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File #: 2023-2082    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 10/20/2023 In control: Committee on Finance and Law
On agenda: 10/24/2023 Final action: 11/6/2023
Enactment date: 11/6/2023 Enactment #: 741
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Title: Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 ("Acceptance of Gifts to City") of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept a donation of six (6) safety ladders from Friends of the Riverfront valued at Twelve Thousand Forty dollars ($12,040.00), to be installed along the southern shore of the Allegheny River from Rachel Carson Bridge to Point State Park at no cost to the City.
Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 02 - FISCAL
Attachments: 1. 2023-2082 Cover Letter-DPW Letter to Council, Ladders Donation - FOTRF (rev. 10-16-23) - signed, 2. 2023-2082 Donation Acceptance Form - safety ladders 2023, 3. Summary 2023-2082

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Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept a donation of six (6) safety ladders from Friends of the Riverfront valued at Twelve Thousand Forty dollars ($12,040.00), to be installed along the southern shore of the Allegheny River from Rachel Carson Bridge to Point State Park at no cost to the City.

 

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WHEREAS, a public safety concern exists along our riverfronts, especially along Allegheny Riverfront Park where fast moving water, heavy boat traffic, and high concrete walls make exiting the water nearly impossible; and

 

WHEREAS, Friends of the Riverfront have coordinated with the City to purchase six (6) safety ladders, funded by the Benter Foundation.

 

 

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

 

Section 1.                     Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept a donation of six (6) safety ladders from Friends of the Riverfront valued at Twelve Thousand Forty dollars ($12,040.00), to be installed along the southern shore of the Allegheny River from Rachel Carson Bridge to Point State Park at no cost to the City.

 

Section 2.                     The Department of Public Works will install and maintain these ladders on City property along the southern shore of the Allegheny River.