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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/19/2018 7:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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15-2503 1  MinutesAugust 15, 2018 Confirmation Hearing - HR Director   Not available Not available
15-2528 1  MinutesSeptember 5, 2018 City Council Contract Approval Meeting Minutes   Not available Not available
15-2535 1  AppointmentReappointment Council tabled Mr. Jennings appointment to the Housing Authority at the last council meeting contingent upon getting information about federal tax forms – the 990 – and policies related to that filing because of issues brought up by Mr. Whitney. Mr. Jennings has informed council that the 990 forms will be revised to comply with existing policies at the time, his board is reviewing the policy relating to who receives grants, and an independent examination of the practice – as requested by Mr. Jennings – is being done by the Pa. Department of Community and Economic Development. Alan Jennings Allentown Housing Authority 11/05/2022   Not available Video Video
15-2524 1  OrdinanceBill 60 Committee of Whole, forwarded favorbaly AUTHORIZING AND SECURING THE ISSUANCE OF ONE OR MORE SERIES OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, IN THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $30,000,000, PURSUANT TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT DEBT ACT, TO (A) CURRENTLY REFUND ALL OR A PORTION OF THIS CITY’S (1) GENERAL OBLIGATION NOTE, SERIES OF 2009, AND (2) FEDERALLY TAXABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION PENSION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES OF 2004, (B) CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT AND REPAIR CERTAIN CITY STREETS AND ROADWAYS, (II) ACQUIRE CERTAIN APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, AND (III) ACQUIRE THE LEASEHOLD INTEREST OF THE ALLENTOWN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN THE LAND AND REAL PROPERTY LEASED TO SAID AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 9, 2006, OR SO MUCH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROJECTS AS FUNDS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE, AND (C) PAYING THE COSTS OF ISSUING THE BONDS; ACCEPTING A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT; SETTING FORTH THE PARAMETERS, SUBSTANTIAL FORM OF AND CONDITIONS FOR ISSUING THE BONDS; PLEDGING THE FULL FAITH, CREDIT AND TAXING POWER OF THIS CITY    Not available Video Video
15-2519 1  OrdinanceBill 58 Committee of the Whole, forwarded favorably Amending the 2018 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million ($1,000,000) Dollars from the proceeds of the 2018 Short Term Loan.   Not available Not available
15-2516 1  OrdinanceBill 59 Committee of the Whole, forwarded favorably Amending the Administrative Code, Article 130.28, Financial Procedures, Stabilization Fund, by deleting section nine (9) requiring the loan which created the Stabilization Fund be paid off prior to the expiration of the fixed interest rate of the loan or within ten (10) years, whichever occurs sooner bringing the section into compliance with the proposed refinancing of the debt.    Not available Not available
15-2513 1  OrdinanceBill 57 Public Works, this evening Amending the 2018 Stormwater Fund Budget to provide for transfer to the 2018 General Fund to correct Stormwater expenditures that were charged to the General Fund in the first half of 2018. All funds were budgeted in the newly created Stormwater Fund for 2018. Due to 2017 rollovers and incorrect personnel distribution, the previous General Fund accounts were used causing a negative balance. There is no financial impact in the transfer.    Not available Not available
15-1951 1  OrdinanceBill 64 Public Safety, this evening Amending Article 121.05 City Registered Vehicles, by changing the word sedan to vehicles in two places.   Not available Not available
15-2533 1  ResolutionR111 Certificates of Appropriateness for work at 42 N. 17th Street    Not available Video Video