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2007-1524
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, the Northside Leadership Conference is a coalition of 14 North Side neighborhoods and other community stakeholders. The Northside Leadership Conference serves the entire North Side community covering 20% of the city, which is the largest service area of any community development corporation in the City; and,
WHEREAS, the Northside Leadership Conference serves North Side neighborhoods through seven major business lineslines including real estate development, business development, workforce development, public realm improvements, public safety initiatives, health and wellness programs, communications and advocacy.
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2007, members, partners and supporters of the Northside Leadership Conference will join together for the Twenty-Fourth Annual Northside Leadership Awards Dinner, where Neighborhood, Scholarship and Service Providers will be recognized for their many contributions; and,
WHEREAS, the 2007 NSLC recipients include Neighborhood Awardees comprised of residents and community leaders who have accomplished economic and residential development, ne | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1525
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS after fire damage occurred to its main bakery in November of 2006, on Monday, April 2, 2007, the Jenny Lee Bakery reopened its Market Square location in Downtown, Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS since 1875, the Baker family has owned and operated local Pittsburgh bakeries, with the family's first bakery being the Michael A. Baker Bakery which later became known as the Seven Baker Brothers Bakery; and
WHEREAS in 1938, with the help of his family, Paul Baker opened the Jenny Lee Bakery's Market Square location, thereby becoming a Pittsburgh favorite for cakes, assorted baked goods, and many holiday specialties for nearly seventy years; and
WHEREAS throughout the years, the Baker family has expanded its production and sales efforts into fourteen different locations which are situated throughout the Pittsburgh area; and
WHEREAS on Thanksgiving Day of 2006, the Jenny Lee Bakery manufacturing facility that is located in McKees Rocks, PA caught fire, thereby forcing the chain to close temporarily; and
WHEREAS thanks to the sustained efforts of the Baker family and the Jenny L | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1526
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS June 16, 2007 marks the date of the annual Pittsburgh Three Rivers PrideFest, as sponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Pittsburgh (GLCC) and the Pittsburgh Three Rivers PrideFest Committee; and
WHEREAS now in its seventh consecutive year, Pittsburgh's PrideFest, in conjunction with a host of similar celebrations held throughout the United States during the month of June, seeks to commemorate the immergence of the Gay Liberation Movement that began with the "Stonewall Riots" that took place 38 years ago; and
WHEREAS in celebration of this year's national PrideFest theme, "United for Equity," Pittsburgh's PrideFest will kickoff its schedule of events with an Awareness March that will begin in Downtown, Pittsburgh and make its way through the city, ending at the North Shore's Riverfront Park; and
WHEREAS all of the many activities and events hosted by the Pittsburgh Three Rivers PrideFest Committee will be published in the "2007 Pittsburgh Three Rivers PrideFest Guide;" and
WHEREAS PrideFest operates as an event that seeks to end prejudice and discrimi | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1527
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, the New Hazlett Theater will hold an Evening Gala Celebration on Wednesday, June 13th, 2007, to kick off a year-long festival entitled "Women in the Arts: Founders, Pioneers, Instigators;" and
WHEREAS, the Gala Celebration will benefit the New Hazlett Theater, which is a 450-seat performing arts venue and a 501 c (3) non-profit located on Pittsburgh's Northside; and
WHEREAS, the following women in the arts will be honored at the Gala as leaders in Pittsburgh:
· Lisa Hoitsma Jane Arkus
· Julie Farr Doreen Boyce
· Nancy Washington Christine Jordanoff
· Carol Brown Merilyn Coleman
· Demeatria Gibson-Boccella Michele de la Reza
· Mary Navarro Cathy Lewis
· Tracy Brigden Staycee Pearl
· Beth Corning Kathleen Mulcahy
· Christiane Leach Kathryn Sitter
· Vernell Lillie Elsa Limbach
· Barbara Luderowsky Hilary Robinson
· Ceci Sommers Karla Boos
· Heather Pesanti Susan Gillis
· Janera Solomon Jane Werner
· Mildred Posvar Connie Brinda
· Alice Snyder Janet Scarbaugh
· Gerri Kaye Cecile Springer
· Joan | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1528
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, Allegheny Council to Improve Our Neighborhoods, or "ACTION" Housing, Inc. will hold its 50th Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Monday, June 4th, 2007; and
WHEREAS, ACTION-Housing, Inc. was formally incorporated in 1957 from its predecessor organization, the Pittsburgh Housing Corporation; and
WHEREAS, this organization has worked for over 50 years to address the community's most critical housing problems through educational, research and advocacy activities; and
WHEREAS, ACTION-Housing, Inc. aims to empower people to build more secure and self-sufficient lives through the provision of decent, affordable housing, essential supportive services, asset building programs and educational and employment opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the organization is currently developing several housing projects, including the Northside Coalition Senior Housing, the Franklin Street Project, Liberty Park and the Second Baptist Senior Apartments; and
WHEREAS, Awards of Excellence will be presented at the luncheon to:
· Terri Gould; and
· Laura Lazarus; and
· The Telesis Corporation.
