City Council

Bellefonte Borough Council Business Meeting 7:30 PM, Monday, November 3rd, 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) Mosquito Disease Control Coordinator’s end of year correspondence. FYI, no council action is requested. Spring Creek Watershed Commission Water Resources Monitoring Project 2026 Contribution of $3,145.00. Motion/2nd to include $3,145.00 in the Tentative Budget for 2026 for the Spring Creek Watershed Commission Water Resources Monitoring Project. Exception to Section 404.3 of the Centre Region Building Safety & Property Maintenance Code for 107 S. Ridge Street. Council may take action. Property located at the end of Oak Lane in Bellefonte concerns of water runoff. Deferred to Public Works Superintendent, Matt Auman and Streets Committee. FYI, no council action is requested. Stage at Talleyrand Park Design. Communication will be provided to Talleyrand Park Committee and Friends of Talleyrand. FYI, no council action is requested. Farmhouse Demolition Letter. FYI, no council action is requested. The BASD Sustainable Farm (Farmhouse). FYI, no council action is requested. 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. General DRAFT Council Meeting Minutes October 20th, 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 Jr. Council Member Ms. Meckley Verbal ➢ October 2025 Report OCA Memo: See memo for report and updates Ms. Thompson Submitted ➢ Motion/2nd: To approve the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the following projects: o 320 West High Street (Train Station) – installation of the replica Liberty Bell as part of the Bells Across America program, with placement to be determined and no adverse impact to the historic scales if located there. o 227 North Allegheny Street - replacement of 16 windows with materials and design as presented. o ➢ Motion/2nd: To approve the demolition of the Beaver Farmhouse at 1002 Airport Road, requested by the Bellefonte Area School District. The Planning Commission will meet on Monday, November 10 th at 5:00 pm. HARB will not meet on Tuesday, November 11th (holiday) or on the rescheduled date of Wednesday, November 12th (no projects for review). The next HARB meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 25th at 8:30 a.m. IX. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Borough Offices will be closed Tuesday, November 11th for Veterans Day. FYI, no council action is requested. There will be no Brush/ Grass Pick-up on Wednesday, November 12th. The last day for Brush/ Grass Curbside pick-up will be Wednesday, November 19th. FYI, no council action is requested. Complete Streets Policy Resolution No. 11032025-01. Motion/2nd to approve the Complete Streets Policy Resolution No. 11042025- 01. Electricity Procurement Contract Bids. Motion/2nd to award the electricity procurement contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder offering the most advantageous pricing, based on the bid results and staff recommendation. 2  X. NEW BUSINESS Governor’s Park roof repair to pavilions. Volunteers from Faith United Methodist Church would like to volunteer their services to repair pavilions in Governor’s Park. All Volunteers will have waivers signed along with Certificates of Insurance provided by the Church and Contractor. Motion/2nd to allow Faith United Methodist Church and Daniel Zook, Contractor, to preform volunteer work along with providing materials for repairs to pavilions in Governor’s Park. Council may consider joining the Pennsylvania Municipal League and allocate funds in the 2026 budget for the membership fee. Member Benefit information has been provided in the packet. Council may take action. Council may consider adding the C-NET Bulletin Board in 2026. C-NET Bulletin Board information has been provided in the packet. Council may take action. Realignment of Airport Road (SR 2002) to create a ‘T-intersection’ with the school district’s driveway/Governor’s Road. Motion/2nd to approve the deed of dedication as presented. 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 to 9:00 PM as possible. The Council Public Comment Policy and the 2025 List of Goals/action items will be included with each Agenda. 3