City Council

7:00 PM, Work Session Council Business Meeting AGENDA 7:30 PM Monday, September 16, 2024 In-Person, Large Meeting 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 (Oral) This Public Comment period is for oral comments regarding action items listed on this meeting agenda. You must be a Bellefonte resident, non-profit representative, business owner, or an official representative of another governmental agency. Speakers shall identify themselves by name and street, municipality, if outside of the Borough of Bellefonte. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes. 1  VI. COMMUNICATIONS (written) Letter to Bellefonte Borough from Stan Wallace requesting to not be reappointed for Sewage Enforcement Officer Services for 2025. FYI. No council action requested. Centre County Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates. Dates for Elected Officials included and Public Open House to be held October 17th 5pm – 7pm. FYI. No council action requested. VI. 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 August 2024 will be in the next packet Finance Budget V. Actual Summary August 2024 will be in the next packet General DRAFT Council Meeting Minutes August 5, 2024 Finance Treasurer’s Report August 2024 will be in the next packet Finance Voucher summary August 2024 will be in the next packet Call for a Motion/ 2nd to approve the Consent Agenda. VII. REPORTS Elected Official and Staff Reports Please limit all reports/rebuttals/deliberations to three minutes maximum. DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL/ REPORT STAFF Mayor Mayor Johnson Verbal Junior Council Member Report Mr. Larson Police Acting Chief Submitted  August 2024 Report Witmer Parking Ms. McCullough Submitted  August 2024 Report Office of Community Affairs (OCA): See memo for report and updates Ms. Thompson Submitted No action items for Council. Code Enforcement Mr. Barr Submitted  August 2024 Report 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 2  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 Bellefonte Police Pension Board Mr. Stewart Centre County 2024 Solar & EV Charger Co-Op Ms. Brooks Centre County Boroughs Association Ms. Dann Centre County Government Mr. Stewart CNET Board of Directors Mr. Holderman Downtown Bellefonte Inc. (DBI) Ms. Thompson 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 – September Draft meeting minutes Mr. D. Johnson Submitted Centre County Airport Authority – August meeting minutes Mr. D. Johnson Submitted COMMISSIONS / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Civil Service Commission Mr. Brachbill Submitted 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 Talleyrand Park Committee Ms. Dann Workplace Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS / APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission (NVJPC) Ms. Thompson Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) Mr. D. Johnson IX. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Bellefonte Borough Chief of Police Position. Council may consider promoting Acting Police Chief William Witmer to Permanent Police Chief Status upon a formal offer and acceptance. Motion/2nd to approve a permanent police chief position offer to Acting Police Chief William Witmer. Notice of Retirement from Assistant Borough Manager Don Holderman. This letter is being provided to council as an FYI. Don has worked closely with borough council over his tenure. His last day will be Friday, October 4th. FYI. No formal council action requested. FEMA SAFER Grant summary documents enclosed. A special thank you to our Consultant, Nick Caputo and Finance Director Lori McGowan for their management of this Federal $500K four (4) year grant. Bee Keeping Ordinance Draft. Consider approval to move ahead with scheduling a public hearing for this Zoning Ordinance Amendment. Council Action requested. Motion/2nd to schedule a public hearing for a Bee Keeping Ordinance/Zoning Amendment. Water Service Line Inventory Update. The survey is to be submitted to PA DEP by October 16th, 2024. Reminder to water system customers to take a picture of where their water line enters their home. Go to Bellefonte.net to send it in. FYI. No council action is requested. 3  X. NEW BUSINESS Minimum Municipal Obligations for Pensions, 2025 Budget. Minimum Municipal Obligations for Borough pension programs must be acted on before the end of September for the upcoming budget year. Council must also re-adopt the Resolution related to the Police Pension program each year. Resolution No. 09162024-01 Police - $25,435 N1 -$ 0 N2 - $136,770 Council Action Requested. Motion/2nd to approve the Minimum Municipal Obligations as stated. Resolution 09162024-02 Supporting HB 451 related to funding for municipalities with relatively high percentages of tax- exempt properties. Motion/2nd to adopt the Resolution with or without modifications. a. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA This Public Comment period is for oral comments regarding items not listed on this meeting agenda. Speakers shall identify themselves by name and street, municipality, if outside of the Borough of Bellefonte. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes maximum. b. 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