City Council

AGENDA BELLEFONTE BOROUGH AUTHORITY Meeting of Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 at 6:00 PM In-person The Oak Room, 301 North Spring Street 6:00 PM - CALL MEETING TO ORDER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: Mr. Beigle Mr. Falcone Mr. Brown Mr. Halderman Mr. DeLotto Mr. Johnson Mr. Eaton APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 6th, 2025 ADDITIONS TO THE AUTHORITY MEETING AGENDA In accordance with Act 65 of 2021, If a matter is not on the Agenda, the Authority cannot take official action on it with some exceptions. The Authority can act on matters relating to potential or real emergencies. The Authority may add a matter of agency business to its agenda through majority vote. The Authority should state the reason why the action item is being added to the Agenda. The Authority may vote to add an action item(s) to the agenda COMMUNICATIONS ORAL/Public Comment: Please sign in and state your name and address and what you are speaking about. Please try to limit comments to three minutes maximum. COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN: Proposal from Dr. Parizek re: Studies related to Big Spring wells project. Dr. Parizek is planning to attend to provide an overview of the proposal. Email – Gene Stocker Email Exchange – Stage at Talleyrand Committee Benner Township Water Authority – looking for new contractor. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT: Budget v. Actual January 2025 ENGINEER REPORT: Jean Ryan, Barton and Loguidice Return Activated Sludge (RAS and) Carrier Fluid Pump Replacements. The Authority may take action to approve the purchase of these pumps from a COSTARS vendor. REPORTS – SEWER: Superintendent’s Report February 2025 REPORTS – WATER: Superintendent’s Report February 2025 OLD BUSINESS: Water Line for Hotel, Length of Service Line, McCrossin Property – updates. Warehouse at Benner Commerce Park – updates Logan Greene Water Main warrantee/dedication - updates Service Line Inventory project update - updates Tour of UAJA biosolid facility – schedule when weather is better Tour of Niagara bottling plant – maybe after the holidays Reply to Spring Township – wells project. Act 57 Study – Tap Fees for the Corning Line. The previous study is included. Review of current Rules and Regulations. Staff will try to review the regulations in March and provide mark ups to the Authority. Masonry Work at Big Spring. Only a portion of the proposed work involves the wall at the Big Spring. The other work will be considered by the Borough. NEW BUSINESS: Bellefonte Waterfront Property National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit. Owners notified staff that they had inadvertently left their NPDES permit expire. Riparian zone regulations near waterways had changed after the permit was originally issued. The regulations allow for property located elsewhere to be substituted. The Authority owns an approx. 8-acre parcel next to the Wastewater Treatment Plant that is now considered wetlands. A portion of this property could be designated as the riparian zone for the Bellefonte Waterfront Project. See the attachment. The owners of the Bellefonte Waterfront property are asking if the Authority would approve a portion (approx. 4 acres) of the property to be used as the designated Riparian Zone. The Authority may take action on this request. Daily Water withdrawal February 2025 Act 57 Study – consider updating the Corning Line Tap Fee/Rate Fee Study Rockview Penitentiary potentially shutting down. AROUND THE ROOM: Motion to Adjourn: _______ Second: _______ ADJOURNED @: _______ Executive Session