City Council

Bellefonte Borough Council Business Meeting 7:30 PM, Monday, August 5th, 2024 In-Person, Council Chambers 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. AGENDA I. 7:30 PM CALL MEETING TO ORDER 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, Junior Council Member Mr. Johnson, North Ward Mayor Johnson, At Large Ms. McKean, West Ward 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. SPECIAL PRESENTATION Steve Nunez, President of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. Introduction and Announcement about the Ribbon-cutting Ceremony on August 16th. Proclamation by Mayor Johnson. 1  VI. PUBLIC COMMENT (Oral) Resolution No. 08052024-01 Public Participation. Motion/2nd to approve Resolution 08052024-01 This Public Comment period is for oral comments regarding action items listed on this meeting agenda. You must be a resident or taxpayer of Bellefonte Borough. You must show identification, sign in, with your name and address, and which item you are speaking about. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes maximum. VII. COMMUNICATIONS (written) Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority July 2024 Newsletter. FYI, no council action is needed. Climate Action Plan Webinar August 8, 2024. FYI, no council action is needed. Act 49 of 2024 - Municipal Police Pension Buyback. FYI, no council action is needed. Bellefonte EMS Municipal Joint Meeting July 30, 2024 Summary. FYI, no council action is needed. PSAB Fall Leadership Conference October 11-13, 2024 in Lancaster. FYI, no council action is needed. VIII. 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. General Council Meeting Minutes July 15, 2024 Finance Stover McGlaughlin Invoice July 2024 Call for a motion/2nd to approve the Consent Agenda IX. REPORTS Please limit all reports/rebuttals/deliberations to three minutes maximum. DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL/ REPORT STAFF Mayor Mayor Johnson Verbal Junior Council Member Mr. Larson Submitted ➢ July 2024 Report Office of Community Affairs (OCA) Ms. Thompson Submitted ➢ Motion/2nd to approve the HARB project as presented with the modification to Hardy Horizontal Plank as opposed to the T111 Siding and windows to match in style and material to the carriage house. ➢ The next scheduled HARB meeting is Tuesday, August 13 at 8:30 a.m. ➢ The next scheduled Planning Commission meeting is Monday, August 12 at 5 p.m. X. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Art along walkway and in Talleyrand Park – Legal Opinion. The Borough Solicitor is essentially saying that the Borough, if interested in allowing art in these locations, should have policies in place that specify size, location, time frame, etc. but not content. The Borough currently has no policies for art along the waterfront walkway, the Veterans Bridge or Talleyrand Park. Council may consider no action on the request to place art in these locations or consider requesting staff and the planning commission to develop a draft policy for the placement of art in these areas. Reminder – August 19th council meeting has been canceled. The reports for that meeting will be included in the September 3rd meeting materials. FYI, no council action requested. Police Department Renovations Timeline. The plans are being finalized. An estimated project timeline is included. If an elected official would like to review the plans, please contact Chief Witmer. FYI, no council action requested. Barton & Loguidice was awarded the Suspension Bridge Project. FYI, no council action requested. Spring Street Streetscape Preconstruction meeting was held on July 31st, work is scheduled to begin August 19th. FYI, no 2  council action requested. Big Spring Cover Project – potential wellheads in the Talleyrand Park Expanded Area. As mentioned at the July 15th Council meeting, the Bellefonte Borough Authority is expecting to receive an update on the Big Spring Cover Project at their regular meeting which is 6pm, Tuesday, August 6th in the Small Conference Room, 301 North Spring Street, Bellefonte. FYI, no council action is requested. Authority Vacancy. The Bellefonte Borough Authority is recommending to Council that Dan DeLotto be appointed to the Authority to fill the remainder of the vacancy term. Motion/2nd to approve the appointment as stated. XI. NEW BUSINESS John Claar Excavating Certificate for Payment No. 6 Final of $13,074.75 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. 6 Final of $13,074.75. Letter - Sunnyside Paddling Park Organizers requested permitting assistance. This is a regional facility. Council may consider and up or down vote. Motion/2nd to approve the request or to modify it. XII. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA This Public Comment period is for oral comments regarding items not listed on this meeting agenda. You must be a resident or taxpayer of Bellefonte Borough. You must show identification, sign in, with your name and address, and which item you are speaking about. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes maximum. XIII. 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