COUNCIL AGENDA

BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2014 – 7:00 PM
TOWN HALL – 10 EAST CHURCH STREET – BETHLEHEM, PA

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Invocation – Reverend Ron Hari, Hungarian Reformed Church

Pledge to the Flag.

1. Roll Call.

2. Approval of Minutes – April 16, 2014

3. Public Comment. (for public comment on Ordinances and Resolutions to be voted on by Council this evening – 5 Minute Time Limit)

4. Old Business.

A. Old Business – Members of Council
B. Tabled Items
1. Bill No. 9 – 2014 – Amending Article 307 – Video Amusement Arcades –
Section 307.06(e)
C. Unfinished Business
1. Article 112 – Campaign Finance Reports

5. Communications.

A. Request for Street Vacation – Portion of Gary Street
B. Finance Committee Chairman – Resolution – Hiring Freeze
C. Purchasing Director – Resolution – On-Line Auction – Fire Pumper
D. Finance Committee Chairman – Article 121.05 – Proposed Amendments
E. City Solicitor – Use Permit for Public Property – ArtQuest – Gated Outdoor Concert
Series
F. City Solicitor – Use Permit for Public Property – Holy Infancy Roman Catholic
Church – Holy Infancy Annual Block Party and Portuguese Heritage Celebration

6. Reports.

A. President of Council

1. Councilmanic Appointment – Maureen P. Leeson – Recreation Commission
2. Councilmanic Appointment – Loren L. Speziale – Bethlehem Human
Relations Commission

B. Mayor

1. Administrative Order – Matthew Malozi – City Planning Commission

C. Human Resources and Environment Committee (Mr. Waldron)
D. Public Safety Committee (Mr. Evans)

7. Ordinances for Final Passage.

None.

8. New Ordinances.

A. Bill No. 11 – 2014 – Amending General Fund Budget – Health and Traffic Bureaus,
Housing Inspector
B. Bill No. 12 – 2014 – Amending Liquid Fuels Fund Budget – Snow and Ice
Operations
C. Bill No. 13 – 2014 – Amending Non-Utility Capital Budget – Eastern Gateway

9. Resolutions.

A. Authorizing Use Permit Agreement for Public Property – Celtic Fest, Inc. d/b/a
Celtic Cultural Alliance – Lehigh Valley HopsFest
B. Authorizing Use Permit Agreement for Public Property – Christmas City Wine
Festival
C. Authorizing Use Permit Agreement for Public Property – Sun Inn Preservation
Association – Pulaski PolkaFest
D. Authorizing Use Permit Agreement for Public Property – Sun Inn Preservation
Association – GeorgeFest
E. Transfer of Funds – Non-Utility Capital Budget – Snow Removal Overruns
F. Authorizing Use Permit Agreement for Public Property – ArtsQuest – Gated Outdoor
Concert Series
G. Certificate of Appropriateness – 417 Wyandotte Street
H. Certificate of Appropriateness – 119-123 East Third Street
I. Certificate of Appropriateness – 1-5 West Fourth Street
J. Certificate of Appropriateness – 331-333 Brodhead Avenue
K. Certificate of Appropriateness – 123 West Fourth Street
L. Certificate of Appropriateness – 401 East Fourth Street
M. Certificate of Appropriateness – 827 East Fourth Street
N. Approving Hiring Freeze

10. New Business.

A. Rescheduling Second Meeting in May – Tuesday, May 20, 2014 Primary Election
Day to Wednesday, May 21, 2014

11. Public Comment. (for public comment on any subject – 5 Minute Time Limit)

12. Adjournment