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[2:45] - Good evening everyone.

[2:46] Welcome to the Beon Borough Council Business meeting.

[2:51] Would you join me please? With the Pledge of Allegiance?

[2:57] - I pledge allegiance to the flag

[2:59] of the United States of America

[3:02] and to the Republic for which stands?

[3:04] One Nation under God, individual with liberty

[3:08] and justice for all.

[3:14] - Ms. Clayton, could we have a Roll Call? Vote please.

[3:22] - Mr. Bernier? Here. Mr. Brachbill? Here.

[3:26] - Okay. - Ms. Clayton? Here. Ms. Dann. Here.

[3:31] Mr. Johnson? Present. Ms. McKean? Here. Okay. Ms.

[3:36] Purnell? Here. Ms. Sedgwick? Here. Ms. TostiVasey? I'm here.

[3:40] Ms. Meley Here. And Mayor Johnson. Here. Thank you.

[3:47] - Thank you. Additions

[3:48] to the council meeting agenda under Act 65 of 2021.

[3:52] If a matter is not on the agenda,

[3:54] counsel may not take official action on it.

[3:57] With the following exceptions,

[3:59] counsel can act on matters relating to potential

[4:02] or real emergencies.

[4:03] Counsel may add a matter of agency business to its agenda

[4:07] through a majority vote.

[4:08] The council must state why the action item is being

[4:11] added to the agenda.

[4:13] Council may vote to add an action item to the agenda.

[4:16] Are there any additions?

[4:21] Public Comment. Borough Council intends

[4:24] to take Public Comment related to the motion

[4:26] that is on the floor

[4:28] after it has been duly made and seconded.

[4:31] The order of comments will be Public Comment

[4:34] and then council comment, including proposed amendments

[4:37] by council members.

[4:38] If amendments are proposed to the original motion,

[4:41] the public will then only comment on the amendments

[4:45] before the final votes are taken.

[4:47] You must be a Beante resident, a nonprofit representative,

[4:51] a business owner, or an official representative

[4:54] of another governmental agency.

[4:56] Speakers shall identify themselves by name

[4:59] and street municipality if outside the Borough of Beante

[5:03] comments are limited to three minutes.

[5:06] Counsel was in executive session tonight from six 30

[5:10] to seven 30, and we were discussing personnel issues

[5:19] under communications.

[5:20] Beon EMS is holding their seventh annual joint meeting

[5:24] invitation for at 7:00 PM on Wednesday,

[5:27] July 30th, 2025.

[5:30] The meeting will be held at Bellon

[5:32] EMS 360 9 Phoenix Avenue in Bellmont, please.

[5:36] RSVP to Scott Wrote by Monday, July 28th,

[5:40] no counsel action is needed.

[5:45] The legal de descrip, excuse me, the legal de descrip

[5:49] description of the Lot Edition portions of Dunlap Street,

[5:53] owned by the Borough of Beon to be transferred

[5:56] to Beon Water Associates, waterfront Associates, number one,

[6:00] and number two, LLC, Beante Waterfront.

[6:03] Could I have a motion and a second

[6:05] to approve the legal description as stated?

[6:09] - So moved. Second Brachbill. Bill.

[6:11] - Thank you. Is there any discussion?

[6:16] Could we have a Roll Call? Vote please.

[6:19] - Mr. Bernier? Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes.

[6:23] Ms. Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms.

[6:28] Purnell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. Ms. TostiVasey? Yes.

[6:32] Thank you.

[6:35] - Consent Agenda. All items listed on the Consent Agenda are

[6:39] considered routine and will be acted

[6:40] upon by a single motion.

[6:42] There will be no separate discussion of these items

[6:45] unless members of the council request specific items

[6:48] to be removed for separate action.

[6:50] Could I have a motion and a second

[6:52] to approve the Consent Agenda, please?

[6:54] - I'll make the motion Brachbill

[6:55] - Bill.

[6:56] Thank you, Andy.

[6:58] - One second. - Thank you. Shawna.

[7:02] Under reports. Mr. Mayor, you wanna vote on that? Oh, yes.

[7:07] We do wanna vote on that. I'm sorry.

[7:11] - Can we have a Roll Call - Note please?

[7:13] - Mr. Bernier? Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes.

[7:18] Ms. Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms.

[7:21] Purnell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. Ms.

[7:24] TostiVasey? Yes. Thank you.

[7:28] - Thank you. Mr. Mayor, would you like

[7:30] to have your report now?

[7:32] - Yeah. I, I just simply want to thank Pat McCool

[7:35] and everybody who had a hand in the Bellon cruise.

[7:37] I know the weather did not cooperate this year

[7:40] as they would've liked,

[7:42] but despite of the weather, it was still a,

[7:45] a first class event.

[7:47] And we are all very thankful for all the time

[7:51] and effort that they put in to make it such a great event.

[7:55] So thank you to anybody

[7:57] who had a hand in making the crew successful.

[8:02] - Thank you. The police report is in your packet.

[8:07] Chief Whitmer, did you have anything to add to that tonight?

[8:16] - No, I didn't have anything new to add. As you could see.

[8:19] Hopefully everyone had a chance to review it again.

[8:22] We're quite busy. We had a lot of special events

[8:26] that went on as well.

[8:27] We attended. So, anyone have any questions

[8:30] for me? Thank you.

[8:33] - I have one quick question. Sure.

[8:35] I'm gonna put you on the spot here. Okay.

[8:37] If there's a non-emergency call that needs to be directed

[8:41] to the police, what, do you know what that number is?

[8:43] - Yes.

[8:46] 1-800-479-ZERO 0 5 0.

[8:51] - Thank you. - Thanks, chief.

[8:58] Your par the parking report was in your packet, the Office

[9:02] of Community Affairs with Gina.

[9:06] Can we have a motion and a second

[9:07] to conditionally approve the preliminary final Belfont

[9:11] Waterfront Land development plans

[9:14] that are contingent on the list of four things below that.

[9:20] - So - Thank you. Can we have a second please?

[9:23] - I'll second rec - Bill discussion.

[9:27] Dana, do you wanna add anything to that, please?

[9:37] - I don't really have anything to add to the motion itself,

[9:39] but just wanted to let Borough counsel know that Mr.

[9:44] Sep and Mr. Song are,

[9:46] are here if you have any questions about the plans

[9:49] themselves or myself.

[9:51] Of course. And I also wanted to say thank you to

[9:56] John Sep and Tom Songer for their hard work

[9:58] and also to the Planning commission for their hard work

[10:01] and the Historic Architectural Review Board

[10:04] for their hard work on reviewing these plans, modifying 'em,

[10:09] discussing, going back and forth.

[10:11] It's been a long process, as you know,

[10:15] it is a conditional approval.

[10:16] There are a couple of things that are still outstanding,

[10:19] but those are pretty straightforward

[10:21] for land development plans.

[10:24] So there's no overarching issues there.

[10:30] And I don't know if Mr. Songer or Mr.

[10:35] Sep have wanna speak or have anything to add, so,

[10:40] - No, - I I did share

[10:45] the vision statement with them in the

[10:46] packet so they have that. Oh,

[10:48] - Okay.

[10:52] - Well, I hope you had an oppor. My name's Tom Songer.

[10:56] Mark Mark Morath

[10:57] and I have been working on this project, as you know,

[10:59] for many years, and we think we're very close

[11:02] to getting this thing launched this year.

[11:06] It's been challenging project in many ways,

[11:10] but we think that the project we have

[11:13] before you tonight is really a very good project

[11:16] for Beon Barrow.

[11:18] And we've done a lot of improvements to the project

[11:23] through the COVID period

[11:24] and subsequent to COVID to improve the project.

[11:28] So the vision statement that I hope you've had a chance

[11:31] to read, we haven't changed the real vision

[11:34] of the project in that we're gonna build a 93 room

[11:38] boutique hotel, be national brand.

[11:42] It'll have a farm to table restaurant in the hotel,

[11:45] and also have a rooftop experience, which

[11:49] that is something major that we've added

[11:52] since you last saw the land development plan.

[11:56] And that rooftop experience will seat approximately 75

[11:59] people indoors, 75 people outdoors.

[12:03] And we think that's gonna be the will,

[12:05] the real wow factor for the project.

[12:09] When you're sitting up on the sixth floor of the hotel,

[12:13] you'll be able to see, have a panoramic view

[12:16] of all be front.

[12:19] You might recall initially we had three buildings on the

[12:23] site, the hotel, a parking garage

[12:25] with commercial on the first floor.

[12:27] And we also had a third building

[12:30] that was gonna be commercial on the first floor.

[12:32] And then condominiums, we value engineered the project

[12:36] because parking garages are so expensive to build

[12:40] that we decided to combine

[12:42] the two buildings into one building.

[12:44] So we're gonna have, I don't know if Gina,

[12:47] can you bring up the, the digital printer,

[12:50] the illustration of the whole site?

[12:52] Yes. Just so we're gonna have

[12:57] the hotel, really, the footprint

[12:59] of the hotel hasn't changed.

[13:03] We're still gonna have a promenade between the,

[13:07] between Spring Creek and the hotel and the parking garage.

[13:10] It's gonna be a brick paved gathering space for citizens,

[13:15] people just to walk,

[13:17] or there'll be outdoor seating on the first floor too,

[13:19] for the, for the hotel.

[13:25] It's not planned at this time

[13:26] to have any large meeting rooms on the second level,

[13:29] which we had planned before, because there's many places in

[13:34] and around Beon, there we go,

[13:38] that can provide

[13:40] and are providing space for meetings and so forth.

