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15-5826
| 1 | | | Resolution | R71
Authorization for Contract with STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC for $159.00 per hour to provide a Human Resource Consultant assist the Human Resource Department roughly 3 days a week as a result of insufficient capacity in the Dept. This Agreement shall commence upon the approval and shall expire upon completion of the Services, unless terminated earlier by either party pursuant Section 7 of this Agreement. Informal Quote/Waiver | approved | Pass |
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15-5825
| 1 | | | Resolution | R72
Authorization for Contract price increase of 10% or more/Change Order for an existing Contract previously Bid and Awarded with Edwards Business Systems in the amount of $5,200 for maintenance services for city printers. . It was previously bid for $191,149.53. The requested increase for a renewal year is for an additional $ 5,200, for a new contract price of $196,349.53. | approved | Pass |
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15-5822
| 1 | | | Resolution | R73
Authorization for Contract with Advance Auto Parts, Finch Turf, Inc., Fire Line Equipment, LLC, Gilboy Automotive Group, Granturk Equipment Co., Inc, GT&E LLC, Horwith Truck, Inc., Levan Machine & Truck Equipment, Interstate Battery of Allentown in the estimated sum of $1,000,000.00 per contract year to provide various parts, supplies, equipment, and accessories that the City uses for repairing city owned vehicles and equipment. All qualified bidders and their staff members, who will supply the parts and supplies, must have the proper licenses and certifications. The City has allocated funds in the Budget to cover the costs of the Vehicle Parts, Supplies, Equipment, & Accessories. The Contract term shall commence upon full execution and shall cease one (1) year thereafter. Upon written notification, this contract can be extended for up to an additional four (4) one (1) year terms beyond the contract expiration period. | approved | Pass |
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15-5823
| 1 | | | Resolution | R74
Authorization for Contract with Gilboy Ford, Granturk Equipment, Groff Tractor & Equipment LLC Horwith Truck, Inc., Levan Machine & Truck Equipment, Stephenson Equipment in an estimated sum of $300,000 per contract year to provide motor vehicle auto body repairs and services including but not limited to accident damages and other related damages in accordance with the terms of this bid. The Contract term shall commence upon full execution and shall cease one (1) year thereafter. Upon written notification, this contract can be extended for up to an additional four (4) one (1) year terms beyond the contract expiration period. | approved | Pass |
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15-5824
| 1 | | | Resolution | R75
Authorization for Contract with Fire Line Equipment, LLC in the estimated amount of $125,000 per year to provide fire apparatus repairs and services including but not limited to accident damages and other related damages in accordance with the terms of this bid. The Contract term is for one (1) year and upon written notification, this contract can be extended for up to an additional four (4) one (1) year terms. Competitively bid, one bidder. | approved | Pass |
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15-5843
| 1 | | | Discussion | Initiative Information | | |
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15-5840
| 1 | | | Discussion | Controllers Report | | |
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15-5552
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 1 Community and Economic Development Committee Meeting - forwarded favorably with a proposed amendment:
Section 660-70.B.5.d to include the following phrase :
“Such sign may include blinking, flashing, electronically changing or animated displays, that do not shine directly onto existing residential uses and are dimmable in accordance with §660-66.R.6........
Amending the Zoning Code of the City of Allentown, Section 1319.07.B.5 of the Zoning Ordinance by allowing ‘entertainment venue signs” for structures that primarily provide for live entertainment uses for 500 or more customers at a time, currently allowed on buildings fronting Hamilton Street between 5th Street and 6th Street to include structures between 9th and 10th Streets. | amended | Pass |
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15-5552
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 1 Community and Economic Development Committee Meeting - forwarded favorably with a proposed amendment:
Section 660-70.B.5.d to include the following phrase :
“Such sign may include blinking, flashing, electronically changing or animated displays, that do not shine directly onto existing residential uses and are dimmable in accordance with §660-66.R.6........
Amending the Zoning Code of the City of Allentown, Section 1319.07.B.5 of the Zoning Ordinance by allowing ‘entertainment venue signs” for structures that primarily provide for live entertainment uses for 500 or more customers at a time, currently allowed on buildings fronting Hamilton Street between 5th Street and 6th Street to include structures between 9th and 10th Streets. | approved as amended | Pass |
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15-5767
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 24
Providing for the vacation of Terminal Street from the centerline of Hamilton Street to its South Terminus in the First Ward of the City of Allentown:
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15-5796
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 25
Amending the 2023 Trexler Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Four Thousand One Hundred and Ninety-Five Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($4,195.99) from the Springwood Trust portion of the Trexler Fund’s unappropriated 2022 balance per General Trexler’s will. | approved | Pass |
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15-5797
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 26
Amending the 2023 General Fund and Information Technology budget by deleting the position of Systems Administrator III (15N); adding the position of Sr. Help Desk Analyst (10N); deleting the position of IT Support Manager (16N) and adding the position of Systems Analyst 3 (16N) | approved | Pass |
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15-5798
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 27
Amending the 2023 Trexler Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars from the Trexler Trust to support the Romper Day Program. | approved | Pass |
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15-5799
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 28
Amending the 2023 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to support a comprehensive Parks Master Plan. | approved | Pass |
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15-5800
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 29
Amending the 2023 General Fund and Department of Community and Economic Development budget by eliminating the CED Project Manager (14N), adding a Housing Enforcement and Compliance Manager (14N) Building Standards and Safety 10%, Rental 90%; changing a Clerk 3 (08M) to (1) Clerk 3, Bilingual Spanish Required, eliminating an Executive Secretary (7N) and creating a DCED Office Manager (9N). | approved | Pass |
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15-5821
| 1 | | | Resolution | R76
Sewage Planning Module at DPL Grand Plaza Apartment Conversion
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15-5812
| 1 | | | Resolution | R77
Sewage Planning Module at 949 Hamilton Hotel | | |
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15-5819
| 1 | | | Resolution | R78
Certificate of Appropriateness for work in the Historic Districts: 519 W. Liberty St.
