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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/13/2004 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2004-0028   ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Pittsburgh proclaims January 1, 2004 "Haitian Independence Day", the month of January "Haitian Independence Commemoration Month", and 2004 as "Haitian Bicentennial Year" in Pittsburgh. AdoptedPass Action details
2004-0029   ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council in the City of Pittsburgh recognizes and commends the Gospel Music Ministries International (GMMI) Arts Fellowship for their vision, leadership and commitment to discover and mold talented young artists who have gifts in music and other creative endeavors to share with the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2004-0019 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Data-Use Agreement with the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie-Mellon University to provide historical City 911 data in order to benefit the Real-Time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance ("RODS") System.Read and referred  Action details
2004-0013 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, the County of Allegheny and the School District of Pittsburgh providing for the financing, monitoring, implementation and termination of the Centre & Negley Tax Increment Financing District. (Council District No. 8).Read and referred  Action details
2004-0014 1 ResolutionResolution adopting the Centre & Negley Tax Increment Financing Plan presented by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and making certain findings. (Council District No. 8)Read and referred  Action details
2004-0006 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a $47,500.00 warrant in favor of Monti and Jacqueline Trimble c/o Robert Goldman, Esquire, 300 Mt. Lebanon Blvd. Suite 209-D, Pittsburgh, PA 15234, and providing for an agreement with Monti and Jacqueline Trimble for acquisition by the City of Pittsburgh of property at. 833 Coast Avenue, 20th Ward, City of Pittsburgh in full and final settlement of the action filed at GD- 02-21214 in which Monti and Jacqueline Trimble suffered property damage by reason of water run-off to 833 Coast Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details
2004-0007 1 ResolutionResolution transferring a total of $2,093,355.46 from various accounts within the 2003 Operating Budget to various accounts within the Law Department, EMS Bureau, Fire Bureau, and Department of General Services for the purpose of correcting accounts with insufficient funds.Read and referred  Action details
2004-0008 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 914 effective December 19, 2003 entitled "Transferring a total of $8,927,000 from various accounts within the 2003 Operating Budget to various accounts within the Bureau of Fire, Bureau of EMS, Department of Law, and Nondepartmentals-Personnel," by reducing the total amount of transfer by $2,000,000, from $8,927,000 to $6,927,000.Read and referred  Action details
2004-0020 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 946, effective January 1, 2004, entitled "Making Appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the Public Business of the City of Pittsburgh and for the meeting the debt charges thereof for the fiscal year, beginning January 1, 2004" by decreasing the parking tax and increasing the property tax by .15 mills.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2004-0020 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 946, effective January 1, 2004, entitled "Making Appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the Public Business of the City of Pittsburgh and for the meeting the debt charges thereof for the fiscal year, beginning January 1, 2004" by decreasing the parking tax and increasing the property tax by .15 mills.Read and referred  Action details
2004-0021 1 ResolutionResolution amending and supplementing Resolution No. 948 effective January 1, 2004, as amended, entitled: "Adopting and approving the 2004 Capital Budget and the 2004 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2004 through 2009 Capital Improvement Program, by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2004 Capital Budget amendments." by reducing Equipment Leasing Authority - Capital Equipment Acquisition $2,042,000 and by creating several new line items in the Urban Redevelopment Authority's Community Development Block Grant Program allocation in the amount of $2,042,000.Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2004-0021 1 ResolutionResolution amending and supplementing Resolution No. 948 effective January 1, 2004, as amended, entitled: "Adopting and approving the 2004 Capital Budget and the 2004 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2004 through 2009 Capital Improvement Program, by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2004 Capital Budget amendments." by reducing Equipment Leasing Authority - Capital Equipment Acquisition $2,042,000 and by creating several new line items in the Urban Redevelopment Authority's Community Development Block Grant Program allocation in the amount of $2,042,000.Read and referred  Action details
2004-0022 1 OrdinanceAn Ordinance further amending Ordinance No. 43, effective 1-1-04, entitled, "An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two Fiscal, Article VII, Business Related Taxes, Chapter 253 Parking Tax, by increasing the rate from 31% to 36% effective January 1, 2004, and increasing the rate to 50% effective February 1, 2004."Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2004-0022 1 OrdinanceAn Ordinance further amending Ordinance No. 43, effective 1-1-04, entitled, "An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two Fiscal, Article VII, Business Related Taxes, Chapter 253 Parking Tax, by increasing the rate from 31% to 36% effective January 1, 2004, and increasing the rate to 50% effective February 1, 2004."Read and referred  Action details
2004-0023 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution Nos. 946 and 947, effective January 1, 2004, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2004 Operating Budget" Appropriations and Salaries, by adjusting, and/or deleting and/or adding various line items, by making various changes, and by increasing the overall amount from $387.209,909 to $389,776,493.00Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2004-0023 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution Nos. 946 and 947, effective January 1, 2004, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2004 Operating Budget" Appropriations and Salaries, by adjusting, and/or deleting and/or adding various line items, by making various changes, and by increasing the overall amount from $387.209,909 to $389,776,493.00Read and referred  Action details
