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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/3/2002 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2002-0851 1 ProclamationCommending Father Edward M. Bryce and St. Bede Church for their compassion and commitment in serving the residents of PittsburghAdoptedPass Action details
2002-0852 1 ProclamationCommending Mr. William Seifert for his continuous community service efforts for the past 50 yearsAdoptedPass Action details
2002-0853 1 ProclamationDeclaring September 7-8, 2002 as "Brookline Autumn Moon Festival Weekend"AdoptedPass Action details
2002-0854 1 ProclamationCommending Reverend Dr. B. W. Bennett and New Grace Baptist Church for providing four years of service to the residents of the City of PittsburghAdoptedPass Action details
2002-0855 1 ProclamationDeclaring, August 24, 2002 as the start of "Construction Junction Week" in the City of PittsburghAdoptedPass Action details
2002-0825 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Zoning Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article 1, Chapter 902, Section 902.03, Zoning District Map No. 6 by changing various zoning district classifications in the Deutchtown and Spring Garden community in accord with the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Remapping Project relative to the City's new Urban Zoning Code. (Commission Report and Recommendation Attached)Read and referred  Action details
2002-0826 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article III, Chapter 902, Section 902.03.A, Zoning District Map No. 11 by changing from “RM-M” Residential Multi-Unit Moderate Density to “UI” Urban Industrial District all that certain property bounded by Maripoe Street, May Way, Glenn Way and lot number 280, block 26-S in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System, 8th Ward. (Commission Report and Recommendation Attached) Read and referred  Action details
2002-0827 1 OrdinanceAn Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, by amending Article II, Section 905.02 H, Hillside District; Article V, Section 911.02 Use Table, Section 911.04.A.69 Standards That Apply to Uses Listed in the Use Table, Single-Unit Detached Residential; Article VIII, Section 922.04 Site Plan Review; and Article IX, Section 925.01.C Single-Unit Dwelling Exemptions; by requiring further review of new construction in H zoning districts and providing standards for that review.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0828 1 ResolutionResolution approving a Conditional Use exception under Section 911.04.A.64 of the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Chapter 911 to the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh for authorization to demolish a portion of an existing secondary school and construct 2 new extensions for a gymnasium, auditorium and chapel with 18 additional parking stalls for Oakland Catholic High School located at 144 North Craig Street on property zoned "RM-H" Residential Multi-Unit, High Density District, 4th Ward.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0829 1 ResolutionResolution dissolving the Gimbels Landmark Tax Increment Financing District. (Council District No. 6).Read and referred  Action details
2002-0830 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for administration of the Section 108 loan and Economic Development Initiative grant programs. (Council District No. 3).Read and referred  Action details
2002-0831 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 435, effective July 15, 1999, entitled "Providing for an Agreement or Agreements with Gildas A. Kaib, Jr., his successors and assigns for utility easements and an easement for ingress, egress and regress in and over a vacated portion of Vinecliff Street in the 18th Ward" by correcting the name of the street to be vacated. (Council Districts 2 and 3).Read and referred  Action details
2002-0832 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 421, effective July 8, 1999 entitled "Approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Gildas A. Kaib, Jr. for the sale of the following properties in the 18th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh" by decreasing the purchase price and correcting the block and lot number. (Council Districts No. 2 and 3).Read and referred  Action details
2002-0833 1 ResolutionResolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Antonio Caruso and Rose Caruso, and/or an entity to be formed, for the sale of Parcel 15 (Block 23L Lot 95) in the Twenty Second Ward of the City of Pittsburgh in Redevelopment Area No. 51, Council District No. 6, 2 East North Avenue (commercial rehabilitation).Read and referred  Action details
2002-0834 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the submission of applications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Section 108 loan of up to $6,500,000 and an Economic Development Initiative grant of up to $700,000. (Council District No. 3).Read and referred  Action details
2002-0847 1 ResolutionResolution further Amending Resolution No. 424 of 2001, effective June 19, 2001, entitled "Further amending Resolution No. 976 effective January 1, 1996, as amended, Adopting and Approving the 1996 Capital Budget and the 1996 Community Development Block Grant by creating a new line item, City Clerk Office Modernization Project Grant # 2271000 for the purpose of augmenting neighborhood needs programs and/or the District Improvement Fund, and transferring $1,128,892.00 from Grant/Liberty to City Clerk's Office Modernization" by increasing Deck Hockey - Phillip's Park $10,000 from $25,000 to $35,000 and adding new line item Brookline T-Ball Field $13,000.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0848 1 ResolutionResolution 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 Forbes – Murray Maintenance $5,000 and Squirrel Hill BID $5,000 in Council District 5.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0849 1 ResolutionNeighborhood Needs Detail - District 8Read and referred  Action details
2002-0846 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a contract or contracts, or the use of existing contracts, to provide Management and Consulting services to the Dept. of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Services, at a cost not to exceed $100,000.00.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2002-0846 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a contract or contracts, or the use of existing contracts, to provide Management and Consulting services to the Dept. of Public Works, Bureau of Environmental Services, at a cost not to exceed $100,000.00.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0836 1 ResolutionResolution 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 the construction of the Sheridan Skateboard Park project. Cost not to exceed twenty one thousand eight hundred sixty five dollars ($21,865.00) of City bond. Read and referred  Action details
