City Council

Council Business Meeting AGENDA 7:30 PM Monday, May 20th, 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) Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority Municipal Report for May 2024. FYI, no council action is needed. Spring Township – proposed revisions to Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. Information provided for review. Any comments should be sent to Vaughn Zimmerman, Spring Township Zoning Officer, by Friday, May 24. FYI, no council action is needed. 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 April 2024 Finance Budget V. Actual Summary April 2024 General Council Meeting Minutes May 6th, 2024 Finance Stover McGlaughlin Invoice April 2024 Finance Treasurers Report April 2024 Finance Voucher Summary April 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-National EMS Week May 19-25, 2024 Police Acting Chief Submitted ➢ April 2024 Report Witmer Parking Ms. McCullough Submitted ➢ April 2024 Parking Report Office of Community Affairs (OCA) Ms. Thompson Submitted See memo for report and updates, including NVJPC meeting notes Meetings are held in the large meeting room of the Armory Building • HARB will meet on Tuesday, May 28 at 8:30 a.m. Motion / 2nd to approve the Land Development Plans: Final Subdivision Plan: Crossman / 131 N. Thomas Street: conditional Final Lot Addition Plan: Wagner / 396 E. Linn Street 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 – draft meeting minutes Mr. D. Johnson Submitted Centre County Airport Authority – draft meeting minutes Mr. D. Johnson Submitted COMMISSIONS / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Civil Service Commission Mr. Brachbill Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission Mr. D. Johnson Submitted 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 Talleyrand Park Committee Ms. Dann Workplace Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS / APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission (NVJPC) Ms. Thompson Submitted 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 2024 Paving Bid opening. Motion/2nd to allow staff to review, approve and select the lowest responsible bid. Service Line Inventory update. FYI, no Council action is needed. Non-uniform Collective Bargaining Unit Agreement Renewal. Motion/2nd to appoint council members Joanne Tosti- Vasey, Deborah Cleeton and Doug Johnson to a negotiations committee. Dusk to Dawn Light at Masullo Park. A light was installed by West Penn Power on a temporary basis. The borough received mixed reviews regarding the light. Motion/2nd to have West Penn Power install the dusk to dawn light at Masullo Park on a permanent basis. CATA Services. Spring Township had previously given notice to exit CATA services. On May 9th, Bellefonte Borough was notified that Benner Township will exit CATA services on June 30th, 2025. Having both Spring and Benner Townships exiting CATA services means that CATA will not pick up or drop off within those municipalities. The CATA service delivery after July 1st (2024) will be even less convenient. Costs for this modified CATA service will increase about 2.5 times over the next couple years. Municipalities must give a one-year notice to exit or withdraw from CATA services. Bellefonte Borough should consider giving the one-year notice to exit CATA. Bellefonte Borough could still weigh its options for public transportation services. Motion/2nd to notify CATA that, based on the withdrawal notices from Spring and Benner Townships, Bellefonte Borough is giving notice to exit/withdraw from CATA services on June 30th, 2025. X. NEW BUSINESS Formal notification from AFSCME with intent to renegotiate its collective bargaining agreement that is set to expire December 31, 2024. Motion/2nd to appoint a committee to work with staff to develop a new Agreement. Council will hold its next Business Meeting Monday, June 17th, 2024 due to attendance at the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs Annual Conference in Hershey, PA. FYI, no Council action is needed. JC Orr & Son Inc. Certificate for Payment Applications No. 08, No. 09 and No. 10 Final for Armory Property Project. 3  Motion/ 2nd to remit payment to JC Orr & Son Inc. for Armory Property Project Payment Applications No. 08, No. 09 and No. 10 in the amount of $59,712.15. John Nastase Construction Application and Certificate for Payment No. 4 & No. 5 Final for the CDBG Spring Street Streetscape Project. Motion/ 2nd to remit payment to John Nastase Construction for the CDBG Spring Street Streetscape Project Application No. 4 & No. 5 Final in the amount of $17,549.09. DCED Letter of Intent. Motion/2nd to conditionally approve the letter of intent to DCED upon approval from the Fire Department. Duck Feces Study in Talleyrand Park. Motion/2nd to approve the request to complete the duck study in Talleyrand Park. 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