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2007-1529
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, Damian Link, a 9th grader at Brashear High School, decided to to refurbish the miniature golf course at St Justin's Plaza, a senior citizen high rise on Boggs Avenue in Mt. Washington, as part of a school community service project; and
WHEREAS, with Damian's vision, planning, help from volunteers, and a lot of hard work, a grand re-opening of the miniature golf course will be held on Wednesday, June 6 at St. Justin's Plaza; and
WHEREAS, Damian chose to refurbish this eight-hole miniature golf course as part of a school community service project in which he was required to put at least 30 working hours into the project, and when the golf course was completed, Damian had put nearly 70 community service hours into working on the golf course; and
WHEREAS, Damian chose this site for his project because his grandparents live at St. Justin's Plaza and he felt he could add to their fun and entertainment, for not only them, but for all the residents and their families to enjoy; and
WHEREAS, Damian had the support of Father Walt Ryzdon and the Manager of St. Justin's | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1530
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS , Selma Aronson has worked at the Hillel Academy in Squirrel Hill for 28 years; and,
WHEREAS, this statement does not reflect the impact Selma Aronson has had on the children, staff and volunteers of this prestigious school nor does it tell the full story of the love and devotion Selma Aronson has given to all those who know her; and,
WHEREAS, Selma Aronson has lived in the Pittsburgh area most of her life, having been married for 35 years on June 11, 2007, to William Aronson and raised three children, Adam, Martin and Fayth and is the proud grandmother of three granddaughters ; and
WHEREAS, Selma Aronson began volunteering as a Secretary at Hillel Academy and is now the Executive Administrative Assistant; and,
WHEREAS, Hillel Academy will be celebrating its Diamond Jubilee year representing sixty years of accomplishment and hope and will honor Selma Aronson for her 28 years of dedicated service in which she enriched parents, teachers and children by her smile, warmth and genuine care and came to be known as the heart and soul of the school; and,
WHEREAS, Se | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1516
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Chief of the Bureau of Police to enter into an agreement with Allegheny County (Department of Human Services) to receive monies for the City to fund a Crisis Intervention Team (“CIT”) Coordinator position from September 2006 through February 2009. Amount to be received is $148,351.00. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1523
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution 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 “Bloomfield Garfield Corporation Traffic Study” $2,000 and “District 7 Neighborhood Safety and Security” $40,000 in Council District 7. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1510
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Gentile-Meinert & Associates, Inc., in the amount of $4,729.76 for Corfu Street surveillance; and providing for the payment thereof. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1511
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection to receive an Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant and further providing for an Agreement or Agreements for professional services in connection with the execution of said grant agreement. Amount not to exceed $303,675.00. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1512
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a professional services contract or contracts with Employee Benefit Data Services, Inc. for the purpose of administering the City's COBRA program and Flexible Spending Account program and providing for the payment of the cost thereof. Cost not to exceed $16,750 | Read and referred | |
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2007-1513
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to create an Advisory Committee on Contracting Practices to conduct a comprehensive review of current City of Pittsburgh and other governmental, private, and non-profit procurement procedures and code requirements and to issue reports and recommendations to City Council regarding its findings. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1521
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution Further amending Resolution No.204, effective April 12, 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 7; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by adding “Bloomfield Garfield Corporation-Traffic Study” $2,000 and “District 7 Neighborhood Safety and Security” $40,000. Total of all projects should not exceed $1,000,000. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1519
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement or agreements for wild life management services for the City of Pittsburgh. These services are in connection with wildlife such as raccoons, groundhogs and skunks being delivered by the City of Pittsburgh's Animal Control Division for the detention, and humane method of euthanizing these animals by sodium pentobarbital injection. Disposal of the euthanized wildlife shall be of a legal and appropriate means. Cost not to exceed $50,000 . (LEGISLATION WAS TABLED ON JUNE 19, 2007) | Waived under Rule 8 | Pass |
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2007-1519
