COUNCIL AGENDA

BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, July 19, 2011 - 7:00 PM
TOWN HALL – 10 EAST CHURCH STREET – BETHLEHEM, PA

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1. Invocation – Pastor Melvin Tatem, Grace Deliverance Church

2. Pledge to the Flag.

3. Roll Call.

CITATION – Honoring Edward Swartley

4. Approval of Minutes – June 21, 2011, July 1, 2011, and July 5, 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
None.

7. Communications.

A. City Council Solicitor – Bill Nos. 17-2011 and 18-2011
B. Director of Planning and Zoning – Historic Preservation Plan – Revisions
C. Police Commissioner – Declaring Special Condition – Musikfest 2011 – Increasing
Parking Fines
D. City Solicitor – Use Permit Agreement for Public Property – Greater Lehigh Valley
Chamber of Commerce – 2011 Bethlehem VegFest
E. City Solicitor – Use Permit Agreement for Public Property – Richard Scott Kelley
and Has Anyone Seen My Balloon?, Inc. – Hot Air Balloon Take Off
F. Grants Coordinator – Northampton County Gaming Grant – Fire Engine, Ambulance,
LOOP Operation
G. Director of Budget and Finance – General Fund and Non-Utility Fund Budget
Adjustments – Fire Pumper and EMS Facility

8. Reports.

A. President of Council

B. Mayor

1. Administrative Order – James R. Fiorentino – City Planning Commission
2. Administrative Order – Marilou Cummings – Fine Arts Commission

9. Ordinances for Final Passage.

A. Bill No. 17 – 2011 – Amending Ordinance 2010-49 – EMS Facility and Fire
Pumper – Separate Bank Account
B. Bill No. 18 – 2011 – Amending Article 121 – Section 121.08 – Gaming Local
Share Account – Separate Bank Account

10. New Ordinances.

A. Bill No. 19 – 2011 – Amending Non-Utility Capital Budget – Adjustment –
Fire Pumper and EMS Facility

11. Resolutions.

A. Authorizing Right of Way Grant Agreement – UGI – Long and East Raspberry
Streets
B. Adopting Historic Preservation Plan
C. Declaring Special Condition – Musikfest 2011 – Increasing Parking Fines
D. Certificate of Appropriateness – 266 Wall Street
E. Certificate of Appropriateness – 449 Linden Street
F. Authorizing Local Share Municipal Gaming Grant – New Fire Engine
G. Authorizing Local Share Municipal Gaming Grant – Ambulance
H. Authorizing Local Share Municipal Gaming Grant – Operation of LOOP
I. Transfer of Funds – General Fund Budget – Fire Pumper and EMS Facility

12. New Business.

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

14. Adjournment.