Agenda Items

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RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE (To be Voted On):

15-7650 R48 A Resolution to protect and grant refuge to members of the LGBTQ+ community and people fleeing states with anti -LGBTQ+ laws, declares Allentown a safe and welcoming haven for the LGBTQ+ Community and urges County and sSate officials to support aforesaid legislation

Legislation Text R48 Gender Affirming Care.doc

15-7649 R49 A Resolution Calling on the Pennsylvania State Legislature to raise the minimum wage and grant local wage control.

Legislation Text R49 Min Wage.doc HB1150P1241(1).pdf

15-7648 R50 Approves the submission of an application for a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the renovations/upgrades of Ithaca Park. The city is asking for $97,617.55 in grant funding with a match required - in-kind or cash.

Legislation Text R50 - DCNR Grant Approval

15-7647 R51 Approves the submission of an application for a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the construction of Phase 2 of the Martin Luther King (MLK) Trail. The city is asking for $1,000,000.00 in grant funding with a match required - in-kind or cash.

Legislation Text R51 - MLK Grant Approval

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

15-7640 Bill 37 Amending the 2025 Grants Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the State Office of the Budget, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). These funds are a pass-through grant that will support Cedar Crest College.

Legislation Text Bill 37 Cedar Crest RACP

15-7641 Bill 38 Amending the 2025 Grant Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) from the PA DCED Local Share Account Grant. These funds are a pass-through grant that will support the Police Athletic League.

Legislation Text Bill 38 - PAL LSA

15-7643 Bill 39 An Ordinance providing for the expenditure of Six Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($654,775) in Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and One Million Six Hundred Thousand One Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Twenty-Three Cents (1,600,121.23) in HOME Investment Partnership Program, unspent funds for the January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023, and January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 grant years, for housing and community development programs pursuant to the approved Consolidated Plan, appropriate Federal Law and United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations. The monies are 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 39 HUD Amendment

15-7644 Bill 40 Amending the 2025 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00) Dollars from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of The State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) Grant to the Allentown Fire and EMS Department for the purchase of training equipment.

Legislation Text Bill 40 EMS OSFC Grant Allocation

15-7645 Bill 41 Amending the 2025 Golf Fund budget to accommodate the reorganization of positions to allow the Parks and Recreation Department to operate more efficiently, prepare for future project work and be in compliance with the home rule charter.

Legislation Text Bill 41 Parks Golf Reorg

15-7652 Bill 42 Amending the Civil Service Board Rules governing the Appointment and Promotion of Police Officers and Fire Fighters by adding the following under Grading Procedures, c: All raw scores that end with .5 or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. All applicable veteran preference points shall then be added to the whole number. In the case of a tie, raw scores shall be used as a tiebreaker, with the original unadjusted scores used to determine who will place higher on the eligibility list. If there is a still a tie after comparing raw scores. The date and time of the submission of the application shall be used with the earliest submission date and time ranking higher on the list; and adding under Oral Examination: 3) The oral examination shall be conducted by a three-person oral examination panel approved by the Board. The oral examination panel shall consist of the Chief of Police or his/her designee and two (2) current Allentown Police officers holding the rank of Lieutenant of higher. The Civil Service Board may engage in an outside vendor to conduct the oral exam. In the event an outside vendor is selected by the Civil Service Board office and approved by the Civil Service board to conduct such oral exams for the position of Sergeant and Lieutenant, the make-up of the oral examination board shall be made by the selected vendor who will be conducting the oral exam, with the approval of the Civil Service Board.

Legislation Text Bill 42.docx Proposed Civil Service Rule Changes.docx

15-7642 Bill 43 Amending the 2025 Grants Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the State Office of the Budget, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). These funds are a pass-through grant that will support Phoebe Ministries.

Legislation Text Bill 43 - Phoebe RACP

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

15-7651 R52 Establishing a Special Committee for reviewing and developing Community Policing and collaborative efforts the Police Department is currently involved to create a strategic plan going forward that helps build partnerships between police, community members and organizations to address issues and opportunities collaboratively

Legislation Text R52 Community Policing.doc