City Council

Executive Session-Personnel 7:00 PM – 7:25 PM Oak Room Bellefonte Borough Council Business Meeting 7:30 PM, Monday, August 4th, 2025 In-Person, Council Chambers/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. AGENDA I. 7:30 PM CALL MEETING TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL Mr. Bernier, 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, President, South Ward Ms. Meckley, Junior Council Member Mr. Johnson, Vice-President, 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. PUBLIC COMMENT (Oral) Borough Council intends to take public comment related to the motion that is on the floor after it has been duly made and seconded. The order of comments will be public comment and then council comment, including proposed amendments by council members. If amendments are proposed to the original motion, the public will then only comment on the amendment(s) before final votes are taken. You must be a Bellefonte resident, a non-profit representative, a 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) The Borough will be loading compost into vehicles on Saturday, August 23rd, September 20th, and October 18th from 8:00 am-12:00 pm at the Musser Lane Compost Facility. The cost is $15.00 per cubic yard, which must be paid in advance at the Bellefonte Borough Administrative Office, located at 301 N. Spring Street, Suite 200, Bellefonte. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. FYI, no council action is needed. Bellefonte Borough Police Department National Night Out will be held on Tuesday, August 5 th 5:00 pm-8:00 pm on the Waterfront. FYI, no council action is needed. The 2025 PSAB Fall Leadership Conference will be held at the Penn Stater October 3 rd-5th, 2025. If you would like to be registered for the Conference, please contact Alyssa Doherty. FYI, no council action is needed. Stage at Talleyrand Park Request for Determination Letter from Keller Engineers Project Manager Michael Pratt. FYI, no council action is needed. Thank you, Letters to Officer Luse. FYI, no council action is needed. Bellefonte Waterfront Multimodal Grant Submission. FYI, no council action is needed. Request for use of County Property – 2025 Bellefonte Victorian Christmas. FYI, no council action is needed. 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 June 2025 Finance Budget v. Actual Summary June 2025 Finance Campbell Durrant Invoice June 2025 Finance Campbell Durrant Invoice July 2025 General DRAFT Council Meeting Minutes July 21st, 2025 Finance Treasurer's Report June 2025 Finance Voucher Summary June 2025 Call for a motion/2nd to approve the Consent Agenda. VIII. REPORTS Please limit all reports/rebuttals/deliberations to three minutes maximum. DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL/ REPORT STAFF Mayor Mayor Johnson Verbal Manager of Grants and Special Projects Ms. Brooks Submitted ➢ June 2025 Report Jr. Council Member Ms. Meckley Not Received OCA Memo: See memo for report and updates Ms. Thompson Submitted ➢ The next Planning Commission meeting will be Monday, August 11th, at 5:00 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room. ➢ The next HARB meeting will be Tuesday, August 12th, at 8:30 in the Oak Room. ➢ A Zoning Hearing Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 12th, at 5:00 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room IX. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Council action to select a police officer candidate from Bellefonte’s Eligibility List. The Civil Service Commission and Chief Witmer are recommending the selection of Gage Baumgardner. Motion/2nd to select Gage Baumgardner from the Eligibility List and to make a formal offer to hire. Potter Street Railroad Spur. Met with SEDA-COG and PennTerra at the Spur to discuss the subdivision on Tuesday, July 29th. FYI, no council action is needed. The Locust Lane Stormwater project will begin early August 2025. FYI, no council action is needed. Laurel Asphalt will begin working on Stamped Crosswalks in August 2025. Intersections that will be affected are: Bishop Street and Spring Street, and High Street and Spring Street. FYI, no council action is needed. 2  X. NEW BUSINESS Bid Opening for Parkview and Zion Road Traffic Signal Project. Motion/2nd to allow the Engineer to review, approve, select, and notify the lowest responsible bid. Resolution No. 08042025-01 Authorizing the sale and disposal of unnecessary Personal Property with a value of less than $2,000.00. Motion/2nd to approve Resolution No. 08042025-01. Junior Council Member attendance at the Fall PSAB Conference. Motion/2nd to approve payment of $190.00 per attendee for the Junior Council Member to attend the Fall PSAB Conference be paid by the Borough. Victorian Bellefonte Main Street Planning Grant Application request for letter of support. Motion/2nd to provide a letter of support for the Victorian Bellefonte Main Street Planning Grant Application. Bellefonte Waterfront Associates. Motion/2nd to pursue an agreement with Bellefonte Waterfront Associates with the Borough that addresses the construction and maintenance of Dunlop St., along with the easement. Spring Creek Watershed Meeting Minutes from July 16, 2025. FYI, no council action is needed. XI. 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. XII. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER Please try to limit all comments/rebuttals to three minutes maximum. XIII. ADJOURNMENT The council meeting will be adjourned at or as close as possible to 9:00 PM. The Council Public Comment Policy and the 2025 List of Goals/action items will be included with each Agenda. 3