City of Bethlehem

Meeting Title:: City Council Meeting
Date:: Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Time:: 7:00 pm
Location:: Town Hall

Background Documents

00 Agenda 02152022

06a Firearm Purchase-Martinez

06b RecommendofAward-L. B. Industries, Inc.-Settling Tank Improvements Project

06c 2022 Equipment Auction

10a Approve Records Destruction-CED

10b Approve Firearm Purchase-Martinez

10c Approve Contract-L. B. Industries, Inc.-Settling Tank Improvements Project

10d COA 77 West Broad Street

10e COA 239 East Church Street

10f COA 241 East Church Street

10g COA 305 East Third Street-postponed from January 18, 2022 Council Meeting

10h COA 317-327 South New Street-postponed from January 18, 2022 Council Meeting

10i COA 127 East Fourth Street-postponed from January 18, 2022 Council Meeting

BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT BY PHONE.
Based on current COVID cases in the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem City Council will begin accepting public comment over the phone starting at the Tuesday, February 15, 2022 City Council meeting, at 7:00 PM. To sign up to comment by phone, email the City Clerk’s office at cityclerk@bethlehem-pa.gov or call (610) 865-7130 by 2:00 PM on the meeting date. You may also call when the Council President announces they will take phone comments.
ORDER OF SPEAKING. Speakers physically present in Town Hall will have the first opportunity to provide public comment followed by signed-up phone commenters, and finally, phone commenters that did not sign up ahead of the meeting. If you are signed up to speak by phone, the Council President will call you from (610) 997-7963. After signed-up speakers comment, the President will ask whether anyone else would like to call into the meeting. At that point, if you want to comment, you may call the comment line at (610) 997-7963.
NOTES: Calls will only be accepted during the public comment period of City Council meetings. If you call and the line is busy, call back when the current speaker is finished. Please turn off all speakers, computer speakers, televisions, or radios. State your name and address at start of the call. A five (5) minute time limit will apply to all comments. City authorities, boards, and commissions have different public comment policies and the instructions above do not apply to any other governing body. If you have any questions on public comment instructions, please call or email the City Clerk’s office. All Bethlehem City Council meetings take place in the Town Hall Rotunda Building at 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.
TOWN HALL IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND YOU MAY ATTEND CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN PERSON. Be Aware-Due to COVID concerns attendance policies may change.
Masks are encouraged during City Council Meetings.
Note, there may be different mask-related policies and procedures applicable outside of City Council Meetings.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
As a continuation of our return to in-person Council meetings, we will return to the standard in-person public comment procedure at our future Council meetings and will ask members of the public to attend the meeting in Town Hall to give public comment. We will continue live streaming the meetings to maintain a convenient and transparent public viewing option.
COUNCIL COVID POLICIES: If you attend the Council Meeting in person, you will be required to follow applicable Centers for Disease Control, state, and/or local COVID guidelines, as they may change from time to time, related to social distancing and any other matters. City Authorities, Boards, and Commissions may have different COVID policies and they should be consulted directly about their individual policies.
LIVE YOUTUBE STREAM. You can watch City Council meetings live on the following YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRLFG5Y9Ui0jADKaRE1W3xw or by doing a search for “City of Bethlehem Council” during the meeting. Video recordings of prior meetings are available at the above link.