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Votes at a glance: Bellefonte Borough Council actions and referrals
Summary
Council approved design changes for the Waterfront project, adopted an ordinance amending police department policy, approved a vehicle‑pursuit policy resolution, appointed a Shade Tree Commission member, and referred several street and paving matters to the streets committee; several informational items and grants were reported.
Bellefonte Borough Council took multiple formal actions during its business meeting. Key votes, motions and referrals are summarized below.
Approve Waterfront designs — Passed - Motion: Approve the revised designs of Building 1 (hotel) and Building 2 (garage/condo/commercial) of the Bellefonte Waterfront project. - Mover: Randy Breckbill; Second: Rita Purnell. - Vote: Unanimous recorded roll call in favor (8 yes, 0 no; one member absent). Outcome: approved.
Do not engage on Spring Township compressor scope — Passed - Motion: Council resolved not to react to the scope of work related to the Spring Township gas‑compressor project (motion introduced during an item about a notice the borough received). - Mover: Mr. Brackbill (recorded in minutes); second: not specified on the transcript. - Vote: Recorded roll call in favor. Outcome: approved (motion passed).
Ordinance 3032025-01 — Passed - Motion: Approve Ordinance 3032025-01, an amendment to Chapter 108 (Police Department). - Mover/second: motion and second recorded in minutes; roll call vote recorded. Outcome: approved.
Resolution 03032025-01 (vehicle‑pursuit policy) — Passed - Motion: Adopt updated police policies on vehicle pursuits, objective risk factors and a pursuit decision‑making matrix. - Mover: Motion recorded; second recorded. Roll call in favor. Outcome: approved.
Referral: Streets committee — Crosswalks, APS, leading pedestrian intervals, Triangle Road - Motion: Refer stamped asphalt crosswalks, Accessible Pedestrian Signals, leading pedestrian indicators and a possible crossing at Triangle Road to the council streets committee for review and recommendation. - Mover: Motion recorded; second recorded. Outcome: referral approved by roll call.
Referral: Streets committee — Paving selections with budgeted funds - Motion: Refer the staff recommendations for the streets to be paved this year to the council streets committee and return a recommendation to council. - Outcome: referral approved by roll call.
Consent agenda and appointments - Motion: Approval of the consent agenda items (details in packet). Outcome: approved by roll call. - Motion: Approve the appointment of Jason Ostrosky to the Shade Tree Commission to fill a vacancy; borough solicitor advised no conflict of interest. Outcome: approved by roll call.
Other informational items (no vote requested) - Staff reported a $200,000 Section 902 recycling grant award for equipment purchase and site improvements. - Staff noted compliance steps met under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice on ADA matters; borough remains under the settlement through Feb. 20, 2026. - Planning and DEP items: staff informed council that the waterfront property’s NPDES permit had expired and that the developer and engineers are working with DEP and the borough authority on a new application.
Procedural notes - Where roll calls were conducted the clerk called each member by name and recorded votes. Minutes show votes taken by roll call on the major motions above.
This votes‑at‑a‑glance is intended as a concise reference to the formal actions recorded in the meeting transcript. For full motion text, amendments and the official record, consult the borough clerk’s minutes and the meeting packet.
