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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/6/2010 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2010-0713 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby celebrate the installation of Dr. Darryl T. Canady to the Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church, his many years of commitment to the ministry and his relentless dedication to our communities; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby proclaim Sunday, July 11, 2010, to be designated, “Dr. Darryl T. Canady” day in the City of Pittsburgh. AdoptedPass Action details
2010-0704 1 ResolutionResolution repealing Resolution No. 271, effective May 13, 2010, entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or for the use of existing Agreements, with a Consultant or Consultants, for design services and for project management services, in connection with the transformation of Penn Circle into a two-way traffic flow system; and further providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Cost not to exceed $175,000.00,” by repealing it in its entirety. Read and referred  Action details
2010-0711 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article VI: Citizen Police Review Board.Read and referred  Action details
2010-0702 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an agreement for payment of operation expenses for the Allegheny County Central Tax Collection District for tax collection. Cost not to exceed $11,106.75.Read and referred  Action details
2010-0710 1 ResolutionResolution naming the Community Center located at 2406 Saw Mill Run Boulevard as the Fran Accamando Community Center. Read and referred  Action details
2010-0703 1 ResolutionResolution closing out Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Project (BRC-TAG-11.5-32) for a Natural Areas Study of the Four RAD Regional ParksRead and referred  Action details
2010-0712 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article VI: Citizen Police Review Board, by making various changes to clarify the process.Read and referred  Action details
2010-0708 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 adding “Elliott West End Athletic Association”, $5,000 District 2 Public Works $1,498.95 and by deleting “West End Elliott Citizens Council” $5,000 and by adjusting various projects in Council District 2.Read and referred  Action details
2010-0709 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 232, effective April 19, 2000, as amended, entitled "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 the Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 2; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by adding “Elliott West End Athletic Association”, $5,000, District 2 Public Works $1,498.95 and by deleting “West End Elliott Citizens Council” $5,000 and by adjusting various projects in Council District 2. Total cost of all projects not to exceed $1,000,000.Read and referred  Action details
2010-0705 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Chief of Police to use the City's Firing Range and Training Academy classrooms and other resources to certify, including to carry concealed firearms, retired City of Pittsburgh police officers under 37 Pa. Code Ch. 221.Read and referred  Action details
2010-0706 1 PetitionPetition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a public hearing before City Council relative to the Marcellus Shale drilling taking place in City of Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Read and referred  Action details
2010-0707 1 Appointment-InformingResolution informing City Council of the Reappointment of Ameenah Salaam, 143 Oakbrook Circle, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, as the District 2 member of the Pittsburgh Cable Communications Advisory Committee with a term to expire December 31, 2013.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2010-0638 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the reappointment of Richard Carrington, 321 Michigan Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210 as a member of the Citizen Police Review Board for a term to expire on October 31, 2011.Held in CouncilPass Action details
2010-0639 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the reappointment of Deborah Walker, 856 Lillian Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210 as a member of the Citizen Police Review Board for a term to expire on October 31, 2013.Held in CouncilPass Action details
2010-0640 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Diana O'Brien Martini, 2389 Rose Garden Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 as a member of the Citizen Police Review Board for a term to expire on October 31, 2011.Held in CouncilPass Action details
2010-0643 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Eugene Downing, Jr., 5120 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, as a member of the Citizen Police Review Board for a term to expire on October 31, 2013.Held in CouncilPass Action details
2010-0644 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Deborah Whitfield, 3102 Landis Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15204, as a member of the Citizen Police Review Board for a term to expire on October 31, 2013.Held in CouncilPass Action details
2010-0550 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Jason Matthews, 4405 Schenley Farms Terrace, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, as a member of the Equal Opportunity Review Commission for a term to expire on May 31, 2014.ApprovedPass Action details
2010-0543 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Mayada Mansour, 434 Ella Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, as a member of the Youth Commission for a term to expire on April 1, 2011. Ms. Mansour is replacing Joanne Witkowski.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2010-0544 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Steve MacIsaac, 6658 Northumberland Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, as a member of the Youth Commission for a term to expire on April 1, 2011. Mr. MacIsaac is replacing Mohamed Arif Ali.ApprovedPass Action details
2010-0645 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Phil Gruszka as a member of the Shade Tree Commission for a term to expire on December 31, 2012.ApprovedPass Action details
2010-0698 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for June 30, 2010 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2010-0631 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a $6,350.00 warrant in favor of Thomas Alexander, of 1431 Woodbourne Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15226, in settlement of a claim for property damage to a vehicle while it was parked in the lot adjacent to the City Fire Station at 630 Brookline Boulevard on February 20, 2010.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2010-0632 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a $3,347.55 warrant in favor of Caryn Lenz, of 1817 Bader Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, in settlement of a claim for property damage to a vehicle from an accident with a City Environmental Services vehicle on February 19, 2010.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2010-0633 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a Thirteen Thousand Dollar ($13,000.00) warrant in favor of Sana Abu-Dahab c/o Brian W. DelVecchio, Esquire, The Law Firm of Swensen, Perer & Kontos, One Oxford Centre, Suite 2501, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in settlement of an action filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania at GD 08-010697 for personal injuries and damages arising from a trip and fall on or about August 10, 2007, at or near the intersection of Centre and Melwood Avenues, in the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2010-0648 1 ResolutionFurther amending and supplementing Resolution No. 229 effective April 19, 2000, entitled "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 the Neighborhood Needs Program; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by adding 2 new projects; “Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition Minadeo Community Playground Project” $10,000 and the “Gateway Project” $20,000 and by reducing the “Squirrel Hill Sewer Line” project by $30,000 in Council District 5. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $1,000,000.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2010-0699 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for June 30, 2010 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2010-0634 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety or the Chief of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or to supplement existing agreements, in a form approved by the City Solicitor, for the provision of medical direction services for a period of one year commencing July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 automatically renewing in 2012 and 2013 unless either party gives (6) month written notice with intent to terminate. The City shall pay consultant a fee not to exceed $25,000.00 for the second half of 2010, and a fee not to exceed $50,000.00 in calendar years 2011, 2012 not to exceed $25,000.00 for the first half of 2013.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2010-0635 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to receive grant funds to purchase carbon monoxide detection (C0) devices that measure CO in the blood. Said agreement or agreements, contract or contracts or expenditures shall not exceed $70,000.00Passed FinallyPass Action details
2010-0636 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Contracts for the purchase of Emergency Medical Services equipment and related accessories for the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services at a cost not to exceed One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) and providing for the payment thereof.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2010-0650 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the City Code at Title Six - Conduct, Article III - Dogs, Cats and Other Animals, various chapters, to change the name of Animal Control to the Bureau of Animal Care and Control.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2010-0651 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the City Code at Title One - Administrative, Article III - Organization, various chapters, to amend references to the Bureau of Animal Care and Control to reflect its operation under the purview of the Department of Public Safety.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2010-0700 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 30, 2010 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2010-0649 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 adding two new projects: “Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition Minadeo Community Playground Project” $10,000 and the “Gateway Project” $20,000 and by reducing the “Squirrel Hill Sewer Line” project by $30,000 in Council District 5.Passed FinallyPass Action details