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15-7694
| 1 | | | Resolution | R53
Authorization for Contract with Michael Baker International, Inc. in the amount of $238,135.45 for professional design services for school zone improvements funded through the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Grant. These improvements aim to enhance pedestrian safety and accessibility near schools by implementing both updates to existing infrastructure and the establishment of new school zones. Three (3) proposals were received, contract shall be for one (1) year with one (1) additional one (1) year renewal beyond the contract expiration period. | approved | Pass |
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15-7698
| 1 | | | Resolution | R54
Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, for Quality & Assurance Tech Corp, Stryker Medical and General Recreation. | approved | Pass |
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15-7714
| 1 | | | Discussion | Controller Reports: Lights in the Parkway, Extra Duty and Uniform Account Review | | |
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15-7640
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 37
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 Cedar Crest College. | approved | Pass |
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15-7641
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 38
Amending the 2025 Grant Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) from the PA DCED Local Share Account Grant. These funds are a pass-through grant that will support the Police Athletic League. The $400,000 awarded in LSA funds will be used to rehabilitate the existing PAL Community Youth Education Center located at 2110 Park Drive in Allentown. | approved | Pass |
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15-7643
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 39
An Ordinance providing for the expenditure of Six Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($654,775) in Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and One Million Six Hundred Thousand One Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Twenty-Three Cents (1,600,121.23) in HOME Investment Partnership Program, unspent funds for the January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023, and January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 grant years, for housing and community development programs pursuant to the approved Consolidated Plan, appropriate Federal Law and United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations. The monies are 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 commun | approved | Pass |
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15-7644
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 40
Amending the 2025 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00) Dollars from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of The State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) Grant to the Allentown Fire and EMS Department for the purchase of training equipment. | approved | Pass |
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15-7645
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 41
Amending the 2025 Golf Fund budget by upgrading one Maintenance Worker 2 (M08) position with a salary of $43,950 to Greenskeeper (M16) with a salary of $53,358 to better align with skills necessary for the position within a very competitive labor market. | approved | Pass |
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15-7652
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 42
Amending the Civil Service Board Rules governing the Appointment and Promotion of Police Officers and Fire Fighters by adding the following under Grading Procedures, c: All raw scores that end with .5 or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. All applicable veteran preference points shall then be added to the whole number. In the case of a tie, raw scores shall be used as a tiebreaker, with the original unadjusted scores used to determine who will place higher on the eligibility list. If there is a still a tie after comparing raw scores. The date and time of the submission of the application shall be used with the earliest submission date and time ranking higher on the list; and adding under Oral Examination: 3) The oral examination shall be conducted by a three-person oral examination panel approved by the Board. The oral examination panel shall consist of the Chief of Police or his/her designee and two (2) current Allentown Police officers holding the rank of Lieutenant of higher. The Civil Service Board may engage in an outside vendor to conduct the or | approved | Pass |
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15-7642
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 43
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 Phoebe Ministries. | approved | |
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15-7688
| 1 | | | Resolution | R55
Certificate of Appropriateness for work in the Historic Districts: 1528 Linden St.; 625 Liberty St.; 519 Allen St.; 627 Liberty St. ; 412 N 8th St.; 424 N 11 St. | | |
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15-7695
| 1 | | | Resolution | R56
Ramon Nunez, Jr., Board of Parks and Recreation, 1/20/2026 (Filling the term of Maritza Dolich) | | |
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15-7696
| 1 | | | Resolution | R57
Taylor Breinich, Shade Tree Commission, 5-8-2030 | | |
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15-7697
| 1 | | | Resolution | R58
Jean Raymond Hoffman, Human Relations Commission, 5-8-2028 | | |
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15-7651
| 1 | | | Resolution | R52
Establishing a Special Committee for reviewing and developing Community Policing and collaborative efforts the Police Department is currently involved in to create a strategic plan going forward that builds partnerships between police, community members and organizations to address issues and opportunities. | approved | Pass |
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15-7699
| 1 | | | Resolution | R59
Authorizes the submission of a formal application for funding for the Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grant opportunity in the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) with no match required to improve traffic safety and reduce crashes at high-risk intersections along the High Injury Network. | approved | Pass |
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15-7701
| 1 | | | Resolution | R60
Authorizes the submission of a formal application for funding from the Safe Streets and Roads for All Implementation Grant Opportunity in the amount of Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000) with a 20% City match requirement for safety upgrades and reconfiguration of Tilghman Street and Union Boulevard. | approved | Pass |
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15-7700
| 1 | | | Resolution | R61
Approves the submission of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report to HUD. | approved | Pass |
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15-7702
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 44
Amending the 2025 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars and Two Cents ($16,322.02) from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of The State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) Grant to the Allentown Fire Department for the purchase of equipment. | | |
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15-7703
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 45
Repealing Chapter 455, Property Rehabilitation and Maintenance, in its entirety and adopting the International Property Maintenance Code. | | |
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15-7711
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 46 Refer to Committee of the Whole
AN ORDINANCE: Repealing and Replacing Chapter 27 DISCRIMINATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION with updated provisions expanding protected classes and prohibitions and establishing various other regulations.
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15-7713
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 47 Refer to Allentown and Lehigh Valley Planning Commissions and the Community and Economic Development Committee
Request from Cedar Crest College to Rezone 2851-2865 College Drive from Low Density Residential (R-L) to Institutional-Governmental (I-G)
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15-6577
| 1 | | | Discussion | Reference Materials:
Council Rules
Procurement Code
Ethics Code | | |
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