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2007-1872
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, Red Ribbon week is a national program that honors fallen DEA Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camerena and is a grassroots effort to protect children from the dangers of drugs and alcohol; and
WHEREAS, the first nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign was organized in 1988 by the National Family Partnership; and
WHEREAS, under the guidance of South Hills Middle School Principal Dr. Deborah Cox and Student Service Coordinator Timothy Pail, Student Council and National Junior Honor Society students from grades 6-8 are hanging red ribbons throughout the community to raise awareness of being drug free; and
WHEREAS, on the week of October 22nd, 2007 planned events, parent awareness and a "pledge to be drug free" is initiated and signed by all students; and
WHEREAS, this commitment by the South Hills Middle School, which is now visible in communities, will be an ongoing annual effort to make the last week in October Red Ribbon Awareness Week for years to come; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the council of the City of Pittsburgh congratulates and commends the Pittsburgh South | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1873
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, the Italian Heritage Society of America will celebrate its Twenty- First Annual Banquet on October 27, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Italian Heritage Society has awarded 166 scholarships in the past 20 years, including 80 scholarships to students from the Clelian Heights School for Exceptional Children; and
WHEREAS, the Italian Heritage Society continues to raise money for scholarships for children from the Clelian Heights School, thereby promoting and rewarding academic excellence within our community; and
WHEREAS, the Italian Heritage Society has honored 209 Italian-Americans for outstanding achievements in their respective fields, including music, medicine, law, government, education, humanities, labor and sports; and
WHEREAS, this year the Italian Heritage Society will honor the following Italian-Americans within our community for their exceptional achievement within their fields:
· · Francesco C. Cesareo Ph.D.
· Honorable Paul Costa
· Mike Giamatteo
· Reverend Carl J. Gentile
· Daniel Lattanzi, M.D.
· Anthony M. Lombardi
· Geremia Jim Lucente
· Chief Ronal | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1874
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, the Student Conservation Association (SCA) is celebrating 50 years of students conserving America; and
WHEREAS, the SCA is a nationwide conservation force of college and high school volunteers who protect America's parks, forests, and other public lands; and
WHEREAS, as the largest natural resource conservation organization in America, the SCA provides opportunities for over 3,000 people per year to work through internships and summer trail crews to positively impact the environment; and
WHEREAS, the SCA is devoted not only to conservation and important environmental work, but also to developing a new generation of community leaders by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land; and
WHEREAS, since it was established in 1957, the SCA has steadily expanded to all 50 states, developing urban programs and building partnerships with governmental agencies, environmental groups and conscientious corporations; and
WHEREAS, Chatham University will present The Rachel Carson Leadership Award to Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putman, the founding president of SCA.
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2007-1875
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, on September 28, 2007 the Bloomfield Citizens Council will present two awards to community leaders during the opening of the 6th Annual Little Italy Days Celebration; and
WHEREAS, the Mary Cercone Outstanding Citizen Award, Bloomfield's most coveted community service award, will be presented to Pietro "Peter" Fantone; and
WHEREAS, for decades, Mr. Fantone has served various organizations which include Catholic War Veterans, Immaculate Conception Church, Holy Name Society, the Bloomfield Citizens Council, and the Bloomfield Senior Center; and
WHEREAS, Bloomfield Citizen Council Board of Directors unanimously voted to present the 2007 Youth Development Award to Rose Larus; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Larus started and perpetuated the Bloomfield Marble Tournament for 10 years, and can be credited with her teams winning Allegheny County Championships.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh thanks Mr. Pietro and Ms. Larus for their years of service to the Bloomfield community; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1876
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition is a non-profit community group dedicated to preserving and improving the quality of life in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh; and,
WHEREAS, members of the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition work to provide leadership to the community by studying, debating and advocating positions on issues affecting the neighborhood's vitality reflected through a long range planning process which fosters community based initiatives in housing, education, transportation, commercial, residential and institutional development and parks and open spaces ; and,
WHEREAS, the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition is holding its Citizens of the Year Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 25, 2007, at the Holiday Inn Oakland to honor three outstanding citizens who best represent the mission and goals of the organization ; and,
WHEREAS, the 2007 Citizens of the Year are Bicky Goldszer, Dr. Raul Valdes-Perez and David Miles ; and,
WHEREAS, Bicky Goldszer is being honored for her activism and remarkable dedication to her community and to children ; and,
WHEREAS, D | Adopted | Pass |
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2007-1867
| 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 DPW Doughboy Monument $15,000 and by reducing District 7 Community Organizational Support by the same amount. Total cost of all projects should not exceed $1,000,000. | Waived under Rule 8 | Pass |
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2007-1867
| 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 DPW Doughboy Monument $15,000 and by reducing District 7 Community Organizational Support by the same amount. Total cost of all projects should not exceed $1,000,000. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1868
| 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 DPW Doughboy Monument $15,000 and by reducing District 7 Community Organizational Support by the same amount. | Waived under Rule 8 | Pass |
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2007-1868
| 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 DPW Doughboy Monument $15,000 and by reducing District 7 Community Organizational Support by the same amount. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1861
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution amending Resolution No. 641, effective October 24, 2006, entitled “Authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application to the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant in the amount of $4,500,000 for the Children's Home of Pittsburgh project” by increasing the grant to $5,500,000. (Council District No. 7) | Read and referred | |
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2007-1862
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution amending Resolution No. 632, effective October 24, 2006, entitled “Authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with URA's application for a $4,500,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant for the Children's Home of Pittsburgh project” by increasing the amount of the grant to $5,500,000. (Council District No. 7) | Read and referred | |
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2007-1863
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application to the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant in the amount of $1,000,000 for the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh project. (Council District No. 5) | Read and referred | |
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2007-1864
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with URA's application for a $1,000,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant for the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh project. (Council District No. 5) | Read and referred | |
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2007-1865
