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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/25/2012 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2012-0334 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Mark Schneider for an exemplary career of 33 years dedicated to the health and welfare of the citizens of the City of Pittsburgh and congratulates him on his retirement and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Wednesday April 25, 2012, to be “MARK SCHNEIDER DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2012-0335 1 Proclamation NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC for their tremendous work and dedication to supporting and defending the lives of children and for their cooperation and collaboration with the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to whom they are a valuable asset; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Wednesday, April 25, 2012, to be “Child Advocacy Center Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2012-0336 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and congratulate, Stella and Gus Kalaris on their award and does hereby declare April 25, 2012, to be “Gus and Yia-Yia Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2012-0337 1 ProclamationTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes the prodigious contributions of Martin Delany to life in Pittsburgh and in the United States; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Sunday, May 6, 2012 to be Martin Delany Day in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2012-0338 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the 2011 retirees for their dedication and commitment to protecting and servicing the people of the City of Pittsburgh; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Friday, April 27, 2012 to be “FOP Fort Pitt Lodge #1 Retirees Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2012-0339 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and congratulate, Leo W. Gerard on being named the A. Philip Randolph Award Recipient by the APRI -Pittsburgh Chapter, and does hereby declare April 25, 2012, to be “Leo W. Gerard Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2012-0340 1D.ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City if Pittsburgh does hereby commend and recognize the Holocaust Center of Greater Pittsburgh for standing steadfast in its mission and for giving meaning to the clarion call, Never Again; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Wednesday, April 25 to be “YOM HASHOA DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2012-0341 1E.ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Childreach USA's efforts to work for childrens' healthcare, education and basic humans rights through sustainable development projects that help communities progress by giving them the tools they need to make ongoing changes for themselves; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare April 25, 2012 to be “Childreach USA Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2012-0317 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all of the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Property in the 6th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 49-N, Lot 10 (Council District No. 7 - (site assemblage) - 3435 Butler Street.Read and referred  Action details
2012-0318 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of Finance to enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Commonwealth Libraries to receive Keystone Recreation, Park, and Conservation Fund grant monies in the amount of $575,000 that will be used by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to renovate the interior and exterior of the South Side Branch Library.Read and referred  Action details
2012-0319 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement with the Allegheny County Community College (CCAC) for reimbursement for health and wellness programs for the Senior Community Program via the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging/State Primetime Health Allocation in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for the Department of Parks and Recreation. Read and referred  Action details
2012-0320 1 ResolutionResolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education or another vendor chosen through the City bid process for the purpose of providing meals in connection with the 2012 Summer Food Service Program in the Department of Parks and Recreation. The total cost shall not exceed Seven Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($770,000.00). Read and referred  Action details
2012-0323 1 OrdinanceOrdinance repealing Ordinance No. 13 of 2007, which amended the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article V, Section 911.02, Use Table, and Section 911.04, Use Standards, relative to the definitions and use standards for restaurants with and without liquor licenses" so as to comply with a ruling by the Court of Common Pleas. Read and referred  Action details
2012-0321 1 ResolutionResolution 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 $10,000 from District 1 Neighborhood Needs Projects to Troy Hill Citizen's Inc. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $437,779.53.Read and referred  Action details
2012-0322 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 $10,000 from District 1 Neighborhood Needs Projects to Troy Hill Citizen's Inc.Read and referred  Action details
2012-0324 1 CommunicationCommunication from Michael Lamb, City Controller, submitting a Performance Audit on the Citiparks Aquatics Division dated April 2012.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2012-0325 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the Re-Appointment of Adelaide Smith, 230 North Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, as a Member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a Term to expire on April 1, 2016.ApprovedPass Action details
2012-0326 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the Re-Appointment of Dr. Elizabeth Lee Fogarty, 1311 King Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, as a Member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a Term to expire on April 1, 2015.ApprovedPass Action details
2012-0327 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the Re-Appointment of, Winford Craig, 2629 Stella Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, as a Member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a Term to expire on April 1, 2015.ApprovedPass Action details
2012-0328 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the Re-Appointment of Neil Parham, 522 Alpine Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, as a Member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a Term to expire on April 1, 2015.ApprovedPass Action details
