City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2004-0202

• File #: 2004-0202
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 4/6/2004
• In control: Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services
• Final action: 4/13/2004
• Enactment date: 4/13/2004
• Enactment #: 146
• Effective date: 4/21/2004
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement with Bike Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, non-profit corporations, for the acceptance by the City of a donation from Bike Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership of bicycle racks for installation, at no cost to the City, at various places within the City rights of way, as determined and/or approved by the Director of the Department of Public Works.
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/21/2004	2	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
4/13/2004	1	City Council	AMENDED	Pass
4/13/2004	2	City Council	Passed Finally, As Amended	Pass
4/7/2004	1	Committee on Public Works & Environmental Services	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
4/6/2004	1	City Council	Read and referred
4/6/2004	1	City Council	Waived under Rule 8	Pass
3/30/2004	1	City Council	Withdrawn

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Ravenstahl

AS AMENDED

Title
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement with Bike Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, non-profit corporations, for the acceptance by the City of a donation from Bike Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership of bicycle racks for installation, at no cost to the City, at various places within the City rights of way, as determined and/or approved by the Director of the Department of Public Works.

Body
WHEREAS, Bike Pittsburgh, together with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership ("PDP"), has offered to donate certain bicycle racks to the City at no cost to the City; and

WHEREAS, the City's Art Commission has approved the design of the bicycle racks depicted on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein, and described as modular and made of solid rolled galvanized steel (hereinafter "Bike Racks") ; and

WHEREAS, the Bike Racks are manufactured by Red Star Ironworks, L.L.C., a Pennsylvania company located at 4810 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (hereinafter "Red Star"); and

WHEREAS, Red Star will inspect the installation sites for each Bike Rack prior to installation, and has and will guarantee the Bike Racks, with respect to manufacturing defects, for a period of five years from the date of installation; and

WHEREAS, Bike Pittsburgh has agreed to coordinate future volunteer maintenance of the Bike Racks and PDP has agreed to maintain liability insurance for the Bike Racks; and

WHEREAS, the City now wishes formally to accept the donation of the Bike Racks from Bike Pittsburgh and the PDP, and to enter into a License and Maintenance Agreement to define Bike Pittsburgh's and PDP's responsibilities hereafter regarding the installation and maintenance of the Bike Racks.


Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby...