Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/19/2025 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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15-7581 1  ResolutionR30 Authorization for Contract with Biros Utilities, Inc. in the estimated yearly budgeted sum of $25,200.00 to provide the rental and service of Portable Toilets on a monthly basis with cleaning/sanitizing and winterizing services. Three (3) bids were received, contract shall be for one (1) year with two (2) additional one (1) year renewals beyond the contract expiration period.approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-7590 1  ResolutionR31 Authorization for Contract with Buckman’s, Inc. for pool chemicals for an estimated sum of $70,000.00. This was competitively bid, two (2) bids were received, contract shall be commence once fully executed and cease March 31, 2026, with three (3) additional one (1) year renewals beyond the contract expiration period. approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-7589 1  MinutesDecember 11, 2024 Special Council Meeting - Act of Proposed Amendments MinutesapprovedPass Action details Video Video
15-7576 1  MinutesMarch 5, 2025 City Council Meeting MinutesapprovedPass Action details Video Video
15-7543 1  OrdinanceBill 18 Amending the 2025 General Fund and Information Systems by deleting the position of Application Developer (14N) with the salary budgeted in the amount of Seventy-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Four ($79,794) Dollars; and creating the position of Systems Analyst 1 (12N) with the salary budgeted at Seventy-Two Thousand One Hundred Nine ($72,109) Dollars.approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-7544 1  OrdinanceBill 19 Amending the 2025 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($18,000.00) from the Norfolk Southern Rail, Safety-First grant. These funds will be used to purchase hazardous materials-related equipment for incidents that may occur as a result of a railway incident along the Norfolk Southern railway that runs through the City of Allentown.approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-7545 1  OrdinanceBill 20 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) from Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Transportation Set-Aside (TASA) grant program for construction of Bogert’s Bridge.approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-7546 1  OrdinanceBill 21 Amending the 2025 Grants Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the State Office of the Budget, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). These funds are a pass-through grant that will support the Scottish Rite Cathedral.approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-7549 1  OrdinanceBill 22 Amending the 2025 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to support the creation of the Youth Climate Action Fund.approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-7563 1  ResolutionR32 Sewage Planning Module at Northridge School   Action details Not available
15-7580 1  ResolutionR33 Sewage Planning Module at 1125 S. 7th Street    Action details Not available
15-7560 1  ResolutionR34 Certificate of Appropriateness for work in the Historic Districts: 213 N. Fountain St.523 W. Allen St.    Action details Not available
15-7582 1  ResolutionR35 Lehigh Valley 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Municipal Adoption Resolution.approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-7559 1  ResolutionR36 Approves the following transfer: Traffic - $90,000.00 to Replace all the Street Signs in Poor Condition. approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-7583 1  OrdinanceBill 23 Amending the 2025 Risk Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Ninety-One Thousand One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($91,130) to the Transfer from Grant Fund insurance revenue account representing the Insurance expenditure for 2025 from the Grant Fund’s Recompete Phase 2 personnel in programs 005-09-5902-0082 and 005-09-5908-0082.   Action details Video Video
15-7584 1  OrdinanceBill 24 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) to a newly created Capital Account to aid in the completion of the Hamilton Streetscape project from 5th Street to the beginning of the NIZ. These improvements will promote tourism in the city, increasing economic growth. The upgrades will include new sidewalks, curbs, ADA ramps, LED pedestrian lighting, flower beds, trees, tree lighting, ADA compliant benches, bike racks, garbage cans, and stormwater upgrades. The City was awarded an MTF-DCED grant, and these funds are fully reimbursable.   Action details Video Video
15-7585 1  OrdinanceBill 25 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of One million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,900,000.00) to a newly created Capital Account to enhance road safety and improve pedestrian and cyclist accessibility on South Jefferson Street. These upgrades will enhance safety and infrastructure for vulnerable road users along this corridor. The City was awarded an ARLE grant, and these funds are fully reimbursable.   Action details Video Video
15-7586 1  OrdinanceBill 26 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Seven Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($7,624.95). This was the result of payment in lieu of tree plantings from Anthony P. Aspromonte, U-Haul of Pennsylvania, Lee Goldstein, and Antoun Zayat. Funds will be used for the purchase of new street trees.   Action details Video Video
15-7587 1  OrdinanceBill 27 Amending the 2025 Trexler Fund by authorizing a supplemental appropriation from the unappropriated balance of the Trexler Fund in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) to the Court Upgrades capital project account of the Parks and Recreation Department. These funds will be used to resurface and repair various sports courts throughout the city and is part of the 2025-26 Trexler Capital Project allocation.   Action details Video Video
15-7591 1  OrdinanceBill 28 Amending the Administrative Code by adding procedures to protect citizens from onerous towing practices by creating a uniform framework to establish and enforce towing procedures and standards for owners of private property and tow truck owners and operators towing from private property.   Action details Video Video
15-7561 1  ResolutionR37 Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness – 927 Turner Street   Action details Video Video