City Council

Council agenda

November 18, 2003- 7:30 PM - TOWN HALL

1. Invocation – Pastor Don Quayle of Christ Church – United Church of
Christ

2. Pledge to the Flag.

3. Roll Call.

4. Approval of Minutes – November 5, 2003.

5. Courtesy of the Floor. (for public comment on ordinances and
resolutions to be voted on by Council this evening)

6. Old Business.

7. Communications:

A. Assistant City Solicitor - Records Destruction - Police
B. City Solicitor – Purchase of Street Lighting Facilities
C. Director of Public Works – Agreement to Authorize Electronic Access to PennDOT Systems
D. City Solicitor – Lease Agreement – Adams Outdoor Advertising

8. Reports:

A. President of Council.
B. Mayor.

1. Administrative Order – H. Dennis Christie – Fine Arts Commission
2. Administrative Order – Timothy Wynn Fox – Fine Arts Commission

9. Ordinances for Final Passage:

None.

10. New Ordinances:

A. Bill No. 49 – 2003 – Amending Article 155 – Officers’ and Employees’ Pension Fund – Benefit Increase
B. Bill No. 50 – 2003 - Amending Article 951 – Pedestrian Malls
C. Bill No. 51 – 2003 – Adopting the 2004 General Fund Budget
D. Bill No. 52 – 2003 – Adopting the 2004 Water Fund Budget
E. Bill No. 53 – 2003 – Adopting the 2004 Sewer Fund Budget
F. Bill No. 54 – 2003 – Adopting the 2004 Golf Course Enterprise
Fund Budget
G. Bill No. 55 – 2003 – Adopting the 2004 Liquid Fuels Fund Budget
H. Bill No. 56 – 2003 – Adopting the 2004 Capital Budget for Non-Utilities
I. Bill No. 57 – 2003 – Adopting the 2004 Capital Budget for Water
Utilities
J. Bill No. 58 – 2003 – Adopting the 2004 Capital Budget for Sewer
Utilities
K. Bill No. 59 – 2003 – Adopting the 2004 Community Development Budget
L. Bill No. 60 – 2003 – Adopting the 2004 9-1-1 Fund Budget
M. Bill No. 61 – 2003 – Fixing the 2004 Tax Rate for All City Purposes

11. Resolutions:

A. Authorizing Records Destruction – Police Department
B. Authorizing Execution of Agreement with Municipal Energy Managers, Inc. - Street Lights Project
C. Authorizing Sale of Land – 343 Granger Road, Northampton, Pennsylvania - Bethlehem Authority to Kevin S. and Deborah A. Zeller
D. Certificate of Appropriateness – 523 First Avenue
E. Certificate of Appropriateness – 97 West Broad Street
F. Certificate of Appropriateness – 559 Main Street
G. Certificate of Appropriateness – 79 West Market Street

12. New Business.

A. Setting Date for Adoption of 2004 Budgets

13. Courtesy of the Floor. (for public comment on any subject)

14. Adjournment.