City Council

Executive Session- Land Acquisition, Litigation & Personnel 6:30 pm- Oak Room Bellefonte Borough Council Business Meeting 7:30 PM, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 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. I. CALL TO ORDER – Council Vice President Cleeton II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL Mr. Brachbill, South Ward Mr. Kelly, West Ward Ms. Cleeton, Vice-President, South Ward Ms. Tosti-Vasey, Pro Tempore, West Ward Ms. Dann, South Ward Ms. Wilson, North Ward Mr. Eaton, North Ward Ms. Meckley, Junior Council Member Mr. Johnson, President, 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) 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) Seniors for Safe Driving is hosting a Mature Driver Improvement Course on Thursday, March 19, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Bellefonte Senior Center, 110 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Informational item only; no Council action is requested. 2026 Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs (PSAB) Annual Conference, May 31-June 3, 2026. If you are interested in registering for the conference, please contact Alyssa Doherty. Informational item only; no Council action is requested. Correspondence received from the Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority regarding an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event and a recycling survey for residents. Informational item only; 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. Motion/2nd to approve the Consent Agenda. General DRAFT Council Meeting Minutes February 2, 2026 Finance Lamb McErlane PC Legal Invoice January 2026 Finance Stover McGlaughlin Legal Invoice January 2026 VIII. REPORTS Elected Official and Staff Reports Please limit all reports/rebuttals/deliberations to three minutes maximum. DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL/ REPORT STAFF Mayor Mayor Johnson Submitted ➢ Proclamation- Black History Month February 2026 Police Chief Witmer Submitted ➢ January 2026 Report Parking Ms. McCullough Submitted ➢ January 2026 Report Office of Community Affairs (OCA) Ms. Thompson Submitted ➢ Motion/2nd to approve the Final Plan for the Lot Consolidation of Lands of the Bellefonte Cemetery Association and Lot Addition of Lands of Andrew J. and Jennifer L. Youstic. ➢ Motion/2nd to approve the Preliminary/Final Land Development Plan for 821 E. Bishop Street (former Rite Aid), conditional upon completion of the required traffic study and Fire Department review. ➢ The next scheduled HARB meeting is Tuesday, February 24th at 8:30am. ➢ The next Planning Commission meeting is Monday, March 9 at 5:00pm. Interim Borough Manager Mr. Pribulka Submitted ➢ January 2026 Report IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS Elected Official Committee Reports Please limit all reports/rebuttals/deliberations to three minutes maximum. COMMITTEE ELECTED REPORT OFFICAL Environmental & Parks Committee Ms. Tosti-Vasey Submitted ➢ January 2026 Report Finance & Administration Committee Mr. Eaton Verbal ➢ January 2026 Report Ordinance ad hoc Committee Ms. Tosti-Vasey Submitted ➢ January 2026 Report Streets, Infrastructure & Public Works Committee Mr. Brachbill Submitted ➢ January 2026 Report  X. 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. ADMINISTRATIVE LIAISON REPORT Bandshell/Performance Center Project Committee Mr. Pribulka Bellefonte Emergency Medical Services Mr. Rhoat Submitted Bellefonte Intervalley Chamber of Commerce Ms. Thompson Bellefonte Police Pension Board Mr. Pribulka Nittany Valley Joint Recreation Authority Mr. Pribulka Penn State University Sustainability Projects Mr. Pribulka Shade Tree Commission Ms. Doherty Union Cemetery Association Mr. Pribulka Workplace Safety Committee Ms. Doherty Submitted AUTHORITIES / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Bellefonte Borough Authority Mr. D. Johnson Centre County Airport Authority Mr. D. Johnson COMMISSIONS / COUNCIL APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Civil Service Commission Mr. Brachbill 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 Submitted Centre Region Council of Governments (COG) Public Safety Committee Mr. Brachbill Public Transit Task Force Committee Ms. Tosti-Vasey Submitted SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS / APPOINTED LIAISON REPORT Nittany Valley Joint Planning Commission (NVJPC) Ms. Thompson Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) Ms. Tosti-Vasey XII. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Public Hearing – Ordinance No. 02172026-01 Public Hearing to receive public comment on proposed Ordinance No.02172026-01, titled “Chapter No. 530 Vehicles and Traffic.” Approval of Ordinance No. 02172026-01 amendment to parking prohibitions in Chapter No. 530 Vehicles and Traffic. Motion/2nd to approve Ordinance No. 02172026-01 amendment to parking prohibitions in Chapter No. 530 Vehicles and Traffic. Public Hearing – Ordinance No. 02172026-02 Public Hearing to receive public comment on proposed Ordinance No. 02172026-02, titled “Chapter 249 Disorderly Conduct.” Approval of Ordinance No. 02172026-02 amendment to Chapter 249, Article II, permitting possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages during Borough-approved Special Events. Motion/2nd to approve Ordinance No. 02172026-02 amendment to Chapter 249, Article II, permitting possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages during Borough-approved Special Events. XIII. NEW BUSINESS The Streets, Infrastructure, and Public Works Committee recommends that Council authorize the Borough to engage Vialytics for the implementation of its AI-powered road and infrastructure management system. Motion/2nd to authorize the execution of an Agreement with Vialytics for the implementation of its road and infrastructure management system, with payment to be made from Liquid Fuels funds. Resolutions to the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs (PSAB). Current PSAB legislative policy priority information is included in the council meeting materials. Council may discuss new policies that would be submitted to PSAB in the form of a Resolution for their legislative priority process to take place at the annual conference in June. Council may approve Resolutions to be submitted to PSAB for consideration in their annual legislative priorities process. A Work Session will be scheduled in March to discuss resolutions to submit to PSAB. Informational item only; no Council action is requested. XIV. 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.  XV. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER Please try to limit all comments/rebuttals to three minutes maximum. XVI. ADJOURNMENT The council meeting will be adjourned at or as close to 9:00 PM as possible. The Council Public Comment Policy will be included with each Agenda.