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Meeting Name: Standing Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/25/2013 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2013-1860 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Dollars and Forty-Four Cents ($14,390.44) to Hollinshead, Mendelson, Bresnahan & Nixon, P.C., 310 Grant Street, Suite 2901, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 for professional services rendered in the civil action filed at GD 06-013452 in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, and arising from a declaration of taking on June 8, 2006 in the City of Pittsburgh as a consequence of Court (Federal) ordered remediation of the Corfu Street area, which is located below the West End Overlook and above the Norfolk Southern railroad lines.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1872 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution 549, effective September 21, 2012 entitled “providing for an agreement/s, or use of existing agreements and/or a contract/s, or use of existing contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for City Council Neighborhood Needs Program and providing for the payment of the costs thereof”, by transferring $5,500 from District 1 Neighborhood Needs Projects and adding that amount to Observatory Hill Inc for Old Allegheny Soccer. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $437,779.53.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1874 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the continuation of the Clean Pittsburgh Commission in accordance with the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article IX-Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 180, Clean Pittsburgh Commission, Section 180.05: Reauthorization of the Commission.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1861 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and/or the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with Cover Your Assets, LLC, to provide computer-based products and services relating to scheduling management at a cost not to exceed $148,325.52.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1862 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the City to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Project Grant, in the amount of $89,846.00.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1870 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of Public Safety and the Department of Public Works to execute a pilot program to install pedestrian crossing flags at unregulated mid-street crosswalks for the purpose of increasing pedestrian safety at a cost not to exceed $1,000.00 payable from City Council Acct # 11101.101200.53101.AMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1870 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of Public Safety and the Department of Public Works to execute a pilot program to install pedestrian crossing flags at unregulated mid-street crosswalks for the purpose of increasing pedestrian safety at a cost not to exceed $1,000.00 payable from City Council Acct # 11101.101200.53101.Affirmatively Recommended as AmendedPass Action details
2013-1871 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 772, effective January 1, 2013, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2013 Capital Budget and the 2013 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2013 through 2018 Capital Improvement Program,” by increasing the Public Safety Radio Replacement project by $695,000.00AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1863 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of City Planning to enter into contract or contracts, agreement or agreements, professional service agreements or utilize existing contracts and other services to perform conservation assessment, restoration, and repair of the City's artwork and monument collection. Cost not to exceed $45,000.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1873 1 ResolutionResolution further amending and supplementing Resolution No. 855 of 2011, entitled “adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012-2017 Capital Improvement Program” by transferring $5,500 from District 1 Neighborhood Needs Projects and adding that amount to Observatory Hill Inc for Old Allegheny Soccer.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1149 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Information Systems to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Community Television, a non-profit corporation, for Pittsburgh Community Television to continue to act as the City's public access television provider, said contract to be funded from the proceeds of the City's cable franchise agreements with Comcast of California/Pennsylvania/Utah/Washington, Inc. and Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTEPass Action details
2013-1149 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Information Systems to enter into a Contract or Contracts or Agreement or Agreements with Pittsburgh Community Television, a non-profit corporation, for Pittsburgh Community Television to continue to act as the City's public access television provider, said contract to be funded from the proceeds of the City's cable franchise agreements with Comcast of California/Pennsylvania/Utah/Washington, Inc. and Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.Affirmatively Recommended as AmendedPass Action details
2013-1889 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 453, effective July 9, 2013, entitled “Resolution authorizing the extension of the PCTV agreement dated January 20th 2011 so as to extend the agreement until September 30, 2013,” to further extend the agreement until October 31, 2013.AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1865 1 ResolutionResolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh's Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Bakery Square 2 Agent, L.P., 5500 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15232. AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1866 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an application for financial assistance in the amount of $75,000 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for a Municipal Assistance and Planning Grant for the Homewood Transit Revitalization Investment District planning study. (Council District 9).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1867 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with a $75,000 Municipal Assistance and Planning Grant for the Homewood Transit Revitalization Investment District planning study from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. (Council District 9).AFFIRMATIVELY RECOMMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1875 2 ResolutionResolution calling upon the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh to create a Public Schools Task Force and further calling upon the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education to place a moratorium on the closing of Pittsburgh Public Schools for the 2014-2015 school year to allow such Task Force to evaluate and make recommendations regarding the public schools system. AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTEPass Action details
2013-1875 2 ResolutionResolution calling upon the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh to create a Public Schools Task Force and further calling upon the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education to place a moratorium on the closing of Pittsburgh Public Schools for the 2014-2015 school year to allow such Task Force to evaluate and make recommendations regarding the public schools system. Held for Cablecast Post Agenda Pass Action details
2013-1875 2 ResolutionResolution calling upon the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh to create a Public Schools Task Force and further calling upon the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education to place a moratorium on the closing of Pittsburgh Public Schools for the 2014-2015 school year to allow such Task Force to evaluate and make recommendations regarding the public schools system. Held for Cablecast Public HearingPass Action details