[13:44] So we took the second level

[13:45] and we converted that all to hotel rooms

[13:47] because there we go.

[13:49] So the building on the right there,

[13:51] that's the hotel you'll see the, the promenade,

[13:54] the brick promenade I just spoke about next to Spring Creek.

[13:59] We also have a brick sidewalk in front

[14:01] of the parking garage in,

[14:03] in hotel going down towards the gamble mill.

[14:08] This plan also shows about 90 surface parking spaces,

[14:12] 260 parking spaces

[14:16] in the parking garage, 265.

[14:19] And that'll be on really three levels of parking,

[14:24] but mostly on levels two and three.

[14:27] There'll be parking on the ramp going up

[14:30] into the parking garage.

[14:31] We're gonna have the latest technology in terms

[14:34] of paying for parking.

[14:36] That will include scanning your license plate.

[14:40] So you scan your license plate going in, scan it going out,

[14:44] computer computes what you owe,

[14:46] and you can pay it, you know, via a credit card.

[14:48] We'll probably still have a ticket

[14:51] opportunity also if you wanna take a ticket

[14:53] and pay it a kiosk.

[14:57] But back to the, the, the hotel, as they said,

[15:00] we'll have a farm to table restaurant on the first floor

[15:03] that will seat about a hundred people.

[15:05] There'll also be outdoor seating on the promenade right

[15:09] outside the hotel with a, with a roof over

[15:12] that area.

[15:15] Then continuing on to the parking garage.

[15:19] The parking garage will be built at the same

[15:22] time as the hotel.

[15:24] You gotta build the two together.

[15:25] They'll open at the same time.

[15:28] And once we start the project

[15:31] and start building the project,

[15:35] we will be marketing the condominium units.

[15:37] We're, we're already sort of marketing that.

[15:40] And I have a lot of interest in the condominium units,

[15:43] but we won't be selling any condo units

[15:45] until we actually start the project.

[15:48] But once we start the project, we'll be meeting

[15:51] with pro prospects

[15:52] who are interested in buying a condominium unit.

[15:55] There'll be 48 condominium units, two and three bedrooms

[16:00] and 16 on each floor, floors four, five, and six.

[16:05] And there'll become an open space on four six of the con

[16:10] of the condominiums.

[16:12] The

[16:14] - 30 more seconds.

[16:15] - The unique thing about this project is

[16:16] - 30 seconds.

[16:18] - What's that? 30 more - Seconds to wrap it up.

[16:22] - Oh, okay. Sorry.

[16:24] So the unique thing about this is anyone's interested in

[16:27] building condominium.

[16:28] It'll be a custom design

[16:30] for your interior, interior finishes.

[16:32] You get to pick your cabinetry, your flooring,

[16:34] your lighting, and so forth.

[16:36] So anyway, we're very excited about the project

[16:38] and we're looking forward, as I said,

[16:40] to getting it started this, this fall.

[16:44] All right. Anybody have any questions for me?

[16:49] - Thank you, sir, very much. - Okay. Thank you.

[16:55] - Thank - You. Does anybody else have questions

[16:57] or discussion before we vote?

[17:01] Can we have a Roll Call vote please. Deb?

[17:03] - Mr. Bernier? Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes.

[17:08] Ms. Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms.

[17:12] Purnell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. Ms. TostiVasey? Yes.

[17:16] Thank you.

[17:22] - We also have a report from our interim Borough manager,

[17:26] Don Holderman, do you have anything you wanna add?

[17:29] - Not not add, but just for the public Madam President.

[17:33] I just wanted to mention that we did sign the documents

[17:37] today for the bid documents for the traffic light

[17:41] that will go up at Zion Road and Parkview Boulevard.

[17:45] It will be advertised for four weeks in the next week or so,

[17:49] and then bid opening will be August 4th.

[17:55] - Thank you. Committee reports

[18:00] Environmental and Parks Committee, Ms.

[18:02] TostiVasey,

[18:09] - The, the, we met

[18:11] with the Tran Park Committee on Wednesday, May 28th

[18:14] to do a walkthrough of Tran Park.

[18:18] That walkthrough, we made a, a list of issues that need

[18:21] to be addressed over the summer that are public works, will

[18:24] be doing most of the work.

[18:26] This includes some tree trimming

[18:27] and clearing of brush under some trees.

[18:30] In addition, we noticed issues with the de deterioration

[18:34] of the bottoms of the columns at the pergola,

[18:37] and we all agreed that fencing behind the pergola needs

[18:40] to be repaired.

[18:43] The committee, both committees thought the idea

[18:45] of a wrought iron replacement for the wooden fence

[18:49] behind the Perla would be nicer in terms

[18:52] of durability and looks.

[18:54] And in addition, we discussed the possibility

[18:57] of adding an a DA lookout over Spring Creek

[19:00] from that viewpoint.

[19:02] That might be very nice, but that's somewhere down the road.

[19:06] Then on Thursday, June 12th,

[19:09] the parks committee met at Governor's Park

[19:11] to do a similar walkthrough.

[19:13] We found over seven to eight dead trees that are over 70

[19:18] to 80 feet tall that need

[19:21] to be removed along with their stumps.

[19:24] Our public works crew, thank you, has already done a lot

[19:27] of cleanup within the park from the la

[19:30] that large storm we had in May.

[19:32] They're still working on this.

[19:34] And Julie said that when they get some time,

[19:37] they will also be removing many of the stumps that were left

[19:41] behind when the, they took care of the trees

[19:43] that had fallen down during the storm.

[19:47] In addition, we looked at the revised batting cage proposal

[19:51] that is on our agenda this evening under old business.

[19:56] The, the design we approved at the last meeting

[20:01] was a completely surrounded the batting cage with a fence

[20:06] that stood about five feet outside of the cage area.

[20:10] The base golf group afterwards came back to us

[20:12] and decided they thought it would look better

[20:14] and be more protected.

[20:15] If instead they placed hardy board on the outside

[20:19] of the batting cage, leaving the netting open at the top.

[20:25] We did ask if this would work

[20:27] with in the evenings when the sun goes down,

[20:30] and we were told that the state that the cage has plenty

[20:33] of interior lighting that will work with this new design.

[20:37] The committee is recommending approval

[20:39] of this change when we get to old business

[20:46] And that yes.

[20:47] And that what you see on the screen is the new design

[20:50] that on the bottom left was sort

[20:54] of like a barn door crossing.

[20:56] That's where the lock gate will be

[20:58] to get into the batting cage.

[21:03] - Thank you. We'll look at all those in detail when,

[21:05] when we come up to vote on that too.

[21:09] Finance administration committees. Ms. Clayton.

[21:13] - Yes. We met earlier this evening

[21:15] to begin preliminary discussions about the search

[21:19] that we're doing for a new Borough manager.

[21:21] The committee will meet again tomorrow evening,

[21:25] the 17th at five 30 in the Oak Room.

[21:29] - Thank you Mr. Brachbill.

[21:33] Infrastructure and Public Works Committee.

[21:36] - Okay, I I've revised this.

[21:39] 6, 7, 20 25 Dr. Lee out in March, April, may, June.

[21:46] Myself was the chairperson.

[21:48] Doug Johnson Sedgwick Committee,

[21:56] the Borough Building 3 0 1

[22:01] Spring Street in East Lamb Street.

[22:04] The committee made a request to Matt Almond in March 20.5

[22:09] to have brighter light in the front steps

[22:10] of the North Spring Street

[22:12] and every entry door of East Lamb Street.

[22:18] Additionally, in April, the committee

[22:21] requested two additional handicap parking

[22:25] stall back to back on East Lamp Street location.

[22:30] Do this issue at the time.

[22:32] In April, the committee will remove the additional request

[22:34] for a crosswalk from the police department parking area to

[22:38] the street parking on the sidewalk Deep land

[22:40] of North Spring Street.

[22:42] Additional prudence needed

[22:44] the fire doors in the council chambers

[22:46] on the left and right side.

[22:47] Be and ingress will require additional improvements

[22:51] to the operations.

[22:53] Performance was only maybe one both stick.

[22:58] Hit your mic. Brandy, would you

[23:02] - Do that?

[23:03] I'm not gonna start over. Doors also

[23:06] require exit signs on both doors for the en entry

[23:09] and the from the hallway to the to enter Council chambers.

[23:14] Meeting signage.

[23:16] Meeting signage is required daily

[23:18] to provide directions to the meeting rooms.

[23:21] Additional signage for wheelchair and accessibility,

[23:25] and follow up on getting a fire plan.

[23:27] Exit plan, emergency exits need to be examined monthly.

[23:33] Reconfigured the council re reconfiguration

[23:36] of the council's meeting table set up with power

[23:39] to all computers and improvements with new sound system and,

[23:43] and acoustics will hopefully improve what we have tonight.

[23:48] Wheelchair accessibility entrances to

[23:51] and follow up on getting fire exit signs

[23:54] posted in each room.

[23:56] Check status on replacing police department signage

[23:58] and move municipal building to the old Armory,

[24:02] which is this building.

[24:04] My summaries are discussed.

[24:06] Discussed assessment and trans transition.

[24:09] Plan the need for an assessment

[24:11] and transition plan for a DA under the public entity.

[24:14] Guidelines. The need

[24:16] to discuss whether the assessment should be handled

[24:18] by one person or one or a group.

[24:21] Inventory of assets and maintenance schedules.

[24:24] Improving accessibilities in buildings.

