City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 30 items
- 1 Invocation:
- 2 Pledge to the Flag
- 3 Roll Call
- 4 Courtesy of the Floor Please observe the Rules of Council when given privilege of the floor. A copy of the Council Rules can be found on the council agenda on the website. If you would like to speak, we are asking that you fill out a card – they are on the back table provide them to the clerk before speaking. Include your name and address. When speakers have the privilege of the floor, personal insults, attacks, name calling or other behavior that is inconsistent with the purpose of conducting official business will not be tolerated. Courtesy of the Floor is meant to provide public comments on items that are not on the agenda. Public comment during consideration of ordinances, resolutions and motions are limited by topic – your comments must be relevant to the subject matter of the proposed legislation. Public comments are taken before council votes on legislation. You are given the privilege of the floor to provide public comment; it is not a question and answer session. State your position clearly and concisely for consideration. If you speak on behalf of yourself, you have three minutes and if you are speaking on behalf of a group that has several members present, you will be given five minutes in place of everyone coming to the podium. Please address the Council President not individual councilpersons or city staff. Refrain from insulting or defaming staff, officials, and the public; refrain from using offensive language, cursing, and making noises while other people are speaking. Please be aware that comments and/or behavior in violation of these rules will result in a forfeiture of all remaining time and you will be asked to return to your seat.
- 5 Contract Approvals
- 6 R49 Authorization for Contract with GIS, LLC in the amount of $82,400.00 to plan and design a new irrigation system for the Allentown Municipal Golf Course. Four (4) proposals were received; one (1) was rejected, contract shall be for two (2) years with three (3) additional one (1) year renewals beyond the contract expiration period.
- 7 Minutes of Previous Meeting
- 8 March 18, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes
- 9 Communications
- 10 Old Business
- 11 REPORTS President Napoli: City Council will be holding a few Special Meetings, first is April 8th at 6 PM stating that is a discussion with the Allentown Parking Authority Executive Jon Haney; April 22nd at 6:00 PM for a discussion with ANIZDA Executive Director Steve Bamford; and April 29th at 5:30 for a discussion with AEDC Executive Director Scott Unger, followed by a review of Bill for Encampment legislation which should begin at approximately 6:30 PM. The meetings with APA, ANIZDA and AEDC are the better understanding of the operations of other entities in Allentown and how they are achieving their goals. It also gives them an opportunity to share what initiatives they are currently performing along with Plans for the future and lastly help Council identify any potential collaborations. Budget and Finance: Chair Pungo, Mota, Gerlach The Committee has not met since the last council meeting; the next meeting isn't scheduled yet. Community and Economic Development: Chair Gerlach, Binder, Napoli The Committee has not met since the last Council meeting; the next meeting hasn't been scheduled. Human Resources, Administration and Appointments: Chair Binder, Santos, Affa The Committee has not met since the last council meeting; there are no future meetings scheduled. Parks and Recreation: Chair Santos, Pungo, Binder The Committee met this evening, the next meeting is scheduled for April 15 at 6:15 PM. Public Safety: Chair Affa, Mota, Santos The Committee met this evening; there are no future meetings scheduled at this time. Public Works: Chair Mota, Pungo, Affa The Committee met this evening, the next meeting is scheduled for April 15 at 5:30 PM. Rules, Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations, and Strategy: Chair Napoli, Mota, Gerlach The Committee has not met since the last council meeting; the next meeting is scheduled for April 8th at 5:45 PM. Controller’s Report: The Controller has submitted two reports on garage billing and weekly checks. Mr. Jeffrey Glazier thanked Mr. Napoli and stated he does have a Report for Council and the public this evening. It is an Accounts Payable Weekly Check Review. The check period is the 4th of March until the 27th of March this year. He stated that they reviewed 323 checks and wires in that period for a little bit less than $6 million and there were eight manual checks for $84,000. He stated the finding we had was a noncompliance with a travel AIM. If you are going to take a trip, you are going to a conference, you are going to go some place, first you fill out a TRA saying what you are going to do and then when you return from the trip, you will fill out a TR. He stated then they can audit expenses against these forms. In this instance we found that an employee went to a conference. They did not stay over night. They communicated daily and the mileage was expensed to Account 28. It should have been expensed to Account 34. The difference is Account 28 is for using a vehicle for business. They are going to pick up a supply or for the police they are going to pick up a prisoner. As opposed to Account 34 which is what they used for training purposes. He stated that it took a little while to get to the bottom of this because a TRA nor a TER had been submitted. THe department did submit them and the check was released. He stated that we have three checks that were expensed to the wrong expense accounts. The Department were advised and journal entries were corrected. There were 15 instances of untimely payments of invoices and by that we mean the invoice was older than 60 days. The departments were advised. They explained the