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ORDINANCES FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):

15-6604 Bill 5 Budget and Finance, forwarded favorably. Amending Part I Administrative Legislation, Chapter 5 Administration of Government, Article IV Financial Procedures, Section 21 Contracts by updating the language in Part A; Requiring Council approval of items under cooperative purchasing agreements.

Legislation Text Bill 5 Section 5-21 Contracts Amendment

CONSENT AGENDA: THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is for items that are considered 'no brainers' - the objective is to vote on all the resolutions at one time if there are no issues. The President asks if there is any request to remove any item from the Consent Agenda. If not, the clerk will read the resolutions. The President will ask for public comments, prior to council voting on the bundle.

RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):

15-6748 R35 Sewage Planning Module at 25 - 27 North 10th Street

Legislation Text R35 25 27 North 10th Street - Sewage Planning Module Empire Property Construction c o Jennifer de Jesus SMP 25 27 N 10th Sewer Planning Module

15-6753 R36 Authorizes the confirmation of the City to serve as the Local Project Sponsor of the Center Square Redesign at 7th St Hamilton St to be eligible for discretionary funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation up to two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) with no match required.

Legislation Text R36 - Center Square Local Project Sponsor

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

15-6697 Bill 13 Refer to the Public Works Committee Providing for the vacation of Type Street from the centerline of South Eighth Street to its West Terminus in the Third Ward of the City of Allentown:

Legislation Text Bill 13 Type Street - Street Vacation Type Street - Street Vacation Map Type Street from S 8th Street to its West Terminus - Street Vacation Petition (Mayor's Request) Staff Engineering Report for Type Street - Street Vacation Letter from the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission regarding Type Street from 8th Street to its Immediate Western Terminus Allentown City Planning Commission Action on Vacation of Type Street Planning Staff Report - Vacation of Type Street Planning Commsission Minutes February 13, 2024 Type Street from S 8th Street to its West Terminus - Mailing Labels

15-6724 Bill 14 Refer to the Parks and Recreation Committee Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an appropriation in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the Trexler Fund to the WPA Structures capital projects account. These funds will be used to repair the stage and columns at Union Terrace Park. This is part of the 2024-25 Trexler Capital Project allocation.

Legislation Text Bill 14 Parks 2024 WPA Allocation

15-6725 Bill15 Refer to Parks and Recreation Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($9,500.00) from WPA Capital Project into the Franklin Park Capital Project. These funds will be utilized for the creation of a concept plan for Franklin Park as part of a grant application.

Legislation Text Bill 15 Parks WPA to Franklin

15-6726 Bill 16 Refer to the Public Safety Committee Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifteen Dollars ($23,915.00) from the 2023 United States Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Grant that will be passed through from the Lehigh County to the City of Allentown Police Department. These funds will be used to purchase traffic equipment.

Legislation Text Bill 16 2023 JAG - Lehigh County Funds

15-6727 Bill 17 Refer to the Public Safety Committee Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Three Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($385,000.00) from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) Grant to the City of Allentown Police Department. These funds will be utilized for reimbursement of expenses for the purchase of integrated fingerprint technology license plate readers and integrated gunshot technology.

Legislation Text Bill 17 PCCD Grant

15-6728 Bill 18 Refer to the Public Safety Committee Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million One Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Fifty-Four Dollars ($1,183,054.00) from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) Grant to the City of Allentown Police Department. These funds will be utilized for reimbursement of expenses for the purchase of new city cameras, new in-car cameras for the entire police fleet and new body-worn cameras.

Legislation Text Bill 18 PCCD Grant 2

15-6729 Bill 19 Refer to the Public Safety Committee Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($25,500.00) from the United States Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Grant to the City of Allentown Police Department for the purpose of funding 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 19 Police JAG Grant Appropriation

15-6730 Bill 20 Refer to the Public Works Committee Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) to the Capital Project Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. These funds have been awarded as an MTF-DCED grant and will be reimbursed when the project is completed. The project includes the replacement of the existing rusted streetlights with 24 new LED luminaires and street light poles.

Legislation Text Bill 20 MLK Jr Dr Lighting Funds