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BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015 – 7:00 PM
TOWN HALL – 10 EAST CHURCH STREET – BETHLEHEM, PA

Invocation - Reverend Suzanne M. Trump, St. John's Windish Evangelical Lutheran Church

Pledge to the Flag.

 1.      Roll Call.

2.       Approval of Minutes – March 3, 2015

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. 17 – Amending Article 1306.01(a) of the Zoning Ordinance –
Dimensional Regulations for the R-R Residential District, Creating Maximum Impervious Coverage in the R-R and R-S Districts

  1. Unfinished Business

5.       Communications.

          A.      Mayor - Request to Fill Vacancy – Deputy Director - Community & Economic
Development
B.      Mayor – Request to Fill Vacancy – Mayor’s Chief of Staff
C.      Mayor- Request to Fill Vacancy – Housing-Community Development Planner
D.      Mayor – Request to Fill Vacancy – Bureau of Engineering Section Engineer
E.      Council President – Amending Article 117 – Officers and Employees
F.      Director of Public Works – Recommendation for Award – Penonni Associates, Inc.
G.      Director of Public Works – Recommendation for Award – Joao Bradley
Construction Co.
H.      Director of Public Works – Recommendation for Award – Bellview Pump, LLC
I.       Director of Water & Sewer Resources – Recommendation for Award – S.C.
Engineers, Inc.
J.       Director of Water & Sewer Resources – Recommendation for Award – Cherry
Weber & Associates
K.      Director of Parks & Public Property – Request for Resolution – Northampton
County Open Space Initiative Grant
L.      Director of Public Works – Request for Resolution – PennDOT – ARLE Program
Agreement
M.     Director of Public Works – Request for Resolutions – Transportation Alternative
Program Grant Agreement - Intergovernmental Agreement Bethlehem/Easton;
Bethlehem/Allentown
N.      Health Bureau Director – Recommendation for Award – Pennsylvania
Immunization Coalition
O.      City Solicitor – Use Permit Agreement – ArtsQuest – TEDxNJ event
P.      City Solicitor – Use Permit Agreement – Sun Inn Preservation Association Festival
Q.      City Solicitor – Amending Article 531, Parking Generally
R.      City Solicitor – Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement-City of Bethlehem/
Northampton Borough Municipal Authority
S.       Director of Planning and Zoning – Request for Resolution – DCNR Grant

6.       Reports.

          A.      President of Council

B.      Mayor

C.      Finance Committee (Mr. Recchiuti)
Public Safety Committee (Mr. Evans)

7.       Ordinances for Final Passage.

          A.      Bill No. 16 – 2015 -Amending Zoning Ordinance – Articles 1302 and 1318 - Solar
Energy Devices
B.      Bill No. 18 – 2015 - Amending Zoning Ordinance – Article 1319.01 – Off Street
Parking
C.      Bill No. 19-2015 - Amending Community & Economic Development Budget

8.       New Ordinances.

          A.      Bill No. 20 -2015 – Amending Non-Utilities Capital Budget
B.      Bill No. 21-2015 – Amending Liquid Fuels Fund Budget
C.      Bill No. 22-2015 – Amending General Fund Budget

9.       Resolutions.

          A.      Approving Hiring – Deputy Director of Community & Economic Development
B.      Approving Hiring – Mayor’s Chief of Staff
C.      Approving Hiring – Housing – Community Development Planner
D.      Approving Hiring – Bureau of Engineering – Section Engineer
E.      Authorizing Contract – Pennoni Associates – ARLE Project
F.      Authorizing Contract – Joao Bradley Construction – Water Main Replacement-
Birchwood Farms
G.      Authorizing Contract – Bellview Pump, LLC – Water Main Replacement – East Fifth Street
H.      Authorizing Contract – S.C. Engineers, Inc. – Consulting Service – Industrial Pretreatment Program & Miscellaneous Assignments
I.       Authorizing Contract – Cherry Weber & Associates – Wild Creek Dam Spillway Repairs
J.       Authorizing Grant Application – Northampton County Open Space Grant – Skateplaza Shade Canopy
K.      Authorizing Grant Agreement – PennDOT - ARLE Program
L.      Authorizing Grant Agreement – PennDOT – TAP Grant Agreement/Shared Lane Marking Expansion Project
M.     Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement – Bethlehem/Easton; Bethlehem/Allentown – Shared Lane Marking Expansion Project
N.      Authorizing Contract – Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition
O.      Authorizing Use Permit – ArtsQuest – TEDxNJ event
P.      Authorizing Use Permit – Sun Inn Preservation Association Festival
Q.      Authorizing Grant Agreement – DCNR Grant – Greenway plazas
R.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 831 East Fourth Street
S.       Certificate of Appropriateness – 312 East Third Street
T.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 110-112 East Fourth Street
U.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 701 East Fourth Street
V.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 825 East Fourth Street
W.     Certificate of Appropriateness – 201 Broadway
X.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 113 East Third Street

10.     New Business.

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

12.     Adjournment