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15-5849
| 1 | | | Resolution | R83
Authorization for Contract with McMahon Associates, a Bowman Company, in the amount of $219,800 for improvements at seven existing signalized intersections and one new flashing warning device or traffic signal along Hanover Avenue to provide connection to the existing Downtown Traffic Signal System. This project is a part of a DCED Multimodal Transpiration Fund (MTF) grant. This was competitively bid, with multiple bidders; contract is for three years and upon written agreement, may be extended for up to an additional two (2) one (1) year periods. | approved | Pass |
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15-5851
| 1 | | | Resolution | R84
Authorization for Contract price increase of 10% or more for an existing Contract over $40,000.00, that was previously Bid and Awarded under City Policies, with A B E Doors & Windows, Inc. in the amount of $18,878.00, due to an unforeseen accident where one of our vehicles ran into a door at Hibernia Fire Station, therefore, this will be paid for by Risk. This was previously bid for time and materials contract for on-call, on-site Overhead Door replacement, repair, inspection and maintenance, at various City owned and/or operated facilities. The resulting agreement shall include all labor, equipment, licensing, materials, tools, travel and all other items necessary to complete orders on an “as needed” basis. Services will include but not limited to emergency repairs, preventative maintenance, general repairs, and repairs to springs and tracks, as well as door replacements when necessary. | approved | Pass |
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15-5850
| 1 | | | Resolution | R85
Authorization for Contract price increase of 10% or more for an existing Contract over $40,000.00, that was previously Bid and Awarded under City Policies, with Edwards Business Systems in the amount of $28,657.76 for the yearly auto renewal. This was previously bid for Maintenance services for the City printers. | approved | Pass |
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15-5852
| 1 | | | Resolution | R86
Authorization for Contract with Buckman’s, Inc. for pool chemicals for an estimated sum of $35,000.00. This was competitively bid, one (1) bid was received. | approved | Pass |
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15-5855
| 1 | | | Minutes | April 5, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes | approved | Pass |
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15-5853
| 1 | | | Minutes | April 19, 2023 Public Hearing Meeting Minutes (Bill 1 - Entertainment Venue Signs) | approved | Pass |
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15-5860
| 1 | | | Minutes | April 19, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes | approved | Pass |
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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. | approved | Pass |
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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. | approved | Pass |
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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. | approved | Pass |
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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. | approved | Pass |
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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. | approved | Pass |
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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. | approved | Pass |
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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. | approved | Pass |
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15-5801
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 30 Forwarded with the recommendation to remove the provision that allows parking in alleys.
Amending the Chapter 615, Vehicles and Code, of the City of Allentown Code by increasing the distance a car can be parked from a curb from 6 to 9 inches, allow council by resolution to provide an exemption to parking In front of a private driveway or alongside any street or highway excavation or obstruction, or opposite the same under certain conditions, allowing parking in alleys that are less than 20 feet wide provided there is a 12 foot passage and the car is not parked on the sidewalk, allowing impounded vehicles to be released if the owner is in compliance with a payment plan and re-moving all imprisonment penalties. | amended | Pass |
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15-5801
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 30 Forwarded with the recommendation to remove the provision that allows parking in alleys.
Amending the Chapter 615, Vehicles and Code, of the City of Allentown Code by increasing the distance a car can be parked from a curb from 6 to 9 inches, allow council by resolution to provide an exemption to parking In front of a private driveway or alongside any street or highway excavation or obstruction, or opposite the same under certain conditions, allowing parking in alleys that are less than 20 feet wide provided there is a 12 foot passage and the car is not parked on the sidewalk, allowing impounded vehicles to be released if the owner is in compliance with a payment plan and re-moving all imprisonment penalties. | approved | Pass |
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15-5801
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 30 Forwarded with the recommendation to remove the provision that allows parking in alleys.
