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Allentown council approves contracts, capital amendments and personnel change in unanimous votes
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Summary
Council approved multiple contract change orders and budget amendments — including website maintenance, ADA ramp work, a meeting-management contract, an $800,000 grant for MLK Trail Phase 2, $5.05 million in public works capital and a position-title adjustment in parks — all by recorded unanimous votes.
Allentown City Council recorded unanimous votes April 15 on a series of contracts, budget amendments and personnel adjustments during a mostly procedural portion of the meeting.
Key approvals included a $32,549 change order to the existing website maintenance contract (R53), cooperative-contract authorizations for purchases over $40,000 (R54), a $2,865,000 contract for ADA ramp construction (R55) through 12/31/2026 with two optional six-month extensions, and a $270,329.42 contract with Granicus LLC for meeting-management and streaming services (R56). Council voted to place each on the consent or regular agenda and approved each item with recorded aye votes.
On ordinances for final passage, council passed Bill 26 (amending the Allentown parking authority rules and adding an amendment to limit council representation on the authority to one councilmember), Bill 27 (an $800,000 supplemental appropriation from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for MLK Trail Phase 2), Bill 28 (a $16,000 appropriation for a citizen science air-quality project with partners including Community Bike Works and Penn State), Bill 29 (a $5,050,000 increase in the capital fund for public works projects) and Bill 30 (a job title/grade change in the parks and recreation department). All passed unanimously on recorded votes.
Councilmembers asked routine clarifying questions on several items and noted plans to review ongoing website funding during the next budget cycle. The Granicus contract description noted three proposals were received and one bid rejected because it modified bid terms. Several votes were taken by roll call; the clerk announced seven yeas and no nays for each recorded item.
What happens next: Contracts will commence upon execution per their terms. The ADA ramp contract is scheduled to end on 12/31/2026 with extension options described in the contract language. The Granicus contract will provide meeting-management services including agenda creation, document management and live streaming.