COUNCIL AGENDA

BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011 - 7:00 PM
TOWN HALL – 10 EAST CHURCH STREET – BETHLEHEM, PA

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1. Invocation – Pastor Dale Miller, First Baptist Church

2. Pledge to the Flag.

3. Roll Call.

Citations – Honoring - Edward M. Orth
- Valentine H. Wingert

- Election of Vice President of Council

4. Approval of Minutes – March 15, 2011

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.

A. Old Business – Members of Council
B. Tabled Items
None.
C. Unfinished Business
1. Establishing Article 1716 – Landmarks and Properties of Historical Interest
(Assigned to Preservation Plan Task Force)

7. Communications.

A. Police Officer Joseph Ocasio – Request for Additional Leave of Absence
B. City Solicitor - Intergovernmental Agreement - Authorizing Municipal Project on
State Highway – PennDot – Route 378 from Broadway/Dakotah Street to 3rd Street/Delaware Avenue
C. City Solicitor - Records Destruction Resolution – EMS Bureau
D. City Solicitor - Records Destruction Resolution – Purchasing Bureau
E. Bethlehem Authority – Working Woodlands – Blue Source Agreements
F. Parks and Public Property Director – PPL Right of Way – Hellertown Road
G. Parks and Public Property Director – DCNR Grant Applications – Clearview
Pool and Monocacy Creek Dam Removal

8. Reports.

A. President of Council

B. Mayor

1. Administrative Order – Beverly Hoover – Fine Arts Commission
2. Administrative Order – Deni Thurman-Eyer – Fine Arts Commission
3. Administrative Order – A. Craig Evans – Historic Conservation Commission –
South Bethlehem and Mount Airy

8. Reports - Continued
B. Mayor - Continued

4. Administrative Order – Anthony M. Silvoy – Historic Conservation Commission –
South Bethlehem and Mount Airy
5. Administrative Order – Mohammed Arif Fazil – City Planning Commission

C. Finance Committee/Public Works Committee (Mr. Reynolds)

9. Ordinances for Final Passage.

None.

10. New Ordinances.

A. Bill No. 9 – 2011 – Amending General Fund Budget – JAG Accounts
B. Bill No. 10 – 2011 – Amending Non-Utility Capital Budget – Main Street
Streetscape Improvements

11. Resolutions.

A. Transfer of Funds – Taxes – Temporary Help
B. Transfer of Funds – Overpayment of State Aid
C. Certificate of Appropriateness – 425-427 East Fourth Street
D. Granting Additional Leave of Absence – Police Officer Joseph Ocasio
E. Approving Letter of Intent – Bethlehem Authority and Call Mountain Wind
F. Approving Execution of Operative Agreements – Working Woodlands
G. Certificate of Appropriateness – 333 Broadway
H. Certificate of Appropriateness – 375 13th Avenue
I. Certificate of Appropriateness – 132-134 West Fourth Street
J. Certificate of Appropriateness – 501 East Fourth Street
K. Authorizing Execution of Right of Way Agreement – PPL – Hellertown Road

12. New Business.

A. Rescheduling Second Meeting in April
To: Monday, April 18, 2011
From: Tuesday, April 19 – Passover

B. Rescheduling Second Meeting in May
To: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
From: Tuesday, May 17 – Primary Election Day

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

14. Adjournment.