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2. A-2025-00625 214 N 8th St CON’TD FROM 1/26/26. Special Use Application and Appeal of ECB Property Holdings, LLC to CONVERT VACANT OFFICE TO LARGE GROUP HOME, with use permitted by special…
1. A-2025-00620 640 N 2nd St CONT’D FROM 1/26/26 Appeal of Zahid Mohammad for Antonio Silva to use a vacant sewing factory as a graphic design office, with use not permitted, located in a Me…
Bill 7 Amending the 2025 Risk Fund by transferring One Million Two Hundred Ten Thousand ($1,210,000) Dollars from the General Fund unappropriated balance to the Risk Fund for the payment of …
R13 Authorizes the submission of a Formal Application for funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant (MTF-PennDOT) Grant Services in the …
December 30, 2025 City Council Special Meeting Minutes
City Council received the attached report from Jennifer Gomez, the Director of Bureau of Planning & Zoning. The PA Municipal Planning Code requires the Planning Commission to maintain a full…
Draft Amended Encampment Closure Bill for discussion with plan to introduce a new draft at the next Council Meeting.
Bill 6 Amending the 2026 Trexler Fund by authorizing a supplemental appropriation in the amount of Twenty-Two Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and Ten Cents ($22,133.10) to the Park…
Bill 8 Amending Part II General Legislation, Chapter 400 Noise, Section 400-1 Definitions, revising the definition of Zoning Classifications, and Section 400-6 Sound levels by receiving land…
R10 Kate E. Hartney, Planning Commission, Term Expiration: 2/5/2030
R11 Krista V. Brown - Ly, Human Relations Commission, Term Expiration: 2/5/2029
R8 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, for GT&E, Shafnisky Electric Inc., and Witmer Public Safety …
R7 Authorization for Contract with Fisher & Son Company, Inc, Genesis Turfgrass, Inc, Grass Roots Turf Products, Inc, Harrell’s, LLC, Nutrien Solutions, and Siteone Landscape Supply, LLC at …
R6 Authorization for single source Contract with Microsoft Corporation in the amount of $110,500.00 for provides the ability for City staff to open tickets directly with Microsoft for system…
R5 Authorization for Contract with Michael Baker International, Inc. in the amount of $215,733.00 to provide professional design and consulting services for its Safe Streets and Roads for Al…
R4 Authorization for Contract with Bowman Consulting Group LTD. in the amount of $379,369.93 to provide design services to upgrade five outdated traffic signals along the 17th Street Corrido…
Budget Material Home Rule Charter - includes budget references Referendum Bill that changed default
Reports
January 13, 2026 Special Meeting on Bill 1 2026 Budget Adoption
R9 Sewage Planning Module at 1324 S. Howard Street
R11 Sewage Planning Module at 424 – 434 N. 11th Street
Controllers Reports
Parks Plan
R4 Sewage Planning Module at 128 Hamilton Street Apartments
Committee Assignments
R3 Certificate of Appropriateness for work in the Historic Districts: 126-128 N 15th Street and 521 N 6th Street
R12 Approves the Allentown Parks Plan 2025.
R10 Sets up procedures to review the city’s budget process to establish clear and transparent procedures for developing and adopting the city budget
Bill 3 Human Resources, Administration and Appointments Amending the 2026 Grant Fund budget to accept Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in grant funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies throu…
Bill 4 Parks and Recreation Committee, Chair Santos Amending the 2026 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars and Tw…
Bill 5 Parks and Recreation, Chair Santos Amending the 2026 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars from DLNHC (Delaware Lehigh Na…
R8 A resolution of the Governing Board of Allentown City, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, authorizing, empowering and directing the proper officers of the Governing Board to appoint a liaison b…
R6 Approves the submission of the formal application for the local share account grant on behalf of Planned Parenthood Keystone to support repairs needed at their facility at 29 North 9th St…
R7 Approves the submission of the formal application for the local share account grant on behalf of the Lehigh Valley Health Network to support the purchase and installation of specialized e…
R5 Approves the submission of the formal application for the local share account grant on behalf of the Civic Theatre of Allentown to support structural and safety-related renovations.
R1 Authorization for a change order in the amount of $445,356.00 with Tyler Technologies, Inc. to assist with the ERP conversion for the Financial and HR module. The original contract was fo…
R2 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000 to provide the City with various goods/services, for Lobar Associates, Inc, American Rock Salt Company, Kimball …
Bill 2 An Ordinance of the City of Allentown, County of Lehigh, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the General Fund, Rental Licensing Fund, Building Code Fund, and Grant Fund pursuan…
3. A-2025-00791 807 N Lacrosse St Special Use Application and Appeal of Jenmy Tavarez to expand existing FAMILY CHILDCARE HOME to GROUP CHILDCARE HOME, with insuff off-street parking (3 spac…
2. A-2025-00625 214 N 8th St Special Use Application and Appeal of ECB Property Holdings, LLC to CONVERT VACANT OFFICE TO LARGE GROUP HOME, with use permitted by special exception, being loc…
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