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City Council, September 2, 2026

Approves Bill 59 - Electric Vehicle Purchase Budget Amendment, 6-0

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What happened

This Allentown City Council meeting on 2026-09-02 was primarily administrative, with no zoning or land-use entitlement decisions. The most notable land-use-related item was the introduction of Bill 63, adding Chapter 653 (Workforce Housing) to the city code to require certain pub…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Allentown, PA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
September 2, 2026
Decisions
8 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 6-0

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R-106 Cooperative Contracts Authorization

Authorization of cooperative contracts greater than $40,000 to provide the city with various goods and services from Rom Tech and Miller Flooring Company. Passed 5-0.

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Meeting Summary

This Allentown City Council meeting on 2026-09-02 was primarily administrative, with no zoning or land-use entitlement decisions. The most notable land-use-related item was the introduction of Bill 63, adding Chapter 653 (Workforce Housing) to the city code to require certain pub…

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Key Decisions (8)

Approved

R-106 Cooperative Contracts Authorization

Vote: 5-0
Approved

Bill 59 - Electric Vehicle Purchase Budget Amendment

Vote: 6-0
Approved

Bill 60 - Ithaca Park Pavilion Budget Transfer

Vote: 6-0
Approved

R-107 - Tack Barn Lease at Lehigh Parkway

Vote: 6-0Conditions attached
Approved

R-108 - Legal Services Engagement

Vote: 6-0Conditions attached
Other

Bill 61 - Risk Fund Transfer Introduction

Other

Bill 62 - Tillman Street and Union Boulevard Safety Project Introduction

Conditions attached
Other

Bill 63 - Workforce Housing Ordinance Introduction

Market Signals (3)

Housing Demand

Allentown is introducing a Workforce Housing ordinance (Bill 63) mandating…

Sentiment

Public comment highlighted continued homelessness and inflated real estate prices,…

Infrastructure

The city is advancing a $1.1M SS4A safety implementation project…

Who Spoke (11)

ChairCouncilmember · 3ClerkPublic · 3

On the record: the chair, 3 councilmembers, the clerk, and 3 members of the public.

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