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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/13/2001 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2001-2335 1 ProclamationAcknowledging November as Adoption Awarness MonthAdopted  Action details
2001-2336 1 ProclamationAcknowledging November 11, 2001 as Jerusalem Baptist Church DayAdopted  Action details
2001-2326 1 ResolutionResolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a professional services agreement or agreements at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) with Mercy Occupational Health Services for professional services in connection with the administration and evaluation of medical examinations and related tests and procedures for the Civil Service Commission's medical examination program for current and prospective employees.Read and referred  Action details
2001-2327 1 ResolutionResolution that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with a consultant or consultants for the design and implementation of professional training, work place counseling and coaching for individual employees, not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) and providing for payment of the cost thereof. Read and referred  Action details
2001-2333 1 ResolutionResolution repealing Resolution 551 of 2001, effective August 20, 2001 entitled, "Resolution amending Resolution 936 of 2000, authorizing the City Clerk to enter into a professional services contract(s), or use of existing professional services contract(s) with a consultant or consultants to provide professional services to Pittsburgh City Council for the purpose of including, but not limited to financial advisory services, by authorizing the City Clerk to enter into a professional services contract with an attorney(s) for the purpose of providing independent legal counsel to City Council. Read and referred  Action details
2001-2328 1 OrdinanceAn Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article VI, "Development Standards", Chapter 919, "Signs" by allowing wall-mounted business and building names signs subject to size and design regulations but not roof top signs in the "GT" and "DR" Zoning Districts only.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2001-2328 1 OrdinanceAn Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article VI, "Development Standards", Chapter 919, "Signs" by allowing wall-mounted business and building names signs subject to size and design regulations but not roof top signs in the "GT" and "DR" Zoning Districts only.Read and referred  Action details
2001-2329 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City's agent for the construction of the Near Strip District Trail at a cost not to exceed $337,575.00 (Council District 6)Read and referred  Action details
2001-2332 1 CommunicationCommunication from Susan Golomb, Direction of City Planning, submitting the recertification of Area "L", Central North Side, for Residential Parking Permit Program in accordance with the Pittsburgh code, Chapter 549.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2001-2334 1 ResolutionResolution amending and supplementing Resolution No. 861, effective January 1, 2000, as amended, entitled: "Adopting and approving the 2000 Capital Budget and the 2000 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2000 through 2005 Capital Improvement Program, by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2000 Capital Budget amendments." By making various changes. Read and referred  Action details
2001-2331 1 PetitionPetition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a public hearing before City Council relative to Bill No. 2275 - Resolution authorizing the City to enter into a license and operating agreement with the University of Pittsburgh in connection with the University's use of "Mazeroski Field."Read and referredPass Action details
2001-2330 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Contract or Agreement or the use of existing Contracts or Agreements to purchase computer equipment for the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, at a cost not to exceed $15,000.Read and referred  Action details
2001-2320 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Budget for November 7, 2001.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2001-2254 2 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption; Section 263.02 "Payment options, discount and delinquency penalty", by adding paragraph (c) (2), which amends the method of calculating interest and penalty for delinquent taxes, and establishes a category of chronic delinquent. Pass Action details
2001-2254 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption; Section 263.02 "Payment options, discount and delinquency penalty", by adding paragraph (c) (2), which amends the method of calculating interest and penalty for delinquent taxes, and establishes a category of chronic delinquent.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2264 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association in the amount of Three Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($3,300.00) without previous authority of law for maintenance of equipment that interfaces with the Commonwealth of Photo Imaging Network. (PRESENTED BY MR. MOTZNIK)Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2265 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Department of Justice in the amount of One Thousand Four Hundred Forty Five Dollars and Fifty- Two Cents ($1,445.52) for unspent interest income from the 1998 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. (PRESENTED BY MR. MOTZNIK)Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2266 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Richard S. Caliguiri Amyloidosis Foundation in the amount of Ten Thousand Thirty Three Dollars ($10,033.00) in connection with the 2001 Great Race in the Department of Parks and Recreation, without previous authority of law; and providing for the payment thereof. (PRESENTED BY MR. RICCIARDI)Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2267 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the transfer of $320,000 from the Bureau of Police salary account to the Non-Departmental–Citywide Judgments account. The transfer is necessary to cover judgments against the City of Pittsburgh for the remainder of 2001. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2277 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of City Information Systems to provide call choice telephone service for all city telephone lines in order to provide city employees with the ability to determine the source of telephoned threats. The Director of Personnel is authorized to promulgate guidelines for call choice use and, to disseminate information to all city employees proper procedures to employ in the event a telephone threat is made. And, furthermore to consult with the Pittsburgh Board of Education and the County of Allegheny on similar response telephoned threats. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2311 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 654, effective October 25, 2001, entitled, "Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with City Council's 2001 Neighborhood Needs Supplement Program; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by adding and adjusting certain line items.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2321 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works and Environmental Services for November 7, 2001.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2001-2268 1 ResolutionResolution accepting the dedication of Bidwell Street between the terminals of Pennsylvania Avenue and Stedman Street for public highway purposes, accepting the grading, paving, curbing, sewers, traffic signs and streetlighting and fixing the width and position of the roadway and sidewalk, in the 21st Ward, 6th Council District. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2269 1 ResolutionResolution accepting the locations of proposed right-of-ways for the extension of (4) four city streets; S. 26th Street, S. 27th Street, 28th Street and Sidney Street from Hot Metal Street to S. 26th Street, for the LTV Southside Works Redevelopment Project, in the 16th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2270 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Elmhurst Company LP, The Ramada Plaza Suites, Suite 630, 1 Bigelow Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a canopy, wall and steps on a portion of the sidewalk area at 1 Bigelow Square, in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2271 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 825, approved October 25, 1996, effective November 1, 1996, entitled, "Vacating a portion of Rieseck Way between Range Way and Vulcan Way in the 22nd Ward, 1st Council District of the City of Pittsburgh".Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2322 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Planning, Zoning and Land Use for November 7, 2001.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2001-2101 2 OrdinanceAn Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V by revising Parking Commercial (Limited) Approval and Regulations, the Regulations for Neighborhood Office District, the Residential Nomenclature, the Conversion Table, the Use Table, the Site Development Standards in Residential Districts, the Educational/Medical Institution District Approvals and Regulations, by creating Conditional Use Exceptions for university and hospital uses in Residential and Mixed Use Districts and by inserting a Special Exception for Parking Structures in a UNC District.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2303 1 ResolutionResolution repealing Resolution No. 298, effective May 4, 2001, which provides funding for matching grants with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to further park, recreation, and open space conservation efforts of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed $250,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2304 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Department of City Planning to enter into an agreement or agreements with a consultant or consultants to advance park, recreation and open space projects which are jointly funded by the City and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2323 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Housing, Economic Develpment and Promotion for November 7, 2001.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2001-2274 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2001 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $1,460,900. (Council Districts: All).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2312 1 ResolutionResolution Further Amending Resolution No. 424 of 2001, effective June 19, 2001, entitled "Further amending Resolution No. 976 effective January 1, 1996, as amended Adopting and Approving the 1996 Capital Budget and the 1996 Community Development Block Grant Program by creating a new line item, City Clerk Office Modernization Project Grant # 227100 for the purpose of augmenting neighborhood needs programs and/or the District Improvement Fund, and transferring $1,128,892.00 from Grant/Liberty to City Clerk's Office Modernization" by increasing the allocation to Soldiers and Sailors Hall to $20,000 and creating new line item Morningside T-Ball Field, $21,200.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2313 1 ResolutionResolution amending and supplementing Resolution No. 861, effective January 1, 2000, as amended, entitled: "Adopting and approving the 2000 Capital Budget and the 2000 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2000 through 2005 Capital Improvement Program, by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2000 Capital Budget amendments." By making various changes.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2314 1 ResolutionResolution amending and supplementing Resolution No. 861, effective January 1, 2000, as amended, entitled: "Adopting and approving the 2000 Capital Budget and the 2000 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2000 through 2005 Capital Improvement Program, by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2000 Capital Budget amendments." By making various changes. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2324 1 ReportReport of the Committee on General Services & Telecommunication for November 7, 2001.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2001-2256 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of General Services to enter into the appropriate agreement(s) with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Penn DOT) to provide for the broadcast on the city's cable channel of televised views of traffic conditions in and around the city as a public service to commuters; and, to enhance the capabilities of the city's Emergency Operations Center to monitor traffic conditions during times of various emergencies and other events.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2001-2325 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for November 7, 2001.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2000-0770 5 OrdinanceAn Ordinance Amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six, Conduct, Article I, Regulated Rights and Actions, Chapter 601, Public Order, Section 601.04, Unnecessary Noise and Sound Amplifying Devices, by deleting Section 601.04, Unnecessary Noise and Sound Amplifying Devices in its entirety and replacing it with Section 601.04, Noise Control, which provides standards governing acceptable noise and sound levels. Passed FinallyPass Action details