2004-0024 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 948, effective January 1, 2004, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2004 Capital Budget" by adjusting, and/or deleting or adding various line items, and by making various changes./Waived under Rule 8Pass Action details
2004-0024 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 948, effective January 1, 2004, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2004 Capital Budget" by adjusting, and/or deleting or adding various line items, and by making various changes./Read and referred  Action details
2004-0015 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the sale of certain equipment pertaining to the City of Pittsburgh Asphalt Plant to Lindy Paving, Inc. for the sum of $300,000 and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, including but not limited to certain terms and conditions set forth in this Resolution. Read and referred  Action details
2004-0016 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the procurement of asphalt/bituminous materials from Lindy Paving, Inc. and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, in accordance with the following terms and conditions as set forth in this Resolution. Read and referred  Action details
2004-0017 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements and a Lease or Leases by and between the City of Pittsburgh ("City") and First Vehicle Services ("First Vehicle"), pursuant to which First Vehicle will furnish all work and services needed to manage and maintain the City's vehicle fleet.Read and referred  Action details
2004-0018 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing for the transfer of excess funds in Department of General Services Bureau of Fleet Management-related accounts, pursuant to ratification of an Agreement or Agreements by and between the City of Pittsburgh ("City") and First Vehicle Services ("First Vehicle"), pursuant to which First Vehicle will furnish all work and services needed to manage and maintain the City's vehicle fleet.Read and referred  Action details
2004-0009 1 ResolutionResolution vacating a portion of Claybourne Street between South Negley Avenue and South Graham Avenue in the 7th Ward, 8th Council District, of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details
2004-0010 1 ResolutionResolution vacating a portion of Hessin Street from Bigelow Street westerly to its terminus in the 15th Ward, 5th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. Read and referred  Action details
2004-0011 1 ResolutionResolution vacating Lodi Way from Foster Street northwest to its terminus in the 6th Ward, 7th Council District, of the City of Pittsburgh. Read and referred  Action details
2004-0012 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Penn Avenue Hotel, LP, One Oxford Centre, Suite, 4500, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 their successors and assigns, an encroachment to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a sign and entry marquis over the sidewalk area at 945 Penn Avenue in the 2nd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details
2004-0025   CommunicationCommunication from Tom Flaherty, City Controller, submitting a Performance Audit on of the City Parks Maintenance Department of Public Works for the year ended December 31, 2003.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2004-0032   ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Budget for January 13, 2004.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2004-0026   Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution submitting the appointment of Alan Weiskopf as a member of the Board of Standards and Appeals for a term to expire December 31, 2006.ApprovedPass Action details
2004-0027   Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution submitting the appointment of Anthony Molinaro as a member of the Board of Standards and Appeals and Board of Code Review for a term to expire December 31, 2006.ApprovedPass Action details
2004-0020   ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 946, effective January 1, 2004, entitled "Making Appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the Public Business of the City of Pittsburgh and for the meeting the debt charges thereof for the fiscal year, beginning January 1, 2004" by decreasing the parking tax and increasing the property tax by .15 mills.Passed Finally, As AmendedFail Action details
2004-0022   OrdinanceAn Ordinance further amending Ordinance No. 43, effective 1-1-04, entitled, "An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two Fiscal, Article VII, Business Related Taxes, Chapter 253 Parking Tax, by increasing the rate from 31% to 36% effective January 1, 2004, and increasing the rate to 50% effective February 1, 2004."Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0023   ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution Nos. 946 and 947, effective January 1, 2004, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2004 Operating Budget" Appropriations and Salaries, by adjusting, and/or deleting and/or adding various line items, by making various changes, and by increasing the overall amount from $387.209,909 to $389,776,493.00Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0024   ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 948, effective January 1, 2004, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2004 Capital Budget" by adjusting, and/or deleting or adding various line items, and by making various changes./Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0030   ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 946, effective January 1, 2004, entitled "Making Appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the Public Business of the City of Pittsburgh and for the meeting the debt charges thereof for the fiscal year, beginning January 1, 2004" by decreasing the Act 77 Tax Reduction Revenue $945,000.00 and by decreasing Other Mergers Expenditures $945,000.00 and reducing the Operating Budget from $389,776,493 to $388,831,493.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0031   OrdinanceREPEALING Ordinance No. 42, of 2003, entitled, "An Ordinance Amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption, Section 263.21 Property Tax Relief, by changing how the exemption of taxes will be calculated by replacing the year of 1993 with a fixed rate of reduction of 30% percent of assessed value." (Amend Act 77)Passed FinallyPass Action details