany Valley Joint Recreation Authority Mr. Holderman Penn State University Sustainability Projects Mr. Holderman Memo Shade Tree Commission Mr. Holderman Memo Union Cemetery Association Mr. Holderman Zoning Hearing Board Ms. Thompson AUTHORITIES / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Bellefonte Borough Authority – draft meeting minutes Mr. D. Johnson Submitted Centre County Airport Authority – the regular March meeting was cancelled. Mr. D. Johnson 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 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) 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 An Executive Session on personnel matters was held on April 10th. FYI, no council action is needed. ➢ Council formal acceptance of resignations from Officer Matthew Pollock, Officer Jason Brower, and Chief Shawn Weaver. Motion/2nd to accept the resignations. ➢ Council formal designation of Detective William Witmer as Acting Bellefonte Borough Police Chief. Motion/2nd to approve Detective William Witmer as Acting Police Chief. ➢ Council action to select police officer candidates from Bellefonte’s Eligibility List. Acting Chief Witmer is recommending the selection of Andrew Hurd and Lisa Larken. Motion/2nd to select Andrew Hurd and Lisa Larken from the Eligibility List and to make a formal offer to hire. ➢ Council approval of Borough Manager to begin the hiring process for a permanent Chief of Police. Motion/2nd to have Borough Manager start the hiring process for a permanent Chief of Police. Borough office move to the Armory Building. Consider hiring movers to move borough office contents to the Armory building offices. This would be in place of using in-house borough labor forces as time allows. Motion/2nd to approve hiring movers for the work as described. X. NEW BUSINESS John Claar Excavating Certificate for Payment No. 4 of $34,297.82 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. 4 of $34,297.82. Memo from Assistant Borough Manager on various projects and updates within the Borough. FYI, no Council action needed. 3  Memo from Finance Director inviting Council to attend the Real Estate Tax Collectors Meeting scheduled for April 23, 2024 at 6:00 pm. FYI, no Council action needed. Spring Leaf Pickup will be Monday, April 22nd-Friday, April 26th, 2024. FYI, no Council action needed. Teener League Field Agreement Amendment. Motion/2nd to approve the amended Teener League Field Agreement from a year to year agreement to a 11-year agreement. Teener League Field Dugouts, Press Box and Concession Stands paint color change. Motion/2nd to approve the color change from hunter green to red that matches the Governor’s Park Baseball Field. XI. 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. 4