Michael D’Amore, President Allentown City Council

W. Michael Donovan, Vice President 435 Hamilton Street

Jeanette Eichenwald Allentown, Pa. 18101
Julio A. Guridy Phone: 610.437.7539
David M. Howells, Sr.
Tony Phillips AllentownPa.Gov

Peter Schweyer

COUNCIL MEETING
April 1, 2009 - COUNCIL CHAMBERS

Public Safety 6:30 PM

BILL12CITIZENS PATROL GRANT.DOC
Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 General Fund Budget to provide
for a supplemental appropriation of Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars from the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, DCED grant to provide for a Citizens on Patrol
Program that will provide cell phones, training and mileage reimbursement to
Crime Watch Groups

BILL19FIRE ACADEMY.DOC Refer to

Public Safety
Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 General Fund Budget to provide
for a supplemental appropriation of Seventy Thousand ($70,000) Dollars from
County of Lehigh to the Fire Department for Mack South Fire Training Academy
improvements (classroom equipped with furniture, computers, projectors and
other audio-visual equipment)

Public Works 7:15 PM

R18H2O GRANT.DOC
Administration Sponsored: Authorizes the submission of a H2O PA Grant
Application to eliminate inflow and infiltration in sewer collection system

R19H2O GRANTII.DOC
Administration Sponsored: Authorizes the submission of a H2O PA Grant
Application for Water Distribution & Sewer Collection System Rehabilitation

COUNCIL MEETING - 7:30 PM

1. Invocation: David M. Howells, Sr.
2. Pledge to the Flag
3. Roll Call
4. Courtesy of the Floor
5. Approval of Minutes:
Feb 4, 2009
March 18, 2009
6. Old Business
7. Communications
8. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES:
Budget and Finance: Chairperson Donovan
The Committee met on March 25th, the next meeting is scheduled for April 22nd
at 6:30 PM.
Public Safety: Chairperson Howells
The Committee met this evening; a future meeting has not been scheduled.
Community and Economic Development: Chairperson Schweyer
The Committee met on March 31; a future meeting is scheduled for April 15 th at
6:30PM.
Parks and Recreation: Chairperson Phillips
The Committee met on March 25th at 6:00 PM, the next meeting is tentatively
scheduled for April 22 at 6:00 PM.
Public Works: Chairperson Guridy
The Committee has not met since the last Council meeting; a future meeting
has not been scheduled.
Human Resources, Administration and Appointments: Chairperson
Eichenwald
The Committee met on March 31; a future meeting has not been scheduled.
Rules, Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations and Strategy:
Chairperson D’Amore
The Committee has not met since the last Council meeting; but we are in the
process of setting up a meeting in the near future.

OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS

CONTROLLER’S REPORT
These are listed here if you want to give a report:
Blighted Property Review Board: Councilperson Schweyer
AEDC - Councilperson Donovan
Arts Commission – Councilperson Donovan
Human Relations: Councilperson Eichenwald
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Report – Council President
D’Amore
Weed and Seed – Councilperson Donovan
Urban Observatory – Councilperson Phillips

9. ORDINANCES FOR FINAL PASSAGE:

BILL10PARKINGREGS.DOC Public Works, Recommended

Favorably
Council Sponsored: Referred from the Parking Authority - Amending Article 531,
Stopping, Standing and Parking, by prohibiting a person from re-parking a
vehicle on the same side of a street within the same block to avoid a parking
time limit, regulating the storage of vehicles on the street, and clarifying the
direction in which vehicles can park on streets; and Article 534, Residential
Permit Parking, by establishing new procedures for the residential parking
designation process and amending the residential parking zones to include the
400 block of North 9th Street, the unit block of South Jefferson Street, and the
200 block of North Poplar Street.

BILL12CITIZENS PATROL GRANT.DOC

Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 General Fund Budget to provide
for a supplemental appropriation of Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars from the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, DCED grant to provide for a Citizens on Patrol
Program that will provide cell phones, training and mileage reimbursement to
Crime Watch Groups

BILL13PFM GRANT.DOC Budget and Finance, Recommended

Favorably, 3-0
Amending the 2009 General Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation
of $86,000 Dollars from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development for the Early Intervention Program Project Phase II.