2002-0850 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing and directing the Police Department of the City of Pittsburgh to provide a presentation and a complete report to City Council on the City of Pittsburgh Community Oriented Police Program.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0837 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Contract or Contracts; or the use of existing Contracts for the purchase of fire hose and related accessories for the Fire Bureau at a cost not to exceed Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($17,000.00) and providing for the payment thereof.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0814 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a $3,313.36 warrant in favor of The Burning Bush-House of Prayer, 32 Pius Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, in settlement of a claim in which claimant's sidewalk was damaged due to City tree roots on May 8, 2002.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0815 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. totaling $5,963.00 for Mark I Nerve Agent Antidote Kits (PRESENTED BY MR. O'CONNOR). Read and referred  Action details
2002-0816 1 ResolutionResolution transferring the amount of $695.00 from the General Fund, Premium Pay Code Account, to the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations Education & Training Account. The purpose of this transfer to reimburse employee tuition expenses in Budget Year 2002.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0817 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 229 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 5; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by adding a new line item “Greenfield Senior Center Copier” $3,900. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $792,284.00.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0819 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 256, 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 9; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by deleting “Youthbuild” $50,000 and adding two new projects “Mulberry Church” $5,000 and NABHI Concerned Citizens” $1,500 . Total of all projects not to exceed $719,500.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0820 1 ResolutionResolution repealing Resolution No. 483 effective July 20, 2001 entitled, “Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment and/or services in connection with improvements to the stage in Market Square; cost not to exceed $30,000.00.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0821 1 ResolutionResolution providing that the City of Pittsburgh enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with a Court Reporter(s) or for the taking of testimony at Civil Service Commission and Appeals Board hearings, cost not to exceed $2,000.00.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0822 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh from Green Development Inc. of certain described property on Arlington Avenue in the 18th Ward for public greenway purposes at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0823 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the filing of a petition or petitions for the sale of certain property or 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. (A). 601-603 Arlington Avenue & 608 Windom Street, 18th Ward, Block 3-K-129 (part), 3-K-138 (part) & 3-K-151. Three vacant lots containing a combined area of 16,979 sq. ft., being sold to green Development, Inc., for $11,000.00. Intended Use: Future development. Read and referred  Action details
2002-0824 1 Appointment-InformingResolution appointing members of the Equal Opportunity Commission created by The Pittsburgh City Code, Title I, Article VII, Section 161.33.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0838 1 CommunicationCommunication from Beth Pittinger, Executive Director of the Citizen Police Review Board, requesting permission for Marsha Hinton, Chairperson, a non-City employee, to travel to Cambridge, Massachusetts on Wednesday, October 31, 2002, through Monday, November 3, 2002, to attend the NACOLE Eighth Annual Conference. Read and referred  Action details
2002-0841 1 ResolutionResolution transferring the amount of $5,000 from Account 511000, Sub-Class 010 Salaries, Fund 1000, Organization 101100, Budget Year 2002 to Account 526125, Sub-Class 150 Miscellaneous Services, Fund 1000, Organization 101110, Budget Year 2002, both within the Office of City Council. (Council District #1)Read and referred  Action details
2002-0842 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 654, effective October 25, 2001, entitled, "Resolution 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 City Council's 2001 Neighborhood Needs Supplement Program; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by increasing Deck Hockey - Phillip's Park $10,000 from $25,000 to $35,000 and by creating new line item Brookline T-Ball Field $13,000.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0843 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the transfer of $1,000.00 from the General Fund, City Clerk's Miscellaneous Services Account to the Department of City Planning's General Fund Grant Account for the purpose of implementing a portion of the 2002 City Council Grants Program.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0844 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 184, effective April 2, 2002, entitled "Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations, for operational/administrative and various other expenses at a cost not to exceed $273,000.00, chargeable to and payable from City Planning's General Fund Grants Account" by increasing South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association from $1,000.00 to $2,000.00 and by increasing the total amount of all grants to $274,000.00. (City Planning Grants).Read and referred  Action details
2002-0845 1 ResolutionResolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a restaurant liquor license, License No. R-18761, from National Builders and Acceptance Corp., as the secured creditor of Freddy's Restaurant and Lounge, Inc, which is no longer in existence, but formerly located at 211 Washington Avenue, Dravosburg C/O The Liquor Control Board, to a location in the Strip District, 1814 Penn Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh PA 15219, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2002-0845 1 ResolutionResolution requesting the approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a restaurant liquor license, License No. R-18761, from National Builders and Acceptance Corp., as the secured creditor of Freddy's Restaurant and Lounge, Inc, which is no longer in existence, but formerly located at 211 Washington Avenue, Dravosburg C/O The Liquor Control Board, to a location in the Strip District, 1814 Penn Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh PA 15219, pursuant to amended Pennsylvania Liquor Code, §4-461.Read and referred  Action details
2002-0840 1 CommunicationCommunication from Tom Flaherty, City Controller, submitting a Special Report of the City's contract on towing. Read, Received and Filed  Action details