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2007-1166
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, members of Pittsburgh City Council endeavor to remain open-minded in connection with labor dispute within our City, relying on the collective bargaining process and the good will and good faith of Employers and Labor Organizations to reach fair and equitable solutions to their goals and resolution of disputes; and
WHEREAS, Council has become aware of a labor relations dispute occurring in our City which has affected commerce and disrupted the lives and interests of our City's citizens and others who are impacted by such a dispute in our Municipality; and
WHEREAS, this dispute relates to significant construction activities being conducted in downtown Pittsburgh, involving an Ohio contractor, SET, INC., which has brought in out-of-state workers on a public project involving the renovation of Point State Park, for which public monies are being paid; and
WHEREAS, there is underemployment of citizens from our City and area who are fully capable of performing the work functions on the aforesaid project in our City, which are now being performed by individuals from other a | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1167
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS in 1907, the parishioners of St. Richard parish founded their school on the second floor of the St. Richard Church building; and
WHEREAS St. Richard's school would eventually be dissolved and renamed the
St. Benedict the Moor School, which was officially dedicated on January 22nd, 1978; and
WHEREAS over the past 100 years, St. Benedict the Moor School has sought to provide a comprehensive and balanced parochial education for its students, while maintaining a faith-based atmosphere that is characterized by a commitment to social justice, gospel values, and the preservation of cultural individuality; and
WHEREAS St. Benedict the Moor School continues to be known locally for its strong support of moral values and academic excellence, thanks to the efforts of the Sisters of
St. Joseph, along with the school's dedicated lay teachers; and
WHEREAS during Catholic Schools Week which will take place from January 28th through February 3rd, 2007, St. Benedict the Moor School, located at 2900 Bedford Avenue in the Hill District, will celebrate it's 100th anniversary with | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1161
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution No. 759, effective January 1, 2007, entitled: “Adopting and approving the 2007 Capital Budget and the 2007 Community Development Block Grant Program: and approving the 2007 through 2012 Capital Improvement Program,” by adding Computer Upgrades $15,000, Scuba Equipment $41,000, Communications-Portable Radios, $30,000, Building Upgrades/Improvements $19,000, Hydraulic Rescue Tools $25,000, Personal Protective Equipment $15,000 and Medical Cart Trailer $5,000, and by decreasing Bariatric High Capacity Stretcher $150,000, all within the Bureau of EMS. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1164
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinance, Title One, Administrative, Article III: Organization, Chapter 116: Department of Public Safety by adding in specific duties of the Director of Public Safety. | Waived under Rule 8 | Pass |
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2007-1164
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinance, Title One, Administrative, Article III: Organization, Chapter 116: Department of Public Safety by adding in specific duties of the Director of Public Safety. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1155
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all of the City's right, title and interest, if any, in and to Block 56-F, Lots 84, 326, 326A, 327, 330, 331, 334, Publicly Owned Property in Redevelopment Area No. 40 in the 15th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 5 - 4832 Second Avenue and 4818, 4824, 4826, 4832, 4834, 4836 Chatsworth Street (site assemblage-commercial development) | Read and referred | |
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2007-1156
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation (BGC) for the Sale of Block 50-K, Lots 100, 100A, and 101, 5103 - 5015 Broad Street in the 10th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 (residential construction). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1157
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Jerry M. Coleman and Elizabeth Coleman for the Sale of Block 22-R, Lot 4, 1235 Liverpool Street in the 21st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, in Redevelopment Area No. 27 - Council District No. 6 (sideyard). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1158
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Giannie Haley for the Sale of Block 22-R, Lot 3, 1237 Liverpool Street in the 21st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 6 - (sideyard). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1159
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Real Curb Appeal, LLP, for the Sale of Block 23-A, Lot 141,37 Geranium Street in the 25th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 6 - (sideyard). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1160
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Dorcas Turner for the Sale of Block 10-G, Lot 196, 602 Duff Street in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 6 - (sideyard). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1149
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the issuance of a $65,000.00 warrant in favor of Equity One, Inc. c/o Peter E. Meltzer, Esquire, Law Offices of Meltzer and Associates, PC, 1600 Locust Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, in final settlement of a lawsuit filed at Docket No. 06-3232 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1150
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of Finance to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development to receive $10,000 for the Community Revitalization Assistance Program and further authorizing an agreement between the City and Community Leaders United for Beechview for $10,000 of said grant amount for the production and mailing costs of a community information and public safety newsletter. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1151
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for an agreement between the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) and the County of Allegheny (“County”) for the assumption by the County of purchasing activities on behalf of the City which shall include commodity purchases for the purchase of materials, general supplies, and equipment by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh for any or all Departments of the City of Pittsburgh; and providing for the payment of all costs thereof. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1152
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the renewal of a contract with UPMC WORKPARTNERS for the purpose of ensuring that on-going medical care is provided to City of Pittsburgh employees who require treatment for service related injuries and/or illness pursuant to the Pennsylvania's Worker's Compensation Act and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, cost not to exceed $4,878,530. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1162
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the transfer of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the Confiscated Narcotics Proceeds Trust Fund to the Equipment Leasing Authority for the purchase of four undercover vehicles and related accessories. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1163
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Finance and Personnel to enter into negotiations with Allegheny County for the purpose of furthering a shared services environment through centralizing claim management of workers compensation insurance, employee health care and other similar matters, including but not limited to the administration of civil service testing, standardization of job descriptions, and legal advertising. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1153