2012-0329 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the Re-Appointment of Reverend Timothy Smith, 636 Dornbush Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 as a Member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a Term to expire on April 1, 2016.ApprovedPass Action details
2012-0330 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the Re-Appointment of Leah Williams-Duncan, 3908 Winshire Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, as a Member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a Term to expire on April 1, 2016ApprovedPass Action details
2012-0331 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the Appointment of John L. Tague, Jr. 4261 Frank Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, as a Member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a Term to expire on April 1, 2016.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details
2012-0332 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the Appointment of James Sheppard, 2620 Plainview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15226, as a Member of the Commission on Human Relations, for a Term to expire on April 1, 2015.Held, Pending InterviewPass Action details
2012-0333 1 Appointment-InformingResolution informing City Council of the appointment by Councilman William Peduto of Ngani Ndimbie, 344 Garnet Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, as a Member of the Propel Pittsburgh Commission representing District 8, for a term to expire January, 2013.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2012-0247 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the reappointment of Ralph Norman, 281 Oakville Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 as a member of the Citizen Police Review Board for a term to expire on October 31, 2015. ApprovedPass Action details
2012-0248 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Thomas Kolano of 1728 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 as a member of the Citizen Police Review Board for a term to expire on October 31, 2013.ApprovedPass Action details
2012-0249 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Emma Lucas-Darby of 566 Soho Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 as a member of the Citizen Police Review Board for a term to expire on October 31, 2015.ApprovedPass Action details
2012-0250 1 Appointment-Requiring VoteResolution authorizing the appointment of Thomas Waters of 5900 Jackson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 as a member of the Citizen Police Review Board for a term to expire on October 31, 2015.ApprovedPass Action details
2012-0314 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for April 18, 2012 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2012-0279 2 ResolutionResolution providing for a contract or contracts or the use of existing contract or contracts; or agreement or agreements for the Homewood/Brushton Redevelopment program at a cost not to exceed Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) and providing for the payment thereof.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2012-0299 1 ResolutionResolution further amending Resolution No. 855, effective January 1, 2012, as amended, entitled “Adopting and approving the 2012 Capital Budget and the 2012 Community Development Block Grant Program; and approving the 2012 through 2017 Capital Improvement Program,” by reducing the Comprehensive Plan budget amount by $150,000 and transferring that amount to the URA for the of Homewood/Brushton Redevelopment project.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2012-0315 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Works for April 18, 2012 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2012-0291 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Mayor to apply on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh and the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation (MWCDC) for a grant from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to fund an engineering plan and construct a trail in Emerald View Park above the southern end of the Fort Pitt Tunnel.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2012-0316 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for April 18, 2012 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2012-0188 1 OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article I, Section 902.03 Zoning Map, by changing from R1A-H, Residential Single Unit Attached High Density District to EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, property roughly bounded Filmore St., Zebina Way, Flossie Way and Boundary St. and identified as Block No. 52-N, Lot Nos. 280, 286, 289, 291, 293, 294, 299, 302, 304, 305 and 306, in the Allegheny County Block and Lot System; changing from OPR-B, Oakland Public Realm Subdistrict B to EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, property roughly bounded by Flossie Way, Boundary St., the existing EMI zoning district boundary line, South Craig St. and Forbes Ave. and identified as Block No. 52-N, Lot Nos. 52, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 210, 230, 240 and 249 in the aforesaid system; and changing from P Parks District to EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, property roughly bounded by Boundary St., Schenley Dr., the boundary of Schenley Park and the existing EMI zoning district boundary line; 14th Ward.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2012-0189 1 ResolutionResolution approving an Institutional Master Plan under the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine, Zoning, Article II, Chapter 905, Section 905.03.D and Article VII, Chapter 922, Section 922.12 for Carnegie Mellon University entitled “Institutional Master Plan 2012” on property zoned EMI, Educational/Medical Institution District, 4th Ward.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2012-0342 1 Will of CouncilWHEREAS, the transit funding crisis that has struck not only Allegheny County, but the entire Commonwealth, will have a crippling effect on public transportation; and WHEREAS, the Port Authority of Allegheny County serves more than 250,000 residents daily, providing over 200 million trips annually; and WHEREAS, the Port Authority of Allegheny County has undergone significant productivity improvements and cost containment procedures in the past five years, improving productivity by over 50%; and WHEREAS, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85, has made historic labor concessions in the past two consecutive contracts, reducing future legacy cost growth by nearly 50%; and WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh, home to the nation's sixth-densest employment center and the Commonwealth's second- and third-largest economic centers, is heavily reliant on a robust transit system to achieve the economic stability and growth that has made our City and region a destination for new jobs and investments; and WHEREAS, over half of all downtown Pittsburgh workers travel to their places of eAdoptedPass Action details