[24:27] AC assess the transition plans for a DA in the building.

[24:31] Prioritize certain areas of for improvements such

[24:34] as parking spaces and public access points.

[24:37] That's gonna be a difficult one.

[24:39] And committee's role in a DA compliance,

[24:42] managing accessibility issues and compliances.

[24:45] But a DA committees should is focus on

[24:50] specific problems, recommendations from residents

[24:52] before they become complaints.

[24:54] Review sections of the plan as they are completed

[24:57] and feedback will be provided.

[25:01] Accessibility and safety on Building exits.

[25:04] Committee to discuss accessibility

[25:06] and safety on the Building Exits Signage Committee.

[25:09] A agreement on the need for, for clear plastic signage

[25:13] and operational doors to ensure safe access.

[25:16] Andres and review current signage

[25:19] to be placed on the meeting room doors.

[25:21] Possibilities of installing on the o,

[25:23] the O Oak Room signage, you know, on the door,

[25:26] including blocking certain areas from staff

[25:29] for staff protection.

[25:32] And that's my report.

[25:33] The other thing I'm going to do is cancel the meeting for

[25:38] this month and we'll pick it up in July.

[25:45] Still be the last Thursday of July. We'll do that.

[25:48] - Okay. Thank you.

[25:52] Let's see.

[25:53] Ms. TostiVasey ordinances, Ordinance ad hoc committee.

[25:58] - The Ordinance ad hoc committee also met on

[26:01] Thursday, June 12th.

[26:02] After we finished the parks meeting out at Governor's Park,

[26:06] we revised the loading

[26:08] and unloading zone issue for all of the areas in town

[26:13] before bringing it to council.

[26:14] We need to have a map added to the Ordinance

[26:17] so people can see where these loading

[26:18] and unloading zones are located.

[26:22] In addition to actually adding the loading

[26:24] and unloading zone in front of the Dollar General store,

[26:27] we found out there wasn't one there in the Ordinance.

[26:31] We are also recommending a change to the delivery times to

[26:37] from 5:00 AM to 8:00 AM to change that to 6:00 AM

[26:42] to 9:00 AM I believe

[26:44] that this revised Ordinance will be at the next meeting's

[26:48] agenda for approval.

[26:50] - Great. Thank you. Streets committee. Mr. Johnson.

[26:57] - Thank you Madam President.

[26:58] Y'all, y'all have a copy of my report in the packet.

[27:03] The only change I see is item $3

[27:07] General unloading parking.

[27:10] I recall us saying 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM Doug,

[27:14] or do we agree on six?

[27:16] Rita, do you remember?

[27:20] - I actually don't. I'm sorry. Oh,

[27:21] - That's okay.

[27:22] Deb did, did we change that to six

[27:25] or just keep it at 5:00 AM for the unloading?

[27:29] And I thought we changed it to six. I

[27:31] - Thought we changed it to six.

[27:32] Yes. I I think we did change it at six. Doug.

[27:35] - So, so my report is inaccurate.

[27:37] It should be 6:00 AM instead of

[27:40] the 5:00 AM. Yes, Joanne?

[27:44] - I was just going to say that

[27:45] that was the consensus in the Ordinance committee as well.

[27:48] - Okay, thank you. So I'll run through it real quick.

[27:53] McAllister Street, we've done a lot

[27:56] of mitigation there for speeding.

[27:58] Matt is still, Matt has either purchased

[28:01] or ordered some pedestrian signs that were not going

[28:05] to put in place until school starts

[28:08] and during the school year, keep those in place as long

[28:12] as somebody doesn't run 'em over.

[28:16] The chief is, and the staff have, have agreed to

[28:21] monitor McAllister frequently

[28:25] and it seems to be working so far, so good.

[28:29] So, and we've added signage.

[28:32] North Allegheny Street storm drain issue.

[28:35] Matt has received bids for that repair, but

[28:40] because of the weather, it's put it behind several weeks.

[28:43] Dollar General unloading, we've already talked about

[28:47] the paving on South Spring Street is complete.

[28:50] Stamped crosswalks are to be added to High Street,

[28:54] south Spring, south Spring

[28:55] and Bishop Cherry Lane and South Spring.

[29:00] It was brought up about the hand railing on the east side of

[29:04] what I would call Allegheny Hill or South Allegheny Street.

[29:09] I think our staff is going to take a look at that

[29:12] for needed repairs.

[29:15] There was a question from EMS regarding loading

[29:19] and unloading on Phoenix Avenue.

[29:23] Mr. Ahman and Ms. Brooks will be taking

[29:27] a close look at that and it's been recommended.

[29:30] We put some signage

[29:33] based on the assessment from Matt Alman

[29:36] and Julie Brooks sometime soon.

[29:39] We're going to add a no parking sign

[29:42] on East High Street at the intersection of close

[29:45] to the intersection of East High and School Street.

[29:48] And as Dawn pointed out, the bid documents

[29:51] for the traffic light at Bishop

[29:53] and Parkview, we're expecting those

[29:59] not for approval, but for the bid opening on August 4th.

[30:04] Our next meeting is Tuesday, July 8th

[30:08] at 4:00 PM in the Oak Room.

[30:10] And I will ask our committee members who were there if,

[30:13] if I've missed something and you would like

[30:14] to add something to that report.

[30:19] Any questions from counsel? That's it.

[30:23] - Thank you. Public Trans

[30:28] Transport Task Task Force Committee.

[30:31] We have a June, 2025 report and A-P-S-A-B Conference

[30:35] and Transit Report.

[30:38] Ms. Cleeton and Ms. TostiVasey,

[30:45] - The, we've been,

[30:47] after we passed our decision to go

[30:50] with Centre County Transportation for our transit system,

[30:55] we've been working with Dave Lomas

[30:58] and his staff at the Centre County Transportation Office.

[31:01] We met with them last week

[31:06] and came up with the plans that you see later on

[31:09] in the agenda for passage this evening.

[31:12] Basically, everybody who

[31:18] is 60 and over will ride for free.

[31:22] Those who have a disability

[31:24] or on Medicaid for medical.

[31:30] Anyone who has a disability rides at a discounted rate.

[31:34] People who have Medicaid can get the same rides

[31:38] to medical appointments for $4

[31:42] and 25 cents one way.

[31:44] Everybody else will be under the boroughs

[31:49] sit service where they will pay $5 one way

[31:54] and the Borough will subsidize.

[31:58] The rest of the travel is based on mileage.

[32:05] And we, we met, we, we met once and then we brought Dave

[32:09] and his staff in and we asked several questions

[32:12] and I think we've come up with a very good

[32:16] plan to move forward.

[32:17] It will start on July 1st.

[32:20] Once we pass this, this evening, then we will start

[32:25] advertising this to the public.

[32:27] And so give them a chance to register

[32:30] with Centre County Transportation.

[32:32] We have asked, and Dave Loon has requested

[32:36] that when questions come into the Borough

[32:39] to make sure we're giving this correct information,

[32:43] we're going to direct the people to go directly

[32:46] to Centre County Transportation

[32:48] to have their questions answered.

[32:50] That way we we're not going confusing

[32:52] people 'cause it's not our system.

[32:55] We wanted to make sure that everybody knows what's

[32:57] going on from there end.

[33:00] Secondly, at the PSAB conference, the, the,

[33:07] the secretary for Department

[33:11] of Transportation was spoke during the executive session

[33:15] and basically said that talk, his initial statement was

[33:19] that transportation was needed in Pittsburgh

[33:22] and the Philadelphia area.

[33:26] I got up and when, during the question and answer period

[33:30] and, and said, well, there are

[33:31] 55 65 of

[33:36] counties other than Philadelphia and Allegheny County,

[33:40] and every single one of us has some form of public,

[33:44] trans, trans transit.

[33:46] Sometimes that's paratransit,

[33:49] sometimes it's regular public transit.

[33:53] He pulled back and he said, we, I was correct

[33:56] and that, that he would go back

[33:58] and try to see what we could do about all

[34:01] of the different transit programs

[34:03] for funding from the state.

[34:06] Then on Wednesday, after PSAB ended, Deb

[34:09] and I went to Harris, the capital in Harrisburg,

[34:14] and we had a meeting with the staff for Senator D

[34:18] and Carrie Benninghoff

[34:24] in your packet is a summary of what we, what happened and,

[34:29] and a response three days later from Senator DI

[34:33] understand that he will be sending us another letter

[34:37] that's more directed towards transit here in Centre County,

[34:41] but we haven't received it yet.

[34:43] That's the report. Do you have anything to add?

[34:47] - I just wanted to mention about the,

[34:48] the rally in Harrisburg on June 4th.

[34:51] There were about 300 people there from

[34:52] across, across the state.

[34:54] Not just the major metropolitan areas,

[34:56] but from a lot

[34:58] of the rural small municipalities throughout the state

[35:01] that don't have any transportation what whatsoever

[35:04] or very limited transportation.

[35:07] And as Joanne mentioned, we were able to meet directly

[35:10] with the staff of Senator D and Mr.

[35:13] Benninghoff to discuss what the needs are

[35:17] for our municipalities.

[35:20] And during the course of this whole gathering,

[35:24] we broke up in small groups of three and four

[35:27] and every single legislator's office in the Capitol building

[35:31] was visited and given information about the needs

[35:34] for transportation in rural Pennsylvania

[35:37] because all of the focus is on the two large metropolitan

[35:41] systems in the state,

[35:42] and the rest of us are getting left behind.

