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October 2, 2024 ·6:30 PM Final

Council Chambers

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Agenda — 38 items

  1. 1 Invocation: ▶ jump to 0:01
  2. 2 Pledge to the Flag
  3. 3 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:37
  4. 4 Courtesy of the Floor Please observe the Rules of Council when given privilege of the floor. A copy of Council Rules can be found on the council agenda on the website; copies are also on the back desk along with the agenda. When anyone has privilege of the floor, I will not entertain personal insults, attacks, name calling or other behavior that is inconsistent with the purpose of conducting official business. 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. Courtesy of the Floor is meant to provide public comment on items that are not on the agenda. Public comment during consideration of ordinances, resolutions and motions is limited by topic – your comments must be relevant to the subject matter of the proposed legislation. Public comments are taken before council votes on items. You are given privilege of the floor to provide public comment, it is not a question-and-answer session. If you are speaking 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. 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. ▶ jump to 0:50
  5. 5 Contract Approvals ▶ jump to 1:03
  6. 6 R161 Authorization for Contract price increase of 10% or more of an existing Contract over $40,000.00, that was previously Bid and Awarded under the City Policies, with Keystone Consulting, Inc in the amount of $200,000.00 for support over the next two (2) years to assist the City with additional workload and to expedite the engineering, traffic engineering, planning, and zoning review and subdivision, land development, and zoning applications. This will be used on an as needed basis and only if the City is unable to hire a City Engineer. 15-7233
  7. 7 R162 Authorization for Contract with BeaverFit North America, LLC in the amount of $49,900 for a Tactical and Operational Training Equipment Locker for storage of equipment at the Fire Academy; one (1) bid submitted, contract shall be for one (1) year with one (1) three (3) month renewal beyond the contract expiration period. 15-7234
  8. 8 R163 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, for Diversified Refrigeration, SHI International Corp, and General Recreation. 15-7235
  9. 9 R164 Authorization for Contract with Solid Waste Services, Inc. (d/b/a J.P. Mascaro & Sons) in the amount of $34.85 per unit per month, to provide for the collection of municipal solid waste and delivery to the Contracted Disposal Facility, the collection and delivery of single-stream recycling and yard waste to the City’s facility location, and to provide a Drop-off Center Attendant at $4,350.00 per month. The estimated amount for the first contract year is $16,320,165.00. This includes a maximum CPI adjustment of five (5%) percent to be applied for the contract commencement on 6/1/2025 and each year after the first-year term. There were two (2) bids; contract shall be for five (5) years beginning on the commencement date, June 1, 2025, and terminating May 31, 2030 and can be extended for up to an additional two (2) two (2) years beyond the contract expiration period at the sole discretion of the City. 15-7231 ▶ jump to 6:06
  10. 10 Minutes of Previous Meeting
  11. 11 Communications
  12. 12 Old Business
  13. 13 REPORTS Co-responder Report: There was a co-responder meeting this evening. No future meetings are scheduled. Budget and Finance: Chair Napoli, Hendricks, Gerlach The Committee has not met since the last Council meeting. There are no future meetings scheduled at this time. Community and Economic Development: Chair Hendricks, Mota, Napoli The Committee met this evening; the next meeting is scheduled for October 9th at 6:00 PM. Human Resources, Administration and Appointments: Chair Affa, Napoli, Santos The Committee has not met since the last council meeting. There are no future meetings scheduled at this time. Parks and Recreation: Chair Santos, Affa, Gerlach The Committee has not met since the last council meeting; the next meeting is scheduled for October 16th at 5:45 PM. Public Safety: Chair Zucal, Hendricks, Mota The committee has not met since the last council meeting; the next meeting is scheduled for October 16th at 6:20 PM. Public Works: Chair Gerlach, Affa, Zucal The Committee has not met since the last council meeting. the next meeting is scheduled for October 16th at 6:00 PM. Rules, Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations, and Strategy: Chair Mota, Napoli, Gerlach The committee has not met since the last council meeting. There are no future meetings scheduled at this time. Controller’s Report (3 minutes) The mayor has not submitted anything for the agenda. ▶ jump to 65:59
