REPORTS President Napoli: Allentown City Council has scheduled a special meeting on September 9th at 6:30 to discuss Bill 46 - Amending Part 1 - Administrative Legislation, Chapter 75 - Pensions and Retirement, Article III - Police Pension Fund, by adding a new section 75 53 "Limited Deferred Retirement Option Plan". Budget and Finance: Chair Pungo, Mota, Gerlach The Committee has not met since the last Council Meeting; we are looking at some dates to review the monthly finances and the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report as prepared by Maher Duessel, as required by the Home Rule Charter. We would like to thank our auditors for completing this and we especially appreciate the work of our staff to make this happen: Director Patel; Erica Strohler, Treasury and Accounting Manager; and the rest of their team: Michael Sinclair - Senior Accountant, Sheri Young - Accountant, Xuemei Lu - Senior Accountant and Hector Rodriguez - Accountant. We understand all the work that goes into this and look forward to reviewing the report soon. The reports are included as part of the agenda on the city website for review. Community and Economic Development: Chair Gerlach, Binder, Napoli The Committee met August 26th at 6 PM to discuss city policy related to the housing fund and draft legislation on affordable housing; the next meeting is scheduled for September 16th at 6:00 PM to review Bill 63 - legislation promoting the development of workforce housing. Human Resources, Administration and Appointments: Chair Binder, Santos, Affa The Committee met this evening; the next meeting is scheduled for September 9th at 6 PM to review Bill 61, a $6.5 million transfer into the Risk Fund to cover health care costs. Parks and Recreation: Chair Santos, Pungo, Binder The Committee met this evening; there are no future meetings scheduled. Public Safety: Chair Affa, Mota, Santos The Committee has not met since the last council meeting; the next meeting is scheduled for September 30 - time to be determined for an update on the quality-of-life committee, discussion of budgetary priorities and a review of City's 'flock' technology. If you have specific questions on the Flock system, please forward them to the Clerk prior to the meeting. (CC has provided some already, verbally.) Public Works: Chair Mota, Pungo, Affa The Committee has not met since the last committee meeting; the next meeting is scheduled for September 16th at 5:30 PM to review Bill 62, discuss budgetary priorities and options on the stormwater fee issue. Rules, Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations, and Strategy: Chair Napoli, Mota, Gerlach The Committee has not met since the last Council meeting; there are no future meetings scheduled. Controller's Report - welcome the new controller! Mayor: No submission.