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2007-1343
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, Bishop Leonard Saint Mary of the Mount Academy located on Bigham Street in Mount Washington provides Catholic education for kindergarten through eighth grade under the administration of principal Cindy Baldrige; and
WHEREAS, The Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Team of Bishop Leonard Saint Mary of the Mount Academy known as the Mountain Lions have won the Diocesan Class A Championship; and
WHEREAS, under head coach Jim Graff, assistant coaches Nancy Halligan and Chuck Neilson, The Mountain Lions were undefeated in regular season and championship games; and
WHEREAS, team members Taylor Benyp, Erin Byrne, Carly Forse, Alexis Fratangelo, Katie Gestiehr, Devon Graff, Alena Buckvich-Hebson, Mia Buckvich-Hebson, Carissa Jones, Hayley Klein, Christina Neilson, Mickayla Nelson, Amber Ricci, Samantha Schmotzer, Taylor Tokarski, and Erin Waskowiak have achieved this through individual commitment and teamwork; and
WHEREAS, these girls, their families and coaches have followed through with the persistence necessary to achieve this goal and win this championship for themselv | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1341
| 1 | | Communication | Communication from Charles Morrison, Executive Director of the Human Relations Commission, requesting authorization for B. J. Samson, a non-City employee and Chairperson of the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations, to attend the 2007 Training for Human Rights Commissioners and Hearing Officers on Fair Housing Law in Chicago, Illinois, April 18 - 20, 2007. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1336
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the sum of $6,000 to Patricia DeFazio, c/o of Michael J. Colarusso, Esquire, of koerner & colarusso, 1 Gateway Center, 13th Floor North, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, in full and final settlement of an action filed at GD 01-2528, and arising from an incident concerning a City Refuse truck and a Laidlaw Bus that occurred on March 22, 1999. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1337
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Veronica R. Trettel, RPR, Official Court Reporter with Allegheny County, PA in an amount not to exceed $2,620 (Two Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty Dollars) for official trial proceeding transcripts in the criminal case: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. John Charmo, (CC-1999-02859), February 5-19, 2001; and providing for the payment thereof. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1338
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution granting unto Michael LaPiana, 637 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15228, his successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at his own cost and expense, steps with railing and a sidewalk on Shamokin Street in the 17th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1339
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution granting unto Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, 100 Ross Street-Second floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, porch and landscaping encroachment at 1325 & 1327 N. Franklin Street and 1317 & 1319 Pennsylvania Avenue in the 21st Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1340
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution granting unto Big River Development LP, 15 Twenty-Seventh Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, trees, grates and planters on the right-of-ways of Railroad 23rd and 24th Streets for the Cork Factory Urban Lots in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1342
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety and the Director of Community Initiatives to enter into a professional service agreement with J. Jackson Consulting and Training to provide training and services to the Mayor's Youth Council, cost not to exceed $19,000. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1332
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Finance, Law and Purchasing for March 28, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1287
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Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement by and between the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) and the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (“SEA”) providing that if the City's Amusement Tax, or a comparable tax on tickets or admissions, shall be increased above Five Percent (5%) during the term of a proposed Lease pursuant to which the SEA will lease a proposed new Arena to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the City will pay to the SEA an amount equal to the revenue generated at the Arena by the tax percentage in excess of Five Percent (5%). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1288
| 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 $50,000 under the Community Revitalization Assistance Program for the Beechview Weed & Seed Program and further providing for an Agreement or Agreements for professional services in connection with the execution of said grant agreement. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1308
| 2 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to assist Pittsburgh Public Schools students in achieving post secondary education by creating a funding opportunity for The Pittsburgh Promise. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1289
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh 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 $16,300.000. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1309
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the creation of the Pittsburgh Promise Trust Fund (PPTF) and setting conditions for the deposit and expenditure of such funds. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1322
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 403, effective June 14, 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 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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2007-1333
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Engineering, Fleet and Forestry for March 28, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1296
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for a Contract or Contracts or for the use of existing Contracts, providing for an Agreement or Agreements or for the use of existing Agreements, providing for the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies in connection with the Railing Rehabilitation program; and further providing for the payment of the costs thereof, cost not to exceed $67,000.00. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1334
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Housing, Economic Develpment and Promotion for March 28, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1323
| 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 Center A.M.E. Zion-The Center That C.A.R.E.S”, $20,000 and by amending various line items in Council District 6. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1335
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for March 28, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1297
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the issuance of an agreement between the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, acting as fiduciary for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Emergency Response Group, hereinafter referred to as Region 13. The agreement will provide a means in which the Mayor of Pittsburgh and the Director of Emergency Management may accept funds for reimbursement of City costs accrued in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Amount of reimbursement not to exceed $207, 776.92. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1344
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, the Help America Vote Act, 42 U.S.C. §15301 et. seq., made federal funding available to jurisdictions that conduct mandatory modernizations their lever operated voting systems through the purchase of new electronic voting systems; and
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Help America Vote Act, Allegheny County was required to replace all lever voting systems in qualifying precincts within the County in time for the first election for federal office held after January 1, 2006 in order to qualify for this funding; and
WHEREAS, while the Help America Vote Act does require that new voting systems purchased with the available federal funding generate a paper record that can be used to audit election results, it does not specifically require that a paper summary of individual voting decisions be made available to every voter before they confirm their selections; and
WHEREAS, the Commission on Federal Election Reform has issued the following recommendation regarding voting machines: "Congress should pass a law requiring that all voting machines be equipped with a voter verifi | Adopted | Pass |
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