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Meeting Name: Standing Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/31/2011 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2011-1956 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 121 of 2003, effective March 14, 2003 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 2003 Community Needs Program; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof,” by adding “UMOJA African Arts in the Park” $2,000 in Council District 6 Neighborhood Needs.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1994 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City to enter into a Grant Agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the amount of $239,991.48.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1966 1 ResolutionResolution granting unto Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC (“Children's”), its successors or assigns, upon the application of Children's for an encroachment on City of Pittsburgh property and Children's required permits, the right and privilege to construct, maintain and use, at its own expense, a pedestrian bridge over and across Forty-Fourth Street between the Administrative Office Building and the Clinical Services Building (Hospital) with an address of 4401 Penn Avenue in the 9th Ward, 7th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh. AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1948 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 428 effective July 1, 2011, 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, so as to reprogram funds in City Council from: “HBCCO” (-$2,500.00); and “Salvation Army” (-$3,000.00); and “Tomorrow's Future” (-$5,000.00); and transfer these funds to the “Poise Foundation - Hope Fund” ($+10,500.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1949 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 429, effective July 1, 2011, 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 street paving and other related costs the purchase of equipment and/or furniture at a cost not to exceed $972,000.00; so as to reprogram funds in City Council from: “HBCCO” (-$2,500.00); and “Salvation Army” (-$3,000.00); and “Tomorrow's Future” (-$5,000.00); and transfer these funds to the “Poise Foundation - Hope Fund” ($+10,500.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1950 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 430, effective July 1, 2011, 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 the “Allegheny County Midget Football League” (- $3,000.00); “Concrete Playgrounds” (-$5,000.00); District 9 Equipment (-$2,500.00) and Tomorrow's Future” (-$2,000.00) and transfer these funds to “Poise Foundation - Hope Fund” (+$12,500.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1951 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 431 effective July 1, 2011 entitled: The Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning of the City of Pittsburgh are hereby authorized to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, in a form approved by the City Solicitor, with the following 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(s) or use existing contract(s) for street paving and other related costs, for the purchase of equipment and/or furniture and installation thereof, at a cost not to exceed $1,000,000.00, so as to reprogram funds in City Council from the “Allegheny County Midget Football League” (- $3,000.00); “Concrete Playgrounds” (-$5,000.00); District 9 Equipment (-$2,500.00) and Tomorrow's Future” (-$2,000.00) and transfer these funds to “Poise Foundation - Hope Fund” (+$12,500.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1952 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 432 effective July 1, 2011, 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 2006 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 City Council from: “Omega Men”(-$2,500.00); “Carnegie Library-East Liberty Branch” (-$2,500.00); and “Carnegie Library-Homewood Branch” (-$2,500.00), and transfer these funds to “Poise Foundation - Hope Fund” (+$7,500.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1953 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 433, effective July 1, 2011, 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 and the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh; and further, authorizing various City Departments to enter into contract or contracts or use existing contract or contracts for street paving, the purchase of equipment and/or furniture and other related costs at a costs not to exceed $948,400.00” so as to reprogram funds from City Council from: “Omega Men”(-$2,500.00); “Carnegie Library-East Liberty Branch” (-$2,500.00); and “Carnegie Library-Homewood Branch” (-$2,500.00), and transfer these funds to “Poise Foundation - Hope Fund” (+$7,500.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1954 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 434, effective July 1, 2011, entitled: by 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 2007 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: “HBCCO Arts & Culture Committee/New Africa Project” (-$8,000.00); “Homewood Brushton/The Informer (newspaper)” (-$3,000.00); and transfer these funds to “Poise Foundation - Hope Fund” (+$11,000.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1955 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 435 effective July 1, 2011, 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 City departments to enter into a contract or contracts or use existing contracts for street paving, the purchase of equipment and/or furniture and other related costs, at a cost not to exceed $800,000.00, so as to reprogram funds in City Council from: “HBCCO Arts & Culture Committee/New Africa Project” (-$8,000.00); “Homewood Brushton/The Informer (newspaper)” (-$3,000.00); and transfer these funds to “Poise Foundation - Hope Fund” (+$11,000.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1957 1 ResolutionResolution amending and supplementing Resolution No. 891, effective January 1, 2003, as amended, entitled: “Adopting and approving the 2003 Capital Budget and the 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2003 through 2008 Capital Improvement Program by adjusting various line items in conformance with City Council's 2003 Capital Budget amendments” by adding “UMOJA African Arts in the Park” $2,000 and by adjusting various other projects in Council District 6 Neighborhood Needs.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1958 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 438, effective July 1, 2011, 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 2010 Community Development block Grant Program; providing for the executive 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 transfer funds in City Council from “District 6 Projects” (- $6,000.00); “Windgap-Chartiers Athletic Association” (-$2,000.00); and transfer these funds to “Community Empowerment Association” (+$1,000.00); “Emanuel Christian Preschool” (+$2,000.00); and “Moving Lives of Kids Arts Center” (+$5,000.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1959 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 439, effective July 1, 2011, 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; and for administrative/operational costs, maintenance, purchase of equipment, and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities of various departmental programs/projects for the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh, at a cost not to exceed $918,650.00; so as to transfer funds in City Council from "District 6 Projects" (- $6,000.00); "Windgap-Chartiers Athletic Association" (-$2,000.00); and transfer these funds to "Community Empowerment Association" (+$1,000.00); "Emanuel Christian Preschool" (+$2,000.00); and "Moving Lives of Kids Arts Center" (+$5,000.00).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2011-1967 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending Pittsburgh City Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Section 922.01, General Requirements for All Procedures, to allow for elimination of Zoning fees for businesses which cater to the public and wish to eliminate one step from their entrances to make them accessible to the physically disabled and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Held for Cablecast Public HearingPass Action details
2011-1968 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending Pittsburgh City Code, Section 416.03 to allow for elimination of fees to allow for businesses which cater to the public to eliminate one step from their entrances to make them accessible to the physically disabled and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details