reasons and the checks were all released and finally auditing runs on documentation. The documentation needs to be in Munis to support expenses. They were seven instances when documentation was not usually uploaded. The departments were advised and the documentation was uploaded and the checks were released. He stated that serves his Report. Mr. Santo Napoli stated thank you, Mr. Glazier. He stated moving along, the Mayor's Report. Mayor: No submission. Mayor Matt Tuerk stated that he did not submit anything, but very briefly, he appreciates Council approving or confirming Frank Kane as our managing director. He stated that the start date is going to be May 13th for Mr. Kane. He is completing his time at the county, but he is continuing to engage with various different folks in the administration and partners to make sure he hits the ground running. He stated to notify Council, his expectation is that Mr. Kane will be attending City Council meetings as the mayor's designee. He stated get used to seeing Frank Kane joining you on the first and third Wednesday. He should be able to answer any questions that City Council has in advanced. He encouraged them to use Mr. Kane as your contact point for the mayor's office and hopefully everything will go swimmingly after that. He stated that he also wants to report briefly that the city held an Easter Egg Hunt for Allentown City kids and about 400 kids attended last Saturday. He stated very few crying kids and stated everybody got an egg and chocolate. He stated a lot of smiling kids enjoying time with an Easter Bunny. He stated that they did an amazing job bringing our community together. He stated that they are looking forward to see them all at future events like that one and stated that is the extend of his Report, Mr. president. Mr. Santo Napoli thanked Mayor Tuerk and stated just to clarify is it May 13th or April 13th. Mayor Matt Tuerk asked did he say May. Mr. Santo Napoli stated you said May. Mayor Matt Tuerk stated April 13th. Mr. Santo Napoli stated you confirmed that April 13th will be his start date. Mayor Matt Tuerk stated that is correct. He stated although he tells them and thinks they all know this, his (Mr. Kane) email address is active so you can start filling his inbox with things you want him to answer. You can start scheduling meetings with him and putting on the calendar now and he will be very surprised when he finds everything on April 13th. Thank you. Mr. Santo Napoli stated alright, thank you. He stated moving along, they are going to go to Ordinances for final passage. He stated that they will start with Bill 23.
- 12 Controller Reports
- 13 ORDINANCES FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):
- 14 Bill 23 Amending the 2026 Trexler Fund Springwood Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Thirteen Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars and Eighty-One Cents ($13,468.81) from the Springwood Trust portion of the Trexler Fund’s unappropriated 2026 balance per General Trexler’s will.
- 15 Bill 24 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of One Million Eighty-Seven Thousand and Three Hundred Ninety Dollars ($1,087,390.00) to fund the upgrade to the intersection of 19th Street and Roth Avenue as part of the Green Light Go (GLG) Grant the City was awarded. This grant is partially reimbursable and requires match funding.
- 16 CONSENT AGENDA
- 17 R50 Sewage Planning Module at ASD – SSDLIA – Modular Building
- 18 RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):
- 19 R51 A Resolution of the City of Allentown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, supporting the Pennsylvania commission for the United States semi-quincentennial (America250PA).
- 20 R52 A Resolution of the City of Allentown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, confirming the Administration’s sale of City-Owned Real Property at 1001-1007 W. Hamilton St. Allentown PA, Identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 549699283455 to the Allentown Art Museum
- 21 ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION (To be referred to Committee with public comment prior to referral)
- 22 Bill 26 Rules Committee --- forwarded with amendment to limit the board to only one elected official, the councilperson representative Amending Article VIII, Allentown Parking Authority, by removing the requirement that a member of the Parking Authority must also be a representative of the AEDC, allowing the Mayor to designate and Council to approve any resident of the City of Allentown.
- 23 Bill 27 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Eight Hundred Thousand ($800,000.00) Dollars from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to support construction of the MLK Trail Phase 2.
- 24 Bill 28 Amending the 2026 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Sixteen Thousand ($16,000) Dollars from Urban Sustainability Director’s Network (USDN) to conduct a pilot citizen science project with the City of Easton, Community Bike Works, and Pennsylvania State University.
- 25 Bill 29 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Five Million Fifty Thousand Dollars ($5,050,000.00) to fund the approved Public Works capital projects as part of the 2026 Capital borrowing.
- 26 Bill 30 Amending the 2026 Trexler, General, and Golf Funds to accommodate a change in grade, title, and FCD for the Project Coordinator position in Parks and Recreation to Project Manager to align with job duties and allow for consistent staffing and professional project management in Parks and Recreation. The entirety of this increase will be covered by the Trexler Fund in 2026 and all future years by way of increasing the portion of salary (FCD) paid by Trexler.
- 27 RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION (Can be voted on or Referred to Committee):
- 28 NEW BUSINESS: NONE
- 29 GOOD AND WELFARE: NONE
- 30 ADJOURNED: 6:53 PM