BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015 – 7:00 PM
TOWN HALL – 10 EAST CHURCH STREET – BETHLEHEM, PA

Invocation – Pastor James Muske, St. Matthew Lutheran Church

Pledge to the Flag.

 1.      Roll Call.

2.       Approval of Minutes – April 21, 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.      Director of Parks and Public Property – Recommendation for Award – Bi-State
Construction Company, Inc.
B.      Mayor – Request to Fill Vacancy – Mayor’s Chief of Staff
C.      Mayor – Request to Fill Vacancy – Legal Assistant
D.      Mayor – Request to Fill Vacancy – Purchasing Director

6.       Reports.

          A.      President of Council

          B.      Mayor

1. Administrative Order – Rogelio Ortiz – Bethlehem Housing Authority

7.       Ordinances for Final Passage.

          A.      Bill No. 23 – Amending Article 117, Officers and Employees
B.      Bill No. 24 – Amending Article 531, Parking Generally
C.      Bill No. 25 – Intergovernmental Service Territory Agreement - City of Bethlehem
and The Northampton Borough Municipal Authority

8.       New Ordinances.

9.       Resolutions.

A.      Authorizing Contract – Bi-State Construction Company, Inc.
B.      Approving Hiring – Mayor’s Chief of Staff
C.      Approving Hiring – Legal Assistant
D.      Approving Hiring – Purchasing Director

E.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 29 West Fourth Street
F.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 701 East Fourth Street
G.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 29 East Third Street
H.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 127-129 East Third Street
I.       Certificate of Appropriateness – 119-123 East Third Street
J.       Certificate of Appropriateness – 120 West Third Street
K.      Certificate of Appropriateness – 17 East Third Street

10.     New Business.

          A.      Rescheduling Second Meeting in May – Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Primary Election
Day to Wednesday, May 20, 2015

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

12.     Adjournment