[35:45] So it was a very interesting experience,

[35:47] but we're trying to make some progress in that direction.

[35:50] Thank you.

[35:54] - Thank you both. I know you've been working on this a long

[35:56] time and it's much appreciated.

[36:00] We will move on to liaison reports. They are in your packet.

[36:04] I'll just briefly go

[36:05] through these Bellmont Inner Valley Chamber of Commerce.

[36:09] Ms. Brooks, do you have anything else to add to your report

[36:13] or anything you wanna say?

[36:21] - I, I really don't if anyone has any additional

[36:24] questions for me.

[36:26] - Thank you. Anyone have questions? No. Thank you. Okay.

[36:32] Be font Borough authority. June 3rd, 2025. Drafted minutes.

[36:36] Mr. Johnson, do you have anything you'd like

[36:38] to add from the authority?

[36:42] - I, I do not at this time.

[36:43] - Okay. The Centre County Library, Ms. Clayton.

[36:50] - Oh, nothing to add, but the summer reading programs have

[36:53] started, so sign up and get on board.

[36:57] - Thank you. Workplace Safety Committee. Mr. B Brachbill.

[37:01] - We had the meeting the second Wednesday

[37:04] of month, half hour.

[37:12] - So yeah, we, we finished it up at, at,

[37:16] we had some training.

[37:17] Actually, I'll, I'll take that back.

[37:18] We had about a 45 minute meeting Okay.

[37:20] With that one on Wednesday.

[37:22] But that all, that all goes pretty well.

[37:24] Alyssa does a, a good job with that.

[37:29] - Great. Thank you. Moving on to current

[37:32] and old business 2025 CDBG

[37:36] project selection.

[37:38] Could I have a motion and a second

[37:40] to approve Centre County on behalf of Beon Borough

[37:43] to submit an application to the Pennsylvania Department

[37:46] of Community and Economic Development

[37:49] for FFY 2025 Community Development Block grant

[37:53] entitlement funding for the stamp crosswalk project.

[37:56] Point of order. There's another motion before that.

[37:59] There's two motions in that I missed.

[38:01] I'm so sorry I missed that. Let's, let's do the first one.

[38:06] First one. CDBG project selection, a motion

[38:09] and a second to approve the stamped crosswalks at the

[38:12] intersection of High Street

[38:13] and Water Street for the 2025 CBBG project.

[38:19] So moved. Thank you. Could I have a second please?

[38:21] - Second Brachbill. Bill.

[38:23] - First we'll ask for any Public Comment from that.

[38:27] Seeing none. Any discussion for counsel?

[38:34] Can we have a Roll Call vote please.

[38:36] - Mr. Brune? Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes. Ms.

[38:40] Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms. Purnell?

[38:45] Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. And Ms. TostiVasey?

[38:48] Yes. Thank you. Great.

[38:49] - Thank you. Could I have a motion

[38:52] and a second to approve Centre County on behalf

[38:54] of the Beon Borough to submit an application

[38:57] to the Pennsylvania Department of Community

[38:59] and Economic Development for FFY 2025

[39:03] Community Development Block grant entitlement funding

[39:06] for the stamped crosswalk project.

[39:09] - Motion made Brachbill. - Thank you. Randy. Second please.

[39:14] - Second - McKean. Thank you, Shawna.

[39:17] Is there any Public Comment? Council discussion?

[39:24] Seeing none, could we have a Roll Call vote please.

[39:27] - Mr. Bernier? Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes.

[39:31] Ms. Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms.

[39:36] Purnell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. And Ms. TostiVasey?

[39:41] Yes. Thank you.

[39:44] - The Centre County Airport Authority volunteer application.

[39:47] Could we have a motion

[39:48] and a second to approve Carrie ER's volunteer application

[39:52] for the Centre County Airport Authority.

[39:54] Authority. I

[39:55] - Will make that motion.

[39:56] Johnson. Thank

[39:57] - You.

[39:58] Doug. Second please.

[39:59] - I'll second. - Thank you, Kent. Is there any discussion?

[40:04] - More of a curiosity question.

[40:07] The next item is talks about these airport authority

[40:11] vetting volunteers.

[40:13] Is that starting after this evening

[40:15] or was this supposed to be part of that after

[40:18] - Yes.

[40:19] This, that, that will start after this appointment.

[40:22] And we had a conversation about that.

[40:25] This is the only applicant

[40:27] and we want to get that position filled as soon as possible.

[40:30] So that's what we hope, hope to do. Thank you.

[40:35] - Thank you Mr. Johnson. Any other questions?

[40:40] Could we have a Roll Call? Vote please.

[40:42] - Mr. Bernier? Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes.

[40:46] Ms. Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms.

[40:50] Purnell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. Ms. TostiVasey? Yes.

[40:55] Thank you. Thank you.

[40:56] - Centre County Airport Authority memo

[40:58] to appointing entities.

[41:00] Could I have a motion and a second

[41:01] to allow Centre County Airport authority

[41:04] to review all applications

[41:06] and submit a recommendation to cancel

[41:08] for future appointments?

[41:11] - I'll make make that motion. - Thank you. Kent. Second.

[41:15] - Second Johnson. Thank

[41:16] - You.

[41:17] Any discussion? Can we have a Roll Call? Vote please.

[41:22] - Mr. Bernier? Yes. Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton?

[41:26] Yes. Ms. Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms.

[41:30] Brunell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. Ms. TostiVasey? Yes.

[41:35] Thank you.

[41:39] - We have an update on the Suspension Bridge project. No.

[41:43] Council action is needed.

[41:45] Did anyone have questions for Ms. Brooks with that?

[41:50] Did you wanna add anything, Julie, to that?

[42:00] - I didn't really have anything to add.

[42:02] I just wanted to see if there were any additional questions.

[42:05] Overall, it was just an update on the, the way

[42:09] that the estimates came in.

[42:13] So just so that you're aware, I'm still working

[42:15] with the engineering firm to adjust as much

[42:20] as possible to fit in our budget.

[42:23] - Great. Thank you. The Governor's

[42:28] Park Bating Cage.

[42:29] Could I have a motion

[42:30] and a second to approve the, the batting cage as proposed?

[42:35] - So moved. - I'll second it. Thank you.

[42:38] Is there any discussion? I know Mr. Caporale is here.

[42:41] If anybody has questions.

[42:47] Seeing none, could we have a Roll Call vote please.

[42:50] - Mr. Bernier? Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes.

[42:55] Ms. Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms.

[42:59] Purnell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. Ms. TostiVasey? Yes.

[43:03] Thank you.

[43:06] - The friends of Tally Rand lease agreement the

[43:11] was was in your packet.

[43:12] If you have any feedback, please email.

[43:16] Do you want that email to you, Mr. Holderman? Sure. Yeah.

[43:19] To Mr. Holderman by Wes this Wednesday, June 18th,

[43:25] under new business, Pennsylvania State Association

[43:28] of Boroughs Conference recap in 2025, resolutions adopted

[43:32] by PSAB voting delegates.

[43:38] Did you wanna, Deb, did you wanna talk about any

[43:41] of the resolutions?

[43:42] They were in your, in the packet?

[43:46] - Yes. In your packet, I included a copy of all

[43:50] of the resolutions adopted by the PSAB voting delegates.

[43:53] And right at top, number one is the one that we

[43:57] were supporting

[43:58] and that is the, the legislation

[44:00] that provides state annual financial assistance

[44:04] to municipalities for tax exempt properties.

[44:08] And this legislation would direct the distribution of

[44:11] around $500 million back to Pennsylvania's municipalities

[44:16] to help recoup the lost revenue from tax exempt properties.

[44:19] So this is a step forward.

[44:22] We did approve 13 of the 14

[44:28] resolutions that came before the voting delegates

[44:31] and all of the resolutions that have been reauthorized

[44:36] for an addition additional three years are also

[44:39] included in the packets.

[44:40] If you have any questions, I'd be glad

[44:42] to answer as best I can.

[44:48] - Okay. Thank you. Tim, you

[44:50] - Add one more?

[44:51] Yes. And I would like to recognize Julie Brooks

[44:56] who received her certified burs Oh yeah.

[45:00] Official award at the lunch and on Tuesday.

[45:04] - Okay. Congratulations. - Thank

[45:16] - The ninth annual Dillon Konick Memorial

[45:19] Charity Baseball Tournament.

[45:20] Request for fee waiver.

[45:22] Could I have a motion and a second to approve the fee waiver

[45:25] for use of Governor's Park Baseball Field

[45:28] for the ninth annual Dillon Chronic

[45:31] Memorial Charity Baseball Tournament scheduled

[45:34] for August 9th and 10th. I'll make that motion.

[45:38] - I'll second Brachbill. - Thank you. Discussion please.

[45:43] - Yes, this is a nonprofit

[45:48] that is located outside the boundaries of befor.

[45:51] The web website that's referred to in the request was for

[45:55] it is for the DC eight fund,

[45:58] which is located in Canada, Dua, New York.

[46:01] It is not a bell font base nonprofit,

[46:05] although the nonprofit, the people

[46:07] who started it were from here at one point,

[46:11] we should not be granting a fee waiver

[46:14] for this fundraising event

[46:15] because this would violate by the,

[46:18] the borough's nonprofit pro properties.

[46:22] In addition, it is not listed as a charity

[46:25] or a nonprofit in guide store

[46:27] and is not listed as a nonprofit

[46:29] or charitable organization in the IRS tax

[46:33] organization search engine.

[46:37] - I will once again strongly urge that the fee is waived.

