Council Agenda

Michael D’Amore, President

W. Michael Donovan, Vice President Jeanette Eichenwald Julio A. Guridy David M. Howells, Sr. Tony Phillips

Allentown City Council

435 Hamilton Street Allentown, Pa. 18101 Phone: 610.437.7539 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 Invocation: David M. Howells, Sr. Pledge to the Flag Roll Call Courtesy of the Floor Approval of Minutes: Feb 4, 2009 March 18, 2009 6. Old Business 7. Communications 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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 WalMart 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 EightyTwo ($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, Twentyninth, 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 NEWRESOLUTIONATTA.XLS BKOZ20090312_1.PDF

CKOZ20090312_2.PDF 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 If you have any questions on the legislation, please contact Council Office at 610.437.7556 or email the City Clerk at [email protected]. Council meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month beginning at 7:30 pm in Council Chambers. For copies of the agenda or meeting announcements, please visit our website at www.allentownpa.gov. or contact the Clerk at [email protected] to receive an email notice of the meetings.