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2009-1520
| 1 | | Proclamation | NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby wish to thank the following people, as well as everyone involved in the project.
Charlee Brodsky, Carnegie Mellon University
Vicki Sirockman, Executive Director of Lydia's Place
Carol Haley Smith, Director of Women's Programming for Lydia's Place
Megaen Reilly, Development Director, Lydia's Place
Roberta Schick, Case Manager, Lydia's Place
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council wishes to extend its support for Lydia's Place in correlation with CMU and their efforts to raise awareness of and encourage solutions to substance abuse and other factors that often lead to incarceration. | Adopted | Pass |
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2009-1521
| 1 | | Proclamation | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes Ms. Jean Haller and Journeys of Life for their positive influence and resources provided to the City of Pittsburgh; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares June 19, 2009, “Journeys of Life Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. | Adopted | Pass |
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2009-1522
| 1 | | Proclamation | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby acknowledges the many contributions of the 2008 awardees and extends gratitude to each individual and organization for making the North Side a great place to live, work and play; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council acknowledges the efforts that the NSLC has achieved through collaboration with community and corporate organizations and hereby declares Thursday, June 11, 2009, Northside Leadership Conference and Awardees Day in the City of Pittsburgh. | Adopted | Pass |
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2009-1523
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, the arts and cultural sector in the Greater Pittsburgh area generates $33 million in local and state government revenue and accounts for $341.56 million in local economic activity; and
WHEREAS, local arts and cultural offerings have served as a major economic engine driving the revitalized reputation of the city, as well as a critical measure in the proclamation of the City of Pittsburgh as the most livable city in the United States by two separate publications; and
WHEREAS, local arts organizations provide educational programming to thousands of students in area schools; and
WHEREAS, the arts can provide a way to engage youth who are not being reached through traditional schooling, and studies show that arts aptitudes, skills and techniques are needed in all sectors of society in order to ensure a thriving 21st century workforce; and
WHEREAS, more than 250 arts organizations, community centers, and independent artists in neighborhoods throughout Pittsburgh and Allegheny County were recipients of support from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts in the past year; and
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2009-1524
| 1 | | Proclamation | NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Jerry Bortman, Jerry Livingston and Robin Cole and the Obediah Cole Foundation for Prostate Cancer for their remarkable dedication to educating the public and promoting early detection of prostate cancer ; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Sunday, June 21, 2009, to be “ OBEDIAH COLE FOUNDATION 5K/10K RUN/WALK DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh. | Adopted | Pass |
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2009-1525
| 1 | | Proclamation | NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Steel Valley Enterprise Zone Corporation is designated as the agency to prepare appropriate applications to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for Enterprise Zone Designation and Basic Grant Funding on behalf of the cooperating municipalities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby endorse the application of the Corporation to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for continued Enterprise Zone Designation and Basic Grant Funding and engage the Steel Valley Enterprise Zone Corporation to act for and on behalf of the parties in handling all aspects of the Enterprise Zone Program for activities to be funded in the amount of $50,000 by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. | Adopted | Pass |
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2009-1526
| 1 | | Proclamation | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, does hereby commend and congratulate Mrs. Beatrice Hogan on her 60th birthday and dedication to the City of Pittsburgh, and does hereby declare June 16, 2009, to be “Bea Hogan Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. | Adopted | Pass |
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2009-1509
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a License and Maintenance Agreement with the Central Northside Neighborhood Council to maintain a planting median strip stretching from the intersection of Federal Street and Hemlock to Federal Street and Alpine Avenue. | Read and referred | |
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2009-1510
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into a License and Maintenance Agreement with the Friends of the Riverfront to construct and maintain a canoe/kayak rack and launch facility along the left bank of the Ohio River at the end of Westhall Street. | Read and referred | |
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2009-1506
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the issuance of a Four Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Five Dollar and Sixty-Six Cent ($4,665.66) warrant in favor of Maureen Jensen-Woodward c/o G. Christopher Apessos, Esquire, Ainsman, Levine & Drexler, LLC, 330 Grant Street, Suite 2201, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in settlement of an action filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania at GD 06-019506 for personal injuries and damages arising from a trip and fall on or about February 10, 2005, at or near 1506 East Carson Street, in the City of Pittsburgh. | Read and referred | |
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2009-1508
| 1 | | Communication | Communication from the Mayor's Office requesting permission for non-city employees Judith Ginyard, member of the East Liberty Weed and Seed Steering Committee, Charlene Anderson, resident of the East Liberty Weed and Seed site, and Tony Ceoffe, member of the Lawrenceville Weed and Seed Steering Committee, to travel to Tampa, Florida on July 12, 2009 to attend the Community Capacity Development Office (CCDO) National Conference. The Conference will be held from July 13 - 16, 2009. It will provide training related to Federal Weed and Seed strategies and objectives. Cost will not exceed $3,564.00. | Read and referred | |
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2009-1507
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of the Sheraton Hotel Station Square in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars, for the Citiparks Seniors Program Volunteer Recognition Gala; and providing for the payment thereof. | Read and referred | |
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2009-1519
| 1 | | Communication | Communication from Michael E. Lamb, Controller submitting a Performance Audit for the Pittsburgh Housing Authority dated June 2009. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2009-1503
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for June 10, 2009 with an Affirmative Recommendation. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2009-1454
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts for the purchase of equipment and installation of diesel exhaust systems in the fire stations for the Fire Bureau at a cost not to exceed One hundred seventy nine thousand one hundred and ninety dollars ($179,190) and providing for the payment thereof. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2009-1455
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts for the purchase of fire nozzles and other firefighting equipment for the Fire Bureau at a cost not to exceed Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) and providing for the payment thereof. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2009-1456
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts for the purchase of protective clothing and other related equipment for the Fire Bureau at a cost not to exceed Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) and providing for the payment thereof. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2009-1504
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Public Works for June 10, 2009 with an Affirmative Recommendation. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2009-1457
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution granting unto The August Wilson for African American Culture, 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, trees with subsurface planting and maintenance systems at 980 Liberty Avenue, in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2009-1458
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution granting unto Charles W. Fetrow, 1919 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, his successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at his own cost and expense, a concrete patio with railing and Café' on the sidewalk area at 1919 Forbes Avenue, in the 1st Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2009-1459
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution granting unto Eastside V LLC, 535 Smithfield Street, Suite 2450, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, an entry sign and roof overhang at 6201 Penn Avenue in the 11th Ward, 8th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2009-1491
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending Ord. No. 4 of 2009, effective 1-1-2010, entitled, "An Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title 4: Public Places and Property; Article I: Public Rights of Way; Chapter 416: Obstructions, by making changes relating to street encroachments for sidewalk cafes" by adding language to Section 416.12, Effective Date. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2009-1505
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 10, 2009 with an Affirmative Recommendation. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2009-1460
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution amending Resolution No. 227, approved April 4, 2003 entitled “Resolution Providing for the implementation of a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “AA”, in the Beechview area (Council District #4) pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2009-1461
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution amending Resolution No. 811, approved December 31, 2001 entitled “Resolution Amending Resolution No. 839, approved October 26, 1994 which further amends Resolution No. 994 approved December 19, 1989, entitled “Providing for implementation of Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) in the Shadyside community pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549, so as to amend the streets included in the existing Shadyside RPPP Area "J" so as to amend the streets included in Area 'J'” so as to amend the streets included in Area 'J'”. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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