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2007-1996
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, since 1976, Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, has been a nonprofit educational and presenting organization that promotes and preserves traditional and contemporary folk music and its allied arts; and
WHEREAS, Calliope presents performers with national and international reputations in blues, Cajun, singer-songwriter, African, old-time Appalachian, Celtic, bluegrass traditions while promoting regional artists to provide audiences with musical experiences rarely found elsewhere; and
WHEREAS, Calliope presents programs that are unique to the region including Summer Festivals, Legends Concerts, Folk Song Night, Calliope Songwriters Circle, The Threepenny Opry, Calliope Open Stage, and Country and Classic Blues Society; and
WHEREAS, since 1990, the Calliope School of Folk Music, Dance, and Crafts is one of few schools in the region to offer opportunities for all ages through classes, workshops, jam sessions, and collaborations with other organizations; and
WHEREAS, the wide variety of classes that the school offers ranges from blues harmonica, bluegrass gu | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1997
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, December 1st is World Aids Day and thousands of events with the slogan "Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise" are occurring around the world the goal of raising awareness of the AIDS epidemic; and,
WHEREAS, the House of Infiniti has been dedicated to HIV and AIDS awareness in the Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian and Transgender community for over seventeen years national, winning an abundance of ballroom leadership and community service awards; and,
WHEREAS, the House of Infiniti Pittsburgh was established in August, 2006 with the mission to "Enhance the health and wellness of Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian and Transgender youth through education, leadership, sportsmanship and integrity;" and,
WHEREAS, both the Lambda and Three Rivers Community Foundations recognized the importance of House of Infiniti Pittsburgh's mission by funding the House of Infiniti's first major event in the city of Pittsburgh in conjunction with World AIDS Day - "Project D.E.E.P (Drugs & Alcohol Abuse, Employment, Education and Prevention)" Community House Ball; and,
WHEREAS, "Project D.E.E.P" World AIDS Day | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1998
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, 2007 marks the Centennial Anniversary Year of the City of Allegheny's annexation into the City of Pittsburgh; and,
WHEREAS, the annexation of the City of Allegheny was the result of a somewhat controversial referendum that was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; and,
WHEREAS, prior to the annexation, the City of Allegheny was a flourishing city in its own right, with great civic buildings including the first Carnegie Library and the first public park west of the Allegheny Mountains, to name but a few firsts; and,
WHEREAS, the official annexation held December 7th in the year 1907 was attended by Honorable George W. Guthrie, then Mayor of Pittsburgh, and the Honorable Charles F. Kirschler, then Mayor of the City of Allegheny; and,
WHEREAS, the 100 Year Anniversary is being planned by the Allegheny City Society, a non-profit organization that has preserved the history of the former Allegheny City; and,
WHEREAS, festivities include an Annexation Commemoration Banquet Dinner to be held December 6th at the Grand Hall at the Priory located on the North Side, featuring | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1999
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, the Tartan Racing Team of Carnegie Mellon University is a group of faculty and students who worked together to create an autonomous entry vehicle for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's 2007 Urban Challenge; and
WHEREAS, the team unites the worlds of academia and industry, bringing together Carnegie Mellon University, General Motors, Caterpillar, and Continental AG; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Challenge is a Pentagon-sponsored competition that requires that a self-driving car safely and successfully navigate a course simulating urban driving, including merging traffic, stop signs and intersections for 60 miles of road; and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2007 the Tartan Racing Team received the first-place prize of $2 million dollars over ten other competitors in the Urban Challenge for the success of their robotic vehicle "Boss," a 2007 Chevy Tahoe equipped with cameras and lasers; and
WHEREAS, the Tartan Racing Team is led by Dr. William "Red" Whittaker, the Fredkin Research Professor of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute and the founder | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-2000
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, the Amen Corner is a prestigious organization which has been a Pittsburgh tradition since 1870 and whose purpose is to engender camaraderie, fraternity and relationships amongst people of all walks of life; and,
WHEREAS, each year, the Amen Corner awards the Fred E. Obley Award which honors the contributions of one of Pittsburgh's most well known and universally respected businessman, Fred E. Obley who served Amen Corner up to his death in 1962, and therefore honors a recipient for outstanding business leadership and excellence within the Pittsburgh community; and,
