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2008-0257
| 1 | | Proclamation | NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby honor the accomplishments and contributions of Scottish Americans and recognizes Robert Murdoch as National Chairman Emeritus of Tartan Day; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare April 6, 2008, as “Tartan Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. | Adopted | Pass |
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2008-0258
| 1 | | Proclamation | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes the efforts of Director Luong Minh Sam and Mayor Tran Van Minh; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares April 4th, 2008, the day that the “Bridge of Reconciliation” is to be christened, as “Danang Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. | Adopted | Pass |
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2008-0259
| 1 | | Proclamation | NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes and salutes The Marriage Works for promoting the integrity, tradtions and values of healthy marriages and families; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Sunday, March 30, 2008, to be “BLACK MARRIAGE DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh. | Adopted | Pass |
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2008-0260
| 1 | | Proclamation | THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Council of the City of Pittsburgh calls on the Pennsylvania State Senate to take immediate action and pass SHB 1; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to all members of the Pennsylvania State Senate. | Adopted | Pass |
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2008-0261
| 1 | | Proclamation | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Council of the City of Pittsburgh calls on the Pennsylvania State Senate to take immediate action and pass HB 2200; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to all members of the Pennsylvania State Senate. | Adopted | Pass |
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2008-0262
| 1 | | Proclamation | WHEREAS, in response to hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to city neighborhoods caused by graffiti vandals over the past decade, Pittsburgh City Council recently held a post agenda to formulate solutions to this serious problem; and
WHEREAS, graffiti, when unabated, has a significant effect upon the psyche of a community, fostering fear of and often the reality of escalating crime; loss of visual continuity and curb appeal; reduced pedestrian traffic; negative perceptions by out of town visitors and the inevitable loss of property values and decline in essential tax revenues, and
WHEREAS, a strategic tactic in managing graffiti is to remove or paint over graffiti as soon as it appears-- and in doing so discourage vandals from seeking peer recognition and defacing other property; and
WHEREAS, graffiti criminals often target postal mail boxes, and this vandalism has a negative impact on the quality of life in that community; and
WHEREAS, The United States Postal Service has a program in other major cities in which local residents receive supplies to keep postal m | Adopted | Pass |
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2008-0254
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One: Administrative, Article VII - Procedures, by adding a new Chapter 168, entitled Resource Management. | Read and referred | |
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2008-0255
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance Amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article IX, Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 176 Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund, Section 176.02 Membership, to alter the makeup of the membership of the Board of Trustees.
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2008-0256
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Five, Traffic, Article VI, Parking, Chapter 549 - Residential Parking Permit Program, Sections 549.04, 549.08, 549.13 and 549.14 (b)so as to provide for the financial sustainability of the Residential Parking Permit Program.
| Waived under Rule 8 | Pass |
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2008-0256
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Five, Traffic, Article VI, Parking, Chapter 549 - Residential Parking Permit Program, Sections 549.04, 549.08, 549.13 and 549.14 (b)so as to provide for the financial sustainability of the Residential Parking Permit Program.
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2008-0250
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement or agreements for the hiring of outside legal counsel and consultants to represent the City of Pittsburgh in connection with the conduct of labor negotiations and certain litigation matters at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Dollars). | Read and referred | |
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2008-0251
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement or agreements for the hiring of Cycom Data Systems, Inc., to maintain and upgrade the CityLaw Computer program on the City of Pittsburgh Department of Law's computer system at a cost not to exceed $10,104.00 (Ten Thousand One Hundred Four Dollars and No Cents). | Read and referred | |
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2008-0252
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for an Agreement of Sale with Angelina Layne for acquisition by the City of Pittsburgh of property located at 21 Queen Street, 24th Ward, Block and Lot Numbers 24-A-215 and 24-A-216, City of Pittsburgh, and providing further for certain payments not to exceed $33,000.00. | Read and referred | |
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2008-0253
| 1 | | Appointment-Informing | Resolution informing Council of the appointment of BJ Leber, 6012 Wellesley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, as a District 7 Member of the Pittsburgh Cable Communications Advisory Committee Member for a term to expire December 31, 2011. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2008-0247
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Finance, Law and Purchasing for March 26, 2008 with an Affirmative Recommendation. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2008-0216
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in the sum of $9,500.00 to Michael Balzarini, Esquire and Denise Fuller, c/o Balzarini & Watson, 3303 Grant Building, 310 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in full and final settlement of an action filed at GD 05-011901, and arising as a result of a slip and fall accident which occurred on February 4, 2004, at approximately 2:00 PM, at Friendship Park in the City of Pittsburgh.
| Passed Finally | Pass |
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2008-0220
| 2 | | Resolution | Resolution Amending the Rules of Council, to change the Committee Structure and add certain requirements relating to legislative review and submission of invoices. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2008-0248
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Public Works and Environmental Services for March 26, 2008 with an Affirmative Recommendation. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2008-0218
| 1 | | Resolution | Resolution vacating a portion of Milton Street at Henrietta Street in the 14th Ward, 5th Council District, of the City of Pittsburgh. | Passed Finally | Pass |
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2008-0249
| 1 | | Report | Report of the Committee on Planning, Zoning and Land Use for March 28, 2008 with an Affirmative Recommendation. | Read, Received and Filed | Pass |
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2008-0101
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Zoning Code, Title Nine, Article One, Chapter 902 Section 902.03, Zoning District Map Nos. 11, 12, 16 and 17 by changing various zoning district classifications in the SHADYSIDE neighborhood in accord with Map Pittsburgh: Zoning for your Neighborhood, the city's zoning re-mapping project relative to the city's new Urban Zoning Code. | AMENDED | Pass |
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2008-0101
| 1 | | Ordinance | Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Zoning Code, Title Nine, Article One, Chapter 902 Section 902.03, Zoning District Map Nos. 11, 12, 16 and 17 by changing various zoning district classifications in the SHADYSIDE neighborhood in accord with Map Pittsburgh: Zoning for your Neighborhood, the city's zoning re-mapping project relative to the city's new Urban Zoning Code. | Passed Finally, As Amended | Pass |
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2008-0223
| 2 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing and directing the Director of City Planning, the Zoning Administrator and the Chief of the Bureau of Building Inspection to place a Six (6) month moratorium on the erection, size modification and/or approval of all advertising signs in all zoning districts.
| AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE | Pass |
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2008-0223
| 2 | | Resolution | Resolution authorizing and directing the Director of City Planning, the Zoning Administrator and the Chief of the Bureau of Building Inspection to place a Six (6) month moratorium on the erection, size modification and/or approval of all advertising signs in all zoning districts.
| Passed Finally, As Amended | Pass |
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