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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/16/2025 6:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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15-7636 1  ResolutionR41 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, for Versalift East, LLC, Whitmoyer Ford, Inc., CDW, Inc., Abel Recon, LLC, Kimball Midwest, Auto Zone Stores, LLC, NAPA, Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, and Miller Flooring Company.    Not available Not available
15-7635 1  ResolutionR42 Authorization for an Agreement of Sale with Allentown Rescue Mission in the revenue amount of $536,000.00 for the sale of City own property located 325 West Hamilton Street. Two (2) bid was received. However, one (1) bid was rejected due to not including a 10% bid bond.   Not available Not available
15-7617 1  MinutesFebruary 5, 2025 Special Council Meeting - Act on Immigration Status Bill 4 Minutes   Not available Not available
15-7653 1  MinutesApril 2, 2025 City Council Safe Streets for All Safety Action Plan Meeting Minutes.pdf   Not available Not available
15-7639 1  MinutesApril 2, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes   Not available Not available
15-7671 1  DiscussionController's Reports: Bank Rec, Check Review, PCard Review, Tuition Reimbursement   Not available Not available
15-7599 1  OrdinanceBill 29 Amending the African-American Advisory Council by clarifying and adding a section on selecting members stating: Council and the Mayor must make every effort to ensure the board reflects the community it has been created to serve. Appointments to the board should prioritize African American community leaders and city residents. .    Not available Video Video
15-7601 1  OrdinanceBill 30 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($185,000.00) from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to support a feasibility study of MLK Trail Phase 3 (Parkettes to D&L Trail on Riverside Dr) and construction of either Phase 1 or 2 of MLK Trail.   Not available Not available
15-7602 1  OrdinanceBill 31 Amending the 2025 Trexler Fund by authorizing a supplemental appropriation from the Trexler Escrow Unappropriated Cash balance in the amount of One Hundred Eight Thousand One Hundred Five Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($108,105.75) to the MLK Trail capital account of the Parks and Recreation Department. These funds will be utilized for the construction of Phase 1 of the trail and is part of the 2024-25 Trexler Capital Project allocation.   Not available Not available
15-7605 1  OrdinanceBill 32 Amending the 2025 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Forty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($46,766) from the Department of Justice for 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial JAG grant to the City of Allentown Police Department to utilize the funding evidence workflow management system and portable weighing scales. A portion of this funding is appropriated as a pass through to Lehigh County.   Not available Not available
15-7604 1  OrdinanceBill 33 Amending Part II General Legislation, Chapter 270 Fees, Article V Community and Economic Development Fees by revising the permitting and plan fees, reducing the permits per project to a single permit that covers all fees and updating language in the code. The intent is to streamline the permit application process and improve both customer service and administrative efficiency by consolidating all required permits into one comprehensive permit, simplifying the application and approval process.    Not available Not available
15-7606 1  OrdinanceBill 34 Amending the 2025 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($132,800.00) from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) Grant to the City of Allentown Police Department. These funds will be utilized for reimbursement of expenses for the purchase of case management software, mobile devices, program analysis, unit apparel and additional Community Intervention Specialist.   Not available Not available
15-7607 1  OrdinanceBill 35 Amending the 2025 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Eighty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($85,900.00) from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) Grant to the City of Allentown Police Department. These funds will be utilized for reimbursement of expenses for the purchase of portable breath testing devices, impaired driving simulator kit, trailer and training for officers.   Not available Not available
15-7609 1  OrdinanceBill 36 Amending the 2025 General Fund, the 2025 Trexler Fund, the 2025 Risk Fund, the 2025 Equipment Replacement Fund, the 2025 Solid Waste Fund, the 2025 Liquid Fuels Fund, the 2025 Stormwater Fund, and the 2025 Golf Fund by appropriating funds from the un-appropriated balances for the rollover of encumbrances for the prior year commitments.    Not available Not available
15-7610 1  ResolutionR43 Abigail Goldfarb, Commission on Homelessness, 4/17/2029 (Reappointment)    Not available Not available
15-7611 1  ResolutionR44 Erlinda M. Aguiar, Human Relations Commission, 4/17/2028    Not available Not available
15-7612 1  ResolutionR45 Kyle Ropski, Shade Tree Commission, 4/17/2030    Not available Not available
15-7613 1  ResolutionR46 Leslie Hartzell, Planning Commission, 4/17/2029    Not available Not available
15-7646 1  ResolutionR47 Richard M. Larish, Noise Hearing Board, 4/17/2030 (Industrial Representative)   Not available Not available
15-7650 1  ResolutionR48 A Resolution to protect and grant refuge to members of the LGBTQ+ community and people fleeing states with anti -LGBTQ+ laws, declares Allentown a safe and welcoming haven for the LGBTQ+ Community and urges County and sSate officials to support aforesaid legislation    Not available Video Video
15-7649 1  ResolutionR49 A Resolution Calling on the Pennsylvania State Legislature to raise the minimum wage and grant local wage control.    Not available Video Video
15-7648 1  ResolutionR50 Approves the submission of an application for a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the renovations/upgrades of Ithaca Park. The city is asking for $97,617.55 in grant funding with a match required – in-kind or cash.    Not available Not available
15-7647 1  ResolutionR51 Approves the submission of an application for a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the construction of Phase 2 of the Martin Luther King (MLK) Trail. The city is asking for $1,000,000.00 in grant funding with a match required – in-kind or cash.    Not available Not available
15-7640 1  OrdinanceBill 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.   Not available Not available
15-7641 1  OrdinanceBill 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.    Not available Not available
15-7643 1  OrdinanceBill 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   Not available Video Video
15-7644 1  OrdinanceBill 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.   Not available Not available
15-7645 1  OrdinanceBill 41 Amending the 2025 Golf Fund budget to accommodate the reorganization of positions to allow the Parks and Recreation Department to operate more efficiently, prepare for future project work and be in compliance with the home rule charter.   Not available Not available
15-7652 1  OrdinanceBill 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   Not available Not available
15-7642 1  OrdinanceBill 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.    Not available Not available
15-7651 1  ResolutionR52 Establishing a Special Committee for reviewing and developing Community Policing and collaborative efforts the Police Department is currently involved to create a strategic plan going forward that helps build partnerships between police, community members and organizations to address issues and opportunities collaboratively   Not available Video Video
15-6577 1  DiscussionReference Materials: Council Rules Procurement Code Ethics Code   Not available Not available