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the execution of a License and Maintenance Agreement between the City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation and Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh providing for the installation and maintenance of accent lighting on the Hot Metal Bridge. (Council Districts 3 and 6). | Read and referred | |
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2007-1858
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution granting unto Folino's Ristorante, 1715-1721 E. Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, decorative steel fencing on the sidewalk area of 1717-1721 E. Carson Street in the 17th Ward, 3rd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1859
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution vacating a portion of Sassafras Way in the 6th Ward, 7th Council District, of the City of Pittsburgh. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1860
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution vacating a portion of 10' Unnamed Way between Republic Street and Seward Street in the 19th Ward, 2nd Council District, of the City of Pittsburgh. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1869
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Section 905.03, EMI Educational/Medical Institution District, by clarifying existing language in the EMI Educational Medical Institution section as it relates to Institutional Master Plans. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1870
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 231, effective April 19, 2000, 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 8; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof,” by adding $18,000 to Bloomfield Miscellaneous Projects and by adjusting various other projects in Council District 8. Total cost of all projects not to exceed $1,000,000. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1871
| 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 $18,000 to Bloomfield Miscellaneous Projects and by adjusting various other projects in Council District 8. | Read and referred | |
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2007-1866
| 1 | | Communication | Communication from Anthony J. Pokora, Deputy City Controller, submitting the Performance Audit on Payment in Lieu of Taxes II. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1796
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article VII, Business Related Taxes, Chapter 253 Parking Tax, Subsection 253.02 Levy and Rate, by freezing the rate of taxation at 45% for Budget Year 2008 and directing that funds be earmarked and deposited equally into the Debt Service Reserve Fund and the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund. | Sustained | Pass |
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2007-1853
| 1 | | Veto Message | Communication from Mayor Luke Ravenstahl submitting a Veto of Council Bill No. 2007-1796, entitled, “Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article VII, Business Related Taxes, Chapter 253 Parking Tax, Subsection 253.02 Levy and Rate, by freezing the rate of taxation at 45% for Budget Year 2008 and directing that funds be earmarked and deposited equally into the Debt Service Reserve Fund and the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund.” | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1796
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article VII, Business Related Taxes, Chapter 253 Parking Tax, Subsection 253.02 Levy and Rate, by freezing the rate of taxation at 45% for Budget Year 2008 and directing that funds be earmarked and deposited equally into the Debt Service Reserve Fund and the Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund. | Sustained | Pass |
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2007-1854
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Finance, Law and Purchasing for October 17, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1826
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution repealing items in Resolutions approved on various dates, authorizing the sale of properties in various wards of the City of Pittsburgh, in accordance with Act No. 171 of 1984, “Second Class City Treasurer Sale and Collection Act.
Item A: 700 N. Aiken
| Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1827
| 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. ITEM A. A: 234 Platt.
| Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1828
| 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: 2606 Brownsville; B: 1227 Mutual; C: 1623 Rankin.
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2007-1829
| 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.
ITEMS A through G: A: 5222 Natrona; B: 5220 Natrona; C: 215 Beltzhoover;
D: 201 Estella; E: 1707 Meadville; F: 839-845 W. North; G: 5645 Rural.
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2007-1830
| 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 J. A: 2341 Atmore; B: 1409 Arch; C: 4463 Valley View;
D: 200 St. Thomas; E: 40-42 Welsh; F: 120 Verna; G: 1438 Woodland;
H: 346 Shaler; I: 805 Fernhill; J: 5109 Holmes.
| Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1855
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Engineering and Construction for October 17, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1787
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into a maintenance agreement or agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) in connection with the bridge replacement and improvements by PennDOT of State Route 885 at the juncture of Forbes Avenue and the Boulevard of the Allies, said project to be known as the “Boulevard of the Allies Bridge Replacement Project”. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1831
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”), and/or the Oakland Transportation Management Association (“OTMA”), and/ or the University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (the “University”), including but not limited to agreements for cooperation, access, inspection and reimbursement, regarding the implementation and management of a Pedestrian Safety and Mobility Project for certain intersections on Forbes and Fifth Avenues in the Oakland portion of the City of Pittsburgh. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1856
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Housing, Economic Develpment and Promotion for October 17, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1842
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution Amending Resolution No. 445, effective August 16, 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 2005 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 City Council from "Lawrenceville United" (-30,000) to the "Lawrenceville Corp" (+30,000). | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1857
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Public Safety Services for October 17, 2007. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2007-1832
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance adopting and amending the International Property Maintenance Code, 2006 edition, Title Ten, Building Code, the Uniform Construction Code contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401 - 405. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1833
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the City to enter into a Grant Agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2007-1877
| 1 | | Small Games of Chance | WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania wishes to recognize Allegheny Conference on Community Development as a civic and/or service association under the local options Small Games of Chance Act; and
WHEREAS, Allegheny Conference on Community Development (the "Applicant") maintains its principal place of business and conducts its principal activities at Regional Enterprise Tower, 425 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100, Pittsburgh PA 15222; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant desires to operate certain small games of chance and/or conduct raffles to generate funds to finance its operations and further its charitable purposes; and
WHEREAS, under the Local Options Small Games of Chance Act, as amended (the "Act"), the Applicant must procure a license from the Treasurer of the County of Allegheny before doing so; and
WHEREAS, the Act also provides that any non-profit organization, not affiliated with a national or state association, must procure a Resolution from the governing body of the municipality in which the association conducts its principal activities, affir | Adopted | Pass |
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