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File #: 2024-0615    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 6/21/2024 In control: Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services
On agenda: 6/25/2024 Final action: 7/9/2024
Enactment date: 7/9/2024 Enactment #: 456
Effective date: 7/10/2024    
Title: Resolution amending Resolution 335 of 2021, authorizing the Department of Parks & Recreation, Office of Special Events, to enter into an agreement with Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., as a sole source, for rental and display rights of certain movie entertainment for events to be held by the Office of Special Events, in order to authorize the use of funds from the Parks and Recreation Regional Asset District (RAD) trust fund at no additional cost to the city.
Attachments: 1. 2024-0615 Cover Letter-Swank Letter, 2. Summary 2024-0615

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Resolution amending Resolution 335 of 2021, authorizing the Department of Parks & Recreation, Office of Special Events, to enter into an agreement with Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., as a sole source, for rental and display rights of certain movie entertainment for events to be held by the Office of Special Events, in order to authorize the use of funds from the Parks and Recreation Regional Asset District (RAD) trust fund at no additional cost to the city. 

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WHEREAS, the Office of Special Events holds entertaining events each year including but not limited to the Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park & Drive-In Movie Nights;

 

WHEREAS, Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., is uniquely situated as a sole source to provide certain movie rental and display rights to the City of Pittsburgh;

 

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh wishes to enter into an agreement with Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., to obtain these certain movie rental and display rights for use in Office of Special Events’ events.

 

 

Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

 

Section 1.                     The Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are authorized to enter into an agreement with Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., as a sole source, for rental and display rights of certain movie entertainment for events to be held by the Office of Special Events. Consistent with City policies on other commodities contracts, the costs of the same will be determined on an as-needed basis at set negotiated prices over the course of the agreement, authorized for appropriation from the following Code Account: 5000731400.53907.00 and 5000280400.53907.00