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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/2/2024 6:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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15-7233 1  ResolutionR161 Authorization for Contract price increase of 10% or more of an existing Contract over $40,000.00, that was previously Bid and Awarded under the City Policies, with Keystone Consulting, Inc in the amount of $200,000.00 for support over the next two (2) years to assist the City with additional workload and to expedite the engineering, traffic engineering, planning, and zoning review and subdivision, land development, and zoning applications. This will be used on an as needed basis and only if the City is unable to hire a City Engineer.    Not available Not available
15-7234 1  ResolutionR162 Authorization for Contract with BeaverFit North America, LLC in the amount of $49,900 for a Tactical and Operational Training Equipment Locker for storage of equipment at the Fire Academy; one (1) bid submitted, contract shall be for one (1) year with one (1) three (3) month renewal beyond the contract expiration period.   Not available Not available
15-7235 1  ResolutionR163 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, for Diversified Refrigeration, SHI International Corp, and General Recreation.   Not available Not available
15-7231 1  ResolutionR164 Authorization for Contract with Solid Waste Services, Inc. (d/b/a J.P. Mascaro & Sons) in the amount of $34.85 per unit per month, to provide for the collection of municipal solid waste and delivery to the Contracted Disposal Facility, the collection and delivery of single-stream recycling and yard waste to the City’s facility location, and to provide a Drop-off Center Attendant at $4,350.00 per month. The estimated amount for the first contract year is $16,320,165.00. This includes a maximum CPI adjustment of five (5%) percent to be applied for the contract commencement on 6/1/2025 and each year after the first-year term. There were two (2) bids; contract shall be for five (5) years beginning on the commencement date, June 1, 2025, and terminating May 31, 2030 and can be extended for up to an additional two (2) two (2) years beyond the contract expiration period at the sole discretion of the City.   Not available Video Video
15-7225 1  DiscussionController's Reports   Not available Video Video
15-7197 1  OrdinanceBill 83 Amending the 2024 General Fund by adding the position of Deputy Fire Chief (S21, $116,034) and Public Health Paramedicine Specialist (S11, $66,977) and deleting the positions of Emergency Management Coordinator and Community Health Specialist.    Not available Not available
15-6847 1  OrdinanceBill 39 Amending Article XI, Department of Human Resources, by adding reporting requirements on salary adjustments.   Not available Video Video
15-7232 1  ResolutionR165 Approves a transfer of $11,716.55 in Parks and Recreation, placing funds in the proper account to complete the Irving Pool Project to purchase shade structures    Not available Not available
15-7242 1  ResolutionR166 Authorizes the submission of a Formal Application for funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant (MTF-DCED) Grant Services in the amount of Six Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand, Six Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars ($675,636) to complete a streetscape project in the Non-Niz section of Hamilton Street.    Not available Not available
15-7236 1  ResolutionR167 Calls for the online submission, on the City-operated filing website, of all NIZ (Neighborhood Improvement Zone) tax filings from all business owners, parcel owners, contractors, arena businesses, and all others required by the NIZ legislation to file by January 31st of each year. The website URL is “nizfiling.allentownpa.gov”.    Not available Not available
15-6795 1  ResolutionR168 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.    Not available Video Video
15-7243 1  ResolutionR169 Requests the Council of the City of Allentown to authorize the City Solicitor’s Office to file a petition with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to exempt a specific area of the City of Allentown, described herein, from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Boards regulations regarding amplified music being heard off the licensed premises in favor of enforcing the City’s own previously adopted Noise Ordinance, Chapter 400 NOISE, of the City of Allentown’s Codified Ordinances for five years following the date of approval of this petition.    Not available Video Video
15-7229 1  OrdinanceBill 84 Providing for the vacation of East Clay Street from the centerline of North Wall Street to the centerline of Club Avenue in the Fifteenth Ward of the City of Allentown:   Not available Not available
15-7237 1  OrdinanceBill 85 Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Ninety-Nine Thousand One Hundred Forty-One Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($99,141.66) from various completed capital projects to a newly created capital account to install Wayfinding signs in Center City.    Not available Not available
15-7238 1  OrdinanceBill 86 Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Twenty-Two Thousand One-Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Fifty-Six Cents ($22,113.56) from various completed capital projects to the City Owned Building Repairs capital account for repairs to city buildings.   Not available Not available
15-7239 1  OrdinanceBill 87 Amending Part II General Legislation, Chapter 270 Fees, Article XII Fire Fees by creating inspection fees and updating the language of the City Code.    Not available Not available
15-7240 1  OrdinanceBill 88 Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Seven Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($7,218.00) from Irving Pool Improvements capital project into Canal Park for a crowd control gate and Mini-Pitch for replacement of the lights.   Not available Not available
15-7241 1  OrdinanceBill 89 Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Four Thousand ($4,000.00) Dollars from Keep PA Beautiful under the Healing the Planet grant program to support riparian buffer planting in the parks.   Not available Not available
15-7244 1  ResolutionR170 Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness – 1028 W. Chew Street Re: Legalization of unauthorized 3rd floor addition, roofing, siding.    Not available Not available
15-6577 1  DiscussionReference Materials: Council Rules Procurement Code Ethics Code   Not available Not available