[46:41] The current continue to be an integral part

[46:44] of our community.

[46:46] Dylan was a strong member of our community

[46:49] before losing his battle with cancer.

[46:52] A hundred percent of the proceeds of this tournament go

[46:55] for childhood cancer research.

[46:58] And it is an event that brings in hundreds,

[47:03] if not thousands of people from all over to our community

[47:08] to support their effort to honor the memory of their son

[47:12] and raise money for childhood cancer.

[47:17] - Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Is there anyone else? Mr. Johnson?

[47:21] - I think we've approved this in years past

[47:24] without any problem.

[47:27] And out of respect for the family,

[47:30] I fully support the waiver of this fee.

[47:35] - It's four years in a row since I've been on council.

[47:37] It comes up every year and we approve it unanimously.

[47:41] So, no. Okay.

[47:46] - Did you have a comment Joanne? No. Okay. Okay. I do.

[47:51] I think this is a great thing

[47:53] and I can't imagine what this family went through.

[47:56] I do support everything they're doing,

[47:58] but when we refer to the Ordinance not

[48:02] for profits based in Bellmont,

[48:03] Borough may request an exemption from the rental fee.

[48:07] The administrative fee

[48:08] and damage deposit shall still be required.

[48:11] I agree with Joanne. They don't meet that criteria.

[48:16] And we do have a fee schedule

[48:18] and we do have a baseball field to take care of.

[48:22] - Well, in this letter that they sent it, they,

[48:25] they would ask for the, if it's possible to waive those so

[48:28] that all funds raised could go directly to the charity.

[48:31] I'm not sure what charity it

[48:32] is, but that's what they're listing,

[48:33] - Right?

[48:34] It it is, it's it's for childhood cancer.

[48:41] Anybody else have a comment on this?

[48:45] - I think I could see questioning this if it was money

[48:48] raised for themselves,

[48:50] but since it's going to charity, I think we should consider

[48:54] that in, in our decision.

[48:55] - Thank you, Rita. Anybody else?

[49:01] Okay. So the motion on the table is

[49:03] to approve the fee waiver for use

[49:05] of Governor's Park Baseball Field for the ninth annual

[49:09] Dillon Chronic Memorial Charity Baseball Tournament

[49:12] scheduled for August 9th and 10th.

[49:15] Could we have a Roll Call vote please. Mr.

[49:18] - Bernier? Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes. Ms.

[49:23] - Dann? No. - Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean?

[49:28] Yes. Ms. Purnell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. Ms.

[49:32] TostiVasey? No. Thank you.

[49:37] Seven to two. Thank you.

[49:44] - The loading of compost memo for August, September

[49:47] and October, 2025.

[49:49] It was in your packet. I will, I will read this.

[49:53] It is brief. It's good for the community to know

[49:56] Borough personnel using Borough equipment

[49:58] to load compost on the trailers

[50:00] or pickups at the Muser Lane Compost facility

[50:03] between the hours of 8:00 AM

[50:04] and 12 noon on three Saturdays in 2025.

[50:08] There will be one Saturday in August,

[50:10] one in September, and one in October.

[50:12] When these dates are confirmed,

[50:14] dates will be posted on the Borough website

[50:16] and on social media.

[50:18] There would be a fee to cover equipment

[50:20] and personnel for this fee is $20 per cubic yard,

[50:24] which is approximately one skid steer loader.

[50:27] Bucket fees will be paid at the Borough

[50:30] administrative offices.

[50:31] An assigned waiver is needed at

[50:33] that time stating the Borough is not responsible for damage

[50:37] to the vehicles during loading or compost hauling.

[50:41] Could I have a motion and a second to approve this, please?

[50:45] I'll make that motion, Clayton. Thank you. Deb.

[50:47] - Second. Oh, go ahead.

[50:50] - Thank you, Shawna. Any dis any discussion?

[50:54] - I have some comments. Okay. I, I suggested this.

[50:58] I I didn't know that we agreed on a $20. Maybe we did.

[51:03] I don't remember, but I, I think, I think it

[51:08] that $20 a scoop is probably more than, than,

[51:12] than we should charge.

[51:15] I would say a pickup truck load is $20.

[51:18] If it's a scoop and a half, it's still $20.

[51:24] So I used to buy UAJA

[51:30] compost and it was $15 a yard, I believe,

[51:34] which seemed really reasonable to me.

[51:36] So I would suggest lowering that to $15 a scoop

[51:42] or $15 a truckload instead of 20.

[51:46] I know we're trying to cover our costs,

[51:50] but let's see how it goes first

[51:52] and then maybe next year raise it to $20.

[51:59] Just my, my thought on that.

[52:02] - Sorry. You ma are you making that motion, Mr. Johnson

[52:05] - To change?

[52:06] I will, I will make the motion to amend the fee from $20

[52:10] to $15 per scoop.

[52:14] I'm not so sure that it's a cubic yard in the skid steer.

[52:19] I think it might be a little more than that.

[52:20] But anyhow, $15 a truckload,

[52:24] meaning a half ton pickup truckload.

[52:27] Not a ttag five ton truck.

[52:31] We're talking about a normal size pickup truck

[52:36] with a five foot eight foot bed.

[52:39] - That, that's quite a motion.

[52:42] - You get the idea. It's Yes.

[52:45] Thank you Madam President.

[52:51] - I'll second it. Purnell. Thank you. Rita.

[52:54] Is there any discussion on that?

[52:58] We can do a friendly if you, if

[53:03] who agrees agree that we go with a friendly motion

[53:08] and change that That's the motion.

[53:11] That's the motion. Change it to $15 for a

[53:17] normal truckload.

[53:18] Is that what you're

[53:20] - Yeah.

[53:22] Yes. A pickup truckload or a scoop from the skid steer.

[53:27] Okay. Most, most pickup trucks nowadays may only

[53:32] handle one scoop from a skid steer.

[53:36] So I, I think the operator at the

[53:39] Musser Lane compost facility will be a pretty good judge of,

[53:45] of the $15 fee.

[53:47] Let's, let's see how it goes at $15 a scoop.

[53:51] - Okay. So we have to agree on the friendly

[53:53] amendment correct.

[53:55] And we do, we do a Roll Call for that Just

[54:01] - Is become the friendly minute.

[54:03] Makes this the main minute.

[54:05] So you only have one vote instead

[54:06] - Of two.

[54:07] Okay. So now we can vote on the mo original

[54:10] motion with that change.

[54:11] Yes. Okay. That's what we are voting on then.

[54:16] Can we have a Roll Call vote please.

[54:18] - Mr. Bernier? Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes.

[54:22] Ms. Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms.

[54:27] Purnell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. Ms. TostiVasey? Yes.

[54:30] Thank you.

[54:33] - The Public Transit Services task force

[54:36] proposed calculated rates for above upper residence use

[54:39] of Centre County Transport Transportation Services.

[54:43] Can I have a motion and a second

[54:45] to approve the proposed calculated rates

[54:47] for belfont Borough residents use

[54:50] of Centre County Transportation Services? I'll make that

[54:53] - Motion.

[54:54] - Thank you. Kent Second please. I'll

[54:56] - Second it. Clayton. Thank

[54:57] - You.

[54:59] Is there any Public Comment on that

[55:03] council discussion?

[55:05] - I have questions on the full fair. How's that set up?

[55:08] How all we see is, is this right now, what's a budget?

[55:12] - I I can, I can answer that.

[55:18] What we're proposing is that the,

[55:19] that Bellmont Borough underwrite the cost

[55:24] of using the county transportation service

[55:26] for any bellmont resident.

[55:29] Anybody over the age of 60 rides for free, anybody

[55:32] with a disability pays four and a quarter out of pocket.

[55:36] What we're proposing is that anybody else

[55:38] who falls under the mileage based fee fair schedule

[55:41] that you see in front of you would pay a maximum of $5 out

[55:45] of pocket and the Borough would pick up the difference. And

[55:50] - Where's that money coming from? Out

[55:51] - Of the, we still have at, I'm guessing,

[55:54] $16,000 left in the budget for transportation

[55:58] because we have now gone through the first half of the year

[56:01] with Right.

[56:02] With cada based on the information we have from Dave Lamon

[56:06] and from cada

[56:07] and the number of passengers who are currently using B Line,

[56:12] who would be transitioning hopefully to this new service.

[56:16] There are very few who actually fall into the out

[56:19] of pocket category.

[56:24] We need to take this initially a month at a

[56:27] time, see how it goes.

[56:31] We're not going to hit $16,000 next week.

[56:35] - No, I know that, but what's the, what's the

[56:40] sustain sustainability on this?

[56:43] So on now? Yeah. Yeah. The sustainability on this.

[56:46] How long, how long are we gonna last with that?

[56:48] - Well, we need to see how fast, how soon we start running

[56:52] through the funds between now and the end of the year

[56:55] and what it looks like towards the end of the year.

[56:57] And we get the budget season, we do not anticipate using up

[57:01] that entire $16,000.

[57:05] - And why wasn't there when, like some,

[57:07] if it's based on the mileage, why wasn't when some

[57:10] of the $5 fees go up a little bit?

[57:13] - We're starting, we're starting at a reasonable out

[57:16] of pocket cost for the passengers to see how it goes.

[57:20] I understand what you're saying in terms of the, the

[57:24] gradient fee schedule for mileage.

[57:26] The anticipated average mileage base is going to be in the

[57:32] under 20 miles each way.

[57:34] So it falls in that

[57:36] - There's some 32 miles to 49 miles.