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement or agreements for wild life management services for the City of Pittsburgh. These services are in connection with wildlife such as raccoons, groundhogs and skunks being delivered by the City of Pittsburgh's Animal Control Division for the detention, and humane method of euthanizing these animals by sodium pentobarbital injection. Disposal of the euthanized wildlife shall be of a legal and appropriate means. Cost not to exceed $50,000 . (LEGISLATION WAS TABLED ON JUNE 19, 2007) | Read and referred | |
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2007-1520
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor and or the Director of Public Works and the City Controller to review, investigate and report back to City Council on or before October 31, 2007 the feasibility of providing all legally required animal control services in-house. | Waived under Rule 8 | Pass |
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2007-1520
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor and or the Director of Public Works and the City Controller to review, investigate and report back to City Council on or before October 31, 2007 the feasibility of providing all legally required animal control services in-house. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1522
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Works to rename Ammons Field, located at 2217 Bedford Avenue in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, to JOSH GIBSON FIELD. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1500
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to accept deeds from the Urban Redevelopment Authority for seven (7) parcels of land in the 22nd Ward in the Allegheny Center and Allegheny South Renewal Areas that were designated to be transferred to the City of Pittsburgh for public parks purposes. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1514
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities and the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh; and further, authorizing various City Departments to enter into contract or contracts or use existing contract or contracts for street paving, the purchase of equipment and/or furniture and other related costs at a costs not to exceed 800,000.00.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning of the City of Pittsburgh are hereby authorized to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, in a form approved by the City Solicitor, with the following various community organizations, for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities for the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh and further, authorizing various departments to enter into contract(s) | Read and referred | |
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2007-1515
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment; and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed 800,000.00. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1517
| 1 | | Appointment-Requiring Vote | Resolution authorizing the appointment of Lauren Byrne, 628 Maryland Avenue Apartment 1, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, as a member of the Shade Tree Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2010. | Held, Pending Interview | |
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2007-1518
| 1 | | Appointment-Requiring Vote | Resolution authorizing the appointment of Jennifer Andrade of 6393 Stanton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 as a member of the Human relations Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2010. | Held, Pending Interview | |
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2007-1472
| 1 | | Appointment-Requiring Vote | Resolution authorizing the appointment of Winford Craig, 2629 Stella Street, Pittsburgh, Pa 15203, as a member of the Human Relations Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011. | AMENDED | |
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2007-1472
| 1 | | Appointment-Requiring Vote | Resolution authorizing the appointment of Winford Craig, 2629 Stella Street, Pittsburgh, Pa 15203, as a member of the Human Relations Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011. | Approved | Pass |
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2007-1474
| 1 | | Appointment-Requiring Vote | Resolution authorizing the appointment of Melanie Predis, 201 Osage Lane, Apt. 33, Pittsburgh, Pa 15208, as a member of the Human Relations Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2010. | Approved | Pass |
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2007-1477
| 1 | | Appointment-Requiring Vote | Resolution authorizing the appointment of Elizabeth Pittinger, 1101 Virginia Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa 15211, as a member of the Human Relations Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2010. | Approved | Pass |
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2007-1508
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Finance, Law and Purchasing for May 30, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1285
| 2 | | Ordinance | Amending and Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 265, Exemptions for Residential Improvements; Section 265.01, Definitions; Section 265.03, Exemption for Improvements; and Section 265.04, Exemption for Residential Construction, so as to create a new ten-year exemption covering residential improvements and construction in areas defined as the Uptown District, the Downtown District and Targeted Growth Zones for exemption applications filed on or after July 1, 2007 and through June 30, 2012.
