Developers asked the city to rezone 4 acres of former Bethlehem Steel land to allow residential construction on the site, as they plan a six-story, 240-unit apartment block.
The city will narrow down a list of possibilities presented Tuesday to arrive at a strategy to make housing more affordable.
At a City Council meeting Tuesday night, city officials said seeking a role in hearings over Bethlehem Landfill's proposed expansion wouldn't be a worthwhile use of municipal resources.
The force, made up of municipal, county and federal investigators, is designed to fight the sexual exploitation of children in the county, along with human trafficking more broadly.
Northampton County Council first proposed the two studies in April 2022, which often brought council members into conflict with County Executive Lamont McClure.