Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/15/2020 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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15-3539 1  CommunicationMemo from Council President Hendricks and City Council   Action details Video Video
15-3505 1  OrdinanceBill 21 AN ORDINANCE OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (THE “CITY”), AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF A REVENUE NOTE, SERIES OF 2020, AS PERMITTED BY AND PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT DEBT ACT, 53 PA. C.S. § 8001 et seq., AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, IN THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $7,035,000, WITH THE PROCEEDS THEREOF TO BE APPLIED FOR AND TOWARD THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS, EACH A PROJECT AS DEFINED IN THE DEBT ACT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, (I) THE CURRENT REFUNDING OF THE CITY’S OUTSTANDING SPECIAL REVENUE NOTE, SERIES OF 2016 (THE “REFUNDED NOTE” AND AS A PROJECT (THE “REFUNDING PROJECT”), (II) FINANCING THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A CONCESSION LEASE AGREEMENT, DATED MAY 1, 2013, BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE LEHIGH COUNTY AUTHORITY (THE “CAPITAL PROJECT”), (III) FUNDING CAPITALIZED INTEREST ON THE CAPITAL PROJECT, (IV) FUNDING A DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND, AND (V) PAYING THE COSTS OF ISSUING THE NOTE,;DETERMINING THAT SUCH DEBT SHamendedPass Action details Video Video
15-3505 1  OrdinanceBill 21 AN ORDINANCE OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (THE “CITY”), AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF A REVENUE NOTE, SERIES OF 2020, AS PERMITTED BY AND PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT DEBT ACT, 53 PA. C.S. § 8001 et seq., AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, IN THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $7,035,000, WITH THE PROCEEDS THEREOF TO BE APPLIED FOR AND TOWARD THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS, EACH A PROJECT AS DEFINED IN THE DEBT ACT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, (I) THE CURRENT REFUNDING OF THE CITY’S OUTSTANDING SPECIAL REVENUE NOTE, SERIES OF 2016 (THE “REFUNDED NOTE” AND AS A PROJECT (THE “REFUNDING PROJECT”), (II) FINANCING THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A CONCESSION LEASE AGREEMENT, DATED MAY 1, 2013, BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE LEHIGH COUNTY AUTHORITY (THE “CAPITAL PROJECT”), (III) FUNDING CAPITALIZED INTEREST ON THE CAPITAL PROJECT, (IV) FUNDING A DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND, AND (V) PAYING THE COSTS OF ISSUING THE NOTE,;DETERMINING THAT SUCH DEBT SHapproved  Action details Video Video
15-3505 1  OrdinanceBill 21 AN ORDINANCE OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (THE “CITY”), AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF A REVENUE NOTE, SERIES OF 2020, AS PERMITTED BY AND PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT DEBT ACT, 53 PA. C.S. § 8001 et seq., AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, IN THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $7,035,000, WITH THE PROCEEDS THEREOF TO BE APPLIED FOR AND TOWARD THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS, EACH A PROJECT AS DEFINED IN THE DEBT ACT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, (I) THE CURRENT REFUNDING OF THE CITY’S OUTSTANDING SPECIAL REVENUE NOTE, SERIES OF 2016 (THE “REFUNDED NOTE” AND AS A PROJECT (THE “REFUNDING PROJECT”), (II) FINANCING THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A CONCESSION LEASE AGREEMENT, DATED MAY 1, 2013, BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE LEHIGH COUNTY AUTHORITY (THE “CAPITAL PROJECT”), (III) FUNDING CAPITALIZED INTEREST ON THE CAPITAL PROJECT, (IV) FUNDING A DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND, AND (V) PAYING THE COSTS OF ISSUING THE NOTE,;DETERMINING THAT SUCH DEBT SHapproved as amendedPass Action details Video Video
15-3497 1  OrdinanceBill 18 Amending the 2020 General Fund, the 2020 Risk Fund, the 2020 Liquid Fuels Fund, the 2020 Equipment Fund, the 2020 Trexler Fund, and the 2020 Stormwater Fund by appropriating funds from the un-appropriated balances for the rollover of encumbrances for the prior year commitments. approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-3530 1  ResolutionR42 Authorization for change order with Fourth Economy Consulting, Inc. in the amount of $35,020 - the initial contract was approved in July of 2018 for $176,116 to assist in preparing Vision 2030 - the increase would be a result of changing the scope of work to include a Housing Analysis identifying current and future housing needs. The study would be conducted in September 2020. The current contract expires December 31, 2020, this would extend the contract to March 31, 2021.approvedPass Action details Video Video
15-3529 1  ResolutionR43 Hiring of 8 Police OfficersapprovedPass Action details Video Video
15-3532 1  ResolutionR44 Recommends State Action to Support Local Governments during and after the COVID-19 CrisisapprovedPass Action details Video Video
15-3521 1  OrdinanceBill 22 An Ordinance providing 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.   Action details Video Video
15-3538 1  ResolutionR45 Approves the submission of the Five Year Consolidated Plan for July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2024   Action details Video Video