  14. 14 Controller's Reports 15-7225 ▶ jump to 67:54
  15. 15 ORDINANCES FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):
  16. 16 Bill 83 Amending the 2024 General Fund by adding the position of Deputy Fire Chief (S21, $116,034) and Public Health Paramedicine Specialist (S11, $66,977) and deleting the positions of Emergency Management Coordinator and Community Health Specialist. 15-7197
  17. 17 Motion to pull from committee.
  18. 18 Bill 39 Amending Article XI, Department of Human Resources, by adding reporting requirements on salary adjustments. 15-6847 ▶ jump to 83:07
  19. 19 CONSENT AGENDA
  20. 20 RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):
  21. 21 R165 Approves a transfer of $11,716.55 in Parks and Recreation, placing funds in the proper account to complete the Irving Pool Project to purchase shade structures 15-7232
  22. 22 R166 Authorizes the submission of a Formal Application for funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant (MTF-DCED) Grant Services in the amount of Six Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand, Six Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars ($675,636) to complete a streetscape project in the Non-Niz section of Hamilton Street. 15-7242
  23. 23 R167 Calls for the online submission, on the City-operated filing website, of all NIZ (Neighborhood Improvement Zone) tax filings from all business owners, parcel owners, contractors, arena businesses, and all others required by the NIZ legislation to file by January 31st of each year. The website URL is “nizfiling.allentownpa.gov”. 15-7236
  24. 24 R168 Authorizes the Administration to sell the City-Owned Real Property at 1001 1007 W. Hamilton St, Allentown PA, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 549699283455. This includes the amendment made at the last council meeting: and that the buyer not take possession of the property until adequate facilities for the police department are available for occupancy. 15-6795 ▶ jump to 123:58
  25. 25 R169 Requests the Council of the City of Allentown to authorize the City Solicitor’s Office to file a petition with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to exempt a specific area of the City of Allentown, described herein, from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Boards regulations regarding amplified music being heard off the licensed premises in favor of enforcing the City’s own previously adopted Noise Ordinance, Chapter 400 NOISE, of the City of Allentown’s Codified Ordinances for five years following the date of approval of this petition. 15-7243 ▶ jump to 89:10
  26. 26 ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION (To be referred to Committee with public comment prior to referral)
  27. 27 Bill 84 Providing for the vacation of East Clay Street from the centerline of North Wall Street to the centerline of Club Avenue in the Fifteenth Ward of the City of Allentown: 15-7229
  28. 28 Bill 85 Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Ninety-Nine Thousand One Hundred Forty-One Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($99,141.66) from various completed capital projects to a newly created capital account to install Wayfinding signs in Center City. 15-7237
  29. 29 Bill 86 Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Twenty-Two Thousand One-Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Fifty-Six Cents ($22,113.56) from various completed capital projects to the City Owned Building Repairs capital account for repairs to city buildings. 15-7238
  30. 30 Bill 87 Amending Part II General Legislation, Chapter 270 Fees, Article XII Fire Fees by creating inspection fees and updating the language of the City Code. 15-7239
  31. 31 Bill 88 Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Seven Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($7,218.00) from Irving Pool Improvements capital project into Canal Park for a crowd control gate and Mini-Pitch for replacement of the lights. 15-7240
  32. 32 Bill 89 Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Four Thousand ($4,000.00) Dollars from Keep PA Beautiful under the Healing the Planet grant program to support riparian buffer planting in the parks. 15-7241
  33. 33 RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION (Can be voted on or Referred to Committee):
  34. 34 R170 Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness – 1028 W. Chew Street Re: Legalization of unauthorized 3rd floor addition, roofing, siding. 15-7244
  35. 35 NEW BUSINESS
  36. 36 GOOD AND WELFARE
  37. 37 ADJOURN
  38. 38 Reference Materials: Council Rules Procurement Code Ethics Code 15-6577