Presenter
Presented by Mr. Koch
Title
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Cooperation and Reimbursement Agreement with the South Side Works Association for funding of trail maintenance.
Body
WHEREAS, the South Side Works Association (“SSWA”) has generously agreed to pay for the City's landscaping and other maintenance costs associated with the riverfront public open spaces located within the City's South Side Works Specially Planned District (the “Site”); and
WHEREAS, in exchange for their contributions, SSWA will provide suggestions and requests to the City for work specifications at the Site; and
WHEREAS, SSWA will initially forward payments to the City for work already performed in 2005 and 2006; and
WHEREAS, beginning in 2007, the City will forward invoices will to SSWA on a monthly basis for work performed after January 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the following budgets have been agreed to by the parties as the amounts to be paid by SSWA to City:
Year 2005: $24,000.00
Year 2006: $25,000.00
Years 2007-2010: $26,650.00 annually (amount may be amended in writing by parties.)
WHEREAS, the City and SSWA wish to enter into a Cooperation and Reimbursement Agreement at this time to document the duties and responsibilities of the parties with respect to this cooperative effort.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1.
The Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works are hereby authorized to enter into a Cooperation and Reimbursement Agreement with the South Side Works Association for site maintenance expenses along riverfront open spaces within the City's South Side Works Specially Planned District. All payments received for work already performed in years 2005 and 2006 shall be deposited into the following general fund account: Fund 1000, Org 107000, Acc 481150. Thereafter, funds received by the City starting for work performed in 2007 shall be deposited in the Public Works Trust Fund: Fund 2843, Org 400000, Sub 600, BY 2006, Acc 000000. The Cooperation and Reimbursement Agreement shall be approved by the City Solicitor as to form and substance.