[57:41] - I don't have the thing in front of me.

[57:42] We, we fall within the, the $20 range so

[57:47] that the borough's gonna be paying an average

[57:49] of $20 per ride.

[57:53] - When we talk to Dave m

[57:56] and he indicated that the people

[57:58] who ride from here in the Bellon area

[58:00] would generally fall in one

[58:02] of the first two tiers from their

[58:05] experience from everything else.

[58:06] Those longer distances are usually,

[58:11] well the longest one is when they take people to Danville.

[58:15] But, and that very, and he says

[58:17] that happens maybe once every two or three months.

[58:21] But the rest of them, he said the people

[58:23] that have been using our rides

[58:24] that come from our area are those first two,

[58:27] which at the mo most, I think the second is $25

[58:33] for the Borough cost.

[58:35] - And who, who, what's the budget look like as far

[58:38] as it being completed?

[58:41] You have to, everybody has a budget that you work from.

[58:45] This isn't, this is workable,

[58:47] but it's, there could be some issues.

[58:49] Just what you're saying. If, if it's 2150 for a full chair

[58:53] and 1750 for Beon Borough, that should be the same number

[58:57] that you have coming down that list.

[58:59] If you're not, I'm not sure

[59:03] how it looks If you know when you're going through it,

[59:05] if you know if Lori's working

[59:06] with it, how that's gonna look.

[59:09] That that's how my question is. Yeah.

[59:11] - What what will happen on July 1st is

[59:14] that Centre County Transportation will keep track of every

[59:18] Beante resident that uses this service

[59:22] and how far they've gone and what it costs.

[59:25] And then on a monthly basis, they will be giving a report

[59:28] to Lori of how much it is being cost.

[59:33] Our problem all along is that Kata never could tell us

[59:37] how many people from Beon were actually riding

[59:41] and how far they were going.

[59:43] So we have no real data at this point to say

[59:47] how much is, would be cost on a person.

[59:50] So this next six months is basically a trial period

[59:54] to find out what kind of service needs there actually are,

[59:58] which is why we don't have a,

[1:00:00] an actual number to put with it.

[1:00:04] - I think that Kata did share some numbers with

[1:00:08] the county transportation office

[1:00:10] and the director of Transportation looked

[1:00:13] through those riders.

[1:00:15] And I, I'm gonna ask Mr.

[1:00:19] Esson to come up and help me out with this. Sure.

[1:00:22] That it looked as though,

[1:00:26] based on the data that was supplied by CADA

[1:00:30] to the Centre County Transportation Director,

[1:00:34] and there's a lot of other criteria, Randy,

[1:00:38] that would qualify.

[1:00:39] First of all, people 60 years of age

[1:00:43] and older, the county

[1:00:47] comes forward with the money to cover those that cost.

[1:00:51] It's just the generosity of the Commissioners.

[1:00:55] They're not required to do that.

[1:00:57] So the, the 60

[1:00:58] and under of the data that's been supplied

[1:01:02] to our transportation director at the county,

[1:01:05] there's a large percentage of those people

[1:01:08] who have been using the cat a service

[1:01:13] that qualify for an

[1:01:16] a free ride on the county transportation vans.

[1:01:20] So based on the data that we see,

[1:01:24] there's a very small number of folks

[1:01:27] who need a supplement from Beon Borough.

[1:01:30] This is only for Beon Borough residents,

[1:01:33] not countywide.

[1:01:35] It's not Spring, it's not Benner, it's Beon residence only.

[1:01:39] And when those folks call in

[1:01:43] to the transportation office of the county,

[1:01:46] they will be interviewed.

[1:01:47] And it could be that they already qualify for assistance

[1:01:53] in, in paying the fee that's unknown to them at this time.

[1:01:57] So it's, it's worth it.

[1:01:59] Or the county employees are taking time out of their day

[1:02:04] to make sure that these folks get the ride

[1:02:07] for almost, for almost nothing.

[1:02:11] What am I missing, Dave? That

[1:02:13] - Not really anything, Doug.

[1:02:15] Pretty much you covered it just real quickly.

[1:02:18] If you're 60 or older, it's 100% free.

[1:02:23] It doesn't cost you anything.

[1:02:25] 60 to 64 is funded 100% by Centre County Government.

[1:02:30] 65 and older is 85% paid by the lottery.

[1:02:34] And the other 15% is paid by Centre County Government.

[1:02:38] If you're disabled, 18 to 60

[1:02:42] with a qualifying disability.

[1:02:44] It's called Persons with Disabilities.

[1:02:45] It's an a DA service we provide,

[1:02:48] and you pay a fee anywhere from four to $7,

[1:02:53] depending upon how far

[1:02:55] Medic medical assistance transportation is

[1:02:58] for medical appointments only.

[1:03:00] And that's for anybody that has that.

[1:03:02] And and we can tell when we register someone,

[1:03:05] what they qualify for, if they're PWD,

[1:03:09] we have an application that's not real complicated.

[1:03:11] It's pretty simple. We can usually approve it

[1:03:13] within a day or so.

[1:03:16] Of course, medical assistance, if we,

[1:03:18] if you give us your documentation we need, we can tell you

[1:03:22] that instantaneously if you qualify.

[1:03:24] So it's pretty, pretty easy to determine that

[1:03:29] what the Borough and,

[1:03:31] and the task force has asked for is a service

[1:03:35] for those individuals that fall between up to the age of 60

[1:03:40] that have no funding.

[1:03:42] And how do we help those people?

[1:03:44] And we've, we've,

[1:03:46] and the data we've been given, there's

[1:03:50] 106 clients have been using the Beeline since last July.

[1:03:55] That's the numbers that I was given.

[1:03:57] So of that number, 46

[1:04:00] of those individuals are registered with us already.

[1:04:03] So the chances are they already have a funding

[1:04:05] source in my system.

[1:04:08] And actually 74 out

[1:04:11] of 106 took 10 trips or less than almost a year.

[1:04:15] So there's a very small number of people that used it.

[1:04:18] A lot less than a dozen people

[1:04:22] that have 16 people actually have used it, 50 or more trips.

[1:04:26] But most of those are, you know, right around 50,

[1:04:30] 60 trips in a year.

[1:04:32] So we're just willing to continue to do the services

[1:04:37] that we already do throughout Centre County,

[1:04:39] including Bellmont,

[1:04:41] and offer the opportunity for the Bellmont Borough to

[1:04:45] give their residents some support that, that are losing

[1:04:49] that come the end of the month, at least

[1:04:52] as a stopgap measure to see if we can't help them

[1:04:56] and, and see where it goes.

[1:04:59] As I've said repeatedly, we don't know what we don't know.

[1:05:02] We'll see once, if it's approved, what happens.

[1:05:05] And if we get bombarded, then we all have to come back here

[1:05:10] and sit down and talk about it and figure out what to do.

[1:05:13] But the state's aware of what we're offering to do.

[1:05:15] They're supportive, obviously,

[1:05:17] for those individuals that are funded.

[1:05:19] And, you know, I I, I think I,

[1:05:23] I truly don't see us using up all the funds

[1:05:27] that you've set aside for transit in, in that short

[1:05:31] of time based on all the data we've been given

[1:05:34] and all the research we've done with that data.

[1:05:39] You know, I, I think we're gonna be okay for the time being,

[1:05:43] but that remains to be seen, of course.

[1:05:45] No guarantee.

[1:05:49] - Okay. Thank you. - Yeah, I, I would like to, Mr.

[1:05:53] LaMason to thank you

[1:05:55] and your staff at the transportation office for

[1:05:59] organizing that data

[1:06:01] and presenting it to the transportation task force.

[1:06:04] I know it's taken time out of their day

[1:06:06] and your day to make, try to make this possible

[1:06:09] for the BEON residents.

[1:06:11] So I appreciate that, appreciate that very much.

[1:06:14] - We do serve 655 residents

[1:06:17] of Bellmont currently in our system.

[1:06:20] So, you know, it's nice to know

[1:06:22] that there is a large contingent of Bellmont people

[1:06:24] that use our service and

[1:06:26] that's in our service that are funded.

[1:06:28] So, you know, hopefully the people that

[1:06:33] use the service and need the service are funded.

[1:06:35] And if not, we'll, we'll look for funding for them

[1:06:38] and potentially have it.

[1:06:40] Yeah.

[1:06:42] - So thank, thank you Mr.

[1:06:46] - Lums. You're very welcome. Very much. Yes. Is it your

[1:06:48] - Group that are watching is watching?

[1:06:49] What's going on with this?

[1:06:51] - Pardon? - Is this the, the group your,

[1:06:55] your people you work with?

[1:06:57] Are you guys working with that?

[1:06:58] Or who's, who's watching

[1:07:00] where the money's going and all that stuff?

[1:07:02] - Well, we'll determine that. Oh, okay.

[1:07:03] Oh yeah, no, we, we we'll know daily how much use sir is.

[1:07:08] I mean, I can give a, a monthly report.

[1:07:11] We, we'll send a bill every month is what we'll do.

[1:07:14] We'll send a Borough bill

[1:07:15] and, you know, if we see it climbing up there,

[1:07:19] then we figure out what's going on.

[1:07:20] But we do have some limitations.

[1:07:23] It's primarily for work

[1:07:25] and medical that we're taking on

[1:07:29] non-funded residents for,

[1:07:31] and maybe once a week to go shopping for groceries

[1:07:35] and needs it like that.

[1:07:37] But it's not that you can just decide

[1:07:40] to go every day just to go.

