COUNCIL MEETING
March 3, 2010 - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Human Resources, Administration and Appointments Committee - 5:45 PM
Supports Naming the 9th Grade Center at William Allen after Luis A. Ramos
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA 6:30 PM
Confirmation Hearing on the Proposed Appointment of the CEDC Director
Sara Hailstone
COUNCIL MEETING - 7:30 PM
1. Invocation: Ray O’Connell
2. Pledge to the Flag
3. Roll Call
4. Courtesy of the Floor
5. Approval of Minutes: February 17, 2010
6. Old Business
7. Communications
8. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES:
Committee of Whole:
Budget and Finance: Chairperson Donovan
Public Safety: Chairperson Guridy
Community and Economic Development: Chairperson Schweyer
Parks and Recreation: Chairperson Ray O’Connell
Public Works: Chairperson Schlossberg
Human Resources, Administration and Appointments: Chairperson Eichenwald
Rules, Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations and Strategy: Chairperson D’Amore
OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS
CONTROLLER’S REPORT
9. APPOINTMENTS:
Ethics Appointments
HARB Appointments:
10. ORDINANCES FOR FINAL PASSAGE:
Amending Part I, Administrative Code, Article 141.03, Employees’ Retirement and Pension System, Retirement Board; Powers and Duties, of the Codified Ordinance to change the Board’s composition.
Amending Article Five, Title Three, Traffic Regulations, by adding a new section prohibiting the use of a hand-held mobile telephone by a person operating a motor vehicle or other vehicle on a City street, under certain terms and conditions.
11. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION:
Amending the 2010 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars from St. Luke’s Hospital to the Communications program of the Police Department to provide for public education for our 911 program.
Amending the 2010 General Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Three Hundred Thousand ($300,000) Dollars from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to the City of Allentown for the completion of a Lehigh River Waterfront Master Plan.
Amending the 2010 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars from a donation from the Arcadia Foundation to the Police Department for purchase of a trained K-9 for Patrol.
Bill 12
Amending Title V Traffic by increasing the penalty for double parking and parking large vehicles on streets; and deleting the second and subsequent increases in fines for street cleaning:
Bill13
Amending the Administrative Code, the Articles relating to the Recreation Board, Arts Commission, Parking Authority and the Ethics Board by requiring annual reports and long term strategies to be competed and reported to City Council.
13. RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING:
Encroachment Request: Handicapped Outdoor Stair Lift and Steps at 424 North Fulton Street
Request Support for House Bill 1768 which extends the sunset date to December 31, 2019, granting authority to assess a $2 recycling fee on waste disposed in the Commonwealth
Authorizes the Administration to Sell the City-owned Property located at the intersection of Keystone Avenue and Fish Hatchery Road
Authorizes the Administration to Sell the City-owned Property located at 328 West Linden Street
Encroachment Request: Hand Rail at 2234 W. Highland Street
Supports Adoption of the Comprehensive Trails Network Feasibility Study
Supports Naming the 9th Grade Center at William Allen after Luis A. Ramos
14. RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING:
Properties to be acquired by Eminent Domain by the Redevelopment Authority
530-532 Hamilton Street
645 Hamilton Street
709 Hamilton Street
943-945 Hamilton Street
521 N. New Street
15. NEW BUSINESS
16. GOOD AND WELFARE
17. ADJOURN
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