City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 29 items
- 1 Invocation:
- 2 Pledge to the Flag
- 3 Roll Call
- 4 Courtesy of the Floor Rules and Privileges • Our complete set of council rules are posted online and also stapled to the meeting agendas located on the back table of council chambers. • Council Rules have established a three-minute time limit for speakers. • Speakers are asked to state their name for the record. • Speakers shall direct their comments to the President of Council, rather than to individual Council members, Council staff, members of the City’s Administration, or members of the public. • During this public meeting, speakers are expected to treat all individuals with dignity and respect. Comments that demean, harass, threaten, or discriminate against an individual or group based on characteristics such as race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other protected status are not appropriate during public comment. • Speakers must follow the direction of the Council President and refrain from interrupting or disrupting the meeting. Failure to comply may result in the speaker forfeiting the remainder of their time at the podium and being asked to return to their seat. Continued interruption of the meeting may result in the speaker being removed from council chambers Courtesy and Privilege of the Floor Rules
- 5 Contract Approvals
- 6 R103 Authorization of Cooperative Contract in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, for CDW Inc
- 7 R106 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000 to provide the City with various goods/services, from Romtec and Miller Flooring Company.
- 8 Minutes of Previous Meeting
- 9 July 15, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes
- 10 Communications
- 11 Old Business
- 12 REPORTS President Napoli: Allentown City Council has scheduled a special meeting on September 9th at 6:30 to discuss Bill 46 - Amending Part 1 – Administrative Legislation, Chapter 75 – Pensions and Retirement, Article III – Police Pension Fund, by adding a new section 75 53 “Limited Deferred Retirement Option Plan”. Budget and Finance: Chair Pungo, Mota, Gerlach The Committee has not met since the last Council Meeting; we are looking at some dates to review the monthly finances and the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report as prepared by Maher Duessel, as required by the Home Rule Charter. We would like to thank our auditors for completing this and we especially appreciate the work of our staff to make this happen: Director Patel; Erica Strohler, Treasury and Accounting Manager; and the rest of their team: Michael Sinclair – Senior Accountant, Sheri Young – Accountant, Xuemei Lu – Senior Accountant and Hector Rodriguez – Accountant. We understand all the work that goes into this and look forward to reviewing the report soon. The reports are included as part of the agenda on the city website for review. Community and Economic Development: Chair Gerlach, Binder, Napoli The Committee met August 26th at 6 PM to discuss city policy related to the housing fund and draft legislation on affordable housing; the next meeting is scheduled for September 16th at 6:00 PM to review Bill 63 – legislation promoting the development of workforce housing. Human Resources, Administration and Appointments: Chair Binder, Santos, Affa The Committee met this evening; the next meeting is scheduled for September 9th at 6 PM to review Bill 61, a $6.5 million transfer into the Risk Fund to cover health care costs. Parks and Recreation: Chair Santos, Pungo, Binder The Committee met this evening; there are no future meetings scheduled. Public Safety: Chair Affa, Mota, Santos The Committee has not met since the last council meeting; the next meeting is scheduled for September 30 – time to be determined for an update on the quality-of-life committee, discussion of budgetary priorities and a review of City’s ‘flock’ technology. If you have specific questions on the Flock system, please forward them to the Clerk prior to the meeting. (CC has provided some already, verbally.) Public Works: Chair Mota, Pungo, Affa The Committee has not met since the last committee meeting; the next meeting is scheduled for September 16th at 5:30 PM to review Bill 62, discuss budgetary priorities and options on the stormwater fee issue. Rules, Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations, and Strategy: Chair Napoli, Mota, Gerlach The Committee has not met since the last Council meeting; there are no future meetings scheduled. Controller's Report – welcome the new controller! Mayor: No submission.
- 13 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
- 14 ORDINANCES FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):
- 15 Bill 59 Amending the 2026 Equipment Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Forty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars ($48,985.00) for the purchase of 1 electric passenger vehicle. The City was awarded $120,070 from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program and $60,000 funded Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program. The majority of this grant funding has been spent on 6 vehicles in 2025, but an additional $24,652.85 between both programs remain. The available funding allows the City to purchase 1 additional electric vehicle with the remaining funds.
- 16 Bill 60 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund and General Fund Operating Budgets to provide for a transfer of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) from the 2026 Parks & Recreation Aquatics Operating Budget into the Ithaca Park Capital Budget for the purchase and installation of a new pavilion at Ithaca Park.
- 17 CONSENT AGENDA
- 18 RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):
- 19 R107 Authorizes a lease agreement between the City of Allentown and the Allentown Parknership for the Tack Barn, located near Bogert’s Bridge on Park Drive, City of Allentown, County of Lehigh, Pennsylvania, which is a building located in Lehigh Parkway.
- 20 R108 Authorizes and Approves the Engagement of Maria Montero, Esquire, to Provide Legal Services to Allentown City Council Pursuant to the Allentown Home Rule Charter and Administrative Code.
- 21 ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION (To be referred to Committee with public comment prior to referral)
- 22 Bill 61 Amending the 2026 Risk Fund by transferring Six Million Five Hundred Thousand ($6,500,000) Dollars from the General Fund unappropriated balance to the Risk Fund for the payment of healthcare claims, drug prescription benefits, and other employee medical costs for the remainder of the year, as well as for insurance costs, and property and auto losses. Amounts for healthcare claims are significantly higher this year and certain losses have been experienced at rates higher than expected.
- 23 Bill 62 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000.00) to fund the implementation project on Tilghman Street and Union Boulevard as part of the SS4A Implementation Grant the City was awarded. This grant is partially reimbursable and requires match funding.
- 24 Bill 63 Amending the Allentown City Code by adding Chapter 653, Workforce Housing to promote the development of workforce housing in the City of Allentown by requiring certain multifamily housing projects benefiting from public funding or tax incentives to include housing units affordable to moderate-income households.
- 25 RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION (Can be voted on or Referred to Committee):
- 26 NEW BUSINESS
- 27 GOOD AND WELFARE
- 28 ADJOURN
- 29 Reference Materials: Council Rules Procurement Code Ethics Code
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