[1:07:42] There has to be a purpose.

[1:07:44] And I think that's what the borough's determination was,

[1:07:47] that we stick to that purpose for the needs of the people.

[1:07:52] It's not just, you know, and,

[1:07:54] and I'm sure some of these trips are just trips, but,

[1:07:57] but the nice thing about our service

[1:07:59] is we're not gonna take them where they have

[1:08:00] to catch three other rides to get to where they're going.

[1:08:03] We're gonna pick them up, take them to where they're going,

[1:08:05] drop them off and bring them back.

[1:08:07] So it's more of a door to door type service for them.

[1:08:11] So, And most of the places

[1:08:14] that we frequent are within the first three

[1:08:17] categories of our funding.

[1:08:18] You know, that, that they're gonna

[1:08:19] use here in Centre County.

[1:08:21] If somebody has to go a long distance, obviously they have,

[1:08:25] they have to prove why.

[1:08:27] And it's like anything else.

[1:08:28] When I take people to the doctor under medical assistance

[1:08:31] and they want to go outta county, they have

[1:08:34] to provide documentation.

[1:08:35] Why? Because they're supposed

[1:08:38] to be seen at the closest facility.

[1:08:40] So if they have to go to a specialist, they have

[1:08:42] to give us a letter for that.

[1:08:44] That's a requirement that medical assistance has.

[1:08:46] So, and we'll hold true to that with the same here.

[1:08:49] You know, we won't just take someone just to take them.

[1:08:53] - I, I look at this as the most affordable option

[1:08:56] we have at this time.

[1:08:58] And, and until we try it

[1:09:00] and see how it works, I, I think this is

[1:09:03] a good program to start with.

[1:09:05] - Yep. We, we feel confident we can meet their needs and,

[1:09:08] and keep it within hopefully a reasonable amount

[1:09:11] of money for you folks.

[1:09:13] Yeah.

[1:09:18] Anything else? All right. No, thank

[1:09:22] - You very - Much.

[1:09:23] Thank you.

[1:09:28] - Is there any other discussion on this?

[1:09:33] Could we have a Roll Call? Vote please.

[1:09:36] - Mr. Bernier? Yes. Mr. Brachbill?

[1:09:39] - Yes. - Ms. Clayton? Yes. Ms. Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes.

[1:09:44] Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms. Purnell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. Ms.

[1:09:48] TostiVasey? Yes. And thank you. Yes.

[1:09:52] And for me personally, thank you very much.

[1:09:55] - Thank you for all your hard work on this.

[1:09:59] Could I have approval of resolution number

[1:10:01] 0 6 1 6 2 0 2 5 0 1 adopting

[1:10:06] the police department's updated policies?

[1:10:09] These were in your packet.

[1:10:12] Can I have a motion and a second to approve the resolution?

[1:10:15] 0 6 1 6 2 0 2 5 dash zero

[1:10:19] one. So moved.

[1:10:21] - Second. - Thank you. Any discussion?

[1:10:27] Could we have a Roll Call? Vote please.

[1:10:29] - Mr. Bernier? Yes. Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes.

[1:10:33] Ms. Dann? Yes. Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms.

[1:10:37] Purnell? Yes. Ms. Sedgwick? Yes. Ms. TostiVasey basic? Yes.

[1:10:41] Thank you.

[1:10:45] - The Civil Service Commission promotions for Sergeant

[1:10:48] and Corporal Police.

[1:10:49] Chief Whitmer is recommending the selection of Officer

[1:10:53] Macy Ick for Sergeant and Officer Robert Holt.

[1:10:56] For Corporal. Chief Whitmer is recommending the selection

[1:11:00] of Officer Lisa Larkin for detective.

[1:11:04] Could I have a motion and a second? So

[1:11:06] - Move Brachbill. Second.

[1:11:08] - Randy. Thank you. Is there any discussion?

[1:11:14] - Can we have a Roll Call? Vote please. Mr. Bernier? Yes.

[1:11:19] Mr. Brachbill? Yes. Ms. Clayton? Yes. Ms. Dann? Yes.

[1:11:22] Mr. Johnson? Yes. Ms. McKean? Yes. Ms. Purnell? Yes. Ms.

[1:11:27] Sedgwick? Yes. Ms. TostiVasey? Yes. Thank you.

[1:11:30] Thank you. Chief Whitmer.

[1:11:33] - Thank you

[1:11:39] Mr.

[1:11:39] Mayor, you wanna join me?

[1:11:47] - Officer Ick. Officer Bolt.

[1:11:50] Officer Larkin, can you sit up here for me

[1:11:52] - Please?

[1:11:57] - Just have a seat in the front row.

[1:11:58] - I'll call in, sir.

[1:12:04] - Okay. Good evening, council members, I'm pleased to be

[1:12:07] before you tonight to present to you three of our officers

[1:12:10] who are being promoted to the position of Sergeant, corporal

[1:12:14] and Detective As Chief, I'm pleased with the commitment

[1:12:18] that these officers made, not only

[1:12:20] to further their careers in law enforcement,

[1:12:22] but to also take on the responsibilities

[1:12:23] of being a supervisor and making the Bellmont Police

[1:12:26] Department the best law enforcement agency we can be.

[1:12:30] The Sergeant Corporal positions required three steps

[1:12:33] to complete the process to be promoted.

[1:12:36] The first step was taking a three hour long written test.

[1:12:40] The second step was to go through an oral interview,

[1:12:44] and the third step was to complete a 10

[1:12:46] to 15 minute presentation.

[1:12:49] This was the officer's time, effort,

[1:12:50] and commitment to pass each phase of the process, all

[1:12:54] for the betterment, betterment of our police department.

[1:12:57] The third position being promoted tonight is the,

[1:13:00] is the detective position.

[1:13:02] The detective position is an important position

[1:13:05] that is necessary in every police department

[1:13:07] to ensure crimes are being investigated to the fullest.

[1:13:11] The Be Front police Department has not

[1:13:13] always had a detective.

[1:13:14] The position was started in the late nineties

[1:13:16] with Detective Thal.

[1:13:19] The position was quickly, quickly recognized as being a

[1:13:23] necessary position within the Police de Police Department.

[1:13:26] Tonight we will recognize

[1:13:28] and promote the fifth detective in the Bellmont

[1:13:30] Police Department history.

[1:13:33] I'd like to ask Officer Knight to come up.

[1:13:36] Stand right beside Mayor Johnson.

[1:13:41] The Sergeant Position Officer Macy Ick was hired

[1:13:46] at the Bellmont Police Department in 2018

[1:13:49] as a part-time officer.

[1:13:51] 2020, she became a full-time officer.

[1:13:55] When Officer Knight was hired,

[1:13:59] She became the first female police officer

[1:14:02] Beon Police Department has ever had.

[1:14:05] Prior to her law enforcement career,

[1:14:07] officer Naik earned her bachelor's degree in criminal

[1:14:10] justice from Lock Caven University.

[1:14:12] Her law enforcement career started at the Centre County

[1:14:15] Sheriff's Department a few months

[1:14:18] later on the job.

[1:14:21] After a few months on the job,

[1:14:24] it was apparent Officer Natick was hardworking, determined,

[1:14:28] focused, and always wanted to put her best foot forward.

[1:14:32] Officer NY was ambitious

[1:14:33] and wanted to further her career in law enforcement

[1:14:36] and her last few years, officer Nyak

[1:14:39] has attended several important trainings

[1:14:41] to mention A few desert, snow field training officer,

[1:14:46] traffic patrol, drug interdiction, and aide.

[1:14:48] That's just a few.

[1:14:50] In 2023, officer Knight became recipient

[1:14:54] of the Centre County Law Enforcement Officer of the year.

[1:14:57] She won this award because of her attention to detail,

[1:15:00] her hard work and dedication to good police work.

[1:15:04] Officer Knight was also the personnel member

[1:15:07] of the Belmont Police Department to date

[1:15:09] to win law Law enforcement Officer of the year.

[1:15:13] In 2024, officer Knight became a field training officer

[1:15:17] and has revamped our FTO program to what it's today.

[1:15:22] She has also become a member of the Centre County Badge

[1:15:24] to Badge peer support group.

[1:15:27] Since Officer Natick has been with the department,

[1:15:29] she has demonstrated time

[1:15:31] after time, good work ethic, the ability to adjust

[1:15:34] and deal with any situation, her strong bond

[1:15:38] with the community, her dedication to police work,

[1:15:40] and her ability to make good decisions.

[1:15:42] These are all qualities our department

[1:15:45] and our community need in a leadership role.

[1:15:48] Officer Ick Corporal position

[1:15:53] Robert Holt,

[1:16:00] Officer Robert Holt has been

[1:16:03] with the police department since 2001.

[1:16:05] Officer Holt's career has spanned over 30 years.

[1:16:08] He graduated from the police academy in 1994

[1:16:12] and begun his career in Clearfield County prior

[1:16:16] to being hired by the Bellmont Police Department.

[1:16:19] Over the span of his career,

[1:16:20] he has attended several notable trainings, just

[1:16:23] to mention a few leadership in the 21st century weights

[1:16:26] and measures missing

[1:16:28] and abducted children, training, intelligence,

[1:16:31] assisted policing, assessing

[1:16:33] and planning for active assaults.

[1:16:35] That's just a few to mention.

[1:16:37] Over the past two decades,

[1:16:38] officer Holt has received several accommodations

[1:16:41] for his notable acts

[1:16:42] or his service to the community Officer has been,

[1:16:46] has seen several changes in law enforcement over his career

[1:16:50] and has adapted to each one of those.