WHEREAS, this year's recipient of the Fred E. Obley Award is Joseph A. Massaro, the Chairman and CEO of Massaro Construction whose contribution to the business community of the city of Pittsburgh has been significant; and,
WHEREAS, Joe Massaro has been a leader in the construction industry for 4 decades and remains active in all facets of the operation of Massaro Construction. He and his wife, Carol, have been active in a myriad of boards and projects which include Catholic Charities, Duquesne Unive | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1982
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application for Financial Assistance in the amount of up to $6,800,000 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the operation and administration of certain programs in FY 2007-2008. (Council Districts: All). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1983
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing a 2007-2008 Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for the designation of the local matching share for a grant applied for in a Single Application for Assistance filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development under the Housing and Redevelopment Assistance Program. (Council Districts: All). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1984
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application for Financial Assistance in the amount of $500,000 to Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the Main Street component of the New Communities Program. (Council Districts: 1, 2, 3, 5 6, 7, 8 and 9). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1985
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application for Financial Assistance in the amount of $150,000 to Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the Technology/Enterprise Zone Program. (Council Districts: All). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1986
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for the designation of the local matching share for a grant applied for in a Single Application for Assistance filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development under the Technology/Enterprise Zone Program. (Council Districts: All). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1987
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the filing of an application for federal assistance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a $2,000,000 Brownfields Economic Development Initiative grant for the East Liberty Portal project. (Council Districts 8 and 9). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1988
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Section 108 loan of up to $10,000,000 to be used for acquisition, demolition, remediation, site preparation and/or infrastructure improvements in the East Liberty Portal project. (Council Districts 8 and 9). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1989
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City's agent for implementation of a federal Brownfields Economic Development Initiative grant for the East Liberty Portal project. (Council Districts 8 and 9). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1990
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the filing of an application for federal assistance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a $1,000,000 Brownfields Economic Development Initiative grant for the SouthSide Works Infrastructure project. (Council District 3). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1991
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Section 108 loan of up to $4,000,000 to be used for the construction of roadways and related improvements in the SouthSide Works Infrastructure project. (Council District No. 3). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1992
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City's agent for implementation of a federal Brownfields Economic Development Initiative grant for the SouthSide Works Infrastructure project. (Council District 3). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1975
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. l7l of l984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984.
ITEMS A through C. A: 1208 Fairdale; B: 31 Minooka; C: 456 Natchez.
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2007-1976
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the conveyance by the City of Pittsburgh of certain property, under Act No. 171 of 1984, entitled, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984; having been placed for sale to adjoining property owners in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh/City Source Associates Sideyard Program. ITEMS A through B. A: 6635 Premo; B: 91 McCandless.
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2007-1977
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales in accordance with Act No. l7l of l984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984.
ITEMS A thru K. A: 2700 Sumner; B: 92 Pasadena; C: 27 Perry;
D: 1232 Shadycrest; E: 621 Tripoli; F: Villanova; G: 1007 Winterton;
H: 718 Mercer; I: 2929 Zephyr; J: 1810 Leolyn; K: 47 Welsh.
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2007-1978
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the filing of petitions for the sale of certain properties, acquired at tax sales, in accordance with Act No.171 of 1984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act”, effective December 11, 1984.
ITEM A. A: 731 North St. Clair.
