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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One-Administrative, Article IX-Boards, Commissions and Authorities, by amending Chapter ?178B.01 - ?178B.02: Propel Pittsburgh Commission in order to create the Young Pittsburgh Advisory Commission.
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WHEREAS, the retention and attraction of young people between the ages of (20-34) is a very important issue and the City of Pittsburgh has an obligation to focus attention and resources on issues affecting our City's young adults and young professionals, but not limited to, providing an opportunity for young citizens to provide input to the City of Pittsburgh on economical, social, political, cultural, diversity, and clean and safe matters to help meet the needs of our city's young adults; and
WHEREAS, the young adults are the future of the City of Pittsburgh and are an invaluable resource that must be heard from and included in the decision making process of the city of Pittsburgh and its government; and
WHEREAS, Mayor William Peduto and the City of Pittsburgh are committed to working with young adults to address their concerns and needs and to ensure that the needs and concerns of young adults are addressed in a comprehensive and meaningful way through the advancement of a commission to address the same; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of Mayor William Peduto to advance the establishment of the Young Pittsburgh Advisory Commission, through the amendment of the currently existing Propel Pittsburgh Commission, consisting of young who are dedicated to meeting the concerns and needs of the City of Pittsburgh's young adults to ensure participation in government, identify or create programmatic or policy opportunities to address those prioritized needs and to inform elected and appointed officials representing young people about programmatic and policy opportunities to help the young adults of Pittsburgh become engaged, connected, and play a major role in continuing to move the City of Pittsburgh fo...
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