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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/2/2007 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2007-1592 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, the Urban Youth Action Inc., Forty-first Anniversary Banquet, sponsored by the Urban Youth Action, Incorporated (UYA) will be held on Monday July 9, 2007; and, WHEREAS, the UYA has immensely contributed to the development of valuable members of the Pittsburgh community by helping young people develop their potential through empowering them to accrue positive life and leadership skills; and, WHEREAS, the UYA has united the citizens of Pittsburgh by creating a community of adults and young people who share many values, goals, and responsibilities; and, WHEREAS, the UYA has provided an incomparable service to the City of Pittsburgh through their school-based program, after school program, and outreach program which provide tutoring, life experiences, life skills education, violence prevention education, career awareness exploration, work ethics education, and employer expectation education; and, WHEREAS, those to be honored are: Melissa Strader of the Manchester Youth Development Center will be presented with the Worksite of the Year Award K. Chase Patterson, U.AdoptedPass Action details
2007-1588 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh designating URA as the City's agent for administration of the 2006-2007 HOME Investments Partnership Program and the American Dream Downpayment Initiative Program. (Council Districts: All)Read and referred  Action details
2007-1589 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh in connection with URA's application for a $10,000,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant for the UPMC Cancer and Biomedical Research Facility project. (Council District No. 8)Read and referred  Action details
2007-1590 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to submit an Application to the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant in the amount of $10,000,000 for the UPMC Cancer and Biomedical Research Facility project. (Council District No. 8)Read and referred  Action details
2007-1587 1 ResolutionResolution repealing Resolution No. 806, effective November 28, 2000, entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements or for the use of existing Agreements, with a Consultant or Consultants, in connection with the design of the Carnahan Road Bridge located at the Carnahan Road and Banksville Road intersection and spanning Little Saw Mill Run Creek; providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation; and providing for the payments of the costs thereof,” is hereby repealed in it's entirety.Read and referred  Action details
2007-1591 1 CommunicationCommunication from Acting Controller Tony Pokora, submitting the review of Parking Rates prior to and after the January 2007 Parking Tax Reduction.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2007-1583 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance, Law & Purchasing for June 27, 2007.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2007-1511 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection to receive an Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant and further providing for an Agreement or Agreements for professional services in connection with the execution of said grant agreement. Amount not to exceed $303,675.00.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2007-1513 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to create an Advisory Committee on Contracting Practices to conduct a comprehensive review of current City of Pittsburgh and other governmental, private, and non-profit procurement procedures and code requirements and to issue reports and recommendations to City Council regarding its findings.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2007-1535 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a grant agreement with The Heinz Endowments to receive monies to support a pension summit meeting and further providing for legitimate expenditures for payments and agreement or agreements for professional services in connection with the execution of said grant agreement. Said agreement or Agreements or expenditures shall not exceed $7,000.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2007-1537 2 ResolutionFurther amending the Capital and Community Development Budget Resolution No. 759, effective January 1, 2006, 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; and further increasing the Community Development Block Grant Budget from $16,000,000 to 17,158,500 (+1,158,500). Passed FinallyPass Action details
2007-1553 2 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 403, effective June 14, 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 6; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by adding “The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation $3,000 and by reducing “District 6 Neighborhood Initiatives” by the same amount. Total cost of all projects not to exceed $1,000,000.AMENDEDPass Action details
2007-1553 2 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 403, effective June 14, 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 6; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by adding “The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation $3,000 and by reducing “District 6 Neighborhood Initiatives” by the same amount. Total cost of all projects not to exceed $1,000,000.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2007-1584 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works and Environmental Services for June 27, 2007.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2007-1551 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Directors of the Departments of Public Works and the Department of Finance to enter into a License Agreement with the Urban Redevelopment Authority to construct various public improvements for the Bedford Hill Apartments Phase II adjacent tot the Ammon Recreation Center.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2007-1585 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Planning, Zoning and Land Use for June 27, 2007.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2007-1452 2 ResolutionResolution approving a Conditional Use under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V, Chapter 911, Section 911.04.A.64 to Craig Academy for authorization to demolish the existing structure and construct a three-story, 55,000 sq. ft. building for use as school for grades 1 through 12 with a maximum of 155 students located at 215 South Negley Avenue, and with a total of 70 parking stalls on property zoned R3-M, Residential Three -Unit, Moderate Density District, 8th Ward.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2007-1586 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Housing, Economic Develpment and Promotion for June 27, 2007.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2007-1539 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the execution of a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the performance of certain work in connection with the 2007-2008 Community Development Block Grant Program, and providing for the payment of the cost thereof, not to exceed $6,050,000. (Council Districts: All).Passed FinallyPass Action details
2007-1555 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 “The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation $3,000 and by reducing “District 6 Neighborhood Initiatives” by the same amount.AMENDEDPass Action details
2007-1555 2 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 “The Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation $3,000 and by reducing “District 6 Neighborhood Initiatives” by the same amount.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2007-1593 1 ProclamationWHEREAS Since the early 1980's, Pennsylvania's Medicaid Managed Care Program has received national acclaim as a model healthcare delivery system; and WHEREAS thanks to the introduction of Managed Care Organizations (MCO's) in the early 1980's, Pennsylvania's Medicaid recipients have been afforded the opportunity to receive improved healthcare benefits at a tremendous savings to the State of Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS most recently, the Secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare, Estelle B. Richman, acting in concert with the Rendell Administration, proposed a new Medicaid healthcare program known as ACCESS Plus, with hopes that this plan will replace the current Medicaid Managed Care program in its entirety; and WHEREAS if implemented, ACCESS Plus could potentially disrupt the healthcare benefits of over 71,000 current Medicaid recipients, many of whom are either disabled or affected by chronic diseases; and WHEREAS these disruptions will include the carving out of all pharmacy benefits, the elimination of Nurse Case Managers for disabled and chronically ill AdoptedPass Action details
2007-1594 1 ProclamationWHEREAS, Preserve America is a White House initiative developed in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Department of Commerce; and WHEREAS, the goals of this initiative include a greater shared knowledge about our Nation's past, strengthened regional identities and local pride, increased local participation in preserving the country's irreplaceable cultural and natural heritage assets, and support for the economic vitality of communities; and WHEREAS, this initiative is compatible with our community's interests and goals related to historic preservation; and WHEREAS, designation as a Preserve America Community will improve our community's ability to protect and promote our historical resources by increasing the funding opportunities available for historic preservation projects. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh will apply for the Preserve America designation; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh will work with localAdoptedPass Action details