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15-7402
| 1 | | | Resolution | R215
Authorization for Contract with Bridge Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $62,309.00 for the purchase of a pedestrian bridge structure for Dixon Street for the Allentown Department of Parks and Recreation. One (1) bid was received, contract shall be for one (1) year with an additional six (6) month renewal beyond the contract expiration period. | approved | Pass |
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15-7403
| 1 | | | Resolution | R216
Authorization for Contract with Court Record & Data Management Services, Inc. in the estimated yearly amount of $85,000.00 to convert physical records into digital formats. The goal is to create accessible, searchable, and secure digital versions while preserving the original content. Seven proposals were received, contract shall be for one (1) year with one (1) one (1) year renewal beyond the contract expiration period. | approved | Pass |
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15-7404
| 1 | | | Resolution | R217
Authorization for Contract with Grace Industries, Inc. in the amount of $117,830.40 for the installation and repair of the Dixon Street Pedestrian Bridge. Seven (7) bids received, one (1) was rejected due to not submitting their bid and submitting their financial records. Contract shall be for one (1) year with an additional six (6) month renewal beyond the contract expiration period. | approved | Pass |
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15-7405
| 1 | | | Resolution | R218
Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, with Lobar Associates (over seen by Gordian) and General Recreation, Inc.. | approved | Pass |
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15-7411
| 1 | | | Minutes | November 6, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes | approved | Pass |
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15-7388
| 1 | | | Minutes | November 20, 2024 City Council Special Meeting Minutes | approved | Pass |
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15-7257
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 90
An Ordinance of the City of Allentown adopting the American Rescue Plan Fund Budget for 2025 in the amount of of One Million Three Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty-Eight Dollars ($1,332,228) as more fully detailed in Exhibit A, “City of Allentown 2025 Budget.”
| approved | Pass |
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15-7258
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 91
An Ordinance of the City of Allentown establishing and adopting the Stormwater Fund Budget for 2025 in the amount of Seven Million Six Hundred Seventeen Thousand Three Hundred Nineteen Dollars ($7,617,319) as more fully detailed in Exhibit A, “City of Allentown 2025 Budget.”and amending Article 393.15 – Stormwater Utility Fee by maintaining the Stormwater Utility Fee at Twenty ($20) Dollars per Five Hundred (500) square feet of impervious surface.
| approved | Pass |
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15-7261
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 92
An Ordinance of the City of Allentown establishing and adopting the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund Budget in the amount of Twenty-Four Million Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($24,255,251) as more fully detailed in Exhibit A, “City of Allentown 2025 Budget.”and amending Article 1131, Municipal Waste Storage, Collection and Disposal by increasing the Solid Waste Fee to Six Hundred and Five ($605) Dollars.
| approved | Pass |
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15-7262
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 93
An Ordinance of the City of Allentown establishing and adopting the Rental Unit Licensing Fund Budget for 2025 in the amount of Three Million Two Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars ($3,002,762) as more fully detailed in Exhibit A, “City of Allentown 2025 Budget" and amending Article 1759 – Landlord and Rental Fee by maintaining the Residential Rental Fees.
| approved | Pass |
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15-7263
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 94
An Ordinance of the City of Allentown establishing and adopting the Building Code Fund Budget for 2025 for Community and Economic Development per Chapter 270 of City code for Building Fees. in the amount ofTwo Million Nine Hundred Sixty Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars ($2,960,524) is hereby made to the Building Code Fund as more fully detailed in Exhibit A, “City of Allentown 2025 Budget and that Chapter 270, Community and Economic Development Fees Ordinance of the City of Allentown, and the same is hereby amended establishing the Building Fees outlined therein.
| approved | Pass |
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15-7259
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 95
An Ordinance of the City of Allentown adopting the Liquid Fuels Fund Budget for 2025 in the amount of Four Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars ($4,310,285) as more fully detailed in Exhibit A, “City of Allentown 2025 Budget.”
| approved | Pass |
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15-7260
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 96
An Ordinance of the City of Allentown adopting the Trexler Fund Budget for 2025 in the amount of One Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars ($1,878,947) as more fully detailed in Exhibit A, “City of Allentown 2025 Budget.”
| approved | Pass |
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15-7264
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 97
An Ordinance of the City of Allentown establishing and adopting the General Fund, Administrative Order Fund, Risk Management Fund, Debt Service Fund, Equipment Fund, and Golf Fund Budgets for 2025 and adopting a tax for general revenue be levied for the fiscal year, beginning the first Monday of January, A.D., 2025 at the rate of Four and Four Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Eight Ten-Thousandth (4.4528) mills on improvements and Twenty-Three and Five Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Six Ten-Thousandth (23.5376) mills on land.
Council acted on proposed amendments that are contained in Budget Memo 2.
An additional proposal related to a position change has been submitted by the Administration - to change the name of the Equity and Inclusion Coordinator to the People and Culture Specialist. There is no change in salary, paygrade, or step. This is simply a title change.
| approved | Pass |
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15-7264
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 97
An Ordinance of the City of Allentown establishing and adopting the General Fund, Administrative Order Fund, Risk Management Fund, Debt Service Fund, Equipment Fund, and Golf Fund Budgets for 2025 and adopting a tax for general revenue be levied for the fiscal year, beginning the first Monday of January, A.D., 2025 at the rate of Four and Four Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Eight Ten-Thousandth (4.4528) mills on improvements and Twenty-Three and Five Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Six Ten-Thousandth (23.5376) mills on land.
