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15-6243 Bill 84 Amending the 2023 General Fund budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Three Hundred Twelve Thousand Dollars ($312,000.00) from the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant and Seventy-Eight Thousand Dollars ($78,000.00) from the unappropriated balance as a grant match for an Action Plan.

Legislation Text Bill 84 - Safe Streets Grant

15-6242 Bill 85 Amending the 2023 Fire Department budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Thirty-Nine Thousand Seventy-Three Dollars and Sixty-Three Cents ($39,073.63) from the Department of Homeland Security grant for the purchase of Wellness and Fitness equipment.

Legislation Text Bill 85 - Fire Equipment

15-6241 Bill 86 Amending Part I Administrative Legislation, Chapter 12 Authorities, Boards and Commissions, Article I Board of Recreation by updating the language in Sections 1 - 3.

Legislation Text Bill 86 Recreation Board Amendment revised

15-6239 Bill 87 There is a request to pull this from committee and act on it. Authorizing an investigation by an outside agency under Section 210, Investigations, of the Home Rule Charter:

Legislation Text Bill 87 Investigation

CONSENT AGENDA

15-6262 R162 Sewage Planning Module at Entertainment Venue - 827 - 829 West Linden Street

Legislation Text R162 - Sewage Planning Module at 827 - 829 West Linden Street 827 829 W Linden Sewer Planning Module

RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):

15-6231 R161 Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness - 327 N. Nagle Street

Legislation Text R161 HARB Resolution to DENY - 327 N Nagle Street 327 N Nagle Street Final Review

15-6267 R163 "Judge Memorial Dog Park" at Dixon Street

Legislation Text R163 Judge Memorial Dog Park at Dixon Street Naming Judge Memorial Dog Park at Dixon Street

15-6248 R164 Approves three transfers: (1) $35,270.00 in Traffic Planning by transferring funds from Account 46 to 68; the Wayfinding Sign installation, originally budgeted as a contract will be done in house, 68 is the proper account to purchase materials; (2) $14,525 in Parks and Recreation, Golf Course Capital Project, from the 54 to the 46 Account, for improvements to the agronomics of the soil; (3) $14,355.72 in Parks and Recreation, Jordan Skatepark Project, from the 72 to the 46 Account, the cost for lights was less than expected, the funds are transferred for Phase 2 of the construction.

Legislation Text R164 Transfer Funds Needed Because The Wayfinding Sign Installation Was Orginally Budgeted in Account 46 Funds Were Allocated For Improvements to the Golf Course as a Capital Project Funds Allocated To Jordan Skatepark Capital Project for Phase 2

15-6250 R165 Approves the ransfer of $30,000.00 in Human Resources from Account 04 (temporary wages) to Account 46, Other Contract Services, to cover additional costs for the HR Consultant that were not budgeted.

Legislation Text R165 Transfer Funds - HR Consultant Funds Transferred Are to Cover Contract for HR Consultant

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

15-6263 Bill 88 Request to introduce and vote on this tonight at this council meeting. Providing for the vacation of Susquehanna Street from the centerline of South 7th Street to the centerline of South Virginia Street in the Twelfth Ward of the City of Allentown.

Legislation Text Bill 88 Susquehanna Street Vacation Ordinance Susquehanna Street - Street Vacation Report Letter from Mike Hanlon regarding Unopened Section of West Susquehanna St from South Seventh St to South Virginia St - Street Vacation Susquehanna Street Vacation Maps Susquehanna Street - Street Vacation Report Allentown City Planning Commission Action Letter for the Vacation of Susquehanna Street 09.12.23 signed Susquehanna Street from the centerline of South 7th Street - Mailing Addresses Allentown City Planning Commission Action Letter for the Vacation of Susquehanna Street 09.15.23 signed Public Works Staff Report on Susquehanna Street Vacation Signed Petition from Francisca Garcia (No Objection to Street Vacation) for Susquehanna Street from South 7th Street o South Virginia Street

15-6264 Bill 89 Refer to the Public Works Committee Providing for the vacation of North Maxwell Street from the centerline of East Turner Street to the centerline of East Linden Street in the Fifteenth Ward of the City of Allentown.

Legislation Text Bill 89 N Maxwell Street - Street Vacation Ordinance N Maxwell Street - Street Vacation Report Letter from Mike Hanlon regarding North Maxwell Street from East Turner Street to East Linden Street Allentown City Planning Commission Action Letter for the Vacation of N. Maxwell Street 09.12.23 signed Letter from the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission regarding North Maxwell Street from East Turner Street - Vacation N Maxwell Street from East Turner Street to East Linden Street Report

15-6270 Bill 90 Refer to the Parks and Recreation Committee Amending the 2023 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Six Hundred Fifty Thousand ($650,000) Dollars from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to support design and construction of the D&L Trail - Allentown Segment.

Legislation Text Bill 90 - D&L Trail DCNR Grant