Agenda Items

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15-6932 R98 Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness - 825 W Gordon Street

Legislation Text R98 April HARB Resolution to DENY - 825 W Gordon St R 825 W Gordon St FINAL REVIEW

15-6933 R99 Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness - 222 N West Street

Legislation Text R 99 April HARB Resolution to DENY - 222 N. West St 222 N West St. FINAL REVIEW

15-6947 R100 Supports an Unsheltered Declaration of Rights.

Legislation Text R100 Unsheltered Declaration of Rights Eastern PA CoC 2024 PIT Count Summary by County and RHAB Proposed Amds Homeless Declaration of Rights

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15-7008 R111 Approves the submission of the formal application for the local share account grant on behalf of the Museum of Indian Culture. This will support Phase 2 of the Lenape Village Park and Trail Project.

Legislation Text R111 HUD LSA Grant Application

15-7017 R112 Allentown City Council seeks to engage the City Controller or other qualified professionals to conduct audits and review expenditures relating to administration's investigations, salary adjustments and bonuses, travel and training expenses, vendor reimbursement, grant funding, performance audit of the Human Resources Department and development of a Personnel Code

Legislation Text R112 Review

15-7022 R113 Authorizes the expenditure funds to hire counsel to pursue any and all equitable and legal remedies against the Mayor to enforce an agreement and enjoin any further obstruction of the Investigation pursuant to Ordinance No. 15948.

Legislation Text R113 Counsel Hire

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15-6992 R114 Approves five transfers: (1) $172,365.88 in Parks and Recreation for construction inspection is part of the construction process for Bogert's Bridge. The TASA grant we received is being used to pay for construction inspection and construction; (2) $85,100.00 in Stormwater that is needed to provide for legal services necessary for the City to construct formal comments due to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) within a 30 - day public comment period; (3) $49,822.74 in Parks and Recreation for improvements to Cedar Beach include upgraded lighting and new basketball hoops; (4) $33,588.00 in Finance to pay for the invoice received from NW Financial Group, LLC regarding the Allentown Parking Authority Study (Invoice #ALLNTWN2024-01); (5) $20,000.00 in City Council to hire Counsel to litigate the mayor's obstruction of investigation.

Legislation Text R114 Transfer Funds Improvements to Cedar Beach Include Upgraded Lighting and New Basketball Hoops To Pay For The Invoice Received From NW Financial Group, LLC regarding APA Study Needed to Provide for Legal Services Necessary for the City to Construct Formal Comments Due to the PDEP Construction Inspection Is Part of the Construction Process for Bogert's Bridge To hire Counsel to litigate the mayor's obstruction of investigation (signed)

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

15-7004 Bill 56 Refer to Parks and Recreation Committee Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of One Hundred Seventy Thousand ($170,000.00) Dollars from Irving Pool Improvements capital project into Dixon St Bridge to use for design of the bridge and Jordan Skatepark for construction of Phase 2 of the park.

Legislation Text Bill 56 - Parks Bonds Funding

15-7005 Bill 57 Refer to Parks and Recreation Committee Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Hundred Twenty Thousand ($120,000.00) Dollars from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to support construction phase 2 of Jordan Skatepark

Legislation Text Bill 57 Parks DCNR Grant Funds

15-7006 Bill 58 Refer to Parks and Recreation Committee Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Seven Hundred Fifty ($750.00) Dollars from Keep PA Beautiful in their efforts to support a volunteer event by Giant/Martin Food Stores for supplies to conduct the volunteer event.

Legislation Text Bill 58 Parks Grant Appropriation

15-7010 Bill 59 Refer to Community and Economic Development Committee An Ordinance providing for the expenditure of certain monies received by the City of Allentown under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1976, as amended; The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009; and Title II of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended; for the purpose of undertaking programs of housing and community development within the City

Legislation Text Bill 59 CED HUD New Account Setup

15-7018 Bill 60 Refer to Rules, Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations and Strategy Amending the Ethics Code Section § 36-6 Patronage, by prohibiting the hiring of anyone that has been engaged in remunerated political activity related to the election of City Officials..

Legislation Text Bill 60 Patronage

15-7020 Bill 61 Refer to Rules, Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations and Strategy Amending the Ethics Code Section § 36-5 Nepotism, by prohibiting the hiring of an elected official's spouse or domestic partner, child or stepchild, sibling or stepsibling, parent, or member of his or her household, of an elected official during the office holder's term and requiting a specific time frame for the Human Resources to carry out the responsibilities of reporting such relationships already prescribed in the code.

Legislation Text Bill 61 Nepotism

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