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Resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement or Agreements between the City of Pittsburgh ("City") and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation ("PennDOT") to establish ownership and maintenance responsibilities for a Flood Early Warning System within the right-of-ways of Washington Boulevard, Allegheny River Boulevard, Butler Street, Highland Drive and further amending Resolution No. 797 of 2017, effective December 28, 2017, as amended, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2018 Capital Budget and the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2018 through 2023 Capital Improvement Program" by increasing FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS by $170,899.79 to reflect reimbursement of previously expended City funds.
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WHEREAS, In order to alleviate public safety concerns regarding flooding on its State-designated highways, PennDOT designed and installed a Flood Early Warning System within the right-of-ways of Washington Boulevard, Allegheny River Boulevard, Butler Street, Highland Drive and Negley Run Blvd (collectively, the "Site"); and
WHEREAS, The Flood Early Warning System remains a temporary solution pending a permanent engineered solution by PennDOT regarding the subject State-designated highways and the management of storm water in the watershed; and
WHEREAS, Until a permanent solution is designed, constructed, and operational, the City of Pittsburgh has agreed to accept ownership and future responsibility for the maintenance and operation of the retrofitted system subject to the certain terms and reimbursements to be set forth in a Cooperation Agreement with PennDOT; and
WHEREAS, the City now wishes to enter into an agreement with PennDOT to establish reimbursement, ownership and maintenance responsibilities for the Flood Early Warning System; and
WHEREAS, the City also wishes to amend City budgets and Community Development Block Grant Programs in accordance with funding to be received under...
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