BILL14WALMARTGRANT.DOC
Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 General Fund to provide for a
supplemental appropriation of Three Thousand ($3,000) Dollars from the Wal-
Mart Foundation to support the Weed and Seed Chestnut Street Community
Garden.

BILL15FLAGS.DOC CEDC
Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 General Fund to provide for a
supplemental appropriation of One Thousand Eight Hundred ($1,800) Dollars
from multiple sponsors to support replacing American flags along Hamilton
Street

BILL16THEATREMASTERPLAN.DOC CEDC
Administration Sponsored Amending the 2009 General Fund Budget to provide for a
supplemental appropriation of Twenty Two Thousand, Four Hundred Ninety ($22,490)
Dollars for the purpose of developing a Master Plan for the West End Theatre District,
reimbursed through grants received from Lehigh County ($7,500) and the
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development ($14,990)

BILL17TC SALON.DOC
CEDC
Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 General Fund to provide for a
supplemental appropriation of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ($250,000) Dollars
as a result of a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development for the acquisition of 617 North 19th Street.

BILL18NSP GRANT.DOC
CEDC
Administration Sponsored: An Ordinance providing for the expenditure of Two
Million One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Six Dollars
($2,113,456) in Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Grant Monies
received by the City of Allentown under Title III of the Housing and Economic
Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and approved by the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development for housing and community development
programs

BILL19FIRE ACADEMY.DOC Public

Safety
Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 General Fund Budget to provide
for a supplemental appropriation of Seventy Thousand ($70,000) Dollars from
County of Lehigh to the Fire Department for Mack South Fire Training Academy
improvements (classroom equipped with furniture, computers, projectors and
other audio-visual equipment)

BILL205.4MNOTE.DOC Budget and Finance, Recommended

Favorably (2-1Phillips)
Administration Sponsored: Authorizes the issuance of a General Obligation Note
in the Principal Aggregate Amount not to exceed $5,400,000; setting forth the
Purpose of the Issuance of the Note to Fund Certain Capital Projects Pursuant to
the Local Government Unit Debt Act

BILL21SUMMER CONCERTS.DOC Parks and Recreation,

Recommended Favorably, 2-0
Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 General Fund Budget to provide
for a supplemental appropriation of Four Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-
Two ($4,882) Dollars to provide for the receipt of a grant from the PA Council of
the Arts to support the City’s summer concert series.

10. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION:

B22SCHOOLWARNINGLIGHTSMUH.DOC Refer to Public Works

Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 Capital Fund Budget to provide
for a supplemental appropriation of Nine Thousand ($9,000) Dollars reflecting a
receipt from a Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic
Development grant to remove the existing side mounted flashing school
warning devices and install overhead flashing school warning devices on
Tilghman Street for Muhlenberg Elementary School. The Bureau of Traffic
Planning and Control is supervising and monitoring the grant.

B23WEEDSEEDQUALITYLIFE.DOC Refer to CEDC

Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 General Fund to provide for a
supplemental appropriation of Twenty Thousand ($20,000) Dollars; to provide
for the grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to
the City of Allentown for Weed and Seed Quality of Life.

B24DCR FEES.DOC Refer to CEDC

Administration Sponsored: Amending Article 395, Community and Economic
Development Fees, by establishing an application fee of $25 for the Disruptive
Conduct Board of Appeals.

B25WS MICROENTERPRISE.DOC Refer to CEDC

Administration Sponsored: Amending the 2009 General Fund to provide for a
supplemental appropriation of Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars to provide for the
grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to the City
of Allentown for Weed and Seed Micro Enterprise Grant.

B26VERIZON.DOC Refer to CEDC

Administration Sponsored: Approves Cable Franchise Verizon Franchise
Agreement

B27CDBGREPROGRAM.DOC Refer to CEDC

Administration Sponsored: Amending the Consolidated Plan One Year Action
Plan for the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-
ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first, Thirty-second, Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth years of
the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), which re-programs
Seven Hundred Thirty-four Thousand Sixty-five ($734,065) Dollars of
Unexpended Funds.

B28CDBGREPROGRAM2.DOC Refer to CEDC

Administration Sponsored An Ordinance providing for the expenditure of certain
monies received by the City of Allentown under Title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; Subtitle B of Title IV of the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, as amended; 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:
Four Million Eight Hundred Fifty-two Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-four
($4,852,944) Dollars in Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG),
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Shelter
Grants Program (ESG) funds for the July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 grant year, 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.

