COUNCIL AGENDA

BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, March 1, 2011 - 7:00 PM
TOWN HALL – 10 EAST CHURCH STREET – BETHLEHEM, PA

1. Invocation – Pastor Mario Corado, Templo El Refugio

2. Pledge to the Flag.

3. Roll Call.

Citations – Honoring David Keim
John R. Lezoche
Joseph T. Mari
Kenneth C. Miller
John C. Ruhf, III
Robert L. Smale
John Springer
William L. Tone
Ted R. Yochum
Jean A. Zweifel

4. Approval of Minutes – February 15, 2011

- Adjudication by Bethlehem City Council pursuant to 53 P.S. §39408 following hearings
conducted by Bethlehem City Council on December 8, 2010, and January 24, 2011.

5. Courtesy of the Floor. (for public comment on Ordinances and Resolutions to be voted on by Council this evening – 5 Minute Time Limit)

6. Old Business.

A. Old Business – Members of Council
B. Tabled Items
None.
C. Unfinished Business
1. Establishing Article 1716 – Landmarks and Properties of Historical Interest
(Assigned to Preservation Plan Task Force)

7. Communications.

A. Parks and Public Property Director – Monocacy Hardball Field – Dugouts
B. Housing and Community Development Planner – RACP – Festival Center at
SteelStacks
C. Director of Community and Economic Development – Enterprise Zone

8. Reports.

A. President of Council
B. Mayor

9. Ordinances for Final Passage.

A. Bill No. 50 – 2010 – Approving Refunding General Obligation Bonds and Notes
B. Bill No. 51 – 2010 – Approving Guaranteed Lease Revenue Bonds - $16 Mil.
C. Bill No. 3 – 2011 – Replacing Article 735 – Emergency Alarm Systems and Fees
D. Bill No. 4 – 2011 – Amending General Fund Budget – Compliance Officer Salary
and Health Bureau Adjustments
E. Bill No. 5 – 2011 – Amending Non-Utility Capital Budget – Skate Park Grant and
Year End Adjustments
F. Bill No. 6 – 2011 – Amending Community Development Budget – Year End
Adjustments
G. Bill No. 7 – 2011 – Amending Article 121 – Bond Issues, General Obligation
Notes, and Lines of Credit
H. Bill No. 8 – 2011 – Establishing Article 112 – Campaign Finance Reports

10. New Ordinances.

None.

11. Resolutions.

A. Designating Fair Housing Officer
B. Authorizing Use Permit Agreement – American Association of University Women,
Bethlehem Branch – 2011 Book Fair
C. Authorizing Use Permit Agreement – Star of Bethlehem Festival – Riverside Wine
Festival
D. Authorizing Use Permit Agreement – Celtic Cultural Alliance – St. Patrick’s Day
Concert
E. Authorizing Right of Way – PPL – Applebutter Road
F. Certificate of Appropriateness – 565 Main Street
G. Certificate of Appropriateness – 519 Main Street
H. Certificate of Appropriateness – 15 East Wall Street
I. Certificate of Appropriateness – 458 Main Street
J. Certificate of Appropriateness – 553 Main Street
K. Certificate of Appropriateness – 91 West Broad Street

12. New Business.

13. Courtesy of the Floor. (for public comment on any subject – 5 Minute Time Limit)

14. Adjournment.