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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/7/2026 6:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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15-8724 1  ResolutionR122 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, from Horwith Trucks Inc., Bethlehem Truck and Body, Tom Masano Ford Inc., and Anchor Fence Company, Inc.    Not available Not available
15-8727 1  ResolutionR123 Authorization for Contract with FileBank, Inc., in the amount of $85,842.20 to provide professional digitization services to convert and scan physical legal documents and official records maintained by the City Clerk, including Ordinances, Resolutions, and Minutes, into accessible, searchable, and secure digital formats while preserving the original content. Twenty (20) proposals were received; six (6) were rejected. The Contract term shall commence upon full execution and shall cease one (1) year thereafter. Upon written agreement from the City, this contract may be extended for up to an additional one (1) year term beyond the contract expiration period at the same annual terms of the initial term.   Not available Not available
15-8691 1  MinutesAugust 5, 2026 City Council Public Hearing Meeting Minutes (Bill 52)   Not available Not available
15-8695 1  MinutesAugust 5, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes   Not available Not available
15-8685 1  MinutesAugust 25, 2026 Special Meetings to Interview and Act on Controller Candidates Meeting Minutes   Not available Not available
15-8682 1  MinutesSeptember 2, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes   Not available Not available
15-8683 1  MinutesSeptember 9, 2026 Special Meeting DROP Minutes   Not available Not available
15-8684 1  MinutesSeptember 16, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes   Not available Not available
15-8636 1  OrdinanceBill 62 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00) to fund the implementation project on Tilghman Street and Union Boulevard as part of the SS4A Implementation Grant the City was awarded. This grant is partially reimbursable and requires match funding.   Not available Not available
15-8667 1  OrdinanceBill 65 Amending Part II General Legislation, Chapter 196 Business License, Section 3 Fee by updating the language and identifying the new fee that will apply moving forward starting with 2027 billing renewal and removing language in Section 6 Violations and Penalties.   Not available Not available
15-8706 1  ResolutionR124 Erick Bernhard, Plumbers Examining Board, 10/8/2029 (Reappointment)   Not available Not available
15-8708 1  ResolutionR125 Robert Brinker, Plumbers Examining Board, 10/8/2029 (Reappointment)   Not available Not available
15-8710 1  ResolutionR126 Shaun Fenon, Plumbers Examining Board, 10/8/2028   Not available Not available
15-8713 1  ResolutionR127 Michael Prisaznik, Plumbers Examining Board, 10/8/2028 (Reappointment)   Not available Not available
15-8716 1  ResolutionR128 Michael Miller, ACIDA, 1/1/2030 (Reappointment)   Not available Not available
15-8719 1  ResolutionR129 Sylvester Novak, ACIDA, 1/1/2030 (Reappointment)   Not available Not available
15-8699 1  ResolutionR130 Little Lehigh Phase 2 Sewer Planning Module    Not available Not available
15-8696 1  ResolutionR131 301 N. Front Street – Mixed-Use Development Sewer Planning Module   Not available Not available
15-8698 1  ResolutionR132 Park Lofts Mixed Use Development Sewage Planning Module    Not available Not available
15-8700 1  ResolutionR133 337-343 Barber Street Sewage Planning Module   Not available Not available
15-8701 1  ResolutionR134 West Allen Mixed Use Development Sewer Planning Module   Not available Not available
15-8697 1  ResolutionR135 RS Residences – Mixed-Use Development Sewer Planning Module   Not available Not available
15-8709 1  ResolutionR136 Approves the submission of the formal application for the local share account grant on behalf of the Allentown Symphony Association Inc. to support Replacement of Roofing Systems on 23 N. 6th Street, Allentown, PA. 18101   Not available Not available
15-8686 1  ResolutionR137 Approves Seven Transfers – $238,000 Fire, $221,000 EMS/Fire Transfer, $110,000 Traffic Planning & Control Transfer, $75,00 Building Plumbing Electrical Enforcement, $65,413.75 Streets, $48,000 Traffic Planning & Control Transfer, and $22,000 Engineering Transfer.   Not available Not available
15-8726 1  OrdinanceBill 66 Amending the Allentown City Code by adding Chapter 130, Allentown Outdoor Encampment Response Ordinance, establishing requirements and procedures for the City’s response to outdoor encampments on City owned property.    Not available Not available
15-8707 1  OrdinanceBill 67 Amending the 2026 Grant Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from the PA DCED Local Share Account Grant. These funds are a pass-through grant that will support the Ripple Community, Inc.   Not available Not available
15-8712 1  OrdinanceBill 68 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Five Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($560,000.00) to fund the installation of a new traffic signal at Hanover Avenue and Linden Street. This is grant funded through the PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund Program (MTF) with no match required.    Not available Not available
15-8714 1  OrdinanceBill 69 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
15-8715 1  OrdinanceBill 70 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Seven Hundred Five Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars and Eighty-Four Cents ($705,938 84) from the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) class action awards to offset the cost of any PFAS remediation systems the City is required to install under federal and state regulations. This 3M settlement payment will be made in ten separate installments through 2033. The total amount of settlement funds the City has received thus far through its participation in PFAS affirmation litigation is $4,480,903.96.   Not available Not available