B29CDBGRENTALREHAB.DOC Refer to CEDC

Administration Sponsored: An Ordinance providing for the expenditure of
certain monies received by the City of Allentown from the repayment of loans
made through the Rental Rehabilitation Program.

B30ZONINGAMENDVETERANS.DOC Refer to CEDC

Administration Sponsored: Amending the City of Allentown Zoning Ordinance
by adding a definition of Veterans Treatment Center and notes that the
definition of a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility shall not apply to a
veterans Treatment Center, and creates a spatial separation distance to 250
feet

B31TRAFFICCONTROLMAP.DOC Refer to Public Works

Administration Sponsored: Amending Article 507 (Traffic Control Maps) of the
Codified Ordinances of the City of Allentown
STOP
Chester Street, at South 7th Street, making this a multi-way stop
South 9th Street at Tioga Street, a “T” intersection
North Graham Street at East Chew Street, a “T” intersection
Chester Street (westbound) at South Hall Street, a “T” intersection
East Clay Street at Wall Street, a “T” intersection
Delp Street at Adams Street
East Highland at Van Buren Street, a “T” intersection
30th Street S.W., at Diamond Avenue, a “T” intersection
30th Street S.W., at Moravian Avenue, a “T” intersection
Walnut Street at 14th Street, making this a 4-way stop
 25 MPH SPEED LIMIT
Cumberland Street, from South 8th Street to South 10th Street
Whittier Drive, from Wyoming Street to Skyline Drive
East Lexington Street, from Albert Street to Gilmore Street
North New Street, from Washington to Sumner Avenue
Livingston Street, from 26th Street to Cedar Crest Boulevard
North 29th Street, from Tilghman Street to north of City line
Normandy Street, from South Law Street to South 4th Street

35 MPH SPEED LIMITS

Fish Hatchery Road, between Oxford Drive and Cedar Crest Blvd

CHANGE SPEED LIMIT

Change from 30 MPH to 25 MPH, East Columbia Street,
from Sherman Street to Club Avenue

NO PARKING
Ivy Street, from Catasauqua to Fern Streets

ONE WAY
Congress Street (eastbound), from 19th Street to 18th Street

B32SHEET METAL FEES.DOC Refer to CEDC

Amending Business Regulation and Taxation Code, Title Nine, Fees, to include
Article 395.12, Sheet Metal
Technician Fees

11. CONSENT AGENDA: None

12. RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING:

R18H2O GRANT.DOC
Administration Sponsored: Authorizes the submission of a H2O PA Grant
Application to eliminate inflow and infiltration in sewer collection system

R19H2O GRANTII.DOC
Administration Sponsored: Authorizes the submission of a H2O PA Grant
Application for Water Distribution & Sewer Collection System Rehabilitation

R20STEVENS PARK.DOC Parks and Recreation, Recommended

Favorably, 2-0
Administration Sponsored: Authorizes Grant Application for Stevens Park
Renovations

R21PPL LOT.DOC Parks and Recreation, Recommended

Favorably, 2-0
Administration Sponsored: Authorizes Grant Application for PPL Parking Lot
Project

R22KOZFINAL.DOC CEDC
Administration Sponsored: Authorizes Submission to the State for KOZ Eligibility
Designation
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BKOZ20090312_1.PDF
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DKOZ20090312_3.PDF
EKOZ20090312_4.PDF
FKOZ20090312_MACK.PDF

13. RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING:

R23CDBG ACTION-PLAN.DOC Refer to CEDC

Administration Sponsored: Approves of the submission to the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development of the Action Plan for the
period July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.

R24ELECTPREZ&VICEPREZ.DOC
Amends Council Rules by stating requiring that prospective nominees for
President and Vice President submit a memo to Council at least one week prior
to a Council Meeting at which a vote is to be taken on the election of a
President and Vice President stating their intention of what office they plan to
seek, their goals, and vision for the ensuing year, and any other information
they might find useful to secure their nomination. This memo will be public and
be published as part of the agenda for the Council meeting at which the
election takes place.

14. NEW BUSINESS

15. GOOD AND WELFARE
16. ADJOURN

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