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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/23/2025 6:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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15-7850 1  ResolutionR79 Authorization for a change order in the amount of $17,522.00 with Penn Mount Stone, LLC to provide masonry repair and preservation of a WPA Staircase and Wall located at the entrance of the Rose Garden for The Allentown Department of Parks and Recreation. The original contract was for $64,494.42, the addition would bring the contract to a new total of $82,016.42.   Not available Video Video
15-7851 1  ResolutionR80 Authorization for a change order in the amount of $5,500.00 with Pennoni Associates, Inc. to obtain the services of an Engineering Firm to perform structural evaluations for Emergency and non-Emergency call outs as needed to make structural assessments and evaluations on commercial and residential properties in the City of Allentown. The original contract was for the estimated budgeted sum of $25,000.00 per contract year, the addition would bring the contract to a new total of $30,500.00.   Not available Not available
15-7849 1  ResolutionR81 Authorization for a change order in the amount of $37,456.00 with Michael Baker International, Inc. to provide consulting and engineering design services related to the D&L Trail: Allentown East Segment Design. The original contract was for $233,336.00, the addition would bring the contract to a new total of $270,792.00.   Not available Video Video
15-7844 1  ResolutionR82 Authorization for Contract with AMGG, LLC. in the amount of $268,474.00 to provide a detailed and thorough facility condition assessment and analysis of its facilities, fixed assets, and miscellaneous structures on City owned or managed properties including review and update of asset inventory, identification of current facility condition deficiencies, recommendation of corrections for all deficiencies, provision of cost estimates for corrections, and forecasting future capital renewal cost. Thirteen (13) proposals were received; however, three (3) proposals were rejected. Contract shall be for one (1) year with two (2) additional one (1) year renewal terms beyond the contract expiration period.   Not available Video Video
15-7848 1  ResolutionR83 Authorization for Contract with Simone Collins Landscape Architecture in the amount of $159,950.00 to provide detailed consulting and engineering services for design, construction documents and specifications, and construction cost estimates for the construction of the Franklin Park Improvements Project. Five (5) proposals were received; contract shall be for one (1) year with five (5) additional one (1) year renewals beyond the contract expiration period.   Not available Video Video
15-7845 1  ResolutionR84 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, for T.M. Fitzgerald & Associates, Samsara Networks Inc., and Invisio.    Not available Not available
15-7843 1  MinutesJune 18, 2025 Public Hearing Bill 16 Meeting Minutes   Not available Not available
15-7871 1  DiscussionController Reports   Not available Video Video
15-7796 1  OrdinanceBill 53 Amending the 2025 General Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) to support the Main Street Program in the Department of Community & Economic Development.    Not available Video Video
15-7798 1  OrdinanceBill 54 Amending the 2025 Trexler Fund by authorizing a supplemental appropriation from the unappropriated balance of the Trexler Fund in the amount of One Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($121,750.00) to the operating and capital budgets of the Parks and Recreation Department and correspondingly increase the City Match amount by Seven Thousand Three Hundred and Five Dollars ($7,305.00) to follow the 6% requirement.    Not available Not available
15-7797 1  OrdinanceBill 55 Amending the 2025 General Fund budget by changing the Fixed Cost Distribution (FCD) for seven (7) positions within the Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) to direct a portion of their salary and benefits expense to the Grant Fund Recompete Program budget to reflect work performed under the grant.   Not available Not available
15-7805 1  OrdinanceBill 56 Amending the 2025 Trexler Fund by authorizing a supplemental appropriation from the unappropriated balance of the Trexler Fund in the amount of One Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Three Hundred and Five Dollars ($193,305.00) to the operating and capital budgets of the Parks and Recreation Department.    Not available Not available
15-7810 1  OrdinanceBill 57 Amending the 2025 General Fund budget to accommodate the upgrading, retitling, and addition of positions in the Departments of Law, Finance, City Council, Police and Public Works.    Not available Not available
15-7811 1  OrdinanceBill 58 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million ($1,000,000) Dollars from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to support construction of the MLK Trail Extension.    Not available Not available
15-7815 1  OrdinanceBill 59 Providing for the vacation of Hill Street from the centerline of South 22nd Street to the centerline of South Ruhr Street in the Eighteenth Ward of the City of Allentown:    Not available Not available
15-7865 1  ResolutionR85 Roslyn Kuba, Commission on Homelessness, Term Expiration: 6/19/2029 (Reappointment)    Not available Not available
15-7866 1  ResolutionR86 Brandon Swayser, Environmental Advisory Council, Term Expiration: 1/3/2028 (Appointment)    Not available Not available
15-7867 1  ResolutionR87 William Rhoades, Board of Parks and Recreation, Term Expiration: 6/19/2030    Not available Not available
15-7817 1  ResolutionR88 Sewage Planning Module at Cumberland Apartments   Not available Not available
15-7863 1  ResolutionR89 Sewage Planning Module at Firehouse Flats – 711 West Chew Street    Not available Not available
15-7821 1  ResolutionR90 Certificate of Appropriateness for work in the Historic Districts: 806 Monroe St.; 1022 Chew St.; 931 Gordon St.    Not available Not available
15-7760 1  ResolutionR72 . Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness – 1550 Chew Street   Not available Not available