Council acted on proposed amendments that are contained in Budget Memo 2.
An additional proposal related to a position change has been submitted by the Administration - to change the name of the Equity and Inclusion Coordinator to the People and Culture Specialist. There is no change in salary, paygrade, or step. This is simply a title change.
| approved as amended | Pass |
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15-7285
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 103
Amending Part II General Legislation, Chapter 270 Fees, Article VIII Parks and Recreation Fees by increasing multiple golf course fees in the City Code. | approved | Pass |
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15-7322
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 109
Amending Part II General Legislation, Chapter 525 Solid Waste, Article I Waste Storage, Collection and Disposal, Section 2 Authorization of City contractor(s); scope of work by updating the rebates and penalties portion as well as the language of the ordinance.
| approved | Pass |
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15-7380
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 115
Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars and Twenty Cents ($177,129.20) from the Municipal Police Officer’s Education & Training Commission (MPOETC) to the City of Allentown Police Department for tuition and salary reimbursement from Act 120 Training. | approved | Pass |
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15-7370
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 116
Providing for the vacation of the Eastern 10’ wide strip of North 14th Street right-of-way from the North right-of-way line of Tilghman Street to the South right-of-way line of Green Street in the Eighth Ward of the City of Allentown: | approved | Pass |
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15-7408
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 117
Amending the 2024 Grants Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00) from the State Office of the Budget, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). These funds are a pass-through grant that will support the Da Vinci Science Center Downtown Allentown project. | approved | Pass |
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15-7408
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 117
Amending the 2024 Grants Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00) from the State Office of the Budget, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). These funds are a pass-through grant that will support the Da Vinci Science Center Downtown Allentown project. | approved | Pass |
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15-7394
| 1 | | | Resolution | R219
Patty Scheirer - Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB), 12/18/2027 (Real Estate Broker)
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15-7395
| 1 | | | Resolution | R220
Lauren A. Nyemscek, Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB), 12/18/2027 (Real Estate Broker Alternate) | | |
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15-7396
| 1 | | | Resolution | R221
Robert Hammond, Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB), 12/18/2027
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15-7397
| 1 | | | Resolution | R222
Heidi Westerman, Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB), 12/18/2027 (Building Inspector Alternate) | | |
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15-7400
| 1 | | | Resolution | R223
Samantha M. McLean, Zoning Hearing Board, 12/19/2027 | | |
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15-7409
| 1 | | | Resolution | R224
Approval of Certificate of Appropriateness for work in the Historic Districts: 620 N 6th St.
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15-7416
| 1 | | | Resolution | R225
Sewage Planning Module at 38 - 40 S 8th Street | | |
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15-7417
| 1 | | | Resolution | R226
Sewage Planning Module at 1401 Green Street Development | | |
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15-7415
| 1 | | | Resolution | R227
Sewage Planning Module at 445 – 447 N 7th Street | | |
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15-7418
| 1 | | | Resolution | R228
Sewage Planning Module at 116 N 5th Street | | |
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15-7366
| 1 | | | Resolution | R229
A Resolution of City of Allentown, County of Lehigh, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, approving the intermunicipal transfer of liquor license number r-15779 to Radhe Krishna Mart, Inc., 1234 – 1246 Lehigh Street, Allentown, Pa 18103 | approved | Pass |
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15-7413
| 1 | | | Resolution | R230
Approves a modification recommended by the Allentown Parking Authority Board to the agreement of sale of the 1001-1007 W. Hamilton St. property removing the parking requirement to promote development and adjust allocation of price proportionally.
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15-7413
| 1 | | | Resolution | R230
Approves a modification recommended by the Allentown Parking Authority Board to the agreement of sale of the 1001-1007 W. Hamilton St. property removing the parking requirement to promote development and adjust allocation of price proportionally.
| approved | Pass |
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15-7399
| 1 | | | Resolution | R231
Approves 6 transfers:
1. $189,357.49 EMS Premium Pay and Temp Wages
2. $122,282.45 Fire Premium Pay
3. $135,000.00 Public Works Air Handler Transfer
4. $552,000.00 Police Operations Premium Pay
5. $13,402.40 IT Dept Perm Wages deficit in Mail & Print Program
6. $70,000.00 Risk Fund Transfer for Bridgeworks security upgrades
| approved | Pass |
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15-7414
| 1 | | | Resolution | R232
Allentown City Council will hold one regularly scheduled Council meeting on January 15th at 6:30 PM in Council Chambers with the intention to elect a president and vice-president of Council at that meeting. | approved | Pass |
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15-7406
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 118
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Seven Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Forty-Three Cents ($737,219.43) from LCA for the purpose of construction ADA handicap ramps and for the milling and paving of streets under the City’s Utility Paving Program. | | |
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15-7407
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 119
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) from the Ferber Company for traffic signal improvements. | | |
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15-7412
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 120
Amending Part I Administrative Legislation, Chapter 80 Personnel Policies, Section 13 Holidays and Leave Time, Subsection A Holidays by updating the list of paid holidays for full-time non-bargaining employees to include Juneteenth National Independence Day.
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15-7421
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 121
Amending the 2024 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Forty-One Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Two Dollars and Fifty-Seven Cents ($41,242.57) from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development grant. These funds will be utilized to support the Bomb Squad and ensure disposal of fireworks. | | |
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15-7410
| 1 | | | Resolution | R233
Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness – 523.5 N 6th Street
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15-6577
| 1 | | | Discussion | Reference Materials:
Council Rules
Procurement Code
Ethics Code | | |
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