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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/11/2013 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2013-1604 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend and congratulate Sister Olga Marie Faryna for her dedication to her work, and the entire City of Pittsburgh; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare June 12, 2013 to be “Sister Olga Marie Faryna Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. AdoptedPass Action details
2013-1605 1 ProclamationNow, therefore be it resolved, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize Jerry Bortman, Jerry Livingston, and Robin Cole and the Obediah Cole Foundation for Prostate Cancer for their remarkable dedication to educating the public and promoting early detection of prostate cancer; and Be it further resolved, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Sunday, June 16, 2913, to be “Obediah Cole Foundation 5K/10K Runwalk Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2013-1606 1 ProclamationNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Pride for its diligent work in increasing the awareness of the LGBT community and promoting diversity in the Pittsburgh region; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the month of June 2013 to be “Pittsburgh Pride Month” in the City of Pittsburgh.AdoptedPass Action details
2013-1593 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in the total sum of Eleven Thousand Dollars ($11,000.00), in favor of Barbara & Bernard Skonieczny, c/o Brennan, Robins & Daley, P.C., releasing and discharging the City of Pittsburgh from liability in the civil action filed at GD 11-009101 in the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, and arising from an alleged incident on December 27, 2010 in the City of Pittsburgh.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1595 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Contract or Contracts or for the use of existing Contracts, providing for an Agreement or Agreements or the use of existing Agreements, and providing for the design, repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials and supplies in connection with Neighborhood Street Improvements; and further providing for the payment of the costs thereof. Cost not to exceed $500,000.00.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1596 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 474, effective July 27, 2012, entitled “Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, providing for a Contract or Contracts, or the use of existing Contracts; providing for repairs, maintenance, improvements, emergencies and/or the purchase of materials, equipment and supplies in connection with the design and construction of Brookline Boulevard; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed $3,750,000.00; and further providing for a Reimbursement Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation,” by changing language.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1601 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the implementation of the Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “HH” in the Central Northside community (Council Districts #1 and #6) pursuant to Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1602 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 739, approved November 27, 2012, providing for the implementation of a Residential Parking Permit Program (RPPP) Area “CC” in the Southside Flats community (Council District #3) to expand the area to include additional addresses pursuant to the Pittsburgh Code Chapter 549.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1597 1 ResolutionResolution providing for a Supplemental Contract for consulting services for Firefighter Recruit position job analysis, written examination pre-test training material and the development, administration and scoring of a new written examination, and providing for the payment of the costs thereof not to exceed $85,000.00. Read and referred  Action details
2013-1598 1 ResolutionResolution providing for the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies for job development and employment services necessary to implement the 2013 Neighborhood Employment Program, and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the Neighborhood Employment Program for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed $100,000.00.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1599 1 ResolutionResolution providing the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies to provide job development and employment services, wages and fringe benefits for supervisor, staff, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, vocational skills training and on-the-job training, outreach, recruitment costs and administrative expenditures necessary to implement the 2013 Pittsburgh Employment Program; and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the Pittsburgh Employment Program, and for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed $100,000.00.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1600 1 ResolutionResolution providing the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies to conduct a summer youth employment program to youth residing in the City of Pittsburgh, wages and fringe benefits for supervisor/participant/administrative staff, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, participant physicals, transportation, copier and supplies, and administrative expenditures necessary to implement the 2013 Pittsburgh Summer Youth Employment Program; and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the Pittsburgh Summer Youth Employment Program for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed $600,000.00.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1603 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 755, effective December 14, 2012, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a contract in a form approved by the City Solicitor, for the construction, maintenance and repair of an automated fuel dispensing system to provide fueling operations for the use by various City of Pittsburgh Departments, by increasing the total project allocation by $300,000, from $500,000 to $800,000, and amending the relevant job numbers.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1594 1 ResolutionResolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a Agreement with the Southwest Pennsylvania Emergency Response Group (Region 13) for the purpose of receiving grant funding in the amount not to exceed $100,000 to reimburse the City for personnel expenses not reimbursable by the Pittsburgh Marathon Organization.Read and referred  Action details
2013-1590 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Finance and Law for June 5, 2013 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2013-1578 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 Community Alliance Spring Garden East Deutschtown for a surveillance camera. Total cost of all projects is not to exceed $437,779.53.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1591 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Public Safety Services for June 5, 2013 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2013-1562 1 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 112, effective March 14, 2013, entitled “Authorizing the Citizen Police Review Board to enter into an Agreement(s) or Contract(s),” so as to change the name of Thorp Reed & Armstrong to Clark Hill Thorp Reed.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1592 1 ReportReport of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for June 5, 2013 with an Affirmative Recommendation.Read, Received and FiledPass Action details
2013-1579 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 Community Alliance Spring Garden East Deutschtown for a surveillance camera.Passed FinallyPass Action details
2013-1580 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 341, effective May 17, 2013, entitled “Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities and the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh; and further, authorizing various City Departments to enter into contact or contracts or use existing contract or contracts for street paving, the purchase of equipment and/or furniture and other related costs at a costs not to exceed 800,000.00”, so as to reprogram funds in City Council from: “District 1 Equipment” (-$2,000.00) (-$6,000.00) and transfer these funds to “Pressley High Rise Tenant Council” (+ $2,000.00), Allen Place Community Services Inc. +$2,000.00 and Spring Hill Civic League, +$2,000.00.AMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1580 2 ResolutionResolution amending Resolution No. 341, effective May 17, 2013, entitled “Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with various community organizations for operational/administrative expenses, maintenance, purchase of equipment and/or rehabilitation of neighborhood facilities and the benefit of residents of the City of Pittsburgh; and further, authorizing various City Departments to enter into contact or contracts or use existing contract or contracts for street paving, the purchase of equipment and/or furniture and other related costs at a costs not to exceed 800,000.00”, so as to reprogram funds in City Council from: “District 1 Equipment” (-$2,000.00) (-$6,000.00) and transfer these funds to “Pressley High Rise Tenant Council” (+ $2,000.00), Allen Place Community Services Inc. +$2,000.00 and Spring Hill Civic League, +$2,000.00.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2013-1581 2 ResolutionAmending Resolution No. 342, effective May 17, 2013, entitled: Resolution 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 2008 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, so as to reprogram funds in City Council from: “District 1 Equipment”(-$6,000.00) and transfer these funds to “Pressley High Rise Tenant Council” (+ $2,000.00), Allen Place Community Services Inc. +$2,000.00 and Spring Hill Civic League, +$2,000.00.AMENDEDPass Action details
2013-1581 2 ResolutionAmending Resolution No. 342, effective May 17, 2013, entitled: Resolution 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 2008 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, so as to reprogram funds in City Council from: “District 1 Equipment”(-$6,000.00) and transfer these funds to “Pressley High Rise Tenant Council” (+ $2,000.00), Allen Place Community Services Inc. +$2,000.00 and Spring Hill Civic League, +$2,000.00.Passed Finally, As AmendedPass Action details
2013-1607 1 Will of CouncilTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does not support the legalization of predatory payday lending practices in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh urges the Pennsylvania State Legislature to reject Senate Bill 975.AdoptedPass Action details