(Tax Abatement) | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1286
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 267, Exemptions for Industrial and Commercial Improvements; Section 267.01, Definitions; Section 267.03, Exemption Schedule; Section 267.04, Exemption Conditions; and Section 267.09, Participation by Allegheny County and Pittsburgh Board of Education, so as to create a new tax exemption for the conversion of industrial, commercial or other business property into owner-occupied residential use in deteriorated underutilized transition areas and also to increase the exemption for improvements constituting a qualified conversion to commercial residential use as to properties which are located in deteriorated underutilized transition areas for applications filed on or after July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2012. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1465
| 2 | | Resolution | Resolution amending Resolution No. 592, effective December 13, 2004, entitled: “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements and a Lease or Leases by and between the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) and First Vehicle Services (“First Vehicle”), pursuant to which First Vehicle will furnish all work and services needed to manage and maintain the City's vehicle fleet”, by amending various amounts and recognizing the separate inclusion of “Other associated costs” as appropriated by City Council in the overall contract amount. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1466
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies to conduct a summer youth employment program to youth residing in the City of Pittsburgh, wages and fringe benefits for supervisor/participant/administrative staff, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, participant physicals, transportation, copier and supplies, and administrative expenditures necessary to implement the 2007 Pittsburgh Partnership Summer Youth Program; and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the Pittsburgh Partnership Youth Program for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed $125,000.00. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1467
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies to conduct a summer youth employment program to youth residing in the City of Pittsburgh, wages and fringe benefits for supervisor/participant/administrative staff, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, participant physicals, transportation, copier and supplies, and administrative expenditures necessary to implement the 2007 Pittsburgh Partnership Summer Youth Program; and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the Pittsburgh Partnership Youth Program for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed $100,612.51. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1509
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Housing, Economic Develpment and Promotion for May 30, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1468
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution amending Resolution No. 164, effective April 9, 2007, entitled: Resolution providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant in connection with the 2004 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories, so as to reprogram funds in the Mayor's Office from “Program To Stop Youth Violence” (-60,000) to the “Summer Youth Employment Program” (+60,000). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1469
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution amending Resolution No. 52, effective February, 20, 2007, as entitled, "Providing for the filing of a Community Development statement by the City of Pittsburgh with the U.S. Department of HUD for a grant in connection with the 2000 Community Development Block Grant Program; providing for the execution of grant contracts and for the filing of other data providing for required assurances; providing for execution of payment vouchers on letter of credit and for certification of authorized signature; the deposit of the funds in a bank account and providing for the payment of expenses within categories", so as to reprogram funds in the Mayor's Office from "Mayor's Employment Initiative" (-54,743.96) and from General Services-"Elevator Repair & Maintenance" (-50,000); and from Public Works-"Rodent Control & Baiting" (-35,000); and from the Human Relations Commission-"Commission Operations" (-25,868.55) and transfer these funds to the Urban Redevelopment Authority-"Property Management" (+125,000); and to Personnel & Civil Service-"Summer Youth Employment Program" (+40,612,51). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1470
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing a cooperation agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for administration of the 2007 Summer Youth Employment Program at a cost not to exceed $125,000. (Council Districts: All) | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1531
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Department of Community and Economic Development, offers the Enterprise Zone Program to municipalities suffering from economic dislocation, loss of businesses and jobs and declining tax base; and
WHEREAS, the Steel Valley Enterprise Zone Corporation has participated in the State Enterprise Zone Program designed to create business development, the development of new jobs and priority access to State programs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh desires to continue participation in the State Enterprise Zone Program which includes the 31st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh and the Boroughs of Homestead, Munhall and West Homestead so as to promote development, job creation and the enhancement of the tax base; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has encouraged intergovernmental cooperation and economic development and job creation in the Monongahela Valley area; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has invited the parties to submit an application for funding to undertak | Adopted | Pass |
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