COUNCIL AGENDA

BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

May 1, 2007 - 7:30 PM - TOWN HALL
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1. Invocation – Reverend Gilberto Garcia-Rodriguez – First United Church of Christ

2. Pledge to the Flag.

3. Roll Call.

4. Approval of Minutes – April 10, 2007 and April 17, 2007

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.

7. Communications:

A. Council Member Gordon Mowrer – Renaming Ice House
B. City Solicitor - Amendment No. 2 to Lease Agreement - Mali’s Café - Golf Course Clubhouse Restaurant
C. City Solicitor - Tower Lease Agreement - Omnipoint Communications - Monocacy Park on Illick’s Mill Road
D. City Solicitor - Tower Lease Agreement - Verizon Wireless - Sell Field
at Rodgers and Lewis Streets

8. Reports:

A. President of Council.

B. Mayor.
1. Administrative Order – Seth A. Cornish – South Bethlehem Conservation District Commission
2. Administrative Order – Mary T. Pongracz – South Bethlehem Conservation District Commission

C. Community Development Committee (Ms. Szabo)

9. Ordinances for Final Passage:

A. Bill No. 7 – 2007 – Repealing Existing Article 313 – Private Watchmen and Establishing New Article 313 – Private Security Services
B. Bill No. 8 – Amending Article 121 – Restrictions on Fund Transfers from Treasurer's Escrow Account to General Fund
C. Bill No. 9 – 2007 – Amending Sewer Capital Budget – Project and Year End Adjustments
D. Bill No. 10 – 2007 – Amending Community Development Budget – Year End Adjustments
E. Bill No. 11 – 2007 – Amending Non-Utility Capital Budget – Various Adjustments
F. Bill No. 12 – 2007 – Amending General Fund Budget – Various Adjustments
G. Bill No. 13 – 2007 - Amending Article 1120 – Emergency Medical Services – Increasing Ambulance Fees
H. Bill No. 55 – 2006 – Establishing City of Bethlehem Environmental Advisory Council (EAC)

10. New Ordinances:

A. Bill No. 14 – 2007 - Amending Article 1714 – Historic Conservation District – South Bethlehem
B. Bill No. 15 – 2007 – Street Vacation – Portion of Deschler Street

11. Resolutions:

A. Authorizing Execution of Lease Agreement – Adams Outdoor Advertising
B. Certificate of Appropriateness – 503 E. Fourth Street
C. Certificate of Appropriateness – 308 S. New Street
D. Certificate of Appropriateness – 409-435 Wyandotte Street
E. Certificate of Appropriateness – 316 S. New Street

12. New Business.

A. Rescheduling Second Meeting in May – May 15 to May 16, 2007

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

14. Adjournment.