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution vacating Gasoline Street and a portion of First Avenue (formerly Greenough Street)in the 1st Ward, 6th Council District, of the City of Pittsburgh. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1154
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the designation of City trails not in City Parks as part of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail System. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1165
| 1 | | Appointment-Requiring Vote | Resolution authorizing the appointment of Michael H. Huss, 5615 Dellaglen Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15207, as Director of the Department of Public Safety. | Held, Pending Interview | |
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2007-1145
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Finance, Law and Purchasing for January 24, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1097
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the sum of $20,000.00 to Rodney M. and Dorothy A. Bradshaw c/o G. Christopher Apessos, Esquire, 330 Grant Street, Suite 2201, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in full and final settlement of an action filed at GD-05-26403, arising from damages allegedly caused by a landslide of City-owned property near 206 Venture Street, in the City of Pittsburgh. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1098
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the renewal of a contract with UPMC WORKPARTNERS for the purpose of on-going professional nurse case management services in connection with the monitoring of certain workers' compensation claims and medical treatment toward a goal of returning employees to work as soon as they are medically able to return, at a cost not to exceed $128,750. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1099
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the renewal of a contract with UPMC WORKPARTNERS for the purpose of on-going claims management provided to City of Pittsburgh employees who file reports of on-the-job injuries and/or illness pursuant to the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, at a cost not to exceed $526,672. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1100
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Citizen Police Review Board to enter into an Agreement(s) or contract(s) with Thieman and Ward for professional services to assist in the legal representation of the Citizen Police Review Board providing for payment there of at a cost not to exceed $50,000 (Fifty Thousand Dollars). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1106
| 2 | | Resolution | Resolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 258, effective April 26, 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 1; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by adjusting various projects in Council District 1. The total amount of all projects is not to exceed $1,000,000. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1108
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 403, 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 6; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by amending various line items in Council District 6. Total cost of all projects not to exceed $1,000,000. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1110
| 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 “District 7 Community Organizational Support” $187,084.57. Total of all projects should not exceed $1,000,000. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1146
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Planning, Zoning and Land Use for January 24, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1103
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into an agreement or agreements with members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, for payment of services for duties related to any and all activities of the Zoning Board of the City of Pittsburgh. Cost not to exceed $39,000. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1147
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Housing, Economic Develpment and Promotion for January 24, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1107
| 2 | | Resolution | Resolution amending and supplementing Resolution No. 861, effective January 1, 2000, as amended, entitled: “Adopting and approving the 2000 Capital; 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 “Brighton Heights Athletic Association” $15,000, “Observatory Hill Inc” $5,000, “Summer Hill Citizens Council” $5,000, “Brighton Heights Citizens Federation” $5,000, “Criminal Justice Volunteers Inc.” $10,000, “District 1 Community Organizational Support” $111,703.58 in Council District 1. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1109
| 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 “Wesley AME Charities”, $13,700 and by amending various line items in Council District 6. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1111
| 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 “District 7 Community Organizational Support” $187,084.57 in Council District 7. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1148
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Parks, Recreation and Youth Policy for January 24, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1084
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a license agreement with Union Real Estate Company of Pittsburgh for the use of property behind Carrick Shopping Center for the 2007 Farmers' Market. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1085
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for an Agreement with the Allegheny County Community College (CCAC) for reimbursement for health and wellness programs for the Senior Community Program via the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging/State Primetime Health Allocation in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for the Department of Parks and Recreation. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1086
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into agreement or agreements, contract or contracts and use of existing agreement or agreements, contract or contracts in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less with consultants in connection with the Department's recreational and park related services. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1087
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements, Lease(s) and/or License Agreement(s) for the use of certain property for senior facilities for the provision of center services to seniors in an amount not to exceed $92,196.00, chargeable to and payable from the Seniors Community Program Trust Fund in the Department of Parks and Recreation. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1088
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education for the purpose of providing meals in connection with the 2007 Summer Food Service Program in the Department of Parks and Recreation. The total cost shall not exceed Seven Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($770,000.00). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1089
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for a contract or contracts, agreements or agreements, lease or leases, or the use of existing contracts, leases or agreements and other approved expenditures for the payment of supplies, equipment, materials, salaries, rentals, and other services required to provide center services for the Senior Community Program in an amount not to exceed $700,000.00 for the Department of Parks and Recreation. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1104
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into agreements in individual amounts of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less with performers, instructors, artists and persons with specialized skills in connection with the Department's recreational and instructional programs. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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