Agenda Items

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15-7583 Bill 23 Amending the 2025 Risk Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Ninety-One Thousand One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($91,130) to the Transfer from Grant Fund insurance revenue account representing the Insurance expenditure for 2025 from the Grant Fund's Recompete Phase 2 personnel in programs 005-09-5902-0082 and 005-09-5908-0082.

Legislation Text Bill 23 Risk Fund Revenue from Recompete staff

15-7584 Bill 24 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) to a newly created Capital Account to aid in the completion of the Hamilton Streetscape project from 5th Street to the beginning of the NIZ. These improvements will promote tourism in the city, increasing economic growth. The upgrades will include new sidewalks, curbs, ADA ramps, LED pedestrian lighting, flower beds, trees, tree lighting, ADA compliant benches, bike racks, garbage cans, and stormwater upgrades. The City was awarded an MTF-DCED grant, and these funds are fully reimbursable.

Legislation Text Bill 24 Hamilton Streetscape Transfer

15-7585 Bill 25 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of One million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,900,000.00) to a newly created Capital Account to enhance road safety and improve pedestrian and cyclist accessibility on South Jefferson Street. These upgrades will enhance safety and infrastructure for vulnerable road users along this corridor. The City was awarded an ARLE grant, and these funds are fully reimbursable.

Legislation Text Bill 25 - Jefferson St ARLE Transfer

15-7586 Bill 26 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Seven Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($7,624.95). This was the result of payment in lieu of tree plantings from Anthony P. Aspromonte, U-Haul of Pennsylvania, Lee Goldstein, and Antoun Zayat. Funds will be used for the purchase of new street trees.

Legislation Text Bill 26 - Shade Tree Allocation

15-7587 Bill 27 Amending the 2025 Trexler Fund by authorizing a supplemental appropriation from the unappropriated balance of the Trexler Fund in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) to the Court Upgrades capital project account of the Parks and Recreation Department. These funds will be used to resurface and repair various sports courts throughout the city and is part of the 2025-26 Trexler Capital Project allocation.

Legislation Text Bill 27 Court Upgrades Allocation

15-7591 Bill 28 Amending the Administrative Code by adding procedures to protect citizens from onerous towing practices by creating a uniform framework to establish and enforce towing procedures and standards for owners of private property and tow truck owners and operators towing from private property.

Legislation Text Bill 28 Towing on Private Property.docx

CONSENT AGENDA: No Consent Agenda Items.

RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On): The Clerk will read the resolution. Council and the Administration might comment. The public has the opportunity to comment at the podium before a vote takes place.

15-7561 R37 Denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness - 927 Turner Street

Legislation Text R37 Denial - 927 W Turner.doc FINAL 927 W Turner - Window violation correction.pdf

15-7608 R40 Approves the appointment of three Police Officers at a base salary of $ 70,492.54 contingent upon passing physical and psychological examinations and obtaining and maintaining a valid state certification from the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission.

Legislation Text R40 - Police Officer Appointment

ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION (Ordinances for introduction are referred to the appropriate Committee where a full discussion takes place, but there is public comment allowed prior to referral)

15-7599 Bill 29 Amending the African-American Advisory Council by clarifying and adding a section on selecting members stating: Council and the Mayor must make every effort to ensure the board reflects the community it has been created to serve. Appointments to the board should prioritize African American community leaders and city residents. .

Legislation Text Bill 29 African-Am Council Amd.docx

15-7601 Bill 30 Amending the 2025 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($185,000.00) from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to support a feasibility study of MLK Trail Phase 3 (Parkettes to D&L Trail on Riverside Dr) and construction of either Phase 1 or 2 of MLK Trail.

Legislation Text Bill 30 - DCED Grant Allocation MLK Trail

15-7602 Bill 31 Amending the 2025 Trexler Fund by authorizing a supplemental appropriation from the Trexler Escrow Unappropriated Cash balance in the amount of One Hundred Eight Thousand One Hundred Five Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($108,105.75) to the MLK Trail capital account of the Parks and Recreation Department. These funds will be utilized for the construction of Phase 1 of the trail and is part of the 2024-25 Trexler Capital Project allocation.

Legislation Text Bill 31 - Trexler to MLK Appropriation

15-7605 Bill 32 Amending the 2025 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Forty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($46,766) from the Department of Justice for 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial JAG grant to the City of Allentown Police Department to utilize the funding evidence workflow management system and portable weighing scales. A portion of this funding is appropriated as a pass through to Lehigh County.

Legislation Text Bill 32 - Police JAG Grant Appropriation