[1:16:53] He has been able to adjust and deal

[1:16:54] with any situation that comes his way.

[1:16:57] I, for her, refer to him as my field general,

[1:17:01] as his knowledge and experience is second

[1:17:02] to none in critical incidents,

[1:17:05] officer O has also displayed a strong bond

[1:17:07] with the community, and over the past two decades,

[1:17:10] he has become the officer

[1:17:11] of choice the public knows and wants to speak with.

[1:17:13] Because of his dedication, his fairness, his compassion,

[1:17:17] and his voice of reason, officer Holt

[1:17:21] holds all the leadership qualities.

[1:17:22] This department needs to be the best law enforcement

[1:17:24] agency we can be.

[1:17:27] The third position. Detective.

[1:17:29] Officer Larkin, can you come up, join us please.

[1:17:37] Officer Larkin began her career in the state

[1:17:40] of Oregon at the University of Oregon Police Department.

[1:17:43] While there, she rose to the rank of Sergeant.

[1:17:48] She then briefly stepped out law enforcement

[1:17:50] and was employed by Child Protective Services, a child abuse

[1:17:53] and neglect investigator.

[1:17:58] She then entered back into the law enforcement career

[1:18:00] where she was then employed

[1:18:02] by Corvallis Police Department in Oregon.

[1:18:05] In 2022, officer Larkin

[1:18:07] and her family traveled across the country

[1:18:09] to relocate in Centre County.

[1:18:11] She began her law enforcement career in Pennsylvania at the

[1:18:14] Penn State University of Police Police Department,

[1:18:17] where she gained vast knowledge of Pennsylvania law

[1:18:20] and criminal procedures.

[1:18:22] Prior to her law enforcement career,

[1:18:24] officer Larkin received a Bachelor's

[1:18:26] of Arts degree in history.

[1:18:28] She furthered her education, received a master's

[1:18:31] of Science in Clinical mental health counseling.

[1:18:34] In 2024, officer Larkin was hired full-time

[1:18:38] with the Bellmont Police Department.

[1:18:42] It was apparent when Officer Larkin began her

[1:18:44] career with the department.

[1:18:46] She brought knowledge, experience,

[1:18:47] and dedication with her officer Larkin's hard work,

[1:18:51] attention to detail

[1:18:52] and her ability to handle difficult situ didn't go

[1:18:55] unnoticed by her colleagues.

[1:18:57] Last month, officer Larkin was notified

[1:18:59] that she's a finalist for the Law Enforcement Officer

[1:19:01] of the year, which will be selected next month.

[1:19:05] Not only was Officer Lar Larkin's hard work

[1:19:08] and dedication noticed by me, but by others as well.

[1:19:11] The detective position is near and dear to me.

[1:19:14] As I've been the previous detective

[1:19:16] for the last eight years, I'm confident

[1:19:19] and Officer Larkin's ability to maintain a high quality

[1:19:22] of professionalism, a high quality of work output,

[1:19:25] and the dedication to the position

[1:19:27] of detect the detective position demands

[1:19:31] and demands to provide

[1:19:33] to the best service the the Bellmont community deserves.

[1:19:37] I'm gonna ask Mayor Johnson

[1:19:39] and Judge Walker come up and give them their oath.

[1:19:49] - Thank you, sir.

[1:19:54] - Would you each please raise your right hand

[1:19:56] and respond with I will.

[1:19:59] I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution

[1:20:03] of the United States, the Constitution

[1:20:05] and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the laws

[1:20:08] and ordinances of the Borough of Beante,

[1:20:12] and obey all the laws and regulations pertaining to

[1:20:15] and governing the Borough of Beante.

[1:20:18] And that I will well and faithfully discharge

[1:20:21] and perform all the duties of my office accordingly

[1:20:25] and to the best of my knowledge and ability.

[1:20:35] - Detective Larkin, would you raise your right hand? Please?

[1:20:37] Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will support, obey,

[1:20:41] and defend the Constitution, the United States,

[1:20:43] and the Constitution of this commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

[1:20:47] and that you will perform the duties of detective

[1:20:49] for Belmont Borough Police with fidelity?

[1:20:52] I do. Congratulations. Thank you, your honor.

[1:21:02] Corporal Holt, would you raise your right hand?

[1:21:04] Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will support, obey,

[1:21:07] and defend the Constitution of the United States

[1:21:10] and the Constitution of this commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

[1:21:14] and that you will perform the duties of Corporal

[1:21:16] for Belmont Borough Police with fidelity?

[1:21:19] I do. Congratulations, corporal. Thank you.

[1:21:24] Sergeant Knight, if you object, please do you solemnly swear

[1:21:28] or affirm that you will support, obey,

[1:21:30] and defend the Constitution of the United States

[1:21:33] and the Constitution of this commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

[1:21:36] and that you will perform the duties of Sergeant of

[1:21:39] for Belmont Borough Police with fidelity.

[1:21:41] Thank congratulations, Sergeant, the

[1:21:43] - Judge.

[1:21:50] - Now I'd like to call - Up

[1:21:53] - The officer's choice of a loved one who wants to

[1:21:55] pin their new badge on your shirt.

[1:22:00] You can come pull it.

[1:22:20] Go ahead and just remove the old body and put

[1:23:17] We can do colors after.

[1:23:18] Yeah, we'll do colors. They take a little longer,

[1:23:32] - Further.

[1:23:33] I can't see right now. I can't see. Okay.

[1:23:37] - Alright. Everybody have their knee balance? Thank you.

[1:23:44] - Thank you. All right. - Council

[1:23:46] members, I present to you.

[1:23:47] Sergeant Ick, corporal Holt. Detective Larkin.

[1:24:06] We'll get we'll get pictures afterwards. Yeah. Thank you.

[1:24:28] - Do we have Public Comment regarding issues

[1:24:30] that are not on the agenda tonight?

[1:24:35] Seeing none, we will ask council members for comments

[1:24:37] or for the good of the order.

[1:24:40] Mr. Beney, or would you like to start tonight please.

[1:24:42] I have nothing to add. Thank you. Thank you.

[1:24:48] - I have nothing but to say congratulations

[1:24:51] to the three officers promotions tonight.

[1:24:56] Oh, nothing to add tonight. Thank you. Thank

[1:24:58] - You, Mr. Johnson.

[1:24:59] - Nothing tonight. - Same.

[1:25:04] - What happened to Happy to be here.

[1:25:06] - I am very happy to be here.

[1:25:08] - Thank you. Congratulations.

[1:25:11] This is very exciting for our police department.

[1:25:14] - I, - I'd like actually like to thank counsel

[1:25:18] for approving the proposal to work with the county

[1:25:21] for transportation, and I just want the public

[1:25:25] let the public know that I've been using their service

[1:25:27] for over a year now,

[1:25:28] and I would be more than happy

[1:25:30] to share my personal experience with using that system

[1:25:34] and how well it works.

[1:25:37] You will get to your destination on time.

[1:25:40] My email's on the website. It's dClayton@bellmontpa.gov.

[1:25:45] If you have questions about the service itself, you need

[1:25:49] to call the, the county Transportation office at

[1:25:51] 8 1 4 3 5 5 6 8 0 7

[1:25:54] and their staff will walk you

[1:25:56] through the registration process.

[1:25:58] It's very easy. It's all it takes is a phone call.

[1:26:01] Thank you.

[1:26:06] - I have nothing. Thank you.

[1:26:11] - I I

[1:26:16] gave the same thanks to council

[1:26:18] and to the public for taking a chance

[1:26:22] on this new transit system.

[1:26:25] I think it will work well.

[1:26:27] It is a, an experiment.

[1:26:30] We will be going forward to attempt to do a long-term

[1:26:35] transfer trans transit development plan,

[1:26:39] but that's gonna take a while.

[1:26:40] Meanwhile, we have what we believe

[1:26:42] to be an excellent service.

[1:26:45] And finally, congratulations to our three new

[1:26:49] leadership officers. I have no comment.

[1:26:55] - I, - I had something come across my school email

[1:26:59] and we may have talked about this when it actually happened,

[1:27:02] but I just, and if we did, it's worth mentioning again,

[1:27:06] Christian Larson, who was our former council member.

[1:27:11] Student council member.

[1:27:12] Well, whatever, whatever the title is,

[1:27:14] junior council member, I'll get it right, was selected

[1:27:17] as the Elks Tina of the month for April,

[1:27:19] and I don't remember if that was mentioned here before

[1:27:22] or not, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

[1:27:26] Thank you. And also,

[1:27:27] I haven't done this in a really long time,

[1:27:29] but I'm giving a shout out

[1:27:30] to my brother-in-law and sister-in-law.

[1:27:31] Rodney and Carrie. I know they're probably watching.

[1:27:35] - Thanks, Rita.

[1:27:38] Could I have a motion and a second for adjournment please?

[1:27:42] - So moved. Brachbill - Second.

[1:27:45] - Thank you. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed?

[1:27:50] Thank you.

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[1:29:26] you must be registered in the county 15 days or more

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[1:29:32] You can check your registration status@vote.pa.gov.

[1:29:36] Click on register to vote,

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[1:30:37] as well@vote.pa.gov.

[1:30:41] Remember, if you wanna vote in Centre County,

[1:30:43] you must be registered in Centre County for your ballot

[1:30:46] to count.

6/16/25 Bellefonte Borough Council

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