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15-6787
| 1 | | | Resolution | R44
Authorization for Contract price increase of 10% or more for an existing Contract over $40,000.00, that was previously Bid and Awarded under City Policies, with A B E Doors & Windows, Inc. in the amount of $20,000.00, to cover future Risk claims in 2024. This was previously bid for time and materials contract for on-call, on-site Overhead Door replacement, repair, inspection and maintenance, at various City owned and/or operated facilities. The resulting agreement shall include all labor, equipment, licensing, materials, tools, travel and all other items necessary to complete orders on an “as needed” basis. Services will include but not limited to emergency repairs, preventative maintenance, general repairs, and repairs to springs and tracks, as well as door replacements when necessary. | approved | Pass |
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15-6786
| 1 | | | Minutes | February 21, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes | approved | Pass |
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15-6803
| 1 | | | Minutes | March 20, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes | approved | Pass |
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15-6829
| 1 | | | Discussion | Controller Reports | | |
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15-6697
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 13
Providing for the vacation of Type Street from the centerline of South Eighth Street to its West Terminus in the Third Ward of the City of Allentown: | approved | Fail |
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15-6749
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 23
Amending Section § 5-21 Contracts, E (2) to read as follows:: The selection process shall be based on the objective criteria contained in the RFP and shall be conducted by a Selection Committee composed of the Director of Finance, Department Head, Bureau Manager, and any other staff deemed appropriate except in the case of an investigation authorized by ordinance under Section 201 of the Home Rule Charter wherein the ordinance shall authorize a selection committee. | amended | Pass |
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15-6749
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 23
Amending Section § 5-21 Contracts, E (2) to read as follows:: The selection process shall be based on the objective criteria contained in the RFP and shall be conducted by a Selection Committee composed of the Director of Finance, Department Head, Bureau Manager, and any other staff deemed appropriate except in the case of an investigation authorized by ordinance under Section 201 of the Home Rule Charter wherein the ordinance shall authorize a selection committee. | approved as amended | Pass |
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15-6763
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 24
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) from the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, Inc. (NSPCB). These funds are a contribution to go towards the construction of Bogert’s Bridge rehabilitation. | approved | Pass |
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15-6764
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 25
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) from the National Society for the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pennsylvania, Inc. (TBCBSP). These funds are a contribution to go towards the construction of Bogert’s Bridge rehabilitation. | approved | Pass |
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15-6766
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 27
Amending the 2024 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty-Eight Dollars ($779,228.00) from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development Local Share Account grant for the purchase of a new fire truck. | approved | Pass |
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15-6768
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 28
Amending various sections of the city code by removing penalties providing for imprisonment as a means of enforcement. | approved | Pass |
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15-6777
| 1 | | | Resolution | R45
Certificate of Appropriateness for work in the Historic Districts:
• 112 N. 11th Street • 1109 W Turner Street
• 1142 Emmett Street • 1515 Linden Street
• 240.5 Hall Street • 403 N 8th Street
• 1021 Linden Street
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15-6772
| 1 | | | Resolution | R46
John Stribula, Civil Service Board, 3/21/2028 | | |
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15-6773
| 1 | | | Resolution | R47
Walter Felton, Civil Service Board, 3/21/2028 | | |
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15-6774
| 1 | | | Resolution | R48
Yuvette Hailey, Civil Service Board, 3/31/2028 | | |
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15-6775
| 1 | | | Resolution | R49
Nancy Wilt, Board of Parks and Recreation, 1/20/2026 | | |
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15-6671
| 1 | | | Resolution | R31
Council recommends ARPA funds not appropriated be directed to towards offsetting any potential tax increase and used for critical infrastructure projects.
Proposed Amendment: Amend the resolution to take the 1.2M from community reinvestment and place it into the general fund to be used for recommendations from the housing study. | withdrawn | |
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15-6671
| 1 | | | Resolution | R31
Council recommends ARPA funds not appropriated be directed to towards offsetting any potential tax increase and used for critical infrastructure projects.
Proposed Amendment: Amend the resolution to take the 1.2M from community reinvestment and place it into the general fund to be used for recommendations from the housing study. | amended | Pass |
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15-6671
| 1 | | | Resolution | R31
Council recommends ARPA funds not appropriated be directed to towards offsetting any potential tax increase and used for critical infrastructure projects.
