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File #: 2001-1669    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 4/17/2001 In control: Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services
On agenda: Final action: 6/13/2001
Enactment date: 6/5/2001 Enactment #: 423
Effective date: 6/13/2001    
Title: Resolution authorizing and directing the City Solicitor and Director of Public Works to conduct an analysis and prepare a report regarding legal and administrative strategies and remedies to re-cover monetary damages from utility companies, private contractors, the PWSA and other entities that excavate city streets and impair the integrity of our the city's roadways.
Indexes: MISCELLANEOUS

Presenter

Presented by Mr. Hertzberg

 

Recommendation

In Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services, May 30, 2001.

 

Affirmative Recommendation

 

Title

Resolution authorizing and directing the City Solicitor and Director of Public Works to conduct an analysis and prepare a report regarding legal and administrative strategies and remedies to re-cover monetary damages from utility companies, private contractors, the PWSA and other entities that excavate city streets and impair the integrity of our the city's roadways.

 

Body

Be it resolved by the council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts the following

 

Section 1.  That the City Solicitor and Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to conduct an analysis and prepare a report for City Council's review and consideration regarding legal and administrative strategies and remedies to re-cover money damages from utility companies, private contractors, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and other entities which excavate city streets, impair the integrity of our paved roadways and fail to abide by City guidelines for road excavation, causing millions of dollars in public and personal damages and a drain on City resources.