City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2006-0343

• File #: 2006-0343
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 4/25/2006
• In control: Committee on Finance & Budget
• Final action: 5/15/2006
• Enactment date: 5/15/2006
• Enactment #: 313
• Effective date: 5/19/2006
• Title: Resolution creating the Market Based Revenue Opportunities Task Force (MBROT) which shall investigate potential revenue generating opportunities for the City of Pittsburgh including but not limited to outdoor and indoor advertising on or in all city owned property including, street furniture, website, cable television, naming rights of property or facilities, leasing of facilities for events or telecommunications equipment.
• Sponsors: Luke Ravensthal
• Indexes: FEASIBILITY STUDY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/19/2006	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
5/15/2006	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
5/10/2006	1	Committee on Finance & Budget	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
5/3/2006	1	Committee on Finance & Budget	Held in Committee	Pass
4/25/2006	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Shields

Title
Resolution creating the Market Based Revenue Opportunities Task Force (MBROT) which shall investigate potential revenue generating opportunities for the City of Pittsburgh including but not limited to outdoor and indoor advertising on or in all city owned property including, street furniture, website, cable television, naming rights of property or facilities, leasing of facilities for events or telecommunications equipment.

Body
Whereas, the City of Pittsburgh like many other Pennsylvania cities, has been in a fiscal crisis lacking sufficient revenue to its mandated expenditures; and,

Whereas, there exist many opportunities for municipal advertising that could provide a steady stream of revenue for the city to help subsidize many activities and core government services; and,

Whereas, the City of Pittsburgh's Act 47 Recovery Plan, along with the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (ICA), recommends that the city more actively pursue a Market Based Revenue Opportunities program to “maximize the revenue-generating capacity of its municipal assets.”

Whereas, by creating the Market Based Revenue Opportunities Task Force (MBROT) City Council envisions an entity made up of professionals and community that can evaluate the potential, economic viability and esthetics of such opportunities.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Council hereby creates the Market Based Revenue Opportunities Task Force (MBROT) which shall investigate and report back to the city potential revenue generating opportunities for the City of Pittsburgh including but not limited to outdoor and indoor advertising on or in all city owned property, including street furniture, website, cable television, naming rights of property or facilities, leasing of facilities for events or telecommunications equipment, and or cooperation agreements with other government entities for marketing opportuni...