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R164 Approves the submission of the formal application for the local share account grant on behalf of the Allentown Art Museum to support the construction of a new facility. The City of Alle…
Bill 94 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Three Hundred Thousand ($300,000) Dollars from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Na…
Bill 95 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) to a newly created capital account. The City was awarded grant funds from th…
Bill 93 Amending the Civil Service Rules, Governing the Appointment and Promotion of Police Officers and Fire Fighters, Part V to Part VII
R155 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, for Brown Daub Chevrolet of Nazareth
R156 Authorization for a change order in the amount of $153,165.00 with Michael Baker International to provide technical assistance and assist the City with compliance with its HUD Entitleme…
R154 Authorization for a Receivables Contract with Ross Body & Frame Works Inc (d/b/a A-1 Towing), with a revenue generating total of $1,085,100.00 for year 2026, 2027, and 2028, and a the e…
R153 Authorization for Contract with Witmer Public Safety Group, Inc. and Cogan Firearms LLC (d/b/a 360 Precision) in the combined amount of $88,210.00, each vendor is being awarded the item…
R159 427 N Lumber Street
Bill 92 An Ordinance of the City of Allentown, County of Lehigh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending Section 570-13 of the Realty Transfer Tax Ordinance by increasing the Realty Tax by…
Bill 90 An Ordinance of the City of Allentown, County of Lehigh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, adopting the Trexler Fund Budget for 2026.
Bill 89 An Ordinance of the City of Allentown, County of Lehigh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, establishing and adopting the Stormwater Fund Budget for 2026 and amending Article 393.15 – …
Bill 88 An Ordinance of the City of Allentown, County of Lehigh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, establishing and adopting the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund Budget for 2026 and amending Artic…
Bill 87 An Ordinance of the City of Allentown, County of Lehigh, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, establishing and adopting the Rental Unit Licensing Fund Budget for 2026 and amending Artic…
Bill 86 An Ordinance of the City of Allentown, County of Lehigh, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, adopting the Liquid Fuels Fund Budget for 2026.
Bill 85 An Ordinance of the City of Allentown, County of Lehigh, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, establishing and adopting the Building Code Fund Budget for 2026 for Community and Economic…
Bill 84 An Ordinance of the City of Allentown, County of Lehigh, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, establishing the General Fund, Administrative Order Fund, Risk Management Fund, Debt Servic…
R157 Sewage Planning Module at 1047 W Hamilton Street
October 15, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes
September Finances
October 15, 2025 Public Hearing Meeting Minutes (Bill 69 and Bill 70)
3. A-2025-00467 1935-1949 S 5th St. Appeal and Special Use Application of Abdouche Properties LLC to COVERT VACANT WAREHOUSE INTO 12 DWELLING UNITS, with Adaptive Reuse being permitted by Sp…
2. A-2025-00261 245 N 8th St Special Use application of Ramon Evangelista to convert a vacant cell phone sales and repair shop to an 8 washer, 5 dryer laundromat, with personal service being…
1. A-2025-00179 1417 Chew St Appeal from the Zoning Officer’s revocation of Zoning Permit # ZPM-2025-00068, revocation date 9/17/2025, made by Malapati Group LLC for Estherlin de los Reyes. …
September 3, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes
Controller Report
R166 Approves the following transfers: Public Safety/Police - $376,000;Public Safety/Police - for leasing and modifications for parking garage; $136,000 in Police for 3 SUVs ; Parks Maintena…
Bill 91 An Ordinance of the City of Allentown, County of Lehigh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending Section 807, Revenue, of the Home Rule Charter to remove the “Deed Transfer Tax” la…
R149 Mayor Matt Tuerk and Allentown City Council hereby dedicate the 500 block of Hickory Street as Jerry Christian Way.
Bill 83 AN ORDINANCE Protecting Public Health and Safety, Reducing the Harms Experienced by Unsheltered/Homeless Residents, and creating procedures relating to city responses to people who a…
Bill 82 Amending the 2025 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Seventy-Six Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($76,600.00) from FEMA US Department of Homeland Secu…
Bill 80 Amending the 2025 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Three Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($388,000) from FEMA US Department of Homeland Sec…
Bill 81 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million One Hundred Five Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-One Dollars and Thirty-Nine Cents ($1,1…
R150 A Resolution appointing four Police Officers, as Patrolmen, at a base salary of $70,493, contingent upon the candidate passing physical and psychological examinations as stipulated in t…
R146 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, for PR Commercial Painting LLC and Traffic Logix Corporati…
R145 Authorization Engagement of Professional Services with Michael Baker International in the amount of $72,708.00 for the addition of an NPDES permit, post construction stormwater manageme…
R144 Authorization for Contract with MGT Impact Solutions, LLC in the amount of $39,339.00 to provide a fee study for all fees and review types administered through the Bureau of Planning an…
R143 Authorization Engagement of Professional Services with Heritage Conservation Collective in the amount of $19,050.00 for the services of a consulting firm for conservation services for o…
R142 Authorization for Contract with Aspirant Consulting Group in the amount of $18,500.00 per contract year to design, administer, score, and support a comprehensive two-phase promotional e…
R141 Authorization for Contract with American Fireworks Company in the amount of $30,000.00 per contract year for the coordination of the annual Fireworks display as part of the 2026 July 4t…
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