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Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh ("HACP") for the providing of police services at HACP properties over a three-year term.
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WHEREAS, the HACP has an ongoing need to provide security services on HACP properties to promote the safety and security of residents and staff; and,
WHEREAS, security services above the baseline of services already provided by the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety and Bureau of Police, is desired to further improve the safety and security of HACP properties; and,
WHEREAS, mobile private security patrols provided by contracted commercial security firms have become increasingly costly to HACP with declining effectiveness; and
WHEREAS, ongoing discussions between the HACP and the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety and Bureau of Police have resulted in a proposed program for the City of Pittsburgh to provide above baseline police and security services on HACP properties; and
WHEREAS, the proposed program will provide dedicated additional police patrols on HACP property, with a focus on Northview Heights and Allegheny Dwellings, as well as additional direct and indirect services to support the above-baseline patrols to be provided; and
WHEREAS, The City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety and Bureau of Police have the capacity to staff and manage the additional patrols and additional services; and
WHEREAS, all parties are interested in finalizing an Agreement that will support the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety and Bureau of Police to provide above baseline services to HACP; and
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor and Director of Public Safety are hereby authorized to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into an Agreement with the Housing Authority of the C...
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