Proposed Amendment: Amend the resolution to take the 1.2M from community reinvestment and place it into the general fund to be used for recommendations from the housing study. | approved as amended | Pass |
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15-6797
| 1 | | | Resolution | R50
Police Officer Appointments | approved | Pass |
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15-6798
| 1 | | | Resolution | R51
Authorizes the submission of the City’s application for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency 2024 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00). | approved | Pass |
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15-6792
| 1 | | | Resolution | R52
Authorizes the participation in the 2024 cohort of the Pennsylvania Blueprint Communities program. | approved | Pass |
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15-6785
| 1 | | | Resolution | R53
Approves two transfers: (1) $15,000.00 in Building Standards & Safety for the Nuisance Property Appeals Board’s Legal Counsel Fees; and (2) $13,000.00 in Information Systems Needed to Replace the Current Mail Center Unit (Current Device Will Be End of Life in 2024. | approved | Pass |
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15-6795
| 1 | | | Resolution | R168
Authorizes the Administration to sell the City-Owned Real Property at 1001 1007 W. Hamilton St, Allentown PA, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 549699283455.
This includes the amendment made at the last council meeting: and that the buyer not take possession of the property until adequate facilities for the police department are available for occupancy. | tabled | Pass |
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15-6808
| 1 | | | Resolution | R55
Approves the expenditure not to exceed $300,000 for the purpose of engaging a firm to examine procedures related to hiring, terminations, discipline, promotions, compliance with civil rights and discrimination statutes and the Charter’s provisions of a merit based personnel system, and review of salary adjustment for city employees since January 1, 2022 in terms of compliance with the city personnel code as well as other state and federal employment statutes. | approved | Pass |
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15-6808
| 1 | | | Resolution | R55
Approves the expenditure not to exceed $300,000 for the purpose of engaging a firm to examine procedures related to hiring, terminations, discipline, promotions, compliance with civil rights and discrimination statutes and the Charter’s provisions of a merit based personnel system, and review of salary adjustment for city employees since January 1, 2022 in terms of compliance with the city personnel code as well as other state and federal employment statutes. | approved as amended | Pass |
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15-6807
| 1 | | | Resolution | R56
City Council recommends the Mayor conduct a systematic study of the deployment of electric or hybrid vehicles prior to making any changes to the vehicle fleet. | approved | Pass |
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15-6788
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 29
Amending the 2024 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 items related to training, safety and equipment. | | |
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15-6789
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 30
Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Sixteen Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty One Dollars And Ninety-Nine Cents ($16,951.99) from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of The State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) Grant to the Allentown Fire Department for the purchase of Hydra Ram forcible entry tools. | | |
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15-6790
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 31
ADOPTING FUND BALANCE POLICY FOR THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN
Reminder: code this up
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15-6791
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 32
Amending the 2024 General Fund, the 2024 Risk Fund, the 2024 Solid Waste Fund, the 2024 Stormwater Fund, the 2024 Equipment Replacement Fund, the 2024 Golf Fund, and the 2024 Housing Fund by appropriating funds from the un-appropriated balances for the rollover of encumbrances for the prior year commitments. | | |
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15-6794
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 33
Amending the 2024 ARPA Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollars from Ripple Community Inc. to the Revenue Replacement category of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) award for HVAC systems. Ripple Community Inc. will receive One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollars in funding from the CDBG HOME-ARPA program as indicated in DCED’s resolution to amend the 2021 One Year Action Plan allocation. | | |
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15-6796
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 34
Amending the 2024 General Fund and Information Systems budget to accommodate the reorganization of two positions: Amend the General Fund budget by deleting the position of Systems Analyst 2 (14A) with the salary budgeted in the amount of Seventy-Six Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Six ($76,466) Dollars; and creating the position of Office Manager (09A) with the salary budgeted at Sixty-One Thousand Four Hundred Ten ($61,410.00) Dollars. | tabled | Pass |
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15-6800
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 35
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Fifty-One Thousand One-Hundred Ninety-One Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($51,191.27) from the Gordon Street Bridge capital account to the Bridge Repairs capital account. This will transfer the unused funds from the completed Gordon Street project to the general Bridge Repairs capital account. | | |
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15-6801
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 36
Amending the 2024 General Fund budget to accommodate the reorganization of positions in the Department of Public Works: upgrade one (1) Engineering Aid 3 (currently M13) to an Associate Engineer 1 at a proposed S12 paygrade; upgrade one (1) Associate Utility Engineer (currently S14) to an Associate Engineer 2 (title change only); and upgrade one (1) Public Works Administrative Manager (currently S14) to a proposed S16 paygrade. | | |
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15-6793
| 1 | | | Resolution | R57
Approves the Submission of an amendment to the 2021 Action Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. | | |
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15-6778
| 1 | | | Resolution | R58
Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness – 1515 Linden Street | | |
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15-6799
| 1 | | | Resolution | R59
A resolution of the City Council of the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, adopting the South Whitehall Township Act 537 sewage facilities plan (Public-to-Public System Transfer) | | |
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15-6577
| 1 | | | Discussion | Reference Materials:
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Procurement Code
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