COUNCIL MEETING
June 19, 2013
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
435 Hamilton Street
Community and Economic Development Committee – 6:15 PM
Bill 27 2013 Chamber Main Street Grant
Amending the 2013 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000) for a grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide funding for a New Communities – Main Street Grant Program for the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Public Safety Committee Meeting – 6:30 PM
Bill 30A Fire Station Appropriation
Amending the 2013 General Fund and Capital Fund Budgets to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty Six Thousand Ten ($26,010) Dollars as a result of funds received from the City of Bethlehem to the City of Allentown Fire Department.
Council Meeting – 7:00 PM
1. Invocation: Julio A. Guridy
2. Pledge to the Flag
3. Roll Call:
4. Courtesy of the Floor
5. Approval of Minutes: May 15, 2013 and June 5, 2013
6. Old Business
7. Communications
Copies of transfers that have been signed are on the back desk and will be included in tonight’s minutes.
8. Committee Meetings
Budget and Finance: Chairperson Schweyer
Public Safety: Chairperson Eichenwald
Community and Economic Development: Chairperson Davis
Parks and Recreation: Chairperson Mota
Public Works: Chairperson O’Connell
Human Resources, Administration and Appointments: Chairperson Glazier
Rules, Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations and Strategy: Chairperson Guridy
Special Committee – Tax Exempt Properties – Chairperson Eichenwald
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OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS
Controller’s Report
Managing Director’s Report
9. APPOINTMENTS:
Sharon Lee Glassman Allentown Arts Commission 01/06/17
Jason Laubach Sheet Metal Technician Board 05/06/16
10. ORDINANCES FOR FINAL PASSAGE:
Bill 27 Chamber Main Street Grant
Amending the 2013 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000) for a grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide funding for a New Communities – Main Street Grant Program for the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Bill 30A Fire Station Appropriation
Amending the 2013 General Fund and Capital Fund Budgets to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Twenty Six Thousand Ten ($26,010) Dollars as a result of funds received from the City of Bethlehem to the City of Allentown Fire Department.
Bill 30B Street Vacation N Gilmore St
Providing for the vacation of N. Gilmore Street from E. Washington Street to E. Jeans Street in the Fifteenth Ward of the City of Allentown:
Bill 31 Street Vacation Sycamore St
Providing for the vacation of Sycamore Street from east property line of 13 Sycamore Street to the eastern limit in the Sixth Ward of the City of Allentown:
Bill 26 Clean Air Ordinance
The purpose and intent of this ordinance is to ensure that accurate and complete information is available to the City and general public about pollutants released from new airpolluting facilities within the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and to exercise the authority granted to the City under the Pa. Air Pollution Control Act.
11. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION:
Bill 32 Zoning Ordinance Amendment
An amendment to the city of Allentown zoning ordinance to permit "pocket neighborhood development" in the R-M Medium Density Residential District, to establish requirements for a pocket neighborhood development, and to amend the zoning map to change an area of land south of Cumberland St. that is east of S. Virginia St. to the R-M district.
Bill 33 HARB PHMC Funding
Amending the 2013 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Fifteen Thousand ($15,000) Dollars of funds received from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) for consulting services for the City’s Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB).
Bill 34 Drinking and Storm Water Protection Act
Amending the 2013 General Fund, Sewer Fund and Water Fund by transferring money from these Enterprise Funds to the General Fund to finance and create positions in the Office of the Ombudsman and the Storm Sewer Program under the Department of Public Works.
12. CONSENT AGENDA:
CA-1 HARB Certificates of Appropriateness for work in the Historic Districts
13. RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING:
R 2 Sale Mack South Fire Training Grounds
Authorizes the Administration to Sell a Portion of the City-owned Real Property located at 1902 Lehigh Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
R3 Right of First Refusal
Authorizes the Administration to Execute a Right of First Refusal Agreement for the Sale of a Portion of the City-owned Real Property located at 1902 Lehigh Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
14. RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING:
R17 KOZ Expansion – 333 Court Street (Adelaide Mills) and 606 S. 10th (Allentown Metal Works)
Authorizes exemptions, deductions, abatements and credits for real property, earned income tax, net profits, mercantile and business privilege taxes within a specific geographic area in Allentown, PA designated as a proposed keystone opportunity expansion zone (“KOEZ”), in order to foster economic opportunities, stimulate industrial, commercial, and residential improvements and prevent physical and infrastructure deterioration within areas of Allentown, PA, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, upon certain terms and conditions
R18 Cancels July 3rd Meeting
Cancels the July 3, 2013 Council Meeting
15. NEW BUSINESS
16. GOOD AND WELFARE
17. ADJOURNED
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