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15-5802
| 1 | | | Resolution | R70
Commits to a “fair and equitable” transition to clean, renewable electricity for municipal operations as part of the City’s commitment to a Climate Plan to mitigate Climate Change
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WHEREAS, the Allentown Environmental Advisory Council has conducted a greenhouse gas inventory for the City showing that 2018 non-transportation energy use accounts for 43.77% of the City’s carbon footprint; and | amended | Pass |
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15-5802
| 1 | | | Resolution | R70
Commits to a “fair and equitable” transition to clean, renewable electricity for municipal operations as part of the City’s commitment to a Climate Plan to mitigate Climate Change
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WHEREAS, the Allentown Environmental Advisory Council has conducted a greenhouse gas inventory for the City showing that 2018 non-transportation energy use accounts for 43.77% of the City’s carbon footprint; and | approved as amended | Pass |
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15-5820
| 1 | | | Resolution | R79
Approves one transfer: $10,000 in IT To Pay Invoices for the Leasing of Our Credit Card Equipment Processers and the Monthly Minimum User Fee. | approved | Pass |
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15-5827
| 1 | | | Resolution | R80
Authorizes the submission of the formal application for funding from the Congresswoman Susan Wild Community Funding Project in the amount of One Million Six Hundred Twenty-Seven, Five Hundred Ninety Two Dollars ($1,627,592) for Lehigh and Union Street and Union and 6th Street Intersection Enhancement. | approved | Pass |
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15-5829
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 31 Community and Economic Development Committee, forwarded favorably
Provides 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.
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15-5830
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 32
Amending the General Fund – Department of Public Works Budget to change the title of one (1) Chief Maintenance Supervisor (13N) to Traffic Control Specialist (13N). The step/pay grade will not be affected by this change. | | |
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15-5831
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 33
Amending the 2023 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy-One ($182,471.00) Dollars from the unappropriated balance to the School/Pedestrian Safety Improvements capital account. These funds were awarded as a TASA grant to install a new school zone flasher and a rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB) at 4th Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. | | |
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15-5832
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 34
Amending the 2023 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars from WIP Allentown Redevelopment LLC. The funds will be deposited into an escrow account for payment of invoices from Norfolk Southern for their fees and costs relative to their review of the proposed design and construction of the pedestrian crossing. | | |
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15-5833
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 35
Amending the 2023 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Eight Hundred Thirty Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty ($830,750.00) Dollars from the unappropriated balance to the Traffic Signal Modernization capital account. These funds were awarded as a MTF-PennDOT grant to install a traffic adaptive system on 15th Street from Tilghman Street to Highland Street and to install a new school flasher at Trexler Middle School. | | |
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15-5834
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 36
Amending the 2023 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of One Million One Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($1,150,000.00) Dollars from the unappropriated balance to the Hanover Ave Traffic Signal Improvements capital account. These funds were awarded as a MTF-DCED grant to install a traffic adaptive system on Hanover Avenue from Albert Street to Wahneta Street. This grant also includes installing a new Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at Hanover Avenue and Linden Street. | | |
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15-5835
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 37
Amending the 2023 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Fifty-Four Thousand ($54,000.00) Dollars from the Street Lighting Upgrade (2008) capital accounts to a newly created capital account to cover the match funds needed for a grant. The match funds will cover the purchase of upgraded lighting for this project. | | |
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15-5836
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 38
Amending the 2023 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of One Million Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty ($1,378,560.00) Dollars from the unappropriated balance to the American Parkway Traffic Signal Improve capital account. These funds were awarded as a Green-Light-Go (GLG) grant to install a traffic adaptive system on American Parkway/Basin Street from Susquehanna Street to Airport Road. | | |
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15-5837
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 39 Community and Economic Development Committee, forwarded favorably
Amending the 2023 General Fund budget to allow for a position title change in the Health Bureau, changing the Sanitarian position to Environmental Health Specialist, needing no additional funds. | | |
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15-5828
| 1 | | | Resolution | R81
Approves the submission of the Action Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. | | |
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15-5839
| 1 | | | Resolution | R82 Public Works, forwarded favorbaly
Authorizes encroachment for a pedestrian bridge for residents of 101 N. 6th Street Apartments to safely cross from the roof level of 128 N. 6th Street parking garage to the third floor of the apartment building. | | |
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15-5720
| 1 | | | Discussion | Council Rules
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