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Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a Green Infrastructure Mini-Grant Agreement and a Project and Maintenance Agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and Phipps Conservatory in connection with the maintenance of the Green Infrastructure capture and reuse addition at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Schenley Park.
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WHEREAS, the City is the owner of certain real property in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (“Phipps”) and the City have entered into a Lease Agreement whereby the Phipps has agreed to maintain and improve public enjoyment of certain City properties; and
WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (“PWSA”) Authority has established a Green Infrastructure Matching Grant Program (the “Grant Program”) to provide financial assistance to certain qualified entities; and
WHEREAS, one objective of the Grant Program is to increase the use of green infrastructure in the City of Pittsburgh and reduce storm water runoff that would otherwise have been discharged to PWSA’s wastewater and storm water system in order to improve and enhance water quality resources downstream; and
WHEREAS, another objective of the Grant Program is to increase public awareness of green infrastructure techniques for storm water management using signage and/or educational programs; and
WHEREAS, Phipps applied for and was awarded a grant under the Grant Program to design, construct, and install a green infrastructure project (the “GI Project”) in the Park; and
WHEREAS, as a condition of receiving funding for the GI Project, the applicable parties must also agree to certain maintenance obligations; and
WHEREAS, in light of the Grant awarded to Phipps by PWSA, the City has agreed to provide Phipps with a license for the GI Project installation and to perform designated maintenance obligations.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works are authorized to enter into a Green Infrastructure Mini-Grant Agreement and a Project and Maintenance Agreement with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and Phipps Conservatory in connection with the maintenance of a Green Infrastructure Project at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Schenley Park.