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Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of the Department of Finance, and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the University of Pittsburgh granting the University of Pittsburgh a temporary construction easement(s) and permanent easement(s) in order to permit the implementation of a comprehensive stormwater management strategy for the benefit of Schenley Park on, under and about a certain parcel of real property known as Mazeroski Field located within Schenley Park in the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh.
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WHEREAS, in 1891 Mary Schenley conveyed approximately 19 acres (the "Parcel") to the City of Pittsburgh, now part of Schenley Park and improved with the University of Pittsburgh Frick Fine Arts Building and Mazeroski Field; and
WHEREAS, the 1891 deed permits the erection of an art building and institutions for the promotion of fine arts in the Park, and in 1963, the City granted (1) a license to the University of Pittsburgh to construct and maintain the Frick Fine Arts Building on a portion of the Parcel and (2) an easement to enter upon, use and occupy so much of the other land contained in the Parcel for the installation and maintenance of utility requirements for the Frick Fine Arts Building; and
WHEREAS, the University of Pittsburgh proposes to install additional underground stormwater facilities, including an underground collection basin and pipes, supplementing the existing chilled water lines under Mazeroski Field, as an integrated part of the chilled water/air conditioning utility for the Frick Fine Arts Building and other facilities; and
WHEREAS, the proposed stormwater facilities will improve drainage on Mazeroski Field allowing the field to dry faster thereby increasing usage time, and following installation of the stormwater facilities, the University will (1) replace other aging improvements at Mazeroski Field including a new fence,...
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