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Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance to enter into a Third Amendment to Cooperation and Project Agreement for the Creation and Operation of the Regional Data Center Agreement with Allegheny County and the University of Pittsburgh.
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WHEREAS, the City and County (“Governmental Parties”), utilizing funds granted by the Richard King Mellon Foundation (the “RK Mellon Grant”), entered into that certain agreement with the University dated August 7, 2015, entitled “Cooperation and Project Agreement for the Creation and Operation of the Regional Data Center,” (the “Agreement”) under which the Governmental Parties engaged the University to develop and operate the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (the “WPRDC”) for a three year period to serve as a central open data portal able to host data from the Governmental Parties and eventually from other participating local governments and other entities; and
WHEREAS, the Parties executed an Amendment to the Agreement (the “First Amendment”), dated October 28, 2016 to reflect the receipt of a grant from the Heinz Endowments (the “Heinz Grant”) to be used for several purposes, including the provision of additional funds to the University for extra staffing to bring the WPRDC to full efficiency; and
WHEREAS, the Parties executed a Second Amendment to the Agreement (the “Second Amendment”), dated August 8, 2018, to reflect a desire to extend the agreement beyond the Initial Term, which was effective between August 7, 2015 and August 7, 2018, for an Additional Term beginning August 8, 2018 ending December 31, 2021; and
WHEREAS, in order to increase the amount of compensation and scope of work relating to the University of Pittsburgh’s continued operation of the Regional Data Center in the Agreement, as amended, the Parties now wish to enter into a further Amendment to the existing Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) for the City and County to each provide funding for the Additional Term.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance are hereby authorized to enter into a Third Amendment to Cooperation and Project Agreement for the Creation and Operation of the Regional Data Center Agreement with Allegheny County and the University of Pittsburgh, with the City and County providing funding for the University’s work for the Regional Data Center during the Additional Term in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($210,000.00) each. The City’s share shall be appropriated for the same, chargeable and payable from:
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Year |
Amount |
Account |
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2019 |
$65,000.00 |
JDE 11101.103000.53.53901.2019 |
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2020 |
$70,000.00 |
JDE 11101.103000.53.53901.2020 |
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2021 |
$75,000.00 |
JDE 11101.103000.53.53901.2021 |
The Third Amendment shall be approved by the City Solicitor as to form.
Section 2. Any Resolution or Ordinance of part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this Resolution is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Resolution.