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2007-1993
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution making Appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the Public Business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2008. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1994
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting minimum levels for designated positions. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1995
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution “Adopting and approving the 2008 Capital Budget and the 2008 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2008 through 2012 Capital Improvement Program," by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2008 Capital Budget amendments. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1980
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution amending Resolution No. 29, effective February 9, 2007, entitled “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.” by increasing the not exceed amount by $119,000 for a total not to exceed $819,000.00 in the Department of Parks and Recreation. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1981
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a contract or contracts, agreement or agreements, or the use of existing contracts or agreements and other approved expenditures to provide for the maintenance and enhancement of City recreation centers in an amount not to exceed $99,500.00 for the Department of Parks and Recreation. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1979
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into a grant agreement with The Richard King Mellon Foundation to receive monies to support a Bike Pedestrian Coordinator for a period of two (2) years and further providing for legitimate expenditures for payments of salary and fringe benefits in connection with the execution of said grant agreement. Said expenditures shall not exceed $125,000. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1972
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Finance, Law and Purchasing for November 28, 2007 with an Affirmative Recommendation. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1937
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article VII, Business Related Taxes; Chapter 253, Parking Tax, Section 253.02, Tax Levy and Rate, by decreasing the rate of the tax from 45% to 40% effective January 1, 2008. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1949
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution Petitioning the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of community and Economic Development, pursuant to Act 47, Section 253 Termination of Status , subsection (b) Determination upon petition by a municipality , to make a determination that the condition which led to the designation as a distressed municipality are no longer present. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1935
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article VII, Business Related Taxes, Chapter 241, Amusement Tax, Section 241.04, Amusement Tax Computation, by reducing the rate of tax for certain Non-Profit Performing Arts, from one and one-quarter (1.25) percent in 2007 to zero (0) percent in 2008. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1936
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article VII, Business Related Taxes; Chapter 252, Emergency and Municipal Services Tax, by changing the title of Chapter 252 from, “EMERGENCY AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES TAX” to “LOCAL SERVICES TAX”, and by otherwise changing the provisions of Chapter 252 so as to comply with the statutory requirements of Act 7 of 2007 in regard to exemptions, dates of payments and withholding. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1938
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article IX, Property Taxes, Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption, Section 263.01, Levy and Rate on Lands and Buildings, by fixing the rate of taxation. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1939
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution realigning a total of $2,278,550 between various accounts within the 2007 Operating Budget. This transfer is necessary for the 2007 closeout in order to meet expenditures for the remainder of the fiscal year. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1940
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a professional service contract with Dr. Michael Weir, LLC, for the purpose of preparing revenue forecasts, at a total cost not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per year, subject to annual budget appropriation. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1941
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for an agreement or agreements with a Mockenhaupt Benefits Group to provide actuarial services for the CITY of Pittsburgh for a period of two years, for the years 2007 through 2008, at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) per year and providing for the cost thereof. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1942
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for a professional services agreement or agreements with Maher Duessel for the performance of the City's Financial Statement including Single Audit for the years ending December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, at a total cost not to exceed Four Hundred Sixty Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Eight Dollars ($460,758.00) over two years, chargeable to and payable from the Department of Finance Miscellaneous Services Account, Budget Years 2008 and 2009. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1964
| 2 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to lease to the South Pittsburgh Development Corporation property in the 32nd Ward, at the corner of Jacob and Whited Street, for a period of ninety-nine (99) years, at a rental of $1.00 per year, and upon such other terms and conditions as may be approved by the Mayor and City Solicitor. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1973
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Housing, Economic Develpment and Promotion for November 28, 2007 with an Affirmative Recommendation. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1905
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution approving Execution of a Contract For Disposition of Land By and Between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Trammel Crow Investments Inc., for the sale of Parcel E1b (Block 29-J, Lot 200) and the lease of Parcel E1f (Block 29-N, Lot 316) in the Sixteenth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh in Redevelopment Area No. 55, Hot Metal and Sidney Streets, Council District No. 3 (construction of office building and parking lot). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1943
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution dissolving the Baum/Millvale Tax Increment Financing District. (Council District 8). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1945
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Jaclyn M. Yunker for the Sale of Block 22-P, Lot 187, in the 21st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Redevelopment Area No. 27 - Council District No. 6 (1426 Stedman Street - Sideyard). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1946
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Western Avenue Associates, for the sale of Block7-B, Lot No.123 , in the 21st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 6 - 911 Manhattan Street (commercial development). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1947
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside for the sale of Block 125-G, Lots 14 and 15, in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 9 - 6724-6726 Kelly Street (parking). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1948
| 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 the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-G, Lots 14 and 15, under the Industrial Land Reserve Fund - 6724-6726 Kelly Street - (Council District No. 9). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1974
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for November 28, 2007 with an Affirmative Recommendation. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1797
| 3 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 1, Article III Organization, Chapter 116: Department Of Public Safety, 116.02 Powers And Duties Of Bureau Chiefs And Director Of Public Safety By Adding A New Section At 116.02, (III) DOMESTIC ABUSE POLICY FOR THE BUREAU OF POLICE | AMENDED | Pass |
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2007-1797
| 4 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 1, Article III Organization, Chapter 116: Department Of Public Safety, 116.02 Powers And Duties Of Bureau Chiefs And Director Of Public Safety By Adding A New Section At 116.02, (III) DOMESTIC ABUSE POLICY FOR THE BUREAU OF POLICE | Passed Finally, As Amended | Pass |
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