Amending the Chapter 615, Vehicles and Code, of the City of Allentown Code by increasing the distance a car can be parked from a curb from 6 to 9 inches, allow council by resolution to provide an exemption to parking In front of a private driveway or alongside any street or highway excavation or obstruction, or opposite the same under certain conditions, allowing parking in alleys that are less than 20 feet wide provided there is a 12 foot passage and the car is not parked on the sidewalk, allowing impounded vehicles to be released if the owner is in compliance with a payment plan and re-moving all imprisonment penalties. | approved as amended | Pass |
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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. | approved | Pass |
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15-5856
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 40
Amending the 2023 General Fund budget to add revenue accounts to the Risk Management Bureau’s budget and transfer funds from the unappropriated balance to fund this payment process change. The adjustment is needed to account for the change to paying all active employee elective health benefit plans upfront instead of relying on manually produced payroll deduction paper checks for payment. | | |
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15-5857
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 41 Community and Economic Development Committee, forwarded favorably
Amending the 2023 General Fund budget to allow for a position name change in the Department of Community and Economic Development, Building Standards and Safety changing the Building Inspector Supervisor to the Review Coordinator needing no additional funds. | | |
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15-5858
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 42
Amending the 2023 General Fund budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars from the Housing Fund for the use of the APA RFP, replacing a piece of aging equipment in the mail room & sundries in the CED-Admin program. These funds were previously encumbered for a CED community engagement program that now lives in the Mayor’s office. | | |
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15-5859
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 43 Bill 43 Human Resources, Administration and Appointments, forwarded favorably, 2-1.
The Mayor proposed only changing the Grants Coordinator to an 11 N; someone would need to make this motion.
I move to amend Bill 43 by changing the Grants Coordinator to a 11N (removing all reference to the Manager of Strategic Initiatives) and keep the Executive Assistant at 11N.
Amending the 2023 General Fund budget to accommodate two title changes and a reorganization of positions to allow the Mayor’s office to operate more efficiently and prepare for future project work.The General Fund budget be amended by changing the titles of the Grants Coordination Manager (14N) to Manager of Strategic Initiatives (14N) and the Executive Assistant (11N) to Grants Coordinator (11N). | | |
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15-5838
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 44
Amending the 2023 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer in the amount of Four Hundred Twenty Thousand ($420,000) Dollars from the Trexler Fund to the Jordan Skatepark and WPA Structures capital projects accounts. These funds will be used for Phase 2 of the Skatepark in Jordan Park, project manuals for the repairs to Lehigh Parkway Phase 4 and repairs at Union Terrace Park. | | |
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15-5861
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 45 Budget and Finance, forwarded favorably
Amending § 5-16 Amendments after adoption. C. Rules and regulations on transfers, (3) Intrafund transfers by changing the threshold for Council approval of transfers at a public meeting from $5,000 to $10,000. | | |
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15-5862
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 46 Budget and Finance, forwarded favorably
Amending § 5-21 Contracts. (1) For the award of contracts or the engagement of professional services by adding a 10,000 threshold for council approval of professional contracts.
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15-5854
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 47
An ordinance introduced as an initiative pursuant to the Home Rule Charter of the City of Allentown approving the creation of a public health pilot program providing alternative first response to calls for service involving mental and behavioral health, substance use, welfare checks, and "quality of life" complaints such as family and neighbor disputes, issues related to unhoused persons, and calls about suspicious persons; authorizing the expenditure of four million, eighty two thousand dollars ($4,082,000.00) and calling for a Request for Proposals to be issued. | | |
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15-5865
| 1 | | | Resolution | R87
Recommends 21M in ARPA funding: 11M for city capital and physical infrastructure to avoid tax increases and 10M in Housing for affordable housing, enhancing the city’s housing stock, home ownership and rental legal assistance – funds to taken from unallocated funds and 10M the Mayor plans to use for operational expenses in 2023 and 2024. | approved | Pass |
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15-5720
| 1 | | | Discussion | Council Rules
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