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BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 – 7:00 PM
TOWN HALL – 10 EAST CHURCH STREET – BETHLEHEM, PA
                                                                                

Invocation – Pastor Keith Harke, West Side Moravian Church        
Pledge to the Flag.

1.         Roll Call

2.         Approval of Minutes – August 16, 2016
                                            
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
         C.         Unfinished Business

5.         Communications.

         A.         Councilman Evans  – Revised Amendment to Rules of Council
         B.         Director of Public Works – Recommendation for Award – Gaver Industries d/b/a
                   Barker & Barker Paving
         C.         Director of Public Works – Recommendation for Award – Greenscape Landscape
                  Contractors
         D.         Economic Development Coordinator - Recommendation for Award – McWane
                  Ductile
         E.         Director of Budget and Finance – 2017 Preliminary Budget Estimate – Pensions
         F.         Director of Community and Economic Development – Recommendation for Award
                  – Serfass Construction Company
         G.         Director of Public Works – Recommendation for Award – Carroll Engineering
                  Corporation
         H.         City Solicitor – Highway Safety Project Grant – DUI Program
         I.         City Solicitor – Use Permit Agreement Amendment No. 1 – Celtic Fest, Inc. d/b/a
                  Celtic Cultural Alliance – Celtic Classic 2016
         J.         City Solicitor – Use Permit Agreement – Sun Inn Preservation Association
         K.         Director of Public Works – Recommendation for Award – Traffic Panning and
                  Design, Inc.
        
6.         Reports.

         A.         President of Council

         B.         Mayor
        
7.         Ordinances for Final Passage.

         A.         Bill No. 23-2016 - Amending Article 342 – Local Economic Revitalization Tax
                  Assistance
         B.         Bill No. 24-2016 – Amending Article 149 – Blighted Property Review Committee
         C.         Bill No. 25-2016 – Amending Community Development Budget
         D.         Bill No. 26-2016 – Amending General Fund Budget

8.         New Ordinances.

         None
         
9.        Resolutions.

A. Approving Records Destruction – Solicitor’s Office
B. Authorizing Amendment to Use Permit Agreement for Public Property – Mount Airy Neighborhood Association – West Side Farmer’s Market
C. Authorizing Use Permit Agreement for Public Property– Runner’s World –
               Runner’s Trail Run and Runner’s World Half Marathon and Festival
D. LERTA Program– Expanding Boundaries
E. Amending Rules of Council – Rule 3A
F. Approving Contract – Gaver Industries Inc., d/b/a Barker & Barker
G. Approving Contract – Greenscape Landscape Contractors
H. Approving Contract – McWane Ductile
I. Approving Contract – Serfass Construction Company
J. Approving Contract – Carroll Engineering Corporation
K. Authorizing Amendment to Use Permit Agreement for Public Property – Celtic Fest, Inc. d/b/a Celtic Cultural Alliance – Celtic Classic 2016
L. Authorizing Use Permit Agreement for Public Property – Sun Inn Preservation Association – Sun Inn Festival
M. Approving Contract – Traffic Planning and Design, Inc.
N. Certificate of Appropriateness – 306-310 South New Street

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

12.         Adjournment.