City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2012-0702

• File #: 2012-0702
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 9/4/2012
• In control: Committee on Land Use and Economic Development
• Final action: 9/11/2012
• Enactment date: 9/11/2012
• Enactment #: 539
• Effective date: 9/18/2012
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Mayor or the Director of City Planning, to enter into a Grant Agreement with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) as a participant in the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge. IBM will provide $350,000.00 in consulting services at their own expense. The services are in support of IBM staff who will help the City of Pittsburgh identify ways to improve or enhance transportation solutions.
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, GRANT(S)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/19/2012	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
9/11/2012	1	City Council
9/5/2012	1	Standing Committee
9/4/2012	1	City Council	Read and referred
9/4/2012	1	City Council	Waived under Rule 8	Pass

Presenter

Presented by Mr. Lavelle

Title

Resolution authorizing the Mayor or the Director of City Planning, to enter into a Grant Agreement with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) as a participant in the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge. IBM will provide $350,000.00 in consulting services at their own expense. The services are in support of IBM staff who will help the City of Pittsburgh identify ways to improve or enhance transportation solutions.

Body

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

Section 1.      The Mayor or the Director of City Planning, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized to enter into a Grant Agreement with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) as a participant in the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge. IBM will provide $350,000.00 in consulting services at their own expense. The services are in support of IBM staff who will help the City of Pittsburgh identify ways to improve or enhance transportation solutions.

The consulting services will provide support for a 3-week engagement (September 24^th, 2012 through October 12^th, 2012) wherein an international team assembled by IBM will conduct a series of stakeholder interviews, access existing data sets, and develop a draft set of recommendations. Following the 3-week engagement, IBM will deliver to the City a roadmap (the "Roadmap") identifying both short and long-term opportunities to assess the full potential for an intelligent transportation solution.