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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/11/2011 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2011-1294 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and honor Office Kevin Carey for his steadfast dedication to the Pittsburgh Police Bureau and commends him for his commitment to creating a healthier and safer environment for the people of Pittsburgh ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, , that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, January 11, 2011, to be “OFFICER KEVIN CAREY DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2011-1295 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh takes this opportunity to recognize the Pittsburgh Police Bureau's K-9 Unit, a division of the Bureau with exceptional dedication from its officers and dogs, an efficient addition to law enforcement and with extraordinary outcomes and at this time recognizes the commitment of Officer Casey Lockard to his dog Ben and to his work in the Pittsburgh Police Bureau ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, , that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, January 11, 2011, to be “OFFICER CASEY LOCKARD AND BEN DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2011-1296 1 ProclamationTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does, hereby, thank these two brave men for acting without regard for their own safety to come to the aid of their neighbors and commends them for their heroic deeds on that cold Tuesday morning.AdoptedPass Action details
2011-1297 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Bill Strickland for being chosen one in 25 of President Obama's White House Council for Community Solutions; and for his courage and foresight building programs that guide our children and adults toward achieving a better life and a higher purpose; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Tuesday, January 11, 2011, is hereby declared “Bill Strickland Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2011-1293 1 OrdinanceOrdinance Directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2011 May Primary Election a referendum question "Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Five, Budget and Fiscal Matters, be amended by amending Sections 203 - Election and Term of the Mayor and 304 - Terms of Council Members?" Read and referred  Action details
2011-1285 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing a cooperation agreement or agreements with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for administration and implementation of a Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 grant of up to $1,500,000 from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and/or the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. (Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9)Read and referred  Action details
2011-1286 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the submission of an application to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and /or the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for a Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 grant of up to $1,500,000. (Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9)Read and referred  Action details
2011-1291 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Use Table changing language to make Restaurants (limited) in LNC Districts an Administrator Exception.Read and referred  Action details
2011-1292 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Use Standards adding language requiring parking demand analysis and site plan review for Restaurants (limited) in LNC Districts.Read and referred  Action details
2011-1283 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 49, approved February 17, 2010, effective February 22, 2010, entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements or for the use of existing Agreements, providing for a Contract or Contracts or for the use of existing Contracts, and providing for the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment in connection with the rehabilitation and reconstruction of various park facilities; and further providing for the payment of the costs thereof;” by increasing the total project allocation by $60,113.00 from $750,000.00 to $810,113.00; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof.Read and referred  Action details
2011-1284 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No.768, effective, January 1, 2010, as amended, entitled "Adopting and approving the 2010 Capital Budget and the 2010 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2010 through 2014 Capital Improvement Program," by increasing the "Park Reconstruction" line item by $60,113.00, from $750,000.00 to $810,113.00.Read and referred  Action details
2011-1281 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the sum of $150,000 to Leonard Thomas Hamler and Gerald O'Brien, Esquire, 1911 Pennsylvania Avenue, Irwin PA 15642, in full and final settlement of an action filed at 2:08-cv-1185 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and arising from alleged injuries as a result of an alleged violation of 4th and 14th Amendment rights on January 19, 2008 on Second Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details
2011-1282 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the issuance of a Sixty-Five Thousand Dollar ($65,000.00) warrant in favor of Robert L. Patterson and Michelle A. Patterson c/o William P. Bresnahan, Esquire, Hollinshead, Mendelson, Bresnahan & Nixon, 2901 Grant Building, 330 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in settlement of an action filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania at GD 09-7959 for damages arising by reason of the condemnation and de facto taking of the property located at 2704 Bridgeley Way, 20th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, being designated Lot and Block 42-S-60. Read and referred  Action details
2011-1287 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an agreement, or agreements, or use of existing agreements, for consulting, auditing, accounting, and or technical services for the City Controller's Office at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). These funds are an allocation to the City Controller from the ICA for Cities of the Second Class, intended for said services.Read and referred  Action details
2011-1289 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; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof," by adding Architectural Engineering Services $3,000 and Riverview Towers Sewer Repair $10,000 and by adjusting various other projects in Council District 5. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $1,000,000.Read and referred  Action details
2011-1290 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 Architectural Engineering Services $3,000 and Riverview Towers Sewer Repair $10,000 and by adjusting various other projects in Council District 5. (Neighborhood Needs)Read and referred  Action details
2011-1288 1 PetitionPetition from the residents of the City of Pittsburgh requesting a public hearing before City Council relative to the state of private security. (Petition is Valid)Read and referred  Action details
2011-1280 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for January 5, 2011 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2010-1116 2 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Controller of the City of Pittsburgh to establish a present value calculation of the future revenue pledged by the City of Pittsburgh to the Pittsburgh Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust FundPassed FinallyPass Action details
2011-1298 1 Small Games of ChanceNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby recognizes the Pittsburgh Camerata to be a civic and/or service organization within the context of the Pennsylvania Small Games of Chance Act, as amended.AdoptedPass Action details