Presenter
Presented by Mr. Shields
Title
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Works, and the Director of Engineering & Construction to enter into a cooperative agreement for the improvement of the existing Southside Riverfront Park access facilitites for recreational boats, with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering and Construction of the City of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission have determined jointly that the present boat launching facilities at Southside Riverfront Park are outdated and inadequate; and
WHEREAS, the City and the commission have agreed conceptually on the physical characteristics of a new boat docking and boat launching layout; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has pledged to provide funds in totality for both design and construction services; and
WHEREAS, the City, for its part, has agreed to accept the said funds; and
WHEREAS, the City, in order to implement the said improvements, has further agreed to assume the responsibility of managing the design phase and construction phase.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto wish to enter into a cooperation agreement to set forth their respective responsibilities.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor, the Director of the Department of Public Works, and the Director of the Department of Engineering and Construction, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement for the improvement of the existing Southside Riverfront Park access facilitites for recreational boats, with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, in form and substance approved by the City Solicitor.