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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 by upgrading one Maintenance Worker 2 (M08) position with a salary of $43,950 to Greenskeeper (M16) with a salary of $53,358 to better align with skills necessary for the position within a very competitive labor market.

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

CONSENT AGENDA: The Consent Agenda is for items that are considered 'no brainers' - no need to have the administration explain anything - 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 titles of the resolutions. The President will ask for public comments, prior to council voting on the bundle.

15-7688 R55 Certificate of Appropriateness for work in the Historic Districts: 1528 Linden St.; 625 Liberty St.; 519 Allen St.; 627 Liberty St. ; 412 N 8th St.; 424 N 11 St.

Legislation Text R55 L-HARB Resolution.doc 1528 LINDEN ST-FINAL REVIEW.pdf 625 LIBERTY ST- FINAL REVIEW.pdf 519 ALLEN ST-FINAL REVIEW.pdf 627 LIBERTY ST-FINAL REVIEW.pdf 412 N 8TH ST-FINAL REVIEW.pdf 424 N 11TH ST-FINAL REVIEW-ADDITION-NEW CONSTRUCTION.pdf

15-7695 R56 Ramon Nunez, Jr., Board of Parks and Recreation, 1/20/2026 (Filling the term of Maritza Dolich)

Legislation Text R56 Ramon Nunez, Jr., Board of Parks and Recreation, 1-20-2026.doc Mayor Matt Tuerk Memo regarding Ramon Nunez, Jr.,Board of Parks and Recreation, 1-20-2026.pdf Parks and Recreation List.xlsx

15-7696 R57 Taylor Breinich, Shade Tree Commission, 5-8-2030

Legislation Text R57 Taylor Breinich, Shade Tree Commission, 5-8-2030.doc Mayor Matt Tuerk Memo regarding Taylor Breinich, Shade Tree Commission, 5-8-2030.pdf Shade Tree Commission List.xlsx

15-7697 R58 Jean Raymond Hoffman, Human Relations Commission, 5-8-2028

Legislation Text R58 Jean Raymond Hoffman, Human Relations Commission, 5-8-2028.doc Mayor Matt Tuerk Memo regarding Jean Raymond Hoffman, Human Relations Commission, 5-8-2028.pdf Human Relations Commission List.xlsx

RESOLUTIONS FOR FINAL PASSAGE: Resolutions can be acted on when they are introduced; the resolutions here are scheduled for final passage. There is public comment before Council votes on the resolution.

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

Legislation Text R52 Community Policing.doc

15-7699 R59 Authorizes the submission of a formal application for funding for the Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grant opportunity in the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) with no match required to improve traffic safety and reduce crashes at high-risk intersections along the High Injury Network.

Legislation Text R59 - ARLE Grant Application

15-7701 R60 Authorizes the submission of a formal application for funding from the Safe Streets and Roads for All Implementation Grant Opportunity in the amount of Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000) with a 20% City match requirement for safety upgrades and reconfiguration of Tilghman Street and Union Boulevard.

Legislation Text R60 - SS4A Implementation Grant Application

15-7700 R61 Approves the submission of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report to HUD.

Legislation Text R61 - HUD CAPER Report