City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2020-0564

• File #: 2020-0564
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 7/13/2020
• In control: Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
• On agenda: 7/14/2020
• Final action: 7/21/2020
• Enactment date: 7/21/2020
• Enactment #: 351
• Effective date: 7/22/2020
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the URA, HACP, Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer, and 327 NN LLC.
• Sponsors: Reverend Ricky V. Burgess

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/22/2020	2	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
7/21/2020	1	City Council	AMENDED	Pass
7/21/2020	1	City Council	Passed Finally, As Amended	Pass
7/15/2020	1	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
7/14/2020	1	City Council	Waived under Rule 8	Pass
7/14/2020	1	City Council	Read and referred

Title
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the URA, HACP, Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer, and 327 NN LLC.

Body
WHEREAS, the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) plans to allocate federal funding in the form of HUD HOME funds various local and federal funding sources including HUD HOME and HODAG repayment funds, among others, to 327 NN LLC (Project Sponsor) for the adaptive reuse as housing of the former B'nai Israel Synagogue at 327 N. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA (undertaking) pursuant to 36 CFR Part 800 regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as amended; and

WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) plans to allocate federal funding in the form of HUD Moving to Work funds to the same undertaking pursuant to 36 CFR Part 800 regulations implementing Section 106 of the NHPA, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh (City) is the Responsible Entity for the URA and HACP; and

WHEREAS, the undertaking consists of the alteration and rehabilitation of B'nai Israel Synagogue's 1950s south and west wings to create 45 units of housing. The interiors of the wings will be demolished, existing stained glass windows will be removed, new floor plans and interior finishes will be constructed, and a two-story addition will be constructed on the roof of each wing; and

WHEREAS, the adaptive reuse of B'nai Israel Synagogue's original 1923 rotunda at the core of the building is planned for a future phase of the project which has not yet been fully designed or funded; and

WHEREAS, the City has defined the undertaking's area of potential effects (APE) as 327 North Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15206; and

WHEREAS, the City has determined that the undertaking may have an adverse effect on the former B'nai Israel Synagogue at 327 N. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, which is eligible ...