15-8711 1  OrdinanceBill 71 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) in reimbursement funding from the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Development Authority (ANIZDA) to Capital Project #2040 Hamilton Streetscape. There is no city match required.    Not available Not available
15-8704 1  OrdinanceBill 72 Amending the 2026 Grant Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Three-Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand Forty-Eight Dollars ($384,048.00) from the PA DCED Local Share Account Grant. These funds are a pass-through grant that will support the Civic Theatre of Allentown.   Not available Not available
15-8705 1  OrdinanceBill 73 Amending the 2026 Grant Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($29,400.00) from the PA DCED Local Share Account Grant. These funds are a pass-through grant that will support the Planned Parenthood.   Not available Not available
15-8717 1  OrdinanceBill 74 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) to fund the approved Public Works capital project to replace the salt shed as part of the 2026 Capital borrowing. Increasing our storage capacity is important for both operational and financial reasons. It is common for other townships, municipalities, and the state to experience delays or shortages in salt deliveries during the winter season. When this occurs, we are often forced to purchase salt at significantly higher prices simply to maintain our ability to respond to winter storms and keep our roads safe. Doubling our salt storage capacity would allow us to purchase the majority of our salt at the beginning of the season at the contracted rate, rather than having to compete with surrounding townships and municipalities for limited supplies later in the season. This would provide greater reliability during winter storms while also helping to control costs and avoid potentially significant emergency purchases.   Not available Not available
15-8721 1  OrdinanceBill 75 Amending the 2026 Golf Fund to accommodate an upgrade of the Greenskeeper position and the Maintenance Mechanic 3 in the Golf Fund’s Grounds Maintenance program. The Greenskeeper position, currently an m16, would be upgraded to a proposed pay grade of m22(a) and retitled to Assistant Superintendent. The Maintenance Mechanic 3 position, currently an m14, would be upgraded to a proposed pay grade of m20 and retitled to Golf Course Equipment Tech. These upgrades allow for a pay structure that better reflects job duties while maintaining consistency with compensation for similar roles across the region.   Not available Not available
15-8723 1  OrdinanceBill 76 Amending the 2026 General Fund budget to accommodate the upgrade of position 235-012, presently a Receptionist within the Human Resources Department and paygrade s05, to that of Constituent Services Specialist with a revised paygrade of s11. This will entail the transfer of funds from between accounts within the Human Resources Budget to cover costs associated with the increased salary for that position over the balance of the year.    Not available Not available
15-8720 1  OrdinanceBill 77 Amending City Code Chapter 75, Pensions and Retirement, Article III, Police Pension Fund, Section 75-30, Association membership; appointment and term, and Section 75-31, Association Officers, to authorize the Mayor, City Controller, and Finance Director to select designees to serve in their place on the Police Pension Fund.   Not available Not available
15-8718 1  OrdinanceBill 78 Amending the 2026 Grant Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) from the State Office of the Budget, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). These funds are a pass-through grant that will support Resurrected Community Development Corporation Early Childhood Education Facility.    Not available Not available
15-8703 1  OrdinanceBill 79 Amending the 2026 Grant Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Eight-Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($855,000.00) from the PA DCED Local Share Account Grant. These funds are a pass-through grant that will support the Allentown Art Museum.   Not available Not available
15-8728 1  OrdinanceBill 80 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Two Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand Dollars ($296,000.00) to fund the safety improvements and accessibility at South 10th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive by installing ADA compliant ramps, high-visibility crosswalks, and upgraded traffic control measures to enhance pedestrian safety. This is grant funded through the Transportation Alternatives Set Aside Program (TASA) with no match required. Additionally, amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget for a transfer of Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14,000.00) from accounts associated with the Traffic Signals-Upgrade and Thirty-Three Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars and 45/100 ($33,135.45) from accounts associated with the Street Lighting Upgrade to the 10th Street & MLK Safety Improvements project.    Not available Not available
15-8729 1  OrdinanceBill 81 Amending Article V, City Controller, by removing language assigning responsibility for preparing and reconciling all City accounts to the City Controller in order to align the ordinance with the City’s current practice and maintain a separation between the preparation of bank reconciliations and the Controller’s independent review and oversight of those reconciliations.    Not available Not available
15-8737 1  ResolutionBill 82 Amending the Allentown City Code by adding Chapter 653, Workforce Housing, to promote the development of workforce housing within the City of Allentown by establishing affordability requirements for certain multifamily rental housing developments involving ten (10) or more dwelling units that receive tax abatements under the City's Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) Program, receive at least $250,000 in City Housing Trust Fund funding, or acquire or utilize publicly owned or controlled land, subject to certain exceptions.   Not available Not available