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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/28/2009 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2009-1681 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, does hereby recognize and commend the Pennsylvania Western Region Women's Ministry for evangelizing and encouraging the importance of church throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania; and BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, does hereby declare August 15, 2009, “Women of Distinction Day”, in the City of Pittsburgh. AdoptedPass Action details
2009-1682 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes Maisie Taibbi and her contributions to charitable endeavors; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares July 28, 2009, “Maisie Taibbi Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2009-1683 1 ProclamationWHEREAS fighting fires is one of the most hazardous professions, requiring physical strength, stamina, extensive training, courage, and concern for the welfare of our citizens; and WHEREAS in addition to their daily service to communities, fire fighters across the nation have joined the Muscular Dystrophy Association for over 55 years in the fight against neuromuscular disease; and WHEREAS City of Pittsburgh Fire Fighters collected $72,000 throughout the community with their 2008 Fill-the-Boot campaign for MDA; and WHEREAS the Muscular Dystrophy Association is extremely grateful to the City of Pittsburgh Fire Fighters for their support and dedication; and WHEREAS the funds collected by the City of Pittsburgh Fire Fighters assist MDA in providing medical services at local clinics and help provide funding for summer camp, research grants, support groups, and public education seminars at no cost to local children and families; and WHEREAS in honor of the efforts of the City of Pittsburgh Fire Fighters, the Muscular Dystrophy Association is sponsoring City of Pittsburgh FiAdoptedPass Action details
2009-1684 1 ProclamationA Resolution conveying a sense of Council to the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and to the members of the press and the citizens of the City of Pittsburgh that should the Downtown Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel be sold, all effort must be made to assure that the sales agreement include a clause that the new owner must respect the current existing contracts with all workers, and that all consideration must be given by the new owner to hiring the current employees; and that this sense of Council may be put forth by all concerned parties in encouraging the good faith negotiation of any contract. WHEREAS, the Downtown Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel has seen some stressful times recently; and WHEREAS, Pittsburghers' interests always rank high in this Council's purview, including their welfare and employment and concerns for the good of their families;AdoptedPass Action details
2009-1685 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, the men and women who serve and protect the residents of the City of Pittsburgh in the Police Bureau, Fire Bureau, and Emergency Medical Services do so with the utmost professionalism and commitment to serving their fellow citizens; and, WHEREAS, the commitment of the City's public safety personnel to serving their fellow residents requires significant personal sacrifice and further sacrifices made by their families in order to keep Pittsburgh safe; and, WHEREAS, each and every time a member of our public safety services makes the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty while protecting our City, he or she leaves behind a family without a daughter or son, mother or father, or sister or brother, as was the case on April 4, 2009, when three of Pittsburgh's finest, Officers Kelly, Mahyle, and Sciullo gave their lives in the protection of our City; and, WHEREAS, as residents, we are permanently indebted to those members of our public safety services who have made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as to their families who have lost an irreplaceable member of their family; aAdoptedPass Action details
2009-1676 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning; Article VIII, Review and Enforcement; Section 922.11, Planned Developments, by adding one new subsection to provide public notice for Planning Commission hearings regarding Specially Planned Developments and Planned Unit Developments.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2009-1676 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning; Article VIII, Review and Enforcement; Section 922.11, Planned Developments, by adding one new subsection to provide public notice for Planning Commission hearings regarding Specially Planned Developments and Planned Unit Developments.Read and referred  Action details
2009-1677 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Table, Section 911.02, and Use Regulations, Section 911.04.A.75 to provide for screening standards in the Vehicle/Equipment Sales (Limited) use category in LNC, UNC, and NDI zoning districts, and to extend all standards for these zoning districts to the UI zoning district as an Administrator's Exception. Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2009-1677 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Table, Section 911.02, and Use Regulations, Section 911.04.A.75 to provide for screening standards in the Vehicle/Equipment Sales (Limited) use category in LNC, UNC, and NDI zoning districts, and to extend all standards for these zoning districts to the UI zoning district as an Administrator's Exception. Read and referred  Action details
2009-1678 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article VI, Development Standards, Chapter 918, Landscaping and Screening Standards to provide language on the quality of materials in screening applications. Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2009-1678 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article VI, Development Standards, Chapter 918, Landscaping and Screening Standards to provide language on the quality of materials in screening applications. Read and referred  Action details
2009-1673 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jones Consulting & Construction Group, in the amount of $16,500.00 for the clean-up of the Police and Fire Training Academy; and providing for the payment thereof.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2009-1673 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Jones Consulting & Construction Group, in the amount of $16,500.00 for the clean-up of the Police and Fire Training Academy; and providing for the payment thereof.Read and referred  Action details
2009-1679 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to enter into a Contract/s and/or Agreement/s with Grimes Interiors, 522 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136, for cleaning and historical restoration of the City Council Chambers, at a cost not to exceed $28,715.Read and referred  Action details
2009-1680 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six, Conduct, Article I, Regulated Rights and Actions, Chapter 601 Public Order, to regulate the proliferation of unsolicited news, advertisements, flyers, announcements or sample merchandise on public and private property.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2009-1680 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six, Conduct, Article I, Regulated Rights and Actions, Chapter 601 Public Order, to regulate the proliferation of unsolicited news, advertisements, flyers, announcements or sample merchandise on public and private property.Read and referred  Action details
2009-1674 1 PetitionPetition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a public hearing before City Council relative to the proposed development by the Neighborhood Academy School currently located in Garfield, to build and relocate to the Stanton Heights community, adjacent to residential homes.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2009-1674 1 PetitionPetition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a public hearing before City Council relative to the proposed development by the Neighborhood Academy School currently located in Garfield, to build and relocate to the Stanton Heights community, adjacent to residential homes.Read and referred  Action details
2009-1675 1 CommunicationCommunication from Michael Lamb, City Controller, submitting a Performance Audit for the Department of Public Works Park Maintenance, dated July 2009.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2009-1671 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Human Resources for July 22, 2009 with an Affirmative Recommendation. Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2009-1619 1 ResolutionResolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements for the annual maintenance and support of software and equipment necessary for the processing and administration of Personnel and Civil Service applications for employment and written examinations and providing for the payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed $19,622.75.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2009-1672 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Urban Recreation for July 22, 2009 with an Affirmatiave Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2009-1622 1 ResolutionResolution changing the name of Dean's Field at the base of the Bloomfield Bridge, in the 8th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, to the Officer Paul J. Sciullo II Memorial Field.Passed FinallyPass Action details