Presenter
Presented by Mr. Deasy
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Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Public Works and City Planning, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Port Authority of Allegheny County in connection with the Authority's North Shore Connector Project to expand the existing Light Rail Transit System by extending service from the Gateway Station in downtown Pittsburgh through twin tunnels under the Allegheny River to Pittsburgh's North Shore (the "Gateway Line"); and further authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Public Works and of Finance to enter into agreements with the Authority for construction, surface, subsurface and aerial easements and/or encroachments, both permanent and temporary, as necessary for constructing, operating, repairing and/or maintaining the North Shore Connector Project.
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WHEREAS, the Port Authority of Allegheny County ("Authority") is engaged in the design and construction of its North Shore Connector Project ("NSC Project"), a 1.5 mile extension of Authority's existing 25-mile light rail system (the "LRT System"). The NSC Project will expand the existing LRT System by extending service from the Gateway Station in downtown Pittsburgh through twin tunnels under the Allegheny River to Pittsburgh's North Shore (the "Gateway Line"); and
WHEREAS, the NSC Project is in the public interest and will be beneficial and advantageous to City and Authority in that it will facilitate the expeditious and effective movement of transit patrons by reducing travel time and improving the quality and reliability of service for people using mass transit, materially contribute to the well-being, progress and development of City, and reduce traffic on City streets; and
WHEREAS, the NSC Project will further benefit City in that it will provide for the reconstruction of certain facilities and utilities owned by City, including but not limited to, street lighting fixtures, signs and signals and traffic control devices; and
WHEREAS, while benefiting City as hereinbefore described, the NSC Project will not require City to participate in the funding of the NSC Project as a contributing project sponsor; and
WHEREAS, cooperation between Authority and City is needed in order to construct the NSC Project,
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Public Works and City Planning are authorized, on behalf of the City, to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Port Authority of Allegheny County in connection with the Authority's North Shore Connector Project to expand the existing Light Rail Transit System by extending service from the Gateway Station in downtown Pittsburgh through twin tunnels under the Allegheny River to Pittsburgh's North Shore (the "Gateway Line").
Section 2. The cooperation agreement shall include, but not be limited to, such matters as Consent to Enter City Property, Curb Cuts, Easements and Encroachments, Conveyances of City-Owned Property, the Allegheny River Walls, Bus Shelters and Bicycle Racks in the Public Right of Way, Adjustments to City-Owned Streets, Lighting, Signals and Utilities, Betterments, Trees, Relocation of Utilities and Telecommunications Facilities in the Public Rights-of-Way. City Construction Standards, Construction Management/Inspection, maintenance, any Work to be performed by the Authority on behalf of the City, Permits, legal fees, and other matters, so as to meet the approval, as to form and substance, of the City Solicitor.
Section 3. The Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Public Works and Finance are authorized, on behalf of the City, to enter into agreements granting all construction, surface, subsurface and aerial easements and/or encroachments, both permanent and temporary, necessary for constructing, operating, repairing and/or maintaining the NSC Project.