City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2011-2226

• File #: 2011-2226
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Died due to expiration of legislative council session
• File created: 10/25/2011
• In control: Committee on Land Use and Economic Development
• Title: Resolution authorizing the City Clerk, Director of City Planning and the Director of Finance, on behalf of City Council, to enter into agreement/agreements and/or contract or contracts with the County of Allegheny, the School District of Pittsburgh and the School District Reapportionment Commission for School Districts of the First Class A for the purpose of a joint purchasing agreement with the ESRI Corporation and/or the Caliper Corporation for software and technical assistance related to redistricting. Cost not to exceed forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
• Sponsors: Reverend Ricky V. Burgess
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, CONTRACT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/19/2011	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
12/14/2011	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
12/7/2011	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
11/29/2011	2	Standing Committee
11/21/2011	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
11/16/2011	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
11/2/2011	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
11/2/2011	2	Standing Committee	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
10/25/2011	1	City Council	Read and referred

TITLE
Resolution authorizing the City Clerk, Director of City Planning and the Director of Finance, on behalf of City Council, to enter into agreement/agreements and/or contract or contracts with the County of Allegheny, the School District of Pittsburgh and the School District Reapportionment Commission for School Districts of the First Class A for the purpose of a joint purchasing agreement with the ESRI Corporation and/or the Caliper Corporation for software and technical assistance related to redistricting. Cost not to exceed forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
BODY
Whereas, City Council is mandated by the state's Municipal Reapportionment Law to redefine the boundaries of its 9 Council Districts to conform with population changes and shifts pursuant to the 2010 Census; and,

Whereas, the state's Public School Code mandates that the city's school district, a School District of the First Class A, redefine the boundaries of its 9 Director districts to conform to population shifts and changes pursuant to the 2010 Census; and,

Whereas, cities like Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, California have opted to open the traditionally "backroom" process of redistricting to the public using technology and the Internet; and,

Whereas, City Council has a legitimate desire to ensure that these processes are as apolitical as possible; and,

Whereas, there is a clear public benefit in making this process as open and transparent as possible for the County's residents; and,

Whereas, City Council intends to make these tools available for the use of the respective Reapportionment Commission(s); and,

Whereas, a joint purchasing agreement will allow all four entities to work separately while minimizing the costs to each.

The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1: The City Clerk, Director of City Planning and the Director of Finance are hereby authorized to enter into agreement/agreements and/or contract or contra...