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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/6/2004 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2004-0523 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, does hereby commend Marilyn L. McKinney for her years of service to the community as a devoted and exceptionally skilled educator of children and for her leadership of numerous community and non-profit organizations. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, declares Wednesday, June 30th, 2004 "Marilyn McKinney Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2004-0524 1 ProclamationNOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh commends and honors Kenneth Barry and Danny Simcox for their courage and for caring about the community in which they live by saving the Resurrection Church and do hereby declare today, Tuesday, July 6th, 2004 Kenneth Barry and Daniel Simcox Day in the City of Pittsburgh. AdoptedPass Action details
2004-0525 1 ProclamationNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize East Carson Street for its history, beauty and renaissance and fully support the South Side Local Development Company and the South Side Community in their efforts to nominate East Carson Street a Pennsylvania Scenic Byway.AdoptedPass Action details
2004-0526 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh commends and salutes the Pittsburgh Ronald McDonald House for effectively providing a home away from home to families with seriously ill children in Pittsburgh's East End for the past 25 years.AdoptedPass Action details
2004-0527 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh joins the community in recognizing and giving praise to Central Baptist Church for its 113th anniversary and its continued commitment to the spiritual salvation of residents of the Hill District residents and beyond.AdoptedPass Action details
2004-0522 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the letting of a contract or contracts or use of existing contracts for the furnishing and delivery of an OnBase Scanning System for the Bureau of Building Inspection, Department of Public Safety. Read and referred  Action details
2004-0521 1 ResolutionResolution approving Execution of a Contract For Disposition of Land By and Between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Hot Metal Bridge Hospitality Associates, L.P., or an entity to be formed, for the sale of Parcel E2 (Part of Block 29K Lot 220) in the Sixteenth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh in Redevelopment Area No. 55, South Water Street, Council District No. 3 (construction of hotel).Read and referred  Action details
2004-0515 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Budget for June 30, 2004.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2004-0465 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 232, 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 2; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by increasing “Sheraden skate park” to $127,580.32 and by reducing “Corliss Street Tunnel Refurbish” to $62,380.92 and by deleting the “Olympia Park Playground Renovation”. Total cost of all projects not to exceed $1,000,000.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0466 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 the following new projects: "Greenfield Organization" $600, "Hazelwood Greenway Fence Extension" $6,000, "Hammer Field Concession Improvements" $3,000, "Squirrel Hill Sewer Line" $50,000, "Hays Parklette" $10,000, "Squirrel Hill Skate Park" $10,000, and "Four Mile Run Field Fencing" $5,000, and by adjusting various projects to reflect actual expenditures in Council District 5 . Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $921,628.49.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0467 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Citizen Police Review Board to enter into an Agreement(s) or contract(s) with Thieman and Ward for professional services to assist in the legal representation of the Citizen Police Review Board providing for payment there of at a cost not to exceed $50,000 (Fifty Thousand Dollars).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0482 1 ResolutionResolution requesting that the Act 47 Coordinator assist the City taxpayer in reducing healthcare costs by merging the City's healthcare plan with the Pennsylvania Employee Benefits Trust Fund (PEBTF), thus reducing taxpayer costs and creating a revenue neutral effect when compared with the initial Plan. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0483 1 ResolutionResolution in the event an Act 47 Recovery Plan is implemented, Council authorizes and directs the Solicitor of the City of Pittsburgh to immediately establish a Competitive Bid Resource Committee for the purpose of providing guidance and technical assistance to City of Pittsburgh employees seeking to bid services under the Act 47 Managed Competition Plan.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0484 1 ResolutionResolution in the event an ACT 47 Recovery Plan is implemented, Council authorizes and directs the Solicitor of the City of Pittsburgh to immediately contact the Allegheny County Chief Executive for the purpose of establishing a similar benefit package to that of the former City of Pittsburgh 911 employees for all employees transferring from the City of Pittsburgh to Allegheny County employment under City-County consolidation of services. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0485 1 ResolutionResolution in the event an ACT 47 Recovery Plan is implemented, Council authorizes and directs the Solicitor of the City of Pittsburgh to immediately begin discussion with Act 47 Coordinators for the purpose of establishing a similar City of Pittsburgh PENSION BENEFIT to that of the former City of Pittsburgh 911 employees for all employees transferring from the City of Pittsburgh to Allegheny County employment under City-County consolidation of services. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0486 1 ResolutionResolution in the event an ACT 47 Recovery Plan is implemented, Council authorizes and directs the Director of the Department of Personnel and Civil Service to immediately contact the various Authorities of the City of Pittsburgh with the expressed purpose of providing City of Pittsburgh employees displaced by the Act 47 Recovery Plan consideration for any open positions or newly created positions available within the Authorities. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0487 1 ResolutionResolution in the event an ACT 47 Recovery Plan is implemented, Council authorizes and directs the Director of the Department of Personnel and Civil Service to make available Career Links opportunities for those City of Pittsburgh employees displaced by the Act 47 Recovery Plan. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0516 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works and Environmental Services for June 30, 2004.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2004-0415 1 ResolutionResolution vacating a portion of old First Avenue (formerly Greenough Street), in the First Ward, 6th Council District, of the City of Pittsburgh.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0517 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Planning, Zoning and Land Use for June 30, 2004.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2004-0310 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Article IV, Section 909.01.J SP-5 South Side Works, revising certain development standards by increasing maximum permitted floor area ratio and height in some cases.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0518 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Housing, Economic Develpment and Promotion for June 30, 2004.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2004-0470 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the execution of a Right of Entry or License Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in connection with the Nine Mile Run Watershed Ecosystem Restoration Project. (Council District No. 5).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0471 1 ResolutionResolution approving Execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land by and between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and David B. McAnallen for the Sale of Block 22-P, Lots 249 and 249A, in the 21st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh - Council District No. 6 – in Redevelopment Area No. 27 (sideyard).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0472 1 ResolutionResolution taking, appropriating and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh, for public park purposes, a portion of certain property in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, owned by Allen McKinney, authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition costs related thereto, and designating the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh as the City's acquisition agent. (Council District No. 5).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0473 1 ResolutionResolution taking, appropriating and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh, for public park purposes, a portion of certain property in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, owned by John G. Miller, III, authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition costs related thereto, and designating the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh as the City's acquisition agent. (Council District No. 5).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0474 1 ResolutionResolution taking, appropriating and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh, for public park purposes, a portion of certain property in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, owned by Margaret A. Campas-Lewis, authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition costs related thereto, and designating the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh as the City's acquisition agent. (Council District No. 5).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0475 1 ResolutionResolution taking, appropriating and condemning by the City of Pittsburgh, for public park purposes, a portion of certain property in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, owned by Patricia Kennedy, authorizing the payment of just compensation and necessary and incidental acquisition costs related thereto, and designating the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh as the City's acquisition agent. (Council District No. 5).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0488 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 269, effective June 16, 2004, 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 2004 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.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0489 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 263, effective June 16, 2004 entitled: Providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities for the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh and further, authorizing various departments to enter into contract or contracts or use existing contract or contracts for the purchase of equipment and/or furniture at a cost not to exceed $972,000.00; so as to reprogram funds from “DISTRICT #9 EQUIPMENT” (-$75,000) to various line items in City Council.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0490 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 56, effective March 2, 2004 entitled: Amending the Capital Budget and 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 2003 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 from various Departments to the Department of Public Works (Street Resurfacing) Program; and further decreasing a line item in City Council (S.P.E.R.T.) (-5,000.00) and reprogramming to “Brashear Association (+5,000.00); and further decreasing a line item in City Council - District 5 Tree Planting (-4,000.00) and reprogramming to the YMCA Hazelwood (+1,000.00); to the Hazelwood Initiative (+1,000.00); and toPassed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0491 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 503, effective July 2, 2003, entitled: Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities for the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh and further, authorizing various departments to enter into contract or contracts or use existing contract or contracts for the purchase of equipment and/or furniture at a cost not to exceed $1,115,000.00, so as to reprogram funds from SPERT (-$5,000.00) to the Brashear Association (+$5,000.00) and further to reprogram funds from District 5 Tree Planting (-$4,000) to YMCA Hazelwood (+$1,000); to Hazelwood Initiative (+$1,000); and to the Sexual Assault Response Team of Allegheny County (+$2,000).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0492 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 increasing Enhancements of Pedestrian Crossings $1,000 from $6,000 to $7,000 in Council District 5.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0493 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 creating several new line items Nadia TrackClub, Bidwell Church, Hill District Mural, African American Cultural Center, and House of the Crossroads: Kennard Basketball Security, Ozanam Basketball, Ammon Basketball for a total of $61,000.00 and District 6 2005 Capital Program $33,500 by adjusting various line items to reflect funds actually expended in Council District 6.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0519 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for June 30, 2004.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2004-0476 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 and payment of supplies, equipment, personnel costs, travel and/or training services, and all eligible expenses in conjunction with the Project Safe Neighborhood grant and providing for the costs thereof, not to exceed $88,000. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0477 1 ResolutionResolution further amending 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 adding $88,000 of Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency funds to the Police Bureau Budget.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0478 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 Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00) and providing for the payment thereof.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0520 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Engineering and Construction for June 30, 2004.Read, Received and Filed  Action details
2004-0479 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a professional services Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, with Hosack, Spect, Muetzel & Wood for the performance of an audit of three (3) DCED grants, for the 31st Ward (Lincoln Place) Community Center, at a total cost not to exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00); and providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0480 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor, the Director of Public Works, and the Director of Engineering & Construction to enter into a cooperative agreement for the improvement of the existing Southside Riverfront Park access facilitites for recreational boats, with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Passed FinallyPass Action details
2004-0481 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 677, effective August 22, 2003, entitled " 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 and supplies in connection with the renovations and maintenance of the City-County Building, and further providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by decreasing the total project allocation by $600,000.00, from $1,100,000.00 to $500,000.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details