15-7835 1  ResolutionR91 A resolution of the City of Allentown, approving the Walk Works Bike Plan. The Walk Works Bike Plan is a citywide initiative to make biking safer, more accessible, and more convenient for all residents. It outlines strategies to improve bicycle infrastructure, promote active transportation, reduce pollution, and support mobility, aligning with Allentown’s long-term transportation and sustainability goals.   Not available Video Video
15-7858 1  ResolutionR92 Approves the submission of an application for a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for construction of the Dixon Street Sidewalk and Path Project, connecting the neighborhoods with a safe travel route via sidewalks and a path. The City is asking for $98,382.71 in grant funding with no match required.   Not available Not available
15-7859 1  ResolutionR93 Approves the submission of an application for a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the continued development of the Martin Luther King Trail – Phase 2 - Cedar Creek to MLK. The City is asking for $1,000,000.00 in grant funding with no match required.   Not available Not available
15-7860 1  ResolutionR94 Authorizes the submission of a Formal Application for funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant in the amount of approximately Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) to complete a StreetScape Project on Jordan Street from Turner to Gordon Street.    Not available Not available
15-7864 1  ResolutionR95 Approves the following transfers: Public Safety/Police - $131,000.00; CED – Planning & Zoning - $50,000.00.   Not available Video Video
15-7870 1  ResolutionR96 A resolution supporting HB 1200, the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana by adults, with sales through state-owned stores and Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget which has included a plan to legalize and tax the sale and use of recreational marijuana.    Not available Video Video
15-7852 1  OrdinanceBill 60 Amending the 2025 Trexler Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Eighteen Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($18,178.66) from the 2024 Springwood Trust operating budget to the 2025 Springwood Trust operating budget. These funds will be used to complete projects at Trexler Memorial Park.    Not available Not available
15-7853 1  OrdinanceBill 61 Amending 2025 General Fund Budget to provide a supplemental appropriation of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Dollars ($182,000.00) from the Commonwealth of PA Economic Development & Community Development Initiatives Program to the City of Allentown Police Department to utilize the funding for replacement of Police Academy range tower.   Not available Not available
15-7854 1  OrdinanceBill 62 Amending the 2025 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Two Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($200,375.00) from the County of Lehigh grant. These funds will be used to update and repair the Fire Academy Training Tower.   Not available Not available
15-7855 1  OrdinanceBill 63 Amending the 2025 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development grant. These funds will be utilized to support the Public Affairs Office, The Honor Guard, and the Underwater Recovery Team.   Not available Not available
15-7856 1  OrdinanceBill 64 An Ordinance providing for the expenditure of certain monies received by the City of Allentown under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1976, as amended; The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009; and Title II of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended; for the purpose of undertaking programs of housing and community development within the City.   Not available Not available
15-7857 1  OrdinanceBill 65 Amending the 2025 General and Liquid Fuels Fund Budgets to provide for a transfer of Five Hundred Sixty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-One Dollars and Thirty-One Cents ($567,951.31) from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to the Liquid Fuels Fund. This transfer stems from an audit finding on the Liquid Fuels funding from 2016-2020 stating that the paving of more than one inch required prior approval from the Department of Transportation and that prior approval was not received. This was not found in previous audits and has since been corrected once the city was made aware.    Not available Not available
15-7862 1  OrdinanceBill 66 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,750,000.00) to a newly created Capital Account to complete the Center Square Project at 7th & Hamilton as part of the Public Improvement Project in accordance with ANIZDA guidelines. The City entered into a Reimbursable Agreement with PennDOT for up to $2,500,000 for the improvements at 7th & Hamilton Street and 7th & Linden Street to include new traffic signals, paving, and pavement markings. The City’s match is Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) for inspection fees and construction oversight. The City will be reimbursed up to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) from PennDOT through discretionary funding for this project.   Not available Not available
15-7861 1  OrdinanceBill 67 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Two Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Six Dollars and Eighty Cents ($293,546.80) from various capital accounts to the Traffic Signals-Upgrade capital account to repair traffic equipment at 7 intersections in the City due to accident damage.   Not available Not available
15-7869 1  OrdinanceBill 68 Amending the 2025 Trexler Fund by authorizing a supplemental appropriation in the amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($120,720.00) to the Parks and Recreation Department to support the Court Upgrades capital project, Roosevelt Park capital project, and Rose Garden capital project. This is part of the 2025-26 Trexler Capital Project allocation.   Not available Not available
15-6577 1  DiscussionReference Materials: Council Rules Procurement Code Ethics Code   Not available Not available