Agenda Items

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15-6094 Bill 78 Providing for the vacation of Dodge Street from the centerline of South Muhlenberg Street to the centerline of Vacated South Brighton Street in the Eighteenth Ward of the City of Allentown.

Legislation Text Bill 78 Dodge Street from the centerline of South Muhlenberg Street Vacation Dodge Street Vacation Report Planning Staff Report Letter from Mike Hanlon regarding Dodge Street from S. Muhlenberg Street to S. 24th Street - Street Vacation Dodge Street from South Muhlenberg Street to South 24th Street - Vacation Report Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Letter regarding Dodge Street Vacation Petition S. Muhlenberg Street S 24th Street Labels

15-6150 Bill 79 Amending the 2023 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars ($25,725) from the United States Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Grant for the purpose of overtime pay of patrol presence in an effort to suppress violent crimes and drug investigations in the Keystone Opportunity Zone in Allentown.

Legislation Text Bill 79 JAG Grant

15-6152 Bill 80 Amending Chapter 406, Nuisance Abatement, to consistently refer to the Appeals Board as the Nuisance Abatement Board of Appeals. This legislation cleans up language relating to the Nuisance Abatement Board of Appeals.

Legislation Text Bill 80 Nuisance Abatement Clean-up

CONSENT AGENDA

15-6168 R144 Sewage Planning Module at Allentown Flex Center

Legislation Text R144 Allentown Flex Center - Sewage Planning Module Allentown Flex Center Sewage Planning Module Allentown Flex Center Plans

15-6169 R145 Sewage Planning Module at North Bradford Commercial Development

Legislation Text R 145 North Bradford Commercial Development - Sewage Planning Module North Bradford Commercial Sewage Planning Module North Bradford Commercial Plans

15-6177 R146 Sewage Planning Module at WIP South 12th Street Redevelopment

Legislation Text R146 WIP South 12th Street Redevelopment - Sewage Planning Module 1901 S 12th Street Redevelopment - Sewer Planning Module

RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):

15-6187 R147 Authorizes the submission of the formal application for funding from the DCED Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) Grant Services in the amount of One Million Four Hundred and Three Thousand Dollars ($1,403,000) for three intersections on 17th Street.

Legislation Text R 147 DCED MMG - Revised Final DCED Mutimodal Transportation Fund Grant Revised

15-6173 R148 Approves three transfers: (1) $620,000.00 in Public Works - Traffic & Planning for the electric power was centralized in 2023 to have all electric come out of Building Maintenance's Budget, In Traffic and Street Lighting, there were two accounts that were not switched over; (2) $176,475.00 in Recycling & Solid Waste for the costs for single stream recycling processing exceeded the budgeted amount due to unforeseen commodity market increases (3) $32,600.00 in Public Safety/Police - Funding for ESRI web-based software implementation (one-time fee).

Legislation Text R148 Transfer Funds Funding for ESRI Web-Based Software Implementation The Electric Power Was Centralized in 2023 to Have All Electric Come Out of Building Maintenance's Budget Costs for Single Stream Recycling Processing Exceeded the Budget Amount Due to Unforeseen Commodity Market Increases

ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION (To be referred to Committee with public comment prior to referral)

15-6185 Bill 82 Refer to Parks and Recreation Amending the 2023 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($115,000.00) from the Trexler Fund to the WPA Structures capital fund to complete the repair work to the Lehigh Parkway Phase 4. This is part of the 2023-24 Trexler Capital Project allocation.

Legislation Text Bill 82 - Capital WPA Allocation 2023

15-6186 Bill 83 Refer to Parks and Recreation Amending the 2023 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) from the unappropriated balance in the Golf Funds to the Golf Capital Projects fund. These funds will be used for the purchase of a new pump station controller.

Legislation Text Bill 83 - Golf Funds Transfer

RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION (Can be voted on or Referred to Committee):

15-6189 R149 Refer to Rules, Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations and Strategy: Chair Hendricks, Mota, Gerlach pending legal review by the Council and City solicitors in regard to issues relating to confidentiality, disclosures and power questions. Approves the expenditure of such funds necessary for a review and investigation of actions related to procedures related to hiring, terminations and discipline of employees as a result of allegations made by NAACP and the terminated HR Director letter in terms of their compliance with the personnel code, and all applicable state and federal laws - using Council's investigative powers if need be.

Legislation Text R149 Authorizes Expenditure of Funds