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15-6759
| 1 | | | Resolution | R39
Authorization for Contract with Landmarks SGA, LLC in the estimated sum of $65,000.00 per contract year to conduct architectural surveys of properties within the existing historic districts and update existing property inventories. The firm will also review the efficacy of the City’s historic district ordinance and examine existing City policies, including the zoning code and building codes, to make recommendations for continued improvements to the historic preservation program. The scope of work will also include assisting City staff with the enforcement of the historic district ordinance and assisting City staff with public outreach and methods of increasing public awareness of the historic districts. The firm will identify opportunities to increase the historic preservation incentives and investment within the City, work with staff to develop grant proposals to support the City’s historic preservation efforts and provide general assistance in implementing the City’s Historic Preservation Plan. | approved | Pass |
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15-6760
| 1 | | | Resolution | R40
Authorization for Contract with Michael Baker International, Inc. in the amount of $233,336.00 to provide consulting and engineering design services related to the D&L Trail: Allentown East Segment Design. This was competitively bid, six (6) bids were received, however, one (1) bid was rejected. | approved | Pass |
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15-6761
| 1 | | | Resolution | R41
Authorization for Contract with Construction Masters Services, LLC in the amount of $1,988,377.50 to construct/reconstruct ADA Ramps in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act and remove and dispose of sidewalk and/or concrete curb, located within the City limits, along with incidental work as may be authorized and required by the Contract Administrator. This was competitively bid, five (5) bids where received, however, one (1) bid was rejected. | approved | Pass |
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15-6771
| 1 | | | Minutes | March 6, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes | approved | Pass |
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15-6779
| 1 | | | Discussion | Controller Reports | | |
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15-6614
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 7
Amending Article III, Retail Pet Shops, by prohibiting the sale of guinea pigs by pet shops. | amended | Fail |
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15-6614
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 7
Amending Article III, Retail Pet Shops, by prohibiting the sale of guinea pigs by pet shops. | approved | Pass |
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15-6666
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 8
Amending the 2024 Trexler Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Eight Thousand Six Hundred and Thirty-Four Dollars and Seventy-One Cents ($8,634.71) from the 2023 Springwood Trust, Trexler operating budget of the Parks Department to the 2024 Springwood Trust, Trexler operating budget for the purpose of purchasing benches and the installation of concrete pads at Trexler Memorial Park. | approved | Pass |
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15-6667
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 9
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million, Three Hundred Thousand ($1,300,000.00) Dollars from the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) grant for the purpose of rehabilitating the historic Bogert’s Bridge, located in the Lehigh Parkway. | approved | Pass |
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15-6668
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 10
Amending the 2024 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) from The Hartford grant for the purchase of a fire extinguisher simulator. | approved | Pass |
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15-6669
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 11
Amending the 2024 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00) from Norfolk Southern Rail, Safety-First grant. This grant is to purchase hazardous materials related equipment for incidents that may occur as a result of a railway incident along the Norfolk Southern railway that runs through the City of Allentown. | approved | Pass |
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15-6670
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 12
Amending the 2024 Grant Fund budget to accept Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) from the FY 2023 Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program Phase 1 strategy development grant. | approved | Pass |
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15-6724
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 14
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an appropriation in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the Trexler Fund to the WPA Structures capital projects account. These funds will be used to repair the stage and columns at Union Terrace Park. This is part of the 2024-25 Trexler Capital Project allocation. | approved | Pass |
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15-6725
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 15
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($9,500.00) from WPA Capital Project into the Franklin Park Capital Project. These funds will be utilized for the creation of a concept plan for Franklin Park as part of a grant application. | approved | Pass |
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15-6726
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 16
Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifteen Dollars ($23,915.00) from the 2023 United States Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Grant that will be passed through from the Lehigh County to the City of Allentown Police Department. These funds will be used to purchase traffic equipment. | approved | Pass |
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15-6727
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 17
Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Three Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($385,000.00) 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 integrated fingerprint technology, license plate readers and integrated gunshot technology. | approved | Pass |
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15-6728
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 18
Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million One Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Fifty-Four Dollars ($1,183,054.00) 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 new city cameras, new in-car cameras for the entire police fleet and new body-worn cameras. | approved | Pass |
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15-6729
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 19
Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($25,500.00) from the United States Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Grant to the City of Allentown Police Department for the purpose of funding overtime pay of patrol presence in an effort to suppress violent crimes and drug investigations in the Keystone Opportunity Zone in Allentown. | approved | |
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15-6730
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 20
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) to the Capital Project Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. These funds have been awarded as an MTF-DCED grant and will be reimbursed when the project is completed. The project includes the replacement of the existing rusted streetlights with 24 new LED luminaires and street light poles. | approved | Pass |
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15-6731
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 21
Amending the 2024 General Fund budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) from the Khan Partnership for traffic signal improvements. | approved | Pass |
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15-6732
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 22
City Council authorizes the City to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Redevelopment Authority of Allentown. | approved | Pass |
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15-6723
| 1 | | | Resolution | R37
Establishes a Special Committee to provide a framework for Understanding, Implementing and Evaluating Co-responder Public Safety Models | amended | Pass |
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15-6723
| 1 | | | Resolution | R37
Establishes a Special Committee to provide a framework for Understanding, Implementing and Evaluating Co-responder Public Safety Models | approved as amended | Pass |
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15-6680
| 1 | | | Resolution | R 38
Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness – 425 N. 10th Street | approved | Pass |
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15-6762
| 1 | | | Resolution | R 42
Approves the submission of an application for a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the design of Franklin Park. The City is asking for $200,000.00 in grant funding with a match required – in-kind or cash. | approved | Pass |
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15-6769
| 1 | | | Resolution | R 43
Approves a transfer of $32,000 in Garage for a part-time Clerk 3 to assist with entering invoices and ordering vehicle parts; due to high number of invoices entry in the Garage. | approved | Pass |
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15-6763
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 24
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) from the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, Inc. (NSPCB). These funds are a contribution to go towards the construction of Bogert’s Bridge rehabilitation. | | |
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15-6764
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 25
Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) from the National Society for the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pennsylvania, Inc. (TBCBSP). These funds are a contribution to go towards the construction of Bogert’s Bridge rehabilitation. | | |
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15-6765
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 26
Amending §455-139B(6) of the Property Rehabilitation and Maintenance Code, Article XVIII, Licensing Residential Rental Units, Owner and Occupant duties, to remove the requirement that multiple disruptive conduct reports filed within a twenty-four (24) time period count as a single disruptive conduct report. | | |
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15-6766
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 27
Amending the 2024 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty-Eight Dollars ($779,228.00) from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development Local Share Account grant for the purchase of a new fire truck. | | |
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15-6768
| 1 | | | Ordinance | Bill 28
Amending various sections of the city code by removing penalties providing for imprisonment as a means of enforcement. | | |
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15-6577
| 1 | | | Discussion | Reference Materials:
Council Rules
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