City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 39 items
- 1 Proclamation
- 2 Invocation:
- 3 Pledge to the Flag
- 3 Invocation:
- 4 Roll Call
- 5 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.
- 6 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.
- 7 Contract Approvals
- 7 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.
- 8 R154 Authorization for Contract with Penn Mount Stone, LLC in the amount of $264,404.00 to provide masonry repair and preservation of WPA St. Elmo Street Staircase stairs, and alternate amphitheater steps located in Union Terrace Park for The Allentown Department of Parks and Recreation. There was one (1) bid submitted, contract shall be for six (6) months with one (1) six (6) month renewal beyond the contract expiration period.
- 8 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.
- 9 R155 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, for CDW, Inc.
- 10 R156 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.
- 11 Minutes of Previous Meeting
- 12 August 21, 2024 Public Hearing - Liquor License Transfer (Top Star Express)
- 13 September 4, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes
- 14 Communications
- 15 Act 205 of 1984 requires that the "Chief Administrative Officer" of the pension plan inform the "governing board" of the municipality of the Minimum Municipal Obligation (MMO) for the following year by the last day in September. The attached memo is intended to satisfy this legal requirement.
- 16 ACIDA 2023 IDA Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements
- 17 Old Business
- 18 REPORTS
- 19 Controller's Reports
- 20 ORDINANCES FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):
- 21 Bill 79 Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an appropriation in the amount of Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00) from the Trexler Fund to the WPA Structures capital projects account. These funds will be used to repair the stairs Union Terrace Park and is part of the 2024-25 Trexler Capital Project allocation.
- 22 Bill 80 Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an appropriation in the amount of Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars ($22,112.74) from the Trexler Fund to the Cedar Beach Park and Bucky Boyle Park capital project accounts. These funds will be used for improvements to both parks and is part of the 2024-25 Trexler capital project allocation.
- 23 Bill 81 Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Nine Hundred Twenty Thousand Eight Hundred ($920,800) Dollars from American Forests under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service to support Urban Forestry in the City.
- 24 Bill 82 Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Five Hundred and Five Thousand Dollars ($505,000.00) to the newly created capital account for the School Zone Traffic Safety Upgrades project as part of the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) grant the City was awarded to install and replace school flashers citywide. The City was awarded $1,500,000 as part of the TASA grant, and the $505,000 is considered the City’s match that is required.
- 25 CONSENT AGENDA
- 26 RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):
- 27 R157 Certificate of Appropriateness for work in the Historic Districts: 1138 Linden St.
- 28 R158 Authorizes the distribution of the Community Reinvestment Monies.
- 29 R159 Approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness – 424 N 9th St
- 30 ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION (To be referred to Committee with public comment prior to referral)
- 31 RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION (Can be voted on or Referred to Committee):
- 32 R160 Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness – 211 Peach Street
- 33 NEW BUSINESS
- 34 GOOD AND WELFARE
- 35 ADJOURN
- 36 Reference Materials: Council Rules Procurement Code Ethics Code